July 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[SLE] Grub question
by Marius Roets 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

Hi everybody, I have little experience with boot loaders, so I think this question might be elementary. I have 2 partitions, one with Suse 10.0 and one with 10.1. 10.1 was installed last, and I was using it's version of Grub (which detected 10.0, and added it to the boot list). This was all good, until I did an online update of 10.0. This caused 10.0 to write it's own version of Grub to the MBR (if this is how it works). My enthusiasm was not dampened by this, I just decided to add 10.1 to Grub's menu.lst of 10.0. However, Grub is smarter than me, and on reboot simply removes the entry to 10.1. What to do now. I would like to either: 1) Add 10.1 to the boot list of 10.0's Grub, AND have it remain there after reboot, or 2) Re-install 10.1's Grub to the MBR. Also I would like to know how I could avoid this problem with future updates. Currently I am unable to boot 10.1 Apologies if my techno lingo is not quite correct, I only have a passing knowledge of how these things work. Thanks Marius -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Wireless card issue
by Mauro Grauso 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

Dear list, I wanna share my experience with a wireless network card because I think others could have the same problem I'm having. Of course I also hope someone in the list can give me an advice on how to handle the issue. The card is the Belkin 802.11g Wireless Desktop Network Card, the distro is OpenSUSE 10.1. Basically the card is not supported by madwifi nor nsdiwrapper. I've inspected the PCI bus to find out that a RaLink chipset is used. RaLink makes an open driver for linux. I downloaded, compiled and installed the RaLink module. The module is loaded at startup and the card is correctly recognized. The problem I have is that Yast still doesn't see the card even if the module is loaded. If I configure (ifconfig and iwconfig) the card manually, it works perfectly. What I expected was to see the card in the Yast network configuration module, but it's not there. My efforts to manually bring up the card at boot time (with if-up) failed miserably because it seems to me that the network scripts aren't standard in OpenSUSE, and I got really confused about how they work. The script ifcfg-ra0 that I made (the network interface is ra0 with the RaLink module) is launched but it fails because the card is still down at boot time. The only way to bring it up is to do that manually with ifconfig. So The best solution here would be to make Yast see the card, or at least to bring up the card at boot time so that the network scripts don't fail when init calls them. Even if I didn't include all the logs the message is long. I'm sorry for that. If any detail is needed I'll promptly send it in reply to the list. Thanks a LOT to anyone wanting to help. Mauro_ -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[opensuse] new eclipse 3.2 or callisto packages
by bgerz＠gmx.net 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

Hi, is it planned to update eclipse to v3.2 or to build the hole callisto project for openSUSE and/or SL10.2 or SLES10 ? I did also look into SLES10 RC3(4CDs) and SLED10 RC3(5CDs), but I found no Eclipse and only the older SUN Java v1.4.2 there. It seems, the free openSUSE is the best distribution for such things... I`m missing a development ADDON-CD for Code 10(SLES based products). -- B. Gerz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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[SLE] Moving /tmp
by Derek J. Carr 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

Hi, Very much a new Linux user, but some user experience with Unix 20-odd years ago. I'm finding I'm running out of space in / because /tmp is filling up doing some backups and zipping. I have more room on a different partition so I'd like to move /tmp there. Of course /tmp isn't "mounted" at the moment. I'm just confused. How do I mount /tmp onto /dev/hda6 (where /local is mounted already) and have the system see it as the right tmp directory for zipping and such things. I'm using Suse 10.1 free on a i386 machine if that's important. -- -- With best regards, Derek Carr, Birmingham, UK http://alldruid.co.uk/ -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] running thunderbird remotely over ssh -X
by Per Jessen 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

Occasionally I run thunderbird over ssh -X which of course works with no hassle. Except till today when I tried to open a PDF attachment from an email. Nothing happened remotely, but when I returned to my normal office a while later, I had acrobat running there showing the attachment. Does anyone know how acrobat "managed" to avoid my X-forwarding? /Per Jessen, Zürich -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[opensuse] Automake 1.8 for OpenSuse 10.1?
by Sean Kelley 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

I have not been able to find Automake 1.8 in the repository for 10.1. With Ubuntu, several flavors are kept for reasons that in development you may need to switch between versions for particular code that you are trying to build. Does anyone know of any 10.1 rpms for Automake 1.8? Thanks, Sean --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Talking at a LUG
by James Ogley 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

Hi all, With reference to my blog for today (http://rubberturnip.org.uk/index.cgi/2006/06/30#1151678917talking_at_notts_…) I've been vaguely invited to talk at my local LUG about SUSE. Want to pose the same questions here as will appear on Planet SUSE the next time it updates: * What should I tell them about SUSE? * Would I be able to get hold of any official freebies to give away? Cheers all. -- James Ogley james(a)usr-local-bin.org http://usr-local-bin.org Packages for SUSE: http://usr-local-bin.org/rpms Help end poverty: http://oxfam.org.uk/imin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Ref from:Status_Meeting_2006-06-13/transcript
by scsijon 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

copied from meeting notes: 18:21 @<henne> new isos with fixes package manager stack 18:21 @<henne> fixed* 18:21 @<henne> re-spin isos 18:22 @<henne> michl? 18:22 +<michl> we won't make new isos 18:22 @<henne> because? 18:23 +<michl> every new installation should do online update during installation 18:23 +<michl> and gets the patch 18:23 +<michl> the ohter can do a updat via YOU 18:24 +<bill-barriere> why not just add those to the add-on cd/dvd 18:24 +<michl> and at the moment we don't have ressources creating new isos and do proper testing 18:24 +<bill-barriere> YOU doesnt work how you axpect people to use it to patch itself 18:24 +<bill-barriere> add-on cd thingy will just get added in install way easier for people with 56k 18:25 +<Beineri> bill-barriere: don't confuse YOU (used during installation) and zen-updater 18:25 +<_Marcus_> YOU does work... we have tested it ;) 18:25 @<henne> okay 18:26 @<henne> so getting the new package manager updates by YOU is no problem? 18:26 @<henne> during the installation 18:26 +<_Marcus_> exactly. we had some problems with mirror delays, but most mirrors should have caught up now 18:26 @<henne> okay 18:26 +<_Marcus_> some mirrors are as far back as 4 days 18:26 @<henne> then i also see no need to put those on the add-on cd 18:26 +<_Marcus_> also within the installation workflow 18:26 +<_Marcus_> have to run now, sorrys If I understand this item correctly, I have a question. How do those of us that have sites without internet access, and there by at present use downloaded package update cd's to install updates, be confident with the BASE system installed, if as seems to be implicitly stated in the above that there is no adequate testing and isos updating when a problem is found and fixed before release? scsijon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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[SLE] SuSE 10.1 & Zen updater
by Matthias Titeux 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

Hello, I have just performed a clean install of SuSE 10.1 (downloaded DVD ISO), and I am unable to perform the updates. - I have added Yast Sources packman at iu-bremen and http://download.opensuse.org inst sources (normal and non-oss) and http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/suse/update/10.1 I also perofmed the online registration When I type under root : "YaST2 online_update", there is no available patchs. Zen Updater show several ones (including libzypp...) but it complains about a dependancy problem : Establishing cript:libzypp-patch-zmdrestart.sh-2-1533-1.noarch[20060703-05707] This would invalidate script:ibzypp-patch-zmdrestart.sh-2-1533-1.noarch[20060703-05707] Marking this resolution attempt as invalid. So I cannot go further I successfully updated a previous 10.1 installation (upgraded from 10.0, but I don't think it does matter in this case) several weeks ago using the Andreas Jaeger test package-management and normally afterwards. Is anybody has a clue about this. I am disapointed because since the release of the new zen stuff packages, it works well. I expected to be able to update a new clean install right away. Thank you in advance Regards Matthias Titeux -- __ -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] SuSE 10.0 user login
by pburness 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

For some reason my SuSE 10.0 system will only let root login. I've added two users using Yast setup (default settings) and when I try and login either graphically or via a terminal it just returns me to the user login page.... Anybody any idea's? Phil

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[SLE] NAT
by Gerold van Dijk 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

I used YaST2 to configure 2 network interfaces under SuSE 10.0, to be functioning as an Internet Gateway for my LAN. I enabled IP Forwarding, checked the IP addresses and the Firewall settings, but it will NOT do the NAT job! Please Help!!?? Regards, gerold(a)sicon-sr.com -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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RE: [SLE] SuSE 10.0 user login
by pburness 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

no, there is 136Gb free :-( "Michael S. Dunsavage" <mikesd(a)ptd.net> wrote: Is the partition with /home out of hdd space? I had this problem and it was due to loads of mp3's. > -----Original Message----- > From: pburness [mailto:pburness@btopenworld.com] > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 4:18 AM > To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Subject: [SLE] SuSE 10.0 user login > > For some reason my SuSE 10.0 system will only let root login. > I've added two users using Yast setup (default settings) and > when I try and login either graphically or via a terminal it > just returns me to the user login page.... > > Anybody any idea's? > > Phil >

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[SLE] Firefox problems.
by Rahul Raj 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

Hi, I cannot connect to all sites with Firefox. oreilly.com works but not google/yahoo and many others. When google.com is accessed, it shows "connecting to google" and then connection is lost. These problems are not shown up in Konqueror and it works really well. Are there any problems with my firefox settings? Rahul.

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[SLE] 9.1 TO 10.1 QUESTIONS.
by John N. Alegre 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

I am contemplating an upgrade from 9.1 Pro to 10.1. I plan to do this with iso disks downloaded from the net. I have two fear / question comments. The first one is pretty straitforward. What files should I back up (independent of the SuSE standard upgrade backups) to insure the transition of procmail / SMTP and MySQL. 95 % of this machines reason to be is to be a mail server and a MySQL server. All mail reading is on the machine either by direct login or by using X Windows on a separate server so there is no POP / IMAP to worry about. Just SMTP and procmail to take incoming mail from net > users mailbox. The second question is much less concrete and I am not expecting much of an answer from the list but all comments welcome. It has to do with NVIDIA drivers and the upgrade. This machine was originally 8.0 > 9.0 Pro > 9.1 Pro. For that entire time I have had this fight with the NVIDIA drivers. I have posted to the list many times with these problems and got some great feedback pretty much in the way of "yeah I have seen that too, I do not know what is going on". The problem is losing the entire X Window system. I has happend about 5 times, 3 of those where with respect to upgrading the kernel. Each time when I have fixed it, I have no clue of what I did or if anything I did has made any matter anyway. Some of the things have been reinstalling older or newer drivers from NVIDIA or running the various configuration apps that are on the system such as sax2. Somehow, about 5 months ago I got a combination of driver install / sax2 configuration to work successfully. I do not really have a clue as to what I did but the current kernel / NVIDIA driver combination is working and has worked well for the past 5 months. My question is how I can assure myself of this after the upgrade. As I said above I am more looking for comments here. I know I will be living with a new kernel as part of the upgrade. I just want to know that my GeForce4 Ti video card will work with the new NVIDIA drivers / new kernel combo. I repeat .. All comments welcome. Peace john -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] commercial presentation of next SUSE Linux distribution
by jdd sur free 03 Jul '06

03 Jul '06

As you may know, we have little influence about the presentation of the commercial SUSE Linux. I speak about the "boxed" set, not the Novell supported professional ones. But, who knows, may be it could be usefull to express our feeling here. The actual boxed set of the 10.1 is a pity. The disks themselves are nice looking: http://fr.opensuse.org/Téléchargement/choisir_la_bonne_version#Version_.22B… this is good. But they are just fitted in a small paper cover. The box itself is cheap, very far from the usual SUSE standard (I remember of 9.0 munificent box). There are only the starting manual printed. Visibly all have been done to get a cheap product and the street price follows this. However usual deal channels don't allow really for cheap prices. This seems to me ridiculous when the download of nearly the same product is free. I wouls like to see: * A "professional" boxed set with all the disks, _two_ DVD9 and 5CD, all two manuals (1000+pages) is the local langage, and this at the price it deserve, whatever high it is. When I see the price of manuals alone on the shelves, (much) more than $100 should not be a real problem. SUSE standards again. Much less expensive than Novell servers products (with they 5+ years support), but worth 2 years support. * A minimal cd/dvd set. 5CD, 1DVD9, all of them in an A4 hard paper enveloppe (nearly no manual) - sold through e-bay and mass dealers (Amazon?), with _NO_ Novell support, for the printing cost. This should be less than $15+shipment. The latter for thouse without download capability all over the world. your feeling? thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://dodin.org/galerie_photo_web/expo/index.html http://lucien.dodin.net http://fr.susewiki.org/index.php?title=Gérer_ses_photos -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] DjVuLibre
by Felix Miata 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

That's the name of the 10.1 package for viewing djvu files, an apparent open source alternative to pdf. I run my 10.0 normally, but do have a test system I normally use for factory that is currently running OSS10.1. When I couldn't find the package for 10.0, I found and installed it for 10.1 to see if it was what I actually needed. It is, but I need it on my 10.0 system. There is a source RPM on http://djvulibre.djvuzone.org/ but I don't know anything about compiling. Copying nsdejavu.so to the plugins dirs for Firefox & SeaMonkey on 10.0 don't work (loads blank screen only). Anyone know where to find it ready to install on 10.0? On 10.1 after installation, Konq is apparently too dumb to know about it. Firefox found it right away, so I know it works. djvulibre from konsole generates not found error. I have no real idea what Firefox is doing, even though it lists DjVuLibre in about:plugins. What do I need to tell Konq to make it work there? TIA -- "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 3:23 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Cannot do graphical install
by suse＠911networks.com 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

I can't do any graphical install either 10.0 or 10.1. I have have tried LG L1952 and Samsung 710n, both report an invalid frequency 43 by 46hz. Any suggestion? -- Thanks http://www.911networks.com -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[Fwd: [opensuse] No Screensavers]
by jim tate 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

Suse-10.1 , sorry aboutthat --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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[SLE] Memory vs. Swap?
by Shaun Q 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

Hey there guys -- I'm running into an issue on our cluster here where SuSE is using about 40% of the free memory and then switches into swap space -- which is slowing down our cluster significantly. What am I looking at here? Is it a memory usage option in the kernel? Maybe I'm just not understanding the processes at work here :) Anyone that could help out, I'd appreciate it :). Thanks! Shaun -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format
by Steve Valimaki 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

Hi, I see the message in the subject field on my dual boot laptop. I can boot Suse 9.3 just fine (2.6.11.4-21.9-default), but cannot boot Windows XP. My /boot/grub/menu.lst file: # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sat Jul 1 16:47:30 EDT 2006 color white/blue black/light-gray default 0 timeout 8 gfxmenu (hd0,2)/message ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows### title WinBlows rootnoverify (hd0,1) makeactive chainloader +1 ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title SUSE LINUX 9.3 kernel (hd0,2)/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda5 vga=0x317 selinux=0 splash=silent resume=/dev/sda6 showopts initrd (hd0,2)/initrd ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: xen### title XEN kernel (hd0,2)/xen.gz dom0_mem=2031616 module (hd0,2)/vmlinuz-xen root=/dev/sda5 vga=0x317 selinux=0 splash=silent resume=/dev/sda6 showopts module (hd0,2)/initrd-xen ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- SUSE LINUX 9.3 kernel (hd0,2)/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda5 showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off vga=normal noresume selinux=0 barrier=off nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 3 initrd (hd0,2)/initrd ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: memtest86### title Memory Test kernel (hd0,2)/memtest.bin fdisk output: kira:~ # fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 261 2096451 de Dell Utility /dev/sda2 * 262 7655 59392305 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda3 7656 7668 104422+ 83 Linux /dev/sda4 7669 9728 16546950 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sda5 7669 8803 9116856 83 Linux /dev/sda6 8804 8934 1052226 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda7 8935 9728 6377773+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) This was working, but ran a sgp_dd test and since then, cannot boot Windows. I can manually mount sda1, but can't mount sda2: kira:~ # mount -t ntfs -o rw /dev/sda2 /test mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda2, missing codepage or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so I'd like to at least boot XP one more time to get some files off, and then I'm fine with reloading Windows. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Steve

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[SLE] Libzypp Issues - Where Are The Updates for Manual Downloading?
by L. Mark Stone 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

We have two HP DL360G4p servers running SuSE 10.1 that act as hosts for several Xen virtual machines. We are unable to update the physical machines using the method in Marcus's recent announcement; YOU shows that there is no update available. The machines were originally built without an Internet connection and have never been updated. We are thinking we could just download the set of updated libzypp rpm packages and install them manually, but with all of the repository movements, we are unable to find the download location. The (test) packages are no longer in the people/aj(?) directory. The wiki lists additional package repositories and installation source repositories but makes no mention of update repositories. How should we best proceed? Thanks, Mark -- -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] USB speakers
by Sargon 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

Anyone have recommendations for good USB-powered speakers which run under SuSE 10.1? The built-in speakers on my Acer laptop don't quite cut it. Thanks in advance. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Software management
by Mark Panen 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

Hi After installing Suse Linux 10.1 i installed a few extra packges from the dvd and yast2 software management worked fine. I then added a local mirror for updates as one was not added during install. I then ran an online update using yast2 and installed only 2 packages, libzypp and yast2online i think it was. After the online update and on rebooting my yast2 software management will not open when i click on the icon. I also try : "yast -i xmms No such client module sw_single Run 'yast2 -h' for help on usage" Any pointers please ? Mark

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[opensuse] No Screensavers
by jim tate 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

Set screensavers to run random after five minutes . But after five minutes Monitor screen goes dark and no screensaver, what gives?? Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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[SLE] "Permission denied" on CDs - 64 bit SUSE 10.1
by James Knott 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

I've just noticed something curious, with my 64 bit SUSE 10.1 system. When I insert a CD-ROM into the drive, the usual KDE Daemon panel pops up, asking what I want to do. I select "Open in New Window", but then get "Permission Denied". This does not happen on a 32 bit 10.1 system, where the CD opens normally. Any idea where I might look for the cause of this problem? tnx jk

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[SLE] Is there any real purpose for hald on a server-only system?
by Per Jessen 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

I've quickly had a look at what hal is all about, and it seems to me that it's primarily for making things easier for users on a desktop, whereas it makes little or no sense on a server system? Have I overlooked anything? /Per Jessen, Zürich PS: debian has some man-pages for the hal-stuff, but SUSE doesn't distribute any? -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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RE: [SLE] SMB Share Time Stamp
by Clint Tinsley 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Warren Crigger" <warren(a)leetnet.com> > To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Subject: RE: [SLE] SMB Share Time Stamp > Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 18:29:35 -0400 > > > I can't replicate this issue from WinXP Pro to a SMB share on a Slackware > box (only one available atm). It keeps the timestamp the same. Thanks for checking. I am going to have to do some more investigating to see if it is just an issue with this one Windows XP Pro workstation. I have other smb shares on Linux boxes and they list properly with the correct file dates. Hope I can get some help here as to what I might do as I am sure won't get any help out of the mickysoft side of the world. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Clint Tinsley [mailto:clintin@linuxmail.org] Sent: > > Saturday, July 01, 2006 5:29 PM > > To: SLE > > Subject: [SLE] SMB Share Time Stamp > > > > Hello, > > > > I don't think this is an issue with SMB specific to SuSE 10.1 as > > I found the got the same result when I accessed the Windows share > > from a laptop I have Fedora Core 5 running on. But since SuSE > > 10.1 Open is what I am running on my main computer, I am asking > > the question here. > > > > The issue I have is that the time stamp on all the folders is Wed > > 31 Dec 1969 5:00:00 PM MST and this is the time stamp that is > > picked up when I move the folders from the Windows XP computer to > > my SuSE system (or Fedora Core 5). A directory on the WindowsXP > > box shows the correct time stamps spreading over the past 6 > > years. The Windows box and the Linux computers are all on the > > same subnet and all have the same "clock" time (although not > > sychcronized but within a minute of each other). > > > > Anybody have any idea of how to resolve this issue. I know you > > can put an time offset in the smb.conf file but this is not an > > offset issue as the time stamp on viewing the share is constant > > regardless of time or day of week. > > > > Would appreciate any guidance on this. Tempted to blame Winders > > on this as a XP issue but who knows? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Clint > > > > -- > > Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional > > commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the > > archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: > > suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com > > > > > > > -- > Check the headers for your unsubscription address > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com > Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com > Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com > -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] nvidia driver problems
by Alex Angerhofer 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

Dear List, Just a quick heads-up on the new nvidia driver, x86_64-1.0-8762. I just recently installed 10.1 on my home box, AMD x86_64, GeForce FX5700 ULtra, with a Nokia 445Xi+ monitor. To my surprise the latest nvidia driver did not perform. I was unable to get 1600x1200 resolution at 16.7 mio. colors and 3D acceleration to work. Only going back to the previous nvidia driver, x86_64-1.0-8756, got my system back in the shape it used to be for the past several years. Best regards, Alex. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Linux Shield Problem
by Danko Andruszkiw 02 Jul '06

02 Jul '06

When I start LinuxShield (anti visus from macfe) on SLES 9 this removes the contents of /sys. is there a way to recreate this whithout a reboot??? and has any bosy had the same issues???? -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Package management
by William S Fulton 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

If I go to YaST, Installation Source, I have a number of installation sources, because that is where I have been adding them. If I go to System, Configuration, Install Software menu option and Configure, then I have no catalogs and no services. I thought these two installers were meant to synchronise the installation sources? Have I done something wrong? Is there a way to synchronise them or do I have to duplicate the installation sources? Thanks William -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] SMB Share Time Stamp
by Clint Tinsley 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

Hello, I don't think this is an issue with SMB specific to SuSE 10.1 as I found the got the same result when I accessed the Windows share from a laptop I have Fedora Core 5 running on. But since SuSE 10.1 Open is what I am running on my main computer, I am asking the question here. The issue I have is that the time stamp on all the folders is Wed 31 Dec 1969 5:00:00 PM MST and this is the time stamp that is picked up when I move the folders from the Windows XP computer to my SuSE system (or Fedora Core 5). A directory on the WindowsXP box shows the correct time stamps spreading over the past 6 years. The Windows box and the Linux computers are all on the same subnet and all have the same "clock" time (although not sychcronized but within a minute of each other). Anybody have any idea of how to resolve this issue. I know you can put an time offset in the smb.conf file but this is not an offset issue as the time stamp on viewing the share is constant regardless of time or day of week. Would appreciate any guidance on this. Tempted to blame Winders on this as a XP issue but who knows? Thanks. Clint -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Partitioning in SuSE (or in general)
by Marius Roets 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

Hi, I want to have 2 SuSE installations on my harddrive, and use Grub to decide which to boot. My hd is currently partitioned into 2 windows partitions, a swap, and Reiser partition with /. I shrunk the Reiser partition (I have good backups, so I thought I could risk this), and tried to create a new partition. Apparently the limit of primary partitions is 4, and I already have 4. Same for extended partitions, and logical partitions can only be in extended partitions, and I have no extended partitions. At least, this is what the error message says. My problem is, I really don't know when to use primary partitions, extended partitions or logical partitions, so I have no idea how to go about solving this. Any advice on how to do this, but also more general information on what each type of partition is good for, is what I am looking for. Thanks Marius -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] adding mp3 support for gstream / rhythmbox on SuSE 10.1
by Zhang Weiwu 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

Hello. I bet I am not the first one confused by this. I already hang there one hour trying to figure out how to do this without any clue. SuSE 10.1 installs Totem without mp3 support, as always. I googled a lot and discovered a gstream plugin for mp3 (using on mad) should make both Totem and Rhythmbox accept MP3. A webpage told me the need package is gstreamer-plugins-extra-mad and mad Later is very easy to find on packman, gstreamer-plugins-extra-mad is damned difficult to find. I discovered gstreamer-plugins-extra-mad-0.8.11-3.i586.rpm which resulted dependency error: error: Failed dependencies: gstreamer = 0.8.11 is needed by gstreamer-plugins-extra-mad-0.8.11-3.i586 gstreamer-plugins = 0.8.11 is needed by gstreamer-plugins-extra-mad-0.8.11-3.i586 gstreamer-plugins-default = 0.8.11 is needed by gstreamer-plugins-extra-mad-0.8.11-3.i586 libgstreamer-0.8.so.1 is needed by gstreamer-plugins-extra-mad-0.8.11-3.i586 I cannot find gstreamer-plugins-extra-mad particularly for 10.1 on Google too. Actually I searched over hours to trying figure it out. Stragely there are two few people on the internet ask the same question when I google it. A lot of people do asked about SuSE <10.1, answers cannot be applied on 10.1. some answers about how to play mp3 ignores gstream (e.g. http://linuxmint.com/content/view/200/51/) Generally, trying to play mp3 on SuSE 10.1 could be a painful experience (I already took a lot of time pain figured out I need a mp3 plug in for Banshee, but Banshee has other problems that I has to switch to rhythmbox) -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Software Updater not working
by Greg Wallace 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

At one time, the software updater would let me know when new updates were available. Now, I have to run YOU manually and check for them because the software updater never shows any updates when they are out there. I'm sure I didn't make any changes to the software updater to cause it to stop working, so it must have occurred during one of the upgrades I downloaded with it. I can't think of any other reason it would just stop working like that. When I look under Services under Configuration, there is nothing listed there. Maybe that's the problem. Do I need to add a service here to get it to start working again? I see you can add YUM, ZYPP, NU, RCE, Zenworks and a couple of other services. Would adding my YOU installation sources to one or more of these Services cause this thing to start working again? I'm working completely in the dark here. Thanks, Greg Wallace -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] cannot find config files for a lot of apps, I must be old now
by 张韡武 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

Hello. I am a 5 year's linux user, my experience told me if some application looks insane because of wrong configuration, I can always restart by removing ~/.appname folder This used to work for several years for ~/.vim ~/.openoffice and ~/.xine then suddenly I feel dropped in the modern world, a lot of applications' configure file is misteriously missing, I don't know how to reset per-user setting at all. Examples: * f-spot, I asked f-spot list where is the configure file and get no response * banshee, there is no ~/.banshee * K3B, CDRW burning tool And there are many others tool. where have all the configure files been? Is there a new general way of keeping configurations? I must be old now. If there is a new general way of keeping configurations, perhaps my old way of backing up won't work. I used to back up "~/.*", restore it on the newly installed computer as "~/.Trash/.*", then think which application's configure file I need, do "mv ~/.Trash/.vimrc ~/". I would use it for a month, restore an app's configure file when I need, after one month all the files remaining in ~/.Trash are not userful anymore and I clean the trash. Now I think I need to figure out a new way to do backup/restore. -- 锐业软服（国内业务） http://www.realss.cn Real SoftService http://www.realss.com 销售咨询(Sales Department): 0086 592 20 99987 (Chinese, German, English) 国际业务(International Sales): 0086 10 8460 6011 (German and English) 联系：厦门大学科技园，嘉庚二号楼6楼邮政：厦门大学2312号信箱（邮编361005）

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[SLE] looking for: time program ?
by James Hatridge 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

Hi all, A few years ago the SuSE disks had a small program on it that would tell another program a set date when the program asked the date. This little program was used to allow someone to kept useing time limited programs. This allowed you to keep using evaluation programs after the time limit. I cannot remember the name of the program! Can someone tell me the name? Thanks! JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 ------------------------------------------------------ WartHog Bulletin Info about new German Stamps http://www.fuzzybunnymilitia.org/~hatridge/bulletin/index.php Viel Feind -- Viel Ehr' Anti-US Propaganda stamp collection http://www.fuzzybunnymilitia.org/~hatridge/collection/index.php -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] Suse 10.0 and Screen Saver
by BRUCE STANLEY 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

Hi! I am having a minor problem with the kde screen saver. After about 7 minutes the monitor will blank out even though I have the monitor power control turned off (contorl center --> peripherals ---> Display.....). I noticed that with this turned off, the kpowersave program is still running. I have tried turning power control on and setting to an hour or so before allowing it to blank the monitor off, but it still does it in about 7 minutes. This is a home system using an ABIT KT7A-RAID mother board with an ATI 9200 SE vidio card, and an A70F ViewSonic monitor (analog only). I have played with some of the bois settings, but it does not seem to make andy difference. The manual says that ACPI is always available on this mother board. How do I get the power control to either be turned off completely on the honor the settings (1hour lets say) that I set up in it?

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[SLE] how to stop auto-cdplay?
by Phil Savoie 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

Hi All, I am running 10.1 amd_64. I would like to stop kscd or any cd player from coming up automatically after I insert a music cd. How could I do this please? Thank you, Phil -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[SLE] SOLVED - 10.1/nVidia Driver Nasty Bug
by Andrei Verovski (aka MacGuru) 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

Hi, It was my post couple of days ago. It was really nVidia driver bug. Just released 7182 driver cures this problem. ---------------------------------- I have absolutely strange glitch on 10.1 (stock kernel from DVD, GeForce 5500) with nVidia driver 8762. Compilation and installation of nVidia kernel module went without any problem, commands like modprobe, switch2nviadia and glxinfo run successfully, but sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia (and x.org) cannot switch to any other resolution but 800x600/60 Hz. No matter what I have tried (recompile nVidia driver, restart PC, editing xorg.conf manually, etc). nVidia dummy driver can run on any other resolution which monitor supports, as well as 10.0 and the same nVidia 8762 driver. There is a new kernel at: ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/linux/suse/opensuse/repositories/Kernel/SUSE_Linux_10.1/i586 but kernel rpm and kernel-source DO NOT match: kernel-default-2.6.16.18-1.1.i586 kernel-source-2.6.16.18-20.1.i586 Anyone have an idea how to solve this? Thanks in advance. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[opensuse] Pascal's Wallpaper Challenge
by Peter Flodin 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

On 6/30/06, Pascal Bleser <pascal.bleser(a)skynet.be> wrote: > BTW, some of the stuff I quickly hacked with the SVG logo: > http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/files/art/ > > My current favorite is this one: > http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/files/art/openSUSE-pinestraw.jpg > Looks pretty neat IMO: > http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/files/hera-pine.jpg Sounds like a challenge to me :-) You obviously like natural textures, I do too, but I find a need to change them often. I generally stay with simple, clean, gradient type wall papers. My entry is found here: http://en.opensuse.org/Wallpaper#openSUSE-PanelTransparent It is transparent, which means that you can select whatever colour you want. To everybody, fire up GIMP, download the logo, be creative. It would be nice to create some complete community themes, with everything from logon screens, splash screens and wallpapers, who knows, maybe we can get it shipped with a future release. Pflodo Peter Flodin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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[SLE] SuSE 10.1 and CUPS
by Vahe Avedissian 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

Folks, I have an HP jetdirect j3265a print server with 3 ports. I have two printers connected (9100 and 9200). This used to work with SuSE 10.0 and still works with windoze. After the switch to 10.1 I can only get the first port (9100) to work. I cannot use my second printer. Has anyone experienced similar problems with 10.1? Thanks, Vahe --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.

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[SLE] mounting error with credentials
by James D. Parra 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

Hello, Tried using 'credentials' in fstab and received the following error; error 2 opening credential file. The file in question has root permissions. -rw------- 1 root root 49 Jun 30 09:47 admin Any clues on how to fix this? (suse 9.1 /kernel 2.6.5-7.111-smp) Thank you, James -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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[opensuse] (open)SUSE artwork sources
by Pascal Bleser 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi folks Could be the wrong list; if another list is already in place for that topic, please let me know ;) Would it be possible to get access to (open)SUSE artwork ? I mean stuff like the logo as SVG. I'd like to gimp a few wallpapers with a nice, big openSUSE logo on it. This has been asked a few times but stayed without a solution until now, AFAIK. cheers - -- -o) Pascal Bleser http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/ /\\ <pascal.bleser(a)skynet.be> <guru(a)unixtech.be> _\_v The more things change, the more they stay insane. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEot+rr3NMWliFcXcRAgMsAJ9lYI0+y1lZB47999pUfOc03VXaZgCfZe6u K9krRiHXMI3lh2Lbh4rUBGI= =O7P2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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RE: [SLE] cifs mounts
by James D. Parra 01 Jul '06

01 Jul '06

On Fri, 2006-06-30 at 06:56 -0700, James D. Parra wrote: > > In /etc/fstab, I have something similar below; > > > > <snip> > > //windows_server/smbshare /mnt/smb_dir cifs > > workgroup=our_group,password=xxxx,fmask=777,dmask=777,,username=someone 0 > > 0 > > <snip> > > > > Whenever I try to mount it I get the following errors; > > > > WARNING: 'fmask' not expressed in octal. > > use 0777 instead of 777 > > > WARNING: CIFS mount option 'fmask' is deprecated. Use 'file_mode' instead. > > WARNING: 'dmask' not expressed in octal. > > WARNING: CIFS mount option 'dmask' is deprecated. Use 'dir_mode' instead. > > > > ... and from /var/log/messages; > > Jun 29 17:02:38 server-1 kernel: CIFS: Unknown mount option fmask > > Jun 29 17:02:38 server-1 kernel: CIFS: Unknown mount option dmask > > > > I'd like to use /etc/samba/smbfstab with credentials, but I seem to mung > > that up to the point that I can't mount the smbmounts. > > > Thank you for your help Roger. That fixed the octal problem. > > However, I'd still like to use /etc/samba/smbfstab (with a 'credentials' > file) instead of /etc/fstab, but I can't get that to work. Is there a HOWTO > that you can point me to, other than the man page. >>I am currently using smbfs. Any technical reasons to use cifs instead? We keep getting smbiod errors. I have all the settings in /etc/samba/smbfstab and when using 'mount /mnt/smb_dir' I get; mount: can't find /mnt/smb_dir in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab If I use "smbmount /mnt/smb_dir" I get; Could not resolve mount point I get the same error if I use the IP address in place of the server name in smbfstab. Any ideas? I can ping by name and it works in fstab. Thank you, ~James -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com

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