July 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[SLE] New to Suse-Linux
by Clevent Christian 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

I'm new to suse-linux and have being using the OS for the last 3 months. I've now had broadband fitted at home. When I was using Windows and the dial up system I could understand things. Now with broadband and suse-linux on my computer the CD from Blueyonder wont run on suse-linux. I'm not sure what is required in suse-linux to see Blueyonder and the internet. God Bless Clev ********************************************************************** This message contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error please return it to the sender and then delete the email and destroy any copies of it. Thank you. Hyder cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus-free or has not been intercepted or changed. Any opinions or other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of the Company are neither given nor endorsed by it. **********************************************************************

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[opensuse] KDE:/KDE3/SUSE_Linux_10.1 unsigned repomd.xml
by Stan Glasoe 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

I'm getting the following error when trying to add the KDE repository in SUSE 10.1. This same URL worked fine earlier yesterday but quit sometime last night. # rug sa -t zypp http://software.opensuse.org/download/KDE:/KDE3/SUSE_Linux_10.1/ KDE Adding zypp service... 0% ERROR: Could not add 'http://software.opensuse.org/download/KDE:/KDE3/SUSE_Linux_10.1/': Failed to parse XML metadata: Unsigned file '/repodata/repomd.xml (http://software.opensuse.org/download/KDE:/KDE3/SUSE_Linux_10.1/)' I've tried this with the generic software.opesuse.org and at ftp-1.gwdg.de so I'm guessing its an error that is being propagated to other mirrors.?.? Not sure how to report this to someone that can fix it. Should I bugzila this or what? Thanks, Stan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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[SLE] v10.1 keeps resetting sound volume between boots
by Robert Lewis 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

>From the kmix handbook. You need to click on "Restore Volume on Login". Restore volumes on login Let KDE restore the volumes when you Login: This restores your personal volume levels, stored when you last logged out. If your Operating System saves the volume levels, you might not need this option (but on a computer with multiple users it is still needed). A new install of 10.1 wants to reset the sound volume to the midrange (which I cannot hear). I reset it to maximum in Yast so that I can hear it but when I boot, the volume is at or near the midrange. On sound the only thing that is constant is the I cannot hear it. v9.2 did not do this. Anyone have this problem? -- 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] [Fwd: Sound still choppy in my Opensuse 10.1]
by Gunnar 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

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[SLE] Major problems with SUSE10.1 after a clean install and update
by Clayton 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

I don't know how to even begin to describe what's going on with my computer.... I have an AMD X2 3800+ in an ASRock939DualSATA-2 motherboard, 2GB ram in single channel mode and an nVidia 6600GT. I had the system working fine on Friday, but decided to do a clean install to tidy up some of the tinkering I'd been doing. So I know that this hardware was fine with SUSE10.1 at one point. After a re-install (and standard update plus the latest nVidia video driver) all hell broke loose (so to speak). Something is running in the background (I think that's the cause) that spazzes my keyboard out. When I try to type, I get LOADS of repeated letters. It's as if the keyboard repeat is on 0ms delay and 1000cps - and it's not on all the time... it comes and goes. I can easily fill an entire screen with a single character when it hits though. Imagine how long it's taking me to type this email :-( I've tried disabling things like Beagle (and the Beagle daemon)... no change. Complete clean boots... same behavior. I've scanned through the logs... nothing unusual. On top of the spazzing keyboard, the screen also blanks out on me and the computer goes into hibernate mode - while I'm usng it! This also makes it basically impossible to use... What really has me totally baffled is that this is the exact same install as before... and it worked fine before. I've even tried a full update with Smart (from Guru). Nothing fixes this... so far. So anyone else encountering this? What or where can I look to fix this? C... -- 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] Designing Yast package selector
by Ricardo Cruz 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Hi there, In order to design the Yast-GTK package selector, I would like to know what you guys dislike about the Yast-Qt package selector and, if possible, how would you shape the interface to make it more of your liking. Something that we would like to drop is Qt's multi-icon box in favor of ordinary check boxes. For this, we were considering a tab to separate "installed" and "installable" packages whose lists would be in sync with the search panel. Re-installing or any other advanced action would still be possible via a right-click popup menu. Note: we don't really need the tabs approach to use ordinary check boxes. A confirmation dialog in the end may be suffice. Highlighting should also be considered (not only for this). The search/etc panel should probably use tabs rather than the ackward combo box to switch modes. We could avoid a clutter note book by reducing the number of modes. Some could be merged, others don't make sense in some situations. Mockup: http://rpmcruz.planetaclix.pt/trash/software-manager-mockup1.png Instead of the Proceed button, it might be nicer to have the package selector looking the same as the other setup tools (ie with. the Abort, Next buttons and header on top). In the end, a list of the user's selection should be presented, as well as packages that need to be installed or removed because of dependencies. Possibility to not install or remove some package may be nice. Mockup: http://rpmcruz.planetaclix.pt/trash/software-manager-mockup2.png It should be noted that flexibity is restricted and some compromises may need to be done. About Yast-GTK: http://en.opensuse.org/YaST2-GTK Cheers, Ricardo -- Jacquin's Postulate on Democratic Government: No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] 10.1 installer broken (in VMware)?
by Sven Jacobs 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Steffen Winterfeldt wrote: >>> try booting with manual=1 >> Tried it but doesn't work :( When I select "Start Installation" and then >> select "CD-ROM" as source medium the installer tells me "Unable to mount the >> CD-ROM". Also, when I open up "System Information/Hard Disks or CD-ROMs" I get >> the message "No hard disks or CD-ROM drives have been detected so far". > > That's ok, you have to load the necessary IDE modules. Just go to the module > loading dialog before starting the install. Uhm, which of those?! ;-) piix and mptspi are already loaded. Shouldn't the kernel detect which modules to load? I'm just wondering why the installation does not work with 10.1 while it did with 10.0 and even a pretty old 8.0 in a VM. -- 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] droping cdesim
by Pavel Nemec 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

If nobody is against i am going to drop cdesim. cdesim is package simulating CDE (solaris window manager) using fvwm. It is extremly old, and look and feel of CDE could be simulated using XFCE much better. See http://www.sstuhr.dk/screenshot7.png (it is not my picture ) Pavel -- Pavel Nemec package-maintainer http://en.opensuse.org/Czech_Packagers_Team --------------------------------------------------------------------- SuSE CR, s.r.o. e-mail: pnemec(a)suse.cz Drahobejlova 27 tel:+420 2 9654 2373 190 00 Praha 9 fax:+420 2 9654 2374 Ceska republika http://www.suse.cz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-help(a)opensuse.org

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[SLE] evolution strangeness
by James Smullins 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

For the past few weeks I have had this odd and annoying behavior. Mail sent to me in HTML format causes each to load slow and drop me down to the lower right corner when its loaded.. This and other lists that are plain text (even with active links) are loaded right. If I select a link in HTML mail it will just show a giant curser off to the right. I tried uprating gdk but nothing changed and down graded gtkhtml with the same problem. ( I had problems in the past with gtkhtml upgrades messing up evo in SuSE 9x). I use kde but tested in gnome to find it happens there as well. Here is the error output from loading via xterm. (evolution:16735): camel-WARNING **: camel_exception_get_id called with NULL parameter. (evolution:16735): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_gc_set_foreground: assertion `GDK_IS_GC (gc)' failed set language en-US TIA Jim -- James Smullins Groveland, Fl. Ymessenger -- florida_flier Aim -- Flflyrodder Scuba diver, Flyfishing and nature photography. -- 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] Xgl, powersave scripts and a couple of issues
by Akin Sisbot 26 Jul '06

26 Jul '06

Hello, I began to use xgl on my t43p (with suse 10.1 and ATI firegl v3200) Generally it's working quite well, but there are some annoying issues. I wonder if anyone here had the same problems and solved them. 1- fn-f3 (turn off the screen) and fn-f7 (external screen) are working on Xorg, but when I passed to xgl, they stopped working. These keys are bounded to the script /usr/lib/powersave/scripts/thinkpad_acpi_events which contains these lines: run_on_xserver() { get_x_user DEBUG "User $X_USER display $DISP $1 " INFO su $X_USER -c "DISPLAY=$DISP $1" } ...... 4099) HOTKEY="Fn+F3" if [ -x /opt/thinkpad/pm/onscreen_pm.sh ] ; then run_on_xserver "/opt/thinkpad/pm/onscreen_pm.sh start" & ACTION="start onscreen_pm applet" else run_on_xserver "xset dpms force off" & ACTION="blank screen" fi ;; 103) HOTKEY="Fn+F7" ACTION="swap monitors" echo video_switch > /proc/acpi/ibm/video ;; I think as the display changed when using xgl, this script have to be modified but I don't how to do it :-/ 2- fonts in X: If I open xemacs, I see that the fonts are too big, and no way to reduce their size. It happens to other x applications too. But in xemacs menu fonts are too big, and text fonts are too ugly. If I change the fonts, nothing happens always same ugly fonts. 3- As the fn-f7 does not work, I can't get any image from the external screen connected to the thinkpad. Any suggestions, tips to solve these issues? Thanks a lot! -- 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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