August 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

slow usb external drive reads
by Mark Harris 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

My WD extrnal usb drive automounts fine; however, the disk access is painfully slow... even for read only. Yes, I have read the release notes and I have tried the work-around for slow usb hotplug... it does not work. If I umount the drive and manually mount it with : mount -t reiserfs /def/sda1 /mnt/WD_External -o rw,nodev,nosuid,sync ... then it works wonderfully... nice and fast... What is wrong with automount usbfs, and how do I correct it. At the moment I have placed a 20thirdparty file in /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty to prevent this volume.uuid from auto-mounting by setting should_mount to false. Then I mount it manually. This machine is my laptop. The usb drive is a 60GB external that I use mainly for read-only reference database. I am running Suse 10 on this machine. What is the solution to this problem? By the way, mounting without sync does not fix the problem. Thanks

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playing mp3 in xmms in suse 10.1
by Istvan Gabor 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello: What package do I need to install for making xmms being able to play mp3 files in suse 10.1? I thought I'd need xmms-mad but I can't find any. Thanks, IG ___________________________________________________________________INGYEN CSENGŐHANG http://www.hirkereso.hu/jatek1.html

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SUSE 8.2 firewall vs. ntp
by pelibali 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hi, I replaced the CMOS battery in the comp of my mom, but still decided to go for the weekly time calibration from an ntp server (via ntpdate timeserver and hwclock --systohc --utc). After the first few tries I realized that by default the firewall of SUSE 8.2 doesn't allow UDP port nr. 123 of the timeserver to connect to the same on my mom's computer. I attempted to open up UDP port 123 to the internet via FW_SERVICES_QUICK_UDP, but that was not effective. Would you please suggest me an easy way to achieve the wished results?! Thank you, Pelibali

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setting up ftp server under Suse 10.1?
by stephan beal 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello, group! My new employer insists on having an FTP service running on one of our servers, despite warnings that we should use scp instead. i've never set up an ftp server, i'm looking for help... Yast has a TFTP setup module, but it is very bare. It doesn't allow any configuration options except to enable/disable it and open/close the appropriate firewall port. After poking around a bit i can see that it wants to run tftp via xinetd, but: a) i can't see where to configure it, e.g., which users are allowed to ftp in. b) Connecting over ftp times out if i have the SuseFirewall running (even though the tftp port has been opened). If the SuseFirewall is shut down the connect fails immediately, which leads me to believe that xinetd is not getting the request or is immediately denying it. My /etc/xinetd.d/tftp file looks like (comment lines excluded): service tftp { socket_type = dgram protocol = udp wait = yes user = root server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd server_args = -s /tftpboot disable = no } The directory /tftpboot does exist but is empty. i would like to (need to) configure it such that the machine's users can log in and are directed to their own home directories. Looking at the tftp log in Yast shows this: Aug 26 16:13:38 syntax xinetd[20988]: Reading included configuration file: /etc/xinetd.d/tftp [file=/etc/xinetd.d/tftp] [line=17] However, line 17 is the last line and it is empty. ??? The machine is behind a firewall which redirects the ftp port to the Linux box on which tftp is running. Do we need to open/forward another range of ports on the firewall? Any tips would be appreciated. i am not averse to installing another ftp server package, if that's necessary. PS: despite how tempting it will be for many of you, please don't preach to me about the insecurity of ftp. i'm fully aware of this. The Boss wants ftp, so ftp he gets. The first time the machine is cracked via ftp, i'll tell him "i told you so" and will then get my way (only ssh/scp connections). -- ----- stephan(a)s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts

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[opensuse] move on usb drive
by jdd 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello, using konqueror, I noticer that file cut/paste (aka move) copy files in place of editing the file table as usual. the same usb drive (or sd card, same feature) on windoiws is moved instantly. is this a choice? can this be avoided? (usb drive ext2, sd card fat 32, so probably not a filesystem problem) 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] WLAN unable to connect
by Puneit Singh 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

On Friday 25 August 2006 20:36, you wrote: > On Friday 25 August 2006 15:59, Puneit Singh wrote: > > Hello, > > I am unable to connect to Wireless LAN through my SUSE 10.1 (KDE) > > KNetwork manager sees the available networks and tries to connect also. > > It gives link down when it tries to get the IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION. The > > status bar is at 57% that time. > > Can you tell us which wireless NIC you have in that machine. You may need > some firmware to complete the connection > > Thanks > > Pete It is Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection I have not installed any firmware other than what was available in SUSE non-oss Add on CD Thanks for replying Regards

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usbview and usbtree not working with 10.1
by Robert Lewis 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

An rpm that comes with 10.1 called usbview provides lots of valuable info. and it is a binary. Also a Perl script I have had for awhile called usbtree down loadable from http://www.linux-usb.org/usbtree no longer work. They did with 10.0 and back. Obviously the kernel guys have redesigned the USB subsystem. These scripts are dependent on /proc/bus/usb/devices being present. With 10.1 the devices directory is not existent. Does any one know how to get these programs working? Do I need to file a bug report with SUSE to get this working? Cheers, Bob

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syslog-ng config and problems
by Anders Norrbring 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

I've tried to set up a looging av messages from amavis-new into a separate file, but that fle doesn't get created at all. Can someone please advice? syslog-ng.conf: filter f_mailscan { level(scan) and facility(mail); }; destination mailscan { file("/var/log/mail.scan"); }; log { source(src); filter(f_mailscan); destination(mailscan); }; amavis.conf: $log_level = 6; $LOGFILE = undef; $DO_SYSLOG = 1; $SYSLOG_LEVEL = 'mail.scan'; -- Anders Norrbring Norrbring Consulting

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[opensuse] New deal with realmedia
by Kenneth Aar, Grafikern.no 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hi Just wondered what this deal really means. Does it only cover streaming formats and not locally stored formats like .wma and .wmv. What about legal DVD playback codecs like linspire/freespire have on offer? Here is the article: http://linux.sys-con.com/read/262986.htm -- Impatien Kenneth Aar

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Re: [SLE] Need software to cut a segment of an mp3 file
by PerfectReign 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Sean Rima wrote: > I am after a console or kde app that can read an mp3 file and allow me to cut a section out. Does anyone know of such a beast You want Audacity. I've personally never been able to get it to work on my *nix machines, but it does exactly what you want. I have been using it on Wintendo boxen for years with just such a functionality. -- K -- Kai Ponte www.perfectreign.com Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

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