August 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

DVD Help
by wmeler 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

On SuSE 10.0, my DVDs were playing just fine. On 10.1, they're not and I'm forgetting which RPMs I need to update for legal reasons and where they're at. -- Cheers, wmeler

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10.1: fhassel_update_not_possible.html
by Luciano Mannucci 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hello people! I'm trying to update a suse 9.1 machine to 10.1 (a 1.0 step ahead :). It is a dual Athlon with mixed scsi and ide hard disks. I'm booting from DVD (I need uucp and pure-ftpd :) and it starts ok. Once started I choose "Upgrade" and it barfs with an ugly error message that sends me to a non existing portal.suse.com html page (something that looks like susedb/en/2003/03/fhassel_update_not_possible.html; I can't read it well for the monitor is an old dying out Memorex Telex). It says that it doesn't like my disk configuration (though I can mount every partition under the proper path under /mnt from the startup disk by hand). My disk layout in /etc/fstab says: /dev/hda2 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/sda2 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/sdb1 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hda3 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/sda3 /var ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/sdb2 /var/spool ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/sda4 /dati ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/sda1 /pippo ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdd /media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 # End of YaST-generated fstab lines Is there anyone who has seen such a thing? Many thanks in advance, luciano. -- /"\ /Via A. Salaino, 7 - 20144 Milano (Italy) \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN / PHONE : +39 2 485781 FAX: +39 2 48578250 X AGAINST HTML MAIL / E-MAIL: posthamster(a)sublink.sublink.ORG / \ AND POSTINGS / WWW: http://www.mannucci.ORG/

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ASpell
by Lívio Cipriano 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hi, Where does SuSE 10.1 puts the ASpell config files, specifically the one which states the default language? Regards Lívio Cipriano

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icecream: make "-j" switch for cross-compiling?
by niam.tni 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hi! I'm trying to use icecream for cross compiling for target arm and did follow your documentation steps so far. But cross-compile-toolchain (btw: which is using bitbake) does invoke compiler (linux-arm-gcc) directly instead of invoking gmake to start compiling. So I cannot give linux-arm-gcc/icecc number of parallel compile jobs to use for compile process like you can do with "make -j 4". So how can I set number of parallel compile jobs so that more than currently only _one_ compile job would be started and it would be able to transfer jobs to other nodes? Is any environment variable usable for setting number of compile jobs? regards

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RE: [opensuse] Adressing SUSEs weakness
by Dimitris Kalamaras 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

>> Why does the howto refer to Zen-updater ("updater icon on you >> taskbar/panel")? And no reference to YOU? I was under the impression that >> the way to patch a fresh install was with YOU. >On 10.1, I found it effective to uninstall zmd, zen-updater, mono, etc. Then >YaST and its online update module can be used to maintain a system with a >manually added update server. It ends up working like in 10.0. A couple of weeks ago, I did exactly as you did (unistalled manually zmd, rug, zen-updater etc), but since then YOU says "There are no patches" and in the kernel messages I get a line about "missing rug/zmd" or something like that when I open YOU. It is over a month now since I installed that SUSE version and no update yet (except a huge update YOU did before I erased zmd/rug etc). Something is wrong, right? How do I add manually an update server? I was under the impression that there is a module of YaST doing this...Am I wrong? IMHO, there should be a straightforward message of warning in the frontpage of openSUSE.org website about the problems with system maintenance in 10.1 along with a straighforward solution. Don't get me wrong. It just seems to me that a casual/new user will never find out that something is wrong with his/her fresh 10.1 install unless somebody warns him. --Dimitris Kalamaras

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[opensuse] Adressing SUSEs weakness
by Kenneth Aar, Grafikern.no 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

WARNING: Long e-mail. I have still not seen a good explanation of how you should install SUSE 10.1 on the website. Therefore I have put this up on the wiki in plain sight: '''BEFORE YOU INSTALL READ THIS:''' The package manager in SUSE 10.1 is regrettably broken on most systems. To correct this you should do the following after you have installed SUSE: * Open Yast chose "online update configuration" , click next and wait until finished. * Press the updater icon on you taskbar/panel * If it updates, congratulations, all is well. * If it throws up an error. Close it. * Install the alternativ package manager/updater SMART. Read the how to [[SMART HowTO|here]] You probably also want to read about [[Using_10.1|Using 10.1]] and the [[Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs#SUSE_Linux_10.1_.28Final.29|Most Annoying Bugs]]. Do with it as you please. I think it's a start. We must admit our weaknesses before we can be truly strong. The reason for this is as follows: There were only two places on the opensuse website about how to make the package management work: Opensuse.org -> Download SUSE Linux -> Scroll abit -> Click Most annoying Bugs -> Click SUSE Linux 10.1 (Final) And even though It is the first bug to hit you after you install SUSE 10.1 It's pushed back to second place. And what does it say? ---- Fixed with first package management update (please install using YaST Online Update for instance via "kdesu yast2 online_update"): ---- It says that it's "Fixed"! You got to be kidding! Or you could go to: Opensuse.org -> Download SUSE Linux -> Scroll abit -> Click "Using 10.1" -> Read a long and not very consise article about all the strange things that aren't working in suse until you come to Work around. Where it doesn't really say what to do or how unless you clik -> SMART. Phew! Hope this stirs things up. -- Regards Kenneth Aar

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[opensuse] Reply-To decision by vote
by Henne Vogelsang 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hi, would everone be able to live with a majority decision about this matter? Looks like not all people trust me enough to decide this based on the arguments presented. I would do this by mail to me. Do you trust me enough to count votes? Henne -- Henne Vogelsang, http://hennevogel.de "To die. In the rain. Alone." Ernest Hemingway --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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hylafax requires /sbin/service
by Zoran Ljubisic 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hi, I am trying to build hylafax from source rpm for my suse 9.3 prof x86_64. I try to install my new rpm throug yast. This is what I got: #### YaST2 conflicts list - generated 2006-08-18 09:26:36 #### hylafax 4.3.0.7-1 conflict Unresolved Requirements: hylafax requires /sbin/service hylafax requires /sbin/service Conflict Resolution: ( ) Do Not Install hylafax ( ) Ignore Conflict and Risk System Inconsistencies /sbin/service not available Required by: hylafax requires /sbin/service hylafax requires /sbin/service Conflict Resolution: ( ) Remove the Referring Package Do Not Install hylafax ( ) Ignore Conflict and Risk System Inconsistencies #### YaST2 conflicts list END ### I dont have /sbin/service at all. What should I do? Zoran

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[opensuse] Suse 10.1 ff and repositories
by Christophe Veber 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

I was accustomed to yast, but somehow I did not understand the package management possibilities that came up with 10.1 - using additional package repositories - using another tool apart from rpm or yast ... Can you recommend a good intro into the subject? Christophe

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OpenOffice Administrative Tool
by Lívio Cipriano 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hi, I'm using SuSE 10.1. Does this version has a Administrative Tool to install new printers and fonts, like in previous versions; at least till 9.2? Regards Lívio Cipriano

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