August 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

HELIX engine on 10.1
by Peter B Van Campen 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hi, Using AMAROK, configured to use the HELIX sound engine in AMAROK configuration. I experiance short, sub-second, pauses in the playback. This happens regardless of source type: MP3 or OGG. Anyone else have this prob? Any suggestions as to how to fix it. I know that as purchased 10.1 and AMAROK cannot play MP3s ehrn the XINE engine is configured, but right now YAST is rejecting PACKMAN as an alternate install source. Thanks ......... PeterB

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KMix prob locking setting between sessions
by Peter B Van Campen 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hello, SUSE 10.1 install, using AMAROK which I really like. The sys is an AMD Athlon Barton core on a MB with an integrated VIA AC97 sound setup. This sys has worked fine on sound in both 9.3 and 10.0 Now under 10.1, each time it is booted, restarted or even just a new KDE session, the sound is OFF. I can get it working again by going to KMix and finding a slider for VIA*** which is set to -0- whenever the sys starts. Once slid up the sound is back. Is there a way to get this sliders position remembered or locked? PeterB

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Moving up to a larger harddrive
by Robert Lewis 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

Does anyone have a script or iron clad step-by-step instructions how one can move their current installation from a smaller hard drive (80-GB in my case) to a larger hard drive (160-GB)? Tools provided by most hard drive manufactures allow this for ugh-Windows, but I don't know of any for SUSE Linux. During upgrades I always do a fresh install, so moving to a different drive is easy then, although time consuming. Cheers, Bo b

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[opensuse] list module version?
by Rene Salmon 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

Hi list, I am trying to figure out what the version number of the viewcast osprey video and audio drivers that got loaded by yast during install are. media/video> lsmod | grep bt btaudio 34324 0 bt878 28808 0 bttv 214132 1 bt878 video_buf 39940 1 bttv firmware_class 27904 1 bttv compat_ioctl32 25216 1 bttv i2c_algo_bit 25608 1 bttv v4l2_common 26112 2 bttv,compat_ioctl32 btcx_risc 21512 1 bttv soundcore 27296 2 btaudio,snd ir_common 26884 1 bttv tveeprom 33040 1 bttv i2c_core 39808 4 bttv,i2c_algo_bit,i2c_i801,tveeprom videodev 27904 1 bttv is there a way to get the version number of the bt878 and the bttv modules listed here by lsmod? The latest tar ball for these drivers from viewcast is bttv-0.9.15 just want to know if this is the same version that is installed with suse 10.1 . Thanks Rene --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Smart went bonkers
by Patrick Shanahan 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

* Pascal Bleser <pascal.bleser(a)skynet.be> [08-20-06 17:04]: > Hi Patrick. > (normally I cannot post to suse-linux-e, so please relay my reply over > there) this one made it, but I cc'ed you. > Yes, thanks for reporting, just found the error. > Had a typo in a recent package which causes the repository metadata to > be broken. > I just fixed it, will be uploaded to the repository on the server in a > few hours. > It is by no means related to smart. :^) > It seems you are trying to install x86_64 RPMs on a i586 system. > That is not possible, not even with --force (luckily). no: 17:13 wahoo:~ > uname -a Linux wahoo 2.6.16.21-0.13-smp #1 SMP Mon Jul 17 17:22:44 UTC 2006 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > Uninstall smart. done > Then install the latest smart (0.42-8) again by first downloading these: > > Assuming you are using SUSE 10.1 on a 64bit (x86_64) system: > rpm -e smart > rpm -hiv \ > http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/suser-guru/rpm/packages/System/smart/smart-0.42-8.… > smart update > smart install smart-gui smart-ksmarttray smart-addons 17:11 wahoo:~ # rpm -hiv http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/suser-guru/rpm/packages/System/smart/smart-0.42-8.… Retrieving http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/suser-guru/rpm/packages/System/smart/smart-0.42-8.… Preparing... ########################################### [100%] package smart-0.42-8.guru.suse101 is intended for a x86_64 architecture I do not understand the architecture error ??? I do have an AMD X86_64 4200+ dual tks, -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2

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Re: [opensuse] Installing 56k Modem in Suse10.1
by Patrick Shanahan 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

* jim tate <mickeyboa(a)sbcglobal.net> [08-19-06 22:31]: > Yast from what I can usee reconized modem and showed it at ttyS1, and > it allowed me to configure settings and saved. > What app. do I use after Yast has save settings, to start dialup. > I setup and ran kppp and it said it was "Unable to open modem" , It > also indicated that it " Unable to create modem lockfile", but I > unchecked a box in kppp that said "lock file" and elimnated lock file > error message. > I also setup port ttyS1 in Kppp as modem port. > I also fed it the command as SU: > /usr/sbin/rcsetserial start /dev/modem /dev/ttyS1 irq 169 baud_base > 115200 port 0xdc00 uart 16550A > Below is the latest lspci for the modem. > Where do I go from here? I have been away from dial-up for several years and memory fails. I seem to recall prefering /usr/bin/wvdial for connections and minicom for tests. Perhaps someone here using dial-up can help. I do remember that when I first used dial-up on linux with MarmaDuke (??) 5.5 that I had no problems connecting, but I had an external serial port USRobotics. The above is slightly inaccurate. I did connect with linux (Slackware) which had to have the kernel compiled to install. I believe that it was prior to 1.0, something like 15 floppy disks downloaded over 1200 baud dial-up (or was it 600). Dos days before windoz. That 1200 baud modem was _fast_ compared to the accoustic connect 150 baud first modem on a C-64 running cp/m. > <pat> > Please, unless specifically requested otherwise, questions and/or > answers posted to the list _should_ have their responses posted on the > net. > </pat> -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2

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SuSE 10.1 Hardware Platform Questions
by Waters, James T 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

I need to build some SuSE 10 Enterprise Desktop and SuSE 10 Enterprise Server Linux platforms for home use and have a few questions. I want to keep the cost down as much as possible but have good performance. What's the relative performance difference between the systems below? The cost difference is large. * Intel Pentium 4 3.4Ghz or higher, 2MByte Cache, 800FSD with H/T - Lowest cost solution o Would include 2GBytes of DDR2 667MHz memory * Intel Pentium D 3.0Ghz, 1MByte Cache, 800FSB no H/T o Would include 2Gbytes of DDR2 533MHz memory * Intel Core 2 Duo processor 2.67GHz o Would include 2Gbytes of DDR2 667MHz memory Should I consider AMD and what chip set should I consider? I am looking to keep the cost down to $1,700 per box while getting the best performance possible. Also where is a good place to purchase the systems or should I consider building them myself? Jim Waters

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Smart went bonkers
by Patrick Shanahan 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

Updated smart to smart-0.42-8.guru.suse101.x86)64.rpm 00:23 wahoo:~ # smart update |grep -i error Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/smart", line 194, in ? main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/usr/bin/smart", line 167, in main exitcode = iface.run(opts.command, opts.argv) File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/interface.py", line 53, in run result = _command.main(self._ctrl, opts) File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/commands/update.py", line 77, in main ctrl.reloadChannels() File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/control.py", line 375, in reloadChannels self._cache.load() File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/backends/rpm/metadata.py", line 143, in load for event, elem in cElementTree.iterparse(file, ("start", "end")): File "<string>", line 64, in __iter__ SyntaxError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 15989, column 1403 humm, 08:01 wahoo:~ # smart update |grep -i error Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/smart", line 194, in ? main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/usr/bin/smart", line 167, in main exitcode = iface.run(opts.command, opts.argv) File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/interface.py", line 53, in run result = _command.main(self._ctrl, opts) File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/commands/update.py", line 77, in main ctrl.reloadChannels() File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/control.py", line 375, in reloadChannels self._cache.load() File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/backends/rpm/metadata.py", line 143, in load for event, elem in cElementTree.iterparse(file, ("start", "end")): File "<string>", line 64, in __iter__ SyntaxError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 15989, column 1403 so tried to return to previous version: 08:08 wahoo:~ # rpm -i --oldpackage /home/pat/Documents/smart-*.rpm package smart-0.42-1.10 is intended for a x86_64 architecture package smart-gui-0.42-1.10 is intended for a x86_64 architecture package smart-ksmarttray-0.42-1.10 is intended for a x86_64 architecture file /usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/backends/rpm/base.pyc from install of smart-0.42-1.10 conflicts with file from package smart-0.42-29.1 file /usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/backends/rpm/metadata.pyc from install of smart-0.42-1.10 conflicts with file from package smart-0.42-29.1 file /usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/backends/rpm/pm.pyc from install of smart-0.42-1.10 conflicts with file from package smart-0.42-29.1 file /usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/channels/rpm_md.pyc from install of smart-0.42-1.10 conflicts with file from package smart-0.42-29.1 file /usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/fetcher.pyc from install of smart-0.42-1.10 conflicts with file from package smart-0.42-29.1 file /usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/smart/interface.pyc from install of smart-0.42-1.10 conflicts with file from package smart-0.42-29.1 so: 08:11 wahoo:~ # rpm -e smart smart-ksmarttray smart-gui 08:11 wahoo:~ # rpm -q smart package smart is not installed 08:13 wahoo:~ # rpm -i /home/pat/Documents/smart-*.rpm package smart-0.42-1.10 is intended for a x86_64 architecture package smart-gui-0.42-1.10 is intended for a x86_64 architecture package smart-ksmarttray-0.42-1.10 is intended for a x86_64 architecture and "--force" does not help! and yast2 will not install, same error I can install the i586 version of smart via rpm, but: 11:45 wahoo:~ # smart Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/smart", line 27, in ? from smart import init, initDistro, initPlugins, initPsyco ImportError: No module named smart 13:04 wahoo:~ # smart Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/smart", line 27, in ? from smart import init, initDistro, initPlugins, initPsyco ImportError: No module named smart Suggestions very welcome. Note: I have not posted this to the smart list, as I am not sure that it is a smart problem, ref: x86_64 arch errors. (but will if necessary). tks, -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2

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Re: [SLE] eric raymond, and binary drivers
by Rajko M 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

stephan beal wrote: > On Sunday 20 August 2006 16:58, Rajko M wrote: >> stretched meaning of fair play. Some licenses forbid software usage >> in order to compare it with competing products?! If you ask where you >> can find one example check your Linux system for proprietary >> licenses. > > One example for you: Microsoft's license for C# forbids such > comparisons. For example, you're not allowed to post benchmarks > comparing the speed of Mono's C# to MS's C#. Stupid, but true. > There is more, and example is on any SUSE Linux box, that has installed Flash player. I hope that this posting didn't broke my license :-) Do I have it installed, yes, but never since I have seen the change in license. -- Regards, Rajko. Visit http://en.opensuse.org/MiniSUSE

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Re: [opensuse] Installing 56k Modem in Suse10.1
by jim tate 20 Aug '06

20 Aug '06

BandiPat wrote: > On Saturday 19 August 2006 13:16, jim tate wrote: > >> I have a 56k modem that has run under Fedora and I want to setup in >> Suse10.1 Below is the info on the modem, is there a driver in Suse >> for this modem. This isn't a Windows modem , it is a Lucent "Venus" >> compatible modem that will run in Linux. Redhat9 and Fedora has >> drivers that would run it. I'm new to Suse and I don't know how to >> set it up in Suse. >> Also Suse doesn't have a "rc.local" file , if I build one will Suse >> read it at bootup, >> I have to put a setserial line in it. >> >> Jim >> >> 00:0b.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems Venus Modem (V90, >> 56KFlex) Subsystem: Actiontec Electronics Inc Unknown device 0500 >> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169 Memory at >> e1105000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] I/O ports at dc00 >> [size=256] >> I/O ports at e000 [size=256] >> I/O ports at e400 [size=8] >> Capabilities: [f8] Power Management version 2 >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > Ok, Jim having this info in your mail to me might have helped in getting > more info to you. Do you know how to use YaST2? That is an important > part of getting things setup in SuSE easier than editing files as > apparently Fedora required you to do. Actiontec modems have always > worked nicely for me, so I suspect you'll have few problems. > > Open YaST2 from your menu. It's listed as YAST under the > System>Configuration>YaST heading. From there, go to Network Devices, > where you'll find Modem. Select that, it will open, should find the > modem and from there you configure the ISP and other settings for it. > If indeed it's a hardware modem, there should be few if any problems, > but again, don't forget to set the time out to zero to eliminate the > connection from terminating early. Once that's done, KPPP & wvdial > will be set to make your connection. An icon in your systray, bottom > right, will appear for dialup but if not, just start kppp from the menu > the first time. > > Lee > > I got the modem to connect with wvdial and firefox browses.. Can't get Kppp to connect, it can't open the modem at ttyS1, the settings in wvdial.conf and kppp are the same but it won't pick up modem. I can't find a dialer for the settings in Yast. Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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