October 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [opensuse] Re: Install on system that will not boot from CD [SOLVED]
by Chris Arnold 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

jdd wrote: > scan the wiki, there are pages about this > jdd That's where i am looking but It seems i had the "lock" on the floppy disk. Sorry. Working now -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Re: Install on system that will not boot from CD
by Chris Arnold 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

Chris Arnold wrote: > I am trying to follow > http://en.opensuse.org/Install_on_PC_that_can%27t_boot_from_CD on how > to install on a server that will not boot from CD. I am doing > > > Option 1. Boot from a floppy > > One answer is to boot from a special floppy, that loads a Boot manager > that then allows you to select the CD to boot. Follow these steps: > > 1. Download the floppy disk image > <http://mesh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/btmgr/sbminst> of > Smart Boot Manager <http://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/>. > 2. Write the image onto a floppy, as an image, use "rawwritewin" > <http://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.2/dosutils/rawwritewin/> > for windows, use "dd" command for *nix. The syntax for dd is dd > if=image.file of=floppy.device (for example dd if=sbootmgr.dsk > of=/dev/fd0). > 3. Boot the target machine using the floppy and with the SUSE CD in > the CD drive. > 4. From the *Smart Boot Manager* menu select to boot from CDROM. > 5. The computer continues to boot using the SUSE Linux CD. > > This requires that the CD is visible to the system during boot. > > On step 2, it says dd if=image.file of=floppy.device. The file is on > my desktop and i have opened a terminal window and cd'd to the > desktop. Here is the command i am using to copy the file to floppy: > dd if=sbminst of=/dev/fd0 but it gives > dd: opening `/dev/fd0': No such device or address > > There is a fd0 in /dev and my fstab says /dev/fd0 /media/floppy but i > still get this error. What should my command be to copy this file to > the floppy? > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Best CPU for OSS 10.3 Small Home Network Server
by kbboykin＠comcast.net 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

Hello All, I am going to upgrade my home network server from a Pentium 4 S478 1.7 Mhz to a S775 MB with 1066 FSB. I don't want to spend a lot of money. Is a Pentium D okay as a CPU for this or should I go with the next one up? Celeron not good either? -- Keith Boykin You are what you think - so always think positively! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Best CPU for OSS 10.3 Small Home Network Server
by kbboykin＠comcast.net 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Rui Santos <rsantos(a)ruisantos.com> > Hi, > > You should really consider Anders advice. > > If your MB/CPU are in good condition, and your RAM is enough, your > should consider only increasing the number of disks ( should upgrade to > SATA ) and build your system on a soft RAID device. The HD will serve > you on a future upgrade but, if you need to acquire RAM, then you should > put your money in a new machine. > Currently I own a P4 1.7 and I'm not considering upgrading... It has > SuSE9.3 with 512MB of RAM and 4-40GB HD with a soft RAID-5. I use it for > apache, mysql, subversion, mail-server, firewall, ntp, dhcp, router, > Samba PDC, bind, ftp-server, cups server, hylafax, Xvnc for azureus with > java and BOINC 24/7. > > But, since you wanted an advice on a motherboard, pick either a chipset > with sava-nv out Intel WITH (WITH) AHCI. Also go for a PCI Express board > instead of an PCI/AGP one. > > Rui > > > > kbboykin(a)comcast.net wrote: > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Rui Santos <rsantos(a)ruisantos.com> > >> > >> kbboykin(a)comcast.net wrote: > >>> Hello All, > >> Hi Uni :) > >> > >>> > >>> I am going to upgrade my home network server from a Pentium 4 S478 1.7 Mhz > to > >> a S775 MB with 1066 FSB. > >>> I don't want to spend a lot of money. Is a Pentium D okay as a CPU for this > >> or should I go with the next one up? > >>> Celeron not good either? > >> It depends on what you will server. What is home network server do ? > >> > >>> -- > >>> Keith Boykin > >> Rui > >> > >>> You are what you think - so always think positively! > >> -- > >> Rui Santos > >> http://www.ruisantos.com/ > >> > >> Veni, vidi, Linux! > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org > >> > > > > I will be using it for storing and serving kids school projects, mysql, and my > > software Delphi 2006 > > source code. One partition is Windows XP (data only) and the rest of the > system is OSS 10.1 and > > it is slow, quirky (was an upgrade from10.0). I plan on going to SATA drives > > soon, thus the mobo > > upgrade. Mobo os P4M800PRO-M v2.0 > > > > -- > > Keith Boykin > > You are what you think - so always think positively! > > -- > Rui Santos > http://www.ruisantos.com/ > > Veni, vidi, Linux! > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org > Thanks, I already have the mobo, thus the question about the CPU. It doesn't have a CPU. I have enough RAM to put 768 MB on it. I have a 160 GB IDE HD - which for now I'll keep. The CPU in there is a PIII 2.0 Celeron. -- Keith Boykin You are what you think - so always think positively! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Best CPU for OSS 10.3 Small Home Network Server
by kbboykin＠comcast.net 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Rui Santos <rsantos(a)ruisantos.com> > > > kbboykin(a)comcast.net wrote: > > Hello All, > > Hi Uni :) > > > > > I am going to upgrade my home network server from a Pentium 4 S478 1.7 Mhz to > a S775 MB with 1066 FSB. > > I don't want to spend a lot of money. Is a Pentium D okay as a CPU for this > or should I go with the next one up? > > Celeron not good either? > > It depends on what you will server. What is home network server do ? > > > > > -- > > Keith Boykin > > Rui > > > You are what you think - so always think positively! > > -- > Rui Santos > http://www.ruisantos.com/ > > Veni, vidi, Linux! > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org > I will be using it for storing and serving kids school projects, mysql, and my software Delphi 2006 source code. One partition is Windows XP (data only) and the rest of the system is OSS 10.1 and it is slow, quirky (was an upgrade from10.0). I plan on going to SATA drives soon, thus the mobo upgrade. Mobo os P4M800PRO-M v2.0 -- Keith Boykin You are what you think - so always think positively! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Amavisd-new + Sendmail
by Bjoern Voigt 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

Hello! Has anyone tried the combination of Amavisd-new and Sendmail on openSUSE-10.2? It's not working for me and I can't find a matching bug report. I never had problems with Amavisd-new and Sendmail (running on SUSE-9.2). But now on openSUSE-10.2 Amavisd always produces timeouts. If I read the log files right, there is a timeout in the communication between amavis-milter and amavisd. I followed the instructions in /usr/share/doc/packages/amavisd-new/README.SuSE, especially: * AMAVIS_SENDMAIL_MILTER="yes" in /etc/sysconfig/amavis * $forward_method = undef; $notify_method = 'pipe:flags=q argv=/usr/sbin/sendmail -Ac -i -odd -f ${sender} -- ${recipient}'; in /etc/amavisd.conf He are the logs from /var/log/mail: Oct 27 20:06:36 mybox sendmail[28131]: l9RHwWgQ028131: from=<my(a)email.tld>, size=805, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<200710271507.l9RF7mgA018747(a)chemnitz.dialup.cs.tu-berlin.de>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=some.provider.net [84.189.252.43] Oct 27 20:06:36 mybox amavis[25708]: Net::Server: 2007/10/27-20:06:36 CONNECT UNIX Socket: "/var/spool/amavis/amavisd.sock" Oct 27 20:06:36 mybox amavis[25708]: loaded base policy bank Oct 27 20:06:36 mybox amavis[25708]: loaded policy bank "AM.PDP-SOCK" Oct 27 20:06:36 mybox amavis[25708]: process_request: fileno sock=11, STDIN=0, STDOUT=1 Oct 27 20:06:36 mybox amavis[25708]: switch_to_my_time 480 s, new request Oct 27 20:06:36 mybox amavis[25708]: process_request: suggested_protocol="AM.PDP" on UNIX Oct 27 20:06:36 mybox amavis[25708]: process_policy_request: 0, amavisd (ch1-P-idle), fileno=11 Oct 27 20:06:36 mybox amavis[25708]: switch_to_client_time 480 s, start receiving AM.PDP data Oct 27 20:14:36 mybox amavis[25708]: (!)Requesting process rundown, task exceeded allowed time during waiting for input from client Greetings, Björn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] kGpg trust Feature or Bug
by David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

Listmates, I am trying to figure out why kgpg only shows keys as trusted (ultimately or none at all). I'll pick on Carlos for this example. In kgpg the only trust state for keys shown is ultimately, otherwise the keys are shown as "unknown" even though I have selected to "fully" trust the key. See: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/kgpg-keys.png and http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/kgpg-fully.png Why is the key "unknown" when it is "fully" trusted? When I select "ultimately", then the key shows it: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshot/kgpg-ultimately.png Does this have to do with a distinction between having a private/public key pair or just the public key? Is this a bug? The handbook is silent on the issue. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Best CPU for OSS 10.3 Small Home Network Server
by kbboykin＠comcast.net 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Anders Johansson <ajh(a)rydsbo.net> > On Saturday 27 October 2007 19:32:17 kbboykin(a)comcast.net wrote: > > I will be using it for storing and serving kids school projects, mysql, and > > my software Delphi 2006 source code. One partition is Windows XP (data > > only) and the rest of the system is OSS 10.1 and it is slow, quirky (was an > > upgrade from10.0). I plan on going to SATA drives soon, thus the mobo > > upgrade. Mobo os P4M800PRO-M v2.0 > > Well, I still say you will have more benefit from more RAM than from a new > CPU, and if you put your SATA drives in a RAID, that will also improve > things, in more ways than one > > Anders > > -- > Madness takes its toll > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org > Thanks for the advice -- Keith Boykin You are what you think - so always think positively! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Best CPU for OSS 10.3 Small Home Network Server
by kbboykin＠comcast.net 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Anders Johansson <ajh(a)rydsbo.net> > On Saturday 27 October 2007 19:11:59 kbboykin(a)comcast.net wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > I am going to upgrade my home network server from a Pentium 4 S478 1.7 Mhz > > to a S775 MB with 1066 FSB. I don't want to spend a lot of money. Is a > > Pentium D okay as a CPU for this or should I go with the next one up? > > Celeron not good either? > > What will you be using the server for? > > If it's just file and print, just about any CPU will do just fine, you > shouldn't have to upgrade your P4 at all. You'd get more benefit from more > RAM and faster hard drives, probably RAIDed > > Anders > > -- > Madness takes its toll > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org > I will be using it for storing and serving kids school projects, mysql, and my software Delphi 2006 source code. One partition is Windows XP (data only) and the rest of the system is OSS 10.1 and it is slow, quirky (was an upgrade from10.0). I plan on going to SATA drives soon, thus the mobo upgrade. Mobo os P4M800PRO-M v2.0 -- Keith Boykin You are what you think - so always think positively! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] winecfg unreadalbe after compiz
by Joseph Loo 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

I have opensuse 10.3. After many attempts I finally was able to get compiz fusion to work properly. Before this I could invoke winecfg with no problem. After the installation, winecfg is now unreadable. It seems that the window has shrunk to about 1/4 the size making all the fonts unreadable. I tried to disable compiz as suggested but winecfg is still too small to use. Any suggestions will be appreciated. -- Joseph Loo jloo(a)acm.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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