October 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] OpenOffice Question
by Kai Ponte 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

I was just trying to open a file in order to make a spreadsheet. (It is a comma-delimited file which is the result of a sql query.) I can't seem to open a spreadsheet in OpenOffice. I try and make a new file, try to open Excel files and all I get is some chart tool. If I try to type in Run > Calc, I get KCalc. I looked and it seems I have OOo 2.3.0.1 installed. Am I missing something? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] SuSE Menu and Yast
by Teruel de Campo MD 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Problem: yast entry is not any more under SuSE menu/computer tab This seems to be a problem I have in two installations of opensuse 10.3. Initially yast is there then without any problem is not there any more . It is in System config. Yast works ok. Under KDE menu is also OK. How can I add yast back to the SuSE menu/Computer tab. TIA -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Wish?! process running at 100%
by Aniruddha 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

When I look with top I see a process 'wish' eating away all my cpu. Anyone knows what this process does? & top %CPU 28314 aniruddh 25 0 85984 19m 5076 R 94.3 1.0 0:42.86 wish -- Regards, Aniruddha Please adhere to the OpenSUSE_mailing_list_netiquette http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_mailing_list_netiquette -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] KAddressBook and Vcards
by Jesse Shaver 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

While trying to migrate my outlook contacts over to SuSE 10.3, I exported everything as Vcards (.vcf) and then figured I would import them into KAddressBook. That works fine, except the preview pane shows "\r"s after most lines in sections. I tried stripping out the "\r"s, figuring it was an issue with windows VS Unix text files with a loop: for i in *.vcf do tr -d '\105' < $i > out.$i; done Which worked, but now none of them are valid Vcards. as best I can tell Vcards are required to have the cr/lf at the end of every field? but at the same time, KAddressBook does not expect them within fields. The part that makes it funnier is that if I open up a contact some fields have the same problem (like the notes field), but some don't (like the address preview). Also, the \r does not show up on the card preview. Has anyone else run into this? is there an easy fix? is a quick, easy, way fix my 100+ vcards so they import correctly? thanks, -Jesse

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[opensuse] OpenOffice - 2.3. Issues
by G T Smith 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 All, Because the OpenSuse and cifs issue resurfaced in my old copy of 2.0.x decided to give 2.3 a whirl.... Big mistake.... Installation managed to transpose home directory in front of my defined Document path... (thought oh what the hell and changed it to what it should be)... Then found that it was helpfully changing this in some of the template macros (thought oh what the hell and changed that to what it should be)... now find that a particular function is generating an exception in the template macro... (thought oh B*@!?r! )... Saving to the cifs mount was slow with 2.0.0 but worked with OpenOffice documents, need to save a copy in Word format and "the unable to create a backup copy" problem did a revisit. On 2.3.x seems to crash rather than just be slow... At the moment not exploring this much further as I do not really want to spend much time working with this right now, but others should be warned.... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHDL+5asN0sSnLmgIRAsF3AKCyW65yFvGG1r5GGTbKdvZo6MDptwCgzIU6 bKuQtqVoJgKj1JsRomYY6C0= =KwLz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Printing Strangeness.
by G T Smith 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 In the last couple of weeks I have been experiencing some odd printing behaviour... The primary symptom is a degree of confusion in page layout. In Firefox normal output is mangled landscape, but landscape is off centre portrait.. xemacs pretty printing now does something rather similar. BTW originally had to be bit careful about page setup with xemacs but configuration which did work no longer does. The basic setup is networked Cups to a raw queue with 10.2... The problem started with Firefox..., but has since effected xemacs.. and possibly openOffice in certain contexts. Situation now is that both Konqueror and Kate print OK, so I am using those as required... But the openOffice development is a bit more difficult to work with... I do not print that frequently so I have no idea when the problem got introduced, but if anyone knows of any changes to the print sub systems which could give me a starting point to fix this ... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHIdmdasN0sSnLmgIRAhS0AJ4jrBNJ4EOKN2vyioexVTfSbx556gCgznuq e56iQy+D1za/JhonGSck8Tw= =1ea0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] updater problem
by Fazer 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Today I noticed problem with openSUSE updater I have 2 computers 1 PC and 1 Laptop both have openSUSE 10.3 1CD KDE On PC everything is ok but on laptop I have no updates for my system I tried to run YaST >> software >> Update configuration and it show me that everything is ok but when I click on updater menu to check now it display after some time that there is no updates avilable I noticed it after firefox update on PC ant tried to update it on laptop using openSUSE updater Is anyone noticed this problem?? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] switch harddisk between notebook
by Hans Linux 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

i m 2 notebooks, hp pavilion dv2201 and dv2213. I m running opensuse103 + vista on dv2213. Problem : My dv2213 is somehow not stable, while i m working with it, it suddenly power off without notice. The same symptom happen to both vista and opensuse. Looks like hardware failure or something, so i send it to hp service center. But since my OS dan data are important to me, I took out the harddisk (160GB), and put it on my dv2201 (originally 120GB). When I boot up to opensuse, there is a warning like "Do you want me to find bla bla harddisk id bla bla bla? (Y/n)" If I answer Y, it will try to find my harddisk (I guess), but end up with nothing, just the sign "$". Not system is running. Answer n will give me that as well. But if I boot it with my opensuse dvd, choose the installation and Boot the Installed System, the system will run without problem, meaning the harddisk is detected, opensuse is normal. The specification of dv2201 and dv2213 is all the same, except dv2201 uses T5500 processor, dv2213 uses &7200 processor, that's it. Question : How do fix it so i dont to to boot from dvd everytime? Should I run a Recover Installation? Will it replace all my setting like compiz fusion and set everything back to default? I love my setting right now, dont wanna lose it :( Thx for any help -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] opensuse 10.3 updates breaking login to kde
by Barrie Hill 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Hi, Over the last couple of days I have applied the opensuse 10.3 updates as notified by zypper. Three of theses updates have broken my login to KDE. I was still able to login via a console screen. These are the updates that caused the first problem. After the updates were applied, when I tried to log into KDE, the screen went black and then returned to the login screen. libopenssl-devel 4476-0 libopenssl-devel 4560-0 The .xsession-errors file indicated an openssl version problem. Unfortunately I don't have a copy of that file now. The fix to this problem was to reinstall the original openssl packages from the opensuse 10.3 dvd from the console using the following command. rpm --oldpackage -Uvh openssl-0.9.8e-45.i586.rpm libopenssl0_9_8-0.9.8e-45.i586.rpm openssl-certs-0.9.8e-45.i586.rpm libopenssl-devel-0.9.8e-45.i586.rpm The second problem occurred when I installed the following x11-server update. I was unable to move my mouse pointer or enter text into the password field. I could still login via the text console. This was the offending patch xorg-x11-server 4595-0 The fix to this problem was to reinstall the original x11-server package from the opensuse 10.3 dvd from the console using the following command. rpm --oldpackage -Uvh xorg-x11-server-7.2-143.i586.rpm I have been googling the problem but can't find any mention of this problem I'm not sure if I have a problem with my install or if this is a known issue. Is this the right place to be posting this issue? Thanks. Cheers, Barrie -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] OpenSUSE 10.3 benchmarking: slower than 10.2?
by Ian Smith 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Hi, I've been doing some benchmarking of OpenSUSE using UnixBench 5.1. I noticed that 10.3 is 15% - 25% slower than 10.2. (10.2 was 50% faster than 10.1, yay!). I was wondering if anyone knows why this might be? And is benchmarking a part of the release testing process? You'll find the benchmarks, system details, and full results at: http://www.hermit.org/Linux/Benchmarking/ Cheers, Ian Smith -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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