October 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] mkintrd fails after 2.6.22.9-0.4 kernel update
by Coach-X 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

Install new kernel: omni:/tmp # rpm -ihv ./kernel-default-2.6.22.9-0.4.i586.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:kernel-default ########################################### [100%] Setting up /lib/modules/2.6.22.9-0.4-default Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.9-0.4-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.22.9-0.4-default Does not appear the mkinitrd ran automatically, so I run it manually: omni:~ # mkinitrd Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-31-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.22.5-31-default Kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.9-0.4-default Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.22.9-0.4-default mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/tmp/mkinitramfs.iv9111/mnt': File exists could not create temporary directory omni:/tmp # ll /var/tmp/ total 16 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 120 Oct 5 11:24 heartbeat-root -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 972 Oct 8 16:24 rpm-tmp.34363 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 914 Oct 5 12:55 rpm-tmp.61378 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 955 Oct 5 12:52 rpm-tmp.71553 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1059 Oct 8 16:22 rpm-tmp.83302 drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 48 Sep 21 18:04 vi.recover drwx------ 4 root root 128 Oct 5 12:50 zypp.DFcf1I omni:/boot/grub # stat /var/tmp/ File: `/var/tmp/' Size: 272 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 directory Device: 802h/2050d Inode: 48425 Links: 5 Access: (1777/drwxrwxrwt) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root) Access: 2007-10-12 11:40:16.000000000 -0400 Modify: 2007-10-12 11:35:23.000000000 -0400 Change: 2007-10-12 11:35:23.000000000 -0400 The old initrd for 2.6.22.5-31 is there but the symlink now points to 2.6.22.9-0.4 which does not exist. Anyone know why it could not create a directory under /var/tmp/ Or how to create a new initrd file? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] UX16 midi device in 10.3
by John D Lamb 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

Has anyone any experience of this one? If I have my UX16 (usb connector) enabled and run kmid, I get errors like: Cannot connect to 28:0 Player :: Couldn't play ! I also have an SBLive 5.1 soundcard. I can get midi through that if I do rcalsasound restart But the UX16 connects to real midi devices. Similar problems with Rosegarden. No such problems with 10.1. -- JDL -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Can't connect to Creative Zen MTP device
by Steven Cai 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

I have a Creative Zen V Plus mp3 player, which is an MTP device, and can't get SUSE to detect it. Konqueror recognizes that there is a device mounted, but can't determine what it is. Meanwhile, both Amarok and gnomad2 complain that they cannot detect the mp3 player. I have the libmtp library installed, and some other relevant libraries. If anybody can offer any suggestions on getting this thing to work, I'd appreciate it. Please mention any other libraries you think I might need, I believe I have all the necessary ones but it can't hurt to check. Thanks. -- 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: [opensuse-project] Upgrading openSUSE with 'openSUSE updater' question.
by Aniruddha 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 17:55 +0200, Aniruddha wrote: > I wonder if there are any plans to make it possible to upgrade openSUSE > to the next release (e.g. from 10.3 to 11) through 'openSUSE updater' or > an other application. Much like the way Debian's apt and Gentoo's emerge > works. No-one? : 0 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Installing 10.3 to a USB external drive?
by Nick Zentena 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

This may be stupid but a question it is. What if any problems will I have with 10.3 installed on an external USB drive? Windows is on the laptop internal drive. I guess grub will be installed to that. Will it handle booting to the external? Will it gracefully handle the times the external won't be plugged in? I guess it'll be slower then an internal drive. Thanks Nick -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Alias doesn't save new aliases?
by Bryen 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

I created a new alias for killing my firefox in the background (due to troubleshooting problems mentioned in another article.) Strange thing though. It doesn't seem to save the alias when I exit the session. The new alias is: alias psff='ps aux | grep firefox' It works fine as long as I stay in session. But if I create it under SU, and exit SU, the alias is gone. If I go back into SU, the alias is still gone. Same thing, if I create it under regular user and exit Gnome Terminal, it is gone when I go back into terminal. This is 10.3. My aliases were always preserved in 9.3. Is anyone else having 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] VideoLan client media player
by Martin Hooper 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

Is VLC in a repo anywhere for 10.3?? -- Martin Hooper http://www.martinjh.myby.co.uk -- 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] Accessibility questions
by Bryen 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

> JRR, > > Hate to mention Wild Bill's empire here,,, but I was forced to use a > M$ intellipoint laser mouse 6000 recently. > My faithful Logitech mouse was KIA, and there wasn't anything else in > the parts closet. (nowhere near Xmas > is it !!!) this mouse / driver has 4 buttons and a wheel. The RT > button pops up a magnified window that can be > run around the screen under XP.......... driver sets magnification > I think....... Hey 20+ years and they got something right.... > should we turn them loose on the worldwide phone system ?? :-P > > Shame on you for mentioning What's-his-name! hehe. Actually, I used to have a 3rd party mouse about 10 years ago that did the same thing with 3 buttons. Way back in the roller-ball mice days. :-) Heck, scroll wheels were unheard of! And that company opted to do something else with that third button (don't remember what) when they upgraded models. Grr! So, now the question is, can we do the same in Suse? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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FW: [opensuse] May get some BAD PRESS over this!!
by David Rankin 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

-----Original Message----- From: Fred A. Miller Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:46 PM To: opensuse Subject: [opensuse] May get some BAD PRESS over this!! I am on the phone now with a "code jockey" friend of mine in MN, who does ALL of his .Net teaching all over the Country on a laptop with SUSE with VMWare. With my encouragement, he did a clean install with 10.3 64-bit. He called with the SAME problem I had/have today with a clean 32-bit install - somehow during the install, the password encryption (I'm blaming PAM for this one) gets really messed up and you don't have root NOR the user password any longer. Now, it's still "there" but the system won't let you login. I called Patrick Shanahan wondering if he'd run into this before. I had a long time ago with IBM's unix, but had forgotten all about "shadow." Patrick indicated that I should remove the passwords "aflicted" and that the system would ask for a new password(s). I'll know tomorrow night if that works. It didn't with my buddy from MN tonight, but he has a fingerprint reader on his new laptop and that did "save his bacon". 10.3 wouldn't accept a new password, but the fingerprint reader did recognize the image and he was allowed on the box. I don't know how wide spread this problem is, but we sure don't need a reviewer from ZDNet or elsewhere having the same problem!! Fred __________________________ Fred, I think I ran into this problem with dvd install of 10.3. I have done 2 prior NFS installs before that and I did NOT have the problem. What happened was that late during install, after entering the root password and setting up a user, the installer crashed resulting in a 'hard-lockup'. A reboot brought up the installer at the point "before" setting of the root password and informed me that "some data may have to be entered again." After reentering the root password, which the install accepted, I went to add the users. The install would not let me add the users again saying that there was 'already' a user with the same name in the system. I left the username blank and clicked through the warning about the blank user being a bad idea except in certain instances. The installer crashed again. This time the crash occurred after the "Release Notes" were shown. After a second hard restart, I was thankfully far enough through the install that it allowed a normal boot, with a good root password so I could clean up the user issue. The only remaining part of the install at the last crash was to confirm 'hardware configuration'. I don't know why the NFS installs worked fine with the dvd crashed. The installer verified the media, so I didn't expect any problems. I'm just glad I was able to come through with a working root password. And, for all those inquiring minds out there, the NFS INSTALL went faster than the DVD Install! Also, adding all package repositories at the beginning of install will pull in all current updates for the packages you select. This could account for some of the time differences. With the NFS install I added only oss and non-oss repositories. With the dvd install, I added all the repositories. I don't know if this was exactly your problem, but is sure seemed curiously similar. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN LAW FIRM, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax www.rankinlawfirm.com

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[opensuse] Banshee refuses to play AAC Plus
by Frank Hale 13 Oct '07

13 Oct '07

I am having an issue where Banshee refuses to play an AAC Plus file for which I have a suitable codec installed for gstreamer. Totem plays it fine. Can Banshee play AAC Plus files when a suitable gstreamer codec is installed? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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