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[opensuse] display hal events
by Andy Harrison 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The keyboard on my workstation has a sleep/suspend key. I'd like to remap it, but so far my attempts are failing. When I xmodmap the keycode 222 issued by that key to some other function, it still pushes through a shutdown signal to opensuse (10.2) which happily responds and shuts down my Ultra 40 without even prompting for a confirmation. It's not simply being handled by init, either (though I did try changing the 'ca' id to something else). I can tell that kde itself is responding to this signal. If I leave a kde specific app open, like kate, with an unsaved file, then I press the sleep/suspend key, kate prompts me to save the file. If I instead hit the cancel button, kde briefly pops up a small modal dialog box: KDE Systems Notification - ------------------------- Logout canceled by 'kate' I tried editing some of the /etc/PolicyKit/privilege.d/hal-power-* files to alter permissions to see if I could disable the response to that key, but no luck. Is there some way I can view hal events similarly to the way xev displays X events? That might help me isolate exactly what I need to change. - -- Andy Harrison public key: 0x67518262 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: http://firegpg.tuxfamily.org iD8DBQFHH0QNNTm8fWdRgmIRAv/dAJ0XZBUAc2PCCHqHETQpGKlcqpKzRACg8tlF 5ohYSFC4wkSiIhC2R4a/oqg= =uCFx -----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] Making sysfs values persist across reboot
by Marlier, Ian 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Hi, all -- I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to get a setting made in the sysfs tree (in this case, /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource) to persist across reboot. Under opensuse 10.3 using a xen kernel, the default value in this node is "xen". However, there is a bug that causes the machine to lock up if using that value, and so it needs to be changed to "jiffies", which is accomplished by doing echo "jiffies" > /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource I can add this command to an init script (boot.local, for example). But I'm wondering if there's any alternative, such as the sysctl.conf file that controls the settings under /proc/sys Anyone know of one? Thanks! Ian -- 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] device designation
by Rajko M. 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

On Sunday 28 October 2007 12:51:54 pm Dennis J. Tuchler wrote: > The plea for help is a sort of double dip on this forum. I also posted > a request for help with a driver for the Canon Pixma MP830. After > sending that note, I tried to fix the problem myself by changing the > parallel port connection provided in the SUSE-supplied driver with a USB > port designation. In short you connected printer using USB instead of parallel port cable. > It wouldn 't accept it, saying that the port wasn't > properly configured! I would need more details on this, like this: Printer connected to computer and turned on. Started YaST > Hardware > Printer Do you see printer in YaST list, or there is no nothing? What message below list tells? > It was already working, by the way, to connect the > scanner feature to my computer. So, I tried to mount the usb port only > to find I had no idea how to indicate the proper device in the mount > command (I tried several of them, searched though the relevant man > entries and even did a couple of apropos searches.) You can mount hard drive connected to USB port, but not port itself. > If you can help me (despite my double-dipping), I would appreciate it. It is obvious that there is no many with Canon Pixma MP830, but without more details people that know how to setup printers can't say what might be wrong, or help you to troubleshoot problem. For instance it would be helpful to turn printer on and run: dmesg | tail -n10 to see what kernel is doing. Is registered any activity on USB port. Then command: hwinfo --printer can give some information. Post both, don't just tell conclusion:"I don't see anything relevant" -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Canon Pixma MP830 problem
by Dennis J. Tuchler 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

I just set up the printer, self-test worked, connected the printer to a USB port on my Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop. Yast spotted both the printer and the scanner. The printer test failed. I checked and found that the printer was listed as a parallel printer connected to lp0. I changed the setting to USB printer only to get the message, "No USB devices found. It seems that your USB bus is not properly configured" I changed the connection to a USB connection that works with an external storage device. Same message. What do I do now? -- Best regards, Dennis J. Tuchler University City, Missouri 63130 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] ksensors does not display harddisk temperature
by Eberhard Roloff 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Hi, I am using 10.3/32bit and my toolk for monitoring cpu temp and speed, fan speeds and the like is lm-sensors with the KDE frontend ksensors. Up to SuSE 10.2 this used to also display the temperature of my harddisk if I had hddtemp installed. Now I have hddtemp installed, but for the life of me I cannot get ksensors to display my harddisk temperature. Anything else from lm-sensors is there. I am using ksensors 0.7.3 from packman. Any hints how to get my harddisk temperature into ksensors to be displayed on my desktop are appreciated? Thanks much for help Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Stupid Compiz questions
by Bob S 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Hello SuSE people, Running 10.3 64 bit with KDE. I installed compiz-fusion. I find it locks up some applications and some other things don't work so I want to turn it off until I have more time to play with it. It starts automatically at boot up. Stupid question #1. How do I turn it off ?? SQ # 2. How do you close an app without going up to the menu bar "File" and then choosing quit from the drop down list? SQ # 3. How do you minimize an app? or resize the window? There's more but I just want to turn it off for now. Bob S. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Turn off colors in vi or vim
by Bryen 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

How can I turn off colors in vi (actually vim) permanently? -- ---Bryen--- -- 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 windows last
by Jake Conk 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Hello, I have openSUSE setup right now on my machine that has 2 mirrored 80gb disks. I just got another disk 80gb disk but I would like to install windows on it. My question is, is it possible to install windows on that new disk without it taking off my grub? I know most multiboot setups that include windows always say install windows first then install linux so it can auto detect your windows partition and setup grub accordingly but in my case I already have linux setup and want to install windows while keeping suse's grub menu. Is this possible and how? Thank you, - Jake -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 10.3 and VMWare Server 1.0.4
by John 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Hi, after installing 10.3 (another story!) I tried to run VMWare server 1.0.3 and it didn't work. Downloaded the latest (1.0.4-56528) and installed and all seemed to be working OK. After running for a while, the virtual disk corrupted (XP - no snapshot :-( ). Have since reinstalled, and it seems very unstable - breaks KDE (no mouse/keyboard input) and corrupts the virtual disk. Anybody else experienced this, and if so, any ideas? 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] save rpm files from online update
by Coach-X 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

If I wanted zypper/yast to save the rpm files it downloads when doing an online update, how would this be done? Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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