November 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Can I get opinions on these laptops?
by Kaare Rasmussen 18 Nov '07

18 Nov '07

1. Acer Aspire 5520 1,8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 x2 TK-55 2 GB RAM 160 GB SATA HD Geforce Go7000 A plus for the price (around 700 Euro) Mixed signals about HW support. 2. HP Pavilion dv6649 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2 GB RAM 160 GB SATA HD Geforce Go8400M 3. Acer Aspire AS4520 AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 2GB RAM 160GB HD Geforce 7000 Same price as (1) 4. HP Pavilion dv6643 1.9 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58 2 GB RAM 120 GB SATA HD Geforce 7150M 5. Toshiba Satelite SATL40157 Intel Core Duo T2310 2GB RAM 160GB HD Unknown Graphics Adapter Not sure about Linux compatibility. Does anybody have or know one of these? -- Med venlig hilsen Kaare Rasmussen, Jasonic Jasonic Telefon: +45 3816 2582 Nordre Fasanvej 12 2000 Frederiksberg Email: kaare(a)jasonic.dk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Help! Can't boot after installing SuSE 10.3
by Scott Simpson 18 Nov '07

18 Nov '07

/dev/sda1 /boot /dev/sda2 / /dev/sda3 system LVM /dev/sdb1 system LVM I upgraded from 10.2 to 10.3. During the upgrade, 10.3 aborted during the making of the initial ram disk /boot/initrd* (it got some kind of udev error). All my kernels are there but I have NO ram disks, hence I can't boot. When I tried booting off the kernel without an initrd, it says it can't find the root partition (I believe it needs the via82cxxx device driver because the root=/dev/sda2 option to grub doesn't work). To fix this I tried 1. Booting off SUSE 10.3 disk using automatic repair - This didn't work and it added a line to my /etc/fstab I had to remove using a rescue disk. 2. Booting into SUSE 10.3 rescue mode - I can't use mkinitrd to create a RAM disk here because the correct files aren't in the right places in rescue mode to make a RAM disk image. Also, When I boot in rescue mode, the rescue mode kernel is 2.6.22.5-23 and my on disk kernel is 2.6.22.5-31. 3. Recompiling the kernel with the drivers built in - I'd love to do this, but my kernel source is on an LVM volume. I did a "vgscan --mknodes" and it finds my volume and partitions but it doesn't create the devices in /dev. How do I get it to create the devices files in /dev? Will recompiling the kernel with the appropriate drivers built in fix the problem or do I need a RAM disk? Thanks. Scott -- 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 reboot computer
by Chris 18 Nov '07

18 Nov '07

I shut down my puter to install new sound card. Did the reboot and now it won't come back up. Get the error message BIOS EDD factility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 2 devices found "Loading reiserfs" Resume device /dev/sda1 not found (ignoring) Waiting for device /dev/sda2 to appear:................................not found -- exiting to /bin/sh sda1 is the swap and sda2 would be the root partion. I think it can't faind the device files as /dev/ dosn't show sda1, sda2, or sda3 If i boot into a rescue system they are there. Grub loads and the bios can find the drives. this is on 10.3 novell dvd source thanks Chris triump-tiger(a)shaw.ca http://clarge.bc.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] how to write a script
by primm 17 Nov '07

17 Nov '07

I want a script that does this as a user: rcalsasound restart tuxtype What chance do I stand without having to set sudo on 20 clients? Cheers, Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] An X dpi question
by Igor Jagec 17 Nov '07

17 Nov '07

How can I change X resolution from 85x86 dots per inch to 120x120 dpi? xdpyinfo | grep dimensions dimensions: 1280x1024 pixels (382x302 millimeters) xdpyinfo | grep resolution resolution: 85x86 dots per inch xrdb -query | grep dpi Xft.dpi: 120.000000 I've set up 120 dpi on GNOME font properties and GNOME applications display fonts on 120 dpi, but non GNOME applications does not. How can I easily set that up? BTW my monitor is Philips 190P7ES/00. Cheers! -- Igor Jagec

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[opensuse] matematic repo
by Igor Jagec 17 Nov '07

17 Nov '07

I've found a repo called matematic: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/matematic/openSUSE_10.3/i58… Is it safe and stable to use? What is the difference between Evolution from that repo and openSUSE supplied version? Cheers! -- Igor Jagec

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[opensuse] Re: [SUSE Linux Users] Help getting MySQL to work
by Aaron Kulkis 17 Nov '07

17 Nov '07

François Calay wrote: > Aaron Kulkis a écrit : >> Nico Michael wrote: >> >>> Hi there, >>> >>> This the second time I am asking this question the last time it was ignored. >>> >>> I need to get MySql to work on SUSE10.2 or 10.3 now >>> >>> 1)How do you start it? >>> >> It's in the documentation. Read it. >> >> >>> 2) When you install it what credentials does it use (Logon ID and >>> Password) ? >>> >> That's in the documentation, too. >> >> >>> 3)What program do you use to manage it ? ( I dont have PHP installed / >>> No LAMP) >>> >> Have you visited the vendor site? >> >> <http://www.mysql.com/> >> >> Did you read the reference manual? >> >> The MySQL website has the complete text of the 500-page reference >> manual is available online here in both PDF and HTML format in >> English, Chinese, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, >> and Spanish here: >> >> <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/> >> >> Or you can go to a bookstore and buy it for US $60 or so. >> > In regard of the poor quality of the answers of the group, > not to say anything else (see below), I decide to unsuscribe > immediately. So your problem is that, because Nico didn't invest the time to find and read the documentation, Whoever on the list who does answer supposed to spend more time in giving Nico the answer (typing out step by step what he's supposed to do) than the amount of time Nico himself was willing invest in finding the answer? Sorry, but most of us have little respect for people who are unwilling to expend at least a little bit of effort to help themselves. MySQL's documentation is VERY readable. The answer to all of Nico's questions (and many more) are in MySQL's documentation. If he can't be bothered to read this professional quality manual, then that's his problem. Nobody here is entitled to spoon-feeding without having put forth a reasonable effort to find out the answer themselves, first. Nico didn't even bother to go to the MySQL website, which means he didn't even do a google search, because if he did, he would have discovered the google website, and the tremendous amount of FREE documentation which is available there. Once again, I Refer to Eric S. Raymond's website about how to ask questions, and likewise, how to NOT ask questions. <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html> Nico demonstrated nothing but laziness...and so consequently, he gets a lazy answer in return. > Bye to everybody and good luck in your lives > F.C Good luck with your attitude that everybody owes you an immediate answer to your confusing cross-platform question, in which you give not even a hint as to what you tried so far. If you DEMAND comprehensive, immediate support, that COSTS MONEY -- I hope you're prepared to pay for it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] wacom drawing tablet work w/SuSE?
by Gracia M. Littauer 17 Nov '07

17 Nov '07

Anyone using a wacom? Does it work easily on SuSE? Need a driver?? If so is one readily available I'm asking for an artist, not a heavy duty linux geek -- Gracia...Cooleemee, NC Registered Linux user #263390 -ZENWALK 4.8 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mynameistaken/ When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross- Sinclair Lewis -- 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 upgrade 10.2 to 10.3
by regus_patoff＠razzolink.com 17 Nov '07

17 Nov '07

When I try to upgrade to 10.3, when the upgrade process gets trying to mount the partitions it stops saying that it can not mount var with the present configuration. I have each of the partitions on separate partitions and different drives; i.e., / = /dev/hda3, /home=/dev/sdb2, /usr=/dev/hdb1, /var=/dev/hdb2, swap=/dev/sda1, etc. The disk I am using checks out and I used it to upgrade my laptop. I, also, checked out the problem as suggested by the error message on Novell's site, but that was no help. Any Ideas as to the problem? Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] I finally switched over to Linux, but ...
by Ronald Wiplinger 17 Nov '07

17 Nov '07

I am glad I made the move, ... but still some parts do not work as I "used" to have it. 1. I have a mouse with 5 buttons! On each side the extra button was to switch backwards or forwards, when you a on a web page. Is there a chance I get this back here as well? 2. I used to have Active words, which allowed me to autocomplete text. Like my bank account, my address, my .... Is there an application for Linux? 3. I used (and paid for) Babylon for translation. The free dict is not the same. E.g., in Babylon I hover over a word and press CTRL-right mouse and got a window with the translation for all dictionaries I needed (e.g., Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, German, ...) a. Can I use my Babylon dictionaries? (I may have misunderstood that it is possible)? b. Can I get at least the same functionality back? bye Ronald -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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