November 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] The "live: 10.3 (KDE) disk question
by Dennis J. Tuchler 10 Nov '07

10 Nov '07

I burned a 10.3 "live" disk and tried it out. Thinking about using this as a rescue disk, I tried to mount the hard drive only to find that /dev/hdan (where n is a number from 1 to 8) was not recognized as a device. Is there any way I could get the "live" CD to recognize and let me have access to the partitions on my hard drive with data on them? -- Best regards, Dennis J. Tuchler 7330 Kingsbury Boulevard 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] [Fwd: Kernel upgrade]
by Gunnar Haaland 10 Nov '07

10 Nov '07

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[opensuse] opensuseupdater and 'secure' file permissions
by JB 10 Nov '07

10 Nov '07

Greetings All - I'm running openSuSE 10.2 and running into Bug 282674. The gist of the problem is that if I change the system's file permissions to be 'secure', then the OpenSuSE update applet fails with a yellow warning triangle. Bug report 282674 confirms that the updater requires setuid privileges for certain functions. In my naivete, I tried to set the opensuseupdater to setuid (root) just to see if that would take care of it. That did not work. I got a message stating: "The KDE libraries are not designed to run with suid privileges. ERROR: Communication problem with opensuseupdater, it probably crashed." I'd like to know if there has been a fix for this? or if you're using a temporary workaround? Thanks in advance. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] USB external drive.....a good one!
by Fred A. Miller 10 Nov '07

10 Nov '07

I'm mentioning this because of some complaints about some USB drives that don't like Linux. BestBuy and I imagine some other stores have several of the Seagate FreeAgent Pro external drives on sale. I picked up the 500G drive today setup with a SATA and USB connection. It also has a 5-yr. warranty. I don't have an external SATA connection on this HP box, so am looking for a recommendation for a PCI SATA card that likes 10.3 that I can add that will give me the external port. Anyway, I picked up the drive for $154. It formatted with ext3 with no problems and is seen when it's connected to any of the USB ports. Fred -- This message originated from a Linux computer using Open Source software: openSuSE Linux 10.3. No Gates, no Windows....just Linux - STABLE & SECURE! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Yast Software Mgmt. Slower, and Slower and Slower
by David C. Rankin 10 Nov '07

10 Nov '07

Listmates, Yast/Zypper software management and online update modules have become slower and slower over the past few weeks. I have read in the past on the list that I may need to wipe out the cache? and let it rebuild. I think that's worth at try. What exactly do I need to delete? Which files? -- 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] Hard Drives Are Such Interesting Devices!
by Randall R Schulz 10 Nov '07

10 Nov '07

On Friday 09 November 2007 16:34, greg.freemyer(a)gmail.com wrote: > Sector remapping occurs only on sector write, so this is expetced > behavior. OK, but this seems to be a serious shortcoming in the operation of these drives and / or their SMART monitoring firmware. Basically, they declare as intrinsic or permanent errors that are, in fact, only incidental, temporary or, most importantly, _repairable_! Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Test
by Test 10 Nov '07

10 Nov '07

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[opensuse] Software Updates hanging
by Bryen 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

It seems that my software updates is hanging. Quick question, if I stop and restart it, will everything be okay? -- ---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] ATI, 8.42 drivers, 10.3: The X server always start with the highest possible resolution
by Magnar Strand Olsen 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

I installed the 8.42 drivers, but it gave me a desktop resolution of 1792x1344@60Hz (the highest resolution my 19 inch Hansol CRT monitor supports). After some hassle (see my previous post) I got the ATI control panel working, enabling me to switch resolution to the less eye-straining 1280x1024@80Hz. However, the system doesn't remember the settings - the next time I log on, the resolution is once again 1792x1344. It is slightly annoying to have to set the resolution each time - has any of you got an idea of how to fix this problem? Regards, Magnar. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] No application names in GNOME 2.20 Application Browser
by Peter Cox 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

I'm not sure what I did, but when I open the Application Browser in GNOME 2.20 (openSUSE 10.3), the application icons are now centered in each column with no application name to the left of each icon as it previously had. No other applications are affected, just Application Browser. Any ideas on what I should check or, better yet, how to fix it? Thanks, Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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