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Re: [opensuse] Turning off the hard disk
by Albrecht Mehl 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Dear Mr. Roloff, thank you very much for your reply which shows a way to achieve the disered result even though it is not Suse. As not much of an Linux-expert, I have additional questions. Eberhard Roloff schrieb: > Very easy, but unfortunately not suse related. > > 1. Download a knoppix CD or, if you prefer, one of it'xs many deriatives. > > 2. Boot it When inserting the Knoppix-CD into the drive and then booting the computer is already running, so will be the hd. So how to turn off the already running hd? Reading the CD each time seems to be cumbersome. Would it be possible to start the computer with its hd, start from there Knoppix, and then to turn off the hd? > 3. at the boot prompt, insert: > "knoppix dma toram" and whatever additional parameters you will need or > like. > > This will copy the entire knoppix CD into your RAM (Provided you have > about 1GB, I think). > > After this the whole system is both > -lightning fast > and > -very quiet. > And surely you can still save all your configuration and work results to > your harddisk Of course I would like to save e.g. the emails received to the hd. Can this be done when using Knoppix? or, better, you save soundlessly to an usb stick. > > Btw, if you like something as soundless, but much smaller and even > quicker, DSL (damnsmalllinux) does essentially the same (with "toram"). > With DSL, you will achieve the same mode of quiet and/or diskless > operation from 128 MB of RAM onwards. I understand that DSL will have to be installed in my computer before I can use it. So the problem of how to switch off the hd is there, again. > I use both of them regularly. Essentialy anytime when I am away from a > diskless Terminalserver Client but still in a mood to have a speedy > computer that operates quietly.... > > Kind regards > Eberhard Thank you very much A. Mehl -- Albrecht Mehl Schorlemmerstr. 33 D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany |sehenswert - Relativist. Effekte Tel. (+49 06151) 37 39 92 |www.tempolimit-lichtgeschwindigkeit.de -- Albrecht Mehl Schorlemmerstr. 33 D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany |sehenswert - Relativist. Effekte Tel. (+49 06151) 37 39 92 |www.tempolimit-lichtgeschwindigkeit.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Anyone else having rpm2cpio trouble?
by Bryen 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

When I run rpm2cpio (packagename) I get a very scrambled output, and when it returns to the prompt, the prompt is scrambled too, as well as anything I type. Only way out of this is to close the terminal and restart. Another symptom, rpm2cpio --help works before I actually run an rpm2cpio process. But after I run the process, if I attempt rpm2cpio --help, it hangs. Even after having closed the terminal and restarting it. I'm not seeing rpm2cpio in ps aux or top, so not sure where to clear out rpm2cpio, other than by a reboot. Anyone else have this problem in 10.3? -- ---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] Twinview works, but Mouse only available in the first of them.
by Joe Mild 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Hi List, i have following problem. if i configure two screens twinview or cinerama the mouse is only availbe in the first screnn. I can't move the cursor to the second, but if a window in the second screen has the focus, is it possible to control the desktop via keyboard. My version of xorg is 7.3.6.1 64Bit running on opensuse 10.3 with kde 3.5.8. I am using nvidia drivers version 64Bit 100.14.19 and here is the current xorg.conf. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" Screen 0 "Screen0" RightOf "Screen1" Screen 1 "Screen1" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" Option "Clone" "off" Option "Xinerama" "off" EndSection Section "Files" InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata" InputDevices "/dev/input/mice" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/URW" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/PEX" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xtest" FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "extmod" Load "glx" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "Xinerama" "0" Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on" # Option "Xinerama" "1" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard[0]" Driver "kbd" Option "Protocol" "Standard" Option "XkbLayout" "de" Option "XkbModel" "microsoftpro" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Driver "mouse" Option "Buttons" "10" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Name" "Razer Copperhead Laser Mouse" Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" Option "Vendor" "Sysp" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor[0]" VendorName "SGI" ModelName "24-INCH GDM-9011" UseModes "Modes[0]" DisplaySize 517 323 HorizSync 30.0 - 121.0 VertRefresh 48.0 - 160.0 Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Monitor" # 1920x1200 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 107.10 kHz; pclk: 282.74 MHz Identifier "Monitor1" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "CRT-1" HorizSync 30.0 - 121.0 VertRefresh 48.0 - 160.0 ModeLine "1920x1200_85.00" 282.7 1920 2072 2280 2640 1200 1201 1204 1260 -hsync +vsync ModeLine "2304x1440_80.00" 383.9 2304 2488 2744 3184 1440 1441 1444 1507 -hsync +vsync EndSection Section "Monitor" # 1920x1200 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 107.10 kHz; pclk: 282.74 MHz Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "Silicon Graphics GDM-FW9011" HorizSync 30.0 - 121.0 VertRefresh 48.0 - 160.0 ModeLine "1920x1200_85.00" 282.7 1920 2072 2280 2640 1200 1201 1204 1260 -hsync +vsync ModeLine "2304x1440_80.00" 383.9 2304 2488 2744 3184 1440 1441 1444 1507 -hsync +vsync EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Device[0]" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "VESA" BoardName "Framebuffer Graphics" Option "SaXDualHead" Option "TwinView" Option "SaXDualMonitorVendor" "SGI" Option "SaXDualOrientation" "LeftOf" Option "MetaModes" "1400x1050,1920x1200;1280x1024,1280x1024;1280x960,1280x960;1366x768,1366x768;1280x800,1280x800;1152x864,1152x864;1280x768,1280x768;1024x768,1024x768;1280x600,1280x600;1024x600,1024x600;800x600,800x600;768x576,768x576;640x480,640x480" Option "SaXDualResolution" "1920x1200" Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf" Option "SaXDualMode" "Xinerama" Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "48-160" Option "SaXDualHSync" "30-121" Option "SaXDualMonitorModel" "24-INCH GDM-90W11" Option "SaXDualVSync" "48-160" BusID "1:0:0" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "GeForce 7950 GT" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Screen 0 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard1" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "GeForce 7950 GT" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Screen 1 EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen[0]" Device "Device[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "2304x1440" "1920x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "2304x1440" "1920x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "2304x1440" "1920x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "2304x1440" "1920x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1366x768" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "1280x600" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "Videocard0" Monitor "Monitor1" DefaultDepth 24 Option "TwinView" "1" Option "metamodes" "CRT-1: 2304x1440_80 +0+0; CRT-1: 1920x1200_85 +0+0; CRT-1: 1600x1200_75 +0+0; CRT-1: 1280x960 +0+0; CRT-1: 1152x864 +0+0; CRT-1: 1024x768 +0+0; CRT-1: 800x600 +0+0; CRT-1: 640x480 +0+0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard1" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 Option "TwinView" "1" Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: 2304x1440_80 +0+0; CRT-0: 1920x1200_85 +0+0; CRT-0: 1600x1200_75 +0+0; CRT-0: 1280x1024 +0+0; CRT-0: 1280x960 +0+0; CRT-0: 1152x864 +0+0; CRT-0: 1024x768 +0+0; CRT-0: 800x600 +0+0; CRT-0: 640x480 +0+0" EndSection ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- any suggestions? cu Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Update KDE4 to Beta4
by kbboykin＠comcast.net 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

How does one update OSS 10.3 KDE4 base to Beta4? Can it be done via one-click? Will it override KDE 3.5.8 as the default? Any help appreciated. Thanks -- Keith Boykin You are what you think - so always think positively! -- 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-factory] [status report] openSUSE distribution, week 44
by Richard Creighton 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Stephan Kulow wrote: > Am Mittwoch 31 Oktober 2007 schrieb Boyd Lynn Gerber: > >> I do not know anyone that is able to use the repair system. I am talking >> about aprox... 200 users. This to me is a major pita. I really think >> that we should get a delta. I really need to create new iso's. I am >> getting pestered because of the repair system. >> > > Hi Boyd, > > Hmm, maybe I don't know what your background is. But why do these 200 users > you know want to use the repair system? > > We might consider doing a delta later on, but for now it's more important to > give people a tool in the hand, so you can continue with the DVD you have. > Because people who bought a openSUSE box don't have much use of a delta. > > >>> I know publishing an new set of *.iso files with some of the fixes would >>> inconvenience a few people at openSuSE.org and do nothing for SuSE's >>> reputation. The facts are that important parts of 10.3 were released >>> broken and the fixes can't be distributed by 'updates' unless those >>> updates are included in the boxes people are now receiving in the >>> mailbox...and it doesn't appear that they are. >>> >> This is the general opion I am seeing. I could not upgrade/install 6 >> systems with the download DVD. They install/upgrade fine with the 10.2, >> but 10.3 is really boarked. I do have 2 out of 10 system running 10.3. >> >> > And you created bug reports about all of them during the beta phase? > > Greetings, Stephan Stephan, You *know* I did....and many are still open. And the one closed regarding the repair issue on the ISO on the release was closed with a rather expedient 'we'll release a patch' rather than 'oops, let's replace the iso before too many people have downloaded it and it spreads'. I thought the delays in delivering the boxed sets might be because the paying customers at least, might be getting the benefit of a corrected set of install DVDs, but from what I can tell, that didn't happen either. Shame! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] kmail and cupsdoprint
by Rikard Johnels 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

I tried to print a mail from Kmail, but got; Catastrophe! - Knotify<@sparhawk> A print error occurred. Error message received from system: cupsdoprint -P 'Lj4' -J 'file:///' -H '192.168.1.16:631' -o ' 4L, CUPS+Gimp-Print LaserJet copies=1 cups" multiple-document-handling=separate-documents-collated-copies on orientation-requested=3 printer-make-and-model="HP printer-state-change-time=1164216569 printer-type=4102 v4.2.5' '/tmp/kde-rikjoh/kdeprint_5YsLBWoi' : execution failed with message: /bin/bash: cupsdoprint: command not found nor the preview works for mails cupsdopring is located in /opt/kde3/bin/cupsdoprint and is in my $PATH. printing works in the machine for most other doc's. googling didnt help me much, more that telling me that various ppl have had the same problem. any hints as to what is wrong? -- /Rikard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- email : rikard.j(a)rikjoh.com web : http://www.rikjoh.com mob: : +46 (0)763 19 76 25 ------------------------ Public PGP fingerprint ---------------------------- < 15 28 DF 78 67 98 B2 16 1F D3 FD C5 59 D4 B6 78 46 1C EE 56 >

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[opensuse] gimpshop overtakes gimp after being removed
by Gavin Chester 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

running opensuse10.2 and using smart to manage packages: I wanted to evaluate gimpshop for the sake of a friend who was uncomfortable with native gimp. So I removed gimp (as required, though you may say otherwise) and installed gimpshop from packman repos. It didn't perform as well as it was supposed to and gave an error when trying to open almost any graphic file type (eg, jpg, png, bmp) saying "unknown file type". So I removed it and reinstalled gimp. Funny thing was the gimpshop splash screen persisted and so did the failure to open any file. Did a search on my drive for any gimpshop components, found nothing telling, so I upgraded to gimp-unstable just for the hell of it. Same thing. Downgraded to gimp 2.2.13 from suse repos and same thing. I've no idea how to clean my system of the gimpshop scourge and get gimp working again (it did work just fine before this). Any ideas? Gavin -- 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: OpenOffice.org Fast Launch?
by Eberhard Roloff 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

James Knott wrote: > Eberhard Roloff wrote: >> David C. Rankin wrote: >> >>> James Knott wrote: >>> >>>> Eberhard Roloff wrote: >>>> >>>>> James Knott wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Donald D Henson wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Some time ago, I remember seeing a discussion about a way to speed up >>>>>>> the launch of OpenOffice.org modules. Now I can't find any reference to >>>>>>> it. I can find references to 'quick launch' but that refers to putting >>>>>>> icons on the quicklaunch panel. Does anyone else remember such a >>>>>>> discussion or am I just going nuts in my old age? Thanks for any >>>>>>> assistance. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> IIRC, there's a separate RPM that has to be installed for the >>>>>> Quickstarter. On my system, the first time starting OpenOffice after a >>>>>> reboot takes less than 3 seconds, after that, less than 2s. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> And as a matter of principle, I never install the Quickstarter. >>>>> >>>>> Although I am using 2 GB of RAM, I definitely see no benefit in >>>>> sacrifising memory for something that I might _poosibly_ need to start >>>>> during the day. >>>>> >>>>> And when I start OOorg it admittedly takes a little longer, but the time >>>>> it takes then, is much less than the time I need to read this mail. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> You're not sacrificing memory. Should you fill that 2 GB, the least >>>> recently used stuff will be sent to swap. Linux does not have all the >>>> issues that Windows does and works far more efficiently. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I have only 1G of RAM and very seldom ever swap anything. The last time >>> I can recall worrying about the amount of ram used by dormant program >>> bits and pieces was programming array manipulations on my HP-28S with >>> 32K of memory. I don't know how much oo quicklaunch takes, but I have >>> not been affected by its absence. YMMV >>> >>> >> OK, it does not do any harm, instead it has some positive effect.. >> >> Nevertheless please allow me to rephrase: >> No matter how much RAM it takes or how much RAM I will (not) have, I >> never preload anything, just on the basis that I might possibly use it >> some time later on. >> > > Well, one could claim you're wasting RAM when it could be holding > something, instead of empty. ;-) > > agreed! I will direct my humble efforts to filling it up... ;-)) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] (gtk:2594): WARNING **: Markup parse error
by listreader 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Hello! I am a Linux and openSUSE rookie so please tailor your response to my non-existent experience level. Thanks much. Problem using: gnome - YaST Control Center - Hardware - Printer icon While trying to install an old parallel printer, connected through a USB-to-parallel converter, I received the following messages in a pop-up box having the title of "xmessage" while trying to do a test print: ** (gtk:2594): WARNING **: Markup parse error 'Error on line 1 char 845: Element 'p' was closed, but the currently open element is 'P'' ** (gtk:2594): WARNING **: Markup parse error 'Error on line 1 char 828: Element 'big' was closed, but the currently open element is 'BIG'' (the second line above is then repeated 2 additional times) Since I am using yast to try to install the printer, I am not myself directly editing or entering any 'markup', which I assume means an xml file, so what are these messages related to? Thanks for any clues. Cheers. Ralph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Evolution 2.12 on 10.2
by Hans van der Merwe 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

Hi, I have spent the morning trying to upgrade to Evol 2.12 from the GNOME: repo on the build service. The evolution packages installed fine - but I had to upgrade gtk2 "by hand" to get the rest of the dependencies in a row. (Im using Smart). Is this right? Is the Evolution packages dependent on the latest gtk2? (if so, why didnt the dependencies get picked up by Smart?) or did I do something wrong? Hans E-mail Disclaimer http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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