November 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Using Konsole Under Gnome (Transparency Issue)
by Chuck 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

Using the default terminal (gnome-terminal) under gnome (opensuse 10.3) I can get transparent backgrounds to work fine. If I run Konsole (KDE default terminal) it works fine, however, when I try and configure a profile to use a transparent backgroun it doesn't work. (In the properties panel for the app it "detects" and thinks the desktop doesn't support transparent backgrounds. I'm sure its looking for something KDE-ish in the environment, or something is hardcoded under the hood somewhere. Unfortunately I can't stand the way gnome-terminal manages tabs and I can't stand KDE -- so I'm trying for the best of both worlds. Has anyone tweaked or found a way to use transparent backgrouns with Konsole under Gnome??? Thx, CC -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Suse 9.0 Enterprise Server is not recognizing SATA drives
by ankush grover 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

Hi Friends, I am trying to install Suse 9.0 Enterprise Server on Server on Core2Duo Xeon 3040 (2.4 Ghz) ,4GB DDR2 667 RAM and Toshiba 160 GB SATA 2 HDD . Suse is not able to detect the SATA hard drives. Is there any way I can install Suse 9.0 on this server. Thanks & Regards Ankush -- 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 someone tell me what this means?
by Art Fore 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

When clicking on this link on Groklaw.net http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/11/why_microsoft_r.h… I get the following message on the page Your IP Address 59.115.246.72 has been identified as belonging to a host not following standard protocol for spidering. Though we would be glad to provide you with access to CMP's terrific content, we are not able to do so until the machine that is spidering our servers from this host IP address follows standard protocol. To follow the standard protocol, the spider or index machine's user agent field must properly reflect it is a spider instead of an end user browser device. If you feel you are receiving this message in error, or if your spider machine's user agent field now reflects that it is a spider, please notify CMP's Web Statistics Management Team at stats(a)cmpnet.com. Additionally, we would be happy to assist your spider technician in complying with our request. Best Regards. Your user agent field: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.8.1.8) Gecko/20071015 SUSE/2.0.0.8-1.1 Firefox/2.0.0.8 Whois says 59.115.246.72 Asia Pacific Network Information Centre in Australia. It also says my ip address is 220.132.147.130 which resolves to hinet.net here in Taiwan who is my ISP. Any way to fix this? Thanks Art -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Sue 10.3, happy but xawtv ......
by Constant Brouerius van nidek 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

With my system, a Pentium II, 400mHz, 384M memory I am still happy with KDE. Even Compiz-Fusion I have a workable system. The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 plays fine with Compiz and does not eat much of CPU. I am not one of the fastest ;) and can live with a moderate fast computer. But with a same setup on 10.2, without Compiz but for the rest similair I had a nice and small TV window with Xawtv which I found to have a small footprint. With my newly installed 10.3 I cannot use xawtv because it complaints as follows: This is xawtv-3.95, running on Linux/i686 (2.6.22.12-0.1-default) xinerama 0: 1280x1024+0+0 X Error of failed request: XF86DGANoDirectVideoMode Major opcode of failed request: 137 (XFree86-DGA) Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (XF86DGAGetVideoLL) Serial number of failed request: 69 Current serial number in output stream: 69 Has the combination NVidia and Compiz anything to do with the failing of xawtv? kdetv and tvtime both use every part of my CPU and block any other work on this computer. Are there other small footprint TV programs? With Motv I get the same response as with xawtv. -- 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 I installed OSS 10.3 to USB external HD for my Toshiba Laptop
by kbboykin＠comcast.net 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

Hello to All, After many hours of frustration, I was able to install openSuSE 10.3 to a USB drive for my Toshiba Laptop. I had followed the information on the Wiki to no avail, it would never boot. So here's how I got it to work for me. First, I don't know if you will have the same challenge or success. LAPTOP - Toshiba A135-S4427, 1.73 Ghz Centrino Core Duo CPU (T2250), 1 GB RAM, 120 GB SATA internal HD SuperMulti DVD, 15.4" TruBrite widescreen, Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG network card. Vista Home Prem pre-installed. USB - 60 GB WD IDE Drive 1. I entered SETUP and disabled the internal SATA drive (Shift + 1) 2. Used 32 bit 10.3 GM DVD (downloaded) to install the software to the USB drive 3. Set the bootloader to /boot (not /root as was in the Wiki instructions)(and not to MBR of USB drive) 4. Completed the initial phase installation and when reboot, told it to "Boot from Harddrive" 5. It booted the USB drive flawlessly and completed the installation 6. Rebooted without DVD, it again booted the USB drive (sata still disable) 7. Entered setup and enabled the internal SATA drive (Shift + 1) 8. Rebooted and chose each drive to test for booting and all works. What I should note is that I choose the OS to boot by hitting F12 at the boot up prompt and then select which drive I want to boot. Works flawlessly. Then only issues I have are that the Intel 82801 sound card does not work, but works with OSS 10.3 Live CD so I have to work on that. YMMV -- 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] ALSA and sound mixing on 10.3
by Wolfgang Rosenauer 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

Hi, isn't ALSA supposed to mix sounds itself nowadays (specifically on 10.3)? I've read some discussion that it is supposed to work but there is also at least one bugreport on my radar which suggests that it doesn't work properly on 10.3. I'm using several sound-generating applications but I never heard the sounds mixed but only a "first sound stream wins" behaviour. That is for example with Flash, Amarok, ogg123, Skype, ... All those are supposed to use ALSA directly but I never got sounds from there mixed on my system. The following is my /etc/modprobe.d/sound: options snd-via82xx enable=1 index=0 # Ssy1.tRQcjYJAMiE:A8V Deluxe motherboard (Realtek ALC850 codec) alias snd-card-0 snd-via82xx if that's important. Any ideas? Wolfgang -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Problem with On Screen Display and KDE
by Jan Tiggy 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

Hi I've just upgraded to OS 10.3 and made all KDE updates and upgrades. The kde setting and the /home as whole contains files inherited since OS 10.0. My problem is that when I reboot into KDE the OSD get lost. All Fn Keys of my keyboard are still working though. Now when I log out and log in again, w/o rebooting the computer, then I get the OSD back. But after every rebooting the machine the OSD is gone at first. I'm little bit lost. Could anybody observe such behavior? Cheers /J -- 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 get Knewsticker with a fixed width?
by Jan Tiggy 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

Lo all I'm using the MAC-OS Like KDE toolbar (all Kde menus show up there) and thus the length or if you like the width of Knewsticker changes while switching Kde apps. How do I get Knewsticker with a fixed width? Cheers /J -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Mysql clustring.
by Mahmoud Mohammad Abdelsalam 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

Hallo all, i have a working server of opensuse 10.2 and it is working just fine , i have mysql 5 and i need to make clustering on that server by getting two mysql server up , any ideas? please help. Regards, Mahmoud Abdelsalam. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Question about the size of initrd.
by Magicloud Wang 28 Nov '07

28 Nov '07

Dear all, I just compiled 2.6.23-9, and installed it, with no problem. Then `mkinitrd`, when I noticed that -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12M 2007-11-27 23:10 initrd-2.6.23.9-default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.2M 2007-11-27 22:15 initrd-2.6.22.12-0.1-default Why my initrd is so big? I need to do some configuration? Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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