February 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] X weirdness in 10.2
by Michael Folsom 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

Had a perfectly happy 10.2 box (dual 32 bit xenon's and a Nvida board) running at 1280x1024 with XGL on and decided to catch up on patches - used the Nvidia driver (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9629-pkg1.run) After a shutdown and reboot the highest resolution I can get is 800x600 - no matter what it says in the xorg.conf file it still displays at 800x600 (file below) I hate X! It can just drive you nuts!!!! Thanks for any help! Michael --------------- /etc/X11/xorg.conf.......................... # /.../ # SaX generated X11 config file # Created on: 2006-11-29T08:36:06-0700. # # Version: 8.1 # Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax(a)suse.de>, 2005 # Contact: SaX-User list < https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users> # # Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1) # PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! # Section "Files" 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" FontPath "unix/:7100" InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata" InputDevices "/dev/input/mice" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "extmod" Load "glx" Load "v4l" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "kbd" Identifier "Keyboard[0]" Option "Protocol" "Standard" Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Option "Buttons" "9" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Name" "ImExPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse" Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" Option "Vendor" "Sysp" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" HorizSync 31-48 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "1024X768@60HZ" Option "DPMS" VendorName "--> VESA" VertRefresh 50-60 UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" Modeline "1024x768" 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 EndSection Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection Section "Device" BoardName "GeForce FX 5200 Ultra" BusID "1:0:0" Driver "nvidia" Identifier "Device[0]" VendorName "NVidia" EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" Option "Clone" "off" Option "Xinerama" "off" Screen "Screen[0]" EndSection Section "DRI" Group "video" Mode 0660 EndSection Section "Extensions" EndSection -- 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] Loading modlues on Boot
by john 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

-----Original Message----- From: Joe Morris (NTM) [mailto:Joe_Morris@ntm.org] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 3:41 PM To: john Subject: Re: [opensuse] Loading modlues on Boot john wrote: > Well, I Did that but the scsi partition wasn't recongised at the beginning > > My module is qla2xx > In the future, please delete the previous signature, it made it hard to find your answer. In your case, you need your module to see your boot drive, meaning you need it BEFORE you boot. You need to add it to the initrd modules in the same file. Then, as root you will need to run mkinitrd, which will rebuild your initrd file with that module included. HTH -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.2 x86_64 Well, could I put some type of code in my bootloader (GRUB) in order to load the module? I have already put in the /etc/sysconfig/kernel INITRD_MODULES="piix megaraid_mbox qla6312 qla2xxx siimage reiserfs" With no success I am not sure about the mkinitrd could you tell me how to run the excact command. Should I reboot my machine afterwards? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Loading modlues on Boot
by john 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

Hey all I am wondering how could I load modules on boot, expect for /etc/sysconfig/kernel file. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] latest subversion packages
by Michal Hlavac 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

Hello, why there are no subversion packages at http://repos.opensuse.org/Subversion/. Latest version is (1.4.3) and suse 10.2 is shipped with 1.4.0 thanks, miso

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[opensuse] Some more oil in the fire ...
by Sunny 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

Sorry to start again such a thread, but ... here it comes: <cite> Ballmer said: "I would not anticipate that we make a huge additional revenue stream from our Novell deal, but I do think it clearly establishes that open source is not free, and open source will have to respect the intellectual property rights of others just as any other competitor will." </cite> Here is the full story: <http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Ballmer_repeats_threats_against_L…> -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] UMPCs and opensuse
by Chema 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all: I'd like in the next future buy an UMPC like sansung Q1 or similar. I'd like use it with linux,of course. There are any opensuse group that work around this? Thanks and regards - -- Chema Ollés Usuario Linux: #198057 Linux 2.6.20-rc7-2-default #1 SMP Thu Feb 1 13:34:44 UTC 2007 i686 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.1rc1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF3sdG65SpD7GhbzoRAp9nAKCUNSou1ogrKTytQU/5OVysSsWwmgCdEChG 6Vf7Gay7jwHjHWB9B2/JCs8= =LTCK -----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] pathping
by Dave Howorth 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

Is there a Linux equivalent to pathping? <http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Using-Pathping.html?pri…> Thanks, 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] how to read .gif files
by Doug McGarrett 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

Hello all-- I got an interesting message with a lot of photos, most in .jpg format, and had no trouble reading them with gwenview, which came up automagically, but there was one .gif, and it didn't open. What do I need to read .gif files? (SuSE 9.3) --doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] ATA vs. SCSI
by Greg Freemyer 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

On 2/21/07, Kai Ponte <kai(a)perfectreign.com> wrote: > On Wednesday 21 February 2007 06:42:19 am Joachim Schrod wrote: > > Joachim Schrod wrote: > > > David Brodbeck wrote: > > > At one of my customers, 10,000s of disks are in use at the servers. > > > There MTBF numbers are reliable indicators of how much disks one has to > > > buy in advance to exchange the defect ones. > > > > For the record, I should add that one needs to collect MTBF numbers > > (actually, MTTF and MTTR numbers) onself. Data from other > > organizations is not reliable, the variance seems to be quite high. > > > > Therefore, this may be only of use for large installations, and not > > for SOHO or mid-sized environments that are probably most common on > > this mailing list. > > Joachim has a valid point. > > Though this may be off-topic, I felt it important to state: > > In our data center, we have 4 EVA 5000 machines each with 168 physical drives. > The drives range in size from 72GB to 300GB. We use MTBF in order to > calculate our drive replacement costs for these machines. So far we're only > replacing about one drive per month. The oldest EVA is roughly five years > old. > > Now, the data center is climate controlled and entirely supplied by redundant > UPS units. In addition we have a diesel generator for backup. The generator > gets tested at least twice a year to ensure it kicks in. IOTW, the power > never goes off and the temperature does not go above 65f/18c. > > -- > kai RE: The other thread that talks about SATA & SCSI being the same quality. I have not read all of the referenced docs, but I did read the Google paper that talks about consumer grade PATA / SATA drives. It clearly shows a 9% failure rate starting in the 3rd year under conditions similar to what Kai describes above. Kai describes having over 600 drives operational for different time frames, but only having 12 or so failures a year. ie. about 2% Its fairly anecdotal and maybe most of Kai's drives are 2 years or less old, but it does not sound that way. All I can say if I was buying drives for a data center I would much rather buy the drives Kai has than I would the ones Google has been using. Disclosure: I'm HP Certified to provide sales support on the EVA-5000. Greg -- Greg Freemyer The Norcross Group Forensics for the 21st Century -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 10.2 and SaX2 problem
by Carl Hartung 23 Feb '07

23 Feb '07

Hi All, Up through SUSE 9.3, SaX2 accepted the following configuration for my on-board graphics chip, SiS 630, and monitor, an NEC MultiSync 77F: Monitor display size: 325 x 244 mm, aspect ration 4:3 horizontal rate: 28 to 70 Khz vertical rate: 54 to 120 Hz colors: 8-bit, 16-bit (24-bit to 1280 x 1024; 32 bit to 1152 x 900) --> 1600 x 1200 at 16-bit color was my preferred and default setting SaX2 under 10.0 rejected every single attempt to replicate this configuration. I ultimately 'transplanted' the relevant settings from my 9.3 xorg.conf into the 10.0 file to get it working. I recall SaX2 under 10.0 also lacked some or several configuration options as compared to previous releases. SaX2 under 10.2 appears to have had many of the features that went 'missing' under 10.0 returned, but it still won't allow my preferred settings to 'take.' When I manually transplant the modelines, etc., into xorg.conf, X seems to just ignore/reject them and they're overwritten to 1280 x 1024 at 24-bit. I'm very unhappy about having lost 25% of my working 'real estate'... it's badly cramping my style. Do I really have to downgrade to 10.0 or is there another solution for this problem? All ideas and suggestions will be gratefully appreciated. TIA & regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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