February 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Kmail + forwarding emails with attachements
by ianseeks 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

hi I can't seem to forward an email that originally had an attachment. The email goes ok but the attachments are not included. Is there a setting for this? I'm using Suse 10.1, KDE 3.5.6, Kmail 1.9.6 (from within Kontact) but I've had this for a long time but have not bothered to raise any questions about it. thanks Ian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] More 10.2 nightmares
by Tom Horsley 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

My experience with 10.2 has been just as full of update problems, and I haven't even done anything remotely weird with packman repos or anything. All I did was install from the DVD iso, pick most optional packages to install, then occasionally try to run updates. For the first several weeks, I got no updates and when I asked here was told "Oh, everyone knows that's a rotten repo, use one of these instead". So if its a rotten repo, why is it in yast's database of repos to pick from? I didn't choose it, all I did was let yast pick an update repo for me. After that I forced yast to pick a different one, and it actually came up with one of the ones folks suggested as a "good" repo, but now for several weeks, any attempt to click on the taskbar update icon and say "OK, Update" has been met with this nonsense: Unresolved dependencies: Updating python-2.5-19.x86_64[System packages] to python-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] Updating python-32bit-2.5-19.x86_64[System packages] to python-32bit-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] Installing patch:python-2446-0.noarch[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] Establishing atom:python-32bit-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] There are no installable providers of libsqlite3.so.0 for python-32bit-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] Establishing atom:python-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] atom:python-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] needed by patch:python-2446-0.noarch[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] Installing atom:python-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] atom:python-32bit-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] needed by patch:python-2446-0.noarch[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] Installing atom:python-32bit-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] python-32bit-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] provides python-32bit == 2.5-19.2, but is scheduled to be uninstalled. There are no installable providers of python-32bit >= 2.5-19.2 for atom:python-32bit-2.5-19.2.x86_64[SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates] zypper sl sez: # | Enabled | Refresh | Type | Name | URI --+---------+---------+------+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Yes | Yes | YaST | 20061219-202641 | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.2/repo/non-oss/ 2 | Yes | Yes | YUM | SUSE-Linux-10.2-Updates | http://ftp.ale.org/pub/suse/update/10.2 3 | No | Yes | YaST | 20061213-191726 | ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/10.2/repo/oss/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] MSworks (huh!)
by Robert Lewis 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

Any recommendations for how to view a *WPS *MS Works Text Document on Linux. Someone is sending these to my wife who only uses Linux. Openoffice doesn't want to do this. At least the version that came with 10.2. Cheers, Bob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Smart.
by Fred A. Miller 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

Don't you just love the never ending insistance from Smart that it must have a key from subkeys.pgp.net or it will puke on the install? Of course, frequently the key is not available. This has been a major pain in the butt since the first release of Smart and is beginning to really irritate a number of users. Fred -- Remember, a consumer is a customer with no choice. DRM 'manages access' in the same way that jail 'manages freedom.' -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] The BBC is asking if they should support Linux
by Clayton 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

The BBC is asking if they should support Linux in the proposed on-demand media service they want to launch. http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=17103 C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] selecting different video card in Yast - Suse 10.0
by James D. Parra 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

Hello, The MB has on onboard VIA video card that freezes the computer after Yast, Sax2, or X tries to access it. I noticed that in 9.3 you can select a different video card in Yast (or Sax), but not in 10.0. In 9.3 I can atleast select VESA frambuffor mode to get X running, but no such option in 10.0. Any ideas? James D. Parra Systems Administrator, IT Dept. Music Reports Inc. jamesp(a)musicreports.com T: 818-558-1400 x7023 F: 818-558-3484 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Getting 2nd DVD drive to work properly.
by Fred A. Miller 06 Mar '07

06 Mar '07

With the change in the system and how DVD/CD drives are seen by the system, I'm at a loss as to how to get the second drive on my new box to work properly in 10.2. The 1st DVD drive is a LightScribe drive, which works fine burning and reading disks. The 2nd drive is just a DVD ROM. What is strange is that most software, including K9copy, K3B and Konq. can see the drive, however, NONE can view any contents of any type. One of the errors I get is that it "isn't a valid directory," and another that I should check permissions. As a user, I am in the "cdrom" group. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Thanks, Fred -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Hardware req. for server?
by Jan Karjalainen 04 Mar '07

04 Mar '07

What's the hardware requirements for openSUSE 10.2 in text mode only? I have a Pentium II 300MHz with 192 MB RAM, which I'm going to use as a web and ftp/nfs/samba server. Does it have enough horsepower, or should I look for another distro? /J -- "Attempted murder, really, what is that? Do they give a Nobel Prize for attempted chemistry?" -Sideshow Bob -- 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 connect to MSSQL database?
by Cody Nelson 04 Mar '07

04 Mar '07

I seam to be having problems using perl or php to connect to a MSSQL database. The docs from both claim MSSQL support is built in, but the errors I get kind of suggest otherwise. Does Suse do something weird that I need to turn on, or do I have to break the Suse RPM manager and compile my own with the support built in? -- 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: [Fwd: Re: local network/ADSL router not available after boot - manual reconfiguration needed]
by Peter Breger 03 Mar '07

03 Mar '07

John Andersen wrote: > On Sunday 04 February 2007, Peter Breger wrote: >> John Andersen wrote: >>>> >>> >>> I thought I had seen where you configured your computer to use >>> a nic rather than USB and then configured the router via a web >>> browser, and the problem was solved. >>> >>> Did I confuse two threads? >>> >>> >> Yes - I think you must have. But the problem is still as vexing as ever. >> Regards, >> Peter >> >> > > Well that was the solution on that other thread, and it was mentioned > that it was the only way you will likely get it working and the usb > interface seems only available to windows, whereas the use of a > standard NIC in the machine works flawlessly and is actually > easier to manage. > > > John, I am afraid that this is not it. The USRobotics router is a cable router, and connected via ethernet cable to the network card. No USB involved. Tested the hardware system with windows XP (bart PE) from CD - perfect, used it even before under win98. The only way it works in Linux Suse 10.1 is manually deleting the Network card config in Yast, running through the finishing sequence in Yast, then reconfigurating the network card with DHCP in Yast, running through the finishing sequence in Yast ---- then it works. After booting - no chance, again no connection. Tried both network manager and ifup = same behaviour. Searched through the boot sequence - yes, network is being connected etc, but cannot get the DHCP address collected. Question - in the boot sequence, what needs to be installed in what sequence to allow DHCP etc to be successfull i.e. if maybe one item is missing or starte din wrong sequence, then network detection, setup etc is not possible during boot. Any suggestions how to detect hickups in boot sequence? (Log file is not very revealing for me, other than to see that DHCP acquisition is not successful - which I know anyway). Peter PS I am posting thsi direct e-mail to the mailinglist in hope of re-establishing finally a working thread. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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