May 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [opensuse] Corrupted audio driver 10.2/64bit?
by John Bennett 24 May '07

24 May '07

Rajko M. wrote: > On Monday 21 May 2007 22:13, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > >> * Rajko M. <rmatov101(a)charter.net> [05-21-07 22:20]: >> >>> I don't know internals of >>> rpm --rebuilddb >>> but I was using it and it seems that it doesn't search hard disk for >>> installed third party software. >>> >>> The sound driver is: >>> realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05f.tar.bz2 >>> and it will compile alsa driver and some XRealMixer v0.5 from sources. >>> John mentioned that he removed directories, but I didn't ask which as >>> installing alsa via YaST should bring sound in order. >>> >> Using an rpm-based system requires the use of rpm packages. The use >> of tar-balls will corrupt the rpm system and do not show up in the rpm >> database. Tar installations can replace libraries required by your >> (rpm) installed system and break things as you seem to have found with >> the alsa package. Removal of tar installations and source built >> installations is very difficult. >> >> You must be experienced and knowledgable to incorporate a mix. The >> only really safe usage for the unknowning is those tar packages which >> are self contained static packages which install in their own >> directory and are removable by deleting that directory structure. >> >> If you *must* build a driver (as it appears) you should incorporate >> the use of "checkinstall" which generates rpm packages for >> installation after build and allows for save removal, if necessary or >> desired. >> > > Well, it's not my problem :-) > I always check before using tarballs for all reasons that you listed above. > > John (original poster) can look in install script and see what was removed, > but as you said it is not easy. That is the reason I proposed reinstallation > of alsa. If that doesn't help, than he can always analyze the problem which > can take more time than reinstallation of whole system, and of course next > time install and use "checkinstall". > > Sorry, don't mean to keep on about this (obviously haven't had any success), can't I just remove a hardware device, and let Suse reinstall it.... That would be a lot easier... ;-) John. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Giving individual rights
by Michael S. Dunsavage 24 May '07

24 May '07

How could I give a person read only rights to a file or directory? Say someone has to see information for accounting reasons of a project but doesn't need to change any data.. -- Michael S. Dunsavage -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] KDE question?
by Mohammad Bhuyan 24 May '07

24 May '07

Hi, Can anybody give me a technical insight on 1. If the KDE that's included in OpenSUSE is a customized version than the standard KDE released from KDE.org? I have seen mentions in the internet relating to something about OpenSUSe maintaining its own KDE?!!!? 2. If its not customized than one can expect to get the KDE release from KDE.org and install it in ones current OpenSUSE installation. Right? 3. If its indeed customized, anybody has any technical overview/summary of the customizations done / areas customized? Regards, Mohammad -- 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: Wanna umask inhereted from parent directory
by Joachim Schrod 23 May '07

23 May '07

Fajar Priyanto wrote: > > Do you know where I can set the umask globally in Suse? For all users: create /etc/profile.local with the umask command. For a group of users: Place it in their ~/.profile. > However, I don't think setting up the umask globally would be "as safe as" in > RH, because Suse doesn't use the concept of UPG (user private group). So, if > I set the umask globally, then it means every user can access those files and > directory in the "test" directory. Yes, that's right. This setting is only sensible if you don't use "users" as the group for these accounts, but a specific (different) group. > You mean ACL as in "extended ACL" from setfacl? Yep. As an example, I use the following ACL setting on a SVN repository directory to ensure that www-data has always read access and group texcatal has write access, on newly created files in that directory tree: comedy:~ # getfacl /home/ctan/texcatalogue_svn getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names # file: home/ctan/texcatalogue_svn # owner: ftpmaint # group: server user::rwx user:www-data:r-x group::r-x group:texcatal:rwx mask::rwx other::--- default:user::rwx default:user:www-data:r-x default:group::r-x default:group:texcatal:rwx default:mask::rwx default:other::--- (Btw, this is the SVN repository that drives the TeX-Catalogue, at http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/catalogue.html.) > I think I can try "create" the UPG situation like in RH, but it means I have > to "remove" all related users from the 'user' group. Not practical. Then ACL might be the way to go. > Or, after some browsing on /etc/apparmor directory, I think it's possible to > set the umask for the 'test' directory and files. Sorry, can't help with AppArmor; I don't use it. Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- 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: Wanna umask inhereted from parent directory
by Joachim Schrod 23 May '07

23 May '07

Verner Kjærsgaard wrote: > Onsdag 23 maj 2007 09:49 skrev Joachim Schrod: >> Fajar Priyanto wrote: >> > >> > How do I achive the default umask inhereted from the parent directory? I >> > read some suggestions from google to adjust the global default umask, but >> > I think it's a bit risky, or is it the only way? >> >> Phil answered your question how to enable the RH behavior by >> setting the umask globally. >> >> If you don't want to do this, there is the possibility to use >> access control lists (ACLs); the default ACL determines the access >> right of newly created files. >> >> I don't know if the global umask setting is sufficient for you, so >> I stop here with the explanation; ask, if you need more info. > > perhaps I don't understand your problem, but could you not just put > > umask 002 (or whatever you desire) into > > .bashrc in the /home/geecko directory? I don't have a problem. :-) The ability to set the umask was already pointed out by Phil -- and that was mentioned in my post, cited by you, above. But the OP asked also if this isn't too risky, read it above, namely without the rest of the RH setup that associates a group for every user. The answer is, as so often: "It depends on your situation." Changing the umask globally for all or even for one user may not be what the OP actually wants. I just wanted to add the hint that there are also the ability to use ACLs to control the access to shared directories. Maybe that fits more the OP's situation -- without knowing his actual use case, there won't be an easy answer. Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- 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: Wanna umask inhereted from parent directory
by Joachim Schrod 23 May '07

23 May '07

James Knott wrote: > James Knott wrote: >> Fajar Priyanto wrote: >>> >>> Hi Joachim, >>> Do you know where I can set the umask globally in Suse? >>> >> >> /etc/initscript >> > Also /etc/login.defs James, I don't know about 10.2, but in 10.0 /etc/initscript does not exist. Changing UMASK in /etc/login.defs does NOT change the umask globally. It just changes the access rights of newly created home directories (by useradd, cf. the comments above the UMASK entry in that file). The umask in SUSE 10.0 is set globally in /etc/profile. To change it, one adds a file with "umask 002" to /etc/profile.d/, or one creates /etc/profile.local. I dunno about 10.2, maybe there /etc/initscripts changes the situation. Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] gsat compile errors
by Hans van der Merwe 23 May '07

23 May '07

Im trying to get gsat compiled on 10.2. I get: make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/predict-2.2.3/clients/gsat-1.1.0/src' gcc -g -O2 -Wall -o gsat main.o support.o interface.o callbacks.o comms.o plugins.o db.o prefs.o -L/opt/gnome/lib -lgtk -lgdk -rdynamic -lgmodule -lglib -ldl -lXi -lXext -lX11 -lm /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.1.2/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/ld: errno: TLS definition in /lib/libc.so.6 section .tbss mismatches non-TLS reference in callbacks.o /lib/libc.so.6: could not read symbols: Bad value collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[2]: *** [gsat] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/predict-2.2.3/clients/gsat-1.1.0/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/predict-2.2.3/clients/gsat-1.1.0' make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2 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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[opensuse] How does Speedstep work with Dual2 Core
by Frank Fiene 23 May '07

23 May '07

Can someone explain, how Speedstep work with a T7200, for example? I am wondering about that ever both CPUs are at the same frequence, 1GHz or 2GHz. I've heard about different frequences on the CPUs is possible and automatically done with ondemand scaling governor!!!??? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] alt-F1?
by John E. Perry 23 May '07

23 May '07

I've seen several statements lately that one gets to the black console screens via alt-F1. When I do this, I get the KDE menu. I have to do ctrl-alt-Fx to get to the consoles. As far as I know, my system is a simple standard opensuse 10.2 with the basic suse updates through opensuseupdater. No hacks, no obscure window manager additions. Why is my X different? Should I be concerned? John Perry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Another about Enlightenment 0.17
by Hudibras 23 May '07

23 May '07

Hi, I like very very much Enlightenment 0.17, but "modules" don't work at all. The window messages are "not found linux-gnu-x86_64/modules/module.so" or something like this. Any of you also have the same problem? Any help will be appreciated. I've been googleing a bit but no answer. Thanks everybody. AOP. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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