May 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Re: What's the point with 64 bit
by Joachim Schrod 15 May '07

15 May '07

M Harris wrote: > Although the analogy is going to be a little contrived, its something like > the concept of cylinders in an internal combustion engine... there were cars > made back in the 30s-50s with 10, 12, and 16 cylinders... but due to > harmonics, balance, and other issues (8) seems to be the best (optimum) > number of cylinders. Interesting (I suppose, North-American) view. Here in Europe, most cars have 4 cylinders, some have 6, and 8 is very rare to find. But then, our gas prices are much higher than yours. ;-) > my > gut feeling is that 32 bit width is going to be optimum and that 64 bit is > the beginning of the end of no returns. I mean if PCs really ever do need to > have more than 4gig of real storage/virtual storage then.. .maybe. There is a reason: virtual machines. The need to have >3GB arises fast if one runs several virtual machines, not only as sub-systems on servers but also on workstations; e.g., as test environments or to have multiple compile/packaging environments, etc. For instance, I have several Windows VMs (2000/XP/Server), Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, FreeBSD, and Solaris 10 VMs on my workstation. Memory is the main constraining factor, as I don't use these VMs all at the same time. They are there to test something in this environment, or to look up difference, or to compile and package some software in its native environment. (Some of them represent customer environments, but that's a different topic.) Also, when one wants to have ONE of these VMs as 64bit, the host system must be 64bit as well. 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] Netgear Router RP614v2 ADSL setup
by riccardo35＠gmail.com 15 May '07

15 May '07

Hello List "just pop a small Cable/DSL router inbetween your host and the modem (standard ethernet connection for the host +security)." _____________ - that sounded easy! . . . but it is not working yet :) - how please to set this up? - my PC cannot "ping" the router at 192.168.0.1 and the Netgear Install Wizard does NOT Start. I have openSuSE 10.2 installed on my stand-alone PC my ethernet card is : 192.168.1.10, netmask 255.255.255.0, gateway 192.168.1.254 (the default address of the Speedtouch ADSL ModemST536i ....................... Do I need to load a Module &/or install Firmware ?? & How do I need to adjust Firewall thru Yast ? Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Lost Interrupt
by Lívio Cipriano 15 May '07

15 May '07

I'm using openSUSE 10.2 for some time and in the last days, at boot time, the following line appears: "hdc: lost interrupt" where hdc is: "hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(33)" The boot process waits several minutes after the first line and then resumes; apparently in a normal way. When I enter in KDE, the CD works and YAST even indicates UDMA 33, which is the mode detected at boot time. Can I tune this by software or BIOS settings or it's a indication that the drive is malfunction? I append the zipped boot.msg. -- Regards, Lívio Cipriano

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[opensuse] How to add contacts in Kopete?
by Johnny Ernst Nielsen 15 May '07

15 May '07

Greetings. Kopete 0.12.3 (Under KDE 3.5.5 "release 45.4" openSUSE 10.2) I think I have set up Kopete right with my own ICQ UIN and ICQ password. Trying to do what the Kopete handbook says, does not work for me. I try File -> Add contact and select my own ICQ UIN (the only thing available under File -> Add contact) Kopete displays a window where I can enter my friend's ICQ UIN. I enter the UIN and press the OK button, and the window closes, so I am back in the main window. But I can not see my newly added contact anywhere. I show both offline users and empty groups, but my main window is just all empty. Any help? Best regards :o) Johnny :o) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] HW Problem ?
by Andrea Lanza 15 May '07

15 May '07

Hi all, this is my first post to this list. I have a problem with an HP - opensuse 10.1 installed pc Since the initial install I can see in the messages log: May 7 13:29:36 agoraste01 kernel: input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input138937 May 7 13:29:38 agoraste01 kernel: input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input138938 May 7 13:29:39 agoraste01 kernel: input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input138939 May 7 13:29:40 agoraste01 kernel: input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input138940 .... And so on, about 1 event per second. In the /sys/class/input dir I see (repeteadly issuing a dir command) agoraste01:/sys/class/input # dir total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 7 13:30 event0 -> ../../class/input/input138991/event0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 14:23 event1 -> ../../class/input/input1/event1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 12:24 event2 -> ../../class/input/input2/event2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 12:24 event3 -> ../../class/input/input3/event3 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 0 May 5 14:23 input1 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 0 May 7 13:30 input138991 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 0 May 5 14:23 input2 drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 0 May 5 14:23 input3 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 May 5 14:23 mice lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 12:24 mouse0 -> ../../class/input/input3/mouse0 agoraste01:/sys/class/input # dir total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 14:23 event1 -> ../../class/input/input1/event1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 12:24 event2 -> ../../class/input/input2/event2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 12:24 event3 -> ../../class/input/input3/event3 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 0 May 5 14:23 input1 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 0 May 5 14:23 input2 drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 0 May 5 14:23 input3 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 May 5 14:23 mice lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 12:24 mouse0 -> ../../class/input/input3/mouse0 agoraste01:/sys/class/input # dir total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 7 13:30 event0 -> ../../class/input/input138992/event0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 14:23 event1 -> ../../class/input/input1/event1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 12:24 event2 -> ../../class/input/input2/event2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 12:24 event3 -> ../../class/input/input3/event3 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 0 May 5 14:23 input1 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 0 May 7 13:30 input138992 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 0 May 5 14:23 input2 drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 0 May 5 14:23 input3 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 May 5 14:23 mice lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 5 12:24 mouse0 -> ../../class/input/input3/mouse0 and so on. I tried to boot the pc in failsafe mode (acpi?off,apm=off....), with NO differences at all, connecting or disconnecting keyboard (no mouse ever present) I would like to know if anybody had any suggestion to troubleshoot this situation. I also prepared a "post a support query" via yast, but I am not able to undertannd where to post this support.txt file. Other data: uname-a: Linux agoraste01 2.6.16.27-0.9-smp #1 SMP Tue Feb 13 09:35:18 UTC 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux cat /etc/SuSE-release SUSE LINUX 10.1 (i586) VERSION = 10.1 I Installed opensuse linux without any graphical interface (text mode installation) Thanks in advance, Andrea

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[opensuse] A very interesting Virtualization Theory article
by Alexey Eremenko 15 May '07

15 May '07

A very interesting Virtualization Theory article: http://www.violtan.com/ae/virtualization.html -- -Alexey Eremenko "Technologov" -- 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 umount (safely remove) of usb device
by M Harris 15 May '07

15 May '07

Solved Technical Problem for which I want more information: openSUSE 10.0 USB device installed after boot-up and mounted via HAL opens and is useable; however, the device does not show on the kicker panel by default, and when Safely Remove is clicked from the device icon within "my computer" kio_media_mounthelper gives the error message, "device not in fstab and/or you are not root". [some of this I got from the archive] First, the device icon can be placed in the kicker panel by default if the kde user first adds the applet "Storage Media" to the panel. This should be a default openSUSE setup option for kde (IMO). Second, the kio_media_mounthelper will "Safely Remove" the device [ unmount and eject ] if the following file is changed: /opt/kde3/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/media_safelyremove.desktop At the bottom of the file (see above) change the line 'Exec=kio_media_mounthelper -s %u' to read 'Exec=kio_media_mounthelper -e %u' The first does a umount [as root] from fstab ?? and the second does a kdeeject as the user... seems to work fine, problem solved. Now... what I am looking for is additional information about kio_media_mounthelper and kdeeject. The man page for kio_media_mounthelper says that the -s is needed for some usb devices.. but doesn't say which ones or why. And the kdeeject [ -e switch ] appears to umount and eject just fine... but I cannot find confirmation that it truly is doing a clean (sync) umount and an eject in a safe way... what I would really like to know is a definitive explanation for the two options? Also, does mounting the device from HAL without the sync option cause a problem for kdeeject? This is a useability issue that should be corrected--- and I would like to know if 10.2--on has fixed this? -- Kind regards, M Harris <>< -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] ati drivers
by William Biggs 15 May '07

15 May '07

I have a ati radron 9550 how do I install the drivers ? Sorry about spelling . -- 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] [OT] - Apple Computer new product announcement ("joke")
by M Harris 15 May '07

15 May '07

On Wednesday 02 May 2007 13:49, Carl Spitzer wrote: > Its also part of the political correctness movement which is > unamerican and unconstitutional. There is no right to not be offended. You might be interested in the book, "No More Bullies," by Frank Peretti. Your statement is patently false... some of us believe that we are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights... that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Whether you like it or not there must be limits for decencies that respect the sensibilities of masses of people unitied for the purpose of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Yes--- we do have personal rights to a decent protection against attack... sexual, verbal, physical, &etc. All human beings have this right--- whether their national constitution spells it out or not. Dehumanizing attacks intended to demean, inflame, (pick your word), are a violation of basic human rights... against basic human sensibilities. Its not about PC, or liberalism... I generally recoil at liberalism (registered Republican). However, I do believe that freedom of speech carries with it responsibility of speech. As for boys needing to grow up to be insensitive... that kind of thinking led to the Columbine shooting... it also led to the VT shooting... and it will continue to lead to shootings... until folks get it through their head that insensitivity (and probably bullying) is what makes the difference for a Seung Hui Cho. Please take a look at Peretti's book--- its an eye opener. -- Kind regards, M Harris <>< -- 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 Leopard Shows its Spots
by M Harris 15 May '07

15 May '07

ehem, vindicated ... again ... Well, the other shoe has dropped. The leopard in Redmond is really desperate... showing its final spots waaay too early. Those M$ yutz actually think they are going to get the cat(s) who have escaped the bag to not only get back into the bag on their own, but pay royalties ta-boot. What maroons. M$ is actually saying that the reason "free" software is so stable is because it violates 240+/- M$ patents.... and its time for the FOSS to pay up royalties. Micro$oft *must die*. This has just gone too far. Oh, but really, all M$ wants to do with Novell is improve interoperability... really... believe us... we're BALLED FACED LIARS but please believe us... please...? http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867… -- Kind regards, M Harris <>< -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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