May 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] corrupt beryl on nvidia
by primm 09 May '07

09 May '07

I've installed the nvidia only method of getting beryl to work as per the opensuse wiki. On loading beryl-manager everything is double. Two desktops, two taskbars, two windows of everything. . . I'm using kde so I did: aquamarine --replace & [1] 12417 Found not compatible window manager. Waiting... beryl-manager fires up fine with no errors. Can anyone help? 10.2 and nvidia 6100 Thanks, Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] double X server problem ATI fglrx driver SOLVED
by M Harris 09 May '07

09 May '07

For the archive... I recently updated an on-board pci video with the ATI X1050 (hardware) and activated the card's 3D accelerator (see the archive for the details). I soon noticed that two X servers were running (one session owner, the other sleeping) both on :0 vtty7, the one looking like a fork of the other... same mem, same start time, incremental process id, no associated -:0 and no running time... obviously not doing anything except taking up memory and irritating me. :-O Well, I wanted the fglrx driver from ATI for the 3D acceleration and failed to realize that the larger contribution of the driver is dual head support. Although I had the xorg.conf configured as only one screen, CLONE mode off, Xinerama off, DesktopSetup "s" (single), and have only ONE display card with only ONE monitor... the silly driver starts a second X server to handle the second head --- if I ever want to add it ! I have not been able to find a way to prevent the startup, except to turn on Xinerama. Xinerama will handle both monitors on one X server as one large desk... or, by turning Xinerama off two X servers can be running, one for each of the monitors. If I turn on Xinerama then the second X server does not startup... *and* 3D acceleration is not activated. <rats, catch 22> Of course all the help on the web is regarding HOWTO make dual heads work... not HOWTO disable dual heads.... :^) So, it looks like this little feature is normal... the second server (always has a larger process number and Stat codes of SL+ ) can be killed -SIGTERM, and the primary session owner will function fine without it--- (has a lower process id, active time, and Stat codes of SLs+ ). Or if memory is not an issue... just let it sit in memory.... I'm pretty sure its not a trojan waiting to do something naughty. Probably not. Most likely not. nah. -- 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] Update Server - Very OT!!
by Registration Account 09 May '07

09 May '07

I just completed another install of 10.2 and I live in Australia...O.K The update server the install program choose for me is in Russia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There are 2 x mirrors in my country 1 in Japan and a few in Asia I think may have been a better choice. I don't know what process the Novell server goes through to pick an update server but Russia???????????????/ Anyway so far its performance has been good. Greetings to all Scott

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[opensuse] kdm starts twice, not good
by Vince L 09 May '07

09 May '07

I seem to have got myself to a situation where kdm shows itself in the tty1 console as starting twice at boot into runlevel 5. The outcome is a solid freeze, usually sooner rather than later, requiring a reset. If I boot to runlevel 3 and call kdm from the tty1 console, all is fine I have done a little 'print' debugging and found that K15xdm gets called twice, I think as part of runlevel change. Can anyone point me to a good resource which will help me trace through the process of changing to runlevel 5, and get to the bottom of the problem? Using boxed opensuse 10.2, AMD 64 bit with dual opterons and a matrox g450, FWIW - I am more inclined to think it is to do with fiddling with the /etc/sysconfig editor and inadvertently changing things. 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] Re: rsync woes
by Joachim Schrod 09 May '07

09 May '07

Michael Nelson wrote: > On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 01:30:35AM +0200, Joachim Schrod wrote: > >> Maybe because the file is named ~/.ssh/authorized_keys (with a >> "z"), i.e., American and not British spelling? > > The other thing that tends to bite people is permissions on > ~/.ssh/authorized_keys. It needs to be 644 ... ie: not writable by anyone > but the owner. If the permissions are too loose, the passwordless login > will fail. You're right, another typical problem cause. And, home directory and ~/.ssh must not be world-writable either, and must be owned by the user; otherwise that blocks usage, too. (StrictModes parameter in sshd_config.) 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: rsync woes
by Joachim Schrod 08 May '07

08 May '07

James D. Parra wrote: Hi, > Having a couple of problems with rsync and keys. I need to run an rsync > session as a cron job and need to bypass the password request. I generated > the local and public keys and have the public key saved in the target > machine in ~/.ssh/authorised_keys, however whenever I use ssh or rsync both > still request a password. Maybe because the file is named ~/.ssh/authorized_keys (with a "z"), i.e., American and not British spelling? Tip: First make "ssh target_system id" succeed without password request, then configure your rsync cron job. 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: cron issue
by Joachim Schrod 08 May '07

08 May '07

Nick Jones wrote: > First off cron doesn't log for shit. Sendmail wasn't running so I > turned postfix on to see if mail shows up in root, it hasn't after 6 > hours. I can see cron starting up in /var/log/messages, but that is > it. I simply want to place a script called backup under cron.daily. Maybe you'll start your investigation by discarding the "-" at the start of the run-crons command line in /etc/crontab. Then the execution of run-crons is logged in syslog. There you can see if it is called at all. Then, run "sh -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons" to see what happens in the run-cron script and what scripts are called when. Maybe the check for ac-power is wrong, or whatever. Up to 10.0, do *not* create the timestamp file in /var/spool/cron/lastrun, to the contrary: _remove it_ for each and every test anew. You might think that you can set the timestamp of that file with touch, but that's not the case: run-cron uses its ctime, not its mtime. So "ls -l" does not show you the time that would be used. From 10.1 onwards, there is a config variable in /etc/sysconfig/cron that tells when cron.daily/* should be executed. I hope that puts you on the right track. 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] rsync woes
by James D. Parra 08 May '07

08 May '07

Hello, Having a couple of problems with rsync and keys. I need to run an rsync session as a cron job and need to bypass the password request. I generated the local and public keys and have the public key saved in the target machine in ~/.ssh/authorised_keys, however whenever I use ssh or rsync both still request a password. Is there a step I am missing? Many thanks, James -- 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] - Australian extradited to US to stand trial
by Aaron Kulkis 08 May '07

08 May '07

Robert Smits wrote: > On Tuesday 08 May 2007 13:02, you wrote: >> Robert Smits wrote: >>> On Tuesday 08 May 2007 07:02, Aaron Kulkis wrote: >>>> riccardo35(a)gmail.com wrote: >>>>> On Tue 08 May 2007 03:54, Aaron Kulkis wrote: >>>>>> free to shut the f*** up >>>>> - Toujours la Politesse? >>>> It's a way of communicating UNMISTAKABLY complete and >>>> utter contempt for the statement which I was responding >>>> to, and the person who made it. >>>> >>>> Do you have a problem with that? >>> Yes. Such language is better reserved for other 10 year olds who may >>> think it impresses someone. It does, but not in the way you intend. >> And in response to completely ignorant assholes, on whom >> milder language is ineffective. >> >> Are you campaigning to join that list? > > Not particularly, but that kind of language is inappropriate for the tone and So was his remark. Now quit criticizing negative reinforcement while using it yourself. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Microsoft-Novell partnership hooks Dell | Channel Register
by G T Smith 08 May '07

08 May '07

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