August 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Network connection doesn't work anymore--dhcpcd is still waiting for data
by malzfreund＠googlemail.com 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

Hi there, my network interface eth0 suddenly does not come up properly anymore (I'm using openSUSE 10.2), even though it continues to work fine when I use a Live CD or Windoze. I am absolutely not an expert on networking stuff. The only thing I realize is that, both during boot time and following a "sudo /sbin/rcnetwork restart" I see that message that "eth0 is controlled by ifplugd............waiting" Status is always "waiting", never "done" The interface is configured via ifup and DHCP is selected (this setup worked until very recently) Any help on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated! Joachim -- 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: Copy hard drive
by Joachim Schrod 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

Jonathan Arnold wrote: > SMART is saying that one of my hard drives is an accident waiting to > happen and that I should replace it. No worries there, as I have two > 160gb hard drives just sitting around in an unused box I was going to > cannibalize anyway. But it does have / and /home on it, so what would > be the best way to go about doing this? I think I have an IDE slot to > plug in the new drive, or at least I could temporarily replace my > CD or something. > > I assume I would want to use dd or something? If they are the same size, dd is perfect. Otherwise, rsync is a good choice as well. But -a (as mentioned by Pete) is not sufficient, it looses hard links. Therefore, you should add at least -H and do the rsync file-system wise (otherwise the hard-link detection will fail). Of course, you can also use find -xdev $src_dir | cpio -pdmuV $dest_dir For local file tree copies, cpio is a fast true-and-tried method. You probably don't want to replace your CD, as you need it to boot the rescue system from the SUSE DVD, which you will use to copy /. Try to avoid copying / from an active system. Don't forget to grub --install the new disk afterwards, otherwise you won't be able to boot from it. Good luck, Joachim PS: That's the reason why all my systems use Software mirroring with md, even if there's only one disk in it. (Well, most have two mirrored disks anyhow -- disk prices are so low today.) If I need to replace the disk, I have almost no outage, this can be done with mdadm during normal usage, except for the very short time to put the disk into the chassis. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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: Default ethernet interface
by Joachim Schrod 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

G T Smith wrote: > Joachim Schrod wrote: >> G T Smith wrote: >> >>>>> Edit the file /etc/udev/rules.d/30-net_persistent_names.rules >>>>> >>>>> change eth3 to eth0 and restart the network. Take care not to have >>>>> another eth0 in this file !! >> >> Addendum: This usually happens if one cloned a Linux system from one >> host to another, or if one exchanged Ethernet cards, or if one changes >> MAC addresses. Since you worte about "reconfigure", you already had a >> configuration for eth0, and you could fall under one of these cases. >> >> That files holds a record of all previously configured Ethernet devices, >> and maps MAC addresses to device names. It operates under the assumption >> that a device name is allocated for a newly seen MAC address and then >> reserved for it -- which is a reasonable assumption for enterprise >> environments and not always true for SOHO and private environments. > > In my case I am fairly certain it is something eccentric in the > hardware. Sony laptops while nice machines are not noted for their > usability under linux, and while everything seems to work (I admit I > have not tested the sony stick slot), you do have do tweak things in odd > ways to get a result. Ah, one of these cases. I heard of them, but luckily never experienced them. All our Laptops are IBM Thinkpads, and they work like a charm. (Even the very old CS701, aka Butterfly, from 1996 -- though I run Slackware on it, this was easier to get really small.) Here's hoping that Lenovo doesn't bring down the quality of the TP T series that I like a lot. Maybe I should by a T61p while they are still good. ;-) 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] Starting Firefox maximized?
by Sergey Mkrtchyan 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

Hey guys! For some reason my firefox starts not maximized now. Is there any way to start it maximized? I've checked the properties of the shortcuts, googling, man firefox, no luck. Sergey -- Sergey Mkrtchyan, PhD Student, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] DHCPd, how to ignore one particular host...
by Verner Kjærsgaard 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

Hi list, On SUSE10.2, I've got my dhcp server running, serving out IPs just perfect. - for a number of reasons, I want one particular client (a windoze box) which is actually set to be a dhcp client, to be ignored by my dhcp server. I know the MAC adr of that box. How can I deny that box from getting an adress from my dhcp server? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Verner Kjærsgaard -- 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 port
by Hans Linux 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

do i have to open specific port for rsync if i m running a firewall? thx hans -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Scanner operation broken in opensuse 10.2
by Art Fore 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

A few months ago, I used my HP Scanjet 5300C on Suse 10.2 with no problems. Now, it is a hit or miss process, mostly miss. I go to Yast, Hardware, Scanner, the scanner was listed using the avision driver. I do a test, the test passes. Go to OpenOffice Draw, Insert picture, from scanner,then select scanner. No scanner shows up. Go to Kooka, it also does not find the scanner. Try Xsane, takes about 10 minutes to get open, but also cannot find the scanner. Kooka did work one time after going to yast and running a test on the scanner, but then no more. Nothing shows up in the system log other than where yast installed it when I edited the scanner setup with no changes. Apparently, one of the upgrades changed something the scanning system does not like. Does anyone have any suggestions on this? I checked the bugzilla report (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=141079) mentioned in a previous thread, but that does not seem to be quite the same. System is 64-bit AMD athlon 3200+ with 2 gig of ram. Art -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] retrieval of message number N in the archive
by Theo Wollenleben 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

For retrieval of a single message number N in the archive I have to send a message to opensuse+get-N(a)opensuse.org. Is it possible to find out the number N without downloading the compressed mbox from the archiv? __________________________________ Wissenswertes zum Thema PC, Zubehör oder Programme. BE A BETTER INTERNET-GURU! www.yahoo.de/clever -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] HP PSP
by jdd 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

Hello, Having to buy a new HP printer/scanner/copier I see an offer for an HP 2575 with HP wifi kit. I have two questions: * I have already an HP PSP 750. I _can't_ both print and scan (openSUSE 10.1). When I try to configure the scanner with Yast, I have a warning of compatibility problem. After that, no printer works anymore (scanner works). Is this because my printer is obsolete (and the driver never updated) or is this normal for HP? * will the HP wifi kit (both usb emitter and ethernet receiver, connected on the ethernet printer port) works with suse? thanks jdd NB: the (french) offer is here: http://shopping.kelkoo.fr/ssc-100052213-hp-psc-2575-wifi.html -- http://www.dodin.net http://gourmandises.orangeblog.fr/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Gnome Keyring
by Hans van der Merwe 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

Hi, How do I change the gnome-keyring password - I changed my password in yast and now I get a password dialog every time I open Evolution. Hans ps, running 10.2 KDE Evol 2.10 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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