January 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Syncing of Moto Q9x
by Chris Arnold 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

Using 10.3 and have been trying to get my phone, 1 moto q9m, to sync with kontact 1.2.4. So far, i have tried kitchensync, opensync and synce (i have gotten the furtherest with synce but i am looking for a gui). Kitchesync: has a gui and i can add a group but it does not sync. Opensync: seems to be the actual component that does the syncing Synce: does not appear to have a gui Surely, i am not the only one trying to get kontact to sync with <anything>. Is there anybody out there that is able to sync their Q with <anything>. If so, please let us know what you are using and how you got it to sync. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Ping SUSE KDE Users - Nokia to buy Trolltech
by PerfectReign 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

http://trolltech.com/company/newsroom/announcements/press.2008-01-28.460571… Interesting news about this. Not sure if openSUSE will be affected at all, but I wouldn't be surprised if they change the licensing in some way. -- 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] Why are there not more using Linux?
by Lincoln Rutledge 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

Lincoln Rutledge Network Engineer OSC Networking 800-627-6420 >>> Kai Ponte <kai(a)perfectreign.com> 01/25/08 10:43 PM >>> On Friday 25 January 2008 03:42:16 pm Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Friday 25 January 2008 14:54, Chuck wrote: > > ... > > > > > I'm old school too. But Suns and SPARCs are yesterday dude :) > > > Linux and x86-64 are NOW! > > > > lawl. Dude Sun and Sarc are going no where any time soon... just the > > opposite... Sparc IV+ & Solaris 10 dance circles around Linux on any > > hardware.. You need to spend some time in a true top-tier enterprise > > class data center. Linux still has scores or limitations holding it > > back in the enterprise realm. There is a reason the stuff is > > expensive -- its damn good. > > How do you explain the Googles and Amazons of this world, whose stock OS > platform for customer-fronted services is Linux? > > I'm not saying Solaris is on its way out, but one can most certainly run > very-large-scale enterprise operations on Linux. I tend to doubt > it's "held back." I had an interesting discussion regarding my data center yeterday. While advocating Linux for the data center the topic was brought up that we should use a "true server" such as FreeBSD UNIX or another UNIX variant. I then reminded my peers that Linux runs several thousands of "true servers" and we should be the ones to talk, since we run Windows Workstations in our data center, with the exception of one ancient HP 3000. Hehe, we are a FreeBSD shop too. But I already said what I think about FreeBSD's future... The GPL man, everything gets added to the snowball :) Linc -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] VirtualBox on openSUSE 10.0
by Roger Oberholtzer 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

Anyone running VirtualBox on openSUSE 10.0? Can one use the SUSE-supplied RPM? -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Kapellgränd 7 P.O. Box 4205 SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 10.3 installer -- Checking media -- "Use -pad option to burn" conflicts with webpage
by Wolfgang Woehl 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

Hi, During the 10.3 install from a dvd (that carries the iso from http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/iso/dvd/openSUSE-10.3-GM-DVD… and was md5 checked and burned in k3b) the installer suggests to check media. Which I do and which fails with wrong checksum. _Maybe_ it fails because of what the installer's help text on the left hand side suggests: To use "-pad" when burning isos to avoid dangling sectors which in turn would mess up md5. This is not mentioned in neither "5. How to proceed" on http://software.opensuse.org/ nor in "Getting help - Burn DVD Image" on http://en.opensuse.org/Download_Help#Burn_the_ISO_Image.28s.29 Which are like the "front door". So if the "use -pad" help from the installer is sound advice then it's a tad late for that, right? I'll file the bug report if someone in the know tells me to. Wolfgang -- 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 Java to work with browsers
by Doctor Who 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

I cannot seem to get Java working with my browsers (Firefox primarily). I have these Java packages installed: java-1_6_0-sun-1.6.0.u3-21 java-1_5_0-sun-1.5.0_update13-20 java-1_6_0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.u3-21 I have both 'Enable Java' and 'Enable Javascript' selected in my Firefox (2.0.0.10) options. However, when I visit pages the need Java, I get an error message stating that I'm missing the appropriate plug-in. Choosing to install the plug-in from this prompt only gives me a 'manual' option that takes me to the Sun site where I can get an appropriate package. I installled the *.bin file for Linux from the Sun site, but still no luck with Java pages. This is a 32-bit machine. Any help with this is greatly appreciated. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Switching to more RAM
by peter 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi hackers an this weekend I'm gonna change my motherboard and expand the RAM from 2GB to 6GB. Main utilization for it would be 2GB for Opensuse and 4GB for Winxp in VMWware. AFAIK I need then the kernel-bigsmp. (http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/16262.html) At the moment I use the kernel-default for the for my AMD AM2 Processor. My questions thus are: 1. Are there any issues associated with kernel-bigsmp other than those associated with kernel-default? 2. My swap partition is only 4GB big. Would it be a problem to keep that size for a week or two? What is your experience in working with "too small" swap partition? VMWare uses a physical drive and thus Winxp suppose to use its own pagefile.sys. Are there any other issues in that context I should to consider but I'm not aware of yet? - -- All the best, Peter J. N. aedon DESIGNS http://www.hochzeitsbuch.info http://www.hochzeitsbuch.selfip.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHmL9sh8q3OtgoGAwRAlgSAJwLPjt8ekBIz3uPrQe7MM888iBjEQCfeju8 YGfUeaWxCeKLcqgoJ2O6sKU= =v/7/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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] Why are there not more using Linux?
by Aaron Kulkis 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

James Knott wrote: > Aaron Kulkis wrote: >> Joe Sloan wrote: >>> Dude, there is *nothing* holding linux back here, other than fear and >>> ignorance - and now that the SCO lawsuit has all but died, that fear is >> It's dead. >> >> You can buy several shares of SCOX (oops, it doesn't have >> listing symbol anymore) for a penny. >> > SCOX has been delisted from Nasdaq, but is still available on the "pink > sheets", currently at 8.5 cents. Search for SCOXQ.PK. Wooo-wee!!! I'll bet that with a resurgance to such dizzying heights, Darl must by partying like a rock star. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Suse 9.2 need upgrade
by Ronald Wiplinger 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

I have installed on a machine still SuSE 9.2 I tried You to upgrade, but gives me just an error not found. How can I upgrade? To what should I upgrade? .... bye Ronald -- 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] Why are there not more using Linux?
by Lincoln Rutledge 28 Jan '08

28 Jan '08

Lincoln Rutledge Network Engineer OSC Networking 800-627-6420 >>> Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00(a)hotpop.com> 01/26/08 6:48 AM >>> Chuck wrote: > On Jan 25, 2008 1:44 PM, Lincoln Rutledge <lincolnr(a)oar.net> wrote: >> Hi Simon, >> >> teach TCP and Unix system administration in 1994, and other than Linux, I'm mostly a Solaris body. I have 3 Linux systems at home, two of which dual-boot with windows so I can run Photoshop in a color managed environment. I use VMWare for some other windows stuff that's less crucial to me. I also have a dual processor >> SPARC/Solaris 10 system. I loath and detest bill gates and everything he stands for. I regularly point out to >> >> I'm old school too. But Suns and SPARCs are yesterday dude :) Linux and x86-64 are NOW! >> > > lawl. Dude Sun and Sarc are going no where any time soon... just the > opposite... Sparc IV+ & Solaris 10 dance circles around Linux on any > hardware.. You need to spend some time in a true top-tier enterprise > class data center. Linux still has scores or limitations holding it > back in the enterprise realm. There is a reason the stuff is expensive > -- its damn good. That might have been true 5 years ago.... Sun is going to abandon the SPARC soon. As much as I despise the Intel x86 with its architecture and annoying instruction set, it IS the future of high- end computing. HP-UX was ported from PA-RISC to x86 AIX is being ported from the p5 to x86 Solaris has been ported to x86 -- and the x86 version is no longer a crufty toy like it used to be -- Sun has thrown in a well-rounded effort to finally provide the x86 version with all the drivers as the Sparc version. The only major Unix that I'm unsure of at this point is SGI. Sun doesn't have enough sales to keep the SPARC performance competitive with HP and IBM machines loaded up with x86's which have the development overhead spread over hundreds of millions of units rather than tens of thousands for SPARC and whatever SGI us using lately. Intel and AMD won the CPU wars. (and the field can't be reduced below two, because every competent military purchasing department on the planet requires that all electronic components be "2nd-sourced" -- so if AMD fails, then Intel is cut out of that lucrative market until such time that another company is up and running as a "2nd source" of Intel-like CPUs -- This is why Intel keeps AMD abreast of their future designs -- if AMD can't duplicate Intel functionality, then Intel loses). Hehehe, didn't mean to start a war about Sun. I loved DEC and Sun and all the cool hardware, but x86 (and now x86-64) has swallowed it. Google uses x86 and Linux for a reason. I have a Sun and a PowerPC machine and I mostly keep them around for nostalgia, I loved them, but they are yesterday :) Linc -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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