January 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Why Bind dies, where is its log file?
by shigeru serizawa 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Hi, My Bind daemon dies but I do not know why. I want to debug my system but I am not sure where bind error log file is? Does someone help me where I find bind error log file? Thanks, PS My system configuration: Opensuse-10.2 kernel-default-2.6.18.2-34 bind-9.3.2-56.3 Starting name server BIND - Warning: /var/lib/named/var/run/named/named.pid exists! It dies and leaves named.pid. I delete it then it runs but it dies after a minute leaving .pid file. -- 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] Top/lsof
by Aaron Kulkis 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Bill Anderson wrote: > As another Vietnam Vet, Welcome HOme Aaron. > Thanks. That was my 2nd long-term overseas mobilization, and as you well know, coming home is always good -- even after visits to my favorite overseas vacation spots. My biggest fight right now is just the extreme physical exhaustion... and the bump in the road that makes a passing truck make a noise sound like a mortar impacting about 500m away. I'm still on that old hyper-alertness thing, but fortunately, it's fading. I haven't asked, "did you hear that?" in over a week now. ;-) > Bill Anderson > WW7BA > > John B Pace wrote: >> Welcome home! We got a lot of dirty looks just by being in during >> Vietnam, so I go out of my way to welcome vets home...so once again, >> Welcome Home" >> >> On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 15:29 -0500, Aaron Kulkis wrote: >>> Kain, Becki (B.) wrote: >>>> Where do you work? >>> I recently returned from a year in Baghdad with E Company, >>> 1-125th Infantry Battalion, so not anywhere at the moment. >>> The rest of the Bn just got mobilized for about 9 months >>> in Kuwait. >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Aaron Kulkis [mailto:akulkis00@hotpop.com] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:46 AM >>>> To: Kain, Becki (B.) >>>> Subject: Re: [opensuse] Top/lsof >>>> >>>> Kain, Becki (B.) wrote: >>>>> Or it means that the first process never says "i'm finished, you can >>>>> swap me out". >>>> There's no mechanism for that, other than the sleep(2) >>>> system call. The other ways that the process gives up >>>> the CPU are >>>> 1: waiting for resources (such as opening or reading >>>> a file, executing a wait(2) to collect the exit codes >>>> of child processes, etc). >>>> 2: The time-slice timer runs out, and the process is >>>> forcibly interrupted, and execution is given to the >>>> process schedulre. >>>> >>>> What you're thinking of is the cooperative multi-tasking >>>> model (pre OS X Macs would be a good example). >>>> >>>> I suggest you get "The Design of the Unix Operating System". >>>> I believe the author's name is Maurice J. Bach. >>>> >>>> Yes, here we go: >>>> <http://www.amazon.com/Design-Unix-Operating-System-Hardcover/dp/B000M85 >>>> BS6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200475812&sr=8-2> >>>> >>>> $15.00 is an excellant price. My copy of the previous >>>> edition cost by around $85.00 >>>> >>>> While this is the Unix operating system, not Linux, >>>> the general principles of the process scheduler still >>>> appply, because the Unix process scheduler is the >>>> definition of the expected behavior -- therefore, Linux >>>> imitates it almost exactly (except that Linux can have >>>> real-time processes, and circa 1990 Unix did not). >>>> >>>>> >>>>> It's not a desktop, it's just a web server. Where are you, that >>>> you're >>>>> 30 miles from deaborn? Just curious >>>> I'm in Royal Oak. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Opensuse 10.3 installation on UMPC - Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
by Nickolai 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Hello, everyone! A few weeks ago I bought a UMPC - Raon Everun. http://www.raondigital.com/fnt_english/ev01.asp My model specs are: CPU AMD Geode LX900. L1 64KB-1/64KB-D L2 128KB CPU Speed 600MHz System Memory 512MB SO-DIMM DDR400 (PC3200) 1x Slot Hard Drive + Storage Internal 6GB SSD (Solid State Disk) + Toshiba 1.8" 60GB 4200rpm VGA Chipset High performance 2D graphics controller. Intel MMX + AMD 3Dnow VGA Resolution 800x480 Native resolution with Zoom & Panorama : VGA up to 1680 x 1050 resolution Display 4.8" Touch screen TFT LCD Resistive Touch, 16.7M Color, 280cd / m2, 300:1 contrast ratio, Auto-Rotation / Auto-Brightness control I am trying to run linux on this device, but have no luck installing it :( I am using external USB DVD-RW drive to boot from. Just after "Loading linux kernel" progress bar reaches 100% and the initial boot screen appears, the kernel crashes (Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!). For more details look below. I have tried following booting options: 1) OpenSUSE 10.3 (normal settings) 2) OpenSUSE 10.3 (safe settings) 3) OpenSUSE 10.3 (text mode + safe settings + acpi=off + noapic) 4) OpenSUSE 10.3 (rescue system) 5) OpenSUSE 10.3 (firmware test) 6) OpenSUSE 10.2 (normal settings) 7) OpenSUSE 10.3 LIVE-CD (KDE) And everywhere I get the kernel crash (but only memory test from OPENSUSE CD seems to work fine). Yet, this problem seems to only in OpenSUSE's linux kernel, since I've tried other linux distributions and most of them worked fine. But no linux distribution succeded in getting on-board mouse and keyboard working, that is why I can only tell you about booting (since have no input). 1) Knoppix 3.7 Live-CD (yes, that's old one, I know :) ). Booted perfectly to the end (KDE desktop) 2) Back Track 2.0. Booted perfectly to command line (that is OK, since in back track KDE starts MANUALY, and i have no input to continue) 3) Mandriva 2008. Booted perfectly and started installation app. 4) Kubuntu 7.10. Booted, but hanged just after starting X11 Guys, I REALLY need help here!!! :( I've got tired of crappy software on this device! I NEED OPENSUSE! Not other distributions! I've got addicted to it! :) Here is advanced info about the kernel crash, I hope it will help! ####### c01a9bd7 *pde = 00000000 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP last sysfs file: modules linked in: CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<c01a9bd7>] Not tainted VLI EFLAGS: 00010246 (2.6.22.5-31-default #1) EIP is at sysfs_lookup+0x37/0x1e2 eax: 79c37938 ebx: d7cc0d74 ecx: d7d70634 edx 00000020 esi: 79c37938 edi: d7cc0dd4 ebp: d7d70634 esp d710bc50 ds: 007b es: 007b fs: 00d8 gs: 0000 ss: 0068 Process swapper (pid: 1, ti=d710a000 task=d7f8eab0 task.ti=d710a000) Stack: d4e18b84 c017eb60 d7cc0dd4 d710bc7c d7f61ee0 c0175cbb c02d6d10 d7cc0d74 d4e18b84 d7f5c868 c01775b2 00299a31 00000003 d7ccfaa4 d7ccfaa4 00000000 d7ccfaa8 d710bcc4 c01a96d1 c130f020 d7f9231c d4e18b84 d7ccfaa0 d7ccfaa0 Call Trace: [<c017eb60>] d_alloc+0x14b/0x17e [<c0175cbb>] cached_lookup+0x1e/0x66 [<c01775b2>] lookup_one_len+0xb3/0xd3 [<c01a96d1>] create_dir+0x37/0x18d [<c01a9870>] sysfs_create_dir+0x49/0x63 [<c01cd404>] kobject_shadow_add+0xe1/0x188 [<c01cd554>] kobject_register+0x19/0x30 [<c01cd6a7>] kobject_kset_add dir+0x46/0x75 [<c023d7e4>] device_create+0x77/0x97 [<c02247d5>] tty_reister_device+0xb5/0xbd [<c0239477>] serial8250_pm+0x0/0xb2 [<c0236df8>] uart_change_pm+0x20/0x28 [<c02381b1>] uart_add_one_port+0x21e/0x25c [<c01c0038>] hmac_update+0x3d/0x5b [<c01cd110>] kobject_release+0x0/0x8 [<c01cdcb8>] kref_put+0x60/0x6d [<c023cf6e>] device_del0x200/0x222 [<c0236f1d>] uart_remove_on_port+0xc5/0xcf [<c023adb1>] serial8250_register_port+0xf3/0x113 [<c023ba79>] serial_pnp_probe+0xfa/0x117 [<c021c0ad>] pnp_device_probe+0x63/0x82 [<c023ec4f>] driver_probe_device+0xc8/0x14b [<c023edbb>] __driver_attach+0x52/0x87 [<c023e248>] bus_for_each_dev+0x30/0x51 [<c023eacc>] driver_attach+0x16/0x18 [<c023ed69>] __driver_attach+0x0/0x87 [<c023e4e8>] bus_add_driver+0x6d/0x17d [<c038e4de>] kernel_init+0x14a/0x2be [<c0104d46>] ret_from_fork+0x6/0x20 [<c038e394>] kernel_init+0x0/0x2be [<c038e394>] kernel_init+0x0/0x2be [<c0106117>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10 ======================= Code: 8b 40 54 8b 68 0c 83 c0 0c 89 44 24 10 83 ed 04 e9 a1 01 00 00 f6 45 18 2c 0f 84 91 01 00 00 89 e8 e8 27 e7 ff ff 8b 7b 24 89 c6 <ac> ae 75 08 84 c0 75 f8 31 c0 eb 04 19 c0 0c 01 85 c0 0f 85 6d EIP: [<c01a9bd7>] sysfs_lookup+0x37/0x1e2 SS;ESP 0068:d7ed5c50 Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = 680110980 ns) Time: pit clocksource has been installed/ ###### This is all I could see on my screen. Looking forward for help!! :) This links may help to get the whole picture of aspects of running linux on this device http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&order=A… http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&order=A… http://umpcportal.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=threaded&order=D… P.S. Sorry for my English... :-[ -- 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 FTP firewall
by Carlos 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Hello i have one question about the suse firewall. I have one server with the next services: ssh, http, ftp and maio (25 and 110) the FW_ALLOW_INCOMING_HIGHPORTS_TCP variable to set to No is one bad idea? if i put this value to no the ftp runs well? i have the ftp service alloed into the FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP variable. 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] Update Broke Screen Resolution, How to Get Back?
by Kevin Dupuy 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

-- Kevin "Yo" Dupuy | Public Email: <kevin(a)kevinsword.com> Happy New Year from Yo.media!

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Re: [opensuse] Why beagle?
by Stevens 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Today Kevin Dupuy <kevindupuy(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > From what I'm reading right now, I'm presuming either you have no > documents, or they are all on your desktop. If you actually did work, > you would love Beagle. I do. > > I've been using Beagle since it's SUSE introduction in 2005 (9.3), and > it is a really nice way to find any documents, emails, chats, web > history, music, podcasts, videos, etc. that is really easy to find > things. > > Furthermore, as I mentioned on the "other" thread, I'm trying to figure > out why Beagle takes up so much CPU and memory in some people's > computers ALSO: Today "Peter Van Lone" <petervl(a)gmail.com> wrote: > it's desktop search ... what's the big mystery? Have you been living > under a rock for the last 2 or 3 years? > > If you don't want/need desktop search, then fine. Many do. Beagle > seems to be a quite useful example of a category of service that many > many millions of people use. OK, a little clarification is needed. I neither live under a rock nor do I idle away my time. Nor can I fathom a need for Beagle when it is such a resource hog. I am reminded of a friend who has been buying and using personal computers since the old twin 5 1/4" drive TRS-80 just so he could keep track of his crap. Nowdays he is no better and he uses some kind of file indexing scheme on his Windows box. I used to spend time there helping him with projects; after a day or two, I had all his stuff catalogued in my head and could find it for him faster than he could look it up. Ditto with my files that are strung out over 3 disk drives and in tons of email. For me, Beagle is a terrible waste; for him and others like him, it is probably a Godsend. YMMV. Fred By the way, FYI Kevin: my system is: * Intel 2.4GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, Intel chipset * Suse 10.2, kernel 2.6.18, KDE 3.5.5 * kmail, 4800 files, 730MB * no Beagle -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Apache, PHP works but the PHP extensions don't
by David L. Martin 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

PHP functions normally from the command line, but is missing features when running from Apache Both tests use this code (hello_gd.php): <?php var_dump(gd_info()); ?> php ./hello_gd.php => Dumps the expected diagnostics out to the terminal. When I do this: firefox http://localhost/~dlmarti/hello_gd.php => I get a blank screen. The "/var/log/apache2/errorlog" shows this: [Sun Jan 20 16:34:47 2008] [error] [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX] PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function gd_info() in /home/dlmarti/public_html/hello.php on line 2 I am running a fresh install of SUSE 10.3, with all the patches. Previously I was running SUSE 10.1, and I've compared the setup and I don't see any major differences. Anyone have any idea where to continue looking? Its like PHP can't find its libraries when running from Apache? -- David L. Martin <dlmarti(a)gmail.com> -- 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] SuSE 10.3 troubles on my GamePC laptop
by Jonathan Ervine 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

On Monday 21 January 2008 18:01:47 Maura E Monville wrote: > On Jan 20, 2008 9:27 PM, Jonathan Ervine <jervine(a)novell.com> wrote: > > On Monday 21 January 2008 01:11:37 Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote: > > > About 2 months ago I replaced SuSE 9.3 with 10.3. > > > Last Friday I turned on my laptop. To my dismay the > > > screen was messed up... sort of divided into three > > > > <snipped> > > > > > Therefore X was messed up ... how come ? It worked > > > fine up to the night before. I turned off the computer > > > in the end of my working session. > > > In short I had to reinstall SuSE 10.3 which fixed the > > > problem. But the serious difficulty was to save three > > > directories where I have all my recent developments. I > > > > Xorg seemed to get an update over the weekend. It should have been > > a simple case of re-running sax2 to get your video working again. > > Can sax2 be started from a text window ? I have never used it. > I guess you mean that through sax2 I could have reinstalled X server > ... ? Yes - sax2 can be launched from a command line without an X server running. It wouldn't have reinstalled your X server, but would have reconfigured your xorg.conf to a working configuration. > Worst > > > case scenario is you could have dropped back to using the generic > > vesa driver, or the open source ATI or nVidia drivers. > > I am not that knowledgeable about the O.S. I develop and use > scientific s/w packages. > I expected the guy who came to fix the problem to know these > workarounds since he states he has been admistrating Linux systems > for 5 years ... That's why I need another system to be more > autonomous. To be honest an update to Xorg shouldn't have broken your X configuration. Do you know if you're using the proprietary ATI or nVidia drivers? > > > from the simple text- mode I could compress and ftp my > > > directories to my web site from which I could recover > > > them after reinstalling SuSE 10.3 > > > > Sounds like you have one big single partition. Most people on here > > will partition /home separately so that all personal settings and > > data can be retained if a full reinstall is required. > > I simply accepted the installation defaults. > I know that SuSE has an incoporated partioning tool.I never ran it. You should definitely look into creating a separate /home partition as it makes upgrades/reinstalls so much less painful. > > > As a consequence I fell behind my schedule. To prevent > > > future emergencies I am thinking of getting another > > > laptop/notebook. Since I have to use MS Office every > > > now and then I would consider to run alternatively > > > Windows and SuSE through WMware. Now I run MS Office > > > through CrossOveR. > > > Is WMware stable and reliable ? > > > > A second system is always very useful to have around. VMware is > > very stable and reliable in my experience. > > Which WMware ? > There is a free package and a commercial one. Go to the VMware website and look for the VMware Server product. It's free, although you do have to register in order to get an activation key. Good luck, Jon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Why will not FireFox stay at the same font size?
by John B Pace 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Is there a way to get ones' fonts to stay at the same size rather than ones that can barely be read? If there is a way to do this across the board in Evolution and other programs I'll be using in the future? Any solutions? 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]
by John B Pace 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

I am wondering if there is any way that the font size in Fire Fox and other applications can be left how I left them after a session or do I need to increase them every time. Many thanks for your assistace on oher matters today! John -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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