January 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Support for NIC RTL8168 & Graphic Adapter Intel G33 (Compiz-Fusion)? [Partly solved]
by Chee How Chua 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

On Jan 19, 2008 1:50 AM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Chee, > > The solution was easy and seemed generic to any NIC that was not > passing interrupts. From the bugzilla: > > ==> > It seems that the controller doesn't generate any interrupts, maybe a problem > with MSI. Please unload forcedeth and load it with > modprobe forcedeth msi=0 > ==> > > You are likely running a different driver, but you should try to > unload it and then reload it with msi=0. > > If that works, then follow the rest of the thread for how I did the > permanent fix. > > Greg > -- > Greg Freemyer Hi Greg, Thanks for the pointer. I've tried that but it doesn't work. Seems that msi=0 is a parameter specific to the forcedeth module. The module used for RTL8168 is r8169. When I tried to run modprobe r8169 msi=0, dmesg says it is an unknown parameter. Nevertheless, I've found the source of the problem - Windows. XP is installed on this machine that I'm trying the Live CD on. Turns out that XP turns off the Wake on LAN feature when shutting down. The r8169 driver doesn't have the ability to turn this feature back on. To solve this problem, I gotta go back to XP, use the Device Manager to change the "Wake on LAN on shutdown" feature to "Enable". This solved the NIC issue completely! Thanks the help Greg! Now, if only someone have used Compiz-Fusion on a non-Xen kernel and a Xen kernel... --- How -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Replacing an icon on the desktop
by Stan Goodman 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

I have on the desktop some Java programs which are displayed as generic icons. I have much better icons, or can make, much more intuitive icons for these. How must I go about replacing one for the other? What, if anything, must I do to convert Windows or OS/2 icons for use in the Llinux desktop? -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel Old Fart n. slang (old fart'; in New England, old faaht') Tribal Elder. Used in deprecation especially by males younger than 20 years. -- 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] Re: Virtualbox versus WMware
by Erik Jakobsen 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Eberhard Roloff wrote: > Teruel de Campo MD wrote: >> On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 18:35 +0100, Philippe Landau wrote: >>> Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote: >>>> 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 ? >>> Yes, others recommend VirtualBox though (free too). >>> Or if it is just for that: Crossover Office, which is not free. >>> Which one is easier to install and backup ? >> >> I do all my work in OO and to send it I save as MS office. If it is a >> complicated stuff or a presentation I do a quick check with MS running >> under crossover. Crossover works great with word, excel and pp. If you >> want outlook or access it will not work. > > Just to save some expenses: > > I "save as" MS Office, from OOorg, as you do. > > However, For the "quick check" whether my documents will look ok with > MS, I use wine and the Microsoft Office Viewers for Word, Excel and > Powerpoint. > > As least they were made by Microsoft for people who still do not have > MS-Office on their machines. ;-)) > > They work great with wine (At least the versions up to Office 2003 do) > and best of all: > They are free (as in beer) and > > I do not need to buy crossover or MS Office or a Windows License for a > virtual machine. > > I also used outlook 2003 with wine connecting to an Exchange Server on > SuSE 10.1, I believe. > > So wine is > Wher are they to be found for free ?. -- Venlig hilsen - Best regards - Erik Jakobsen Licensed HAM-RADIO with the callsign OZ4KK http://www.urbakken.dk Registered Linux user #114875 with http://counter.li.org -- 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] Virtualbox versus WMware
by Teruel de Campo MD 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 18:35 +0100, Philippe Landau wrote: > Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote: > > 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 ? > Yes, others recommend VirtualBox though (free too). > Or if it is just for that: Crossover Office, which is not free. > Which one is easier to install and backup ? I do all my work in OO and to send it I save as MS office. If it is a complicated stuff or a presentation I do a quick check with MS running under crossover. Crossover works great with word, excel and pp. If you want outlook or access it will not work. Crossover is very reliable and it works as a linux program. I love it. The backup is very easy and protect all the MS license. It creates an archive called bottles that can be save as or even create an rpm. It can be imported in another system as well. VM ware is a very professional virtual system. Ain't cheap. I have the workstation. I tried VirtualBox, qemu and all of them worked but nothing is comparable to VMware. I do not use or need VMware for MS office. VMware is also very easy to backup. It does everything you can think off and more. -=terry=- -- 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] Re: [users] How did I get this OpenOffice program?
by James Knott 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Rajko M. wrote: > On Sunday 20 January 2008 08:12:31 pm you wrote: > >> John Shelton wrote: >> >>> I was not aware of the revised tutorial that was published in mid 2007 >>> > .... > >> Please respond only to the mail list (users(a)openoffice.org) and not >> directly to me. >> -- >> Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> >> > > This lands on opensuse(a)opensuse.org James. > > Sorry. That's one of the "features" of lists that don't return to the list. You occasionally send in the wrong one. -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> -- 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 kernel default vs. SMP
by Roger Oberholtzer 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Hello Probably a stupid question: I thought that recent 2.6 kernels make the need for a SMP and non-SMP kernel obsolete. Maybe my memory is playing tricks again. The reason I ask is the on some PCs, 10.3 installs kernel 2.6.22.5-31-default, while on others it installs 2.6.22.5-31-SMP. In both cases the install was let do whatever it wanted in selecting the kernel version. Have I missed the obvious? Again? -- 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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Re: [opensuse] Why are there not more using Linux?
by Joe Sloan 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Chris Ross wrote: > > On Sun, 20 Jan 2008, Joe Sloan wrote: >> LOL, nobody has ever ported a game to opensuse, no need. Like I said, my >> quake 3 arena demo binary from 1999 has played just fine on every >> distro I've tried. > > Except that Quake III Arena (I have the "limited edition" metal box > version) has no sound on OpenSuSE 10.2 and my *favourite* game, A kernel change in the sound ABI sometime in the past few years (I don't remember at what version exactly, it might have been 10.0) caused quake 3 arena to come up without sound, but a bit of googling produced the answer, and since then the "gamesound" init script has been part of my standard post install setup. In any event, quake 3 arena works for me, and it would probably work for you if you add the appropriate command to your startup scripts. > Terminus > http://www.vvisions.com/games/details.cfm?ID=28 which I used to > play constantly doesn't run on 10.2 at all :( That's odd, I've not seen a game stop working. I might have had to add some tweak to the environment setting, but that's the extent of it. > So yes, you can play your old 1999 games if you keep an old 1999 Linux > around to play them on. Nope, no need - I play my 1999 games with a fresh suse release- it's much snappier that way - as well as with newer games (UT2k4, ET, Q4) Joe -- 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, XVideo and ATI ES1000 rev 2 515E
by Roger Oberholtzer 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Hello all, I have always used the XVideo extension when showing images on Nvidia cards. Never a problem. I now have a system with an on-board ATI chip (ES1000 rev 2 515E) that is not acting as expected. The X server claims there is an XVideo extension, and I can access it as usual via X in a C program. However, the images are not shown. Oddly, the place on the screen where they are to be shown is black, instead of the usual blue shown when there is no image. The only thing I have seen is that DRI needs access permissions. I do not think XVideo is a DRI function. But maybe it is? Anyone have any dirt on this chipset? -- 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] Help with jack
by jpff 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

I have a small application I use for teaching that uses FLTK and audio, in particular portaudio. I attempted to rebuild just now with a small adjustment and I get the error messages g++ -O3 -g nFresp.cxx -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lfltk -ldl -lm /usr/lib/libX11.a -lsndfile -lportaudio -ljack /usr/lib/libX11.a(imLcIm.o): In function `_XimLocalOpenIM': (.text+0x12f7): warning: memset used with constant zero length parameter; this could be due to transposed parameters /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.2.1/../../../libportaudio.so: undefined reference to `jack_port_unlock' /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.2.1/../../../libportaudio.so: undefined reference to `jack_port_lock' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status I have tried re-installing jack and portaudio from the main repository but it made no difference. Recently I have had other jack problems; packman does not seem to have a jack-devel package to match their jack for example ==John ffitch -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Mic not working with 10.3 64bit
by Marcin Floryan 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Hi! I have been struggling entire day today to get my sound card up and running properly but with not luck. Running openSuSE 10.3 on AMD x64 on acer Aspire notebook. The sound output works perfectly OK but I struggle to get my microphone working. Initially I assumed it was Skype problem but then tried recording sound with krec and it fails as well. The sound card is (lspci): 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) [8086:27d8 (rev 02)] And as it has been properly discovered by yast2 sound I am using Intel HDA driver module Because it is on Acer Aspire 5630 I have altered /etc/modprobe.d/sound to be the following: alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel # u1Nb.FPeEl_lypDB:82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller options snd-hda-intel enable=1 index=0 model=acer And it works OK: kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22 kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64 kernel: ALSA /usr/src/packages/BUILD/alsa-driver-hg20080118/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:2212: hda_codec: model 'acer' is selected As you can see the driver is also pretty up to date. I could not find many more clues for this specific problem as the card generally works and I have output via speakers/headphones. The most obvious would be to look in the mixer settings for Input but I have double-checked that levels are set to maximum and Mic and Capture is ON. I can also check the the mic itself works because if I go to Output mixer controls and turn the Mic on I can hear it well in the headphones (but that presumably only enables internal sound card routing of the signal). In the input channels I have: * Front Mic Boost * Mic Boost * Capture * Capture * Digital Though both Capture are enabled the level on it is always at the minimum but even if I turn it up and reopen the mixer it resets to zero. Any clues someone? I don't know where to look now. Cheers, -- Marcin Floryan http://marcin.floryan.pl/ Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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