January 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] BadAlloc in gtk programs
by Michal Hlavac 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Hello, some gtk programs e.g. eclipse, apache directory studio, amule, ... I get this error: The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'. (Details: serial 651 error_code 11 request_code 149 minor_code 5) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) This error occurs few days ago when I updated X-org. I am using opensuse 10.3 thanks, m.

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[opensuse] Re: [users] How did I get this OpenOffice program?
by James Knott 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

John Shelton wrote: > I am here because I would like to find out that most of my problems > with Open Office are related to the learning process and perhaps not > the fault of the program itself. Regardless of the problem, I am > finding it very difficult to "do things" with Open Office that I am > accustomed to doing with MS Office products. I have downloaded and > printed a notebook sized tutorial that is very difficult to read and > follow and understand and have yet been totally unable to find ANY > tutorial (or any other help) for OO Math. I find configuring OO > Writer difficult compared with Word. (i.e.: setting default fonts, > page margins, inserting photo's, clip art, etc.) There is also the > incompatibility issue with recipients programs when sending documents > and graphics by email. >From http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/index.html http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0216WG-MathObjects.… How much of your difficulty may be because somethings are simply different and not exactly the same as you're used to. There may be some issues with various documents, because Microsoft has chosen to keep formats secret, so everyone else has to reverse engineer them. Some of these issues also occur between different generations of Microsoft Office. Also, I don't recall seeing your name before. Have you asked questions here about your difficulties? -- 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] KDE 4.0
by Fred A. Miller 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

I ran the live CD from openSUSE and KDE 4.0 is coming along nicely, but I noticed it's not as configurable as previous releases.....no personal settings as before that, IMHO, should be there. I also couldn't find a "hide" feature for the taskbar. For those who use 'Bloze and might want to take a gander at openSUSE AND have nVidia video, they'll be in for a disappointment as 3D, acceleration, and desktop effects will NOT work. This is, once again, NOT good. Also, I noticed that a LOT of screen savers are missing, as are some games, etc. I assume all of these will be included when 4.0 goes GA. Fred -- Liberal ideology and political correctness, infused with public policy, begets social insanity. - Michael Savage -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Grub Error 21
by Dave Barton 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

I have just upgraded a PC for a colleague, who, after much badgering and encouragement, conceded to have a dual boot install of OpenSUSE 10.3 on a second drive. Installed XP Pro on hd0, no problem. Created a FAT32 partition on hd1 using 50% of the disk capacity, leaving remainder unallocated for Linux partitions. Booted to the 10.3 installation DVD and the install to hd1, including on-line updates, went perfectly, until the first reboot, where I get: GRUB Loading stage1.5 Grub loading, please wait... Error 21 At which point everything grinds to a standstill. Restart from the installation DVD and finalize the installation via the "Other Options -> Boot Installed System" option. Then I can log in to a fully operational KDE desktop, where everything appears to be working perfectly. The GRUB files read: /boot/grub/device.map (fd0) /dev/fd0 (hd0) /dev/sda (hd1) /dev/sdb /boot/grub/menu.lst # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Fri Jan 18 08:55:09 EST 2008 default 0 timeout 8 gfxmenu (hd1,5)/boot/message ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title openSUSE 10.3 root (hd1,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-31-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST3250824A_5ND3YLCZ-part6 vga=0x317 resume=/dev/sdb5 splash=silent showopts initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.5-31-default ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows### title Windows rootnoverify (hd1,5) chainloader (hd0,0)+1 ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: floppy### title Floppy rootnoverify (hd1,5) chainloader (fd0)+1 ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.3 root (hd1,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.5-31-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST3250824A_5ND3YLCZ-part6 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume edd=off 3 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.22.5-31-default /etc/grun.conf setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hd0) (hd1,5) quit Have checked the BIOS and hardware jumpers are set correctly. I have never experienced any GRUB issues with any previous installs, consequently I have not had reason to educate myself about GRUB configuration. I have unsuccessfully searched for and tried a few Googled suggestions. I need to get this machine back to my colleague soon and I would hate to hand it back as a Windows only box. Can any of you folks here help me out with this? TIA Dave

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Re: [opensuse] Gimp and Firefox
by PerfectReign 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

On Fri, January 18, 2008 7:55 pm, Fred A. Miller wrote: > PerfectReign wrote: >> On Fri, January 18, 2008 6:19 pm, Jim Sabatke wrote: >>> Every time I run gimp (latest 2.4, updated via Yast) firefox dies. >>> >>> Does anyone have a clue what is going on, and hopefully a fix? >>> >>> >> >> Don't use gimp? >> >> Use something better like Krita? http://www.koffice.org/krita/ >> >> At least Krita doesn't have a horrid SDI interface. :P > > It also won't do or as well things that Gimp does! I know - I like the plugins on GIMP. I use them for the logos on my websites: filesite.org is a gimp-creation. I just can't get past the interface or the arrogance of the GIMP people who won't even allow for an MDI option. (Netbeans, for example, allows both an MDI or SDI interface in the advanced options.) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] BASH .bashrc su question
by Marcin Floryan 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

On 17/01/2008, Randall R Schulz <rschulz(a)sonic.net> wrote: > > In addition to Jim C.'s suggestions, you can also start an interactive > shell via su (or sudo) and then use the built-in "suspend" command to > go back to the non-root shell from which it was invoked. Then you can > re-enter it using the usual job-control commands. The shell will only > honor a "suspend" command when it's not a login shell, so you don't > have to worry about suspending a shell with no other shell "above" it > to handle the suspended process state. I find using screen even more comfortable. You can easily have several sessions open and switch between them and keep being logged in as root. It works well with SSH access too. -- 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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[opensuse] MySQL 5 rpms for SuSE 9.3?
by Kevin Thorpe 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Does anyone know where I can get mysql version 5 for SuSE 9.3? I really should upgrade but that's a huge job. I'd have to spend all weekend doing it. 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: [users] How did I get this OpenOffice program?
by James Knott 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

John Shelton wrote: > I was not aware of the revised tutorial that was published in mid 2007 > that indeed does have at least a chapter devoted to Math. I guess I > had more or less given up by then. I have been to several OOo user > group forums and have not found the information that I need on a level > that I can relate to and understand. I was just made aware of _this_ > user group a couple of days ago and now I am here still wishing to > "get a grip" on the product. You must understand that I am anything > but a fan of Microsoft in general and my search for an alternative to > Office is what brought me to OOo 3 or 4 years ago. I have the new > tutorial bookmarked and I will begin perusing it and see what I can > get from it. You are correct that "old habits are hard to break" is > certainly a factor in my difficulties with OOo. Been using Office a > long time. Can you give me tips to make a transition to OOo easier, > other than the revised tutorial? Thank you. John Well, for starters, don't suddenly appear here attacking it, without making some attempt to ask for help. Much info can be found here: http://documentation.openoffice.org On the same link where that Math chapter is found, there is also a migration guide, along with others for Writer, Calc etc. You can also buy an OpenOffice guide book here: http://www.openoffice.blogs.com/ And you can also ask on this list. Also, OpenOffice has changed a lot in 3 -4 years. Please respond only to the mail list (users(a)openoffice.org) and not directly to me. -- 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] Latest xorg update is problematic
by Philippe Andersson 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Hello list, Since installing the latest xorg updates for OpenSuSE 10.2, some applications fail to start. One example I was able to verify is eclipse (ver. 3.2). Here is the error message: ------------------------<cut>------------------------------ guest@duerer:~> The program 'Eclipse' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'. (Details: serial 582 error_code 11 request_code 144 minor_code 5) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) ------------------------<cut>------------------------------ Other reportedly affected applications are 'VLC' and 'xchm'. I was not able to verify that. The offending packages are: ------------------------<cut>------------------------------ xorg-x11-server-7.2-30.11 Fri 18 Jan 2008 08:39:33 CET xorg-x11-devel-7.2-25 Fri 18 Jan 2008 08:39:08 CET xorg-x11-libs-7.2-25 Fri 18 Jan 2008 08:39:00 CET ------------------------<cut>------------------------------ Similar packages were distributed this morning via apt-get for Ubuntu users and have the same detrimental effects. Is anyone here aware of this issue ? Ph. A. -- *Philippe Andersson* Unix System Administrator IBA Particle Therapy | Tel: +32-10-475.983 Fax: +32-10-487.707 eMail: pan(a)iba-group.com <http://www.iba-worldwide.com> The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are intended solely for the recipient (s) named above. This communication is intended to be and to remain confidential and may be protected by intellectual property rights. Any use of the information contained herein (including but not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution of any form) by persons other than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Ion Beam Applications does not accept liability for any such errors. Thank you for your cooperation.

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[opensuse] Connecting a Bluetooth Mouse to 10.3 why is it so hard?
by Chuck Stuettgen 20 Jan '08

20 Jan '08

Got a new Dell Latitude D630 this week computer complete with 4 GB of ram, 160 GB SATA drive, DVD burner and a Dell Bluetooth Mouse. I wiped out that other OS and did a fresh install of OpenSUSE 10.3. After much angst I have finally gotten the Bluetooth mouse mostly working with OpenSUSE 10.3. The Gnome Bluetooth utilities are broken and do not work out of the box. After much searching on Google I discovered that there are updated Bluez utilities on GNOME:Community, which some people have managed to get to work, in may case, however, it was still a no go after I installed them. I finally gave up and removed all the Gnome Bluetooth packages with YAST then configured the Bluetooth Manager in Sessions - Startup Programs to run KDE kbluetooth instead of the broken and now removed Gnome bluetooth-manager. kbluetooth was able to see the mouse and connect it the first time I tried. The problem remains is that the Mouse does not work until after I login to the desktop and use the touchpad mouse to manually connect the mouse from with in the kbluetooth applet. How can I configure OpenSUSE to automatically connect to the bluetooth mouse so it 'just works'? I have spent the last two day searching Google for the answer and have tried all the suggestions but none of them have worked. Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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