January 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [opensuse] System does not boot now
by Chris Arnold 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

>So if you ran fsck and reported no errors, I did not run fsck, the system runs it everytime the system does not shut down correctly. The subject line says does not boot, what would make you think there are no errors? >at this point just exit or >ctrl d and that should reboot your server again, and it should come >back, Umm, done that and the system still does not boot. >what is the message you got just above the "please provide root >password " message? The message above password is only control-d reboots the system. Messages above that are too many, that's why i was asking where to view previous boot messages. Here are some of the messages (i hope i choose the right ones): buffer i/o error on device sda3, logical block 29360568 Gett 11 of those with different block numbers ata1: EH complete Error reading block 3670071 (attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read) while getting next inode from scan fsck failed on at least 1 filesystem Among many other which are too many to read and type here, which is why i wanted to know where to view these error messages so i could copy and paste. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] cleaning the system
by Sergey Mkrtchyan 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Hi List! I was wondering what do you do to clean up your system? When I reinstall the system (once so far), I select the previous user list, so that when I log in into freshly installed system, I have the same everything, which is good. But I also have the files which I don't need anymore like folders for google-earth and the stuff I probably even don't know about (installed packages, etc.). So what I need to do is kind of "reset" of the user's account so that it comes to the "fresh" state. So first thing which comes to my mind is to make a fresh install, create a new user, copy all the data I need and remove the old user. But this sounds a bit odd. Does this at all make sense? Besides it's all screwed with the dependencies in yast, for couple of packages it somehow shows that there are _older_ versions available for packages (in red) and it is impossible to install anything because of the dependencies (I have all the repos added). Cheers, -- 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] Re: [suse-sles-e] Dumb question about RAID 1
by Sunny 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

On Jan 29, 2008 2:31 PM, jon johnston <jon.johnston(a)gmail.com> wrote: > My question is - on software RAID, I can't just create one partition > for / and mirror it, can I? I have to break up the partitions for root > and boot and then I can mirror the root directory - is that correct? > <http://en.opensuse.org/How_to_install_SUSE_Linux_on_software_RAID> -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Raid5/LVM2/XFS alignment
by Ciro Iriarte 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Hi, anybody has some notes about tuning md raid5, lvn and xfs?. I'm getting 20mb/s with dd and I think it can be improved. I'll add config parameters as soon as i get home. I'm using md raid5 on a motherboard with nvidia sata controller, 4x500gb samsung sata2 disks and lvm with OpenSUSE 10.3@x86_64. Regards, Ciro -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] RAID5 hangs
by Ciro Iriarte 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Hi, I was happy copying over my data to a new array of 4x500GB and it just freezes after copying some data, is like the process is wainting for a I/O operation to finish. There are no errors in the process or /var/log/messages. Controller: Nvidia onboard SATA controller HDD: 4x500GB Samsung SATA2 OS: OpenSUSE 10.3@x86_64 Layout: XFS over LVM2 over Linux MD raid5 Command: tar cf- * |tar -C /datos -xvf - Also, when it hangs, there's no heavy CPU utilization anymore. Array info: ------------------------ mainwks:~ # mdadm --misc --detail /dev/md2 /dev/md2: Version : 01.00.03 Creation Time : Sun Jan 27 20:08:48 2008 Raid Level : raid5 Array Size : 1465151232 (1397.28 GiB 1500.31 GB) Used Dev Size : 976767488 (465.76 GiB 500.10 GB) Raid Devices : 4 Total Devices : 4 Preferred Minor : 2 Persistence : Superblock is persistent Intent Bitmap : Internal Update Time : Tue Jan 29 11:32:40 2008 State : active Active Devices : 4 Working Devices : 4 Failed Devices : 0 Spare Devices : 0 Layout : left-symmetric Chunk Size : 256K Name : 2 UUID : 65cb16de:d89af60e:6cac47da:88828cfe Events : 19 Number Major Minor RaidDevice State 0 8 33 0 active sync /dev/sdc1 1 8 49 1 active sync /dev/sdd1 2 8 65 2 active sync /dev/sde1 4 8 81 3 active sync /dev/sdf1 mainwks:~ # cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [raid1] [raid0] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [linear] md2 : active raid5 sdc1[0] sdf1[4] sde1[2] sdd1[1] 1465151232 blocks super 1.0 level 5, 256k chunk, algorithm 2 [4/4] [UUUU] bitmap: 6/466 pages [24KB], 512KB chunk md0 : active raid1 sda1[0] sdb1[1] 104320 blocks [2/2] [UU] md1 : active raid1 sda3[0] sdb3[1] 241987008 blocks [2/2] [UU] unused devices: <none> --------------------------- Regards, Ciro -- 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-offtopic] Re: [opensuse] URGENT!! (and don't be angry for the Subject of this mail)
by Fred A. Miller 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Carl Hartung wrote: > On Mon January 28 2008 10:01:25 pm Stevens wrote: >> Carl: >> >> Understand that Al Gore, a corrupt American politician who is >> also dumb as a rock, will make tons of money off of people >> stupid enough to go along with his scam. There is a difference >> between pollution and global warming. Our 0.15% contribution >> to greenhouse gasses does nothing to warm the planet but does >> lots to foul our nest. Please keep those two things separate as >> you watch this video: >> >> http://www.aconvenientfiction.com/inconvenient3.html > > These people also produced a documentary asserting that breast implants were > GOOD for women. What credentials! Then came "Against Nature," a documentary > which aired on the BBC which then had to issue a public apology for showing > it. > > Get some SCIENCE not blather, Fred. And PLEASE post to the list! Carl.....you need better glasses!! I didn't post this....someone else did. Fred -- Steve Ballmer is no more able for the art of persuasion than the Abrams tank is for delivering meals on wheels. -- 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-offtopic] Re: [opensuse] URGENT!! (and don't be angry for the Subject of this mail)
by Fred A. Miller 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Carl Hartung wrote: > On Mon January 28 2008 09:41:50 pm Fred A. Miller wrote: >> No Carl, YOU loose. ;) You mention NASA......read their most recent >> data. They are predicting a mini-ice age again and to start soon that >> will last 20 - 30 years, WITH famine and crop failures. > > Fred: Please post to the list!!! > > You got a link to serve with that assertion? :-) NO Carl, I'm quite busy.....if you want to know the truth, go look it up! The data was released in the last few days. Fred -- Steve Ballmer is no more able for the art of persuasion than the Abrams tank is for delivering meals on wheels. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] postfix master.cf question
by Carlos Lorenzo Matés 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Hi to All. Is possible to use a variable user in the pipe option? ie: procmail unix - n n - - pipe flags=R user=nobody argv=/usr/bin/procmail -t -m /etc/procmailrc ${sender} ${recipient} in this line change the user=nobody to user=${user} it is not exactly to change the procmail user, but for changing the user in the emailto fax gateway, the line is similar. I need to change the fax owner in ordet to make the user can browse his faxes with a client Thanks -- Un saludo. Carlos Lorenzo Matés. clmates AT mundo-r DOT com

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[opensuse] make_bad_sector in OS 10.3?
by Greg Freemyer 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

All, I just read that hdparm v7.7 is supposed to include make_bad_sector. (e-mail posted by the hdparm author.) I was curious as to what it did and tried to check it out on my box, but even though I have hdparm v7.7 I don't have make_bad_sector. Is it available for OS 10.3? Anyone know if they are including it in the 11.0 Alpha release? Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] tunapie?
by Carl Hartung 29 Jan '08

29 Jan '08

Hi All, I'm running 32-bit x86 openSUSE 10.3. After fulfilling a couple of recent requests for help with installing and configuring winamp on XP <shiver!> I decided to see if I could achieve comparable functionality on my box. "Tunapie" appears to offer what I want but is refusing to run after a fairly straightforward 'tarball' style installation. Anyone here having better success with this package? If so, care to share your secrets? ;-) TIA & regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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