October 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] I think the answer is yes .....
by Duaine & Laura Hechler 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Can KDE 3 and KDE 4 be installed and used on the same system ? (Don't need any virtualization) -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler(a)charter.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 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] Non-destructive Increase of /boot partition?
by James D. Parra 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

As those articles point out, you have to unmount the ext3 partition, even under LVM, to resize it. That means if you want to resize a critical partition like /boot, /, /var, /usr or in come cases /home and /tmp, you have to shut down and boot from a LiveCD or USB. This is not always possible with an enterprise system as the need t expand the volume/FS size may, like having the machine up and running, be critical to the business. The ReiserFS, however, can be resized while mounted. I'd advise using the ResiserFS if you ever need to do a live re-sizing. <snip> How about XFS? Can that be resized while mounted? Best, ~James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Yast ncurses Software Management in 11.0 - Why no keyboard shortcuts anymore?
by David C. Rankin 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Listmates, Text mode yast in 11.0 is missing all of the shortcut keys for search, etc... I thought it must have been an oversight and would be fixed, but after 4 months, they are still not there. Specifically if you go into software management, you can select Alt+F for "Filter", but then all of the shortcut keys are missing for "Patterns", "Languages", "RPM Groups", "Repositories", "Search" (most importantly), and "Installation Summary". Is this a bug or did somebody mean to strip the shortcuts out? Also, the "search" layout is more cumbersome now. Once you select search, you then have to use Alt+P to get to the search phrase text box and then after you enter the search, you have to type Alt+S to actually start the search, the normal return key does nothing. In 10.3, the focus went to the search box automatically, and then a simple return executed the search. Again, is this a bug or this this new (lack of) functionality? Thanks -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC www.rankinlawfirm.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] Re: High Disk Temperatures
by Dotan Cohen 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

2008/10/29 Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer(a)gmail.com>: > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 6:16 PM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > <snip> >>. Only in the past few weeks have I >> seriously considered switching drive manufacturers, though, after an >> email exchange with WD in which they say that their product is >> unsupported under Linux. >> >> The rep went on to clarify that warranty failures would still be >> replaced, however, things like firmware updates (this is an issue on >> some WD 2.5" models) and some other tools would only be handled via >> Windows. >> > > Actually I'm surprised they even support windows. > > Most firmware updates are done via Dos Boot floppies from what I've > seen. They typically provide a free version of dos to boot from. Here's the kicker: the boot floppies are made with a windows-specific tool. Actually, it seems to do nothing more than unpack a tarball to the floppy. I am certain that it could be done in Linux. However, the online instructions are written for mousemaids and don't mention Linux at all. It would literally only take 4 lines of HTML. Furthermore, WD support has no clue that it could be done in Linux, in fact, they claim that it cannot be done. I should mention that the Windows tool in question requires admin access on the windows machine, so it cannot be done at, say, your local library. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü

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[opensuse] Easy GUI or ncurses libraries/templates for kde3 or cli?
by David C. Rankin 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Listmates: I have a number of BASH scripts that I would like to develop a menu to display and then call the ones that I want to call. For example, I have a number of scripts for mounting CIFS/SMB shares on a number of different servers. I would like to develop a simple interface that lists all the scripts and lets me pick one (or more) to execute. Something like calling a file-open dialog and passing the results to be executed would work. For working in kde3 or from konsole/xterm what are the simple tools available? Is QT what I'm looking for as the gui? Is there a minimal c or c++ template/skeleton bit of code somewhere that would draw a basic window and let me add the file-open dialog to it? For the text environment, is there a set of BASH menu scripts that would work? I guess I could create my own with ls, awk '{print NR,NR,$0 }', read, and case, but if I can avoid reinventing the wheel, that would be great. Thanks for any links or suggestions you can provide. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC www.rankinlawfirm.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] Kooka|Sane and Network scanner
by Ciro Iriarte 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Hi, At the office we have a Lanier multifunction machine (printer/scanner), cups can handle the printer part, but I haven't found a way to use sane with the network scanner function. I know there's a Windows supported app that can handle this, but I can't find anywhere if it uses a standard protocol or how the connection is made (tcp/ip port). Anyone got this kind of machine working for remote scanning?, I know you can scan-to-email, but i'm looking to use Kooka with it... 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] OT: non-suse newbie needs yahoo mail
by Anne Wilson 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Is there anyone here with experience of yahoo mail, willing to help a newbie off-list? Anne

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[opensuse] Re: postfix+imap vs. client connection
by Chuck Davis 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

I've been spending a lot of time trying to figure out how to get Postfix to work. I have been configuring with yast and all the elements appear to have started based upon pid values. Postfix is supposed to be dumping to Cyrus-imap. All SSL configurations are set and the values in main.cf are correct based upon my entries in yast. All the certs appear to have been generated appropriately. On a Kmail client, however, I'm getting the message "Login only available under a layer". Since all the TLS stuff appears to be running on the server I'm up the proverbial creek with no clue. Anybody that can give some direction? 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] not able to receive emails
by Ianseeks 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

HI all I've got a real strange issue on opensuse 11.0 that has just started this weekend, i've had this operating fine for years.. kmail and opera can log into my ISP's POP servers fine (to prove it, I gave wrong passwords and the logins were rejected) but always comes back saying there are no new messages even though i can check via webmail that messages do exist in those accounts. My time is displayed is displayed correctly on the desktop (we've just gone back one hour). If i use windows outlook express and opera on windows, it download emails fine. Both machines are behind the same router. The emails also appear on my blackberry ok. I've tried this using 2 logins on opensuse, one KDE3.5.10 and one KDE4 (from factory) but using Kontact/KDE3 on both logins and the result is the same. Anyone have any ideas where i can look for help? thanks and regards Ian -- 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: High Disk Temperatures
by Neil 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Manon Metten <manon.metten(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi David, > > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 11:06 AM, David Baron <d_baron(a)012.net.il> wrote: > >> Got my new WDC800 disk up and running, LVM (fantastic tool!). 2.6.26-rt now >> boots without problems. >> >> I have noted that during high disk access rates, the temperature of the WDC >> soars (from a 33c idle to up to 44c!). Such high temperatures are not >> desirable. > > > Quote from Wikipedia: > > "A common misconception is that a colder hard drive will last longer > than a hotter hard drive. The Google study seems to imply the reverse > -- "lower temperatures are associated with higher failure rates". Hard > drives with S.M.A.R.T.-reported average temperatures below 27 °C had > failure rates worse than hard drives with the highest reported average > temperature of 50 °C, failure rates at least twice as high as the > optimum S.M.A.R.T.-reported temperature range of 36 °C to 47 °C." > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive > > Manon. > Hi It is just a single sample, but I have a WD 1600JD disk for 5 years now. Once, after 1 year or so it was so hot I burned my thumb on one. It still works perfectly, although I have added an 120mm fan to blow over my harddisks. Neil -- There are three kinds of people: Those who can count, and those who cannot count ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your signature, please! ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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