October 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Problem with Non-OSS Factory Repository
by Rick Friedman 05 Oct '08

05 Oct '08

Over the last few days, Yast has been giving me the following error for the following repository; Download failed: File '/repodata/repomd.xml' not found on medium 'http:/download.opensuse.org//distribution/SL-Factory-non-oss/inst-source- extra/suse/' Trying to go to that URL in a browser seems to show that it no longer exists. What happened to it? Isn't that where new versions of acroread, flash-player, etc. were? Where can new versions of these be found now? Rick -- Rick's Law: What cannot be imagined will be accomplished by a fool.

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[opensuse] Smart array 5i/532 monitor tool
by Claudio Prono 05 Oct '08

05 Oct '08

Hello everyone, I use OpenSuse 11, and i am searching for a method to monitor the raid array status of a cciss device. I tryied using smartd, but when i take off a drive from the raid (is a mirror raid of two disks), no segnalation was found in logs or sended with mail. There is a specific tool to use ? My goal is having a real time alert of any problem with the disks of the array... Some help? Thank u, Claudio Prono. -- ------------ Claudio Prono Systems Development @ Atpss.net Srl, Divisione Implementazione Sistemi Via San Bernardino, 17 - 10137 Torino (TO) - IT Tel +39-011.32.72.100 Fax +39-011.32.46.497 PGP Fingerprint: 75C2 4049 E23D 2FBF A65F 40DB EA5C 11AC C2B0 3647 Disclaimer: http://atpss.net/disclaimer ------------ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] anyone with practical experience in setting up a router with proxy arp?
by Per Jessen 05 Oct '08

05 Oct '08

I am trying to get the following setup to work - I have in fact had it working for quite a while, but after a recent reboot, I have not been able to get it properly set up again: provider | | V ADSL router | n.n.220.65 | cross-over cable V n.n.220.66 router/firewall | n.n.220.66 | V n.n.220.64/27 misc. systems Explaining everything I've tried would take up too much space here, so if anyone feels they can help me get this to work, I'd appreciate an off-line contact. /Per Jessen, Zürich -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] I'm an openSUSE and KDE user, and now i'm scared
by Ben Kevan 05 Oct '08

05 Oct '08

For the last week i've used KDE 4.1.x on a secondary system I have at work. I have used this machine daily for many tasks (production work, as I used it as a secondary production machine, to work on and come back to this one when dead). I prefer KDE (for now) and have loved it for a long time. But i'm afraid that KDE 4.1.2 isn't even ready for my daily use of production. On my secondary system it has crashed about 5 times for me doing silly tasks (changed a plasmoid, adding a plasmoid etc). When I add a new panel, and add a new plasmoid to it, why isn't it just activated on the sizie of the icon? I can click anywhere in the whole panel for the "Lancealot Menu" to come down. Shouldn't only clicking on the icon activate it? The System Tray and most other things on the panels (if shrunk) are not desirable. They don't scale down as they should. I was bored today and decided to start changing my desktop theme. On the 3rd one I tried, the whole screen just stayed black. I had to kill my KDE session and go back in so I could see stuff. When I have updates going the tooltip with the updates makes other portions of my screen flicker. I know I know.. this is just another KDE 4 rant, but I've been really trying to make the switch ( I was planning on going all KDE 4.1.2 when 11.1 came out), but it doesn't seem like I'll be able to. I don't have enough faith in the plasma environment (KDE Applications run great, they are quick, and most everything else is fine), it's just the very lacking panels and the buggy plasma portion that is killin me. I hope by the time openSUSE 11.2 comes out (and the death of KDE 3 in openSUSE) that KDE 4 will be ready for the prime time, or i'm sad to say it'll be a move to gnome for me. Ok.. that was pointless.. but I feel better anyways. -- 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] How to set up the wireless connection for TeleCom router
by Maura Monville 05 Oct '08

05 Oct '08

I have a router connected to the Windows computer but bot the Linux and the Mac are connected wireless. Let's solve the first problem for now. That is, how shall I tell the Linux/SuSE computer about the new TeleCom router replacing the D-Link one ? Somehow I have to provide both the wireless computers with the router ID and the key (password) ... anything else ? Thank you so much, Maura ----- Original Message ---- From: James Knott <james.knott(a)rogers.com> To: SUSE Linux <opensuse(a)opensuse.org> Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2008 10:39:29 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] How to set up the wireless connection for TeleCom router Maura Monville wrote: > I am running SuSE 10.3 and currently have my Linux system wireless networked to the D-Link router which is connected through Ethernet cable to a Windows PC. > The D-Link router was installed by a guy who has been recently relocated by his employer very far away and therefore is not available to help me with another router installation. > Since my telephone and DSL service provider is TeleCom, I have to replace the D-Link with the TeleCom Gate 2 Plus WiFi in order to be able to use a TeleCom digital cordless phone. > The painful side of such a replacement will be to ire-establish cable network connection for the Windows PC and wireless network connection for the Linux and the Mac systems. > I cannot remember how the guy who installed the D-Link did for the Linux laptop. I am sure he did not use Yast but instead he entered the essential data by clicking on a menu bar applet (can't remember which one) and then he enabled the connection by pressing the keys Fn-F11. > > I would appreciate some guidelines before venturing on such a delicate and (for me) difficult task. > > In addition, in the case the TeleCom router is not provided with a DNS, how can I set it up on the computer ? I see that Yast has a DNS interface ... > > What is the difference between DHCP (one of the fields in the Network Card interface available with Yast) and DNS ? > Which one shall I set up to enable a remote collaborator to log into my computer ? > > Thank you so much, > Maura > > > > While I can't speak specifically about your situation, DNS and DHCP refer to servers operated by your ISP. The DHCP server is used to provide an address for the equipment connected directly to their service and the DNS server is used to convert a host name, such as www.opensuse.org to a valid IP address, such as 130.57.4.24. If you have a firewall/router connected to your DSL or cable modem, you have you provide your own means of assigning addresses. You can do this manually or use a DHCP server that's typically built into such devices. You can generally configure your computers to use DHCP and they'll get their addresses from the router. -- 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 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Feedback on Compiz 0.7.8-3 in X11:/XGL
by David C. Rankin 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

List, J. I have install the 0.7.8-3 components from X11:/XGL on openSuSE 11.0 x86_64, kde 3.5.9, kde-decorations. All of the setting in compizconfig-settings-manager now stick and have effect. To install the newer components, the install was done with X11:/XGL and X11:/Compiz repositories enabled. Following install, ~/.config/compiz was removed and then a logout and login were done. Compiz starts fine. The lingering problems I have are with ksnapshot (printsc) and emerald not working and I understand a patch is being developed for emerald. With printsc, you can see the launch feedback for ksnapshot start (bouncing ksnapshot icon), then all window decorations disappear and a kwin --replace is required to regain kde window decorations. ksnapshot never appears, not before or after the kwin --replace, but it _is_ running somewhere. There is no trace of an icon or window on any desktop or taskbar. 15:57 alchemy~> ps ax | grep snap 4828 ? S 0:00 ksnapshot -caption KSnapshot -icon ksnapshot -miniicon ksnapshot 5184 pts/1 R+ 0:00 grep snap So whatever happened when ksnapshot started seems to have caused ksnapshot's window to disappear. Logging out and then logging back in -- ksnapshot reappears and is waiting with a new screenshot. However, the screenshot was not taken until the most recent login showing that the screenshot command was never executed in the previous session when compiz was running, but rather it was stuck in some que and didn't run until after the logout-login. See: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/screenshots/compiz/ksnapshot_reappears_… Last item is that when compiz is running, I can't log out. The screen goes gray like it is supposed to before you are presented with the dialog for 'end session' 'shutdown', etc.. The dialog never appears, but clicking on the desktop restores the running session. Switching to kwin allows logging out again. The ksnapshot behaviour is the same as it was yesterday after I installed 0.7.8-2 exclusively from the X11:/Compiz repository. The not logging out is new today and could be the result of the .8-2 and .8-3 package versions. The packages installed are: 16:18 alchemy~> rpm -qa | grep compiz compiz-kde-0.7.8-2.1 libcompizconfig-0.7.8-3.1 compiz-0.7.8-2.1 compizconfig-settings-manager-0.7.8-3.1 compiz-fusion-plugins-extra-0.7.8-3.1 compiz-manager-0.0.1_git080201-49.1 compiz-emerald-0.7.8-2.1 python-compizconfig-0.7.8-3.1 compiz-emerald-themes-0.6.0-16.1 compiz-fusion-plugins-main-0.7.8-3.1 If you want any additional information, let me know. If you would like for for me to try another repository config, also, let me know. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 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] How to set up the wireless connection for TeleCom router
by Maura Monville 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

I am running SuSE 10.3 and currently have my Linux system wireless networked to the D-Link router which is connected through Ethernet cable to a Windows PC. The D-Link router was installed by a guy who has been recently relocated by his employer very far away and therefore is not available to help me with another router installation. Since my telephone and DSL service provider is TeleCom, I have to replace the D-Link with the TeleCom Gate 2 Plus WiFi in order to be able to use a TeleCom digital cordless phone. The painful side of such a replacement will be to ire-establish cable network connection for the Windows PC and wireless network connection for the Linux and the Mac systems. I cannot remember how the guy who installed the D-Link did for the Linux laptop. I am sure he did not use Yast but instead he entered the essential data by clicking on a menu bar applet (can't remember which one) and then he enabled the connection by pressing the keys Fn-F11. I would appreciate some guidelines before venturing on such a delicate and (for me) difficult task. In addition, in the case the TeleCom router is not provided with a DNS, how can I set it up on the computer ? I see that Yast has a DNS interface ... What is the difference between DHCP (one of the fields in the Network Card interface available with Yast) and DNS ? Which one shall I set up to enable a remote collaborator to log into my computer ? Thank you so much, Maura

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[opensuse] Re: sles9 32 bit swap support
by Jay Jesus Amorin 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

Hi, Does sles9 32bit support swap space more than 2 gig? Thanks for the advice. Jay -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] ktorrent slow
by lynn 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

After the kde 4.1.2 upgrade I can't get DHT to work (there is no mention of it under settings) and the torrent downloads are slow. I have: rpm -q ktorrent ktorrent-3.1.3-8.2 from pacman That is from logging out of 4.1 and logging back in again. On a similar box with ubuntu it's just a lot faster. Maybe I have to reboot too? Can anyone help? Thank you. L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Is it possible to "blacklist" specific download server in Yast?
by Mark Goldstein 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

Hi, I'm using OpenSUSE 11.0, KDE3. In older versions it was possible to chose servers for SW download/update (Yast suggested some based on "proximity", but you could chose another server. Currently it looks like server is selected automatically. I have persistent problem with the server for build service Mozilla: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.0. I could see that I'm redirected to ftp://dispenser.yandex.net/opensuse/repositories/mozilla/openSUSE_11.0 and YaST times out consistently on that server. So I have to download manually from different mirror. Is it still possible to chose a server or to blacklist specific server? Regards, -- Mark Goldstein -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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