December 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [opensuse] connect/disconnect
by Mark Misulich 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

John/Pat Heinen wrote: > > I had that little symbol "electrical plug" on the bottom of the > > screen, indicating whether I was connected or not. It diappeared, > > probably my doing, how do I get it back to get connected? Hi, this email just popped up in my inbox, but it is way out of date. First, check that your date and time are correct via yast or by right clicking on the digital clock on the kicker panel of your kde desktop (assuming you are using kde.) In order to get the plug back on kicker, are you referring to the plug for the electrical plug for the computer? Or, are you referring to the electrical plug that appears when you are using your modem? If the one for the modem, have you tried opening a terminal and typing the command "kinternet" without the quote marks? I hope that this gives you a place to start getting things fixed. Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] ATI driver problem, and openSUSE forums down?
by Adam Jimerson 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Well I guess I will put my two questions into one email: 1. Has any ATI users out there have a problem with X hanging when their system starts up some screen savors, by hanging I mean slowly rendering the screen savor frame by frame and takes 10 minutes to get back to the desktop. The system says that I have the 8.53.4 version of the driver but I remember installing 8.9. This just started happening a couple of days ago, before that the screen savors worked perfectly, makes me wonder if there is a timed corruption subroutine in the drivers or something because this is the second time this happened to me. 2. As for the forms, when I tried to access them I get a Page Load Error in Firefox with the following error: Redirect Loop Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete. The browser has stopped trying to retrieve the requested item. The site is redirecting the request in a way that will never complete. * Have you disabled or blocked cookies required by this site? * NOTE: If accepting the site's cookies does not resolve the problem, it is likely a server configuration issue and not your computer. Is anyone else getting this error? -- "We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure." Karl Popper

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[opensuse] Kalvin Weng is out of the office.
by Kalvin Weng 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

I will be out of the office starting 2008-12-02 and will not return until 2008-12-06. If any problem pls call 8200 for help,thanks:) This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Results of moving ssh to a high port - Zero script kiddies in a 24 hour period.
by David C. Rankin 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Listmates, Moving ssh to a high port has been a resounding success at completely eliminating the dictionary attacks against my server. And so far, I have not had one single instance since making the change. I don't have any great statistics, but I do have one that shows the impact very clearly. The number of log entries per 24 hour period before and after. Before the change (November 21) I had over 5000 ssh attempts on port 22. There were periods where there were multiple attempts every second: 16:36 nirvana~/linux/boxes/bonza/log> wc -l < 20081121.log 5353 After the change: 16:37 nirvana~/linux/boxes/bonza/log> wc -l < 20081125.log 294 Less than 300 entries in the logs in _total_ for an entire 24 hour period. If you have similar issues, and your real user needs can be accommodated on a high port, I highly recommend it. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. | openSoftware und SystemEntwicklung Rankin Law Firm, PLLC | Countdown for openSuSE 11.1 www.rankinlawfirm.com | http://counter.opensuse.org/11.1/small -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] OS 11.0 sound troubles (VLC related?)
by Simon Roberts 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Hi all, Still working through the fallout from a new install of 11.0. I find that I have a strange "kill the sound" problem trying to use VLC. I did the 'one click install' thing for this, but it's not working right. The thing seems to mostly work, but I get no sound. Also, _after_ I've tried to run vlc, it has killed all sound. Even the test tools in the control center/sound don't work. When I run it, this is the (pertinent) output: [00000465] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000 *** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to connect: Connection refused [00000481] oss audio output error: cannot open audio device (/dev/dsp) [00000481] pulse audio output error: Failed to connect to server: Connection refused [00000481] pulse audio output error: Pulse initialization failed No accelerated IMDCT transform found [????????] x11 video output error: X11 request 42.0 failed with error code 8: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Then after, when testing, this is the output: audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink: Failed to connect: Connection refused Any suggestions? Normally, sound does work on this machine and installation, it just seems to be vlc that kills it. TIA, Cheers, Simon "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] bug in nut-2.2.2-66.1.src.rpm and built rpms - no /etc/init.d/upsd
by David C. Rankin 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Stanislav, I was using the nut rpms from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/sbrabec:/backports/openSUSE… and I noticed an apparent bug with the rpms and .src.rpm. When you install nut, your current /etc/init.d/upsd script is deleted and the new rpms do not provide a new one. I tried building from your .src.rpm with the same results. It looks like the spec file doesn't generate the required /etc/init.d/upsd script. If you could tell me how to include this, I could try editing the spec file for the copy I downloaded and test it. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. | openSoftware und SystemEntwicklung Rankin Law Firm, PLLC | Countdown for openSuSE 11.1 www.rankinlawfirm.com | http://counter.opensuse.org/11.1/small -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] An empty desktop with a little and floating windows with my desktop inside
by ivo.linux 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

well I know that this post could sound strange or stupid but it exactly describe my problem I starting my PC today and I found without any reason an empty top except for one dash with inside my desk folder, follow a snapshot (it is fun)...... http://picasaweb.google.com/giov.martin/UABSTOSUnAltroBlogSuScienzaTecnlogi… well I know that in substance it is not a really functional problem however it is horrible! Any ideas will be appreciate thanks in advance -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] New Install Perplexities #1
by Bob Rea 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

I think this has been coveered before but I may have fouled it up I just installed 11.0 on my new laptop. I thought when the user page came up it was for root. Later it was clearly not so i went into yast and change the password. Neither the one i set thinking it was root nor the one I set from my ordinary user now work. I can get into online update in yast but if I try it from the taskbar it asks for the root password. How can I fix this? Oh I am logged on using the original password. What will happen when I leave an come back as my normal user with the new password? Have I fouled things up too badly? -- Bob Rea mailto:gapetard@stsams.org http://www.petard.us http://www.petard.us/blog http://www.petard.us/gallery Where is Bill Stringfellow now that we really need him? -- 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 11.0: Dell Latitude E4300
by Fabian Scheler 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Hello everybody, on Monday I got a brand new Dell Latitude E4300 and, of course, I had to install openSUSE :-) After upgrading to kernel version 2.6.27 wifi works fine, however I was not successful in getting sound working until now :-( I have to admit, I installed quite a lot of packages from OSB repositories, so my installation can not be regarded a standard openSUSE 11.0 installation, but I am not really able to track down the cause of the problem and that is what's annoying me most. I have installed packages from the following OSB repositories among other (but thath should be the repositories most probably related to the given issue): - Kernel: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/m4r3k:/kernel-backport/open… - X11: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_11.0/ - KDE4: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.… - Packman: http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.0/ The sound hardware seems to be recognized properly, at least yast tells me that "82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller" is configured and the driver snd-hda-intel is used. The fact that kde4-kmix is muted all the time and klicking the check mark in the context menu of the kmix-plasmoid apparently does not change that. Has anybody comparable problems? What do you think - is that a hardware/driver problem (sound works on windows) or is it maybe caused by KDE4? Thanks in advance. Ciao, Fabian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] New Installation Perplexities #3--webcam
by Bob Rea 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

This new laptop has a little webcam built in. What apps should I try? Where is the set up Yes I know, I sound like a newbie. I am a newbie to laptops Laptop: Acer Extensa 4420-5963 -- Bob Rea mailto:gapetard@stsams.org http://www.petard.us http://www.petard.us/blog http://www.petard.us/gallery Where is Bill Stringfellow now that we really need him? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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