December 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] wifi and NetworkManager
by r.trev＠fastwebmail.it 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Does anyone knows how to switch off wifi ?? I tried with NetworkManager but at reboot it restarts. Is there a way to configure NetworkManager from fluxbox ( or I think any other desktop manager except kde or gnome ) ? ( in fluxbox knetworkmanager does not produce any result ) -- 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 11.1 on a Lenovo Thinkpad W500 or W700
by Doctor Who 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

I'm looking to purchase one of these laptops and was hoping someone on the list might have one and provide feedback as to how it works (graphics, wireless, etc.) with openSUSE 11.1. I would prefer the 15" W500, but have concerns about the ATI card (ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 / Intel GMA 4500MHD - 512 MB) vs. the 17" W700 with nVidia graphics (NVIDIA(R) Quadro(R) FX2700M, PCI Express(R) x16, 512MB memory) Both have Intel WiFi Link 5300 wireless.. All feedback appreciated. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Joining an AD domain
by Jerry Houston 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Today I installed a SuSE 11.1 dual-boot setup on a server that formerly ran just Windows Server 2008. The idea was, a dual-boot would preserve the existing functionality; in case anything went wrong with the Linux part, I could reboot into Server 2008 and keep on working. Everything went great EXCEPT for joining the corporate domain. I have privileges to join machines to the domain, but it's always been Windows machines of one kind or another. To my knowledge, nobody has ever joined a Linux machine to our AD domain. I used the YaST module for Network Services->Windows Domain Membership, and things seemed to be going well until I tried to actually join. I provided my domain user name as username(a)domain.com, and provided my domain password. The error said something about "unable to find a suitable server," or words to that effect. I know the NICs are configured correctly, and I have connectivity. In fact, I used VirtualBox to create an XP-Pro VM, and was able to join the new VM to the domain without any drama, so I'm at a loss to understand why I can't join the server itself the domain. Samba server and client are installed. Has anyone else run into a situation like this and found a solution? Thanks in advance for any help with it! Jerry in Bothell, WA -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Connect to network at boot
by Bogdan Cristea 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

My openSuSE 11.1 (KDE4.1) connects to the network only after the user is logged in. This is an issue because I use often this machine as a server and all I want is to start the machine without any user logged in. I could automatically log an user at boot, but I have several users and I don't want to have an user logged automatically to this machine. Is there a way to connect to the LAN at boot, without needing a user to be logged in? -- Bogdan Cristea -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Are multiple partitions back yet?
by Bob S 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Hello SuSE people, Back when the libata sytem was adopted, limiting partitions to 15, there was quite a bit of fuss over this decision by many of us on this list because many of us like to run multiple OS's and were automatically limited by this change, especially as hard drives became bigger and bigger. As I recall the kernel devs refused to do anything about it and later on it was said that a solution would be forthcoming using device mapper or some such method. IIRC jdd or somebody experimented with device mapper and was able to create partitions beyond the limitatiion, but seemed complicated and a lot of work which should not have been necessary. Also, IIRC Greg and Carlos had a short discussion about this back in October when installing 11.0 or 11.1B. I don't subscribe to the dev's list. Too much for me. Has it happened yet ? Has it been forgotten ? Am I opening old wounds here? I still have half of a 500 GB disk left with only two partitions available and would like to know. Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] dolphin question.
by Teruel de Campo MD 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

q: how can I change the background of each individual folder (dolphin). I got so used to konqueror that it is hard to adjust to dolphin. I know I can change it but I want to give dolphin a good chance. BTW what are features I can get or do better in dolphin comapring to konqueror? It has to be a good reason why dophin became the default. I love opensuse 11.1 the devs have done an incredible job. Now I just have to look at the tiny new things like dolphin. It is like when you but a new car and you try to find out where the power button for the radio is :) Happy New Year! -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Palm TX - OpenSuse 11.0
by ka1ifq 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Has anybody got one of these to sync using Kpilot? I have not had much luck getting this to work consistantly on 10.2, 10.3, 11.0. Version: KPilot 4.9.4-3510 (elsewhere) Version: pilot-link 0.12.2 Version: KDE 3.5.9 "release 49.1" Version: Qt 3.3.8b Thanks, Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Additional info and problems with the DNS resolution
by Teruel de Campo MD 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Bug 463015 In a previous message I described the problem I have: 1. able to ping unable to use Firefox or get or send e-mail 2. The /etc/resolv.conf had only as a nameserver the router address 3. the problem was solved adding the ISP DNS server to the conf file (I did it using yast). This change writes and additional nameserver with the address of the ISP DNS server to the resolv.conf. Today's problem: if you use the networkmanager it will not write the DNS server into the resolv.conf and therefore it does not work. Description: I though I have the problem solved and I decided to do a fresh installation of opensuse 11.1 in my ThinkPad x61. The installation went OK. I was using the dockstation and I was wired. After done I have the same problem as in the workstation ping ok but not dns resolution so I added the DNS server and everything went OK and update everything. Then I removed the TP from the dockstation and enable the networkmanager. Immediately a wireless connection was established but again ping ok but not dns resolution. I look at the resolv.conf and the dns servers are not written down. In summary if I use the network manager the dns server are not written down. If I do not use it they are written down. This is my business laptop and have to go to many places wireless so the networkmanger is key. Yes I can use ifup and ifdown but..I will work tomorrow a little more and if not back to 11.0. BTW except this part everything seems to be working great. I would love to keep 11.1 but I may have to wait few more months until this problem is solved. Happy New Year to You All!! -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Other ways to Upgrade with Crypto?
by Michael Letourneau 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

So I was running 11.0, played around with KDE 4, took up more CPU than compiz so stuck with compiz. I had encrypted all my partitions, so I knew an upgrade would probably be problematic... I put in the DVD, booted up, and the upgrade did not look like an upgrade at all, nor could I see a good way to provide my passphrase, or point which partition as to where it should be mounted. So kinda what I expected... Instead I went to runlevel 3 of my 11.0 system, disabled all the repos, setup the DVD as the sole repo, did a zypper refresh, upgraded zypper, then did a zypper dup. It went through fine, it looks like I got it all. And it went really painless. Should I have done it a different way? Did I miss something in the regular installer to do what I was trying to do? So far 11.1 seems fine. Nothing majorly different, tried KDE 4 again, still seems to be using up more CPU than a compiz desktop. Which is too bad, I am very open minded to the changes... Seems like for some reason X eats up CPU when the system blanks the screen for idle. Have to ssh in to verify that, but notice the fan on the laptop is spinning loudly when I sit back down. I unidle the screen and its hard to catch the top process, but a couple of times it looked like X, but that might just be because I un-idled the desktop :) Thanks for a grand distribution. And zypper dup, it really just seemed to work... Michael -- 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] Am I the only one?
by Per Inge Oestmoen 31 Dec '08

31 Dec '08

Fred A. Miller wrote: > Per Inge Oestmoen wrote: >> How does the computer become easier to use by removal of these >> possibilities? > It isn't! Even MickySoft Vista has better provision for color setup than > KDE, and you can set the clock to AM:PM. It would seem so, and both Konqueror 4.x and Dolphin is clearly lacking in features and functionality as compared to Konqueror 3.x. >> And since it does manifestly not make the use of the computer more >> user-friendly, why this unnecessary and unwanted removal of functions? > Makes NO sense, but there's a lot more that's missing as well. I begin to see that - but there has to be a lot which I haven't seen yet. Can you name all the functions that are lacking because they have been taken out? >> - Yes, I am fully aware that complaining here alone does not change the >> situation, however it is important to point these things out as many >> places as possible AND to tell the KDE developers what we want in KDE. > 'Sure is! It would be good if we could make a list of missing features that are missing because they have been dropped. Then we can go to those who create and develop KDE and tell them that we need KDE functionality, not dumbing down of programs and functions. User-friendliness is accomplished not by removal of possibilities, but improving the ease with which things are done. Per Inge Oestmoen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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