February 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] mod_auth_ldap and Apache2
by Ciro Iriarte 07 Mar '08

07 Mar '08

Tried to post this on the suse-sles-e list, but apparently it is dead already.... I took some notes while setting up LDAP authentication for Apache2 in case anyone needs them.. http://cyruspy.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/ldap-authentication-with-apache2/ 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] SLES, openSuSE and release cycles... what's the plan?
by Frank Steiner 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

Hi, I tried to figure out (via the SLES support) when SLES 11 will be released. The answer was that SLES 11 will likely (not guaranteed) have a common code base with opensuse 11.1 and thus should appear in spring 2009 or so. More detailed information couldn't be given due to legal issues. Maybe I can get some general statements about this topic from some openSuSE and SLES developers here, I don't know where else to discuss this. So far, SLES was supposed to be released in a 2-year-cycle, from 8 to 10 it was even less (22 months). With the information from the support I wonder if this 2-year period is still targeted at or not. It looks like opensuse 11.0 will take very long according to the schedule. To keep the 2-year-cycle for SLES, SLES11 would have to share the code base with openSuSE 11.0 (and even then it would be short due to the 2-3 months delay between the SuSE and the SLES version in the past). When sharing with openSuSE 11.1 and assuming the same long development cycle for 11.1 as for 11.0, SLES 11 would indeed appear sometime in spring 2009. Thus, being closer to a 3-year-cycle than to a 2-year. Maybe the decision about SLES 11 and the code base for it hasn't been made yet, but I would like to know what's the general plan for the future. Will Novell try to keep the 2-year release cycle for SLES? If not, we must consider switching to sth. else :-( 2 years is already hard for servers that we use for software development, webservices and things like that. The repositories make it possible to stay with one SLES for 2 years, but after that we need a fresh, up-to-date installation with all the lastest tomcat stuff etc. (and yes, Crispin, of course I'm also worrying about our "SLES for servers, same SuSE codebase for clients" setup that we discussed once in the past ;-) Although I'm able to work around this now with a combined SLES+SLED installation :-)) cu, Frank -- Dipl.-Inform. Frank Steiner Web: http://www.bio.ifi.lmu.de/~steiner/ Lehrstuhl f. Bioinformatik Mail: http://www.bio.ifi.lmu.de/~steiner/m/ LMU, Amalienstr. 17 Phone: +49 89 2180-4049 80333 Muenchen, Germany Fax: +49 89 2180-99-4049 * Rekursion kann man erst verstehen, wenn man Rekursion verstanden hat. * -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] AHCI / NCQ problem
by Nick Zeljkovic 06 Mar '08

06 Mar '08

Hi, Im having problems activating NCQ on Asus P5B-MX , Seagate Barracuda ST3250410AS (250GB) with Opensuse 10.3 installed. Before installation Ive set in BIOS Enhanced IDE configuration for S-ATA mode (from my understanding that enables advanced features like NCQ), installed the system no problem. After first boot Ive noticed ahci driver wasnt loaded, only ata_piix, so Ive edited /etc/sysconfig/kernel and added ahci before ata_piix driver, rebuilt initrd, edited modprobe.conf and replaced ata_piix occurrences with ahci. Original line: # ata_piix can't handle ICH6 in AHCI mode install ata_piix /sbin/modprobe ahci 2>&1 |:; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ata_piix My line: # ata_piix can't handle ICH6 in AHCI mode install ahci /sbin/modprobe ahci 2>&1 |:; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ahci After reboot I saw ahci loaded under libata but after ata_piix libata | ata_piix, ahci and actually used was ata_piix despite being loaded first. Ive then: # dmesg|grep NCQ And got a line back like: ata3.00: ATA-7, 321672960 sectors: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32) # echo 31 > /sys/block/sda/device/queue_depth resulted in permission denied. (as I found on linux-ata FAQ) Further reading on linux-ata FAQ says: If the line containing the sector count and maximum UDMA speed does not mention NCQ, your drive does not support it. Im puzzled since I have UDMA showing on: # dmesg|grep ata3 Which displays all disk info, and NCQ (depth 0/32) would mean NCQ is present but disabled. >From what I can see disk should support NCQ and I was informed by person who sold it to me that it was NCQ ready. (I specifically wanted NCQ disk). I dont know if Im making a mistake somewhere or disk just doesnt support it. Im in for some help please! P.S. Yes Ive rebooted ;) -- Best regards, Nick Zeljkovic -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Localhost:631 is Not Found
by Michele 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

Hi all, I'm using opensuse 10.3, 64bit, and can't found a solution to get cups working (i assume the problem is not with the printer, epson 440 anyway). As from subjet when i try to acces the localhost:631 page i get a "Not Found" message. This is an opensuse 10.3 oss repo "bare" system, no pacman's etc. repos... Searched the web but didn't found a solution ... I also use opensuse 32bit on a laptop and the cups config web page works over there... So maybe someone can give me some suggestions to solve this problem... Thanks, Michele. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] howto - Read Data from Serial Port?
by David C. Rankin 03 Mar '08

03 Mar '08

Listmates, A linux question. I have a phone system that will output call logs through an rs-232 cable. I would like to write a script that will read the data from the serial port and input it into a mysql table. I can handle the mysql interface, but how do I read data from a serial port? I have never tried to interface directly with one and I don't know what tools are involved other than it will take some type of tty configured to read from the port. That's where I'm stuck. Which one?, getty, mgetty, what? What kind of script do I write that will read from the serial port each time a call is made or received? Do I use a loop? (seems kind of process intensive for data that will only appear every once in a while) Can I create some type of buffer or file for the data and then use cron to periodically sweep the data from the buffer and stick it in mysql? Interesting problem. The data that comes into the serial port is simple text and will look something like this: c 02/28/08 11:34 14095551212 00:05:13 02 11 2671 00:05:16 The fields represent: calltype date time phonenumber duration outsideline extension account talktime We may have 4 calls come in at once or none during the entire night. Anybody have experience with the tools are available in openSuSE that will let me read this stuff from the port each time a call is made or received? If you can point me in the right direction, I can go from there. I just need to know which building block I should start from. 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] Nvidia + Xen
by Tom Cada 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

It appears to me on investigating that the nVidia drivers from their web site do not work with the Xen kernel. If that is the case, is there a method or a driver available that will? I understand that the generic nv drivers that were installed initially do work with Xen. If I were to uninstall the current nVidia drivers using Yast, would the nv drivers be loaded by default or does further work need to be done? I currently have nvidia-gfxG01-kpm-default (169.09_2.6.22.16_0.1-0.1x84_64) and x11-video-nvidiaG01 (169.09-091) installed. Any assistance is most welcome. Thanks... Tom. -- 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] Require help & guidance on displaying for presentation
by Wendell Nichols 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

Dual head support is "variable" depending on your card and driver. Attached is my xorg.conf. however you configure your system note the "dual..." settings like those below. good luck.. wcn Section "Device" BoardName "RV350 NP" BusID "1:0:0" Driver "radeon" Identifier "Device[0]" Option "SaXDualHead" Option "IgnoreEDID" Option "MergedFB" Option "GARTSize" "32" Option "SaXDualMonitorVendor" "SAMSUNG" Option "SaXDualVSync" "56-75" Option "CRT2Position" "Clone" Option "MonitorLayout" "AUTOCRT,CRT" Option "CRT2VRefresh" "56-75" Option "MetaModes" "1400x1050,1280x1024;1280x1024,1280x1024;1024x768,1024x768;800x600,800x600" Option "SaXDualOrientation" "LeftOf" Option "SaXDualResolution" "1280x1024" Option "CRT2HSync" "30-81" Option "SaXDualMode" "Clone" Option "SaXDualHSync" "30-81" Option "SaXDualMonitorModel" "SYNCMASTER 910T" Option "XaaNoOffscreenPixmaps" VendorName "ATI" EndSection ChongMing(a)e7tech.com wrote: > Thanks for the information. I went to yast, hardware, Graphics card and monitor. > Inside i see a dual head mode settings. What is it use for? is it use to set up > the external monitor settings? > > regards chongming > > > Quoting Wendell Nichols <wcn00(a)shaw.ca>: > > >> Check out xrandr. I use it to select the resolution of the monitor I'm >> currentlh "looking" at. Of course it only allows you to choose between >> resolutions actually configured in you server's config (which was likely >> done via SAX). Your monitor could be blank because your video output is >> out of range. Selecting an "in range" resolution might help. >> I find linux very weak in the area of external monitor(s). There are >> lots of times I look stupid because I can't make my linux laptop work >> with some old projector and I have to resort to using someone's old >> windows box. >> sigh.. >> wcn >> >> jdd wrote: >> >>> Chong Ming a écrit : >>> >>>> Hi guys, i using SUse 10.3 for 32 bit . I need to connect to a large >>>> monitor or projector to display my screen for presentation. >>>> My situation is this. >>>> I connect my laptop to a samsung lcd monitor. on the loading page, it >>>> is able to display on the samsung lcd. But once my machine loads the >>>> desktop, the lcd monitor display blacks out and the client dislay is >>>> never on the lcd display again. >>>> >>>> Once i boot off, it comes up the boot off screen, the lcd display the >>>> details on my laptop display again. >>>> >>>> What is the problem behind it? How to set up? >>>> Required guidance on this urgent matter. >>>> >>>> regards >>>> chongming >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> there is probably a key on your keyboard to switch between the two >>> screens, but this one don't works always. >>> >>> you can also try sax2 (or yast, display), there are option to >>> configure two displays at the same time >>> >>> jdd >>> >>> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org >> >> >> > > > > > # /.../ # SaX generated X11 config file # Created on: 2007-10-22T13:49:57-0600. # # Version: 8.1 # Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax(a)suse.de>, 2005 # Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users> # # Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1) # PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! # Section "Files" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/URW" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/PEX" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xtest" FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts" InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata" InputDevices "/dev/input/mice" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "extmod" Load "glx" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "kbd" Identifier "Keyboard[0]" Option "Protocol" "Standard" Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbModel" "microsoftpro" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Option "Buttons" "7" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Name" "Chesen Electronics PS/2 Keyboard+Mouse Adapter" Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" Option "Vendor" "Sysp" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "synaptics" Identifier "Mouse[3]" Option "Buttons" "5" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on" Option "InputFashion" "Mouse" Option "Name" "Synaptics;Touchpad" Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" Option "SHMConfig" "on" Option "Vendor" "Sysp" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "LGPHILIPSLCD LCD MONITOR" Option "DPMS" VendorName "LGP" # UseModes "Modes[0]" EndSection Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" Modeline "1400x1050" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 Modeline "1400x1050" 99.25 1400 1448 1480 1560 1050 1053 1057 1080 +HSync -Vsync Modeline "1024x768" 64.11 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 795 Modeline "1024x768" 55.00 1024 1072 1104 1184 768 771 775 790 +HSync -Vsync Modeline "800x600" 38.22 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 622 Modeline "800x600" 34.75 800 848 880 960 600 603 607 617 +HSync -Vsync Modeline "1280x1024" 141.82 1280 1376 1512 1744 1024 1025 1028 1070 Modeline "1280x960" 133.46 1280 1368 1504 1728 960 961 964 1003 Modeline "1280x800" 110.20 1280 1360 1496 1712 800 801 804 836 Modeline "1152x864" 107.91 1152 1224 1352 1552 864 865 868 903 Modeline "1280x768" 105.85 1280 1360 1496 1712 768 769 772 803 Modeline "1024x768" 85.08 1024 1088 1200 1376 768 769 772 803 Modeline "1280x600" 81.24 1280 1344 1480 1680 600 601 604 628 Modeline "1024x600" 64.99 1024 1080 1184 1344 600 601 604 628 Modeline "800x600" 51.06 800 840 928 1056 600 601 604 628 Modeline "768x576" 46.80 768 808 888 1008 576 577 580 603 Modeline "640x480" 31.54 640 664 728 816 480 481 484 502 EndSection Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1024x768" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1024x768" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection Section "Device" BoardName "RV350 NP" BusID "1:0:0" Driver "radeon" Identifier "Device[0]" Option "SaXDualHead" Option "IgnoreEDID" Option "MergedFB" Option "GARTSize" "32" Option "SaXDualMonitorVendor" "SAMSUNG" Option "SaXDualVSync" "56-75" Option "CRT2Position" "Clone" Option "MonitorLayout" "AUTOCRT,CRT" Option "CRT2VRefresh" "56-75" Option "MetaModes" "1400x1050,1280x1024;1280x1024,1280x1024;1024x768,1024x768;800x600,800x600" Option "SaXDualOrientation" "LeftOf" Option "SaXDualResolution" "1280x1024" Option "CRT2HSync" "30-81" Option "SaXDualMode" "Clone" Option "SaXDualHSync" "30-81" Option "SaXDualMonitorModel" "SYNCMASTER 910T" Option "XaaNoOffscreenPixmaps" VendorName "ATI" EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents" Option "Clone" "off" Option "Xinerama" "off" Screen "Screen[0]" EndSection Section "DRI" Group "video" Mode 0660 EndSection Section "Extensions" EndSection

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[opensuse] photo-cd fs
by Robert W Best 02 Mar '08

02 Mar '08

Hi, I got a photo-cd that SuSE 10.3 recognises as UDF Volume but cannot read. The error message does not help me: mount: block device /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on/dev/srO, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog-try demesg/tail or so Using Windows XP I can extract the *.jpg photo's and transfer them to SuSE to view. But is it possible, using SuSE, to analyse the UDF variety and/or rip the *.jpg files from the photo-CD? Robert -- http://rwbest.no.sapo.pt/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] RAID 1
by Robert W Best 01 Mar '08

01 Mar '08

Hi, I want to install SuSE Linux on a system with Windows XP on 2 HDs in RAID 1 (mirror) and the 3rd HD for back-up. It is possible to make room on the 3rd HD for SuSE, but the MBR seems write protected. So no dual boot menu. Any tips? Robert -- http://rwbest.no.sapo.pt/ -- 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] turning off/on compiz fusion
by diego＠tognola.net 01 Mar '08

01 Mar '08

Hmm, sounds like compiz is still running but your window decorator causes the trouble maybe ? I've had problems getting it all working out of the box (fresh install). It kept on starting compiz without windows borders, which seems to happen quite often. Only got it working after some un-reproducable fiddling around. But did you follow all instructions on http://en.opensuse.org/Compiz_Fusion carefully ? Which version of XGL and which software update repositories are you using ? Cheers, Diego ----- Original Message Follows ----- From: Sergey Mkrtchyan <physwalker(a)gmail.com> To: opensuse(a)opensuse.org Subject: Re: [opensuse] turning off/on compiz fusion Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:03:07 -0500 > On Wednesday 13 February 2008 04:42:19 pm Diego Tognola > > wrote: Hi, > > > > I you have 10.3 with Fusion Icon running, then > > > > Fusion Icon->Select Window Manager ->KWin > > > > does it for me. Hth :-) > > > > Hi, > > For me it does the same as turning off the compiz fusion > icon, and restarting the computer as suggested here > before, but then my windows don't have their borders and > I think it still eats some resources. > > Thanks anyway, I guess I'm coming to the point of > uninstalling it. Anyways I have already impressed > everybody around :-) > > Sergey > > -- > 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 > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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