March 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] downloading
by John/Pat Heinen 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

What do I have to do after I download, say thuntherbird, I find two incons on the desktop with a lot of files in each, what is the next step to get the program going.? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] set time and date in 9.3
by Doug McGarrett 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

It's been several years since I saw this problem and I forget how to fix it. The --help command is confusing to me. The problem: the computer is approximately 8 months slow--it thinks it's last March. Interestingly, the time is correct. If I need to be in SU mode, please advise. TIA-- doug Blessed are the peacemakers ... for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M. Greeley -- 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 Drivers
by Vladimir Karpenko 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

I tried to install ATI ctcalyst driver VIA one click install, and it is not working. Log gives something like this: WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (EE) fglrx(0): atiddxDriScreenInit failed, GPS not been initialized. (EE) fglrx(0): XMM failed to open CMMQS connection. Vied card is: ATI Radeon HD 3450 (RV620 95C5) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Hopefully simple printing question
by Greg Freemyer 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

All, OS 10.3 / KDE / Network Printer (HP 4500 Color Laser) My printer has somehow stalled. Everything I print goes to a queue and never pops out of the printer. I know the printer is not the problem because I have a XP VM on the same machine and I can print from there fine. How do I tell OS to start printing again. Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.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] grsync backup to fat32 problem
by Philippe Landau 11 May '08

11 May '08

I am trying to copy the contents of an ext3 partition to an external usb drive with a fat32 partition. The first copy copied most files, but there were files with special characters in their name which failed to copy. I used krename to change the file names on the ext2 partition but that did not change the file names. So i renamed them by hand. Now i used grsync to update the fat32 partition. I get the following error message: "rsync: opendir "/disk2/lost+found" failed: Permission denied (13) rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(977) [sender=2.6.9]" And the following rsync output: "*** Launching RSYNC command: rsync -r -t -x -v --progress --delete --size-only -u --modify-window=1 /disk2/ /media/Elements/ building file list ... 1400 files... 6750 files to consider IO error encountered -- skipping file deletion rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(977) [sender=2.6.9] sent 278140 bytes received 20 bytes 556320.00 bytes/sec total size is 275813232309 speedup is 991563.25" the ext3 partition disk2 now contains 6277 files, 472 subfolders 256.9 GB (275 815 358 133) the fat32 partition 6282 files, 472 subfolders 256.9GB (275 837 017 758) It looks like the files with the special characters in their name were renamed as hidden files and now can not be deleted ? .eBook - Psychologie, Psychiatrie - Auszug [Der Psychotherapeut - Springer Verlag 2000] - Die Behandlung Von Borderline-Persnlichkeitsstrungen.pdf.1x10Rv But even after removing the trailing dot, the file is now 3 times on fat32: eBook - Psychologie, Psychiatrie - Auszug [Der Psychotherapeut - Springer Verlag 2000] - Die Behandlung Von Borderline-Persnlichkeitsstrungen.pdf eBook - Psychologie, Psychiatrie - Auszug [Der Psychotherapeut - Springer Verlag 2000] - Die Behandlung Von Borderline-Persoenlichkeitsstoerungen.pdf Even when unchecking "windows compatibility" in grsync, i get: "rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(977) [sender=2.6.9]" I did fsck -p for /dev/disk2: no errors. Are these rsync limitations ? Kind regards Philippe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Thinkpad and 10.3 - suspend/hibernate via Fn keys
by Joachim Schrod 18 Apr '08

18 Apr '08

Hi, Do you use openSUSE 10.3 on a Thinkpad? Did suspend via Fn+F4 and hibernate via Fn+F12 work out of the box? Do you use ACPI and powersave? If yes, where is that Fn-button reaction configured or triggered? In /etc/powersave/events I have EVENT_BUTTON_POWER="wm_shutdown" EVENT_BUTTON_SLEEP="suspend_to_disk" EVENT_BUTTON_LID_OPEN="ignore" EVENT_BUTTON_LID_CLOSED="suspend_to_ram" But I don't know what the SLEEP button is supposed to be. It doesn't seem to be Fn+F12. EVENT_OTHER is set to ignore, in case that matters. Suspending and hibernating itself works, via powersave -u/-U. I can thus make the Fn buttons work by adding additional cases to the script /usr/lib/hotkey-setup/thinkpad_hotkey_handler. But I'm wondering if I do something wrong here and if it shouldn't work without such changes. I use neither KDE nor GNOME, in case that matters. My Thinkpad is a T41. Thanks in advance for any answer, Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Dead motherboard? Disk ok?
by j.e.perry＠cox.net 17 Apr '08

17 Apr '08

I have a desktop with an Asus K8V-X SE motherboard. It recently stopped booting, saying the hard drive failed smart tests. But when I try to go into the rescue system to save my data, the installer goes through the warning to save my data and replace the drive, then hangs when it tries to load via82cxxx, even when I give the kernel parameter "brokenmodules=via82cxxx", as the installer advises during boot. So, is it safe to say my motherboard is broken, and the hard drive probably ok? Or are the problems independent, implying that both broke at about the same time? John Perry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] scrathsing old harddisks
by Hans defaber 15 Apr '08

15 Apr '08

What is the best (easiest) way to overwrite old harddisks with random garbage ? thanks, Hans -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Help with help
by Carlos E. R. 06 Apr '08

06 Apr '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 My help system does not work at all. It has never worked, but now, after I installed kde4 besides kde3 it is worse: some kde3 apps are overridden by the kde4 app, like konqueror or kwrite. If in konqueror (kde4 version) I type "help:kwrite" I get: ] The requested help file could not be parsed: ] /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en//kwrite/index.docbook If I type "help:kbabel" I get: ] There is no documentation available for /kbabel. The help files for kde4 (kwrite is version 4) are under /usr/share/doc..., all in docbook format, and konqueror is unable to open them. The help files for kde3 (kbabel is version 3) are under /opt/kde3/share/doc..., all in docbook format, and konqueror is unable to find them. Different error, same result: I can not see the manuals. More symptoms. If in kbabel I select help, I get a firefox window, pointing to http://nimrodel.valinor/susehelp/cgi-bin/showdir.cgi?lang=en&depth=1&cgipre… showing this page: ] SUSE Help ] ] ]Home Content Search Options Search: ] ] * Release Notes ] A short description of the most important changes for this SUSE ]Linux release ] * Novell AppArmor Administration Guide (en) ] Novell AppArmor Administration Guide (en) ] o GNU Licenses ] GNU Licenses ... but as the search system is broken (known and unsolved bug), the kbabel manual is not found. I get the same error under gnome for a gnome app. Apps with independent help system (gimp) work ok. How do I get help working? Does somebody know? - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) iD4DBQFH7VQmtTMYHG2NR9URAgtcAJ9KaFEApsjkH4/JZeTJEajDm24EbgCYixtL ICw0xXH/XlWTbj1yWJJIoQ== =EQWF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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] Unstable system - culprit identified
by David C. Rankin 03 Apr '08

03 Apr '08

Per Jessen wrote: > David C. Rankin wrote: > >> I suspect it may be worth a bug report to investigate given that we >> now have a Gigabyte and Tyan boards experiencing the same thing. I >> searched bugzilla.novell.com and didn't find any other entries. Did you >> file a bug report? If not, I'll try and get one in next week. > > No, I didn't think it was really something for SUSE to get involved > with. Your case sounds different though. > > So, your machine will lock up at random? Do you have any keyboard LEDs > flashing? > > > /Per > Yes, now that you mention it, when it locks, the cap lock and scroll lock lights flash at approximately 1 second intervals. What does this tell me? -- 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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