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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] GUI PDF Editing
by Kai Ponte 07 May '08

07 May '08

Is there any PDF tools in Linux that I can use to combine PDF files into one document? I have searched and all I can find are command line tools such as ghostscript. I'd like something like Acrobat that allows one to insert a document into an existing document then rearrange the pages. KPDF doesn't seem to have this functionality. -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Library policy
by Jan Engelhardt 06 May '08

06 May '08

The library policy (splitting libs) is generally a good idea but the recent supersplitup is just stupid. Now samba has no less than three packages... libtalloc1, libtdb0, libwbclient0, libsmbclient0, and that for something that's barely 100kb in size. A package itselfs costs something in terms of metadata space and processing time - and I do not see any packages with actual programs that would depend on, say, libtdb0 but not libtalloc1. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] YAST - Pet Peave - Why refresh before displaying the list of Community Repositories
by David C. Rankin 05 May '08

05 May '08

Listmates, I was helping on another post and I simply needed to take a look at what the names in "Community Repositories" were. Why in the heck does Yast have to refresh all the GD repositories on my box just to display the list of repositories available? Refresh after I have selected a repository, not just to display a list of the ones available. It wasn't until after 10 minutes of refreshes, that I was to see the list of community repositories. (Yes, I know I can just look at http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/ , but I wanted to make sure I had the nomenclature right so that the information I provided matched what would be seen in Yast, Community Repositories. What is the consensus on whether this needs to be filed as a bug? -- 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] TV Capture
by Mark Misulich 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hi, I am writing to ask for information and recommendations for shifting one of my major computer tasks from WinXP to Opensuse. I use an ATI TV Wonder Pro capture card to capture video input from old videos which I play on a Video Player, to my hard drive. I use Nero to capture the video, and then convert it so that I can write the file to DVD. I have a number of older scientific videos which I can't easily replace, so I am trying to convert them one by one to dvd. Everything works ok on Windows, but I am trying to learn to do the same task on Suse. I have spent a bit of time during the last year trying to find out how, with negative results. I was able to watch the video input on the computer when I ran 10.2, but now can't get that to work on 10.3. In any event I couldn't find how to save the video to hard drive. I found a few apps might let me watch and save the video on the computer, but haven't been able to get them to work. Most won't pick up the tv input from the capture card, others won't compile, others just don't work. So if you have recommendations that would help me to accomplish my goal I would appreciate it. Thanks, 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] Thunderbird RFE?
by Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hi all, Can someone please direct me to a web address where I can make a suggestion for a future version of Tbird as Google wasn't so friendly to me this time. Tnx Hylton -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Windows vs. Suse OO docuent file size
by Mark Misulich 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hi, I hope that this is the proper venue to ask this question, otherwise I will get 30 or so replys telling me otherwise. I produce a monthly newsletter for an organization to which I belong. I have been using MS Word to do it, but I really would prefer to produce it in Open Office on Suse. This month I tried to produce it in Open Office and was able to do it, and I thought that was grand. Goodbye WinXP, hello Suse! My file size in Word was about 4400kb, and OO file size was 396kb for the same document saved in opendocument format. I have to convert the files to PDF files for two reasons, the first is that we don't want the document to be easily altered once it is sent out. The second, and most important from a practical aspect is that the file size has to be small enough to be downloaded by members who are on dialup. The file size of the Word/PDF conversion is 97kb, and the OO/PDF conversion is 402kb. I use a personal limit of 300kb for document size when I send out the newsletter, otherwise it takes too long for the dialup users to download the document. I would like to know if there is a way to get around this. I tried to zip the file and the resultant OO pdf file was 397kb. I don't need to zip the XP/pdf, it is small enough already. This is the main reason that I still use windows, so if anyone has an answer for me I would certainly find it to be welcome news. 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] Upgrading A Video Card
by Randall R Schulz 01 May '08

01 May '08

Hi, In a few days, I'll be upgrading my video card from an nVidia 7300 to an nVidia 8600. Is there anything I need to do before and / or after replacing the card? I currently have these nVidia packages installed: % rpm -qa |egrep -i nvid x11-video-nvidiaG01-169.12-0.1 nvidia-gfxG01-kmp-bigsmp-169.12_2.6.22.17_0.1-0.1 Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Well, there goes any hope for ReiserFS 4....
by John Andersen 01 May '08

01 May '08

OAKLAND, California -- Jurors found Linux programmer Hans Reiser guilty of first degree murder on Monday, concluding he killed his estranged wife in 2006. The verdict followed a nearly six-month trial and nearly three days of deliberation The 44-year-old developer of the ReiserFS filesystem, sat quietly as a clerk for Alameda County Superior Court Judge Larry Goodman read the verdict. Reiser faces a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life in prison. Wearing the same dark coat he's worn for months, the defendant was immediately removed from the courtroom by one of four bailiffs watching over the courtroom. He asked out loud if he could speak with his attorney. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/reiser-guilty-o.html -- ----------JSA--------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Can not update/remove Firefox
by Valentin Sawadski 01 May '08

01 May '08

Hello everybody, I wonder if someone would be so kind to help me with my problem. Somewhile ago I tried to update Firefox which did not work because of some MIME-Error that Brasero Caused[1]. However I could fix that and was also able to update Firefox. But then at somepoint I had two versions of firefox installed (at least YaST said so) which seemed strange to me but I as it kept working I didn't care much about it. However, I tried now to update Firefox to 2.0.0.14 and everything got completely out of hand. The first update resulted in some kind of broken installation (e.g. I could not bookmark new sites, etc.) so I tried to completely remove both installations of firefox and make a clean install. One of the two installations could be removed, the other is displaying an error message[2] when trying to remove it. It seems that firefox is working right now, however I would still like to fix this issue. Has anybody any clue on how to fix this? Thanks in advance, Valentin Sawadski Footnotes: [1] http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=522786 [2] Usage: usr/bin/update-mime-database [-hvV] MIME-DIR No directories in update-desktop-database search path could be processed and updated. error: %postun(MozillaFirefox-2.0.0.12-5.1.i586) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 2008-04-30 18:32:24 MozillaFirefox-2.0.0.14-0.1.i586.rpm install failed rpm output: Usage: usr/bin/update-mime-database [-hvV] MIME-DIR No directories in update-desktop-database search path could be processed and updated. error: %postun(MozillaFirefox-2.0.0.12-5.1.i586) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

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