May 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] how to kill a text console
by primm 26 May '08

26 May '08

root is loged in on text console 1 but it will not accept text entry from the keyboard. How can I kill it from text console 2 without rebooting? 10.3 Thanks. Primm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Anybody know how to play media from samba shares
by Dave Plater 26 May '08

26 May '08

Hi, can anybody tell me how to play media from a windows share without having to transfer it to a local directory or how to mount a samba share on a local directory? Thanks in advance, Dave P -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Connecting to WiFi
by A. den Oudsten 26 May '08

26 May '08

Boris Epstein wrote: >I am not 100% sure here but it sounds to me like your wireless device >might not get properly recognized. Are you sure it is (i.e., all the >modules load properly, etc.)? > >Boris. > > ./NetworkManager (as root) made it work, but 'no connection' ./wifi-radar resulted in same reaction as before ./ndiswrapper -l did not list anyhing ./ndiswrapper - i inffile 'couldn't inffile' What next? André -- 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] Re: Fdisk-ing a usb drive?
by Simon Roberts 26 May '08

26 May '08

Doh!!! Sorry, must have been a long weekend :( Thanks "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz ----- Original Message ---- From: Jim Henderson <hendersj(a)gmail.com> To: opensuse(a)opensuse.org Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 8:22:42 PM Subject: [opensuse] Re: Fdisk-ing a usb drive? On Sun, 25 May 2008 19:00:43 -0700, Simon Roberts wrote: > linux:/home/simon # fdisk /dev/sdb1 Try fdisk /dev/sdb instead of /dev/sdb1. Jim -- 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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[opensuse] Patch Files
by Kai Ponte 26 May '08

26 May '08

I'm trying to build a custom version of mplayer to get at a feature in 1.0rc1 and rc2 that forces big endian format. I have a patch file and the source. When I type in patch <name of patch> or type in patch -p0 <name of patch> I get nothing. Should I be doing something else? -- 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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Re: [opensuse] RE: Best fit Windows windowing between KDE vs Gnome
by Washington Irving 26 May '08

26 May '08

Hechler Family wrote: > Washington Irving wrote: >> Hechler Family wrote: >>> Preface: I'm planning on starting a program by which anyone that will >>> try it, giving the potential new client a version of the LIVE CD to play >>> with and hopefully be a new convert. I have several in mind already >>> since they've recently gotten burnt by buying a system with Vista. Most >>> are on the fence between MAC and Linux. >>> >>> And not to start a posting war because I know there are pluses and >>> minuses of each .... >>> >>> What version of windowing best resembles Windows - KDE or Gnome. >> >> Truth be told, it doesn't matter. >> >> Repeat after me: Linux IS NOT WINDOWS >> > I realize this, however, for my conversion pushing, which one is the > most functionally closest ? They don't. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Fdisk-ing a usb drive?
by Simon Roberts 26 May '08

26 May '08

Hi all, In the absence of any clear/easy way to split a large tar/cpio/pax backup over multiple files, I'm thinking of repartitioning the USB drive I have and putting a Linux-appropriate file system onto it. However, I just asked fdisk to take a look at it, and it didn't seem very sure about itself. Obviously I don't want to damage the drive's partitioning in a way that I can't recover it properly, so I'm looking for input. This is what I saw: linux:/home/simon # fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: [snip snip...] Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 60801 488384001 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) linux:/home/simon # fdisk /dev/sdb1 The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 60800. [... snip snip...] Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sdb1: 500.1 GB, 500105217024 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60800 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device. Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1p1 ? 46390 152334 850999312 65 Novell Netware 386 Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sdb1p2 ? 48229 117156 553649047 6e Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sdb1p3 ? 193979 209336 123360830+ 49 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sdb1p4 ? 23815 23815 3302+ ac Unknown Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary. Partition table entries are not in disk order Command (m for help): q The size information is right (at least broadly so; it's a 500GB drive as sold) but the partition information sure does look wierd. So, my question is, can I safely repartition this? Will fdisk mess it up? Can I restore it to "general purpose" use (i.e. get it back to a FAT32 format) using fdisk afterwards. Or should I be using some other partitioning tool entirely? 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] How do I stop those dammned flash animations?
by Carlos E. R. 26 May '08

26 May '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hlash animations put my CPU at 100% and a simple page forward takes a minute when I'm reading a web page. I want to stop them, even avoid them loading unless I say "yes" to each one. Is it possible? - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIOVeZtTMYHG2NR9URAjZWAKCRBDWnr4NxFe3dwcjSJziXrCDq+QCdFxwd fWwu93XYpmOvHeuikR1xvCY= =5zyW -----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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[opensuse] nfs problems
by Jerry Houston 26 May '08

26 May '08

I'm having problems that I didn't expect with a fresh, new 10.3 installation. (I had enough trouble with 11.0 b3 that I reformatted my drive and reinstalled 10.3, then fully updated it.) I can't map any of the NFS drives served by my domain controller. I can see those shares from another machine, so I think the sharing is set up okay. The nfs client configuration here tries to restart the services, but always hangs, and does nothing at all for as long as I care to wait. (I've waited up to 20 minutes.) The shares show up in Konqueror, but trying to access them results in the message, "Feature only available with HAL." According to YaST, HAL is installed. System Services tells me that nfs client is installed, but not enabled. Enabling it results in a similar wait with a little window that simply says "nfs start", then a message that says "nfs start returned nil". I'd really like to use this laptop to view some racing videos I downloaded to a share on the server, and nfs seems like the best way to do that. Any ideas? -- 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] opensuse updater does not work in 11.0 beta 3 kde
by Rajko M. 25 May '08

25 May '08

On Saturday 24 May 2008 03:23:59 pm you wrote: > > Look it up in the factory archive. > > > >> The 11 update rep is:- > >> http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/ > > I read this > http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2008-05/msg00541.html . I am > going to try updating the notification tool through YAST or YOU. And I will > keep in mind that I need to put the > http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/ repository in one of those > updater apps. > > Thanks. > > Mike Please read this thread too: http://lists.opensuse.org/zypp-devel/2008-05/msg00031.html -- Regards, Rajko http://en.opensuse.org/Portal needs helpful hands. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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