May 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] openSUSE Weekly News, Issue 22
by Jan-Simon Möller 15 May '08

15 May '08

We are pleased to announce: Issue 22 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * Linuxtag 2008 - latest information * People of openSUSE: Marcus Hüwe * Upcoming... openSUSE 11.0beta3 [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/22 Have a lot of fun! -- Jan-Simon Möller -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] DHCP server and multiple routes
by James Knott 15 May '08

15 May '08

In the Yast DHCP server config, it's possible to specify a default route, but I don't see any method to have additional routes. Is there any way in? Or is it necessary to manually edit dhcpd.conf, to add the additional routes? I believe webmin supports adding at least one other route. tnx jk -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> -- 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] Install without internet access
by Rajko M. 15 May '08

15 May '08

Hi Thomas, This came off the list, but it can be interesting for other people with similar hardware, so I'll put it back on the mail list. On Tuesday 13 May 2008 11:51:31 pm Thomas Blasejewicz wrote: > Well, I don't have it yet, but the person who will be giving it to me > said, it is: > Sharp Mebius PC-MJ105M > 14.1 inch TFT > Celeron 433 MHz > 64 MB (SDRAM) > 12 GB HDD(E-IDE > 24 x CD-ROM > originally came with Windows 98 SE > > Would that be too old, slow, lacking in power etc.? It would be too small RAM and not very fast CPU. The rest is fine. Although I installed openSUSE 10.2 on similar old IBM laptop, the installation and boot is very slow, even with KDE stripped of all eye candies. I can't recall did I tried any other window manager. The trick is to have ready swap partition. Some openSUSE versions were able to create one during installation, but I didn't tried to install 10.3 on any very small machine so I'm not sure is it possible. You can see also: http://en.opensuse.org/MiniSUSE http://en.opensuse.org/MiniSUSE_-_Test_openSUSE_on_Minimal_Hardware It is a bit old article, but you can find some helpful tips. I tried also DSL (Damn Small Linux) and it runs fine on 64 MB. That distro is using Knoppix based hardware detection, that is recognized as the best test does hardware work under Linux or not. It is only 50 MB and uses older, smaller kernel version 2.4 that is still maintained. The web page is: http://damnsmalllinux.org/ I would give it a try id openSUSE is too slow. -- 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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[opensuse] gcc-cpp?
by Mark Misulich 14 May '08

14 May '08

Hi, a few weeks ago I was advised to add gcc-cpp to my installed programs if I wished to compile programs on linux. I looked through the software management and can't find that program. Does it masquerade under another name? 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] Burning DL DVDs with 10.3
by Joe Morris 14 May '08

14 May '08

Has anyone been able to burn DVD+R DL with the new libata in 10.3? I am suspecting a problem with libata. I see this when it fails May 14 19:03:20 jmorris kernel: ata4.00: 16 bytes trailing data. I have burned DL media with this computer before, IIRC 9.3. I remember giving my kids their own copy of the 9.3 DL DVDs. I have tried now 4 times, have went from 19%, 39%, 44%, and 77%, but always fail. DL media is too expensive to keep trying. I have tried specifying the speed instead of auto, tried a different brand media, I have even tried the 10.3 branch kernel (2.6.22.18-184.1) in case there had been some libata fixes, but still a failure. Has anyone had success burning DL media with 10.3? Would it be worth a test to disable libata to try? I don't want to keep creating DL coasters. -- Joe Morris Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.3 x86_64 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Cleaning /var/tmp recommended?
by Adam Jimerson 14 May '08

14 May '08

I noticed that /var/tmp gets pretty messy, most if it is things that zypper has left behind, luckally they are not very large it only uses 1,004 B with a total of 1 file and 218 directories, and I was wondering if it is recommended to clean this directory or if it contains files zypper needs to stay there even between checks.

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[opensuse] Install without internet access
by Thomas Blasejewicz 14 May '08

14 May '08

Ladies and Gentlemen I have been using Windows for the last 20 years and would like to try Linux. I don't have specifically "linux compatible" hardware and cannot afford to buy me such just for a try. Efforts I made in the past few months trying to install "Linguas OS", Ubuntu and finally OpenSUSE on old, currently not used computers remained mainly fruitless. (Somebody suggested that is probably hopeless, if I try to get Linux running all by myself and without a very knowledgable teacher around. This may be deducted from the messages I posted here regarding my problems with saving a file to a floppy.) Anyway, I am planning to give it another try on an old notebook (Sharp Moebius) somebody is giving me. Question: Does the OpenSUSE installtion work WITHOUT internet connection? All the available lines are occupied by other computers. If it does, are there any special "precautions" I need to observe? Thank you in advance for your help. Thomas Blasejewicz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] cifs mount read write for non-root user
by Coach-X 14 May '08

14 May '08

Is it possible to create a cifs mount to a samba share and have it be writable for a non-root user? I have tried the following without success, all can write as root, but not as a standard user. mount -t cifs -o username=coach,password=X //home/net /mnt/home mount -t cifs -o username=coach,password=X,uid=1049 //home/net /mnt/home mount -t cifs -o username=coach,password=X,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 //home/net /mnt/home mount -t cifs -o username=coach,password=X,setuids //home/net /mnt/home mount -t cifs -o username=coach,password=X,uid=1049,rw //home/net /mnt/home openSuSE 10.3 samba-3.0.26a-3.5 Any help would be 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] 3G Card
by Cornelius Franken 14 May '08

14 May '08

Hi I am thinking about getting myself Internet at home(still very expensive here in Africa) by using a 3G USB modem. Has anyone here ever used 3G/ HSDPA cards on Linux before? Or should I just not think about this route. Regards Neil ----------------------------------------- Engen Petroleum Limited, disclaims liability for any loss, damage or expense however caused, arising from the sending, receipt, or use of this e-mail and on any reliance placed upon the information provided through this service and does not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information. Please visit http://www.engen.co.za/home/server/common/disclaimer.asp to view the full disclaimer. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] [OT] Using VMWare VMs with VirtualBox
by Doctor Who 14 May '08

14 May '08

I have a number of VMWare VMs and have recently installed VirtualBox (version 1.6.0) on my openSUSE machine. I don't see a way offhand, but perhaps someone can tell me how I can use native vmdk files with VirtualBox. Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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