May 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Making openSUSE 11.0 LiveUSB : The Easiest (and Fastest) Way
by Masim "Vavai" Sugianto 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

I'm writing a short tutorial about how to make openSUSE 11.0 LiveUSB [0], based on openSUSE 11.0 RC 1 with 1 GB USB disk. Please feel free to check the overall process, hope I didn't missed anything step ;-) [0] : http://lizards.opensuse.org/2008/05/31/making-opensuse-110-liveusb-the-easi… Note : Post title looks like marketing hype ;-) -- Best Regards, Masim "Vavai" Sugianto /************************************************************/ Blog (ID) : http://www.vavai.com/blog/index.php Blog (EN) : http://www.vavai.net Community : http://www.opensuse.or.id /************************************************************/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] administer vista from opensuse
by jdd 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

Hello, My 88 years old mother just bough a new computer. On the old one, she used openSUSE, but on the new she will use Vista (she needs to play some sort of power point files that I simply can't make play music on opensuse, even in wine - given her age, I can't ask her too much) I know little about vista, but there is some sort of "remote admin" is this feature usable from my own openSUSE? (we are not in the same town) I installed openSUSE primarily to be able to do remote admin :-() is that VNC? thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] swap file placement
by Hechler Family 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

To get ready for my project, on my test box I wiped out the hard drive and installed the live CD. I noticed the placement of the swap file was first. What is the reasoning behind this? (I've always set mine up as /, swap, /home - that way there's less head movement and better performance - my thinking) -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild Reed Organ Society Member St. Louis, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler(a)charter.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 9+ years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Dropped packages
by Ciro Iriarte 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

Hi, i'm having many dropped packages in all my physical interfaces, are there any known fixes?, the module used is bnx2 (no usefull parameters shown in modinfo). This host is running SLES10 SP2 (think of opensuse 10.3, more or less) under the xen hypervisor. The list of devices is listed below.. eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:18:FE:74:79:EA inet addr:10.129.5.118 Bcast:10.129.7.255 Mask:255.255.252.0 inet6 addr: fe80::218:feff:fe74:79ea/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:614399 errors:0 dropped:480593 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:186465 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:80694370 (76.9 Mb) TX bytes:142881123 (136.2 Mb) Interrupt:16 Memory:f4000000-f4012100 peth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:18:FE:74:79:E8 inet6 addr: fe80::218:feff:fe74:79e8/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:639937 errors:0 dropped:612900 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:83674 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:104148534 (99.3 Mb) TX bytes:105562870 (100.6 Mb) Interrupt:17 Memory:f6000000-f6012100 peth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:BB:D2:0B:98 inet6 addr: fe80::219:bbff:fed2:b98/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:108741 errors:0 dropped:108729 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:29737 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:21562299 (20.5 Mb) TX bytes:7827168 (7.4 Mb) Interrupt:19 Memory:fa000000-fa012100 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12) 18:04.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5706 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02) 19:05.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5706 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02) 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] firefox doesn't work, but konqueror does
by Al Lelopath 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

I've recently installed OpenSuSE 10.3 64 bit on an HP Pavilion laptop. The internet connection, (DSL with modem/router and ethernet switch) works, e.g. ping works all the time, but browsing with firefox and email with thunderbird don't. (Firefox times out trying to contact a site). Browsing with Konqueror works normally. Any advice on what to do? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Problems trying advanced install of OpenSuSE.
by Joshua Bandeira 31 May '08

31 May '08

Extracted from Installation guides advanced install (without CD): Internet/Network install using GRUB/LILO First download the boot.iso from any mirror. The following needs to be done as root. Move or copy the boot.iso to the directory boot. Next in directory /boot do the following: # mount -t iso9660 -o loop boot.iso /mnt # cp /mnt/boot/i386/loader/initrd /boot/inst-initrd # cp /mnt/boot/i386/loader/linux /boot/inst-linux # umount /mnt If you use x86_64 or PPC, you can find linux and initrd in /mnt/boot//loader/ (please replace with i386, x86_64 or ppc depending on your hardware). Well,I cannot find the above files and I did exactly that! Any suggestion? Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE-- 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:how to mark/unmark mails as new
by robert rottermann 31 May '08

31 May '08

Hi there, I have installed a second account using imap. as soon as I switch to this account all new emails (titile shown in bold) are unmarked (title shown as plain text). where can I configure this behaviour? thanks robert -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Evolution Passwords
by Carl Spitzer 31 May '08

31 May '08

in .gnome2_private there is a file which appears to hold the passwords for evolution, in an encrypted format. I have one email account which does not work at home but does work on the laptop. When I try online log in I am told the password is wrong. I do not remember changing it, nor do I find a reminder in my notes. What I need is a way to decrypt the password from the same file on the laptop. At home its SuSE 10.0 and Ubuntu Feisty Fawn on the Laptop. The account is with Lavavit.com the primary account with them works so I suspect the problem is on my end. -- _______ _______ _______ __ / ____\ \ / / ____|_ _\ \ / / | | \ \ /\ / / (___ | | \ \ / / | | \ \/ \/ / \___ \ | | \ \/ / | |____ \ /\ / ____) |_| |_ \ / \_____| \/ \/ |_____/|_____| \/ | \ /|\ || |\ / |~~\ /~~\ /~~| //~~\ | \ / | \ || | X |__/| || |( `--. |__ | | \| \_/ / \ | \ \__/ \__| \\__/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Booting HP 2133 Suse 10.3 LiveCD and Installing Software
by Rick Bilonick 31 May '08

31 May '08

I've burned a livecd for suse 10.3. I went into the HP 2133's bios and made sure it would see the external usb dvd drive. It starts to boot but always has a fatal error that says it cannot find the cdrom drive. I've had the mini notebook for a week now. It has Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop. In all this time, I have yet to be able to install a single new program. I'm about 3 seconds from installing some other distro that's easier to use. No matter what I do, it always says there is some dependency. I haven't found a way to automatically resolve dependencies. It always says it's resolving them but it can never find the packages. It would be SO much easier to just use something like yum on Fedora. What am I doing wrong? I've tried yast2 in the command line and I've tried the menu items for installing software. Rick B. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Interesting Wallpaper - SUSE and Fireworks
by David C. Rankin 31 May '08

31 May '08

Listmates, Thought some of you might enjoy this: http://wallpapers-n-etc.com/download.php?view.1615 Additionally, the site is worth browsing if you are looking for an extra wallpaper or two. It has some of the best I have seen on the web. -- 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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