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[opensuse] How to find files for harddrive booting installation system.
by Joshua Bandeira 30 May '08

30 May '08

The files linux and initrd are needed for harddrive booting the installation system-when the CD drive is not available-, besides the yaboot and yaboot configuration file(I am using PowerPC).The late I could find but the kernel image: linux and initrd I cannot find them anywhere.In the installation guide(without CDROM) is written that mounting the start-cd iso file linux and initrd are inside the boot directory,but I did that with the PowerPC start-CD and they are not there. So where can I find them?,to proceed with booting from the harddrive the installation system. _________________________________________________________________ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=… To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 10.3 rpm version problem?
by Michael Fischer 30 May '08

30 May '08

Hello all. Experimenting with a new kernel, trying to see if it solves some strange network problems and lockups. Downloaded kernel-source-2.6.25.4-14.1.x86_64.rpm and ran into sudo rpm -ivh kernel-source-2.6.25.4-14.1.x86_64.rpm warning: kernel-source-2.6.25.4-14.1.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID a29f6635 error: Failed dependencies: rpmlib(PayloadIsLzma) <= 4.4.2-1 is needed by kernel-source-2.6.25.4-14.1.x86_64 On Sat. May 10, in reply to a different thread, Philipp Thomas said: > Update rpm. We switched to compressing the rpm payload with lzma because > that yields noticeable better compression. So.... $ rpm -qa | grep rpm deltarpm-3.4-36 rpm-4.4.2-140 rpm-devel-4.4.2-140 And when I last checked with 'zypper se rpm' earlier this week, it seems that I'm up to date on those packages. Note also the '<= 4.4.2-1' part in the error message. I don't see an 'rpmlib' package in the output of 'zypper se', and 'locate rpmlib' only shows me /usr/include/rpm/rpmlib.h. The string 'Lzma' does not appear to be in the rpm manpage. Confused: should I upgrade, downgrade, sideways? Thanks. Michael -- Michael Fischer michael(a)visv.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] How To plan migration from v10.3 -> v11 *and* Smart -> Zypper ?
by Wil Decius 30 May '08

30 May '08

I have an OpenSuse 10.3 box, sync-ing with a bunch of repos using Smart Package Manager. With OpenSuse 11 on the way, I'm trying to figure out the "best" (= safe? = easy?) way to migrate/upgrade my current setup. I'd like to end up using the new Zypper/Yast2 under v11. What are the steps I should take to (1) prepare for the upgrade to "Release 11", and (2) switchover from Smart to Zypper/Yast2? Thanks, Wil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Installing to USB HDD as bootable drive?
by Stuart Martin 30 May '08

30 May '08

I came across this thread at the webforums, http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=50595, and it sounds very interesting. Like the OP, I'm not wild about having to physically disconnect my internal HD to set up the USB drive, but it would be nice to have a bootable HDD that I could take with me for use on friends' PCs etc. That's why I thought I would help both myself and the OP by asking their question here, too. I've read the answers to their post, and the pages linked to there, but I'm as new to to this as they are, and just as unclear about whether it will work or not. Thanks for any advice. -- 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] 32bit firefox--again :(
by Simon Roberts 30 May '08

30 May '08

----- Original Message ---- ... >> 2) Assuming I have to have a 32bit Firefox, where the heck do I get it, as all my attempts so far have been preempted, and I've always ended up with a 64bit version somehow? ... > Then the secret is to click on the versions tab at the bottom and move > the radio button to the version you want. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... > I don't see a versions tab, nor any radio buttons. Hopefully the attached screenshot sheds some light... > > Am I missing something? Using the wrong Yast? Completely blind, or terminally insane perhaps? I could believe anything lately :) > > Thanks again. > We are definately using different package management tools. This is 10.3 right? >From KDE I do "alt-F2" "kdesu yast2" Click on Software Management, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many thanks for trying Greg, this explains it though. I'm using Gnome. So, yes, I suppose we're using different UIs. I can't even seem to make firefox.com offer me a 32bit download :( I tried, and when I ran the result, it announces itself as 64bit! Cheers, Simon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] OpenSuse 10.3 - kernel BUG at fs/dcache.c
by Fiorenza Meini 30 May '08

30 May '08

Hi there, my system got freezed with the errors I report below; this happened two times since the server is running. When this happens, I cannot reboot the system and I have to push the power button. Shall I upgrade the kernel? Any suggestion will be appreciated.... Many thanks Fiorenza Meini Robinson srl May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: kernel BUG at fs/dcache.c:981! May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: SMP May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: last sysfs file: /class/input/input4/event4/dev May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: Modules linked in: joydev snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_seq snd_seq_device iptable_filter ip_tables microcode ip6_tables firmware_class x_tables loop dm_mod st osst tg3 button snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_pcm intel_agp snd_timer snd agpgart soundcore i2c_i801 snd_page_alloc i2c_core parport_pc parport rtc_cmos rtc_core rtc_lib sr_mod cdrom shpchp pci_hotplug iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support sg sd_mod ehci_hcd uhci_hcd usbcore edd reiserfs fan aic7xxx scsi_transport_spi ips ata_piix libata scsi_mod thermal processor May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: CPU: 0 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: EIP: 0060:[<c017e9bc>] Tainted: G N VLI May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: EFLAGS: 00210283 (2.6.22.5-31-default #1) May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: EIP is at d_instantiate+0x11/0x6a May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: eax: cf223910 ebx: cf23a570 ecx: d115f000 edx: cf23a570 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: esi: cf2238d0 edi: c0904948 ebp: c6dabe7c esp: c6dabe44 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: ds: 007b es: 007b fs: 00d8 gs: 0033 ss: 0068 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: Process beagled-helper (pid: 18840, ti=c6daa000 task=c1f74030 task.ti=c6daa000) May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: Stack: 00000024 cf23a570 00000000 d0ef7d98 00000033 cf23a570 00000001 cf2238d0 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: cf23a570 c6dabea0 00008100 cf2238d0 c5dfea50 00000000 cf697200 00000001 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: 00000000 00000024 0001e701 00000000 7d59a6ee c6dabe98 c6dabe98 00000000 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: Call Trace: May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: [<d0ef7d98>] reiserfs_create+0x1aa/0x1ce [reiserfs] May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: [<c0176838>] vfs_create+0xec/0x158 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: [<c0179200>] open_namei+0x17a/0x5ab May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: [<c016e9a9>] do_filp_open+0x2a/0x3e May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: [<c016e723>] get_unused_fd+0x57/0xb2 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: [<c016e9ff>] do_sys_open+0x42/0xc8 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: [<c016eabe>] sys_open+0x1c/0x1e May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: [<c0104e22>] sysenter_past_esp+0x6b/0xa9 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: [<c02c0000>] unix_ioctl+0x75/0x95 May 29 09:12:23 acqlnxsrv kernel: ======================= -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] openSUSE Weekly News, Issue 24 - LinuxTag edition
by Jan-Simon Möller 30 May '08

30 May '08

We are pleased to announce: Issue 24 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * Special LinuxTag edition * openSUSE 11.0 Release Candidate 1 * LinuxTag 2008 * People of openSUSE: Klaus Kämpf [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/24 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] usb dvd drive
by kanenas＠hawaii.rr.com 30 May '08

30 May '08

I need some help getting my usb dvd burner burning again. i suspect some update changed something in the system, the "latest" x86-64, using the usual repositories plus oss, non-oss, packman and vlc. the symtoms are as follows: first off, upon bootup the suse install dvd fires up and works perfectly. after startup, turning the drive on and inserting a disk results in the usual popup asking for action to be taken. If I ask for creating a dvd, k3b takes for ever and then posts the message that "no cd/dvd device exists". any subsequent attempt to access the drive fails. turning the device off and on, manually ejecting and reinserting any disk has no effect. no more pop ups prompting for action. The maddening thing is that if i chose to just explore an inserted dvd instead of using k3b at the first popup, i can read the data on a disk, but i can never see anything if i try to access w. k3b. I have used the Suse k3b and a couple of Packman versions, including the latest. I do not think it is k3b, something in the mounting goes funky. rchal restart does not reset the problem. yes, the stoopid thing works in xp... starting k3b from console and checking w. dmesg and hwinfo (only the relevant portions) gives the following errors: -------------------------------------------------- (K3bDevice::HalConnection) initializing HAL >= 0.5 /dev/sr0 resolved to /dev/sr0 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sr0 for reading (No such device or address) could not open device /dev/sr0 (No such device or address) /dev/scd0 resolved to /dev/sr0 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sr0 for reading (No such device or address) could not open device /dev/sr0 (No such device or address) (K3bDevice::DeviceManager) SCANNING FOR GENERIC DEVICES. bus: 0, id: 0, lun: 0 bus: 4, id: 0, lun: 0 bus: 4, id: 1, lun: 0 Need a filename that resolves to a SCSI device Could not resolve /dev/sg4 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg4 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg5 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg5 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg6 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg6 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg7 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg7 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg8 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg8 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg9 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg9 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg10 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg10 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg11 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg11 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg12 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg12 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg13 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg13 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg14 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg14 for reading (No such file or directory) Could not resolve /dev/sg15 (K3bDevice::Device) could not open device /dev/sg15 for reading (No such file or directory) Devices: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dmesg usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver usb 3-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3 usb 3-2: new device found, idVendor=04b4, idProduct=6830 usb 3-2: new device strings: Mfr=0, Product=57, SerialNumber=44 usb 3-2: Product: Cypress AT2LP usb 3-2: SerialNumber: DEF1064A6FC1 usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice usb-storage: device found at 3 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage usb-storage: device scan complete ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- hwinfo: 50: SCSI 600.0: 10602 CD-ROM (DVD) [Created at block.237] UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b4_6830_DEF1064A6FC1_if0_scsi_ho st_scsi_device_lun0_scsi_generic Unique ID: mZxt.GZc3Y91k6v4 Parent ID: sClz.aWxnkWagtQ7 SysFS ID: /block/sr0 SysFS BusID: 6:0:0:0 SysFS Device Link: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/host6/tar get6:0:0/6:0:0:0 Hardware Class: cdrom Model: "ATAPI DVD DD 8X16X8X16" Vendor: usb 0x04b4 "ATAPI" Device: usb 0x6830 "DVD DD 8X16X8X16" Revision: "GSJB" Serial ID: "DEF1064A6FC1" Driver: "usb-storage", "sr" Driver Modules: "usb_storage" Device File: /dev/sr0 (/dev/sg3) Device Files: /dev/sr0, /dev/scd0, /dev/disk/by-id/usb-ATAPI_DVD_DD_8X16X8X16_ DEF1064A6FC1-0:0, /dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:1a.7-usb-0:2:1.0-scsi-0:0:0:0, / dev/cdrom, /dev/cdrw, /dev/dvd, /dev/dvdrw Device Number: block 11:0 (char 21:3) Features: DVD Speed: 480 Mbps Module Alias: "usb:v04B4p6830d0240dc00dsc00dp00ic08isc06ip50" Driver Info #0: Driver Status: usb_storage is active Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe usb_storage" Drive status: no medium Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown Attached to: #19 (USB Controller) Drive Speed: 48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ thanks in advance, d. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] SUSE 10.1 network config question
by Phil Savoie 30 May '08

30 May '08

Hi All, This is the output of my /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth-id-00:0b:db:45:90:15 file: BOOTPROTO='dhcp' BROADCAST='' ETHTOOL_OPTIONS='' IPADDR='' MTU='' NAME='' NETMASK='' NETWORK='' REMOTE_IPADDR='' STARTMODE='onboot' UNIQUE='rBUF.IXG39LgsKr9' USERCONTROL='no' _nm_name='bus-pci-0000:02:0c.0' I understand everything except what the UNIQUE= value is. Could someone please be kind enough to enlighten me? Thanks, Phil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 32bit firefox--again :(
by Simon Roberts 30 May '08

30 May '08

Sigh, groan, Well, having persuaded my system to run 32bit flash under the 64bit firefox, I now have another problem, and I think I have to have the 32bit firefox after all. I need to run Java in my browser... I've tried using nspluginwrapper, and it rejects all the plugin .so files that I thought might be contenders (I downloaded a 32bit jre separately from my regular 64bit one) Soooo... two questions: 1) How do folks run Java in firefox on a 64bit linux system? 2) Assuming I have to have a 32bit Firefox, where the heck do I get it, as all my attempts so far have been preempted, and I've always ended up with a 64bit version somehow? [[ and 3) I hardly dare ask for fear of either looking stupid (too late!) or starting a religious war, but how much performance benefit do I really get from running 64bit? Does anyone have any representative metrics? I'm not interested in "well, obviously this, and that" because in my experience "obvious" factors affect performance in very non-obvious ways. But I'll take a serious gut feeling from anyone who has tried both on the same hardware in the absence of actual measurements.]] Thanks again all, 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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