June 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] VLAN & SUSE
by James Knott 17 Jul '08

17 Jul '08

Yesterday, I was setting up some switches that were configured with multiple VLANs. It made me wonder if it's possible to configure a NIC to be part of a VLAN, instead of requiring a switch port to be configured for that VLAN. If so, the computer could be plugged into any available trunk port, rather than a specific VLAN port. -- 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] 11.0 KDE 4 {Not Ready for Prime Time - We told you so!}
by John Andersen 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Ken Schneider <suse-list3(a)bout-tyme.net> wrote: > Not ready for prime time is all I can say. In the process of removing 4.x > and installing KDE 3. And its not like we were all caught off guard by the beta quality of KDE4. This board went on a full tilt rant for weeks prior to this release begging, pleading, demanding, and crying for OpenSuse to include STRONG warnings not to install KDE4 due to incompleteness and missing features. Opensuse being a "Community based" distro notwithstanding, this advice was (as usual) totally ignored. SO expect this to be a common thread here on this list. KDE4 Rants are just beginning. -- ----------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] Another Bash scripting question
by Rodney Baker 12 Jul '08

12 Jul '08

Hi all. I have a few directories containing wav files that have been ripped from CDs and I'm trying to write a script to invoke sox to convert them to mp3 format. The filenames have whitespaces and hyphens in them e.g. 'artist - 01 - title with many words.wav'. I tried the following script but I'm obviously doing something wrong... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #!/bin/bash for file in `find * -print0 | xargs --null` do { INFILE=$file OUTFILE=${file/%wav/mp3} echo "$OUTFILE" # if [ ! -e "$file" ] # then # echo "$file does not exist."; echo # else # sox "$file" "$OUTFILE" # fi # if [ $? -eq 0 ] # then # rm -f "$file" # fi } done exit 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In its current form each word of each filename is treated separately i.e. xargs --null appears to have no effect at all - it is interpreting whitespace as a delimiter. If I modify the first line as follows: for file in "`find * -print0 | xargs --null`" or for file in "$(find * -print0 | xargs --null)" then I get the entire directory listing (i.e. all the filenames) concatenated into a single parameter with only the last file extension replaced. What have I missed here? I'm assuming it is something to do with the pipe or redirection via xargs that is not working as expected. BTW, I also tried this: for file in $(xargs --null -- < `find * -print0`) but then I get an "ambiguous redirect" error. Using this: for file in `xargs --null -- < `find * -print0`` gives the following errors: command substitution: line 26: syntax error near unexpected token `newline' command substitution: line 26: `xargs --null -- < ' but then produces the output I'm expecting (i.e. a list of the output file names (keeping in mind the actual processing part of the script is currently commented out) with the exception that "find" is the first entry in the list and "-print0" is the last entry in the list; somehow the variable $OUTFILE appears to be getting the values "find" and "-print0" at the beginning and end of the loop. I seem to be just going around in circles here. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, -- =================================================== Rodney Baker VK5ZTV rodney.baker(a)iinet.net.au =================================================== I have great faith in fools -- self confidence my friends call it. -- Edgar Allan Poe

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[opensuse] XP fonts with openoffice opensuse
by M Harris 08 Jul '08

08 Jul '08

Under normal circumstances I export open documents in pdf format for network distribution and for paper submission. I now have a short-term need to send open documents in doc format, and I am running into troubles with formatting on the receiving system due to fonts. I think I can solve this difficulty by using a standard XP font (like Times Roman 12), minimal formating, and save in doc format. I would like to know what issues are involved in using a true type font from XP on opensuse openoffice. (Is it just as simple as copying the correct font from XP into the right folder?) Which formatting options of openoffice should be avoided when writing a file in doc format? Are the compatibility options (or restrictions) documented someplace? Thanks much folks! -- Kind regards, M Harris <>< -- 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 updating 10.3 x64 --> 11.0 x64
by Vahe Avedissian 07 Jul '08

07 Jul '08

Folks, I tried updating my 11.3 x64 install to 11.0 x64 and for the first time since 9.x releases, I ran into several problems. I verified the DVD media was correct (md5sum). Here are the problems I ran into: 1. Early into the install it asked me to insert the DVD media. The media was obviously there, otherwise the install would not start. 2. I got an error that it could not remove my nvidia package. On re-try it succeeded. 3. I got an error about installing one or more rpm modules. 4. I'm seen a lot of traffic on naming by-id versus label versus name. I guess with 10.3 opensuse started using name by-id and now with 11.0 I notice the device ordering is changed as well. My system has one IDE (Sata), one SCSI (harware raid), and one dm-raid array which is not properly recognized and appears as a set of IDE drives. With 10.3 or earlier release AT INSTALL the disks are ordered IDE then SCSI. With 11.0 they are ordered SCSI and then IDE. 5. During install you chose the disk to install on by name and not id or label. I chose the correct disk to install on. However, on the second try to update, part of the installation went onto one of the dm-raid drives (screwing it up) even though I still selected the correct root partition to upgrade. Furthermore, I had a separate /usr partition/mount point which did not get mounted and the installed tried to install everything into my root partition which quickly filled up and I had to abort. 6. I ended up doing a completely new re-install from scratch. That went reasonably smooth. However, after rebooting, the disk ordering is the same as that or earlier releases! For example, during installation sda was the SCSI drive and sdb was the IDE. I installed on sda (the SCSI drive) but after installation completed and I rebooted the system showed that it was indeed installed on the SCSI drive but that drive was now appearing as sdb!!! This is most confusing and inconsistant! I wanted to know if anyone else has run into this situation. I fear from this point onward I will always have a problem updating or doing a new install. I know there has been discussion on forcing a disk naming order but unless one knows how the final disk name ording will be in advance it is impossible to know how to set the ordering of disk names so that during and after installation one sees the same names. Any suggestions on solving this are greatly appreciated. Vahe Avedissian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] vga mode.
by Hudibras 07 Jul '08

07 Jul '08

Hi, After thinking it over I've decided to make this question. How on earth to get correct vga mode in 11.0? Booting is like SuSE 5.x or 6.x, not in supervga mode. When I had the related issues with grub install (fortunately already solved), I saw it was possible to enable vga modes for 1280x1024, 793 or 804; but in yast it's not be able to configure it. Would you please to tell me how can I fix this? I know it's something related to new kernels 2.25.x, but after searching for help over there, I'm still having this problem. Thanks a lot, Hudibras. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] oss 11.0 VLC not supporting mkv video
by Vahe Avedissian 07 Jul '08

07 Jul '08

Folks, I notice the opensuse 11.0 release of VLC no longer plays mkv files. Are there any codecs that need to be installed now or does one need to install another player? Thanks, Vahe Avedissian -- 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 11.0 display power management
by Vahe Avedissian 07 Jul '08

07 Jul '08

Folks, I notice display power management no longer seems to work now that I upgraded to 11.0, when it worked fine with 10.3! Is anyone else having this problem? Any ideas how to fix it? Vahe Avedissian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] login manager
by lynn 06 Jul '08

06 Jul '08

Must I login as root to change the kdm settings in KDE4, openSUSE 11.0? Is there any way I can opt for root privileges during its setup as a user? Cheers. L 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] Is there a way to read data from a hdd, with a worm eaten bootsector?
by Oddball 06 Jul '08

06 Jul '08

Hi, Unfortunately my networkdrive became unaccessible, due to some worm, that has eaten parts of the bootsector. This drive contains my whole movie and music DB, all my photoos and apps that i wanted to keep. I know that the real data is unaffected, but do not know how to get it off that drive, and onto some other media, like DL-DVD's.. Does anyone have a clue? For information: Yes, it was used in a network, where there are also windows PC's and laptops, it had a samba server, and an ftp server. And no, a virus scanner could not access the drive anymore.. I noticed some strange signs, that have replaced the normal letters, and in a few restarts, no access was possible anymore. iirc, there is a way of reading the disk, passing by the bootsector in some way, but i don't remember the routine.... It cann't be mounted anymore, i used an enclosure directly on the drive: ide to usb, but it cann't be recognised anymore.. If somebody knows a way to get to the data, i would be very pleased to hear it. It is some 210GB, on a 250GB drive. -- Enjoy your time around, Oddball (Now or never...) OS: Linux 2.6.25.4-10-default x86_64 Huidige gebruiker: oddball@AMD64x2-sfn1 Systeem: openSUSE 11.0 (x86_64) KDE: 4.0.4 (KDE 4.0.4 >= 20080505) "release 24.1" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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