openSUSE Users July 2008

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[opensuse] help! How did EDITOR=/usr/bin/joe get set and how do I get vi back -- permanently?
by David C. Rankin 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

Listmates, Gremlins in my 10.3 server again. I went to edit a crontab and to my surprise, a blue screen editor appeared and I had no idea how to get out of it so I just hit ctrl+c to exit. Further investigation revealed that "joe" was now my default editor? joe who? [00:57 nirvana/var/backup] # set | grep EDITOR EDITOR=/usr/bin/joe [00:57 nirvana/var/backup] # export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi [00:57 nirvana/var/backup] # set | grep EDITOR EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi _=EDITOR Now I have an additional piece of environment set to "_=EDITOR". I killed it with "unset _". More troubling is how did "EDITOR=/usr/bin/joe" get set in the first place? This is a basic 10.3 server (Linux nirvana 2.6.22.18-0.2-default). I like vi, I wouldn't change it. More frustrating, this seems to be set every time I open a new shell. I exit a shell, su to reopen another, and the thing is set to joe again. Where do I fix this for good? Thanks. -- 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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[opensuse] Widgets broken?
by Chris Arnold 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

11.0 with kde 4.1 x86 64. Are the desktop widgets broken now with the latest updates from 4.1 repo? I had widgets on the desktop-did an update, widgets gone and when adding them my whole screen goes black and the only way to get it back is log off and then back on. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Vpn client settings for Cisco vpns?
by Nico Sabbi 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

Hi, using Cisco's vpnclient I can connect to the other side and work in full stability, but compiling the needed module after kernel changes is always a PITA, thus I'd like to replace it. vpnc kind of works, but it disconnects too frequently - even when I'm actually using the vpn connection - and after a while it doesn't reconnect anymore. Is there some magical setting that I have to pass to vpnc to keep the connection stable? If necessary I can use OpenVPN, but since I don't know it at all I'd like to have a configuration example specific for Cisco vpns (I remember that configuring openvpn is really scary). Thanks, Nico -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] No audio equalizer for linux?
by Stan Goodman 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

As my query about an available software audio equalizer has not been answered in several weeks, I conclude that such a program does not exist. As hard has this is to believe, I accept it. But now, I am curious about the reason for this lack. I understand that the Linux philosophy is strong on modularity, and this is reasonable, and would be even wise if it developers would act accordingly. It would mean that e.g. the designer of an audio player need trouble himself to code nothing but "the engine room" of his application, plus perhaps a GUI, and sooner or later someone else will come along and provide such auxiliaries as a level control (fortunately, Real Player has one built in, and there is even a global level control in the form of Kmix). Yet, many moons after Linux became a major OS, there is, as far as I have been able to find from web searches, no equalizer. So developers have avoided the bother of providing internal equalizers, and have also failed to make available a global module for the purpose. The philosophy cannot be said to actually work in this case. Happily, the developers of Amarok have had the sense to note the weakness of the rigid modular philosophy, and to provide an internal equalizer, in addition to several other things they could have left out had they wanted to do so, but that doesn't help one to adjust the frequency characteristics of audio streams. That Amarok has everything it needs internally is exactly what makes it so useful. So, at the moment, the only solution I see for bridging the gap between the one-size-fits-all audio characteristics provided by streams on the one hand, and those of my aging ears on the other, is a hardware preamplifier. Personally, I think that is an absurdity, if not a scandal. If someone can tell me why this lack still exists, that would satisfy by curiosity. If someone also knows of a software solution, I would be very grateful to learn what it is. -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Only 4 virtual desktops switchable with <CTRL>-<Fx>
by Josef Wolf 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

Hello, I recently installed opensuse-11.0 (with kde-3.5) and configured 12 virtual desktops as I always did on older suse-releases. But in 11.0, I can switch only to the first four desktops with th <CTRL>-<Fx> key combinations. Any ideas what I can do to make the key combinations for the remaining desktops working? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] VMware tools and openSUSE 11 gcc issue?
by Shawn Protsman 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

I installed openSUSE 11.0 as a VMware guest on my openSUSE 10.3 workstation. It is complaining about the gcc version. Details ... Host: openSUSE 10.3 VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824 Guest: openSUSE 11.0 VMwareTools-7240-59824 @opensuse11 ~] sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl root's password: Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine: Guest operating system daemon: done Trying to find a suitable vmmemctl module for your running kernel. None of the pre-built vmmemctl modules for VMware Tools is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmemctl module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. Your kernel was built with "gcc" version "4.3.1", while you are trying to use "/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.3". This configuration is not recommended and VMware Tools may crash if you'll continue. Please try to use exactly same compiler as one used for building your kernel. Do you want to go with compiler "/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.3" anyway? [no] ^c @opensuse11 ~] /usr/bin/gcc --version gcc (SUSE Linux) 4.3.1 20080507 (prerelease) [gcc-4_3-branch revision 135036] Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Any ideas? --Shawn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] man pages and PDF
by Duaine & Laura Hechler 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

I'm always thinking: How about the man pages as PDF files ? This way the PDF files could have links to references, diagrams, websites, etc. Concerns: size comparison, maybe others Duaine -- 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] MB & ethernet port
by Duaine & Laura Hechler 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

Son son has a MB with and integrated ethernet port. A couple of nights ago, we had a really bad thunderstorm. Now it does not connect to the internet. It keeps saying (in Windows) that no cable is connected. Is there a way to test the port ? (BIOS says its enabled, we tried to reload the driver and still nothing) Duaine -- 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] Firefox: Sounds on mouse movement
by Mark V 01 Aug '08

01 Aug '08

Hi Group, Appreciate any suggestions about what might be causing the following behavior: In Firefox (SUSE/3.0-1.3 Firefox/3.0), while moving the mouse around a page I hear a _very_ faint background sound. The only Firefox Add-ons I have installed are Delicious and Tab mix plus. I'm at a loss as to how to turn this sound off. the sound is just audible and becoming quite annoying. To give a more accurate description of the sound I've tried turning up the volume using Kmix, to no avail. My system is openUSSE 11.0, KDE 3.5.9, with patches applied. Firefox and other apps were installed using the openSUSE 11.0 setup/install process. Appreciate any hints or suggestions. Cheers 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] Help creating bootsplash animations.
by Rafael E. Herrera 31 Jul '08

31 Jul '08

Hello, Has anybody tweaked with the Suse bootsplash? I'm trying to create a bootsplash theme and I can't create an animation file out of the images I have. I've used Gimp to create one or more images with transparent background, saved them in PNG format and used ImageMagick's convert utility to convert them into an MNG animation. Using the display utility to view the result I end up with a black image or an image with a solid white background, etc. not the transparent background images like the ones in the Suse bootsplash theme. The home page for this feature (http://www.bootsplash.org/) has a page for animation creation, but it seems out of date. Any ideas? -- Rafael -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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