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[opensuse] crypttab and openSUSE
by skx 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

How to properly use crypttab in openSUSE? I have openSUSE 11 installed on three encrypted partitions: /, swap and /home, so I have to type password for every one of them during boot. I would like to use crypttab to automatically mount /home (automounting swap seems to be more complicated, I'm leaving it for later). I have created the key file dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/key-home bs=1024 count=4 set the rights for it chmod 0400 /etc/key-home added it to LUKS cryptsetup luksAddKey /dev/sda8 /etc/key-home I also checked if /dev/sda8 can be decrypted using the key file. No problem here. I have created /etc/crypttab with only one entry home /dev/sda8 /etc/key-home luks appropriate entry in /etc/fstab was already in place /dev/mapper/home /home ext3 acl,user_xattr,noatime,nodiratime,barrier=1 1 2 as the last thing, I changed the menu entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst from title openSUSE 11.0 - 2.6.25.9-0.2 root (hd0,4) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.9-0.2-default root=/dev/mapper/root luks_root=/dev/sda7 luks_swap=/dev/sda6 luks_home=/dev/sda8 luks="root swap home" resume=/dev/mapper/swap splash=silent showopts vga=0x317 initrd /initrd-2.6.25.9-0.2-default to title openSUSE 11.0 auto? - 2.6.25.9-0.2 root (hd0,4) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.9-0.2-default root=/dev/mapper/root luks_root=/dev/sda7 luks_swap=/dev/sda6 luks="root swap" resume=/dev/mapper/swap splash=silent showopts vga=0x317 initrd /initrd-2.6.25.9-0.2-default and rebooted. Unfortunately the partition was gone -- not even listed in /dev/mapper. In /var/log/boot.omsg I found failedActivating crypto devices using /etc/crypttab ... unused ...unused I rebooted again and used the original entry for /boot/menu.lst. It worked, but I was asked for password three times, so no progress here. How to set opensuse up to work with crypttab? -- skx, http://skxpl.eu.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] libperl.a gone in opensuse-11.0?
by Josef Wolf 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

Hello, I noticed that libperl.a (used to be part of the perl package in older opensuse releases) is no longer available. Was this library moved to a different package? Maybe it is possible to recreate it from the still existing libperl.so? Any hints? -- 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! 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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