July 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] KNetworkmanager and openSUSE 11.0 bug: "No active device"
by Ted Markowitz 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Since upgrading to SUSE 11.0 the KDE knetworkmanager applet no longer seems to see any of my network devices. Just to clarify the problem: The NetworkManager service is managing both my eth0 and wlan0 (Ethernet and WiFi) connections just fine. It's the KDE applet (I'm using KDE 3.5.9 release 49.1) that's not recognizing the cards when I click on it and it occasionally just dies and disappears from the kicker panel after I try interacting with it. This same setup works OK with SUSE 10.3. Any ideas what I might try to get the applet working again? TIA, //ted -- +----------------------+ | *TED MARKOWITZ* | | 10 Hamilton Lane | | Darien, CT 06820 USA | +----------------------+ 203-655-2400 (phone/fax) 203-984-6565 (cell) TJMarkowitz (AIM) tjm(a)cognosys.net (e-mail) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] problem with kde4 players that show video in preview
by Mohit Verma 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

hi.. im using kde4 on oS 11... whenever any of my kde4 native programs (kmplayer, dragon player or anything that shows video previews when i try to open a file) crashes just as i click on open... it shows the preview alright but always crash when i actually open the file.. any solutions? mohit -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] KNETWORK MANAGER PROBLEM PLS HELP
by Jide Ogunmekan 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Hi I have a Dell Inspiron 6400. I recently did a fresh install of Opensuse 11. My wireless card is a Broadcom BCM94311MCG. I have a wireless router at home which I can connect to without any problems using Knetworkmanager. However in my office, we run pppoe and my knetworkmanager does not connect to the wireless access point and I cannot connect to the Internet though it using Kinternet. I tried the same with the LAN port with no success. I was able to get my wireless to connect by switching to traditional mode instead of Knetworkmanager and using Kinternet for the pppoe. Is this a known bug about knetworkmanager or am I not doing something correctly. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Jide -- 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 2 crash on "save link as..."
by Philippe Andersson 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Hello list, I experience frequent crashes of firefox when I do a "right-click", "save link as...". The crash occurs before the "save as" dialog box could appear. I then restart firefox and the download will work. I can't pinpoint the time when this started occuring (long time ago), but it may be linked with my upgrading Thunderbird to version 2. To try and fix this, I re-installed both firefox and thunderbird (FF from the update repository, TB from packages found on the BuildService). Same story. OpenSuSE 10.2 32bit MozillaFirefox-2.0.0.14-0.1 mozilla-nspr-4.7.1-21.1 mozilla-xulrunner181-1.8.1.14-0.2 MozillaThunderbird-translations-2.0.0.14-6.4 MozillaThunderbird-2.0.0.14-6.4 MozillaFirefox-translations-2.0.0.14-0.1 Has anyone seen this yet ? TIA Cheers. Bye. Ph. A. -- *Philippe Andersson* Unix System Administrator IBA Particle Therapy | Tel: +32-10-475.983 Fax: +32-10-487.707 eMail: pan(a)iba-group.com <http://www.iba-worldwide.com> The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are intended solely for the recipient (s) named above. This communication is intended to be and to remain confidential and may be protected by intellectual property rights. Any use of the information contained herein (including but not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution of any form) by persons other than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Ion Beam Applications does not accept liability for any such errors. Thank you for your cooperation.

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[opensuse] wacom tablet used to work perfectly:(
by primm 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Mi graphire IV has gone all over the place with 11.0 in KDE 4. Can anyone give a set of values for xorg.conf that give some sensible values for the pressure? Cheers. 11.0 with a default KDE 4.0 -- 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] WiFi scan in 11.0???
by Gabriel Stein 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Are you using KDE or Gnome? On KDE I use the KNetworkManager, the globe icon, right button -> new connection -> wlan0(example) and after will appear the wireless networks avaliable. Cheers. > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:05 PM, James Knott <james.knott(a)rogers.com> wrote: >> >> In OpenSUSE 10.3, I could scan for available WiFi networks and then select one to connect to. This function appears to be missing (broken?) in 11.0. How do I scan for networks in OpenSUSE 11.0? >> >> tnx jk >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > > -- > /\ > Gabriel Stein > gabrielstein(a)gmail.com > MSN: gabrielstein(a)hotmail.com > Administrador de Redes - > Network Administrator > Linux User #223750 > +55 51 9357 3886 > Porto Alegre - RS - Brasil -- /\ Gabriel Stein gabrielstein(a)gmail.com MSN: gabrielstein(a)hotmail.com Administrador de Redes - Network Administrator Linux User #223750 +55 51 9357 3886 Porto Alegre - RS - Brasil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] gnome-filesystem?
by Chris Arnold 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

11.0 x86 64 with kde4. I am trying to install ifolder3 client and when installing xnsp rpm, i get a dependency error: error: Failed dependencies: gnome-filesystem is needed by xsp-1.2.1-13.8.noarch What package contains gnome-filesystem? I search at bejiweber and nothng found. Also looked in yast. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Re: [opensuse-factory] Status openSUSE distribution
by Alexey Eremenko 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

> Not if it's rushed out the door to quickly. I would rather see a 9 month > cycle. Yes, I also prefer 8-12 month cycles, rather than 6-month. -- -Alexey Eromenko "Technologov" -- 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 3.0 pdf; 2-5 Times Larger pdf file size.
by David C. Rankin 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

Listmates, The new FF 3.0 pdf file size is 2 to 5 times larger that with FF 2.0. How do you tell FF 3.0 to use kprinter in order to reduce the file size? Another thing I dislike about the new FF. Thanks for any help -- 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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Re: [opensuse] Wireless connection issue
by Simon Roberts 02 Jul '08

02 Jul '08

----- Original Message ---- > From: James Knott <james.knott(a)rogers.com> ... > Simon Roberts wrote: > > I travel a lot for my work, and I've noticed many times that Linux wireless > > networking often doesn't connect to the networks that I'm offered in hotels. > > > > I'm pretty sure (call me cynical, but...) that this is an issue with micro$oft > > base stations that expect a little bit of non-standard protocol. Since > > windoze adopts (creates?) that protocol, it all works for them, so nobody > > recognizes a problem. > > > Does Microsoft make WiFi base stations, as would be used in a business? > Actually, I'd suspect the problem lies with the authentication server, where you > have to log in to get to the internet. It's entirely possible that it is using > something that's available in IE or Windows. I have never experienced such an > issue anywhere I've used my computers, such as coffee shops, the library etc. > > Is your problem that you can't get a WiFi connection? Or you can't get beyond > authentication? It might well be an authentication issue. I know networking quite well generally but don't really know anything about wireless specifically. So far as I remember though, these are always open networks (no key, not authentication required). And yes, my firewall is turned on! I'll admit I'm amazed you've never seen this. I have it about 20~30% of the time. It's happened with every Linux I've tried to use on a laptop with wireless (9.1, 10.1, and 10.3 I think) Maybe I'm just special! Here's what typically happens. 1) Network applet sees the access point, and I select it. 2) Network applet spins for a while, then gives up. I can repeat steps 1 and 2 as much as I like, and nothing will change. 3) I reboot into windoze, it connects as soon as I ask it to. 4) I reboot into Linux, and often it will then connect successfully. Unfortunately, the place I'm in today, step 4 isn't working :( I used to suspect the networks were just overcrowded, but so far I've _never_ had it fail to connect in the dreaded windoze :( Any thoughts? Cheers, 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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