September 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Kde4-kweather shows no information
by Michael S. Dunsavage 08 Sep '08

08 Sep '08

At the command line I run kdeweatherreport KABE and the kweather applet opens but shows no picture or current conditions or anything. mikesd 14857 0.0 0.5 167744 2444 ? S 02:22 0:00 /usr/bin/kweatherservice mikesd 22496 0.0 1.7 161344 8536 ? S 10:59 0:00 /usr/bin/kweatherservice mikesd 22543 0.0 4.5 268388 21460 pts/0 S+ 11:06 0:00 kweatherreport kabe as you can see, kweatherservice is running... Anyone have any ideas? The attached picture shows what I get with kweatherreport -- Michael S. Dunsavage

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[opensuse] Package manager for command line?
by Josef Wolf 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

Hello, What is the "official" command line tool to install packages on suse? I know there are apt, smart, zypper and maybe even more. But I'd like to know which one is the "official" tool that is installed by default on every suse system. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Repository for Pidgin
by Rick Friedman 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

Does anyone know what would be the repository url for the latest stable version (2.5.1) of pidgin for opensuse 11.0? Thanks, Rick -- Rick's Law: What cannot be imagined will be accomplished by a fool.

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[opensuse] Metacity in my XFCE? How to fix it again?
by Andre Truter 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

Hello, I use XFCE as my desktop. After upgrading to openSUSE 11.0, I noticed a menu option in the settings section : Desktop Effects. I had a look at it and enabled the 3D effects and played a bit with it. Then I disabled it again. The problem is now that it seems that XFCE is still stuck with Metacity as window manager and I cannot get it back. When I try to open the 'Window Manager' and 'Window Manger Tweaks' tools in Settings, it tells me I cannot use it because Metacity is the current window manager. Any idea how I can get it back to normal so it will use the xfce window manager again? I googled, but only found some articles on how to use xfcewm in Gnome. Thanks -- Andre Truter | Software Consultant | Registered Linux user #185282 Jabber: andre.truter(a)gmail.com | http://www.trusoft.co.za ~ A dinosaur is a salamander designed to Mil Spec ~ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Recover md RAID-1.
by Andrew Joakimsen 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

How do I recover a broken MD RAID-1.... Since there is no way to make a backup with easy restore? I boot the system and it says: md: radi5 personality registered md: raid4 personality registered md: md0 stopped. md: bind<sdb1> md: bind<sda1> md: md0: raid array is not clean -- starting background reconstruction raid1: raid set md0 active with 2 out of 2 mirrors md0: bitmap file is out of date (8 < 9) -- forcing full recovery md0: bitmap file is out of date, doing full recovery md0: bitmap initialisation failed: -5 md0: failed to create bitmap (-5) md: peers -> run() failed... mdadm: failed to RUN_ARRAY /dev/md0: Input/output error mdadm: device /dev/md0 already active - cannot assemble it Trying manual resume from /dev/sdb2 Invoking userspace resume from /dev/sdb2 boot/82-resume.userspace.sh: line 48: /proc/splash: No such file or directory resume: libgcrypt version: 1.4.0 Trying manual resume from /dev/sdb2 Invoking in-kernel resume from /dev/sdb2 PM: starting manual resum from disk Waiting for device /dev/md0 to appear: ok /dev/md0: unknown volume type invalid root filesystem -- exiting to /bin/sh $ Before this system was working fine. I shut it down correctly with the 'halt' command. I plugged in a USB KVM that makes the system hang at boottime (to provide needed info for Bug # 412476) after the system hung I powered it off, unplugged the kVM and then booted it back, only to get the above messages. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Upgrade from 10.0 to 11.0 In Place
by Lucky Leavell 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

Can I upgrade a 10.0 to 11.0 by choosing the Installation ==> Upgrade option from the DVD? (I tried this by installing 10.0 under VMware but when booting from the DVD and attemting the install, it cannot see the virtual hard drive. I am running an older version 1.0.3 of VMware Server.) Thank you, Lucky Leavell -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Certification for SUSE - does it exist ?
by Alexey Eremenko 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

Certification for SUSE - does it exist ? http://linuxhaters.blogspot.com/2008/08/certified-to-suck.html -- -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] Native printing via SSH
by Andrew Joakimsen 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

I have an old DOS program running under dosemu. Everything works ok except for printing. I was wondering how I can redirect the printer output via SSH (but not using port forwarding) It seems to be possible on the client side but I can't figure out how to redirect the printer on the server side. According to the SSH client's docs: "A lot of VT100-compatible terminals support printing under control of the remote server. PuTTY supports this feature as well, but it is turned off by default. To enable remote-controlled printing, choose a printer from the "Printer to send ANSI printer output to" drop-down list box. This should allow you to select from all the printers you have installed drivers for on your computer. Alternatively, you can type the network name of a networked printer (for example, \\printserver\printer1) even if you haven't already installed a driver for it on your own machine. When the remote server attempts to print some data, PuTTY will send that data to the printer raw - without translating it, attempting to format it, or doing anything else to it. It is up to you to ensure your remote server knows what type of printer it is talking to." And that is exactly what I need to do... redirect LPT1 in dosbox to the SSH client's printer. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] kde4.1 weather widget
by lynn 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

How do I get anything other than Washington DC? How do find the zip code for Alicante, Spain? Spain doesn't have zip codes in the format that the widget has. 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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Re: [opensuse] Dual monitors on boot
by Chris Arnold 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Chris Arnold wrote: > Chris Arnold wrote: >> Using 11.0 x86 64 with kde 4.1 and dual hp w2007h monitors. I want to be able to have both monitors show something on boot. As it is now, only the 1 monitor shows the opensuse boot screen. Is there anyway to have both monitors show this screen on boot (or perhaps a different screen on boot)? These monitors are not in "clone" mode they are in "extended" mode. Is there anyway to do this? > >>I think that's a problem with the graphics adapter. I have 3 machines >>with dual monitors. Some of them show the boot on both monitors, some >>not. Until you have X started, which is about the last thing that >>happens, the xorg.conf doesn't apply. It is writing, probably in some >>vga mode, to the adapter. > >>What graphics adapter are you using? > > nVidia 8600 > >Same chipset on my Vista machine at work, and same single monitor >during boot, and while waiting for my password after being awakened from >screen saver. So, in yast->graphics card and monitor, under the "card" heading there is an "options" button and whn i push that button, i get a list of what looks like nvidia card options. Is this where we can make both monitors show a screen at boot time? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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