September 2008 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Understanding hardware OS specifications
by Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) 28 Sep '08

28 Sep '08

Hi, I am investigating replaceing my outdated Marconi ADSL modem router with this item http://trendnet.com/langen/products/proddetail.asp?prod=170_TEW-435BRM&cat=3 from Trendnet. The website indicates that this unit is Windows, MAC and UNIX compatible but not specifically Linux ciompatible. I have checked the HCL at opensuse and have not found the unit. Trendnet seem to be very pro Linux as further digging on their site under support brought up an OS compatibility list where Linux and not UNIX was listed. My question is: Can a person seeking hardware that will work on Linux make the partial or complete assumption based on the operating systems the unit does support that the specified unit will or will not work on Linux. If hardware is marked compatible for Windows and is an internal unit, it is more than likely a softmodem and will only work on windows If hardware is marked compatible for Windows and is an external unit, it is possible that it will work on Linux, but might require /etc fiddling. If a unit is marked as compatible for MAC and is internal, would it work on Windows and MAC but noton Linux? What would hapen if theunit were an external one? If the unit is marked as compatible with UNIX, I assume it will work with Linux and the other operating systems mentioned before, wheter it be internal or external. Can definitive rules be made about hardware based on the above method or does the hardware only gain points in favour of working with Linux depending on its requirements or is potluck still the best option? Given I will be accessing the unit via a wire and Firefox from Linux I would assume there shouldn't be any hassles as web browsers don't communicate that differeintly when addresssing hardware from different OS's. Any hardware gurus thoughts? Regards Hylton -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] FYI: New ATI Drivers 8.9 released
by John Andersen 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_… -- ----------JSA--------- Someone stole my tag line, so now I have this rental. -- 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 Weekly News, Issue 40
by Stephan Binner 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

We are pleased to announce: Issue 40 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * openSUSE 11.1 Beta 1 Now Available * Serious e1000e Driver Issue in SLE 11 Beta 1 and openSUSE 11.1 Beta 1 * openSUSE Build Service Did It! * Board Election Phase 1 Started * openSUSE Homepage Redesigned [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/40 Last week's issue: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/39 Have a lot of fun! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] HOWTO Change ext3 journaling?
by Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

Hi, I recently setup a couple of partitions with ext3 with a journal mode of journal ie not the default of ordered. I loaded OpenSuSE 11.0 onto it and have done a fair bit of configuring but would like to change the journaling mode to the default of ordered. Using my friend Google I found: http://en.opensuse.org/Speeding_up_Ext3 but am confused by what is under 'Enabling Writeback Mode' and which command to use as to my knowlege I do not have writeback mode but journal mode. I would assume I use the journaled command but would like to make sure. Appreciated Hylton -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] kde and opensuse 11
by dwain 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

hello from a newbie, i recently tried v11 and was so frustrated with the kde4 interface that i got a copy of v10.3. i read where someone on the list had the choice of the kde3 or kde4 desktop. my copy of v11 didn't give me that option. i have used 10.3 before, but only for a short time, so i'm still a newbie at linux. what frustrated me about kde4 was that i couldn't get into root to change my desktop setup. i knew that v10.3 had an admin button to allow such activity, that's why i went back. i'm far from being a programmer and my knowledge base for doing things from the command line is extremely limited. v10.3 came with firefox 2.0.0.16 and ooo 2.3.?. what i did was uninstall the two programs and reinstalled them after setting up my reposotories. now i have firefox 3.0.1 and ooo 2.4.1. i find that v11 kde4 is not very user friendly if you are new to linux, that's why i went back to v10.3 because of some prior experience and for the minimal level of customization i needed tp perform. i would like to make the return to v11 for some updated programs that are not available in v10.3. so here's the question. based upon my experience of deleting firefox and ooo and reinstalling them and getting the most recent version, can i uninstall kde4 and install kde3 and be able to run the kde3 desktop with no side effects in v11? cheers, dwain -- "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] nVidia 8800GT loud fan - tips, tricks?
by David C. Rankin 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

Listmates, I have an EVGA 8800GT board that is just plain Loud! No overclocking, just the default 600,900 gpu and memory speeds. I have searched and the closest thing to rivatuner for linux is nvclock. I have installed and worked with nvclock setting the PWM Duty Cycle between 20-90% (nvclock -f -F 20, etc. returning to 'auto'). The change in sound from the fan is almost imperceptible. Returning fan control to auto, the Duty Cycle varies between 30 and 50% depending on the demand on the system. Board temp and GPU temp average 45 and 49 deg. C, respectively. If my son cranks up a full screen graphic intense game, then the temps rise to about 51 and 57, respectively. The fans, sounds like it is about to cause the case (a heavy one at that) to attempt a vertical takeoff. Fan RPMS run between the 600s up to the 1,200s. The fan doesn't sound like a bad fan, it just sounds like it wants to fly. Are there any other ways to interface with the fan or any more setting with nviia-settings that will lesson the noise this thing produces? As always, thanks for your help in advanced and hopefully somebody has a silver bullet that will strip a few decibels from this propeller mounted on a card. -- 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.coman -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] How to set up a remote Linux user to access my networked Mac
by Maura Monville 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

Cc: maura.monville(a)gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Creating a new user and his access rights is a piece of cake on most platfo= rms.=0ABut the problem I am facing is much harder and wonder if someone has= solved a similar situation. Actually a couple of years ago Anders Johansso= n, whose name sounds familiar to many of you, created an account on my Linu= x laptop, located in TN -USA, from Sweden where he used to live. Since he i= s an expert he instructed me what to do remotely. After his account was rea= dy on my laptop he could access some system files and make the proper adjus= tments on my system.=0ANow I have a DSP package that runs on Mac perfectly = but for Linux there is only a beta version so far which is very unstable. I= would like to give a collaborator in Finland, who uses Linux, access to my= Mac so that he can run the DSP code where it really works.=0ADoes anone ha= ve any idea how this remote connection can be implemented ?=0ASomeone has s= uggested Timbuktu Pro Remote Control Software.=A0 =0Ahttp://www.netopia.com= / software/products/tb2/I browsed through the web site above mentioned and = could not figure out where it has to be installed: on my Mac or on my colla= borator's Linux system or on both systems ...?=0AEstablishing=A0 a remote c= onnection betwen two Linux systems, with Anders Johannson, was not a huge d= eal. But parhaps it becomes so because the two operating systems, although = closely related, are actually different ... ?=0A=0AThank you so much.=0AMau= ra =0A=0A=0A -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] doubts
by Rods Listas 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

Hi, I have the open suse 10.3 installed in my notebook. How can I upgrade for open suse 11?? Thanks, Rods -- 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) getting worse with the influence of KDE4 - Part #1: zypper
by Basil Chupin 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

I've been away interstate for several days; returned home, on starting the system (11.0, 32-bit, KDE4.1) that there were some ~90 upgrades to be installed. OK, let's get them installed, I thought. I try to do this - and what do I find? I find the following error messages which haven't been gone away for some 14 hours. If upgrades are being put up for zypper to install couldn't someone at least check to make sure that ALL the necessary files are available for zypper to install? The error messages: #### YaST2 conflicts list - generated 2008-09-16 22:39:00 #### nothing provides libqt4 >= 4.4.1 needed by akonadi-runtime-1.0.0-26.1.i586 [ ] do not install akonadi-runtime-1.0.0-26.1.i586 nothing provides libqt4-x11 >= 4.4.1 needed by kdebase4-runtime-4.1.1-45.5.i586 [ ] do not install kdebase4-runtime-4.1.1-45.5.i586 nothing provides libqt4-x11 >= 4.4.1 needed by kdelibs4-4.1.1-51.2.i586 [ ] do not install kdelibs4-4.1.1-51.2.i586 nothing provides libqt4 >= 4.4.1 needed by phonon-4.2.0-11.6.i586 [ ] do not install phonon-4.2.0-11.6.i586 #### YaST2 conflicts list END ### Not very impressed. Ciao. -- It's not possible to operate honestly using a basis of dishonesty. -- 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 and ACER monitor ?
by Erik Jakobsen 27 Sep '08

27 Sep '08

Hi. I have an ACER AL1715 monitor, and openSUSE 11.0. I ran SAX2, but I cannot find the AL1715 here. I tried other ACER monitors, but had no luck. What can I do ?. Erik -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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