November 2009 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] VIA VT1708B 8-Ch
by Michael Farnbach 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hello all, I just upgraded my motherboard, and everything is running better (suprising since the ATOM chip I'm running now is a few GHz slower then the Athlon I was just running previously). There is a problem though. As the subject line notes, this motherboard contains a sound card of the VT1708B codec. I've searched, and apparently this card was supported as of Alsa 1.0.16, and my openSUSE 11.2 is at 1.0.21. I've read reports on different forums, from Ubuntu to Puppy, which ultimately upgraded past 1.0.16 and found success. However, I'm out of luck. Sound can play, but the mixer is completely confused... linux-ndha:~ # alsamixer -Dhw cannot load mixer controls: Invalid argument If I try to change the volume, the sound goes away until I restart ALSA. Even without touching the mixer, only rarely can I get it to play continuously for more then a few minutes. The output of alsainfo.sh can be found here http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=5b497173e4d1413d88c3ec634cef20330d1a80a6 Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me with this... --Michael -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

1 0

[opensuse] Re: fake random sort [solved]
by jdd-gmane 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Le 27/11/2009 16:55, Jan Ritzerfeld a écrit : > Am Freitag, 27. November 2009 schrieb jdd-gmane: > >> [...] >> how could I sort the photos in a semi-random manner to let them look >> on the frame as if they where sorted randomly? I can of course change >> the file name. http://www.vanheusden.com/randommover/ this do the trick looks like the program simply copy all the files randomly. The fat file system write them in order, without sorting so the files are then read with the random order it works perfectly for me (notice it's not a script but a binary one have to compile, but it have little if any dependency) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

1 0

[opensuse] Re: fake random sort
by jdd-gmane 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Le 27/11/2009 15:44, Randall R Schulz a écrit : > Write a random permutation of the input lines to standard output. I don't think this could do my job, I don't want to shuffle a playlist bur to have the file name itself changed. Shame is Google give me a windows utility to do this :-( "A free batch renaming utility for changing prefixes, suffixes, naming pictures with numerical names, etc. Features random capability to randomize the order of the file names, such as to put pictures in random order instead of photoshoot order. " but I found a small batch that could with small change do what I need: here the original: echo "List of temporary files : " for i in 1 2 3 4 5 do FILE="/tmp/$(basename $0).$RANDOM.txt" echo $FILE # show file name > $FILE # create files done what I need is read all the *.jpg files of a folder and rename them thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

2 1

[opensuse] Re: fake random sort
by jdd-gmane 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Le 27/11/2009 16:55, Jan Ritzerfeld a écrit : > for i in *.jpg; do echo mv -i $i $(echo ${i%.jpg} | md5sum | cut -c > 1-5).jpg; done looks goos but gives me a cut error. is it possible to do the same with $RANDOM? thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

2 1

[opensuse] Re: apache .htaccess and links
by jdd-gmane 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Le 27/11/2009 17:29, Patrick Shanahan a écrit : > I use and like gallery2. It allows to hide directories for general view, > provides for direct access by url only, multiple password access, control > by user/member.... And, it's free. > > Look at http://gallery.menalto.com thanks, I will get a look jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

1 0

[opensuse] X fonts
by Don Raboud 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hi, I've done two installs of 11.2 (i586) and the fonts available under X-windows are not the same and I don't know why. I first noticed this when using xfig - on one machine it couldn't use for example helvetica fonts correctly. There seemed to be no ability to scale the font. On the other machine there was no problem. Digging a bit deeper it seems there are about twice as many helvetica fonts available on the working computer. I don't know if this is a cause or another symptom don@problem-computer:~> xlsfonts | grep helvetica | wc -l 480 Working computer: don@working-computer:~> xlsfonts | grep helvetica | wc -l 988 As far as I can tell I have the same obvious "font" rpms installed on both machines ~> rpm -qa | grep -i font | sort droid-fonts-1.0-3.1.noarch efont-unicode-0.4.2-217.1.noarch fetchmsttfonts-11.2-6.6.12.noarch fontconfig-2.7.0-3.2.i586 fonts-config-20080121-54.2.noarch ghostscript-fonts-other-8.64-6.1.i586 ghostscript-fonts-std-8.64-6.1.i586 liberation-fonts-1.03-2.1.noarch patterns-openSUSE-fonts-11.2-20.22.1.i586 patterns-openSUSE-fonts_opt-11.2-20.22.1.i586 pullin-msttf-fonts-11.2-6.6.7.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-7.4-6.3.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-core-7.4-6.3.noarch xorg-x11-libfontenc-7.4-6.1.i586 and the directories indicated in /etc/fonts/font.conf appear the same on both computers. I don't recall doing anything different in the install related to fonts. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what could be causing this? -- Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

2 1

[opensuse] How to set LC_MEASUREMENT system wide?
by Istvan Gabor 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hello: I would like to set LC_MEASUREMENT to hu_HU.UTF-8 systme wide. In /etc/sysconfig/language there is no LC_MEASUREMENT. How could I set it system wide then? Also openSUSE manual states: "SuSEconfig reads the variables in /etc/sysconfig/language and writes the necessary changes to /etc/SuSEconfig/profile and /etc/SuSEconfig/csh.cshrc." On my system there is neither /etc/SuSEconfig/profile nor /etc/SuSEconfig/csh.cshrc and they are not generated after changing /etc/sysconfig/language. But somehow the change still applied. What is the mechanism? Any hint? Thanks, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

2 5

[opensuse] apache .htaccess and links
by jdd-gmane 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hello :-) I have more than 20.000 photos online. just now I have three folders. one private, one public and one for family only This makes use of approx twice the minimum size (the private one is nearly made of family+public). All this is on my own server I have the folders protected by <Directory> directives (there is one "public", one "private" and one "family" directory) knowing the sort between public and private is done on the folder level (not individual photos), could I use direct links in the public and family directories instead of real copies? I don't want anybody to be able to see all the images and I'm not sure of what a link can do with <directory> access any hind welcome general index is here: http://dodin.org/wiki/index.php?n=Photo.GaleriesPhoto thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

3 2

[opensuse] Mandriva releases USB Flash drive Linux distribution
by Basil Chupin 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

For Lynn who was asking recently about a way to run Linux from a flash disk..... Available from mid-December. Linux developer Mandriva has updated its operating-system-on-a-stick with the release of Mandriva Flash 2010 which includes a bootable version of the software on a USB Flash drive. Available from mid-December, Mandriva Flash 2010 puts the latest version of Mandriva Linux onto an 8GB Flash drive, which has 6GB free for a user's own documents and files. Story: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/161483,mandriva-releases-usb-flash-drive-linu… BC -- The best defence against logic is ignorance. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

4 4

[opensuse] Re: postfix: Name service error
by Joachim Schrod 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Lars Müller wrote: > On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:55:32PM +0100, Joachim Schrod wrote: >> 2) Otherwise, check that avahi is running. I can't help you >> further in that use case, there others must chime in. (I don't >> use it. This stuff is good, as long as it works, and is pure >> horror if it doesn't work. Just like all things from Apple. >> I'm an old Unix grey beard (literally) and will not adapt to >> this new-fangled stuff. DNS works for me and it also doesn't >> help me get the kids off my lawn... :-) :-)) > > Independent if 40+ or 50+, Zeroconf, Automatic Private IP Addressing, or > which other name you use and also independent of the operating system in > use this no black magic limited to teenies. > > It is how things are intended to work in a home environment. Maybe even > in small offices. Did I hit a pet peeve of you? Was the last line and the smileys not enough to convey irony? Wow. ;-) That I don't use avahi and thus could not name its SUSE service names from memory, doesn't mean that I don't know about Zeroconf and the associated technologies and programs. The problem with your intended usage is the inability of tech buffs to help family members or office colleagues when something goes awry. Since: the actual problem with avahi is that the documentation is crap. Just look at http://avahi.org/wiki/Avah4users and tell me with a straight face that this bunch of information is sufficient for troubleshooting if the daemon is (a) running and (b) not delivering the correct information. The man page of ahavi.service is a laugh, for avahi-browser and avahi-discover even more so. A halfway good software manual is more than these badly written man pages and one wiki page. Joachim PS: And while I'm at ranting, the same holds for all those new *Kit daemons, too. There is no document to be found that explains how udev, HAL, ConsoleKit, and PolicyKit are supposed to work together. Not to speak of PackageKit; just look at the recent F12 disaster... The attitude of the *Kit developers ("I don't care about the traditional Unix way"), combined with their unwillingness to provide good documentation, makes this stuff a complete mess from a sysadmin point of view. PPS: Don't take this stuff too earnest, and cat /etc/motd some time today. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

6 7