December 2009 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Changing the resolution of TV connected to HDMI
by Adam Jimerson 19 Dec '09

19 Dec '09

I am trying to configure a openSUSE 11.2 box as a HTPC, it has a ATI Radeon HD 3200 card in it. The only kind of display connected to it is my TV, connected through HDMI port, when I use the radeonhd driver then 800x600 and 1280x720 result in the same resolution which is to big for my TV so I end up with things off screen. When I use the fglrx driver then it configures my TV for 1920x540 which my TV can not do, it can only do up to 720p. So right now I am stuck with ether seeing a black screen because my TV can't handle the resoultion it is trying to do or have parts to the desktop/programs/what ever being off screen and the radeonhd drivers seem to be unable to do sound through the HDMI port as well. Anyone know any solutions or workarounds to my problem? -- "We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure." Karl Popper

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[opensuse] After corruption clean the whiolw disc
by John Heinen 19 Dec '09

19 Dec '09

I have someone's computer here, totally corrupted, the message I get is " No keyboard or no mouse" the only way I can get onto the drive is by puppy Linux, how do I completely format this drive? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] A "missing directory" required for NIC-driver installation
by Stan Goodman 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

I now have on my notebook machine an installation of v11.2/KDE4need to install a dri, exactly in the condition in which it was installed from the DVD, but with the kernel source added. In order to go further (to update it and to install Enlighten with which to replace the KDE4), I need to install a driver for the NIC (RealTek r8166). I have the driver, and have extracted it from the archive in which it came: #tar -jxvf r8168-8.015.00.tar.bz2 and need now to compile it. The first line of the makefile is (followed by its consequences): # make clean modules make -C src/ clean make[1]: Entering directory `/home/stan/RealNIC/r8168-8.015.00/src' rm -rf *.o *.ko *~ core* .dep* .*.d .*.cmd *.mod.c *.a *.s .*.flags .tmp_versions Module.symvers Modules.symvers Module.markers *.order make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/stan/RealNIC/r8168-8.015.00/src' make -C src/ modules make[1]: Entering directory `/home/stan/RealNIC/r8168-8.015.00/src' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop/build SUBDIRS=/home/stan/RealNIC/r8168-8.015.00/src modules make: Entering an unknown directory make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop/build: No such file or directory. Stop. make: Leaving an unknown directory make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/stan/RealNIC/r8168-8.015.00/src' make: *** [modules] Error 2 # What exactly is it that happened? I am not clear on what is the name of the directory(?) that is missing. "modules"? Doesn't sount likely. -- 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] skype aborting opensuse 11.2
by Don Raboud 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Hi everyone, I'm a new, infrequent skype user. I installed it about two weeks ago and it seemed to work OK. I set up an account and tried the test call, etc. Yesterday, when I actually *needed* to use it, it wouldn't work. It would start, but the window would close after less than a second. From the command line, the only message was "Aborted". This happen both on my laptop (i586) and desktop (x86_64). I'm not sure what has changed in the last week or two to cause this. I haven't touched skype or its settings in that time. rpm -q skype skype-2.1.0.47-suse111.i586 which is the latest version available. I've searched on the web, but found no real hints, other than to try export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 which didn't help. I've tried removing the ~/.skype, but that did not help either. Anybody else seeing this or have any ideas? -- Don -- 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 can I change the date/time format thunderbird uses?
by Carlos E. R. 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, My thunderbird (3) is using this format, for examples in replies: ] On 12/17/2009 09:24 PM, I wrote: I would like to use year-month-day for the date and 24:00 for the hour. I haven't seen a configuration for this. Is it possible? And I don't want to change the language of the locale for this. - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 11.2 "Emerald" GM (bombadillo)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAksqnHEACgkQU92UU+smfQUBkwCfXNdBqqHg/b58CUUic8iprvEB 0WsAnAm1T/4FxFH7WB0TIcAG2gGUTLUn =aS/O -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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 Themes Will Not Install / Disabled - Unsecure Extenstion Updates
by David C. Rankin 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Guys, After the latest firefox updates, most of my themes were disabled and new themes would not install. After the automatic update check tried to install the Foxide Graphite theme, I found out why. During the install, I received a messages telling me that firefox would not install the theme because it did not provide a secure update path. Digging a little bit disclosed the following: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_install_themes_or_extensions_-_Firefox Unsecured updating Firefox 3 and above: Starting in Firefox 3, if an add-on does not provide a secure method of auto-updating then, by default, Firefox will refuse to install the add-on. If you have add-ons already installed that are insecure in this way, they will be automatically disabled. [6] Add-ons from AMO (https://addons.mozilla.org/) and other secured sites are not a problem; for add-ons that do provide a secure updating method, advanced users can add the preference extensions.checkUpdateSecurity (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Extensions.checkUpdateSecurity) and set it to false (not recommended). See this article: http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extension_Versioning%2C_Update_and_Com… and bug 378216 (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=378216) for more information. For testing purposes only, I added extensions.checkUpdateSecurity (booleen = false) to about:config and magically, all of my themes were working again. (Note: this is not advisable due to security concerns, use with discretion) (ps - I know this is a cross post ;-) -- 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] NFS: any way to get server to translate symlinks?
by j debert 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

SuSE10.3, NFSv4 The nfs server is presenting symlinks as-is, the client tries the link locally, ie: kremvax! df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda3 14513100876 10722636 14502378240 1% / udev 5128104 144 5127960 1% /dev /dev/sda1 101086 16360 79507 18% /boot /dev/sda2 2323181076 19907944 232095568 1% /home server:/nfs/home 1443586628 82019449 1360566849 3% /mnt kremvax! ls /mnt/builderburgers/symlink-to-a-dir ls: cannot access /users/bilden/a-dir: No such file or directory kremvax! ls -l /nfs/home/builderburgers/symlink-to-a-dir lrwxrwxrwx 1 icanhas burghers 20 1890-11-05 04:27 /mnt/builderburgers/symlink-to-a-dir -> /users/bilden/a-dir Even relative symlinks have the same problem. IIRC, NFSv1 & v2 servers translated symlinks for clients. Mention of symlinks is absent from manpages, info pages, other local docs. Is there no way to get the server to translate symlinks for clients? == jd To err is human, to forgive is Not Company Policy. -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 11.2 - Silly question
by Bruce Ferrell 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Were can I change the desktop wallpaper? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] simple email sever
by Hans Krueger 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

is they a simple email server set up for suse 11.2 just want to be able to receive email from the net for my domain had it set up 10 that died the ones I found so far way to much for what I want -- Hans Krueger hanskrueger007(a)roadrunner.com registered Linux user 289023 -- Hans Krueger hanskrueger007(a)roadrunner.com registered Linux user 289023 -- 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 : e-mail storm
by Koenraad Lelong 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Hi, My mail-address at work is bombarded with replies on mails I never sent. I tried to analyse this, but the original sender is not the same, so it's kind of a DDOS. Any suggestions what to do ? I could remove that email-address, but that's not a real solution. I think there is nothing I can do, is it ? I thought I could avoid this in the future with DKIM, but that won't work, is it ? Since there is no signature, it can't be verified. Or do configured mailservers check nevertheless ? Regards, Koenraad Lelong. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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