December 2009 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Thunderbird 3 problems
by Anton Aylward 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

Booted this morning to find I'd been update to T'Bird Version 3. OUCH! Most of my plugins and extensions disabled and no replacements! But the big problem is that I have two or more copies of everything in my inbox now. An T'bird seems to be downloading everything from my IMAP server onto my laptop. That includes all the folders I have on the IMAP server as well as the inbox. Oh look. I've just restarted after installing an add-in and now I've got THREE copies. Oh look, now I have an "low on disk space in /home" message. It must be T'bird downloading not only my inbox but all my archives. It wasn't set up like that before and I've checked the config. No, its not set to download all the messages. This is IMAP not POP. Oh look, I've just used LVM to add another 512M of space and its just gone and consumed that as well. Well, I do have a LOT of mail archived on the server; the whole idea was to keep it on the server, not on my laptop. WTF! HELP! HELP! Oh, and it freezes while indexing. -- Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals. -- 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: Ejecting a USB memory stick in v11.2
by jdd-gmane 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

Le 15/12/2009 19:01, Felix Miata a écrit : > 1-old OS version dropped (...) my typewriter have no more ribbon... please keep cool. Linux never was so easy to install, configure and use 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

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[opensuse] oss 11.2, bug in hplip
by Moby 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

It appears that hplip-3.9.8-3.4.1.i586 that installs with openSuse is missing a file called models.dat. Running hp-setup shows an error stating "error: Unable to locate models.dat file" and indeed there is no modesl.dat included in the rpm. Back-reving hplip (thanks to jsmeix for his repo!) seems to fix the issue. Is anyone seeing this as well? Thanks in advance for any help. -- --Moby They that can give up essential liberty to obtain 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] Does zypper yet have the equivalent of deborphan?
by Scott Newton 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

I asked this last year April but didn't get any replies and was wondering if with all the great changes to zypper something had been added which I didn't know about. Thanks -- Regards Scott Newton -- 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. and X.Org radeonhd driver
by Roger Oberholtzer 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

I have been trying the X.org radeonhd driver. I am currently using xorg-x11-driver-video-radeonhd-1.3.0_20091124_6387ab4-4.1.i586.rpm and, in most respects, it is working fine. Occasional screen artifacts or no 3D acceleration in vmware are things I can live with. The main problem I have is that in many apps the cursor is not working properly. Quite often it goes away or is left on the screen at an outdated position. I see this in evolution and openOffice, I am sure it is elsewhere. I am guessing the default is some sort of hardware cursor. The radeon man page says that the software cursor can be selected with: Option "SWcursor" "boolean" I am not using an xorg.conf file. I was hoping to keep it that way. But I guess I will need one to set this option. My question is, what would be the absolute minimum file I could make to get this setting used? -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- 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: Linux on a single computer
by jdd-gmane 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

Le 15/12/2009 13:51, James Knott a écrit : > Well, you're well aware of OpenSUSE and I suppose you may have a spare > computer handy. any such old computer is enough. 512Mb ram and 20Gb HDD is enough, anybody can find for free such PC nowaday 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

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[opensuse] Re: Linux on a single computer
by jdd-gmane 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

Le 15/12/2009 13:23, Will Stephenson a écrit : > On Monday 14 December 2009 23:21:18 N B Day wrote: >> The default to KDE 4 is part of the problem right now > > Please, give details. please don't, we have enough flames here :-) 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

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[opensuse] Re: Linux on a single computer
by jdd-gmane 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

Le 15/12/2009 12:58, lynn a écrit : > Hi everyone. That's great news. I thought Linux was destined for running > networks and that's all it was used for. it's very goos for that, but not only To actually use it and nothing else > for a laptop is a great idea. I suppose it has all the applications you need. > We use openeoffice. It is not publicised at all here in Spain. > L x zeach time one install java (for win), it get a "dowload openoffice" icon :-)) better quote what Linux can't do... * video editing - kdenlive is still too unstable * sync GPS, phones, gadgets... many don't works * playing pps file with wizz and bustle :-((( so many old people like them! (personnally I find this plain ridiculous, but my mother and my sister love them and impossible to make them work on Linux) that's all for me. shame this makes me obliged to manage some w boxes 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

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[opensuse] Carelessness busts Linux security
by Basil Chupin 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

I originally posted this in offtopic but think that this would be of interest to more people than just those frequenting offtopic. *No operating system can ever properly protect a computer from trojans as long as users continue to do silly things. Just because Linux is immune to your standard drive-by viruses it does not mean that it can escape trojan horses.* The latest reminder to be vigilant comes via the users unfortunate enough <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1349678> to download and install a malicious screensaver from gnome-look.org <http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/WaterFall+Screensaver?content=11…>. Although the malicious content is now removed, the code fragments left show what the trojan's potential may have been. The program inserted a bash script into |/usr/bin/| by using |wget| and then executing the script. Originally the script's contents were a ping command but this was later changed to: .................. http://www.zdnet.com.au/blogs/null-pointer/soa/Carelessness-busts-Linux-sec… 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

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[opensuse] OpenSUSE on SSD HDD
by AV 15 Dec '09

15 Dec '09

Hi, just received new Lenovo ThinkPad X301. It came with SSD HDD. Do I have to change something after standard installation? Or have to change some parameters when installing system? What file system is better for SSD? Any other important points to inspect? Thank you. Audrius -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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