April 2009 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Notifications
by ianseeks 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

hi all Does anyone have any idea on how to make the copying notification message stay on the screen permanently until the copying is complete? I've just been trying to copy 3.5GB of music files to my shitty new Cowon D2 (don't ever get one - it doesn't understand m3u files) and i thought it had finished so i took the cable out. aagggh no to try and find where it stopped regards Ian -- 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 #66 is out
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 65 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * Update on iFolder * openSUSE Weekly News @ RadioTux.de * People of openSUSE is back * OpenSource meet Business * My GIMP Tutorial and Resource The openSUSE Weekly News is also available in: German [1], Indonesian [2], Japanese [3], Polish [4] (delay), Portuguese [5], Russian [6] (delay), Spanish [7]. Hungarian [8] "Light", Italian [9] (delay), Chinese [10], French [11], Svedish [12] (delay). [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/65 [1] http://de.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE-Wochenschau/65 [2] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/65/indonesian [3] http://ja.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/65 [4] http://pl.opensuse.org/Tygodnik_openSUSE/65 [5] http://pt.opensuse.org/Notícias_da_semana_no_openSUSE/65 [6] http://ru.opensuse.org/Еженедельные_новости_openSUSE/65 [7] http://es.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/65 [8] http://hu.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Heti_H%C3%ADrmond%C3%B3/65 [9] http://it.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Newsletter_Settimanale/65 [10] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/65/chinese [11] http://fr.opensuse.org/Lettre_d%27information_openSUSE/65 [12] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/65/swedish Have a lot of fun! -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Marketing Team openSUSE Build Service openSUSE Features Screening Team Web: http://saschamanns.gulli.to Project-Blog: http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/saigkill Private-Blog: http://saschasbacktrace.blogspot.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] symbolic link to directory on remote machine
by sundar mahadevan 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

Hi, I would like to know if it possible to create a symbolic link on machine1 pointing to the folder residing on machine 2. something like this for example: mkdir /dev/test ln -s //1.1.1.1/dev/important /dev/test But the above command did not work. Any other options are also welcome. Thanks in advance. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] installing 3 distros into 3 existing partitions- by a newby
by Steve Swezy 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

Hello everyone- I hope you can help a rookie to Linux. I am trying to install openSUSE 11.1 and Fedora 10 on 2 separate already existing partitions on a newly installed 120 GB HD. I actually created 3 partitions of about 10 GB each, using a LiveCD Ubuntu 8.04, and installed Ubuntu on the first one and Freespire 2.08 on the second. I have a third empty partition of 10 GB and the last partition of about 90 GB on which I want to install Win XP Pro. Neither Ubuntu nor Freespire have drivers for my wireless card, but it seems that openSUSE 11.1 and Fedora 10 do. So I want to install openSUSE on the secong existing partition and Fedora on the third existing partition. But I am totally confused by the installation DVD choices. Do I do Partition Based or LVM based? The installation DVD wants to format both the first two partitions. Can't I leave the existing partition with Ubuntu already installed and just format the 2nd one (that has Freespire on it) and install openSUSE on that one? And then install Fedora 10 on the 3rd, leaving the 4th empty for Win XP? I have looked at several LiveCDs of several distros and they all have different procedures regarding the existing partitions, and I am lost. openSUSE (installation DVD) does not seem to allow me to choose a particular partition to format and install into. Am I being too ambitious? Steve- -- 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: Why am I getting 14.6G zypper.log files?
by Jim Henderson 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:26:39 -0500, Rajko M. wrote: > The logrotate is utility that made no problems for years, so even > experienced users may have forgotten it exists. Good point. :-) Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- 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: symbolic link to directory on remote machine
by jdd 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

sundar mahadevan a écrit : > I'm actually trying to access a raw partition residing in machine 2 > from machine 1. Since raw partition do not have any filesystem (i > doubt if it can be mounted), do you think symlinks can be created no. log on the remote computer and work from there jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eic8MSSfM http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412160445 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] postfix can send out, but I can't receive mail to my domain
by Michael S. Dunsavage 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

I can send mail out from my server and it gets to it's destination, but when I hit reply to send back from any address (local address excluded) I never get the mail. I don't see anything in /var/log/mail.info or .err to see what's going on. It used to work fine before. I do have a MX record pointing to the right destination too. Any ideas where to begin to look? -- Michael S. Dunsavage -- 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] Updating Java with rpm
by Randall R Schulz 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

On Wednesday April 1 2009, Dave Feustel wrote: > On Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 08:31:33AM -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote: > > On Wednesday April 1 2009, Dave Feustel wrote: > > > On Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 07:20:46AM -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote: > > > > ... > > > > > > > > The u13 update (as well as a Java 1.5 update) are now available > > > > through the ordinary openSUSE update channels. > > > > > > I just this morning ran yast online update but no updates > > > occurred. ... > > > > Well, if you didn't install the Sun Java packages, then there'll be > > nothing to update. You'll have to install them first from a > > distribution repository (DVD or on-lien) and then update. > > Java 1.6 is installed on Suse. My desire to use Java was the reason I > started working with Suse. I'm now sold on Java, but I am still > intimidated by the size and complexity of the Java system. You really have to be more specific than that. There's a Sun JRE and JDK (the only ones I recommend using) and the OpenJDK versions (which are often acceptable). There's also Gnu Classpath, but that's beneath mention. Or would be were not for the fact that it's what's installed by default. Gnu Classpath and all related packages should be expunged and the Sun JRE and / or JDK should be installed instead. > > I'm not sure I know what you mean by embedded, but if you mean one > > that's bundled with a particular application (oXygen comes to > > mind), it won't. I've never been thwarted in "redirecting" such an > > app to use a different JRE or JVM, but then, I'm a Java programmer > > and have been for many years, so I know my way around it. > > I have wondered if I could replace the JRE in Maple 12 with links to > the JRE that is now installed in Suse. Links may not be the best way to handle it. Any system as big as Maple almost certainly has a centralized configuration file that establishes the location of key resources like the JVM. If not, then at the very least it's a variable in a launcher script (or scripts). Randall Schulz -- 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] Updating Java with rpm
by Randall R Schulz 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

On Monday March 30 2009, Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Monday March 30 2009, Dave Feustel wrote: > > I can't print with Maple. The problem may be that the jre used by > > Maple needs to be upgraded. I have instructions for doing this > > below, but I don't know how to do step ii. > > Can someone please explain step ii for me? > > > > ... > > If you can wait, the openSUSE folks will supply the u13 update this > through the usual update channels. > > ... The u13 update (as well as a Java 1.5 update) are now available through the ordinary openSUSE update channels. Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] My first real problem with 11.1 - PANIC early exception.
by Per Jessen 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

I've just hit my first real problem with 11.1 - when the machine attempts to boot into the 2nd stage of the install, all I get is 3-4 lines of text ending with "PANIC early exception" plus some registers. This problem sounds very similar, but whether it made it in time for 11.1 is not clear: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=434567 Here's my question - I'm thinking of trying to use a newer kernel, e.g. from Factory, but how do I add Factory as a repository during installation? I'm installing with PXE+SSH+NFS. /Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (3.6°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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