June 2009 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] OpenOffice 3.1.0 problems
by Peter Nikolic 02 Jul '09

02 Jul '09

Hi . Is anyone having problems with the latest Openoffice 3.1.0 it seems it does not like documents with tables in them the doc opens but the only thing to be seen is the header and footer everything else is missing but there is no problem using 2.4 , This is with the Opensuse version not the vanilla version Pete .

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[opensuse] glibc compatibility
by Ansgar Esztermann 02 Jul '09

02 Jul '09

Hello everyone, we're experiencing segfaults in binaries created on openSUSE 10.2 when run on 11.1 systems. These occur in getpwuid(), so I am wondering what the expected compatibilty between glibc versions is -- shouldn't the linker complain if the user tries to execute a binary that's too old? When compiling on 11.1 and executing on 10.3, the linker gives an error: : lee$; /usr/local/gromacs/405/fftw312-gcc412/bin/pdb2gmx -f 1UBI.pdb /usr/local/gromacs/405/fftw312-gcc412/bin/pdb2gmx: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.7' not found (required by /usr/local/gromacs/405/ fftw312-gcc412/bin/pdb2gmx) A quick check seems to indicate that 11.0 will run binaries compiled on either 10.2 or 11.1, so we have some leeway. Is there any hope to compile a binary that will run on both 10.3 and 11.1? Thanks, A. -- Ansgar Esztermann DV-Systemadministration Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie, Abteilung 105 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] delete partitiontable
by Hans de Faber 01 Jul '09

01 Jul '09

How can I delete or completely erase a partition-table. The feature "delete partitiontable" is removed in the opensuse partitioning tool. Thanks, Hans -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] SW Mgmt. Update error: %post(gjdoc-0.7.9-2.10.noarch) scriptlet failed
by David C. Rankin 01 Jul '09

01 Jul '09

Listmates, Peter: I have experienced a Yast SW Management update package failure that stops the update process: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: install-info: menu item `gcc' already exists, for file `gcc' error: %post(gjdoc-0.7.9-2.10.noarch) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 Frustrating part is that when you start an update that will take several hours, leave and then check back hours later (like at lunchtime) only to find the update has stopped at 17% and you still have hours to go :( I guess this is just a bad gjdoc rpm that needs to be rebuilt. P.S. kde4.3 Beta 2, just keeps getting better! It should be in great shape for 11.2. -- 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] 11.1 nfs and samba problems
by kanenas＠hawaii.rr.com 01 Jul '09

01 Jul '09

a few days ago i posted that my month old 11.1 suse install suddenly lost the ability to start the nfs server automatically or from Yast, now the server only starts from the command line. today i found out that the samba server is also screwed up, something about the smbfs not being capable of starting, also an old, circa suse 9.2 complaint about "can not write pam settings" when trying to install windows membership in yast. this is a vanilla install, with the addition of kernel sources (for vmware install), the basic suse repositories, also packman and vlc for the multimedia apps, the only kde ever installed and used has been kde3. again, both samba and nfs were working fine a week ago. it is very probable that some "security update" did the damage, but I have allready tried the downgrade s to samba and winbind without success. any help on both of these issues would be appreciated. thanks, d. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Legacy hardware support in openSUSE 10.3
by Roger Oberholtzer 01 Jul '09

01 Jul '09

I have had a request by a client to see if some legacy hardware is supported by openSUSE 10.3. Most of the things they asked about I could sort out. It just left me with this: ASUS P2B-S Motherboard (CPU - Pentium 2 350/512/100/2.0 S1) ATI Mach 64 PCI The system should run KDE 3.5. No fancy graphics effects. I suspect it could be pushing it with a 350 MHz P2. Even id the graphics card is decent. Aside from suggesting a hardware upgrade, any constructive opinions? -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 8-615 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] kernel version mismatch
by Shawn Protsman 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

I've been running 11.1 for some time now without a hitch (mostly). After an update this morning I noticed a very odd issue. When I boot I have one selection for the 2.6.27.23 kernel. Once I log in and check uname it displays the old kernel. Any ideas how I can remedy this oddity? ~] uname -r 2.6.27.21-0.1-default ~] rpm -qa | grep kernel kernel-default-extra-2.6.27.23-0.1.1 kernel-default-base-2.6.27.23-0.1.1 linux-kernel-headers-2.6.27-2.28 kernel-syms-2.6.27.23-0.1.1 kernel-default-2.6.27.23-0.1.1 kernel-source-2.6.27.23-0.1.1 --Shawn -- 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 #78 is out
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

We are pleased to announce: Issue 78 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * openSUSE Forums hits 30,000 Users * Google Summer of Code Status Reports * Jigish Gohil : Stop ssh brute force attack using SuSEfirewall * metaverse: More Free and Open Source Tools for Writers * openSUSE Forums: How to Read a .docx file in SUSE? For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/78/Translations [0] http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_Weekly_News/78 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] Audio problems with the HP vs 15
by John Meyer 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

Has anybody had problems with the audio from the HP vs15 and web streaming? I can't seem to get any audio through my browser (firefox or opera) even though it plays well through other applications. -- 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 single 80mm exhaust fan can make an 18 deg. difference in drive temps
by David C. Rankin 30 Jun '09

30 Jun '09

Listmates, For the avid tinkerer and opensuse devotẽ note that the loss of a single exhaust fan can cause internal case temps to skyrocket and the addition of a single exhaust fan where none existed before can drop internal temps by close to 20 deg. C. An additional note is separating/staggering/spacing hard drives in your hard drive carrier within the case, leaving an empty drive bay open between each hard drive can have the same cooling effect. Both solutions are near zero cost and help fight the worst enemy to the life of your computer/server -- heat. I routinely check drive temps using the package hddtemp called from a simple script that will check all drives and give a single line readout of the temperature of each drive: #!/bin/bash for i in $(cat /proc/partitions | egrep sd[abcdefgh]$ | sed -e 's/^.*s/s/'); do hddtemp /dev/$i done I just put the script in /usr/local/bin as 'hdtemp' and call it from cron with an email sent to myself. Yesterday, I noticed the drive temps on a file server had jumped 18 degrees C to: /dev/sdb: ST3250410AS: 55°C /dev/sdc: ST3250410AS: 56°C Drive manufacturers routinely recommend not exceeding 60 deg. C, but a number of independent test have shown that keeping drive temps below 43 deg. C is more or less the gold standard with drive lifetime dropping rather sharply above 45 degrees. In my case, the culprit was the rear exhaust fan on the case. Simply replacing the 80mm fan brought the airflow in the case back up to normal and the drive temps back down to a reasonable level: /dev/sdb: ST3250410AS: 37°C /dev/sdc: ST3250410AS: 40°C You can find hddtemp here: 10.3 - repositories/home:/houghi/openSUSE_10.3 11.0 & 11.1 - packman Give it a try and see how your cooling measures up. 10 degrees can make a big difference in drive life. -- 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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