July 2009 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Archiving Kmail correspondence on CDROM
by Stan Goodman 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

I keep my Kmail correspondence archived in monthly folders in Kmail's Local Folders hierarchy. I would like to remove these from the hard disk altogether, onto a CDROM. What I do not see, however, is how I would then be a ble to access them. If there is a way for me to point Kmail at them, or perhaps in some other way to make them available for reading, it has escaped me. What can I do? -- 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] Using desktop cube
by Bogdan Cristea 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

I am new to compiz and I am trying to learn to use 3D effects in KDE. I have enabled the desktop cube effect in openSuSE 11.1, KDE 4.1.3, but when pressing ctrl+alt and moving the mouse with button 1 pressed nothing happens. Could someone give me some directions ? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Plasma crashes
by Jim Sabatke 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

I setup my desktop with alternate themes and then I started getting a "Plasma Workspace" crash message that says" We are sorry, Plasma Workspace closed unexpectedly. You can help us improve KDE by reporting this error. Learn more about bug reporting (HTML link) Note: It is safe to close this tdialog if you do not want to report this bug. Details: Executable: plasma-desktop PID:4643 Signal: 11 (Segmentation Fault) # end of message The "Restart Application" key does NOT work. The "Report But" key does NOT work The "Close" key DOES work -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Howto Turn Off Widget "Flyout" on KDE4 Desktop Widgets?
by David C. Rankin 07 Jul '09

07 Jul '09

Listmates, How do you turn of the "flyout" for lack of better words on all the KDE4 desktop widgets? What I'm calling the "flyout" is the vertical panel that appears either on the left or right side of each widget when you move your mouse over them that holds the "resize" "reload" "configure" and "close" buttons. It is quite annoying to have the flyouts popping like pop-corn all over the desktop every time you move the mouse on the desktop, and occasion they even cause the repositioning of the icons on my desktop (I'm sure they are not supposed to cause a repositioning, but if you have icons too close to the desktop edge [such as your trashcan icon] the flyouts will cause the icon to move 1/2 inch in cases) Since all of the options are already available just by right-clicking the desktop, where is the switch to disable to flyout behavior? -- 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] tomcat6 security update
by Marc Chamberlin 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

You know, I wish someone would document the model that they are using for the installation of tomcat6 under SuSE. I am running SuSE11.0 and just got a security update for it. The rpm failed to install because it was expecting a different organization of the directories for Tomcat6 and could not change the name of the Catalina directory under /etc/tomcat6/Catalina. The new rpm was trying to change this to a link to point to /var/cache/tomcat6/Catalina Almost every version of SuSE has come out with a different directory organization for Tomcat and it NEVER follows the simple single root hierarchy of directories that the Jakarta Apache folks suggest and release Tomcat in. This constant reorganizing of Tomcat, (and it sometimes happens even within a single SuSE release, as happened this time) is proving to be a maintenance headache and I constantly am having to debug, fix and repair links and directories to follow suit. While I understand the addition of some of the scripts for controlling tomcat as a service, why can't the organization of the tomcat directories follow the same simple hierarchical directory pattern that developers over at Jakarta Apache release it in? Why is it necessary to break it up and have all these links, all over the place, piecing it back together? It might suit some few people to organize it differently, but for most of us KISS and Standards are the principals to best use. And without a description of the model that someone is trying to use, it makes it nearly impossible to understand the rational for organizing it the way it is being done under SuSE. Marc... -- 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 many disks?
by Lew Wolfgang 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Hi Folks, I've been working on a project for several years now that requires lots of disk space. We've got three servers, each with 40 directly connected 1-TB SATA disks. Now, the project is expanding and will require as many as 98 directly connected disks. I know that I can get the hardware and RAID (JBOD) controllers to mechanize this, but I'm not sure about the OS. How many individual disk (/dev/sdxx) drives can Linux support? BTW, we need directly connected disks because of the bandwidth limits that NFS throws up. I'd be happy to listen to alternatives. Regards, Lew -- 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] KDE 4.3
by Mark Misulich 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

On Fri, 2009-07-03 at 18:39 -0700, Chuck Davis wrote: > There has been a lot of activity since Tuesday. Sign on to a command > line as root and enter "zypper update" and see what happens. > > HTH. > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 8:24 AM, Mark Misulich<munguanaweza(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I did some updates to my computer in the last day or two. There were a > > large number of updates to KDE 4.3 in the update mix. Now a number of > > things don't work on KDE 4.3 and 3.5. Here are a few of the things that > > I have found: > > > > 1. Ark extracts zip files in 4.3, but when it extracts files they don't > > go anywhere and they can't be found. > > > > 2. Dolphin won't open in 4.3 > > > > 3. On the 3.5 desktop, the MyComputer icon stopped working. I found the > > executable for the icon at > > > > /opt/kde3/share/templates/.source/Program.desktop > > > > When I click on the gear, nothing happens. How may I restore function? > > > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org > > > > Hi, I tried a zypper update to rescue the system after I installed the updates via yast before I emailed for help a week ago. It didn't do anything then, but I just tried it again to make sure. It didn't have any effect. In addition to what problems I have already written about, I find now that in kde 4.3 that when I launch applications it just about stalls out the computer. It might take 30 seconds to a minute to open up thunderbird, for example. kde 3.5 works normally. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Doc format problems
by James Hatridge 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

HI all, I was sent two doc files that I can't open. I'm using open office and normally I can open them. The original file names were this: ~$m stadt straubing.doc ~$m Vesterling.doc I put them online at: http://www.passing-fancy.com/WHB/Straubing.doc http://www.passing-fancy.com/WHB/Vesterling.doc Can someone tell me how to open them or will I have to get with my friend and have her redo them? Thanks, JIM -- Jim Hatridge Linux User #88484 Ebay ID: WartHogBulletin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] openOffice 3.1 Stable Fatal - SfxApplication crash?
by David C. Rankin 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

Listmates, After latest KDE updates, openOffice is completely broken. The error is: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/openSUSE_bugs/kde4/screenshots/ooo31fat… -- 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] lost fstab ??
by Patrick Shanahan 06 Jul '09

06 Jul '09

I just discovered that my fstab is empty and I know not why, only that *I* did not remove/edit it. The timestamp is two days ago... I see a google entry that claims that "MountManager killed my fstab" and that may be what happened to me. "cat /proc/mounts " was suggested and is very similar but by drive name rather than by id. "cp /etc/mtab /etc/fstab was also offered but is also by disk name rather than id. Is there a way to regenerate fstab w/o editing it completely by hand? I ask because I have five internal disks and two external and the editing would be tedious and the disks are identified by id. Note that "yast disk" entries all show the correct mountpoints. Would copying mtab or /proc/mounts to /etc/fstab and then opening "yast disk" and accepting current parameters correct /etc/fstab? (I will try this in the mean time). tks -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] [Fwd: Plasma crashes]
by Jim Sabatke 05 Jul '09

05 Jul '09

Oops, forgot to include the SuSE version, which is 11.1

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[opensuse] networkmanager plasmoid in kde 4.3 from factory - where is it?
by Anton Moiseev 05 Jul '09

05 Jul '09

I have kde 4.3 rc1 from opensuse factory and can't find network manager plasmoid here, though saw many screenshots with it - where can I find it? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Miro
by John Meyer 05 Jul '09

05 Jul '09

I've tried installing the latest version of Miro from packman, but it doesn't seem to work. -- 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 to make cpu clock rate step down dynamically on low load?
by Zhang Weiwu 05 Jul '09

05 Jul '09

Now I can only manually slow down my iBook G4 CPU from 1.2GHz to 600MHz by setting scaling governor to 'powersave' but I want it automatic. What I tried: I. Try to set /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor to ondemand, doesn't work, because ondemand is not one of scaling_available_governors II. Try to set /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor to conservative, result is CPU clockrate is always at highest, never slows down III. Try add gnome frequency monitor to the gnome panel and select frequency manually. Result: I can click the applet but no menu pops up. On other friends' intel CPU based notebooks there is a menu following click on the applet. IV. I tried to google around and found on this post: http://linux.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.os.linux.hardware/2006-01/msg002… suggesting me running a daemon called 'cpufreqd' which could not be found on packman or opensuse official repository. V. My friend who runs debian suggest me install cpufrequtils and start /etc/init.d/cpufrequtils which I did, but I found in opensuse the package does not include an init script. VI. cry to opensuse mailing list for help. which is what I am trying now. Using OpenSUSE 11 on iBook G4. Thanks! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] KDE4 10.3 or 11.1
by michael norman 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

Hi I have tried installing KDE4 on both 10.3 and 11.1 (both 64 bit)) On 11.1 any version I try to install from here http://en.opensuse.org/KDE4#KDE_4.2_Project using one click leads to a whole list of dependencies that I cannot work out how to solve. On10.3 from the same link I have successfully installed KDE 4.3 via one click with no problems. I do not understand why this should be. I'm quite happy with 10.3 on my main box as it works particularly with RealPlayer which does not play nicely with 11.1, and is an essential app for me basically for BBC Radio. However much I've tried I.ve never got RealPlayer to work on 11.1 to the extent that I can (as I do with 10.3) stream the programmes and record the with Audacity. I have posted about this before but never received a response. I have another box currently on 11.1 where RealPlayer is not an issue. what I would like to do is update KDE4 on that box to the latest version. I have tried the same method from one click and end up with the same dependency problems. I have tried to follow the threads about KDE4 on this list but they seem to end up down a number of blind alleys. So could somebody suggest to me how to upgrade KDE4 on my other box. It has a fresh install of 11.1 with KDE4 12 and KDE 3.5.10. TIA Mike -- 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] How to create a dual-boot
by mauede＠yahoo.com 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

We tried exactly what you described. It is true that the repairing feature cleaned up most of our mistakes. Unluvkily, not all of them, though! In fact, the best result w could get is to have both OS choice appearing on rebooting te system. SuSE is the default one and starts out fine. But if Windiws is selected then Windows never starts. Actually, if Windows is selected then it loops endlessly on the OS choice. We are stuck here. Can please anyone help us out ? Thank you in advance, Maura --- Ven 3/7/09, Roger Oberholtzer <roger(a)opq.se> ha scritto: > Da: Roger Oberholtzer <roger(a)opq.se> > Oggetto: Re: [opensuse] How to create a dual-boot > A: opensuse(a)opensuse.org > Data: Venerdì 3 luglio 2009, 12:05 > On Fri, 2009-07-03 at 11:53 +0000, > Maura Monville wrote: > > Roughly 6 years ago SuSE forum helped me install both > SuSE ans Windows on the same computer. > > I haven't done that since then any more. > > I have installed SuSE 11.1 on my dektop at the lab. I > have an empty partition. > > How can I install Windows as well so as to create a > dual-boot ? > > Maybe this can be handle by Grub ? > > It is usually easier if Windows is installed first, > and Linux after, as > Windows is notorious for removing any other OS boot info, > whereas > openSUSE gladly detects the Windows partition and adds it > to grub > without a hassle. But all is not lost: > > I would suggest the following: > > 1) Install Windows into the free partition, letting it do > it's dirty > deeds. > > 2) Boot the openSUSE install DVD. Do not do an install. > Choose that you > want to repair the system. In the menus there you can limit > it to > sorting out the boot stuff. openSUSE will then set up grub, > along with a > Windows entry. > > You can try step 2 right away to see that it works. It is a > really nice > SUSE feature. > > -- > 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 > > -- 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 use chmod selectively on files and directories
by Andreas 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

Hi how can I use chmod recursively on a directory tree so that directories get execute-option but files don't? regards -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] KDE4.3 RC1, opensuse 11.1 -YaST
by ianseeks 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

Hi Folks Does anyone know if you can get Yast to easily re-detect your monitor? I am looking for a button that says "auto-detect", does it exist? Or is there a way to delete the current config so it decides to auto detect on its own? I'm using GEforce 5500 board with a Nvidia drivers and its X Server Setting program picks up the correct monitor details (ASUS VW198) but thats not in Yast's database. thanks 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] Is there allready a PostgreSQL 8.4 binary for OpenSUSE 11.1 ?
by Andreas 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

Hi, I'm looking for a PostgreSQL 8.4 binary that's suppoted in the OpenSUSE 11.1 update service. I'd rather not build it myself because the server doesn't contain all the compiler gadgets. Packet search shows still 8.3.7 but maybe there is another location to look? regards -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] ftp download problem
by lynn 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

Hi everyone. I've a CMS which has a zero length index.html file in each folder. When downloading the CMS for backup purposes, Konqueror will not download the index.html files and I have to choose 'auto skip' to proceed. I've also tried gftp but it segfaults. My question is, does anyone know a way of being able to download the entire CMS without having to auto skip the index.html files and without the command line? Thanks L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] mkisofs error
by jdd 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

I was just hit by a mkisofs bug, and filled a bugzilla. https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519291 just in case you have the same: impossible to build a dvd from the VIDEO_TS folder saved on the Hard drive 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] How to create a dual-boot
by Maura Monville 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

Roughly 6 years ago SuSE forum helped me install both SuSE ans Windows on the same computer. I haven't done that since then any more. I have installed SuSE 11.1 on my dektop at the lab. I have an empty partition. How can I install Windows as well so as to create a dual-boot ? Maybe this can be handle by Grub ? Thanks in advance, Maura -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Amarok 2 on KDE 4.3 wants to downgrade KDE workspace 4.1
by Michael S. Dunsavage 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

I've been trying to install Amarok2 on OS11.1. I've even used the repo on Amarok's page, but it wants down grade to workspace 4.1.1. I don't want to do that if I'm running 4.3. How can I fix this problem? -- 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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[opensuse] Keyboard stops working
by Mike 04 Jul '09

04 Jul '09

This has been happening for a while. Originally it was noticed when running citrix, but that is no longer the case. When typing the keyboard just stops working. It's a PS/2 keyboard. Without using the keyboard how can I reset it? I could pull out the laptop and ssh back in but what command would I need to run. linux-zlo2 2.6.22.19-0.3-default #1 SMP 2009-05-27 10:35:34 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux open suse 10.3 Kde 3.5 -- Collector of vintage computers http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] KDE 4.3
by Mark Misulich 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

Hi, I did some updates to my computer in the last day or two. There were a large number of updates to KDE 4.3 in the update mix. Now a number of things don't work on KDE 4.3 and 3.5. Here are a few of the things that I have found: 1. Ark extracts zip files in 4.3, but when it extracts files they don't go anywhere and they can't be found. 2. Dolphin won't open in 4.3 3. On the 3.5 desktop, the MyComputer icon stopped working. I found the executable for the icon at /opt/kde3/share/templates/.source/Program.desktop When I click on the gear, nothing happens. How may I restore function? Thanks, Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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