October 2010 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [opensuse] Adding X fonts without an xorg.conf file
by Francesco Teodori 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

No it is not necessary. The X server looks for the fonts in the parent folder and automatically update the configurations adding new folders an fonts. It is what I did and it worked perfectly::all the new fonts became available after restarting the X server. Regards, Francesco -- There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Roger Oberholtzer <roger(a)opq.se> wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 14:35 +0200, Francesco Teodori wrote: > > Hi Roger, > > You can simply create a new directory in /usr/share/fonts/ and copy > > there the fonts you want to add. For example I created a > > folder /usr/share/fonts/msfonts where I copied ttf fonts from > > msoffice. Otherwise you can use the font installer from desktop > > settings. > > If I make a new directory, then I also have to change the configuration > of the X server to cause it to look there. And perhaps to SuSEconfig > when it processes font information. I was hoping there was a system-wide > 'local' place where local fonts could be installed system-wide. > > I have decided to put the fonts into /usr/share/fonts/truetype. That > seems the least painless way. > > I do this from a software install script. So I do not want to run a GUI > to complete the task. > > > Regards, > > Francesco > > > > -- > > There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly > > what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly > > disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and > > inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has > > already happened. > > -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" > > > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Roger Oberholtzer <roger(a)opq.se> > > wrote: > > If I do not have (want) an xorg.conf file, but I want to add > > fonts to > > the system, what is the preferred location? > > > > They are ttf fonts. So I guess I could add them > > to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. But I really do not like adding > > things to > > directories I see as being managed by the system. It seems > > that X does > > not look, by default (i.e., without an xorg.conf file), in all > > folders > > in /usr/share/fonts. If it had, I could have added a 'local' > > or some > > such directory. > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > > -- > 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] Adding X fonts without an xorg.conf file
by Roger Oberholtzer 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

If I do not have (want) an xorg.conf file, but I want to add fonts to the system, what is the preferred location? They are ttf fonts. So I guess I could add them to /usr/share/fonts/truetype. But I really do not like adding things to directories I see as being managed by the system. It seems that X does not look, by default (i.e., without an xorg.conf file), in all folders in /usr/share/fonts. If it had, I could have added a 'local' or some such directory. -- 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: [Unsuccessful installation of operating system]
by Stan Goodman 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

On Wed, 22Sep 2010 at 18:15:43 -0400, Felix Miata <mrmazda(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > Carlos E. R. wrote: > > Stan Goodman wrote: > > > 15 : File not found > > > This error is returned if the specified file name cannot be > > > found, but everything else (like the disk/partition info) is OK. > > Probably there is an error in the menu.lst file. I did the following in a live Fedora. > Reaching the grub menu only to get an error like this means there is > some type of error which usually can be worked around by using the Grub > command shell. When the menu appears, escape out of the graphical menu > first, then exit the text menu to reach the command prompt in the > manner shown to you below the entries the text menu is showing. You'll > then be greeted by a Grub prompt: > > grub> > > Try the following: > > grub> root (hd1,5) > > grub> kernel /boot/vmlinux root=/dev/sdb6 noresume splash=verbose > vga=791 This produces Error 15: File not found > grub> initrd /boot/initrd Unsurprisingly therefore, this gets Error 27:Unrecognized command > grub> boot > > If that doesn't get you booted, try substituting from your best > recollection whatever is correct for the various (xx#,#) parameters and > kernel parameters. > > If still no go, you can get clues via Grub's command line completion, > allowing it to show you what kernel and/or initrd(s) it can find. Start > thus: > > grub> find /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0,5) (hd1,5) as expected. > which will show whatever locations it can find it, which will be > locations where menu.lst should be, and which should be the child of > any /boot containing installed kernels and initrds. Maybe the HD on > which SUSE is actually located for some reason is not coming up as > sdb6/(hd1,5). If stage 1 is where you expect it, try: > > grub> kernel /boot/vmli<tab> That got only the usual action of the Tab key, it didn't try to autocomplete anything. > and report back what happens if from the above you can't get any SUSE > booted. Reported. -- 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] Science repo: Build against 11.3:Update?
by Esztermann, Ansgar 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

Hi, sorry if this is not the right place to ask, but there does not seem to be a list for the science repository on obs. Currently, coot does not build on oS 11.3 because of a GtkGLExt bug. The bug has already been fixed, but one would have to build against 11.3:Update to use the fix. Would it be a problem to change the config accordingly? 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] Mail from -Peter Jack dodownload.com editor on annouce list
by Larry Stotler 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

Why are these emails about iFolder fom this person coming in on our annouce list? I thought that was an official list.... Thanx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] problem writing/blanking a DVD
by Dave Howorth 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

I want to write new data to a DVD+RW. The drive can read the existing content of the disk OK but when I try to blank it I get an error: # wodim dev=/dev/scd0 blank=all Device type : Removable CD-ROM Version : 5 Response Format: 2 Capabilities : Vendor_info : 'TSSTcorp' Identification : 'CDDVDW SN-S083C ' Revision : 'SB01' Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW. Using generic SCSI-3/mmc DVD-R(W) driver (mmc_mdvd). Driver flags : SWABAUDIO BURNFREE Supported modes: PACKET SAO Speed set to 5540 KB/s Starting to write CD/DVD at speed 4.0 in real BLANK mode for single session. Last chance to quit, starting real write in 0 seconds. Operation starts. Error: this media does not support blanking, ignoring. This drive or media does not support the 'BLANK media' command wodim: Cannot blank disk, aborting. I also get the same error using blank=fast, FWIW. The drive is capable of writing to DVD+RW as far as I know e.g. <http://www.burn4free.com/toshiba-samsung-storage-technology-corporation/tss…> I'm a bit worried by "Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW" but I don't fully understand what that means; I'm not a CD/DVD expert. Oh, it's opensuse 11.2. Does anybody have any ideas? Thanks, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] send failed: no buffer space available
by Per Jessen 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

I got a few of these whilst doing a traceroute yesterday - I had a some widly varying ping times, and it looked like my gateway/router was causing part of the problem. Eventually it went away, but does anyone know what the error message really means, and if there's a parameter I can tweak somewhere? # traceroute -n 213.3.2.202 traceroute to 213.3.2.202 (213.3.2.202), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets send failed: No buffer space available send failed: No buffer space available send failed: No buffer space available send failed: No buffer space available send failed: No buffer space available send failed: No buffer space available send failed: No buffer space available 1 212.25.14.33 (212.25.14.33) 386.195 ms 382.061 ms 374.602 ms 2 212.25.27.51 (212.25.27.51) 401.883 ms 396.123 ms 390.089 ms 3 212.25.28.241 (212.25.28.241) 392.199 ms 396.188 ms 439.035 ms 4 212.25.28.33 (212.25.28.33) 561.417 ms 552.846 ms 545.437 ms 5 164.128.145.5 (164.128.145.5) 417.938 ms * 405.793 ms 6 138.187.130.105 (138.187.130.105) 400.386 ms 448.079 ms 441.791 ms 7 195.186.0.197 (195.186.0.197) 444.915 ms 444.738 ms 438.685 ms 8 213.3.246.22 (213.3.246.22) 474.837 ms 471.441 ms 471.040 ms 9 213.3.255.178 (213.3.255.178) 441.842 ms 440.379 ms 435.806 ms 10 213.3.247.5 (213.3.247.5) 419.789 ms 469.834 ms 465.187 ms send failed: No buffer space available send failed: No buffer space available send failed: No buffer space available send failed: No buffer space available send failed: No buffer space available 11 213.3.250.132 (213.3.250.132) 331.885 ms 331.352 ms 324.812 ms 12 213.3.2.202 (213.3.2.202) 324.657 ms 377.866 ms 373.233 ms -- Per Jessen, Zürich (14.5°C) -- 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 wit video
by C. Brouerius van Nidek 07 Oct '10

07 Oct '10

In order to get Skype started with a functioning video I have to use: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype I give this command in a konsole and it works. I would like to intergrate it in my Skype button. How could I do that? The button has following text: #!/usr/bin/env xdg-open [Desktop Entry] Name=Skype Comment=Skype Internet Telephony Exec=skype Icon=skype.png Terminal=0 Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Categories=Network;Application; -- Linux User 183145 using LXDE on a Pentium IV , powered by openSUSE 11.3 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.36-rc6-24-desktop LXDE WM & KDE Development Platform: 4.5.2 (KDE 4.5.2) 00:21am up 0:46, 3 users, load average: 1.18, 1.14, 1.11 -- 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 11.1 & bluez3
by Z.Z 07 Oct '10

07 Oct '10

Hi, I can't find repos for bluez3,bluez3-utils and libbluettooth2 for openSUSE 11.1 (It took me several hours, but no success). I have already searched (http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/fietze/openSUSE_11.1/ ) and the other links found. I would appreciate a link to these files. Thanks. Zvone Zagar -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] desktop comes up, xen doesn't
by John E. Perry 07 Oct '10

07 Oct '10

Still working with my wife's new computer. I downloaded and installed the nvidia drivers a couple of days ago (it has a geforce 210 video card). Now, the desktop system (opensuse 11.3, kept up to date with zypper) boots right up into kde, but the xen system doesn't. It complains that it can't find module nvidia. How do I get the xen version to find the driver? John Perry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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