October 2010 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] openSUSE Weekly News 147 is out!
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

We are pleased to announce: Issue 147 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * From the Developer to the User and back – Announcing Project Bretzn * SUSE Studio: Gold rush * Jos Poortvliet: oSC successful? Absolutely! * ServerWatch/Joe Brockmeier: Using Strace to Trace Problems * h-online: KDevelop 4.1 adds Git support For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/Weekly_news#Translations [0] http://news.opensuse.org/?p=5375 -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns open-slx.com openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.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] Reply to list vs. reply to all
by Greg Freemyer 30 Oct '10

30 Oct '10

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 11:13 AM, James Knott <james.knott(a)rogers.com> wrote: > > phanisvara das wrote: > > BTW, please do not sent replies to both me and the list. I don't have to read a message twice. If it's sent to the list, I will see it. fyi: some of the opensuse developer / project lists are being opened up to allow non-subscriber posts. The advantage is that if a topic comes up that needs the input of a non-subscriber, then they can just be added to the cc: line. The trouble is that for those lists reply-all needs to become the norm for the to actually work correctly. I'm a proponent of the change, but I doubt it will make its way to the end-user lists like this one anytime soon. fyi: This is how the LKML lists have been for years and I think other developer lists are similar, so many developers are used to that behavior. On high volume mailing lists it also allows filters to be setup to flag emails addressed to the subscriber as opposed to just another list email. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Head of EDD Tape Extraction and Processing team Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer CNN/TruTV Aired Forensic Imaging Demo - http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/23/how-computer-evidence-gets-retrie… The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.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] openSUSE 11.3 doesn't boot up after ram change
by Hernan Thiers 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

Can't find the reason why openSUSE 11.3 (32 bits) doesn't boot up when I change my laptop's ram cards. I changed 2gb 667Mhz (1gb x2) for 4gb 800Mhz (2gb x2). BIOS recognize the 4gb, GRUB comes up and then the black screen stops the load. The weird thing is that the system seems to be working behind but the screen doesn't display anything. I tested the ram running a live CD (100% ram). It works just fine. Someone told me that a re-installation should work but I want to be sure if this is related to an OS or motherboard issue. Thanks in advance. -- Hernán Thiers García Estudiante de Ingeniería en Informática / I.T. Engineering Student Home +56 - 45 - 287366 Mobile +56 - 9 - 3779421 Skype: +56 258 13910 # 565 / internaldrums Twitter: Hernan_CL Blog: http://hernanthiers.blogspot.com Temuco, Chile -- 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: [opensuse-kde] Plasma Crash (SOLVED)
by Roger Oberholtzer 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

On Oct 29, 2010, at 6:32 PM, Sascha 'saigkill' Manns wrote: > Am Freitag, 29. Oktober 2010 18:10:07 wrote Sascha Manns: >> Hello Mates, >> >> after the last Update (don't know what exactly) my Plasma crashes. I >> can = use kdm4 and the login looks good. But after the first seconds >> in Plasma = the Desktop goes black. The Windowmanager with Ghost >> Theme works. So i have downloaded the debug Packages and my Log is >> visible there: http= >> >> ://paste.opensuse.org/66951278 .=20 >> >> I'm using the KDE Factory Repository.=20 >> >> Can anyone read, what happend? > I've found it out. It was a false version of python-kde4. I still have this problem. Or at least one that sounds similar. Which was the bad and which was the good version of python-kde4? And in which repos did/does each live? Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Kapellgränd 7 P.O. Box 4205 SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 And remember: It is RSofT and there is always something under construction. It is like talking about large city with all constructions finished. Not impossible, but very unlikely. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Can't get Evolution 2.30 to connect to an Exchange Global Address List
by Ken Gramm 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

I'm just curious if anyone else has had an issues with Evolution 2.30 (from the openSUSE 11.3 release) connecting with to a MS Exchange 2003 GAL. Because I've gone round and round with this one and I can't get it to work. Evolution itself will connect and display the email messages. I can even see the regular contacts stored on the Exchange server. But every time I try to open the GAL, I get this error message: Unable to open address book This address book cannot be opened. This either means that an incorrect URI was entered, or the server is unreachable. Detailed error message: Other error I've checked and my entry in the GAL field is correct. And I have an 11.2 box that has no problems connecting, so I know that the server is available. I've tried connecting with: - a fresh install (evolution-exchange 2.30.1-2.12) - a fully patched install (which has no Evolution updates) - using the Gnome 2.30 repository (evolution-exchange 2.30.3-1.1) None of them work. They all give the same error message. In desperation, I tried Ubuntu 10.10 (which runs Evolution 2.30.3); and it is able to connect to the GAL. For the record, I'm using the 32 bit version of openSUSE 11.3. Thanks Ken -- 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] Mail backup
by James Knott 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

phanisvara das wrote: > i personally wouldn't think of going thru' all the trouble; but it can > be done I set up my own IMAP server because I wanted to be able to access my email from multiple computers, without worrying about which computer a message was on. My ISP does not offer IMAP. I am the sole user on that server. -- 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] Mail backup
by James Knott 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

phanisvara das wrote: > > i think the idea is that you keep using your email as before--except > you won't receive any from outside while the connection is down, of > course. but you can keep sending new mails & replying to old ones w/o > thinking about the ISP state. once it's up again, all the qued stuff > gets sent out. You can do that with email clients, such as Seamonkey or Thunderbird. Just set them to off line mode and they'll save the messages until the server is available. -- 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] openSUSE 11.3 doesn't boot up after ram change
by David C. Rankin 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

On 10/28/2010 09:33 AM, Hernan Thiers wrote: > I'm just giving a try to your 2.6.35 kernel rpms but as this is the first time I > install more than one kernel I would like to ask you some questions. > I tried the rpm command way but system tells me that the package I'm trying are > in conflict with another (current kernel) so seems that I can't just pass it in > that way. The kernel source always has to be from the kernel getting installed or you will get errors. Sorry I forgot to mention that. It assures that when you build kernel modules, etc.. you actually get a working module for the current kernel. Just let the new rpms that do conflict replace the current 2.6.34 packages. I think you can just look at the dependency conflict and manually uninstall the one that conflicts and then use the 'rpm -ivh *.rpm'. Uninstalling the conflict is much better than using the options --replacepkgs --replacefiles. -- 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] Perennial laptop query - wanting to run openSUSE 11.2+
by Roger Oberholtzer 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

I am investigating getting a new laptop. For the most part I know what I should expect to work. Unfortunately, the graphics chip seems to be the tricky part. It seems to me that Nvidia is getting less and less common in laptops. At least the ones generally available here in Sweden. Like HP, Sony, and the like. All the laptops that I come across that have all the features I want (reasonable screen size, non-Sherpa weight, nice keyboard) seem to have ATI rather than Nvidia chipsets. Like Radeon HD 5850 or 5860. I know that there has been progress on the ATI driver front. My last use of an ATI card (a firewire GL that was not supported by the ATI driver), as well as general rumbling by other users, indicates that I should steer clear of ATI chips. Is this still the case? It is obviously a YMMV question. But how are others faring with similar ATI chipsets? I don't want a religious war. I know I will probably get one. But a simple "this ATI chipset works/fails for me with version X of the ATI driver" would be greatly appreciated. -- 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:[openSUSE] BIOS/GRUB Problem
by Stan Goodman 28 Oct '10

28 Oct '10

> At 16:02:58 on Saturday Saturday 23 October 2010, Felix Miata > > wrote: > > > On 2010/10/23 15:52 (GMT+0200) Stan Goodman composed: > > > > > > If BIOS confusion is the reason for the problem, that would mean > > > that the BIOS chip has stored somewhere the assumed order and > > > location of the HDs. I have to wonder if there is not a way to > > > delete that memory, perhaps by removing a jumper on the MB. I don't > > > find any reference to such a jumper in the MB documentation (this > > > is an Intel board, 915GAV -- an older board with a Pentium IV CPU). > > > > When specific instructions for BIOS reset are missing from the > > manual, all that's usually required is to unplug the power supply, > > and remove the battery from the motherboard for several minutes or > > more. Usually in recent years these batteries have been common #2032 > > disk batteries readily available in stores. Maybe yours is pooping > > out prematurely. Does its clock keep accurate time when left off a > > few days at a time? > > I might pull the battery and let the machine sit overnight. I have done that, and gone through the BIOS settup. The result is that I don't get to the GRUB prompt anymore, because the screen goes black after the POST routine. There is no difference when the boot order is set for either HD. Previously, this happened only with one of the HDs. -- 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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