February 2010 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Update to 11.2 breaks WLAN/WIFI with ipw2100
by Stefan Quandt 29 Jul '10

29 Jul '10

Since updating my system to 11.2 WLAN is broken in that knetworkmanager lists all reachable access points but connecting is not possible, even if I switch my router (and connection settings) to unencrypted. Since knetworkmanager shows all access points and their signal strength I'm sure my WLAN hardware is not broken. Now I switched with yast2 to traditional (ifup) based network setup. This did not change anything: Still ethernet based connection works, but 'ifup eth1' (for WLAN) fails on getting an IP address: Starting DHCP4 client on eth1. . . . . . . eth1 DHCP4 continues in background It is still possible to list access points with "Netzwerk durchsuchen" on a page of the 'yast2 lan' configuration module. The only single visible difference is a polling action which starts immediately after switching to traditional setup (which shows up my /var/log/messages because of my ipw2100 module debug flags): Jan 23 14:56:44 host ifup: eth1 device: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04) Jan 23 14:56:44 host ifup: eth1 Startmode is 'manual' Jan 23 14:56:44 host ifup: vboxnet0 Jan 23 14:56:44 host ifup: No configuration found for vboxnet0 Jan 23 14:56:44 host kernel: [17505.185248] ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_name Name: unassociated Jan 23 14:56:44 host kernel: [17505.185260] ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_freq GET Freq/Channel -> 0 Jan 23 14:56:44 host kernel: [17505.185278] ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_essid Getting essid: ANY Jan 23 14:56:44 host kernel: [17505.185284] ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_mode GET Mode -> 2 Jan 23 14:56:44 host kernel: [17505.185296] ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_name Name: unassociated Jan 23 14:56:44 host kernel: [17505.185303] ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_freq GET Freq/Channel -> 0 Jan 23 14:56:44 host kernel: [17505.185312] ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_essid Getting essid: ANY Jan 23 14:56:44 host kernel: [17505.185318] ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_mode GET Mode -> 2 Jan 23 14:56:44 host kernel: [17505.185331] ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_range GET Range Jan 23 14:56:44 host kernel: [17505.185353] ipw2100: U ipw2100_wx_get_wap Getting WAP BSSID: 00:00:00:00:00:00 The 'unassociated' messages repeat every second. I really would like to know what's going wrong here and if it is an Intel resp. ipw2100 specific problem. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] HP only prints on HP paper
by lynn 25 Jul '10

25 Jul '10

I have a deskjet F2280. Normal photocopy paper works fine. To get high quality prints, I have to use HP paper. It will not feed any other (I have tried kodak and epson which I'd like to use). Printer setup by yast. OS 11.2 with KDE 3.4.5 Is there any way I can fool it into thinking it's HP paper? 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] KMail suddenly opens links with Quanta instead of Firefox
by Rikard Johnels 25 May '10

25 May '10

Running SLED 11 with Gnome. Using Kmail as mail client. Installed Quanta Plus 3.5.9 for web authoring. Now Kmail uses Quanta to open URL's instead of Firefos as i used to. I cant seem to find the place where Kmail stores what software to use. Gnome is set to use Firefox. -- /Rikard Johnels

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HP Laser 1020
by Alfredo Cole 08 May '10

08 May '10

Hi: I just bought this printer, thinking it would work right out of the box. I'm running SUSE 9.3 with CUPS, and it does not seem to support this model. Anybody got this printer to work? Any pointers would help. Best regards. -- Alfredo Cole-Tuckler

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Re: [opensuse] Mirror Download Speed is Terrible....
by Arun Khan 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

Oops, this went to the OP only and not the list (R button in GMail) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Arun Khan <knura9(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [opensuse] Mirror Download Speed is Terrible.... To: "David C. Rankin" <drankinatty(a)suddenlinkmail.com> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 12:58 PM, David C. Rankin <drankinatty(a)suddenlinkmail.com> wrote: > Guys, > > I'm tying to do an update right now and a few of the mirrors are limited to > ~3k/second. That's dial-up speed. Further, transfers are stopping before they > are complete with the following errors: > > > Download (curl) error for > 'http://download.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Factory:/…': > Error code: Unrecognized error > Error message: transfer closed with 1915241 bytes remaining to read > After a lot of frustrating events like yours, I point my repos to the appropriate sub dirs under one of the two below - decent speed, no time outs ... <http://mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/> <http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/opensuse/opensuse/> HTH -- Arun Khan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Aargh! - Why does krunner keep disappearing??
by David C. Rankin 11 Mar '10

11 Mar '10

Guys, When I try Alt+F2 in kde44, krunner appears for a second, but when I type in the second or third char, krunner disappears. Anybody got a fix? I use it more than the menu and now you --- can't. -- 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] kdedevs - new taskbar window popups don't allow selection & normal popups disappear too quick.
by David C. Rankin 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Guys, In kde44, the new window thumbnails are great, but they don't allow you to switch to the app you need to switch to. Here are two konqueror windows I was trying to switch to: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/bugs/kde4/kde44-taskbar.jpg Another problem caused by the new popups is that the normal app label popups disappear before you can put the cursor over them: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/bugs/kde4/kde44-taskbar_01.jpg Both problems are intermittent. Sometimes you can switch with the new window thumbnails and sometimes the normal label popups can be reached, but 75% of the time neither work. Anything we can try as a work-around? -- 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] 11.2 a big step backwards?
by Charles Obler 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

I've just installed 11.2, and I'm SHOCKED by the apparent loss of functionality. It feels like Linux is being dumbed-down to meet the meager expectations of Windows users. Tell me I'm wrong! Most of my complaints pertain to KDE 4. Something has gone TERRIBLY wrong with KDE. Here are some of the things that I can do in 10.2 that I can no longer do in 11.2: Shortcut keys: * In 10.2, I use Ctrl-Alt-D to show the desktop. Function not available in 11.2! * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-Alt-M to maximize the window: Doesn't work in 11.2. * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-Alt-A to access the menu bar in KConsole. Function not available in 11.2! * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-/ and Ctrl-\ to switch between desktops. Function not available in 11.2. Desktop: * In 10.2, I can use a single command to adjust and align all desktop icons. Function not available in 11.2! * In 10.2, I have compact icons and the ability to control the font and color. In 11.2, the icons are big and cumbersome. * in 10.2, my screensavers work. In 11.2, I get segment faults whenever I try to open the KDE screensaver panel. USB Memory: * In 10.2, I can access my USB memory with mc, simply by going to the /media directory. In 11.2, my USB memory is inaccessible, except through Dolphin. Using Dolphin to copy from one directory to another takes me five times as long as using mc. KDE Version: * When I open the Personal Settings, KDE doesn't display its version. In fact, it doesn't even display KDE! Are the KDE 4 developers trying to hide, or something?! Internet: * Worst of all, I find that my new nVidia MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2), on the market since 2006, is still not working in 11.2! In forums, I read of people switching from Linux to Windows 7. I found this hard to believe -- but now that I've "upgraded", I can see why some people might do this. Why have imitation Windows, when we can have the real thing? I still have an open mind. I just can't understand why Linux is REMOVING functionality. Functionality is the Linux STRENGTH! It's one of the main reasons for USING Linux! For Linux to delete functionality seems self-destructive. Next, I suppose Linux will do away with the command-line option. After all, only "geeks" use it! This regression really makes me sick. What are they thinking, over at KDE?! -- 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 shut down ?
by Koenraad Lelong 08 Mar '10

08 Mar '10

Hello, This seems a silly question but I can't shutdown/reboot in KDE. I'm using Suse 11.2 64bit, with all updates. Due to sound-problems I had to install Gnome and afterwards I added KDE. When I log into Gnome, I have a possibility to shutdown the machine, besides switching to another user and restarting the computer. So this is OK. When I log into KDE, all I can do is log out of KDE, there are no other choices. In the login-screen there are possibilities to shutdown or restart the PC. What do I have to install to be able to shutdown the PC from within KDE ? Related maybe : if I try to start a new session from within KDE, nothing happens, the screen turns black. If I move the mouse or press a key, I get a prompt (small window) to give the password of the original session's user. Then I'm back in the original session. What's happening ? Now I remember that I never tried this in Gnome. Thanks for any info. -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Koenraad Lelong -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Mac OS X and openSUSE
by Chuck Payne 08 Mar '10

08 Mar '10

Guys. I am trying to set up my mac to login my openSUSE remotely via X, now I have found a nice place about login via Terminal.app then issuing this commands /usr/X11R6/bin/X -query 192.168.0.1 /usr/X11R6/bin/Xquartz :1 -query 192.168.0.1 /usr/X11R6/bin/Xnest :1 -geometry 1280x860 -query 192.168.0.1 But when I issue those from the mac, the keyboard is missed up. But if I do this ssh -X 192.168.0.1 Xnest :1 -geometry 1280x810 -query localhost It works. What can I do to get it work on the mac? Any one had any luck? -- ----------------------------------------- Discover it! Enjoy it! Share it! openSUSE Linux. ----------------------------------------- openSUSE -- en.opensuse.org/User:Terrorpup openSUSE Ambassador/openSUSE Member skype,twiiter,identica,friendfeed -- terrorpup freenode(irc) --terrorpup/lupinstein -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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