February 2010 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] New Zeus botnet discovered in 75,000 systems
by Fred A. Miller 21 Feb '10

21 Feb '10

Network forensics firm NetWitness has uncovered a new Zeus botnet that it believes could be affecting over 75,000 systems in 2,500 companies worldwide. The 'Kneber' botnet is said to gather log-in information for financial systems, social networking sites and email systems. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/167611,new-zeus-botnet-discovered-in-75000-sy… Basil posted this in the off-topic list, which was a good thing as I hadn't seen this before. The reason I posted it here, is to comment on what we all can do to keep from sending one of these "nasties" on to someone who, for whatever reason, hasn't gotten with the program yet and aren't using openSUSE, still feeding at the sour trough of MickySoft swill. IF you use Kmail, Klamav is supposed to work with it, scanning all mail. Presently, I manually scan my .thunderbird dir., just to make sure I don't send a "nasty critter" to someone where it might do some damage. I look forward to it being able to do auto scans of incoming T-Bird mail! Fred -- Q. What's the difference between a southern zoo and a northern zoo? A. The southern zoo has a description of the animal along with a recipe. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] suse studio inactive account?
by Michael S. Dunsavage 21 Feb '10

21 Feb '10

If you don't log into suse studio in x amount of time does your account go inactive? I know I had an account at one time and now when I try to login it tells me I need an invitation. -- 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] stop compositing via script?
by Pit Suetterlin 21 Feb '10

21 Feb '10

Hi List, While getting familiar with KDE, I came across some programm (game DROD) that doesn't like when compositing is on for KWin. I know I can suspend it temporarily via keyboard shortcut Shift-Alt-F12, but as the game is started via a shell script anyhow to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc. it would be nice it there was a way to do this suspend automatically from the script. Is there a way to do this? I tried googling, but if you don't really know what phrase you are looking for.... (this is KDE 4.4 on OS 11.2) Thanks, Pit -- Dr. Peter "Pit" Suetterlin http://www.astro.su.se/~pit Institute for Solar Physics Tel.: +34 922 405 590 (Spain) P.Suetterlin(a)royac.iac.es +46 8 5537 8507 (Sweden) Peter.Suetterlin(a)astro.su.se -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] ThinkPad buttons how to?
by Teruel de Campo MD 21 Feb '10

21 Feb '10

ref: opensuse 11.2 64b kde 4.3.5 Lenovo X200 Q. what's the best way to enable the TP buttons? I can hibernate and suspend from opensuse but the button do not work. The brightness, the wireless/bluetooth and volume buttons do work. Except for the volume ones that have an screen representation, the other ones do not. So the laptop is working very well but now I would like to enable the special key. I have read many of the pages I got from searches but most are from older models and older kernels and do not apply to my setup. I appreciate any tips. -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] zypper dup, 164 packages to downgrade.
by Constant Brouerius van Nidek 21 Feb '10

21 Feb '10

Like zypper but I am a little in sorrow after receiving the information, "164 packages to downgrade." For the moment I have left my installation unchanged, especially after Yast told me that everything was fine after looking into update all installed packages. Can somebody tell me if I should downgrade 164 packages? -- Linux User 183145 using a Pentium III , powered by openSUSE 11.2 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.31.12-0.1-desktop KDE Development Platform: 4.4.00 (KDE 4.4.0) "release 224" 16:43pm up 2 days 18:25, 4 users, load average: 1.23, 0.42, 0.21 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Error in Eric
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 21 Feb '10

21 Feb '10

Hello Mates, today i've tried to start eric (IDE). But i'm getting: sascha@linux-m4rp:~/bin> eric Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/eric4/eric4.py", line 60, in <module> from KdeQt.KQApplication import KQApplication File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/eric4/KdeQt/__init__.py", line 20, in <module> import Preferences File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site- packages/eric4/Preferences/__init__.py", line 25, in <module> from PyQt4 import Qsci RuntimeError: the sip module implements API v7.0 but the PyQt4.Qsci module requires API v6.0 Does anyone know how to fix this? -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com Web: http://www.open-slx.de (openSUSE Box Support German) Web: http://www.open-slx.com (openSUSE Box Support English) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Error in Eric
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 21 Feb '10

21 Feb '10

Hello Mates, today i've tried to start eric (IDE). But i'm getting: -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com Web: http://www.open-slx.de (openSUSE Box Support German) Web: http://www.open-slx.com (openSUSE Box Support English) -- 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: 11.2 a big step backwards?
by Charles Philip Chan 21 Feb '10

21 Feb '10

Felix Miata <mrmazda(a)earthlink.net> writes: > Have you considered that one using mc might be using it in a virtual > console? When that's the case, it's necessary to first switch to X to > discover any device notifier waiting on a response, then switch back > to return to the task at hand. Just install the setup the ivman package: http://ivman.sourceforge.net/ Please refer to its manpage for details. Charles -- But what can you do with it? -- ubiquitous cry from Linux-user partner. (Submitted by Andy Pearce, ajp(a)hpopd.pwd.hp.com)

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[opensuse] Nice things about 11.2 and KDE 4 -- plus nVidia MCP61 problem messages
by Charles Obler 20 Feb '10

20 Feb '10

Yes, I'm atoning for my previous message, which I now see was over-wrought and unfairly critical. I feel like I should apologize for failing to research my concerns before posting them. My frustration was caused mainly by the continuing problem with the nVidia MCP61 and the lack of an Internet connection. That frustration made the shortcomings of KDE 4 seem larger than they are. Now that I know that the shortcomings are being addressed, I have a much more favorable view of this work in progress. - Here, then, are some of the things that I like about 11.2 and KDE 4: - When a command fails, I get a prompt suggesting diagnostics! E.g.: : When I typed "unmount", a prompt asked me whether I meant "umount"! : When I typed "umount", the "device busy" message advised me to try "lsof" and "fuser" This is very helpful. I tend to forget about the "fuser" command, and "lsof" is completely new to me. So I learned something new today. That is one of the pleasures of Linux: learning new tricks! - I found out how to access my USB memory through mc. Dolphin shows the USB stick as one of its "places". I can use Dolphin to access this place, at which point it becomes accessible through mc as well, under /media. The behavior here is rather interesting. As soon as I plug the stick into the USB socket, I get an entry for it under /media, but no directories appear under the entry. Then, when I use Dolphin to select it, I get a second entry for the stick, this time with directories. Why no directories the first time? Do I need to mount it? If so, why is there any entry at all when I plug it in? I notice that it gets mounted on sdb1. I wonder whether a mount command would take the place of the Dolphin access. Where are the "places" that Dolphin refers to? Are they part of the file system? - I got most of my shortcut keys to work: As others suggested, I selected "KWin" and "Plasma Workspace" components. This enabled me to set: : my maximize key (Ctrl-Alt-M) (in KWin) : my desktop switch keys (Ctrl-/ and Ctrl-\ for desktops 1 and 2 respectively) (in KWin) : my desktop access key (Ctrl-Alt-D) (in Plasma Workspace) What is the difference between a dashboard and a desktop? When I press Ctrl-Alt-D I get something that looks like the desktop, but isn't. The dashboard covers up everything, even the taskbar panel. - Still have no way to access the menu bar on konsole. I plan to set up a significant number of profiles -- shell, root shell, sql-server, mysql, python. I could create a separate shortcut for each profile -- KDE 4.3 does allow that -- but in 3.5, I could have just one key, accessing the File menu, listing all of the profiles, plus close and exit. - I see that I can now put command-line programs like mc and gvim right on the desktop! This may have been possible in 3.5 as well, but now these commands appear right in the launch menu system, so it's trivial to make them appear on the desktop as well. - I like the revolving globe on the desktop. Cool! (a word I rarely use) :lol: - I still get the segmentation fault when I try to use the KDE screensaver. But this prompted me to rediscover the screensaver command-line program, and that may do just as well. Segmentation fault follows: - I still have no Internet. forcedeth tells me there is no configuration for the device. It then turns off the external modem -- no green lights, flashing or otherwise. I used modprobe to remove (-r) and reload forcedeth (with msi=0 and msix=0) but that didn't help. I unpluged the internet cable and unplugged the modem, then plugged things back in, but still no lights. Google turns up a Debian forum article that suggests that a similar problem with forcedeth may be fixed in 2.6.32. http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_thread/thread/… I think I will research the nVidia eth0 forcedeth log messages: /var/log/boot.omsg Nvidia board detected. Ignoring ACPI timer override. If you got timer trouble try acpi_use_timer_override eth0 device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2) No configuration found for eth0 Nevertheless the interface will be shut down. eth0 forcedeth: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.64. ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMAC] enabled at IRQ 20 forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LMAC] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20 forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: setting latency timer to 64 input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input4 EDAC amd64_edac: Ver: 3.2.0 Oct 27 2009 forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: ifname eth0, PHY OUI 0x732 @ 1, addr 00:24:21:b9:c1:43 forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: highdma pwrctl mgmt lnktim msi desc-v3 i2c-adapter i2c-0: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x4d00 i2c-adapter i2c-1: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x4e00 EDAC amd64: This node reports that Memory ECC is currently disabled. EDAC amd64: bit 0x400000 in register F3x44 of the MISC_CONTROL device (0000:00:18.3) should be enabled EDAC amd64: WARNING: ECC is NOT currently enabled by the BIOS. Module will NOT be loaded. Either Enable ECC in the BIOS, or use the 'ecc_enable_override' parameter. Might be a BIOS bug, if BIOS says ECC is enabled Use of the override can cause unknown side effects. amd64_edac: probe of 0000:00:18.2 failed with error -22 ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] enabled at IRQ 23 /var/log/warn: Feb 18 21:10:25 linux ifdown: No configuration found for eth0 Feb 18 21:10:25 linux ifdown: Nevertheless the interface will be shut down. Feb 18 21:10:26 linux-rtoq kernel: [ 317.981648] [Firmware Bug]: powernow-k8: No compatible ACPI _PSS objects found. Feb 18 21:10:26 linux-rtoq kernel: [ 317.981649] [Firmware Bug]: powernow-k8: Try again with latest BIOS. Feb 18 21:10:26 linux-rtoq ifup: No configuration found for eth0 Feb 20 11:15:52 linux-rtoq kernel: [ 933.704055] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x19d0000 action 0xe frozen Feb 20 11:15:52 linux-rtoq kernel: [ 933.704066] ata3: SError: { PHYRdyChg CommWake 10B8B Dispar LinkSeq TrStaTrns } Feb 20 11:15:52 linux-rtoq kernel: [ 933.704074] ata3.00: cmd c8/00:08:16:3f:da/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in Feb 20 11:15:52 linux-rtoq kernel: [ 933.704075] res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x14 (ATA bus error) Feb 20 11:15:52 linux-rtoq kernel: [ 933.704082] ata3.00: status: { DRDY } Feb 20 11:15:54 linux-rtoq kernel: [ 935.151024] ata3.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0 /var/log/kdm.log: Current Operating System: Linux linux-rtoq 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2009-10-26 15:49:03 +0100 x86_64 Build Date: 02 November 2009 12:04:43PM (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) (EE) Failed to load module "nouveau" (module does not exist, 0) Driver not XRANDR 1.2 capable, ignoring DISPLAYMANAGER_RANDR_MODE_* settings -- 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] Update to KDE 4.4
by Fred A. Miller 20 Feb '10

20 Feb '10

On 02/20/2010 02:53 PM, Graham Anderson wrote: > On Saturday 20 February 2010 20:18:58 Fred A. Miller wrote: > >> I rebooted using init 3 ran >> zypper dup and it did grab the files that Yast refused to >> install.....the error, by the way, indicated that the files were >> incomplete from being uploaded to the server. I find that amusing, since >> there's NO EXCUSE for Yast having that problem when zypper found them to >> be just fine. Oh yes...Nepomuk barfed badly. >> > Well, frustrating as this is, 4.4 is in a Factory repo so you don't get any > guarantee of repo stability. In fact just on Friday evening some changes in > the build service triggered a rebuild of 65k or so packages. It's likey new > package versions got published in the middle of your update, again a hazard of > installing from a Factory repo. > Very possible, and YES, I'm well aware of the problems Factory can give at times. ;) > I don't think it's fair to expect YAST to be fault tolerant on unstable and > often broken/incomplete/changing development repos. I actually think you were > just unlucky and picked the worst possible time to upgrade to 4.4 from that > repo. I have run regular updates to my 4.4 desktop since RC1 and not > experienced in incomplete set of packages but I'll be honest with you; I *do* > tend to look at the build service monitor for the KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop > repo and wait until it's finished building for 11.2 before I run my updates. > 'Probably should have checked it. I tend to use Factory ONLY to get a new release, then switch when stable repros. are available....for clients, this is mandatory. :) > The nepomuk barf was probably due to the change in backend storage format, > there's a tool to convert this but again, it's Factory so I have no clue if > any packagers would spend much time on it. Since i view Nepomuk with the same > suspicion as I view Beagle I have not used it much so had no qualms about > nuking the db before I updated. > Agreed......think I'll "kill it." > Any further problems with 4.4 or is everything OK now? > No.....I manually fixed everything. Fred -- Q. What's the difference between a southern zoo and a northern zoo? A. The southern zoo has a description of the animal along with a recipe. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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