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Re: [opensuse] ZFS on SuSE-anyone, Distributed File System...
by Verner Kjærsgaard 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

Michael Folsom skrev: > Hi: > > Quick question - what are the advantages of ZFS over XFS? > > I'm not trying to start a flame war but as a happy XFS user wonder > what ZFS has to offer> > > Later - > > > Mike > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Verner Kjærsgaard <vk(a)os-academy.dk> wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> - has anyone tried SUN's ZFS on SuSE? Can it be done, is it at all feasible? >> >> - or another Distributed file system. I may need a file system, that will allow me to add storage ad hoc. >> >> Any hints, links? >> >> As always, thanks! >> >> -- >> -------------------------------------------- >> Med venlig hilsen/best regards >> Verner Kjærsgaard >> Novell Certified Linux Professional 10035701 >> www.os-academy.dk +45 56964223 >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org >> > I really don't know, if any? Are they not two different beasts? I tried looking for info about XFS, any good links, homepage? -- -------------------------------------------- Med venlig hilsen/best regards Verner Kjærsgaard Novell Certified Linux Professional 10035701 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Bad blocks on a ReiserFS volume. How to retrieve files?
by Silviu Marin-Caea 14 Aug '24

14 Aug '24

I have a large hard-disk (120 GB) on which some blocks went bad. Now, it cannot be mounted. Attached is what debugreiserfs says. What can I do; I'm newbie to reiserfs architecture. I thought that ReiserFS keeps copies of the superblock or something, like ext2/3 does. reiserfsck says "error occured looks like hardware problem. bread cannot read block 13271040". That's the actual number it displays. PS I have asked the same question on the reiserfs-list, but it's extremely low traffic. Maybe someone here knows more. Thank you Filesystem state: consistency is not checked after last mounting Reiserfs super block in block 16 on 0x1642 of format 3.6 with standard journal Count of blocks on the device: 29945160 Number of bitmaps: 914 Blocksize: 4096 Free blocks (count of blocks - used [journal, bitmaps, data, reserved] blocks): 29154954 Root block: 14969 Filesystem is NOT clean Tree height: 4 Hash function used to sort names: "r5" Objectid map size 10, max 972 Journal parameters: Device [0x0] Magic [0x34ae2c74] Size 8193 blocks (including 1 for journal header) (first block 18) Max transaction length 1024 blocks Max batch size 900 blocks Max commit age 30 Blocks reserved by journal: 0 Fs state field: 0x0 sb_version: 2 inode generation number: 35482 UUID: 48d29ced-fe37-4c68-adf8-32ace9f2be45 LABEL: Set flags in SB: ATTRIBUTES CLEAN

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Sorry SuSE: 9.1 is Waste of time and money!
by Terje J. Hanssen 17 May '24

17 May '24

I am sorry to conclude that my upgrade from SuSE 9.0 Pro to 9.1 Pro has been waste of time and money for me, so far. The same I have to say about the free SuSE "Installation support". The reason is that my SuSE 9.1 installation only detects 1 of my 3 SCSCI devices (as I wrote in another subject on this forum: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2004-May/3254.html) Yamaha 4416S CDRW recorder detected HP DVD Writer 100i NOT detected Epson 1640SU scanner NOT detected It's rather stupid. I have installed 9.1 using the DVD disk just in the HP DVD drive, but after the installation of 9.1, the KDE/Konqueror /media/recorder cannot access it and YaST2 cannot install additional software from it. Only one "Cdrecorder" is found in My computer and that is the Yamaha 4416 drive, which the KDE/Konqueror file manager assign as /media/recorder11. I am sure 9.1 is the reason, as I hadn't this problems with 9.0. I have tried both an update and two several new installation of 9.1. Neither SJDS nor Windows on the same multiboot PC have problems to detect these devices. In my opinion SuSE should therefore debug 9.1 better and longer, and not leave the problems to the customers. I see SuSE notes on their web saying that they know SCSI scanners are not detected in 9.1. But regarding my HP DVD writer problem, the SuSE support (as usual) don't take the responsibility and argue that this problem (a combination of IDE disk and SCSI devices) isn't included in their free installation support! This sounds remarkable, and I have never had a modern PC of so simple model or configuration that it has fitted the limited rules for the free installation support. Terje J. Hanssen

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[SLE] RealPlayer G2 on SuSe 6.2
by yh＠ottawa.com 03 Apr '24

03 Apr '24

Yesterday, I finally got sound going on my Linux setup. I downloaded RealPlayer G2 and it worked beautifully. Today, RealPlayer run but no sound coming out. All other sound functions still work. I can still play my CD, have system sound BUT no sound when I run RealPlayer. /var/log/message said kernel: Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error? but KDE sound still work. I have re-installed RealPlayer 3 times now, still no sound when I run the RealPlayer. Any help is appreciated. Ying yh(a)ottawa.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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Creating a new user for a deamon
by Rowan Reid 15 Jan '24

15 Jan '24

I'm setting up a cron job for a analysis tool, I'm trying to use the SuSE tools where possible but YAST doent' allow you to create new user without a home I tried /dev/null is there a proper way to do this ? Rowan Reid Job Captain, Systems Administrator STUDIO 3 ARCHITECTS 909 982 1717

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Web Site Standards
by Bryan Tyson 25 Sep '21

25 Sep '21

On Wednesday 03 July 2002 03:38, Michael wrote: > I tried to visit this site. > http://www.bet365.com > The result upset me so much i sent them this. I sent the letter below, and I encourage everyone on the list to send a similar letter. ----------------------------------------- Subject: Create a Real Web Site Please From: Bryan S. Tyson <bryantyson(a)earthlink.net> To: webmaster(a)bet365.com When attempting to view your site using Konqueror 2.2.1 and Mozilla 0.9.4, both Linux web browsers, I was curtly informed that my browser is "incompatible." Your site, sir, is what is "incompatible." Stick with established standards and real html, not Microsoft proprietary "features." *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 7.3 Professional KDE 2.2.1 KMail 1.3.1 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson(a)earthlink.net ***************************************************

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Mount Windows NT(NTFS) drive as drive Z: for all users
by Keith Jacobs 25 Sep '21

25 Sep '21

We have an winNT server and need to auto mount a shared folder as if it were a windose mapped drive Z: on SuSE8 Could someone please explain how to do this and how to make sure it is set-up for every user everytime the system is booted. Thanks Regards Keith Jacobs New to Linux

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Adding fonts?
by Tracer Bullet 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

Hi all, Reading some mails on the GIMP mail list, I ran across the procedure to install some more fonts for not only Gimp, but the system and StarOffice to use also. Well, I installed the fonts, went to the shell and issued the command xset fp+ <font directory> and then the rehash command and all fonts are there! Ok, that went well, but each time I restart the system, I have to do it all over again? Is there a way to make it permanent and read the new fonts like it does the ones the system installs or is that a no-no? end of line Tracer Shell commands: xset fp+ <new font directory> xset fp rehash -- ---KMail 1.2--- SuSE Linux v7.2--- Registered Linux User #225206 /tracerb(a)sprintmail.com/ *Magic Page Products* *Team Amiga* http://home.sprintmail.com/~tracerb

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[opensuse] Where can I get genIS_PLAINcache
by Chuck Payne 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

Hi, I am trying to set up a simple repo, I read on the opensuse site about a binary called genIS_PLAINcache, because I can't see to find it or the package yast2-packmanager either. Can someone help. I am setting this repo up for SLE9, I have tried to use createrepo but I keeping getting errors. -- ---------------------------------------- When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere. -- Robert Heinlein -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] KDE3
by Jon Cosby 05 Jun '11

05 Jun '11

Hey, for all of you KDE3 hold outs, someone's finally taking the initiative to fork it to a new project: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/ So far, they're only maintaining .deb packages for Ubuntu, but if you want to see KDE3 live on, it might be worth starting a project on the OBS. Jon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Patch management for OpenSUSE
by Ivan De Masi 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Hello, I am wondering since some time how others cope with patch management on OpenSUSE Clients, when you have a bunch of PCs in a network. Somebody who can recommend a open source tool to cover the basics (e.g. a tool automating updates with zypper over ssh or something similar)? Thanks! Regards, Ivan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Text entry trouble
by Jim Sabatke 16 Nov '10

16 Nov '10

SuSE 11.2, KDE 4.3.5 I did a fresh install of SuSE 11.2 a few weeks ago and have been banging my head against walls since. I am experiencing text entry problems. 1. TAB key acts strange sometimes. - In konsole (2.3.1), sometimes tabbing to complete a command does nothing, other times it works like I am used to (displaying a list of possible completions). When tab completion works, the typed characters are displayed as normal black characters on white background. When it doesn't work, the character colors are reversed. When not working properly, if I type and extra space ' ' character, and then backspace one character, then tab completion works. One really odd thing is that I can run several instances of konsole, and tab completion will work on some and not on others. - In gnumeric (1.9.13), tab sometimes will not go to the next field unless an extra space is typed at the end of the field data. Having to type an extra ' ' space character is a recurring theme here. - In gnucash (2.2.9) tab acts the same as in gnucash. In both cases, this never happened in 11.1. - In firefox (3.5.9) tab "sometimes" acts the same as gnucash and gnumeric (above). Also, getting firefox to list possible URL connections from history sometimes requires hitting the ' ' space key. At other times, firefox will display possible completions, but will not tab select them until a space key is pressed. The same behaviors occur in common drop box screens, such as google's search text entry; again a seemingly random behavior. These problems show in many other app's. 2. Spell check and text entry is strange: - In abiword (2.6.8), thunderbird (3.0.4) and emacs (23.1.1) there are several strange things "SOMETIMES" strings are not echoed from the app, but are instead displayed in a small text box that pops up somewhere on the monitor. The text box appears for each string and goes away after the string is completed. "As you type" spell checking is not performed. This problem is really annoying. "SOMETIMES" the strings are displayed on the app while typing, but spell check is not performed until after the string is completed. SOMETIMES "as you type" spell checking works as in previous versions of the OS. The string is underlined as soon as it doesn't match anything in the dictionary. I've tried to google these problems, but the search strings are so common that there are way too hits to be of use. I'm sure these aren't really random happenings, but I haven't been able to see a pattern yet. Any help? TIA Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Akonadi problem
by 911 17 Aug '10

17 Aug '10

Hello SuSE people, Recently upgraded to KDE4.4 andI now receive the following message: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nepomuk Indexing Agents Have Been Disabled The Nepomuk service is not available or fully operational and attempts to rectify this have failed. Therefore indexing of all data stored in the Akonadi PIM service has been disabled, which will severely limit the capabilities of any application using this data. The following problems were detected: Nepomuk is not running. --------------------------------------------------------------------- OK, remember stuff on this list talking about Akonadi/Nepomuk but can't recall or find what it is about. There was a solution. Just don't know what it was about. Please remind me. Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[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] zypper up question
by Greg Freemyer 22 Jun '10

22 Jun '10

All, Intentional top post / new thread because the main question seems to have been lost in the clutter. Is there a way, via zypper, I can easily see which repo yast2-mail is currently using, and which one has the updated version? ie. It seems a vendor change is needed and zypper up is therefore simply telling me it is skipping that package. Now I want to dig into that a little more. fyi: I assume I could launch yast and look at the versions tab, but I'd like to handle this via zypper since it seems to be getting better and better. Greg On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Marcus Meissner <meissner(a)suse.de> wrote: > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 05:28:43PM -0300, Marco Calistri wrote: > >> Greg Freemyer ha scritto: > >> > All, > >> > > >> > I just ran zypper up and it gave me the normal list of things it was > >> > going to upgrade, but also a list it was not going to upgrade. What > >> > is the list of not upgraded about? It seems surprisingly long. See > >> > below. > >> > > >> > I particularly interested in the kernel packages its not upgrading. > >> > > >> > === > >> > sudo zypper up > >> > root's password: > >> > Retrieving repository 'KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop' metadata [done] > >> > Building repository 'KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop' cache [done] > >> > Retrieving repository 'YaST:Web' metadata [done] > >> > Building repository 'YaST:Web' cache [done] > >> > Loading repository data... > >> > Reading installed packages... > >> > > >> > The following package updates will NOT be installed: > >> > autoconf automake bash bash-doc desktop-file-utils > >> > evolution-data-server faad2 ffmpeg gnome-keyring gnome-keyring-32bit > >> > gnome-keyring-lang gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base > >> > gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base-lang gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good > >> > kernel-debug kernel-debug-devel kernel-default kernel-default-devel > >> > kernel-desktop-devel kernel-docs kernel-source > >> > kernel-syms kernel-trace kernel-trace-devel kernel-xen > >> > kernel-xen-devel kupdateapplet kupdateapplet-packagekit libavcodec52 > >> > libavdevice52 libavformat52 libavutil50 libfaad2 > >> > libgpod4 libgpod-tools libkdecore4-32bit libphonon4-32bit > >> > libpostproc51 libreadline6 libreadline6-32bit libschroedinger-1_0-0 > >> > libswscale0 libv4l lighttpd lighttpd-mod_magnet > >> > PackageKit readline-devel readline-doc rubygem-actionmailer-2_3 > >> > rubygem-actionpack-2_3 rubygem-activerecord-2_3 > >> > rubygem-activeresource-2_3 rubygem-activesupport-2_3 rubygem-rack > >> > rubygem-rails-2_3 rubygem-rake rubygems rubygem-sqlite3 sysvinit > >> > Vuze-libswt3-gtk2 webyast-base-ui xdg-utils xkeyboard-config > >> > yast2-mail yast2-registration > >> > yast2-registration-branding-openSUSE > >> > . > >> > . > >> > . > >> > . > >> > === > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > Greg > >> > >> That's an interesting question; me too am seeing it from awhile. > >> > >> We could try to compare the installed pkg against the repository updates > >> with "zypper info <pkg-name>" to see if the installed version is the > >> latest available. > >> > >> Other aspect IMHO is worth to mention is the slight difference of > >> packageKit's behaviour, with the one of zypper: sometimes they reports a > >> different scenario about update availability. > > > > To see what the problem with those updates are , try: > > > > e.g. > > zypper in yast2-mail > > > > it will show the conflicts you need to resolve. > > > > Ciao, Marcus > > Marcus, > > I tried exactly that and it looks like a yast2-mail is a repo / vendor > change. I don't recall getting yast2-mail as an example from a > non-standard repo. (I do have several repo's in my list, see below). > > Is there a way I can easily see which repo yast2-mail is currently > using, and which one has the updated version? > > == > sudo zypper in yast2-mail > root's password: > Loading repository data... > Reading installed packages... > 'yast2-mail' is already installed. > There is an update candidate for 'yast2-mail', but it is from > different vendor. Use 'zypper install yast2-mail-2.18.5-2.1.noarch' to > install this candidate. > Resolving package dependencies... > > Nothing to do. > == > > == > > sudo zypper lr > # | Alias | Name > | Enabled | Refresh > ---+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------+-------- > 1 | KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop | KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop > | Yes | Yes > 2 | Kernel:HEAD | Kernel:HEAD > | Yes | Yes > 3 | X11:lxde | X11:lxde > | Yes | Yes > 4 | YaST:Web | YaST:Web > | Yes | Yes > 5 | devel:languages:ruby:extensions | devel:languages:ruby:extensions > | Yes | Yes > 6 | devel:tools:building | devel:tools:building > | Yes | Yes > 7 | download.opensuse.org-oss | Main Repository (DEBUG) > | Yes | Yes > 8 | download.opensuse.org-standard | Main Repository (Contrib) > | Yes | Yes > 9 | download.videolan.org-SuSE | VideoLan Repository > | Yes | Yes > 10 | ftp.skynet.be-suse | Packman Repository > | Yes | Yes > 11 | home:poletti_marco | home:poletti_marco > | Yes | Yes > 12 | openSUSE:Tools | openSUSE:Tools > | Yes | Yes > 13 | openSUSE_11.2_Non-OSS | openSUSE 11.2 Non-OSS > | Yes | Yes > 14 | openSUSE_11.2_Oss | openSUSE 11.2 Oss > | Yes | Yes > 15 | openSUSE_11.2_Updates | openSUSE 11.2 Updates > | Yes | Yes > == > > Thanks > 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 -- 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] KDE defaults after upgrade from 10.3 to 11.2
by Roger Oberholtzer 18 Jun '10

18 Jun '10

I did an update of a 10.3 system to openSUSE 11.2. I used the 11.2 DVD to do this (not zypper). As part of the update, I let the updater add the on-line 11.2 updates. No KDE repos are added. Just the 11.2 update that the install adds. For the most part all went well. Except that the desktop looks crappy, even for a user created after the update was completed. The most obvious problem is that the panel at the bottom is black, and the text on it black. Or, when leaving the desktop, the window is black with black text. ICONS are OK. There is something that is obviously not to plan. I also tried deleting the $HOME/.kde and $HOME/.kde4 directories, hoping that they would be better when the user logs in again. Nope. Same badness. Maybe this is not enough to remove to force regeneration of the user settings? Oddly, the root user has a correct appearance. No other user. I am guessing that when the system was updated, the default settings that a KDE user should get have not been properly updated. I do not know where to look for this, if that is even what it is. I am guessing that I could fiddle with a user's settings and get it looking good again. However, this is not really an option for this machine. We are trying to see how well it works to let users log with Windows Active Directory verification (which works so very nicely!). I would have to do this for each user after they create their login. Umm, no... I did follow many of the discussions about settings problems in kde 4. Most of those seemed to be about messing up old settings, and seemed to be more of an issue in older KDE 4 releases. I sort of thought the KDE in the 11.2 update directory had most of this sorted out. I use it on my 11.2-from-the-beginning system and have no complaints. I am guessing the damage was done in the initial KDE install in the 11.2 upgrade. But I might be wrong. Where to start? -- 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] BASH - better way to get total number of files matching glob??
by David C. Rankin 14 Jun '10

14 Jun '10

Guys, Doing a quick backup of config files (like .bashrc) from within bashrc and I need to find a better way to find the total number of files matching a glob in a directory. Currently I'm using: total=$(ls $budir/bashrc-* | wc -l) to determine how many copies I have in my bashrc.tar.bz2 backup + the new one I just copied to the backup location so I can determine the number to delete to just save the last 3 when I tar it up again. The ls | wc combination works fine, but I don't like the fact that there is a pipe in the middle of it. If there is a cleaner way to do it, let me know. P.S. Yes, I've added an alias too many times by doing "alias xzy='whatever' >~/.bashrc" -- thus the quick backup from within bashrc :p Of course if I would just remember >> I'd be just fine.... -- 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] Midori on Suse 11.2
by Constant Brouerius van Nidek 11 Jun '10

11 Jun '10

Heard somewhere enthusiastic comments about the web browser Midori. Went to Yast and found it there. Installed it and wanted to have a look at this small web browser. Found it back in the menu and started it. And now I need help :) First info I received was: ----------- gcjwebplugin error: Failed to run/etc/alternatives/../../bin/java. For more detail rerun "firefox -g" in a terminal window ----------- Looked in /etc/alternatives/../../bin/java which did not help me much. Running firefox -g gave me Firefox and following message: ----------- nss-shared-helper NSS_USE_SHARED_DB enable ----------- Could not find nss-shared-helper. No idea where that would be hidden. Finally I ran midori in konsole which gave me following output. ---------- ~> midori /usr/src/packages/BUILD/icedtea6-1.7.3/plugin/icedteanp/IcedTeaNPPlugin.cc:1427: thread 0x80f5738: Error: Failed to spawn applet viewer: Failed to execute child process "/etc/alternatives/../../bin/java" (No such file or directory) *** NSPlugin Viewer *** ERROR: /usr/lib/browser- plugins/skypebuttons.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory *** NSPlugin Viewer *** ERROR: /usr/lib/browser- plugins/skypebuttons.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory *** NSPlugin Wrapper *** ERROR: failed to initialize plugin-side RPC client connection *** NSPlugin Wrapper *** WARNING: (/usr/src/packages/BUILD/nspluginwrapper-1.2.2/src/npw- wrapper.c:3156):invoke_NP_Initialize: assertion failed: (rpc_method_invoke_possible(g_rpc_connection)) *** NSPlugin Wrapper *** WARNING: (/usr/src/packages/BUILD/nspluginwrapper-1.2.2/src/npw- wrapper.c:3156):invoke_NP_Initialize: assertion failed: (rpc_method_invoke_possible(g_rpc_connection)) Illegal instruction -- Linux User 183145 using LXDE on a Pentium III , powered by openSUSE 11.2 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.31.12-0.2-desktop LXDE WM & KDE Development Platform: 4.4.3 (KDE 4.4.3) 12:08pm up 2 days 17:24, 2 users, load average: 1.22, 3.77, 4.11 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Kindle for PC via WINE ?
by Regis Matejcik 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

Anyone had any luck getting "Kindle for PC" to run on OpenSuse via WINE ? There are several internet posts that reference a minor "tweak" to wine (essentially changing the winecfg to windows98 ) and "Kindle for PC" supposedly works fine. I've done the the winecfg tweak on both my OpenSuse 11.2 desktop and my Ubuntu laptop with similar results. The "Kindle for PC" program appears to install, an Icon shows up on the desktop, but when the icon is clicked - it tries to launch but crashes. -- Regis Matejcik Crescent Construction Company www.CrescentConstruction.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] vmware and keyboard layout
by Roger Oberholtzer 07 Jun '10

07 Jun '10

i have a strange thing happening these days. when i start vmware, my keyboard layout gets messed up. for example, i am typing this message in evolution. i do not get caps, or various other characters as the shift key seems to have been disabled. this happens when i start vmware. oddly, the apps in vmware windows xp do get proper characters. i see this problem in kde. i cannot check the system console because alt-ctrl-fx also no longer work. stopping vmware does not correct the problem. i need to reboot. ok, i guess there is a command that could probably reset the keyboard. but why is this now happening the last statement was a question, but i can't type a question mark. this happens every time i run vmware. i think it started at some time when kde was updated. i am not certain. except that it was not when vmware was updated. anyone else have this odd behavior i have a swedish keyboard. adding the keyboard layout selector to the kde system tray does not help. some keys change as expected. but the shift key ans alt-ctrl seem gone until i reboot. -- 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] java error
by William Biggs 07 Jun '10

07 Jun '10

ever time I try to go to any web page with any jave I get this error gcjwebplugin error: Failed to run /etc/alternatives/../../bin/java. For more detail rerun "firefox -g" in a terminal window. -- 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 on SSD?
by C 07 Jun '10

07 Jun '10

Has anyone started seriously testing and tinkering with openSUSE on SSD drives? The prices are dropping and I'm thinking it's time to move over to SSD for my main drive - I'm thinking I'll do this around the release of 11.3. I've been doing some reading, and see a lot of conflicting info... in one place I see notes that you must set noatime and you cannot(should not) put the swap on the SSD drive.... among many others... like running a cron job to clear or write memory on a regular basis (something to that effect was discussed here, but without any clear reason why you'd need to so this or what was actually being doen.... at least not that I saw. Most of the rest of the information is at least 2 years old and mostly focuses on panic over the limited read/write cycles on SSDs... one camp says no problems, just install as usual... the other says no way.. disable this and that, and put home on a reg drive, and and and. So.. what's the concensus here? Just install as normal now? Treat the drives as a reg drive? Or handle with care and assume I'm venturing into fail country? 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] HP computers?
by Jim Hatridge 04 Jun '10

04 Jun '10

Hi all, I'm thinking about buying a HP computer (Pavilion P6310de). It comes with Windows 7 and I want to add SuSE to it. Can anyone tell me good or bad things about HP computers? Do they play nice with Linux? Thanks, JIM -- Check out my eBay auctions! http://tinyurl.com/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] sftp-server problem on OpenSUSE 11?
by Boris Epstein 04 Jun '10

04 Jun '10

Hi all, I have a few systems here that are OpenSUSE 11.1 and 11.2 machines. For some reason, while SSH into them works just fine SFTP does not work at all. Looks like the SFTP subsystem in the SSH server (/usr/lib64/ssh/sftp-server) never gets activated properly. Has anybody run into this? How do I fix it? Thanks. Boris. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] BASH prompt - change prompt on the fly -> shorter -> longer -> shorter
by David C. Rankin 03 Jun '10

03 Jun '10

Guys, I keep my prompt set so I always have the time and can simply copy/paste the prompt as an rsync or scp or sftp source/destination. example: 21:43 nirvana:~/dt/e17/themes> So if I need to transfer something to/from any host it is just a simple copy & middle-mouse paste for: rsync -uav nirvana:~/dt/e17/themes . One issue that arises is that prompt length grows quickly as you drill down a directory tree, especially if you are su'ed root: eg: [21:55 alchemy:/usr/share/enlightenment/data/themes] # So a solution was to create a small function in .bashrc and short alias to accomplish what I needed. Since in the path statement, '\w' displays the full path while '\W' will display only the current directory, toggling the path required nothing more than re-exporting the path with the 'w' or 'W' set as needed. The function that worked - (note all case statements are on a single line): SetPrompt() { case $1 in w) export PS1="\[\e[0;37m\]\A\[\e[1;34m\] \[\e[1;34m\]\h:\w> \[\e[0m\]";; W) export PS1="\[\e[0;37m\]\A\[\e[1;34m\] \[\e[1;34m\]\h:\W> \[\e[0m\]";; *) echo -e "\n ${0##*/} [w,W] for 'full' or 'current' directory shown in prompt -- try again.\n" >&2 return 1;; esac return 0 } Then the efficient aliases used for 'SetPrompt w' or 'SetPrompt W': alias spw='SetPrompt w' alias spW='SetPrompt W' If you use different prompts for root and regular users, then just adding a test for the $UID allows you to set the appropriate prompt. (I like my user prompt in blue/gray and my root prompt in red/yellow: SetPrompt() { case $1 in w) [[ $UID -eq 0 ]] && \ export PS1="\[\e[0;37m\]\A \[\e[1;33m\]\h\[\e[0;31m\]:\w\[\e[1;33m\] # \[\e[0m\]" || \ export PS1="\[\e[0;37m\]\A\[\e[1;34m\] \[\e[1;34m\]\h:\w> \[\e[0m\]";; W) [[ $UID -eq 0 ]] && \ export PS1="\[\e[0;37m\]\A \[\e[1;33m\]\h\[\e[0;31m\]:\W\[\e[1;33m\] # \[\e[0m\]" || \ export PS1="\[\e[0;37m\]\A\[\e[1;34m\] \[\e[1;34m\]\h:\W> \[\e[0m\]";; *) echo -e "\n ${0##*/} [w,W] for 'full' or 'current' directory shown in prompt -- try again.\n" >&2 return 1;; esac return 0 } Here is an alternate root prompt that I really like as well: PS1="\[\e[1;34m\][\[\e[1;31m\]\A \[\e[1;34m\]\h\[\e[0;31m\]:\w\[\e[1;34m\]] # \[\e[0m\]" (to try out the prompts, just copy and paste the ( PS1="stuff" ) line to your command line and hit return -- in any terminal) Somewhere in the past I recall suse having some 'beautify path' options that did something similar to this, but I couldn't find it with a limited search. Does anybody else recall something like a 'beautify path' option that would shorten the path to no more than 3 directory depth displayed starting at the current dir and working back up the tree? As long as we are on prompts, here is another super time-saver that takes you back to the prior directory with a short alias that your fingers are already over: alias cdl='cd $OLDPWD' Next time you change directories and need to change back, just 'cdl' Enjoy :p -- 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] Suspend to RAM doesn't work
by Michal Hlavac 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Hello, I have opensuse 11.2 on Thinkpad R60 with latest KDE 4.4.3 packages... Few days ago suspend to ram stopped work. It locks screen and nothing else when I click to sleep (in KDE power management plugin)... var/log/messages contains only: Entering suspend. In case of problems, please check /var/log/pm-suspend.log and log file /var/log/pm-suspend.log is empty thanks, miso -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Novell Client for Linux 2.0 sp2 sle11 i586 on openSUSE 11.2
by Roger Oberholtzer 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

I have installed the RPMs in novell-client-2.0-sp2-sle11-i586.iso (downloaded from Novell), as well as CASA and libbfd on an openSUSYE 11.2 system. When I log in to KDE, I get a NCL icon in the system tray. When I try to do something with it, I get this in a popup window: Description : Cannot scan Connection References. Error:NWCCScanConnRefs: Code : FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFB Build : 1.0.0 File : ncpConnectionRefScanner.cpp Line : 79 Repository Version : $Revision: 2371 $ Then I can proceed to the NCL menu. However, login does not work. I fill in all the usual details and I get this message: "The system could not log you into the network. Make sure your name and connection information are correct, then type your password again." I use this exact same information in the same machine from Windows XP running on VMWare, and that works fine. So I know that the values are correct and that the machines are available. But obviously something has gone kaplooie. Anyone else using NCL on openSUSE 11.2? -- 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] install java
by William Biggs 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

I reinstalled 11.2 I tying to install jave can some one help me get it installed ? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] building rpm packages and automatic dependencies.
by mailing lists 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Hello, I need build some packages but I'm unable to understand how to override automatic dependencies. For a package like haproxy which depends of libpcreposix0 I specify a requires tag containing libpcreposix0. However find-requires adds libpcreposix.so.0()(64bit) as a dependency and finally the installation halts to request the library instead of showing the required package. Anyone knows how to solve this? # rpm -qp --requires RPMS/x86_64/haproxy-1.4.4-1.x86_64.rpm /sbin/chkconfig /sbin/service libpcreposix0 <------------------------------------------ requires tag dependency /bin/sh /bin/sh /bin/sh /bin/sh rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 /bin/sh libcrypt.so.1()(64bit) libcrypt.so.1(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit) libc.so.6()(64bit) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.2)(64bit) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)(64bit) libpcreposix.so.0()(64bit) <-------------------------- find-requires adds this libpcre.so.0()(64bit) rpmlib(PayloadIsLzma) <= 4.4.6-1 # zypper install -r 1 haproxy Retrieving repository 'Opensuse11.2-local' metadata [done] Building repository 'Opensuse11.2-local' cache [done] Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Resolving package dependencies... Problem: nothing provides libpcreposix.so.0()(64bit) needed by haproxy-1.4.4-1.x86_64 Solution 1: do not ask to install a solvable providing haproxy Solution 2: break haproxy by ignoring some of its dependencies # cat haproxy.spec Summary: HA-Proxy is a TCP/HTTP reverse proxy for high availability environments Name: haproxy Version: 1.4.4 Release: 1 License: GPL Group: System Environment/Daemons URL: http://haproxy.1wt.eu/ Source0: http://haproxy.1wt.eu/download/1.3/src/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz Source1: %{name}.init BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root BuildRequires: pcre-devel Requires: /sbin/chkconfig, /sbin/service Requires: libpcreposix0 Patch0: haproxy_user.patch %description HA-Proxy is a TCP/HTTP reverse proxy which is particularly suited for high availability environments. %prep %setup -q %patch0 -p1 # We don't want any perl dependecies in this RPM: %define __perl_requires /bin/true %build %{__make} USE_PCRE=1 DEBUG="" ARCH=%{_target_cpu} TARGET=linux26 %install [ "%{buildroot}" != "/" ] && %{__rm} -rf %{buildroot} %{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_sbindir} %{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/init.d %{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name} %{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/ %{__install} -s %{name} %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/ %{__install} -c -m 644 examples/%{name}.cfg %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/ %{__install} -c -m 755 doc/%{name}.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/ cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sbindir} %if 0%{?suse_version} %{__install} -D -m 0755 %{S:1} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/%{name} %endif ln -sf ../../etc/init.d/%{name} rc%{name} %clean [ "%{buildroot}" != "/" ] && %{__rm} -rf %{buildroot} %pre /usr/sbin/groupadd -r %{name} &>/dev/null ||: /usr/sbin/useradd -m -g %{name} -s /bin/false -r -c "user for %{name}" -d /var/lib/%{name} %{name} &>/dev/null ||: %post /sbin/chkconfig --add %{name} %preun if [ $1 = 0 ]; then /sbin/service %{name} stop >/dev/null 2>&1 || : /sbin/chkconfig --del %{name} fi %postun if [ "$1" -ge "1" ]; then /sbin/service %{name} condrestart >/dev/null 2>&1 || : fi %files %defattr(-,root,root) %doc CHANGELOG TODO examples/*.cfg doc/haproxy-en.txt doc/haproxy-fr.txt doc/architecture.txt doc/configuration.txt %doc %{_mandir}/man1/%{name}.1* %attr(0755,root,root) %{_sbindir}/%{name} %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name} %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/%{name}.cfg %attr(0755,root,root) %config %{_sysconfdir}/init.d/%{name} %{_sbindir}/rchaproxy %changelog -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Question about (s)tar
by Koenraad Lelong 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Hi, Since a few weeks I'm running a script to backup my home-server. It's just a few tar-files I'm making on a removable hard-disk. Every week I run the same script with commands like star -cf tar-file.tar.gz directory I don't do any errorchecking though, like checking if all tar-commands end without errors. That's a next project. Last weekend I tried to recover that data to another external hard-disk, to see if the backup was restorable. It seemed to work fine except that I got a message, something like "ignoring trailing garbage". Am I to worry that my backup has problems ? Now I remember I actually used tar to restore. Maybe there is a difference ? Thanks for any information you can give. -- 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] Multiple GTK themes applied in kde - how is that possible?
by David C. Rankin 01 Jun '10

01 Jun '10

Guys, Here is a strange one. Within my kde desktop, something is applying 2 different gtk themes to gtk apps. Really wild. A screenshot will help: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/bugs/kde3/kcm_gtk-multi-themes_02.jpg Here you see compiz-config with the 'BlackBird' gtk theme applied and some default 12 pt font, but at the same time, you see the fusion-icon menu open in kicker with the BlueNight-II gtk theme applied with the proper 8pt font. --> Huh? I know the setting are controlled though kcm_gtk, but I've never had 2 themes show up before. It looks like both kde3 'and' kde4 gtkrc files are being read and used by different parts of kde3 - not good: 16:03 alchemy:~> for i in .gtkrc-2.0*; do echo -e "\n File: $i\n"; cat $i; done File: .gtkrc-2.0-kde # This file was written by kcm_gtk # You can edit it in the KDE control center, under "GTK Styles and Fonts" include "/usr/share/themes/BlackBird/gtk-2.0/gtkrc" include "/etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc" style "user-font" { font_name="Sans Serif 8" } widget_class "*" style "user-font" gtk-theme-name="BlackBird" gtk-font-name="Sans Serif 8" File: .gtkrc-2.0-kde4 # This file was written by KDE # You can edit it in the KDE control center, under "GTK Styles and Fonts" include "/usr/share/themes/LaGaDesk-BlueNight-II-GTK/gtk-2.0/gtkrc" include "/etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc" style "user-font" { font_name="Sans Serif" } widget_class "*" style "user-font" gtk-theme-name="LaGaDesk-BlueNight-II-GTK" gtk-font-name="Sans Serif 8" Well, it is apparent where the mixing of themes are coming from, the question is "What is kde4 doing trying to assign the gtk theme to my kde3 desktop?" ... and ... more importantly, "How do I make it stop?" It gets worse when you invoke the gtk file save/save-as dialog: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/bugs/kde3/kcm_gtk-multi-themes_05.jpg The bizarre part here is that the dialog has parts of each gtk theme. The background color is obviously BlueNight, but the crappy 12pt font and white backgrounds are from? -- dunno? I'll dork around with it a bit more, but if anybody has any ideas, I would sure appreciate them. These things are a pain -- and the sad part is they never were before. KDE3 would read .gtkrc-2.0-kde and KDE4 read .gtkrc-2.0-kde4. Why the mix-up? and.. Where? -- 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] GDM 11.2 went broken
by Marco Calistri 31 May '10

31 May '10

Dear list-memebers, Following my latest post titled: Re: [opensuse-gnome] 11.2 Gnome update VS STABLE:2.28, I regrettably have to ask some guidance about recovering my GDM, since it suddenly get broken. Latest changes I made immediately before the broke have been: 1) Reverting from G:S:2.28 to update repo and ran a zypper dup 2) Rebooting the system by maintaining "gdm" and "gnome" respectively into /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager and /etc/sysconfig/windowmanager, noticed very high CPU/MEM load up to 99%/50% from gconfd-2 running endlessly 3) No way to see the gdm-greeter after long await 4) As per recent logs, I believe there is something wrong with GConf or better with policy-kit: GConf: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.). 5) Actually the sole workaround to get the gdm greeter and Gnome desktop is to edit /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager and changing the line "gdm" into "kdm", doing this I can login into Gnome perfectly. Wonder if somebody can suggest me some ways to cure to the problem. I've also thought as last resource to uninstall completely GNOME and install it back again. TKS, -- Marco Calistri <amdturion> -- 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 solve dependencies for stellarium 10.4
by Julien Michielsen 31 May '10

31 May '10

I want to install stellarium 10.4, but I was not able to solve all dependen- cies for it(as described in stellarium.org/wiki/index.php/Build_Dependencies) The first problem was for Open GL, which needs libgl1-mesa-dev. Yast (and the entire SuSE site) did not mention this lib. Is this available for SuSE? The next line stated GLU, and libglu1-mesa-dev. Appearantly (and luckily) this is not needed anymore from version 0.10.3, so I can skip that difficult line. The next dependency is Zlib, requiring zlib1g-dev. I could not find this for SuSE. Anywhere available? The libfreetype-requirement could not be solved either. My opensuse11.1 dit not go higher than libfreetype2. I will stop here,even though I'm not at the end of unsolvable requirements yet. Have people succeeded to install the later stellariums on suse, or should I rather give up? Thanks -- Julien Michielsen julien_at_michkloo.xs4all.nl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Driver for Mustek ScanExpress USB 1200 Pro
by Duaine Hechler 31 May '10

31 May '10

Running 11.1 and looking for the Linux driver for the Mustek ScanExpress USB 1200 Pro. (Of course I can run it under Windoze but I hate to) Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler(a)att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Question about git (Permission denied)
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 30 May '10

30 May '10

Hello Mates, today i opened my first github repository. I've done the following steps: sascha@linux-hob0:~/git> mkdir openSUSE-Weekly_News sascha@linux-hob0:~/git> cd openSUSE-Weekly_News/ sascha@linux-hob0:~/git/openSUSE-Weekly_News> ls sascha@linux-hob0:~/git/openSUSE-Weekly_News> git init Initialized empty Git repository in /home/sascha/git/openSUSE- Weekly_News/.git/ sascha@linux-hob0:~/git/openSUSE-Weekly_News> git add * sascha@linux-hob0:~/git/openSUSE-Weekly_News> git commit -m 'first set of scripts' [master (root-commit) aee06f6] first set of scripts 16 files changed, 3754 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100755 generate_announce create mode 100755 generate_buildservice create mode 100755 generate_events create mode 100755 generate_features create mode 100755 generate_secupdates create mode 100644 statistics.5.py create mode 100644 statistics.7a.py create mode 100644 translate.ini_de create mode 100644 translate.ini_es create mode 100644 translate.ini_id create mode 100644 translate.ini_ja create mode 100644 translate.ini_pl create mode 100644 translate.ini_pt create mode 100644 translate.ini_ru create mode 100644 translate.ini_tw create mode 100644 translate.ini_zh sascha@linux-hob0:~/git/openSUSE-Weekly_News> git remote add origin git@github.com:saigkill/openSUSE-Weekly-News.git sascha@linux-hob0:~/git/openSUSE-Weekly_News> git push origin master The authenticity of host 'github.com (207.97.227.239)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is 16:27:ac:a5:76:28:2d:36:63:1b:56:4d:eb:df:a6:48. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Warning: Permanently added 'github.com,207.97.227.239' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. Permission denied (publickey). fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly Does anyone know what the error is? -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns open-slx GmbH 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)

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[opensuse] where do I turn tracker off at?
by j debert 30 May '10

30 May '10

First, Beagle came along and made a hog of itself. Then Nepomuk came along and just kept everything to itself, letting me have a microscopic scrap of resources every once in a great while. Now, tracker shows up and hijacks my system when I'm working. The tracker gang, led by tracker-miner-fs, turns up after login and takes over my system as they search and index files like Beagle and Nepomuk. And as with those other two, the tracker gang does it's thing while I am busy and slows my work to a crawl or stalls it completely. The man pages say tracker is started by the .desktop config file. There is no .desktop config file. I've looked in every config file I can think of and none start tracker. THe worst thing about tracker, as is the worst thing with beagle and nepomuk, and cron jobs like suse.de-updatedb, etc., is that they always, without fail, choose to do their more important work while I'm working and never at idle times, like late at night. I want tracker to stop. I don't need it. It is severely interfering with work. So, Does Anyone Know Where, in which file, is the tracker gang started up? And if I delete it, will it go kamikaze and break the system or other apps, like so (too!) many other rpm-installed apps do? And BTW, why is it that beagle, nepomuk, tracker, et cetera are always installed and set to run at the most inopportune times by default? There's a trend here that suggests that someone's been reading way too much BOFH and that there will be many more of those hijacking searcher/indexers to come. == jd While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery. -- -- 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 When Attempting to add RPM Package with Installer.
by Keith 30 May '10

30 May '10

If I download a RPM package for openSuSE 11.2 like Google Chrome or flash player I receive the following error message: [PK_TMP_DIR|dir:///var/tmp/TmpDir.b6ByVi] Repository already exists. from the Installer GUI. I did a Google Search and people discussed this issue, but no resolution was posted . Any one know how to fix this bug? TIA, -- Best Regards, Keith http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] searching avisplit
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 29 May '10

29 May '10

Hello Mates, some time ago i had a program called "avisplit". But atm webpin and packages.o.o Is the Package away or packaged into another Package? Anyone knows? -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns open-slx GmbH 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)

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[opensuse] openSUSE Login screen : GNOME login window
by Ravi Shukla 29 May '10

29 May '10

By mistake I replied to one instead of all ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ravi Shukla <rvshkl18(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, May 29, 2010 at 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] openSUSE Login screen : GNOME login window To: "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas(a)telefonica.net> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Carlos E. R. <robin.listas(a)telefonica.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Yes thats what I did. But when I type "gdm" in terminal i see > > Why do you type gdm in a terminal? You don't do that, the system runs it for > you when it boots. I assume you have reinstalled your entire system, so it > works... don't break it again. > > Okay >> Also "gdmsetup" doesnt work (just a note) >> >> So I thought reinstalling would solve the problem.Now suppose I want >> to install the 2nd one from this - >> http://art.gnome.org/themes/gdm_greeter . So how should I do or what >> should I do ? > > Does the system work, with gdm, after fresh install? Then don't touch it > unless you know how to repair it if it breaks. I am not touching anything right now.But how do I install the the gdm_greeter from the above link ? Sorry for mentioning the partial detail above > > - -- Saludos > Carlos E. R. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkwBGNgACgkQtTMYHG2NR9UsBgCdH/oxT+ngqRgjC+7TU0BlmQ64 > sMMAn1qaQWAzS25J3lTMOEjzH9qPjPjh > =r8Mb > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Ravi -- 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 Weekly News 125 is out!
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 29 May '10

29 May '10

We are pleased to announce: Issue 125 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] [0] http://news.opensuse.org/2010/05/29/opensuse-weekly-news-125-is-out/#more-3… In this week's issue: * 1 Editors Note * 2 Announcements o 2.1 openSUSE Build Service 2.0 Beta1 Release Brings New User Interface o 2.2 openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 7: Preparing for RC Phase o 2.3 openSUSE.org Scheduled Outage o 2.4 Klaas Freitag: Novell Hackweek Fife * 3 Status Updates o 3.1 Distribution + 3.1.1 Lubos Lunak: On-demand package installation in openSUSE 11.3 + 3.1.2 Schedules for the next Week + 3.1.3 Bugzilla * 4 Team Reports o 4.1 Build Service Team + 4.1.1 Build Team Meeting + 4.1.2 OBS 2.0 Beta 1 released + 4.1.3 Build Service Statistics o 4.2 GNOME Team + 4.2.1 Fridrich Strba: Experimental Evolution installer for Windows o 4.3 openFATE Team + 4.3.1 #309589: Support for WebM media + 4.3.2 #309608: Simulations with Python: SimPy + 4.3.3 #309617: customize hostname at install time + 4.3.4 #309618: Enable CGROUP feature in kerneledit + 4.3.5 #309626: Yast/Zypper should create a List with last installed Packages + 4.3.6 Statistics o 4.4 Testing Team + 4.4.1 Larry Finger: Weekly Review o 4.5 Translation Team + 4.5.1 Localization * 5 In the Community o 5.1 openSUSE TV: Architecture of Collaboration o 5.2 Sirko Kemter: RadioTux@LinuxTag o 5.3 Bryen Yunashko: From Chicago to Paris to Nuremberg! o 5.4 Welcome new Members o 5.5 Events & Meetings o 5.6 openSUSE for your ears o 5.7 From Ambassadors + 5.7.1 Agustin Chavarria: openSUSE Schools! in Nicaragua! + 5.7.2 Ricardo Varas Santana: openSUSE at FLISoL Chile] o 5.8 openSUSE in $COUNTRY o 5.9 Communication o 5.10 Contributors * 6 New/Updated Applications @ openSUSE o 6.1 Packman: veejay 1.5.3-0.pm.1.4 (openSUSE 11.2/i586) o 6.2 Packman: xmms2 0.7-999.pm.68.2 (openSUSE 11.2/x86_64) o 6.3 Petr Mladek: OpenOffice_org 3.2.1 rc2 available for openSUSE * 7 Security Updates o 7.1 SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:012 * 8 Kernel Review o 8.1 Rares Aioanei: Kernel Review with openSUSE Flavor * 9 Tips and Tricks o 9.1 For Desktop Users + 9.1.1 IBM developerWorks/Martin Streicher: Speaking UNIX: The best-kept secrets of UNIX power users + 9.1.2 linuxplanet.com/Akkana Peck: Making Movies in Linux with Kdenlive, part 2 o 9.2 For System Administrators + 9.2.1 GeekRide/Napster: Tech Tip: Sending Email from Command line + 9.2.2 Novell Cool Solutions/tpetersonalpine: Teaming Cluster on a Laptop using XEN, OCFS2 and Linux Virtual Services * 10 Planet SUSE o 10.1 Han Wen Kam: KVM in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP 1 o 10.2 Joe Brockmeier: AbiWord: The Underappreciated Word Processor o 10.3 Joe Brockmeier: Good docs, bad docs, missing docs? o 10.4 Dominique Leuenberger: Dominique Leuenberger: VLC / openSUSE 10.3 repository o 10.5 Joe Brockmeier: The Spring 2010 Linux Distro Scorecard (Part 2) o 10.6 Rares Aioanei: Weekly Review of the PostgreSQL * 11 openSUSE Forums o 11.1 Prevent update being installed/Package Lock? o 11.2 11.2 Users Please Check your Firewall o 11.3 zypper dup gave me Milestone 7 o 11.4 Possible cd/dvd hardware failure. * 12 On the Web o 12.1 Announcements + 12.1.1 LinuxCon North America 2010 + 12.1.2 MeeGo v1.0 Core Software Platform & Netbook User Experience project release + 12.1.3 dot.kde.org/KDE SC 4.5 Beta1 Available + 12.1.4 KOffice 2.2 Released o 12.2 Reports + 12.2.1 Richard A. Johnson: Impressions of the latest MeeGo release + 12.2.2 Datamation/Sean Michael Kerner: Novell Revenues, Linux Business Slide + 12.2.3 Miguel de Icaza: Linux for Consumers: MeeGo Updates= + 12.2.4 Michael Meeks: Evolution Express (for MeeGo) + 12.2.5 Aaron Bockover: Banshee for MeeGo o 12.3 Reviews and Essays + 12.3.1 Ghacks/Jack Wallen: Why not try OpenSuSE 11.2 + 12.3.2 Tuxradar: How Linux works: the ultimate guide + 12.3.3 LinuxMagazine/Joe Brockmeier: WebM Poised to Bring Open Video to the Masses * 13 Feedback / Communicate / Get Involved * 14 Credits * 15 Translations For a list of available translations see the Translations Section on the bottom of the issue. -- 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] Enable double-click in firefox file chooser?
by Myrosia Dzikovska 29 May '10

29 May '10

I am on OpenSuse 11.1, using KDE 3.5. Since Firefox changed to GTK file chooser, there is one feature that is driving me crazy: files open on single click. This really does not work well with my touchpad, and I am constantly going into wrong directories or attaching wrong files to my webmail. I tried editing gnome/peripherals/mouse settings in gconf-editor, and unchecked the "single click" option. This doesn't seem to have changed anything. Is there another place to change configuration settings, or will I have to go back to the old Mozilla file chooser? Myrosia -- 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 Login screen : GNOME login window
by Carlos E. R. 29 May '10

29 May '10

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 El 2010-05-29 a las 18:58 +0530, Ravi Shukla escribió: > On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Carlos E. R. <> wrote: >> Full new install, formatting the hard disk, gnome default install? I don't >> see the need then to install gdm separately. it comes with the default >> installation. >> >> If that's not what you did, please clarify. >> >> (gdm works fine in all my machines. >> I never update gnome except from official sources - meaning: no OBS) > Yes thats what I did. But when I type "gdm" in terminal i see Why do you type gdm in a terminal? You don't do that, the system runs it for you when it boots. I assume you have reinstalled your entire system, so it works... don't break it again. > Also "gdmsetup" doesnt work (just a note) > > So I thought reinstalling would solve the problem.Now suppose I want > to install the 2nd one from this - > http://art.gnome.org/themes/gdm_greeter . So how should I do or what > should I do ? Does the system work, with gdm, after fresh install? Then don't touch it unless you know how to repair it if it breaks. - -- Saludos Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkwBGNgACgkQtTMYHG2NR9UsBgCdH/oxT+ngqRgjC+7TU0BlmQ64 sMMAn1qaQWAzS25J3lTMOEjzH9qPjPjh =r8Mb -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[opensuse] Skype should use mixer
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 29 May '10

29 May '10

Hello Mates, some days ago, i've created a .asoundrc because my Soundcard should use dmix. That runs perfectly. Inside KDE all Apps using the mixer. Yesterday i saw, that skype don't use this Preferences. Skype shows me just the direct Adress to play sounds. Sadly if i hear music or other stuff, and a skype sound comes, the other sound is broken, and i must new choose the track in amarok. Any Options to give skype options who skype uses dmix? -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns open-slx GmbH 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)

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[opensuse] openSUSE Login screen : GNOME login window
by Ravi Shukla 29 May '10

29 May '10

Hello again , Well I recently stumbled upon the GNOME login screen(want to change it).I found very cool ones here [1] .But when I downloaded,I am unable to use it . I tried going into 'Appearances' and then install it.But it showed error.I also tried with gdmsetup but it seems like I need some guidance.I hope you can provide me some. So how do I change into the one I downloaded . . . ? [1] http://art.gnome.org/themes/gdm_greeter Thanks Ravi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] generic rsync quiestion
by Boris Epstein 29 May '10

29 May '10

Hello listmates, IS it possible to collect files via rsync from a machine that does not have it installed? Let's say I've got a machine that has an SSH/SFTP server runningbut no rsync. Can I use a SUSE box with rsync to fetch data from that machine? Thanks. Boris. -- 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 can I fix screwed up permissions.
by Dave Plater 29 May '10

29 May '10

Hi, I made my local security setting more secure with the yast security module and now I get a host of problems with running configure and cmake. I've tried setting them back to easy but nothing changes, I can't even run ./configure and have to use sh configure. This problem affects root as well how can I fix it? Thanks Dave P -- 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: [URGENT] Assistance Requested in Looking for Dr Francis T. Seow, Harvard Law School Research Fellow
by Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) 28 May '10

28 May '10

Dear Christopher, I have sent countless emails to many governmental, non-governmental and international organizations in the world with the subject "Plea for Medical Help/Assistance". But surprisingly I get very few replies. Maybe the replies have been deleted or the emails I sent have been deleted. EDIT: I overheard my neighbours claiming to have passwords/access to my email accounts. --- Mr. Teo En Ming Hanyu Pinyin Name: Zhang Enming Facebook: Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Photo (1): http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/7534/enmingteodscf2511.jpg Photo (2): http://i.imgur.com/CLifZ.jpg Mobile Phone (Starhub Pre-paid): +65-8369-2618 Singapore Citizen On 05/27/2010 01:59 PM, Christopher Chan wrote: > >> Do you also know how I can contact all the justices of the Judicial >> Committee of the UK Privy Council and all the Lords of the UK House of >> Lords? According to the UK Parliament website, it says that many Peers >> do not have public email addresses. >> >> In Lucid you will find them in /etc/email/PrivyCouncil.txt and /etc/email/HouseOfLords.txt >> > Or he could just ask the Lord of Privies. In fact, I reckon he'd even be > invited for tea too. > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Automount of USB
by Allan Dreyer andersen 28 May '10

28 May '10

Hi guys I need your help with a box I have. Since a while ago I automount in GNOME of USB doesn't work anymore. When I attach the USB disk this message appear: --- Cannot mount USB Authentication is required --- /var/log/messages show this: May 25 07:58:26 buffy ntfs-3g[6821]: Unmounting /dev/sdg5 (swoop_usb) May 25 07:58:44 buffy kernel: [73057.404731] sdg: sdg1 < sdg5 > It's no problem to do manual mount if I go root but somehow automount in GNOME doesn't work anymore. I'm not sure but for me it sounds like a user permission issue but I don't know where to look. -- Venlig hilsen / Best regards Allan Dreyer Andersen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] XEN / 11.2 Cant connect virt-manager
by Bruce Ferrell 28 May '10

28 May '10

I'm trying to configure XEN with 2.6.31.1 to check 2-0.2-xen kernel. when I start virt-manager I get an error telling me to be sure I have a xen kernel and the xen service is started. When I check /var/log/xen/xend.log I see this message: [2010-05-27 22:47:04 4545] INFO (XMLRPCServer:156) Opening Unix domain socket XML-RPC server on /var/run/xend/xen-api.sock; authentication has been disabled for this server. Any thoughts how to fix this? Bruce -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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