August 2010 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Can't write NTFS drives as normal user
by Junayeed Ahnaf Nirjhor 04 Aug '10

04 Aug '10

Hello, I'm using 11.3 KDE opensuse. My problem is, I can write on my windows drive as root user but not as normal user. Is there any way by which I can write on those drives as normal user? -- I am me, I wanna be me. Like me or not, this is the way I am- Junayeed Ahnaf Nirjhor Linux Mint Bangladesh Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/nirjhor Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/nirjhor Myspace- http://www.myspace.com/nirjhor1992 Blog - http://nirjhor.wordpress.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Where have categories gone in Address Book?
by Bob Williams 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

I've just upgraded to oS 11.3 + KDE4.4. I use Kontact for e-mail, addresses etc. and I've got several mail lists set up based on categories. These mail lists are still available in Kmail, but I cannot find how to add a category to a person's entry in the new look Address Book. Has it gone, or am I looking in the wrong place? Or is there another way to select contacts to add to a mail list? Bob -- Registered Linux User #463880 FSFE Member #1300 GPG-FP: A6C1 457C 6DBA B13E 5524 F703 D12A FB79 926B 994E openSUSE 11.3, Kernel 2.6.34.12-desktop, KDE 4.4.4 Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz, 8GB DDR RAM, nVidia GeForce 9600GT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Checking where GRUB has been installed?
by Marco Calistri 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Friends, I'm going to format my Windows partition: I have a dual boot Vista/openSUSE-11.2 system onto a single 250GB HDD. I wish to use that space as additional linux archiving volume. Before to proceed, wonder if exist a *certified way* to verify where Grub installation is located: disk-MBR or disk-partition. Thanks, -- Marco Calistri <amdturion> Don't argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves. -- Winston Churchill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] phoning through the computer with voice modem
by Istvan Gabor 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Hello: I have a conventinal external serial line data/vioce/fax modem. Is it possible to make phone calls through the computer using this modem? I mean I would plug a headset into the computer's sound card and making the conversation through the headset. What program can do this? I have openSUSE 11.2. Thanks, Istvan -- 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: Xen on 11.3
by Chuck Davis 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

I'm entirely new to virtualization. Xen install on 11.3 does not appear to work. I bought a couple of books but haven't figured out what to do yet since openSuse does not appear to do a complete install. I want to run 11.3 and windows 7 on the same machine (windows is required at work). In the "Book of Xen" the author installs CentOS, then Xen, then a virtualized version of CentOS. Does one need to install the Xen host (in this case openSuse 11.3) again as a virtual machine? If so, why does openSuse not have the defaults required to do so? It selects one of the defined repositories but the install will not happen because defaults are incorrect. Is there a way to successfully install openSuse on itself again? When I try to install windows it gets nearly finished then craps out because it can't find a virtual interface. It appears when I install Xen that the bridge is created but obviously windows can't find it and neither can I access the network from host openSuse anymore; get an error "Network unreachable". Is it possible to get this combination to work? I'd like to have both environments running on my desktop. Thanks for any assistance or a pointer to a document explaining how to do it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Resolution problem
by Junayeed Ahnaf Nirjhor 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Hello, On my 11.3 KDe system I use intel DG41 onboard graphics chipset. Problem is, every time I boot my pc, the system gets back to 1024*768 resolution. Is there any way to fix it on 1280*1024? I can't seem to find my xorg.conf either. In /etc/X11/ there's a file named xorg.conf.d but not xorg.conf Anybody with any solution? -- I am me, I wanna be me. Like me or not, this is the way I am- Junayeed Ahnaf Nirjhor Linux Mint Bangladesh Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/nirjhor Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/nirjhor Myspace- http://www.myspace.com/nirjhor1992 Blog - http://nirjhor.wordpress.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Gstreamer and rhythmbox
by Junayeed Ahnaf Nirjhor 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Hello, I was using rhythmbox on my 11.3 KDE suse. Today I updated the gstreamer package and since then my rhythmbox broke and it was not starting. I googled and removed a package called "gstreamer_python" which I searched from software management. Problem now is, though rhythmbox starts, it fails to initialize the contextpane, cover art, song lyrics and IM status plugin. Is there any way to fix this issue? Tried re installing the same package. After the installation, rhythmbox itself does not start anymore. So what to do now? -- I am me, I wanna be me. Like me or not, this is the way I am- Junayeed Ahnaf Nirjhor Linux Mint Bangladesh Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/nirjhor Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/nirjhor Myspace- http://www.myspace.com/nirjhor1992 Blog - http://nirjhor.wordpress.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] reconfig network for vmplayer
by Roger Oberholtzer 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

I feel like an idiot: I cannot find the command to reconfigure the vmware/vmplayer network. The IP address on the machine has changed, and vmware needs to use a different interface. I thought it was vmware-installer, but that seems to want to install a new thing. I want to reconfigure an installed thing. I know I did this when running vmware workstation. Now that I am using vmplayer, something seems to be missing. -- 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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Re: [opensuse] KDE3 on 11.3 ??
by Sven Burmeister 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Am Freitag, 30. Juli 2010, 17:33:20 schrieb Obamaramalamadingdong: > Sven Burmeister wrote: > > Am Sonntag, 25. Juli 2010, 00:40:48 schrieb Istvan Gabor: > >> Let me quote what I think would be an intelligent response to my post: > > Your first post was "Just to fan the flame... > > > >> http://en.opensuse.org/KDE3 > > > > I like this one: > > > > "Starting with KDE version 4.3.1 shipped with openSUSE 11.2 it is > > considered that KDE4 is at least an adequate replacement for KDE3 and > > for resource reasons KDE3 is not supported." > > > > So according to openSUSE a beta or less than beta quality product (that > > time) is at least an adequate replacement for a stable very usable > > product. Nice." > > > > That's the "intelligence" I answered to. Because that's your attitude > > that shows up in every comment regarding KDE4. > > Can't face up to the truth, can you. > > KDE 4 is a giant brain fart for 4 years and counting. > > The project is lead by a pathological liar, Aaron Segio. > > He claims that various things "aren't implemented because > it's all new code is being written from scratch" and yet > on his own blog he proudly announces, "finally, I RIPPED > DESKTOP ICONS OUT OF THE CODE." > > Doesn't sound like starting from new code at all. > > In fact, it definitely states quite the opposite -- > the Segio committed a demonstrable act of vandalism > to the code base. > > Give it up. KDE 4 is a fucking mess because the > people implementing it have no fucking respect > for anybody, or anything, as long as they can > jack off to their pointless, CPU-hogging, work-impeding > animations. > > > Bob S is right. You're nothing but a fanboy. Thanks for your email, sending private emails is against the mailinglist netiquette, so I thought I would share my reply. Please only send emails to the list. Thanks for sharing your attitude it saves a lot of typing if people like you make it that easy to understand their intention behind their "valueable" critique. Sven > >> QUOTE: > >>> That was NOT my point. When I discovered that KDE 4 was not working > >>> >the way I like, I thought I come here and say it, and maybe someone > >>> >listens and implements what I would like. Of course I was ready to > >>> read >that "we are sorry, but for this or that reason we can't / don't > >>> want >to implement this". > >> > >> Sounds reasonable. > >> > >>> But what I got for an answer (and I see others continue to get the > >>> >same, although I don't know if this answer come from developers or > >>> >from people speaking "for them", officially or not) is: it is so, > >>> >change your way of using your computer or go look some other place, > >>> > >>> you did not pay for your software so how dare you come and criticise? > > > > There is a slight difference between criticising and accusing KDE4 devs > > of breaking features on purpose, wasting their time on KDE4, setting > > their prioritioes wrong, i.e. mostly bling, releasing beta (or less) > > software as 4.3.1, demanding that the features you miss are the ones > > crucial for KDE4's quality and other things just meant to "Just to fan > > the flame..." > > > > I guess you remember the last bit. That's what makes the difference, you > > do not criticise but flame and always add little allegations that hint > > to the minor quality of KDE4 vs KDE3 which is just plain wrong and > > disrespecting KDE devs. > > > > That's why I asked you for self-reflection. Did you ever notice anyone > > telling you to not use KDE3? So why not keep using it instead of telling > > everybody how bad the software they use is compared to what you use? > > That's just lame. > > > >> I am not sure if this "you didn't not pay for it" ever comes from a > >> contributor even less a developer. > >> It would basically undermine the possibility of actually being > >> contracted to work on KDE, which is probably a dream most FOSS > >> contributors would like to live. > > > > That's his opinion, yet I do not see why one cannot work for FOSS and > > still tell people to stop their whining about things they get for free > > and are not willing to contribute to. > > > >> END QUOTE; > >> > >> source: > >> http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde&m=126028573030192&w=2 > >> > >> It seems the poster of the quoted message does not know you. > > > > What difference does that make? He did not know either that you like to > > "fan the flame". I bet he likes you because of that and agrees with that > > sort of attitude. > > > > Sven -- 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 4 vs Gnome vs Windows
by Duaine Hechler 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Since a came from a Windows environment, I picked KDE 3 for coming closest. What comes closest now (XP or win7) - KDE 4 or Gnome ? I want to, also, upgrade my brother-in-law who used to be on XP - he's now on KDE 3 Thanks, 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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