August 2010 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Neat Emerald Theme - eXtrude
by David C. Rankin 04 Aug '10

04 Aug '10

Guys, For those running the emerald decorator, I worked with "padster" to come up with a (at least I think) killer emerald theme. I took the look from padster's metacity theme and created the emerald theme. The latest is at: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/dcrExtrude?content=128080 (it's a dark theme -- of course). For others see: drankinatty.deviantart.com/gallery lagadesk.deviantart.com/gallery mk64.deviantart.com/gallery and many others there. lagadesk (Lars) has done many top quality emerald themes (as well as gtk+ metacity suites, etc...) -- 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] Tethering Nexus One
by James Knott 04 Aug '10

04 Aug '10

I have a Google Nexus One smart phone, which support tethering by both WiFi and USB cable. WiFi is easy enough, but I don't know how to do USB. I'm running OpenSUSE 11.0 on my notebook and suspect USB tethering may require a more recent distro. Does anyone have any info on this? tnx jk -- 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] Re: Xen on 11.3
by Robert Schweikert 04 Aug '10

04 Aug '10

Hi Chuck, Please keep the discussion on the list, that way other might be able to help as well. On 08/03/2010 05:17 PM, Chuck Davis wrote: > Thanks Robert. Let's take it a step at a time and I don't care if it > takes a month (well I do but I don't -- I need to learn this > technology). I don't want to user VirtualBox because I read an > article recently that it is a dead-end product. So I'm learning Xen > if I can or KVM (if Xen doesn't work). I use KVM, thus I can only help on a limited basis with Xen. > > 1) Do I need to install another instance of openSuse into a domU > after dom0 is running on a regular install booted into Xen kernel? Yes, dom0 is the hypervisor. The nice thing about installing openSUSE and then adding Xen is that the hypervisor (dom0) is also fully functional as basically all parts of the distro are installed. Each virtual machine (domU) needs an install of an OS. > 2) Once Xen is installed how do I create a vif? I tried in the > virtual machine manger but I get a message that the virtual manager > does not support defining storage and interfaces. If the manager does > not yet work but the interface must be defined I can find the command > in "Book of Xen". I do not know the command or the setup, you will need to consult the documentation, or maybe someone else on the list can jump in here. > > If 1) is "Yes" how can I use 11.3 dvd to install? I've tried about 6 > times (defining installation source as dvd) but always fails because > it cannot access something or cannot find a kernel. The cannot find the kernel problem may be a bug. There was I believe an order change somewhere that might cause this. Hopefully someone else on the list has more information or has tested this in some way and can respond here. Just to test things out you can go to susestudio.com and set up a Xen domU image with openSUSE 11.2 (openSUSE 11.3 is not yet available). Download the image and fire it up. This should give you an idea how everything is supposed to work together. > My preference is > to use a physical protocol to a partition on the hard drive where > "disk" is defined. > > So far everything I've tried has failed. > > My experimental hardware: AMD Phenom 4x, Asus Crosshair MB, 300 gig > SATA hd, 8G memory. OpenSuse runs like a bandit. Even windows 7 > installed separately runs well. The MB has a Marvell NIC. Installing > Xen appears to build the bridge successfully but networking no longer > works from openSuse host Some investigation using YaST should help you to get this fixed. The bridge needs to be configured to bind to a certain network interface, eth0 or other. NetworkManager needs to be off as it doesn't deal with bridges. Then configure the bridge with your network settings. HTH, Robert > nor can I configure using virtualization > manager as discussed above. > > Thanks much for your assistance. > > Chuck > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Robert Schweikert > <rschweikert(a)novell.com> wrote: >> >> >> On 08/03/2010 03:41 PM, Chuck Davis wrote: >>> Hi Robert: >>> >>> Thanks for your interest. >>> >>> First, do I need to reinstall openSuse again using the virtualization >>> manager? Following info in "Book of Xen" I tried to do it but if I >>> choose "I have a disk with installed..." it vomits. If I indicate I >>> need to install an OS it vomits on ALL the repositories. >> >> Sorry, I do not follow you on this one. Not sure how repositories come >> into play here. >> >>> It also will >>> not install from the dvd because it does not find a kernel. I decided >>> this evening I will download the *.iso image and see if it will do >>> anything with that. >>> >>> I don't have a problem with Xen dom0 working. That's a piece of cake. >>> I just can't do anything with it! Does installing and running Xen >>> (i.e. openSuse builds the bridge) not create a vif windows can find? >> >> No. The bridge is in dom0 and allows VMs to connect to the network. >> However, if no virtual network interface is setup inside the VM than >> there is no network. I do not know how to do this in Xen, sorry, but I >> would expect that virt-manager or the Xen GUI have some kind of option >> to set this up. Alternatively you can set this up in the NAME.xenconfig >> file. >> >> Robert >>> >>> I will go grab the document at the link you provided. >>> >>> Many thanks. >>> >>> Chuck >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Robert Schweikert >>> <rschweikert(a)novell.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On 08/03/2010 12:20 PM, Chuck Davis wrote: >>>>> 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). >>>> >>>> This should work with Xen. However, you might find using VirtualBox a >>>> bit easier. >>>> >>>>> 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? >>>> >>>> There certainly is. First you will need to have a host, aka dom0. So on >>>> your machine you want to fist complete a regular install of openSUSE >>>> 11.3. Once this is complete in the software manager install the >>>> kernel-xen package. Alternatively in YaST you can simply select "Install >>>> Hypervisor an Tools". This will install everything you need. >>>> >>>> When everything is installed you will need to reboot the machine and >>>> select the Xen kernel in the grub menu. Now you have your hypervisor, or >>>> dom0 running. >>>> >>>> With virtmanager you can now create virtual machines and pretty much >>>> install most OSs. >>>>> >>>>> 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". >>>> >>>> This is most likely due to the fact that no virtual network device is >>>> configured in the VM. >>>>> >>>>> 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. >>>> >>>> The xen-doc-{html,pdf} package should have the information you need to >>>> know to get things working, including networking etc. >>>> >>>> This may also be helpful: >>>> http://www.novell.com/documentation/vmserver/ >>>> >>>> >>>> HTH, >>>> Robert >>>> -- >>>> Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU >>>> Software Engineer Consultant LINUX >>>> rschweikert(a)novell.com >>>> 781-464-8147 >>>> >>>> Novell >>>> Making IT Work As One >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org >>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU >> Software Engineer Consultant LINUX >> rschweikert(a)novell.com >> 781-464-8147 >> >> Novell >> Making IT Work As One >> -- Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU Software Engineer Consultant LINUX rschweikert(a)novell.com 781-464-8147 Novell Making IT Work As One -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Asus K50IJ-SX256V and 11.3
by Michael Carr 04 Aug '10

04 Aug '10

Hi, With my HP desktop on its last legs, I was thinking of replacing it with an Asus K50IJ-SX256V. Has anyone faced any problems running 11.3 on a K50IJ? Regards, Michael -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Kernel change?
by John E. Perry 04 Aug '10

04 Aug '10

So, I got my Windows xp reinstalled and working perfectly, and updated to 11.3. Tired of dual-boot, especially now that my job requires me to go more often to Windows, I looked into VirtualBox. Looks clear enough on vavai's web site and the VB site, but ... Vavai says I absolutely _have_ to have the kernel-default. Using his instructions, I find I have kernel-desktop installed. So I look for instructions to change kernel. The wiki is empty, as far as I can find (23 pages naming "kernel", none telling how to change the kernel without reinstalling). Is it possible to change kernels without reinstalling 11.3? I can, but it seems so extravagant... John Perry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 11.3 kernel hardlocking box (looks like built-in network modules)
by David C. Rankin 04 Aug '10

04 Aug '10

Guys, With 11.3 my box hardlocks every 5-10 minutes. Reviewing the logs for the past 10 lockups it looks like a kernel network module bug because there is either a request for eth0 or wlan0 immediately prior to the lockup. I have opened a bug report at: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628166 Is anyone else experiencing anything like this? If so, please add your info to the bug report. I know this is going to be a mess to track down and any additional information will be helpful. Thanks. -- 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] virtual box question [rejected, attempt 2]
by zGreenfelder 04 Aug '10

04 Aug '10

</suppressed rant regarding list blocking> I'm far from an expert, but I've been playing with virtual box today. you can setup various machines, each has a small profile that says how much RAM it can have, how the devices can be configured (e.g. you can point ISO files to be mounted as CD devices) and a path to a 'disk' file. it's basically a file that can either be set to grow, or a statically set file (the growing file seems to have an upper limit that it won't go past, the static file takes and holds the disk space). I'd say you don't -have- to have a seperate partition for the virtual disk files, but it made sense to me to do it. that's probably much more info than you really wanted. short answer - you're going to need to set aside largish portions of disk space (the default is 8 gig for an opensuse install). if you want to make sure you don't fill up other sections (and to me that's often a very important thing), then yes, a seperate partition (or hopefully a logical volume) makes a bit of sense. as far as overall performance, I don't think it'd matter a whole lot. -- Even the Magic 8 ball has an opinion on email clients: Outlook not so good. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Can't 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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