January 2011 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[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] openSUSE 11.3: how to save the package list on a failed install
by Philip Amadeo Saeli 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Hi, I have finally gotten around to installing openSUSE 11.3 on a PC I have. However, I have made two complete attempts and several "fix it" attempts on the first failed attempt and have yet to get a successful install. The installs both failed with the "fetchmsttfonts" failing and resulting in a "YaST2 Error Command exited with status 5" error popup with an "OK" button on it. I am looking for some way to proceed from here without having to restart the install from scratch again and to have to select all the needed packages yet another time. More background follows. The first time thru, I saw the "OK" and clicked it before reading anything else and the installer aborted back to text mode. I tried running the install again as an upgrade install, hoping that would fix it, but, instead, first got a system that only booted to runlevel 3 and was mostly unconfigured (I could not log in at all even though I'd set a user account and a root password!). Subsequent upgrade install attempts resulted in the installer recommending the deletion of several hundred packages, increasing in number each time I ran it(!). I did another install attempt from scratch, this time using the netinstall CD and selecting the oss, non-oss, and update repos (the first install attempt had been made from the install DVD with the addition of the Addon-NonOss-BiArch and AddonLang CDs as well as the three netinstall URIs above). Again, the install failed. This time I read the entire screen and have not yet clicked the "OK" button. I logged in to the system from one of the available text mode consoles and noticed that the system is still mostly unconfigured. What should be my next move from here? Is it possible to rescue this install? If not, is there a way to obtain a copy of the package list and import it into a new, fresh install so I don't have to go thru all the packages looking for the ones I need (a time consuming and tedious process for me). I found the y2log and the zypp/history log files which contain millions of lines of status between them and which appear to contain all of the packages selected. However, I was not able to locate a simple package list anywhere. If there is not list, anyone know the required format so I could possibly format, e.g., the zypp/history log contents into a suitable file? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, --Phil -- Philip Amadeo Saeli openSUSE, RHEL, CentOS psaeli(a)zorodyne.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] batik - calls commitment to quality into question (broken since release and still not fixed?)
by David C. Rankin 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

openSuSE Devs, batik-1.7-211.2 failed: (with --nodeps --force) Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/share/batik: cpio: rename failed - Is a directory This has been broken since 11.3 was released..... -- 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] kde4-4.5.5 kcolorchooser - howto stop it from dimming display so I can 'choose' a color from the screen?
by David C. Rankin 05 Feb '11

05 Feb '11

Guys, This is somewhat comical behavior. When you start kcolorchooser, the screen is dimmed (the same way it gets dimmed when you choose shutdown) making it impossible to 'choose' a color from the screen with kcolorchooser. I know this is probably a setting somewhere that causes this to happen. None of the other apps dim the screen when I launch them. Thus the irony -- "kde4 kcolorchooser can't choose a color from the screen" because it dimmed the darn thing when it launched. Where is the mysterious setting that will fix this? -- 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] How to install behind a proxy?
by Josef Wolf 05 Feb '11

05 Feb '11

Hello, I tried to install opensuse11.3 behind a firewall. The installer for older releases used to offer the possibility to deactivate automatic configuration (directly after accepting the license). When this option was checked, it was possible to configure the proxy (and hostname and more things) before the online-update was run. This "deactivate automatic configuration" button seems no longer to exist. So, how am I supposed to configure the proxy before running the online update without this option? BTW: Older releases used to offer a shell on virtual terminals. This was convenient in the case of problems. This also don't seem to be available any longer. Why? -- 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 11.3 KDE not running anymore
by Bruce Samhaber 05 Feb '11

05 Feb '11

Hi, I have OpenSUSE 11.3 with a system that hangs when run in Normal Kernel mode; does not hang in Failsafe mode. In trying to fix that problem I booted with the Kernel with the option nomodeset. As of that boot and another KDE will not run from the KDM4 display manager. I am really stuck with this machine and openSUSE. Help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, -- Bruce Samhaber Tel/Fax: 613-724-5987 112 Kenora St. Cell: 613-297-6961 Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 3L1 mailto: bruce.samhaber(a)samhaber.ca http://www.samhaber.ca -- 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 align for 4kb sectors?
by Andrew Joakimsen 04 Feb '11

04 Feb '11

I've installed a new RAID array in my home server and the disks are using 4KB sectors instead of the traditional 512 byte sectors. How do I properly align the partitions to this disk? YaST partitioner shows "cylinders" and I can not come up with a formula to convert cylinders to sectors. My understanding is since 8 x 512 = 4096 (4kb) all I need to do is ensure that my partitions are aligned to multiples of 8 sectors. -- Med Vennlig Hilsen, A. Helge Joakimsen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Is ntfs-3g safe?
by John Perry 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

I've installed suse and Windows xp on my wife's new computer; she's not very confident of her ability to deal with computers, and she has to use xp for work, so she insists on her xp at home. I find that ext2fs doesn't work any more because suse, like most (all?) other distributions has gone to 256-byte inodes rather than the original 128-byte inodes, and to get back to the old structure means backing up my entire 150G home partition and reformatting it. But ntfs-3g, which ships with suse, claims to read and write to ntfs partitions, but writing is disabled by default because it's "unsafe". I've installed ntfs-config, but haven't had the courage to use it because in the course of finding out why I could no longer use ext2fs (which I've used in the past), I ran across several statements that writing under ntfs-3g could corrupt ntfs partitions, and that's why it's disabled by default. But the most recent of these statements is two years old in an ubuntu forum archive. Is ntfs-3g still risky? I'd really like to use it to put information into my xp account so when my wife preempts her computer (struggling with xen, unfortunately), and when I need engineering resources not available under linux, I don't have to juggle flashdrives and such. 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] Unable to unsuscribe
by Fer 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

I know i need to send a message to opensuse+unsuscribe(a)opensuse.org... I already have done that but I'm still receiving mails. Obviously i'm doing something wrong but don't know what... please help. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] T510 Gotchas
by Jeffrey L. Taylor 03 Feb '11

03 Feb '11

I'm about to buy a Lenovo Thinkpad T510 w/ the switchable graphics (Optimus). Any hardware I should avoid (e.g., WiFi adapters, fingerprint reader, Bluetooth)? Any advice on make switching between the Intel integrated graphics and Nvidia discrete graphics easy? TIA, Jeffrey -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Display just broke on me after an update
by Marc Chamberlin 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

OK, I think nVidia just broke my laptop on me. I had noted that the openGL screen savers had stopped running so decided to look into why. Googling and poking around I came across an nvidia configuration tool so thought I would give it a try... nvidia-xconfig Didn't give me any kind of feedback so who knows if it worked ok or not... I also happened to do an update on all packages from the repositories, that are newer than the ones I have, hoping for a fixed driver or something. So who knows if the update broke something... sigh.. Anywise, after rebooting, I can no longer get past the init 3 level. The GUI desktop at init 5 fails to come alive. So can some kind guru help me get my poor laptop back up on it's feet? Appreciate it.. Marc.. Here are some of the particulars - I am running openSuSE 11.3 x64 uname-a gives Linux MarcsLaptop 2.6.34.7-0.7-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2010-12-13 11:13_53 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux The Xorg.0.log file gives me this bit of interesting info at the end, but it makes no sense to me.. [ 16.078] (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00@00:02:0 [ 16.078] (EE) No devices detected. [ 16.078] Fatal server error: [ 16.078] no screens found [ 16.078] Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. [ 16.078] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. [ 16.078] lspci | grep -i nvidia gives 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT 330M] (rev a2) rpm -qa | grep -i nvidia gives nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop-260.19.29_k2.6.34.0_12-21.1.x86_64 nvidia-settings-260.19.21-0.pm.1.6.x86_64 x11-video-nvidiaG02-260.19.29-22.1.x86_64 I tried to use the backup version of xorg.conf but no joy... cat xorg.conf gives # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig # nvidia-xconfig: version 260.19.29 (buildmeister(a)swio-display-x86-rhel47-04.nvidia.com) Wed Dec 8 12:27:39 PST 2010 Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" EndSection Section "Files" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "Unknown" HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0 VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection -- 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 113 Yast2 error messages.
by Bruce Samhaber 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Hi, When "Starting the Software Manager" during the 'Load Configured Repositories' stage the following message appears. Warning There was an error in the repository initialization. The software Manager window then loads. Doing a 'Refresh all Repositories' is successful. After any kind of a change and selecting 'Accept' the Software Manager window disappears and the following Error message appears. No software is installed. This error message also appears after other Yast2 tasks, 'Network Settings', 'Hostnames' however, with these the changes do take effect. QIconvCodec::convertFromUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv failed for BOM: Bad file descriptor QIconvCodec::convertFromUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed QIconvCodec::convertToUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error' what(): locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid YaST got signal 6 at YCP file String.ycp:128 /sbin/yast2: line 399: 6571 Aborted $ybindir/y2base $module "$@" "$SELECTED_GUI" $Y2_GEOMETRY $Y2UI_ARGS QIconvCodec::convertToUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed QIconvCodec::convertFromUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv failed for BOM: Bad file descriptor QIconvCodec::convertFromUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed Any idea what's wrong here? Thank you, -- Bruce Samhaber Tel/Fax: 613-724-5987 112 Kenora St. Cell: 613-297-6961 Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 3L1 mailto: bruce.samhaber(a)samhaber.ca http://www.samhaber.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Screen resolution file?
by Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Hi, Running OpenSuSe 11.2 and a 11.3 on separate hardware both with KDE and would like to find out which file I can edit using my trusty Kate or kwrite text editor that would control the screen resolution. I currently need to use krandrtray to set the resolution from the system auto default of 1680x1050 to a more respectable/readable 1024x768. If I logoff or power down the machine, I need to visit krandrtray each time to set the screen resolution as it defaults to the auto setting of 1680x1050 when I logon again. I have already Googled and looked at the mailing list archives and have not seen anything specific other than what I have tried already. What I would like to know is which filename, read by the OS on user logon, decides the screen resolution for that user. Can I edit the contents of this/these file/s using the Kate/Kwrite text editor? Appreciated Hylton -- ======================================================================== Hylton is a Lions Club member of Fish Hoek Lions Club(District 410A) Part of the worlds largest NGO Lions Clubs Int http://www.lionsclubs.org This Lion is using openSuSE Linux since v9.0 with KDE ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Wi-Fi after suspend
by Stan Goodman 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

In a current thread, the OP says that when his laptop machine returns from Suspend, his Wi-Fi connection is restored automatically in a few seconds. Mine doesn't behave that way, and I wish it would. If the difference between the two behaviors is not something beyond my control, what causes it? The laptop is Dell Vostro with Intel 5300AGN wireless chip. It is running oS v11.2. -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Browsing Windows/Samba shares in Dolphin/Konqueror
by John Bennett 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Trying to browse windows shares using Dolphin or Konqueror, and both come back with " Unable to find any workgroups in your local network. This might be caused by an enabled firewall." or similar. Samba is all installed and DOES work fine as far as connecting to other machines (eg smb://192.168.0.2/SharedDisk) and can see a list of shares using smbclient -L WindowsPC, just can't browse them in a file manager. Is there some other setup that needs to be done?? Thanks, John. Opensuse 11.3, x64, KDE 4.5.5 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] What is most popular / best - mythtv or vdr ?
by Per Jessen 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

I am replacing my aging Nokia sat-receiver+ harddisk-recorder, and thought I'd have a look at building a new one myself. I've known about vdr (http://www.tvdr.de/) for a few years now, I guess since ct created ctvdr, but mythtv is relatively new to me. Opinions please - which one is currently ahead? -- Per Jessen, Zürich (-2.8°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] SATA weirdness
by Dave Howorth 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

I've been having fun and games at home. Short story first. I have a fairly old system and one of the SATA drives is failing so I bought a replacement. The system didn't see it at all so I rushed out and bought another drive (Xmas!) but it wasn't seen either. Google told me it was a problem with the SATA chip on the motherboard, so I borrowed a SATA adapter. It kind of worked but gave lots of bus errors. I tried a couple of other adapters with similar results. I tested the drives and they're perfect. I read about power issues with SATA so I disconnected everything I could but that made no difference. So I started looking for a new system. Then comes the weird part. I've been running openSUSE 11.2 and have also tested Ubuntu 10.04 with similar results. Last night I tried Knoppix 6.4.3 and apparently everything worked perfectly. I still need to do more testing but maybe my old system can live a while longer. I'd be interested in any views people have about the prognosis. OK, now here's the details: The mobo is an MSI K8M Neo-V, which has two SATA 1.5 Gbps ports controlled by a VIA VT6420 chip (it has a broken design that can't see more recent drives). The failing drive is a Seagate 1.5 Gbps. The new drives are both Samsung 3 Gbps SATA drives; a 1 TB HD103SJ and a 320 GB. The smaller drive has a jumper to force 1.5 Gbps speed, while the larger one uses a software utility. I borrowed a PCI adapter based on the Sil 3512 and I've bought one based on the VIA VT6421A. Like all PCI SATA adapters, they're limited to 1.5 Gbps. The output from lspci (with the Sil controller) looked like this: 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South] 00:0b.0 Mass storage controller: Silicon Image, Inc. SiI 3512 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller (rev 01) 00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB12LV26 IEEE-1394 Controller (Link) 00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South] 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60) 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 78) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200] (rev a1) Typical error messages were like this: Jan 5 22:53:27 piglet kernel: [ 157.040095] ata5: hard resetting link Jan 5 22:53:27 piglet kernel: [ 157.390039] ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310) Jan 5 22:53:32 piglet kernel: [ 162.390035] ata5: hard resetting link Jan 5 22:53:33 piglet kernel: [ 162.740037] ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310) Jan 5 22:53:33 piglet kernel: [ 162.780287] ata5.00: configured for UDMA/100 Jan 5 22:53:33 piglet kernel: [ 162.780294] ata5.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0 Jan 5 22:53:33 piglet kernel: [ 162.780302] ata5: EH complete Jan 5 22:54:03 piglet kernel: [ 193.040089] ata5: hard resetting link Jan 5 22:54:03 piglet kernel: [ 193.390060] ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310) Jan 5 22:54:03 piglet kernel: [ 193.430287] ata5.00: configured for UDMA/100 Jan 5 22:54:03 piglet kernel: [ 193.430295] ata5.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0 Jan 5 22:54:03 piglet kernel: [ 193.430308] ata5: EH complete Jan 5 22:54:07 piglet kernel: [ 197.042033] ata5.00: limiting speed to UDMA/66:PIO4 Jan 5 22:54:07 piglet kernel: [ 197.042070] ata5: hard resetting link Jan 5 22:54:07 piglet kernel: [ 197.390059] ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310) Jan 5 22:54:07 piglet kernel: [ 197.430288] ata5.00: configured for UDMA/66 Jan 5 22:54:07 piglet kernel: [ 197.430305] ata5: EH complete Jan 5 22:54:08 piglet kernel: [ 197.821413] ata5.00: configured for UDMA/66 Jan 5 22:54:08 piglet kernel: [ 197.821437] ata5: EH complete Jan 5 22:54:38 piglet kernel: [ 228.040099] ata5: hard resetting link Jan 5 22:54:38 piglet kernel: [ 228.390046] ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310) Jan 5 22:54:38 piglet kernel: [ 228.430286] ata5.00: configured for UDMA/66 Jan 5 22:54:38 piglet kernel: [ 228.430309] ata5: EH complete You can see that it steadily reduces the bus speed. With the VIA adapter, lspci shows: 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M800 Host Bridge 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South] 00:0b.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6421 IDE RAID Controller (rev 50) 00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB12LV26 IEEE-1394 Controller (Link) 00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South] 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60) 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 78) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200] (rev a1) and error messages looked like this: Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.441492] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x12 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x1000500 action 0x6 Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.441517] ata2.00: BMDMA stat 0x5 Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.441525] ata2: SError: { UnrecovData Proto TrStaTrns } Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.441539] ata2.00: cmd c8/00:f0:58:05:57/00:00:00:00:00/e1 tag 0 dma 122880 in Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.441541] res 51/84:48:00:00:00/84:58:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x12 (ATA bus error) Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.441555] ata2.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.441561] ata2.00: error: { ICRC ABRT } Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.441575] ata2: hard resetting link Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.746050] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310) Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.784313] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33 Jan 12 20:51:18 piglet kernel: [ 109.784337] ata2: EH complete The errors didn't seem to cause any data corruption. Oh and the kernel versions are: openSUSE 11.2 2.6.31 ubuntu 10.04 2.6.32 knoppix 6.4.3 2.6.36 Has some kernel or driver update improved SATA handling significantly? Cheers, Dave -- 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 do I get my addressbook back?
by Bob Williams 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Sorry to bring this one up again, but my addressbook in Kontact has disappeared again. Googling for opensuse 11.3 KDE 4.5 kontact missing address book failed to turn up anything useful, but I remember there was a thread about six months ago on the same topic. I'm using 11.3 with KDE 4.5 from the Release repo. Looking in System Settings I see that Nepomuk (akonadi?) is running, but not Strigi. The mysql server is running. I have had some problems with forgotten passwords in mysql recently, which necessitated a few starts and stops (and shooting it in the head) of the mysql server (see another thread in this list), and it may be that which made my addressbook evaporate. When I try to add an addressbook from the File menu, there is a bewildering array of choices, and with the most obvious local ones, you are asked to select a file or folder in which to find the addressbook. I've also tried stopping and restarting Kontact, but that didn't help. Can anyone help, before I install Thunderbird (which I don't want to do, as I quite like Kontact and its family) Bob -- Registered Linux User #463880 FSFE Member #1300 GPG-FP: A6C1 457C 6DBA B13E 5524 F703 D12A FB79 926B 994E openSUSE 11.3 64-bit, Kernel 2.6.36.90-desktop, KDE 4.5.3 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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Fw: [opensuse] Wi-Fi after suspend
by stuart＠bolin.org.uk 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone -----Original Message----- From: stuart(a)bolin.org.uk Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:39:25 To: Stan Goodman<stan.goodman(a)hashkedim.com> Reply-To: stuart(a)bolin.org.uk Subject: Re: [opensuse] Wi-Fi after suspend Have been able to try the laptop with os 11.3 I have a hp pavilion dv7 it refused to load anything older than 11.3 but just recently even though my wifi works the button stopped working that turns it off after suspend. Stuart Tanner Oifficial Distributor openSUSE Retail Edition UK ------Original Message------ From: Stan Goodman To: openSuSE-Forum, Subject: [opensuse] Wi-Fi after suspend Sent: Jan 31, 2011 10:58 In a current thread, the OP says that when his laptop machine returns from Suspend, his Wi-Fi connection is restored automatically in a few seconds. Mine doesn't behave that way, and I wish it would. If the difference between the two behaviors is not something beyond my control, what causes it? The laptop is Dell Vostro with Intel 5300AGN wireless chip. It is running oS v11.2. -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphoneN‹§²æìr¸›yéšŠZ)z{.±ï®žË›±Êâmê)z{.±ê+€Z+i×b¶*'jW(šf§vÇ¦j)h¥éìºÇ¾…éi¢—§²ë¢¸

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[opensuse] Re: 11" Laptop Recomendation for Linux - Please
by Joachim Schrod 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

C wrote: > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 14:18, Joachim Schrod wrote: >> C wrote: >>> >>> I've got an EEE 1005HA and it's fine with openSUSE or pretty much any >>> Linux distro I throw at it... >> >> Does your Wifi works flawlessly? Does it survive a suspend? > > Yes, always. I've had zero issues with suspend to RAM/Disk using > openSUSE 11.3. Currently using LXDE as my DE, and I have set it up to > suspend to RAM when I close the lid... open it and it's reconnected to > my WiFi in about 2 seconds. This is consistently the same all the > time... suspending several times per day Thanks a lot for all your replies. I'm going to install openSUSE on my netbook tonight... :-) Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Maybe dumb question
by Peter Nikolic 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

In the light of the Egyptian Inet turn off and the threats that other govs either have or are lokking into such abilities do we have something along the lines of Daihinia or can we setup our boxes to behave like that ie a mesh network . Could be usefull Pete . -- Powered by openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64) Kernel: 2.6.34.7-0.7-desktop KDE Development Platform: 4.5.5 (KDE 4.5.5) "release 1" 09:44 up 5 days 17:16, 4 users, load average: 0.03, 0.01, 0.00 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Getting NTP address from DHCP?
by James Knott 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

Can OpenSUSE get the NTP server address via NTP? I don't see any option for enabling this and I also have a public server configured in the NTP settings. If possible, I'd prefer to use the DHCP provided server when available. I have looked at the DHCP offer, with Wireshark, and can see the NTP server address is included. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Burning Audio CD from MP3
by Lucky Leavell 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

OSE 11.2 with K3B 2.0.1 I was attempting to create an audio CD from a MP3 file usiing K3B and received the following error: MP3 Audio Decoder plugin not found. K3b could not load or find the MP3 decoder plugin. This means that you will not be able to create Audio CDs from MP3 files. Many Linux distributions do not include MP3 support for legal reasons. Solution: To enable MP3 support, please install the MAD MP3 decoding library as well as the K3b MAD MP3 decoder plugin (the latter may already be installed but not functional due to the missing libmad). Some distributions allow installation of MP3 support via an online update tool. The other popup indicated another alternative, namely converting MP3 to WAV or some other format K3B understands: Unable to handle the following files due to an unsupported format: You may manually convert these audio files to wave using another application supporting the audio format and then add the wave files to the K3b project. I have the following K3B modules installed: k3b k3b-codecs k3b-lang kde3-k3b <== Do I need these if I am using KDE4? kde3-codecs kde3-lang Do I need other modules? Repositories? If there are any articles or threads in the forums covering this, please post the links. Thank you, Lucky Leavell -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] OpenOffice : autocorr
by Gilles SICHE 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

ello, I have just installed Suse on a computer and I would like to paste into Open Office, the "autocorr" files that I use on another computer so that my automated corrections are taken into account by the new system. Would anyone be able to tell me where the autocorr directory is in Suse? Or would anyone be able to tell me how to find such a directory in Suse? Thank you in advance, Gilles Siche -- 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 running from usb
by lynn 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

I have a 16GB usb stick running 11.3 on my laptop after the hard drive failed. It works fine with the latest kde and openoffice. Remarkable. A replacement hard drive is not possible. My question is about how long the stick will last. It looks as if the limit is around 10 000 writes. How long is that at eg. 24/7 for opensuse? 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] Testmail
by Sascha Manns 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

This is just a testmail. Please ignore -- Sincerely Yours Sascha Manns openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Membership Comitee openSUSE Electioncomitee openSUSE Marketing Team Packager in Build Service Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com Web: http://www.saschamanns.de -- 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 4.5.5 k3b unable to burn dvd
by Peter Nikolic 29 Jan '11

29 Jan '11

Hi . I just downloaded the M6 of 11.4 to have a look at but came to burn it to a dvd it will readi the image the checksum i all ok the drive will read dvd's ok but not burn it shows up as a cdrom of 700 or so Mb capacity The drive is a TSS corp sata drive it was ok on the kde as installed from dvd but has failed since the update to KDE 4.5.5 . Is this a problem for this list or kde list or where .. no dvd burning cant try 11.4 and cant install 11.4 when it is released so it needs a fix .. Pete . -- Powered by openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64) Kernel: 2.6.34.7-0.7-desktop KDE Development Platform: 4.5.5 (KDE 4.5.5) "release 1" 22:38 up 5 days 6:11, 4 users, load average: 0.54, 0.50, 0.43 -- 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 160 is out!
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 29 Jan '11

29 Jan '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 160 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] For a list of available translations see this page: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Weekly_news_translations [0] http://news.opensuse.org/?p=6387 (in HTML/ Bento Theme) [0] http://www.saschamanns.de/pub/OWN/HTML/OWN-160.html (in HTML/ Susebooks Theme) [0] http://www.saschamanns.de/pub/OWN/PDF/OWN-160.pdf (in PDF) -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns open-slx.com openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team Blog: http://saigkill.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] Long copying time
by A. den Oudsten 29 Jan '11

29 Jan '11

I'm using 11.3 on an E-Machine. I Have formatted a Trekstore external disk with FAT32. Now I'm copying another external disk to the Trekstore and this 129 Gb wil last more than 30 hours. Is that normal? Thanks in advance Andre den Oudsten -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] desktop folder icons
by Peter Nikolic 29 Jan '11

29 Jan '11

Hi . I use the desktop folders and have a strange thing that i think i remember being brought up before , When you put the mouse cursor over an icon you get a plus sign + show up but the icon itself is very difficult to find the spot that is active to click on there was a fix if i remember right but cant find it how dp i get rid of the plus sign and get back the easy klick on the icon instead of having to find an absolute spot .. system as per sig block Pete . -- Powered by openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64) Kernel: 2.6.34.7-0.7-desktop KDE Development Platform: 4.5.5 (KDE 4.5.5) "release 1" 20:21 up 3 days 3:54, 4 users, load average: 0.35, 0.30, 0.25 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] MySQL Load Data Local Infile problem
by Bob Williams 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

To the database gurus I've just started exploring mysql (I'm a db newbie), and run into a 'feature'. When I do LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '/path/to/file.txt' INTO TABLE mytable; I get Error 1148: The used command is not allowed with this MySQL version I know that it's disabled for security reasons, but I don't want to have to enter each record individually. Is there a hack to get round this restriction, or do I have to recompile mysql? Bob -- Registered Linux User #463880 FSFE Member #1300 GPG-FP: A6C1 457C 6DBA B13E 5524 F703 D12A FB79 926B 994E openSUSE 11.3 64-bit, Kernel 2.6.36.90-desktop, KDE 4.5.3 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] Re: 11" Laptop Recomendation for Linux - Please
by Joachim Schrod 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

C wrote: > > I've got an EEE 1005HA and it's fine with openSUSE or pretty much any > Linux distro I throw at it... Does your Wifi works flawlessly? Does it survive a suspend? I bought an 1005HA that came pre-installed with Ubuntu (09.10 with backported ath9k module). Up to now, I was too lazy to put openSUSE (or Smeegol?) on it. It irks me that I have regular connection problems with the Atheros Wifi. Well, but not enough to do a re-install... ;-) Other notebooks have no such problems to connect to my AP that's just 3 meters (9 ft) away. So it is clearly a hardware/firmware or software (Ubuntu/kernel) problem that's specific to my 1005HA. So, if you tell me, that this works for you without any problems with openSUSE 11.3 (maybe w/ updated kernel from HEAD?), this might be the trigger to invest the work and give it a try. Or maybe I should make and try out a Live USB from 11.4 RC1 that's about to come out RSN? Any comments with experiences are welcome, Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- 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 11.3 Yast2 Error message
by Bruce Samhaber 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

Hi, While trying to install Kompozer the software manager died with the following message: Well there may havebeen other messages in the Software Manager window but that disappeared quickly. This error message has been popping up for a while whenever doing something in YAST2 however, this is the first time that it is not doing the actual change. QIconvCodec::convertFromUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv failed for BOM: Bad file descriptor QIconvCodec::convertFromUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed QIconvCodec::convertToUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error' what(): locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid YaST got signal 6 at YCP file String.ycp:128 /sbin/yast2: line 399: 20711 Aborted $ybindir/y2base $module "$@" "$SELECTED_GUI" $Y2_GEOMETRY $Y2UI_ARGS QIconvCodec::convertToUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed QIconvCodec::convertFromUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv failed for BOM: Bad file descriptor QIconvCodec::convertFromUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed Thank you, -- Bruce Samhaber Tel/Fax: 613-724-5987 112 Kenora St. Cell: 613-297-6961 Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 3L1 mailto: bruce.samhaber(a)samhaber.ca http://www.samhaber.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] mcelog warning
by Dave Howorth 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

I'm getting output from the hourly system cron job: running hourly cronjob scripts SCRIPT: mcelog exited with RETURNCODE = 1. SCRIPT: output (stdout && stderr) follows mcelog: warning: record length longer than expected. Consider update. read: No such device SCRIPT: mcelog ------- END OF OUTPUT I didn't know mcelog even existed until I saw these messages so I'm interested to learn what they mean and what I need to do to get them to go away. The system is a vanilla 64-bit 11.2 except it is currently running the 2.6.37 kernel from the Kernel:/HEAD/11.2 repository. Thanks for any help, Dave -- 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: bash test for empty dir
by Joachim Schrod 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

David Haller wrote: > On Thu, 20 Jan 2011, David C. Rankin wrote: >> I stumbled across a neat use of ls -A for testing for an empty dir that I >>thought I would pass on: >> >>#!/bin/bash >> >>if [[ $(ls -A ${1}) ]]; then > ^^^^ *BLAM* _ALWAYS_ QUOTE ARGUMENTS > > And I'd prefer the more readable and portable > > if test -n "$(ls -A "$1")"; then David, I know that you know it; but for the sake of the archives: Quotes are wrong, that should be "$(ls -A \"$1\")". If the directory name starts with an hyphen, it'll get an error, too. So better make it "$(ls -A -- \"$1\")". Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- 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 11.3 hangs with Firefox or Google Chrome running.
by dwgallien 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

> > > > > > There are two open source drivers for ATI cards. The first is radeon, > > > which is included with the kernel. The second is radeonhd, which is in > > > the package xorg-x11-driver-video-radeonhd but I suspect this is for > > > newer chipsets than you have. (It wouldn't hurt to install it anyway.) > > > > > I am guessing that the following output of lsmod means that the graphics > driver is radeon. > samhaber-nb:/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d # lsmod | grep radeon > radeon 795094 0 > ttm 55320 1 radeon > drm_kms_helper 29179 1 radeon > drm 177722 3 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper > i2c_algo_bit 5572 1 radeon > i2c_core 26632 5 > i2c_i801,radeon,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit > > > Does this mean that I should be able to take my old xorg.conf.d file a put the > pieces in the appropriate 50-??-?? file in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d directory? > This is great information for when I want to refine the selection of possible > screen resolutions so that the CTRL_ALT_+ or CTRL_ALT_- selection has only the > 5 resolutions that I like on my desktop. > > Note I have always been getting a gui, the original problem is that when I run > Firefox of Chrome and reload several webpages at once the entire machine > hangs, when the OS was original started in non-Failsafe mode. > > Thank you, > Bruce > Yes, the radeon driver is being loaded, so there does not appear a need to use 50-device-conf. Take a look again at the X logfile. There should be lines there that show this driver being selected along with the timings and resolution with which it is being configured. For how to do this and similar tweaks, I again suggest reading all the way thru the "Screen resolution thread?". Tejas links to a great archlinux page which shows examples of using the 50-xxxx files, Felix elucidates on settings, and Philipp shows how to make randr settings load with X every time. However, while all this is quite useful info and may help you fine tune your graphics, I doubt the answer is there re why on your machine FF and Chrome are locking up when reloading pages. On this I'm sorry but I don't have much to offer. Do you have the same problem if using Konqueror and Opera? If not, that suggests an issue like memory paging specific to those browsers, but again, that's just a guess. I would be inclined to check into the status of the ATI proprietary driver (fglrx). While it may have issues with recent cards, your RV350 has been around for quite a while and at least when I used that driver for that card, it worked well including doing compositing. That's the best I can offer, but there are others here with much more expertise in this area than I. -- 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" Laptop Recomendation for Linux - Please
by Andrei Verovski (aka MacGuru) 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Hi, I'm looking to buy 11" laptop for SuSE Linux. Asus EEE PC comes into mind, as well as Acer Aspire and Lenovo models. Anyone have used any of these, or comparable? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. -- 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 fails to install package?
by Josef Wolf 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Hello, I am trying to installs the digikam-lang package with zypper on opensuse-11.2 But for some reason, zypper refuses to do anything. mybox:~ # LANG= zypper install digikam-lang Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Resolving package dependencies... Nothing to do. mybox:~ # LANG= zypper search digikam-lang Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... S | Name | Summary | Type --+--------------+-------------------------------+-------- | digikam-lang | Languages for package digikam | package mybox:~ # Any ideas? -- 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 11.3 hangs with Firefox or Google Chrome running.
by Bruce Samhaber 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

Hi, I have installed OpenSuse 11.3 on two machines. The first has been running for almost a month now with no problems. The second hangs everytime I have Firefox or Chrome running. Sometimes I can browse the web for a few minutes before it hangs other times it just hangs on loading a default set of tabs. Both are using KDE as the window manager. Both machines previously had KDE3.? on them and now have KDE4. The machine that now hangs had some trouble with migrating the KDE3 settings to KDE4. When the machine hangs I even try CTRL-ALT-DEL and CTRL-ALT-2 but there is no response; needs a hard reset. If I run the Kernel in failsafe mode then the machine does not hang; with both KDE normal or failsafe mode. If I run the Kernel in normal mode and either KDE normal or failsafe mode with Firefox or Chrome running the system will hang. If I run the Kernel in normal mode and KDE in normal mode then browse the web with Konqueror there was no problem. What type of information should I collect to find the problem? I would really like to fix this. I was thinking of deleting the .mozilla directory and re build from scratch, except for my bookmark file. I think this is a mozilla browser problem but why does it hang the Kernel? Thank you, -- Bruce Samhaber Tel/Fax: 613-724-5987 112 Kenora St. Cell: 613-297-6961 Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 3L1 mailto: bruce.samhaber(a)samhaber.ca http://www.samhaber.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Enlarging Trashbin
by A. den Oudsten 27 Jan '11

27 Jan '11

How can I enlarge the trashbin in 11.3? T.i.a. Andre den Oudsten -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Help, the kernel is talking to me
by C. Brouerius van Nidek 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

After my last zypper dup I get after each use of zypper following information. Am I the only one which is contacted by his kernel? Message from syslogd@bigone at Jan 26 21:25:16 ... kernel:[ 602.480212] Uhhuh. NMI received for unknown reason 2d on CPU 0. Message from syslogd@bigone at Jan 26 21:25:16 ... kernel:[ 602.480223] Do you have a strange power saving mode enabled? Message from syslogd@bigone at Jan 26 21:25:16 ... kernel:[ 602.480227] Dazed and confused, but trying to continue -- Linux User 183145 using LXDE on a Pentium IV , powered by openSUSE 11.3 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.38-rc2-1-desktop LXDE WM & KDE Development Platform: 4.6.00 (4.6.0) 21:27pm up 0:12, 2 users, load average: 0.89, 0.84, 0.62 -- 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] We need your feedbacks!
by Satoru Matsumoto 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Hello mates, as you may already noticed, openSUSE Weekly News (OWN) have been going through several changes including format, layout, etc. But still, I think current OWN are not best and perfect yet. About 1 and half years have passed since our last simple survey [1]. Now, for further improvement of OWN, we need your feedbacks. Please let us know your opinions and thoughts on OWN. # Although Sascha has placed another poll on connect.o.o about the formats of OWN, I'd like to ask you again here. = Let us know your opinions and thoughts about followings in READERS point of view = * Do you read OWN (almost) every week? * Do you like current look & feel of OWN in HTML format on news.opensuse.org [2]? And let us know the reason. * Do you like current look & feel of OWN in PDF format on news.opensuse.org [3]? And let us know the reason. * Which do you like to read more, HTML version on news.o.o or PDF format (or Wiki format [4] as once they were)? Which is more convenient for you? * What kind of articles do you think more important? How do you think the order of priority should be? a. Official announcements from openSUSE project b. Status reports from sub projects and community c. Tips and Howtos on openSUSE d. Personal blogs related to openSUSE e. Genaral information and news on broader Linux/FLOSS comminity, which aren't aggregated on planet.o.o * What kind of articles and informations do you want to read in OWN besides those in current OWN? * Are there any sections which you don't need in current OWN? * Do you have any idea to improve OWN from readers point of view? [1] http://forums.opensuse.org/forums/english/other-forums/community-fun/survey… [2] http://news.opensuse.org/2011/01/22/opensuse-weekly-news-159-is-out/ [3] http://www.saschamanns.de/pub/OWN/PDF/OWN-159.pdf [4] For your reference: http://en.opensuse.org/Archive:Weekly_news_150 [Background] Up until a few months ago, we prepared the Weekly News in the Wiki first, and posted an announcement to other translation sub teams, so that they can start translating. After finishing the Wiki version, Sascha, the editor in chief reformatted the wikicode into HTML in order to provide HTML/RSS versions of the OWN. However, that was a time-consuming process for Sascha, because most links had to be fixed manually. Initially, Sascha started a new XML based process flow for OWN as his personal (just for fun) project. After the Conference 2010, the idea (migrating over to XML code based process flow) was born and brought up. Sascha found it interesting, because once the source will be written in XML code, we can produce files in a lot of various formats like HTML or PDF with that XML source. At first, the migration was not planned to start so hastly. But unfortunately, the provider who helped Sascha to convert the wikicode to HTML was going down. So, Sascha has switched the editing process of OWN form Wiki base to XML base earlier than expected. This is why OWN have changed recently. ... We are looking forward to your feedbacks. And, if you are interested in being a part of OWN team, don't hesitate to step forward. Best, -- _/_/ Satoru Matsumoto - openSUSE Member - Japan _/_/ _/_/ Marketing/Weekly News/openFATE Screening Team _/_/ _/_/ mail: helios_reds_at_gmx.net / irc: HeliosReds _/_/ _/_/ http://blog.zaq.ne.jp/opensuse/ _/_/ -- 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 upgrade gone bad
by Mark Misulich 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Hi, I just did a software update via yast after being away from home on a two-week business trip. One of the patches installed was an upgrade to the 2.6.37 default kernel. After a reboot, I can't get to a working desktop anymore. I have tried for several months to upgrade to the 2.6.37 kernel in the various release candidate iterations, as each appeared. But each installation was unsuccessful, and the operatiing system wouldn't boot to desktop with the same symptoms as I am about to describe in the subsequent paragraphs. I ended up downgrading my kernel back to the 2.6.34 version to allow the operating system to boot up properly. I did this by using the failsafe mode to boot up, then using yast to downgrade the kernel-default to 2.6.34.7-0.7.1. The other installed kernel packages, kernel-default-base, kernel-default-devel, kernel-devel, and kernel-source remained at version 2.6.37 but everything worked. I am using opensuse 11.3 with kde4.5.5 release 1. I have an Nvidia graphix card and am using the linux Nvidia graphics driver. Now, I can't boot with the normal operating system or with failsafe mode into kernel 2.6.37, so I can't downgrade the kernel-default. When I try to boot, I get several messages. These are: 1. Pressing escape during the boot up to read the boot messages provides one message reading "Unable to cannocalize /lib/modules/2.6.37/default/system/I can't read the rest of the path because the message flashes by too quickly. 2. When kde would normally boot to the kde login screen, I get a message: Cannot enter home directory using /. My cursor is frozen, so by pressing enter I receive the following message on a new screen: 3. In a terminal window about 1x4 inches appearing on a black background on my monitor, I get the following partial message: kstartupconfig4 does not exist or fails. The error code is 3. Check My cursor is frozen on the black portion of the screen, and the computer won't boot any farther. I have to press and hold the start button to reboot at this point. Can anyone help me restore the operating system to normal operation with the new kernel? I wonder if the Nvidia graphics driver didn't upgrade to match the new kernel, and if that is the source of the problems? If so, how does one upgrade it by booting to runlevel 3 and using command line when booting the 2.6.37 kernel? Thanks in advance, Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] embedded board recommendation
by Togan Muftuoglu 26 Jan '11

26 Jan '11

Hi, Anyone using either of the following. If so could you comment on performance and which OS you are running with them (i.e opensuse and if so which version and if stripped down) ALIX.2D13, 500MHz, 256MB, 3*LAN, 1*mPCI, USB, battery RouterBOARD RB/450G, 680MHz, 256MB RAM, 5*GBit LAN Of course if you are a happy user of another board please provide info Thanks Togan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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