November 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] DenyHosts daemon mode on openSUSE 11.3
by LLLActive＠GMX.Net 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

Hi, I am trying to run DenyHosts on OS 11.3. I can get it to sync and update the hosts.deny file, but with "rcdenyhosts status" it reports as being "unused" just after I started it with "rcdenyhosts start". I tried also with yast, setting up as a service (daemon) and starting it. It also stops immediately. In the denyhosts.log file there is no error info, just what it used to set it up at start. I've gone through the configs several times, no joy. Anyone got DenyHosts running properly? :-/ Dreiel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] virtualbox in 11.4 with kde3
by kanenas＠hawaii.rr.com 14 Jul '12

14 Jul '12

ok, been playing w. 11.4, but i have installed kde-3:) .(just some personal issues with widgets and plasmoids, please don't attack:)) the only problem so far is virtual box, it fails to start. rerunning setup does reconfigure it, still it fails to open an x window. any pointers? thanks, d. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 12.1 OK, how do I switch back to if-up control
by Bruce Ferrell 24 Dec '11

24 Dec '11

Hi all, Not trying to throw jet fuel on a fire, but when I switch to runlevel 3, I have no active network anymore. It "looks" like systemd configure itself to whatever is running at upgrade time and if you don't have a gui environment, you're kind of screwed. there doesn't seem to be a way to re-configure to if-up. I would *really* like a choice between systemd and traditional init. I much prefer system-v. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] LibreOffice 3.4.4 ?
by akouane 20 Dec '11

20 Dec '11

Hi there, Does anyone there know if LibreOffice 3.4.4 will be available in the LibreOffice OBS repo (or OSS, of course) ? That would be great since it corrects this bug https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39510, which makes LibO 3.4.1 to 3.4.3 quite useless as soon as you use a fair amount a footnotes ... Cheers ! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] What's a good JSON viewer?
by Greg Freemyer 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

All, Is there a decent JSON viewer in the distro or in OBS. I'm trying a firefox plug-in (JSONview) and I'm not very impressed. Thanks Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Why is /var/log/boot.msg not written to with systemd?
by Carlos E. R. 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Why is /var/log/boot.msg not written to with systemd? Is it a bug, is it logged somewhere else? - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk7SyywACgkQtTMYHG2NR9Xr9gCfUspXFgAfJoRm5DweoOMsr3Lk 9iEAniAB9V3w1WyzV6g2+Db+WP2RPn+X =4/Jh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] OS 12.1: KDM first login always fails
by JC Francois 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Hi, I just installed OS 12.1. everytime I boot into KDM and try to access my account the login fails. I type my password, press enter and the background of the login and password field turns light red for a few seconds. The password is cleared, I enter my password again and I can get in. Anybody else seeing this? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] BASH - rankinism - best way to trim string and add ellipses (or other char)?
by David C. Rankin 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

DH, All, I want a function 'ellipse' that will take a string 'str' and trim it to length 'len' and set the 'end' number (default = 3) of characters to 'chr' (default='.'). So if I call it like this: myvar=0123456789 echo "mydefvar: $(ellipse $myvar 7)" echo "mynewvar: $(ellipse $myvar 7 3 '*')" I get: mydefvar: 0123... mynewvar: 0123*** What I have come up with is the following, but I would like comment on how to make it better, etc.. Is there a way to eliminate the for loop and just use string substitution to overwrite the last 'end' number of characters with 'chr' that would be more efficient? What says the brain trust. ellipse() { # validate sufficient parameters passed [[ -z $1 ]] || [[ -z $2 ]] && { echo "ERROR: Insufficient input in fxn ellipse"; return 1; } str="$1" lim="$2" end=${3:-3} chr=${4:-.} # validate integers [ $lim -eq $lim ] 2>/dev/null || return 1 [ $end -eq $end ] 2>/dev/null || return 1 [[ ${#str} -gt $lim ]] && newstr=${str:0:$((lim-end))} { for((i=$((lim-end));i<$lim;i++)); do newstr=${newstr}${chr} done echo "$newstr" } || { echo "$str" } } -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Re: SSD in openSUSE.
by Joachim Schrod 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

Greg Freemyer wrote: > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Joachim Schrod <jschrod(a)acm.org> wrote: >> Greg Freemyer wrote: >>> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Joachim Schrod <jschrod(a)acm.org> wrote: >>>> If you can afford it, don't use 15% of the disk. To get this free >>>> space, use secure erase to reset the disk's firmware notion of what >>>> you're using, and then don't allocate 15% of the disk during >>>> partitioning. >>> >>> Undocumented feature time. First secure erase is not always >>> implemented on SSDs, so don't trust it. >> >> That's new for me, I haven't found this information via Google. >> >> Can you give more information, maybe perhaps some links, about that >> issue? I've always thought I can rely on secure erase via hdparm, >> while respecting the frozen issue/state. > > My knowledge is under NDA. I will just say that for a while a major > manufacturer returned success for secure erase commands, but if you > disassembled (desoldered) the chips and took a look, data was still > present. Yes, that I've read. But that was not my use case. My use case is "SSD firmware uses all sectors for wear levelling after secure erase". I don't care if the data is still on it. Does your NDA-knowledge include information about that use case? Please note that my posted steps include one step to unlock an SSD, so locked devices are covered. Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] OS12.1 is there a known issue with soft-raid1 ?
by Andreas 04 Dec '11

04 Dec '11

Hi is there a known issue with soft-raid1 on OS12.1? I've got two PCs that won't start a soft-raid1 on reboot. I can set it up with YAST it gets mounted and I can copy files on MD0 after I close YAST. But on the next reboot apears an error that the superblock were unreadable. This happens on both machines. One is an AMD5200 with 4GB RAM and 2 x 300GB HDD. The other one is an old Pentium4, 512MB RAM, 2 x 40 GB HDD. So they are pretty different but show the same problem. Any idea ? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] How to see GUI for disk usage
by LinuxIsOne 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

Hi, Is there any way we can pictorial see the disk occupied by the different partitions? Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Samba 4 alienates openSUSE clients
by lynn 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

Firstly an apology for the British Tabloid type headline If Samba 4 goes ahead as it is, it will remove the possibility of creating a single sign on for both Linux and windows users. As it stands it makes no provision for integrating Linux users into the AD. IOW What the Yast User and group management module does now for LDAP users will be obsoleted by Samba 4. Are there any plans to Integrate Samba 4 into the Yast User and Group management and be able to create a Linux and Samba 4 user? (As it does at the moment with Samba 3/Linux). I really do think some important issues are being overlooked. https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8635 Thanks Lynn and Steve, linuxcostablanca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Aisleriot Freecell and Solitaire will not run in 12.1
by Basil Chupin 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

Both Freecell and Solitaire are part of the Aisleriot package of games which are really for Gnome. However, I have been successfully running them for years under KDE[#] - until 12.1 :-( . I am not interested in Solitaire but I enjoy playing Freecell. Does anybody know, please, why Freecell, for one, will not run in 12.1 even though it installs successfully and without any dependency problems? Perhaps there is a version of Freecell for KDE (and NOT the one in kpat, thanks, which I consider to be primitive) which is not part of Aisleriot package? Anybody know? [#] I am using KDE 4.7.3 (but it won't run even under the default KDE which comes with 12.1) and kernel 3.1.1 on a 32-bit system. BC -- Diapers and politicians should be changed often; both for the same reason. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Firefox or Chromium on tmpfs and contents of /dev/shm
by Roger Luedecke 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

I was looking up if and how to put the Firefox cache into a tmpfs, and found it was basically as easy as I thought. However, I saw one comment on the forum whom said that he used '/dev/shm' so he wouldn't have to make a new tmpfs. So, I looked into my '/dev/shm' and saw this "org.chromium.Chromium.shmem.libcef_2473405944504155357" among other things. Is Chromium already using this directory for its cache? I don't even have Chromium installed. -- Roger Luedecke openSUSE Ambassador Ind. Repairs and Consulting **Looking for a C++ etc. mentor*** -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] hideous fonts on 12.1
by Roger Oberholtzer 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

In GNOME applications run in KDE, the fonts are simply terrible. They are far too big and just look so bad. This includes apps such as firefox and evolution. Probably others. But those are the ones I regularly use. Where is the correct place to say that GNOME apps should use KDE fonts, or even just which fonts they should use? In the KDE Personal Settings app I see where to set this for GTK apps. In that menu it says to set GNOME fonts in the GNOME configuration tools. I don't think it is gconftool-2. And I do not see a reference to a font anywhere in gnome-control-center. So, where to configure this for these apps running in KDE? I did not install GNOME as a whole. Only the apps I use. Maybe that is it? -- Roger Oberholtzer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] kde network manager plasmoid pain
by lynn 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

12.1 I have to give the root password and the wpa password every time I turn on my laptop. click on the plasmoid -> manage connections Choose connection and hit edit A popup appears BEHIND the window (so you have no idea it's there) asking for the root password. A popup appears 'No agents were available for this request' Click OK The Edit network connection window appears. Click on wireless security. The password has been deleted. Reenter the password and it finally connects. You have to do this evert time you boot. What a pain! There is no easy workaround I can find. I see that this was the same in Factory with 12.1 trials. I thought about wicd but it's not easy to install on 12.1. Anyone found a fix? Thanks L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Printing pdf blurred
by Alberto Miglionni 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

I installed the printer hp laserjet m1212, worked properly for some time and is now printing pdf blurred. All pdf documents are blurred. Any idea? Alberto MiglionniN��r��y隊Z)z{.�ﮞ˛��m�)z{.��+�:�{Zr�az�'z��j)h��Ǿ� ޮ�^�ˬz��

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[opensuse] 12.1 x64 on Dell Latitude E5420
by Adam Sailer 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

12.1 x64 on Dell Latitude E5420 Has anyone tried installing 12.1 x64 on a Dell Latitude E5420? I can't get the Installation to start from the DVD installation media. I've verified that the burn is good, it starts up on Optiplex machines. I boot from DVD and select installation, the "Loading Linux Kernel" progress portion completes, then they system hangs on the green openSUSE splash screen with no text. The system is then completely unresponsive. I've tried kernel modes of Default, Safe Settings, No ACPI, No Local APIC, and nomodeset. I've also tried booting Ubuntu 11.10 x64 from a live USB stick, which results in a black screen with blinking cursor. Is there some incompatibility in the 3.x kernel? Thank you, Adam -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Another one for the gamers here - X-Plane 10 release announced
by C 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 07:33, Saydul Akram <idulk(a)opensuse.org> wrote: > 2011/11/24 C <smaug42(a)opensuse.org>: >> Just a heads-up, X-Plane 10 was just announced today. See >> http://www.x-plane.com/ They release Windows, OSX, and Linux at the >> same time. If you are into flight sims, it's one of the best out >> there (yes, I know, Flightgear... but X-Plane is more detailed, more >> accurate etc) > > unfortunately this game is not free And? What's your point? Lots of Linux software is pay-for.... particularly top tier commercial release software. The Humble Bundle Games are not free... X-Plane is not free... VariCAD is not free... SLED/SLES is not free.... the list of commercial/pay-for software for Linux is rather big. If you want a free flight simulator, then look at Flightgear - while an excellent flight sim on its own, it doesn't come anywhere near X-Plane in any feature or aspect. If you're into flight sims, X-Plane is the best available (it's used in professional flight training simulators, including ones that are FAA certified). C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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