March 2011 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] failures with 11.4
by Hans Witvliet 20 Mar '11

20 Mar '11

Just mentioning, that i got two less pleasant experiences with 11.4 1) upgrade 11.3 -> 11.4 Just as mentioned on the list/wiki first updating the old version, next replacing all entries shown by zypper lr -u by their 11.4 counterpart and doing a zypper ref and zypper dup. After 2025 packages were installed zypper finished without complaint, gave a reboot command, and system doesn't come up any more. 2) fresh installation of 11.4 on a 1586 No problem with the graphical installation on the old via-box, however, on the first reboot it says that i'm either installing a non-graphical system, or that the hardware was not supported. Which is very strange, as it WAS capable of running the installer in X-mode. If i can re-produce i will use bugzilla hw -- 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 broke CD-DVD usability
by Marco Calistri 20 Mar '11

20 Mar '11

Mates, Starting from 11.2 after some kernel updates, up to last 11.4, I am not more able to use my CD drive to burn media. Beside horrible noise generated from the drive, attempting to read the media tracks and or setting the parameters, all the tries to burn an iso image are vanes. The problem is world-wide present in many linux distro as Ubuntu, Arch, Debian,... so is clear that is kernel related. Wonder if somebody has been able to find a solution to this annoying issue and what are the latest news in regards to (may be ) a kernel-patch. I annexing few lines of the error I recorded during the failed burning attempts: ata1: lost interrupt (Status 0x50) ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen sr 1:0:0:0: CDB: Xdread, Read track info: 52 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 20 00 ata1.00: cmd a0/01:00:00:20:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 dma 16416 in res 40/00:02:00:08:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout) ata1.00: status: { DRDY } ata1: soft resetting link ata1.00: configured for MWDMA2 ata1: EH complete I am running a 11.4 x86_64 with nvidia drivers if is could help. Cheers, -- Marco Calistri http://mcalistri.blogspot.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] netbook opensuse 11.4?
by xPol 20 Mar '11

20 Mar '11

How is it possible to install the kde plasma for netbook on opensuse 11.4? Any other opensuse 11.4 versions for netbooks? Thank you ----p -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 11.4 problem with SD flash memory
by Lew Wolfgang 20 Mar '11

20 Mar '11

Hi Folks, 11.4 is a great release in my experience. Congratulations to the devs and community! But after four 11.4 desktop installs I've finally encountered a problem with SD flash memory cards. The desktop is a HP with an integrated card reader. It worked with 11.3, and the access led flashes when the card is inserted as if all was well. But there's no indication of anything happening in the OS. /var/log/messages is completely silent and lsusb doesn't show anything. USB devices are detected and work okay (USB memory, CAC card readers and cameras). Does anyone have similar issues? lsusb shows: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c318 Logitech, Inc. Illuminated Keyboard Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:c50e Logitech, Inc. Cordless Mouse Receiver Bus 002 Device 003: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Card Reader/Writer Bus 002 Device 012: ID 0781:5530 SanDisk Corp. Cruzer U3 4gb SDCZ36 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 04eb:e001 Northstar Systems, Inc. I've got a SanDisk USB stick installed. I assume the Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Card Reader/Writer on bus device 002 is the one responsible for flash. Any thoughts? Thanks, Lew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 11.4 and codecs
by Jim Flanagan 20 Mar '11

20 Mar '11

This is not a new issue, but I've never been sure of the best way to do this on previous installs. What is the best way to install additional codecs on openSuse, and specifically 11.4? At the moment I need mp3 and mplayer, perhaps others but not sure. Is the Unofficial Guide to openSuse 11.4 ( http://opensuse-guide.org/index.php) a reliable place to do this via their one-click method? TIA, Jim F -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Make program fit on screen
by Mats 19 Mar '11

19 Mar '11

Hi all, I'm using opensuse 11.4, gnome on a asus eeepc900. I have the resolution 1024x600 and thought that was the best. But when I tried to start up evolution the bottom is not visible so I can't see the buttons for yes or no or what's on them. Isn't there some easy way to make it fit on screen? This mail was written with mutt that was far more easy to install. Regards to everyone on the list. /Mats -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] stable URLs
by Dave Howorth 19 Mar '11

19 Mar '11

The page <http://en.opensuse.org/Product_highlights> provides highlights of opensuse 11.4. Is there a stable URL for the page? By that I mean a URL that will still be valid after the next release of opensuse and that will still provide details of 11.4. 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] 11.4 can't detect HP Photosmart c309g network scanner/printe
by Toshi Esumi 19 Mar '11

19 Mar '11

Hi, I tried connecting this device over the network, "Run hp-setup" can't detect it. For printer feature, I could set it up manually specifying its IP address, but for scanner feature, I don't seem to have that option. Any idea what I can do? I don't have this problem with 11.3 BTW. Thanks, Toshi -- 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 167 is out!
by Sascha Manns 19 Mar '11

19 Mar '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 167 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://saigkill.homelinux.net/index.php/download/download-weekly- news/file/13-opensuse-weekly-news-167-pdf-version (in PDF) [0] http://news.opensuse.org/?p=7706 (in HTML with Bento Theme) [0] http://saigkill.homelinux.net/pub/OWN/HTML/OWN-167.html (in HTML with Susebooks Theme)) -- 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] 11.4 won't upgrade to 4.6 release
by Mark Misulich 19 Mar '11

19 Mar '11

Hi, I am installing 11.4 on a friend's computer that had 11.1 on it, as a format and fresh install of both the home and / partitions. It installs correctly, but when I add the software repository for KDE 4.6 release and then do zypper dup, it goes awry. After the upgrades are installed, it won't boot to desktop (I had it set for automatic login). It boots up to KDM login screen, and neither the root or user password (Only one user on the computer) works to allow a boot to desktop. I have tried the install, then zypper dup procedure twice with the same results. The computer in question is a pentium 4 32 bit system with an nvidia graphics card. I installed the nvidia proprietary driver after the first install then did zypper dup. On the second install I didn't install the nvidia driver, I just tried to install the 4.6 release update before installing the graphics driver. Any ideas about how to get this to work? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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