March 2011 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Return of wireless problem (v11.4) -- with variations
by Stan Goodman 27 Mar '11

27 Mar '11

I needed totest changes in the WIRED setup for the laptop, and therefore disabled wireless operation of the ROUTER I did nothing to any wireless setting of the laptop itself. When I finished, I removed the cable connection, rebooted again, and thought to ascertain that wireless operation was again in order. It isn't. Networkmanager, for example, says that the connection to the AP is "Activating", and the signal is strong. "Enable networking" is checked. "Enable wireless" is also checked, but it is greyed out. In YaST>Network Settings>Overview, both wired and wireless controllers are listed, ONLY when in General Options, ifup is chosen. When User controlled with Networkmanager is chosen, only the wired controller is listed; I do not remember anything like that previously. Also in this case, the lower window in Overview (the description of the wireless controller) is greyed out, as are the buttons for Add. Edit, and Delete at the bottom. I have rebooted several times, without success. For that matter, when a similar problem occured recently and healed itself after a reboot as suggested by another user of this list, I am sure that the successful boot was the first I had tried; in other words, I am not convinced that restoration of wireless networking behaves altogether rationally, even in terms of officially expected behavior. Can someone see what is happening here, and offer a clue on how to fix it? -- 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] loosing packages
by Robert Schweikert 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

Hi, I have a machine on my network that started to drop an exorbitant amount of packages, in access of 20%. Running openSUSE 11.3 on i586, latest kernel update 2.6.34.7-0.7-default #1 SMP 2010-12-13 11:13:53 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux I observed the behavior with both a wired and wireless connection (wired used Ethernet over power line). There are no messages in the kernel log, no processes pegging the CPU, i.e. other than the network traffic the machine appears to be in good shape. How can I figure out where and why my packages are getting dropped. firewall is disabled. Thanks, Robert -- Robert Schweikert MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU Novell-IBM Software Integration Center LINUX Tech Lead rschweikert(a)novell.com rschweikert(a)ca.ibm.com 781-464-8147 Novell Making IT Work As One -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] openSUSE Weekly News 168 is out!
by Sascha Manns 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 168 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://bit.ly/hhj8Fm (in PDF) [0] http://bit.ly/euvDu0 (in HTML with Bento Theme) [0] http://bit.ly/fOMtrX (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] vpnc
by Ciro Iriarte 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

Anyone having issues with vpnc on 11.4?, I had it working on 11.3 but after updating I can establish the tunnel, ping a host on the other side of it but any TCP connection fails, I can't ssh to the machines on the other side. I'm sure that my laptop doesn't have firewall and there's no fw on the host I'm trying to connect to... Any ideas?. -- Ciro Iriarte http://cyruspy.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] how can I add a custom button to the panel?
by Nico Sabbi 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Hi, I'm using opensuse 11.3 with the default gnome desktop but contrary to the previous releases I can't find a way to add a custom application button to the panel. Is there a way? thanks. -- 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 and slony
by Andre Truter 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Hello, Is Slony available as a package for openSUSE 11.3 or do I need to compile it from source? I could not find a package with webpin or google, so maybe it is included in another package or under a different name? Thanks -- Andre Truter | Software Consultant | Registered Linux user #185282 Tel: 082 785 7615 | http://www.trusoft.co.za ~ "Ubuntu" is an African word meaning "SUSE is too hard for me" - Anon SUSE user ~ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] change X server resolution
by James D. Parra 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Hello, I usually have a terminal session, no X, with a screen resolution of 1280x1024, but when I started an X session the resolution dropped to 800x600. How can I make X start at 1280x 1024? Thanks in advance. James -- 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 32 or 64 bit decision
by Adolph & Sharon Weidanz 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Hey All I think that for an update to 11.4 I want to do a clean install. Haven't done one in years. So the question becomes do I want to go with the 32 bit version, which I've always run, or the 64 bit. I have an AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core Processor running at 2.2Ghz. I need to be able to connect to my wireless network. The only unusual hardware is my 30" display, which works fine under 11.3. What considerations should I be thinking of? Is there any benefit either way? Thanks -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes _.._ _ ."\__/"./`_\ _/__<__>__\/ jgs `"/_/""""\_\\ Adolph & Sharon Weidanz SuSE 11.3 '78 43' Endeavour Ketch S/V Time To Paws -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Start of network card at boot
by Bob S 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Hello SuSE people, Running 11.4 with KDE4,6 My network card is setup and connects me to the internet when it is connected. What I mean is that when I boot the system the card is not connected. I always have to go intoYast and change something and back again to make it configure itself. I want it to come up and activate at boot time. It does not. How do I fix this? Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Wrong Boot level
by Bob S 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Hello SuSE people, Running 11.4 and KDE4.6 When I boot up the system, near the end of the booting sequence I see Run Level 5 has been reached. But it doesn't. I get a CLI login where I have to log in and then do a startx to get the graphical display, How doI fix this? /etc/initd/something? Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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