March 2011 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Blowing away 11.3
by James Knott 31 May '11

31 May '11

After all the problems with 11.4 and 11.3 on my ThinkPad, I've decided to blow it all away and revert to 11.0. At least that worked well. Problems: 11.4 - unable to use KDE, as system locked up and display faded 11.3, unreliable USB detection. Why no "Safely remove" option? Display often shifted about 1/2" to right, but mouse didn't. Poorer performance. General frustration with KDE 4. As I've often pointed out, since I first saw KDE 4, a few years ago, it needs a lot of work to be anywhere near as useful as 3.5 It would be *VERY* nice if support were resumed for 11.0, which would appear to be the last decent openSUSE distro. My experiences with KDE 4 are almost enough to send me back to Windows! What a piece of crap!!! -- 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 with ATI Radeon 5470
by Leonardo 08 May '11

08 May '11

hello everyone, i have there 3 ati machines: one with mobility radeon 3200, another with mobility radeon 4200, but the new one has mobility radeon 5470 and i am unable to configure it as i've made with the others: just click on http://opensuse-community.org/ati.ymp and the it adds the correct mirrors. but not on this new machine, if i do that i'll lost X forever, will have to use failsafe and then remove/purge the package and the mirror. If i try the proprietary driver directly from the ati site things gets even worse. i want to use all features from this video card, any help is welcome. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] No DRI in 11.4, using nvidia driver.
by Roger Oberholtzer 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

I have a Sony VPCF1 laptop that has an Nvidia GeForce GT 425M/PCI/SSE2 chip set. The proprietary Nvidia driver (NVIDIA 260.19.36) loads and runs. But I do not get direct rendering. I do not see messages in the X server log saying it was disabled, but glxinfo says it is disabled, and I cannot get desktop effects. And programs like the LLNL VisIt application run dog slow. I am not sure where to start. Select parts of glxinfo are: server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation server glx version string: 1.4 client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI client glx version string: 1.4 OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GT 425M/PCI/SSE2 OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1.2 NVIDIA 260.19.36) Could it be the client glx part that is wrong? -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 SHAW'S PRINCIPAL Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] samba error 11.4
by lynn＠steve-ss.com 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

I can't start samba: write_browse_list: Can't open file /var/lib/samba/browse.dat.. Error was Permission denied That file doesn't exist. I tried creating it but and changing it's permissions. My /etc/smb.conf is simply: [global] workgroup = MSHOME security = share [PUBLIC] path = /home/lynn/Public guest ok = yes read only = no Any ideas anyone? 11.4 fresh install. 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] Samba smbd error
by Hans de Faber 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

Hi folks, On my fresh installed 11.4 I have a problem to start samba. On a reference partition which is near original I have the same problem as on my customized version. smbd will not start. Doing as root a smbd -i I get the following message: smbd -i Unable to setup corepath for smbd: Permission denied smbd version 3.5.7-1.17.1-2505-SUSE-SL11.4-x86_64 started. Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2010 Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb ERROR: smbd can not open secrets.tdb What's wrong ? On the reference partition samba is unconfigured. Thanks, Hans -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] [SOLVED] Howto Get Thunderbird to Open Links in Firefox 4
by David C. Rankin 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Guys, Hopefully this will save others the grief it caused me. After upgrade to Firefox 4, clicking links in an email to http:// https:// etc... did nothing. It was a complete PITA copying links from email and pasting them into the browser (middle-click paste anywhere in the page) After looking, I found an answer on the Arch Linux bbs. Basically, in tbird, you must: (1) Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Config Editor: search: "network.protocol", locate: network.protocol-handler.warn-external.ftp network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http network.protocol-handler.warn-external.https ** set each to "true" AND restart Thunderbird (2) send yourself an email with a good link for each eg.: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=115524&p=1 ftp://mirror.services.wisc.edu/mirrors/mysql/Downloads/ (3) click on the link in your email, the navigate to /usr/bin/firefox and choose "[x] remember my selection" or whatever it says; and then links in Thunderbird emails will once again open in firefox as they should. It looks like some links or something were forgotten as part of the FF4 update. Wolfgang - can FF4 be fixed to do this automatically on update? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] networkmanager and knetworkmanager
by lynn 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

What is the difference between the two? When I install knetworkmanager it appears in the system tray in kde4. And it just works. But everyone else on the list refers to networkmanager, not knetworkmanager. Thanks. 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] .xsession-errors grows too big
by xPol 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

In a few hours, my .xsession-errors file grows over 500 MB, until my /home partition is full. I am using opensuse 11.4 kde 4.6.1 That file appears filled in with lines from nepomuk, as follows: : [OpenLink][Virtuoso iODBC Driver]CL064: Lost connection to server)" [/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub] "/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub(10126)" Soprano: "SQLExecDirect failed on query 'sparql ask where { { <nepomuk:/ctx/23eff521-b09b-4561-ad2b-f7a8109fd034> ?p1 ?o1 . } UNION { ?s2 <nepomuk:/ctx/23eff521-b09b-4561-ad2b-f7a8109fd034> ?o2 . } UNION { ?s3 ?p3 <nepomuk:/ctx/23eff521-b09b-4561-ad2b-f7a8109fd034> . } UNION { graph <nepomuk:/ctx/23eff521-b09b-4561-ad2b-f7a8109fd034> { ?s4 ?4 ?o4 . } . } }' (iODBC Error: [OpenLink][Virtuoso iODBC Driver]CL064: Lost connection to server)" [/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub] "/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub(10126)" Soprano: "SQLExecDirect fail% klauncher(9772)/kio (KLauncher): SlavePool: No communication with slave. klauncher(9772)/kio (KLauncher): SlavePool: No communication with slave. [/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub] "/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub(9818)" Soprano: "SQLExecDirect failed on query 'sparql ask where { { <nepomuk:/ctx/0b9085ec-fb07-49d8-9fd7-bb993b0e2a46> ?p1 ?o1 . } UNION { ?s2 <nepomuk:/ctx/0b9085ec-fb07-49d8-9fd7-bb993b0e2a46> ?o2 . } UNION { ?s3 ?p3 <nepomuk:/ctx/0b9085ec-fb07-49d8-9fd7-bb993b0e2a46> . } UNION { graph <nepomuk:/ctx/0b9085ec-fb07-49d8-9fd7-bb993b0e2a46> { ?s4 ?4 ?o4 . } . } }' (iODBC Error: [OpenLink][Virtuoso iODBC Driver]CL064: Lost connection to server)" [/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub] Query failed: "sparql ask where { { <nepomuk:/ctx/0b9085ec-fb07-49d8-9fd7-bb993b0e2a46> ?p1 ?o1 . } UNION { ?s2 <nepomuk:/ctx/0b9085ec-fb07-49d8-9fd7-bb993b0e2a46> ?o2 . } UNION { ?s3 ?p3 <nepomuk:/ctx/0b9085ec-fb07-49d8-9fd7-bb993b0e2a46> . } UNION { graph <nepomuk:/ctx/0b9085ec-fb07-49d8-9fd7-bb993b0e2a46> { ?s4 ?4 ?o4 . } . } }" [/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub] "/usr/bin/nepomukservicestub(9818)" Soprano: "SQLExecDirect failed on query ' Any suggestions? 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] Firefox 4 for SLEx 11?
by Larry Stotler 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Will Firefox 4 be available in the SLEx Mozilla repo? Thanx -- 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] proprietary Canon printer driver help needed
by Felix Miata 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Any non-US Canon multifunction users here? Mine is MF4370dn, but this very large driver package obviously applies to many models. Driver download URL: http://files.canon-europe.com/files/soft40355/Software/o1113enx_l_ufr220.zip The latest (v2.20) proprietary drivers do not work in openSUSE 11.4 or Fedora 15, but do work in 11.2, *buntu 10.10 & Fedora 14. There's no point reporting this to Canon USA, as it will not provide support for Linux users. Someone with a non-US address needs to report the driver failure (test page prints, but printer data errors trying to get apps to print) to Canon UK via contact form, possibly at http://newsletter.canon-europe.com/Web/Locale/en-GB/Register.aspx?origin=ht… in order for them to know of this problem. Can anyone here to that? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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