March 2011 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] panel won't auto-hide (11.4)
by sc 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

group-- i just upgraded to 11.4 and i can't seem to get the main bottom panel to auto-hide -- i know how to find the setting, and i can click it fine, but the panel refuses to auto-hide is there a trick to this that's just too obvious for me to see? sc -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] x11vnc crashing X
by C 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

I use an ssh tunnel plus x11vnc to remote control my main computer (running openSUSE11.4/KDE4.6) at home. Lately - actually since I've installed 11.4 and the x11vnc from the repos (0.9.12) - when I connect and launch x11vnc, it usually brings down X within a couple minutes. This isn't limited to openSUSE... I've had the exact same issue on Ubuntu 10.10 last week. I've poked around with Google and discovered this has been an on and off issue for x11vnc for a long time, although it's never happened to me until I installed 11.4. So... I'm not particularly hung up on using x11vnc... I just use it because it (usually) works, and it's simple to launch from the command line. Is it worth chasing this issue? or does anyone have a suggestion for a decent alternative? My basic requirements are, I need/want to use an ssh tunnel to my computer, and run the VNC via that tunnel. My VNC session should connect to the existing running session, not start a new session. 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] Sound stuttering heavily
by Matthias Meyr 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Hi, since I installed openSUSE 11.4 sound is stuttering heavily. When the music is playing (e.g. a FLAC file with Amarok), it sounds as if my computer isn't capable of decoding the sound file fast enough. I have the same effect with different media players (Kaffeine, SMplayer, Amarok), Phonon backends (GStreamer, VLC, Xine) and file formats (FLAC, MP3). The same happens when playing a video on Youtube with the Adobe Flash Player within Firefox. I'm running openSUSE 11.4 with KDE and packages up-to-date. Everything worked fine under openSUSE 11.3. Thanks for your help in advance! Matthias -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Another NetworkManager problem...?
by C 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

I've sifted through the various 11.4 NetworkManager issues, and didn't find anything like the minor annoyance I'm having. I've got a clean desktop install of 11.4/KDE4 from the 64 bit LiveCD. I've ran all the updates and added a few Community Repos. I've set Networking to use NetworkManager (for a regular wired NIC) - I've done this because I use VPNs, and NetworkManager is a nice easy way to switch VPNs on/off. If the system is set to use ifup, then network is always working on boot. If the system is set to use NetworkManager, then network is not enabled after a boot. If I click on the NetworkManager widget, I have no networking options at all. If I go into the NetworkManager config, I can only access the VPN tab. All other tabs are greyed out. If I go to YaST, Network, and set it back to Traditional ifup, then network comes up immediately. I can then switch it back to NetworkManager, and network stays working, and I've got full access to all features of the NetworkManager until the next logout/reboot when I lose network again until I manually cycle it to Traditional and back to NetworkManager. So.... any thoughts on solving this one? It's a minor inconvenience since I don't restart or logout often, but.... it's something I'd like to resolve if I can. 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] LibreOffice dependencies not correct
by Scott Newton 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

Running rpmorphan lists the following as not required which I'm pretty sure is not right: alpha:~ # rpmorphan libreoffice-base-drivers-mysql libreoffice-base-extensions libreoffice-calc-extensions libreoffice-converter libreoffice-draw-extensions libreoffice-filters-optional libreoffice-help-en-GB libreoffice-help-en-US libreoffice-hyphen libreoffice-icon-theme-crystal libreoffice-icon-theme-galaxy libreoffice-icon-theme-hicontrast libreoffice-icon-theme-oxygen libreoffice-impress-extensions libreoffice-kde4 libreoffice-l10n-en-GB libreoffice-mailmerge libreoffice-templates-en libreoffice-templates-labels-a4 libreoffice-templates-labels-letter libreoffice-templates-presentation-layouts libreoffice-thesaurus-en-GB libreoffice-writer-extensions Thanks -- Regards Scott Newton -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Font aliases
by Valerio Mariani 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

Dear All, it is my understanding that in OpenSUSE 11.4 the Liberation Fonts are used as default fonts and aliased to Sans, Sans Serif and Monospace. I would like to change this to use DejaVu fonts on my system. I know I can change the fonts in the Gnome and KDE appearance panels, and I already did that, but I would also like to change them in the whole system, so that when a 'Serif' or 'Monospace' font is required, it defaults to DejaVu. I read up a bit and I understand that this kind of configuration is in the /etc/fonts/ subdirectory. However, I don't understand exactly where the aliases are defined. It seems to me that the file suse-post-user.conf is where these are defined. However, if I look at the file, DejaVu fonts are already in the aliased lists and are actually higher in the lists than Liberation. So shouldn't they be used as default if available? Nevertheless this doesn't seem to be the case to me. Can someone help me please? Valerio -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Mouse problems after update
by Ilya Chernykh 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

After a recent update the system cannot boot in graphical mode. The Xorg log file says [ 312.895] (EE) ioctl EVIOCGNAME failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device [ 312.899] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" [ 312.899] (EE) PreInit returned NULL for "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" The xorg.comf section is Section "InputDevice" # generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/mouse" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection This config always worked well. Under root X loads well. If to manually force init 5 also loads well. How can I restore normal behavior of the system now? -- 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] only yast printer config can print (& only a test page)
by Felix Miata 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

some installed rpms: cndrvcups-common-1.90-1.i386 cndrvcups-ufr2-uk-1.90-1.i386 cups-1.4.6-6.1.i586 cups-client-1.4.6-6.1.i586 cups-libs-1.4.6-6.1.i586 kde4-printer-applet-4.6.0-3.4.i586 python-cups-1.9.52-4.1.i586 python-cupshelpers-1.2.5-4.1.i586 yast2-printer-2.20.8-2.1.i586 In /etc/papersize and everwhere else I can find I have letter selected as default papersize, and have no other size paper I can use. I have a Canon MF4370dn IP attached printer that works OK usually with my 11.2 using the Canon supplied PPD driver RPM from Canon's UK web site. At the time I bought it a year ago it was the only MF printer I could find that claimed Linux support on the box, but it turned out Canon will not provide support or drivers to owners of this model who live in North America. Today I tried to set it up on an 11.4 system. On first try, YaST2 failed to find any printers, so I tried again and decided I had 2 the same. I deleted them and started over, ending up with only one. YaST2 can print a test page just fine. Trying to print with Konq or Firefox or Gwenview results in the printer reporting unspecified data errors and printing nothing, and a printer queue that resists attempts to delete the botched jobs from it. The document print status applet reports each such job's status as "processing". After cancelling a job the cancelled job seems to want to display in the applet in perpetuity. What I log out of KDE and back in, the previous botched job shows as processing in the printer applet unless I've cancelled it. Is there a way to ensure jobs in process at log out time, done in an attempt to escape from a deranged printer, are not revived when logging back in? Cycling the printer's power, with 5 minutes or more of off time, after clearing the botched jobs, doesn't seem to help either. Attempts to clear bad jobs using the CUPS web page in Konq don't do any better, and require a password to admin the printer even though there are no ordinary users configured on the system. I have to goto /var/cache/cups and delete job.cache before the printer will ever light up again, but this doesn't always work, since /var/spool/cups/* causes job.cache magically reappear whenever it feels like it unless I rccups stop and/or delete /var/spool/cups/*. Rebooting also causes the printer to beep and report data error, and the /var/cache/cups/job.cache file I deleted to be restored, every time I reboot, unless I delete the printer in YaST2 first, or /var/spool/cups/*. O_O Repeating the whole process, deleting the printer, rebooting, configuring a new printer, always produces the same results. Deleting /var/spool/cups/* helps. Apparently selecting to cancel a job in the KDE printer applet doesn't delete anything from /var/spool/cups/. Knowing that is still no help to figure out why YaST2 can print a test page but nothing else I try can print anything. I've had similar trouble getting 11.2 to print in the past, but have no recollection how I got past it. :-( Cups logs: http://fm.no-ip.com/Tmp/Linux/cups114-access_log-big31.txt http://fm.no-ip.com/Tmp/Linux/cups114-error_log-big31.txt Nothing I see /var/log seems related. Can anyone help? -- "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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[opensuse] logrotate - rotating several files named the same ?
by Per Jessen 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

I'm setting up to run logrotate on several logfiles with the same name, but in different directories. I'll have one logrotate.conf, but is it enough with a single logrotate.status file? I'll be running logrotate like this: (cd <dir>; logrotate --state TOPDIR/logrotate.state TOPDIR/logrotate.conf). -- Per Jessen, Zürich (10.2°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] HP Device Manager on openSuse 11.4
by Jim Flanagan 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

On 2 different 11.4 installs, I selected HP Device Manager for printing. I set up the same network printer. This first box would not print, but the second box would. In any case, when I try to manage a que, or change a printer setting, HP Dev Mgr puts up an error message saying to add user to "lp' group. I did that, and then I said to add user to "sys" group. Now I can manage the printer. But, what are these groups, and is there any security concern having my normal users added to these groups? Thanks, 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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