April 2011 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Re: YaST2 not discovering the joystick
by Philipp Thomas 25 Apr '11

25 Apr '11

On Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:05:40 -0500, Donn Washburn <n5xwb(a)comcast.net> wrote: >That is acording to the error message. It >appears that they check for a game port before setting up a USB >joystick. X find this one just mine but yast2 fails. Why do you want yast2 to recognize the joystick when X has discovered it? And what exactly is the error message you get? >Also on my 88 year old father's x86-64 with a lp0 port - which is setup >by yast2>hardware>printer will not agree with hwinfo --printer. hwinfo >find the printer as lp1 and everything else finds it as lp0 One problem, one mail. Otherwise it gets impossible to handle the questions. And in the other mail about the lp0 port please describe why the disagreement constitutes a problem for you. Philipp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] SiI SATA raid set is not detected in openSUSE
by Istvan Gabor 24 Apr '11

24 Apr '11

2011. április 24. 21:40 napon John Andersen <jsamyth(a)gmail.com> írta: > On 4/24/2011 11:42 AM, Istvan Gabor wrote: > > Hello list members: > > > > I have a Silicon Image (SiI) 3512A PCI SATA raid controller, and two hard disks > > that contains a SiI mirrored raid set. The raid set was set up in the card's > > BIOS, and at boot it is detected correctly by the card's BIOS. > > > > In openSUSE 11.2 however the raid set in not detected. dmraid gives the following > > results: > > > > linux:~ # dmraid -s > > no raid disks > > linux:~ # dmraid -r > > no raid disks > > linux:~ # dmraid --version > > dmraid version: 1.0.0.rc16-3 (2010.01.12) > > dmraid library version: 1.0.0.rc16-3 (2010.01.12) > > device-mapper version: 4.15.0 > > linux:~ # > > > > linux:~ # ls -l /dev/mapper > > total 0 > > crw-rw---- 1 root root 10, 60 Apr 24 20:17 control > > linux:~ # > > > > I tried openSUSE 11.4 live CD (KDE version) which gave the same result, > > except for it has newer device mapper, 4.18.0. > > > > If I boot knoppix live CD, however, it detects the raid set correctly: > > > > root@Microknoppix:~# dmraid -s > > *** Active Set > > name : sil_bhaedgcfdjde > > size : 320168895 > > stride : 0 > > type : mirror > > status : ok > > subsets: 0 > > devs : 2 > > spares : 0 > > root@Microknoppix:~# dmraid -r > > /dev/sdb: sil, "sil_bhaedgcfdjde", mirror, ok, 320168895 sectors, data@ 0 > > /dev/sda: sil, "sil_bhaedgcfdjde", mirror, ok, 320168895 sectors, data@ 0 > > root@Microknoppix:~# dmraid --version > > dmraid version: 1.0.0.rc16 (2009.09.16) shared > > dmraid library version: 1.0.0.rc16 (2009.09.16) > > device-mapper version: 4.18.0 > > > > root@Microknoppix:~# ls -l /dev/mapper > > total 0 > > crw------- 1 root root 10, 236 Apr 24 20:05 control > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Apr 24 20:05 sil_bhaedgcfdjde -> ../dm-0 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Apr 24 20:05 sil_bhaedgcfdjde1 -> ../dm-1 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Apr 24 20:05 sil_bhaedgcfdjde2 -> ../dm-2 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Apr 24 20:05 sil_bhaedgcfdjde3 -> ../dm-3 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Apr 24 20:05 sil_bhaedgcfdjde5 -> ../dm-4 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Apr 24 20:05 sil_bhaedgcfdjde6 -> ../dm-5 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Apr 24 20:05 sil_bhaedgcfdjde7 -> ../dm-6 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Apr 24 20:05 sil_bhaedgcfdjde8 -> ../dm-7 > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Apr 24 20:05 sil_bhaedgcfdjde9 -> ../dm-8 > > > > I can mount and use the mirrored partitions. > > > > > > I would like to use this raid set in openSUSE 11.2 too. > > How could I set it up to work as expected, and what can be the cause for > > not being it detected? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Istvan > > > > I don't know about this particular raid controller but I have seen others > over the years that totally hide the actual drive configuration from the > OS, and handle the raid themselves. > > DMRAID is designed for software raid, which, once you have a raid controller involved, > you no longer technically have. > > But you might have to make sure libata is installed, > See http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html#sil Thank you, I checked the above link but that information is from 2004 and I am not sure if it is not outdated. The libata driver is installed, and the sata_sil module is loaded. > In the past, when running up against the lack of drivers for raid or fakeraid devices > I have found that its often just as easy to find a jumper or bios setting that > turns off the raid controller software and use the card as a regular drive > multi-channel controller and build a Software Raid on it. I realize this might > not be helpful if you are trying to access the data already on the raid. The raid set is recognized and can be activated by knoppix live but not in openSUSE (even with the newest 11.4 live cd). Ob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Formatting an External Hard Drive
by Carl Hartung 24 Apr '11

24 Apr '11

On Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:59:03 -0400 "Stephen P Molnar" <s.molnar(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: <snipped> > Thanks for your reply. > > What MS formatting tool do you recommend. I have to say that MS win7 > doesn't recognize the drive as I put another linux distro on it. > That's not quite correct, the device manager finds it as a Seagate > Desktop USB Device. > > If I use c:\format at the command line how do I identify the external > drive? I guess that what I'm asking is how do I query the OS for the > drive ID in order to format the drive without destroying anything > else? > > Thanks, again for your reply to this query. Hi Stephen, "Kind and Gentle Guidance" :-) --> It is customary on this list to bottom post, not top post, and to reply to the list only. This is so other people running into similar situations can benefit from the entire discussion and not have difficulty following it. On to your topic: As memory serves me, if you right-click on 'My Computer' and select 'Manage' you'll see a number of 'snap-ins' populating a tree view on the left (I /think/ they're called 'snap-ins'; could be wrong) Select the one called 'storage' and then the one below that called 'disk management' You click on the device you want to manage, to select it, and then right-click on it to select one of the options. In this case, you want to a) create a partition and format it vfat, while b) leaving the remainder of the drive space "unallocated." When it's done, you "safely remove" the drive and proceed to install the real operating system :-) hth & regards, Carl P.S.: I'm certain we'll be set straight if I've erred somewhere, which is possible (not likely) but these things fade from memory more and more the longer you can avoid doing them. ;-) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Kmail mail merge
by Ian 23 Apr '11

23 Apr '11

hi all I've been using a laptop to gather my mail whilst my main machine has been out of commission. I want to take this laptop mail and merge it with my main machine mail. Does anyone the best way to to do this? THere is no export option on kmail 1.13.6. thanks Ian -- 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 172 is out!
by Sascha Manns 23 Apr '11

23 Apr '11

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[opensuse] Autofs mounting
by Koenraad Lelong 23 Apr '11

23 Apr '11

Hi, I'm trying to give a daemon access to a USB-drive. Manually as root it works fine, but the daemon does not run as root, so the daemon has no rw-access to the drive. I googled and tried some of the suggestions, with no luck. What I did : My auto.master : +auto.master /mnt/vchanger /etc/auto.vchanger --timeout=30 My auto.vchanger, working OK as root : # /etc/auto.vchanger * -fstype=auto,rw :/dev/disk/by-uuid/& I tried this in auto.vchanger : * -fstype=auto,rw,uid=bacula :/dev/disk/by-uuid/& * -fstype=auto,rw,gid=bacula :/dev/disk/by-uuid/& * -fstype=auto,rw,uid=$UID :/dev/disk/by-uuid/& * -fstype=auto,rw,gid=$GID :/dev/disk/by-uuid/& * -fstype=auto,rw,gid=users :/dev/disk/by-uuid/& I always get an error when trying to access the drive (as root or myself, user bacula has no shell) : error: unrecognized mount option "gid=0" or missing value "gid=0" can be replaced with "uid=107", or "gid=110", depending on the auto.vchanger content. Those uid's and gid's do exist. After changes to auto.vcahnger, I restarted autofs (rcautofs restart). Anyone who can help me ? I'm working with OS 11.4, 32bit. Thanks, Koenraad Lelong. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] How to re-shuffle disk partitions - Part Two
by Felix Miata 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

On 2011/04/22 19:00 (GMT-0400) Anton Aylward composed: > Felix Miata said: >> With what you have, if I wanted a 5G logical to begin at 157, I would issue >> this command: >> cr log ext2 5000 -f:3 ... >> If I wanted a primary in that same location, the command would be similar: >> cr pri ext2 5000 -f:3 > But I can do that now with fdisk and mkfs, so WHY? Those were purely FWIW. > The problem I foresee is NOT creating the ext2/3 file system > at 157, but populating it. As I said, using rsync is going to muck up > /dev/ /proc /sys and so on. Most of the content of those is dynamically created at boot. While booted to a live CD, none of their virtually non-existent content matters. While booted to one or the other of them, none of the content on the other matters. You're fretting over nothing. > When and *only* when I have the root moved to be adjacent to root and > swap do I worry about how to manipulate the free space. I do plenty of cloning and moving of root partitions. As long as you make the necessary mods to fstab, menu.lst & grub.conf, ensure you haven't cloned and left be any UUIDs or volume labels, and _install_ Grub when necessary, it's really not difficult or particularly complicated. > At that point I have many options. > a) I can make both the aareas into LVM Volumes > this has the advantage of simplicity > b) I can look at ways of altering where the logical partition > begins > c) I can look at ways of altering the size of a LVM > volume by altering the position/size in the logocal partition. -- "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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Re: [opensuse] Did the list server explode? -- I got 30 return to sender email from the suse list - ones that had already been posted??
by Rolf-Dieter Damm 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

Dear Listmembers, --- Marco Calistri <marco.calistri(a)yahoo.com.br> schrieb am Mi, 20.4.2011: [Text removed] > > It looks like this mess has been generated by the domain: > > open-3d-constructions.org > > by the server: > > vserver0.open-3d-constructions.org > > For the recipient: > > rolf_dieter_damm(a)yahoo.de > That Adress Server and Domain belongs to me. I am very sorry for this Inconvenience I made to you. Greetings, Rolf-Dieter Damm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] repository query
by eddie 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

I was looking for a favourite package "grip" but it did not appear through yast software management module. I've got many of the community repositories installed including the ones for KDE and GNOME as well as the default opensuse ones. I did a google search and found the package located in an opensuse multimedia repository. This multimedia repository is not included in the repository list and I was wondering why. Can anyone shed some light? The address is: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/apps/openSUSE_11.4/x8… Eddie -- Delight thyself also in the Lord and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalm. 37:4 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] OT: xen question
by James Pifer 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

Hi. I've asked this question over at the xen list earlier this week and still don't have a solution. We are running xen on SLES11SP1. We only allow the kernel to have so much memory with this line from /boot/grub/menu.lst: kernel /boot/xen.gz vga=mode-0x314 dom0_mem=1024M I need to figure out how to get this parameter to survive a kernel update. I know about /etc/sysconfig/bootloader, which seems like the right place, but I can't get it to work. Below is my /etc/sysconfig/bootloader file. I've tried adding dom0_mem=1024M to each of the XEN_ lines below and rebooted. The memory setting is not set on any of them. Anyone know where in this file it should be set or if it should be set another place? Thanks, James ## Path: System/Bootloader ## Description: Bootloader configuration ## Type: list(grub,lilo,none) ## Default: grub LOADER_TYPE="grub" DEFAULT_NAME="SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 - 2.6.32.12-0.7 (default)" DEFAULT_APPEND="resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000AAKS-60Z1A0_WD-WCAWF6659025-part1 splash=silent crashkernel=256M-:128M showopts" DEFAULT_VGA="0x314" FAILSAFE_APPEND="showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 nomodeset x11failsafe" FAILSAFE_VGA="0x314" XEN_KERNEL_APPEND="resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000AAKS-60Z1A0_WD-WCAWF6659025-part1 splash=silent showopts" XEN_APPEND="" XEN_VGA="0x314" ## Path: System/Bootloader ## Description: Bootloader configuration ## Type: yesno ## Default: no # # Should the boot cycle detection be used to # avoid unconditional reboot cycles of not # supervised system. # CYCLE_DETECTION="no" ## Type: integer(0:) ## Default: 1 # # The number of the entry in grub's menu.lst # which should be used on the next reboot cycle. # Note that the first entry has the number 0. # CYCLE_NEXT_ENTRY="1" ## Path: System/Bootloader ## Description: Bootloader configuration ## Type: list(floppy,mbr,root,boot,custom,none) ## Default: mbr # # Location of boot loader. # For making the change effect run bootloader configuration tool # # LOADER_LOCATION="" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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