January 2012 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Firefox uses Kmail
by James Knott 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

On my 12.1 system, I have Thunderbird configured to be the default email program. However, for some reason, Firefox wants to use Kmail, when I click on an email link. I do not see any setting in Firefox that would control this and don't know why it's not using the default Thunderbird. Any ideas? tnx jk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] No mails after kmail2 migration
by Christoph Bartoschek 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

Hi, after installing 12.1 I tried to start kmail for three users. In all three cases migration failed immediately. I was then able to run the kmail-migrator tool by hand and my accounts and folder structure got migrated. However all folders are empty. Kmail2 does not show any mails after migration. How can this be fixed? I still see the mails in my $HOME/Mail directory. Kmail just is not able to read them. What to do? Christoph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Problem with Hibernate on opensuse 11.4
by Robert Rawlinson 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

When I shutdown for the night using hibernate I get some problems. The first time I shutdown after a full startup everything seems OK. It starts the next time OK. Then the second night it will stall Hibernating. The screen gets not update it just goes black and stalls. I have to do the power switch to stop it. Has anyone else had this problem? I did find one message using google which indicated a similar with dual boot. I only have Opensuse on this system. Bob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Why no IPv6 link local address?
by James Knott 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

My firewall is an old computer running openSUSE 11.3 and I have IPv6 running on it. However, the NIC facing my cable modem does not show an IPv6 link local address, which every NIC is supposed to have, if IPv6 is enabled. The NIC facing my LAN has both link local and public unicast addresses. I had considered that something in my cable modem might be inhibiting it, but when I plug my notebook computer directly into the modem, it has a link local address. I tried booting from a live 12.1 CD and had link local addresses on both LAN & WAN interfaces, so there's something in openSUSE 11.3, as installed, that's disabling it. I tried turning off the firewall, but that also didn't make any difference. Any idea why that one NIC doesn't have a link local address? tnx jk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] running a virtualbox vm with network adapter host in 12.1
by jdd 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

Hello, I just updated a 11.2 server to 12.1. I had a running VM and as far as I remember I used it with host only networking (access to it is done by SuSEfirewall2). I can't anymore. I use it as user "virtual". When I try to launch it I just have an error message "VBoxHeadless -startvm s-r Oracle VM VirtualBox Headless Interface 4.1.4_OSE (C) 2008-2011 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved. Error: failed to start machine. Error message: Nonexistent host networking interface, name '' (VERR_INTERNAL_ERROR) " in yast I don't see any VirtualBox network (on the host, of course I can't connect to a non running guest) now I'm at home, with only ssh access, but I can manage to have VNC if necessary or even to move to the server location :-( thanks jdd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Recompile kernel to get parallel port working?
by C. Brouerius van Nidek 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

My parallel port on the motherboard is broken. Have tried with an USB- Parallel adapter but without success. Just bought me a PCi serial parallel card and hoped to have instant access with my printer. No success. dmesg only finds "ppdev: user-space parallel port driver" No idea what that means. It seems that the card is recognized. Under Yast, Hardware information I found: simple communications controler, Name EF232PCI Parallel& Dual Serial. Looking into the driver disc I am surprised to find there instructions in order to patch linux kernels. In the readme I find, "Linux driver for ITE887X serial and parport. This driver only for Linux kernel 2.4.19 or 2.4.20." They give specific instructions for Mandrake and Redhat and for other Linux they point to the Kernel Howto. This situation is an absolute first for me. Up to now the pci cards where automatically detected. Is it really necessary to compile the kernel to get the pci card working? -- Linux User 183145 using LXDE and KDE4 on a Pentium IV , powered by openSUSE 11.4 (i586) Kernel: 3.2.0-rc6-3-desktop setting up openSUSE 12.1 (i586) LXDE WM& KDE Development Platform: 4.7.4 (4.7.4) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] running a script at end of boot with systemd
by jdd 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

Hello, I need to launch virtual machines at the end of the server's boot; I can do it manually ("VBoxHeadless -startvm s-r", s-r is the virtual machine name) But I want to: * start the virtual machine automatically * close the machine gracefully on shutdown (UPS warning) with inits, I have a "boot.last", but now I'm on openSUSE 12.1 with systemd and I don't know anymore - it's not really "a service" - I beg. any link or hint? thanks jdd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Google Earth making work
by A. den Oudsten 01 Jan '12

01 Jan '12

I installed the latest version of Google Earth on my 12.1 OpenSuse, but it does not start. Is there a trick to make it start? Thanks in advance André den Oudsten -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Why openSUSE is less popular than Ubuntu?
by LinuxIsOne 01 Jan '12

01 Jan '12

Hi, I was just thinking that though openSUSE is more smooth and works better and has more clean architecture than Ubuntu but still why Ubuntu is more popular? Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] rcvboxes start "VBOX_USER not configured" ?
by Carl Hartung 01 Jan '12

01 Jan '12

Hi All, The host system is openSUSE 11.4 x86_64 GNOME, all updates I want the Virtualbox VM that I've created (it's name is "lampbox") to autosave and autostart gracefully with the host. I've enabled 'vboxes' in YAST2 System Services (Runlevel) to start in run levels 3 and 5 I've confirmed that I am a member of the "vboxusers" group. I created the file /etc/sysconfig/vbox as follows: # Virtual box machines to autostart # Example to start 2 machines # VBOX_AUTOSTART = "MachineName1 MachineName2" VBOX_AUTOSTART="lampbox" As the subject lines says, invoking 'rcvboxes start' yields this error: Starting Virtualbox machines: lampbox (user: ) Virtual machine: lampbox: VBOX_USER not configured I tried adding "VBOX_USER="carl" to /etc/sysconfig/vbox and no change What am I missing? TIA & happy new year, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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