February 2012 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] TBird icon
by Robert Benjamin 28 Feb '12

28 Feb '12

When I set up open Suse v 11.10 as a Newbie I somehow got all the icons on the desktop I wanted except for Thunderbird, It is there at the top left in the sidebar(windows) and in the Applications box. But it won't let me drag it to the desktop to keep it there. Can anyone help? Thanks. 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] destructor in LD_PRELOADed *.so file not run on SuSE
by Bernhard Voelker 28 Feb '12

28 Feb '12

In the GNU coreutils project, there was a discussion about a new test which uses a destructor in an *.so file loaded into program space via LD_PRELOAD: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2012-02/msg00173.html However, the destructor is not run on OpenSuSE (nor on SLES10.x btw.), but works fine on other systems (e.g. Redhat). This is Jim's commit: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=b29db6767612cf70e… Attached is the relevant C code which intercepts the system calls getxattr() and lgetxattr(). The number of calls is counted and should be stored in a file "x" by the destructor print_call_count(): void __attribute__ ((destructor)) print_call_count (void); Compile / link it: $ gcc -fPIC -O2 -c k.c $ ld -G k.o -o k.so Run it: $ LD_PRELOAD=./k.so ls --color=always -l . Now, the file "x" should be created, but it isn't. (How) are LD_PRELOADed destructors disabled on SuSE? Ah, yes - I'm running this: $ head -n 1 /etc/SuSE-release openSUSE 12.1 (x86_64) $ gcc --version | head -n 1 gcc (SUSE Linux) 4.6.2 $ uname -rvmspio Linux 3.1.9-1.4-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 27 08:55:10 UTC 2012 (efb5ff4) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Have a nice day, Berny

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[opensuse] intermittent wireless connection drops
by Fr David Ousley 28 Feb '12

28 Feb '12

We're having trouble with dropped wireless connections from a laptop. It connects when laptop is booted, and then stays on for an hour or three or six hours, and then is lost. Then in manually reconnecting, one of two things shows up. Sometimes, Network Manager shows "activating", which is usually that it has connected to the router but has not been able to get a network address. This can usually be fixed by going into the Network Manager, and reentering the password (or one character of it). Other times, if one "scans" in network manager, no networks appear. In this case, "rcnetwork restart" will usually restore the connection. So the problem is not that we cannot connect, but that once we connect it is not reliable, and gets dropped at unpredictable intervals, usually but not always once or twice a day. I'm using knetworkmanager in kde (rather than ifup), but the same behavior has occurred in gnome. If I recall, it has also happened with ifup. Opensuse 11.4, kde 4.6. Any suggestions as to how to troubleshoot this? Thanks. -- Fr David Ousley davidousley(a)verizon.net -- 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] Grub security doubt
by PM 28 Feb '12

28 Feb '12

Hi, I have erncrypted the password for increased security, executed the command 'grub-md5-crypt' in a shell (as root). One will be asked for the password. After the password is entered, it will be displayed in encrypted form: linux:~ # grub-md5-crypt Password: Retype password: $1$xmY1P/$wL6rbH2VC2L5IT8GivtytyeLq. I appended this string ('$1$xmY1P/$wL6rbH2VC2L5IT8GivtytyeLq') to the global section of the file '/boot/grub/menu.lst'. The option that needs to be appended is 'password --md5'. The section looked as follows: ********** # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Tue Jan 17 18:55:10 IST 2012 # THIS FILE WILL BE PARTIALLY OVERWRITTEN by perl-Bootloader # Configure custom boot parameters for updated kernels in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader default 0 #timeout 8 password --md5 $1$xmY1P/$wL6rbH2VC2L5IT8GivtytyeLq. ##YaST - generic_mbr gfxmenu (hd0,0)/boot/message ##YaST - activate ........................ ........................ ********** So now, when I boot into the PC, I have to press 'p' and enter the password and this is what which is expected. But when logging in _when_ I don't press 'p' (to enter the password and boot) but only long press Enter, I get booted, so why the above option (of appending the grub-md5 password to the global section of '/boot/grub/menu.lst' file) is not working in this particular case? Since implementing the above should block both - the normal logging (until password is entered) and interactive editing too. 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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Re: [opensuse] cloning a drive?
by michael＠actrix.gen.nz 28 Feb '12

28 Feb '12

If you are going to use rsynce consider that you may want to use some additional options to make the copy more faithful to the original... rsync -a -H -A -X -S /from/ /to/ See the man page. Before going to 12.1 I used rsync to duplicate / to a spare partition (I always leave make two OS partitions on every drive - can't have too many now that disk is cheap). I then manually edited /etc/fstab /boot/grub/menu.1st to make sure it would boot, that way I could boot the upgraded 12.1 or the old 11.4. Note this was in addition to offline backups (also using rsync). If you brought a machine down to runlevel 1 it would be reasonably safe to just rsync the live machine. On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:01:07 Carl Hartung wrote: > On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:07:58 -0800 > Steven Hess <flamebait(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am getting ready to do a zypper dup to 12.1 from 11.4 on my main > > desktop system. > > I would like to clone my current / drive to a back up disk (attached > > via USB). I have used pmagic for this in the past. Is it possible to > > do this from within the openSUSE 11.4 KDE environment? > > > > Thanks > > Steven > > Hi Steven, > > This is exactly what I did before upgrading my system to 12.1. Good > thing in my case because I just couldn't adapt to GNOME 3. After about > a week I reverted back to my 11.4 installation using this method. I also > used this method to store the 12.1 installation on another drive to try > again later, after more updates have been released. > > Notes: This procedure assumes you've got '/' and '/home' on separate > partitions and that the source and target partitions are properly > created and formatted. Of course, you'll want to verify and/or modify > device paths and numbering to match your environment. > > The basic procedure I follow is this: > > Boot into rescue mode using the 11.4 installation DVD (login > as 'root'; does not require a password.) > > Plug in your external usb drive and wait a few seconds for it to power > up and 'settle.' > > cd /mnt > mkdir sda1 sda2 sdb1 sdb2 > mount /dev/sda1 sda1 > mount /dev/sda2 sda2 > mount /dev/sdb1 sdb1 > mount /dev/sdb2 sdb2 > mount (review and ensure everything is mounted as expected) > rsync -av --delete sda1/ sdb1 > rsync -av --delete sda2/ sdb2 > umount > reboot > > Unplug the external drive when the system is 'down,' before it boots > again. Replace the 11.4 installation DVD with your 12.1 media and > install. You should install without touching the existing bootloader in > case, like me, you decide to revert back. > > The procedure I've outlined above creates proper 'mirrors' of the two > partitions, keeping timestamps and permissions intact. A side benefit > is each file is written in one pass, which eliminates a lot of > fragmentation. You can drop the '--delete' flag if you know for a fact > that your target partition(s) are empty. Finally, with rsync, the > trailing '/' in the source path is important. It tells the program > 'copy everything *under* the specified directory without recreating the > directory, itself, on the target.' > > hth & regards, > > 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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[opensuse] anner doesn't offer root password to be entered
by Robert Rawlinson 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

I finally got the Chrome installed but when I try to update using it it gives a warning message to the effect that it could not proced without the password and ends. I am using Open-suse 12.1 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] CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID or glibc broken?
by Christoph Bartoschek 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

Hi, consider the following program: #include <iostream> extern "C" { #include <time.h> } int main() { struct timespec start, stop; clock_gettime(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID, &start); sleep(7); clock_gettime(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID, &stop); std::cout << "Runtime: " << ((stop.tv_sec - start.tv_sec) + 1e-9*(stop.tv_nsec - start.tv_nsec)) << "\n"; } On Opensuse 12.1 this prints about 14 seconds. On Ubuntu or RHEL I get something around 1e-5 as expected. Is this a bug in the glibc shipped with Opensuse 12.1? 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] pam_mount not un-mounting (opensuse 11.4)
by James D. Parra 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

Hello, I have setup pam_mount on several servers and pam_mount has worked flawlessly on all of them, however I am noticing that an identical setup on an 11.4 server is not unmounting users' cifs mounts when exiting their ssh sessions. Any suggestions? Thank you, James -- 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] VMWare Player installation problems - "Unable to install vmnet"
by AV 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

Hi, trying to install vmware player VMware-Player-4.0.2-591240.x86_64.bundle in Opensuse 12.1 Tumbleweed with kernel-desktop 3.2.7-9.1.x86_64. Get error "Unable to install vmnet". Full output is: # vmware-modconfig --console --install-all Stopping VMware services: VMware Authentication Daemon done VM communication interface socket family done Virtual machine communication interface done Virtual machine monitor done Blocking file system done Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Įeinama į aplanką "/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only" make -C /lib/modules/3.2.7-9-desktop/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Įeinama į aplanką "/usr/src/linux-3.2.7-9-obj/x86_64/desktop" CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/apic.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/task.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/hashFunc.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/comport.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko make[1]: Išeinama iš aplanko "/usr/src/linux-3.2.7-9-obj/x86_64/desktop" make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild make[1]: Įeinama į aplanką "/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only" make[1]: "postbuild" atnaujinti nereikia. make[1]: Išeinama iš aplanko "/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only" cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o make: Išeinama iš aplanko "/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only" Built vmmon module Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Įeinama į aplanką "/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only" make -C /lib/modules/3.2.7-9-desktop/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Įeinama į aplanką "/usr/src/linux-3.2.7-9-obj/x86_64/desktop" CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/hub.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/bridge.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/filter.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/procfs.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/smac.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/filter.c:60:16: error: 'THIS_MODULE' undeclared here (not in a function) /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.c: In function 'VNetNetIfSetup': /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.c:134:7: error: unknown field 'ndo_set_multicast_list' specified in initializer /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.c:134:7: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.c:134:7: warning: (near initialization for 'vnetNetifOps.ndo_validate_addr') [enabled by default] make[4]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/filter.o] Error 1 make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make[4]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.o] Error 1 /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function 'VNetCsumCopyDatagram': /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.c:520:3: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of 'kmap' /usr/src/linux-3.2.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h:48:21: note: expected 'struct page *' but argument is of type 'const struct <anonymous>' /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.c:523:3: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of 'kunmap' /usr/src/linux-3.2.7-9/include/linux/highmem.h:54:20: note: expected 'struct page *' but argument is of type 'const struct <anonymous>' make[4]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.o] Error 1 make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only] Error 2 make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2 make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make[1]: Išeinama iš aplanko "/usr/src/linux-3.2.7-9-obj/x86_64/desktop" make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2 make: Išeinama iš aplanko "/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only" Unable to install vmnet Please help! BR, Audrius -- 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] can't get to NOVEL log in page
by Steven Hess 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

Trying to connect to the forums, when I go to log in I am not directed to the log in page but re directed back to the forums. Some one must know who to contact to fix this brokenness. Steven -- ____________ Steven L Hess ARS KC6KGE DM05gd22 Skype user flamebait Cell 661 487 0357 (Facetime) Google Voice 661 769 6201 openSUSE Linux 12.1 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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