August 2013 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] KDE 4.11/12.3 Problem with KDE Services
by andreil1 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Hi ! I have updated KDE 4.10 to 4.11 / OpenSuSE 12.3 on Lenovo ThinkPad, and got these problems: 1) KDE Power management doesn't work anymore (powerdevil can't be started). 2) Keyboard daemon can't start. Before update to 4.11 everything worked fine. systemctl status upower.service returns OK. I have updated 4.11 again with latest patches 10 minutes ago. KDE Services 4.11 were updated, but nothing have been fixed, problem with these services persist. Anyone have any clue what went wrong? Thanks in advance. Andrei -- 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] Kmail R = Reply? No!!
by John Andersen 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Ok, I must have sipped to long at the trough of the dumb juice... An email arrives in my inbox in Kmail. I click on reply And it sets up the reply to ME. Not the sender. (keyboard speed key R, or button at top, or right-click and select Reply) There is another option to replay to the Author. (shift A for godsake...) Kmail authors couldn't be this dumb, so it must be something I set up by mistake. Where is the control that sets this? Kmail under 4.11. -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- 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] Nepomuk, now that it works...
by John Andersen 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

I've finally in 12.3 gotten nepomuk to work without totally swamping my processor, and have found it to be quite useable, especially for indexing large code bases. I'd like it to index ebooks, (mostly epub), but it refuses to do so. Does anyone know if there are plans for this or plugins needed, or what? -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- 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] Is there opennap servers lists - anywhere still active ?
by Duaine Hechler 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

I like and, so far, like to xnap - but I haven't found any - reliable - server lists. Does any of you have some places to go to ? TIA, Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding (314) 838-5587 / dahechler(a)att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com Home & Business user of Linux - 13 years -- 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] Windows virtual machine - KVM vs XEN vs Virtualbox
by Dylan 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

Hi All What are the pros and cons between KVM, XEN and Virtualbox for setting up either WinXP or Vista in a VM? The guest system would only be used occasionally for Windows-only applications (3D graphics editors) Thanks for any comments Dylan -- 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] bash question - killing leading zeros?
by Greg Freemyer 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

All, I have a script that gets to a line equivalent to: echo $((0024748032 * 512)) It dies because it is interpreting that as octal (I assume). How can I trim off the leading zeros? Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemyer -- 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] Anyone got calibre ebook reader to run?
by Bob Williams 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

Running openSUSE 12.3 with KDE 4.10.5 I've just installed 'Calibre' using YaST/Software management. When I try to run it, it fails with the following run time error: 20:02 bob@barrowhillfarm:~> calibre Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/calibre", line 20, in <module> sys.exit(main()) File "/usr/lib64/calibre/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 417, in main app, opts, args, actions = init_qt(args) File "/usr/lib64/calibre/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 84, in init_qt from calibre.gui2.ui import Main File "/usr/lib64/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 31, in <module> from calibre.gui2.widgets import ProgressIndicator File "/usr/lib64/calibre/calibre/gui2/widgets.py", line 21, in <module> from calibre.gui2.progress_indicator import ProgressIndicator as _ProgressIndicator File "/usr/lib64/calibre/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/__init__.py", line 15, in <module> pi_error) RuntimeError: Failed to load the Progress Indicator plugin: the sip module implements API v9.0 to v9.2 but the progress_indicator module requires API v10.0 I'm not sure how to proceed... Bob -- Bob Williams System: Linux 3.7.10-1.16-desktop Distro: openSUSE 12.3 (x86_64) with KDE Development Platform: 4.10.5 "release 4" Uptime: 18:00pm up 1 day 7:00, 4 users, load average: 0.43, 0.68, 0.72 -- 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] Kmail + Akonadi = DOS Attack on Imap.
by John Andersen 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

Just a heads up of people using Kontact or Kmail 4.10 or 4.11: If you see an akonadi_imap_resoruce process start to consume 30 to 50% sustained cpu, you are probably DOSing the Imap server. Its bad enough when its your own imap server, but people are getting calls from their ISP about this and getting banned. Many bug reports in bugs.kde.org, but the all seem to track back to this one: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=316840 as the root of the problem. See also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=316541 Best to stick with Thunderbird for Imap connections for a while. or keep a watch on top, because this can trigger even AFTER you close kmail/kontact. -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- 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 USB headset microphone volume
by Jim Sabatke 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

SUSE 12.2 Plantronics Audio 478 USB Headset KDE Volume Control Programs - pavucontrol - kmix HP G72 Laptop I can't seem to get any volume out of my headset microphone. If I max the volume on either control program, I can hear if I scratch my fingernail on the mic, or if I stick the microphone in my mouth and yell, I get a very low volume, highly distorted sound through the headset. The sound level bars pavucontrol show high responsiveness to sound, but it doesn't come through the headset. Skype doesn't work, including the test site. No programs seem to work for recording or hearing microphone input. A fairly exhaustive search online shows this seems to be, and has been, a pretty common problem for some time, over multiple distro's, and versions. There aren't a whole lot of suggested fixes, and the most common one is to run pavucontrol, which certainly gives me more options than kmix. In fact, when I started with only kmix, I couldn't see any input sources until I installed pavucontrol, which then caused the microphone to be recognized on both programs. I need this because I am disabled, but volunteer time and expertise to a couple of highly visible and important state task forces that report to the Secretary of Health Services and I serve, as a volunteer on the board of directors of a very large and influential advocacy agency serving others with the same disability as I deal with. It's not important you know that, except that I am not paid and am trying to make a difference, and can't afford to acquire and dispose of technologies that may or may not work, and from what I read online anyway, this is a pretty common problem. I also do NOT want to be forced into the Windows world, and in fact, I am trying to advocate for others in my situation to use Linux where I would help them (and I have been supporting Linux users for a very long time. I just run into new things every so often that I need help with). This is all to say this is important to more people than me, and any help is doing work for the public good. Enough said. So, any help on this would be very much appreciated. TIA, Jim -- 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] Wireless N router? (possibly offtopic)
by Greg Freemyer 25 Aug '13

25 Aug '13

All, I have a G router that works fairly well, but I just bought a Mac Mini and when I situate where I want it (next to an existing wlan desktop and a mx922 printer), the connection is not stable. The Mac Mini claims N support, so I bought a new Asus N750 router for $130. The G router was half that much several years ago. I find that the N router is not talking okay to the N750 router, but not to my Canon MX922 printer which is also wireless (wireless 802.11b/g or n capability required in my router per the spec sheet). The mx922 connects, but it won's stay connected. I have 2 options I think, but no idea which is best: 1) Take the N750 router back and get a N900 router instead, They claim the N900 has greater range. 2) Get a wlan extender for the N750 Is there any consensus out there for what I should do? Greg -- Greg Freemyer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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