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Re: [opensuse] Re: Why is systemd[1] is mounting noauto partitions?
by Dirk Gently 13 Feb '15

13 Feb '15

Araluen wrote: > On Sun, 2014-06-01 at 16:13 -0400, Dirk Gently wrote: >> Linda Walsh wrote: >>> Felix Miata wrote: >>>> WRT openSUSE: The fence is down. The barn is empty. For all practical >>>> purposes the herd has been lost. If you don't want a system dependent >>>> on systemd... >>> --- >>> Well, that's until it goes a bit too far. >>> >>> Remember, it's just something to help help your system boot faster by >>> doing parallel boot. And now? Seems like it fell a bit short of that >>> initial goal, as well. If you already booted direct from HD and used >>> parallel boot in the run scripts, there seems to be a slowdown. What >>> I don't understand is why people keep converting more to systemd, when >>> it didn't make good on its initial promises. >> >> >> >> More importantly, shaving a couple of seconds off of boot time is >> really sooooper-dooooper important, why, exactly? >> >> Systemd is doing the equivalent of fouling up the reliability of all the >> critical control systems of an automobile, all for the stated goal of >> gettin the engine to start in 3 seconds rather than 4. >> >> The rsultant calamities would wind up in court as criminal malfeasance. >> >> Nobody has yet explained WHY saving a couple of seconds at boot time >> is ooh soooo important (And I remember the days when unix systems with only >> 1 MB of memory took 15 minutes to boot up) that it justifies fucking up the >> entire concept of run-levels, and using well-debugged shell-scripts rather than >> some pulled-out-of-the-ass custom scripting language which is NOT anywhere >> close to fully debugged, and config files full of XML crud. >> >> I think we both agree that the net effect of the trade-offs is not beneficial to users or system >> administrators, but it sure does stroke the ego of Lennert Poettering and Kay Sievert. There's >> going to be a special place in hell for those two. >> > > Well then, if we are compromising system stability for such a negotiable > benefit, how do we turn the situation around? > Or is it full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes. Unlike Farrugut's order at the Battle of Mobile Bay, going full-speed ahead is not going to achieve any useful objectives, yet the dangers of systemd are still there. For one, systemd is making APPLICATIONS now dependant on the systemd API, which means when even the biggest fanboys here, at Redhat, and other distributions finally are forced to admit that systemd is a crock of shit.... we won't be able to remove it.... in other words, unlike Farragut, the probability of eventually being blown out of the water by a systemd torpedo is 100%. SysV init has problems, but without a doubt, it does NOT present itself as being a massive security hole, nor present the risk of making a system unbootable. > > Cheers, Mark > -- 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 sound in Minecraft
by Mike 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

I've asked on the minecraft forums without a response so I'm trying here in case that it might be a SuSE configuration issue. I do not have sound in the game. This has been a problem for several versions nowCurently running 1.7.5. I've also tried the last 2 snapshots. I can play music fine and was able to play the sound files in .mineraft/assets/objects/* via Amarok. I have deleted the assets folder and had re-downloaded everything. I looked in the bug list and I found a few sound related issues, but they suggested that there was some sounds. The log only mentions minecraft:mob.witch.idle, but there are no sounds at all in game, but in options everything is set to 100%. I tried to force an older version in profile editor but still no sound going back to 1.4.2. I see a java Playback Stream in the mixer and volume is 100% there too. Any ideas? Relevant entries in dev console [16:00:51 INFO]: Minecraft Launcher 1.3.11 (through bootstrap 4) started on linux... [16:00:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.name') == 'Linux' [16:00:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.version') == '3.7.10-1.24-desktop' [16:00:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.arch') == 'amd64' [16:00:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('java.version') == '1.7.0_51' [16:00:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('java.vendor') == 'Oracle Corporation' [16:00:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '64' [10:12:37 INFO]: Client> [10:12:37] [Server thread/INFO]: Changing view distance to 12, from 10 [10:16:23 INFO]: Client> [10:16:23] [Client thread/WARN]: Unable to play unknown soundEvent: minecraft:mob.witch.idle [10:46:00 INFO]: Client> [10:46:00] [Client thread/WARN]: Unable to play unknown soundEvent: minecraft:mob.witch.idle [10:46:08 INFO]: Client> [10:46:08] [Client thread/WARN]: Unable to play unknown soundEvent: minecraft:mob.witch.idle [10:47:14 INFO]: Client> [10:47:14] [Client thread/WARN]: Unable to play unknown soundEvent: minecraft:mob.witch.idle [10:47:20 INFO]: Client> [10:47:20] [Client thread/WARN]: Unable to play unknown soundEvent: minecraft:mob.witch.idle [10:55:42 INFO]: Client> [10:55:42] [Client thread/INFO]: Stopping! [10:55:42 INFO]: Client> [10:55:42 INFO]: Client> SoundSystem shutting down... [10:55:42 INFO]: Client> Author: Paul Lamb, www.paulscode.com [10:55:42 INFO]: Client> [10:55:48 ERROR]: java.io.IOException: Stream closed [10:55:48 INFO]: Game ended with no troubles detected (exit code 0) -- Collector of vintage computers http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600 -- 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] DenyHosts daemon mode on openSUSE 11.3
by LLLActive＠GMX.Net 23 Jan '15

23 Jan '15

Hi, I am trying to run DenyHosts on OS 11.3. I can get it to sync and update the hosts.deny file, but with "rcdenyhosts status" it reports as being "unused" just after I started it with "rcdenyhosts start". I tried also with yast, setting up as a service (daemon) and starting it. It also stops immediately. In the denyhosts.log file there is no error info, just what it used to set it up at start. I've gone through the configs several times, no joy. Anyone got DenyHosts running properly? :-/ Dreiel -- 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] 13.1 bootable USB stick
by Gustav Degreef 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

Hello, I am trying to create a bootable USB thumb drive. I downloaded the liveKDE64bit iso and followed the procedure outlined in the SDB. I did: Created 2 primary partitions on the drive, sdb1 - 10 Gb and sdb2 - 4 Gb, both ext4. as root ran dd if=/mnt/iso/openSUSE-13.1-KDE-Live-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdb1 bs=4M The drive boots into a grub prompt only, but no menu appears. I reformatted sdb1 and tried again using virtually the sme command except using bs=1M and the process was finished ran "sync". This was suggested on another web page for suse 13.1. The result is the same, just a grub boot prompt. I could, at the prompt, set the root device, the kernel and the initrd and boot, but it is cumbersome to do it every time. Any pointers on how to get the normal boot menu (that is on the dvd) would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, Gustav -- 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] Software installer fails to install rpm package
by Marco Calistri 30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14

Very annoying problem! Whenever I try to install a new rpm (VirtualBox updates in the majority) I click on install using software installer... The software installer starts, verify dependencies then always resolves into error and package went not installed. The only way is to download the rpm then install it by hand. Ubuntu is flawless on this process! Cheers, -- Marco Calistri opensuse 13.1 (Bottle) 64 bit - 3.17.0-1.gc467423-default Gnome 3.12.2 Intel® Core™ i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz × 4 - Intel® Sandybridge Mobile -- 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] UPS : replacing battery with 12 volt Jelly Car Battery
by ellanios82 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

Hello List, - recently my UPS 12 volt battery has given-up the ghost and died. Due location it is not easy to get exact correct replacement UPS Battery. - could someone be so kind to advise : is it safely possible to replace dead battery with a 12 volt jelly Car Battery ? thanks regards ellan -- 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 is dovecot using user home directory?
by James Knott 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

All this past week, I have been trying to get dovecot to work properly. For some reason, it now wants to use the users home directory, instead of ~/mail. Dovecot.conf has the line mail_location = mbox:/mail. I have also tried with mail_location = mbox:/mail:INBOX=/var/mail/%u:LAYOUT=fs. Despite this, the home directory continues to be used, with all the files and directories (including hidden) appearing in the email client. Why is this happening now? I have set up dovecot several times in the past and never had this happen. Is this someone's idea of a "feature"? How many more hours must I waste trying to get this to work properly??? -- 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 program before shutdown
by Benjamin 23 Nov '14

23 Nov '14

Hi everyone! I do have a small problem: I want to run unison before i log out of kde, so that my files are synchronized automatically. I created a .desktop file and placed it in /.kde4/shutdown/. The .desktop file is specified by the command: unison myprofile -batch I tried it, but it seems, that this doesn´t work, because nothing was synchronized after login in again. Although in the systemsettings in the category autostart, my .desktop is listed and set to logout. Any suggestions. Best Benjamin! ps.: I already tried it with a shell-scrpit, which i also placed in the shutdown folder, but this also didn´t work…

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[opensuse] Backup Options?
by Lew Wolfgang 08 Nov '14

08 Nov '14

Hi Folks, Does anyone have any suggestions for automated backups of heterogeneous desktops these days? I've been using rdiff-backup for many years for Linux clients, but now have a requirement to add Windows 7 to the mix. Years ago I used Samba's smbclient to copy shared Windows XP directories to a central Linux box under cron control, but I'm not sure that's the best way for incremental backups and it might not even work any more. Any suggestions/ideas? Bacula? Thanks, Lew -- 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] Has some one tried bcache in openSUSE, and reported it?
by Carlos E. R. 07 Nov '14

07 Nov '14

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, bcache is like a huge hd disk cache residing in a flash disk. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bcache> +++······································ bcache is a Linux kernel's block layer cache (hence the name, block cache), developed by Kent Overstreet. It allows one or more fast storage devices such as flash-based solid-state drives (SSDs) to act as a cache for one or more slower hard disk drives, effectively creating hybrid volumes. It is designed around the performance characteristics of SSDs, minimizing write amplification by never performing random writes and by turning them into sequential writes instead – for both the cache and the primary storage. That helps in extending the lifetime of flash-based devices used as caches, and also improves performance of write-sensitive primary storages, like RAID 5. ······································++- Has some one tried it in openSUSE? Do you know of some document? I tried searching our site, but search is broken: <https://en.opensuse.org/Special:Search?search=bcache> : An error has occurred while searching: Error fetching URL: couldn't connect to host - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlRObZMACgkQtTMYHG2NR9W9RwCfaH62rgX7E4242QgdcCUfzJ2S 5pkAn0xcQ+sImwzrv2ghiBO9Fm+aEu1d =9iaR -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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