August 2014 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] ntpd : mysterious : Sinister ?
by ellanios82 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Hello List, - in my /etc/ntp.conf i have 4 greek time-servers : - today, as root, i happened to give the command : #ntpq -p and saw not just the usual greek time-servers, but, in addition : postmortem.csd. 122.231.59.246 ___________________________ this seems to be a Chinese time-server : can this be innocent ? ................... What entry can i make, & in what file, to Block postmortem.csd. 122.231.59.246 ?? .............................. 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] copy and paste in chromium
by lynn 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

Hi In e.g. blogger I can't two finger tap (or right click for mouse users) to get the context menu to use copy and paste. Or rather I get the context menu, but copy does nothing. I have to use the chromium menu at top right to copy and paste. In Firefox, I can use the context menu as expected. Can I get chromium to understand the context menu? Thanks, L x -- 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] backup android directly to computer without google account
by Istvan Gabor 03 Aug '14

03 Aug '14

Hello: The subject line tells it. I would like to backup android 2.3.4 (Samsung Galaxy Mini), especially contacts history (incoming, outgoing calls history, SMS messages) to my computer directly, without using a google account, using linux (openSUSE 12.3). File transfer method could be USB cable or local WIFI, or, less preferred, bluetooth. The question does not apply to files stored in the SD card, like photos. Is this possible? Thanks, Istvan -- 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 bluetooth, rfcomm and subsurface
by Adolph & Sharon Weidanz 03 Aug '14

03 Aug '14

Hey all, I realize that this is pretty specific but I am hoping someone at least has an idea of where to go. Google has really let me down :) I am trying to use the bluetooth connection in subsurface to connect to my petrel (dive computer) i am using OpenSuse 13.1(kernel 3.14.3-jng22-desktop, KDE 4.13.3) So bluetooth (through KDE) allegedly paired with the DC. Subsurface documentation says you have to create an rfcomm, so using rfcomm bind /dev/rfcomm0 accomplishes this. But I don't see how to make a device that users can use. When I tell subsurface to use rfcomm0 it errors out. (unable to open /dev/rfcomm0 Shearwater (Petrel) . When I change the owner to myself subsurface appears to access the DC but then errors out with "Dive data import error" and the petrel says "SLIP rx: unexp slip end" From messages: 2014-08-03T13:22:08.726666-04:00 linux-i152 systemd[4045]: Starting Bluetooth. 2014-08-03T13:22:08.727110-04:00 linux-i152 systemd[4045]: Reached target Bluetooth. 2014-08-03T13:22:08.727428-04:00 linux-i152 systemd[1650]: Starting Bluetooth. 2014-08-03T13:22:08.727715-04:00 linux-i152 systemd[1650]: Reached target Bluetooth. 2014-08-03T13:22:08.928904-04:00 linux-i152 kernel: [25126.194017] Bluetooth: TIOCGSERIAL is not supported 2014-08-03T13:22:18.560858-04:00 linux-i152 kernel: [25135.838322] Bluetooth: TIOCGSERIAL is not supported 2014-08-03T13:22:18.596984-04:00 linux-i152 ModemManager[738]: <warn> (Plugin Manager) (Generic) [rfcomm0] error when checking support: '(tty/rfcomm0) Failed to open QCDM port: Could not lock serial device rfcomm0: Input/output error' 2014-08-03T13:22:18.597929-04:00 linux-i152 ModemManager[738]: <warn> Couldn't find support for device at '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb8/8-3': not supported by any plugin When I changed permissions back to root but added my account dialout group, it failed again to connect to rfcomm. Installed: pulseaudio-module-bluetooth-4.0.git.270.g9490a-8.1.x86_64 libbluetooth3-5.8-3.9.1.x86_64 bluedevil-2.0~rc1-16.7.x86_64 libbluedevil2-2.0~rc1-36.1.x86_64 bluez-firmware-1.2-144.1.2.x86_64 bluez-5.8-3.9.1.x86_64 bluedevil-lang-2.0~rc1-16.7.noarch bluez-devel-5.8-3.9.1.x86_64 Any help would be appreciated -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes _.._ _ ."\__/"./`_\ _/__<__>__\/ jgs `"/_/""""\_\\ Adolph & Sharon Weidanz PADI OWSI 283315 -- 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] Page break in office suites
by Albert Oszkó 03 Aug '14

03 Aug '14

Hi all, In every month I get a kind of form, an Excel sheet which should be filled and undersigned in the last row and then printed. The original document is created in MS Office 2010 AFAIK, but is saved in *.xls, not xlsx format. When I open it in LibreOffice, it looks just fine, but when it comes to printing, the last row, the undersign, slips to a new page. I was advised to use Kingsoft Office. This originally Chinese package was praised to the heavens in terms of MS compatibility and usability, so I gave it a try. Hmmm. My sheet fell apart, and while it recognized that it was edited with Arial Narrow font, the typography was simply ugly. The letters was in different distances from each other. I read a lot, including forums, so I met Softmakers Freeoffice. I installed it. The outlook is a bit vintage, but that should not be a problem. Opened my document, looked fine, but as for LO, the last row slipped to a new page ( the original document fits on a single A4 page). So is there a workaround? I would cling to LO, if possible. What is the reason that is still cannot render a not too complicated MS document correctly. What about Calligra suite (though it does not accept Okular's latest version, so I did not installed yet)? Any hints and opinions are welcome. I tried all of the above on oS 13.1 and KDE 4.13.3 (both Hungarian) Regards, Albert -- 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] Change video aspect ratio?
by James Knott 03 Aug '14

03 Aug '14

Is there any way to set the video aspect ratio? I have one computer running 13.1 which was previously connected to the monitor via VGA, but is now using DVI. However, instead of properly fitting the display, the desktop appears stretched, so that circles appear flattened. 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] systemctl enable chokes on nfs
by Carlos E. R. 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi, look: minas-tirith:~ # chkconfig nfs nfs off minas-tirith:~ # systemctl enable nfs.service nfs.service is not a native service, redirecting to /sbin/chkconfig. Executing /sbin/chkconfig nfs on The unit files have no [Install] section. They are not meant to be enabled using systemctl. Possible reasons for having this kind of units are: 1) A unit may be statically enabled by being symlinked from another unit's .wants/ or .requires/ directory. 2) A unit's purpose may be to act as a helper for some other unit which has a requirement dependency on it. 3) A unit may be started when needed via activation (socket, path, timer, D-Bus, udev, scripted systemctl call, ...). minas-tirith:~ # systemctl status nfs.service nfs.service - LSB: NFS client services Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/nfs) Drop-In: /run/systemd/generator/nfs.service.d └─50-insserv.conf-$remote_fs.conf Active: inactive (dead) since Fri 2014-08-01 19:14:28 CEST; 29s ago Aug 01 12:36:42 minas-tirith.valinor systemd[1]: Starting LSB: NFS client services... Aug 01 12:36:42 minas-tirith.valinor sm-notify[23684]: Version 1.2.8 starting Aug 01 12:36:42 minas-tirith.valinor nfs[23677]: Not starting NFS client services - no NFS found in /etc/fstab:..unused Aug 01 12:36:42 minas-tirith.valinor systemd[1]: Started LSB: NFS client services. Aug 01 19:14:28 minas-tirith.valinor systemd[1]: Stopping LSB: NFS client services... Aug 01 19:14:28 minas-tirith.valinor nfs[31263]: Shutting down NFS client services:..done Aug 01 19:14:28 minas-tirith.valinor systemd[1]: Stopped LSB: NFS client services. minas-tirith:~ # chkconfig nfs nfs on minas-tirith:~ # As you can see, despite the verbose complain by systemctl, the service is enabled - but I have to find out from chkconfig, because "systemctl status" doesn't say it is. Or I don't see it. What is that "install" section, what should it have to silence the complains? - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAlPbzCwACgkQja8UbcUWM1zh6AD+OHlZs0uFTGnEoIC9yx3+KiLo SbLd7IQiz4w6XD6sKxMA/34R80YqJIyB8CgY0bcDjxKSIJUnajZAWZIXwJG/Tc1z =yj3k -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[opensuse] Wayland?
by Anton Aylward 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

I've seen 'libwayland' come up a few times recently when running 'zypper up'. What is the status of the Wayland project wrt openSuse? I'm thinking that it would be nice to have a graphics server that supported Qt or GTK directly rather than the deep layers of X. I'm not convince Wayland is that, but lets face it, X was a solution to a problem of the 1980s, long before Pcs, long before the powerful GPUs we have today, long before the powerful CPUs and their advanced instruction sets. -- Warning: Klein Bottle. No user-serviceable parts inside. -- 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] Skanlite and scanner choices
by CA G Rajesh 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

Hi All, I am a distro-hopper. I hop between kubuntu and opensuse. I love both these distros equally - I could not decide which I prefer more. Symlinking ~./kde to ~/.kde4 helps me a lot. Now, my question - I have Epson Perfection-v33 scanner. Skanlite asks me to choose between scanners (all options are just same epkowa) at its startup. The list increases every time I reinstall on switching - same epkowa being appended to the same list. In kubuntu, skanlite chooses the bottom most option automatically. Opensuse waits for me to choose it. Now, where is this config (which keeps appending same scanner) file stored? I wish, I can delete it and start afresh. Or is there any other workaround to bypass this choosing ritual? Thanks in advance. Regards, Rajesh. -- 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] yast2 - colors inverted in some columns with dark theme
by David C. Rankin 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

All, In yast on 13.1, the colors no longer consistently follow the color scheme set. I use a dark theme and in 11.4 the yast colors followed the color scheme without issue. In 13.1 it is hit-or-miss on a column-by-column basis. See: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/bugs/openSuSE/131/yast2-colors.jpg What could cause the color scheme to be correct in some columns but not others? How to fix? I still have the 11.4 install on a separate disk, so if there is something I need to check and compare, I can. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- 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] ssh through a firewall
by Roger Oberholtzer 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

I have read all the suggestions. I am unclear how the configuration at either end (on each openSUSE machine) can effect this. Unless something told ssh/sshd to connect on other than port 22. This is not the case. I see that sshd on the destination is listening on port 22. Both systems are in the default setup. When I connect (the firewall lets all ports thru) I do not see an additional port open (netstat -lp). But maybe there is one used just when the password is read? The firewall is in Barcelona and I am in Stockholm. As I need to get some work done, I am unable to tell them to restrict access to port 22. I will be able to do that next week. -- Roger Oberholtzer -- 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] ssh through a firewall
by Roger Oberholtzer 01 Aug '14

01 Aug '14

Hi all, The subject sounds innocent enough. I am trying to ssh from an openSUSE 10.0 system in to an openSUSE 11.2 system. There is a firewall at the 11.2 end. It is not the firewall on the 11.2 itself. That is fully disabled. It is some other device. I told them to open port 22 (tcp and udp). But I still cannot log in. I get the initial ssh questions about the host, and then the password prompt. However, my password is not accepted. If I ask them to open all ports at their end, I can log in just fine. I am, once again, confused. Any ideas? They do not want to keep the firewall for this machine open too long. -- Roger Oberholtzer -- 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] Recommended - small lightweight DMS - to be able to catalog/search files by tags, type, etc.
by David C. Rankin 01 Aug '14

01 Aug '14

All, I'm looking for a small light document management system that will allow me to catalog 1000s of miscellaneous files into a searchable list. This is primarily for all the code and script snippets I've collected over the past 15 years but I would also like to include the myriad of little tricks/tips files I've saved and squirreled away. A smart directory layout and grep have always fit the bill, but I've got to the point where I know I have a snippet of X I've saved, but *where is it, and what was that function called?* (sound familiar?) NO - I don't want beagle (or anything like it). I don't want some full-text scan and index of all files. Those are miserable for code and I don't want some 200 Meg index laying around somewhere. I'm looking for something that will just hold the filename, a description, and then possibly a list of user-defined tags I could assign and filter by. For code doxygen is nice, but worthless for small tips/tricks, howto, or general readme type files. For general tips/tricks/readme/config type info, basket has been great. I've looked into many of the so-called DMS packages, e.g. opendocman, kimios, LetoDMS, logicaldoc, owndms, SeedDMS, xinco, etc., but most are like sledgehammers for swatting this fly. I don't mind if it is a database backend or flat-files, but I want something simple to add information to and simple to browse and update. Does anybody have any favorite way to solve this "I'm getting to old to remember where every file is" problem? It doesn't even have to be a DMS per-se, if somebody has a slick way to cut down the time spent playing the "where is that file" game -- that's what I'm looking for. What the ideal would be would be something that used a small database, like sqlite3 to hold the filenames, descriptions, keywords, and tags; quick logic to add all files in a dir matching some simple extension pattern; then most importantly a quick/efficient way to browse the list of files collected and assign descriptions and tags (something like mc - view/edit); along with a quick query interface to find the stuff when your done. It could even be a command line query. So on the wild chance somebody already has a favorite silver-bullet to solve this problem, I thought I'd ask. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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