August 2014 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] hardware issue (SOLVED)
by Fred n Sandy 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

Just an FYI to the group: One of my boxes is an I5-650 on an H55H-I mini-itx mobo. Originally I installed Win 7 and opensuse 12.1 and, since I primarily boot to linux I never used Win7 much. However, this box was always unstable; it would occasionally freeze, requiring a power cycle to get it running again. After my main system's mobo died I had to use the little box and the instability was unbearable, so just for grins I booted Win7 and it ran without any issues. I then installed OS13.1 as a fresh install and the freezing continued. I then had some free time so I turned on the updates and afterward, no more seizures. Whatever it was is gone. No, logs didn't help. When it froze, it just sat there with a freeze-framed video and input devices totally unresponsive. So, thanks to whichever developer fixed it. If I knew who it was I would send a coupon for a pint or two... or liter, whichever. Fred -- 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] Package won't install
by James Knott 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

Software Updater is trying to install a package "kdelibs4" but fails on a dependency for "kdebase4-workspace-branding = 11, but this requirement cannot be provided". I suspect this may be due to the added repositories that were added when I installed LibreOffice 4.3, but as I cannot access the repositories in Yast, I can't make any changes there. Any way to fix this? 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] Lots of system problems now
by James Knott 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

I just rebooted my computer, to see if that would clear the updater problem. Now lots of things no longer work. I can't run stuff in Yast and my dovecot server no longer works! Something in those repositories that were added must be causing major problems, but I have no idea what. -- 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] "Skype can't connect" error after openSUSE updates (openSUSE-13.1/KDE)
by Philip Amadeo Saeli 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

After having applied the most recent openSUSE-13.1 updates (via YOU), I am no longer to sign in to Skype, getting a "Skype can't connect" error message on the Skype UI. I have never before received this error in my several years of using Skype. I had applied all the available pending updates since the application of the previous updates. The previous updates had been applied 2014-06-17. Note that Skype had been working just fine prior to the updates and assoc system reboot necessitated by the updates. I tried various things, including exiting and restarting the KDE desktop session as well as a full system reboot. Nothing has helped so far. Note, also, that Skype works fine on all other devces connected to my internal network, so there is not a net or internet connectivity issue involved. The SuSE Firewall is running on the openSUSE system and the "OUTPUT" chain is configured to pass all traffic. Ideas? Anyone else seeing this? --Phil -- Philip Amadeo Saeli openSUSE, CentOS, RHEL psaeli(a)zorodyne.com -- 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] basic desktop/x usage question -- how can I change my mouse select from doubleclick to single?
by Linda Walsh 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

I'm sure this is pretty basic, but I looked in yast, and all I saw there was changing the mouse for use on the text console. So how do I change my x-related apps to run off single-click instead of taking a double click. I learned ages ago that double clicks really aggravate my RSI -- so much so that double clicks become difficult to execute -- don't want to get to that point again, so could someone point me at the config magic I can use to use hover for select and single click to execute? Thanks! linda -- 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] LibreOffice 4.3
by James Knott 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

Now that LibreOffice 4.3 has been released, any idea when it will be available for openSUSE? -- 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] Recover 12.3 system - help needed
by Mark Goldstein 09 Aug '14

09 Aug '14

Hi, During routine system update (OS12.3, 64-bit) by yast a couple of weeks ago something happened either during kernel update (3.7.10.-1.36-desktop) or nvidia driver update and the system is not bootable anymore. I can boot two other systems on the same HD (12.2 and 13.1). artition of 12.3 seems OK when I mount it from another system. When I attempt to boot 12.3 (no matter what option), (I even tried adding debug options for kernel) I see that initrd "boot" scripts are executed (11-block, 82-resume.kernel and so on) but the following error message is displayed a number of times: udevadm: error while loading shared libraries: libz.so.1: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory. After some time I see the message: Could not find /dev/root Want me to fall back to /dev/disk/by-id/xxxxx (Y/n) and at this point only "three finger salute" works I see that libz.so.1 is present in /usr/local/ilb in initrd filesystem. I even tried loading the rescue system and updated the kernel to 3.7.10-1.40, so initrd has been re-created, but the result is the same. Any advice on how to recover the system / investigate the failure? Regards -- Mark Goldstein -- 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] Resolved - Recover 12.3 system - help needed
by Mark Goldstein 09 Aug '14

09 Aug '14

OK, the system is back to life... I re-installed libz as Felix suggested, rebuilt initrd (using mkinitrd), all under chroot in rescue system, and verified that libz.so is still in /usr/local/lib in initrd. Then (wild guess) I moved the libz files in real system from /usr/loca/lib to spare location and re-created initrd with mkinitrd - and voila, libz is in /lib64 and the system is bootable again /usr/local/lib is in ld.so.conf, so probably mkinitrd saw the newer version of the libz there and copied it. I'll check later how this newer version got installed (I see the date)... Thanks to you all for your help. BR -- Mark Goldstein -- 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] kernel-desktop-3.15.8-2.1.g258e3b0.x86_64 - Horrible Backlight Flicker (3.15.6 OK)
by David C. Rankin 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

All, I have the Kernel:/stable/standard/ repo configured (bug testing on backlight control) and today I pulled in the updated kernel: kernel-desktop-3.15.8-2.1.g258e3b0.x86_64 Every 1-2 seconds the backlight flickers horribly (not related to bug report of backlight keyboard keys not controlling backlight). It makes the laptop unusable. I booted back into kernel-desktop-3.15.6-2.1.gedc5ddf.x86_64 and all is fine. Does a bug report need to go somewhere? I know this is from Kernel:/stable/standard/, but if this is getting folded into factory, then a bug needs to go somewhere. Anybody have anything to check? The flicker starts as soon as the kernel is booted, is present during the splash screen and remain unchanged after the display and window managers load -- so it is kernel/module related and not desktop related... -- 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] Why am I getting this notification?
by Marc Chamberlin 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

Running openSuSE12.3 x64 and I am getting this notification about the packman repo. Why? What should I do about it? For the moment I have disabled the repo but I don't want to give up using Packman.... Timeout exceeded when accessing 'http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/packman/suse/openSUSE_12.3/repodata/repomd.xml'. Marc... -- "The Truth is out there" - Spooky -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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