December 2015 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Sorry SuSE: 9.1 is Waste of time and money!
by Terje J. Hanssen 17 May '24

17 May '24

I am sorry to conclude that my upgrade from SuSE 9.0 Pro to 9.1 Pro has been waste of time and money for me, so far. The same I have to say about the free SuSE "Installation support". The reason is that my SuSE 9.1 installation only detects 1 of my 3 SCSCI devices (as I wrote in another subject on this forum: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2004-May/3254.html) Yamaha 4416S CDRW recorder detected HP DVD Writer 100i NOT detected Epson 1640SU scanner NOT detected It's rather stupid. I have installed 9.1 using the DVD disk just in the HP DVD drive, but after the installation of 9.1, the KDE/Konqueror /media/recorder cannot access it and YaST2 cannot install additional software from it. Only one "Cdrecorder" is found in My computer and that is the Yamaha 4416 drive, which the KDE/Konqueror file manager assign as /media/recorder11. I am sure 9.1 is the reason, as I hadn't this problems with 9.0. I have tried both an update and two several new installation of 9.1. Neither SJDS nor Windows on the same multiboot PC have problems to detect these devices. In my opinion SuSE should therefore debug 9.1 better and longer, and not leave the problems to the customers. I see SuSE notes on their web saying that they know SCSI scanners are not detected in 9.1. But regarding my HP DVD writer problem, the SuSE support (as usual) don't take the responsibility and argue that this problem (a combination of IDE disk and SCSI devices) isn't included in their free installation support! This sounds remarkable, and I have never had a modern PC of so simple model or configuration that it has fitted the limited rules for the free installation support. Terje J. Hanssen

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[opensuse] Project management software question for project managers
by Ted Byers 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

I am looking for project management software I can install on my Suse box. Alas, there are quite a number of prducts that claim to be suitable project management products, but I am hoping to obtain a little help separating the wheat from the chaffe. Basically, when I open the project management software, I want to be able to choose from among a number of projects that are under way, and then see the relation between a client's wish list and the functional requirements specs, and then how these specs relate to the UML diagrams that have been created, and from there, what tasks have been defined for each requirement and the identity of all persons involved, the developers and their managers, and the person who designed the code that supports the requirement. And with that, I want to be able to see the project's timeline, the related bugs, &c. I would even want to be able to open the source code files and examine the code that was actually written. Here is my wish list: 1) a web application that stores data in either PostgreSQL or MySQL. 2) easy integration with UML tool (or has it's own UML tool that supports round trip engineering) 3) resource management (e.g. computers, and development tools, that can be used, personelle assigned to each task) 4) documentation of relation between functional requirements specs to specific tasks and specific unit and integration tests. 5) time/effort tracking 6) bug tracking, including data relating the existance of the bug, and effort required to fix it, to the person who wrote the original code, the person who supervised him or her, and the person who designed the 'feature' in question, the time taken to complete the original task, and the technologies used (to imprrove accountability as well as to determine retraining and continuing education needs (people aren't disposable, so instead of taking a harsh aproach to problems identified, I prefer to use education as a corrective, but I can't design corrective instruction without knowing precisely what the need is). I also need to know if a developer has a higher than normal bug rate simply because he doesn't take enough time to ensure the job is done right, or because I haven't adequately trained him, or because of a poor choice of tools, or somethng else that may be my fault. 7) use of task effort tracking history to generate provisional effort/cost estimates from new project's functional requirements 8) easy integration with open source ERP products like OFBiz (which may make trakcing resources and manpower easier, as well as connect real production data to the enterprise's accounting systems) 9) easy integration with CMS products, like Wordpress (especally for production documentation, includng degin documentation and user guides and reference manuals) 10) easy integration with verion control systems such as subversion. If there is a decent product that supports all of this, great (and language used to implement it doesn't matter), but if I have to write code to add missing requirements, then I am limited to those implemented using Perl or Java (and running on Tomcat). I don't know PHP well enough, and I don't know Ruby at all; and I really don't want to think about implementing this sort of thing in C++ (though I could if absolutely necessary). If you have project management experience, and use tools that are available for Suse Linux, what software product(s) did you use, and with what result? While I await relies, I will continue to review web documentation for those products I have found so far, to see if any of them are a) suitable for use in production and b) to see to what extent they support the features I am after. I have seen a number of products so far in my search, that deserve to be nameless, because they provide no way to relate cost estimates to one's team's track record, or to the details of the design, and seem satisfied with production of a pretty gantt chart (which is why I have formed the view that there is a whole lots of chaffe in the set of applications that call themselves project menement software - I have yet to find anything that really has the potential of being labelled wheat). Thanks Ted -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[SLE] RealPlayer G2 on SuSe 6.2
by yh＠ottawa.com 03 Apr '24

03 Apr '24

Yesterday, I finally got sound going on my Linux setup. I downloaded RealPlayer G2 and it worked beautifully. Today, RealPlayer run but no sound coming out. All other sound functions still work. I can still play my CD, have system sound BUT no sound when I run RealPlayer. /var/log/message said kernel: Sound: DMA (output) timed out - IRQ/DRQ config error? but KDE sound still work. I have re-installed RealPlayer 3 times now, still no sound when I run the RealPlayer. Any help is appreciated. Ying yh(a)ottawa.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

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Creating a new user for a deamon
by Rowan Reid 15 Jan '24

15 Jan '24

I'm setting up a cron job for a analysis tool, I'm trying to use the SuSE tools where possible but YAST doent' allow you to create new user without a home I tried /dev/null is there a proper way to do this ? Rowan Reid Job Captain, Systems Administrator STUDIO 3 ARCHITECTS 909 982 1717

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Web Site Standards
by Bryan Tyson 25 Sep '21

25 Sep '21

On Wednesday 03 July 2002 03:38, Michael wrote: > I tried to visit this site. > http://www.bet365.com > The result upset me so much i sent them this. I sent the letter below, and I encourage everyone on the list to send a similar letter. ----------------------------------------- Subject: Create a Real Web Site Please From: Bryan S. Tyson <bryantyson(a)earthlink.net> To: webmaster(a)bet365.com When attempting to view your site using Konqueror 2.2.1 and Mozilla 0.9.4, both Linux web browsers, I was curtly informed that my browser is "incompatible." Your site, sir, is what is "incompatible." Stick with established standards and real html, not Microsoft proprietary "features." *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 7.3 Professional KDE 2.2.1 KMail 1.3.1 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson(a)earthlink.net ***************************************************

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Mount Windows NT(NTFS) drive as drive Z: for all users
by Keith Jacobs 25 Sep '21

25 Sep '21

We have an winNT server and need to auto mount a shared folder as if it were a windose mapped drive Z: on SuSE8 Could someone please explain how to do this and how to make sure it is set-up for every user everytime the system is booted. Thanks Regards Keith Jacobs New to Linux

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[opensuse] oS 13.1 : "gnome keyring socket is not owned with the same credentials as the user"
by ellanios82 11 Aug '19

11 Aug '19

Hello List am using Xfce : - in /var/log/warn : i see warning " The gnome keyring socket is not owned with the same credentials as the user login: /run/user/1000/keyring-4i77r7/control 2013-11-27T13:27:17.434100+02:00 su: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring " ............... - any ideas how to fix ? 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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[opensuse] leap42.1 - how do I get the hostname displayed on the GUI login/lock screen?
by Per Jessen 17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17

$SUBJ says it all - I'm missing the hostname. When several PC are connected via a kvm switch it's handy being able to tell where you are logging in. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (4.6°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland. -- 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] [openSUSE] autoyast
by Chuck Payne 24 Sep '16

24 Sep '16

Hey, I have install fest come up and I was wanting to know if this still work with 13.2, or is there an update doc. http://users.suse.com/~ug/autoyast_doc/index.html Thanks, -- Terror PUP a.k.a Chuck "PUP" Payne ----------------------------------------- Discover it! Enjoy it! Share it! openSUSE Linux. ----------------------------------------- openSUSE -- Terrorpup openSUSE Ambassador/openSUSE Member skype,twiiter,identica,friendfeed -- terrorpup freenode(irc) --terrorpup/lupinstein Register Linux Userid: 155363 Have you tried SUSE Studio? Need to create a Live CD, an app you want to package and distribute , or create your own linux distro. Give SUSE Studio a try. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Adding fonts?
by Tracer Bullet 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

Hi all, Reading some mails on the GIMP mail list, I ran across the procedure to install some more fonts for not only Gimp, but the system and StarOffice to use also. Well, I installed the fonts, went to the shell and issued the command xset fp+ <font directory> and then the rehash command and all fonts are there! Ok, that went well, but each time I restart the system, I have to do it all over again? Is there a way to make it permanent and read the new fonts like it does the ones the system installs or is that a no-no? end of line Tracer Shell commands: xset fp+ <new font directory> xset fp rehash -- ---KMail 1.2--- SuSE Linux v7.2--- Registered Linux User #225206 /tracerb(a)sprintmail.com/ *Magic Page Products* *Team Amiga* http://home.sprintmail.com/~tracerb

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[opensuse] Does 13.2+ work with shorewall properly yet? Read about wicked/systemd woes
by cagsm 06 Jun '16

06 Jun '16

Good day, I am trying to find out of shorewall is supposed to work with 13.2 properly, as I read about systemd stuff being in the midst of creation and wicked and sort of that things that make it problematic to run something different from susefirewall2. Thanks for helping. -- 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] I can not filter out some systemd messages in syslog
by Carlos E. R. 17 May '16

17 May '16

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I have this in "/etc/rsyslog.conf": if ($programname == 'named' or $syslogtag == '[named]:') \ then -/var/log/named & stop ... if ($msg contains 'Started Session' and $msg contains 'of user') \ then -/var/log/systemdpurged & stop # # the rest in one file # *.*;mail.none;news.none -/var/log/messages I get the expected entries in "/var/log/systemdpurged": <3.6> 2014-03-01 16:30:01 Telcontar systemd 1 - - Started Session 93 of user cer. <3.6> 2014-03-01 16:33:01 Telcontar systemd 1 - - Started Session 94 of user news. But I'm also getting them in "/var/log/messages": <3.6> 2014-03-01 16:30:01 Telcontar systemd 1 - - Starting Session 93 of user cer. <3.6> 2014-03-01 16:33:01 Telcontar systemd 1 - - Starting Session 94 of user news. And they should not be there. So the "stop" line for those systemd entries is not acting. However, it works for other sections, like the "named" section shown above, and others I do not show for clarity. Are systemd entries special? - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlMSADcACgkQtTMYHG2NR9WCgwCdEgnb+Apy47tcjI31Dv5brA9X +TMAoIt87JaGgMoP5Zf11OZM0XevIjif =uI81 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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] Leap - default install - out of space?
by Greg Freemyer 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

All, I setup a test install of Leap in a VM. Using BTRFS as per default. My first experience with BTRFS. This is purely for Leap experimentation so I hope 32GB is plenty. I accepted the default partition setup with a 32 GB drive. I have 100GB free on the underlying hypervisor filesystem, so that should not be an issue and I can easily re-install if the partition setup is just wrong. Per "df -h" I have a couple GB of freespace in / (root) and 16GB free in /home. But when I try to do anything I'm told I'm out of diskspace. Is this really how Leap is supposed to work? Not exactly user friendly. What is the immediate fix? Is there a long term fix? Greg -- Greg Freemyer www.IntelligentAvatar.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] memtest only seeing 48GB out of 64GB?
by Greg Freemyer 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

All, I have a new machine with 64GB per the bios (and the receipt). Windows 8.1 and Memtest are only reporting 48GB. Do I need to do anything, or do I have a defective RAM chip? Is there a Live Leap DVD I can try? == details I have a new custom-built desktop machine with 64GB or ram (in theory). Its a ASUS X99 mother board. It came with Windows 8.1 pre-loaded, but Windows is only reporting 48GB. As a first troubleshooting test I have a openSUSE 13.1 live DVD that I'm using to boot. The normal boot/kernel is halting, apparently due to a graphics issue. (I will try Leap if there's a live dvd?) The 13.1 failsafe boot works, but top is only showing 4GB. I assume that is a feature of failsafe. Memtest starts fine, but it is only reporting 48GB. Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemyer www.IntelligentAvatar.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] making iso from distribution bootable usb stick
by jdd 13 Jan '16

13 Jan '16

Hello, We all probably know several ways to create a bootable usb stick from an iso image. I have lot of them in my openSUSE booth kit. But from time to time, pretty rarely, I get a computer that do not want to boot my usb pen. I had that yesterday, a 32 bits computer that booted leap 64 usb (onbly to say it can't install it, of course), but refused to boot 13.2 32 bits (that booted perfectly on the next computer). So, as I don't want to keep several dvd with me, I would like to know how to extract the iso from the usb device to copy it to a blank dvd (I can have spare ones). optionally, I was said it's possible with debian usb pen to boot any (probably debian) media, plug the usb and continue install from there. Is it possible to do the same with openSUSE? If so, I could use a single boot dvd and run after this any usb pen in other words, is it possible to launch yast-install from the command line? thanks jss -- 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] KDE Connect
by John Andersen 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

If you run KDE and have an Android phone, and you haven't heard about this little gem you might want to look into it. Free app for the phone, and a plugin to the KDE system settings panel. I run it on KDE 4.xx on OS 13.2 as well as on KDE5/Plasma 5 on Manjaro Linux. Very slick for sending files, and not having to reach for your phone just see who is sending you messages, clipboard integration, and it even mutes your music on the computer when your phone rings. -- After all is said and done, more is said than done. -- 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] New to desktop usage of Linux, is OpenSuSE the right distro for this use-case?
by cagsm 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

I recently tried Leap for a desktop machine, but e.g. Firefox would not play most web video sites, e.g. youtube or similar, sites telling me my setup was not supported, lacked codecs and stuff. I wonder if OpenSuSE has some copyright or licensing problems of to offer the codecs? Or is there a simple way to add all the missing stuff that maybe OpenSuSE cannot provide due ot legal reasons via other means? Packman? What other stuff am I missing with OpenSuSE as to-be desktop user? Maybe I should stick with Windows or Mac? Thank you in advance for giving a basic run-down for a Linux desktop noob. -- 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] HDMI Display to Screen?
by Lew Wolfgang 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

Hi Folks, I'm not sure this can be done, but I'd like to be able to watch my Fox News channel :-) distributed by my cable TV provider, in a resizeable window on my KDE desktop. I'm currently doing this with a WinTV adapter based on the Bt878 chipset. It's been working fine for many years, but my cable provider is dropping all analog channels next month. So it would be nice to be able to install a board that would have HDMI input that would display on KDE the way tvtime currently does. I'd be able to use a TiVo Mini if this were possible. There seems to be some options, but they're all targeted for Windows systems. Does anyone have any experience displaying HDMI content on a KDE Linux desktop? (audio too!) Regards, 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] Wiki as foundation of a community
by Xen 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

Back in the day, when I was still someone not entirely lost in the world, I remember having had a personal wiki page on the OpenSUSE wiki. I had collected some information that was relevant to me and created a personal page, then linked to it from a community page on the same subject, more or less. Today, really, when I go to the wiki it doesn't seem inviting to me. It seems badly organized or in any case doesn't invite reading. I'm sure a lot of work has gone into it and there is probably a wealth of information contained in these pages. But it seems too BIG to find your way there. I do not know why. Not straight away. In this mailing list, the wiki is also never mentioned or linked to, as far as I can tell. A wiki usually is a place where there's room for individuality. A good wiki invites users to make their own custom personal pages. If a wiki is just used as "official documentation" then its maintainers are also people in "official positions". But that doesn't create community. Back in the day, the first internet community in the Netherlands was the /Digital City of Amsterdam/. Under the dds.nl domain, which still operates, but no longer as the same thing, people created houses as part of squares, streets, etc. I never much participated but they also had the first chat rooms in the new internet era that they called "metros" which were refreshing HTML pages. It was a pretty vibrant community back then. But such a thing functions because people /can do their own thing/. It doesn't seem the same is true of OpenSUSE today. [( Back then I posted some inflammatory opinions on the topic of mp3/dvd codecs being supplied, and the lack of it making life really hard. But it was on my personal page. I am still of the same opinion. People came in though and tried to "make me see the light". I budged, and removed some of the language. Still, I had a place, and there was a way for me to "contribute". )]. Today there seems to be very little room for personal contribution. Usually people want you to do some kind of work in some kind of official capacity. When back in the day I was a frequent visitor of that wiki, today I don't care for it at all. And it is not because I have changed. I am still the same person. We seem to be living in a different world. So a wiki needs to be a bit messy. The way a real neighbourhood is messy. It can't be perfectly aligned and organized because that means the barrier to entry becomes really high. The pages can't reside /too deep/ and I think this is the case today a bit, I believe. The wiki is also just a tiny link at the bottom of a very commercial front page. A front page the likes of many front pages these days that seem only to be intended for tablet viewing. They are horrible to use on a real computer. These modern day webpages, and their layout, with the BIG IMAGES and the BIG TEXT and you have to SCROLL THE ENTIRE PAGE just to see the NEXT LINE OF TEXt and it is just a flawed concept. It is a broken concept. It doesn't work. It is pretty but it doesn't work. It is not a website for people to feel at home in. It is really a front page that scares you away: YOU DO NOT WANT TO REVISIT THAT PAGE if you don't have to. There is probably a lot of blabla going on in the design community as to how wonderful they are, but yeah. I am saying we have seen a deteroriation compared to what we had in the past. It is 80% regression and 20% progress. The front page scares you away, and the wiki is not inviting. That is two main elements of an internet community. The forums do not really foster community, they are also tightly controlled with a certain marketing goal in mind. I was more content with OpenSUSE in the past. Maybe 5x more. Ubuntu.com also has a front page like that, better or more usable than OpenSUSE's, but it still communicates right away: this is NOT a community site where you have your own account. "Community" is a TINY link and when you click on it you see a big crowd but it definitely doesn't feel as a place to feel at home in. It scares people off and doesn't invite them in. And I am wondering here how many of you have the same feeling? *I* for the life of me cannot change a thing like that. I had no part in its construction, and I could never improve any of it; it is way beyond my control. 'Reading someone else's code is a horror anyway, and improving someone else's product is not a lot of fun'. But certainly what I say today must not come as a suprise, or come across as something alien to more people here? Does this resonate with anyone? Regards, Xen. -- 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: Re: [opensuse] Re: Moderation on mailing list
by stakanov＠freenet.de 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: ianseeks > Gesendet: Do. 24.12.2015 20:43 > An: opensuse(a)opensuse.org > Betreff: Re: [opensuse] Re: Moderation on mailing list > > On Thursday 24 Dec 2015 18:52:01 buhorojo wrote: >> On 23/12/15 09:35, Richard Brown wrote: hopeful that when he returns in February we can >> > all experience his positive involvement in the Project witho >> >> Please reinstate him now. His off list help in both Spanish and English >> has been invaluable to us. >> Thanks. > > i second that > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht Ende----- As Carlos never caused me any harm and helped me on several occasions I would also second his reinstatement at the first possible occasion. This would allow him to continue his useful contribution. And if such a measure (ban) wants to be useful, it can only be it through its very time limitless. Isn't it? Otherwise we would send all people sooner or later for "renewal" as in 1976's "Logan's run". So +1 from me. --- Alle Postfächer an einem Ort. Jetzt wechseln und E-Mail-Adresse mitnehmen! http://email.freenet.de/basic/Informationen -- 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] KDE Connect
by John M Andersen 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

On 12/31/2015 12:44 AM, Josep Solé wrote: > By the way, do you know if it is possible to copy sms messages from > your phone to pc? Google will help: http://www.mobikin.com/android-backup/transfer-text-messages-from-android-t… http://www.recovery-android.com/transfer-sms-from-android-to-computer.html http://www.howtogeek.com/112852/how-to-backup-your-text-messages-to-your-gm… -- 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: Re: [opensuse] Scan application question: [SOLVED]
by stakanov＠freenet.de 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: John Andersen > Gesendet: Do. 17.12.2015 20:20 > An: opensuse(a)opensuse.org First of all thank you to all who replied (also to Carlos ER who replied, given current restrictions off list and was - as times before - helpful). Special thanks also to jdd for his heads-up pointing to the commercial version "Vuescan" (where the only thing that I do not understand yet is the SANE problematic. I wonder if that solution gives also drivers for Canon 4200 and 8100F etc who are chronically long-time-no-served. I am currently using a Canon 210 that is primitive but marvellously supported by SANE. Simple-Scan was the solution I did use on 13.2 before. I found myself quite satisfied (although verrrry shaky with a lot of crashes) with the (g)scan2pdf application. This is the first time I see something that offers integration of tesseract (a gift that has not really been used to a full extend yet). I particularly liked the results in colour, I think however that the devised floating menu with settings is a bit cumbersome (coming from omnipage pro where I would have been happy if it would have been available for linux). However from a resources point of view, useful scanning needs IMO a 4-8 core CPU with 8-32 GB of RAM where for colour scan I would go for a minimum of 16 GB. Otherwise it is getting masochism. So my personal classification of usability and completeness is at the end: (g)scan2pdf (although stability should be better). Simple-Scan Scanlite For who is coming by these days and want to install (g)scan2pdf in leap, you have to take the unstable version and use also a supplementary phyton repo for the dependencies. This because there is a gtk2 dependency to be fulfilled. Once done the repoadd installation was (in my case Leap) straightforward. It would be nice to have a native kde app for this but I know, resources are scarce. I will have a close look to Vuescan too. It seems that all in all in this aspect some advances (although still timid) have been achieved. Scanning is still one of the "open" fields in Linux to make the desktop experience complete. Still I wouldn't go back to windows not even for payment Still, thank you all for your input. P.S. xscan I didn't try, so I do not comment, others may want to have a look. --- Alle Postfächer an einem Ort. Jetzt wechseln und E-Mail-Adresse mitnehmen! http://email.freenet.de/basic/Informationen -- 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] Leap keeps crashing just after grub menu
by jdd 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960392 I was thinking initially at a resume problem, but in fact iyt's only a random crash: sometime the computer stop with a black screen just after the grub menu, else it starts normally. no log at this time is this the right mailing list to report (bug filled)? thanks jdd -- 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: OffList Re: [opensuse] New to desktop usage of Linux, is OpenSuSE the right distro for this use-case?
by Carlos E. R. 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2015-12-31 00:51, Anton Aylward wrote: > On 12/30/2015 06:09 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote: >> I don't have problem viewing almost anything with FF. Do you >> have links of problematic sites? Ah, youtube. Then a problematic >> video? > > Other non-Youtube such as the lectures from Brighttalk, cause a > small windows -- "Do you want to allow ... "- to appear So yes, I > can view flash. > > >> Do you have flash installed? And flashblock? The latter often >> causes problems at youtube. It argues with FF what is allowed and >> what not, causing a race condition, trying html5, and if this >> fails, as there is no flash support (because it is blocked), then >> fails completely. > > I have Flashblock 1.5.19. According to the docco, that is what > causes the "Do you want to allow ..." message. So why does it > work with others but not Youtube? I guess because YT tries to detect what you have available, flash and/or html5. If it tries flash first, as it is blocked, it thinks you don't have it, so it turns to html5, which not all videos have it, and then it fails. Sometimes it plays audio, no video. You have to restart the video (rewind), sometimes it works. Others, reload page. > Well there's a "whitelist", but i have my doubts. > > Simpler to turn it off. You can turn it off automatically on youtube. It is simple to do. - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAlaEcDMACgkQja8UbcUWM1zHGwEAjqjzaoN9nC8g18Qxgn3zERNB tS8lxUPPRKKkYe3NdCIBAIRwZzdna4QWjATSLgV6rIXxz9FhUeQCyAX034nNf62N =ob9q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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 Virtualbox Stopped Working??? Looks like update killed it, but which? How to fix?
by David C. Rankin 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

All, I don't start VirtualBox often, but I have a number of depositions that I need to convert from e-transcript to pdf (which requires the windows based Reallegal e-trans viewer). Starting vbox today, I received: Implementation of the USB 2.0 controller not found! Because the USB 2.0 controller state is part of the saved VM state, the VM cannot be started. To fix this problem, either install the 'Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack' or disable USB 2.0 support in the VM settings (VERR_NOT_FOUND). It is obvious it thinks it is missing the extension pack, but I have never had this problem since 13.1 was released. Checking, I show to have the following installed: # rpm -qa | grep -i virtual | sort python-virtualbox-5.0.4-183.d_l_ocaml.1.x86_64 texlive-tex-virtual-academy-pl-2013.72.svn15878-11.2.1.noarch virtualbox-5.0.4-183.d_l_ocaml.1.x86_64 virtualbox-guest-kmp-desktop-4.3.12_k3.11.10_17-116.7.x86_64 virtualbox-guest-kmp-desktop-4.3.12_k3.11.10_17-116.8.x86_64 virtualbox-guest-kmp-desktop-4.3.14_k3.11.10_17-117.3.x86_64 virtualbox-guest-kmp-desktop-4.3.14_k3.11.10_21-121.2.x86_64 virtualbox-guest-kmp-desktop-4.3.14_k3.11.10_21-121.6.x86_64 virtualbox-guest-kmp-desktop-5.0.4_k3.11.10_29-183.d_l_ocaml.1.x86_64 virtualbox-guest-tools-5.0.4-183.d_l_ocaml.1.x86_64 virtualbox-guest-x11-5.0.4-183.d_l_ocaml.1.x86_64 virtualbox-host-kmp-desktop-4.3.12_k3.11.10_17-116.7.x86_64 virtualbox-host-kmp-desktop-4.3.12_k3.11.10_17-116.8.x86_64 virtualbox-host-kmp-desktop-4.3.14_k3.11.10_17-117.3.x86_64 virtualbox-host-kmp-desktop-4.3.14_k3.11.10_21-121.2.x86_64 virtualbox-host-kmp-desktop-4.3.14_k3.11.10_21-121.6.x86_64 virtualbox-host-kmp-desktop-5.0.4_k3.11.10_29-183.d_l_ocaml.1.x86_64 virtualbox-qt-5.0.4-183.d_l_ocaml.1.x86_64 This is the first time I've used openSuSE rpms verses using the one from the virtualbox site. What/where do I check first to find out why USB has been lost? Do I need to uninstall vbox 5 and try dropping back to the latest 4? Time critical help needed.... -- 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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