December 2015 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

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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[opensuse] no resume after hibernate
by jdd 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

"after a great while (went to coffee), the computer was still running, but the screen was back. " similar thing again, probably better fix, bug reported https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960392 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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[opensuse] SSD device not recognized by Leap42.1
by don fisher 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

I receive a 1.5 minute timeout on boot because the system does not recognize my disk drive. In Yast2, if I run Boot Loader I get the following error message. I had to copy by hand:-( Why can't I cut and paste it? Internal error. Please report a bug report with logs. Details: Unknown udev device /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-1ATA_Samsung_SSD_840_EVO_1TB_SiD9NSAFB28745F-part2 Caller: /usr/share/Yast2/lib/bootloader/udev_mapping.rb:42:in 'to_kernel_device" What should be done? What logs does the message refer to? Nothing appears relevant in dmsg. Thanks Don -- 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] 13.2 LUKS boot problem (new, circa 16th December 2015)
by listreader 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

Howdy... I have a system that mounts at boot two LUKS-encrypted partitions. Both swap and home are encrypted, with different passwords. Ordinarily, I am asked at boot for the passwords, one at a time, each time in an unlabeled graphical box consisting of a data-entry field and a padlock icon. Though the box is completely unlabeled as to which password it is asking for, I know from long experience that it is swap first wanted, then the box cleared and redrawn, then home password wanted. There has always been a quite sufficient wait-time while the machine waits for the data entry. Sometime around 16th December this changed. The process still works fine for the swap password, box is drawn and machine pauses awaiting the password entry, but the graphical box is never drawn for the second (home) password and the machine thus boots without mounting home. If I F12 the boot, I can see the request for the 2nd password scroll by in the text console, but it doesn't pause for data entry, immediately times out, and again boots without the second encrypted drive. If I immediately and quickly type the 2nd password as soon as I see it scroll by, it's accepted and home is mounted. If I'm a bit slow, it doesn't mount and reports an incorrect password in the log. I've looked at the logs after failed mounts and I see systemd messages reporting the failures, but the messages seem to be different each time. And I see no messages in there at all from the graphical boot thing (plymouth?) Any ideas what I should be looking at here? Thanks. Ralph My desktop is lxde (gtk) and the 13.2 os is: 3.16.7-29-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Oct 23 00:46:04 UTC 2015 (6be6a97) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- 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 Tbird Upgrade 38.3->38.5 (fails to start) GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed
by David C. Rankin 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

All, Wolfgang, This is bizarre. I updated thunderbird 38.3->38.5 (mozilla repo) and when attempting to start 38.5, the crash-dialog appears immediately (and attempting "Restart" just results in yet another crash-dialog). Starting from konsole reveals the following: $ thunderbird (process:16921): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed (thunderbird:16921): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::sm-connect after class was initialised (thunderbird:16921): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::show-crash-dialog after class was initialised (thunderbird:16921): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::display after class was initialised (thunderbird:16921): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::default-icon after class was initialised ACR (Component): component init [calBackendLoader] Using libical backend at /home/david/.thunderbird/2k12pnl0.default/extensions/{e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103}/components/libical-manifest Crash reports are: bp-97410418-4e09-4f2a-9ee4-092d42151224.txt bp-f44730e4-7c99-47fe-bd32-3c4b22151224.txt bp-58452d06-781d-4002-b9d2-cdc7e2151224.txt bp-7307d6c5-cf7a-48a7-82e8-27f402151224.txt This may effect all releases. I have the calender (lightning) configured to my groupware calendar. It has worked since lightning was released as a stand-along addon back in the 2.0 days, so I doubt that is the culprit. I need help determining if this is an openSuSE issue or upstream. -- 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] opensuse tablet
by jdd 29 Dec '15

29 Dec '15

Hello, do you have tested any tablet running openSUSE around the $200 price list? (around 10" size preferred) 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: [opensuse] opensuse tablet
by jdd 29 Dec '15

29 Dec '15

Le 29/12/2015 09:33, Bogdan Cristea a écrit : > Hi > > I have tested Plasma Active, currently Plasma Mobile > (http://plasma-mobile.org) on an ExoPc tablet. I know that at some point > there was a port of Plasma Active for openSUSE, but this project might > be obsolete now. I have found the table hardly usable due to lack of > good software like an Internet browser, e-mail client, etc. > well, of course I need an usable tablet :-) that's why I ask for experiences, because there are many trials on the net (and myself I could get cheap a smartq5 "tablet" - but with 5" and barely usable 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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