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[opensuse] VLC not playing MP4
by Anton Aylward 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

I'm sure we've been down this road before ... I'm trying to pay some MP4 files,. sadly a VLC upgrade and some other - ffmpeg? - upgrades seem to have broken most of my capability to play them VLC is saying VLC could not decode the format "h264" (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)) I've tried vlc-beta as well # zypper info vlc-beta Information for package vlc-beta: --------------------------------- Repository: Packman Repository Name: vlc-beta Version: 3.0.0+git7892-1.8 Arch: x86_64 Vendor: http://packman.links2linux.de Installed: Yes Status: up-to-date Installed Size: 411.0 KiB Summary: Video Lan Client multimedia player (preview of the upcoming 3.x version) Description: VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. There's also the layers of stuff under 'tools->settings' 'lspci' tells me 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82Q35 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) I also have Name: xorg-x11-server Version: 7.6_1.18.3-463.5 Name: vaapi-intel-driver Version: 1.7.1-43.1 Name: xf86-video-intel Version: 2.99.917.674_g9154dff-178.1 There are times I hate doing upgrades! -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- 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] runlevel 3 openSUSE versus Mint 17.3
by Damon Register 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

Is there anyone here with Mint 17 experience along with SuSE experience. I have been trying Mint 17.3 and find myself comparing to what I know with SuSE, I guess since I have worked with that a lot longer. I am installing a new Nvidia 960 video card on a Mint 17.3 system and am running into problems that I once could solve easily. After some Googling and searching this list, I may have some answers but I am hoping that someone here can tell me if I am on the right track. One thing I don't know with either system is how do I get the system to recognize the new card and reconfigure the xserver for the new card? How is this done with SuSE (I haven't tried it yet)? In all my searching so far I haven't found the method for Mint either. I downloaded the 960 driver from Nvidia but the instructions said I have to be in text only with no xserver. I spent a few evenings on that problem with Mint. Most forum suggestions seemed very old and useless for the current Mint. The one that finally worked was to tamper with /etc/default/grub, changing three lines so now it boots and stays in text mode and I can run startx if I want to. I see from this list that systemd has changed the runlevel concept and now the method for SuSE (if I understand correctly) is systemctl set-default multi-user.target Is this correct? Is YaST System->Boot Loader->Boot Loader Options just another way to accomplish that? It seems that Mint 17 doesn't yet have systemd so am I correct in understanding that for Mint I tamper with /etc/default/grub while for SuSE I use the systemctl method? One forum (don't remember which forum) post that suggested the grub tampering that worked for me said that I must also do the systemctl in addition to the grub tampering. Does SuSE have the /etc/default/grub and if so, would I have to tamper with that in addition to the systemctl? Damon Register -- 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] Spamassassin blacklist_from not working ??
by Anton Aylward 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

I have some "blacklist_from" entries in my .spamassassin/user_prefs blacklist_from *(a)sendio.pl blacklist_from *(a)supermailito.pl They don't seem to be working; mail from those sites is getting though unaltered. I'm using 'spamd', started by systemd. I've just restarted that to make sure: # ps -ef | grep spam root 6017 1 0 08:08 ? 00:00:01 /usr/sbin/spamd -d -c -L -r /var/run/spamd.pid root 6018 6017 0 08:08 ? 00:00:00 spamd child root 6019 6017 0 08:08 ? 00:00:00 spamd child My .fetchmailrc piped to procmail: mda "/usr/bin/procmail -f %F -d %T"; and procmail pipes to spamassassin :0 fw: /tmp/spamassassin.lock * < 256000 | /usr/bin/spamc I realise there are other ways of doing this involving .forward and Postfix with a modified mail.cf but this way I'm doing strikes me as minimalist and least dependencies. I can't see why it shouldn't work. However those addresses are getting though! I can't see why. I can add debug to my .procmail but that doesn't let me see the working *within* spamassassin. All I can see it how it rates SPAM, not what it does with blacklist items. Any idea how I can drill down with the debug? -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- 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] php / apache error
by Paul Groves 03 Aug '16

03 Aug '16

I have a strange problem on OpenSUSE 42.1 where apache seems to stop itself ever few days for no obvious reason. Restarting it works and all the websites work fine. How can I find the error log in 42.1? I have tried all the usual places in the apache and php documentation but the log file(s) are nowhere to be found! 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] digikam 1.4 crash on tag
by jdd 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

Hello, on my opnSUSE Leap 42.1, my digikam 1.4 (any of three versions) crashes at the moment I apply a tag. true also with 1.3. (Digikam 5 install brake kde...) do you have any idea of how I can fix this without digging too much, if this is already known? the tag *is* applied, so I just have to reload digikam, but it's pretty weird 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] Leap hangs on boot
by stakanov＠freenet.de 31 Jul '16

31 Jul '16

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Koenraad Lelong > Gesendet: So. 31.07.2016 09:56 > An: oS-en , > Betreff: [opensuse] Leap hangs on boot > > Hi, > Since I while, when I boot my PC, it hangs when Leap starts. I.e. when > the diamond-shape with the three dots appears, those dots stall after a > while. I let the PC sit like that for a considerable time to test if > that helps, but it doesn't. It does not react to the keyboard. > The only way to recover is to press the power or reset-button. > I found that pressing the escape key the moment the diamond-shape > appears to get the boot-logging makes the pc to start up to the > login-screen. Then all is fine. > I once got the situation where pressing the escape key did not help. I > have a picture of that, should it be interesting. The last line said > "mounted /var/log", the lines before were mostly similar messages of > mounting things. There was also a message of checking a file-system. > > Any suggestions how to try to debug this ? In older times, you could > look at boot.log and boot.old (I think) but now I can't find that boot.old. > > FWIW, the disk uses btrfs. > > TIA, > > Koenraad. > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht Ende----- In order to see the whole "show" while booting (to have an idea what is going on) you can join the parameter splash=verbose instead of "silent" in the commands passed to the kernel. You can do this by choosing the "advanced options" when booting up. Login is now handled by systemd. To see the journal it is easy: journalctl -h gives you all the options. It may be necessary to be sudo or su - to run it for the boot journal. Also the "ksystemlog" should be functional although I prefer the command line. The option journalctl -r presents you the journal in reverse order (the latest lines first). That may be together with the --system option what you want. --- Mail & Cloud Made in Germany mit 3 GB Speicher! https://email.freenet.de/mail/Uebersicht?epid=e9900000450 -- 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 hangs on boot
by Koenraad Lelong 31 Jul '16

31 Jul '16

Hi, Since I while, when I boot my PC, it hangs when Leap starts. I.e. when the diamond-shape with the three dots appears, those dots stall after a while. I let the PC sit like that for a considerable time to test if that helps, but it doesn't. It does not react to the keyboard. The only way to recover is to press the power or reset-button. I found that pressing the escape key the moment the diamond-shape appears to get the boot-logging makes the pc to start up to the login-screen. Then all is fine. I once got the situation where pressing the escape key did not help. I have a picture of that, should it be interesting. The last line said "mounted /var/log", the lines before were mostly similar messages of mounting things. There was also a message of checking a file-system. Any suggestions how to try to debug this ? In older times, you could look at boot.log and boot.old (I think) but now I can't find that boot.old. FWIW, the disk uses btrfs. TIA, Koenraad. -- 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] OT: AOC monitor input selection
by Dave Howorth 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

I have an AOC I2770PQ monitor and have got myself into a Catch 22 situation. The monitor has an input selection feature, chosen from the OSD menu, and I have mistakenly set it to DVI. The computers I have available can only provide either HDMI or D-SUB (VGA) outputs, so I need to change the input selector on the monitor menu. Unfortunately the monitor also has power-saving features and in particular if it detects no input on the chosen input, it goes into power-saving mode. In power-saving mode the OSD menu cannot be activated AFAICT. Apart from joining me in swearing at AOC's product designers, does anybody happen to have any potentially productive suggestions? Cheers, Dave PS Their office appears to be closed for the weekend. -- 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] OT? Can I limit bandwidth to someone on the same wifi net?
by Daniel Bauer 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Hello, I use leap 42.1 and have an ADSL connection with the standard router delivered by the phone company (telefonica, Spain). When I have guests they connect their phones (I give them the password) to my wifi with the dhcp of the router. And then my internet gets very slow, as most people use a lot of apps that keep them connected all the time, I guess. Is it possible that somehow I give preference to my own laptop and phone, or kind of restrict the bandwidth for the other ones? So that my bandwidth doesn't get so much affected, but instead theirs? I have no idea about net configuration, I don't even know if I would have to do something like that on the router or with a program from my laptop... I'd be grateful for any hints that even a dummy can understand :-) Thanks. Daniel -- Daniel Bauer photographer Basel Barcelona http://www.daniel-bauer.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] Re: OT: wie dokumentiert Ihr Eure Arbeit ?
by Yamaban 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:52, Lentes, Bernd wrote: > Hi, > > jaja, die ungeliebte Dokumentation der Arbeit. Jeder weiß das sie wichtig ist, kaum einer macht's. > Da bei uns dies mittlerweile von oben erwartet wird, wollen wir das einführen. > Es geht um technische (meist sogar IT) Dokumentation. Viele ToDo's u.ä. > > Die Anforderungen wären: > > - plattformunabhängig > - Authentifizierung über LDAP mit vorhandenem MS AD > - keine extra Software notwendig > - sollte nach Möglichkeit nach der Installation und Konfiguration möglichst wenig Arbeit machen (außer nat. der Dokumentation selbst) > > Läuft wohl auf ein Wiki hinaus. Oder ? Würd' ich mich nicht drauf festlegen. 'Ne Wiki wird ganz schnell unordentlich, unübersichtlich, und Dokumentation kann Mann/Frau das nicht wirklich nennen. Für ein einigermaßen brauchbares Ergebniss braucht Wiki extreme Disziplin, klare Vorgaben, und eisernes Management. Für die ToDo's guckt Euch mal "Todoist.com" an oder eine der Alternativen: http://alternativeto.net/software/todoist/ Da sollte auch was zum selber-hosten dabei sein. Insgesammt würde ich Euch raten in Richtung "Projekt-Management" oder "Projekt-Planung" zu schauen, da gibts besser geeignetes. http://alternativeto.net/tag/project-management/ http://alternativeto.net/tag/project-planning/ - Yamaban

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