January 2017 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Tape Drive Error Log Utility
by Paul Groves 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Hi, Does anyone have the linux utility for resetting the error codes on tape drives? (I cannot recall the name) I have a drive with 'Error 5' on the LED display which means a hardware error. It was due to a stuck tape which has since been removed but the drive is still in an error state. I have been on the phone to quantum but they will not support my drive or not send me a copy of the utility. (Wish I had bought a HP with lifetime warranty now). Thanks Paul -- 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: [opensuse-es] como se ve mi escritorio
by Carlos E. R. 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

On 2017-01-24 17:16, Nacho wrote: > El 24/01/17 a las 14:52, Carlos E. R. escribió: > Perdona no sabia lo de la firma y los guiones y todo eso. > En cuanto al problema parece sencillo de solucionar, al menos de > momento, he borrado los iconos, los he vuelto a crear y solucionado, > espero. > De todas formas gracias por vuestra ayuda. > A ver cuanto dura. Ahora que lo pienso, me suena haber leído de un problema similar en Tumbleweed con uno de los updates, y la cura parecía ser renovar los iconos. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)

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[opensuse] Slightly OT, re: raspberry pi 3 - pretty darn amazing...
by David C. Rankin 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

All, Here is a quasi-ot post (except for the thought that opensuse_pi would be nice). I don't post about just cool linux often, but if you haven't checked out the raspberry pi, it is a full computer with the footprint of a credit-card. I set one up for fun, and it runs an almost complete version of debian Jessie (rasbian) that is complete with a default LXDE desktop, LibreOffice, Chromium, a full blown development suite gcc/java, gigabit ethernet, a gig or RAM, usb, audio/mic, hdmi output, etc... It uses a SD card for storage, but beyond that, it could be a desktop/server replacement (albeit a bit slower than a gaming rig), it will happily run apache, bind, php, dhcp, etc.. Enough said. For the old-timers, it is a complete treat to work with a $35 computer ($50 with case, 2A power supply and SD card). Drawing less than 1A normally, you could get weeks of uptime from a UPS if you happened to lose power -- like forever. I've seen some posts regarding ARM versions of suse in the past. It would be equally fun to have a suse_pi version to go along with debian, arch, ubuntu, etc.. (there may even be one I haven't stumbled upon yet) Pretty cool... -- 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] Leap 42.1 - Seamonkey complains about being outdated and insecure
by stakanov 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Should one file an enhancement bug request or will this come through the normal channel? -- 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] SIP Phone client
by Klaus Vink Slott 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Until now I have used SFLPhone but it was showing some age and the fact that the files on Opensuse buildservice has not been updated for quite some time now has been worrying. Now after update to LEAP, it can't install any more due to some library stuff. So what do the community recommend as a replacement - preferably a KDE application, - or at least something the works and integrates whiteout to many problems. -- Regards Klaus -- 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] SuSEconfig -module fonts
by Roger Oberholtzer 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

SuSEconfig has been gone for quite a while. I used to use it to add fonts via scripts. What is the correct method to add fonts (.ttf) these days? They are not in an RPM. And I do not want to run an interactive program. I googled a bit and did not see anything that addressed this. Bad search words, I guess. I don't know what I am looking for is called... -- 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] Epson Perfection 1260 Photo scanner not working with 42.2
by James Knott 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

I have an Epson scanner which worked until I upgraded to openSUSE 42.2, from 13.1. It no longer works. When I try to configure it in Yast Hardware, I see an Epson Scanner that's not configured and plustek, but it says "No scanner recognized by this driver". Suggestions? 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] Re: I'm not sure "-pae" is worth it
by Per Jessen 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

> On 01/19/2017 02:49 AM, Per Jessen wrote: >> >> With that size memory, it would be running a PAE kernel. > > OMG! > The PAE mechanism involves a mapping table for the 32-bit system to > address more than 4G. I'll leave aside the issue of why anyone might > need for than 4G when many of us run excellent systems in that or > less. Leaving out HPC apps, here are a few reasons - virtual hosting, databases, web- and mail-servers. Virtual hosting is probably the one real reason for 32Gb and more. Are there any desktop apps that would benefit? Photo editing? > I believe Per Jensen mentioned a server that had been up for over 4 > years with just 2G. Yup. > I'm sure that more than 4G I have in my 64-bit desktop would be nice I've got 4Gb in my main workstation, the big memory consumers are firefix, Xorg, thunderbird, and libreoffice. > If I were corporate and the LAN/SAN were the limit I'd see about > gigabit networking or optical networking. But then again, all my > machines, except for a few from the Closet of Anxieties with 800Mhz > 32-bit/1GRAM are 64-bit. For office networks, 1GigE has long been the norm, quite possibly moving towards 10GigE in some areas. For a SAN, 32Gbit is probably the norm now, 8G fibre is slowly coming on to the 2nd hand market. > But "-pae"? > Even so, a processes address space remains at 32-bits, meaning it can > only access a maximum of 4GB of memory. The OS however can access a > 64GB address space, allocating 4GB chunks to processes. In the business, we have one system left running with a PAE kernel - it's a mailserver with 12Gb of memory, nothing special. We don't need lots of memory per process, just lots of them. (imap users). > If this were critical, if this were corporate, I'd seriously look at > getting a new mobo and a 64-but processor. In our case, sure, but there wouldn't be a lot gained. That mailserver just keeps going and going, when it does eventually die, we'll replace it. There are two things that speak for an immediate upgrade - a) availability of spareparts b) electricity savings > As a manager, I look at this way: the cost of time (that is, salary or > consultant's fee) flutzing around with this, ongoing, There isn't any more futzing around than with any other box. If you want PAE, just install the right kernel, that's all. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (-4.1°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - your free DNS host, 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] firefox ESR 17 broken with latest updates on 42.1
by Felix Miata 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

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[opensuse] Mouse out of control under Tumbleweed
by Terry Eck 21 Jan '17

21 Jan '17

I have installed Tumbleweed for the second time. First time I did not have a problem with the mouse but I lost access to the internet and the system would not reboot hence the reinstall. I also have access to windows 10 on the same machine so I don't think it is a hardware problem. The basic problem is the mouse is erratic in that it leaves pointer trails on the desktop as well as flashing when I try to detect the edge of a window to expand it. I'm hoping someone can point be to a solution. I have no idea if it is a video driver problem or what. Thanks for any help. Up to this point openSUSE was quite reliable. Regards, Terry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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