June 2017 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Tape Drive Trouble
by Paul Groves 01 Sep '17

01 Sep '17

Hi, I have 4 tape drives in my server and I am lately experiencing a few problems. One night a backup failed with rmtio failed: Input output Error. I ran it again and it worked. This has happened more and more frequently and now the drive fails writing every time with this error. I put the drive (Hp storageworks Ultrium 920) in another server. It works fine. I have just received a storageworks ultrium 1760 drive today. Same problem is occuring. The easiest way to make the error come up is to try mt -f /dev/st3 erase The drive sounds like it erases the tape, then the tape is unloaded and goes back in again automatically. Then it erases it again, then does it again then again and again then eventually it gives up with the message mt: /dev/st3: rmtioctl failed: Input/output error Can anyone enlighten me, what exactly is an mt: rmtio: Input/output error and how can I diagnose where exactly this error is occuring. I have tried disconnecting all other drives on the SCSI bus and only connecting the one scsi drive. I have also tried a different scsi connector on the same cable (which is where another drive that works fine is usually connected). I thought could this be a fault with the cable or the controller? But why would the other 3 drives work fine? Then I thought but if the problem is with my two drives why do they both work in another server? I have also tried connecting one of my working drives to each SCSI connector on the cable in turn and it works fine on every one of them, so surely it is not the SCSI controller or cable? Answers to the obvious: The drive jumper pins are correct I do have a terminator on the end of the SCSI cable I have tried more than one tape I have ran several cleaning cartridges in each drive. There are no error LEDs on the drives I have already tried turning it off and on again :) Please can anyone assist with this? I am completely stumped. -- 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] mailto links not on top
by Dave Howorth 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

When I click on a mailto link on a web page the compose page opens UNDER other windows. Sometimes I can't see it at all. This is very annoying and different to how the world used to be. But I don't know what has changed, so I'm asking here first to see if anybody has any ideas. My browser is Firefox 52.1.1 My MUA is Claws Mail 3.13.2 My OS is Leap 42.2 both applications are the standard versions from the openSUSE repositories. Any help gratefully received, Cheers, Dave -- 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] nothing provides appdata(vmware-player.appdata.xml) needed by application:VMware Player-.noarch
by Carlos E. R. 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 This one is new: #### YaST2 conflicts list - generated 2017-06-14 11:39:45 #### nothing provides appdata(vmware-player.appdata.xml) needed by application:VMware Player-.noarch [ ] deinstallation of application:VMware Player-.noarch [ ] break application:VMware Player-.noarch by ignoring some of its dependencies #### YaST2 conflicts list END ### - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEARECAAYFAllBBKUACgkQtTMYHG2NR9VVXACeOlUJ6s5OxINejaKm+KNnst/l Q7EAn3UpsZ+l3oD1ZS9yAJNNkrMlbaN8 =ZE3x -----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] html5 dependencies
by Richmond 19 Jul '17

19 Jul '17

This website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/html5 contains an html5 video. You have to be opted in to html5, it says if you are on the right hand side. This video wasn't working for me in seamonkey or firefox, until I enabled the Packman repository and installed Mplayer. So I think there are some dependencies which are not satisfied by installing firefox. But I think I read that firefox downloads some things on the fly for html5, so maybe it should check for libraries too? -- 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 locks up on 42.2
by James Knott 13 Jul '17

13 Jul '17

I've noticed that my desktop frequently locks up recently. I can only get going agian by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Backspace a couple of times and logging back in. Is this a new "feature"? -- 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] Cutting video files in half
by Constant Brouerius van Nidek 07 Jul '17

07 Jul '17

First of all, I am not trying to find a video editor. I just want to cut video files in half in order to send them to a family member oversees. Thanks to the help of list members and ongoing discussions about video editors I have read multiple man pages etc. googled around and have seen to it that i have multiple editors installed. I have chosen WeTransfer for the transport which only allows a maximum of 2 gigabyte per session. The video files are all approximately 4 gigabyte and I need a simple method to cut these MOV files in half. Looking at video editors in alphabetical order Avidemux, ffmpeg, kdenlive and Openshot I am just looking for a program that just cuts the 4Gb videos in half. ffmpeg seems the most logical candidate but finding the right command line sequence is problematic. Could somebody give me just the lines that work? -- opensuse:tumbleweed:20170613 Qt: 5.9.0 KDE Frameworks: 5.34.0 kf5-config: 1.0 KDE Plasma: 5.10.1 plasmashell 5.10.1 Kernel: 4.11.4-1-default Linux User 183145 working on a Pentium IV . -- 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] How to enable raid 1 in LEap 42.2?
by Istvan Gabor 04 Jul '17

04 Jul '17

Hello: I have installed openSUSE Leap 42.2 on a standalone hard disk. Then I connected to the system 2 other hard disks which have several raid 1 (mirror) arrays. When I boot Leap 42.2 it doesn't activate the raid arrays. How can I enable raid (mdraid) in Leap 42.2? In yast services manager I see mdadm-grow-continue@, mdadm-last-resort@, mdmon@, mdmonitor services, all of which are in disabled/inactive state. I don't know what they are for and which one I should enable (if any of them at all). Thanks, Istvan -- 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] Scroll Lock LED not mapped
by Paul Groves 04 Jul '17

04 Jul '17

Hi Similar to my keys not being mapped (but oh so different). (The LED isn't broken because it works in Windows) so I assume that LED is using a different scancode to the standard one? Any one know how to re-map the LED? Num Lock and Caps Lock LEDs work fine. -- 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] network manager system default setup
by Istvan Gabor 02 Jul '17

02 Jul '17

Hello: I noticed that network-manager configured networks are different for different users. I would like to make a default system setup and I want that network-manager offers every user the same choices. I would like to setup some default connections as admin. All users should see the same default connections, able to start and stop those connections but not able to modify the connections (add new connection or remove connection). (That is, I would like to imitate the previous smpppd/kinternet/ifup combo behavior with nm.) How to do this in Leap 42.2? Does it matter which nm-applet is run (kde or gtk)? Links to good network manager manuals or howtos are also welcomed. Thanks, Istvan -- 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] Are many 42.2 related (not 'official') repositories often out of sync with each other?
by Carl Hartung 30 Jun '17

30 Jun '17

Hi All, I'm prepping a fallback Leap 42.2 system to substitute for my daily workhorse during it's 'vacation' in the shop for a warranty repair. I thought this process was going to be relatively straightforward, but I keep running into an astonishing number of inconsistencies like the examples excerpted below. (I have triple checked and both systems are definitely configured to use the same repositories): < abiword-3.0.1-1.14.x86_64 < abiword-docs-3.0.1-1.1.noarch --- > abiword-3.0.1-54.3.x86_64 > abiword-docs-3.0.1-31.2.noarch < dia-0.97.3-65.2.x86_64 < dia-lang-0.97.3-65.2.noarch --- > dia-0.97.3-3.35.x86_64 > dia-lang-0.97.3-3.35.noarch 'zypper if epson-inkjet-printer-escpr' yields the following on one machine: Repository : @System Name : epson-inkjet-printer-escpr Version : 1.6.13-1lsb3.2 Arch : x86_64 Vendor : Seiko Epson Corporation ... and this on the other: Repository : @System Name : epson-inkjet-printer-escpr Version : 1.6.4-1lsb3.2 Arch : x86_64 Vendor : Seiko Epson Corporation ... Also, these inconsistencies aside (presuming this issue is going to be solved,) does anyone have a proven fast and reliable way to replicate an installed system on a parallel box without transplanting or imaging drives or attempting something like rsync? These systems are not much like each other from a hardware perspective, but I need the software that's installed on them to be the same. All constructive comments and ideas will be appreciated and are welcome! Thx! Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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