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[opensuse] Kernel compilation the openSUSE way?
by Bjoern Voigt 28 Nov '21

28 Nov '21

I usually take the newest openSUSE kernel (from repository Kernel_stable). But since some month I have a DVB T2 HD card, which requires a patch (see https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194171). So I need to compile kernels myself. I have a working compilation path. But the current path has 12 steps! It takes some time. I wonder, why it is so complicated to configure, compile and install a Kernel under openSUSE. Is there a better/easier/automated way to configure, compile and install a Kernel under openSUSE? I know this blog article. But the article uses Vanilla kernels and also needs 6 steps. With additional patches (4 steps), third-party modules (2 steps) and cleanup (1 step) the article would also need 13 steps: Compiling the Linux Kernel, the SUSE way https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/compiling-de-linux-kernel-suse-way/ This is my Kernel configuration, compilation and installation path: 1. Update kernel-source and kernel-default from Kernel_stable repository 2. Save kernel-source: cp -a /usr/src/linux-4.x.y-... /usr/src/linux-4.x.y-my 3. Apply my patches cd /usr/src/linux-4.x.y-my patch -b -p1 < ~myuser/.../my-kernel-patch.patch 4. Copy standard configuration: cd /usr/src/linux-4.x.y-my cp -v /boot/config-4.11.4-1.gcba98ee-default .config 5. Edit .config: remove CONFIG_LOCALVERSION, CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL, CONFIG_EXPERT remove some hardware-dependent settings 6. edit configuration interactively: Disable CONFIG_EXPERT and CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL, because otherwise "make binrpm-pkg" creates huge kernel binaries. make oldconfig [...] Local version - append to kernel release (LOCALVERSION) [] (NEW) -my1 * * Configure standard kernel features (expert users) * Configure standard kernel features (expert users) (EXPERT) [N/y/?] (NEW) Kernel debugging (DEBUG_KERNEL) [N/y/?] (NEW) make menuconfig Do some additional configuration. 7. Compile kernel (-j4 for four processor cores, ionice and nice to reduce the load, binrpm-pkg for RPM without source-RPM) make clean nice ionice -c idle make -j4 binrpm-pkg 8. Install the kernel RPM package rpm -Uvh /usr/src/packages/RPMS/x86_64/kernel-4.x.y_my1-....x86_64.rpm 9. Install necessary symbolic links for "dkms" cd /lib/modules/4.x.y-my1 ln -sv /usr/src/linux-4.x.y-my source ln -sv /usr/src/linux-4.x.y-my build 10. Update third-party modules (e.g. Nvidia driver): dkms install -m nvidia -v 375.66 -k 4.x.y-my1 11. Cleanup cd /usr/src/linux-4.x.y-my make clean 12. Select Grub configuration and reboot grub2-once --list | less grub2-once 2 reboot Greetings, Björn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Web Site Standards
by Bryan Tyson 26 Sep '21

26 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] Raid, Raid6, what file system for good fault tolerance?
by cagsm 21 Dec '20

21 Dec '20

Hi list, speaking about software raid, not hardware controller based. I am trying to go for some local OpenSuse machine and adding some storage to it. Was considering Raid6, and now reading about a bit and people left and right scaremongering about the larger the disks these days in the double digit terabyte capacities even, the more likely it is that during a reconstruction of a raid subsequent errors would occur. I would absolutely like to keep my data consistent, and I am not thinking about double digit terabytes either, would stick to 2TB or 4TB disks, with Raid6 thats at least 4 physical drives. Now I am wondering if it possible to use a good robust file system that can add some more parity or check blocks or redundancy on top of the hardware disks, to absolutely be able to always read my data. I can't add multiple machines or like those high availability stuff like clusters and what not I read about DRBD (Distributed Replicated Block Device), or maybe I am just too scared by those technical terms or consider myself to be just a simpleton and wanting to keep it rather simple. My use case here is also not constant availablity, when a disk needs to be replaced, so be it, but I don't want to lose my data that I can not ever read certain parts of it again or such stuff. The thing that came to my mind was, if there is some file systems that would add redundancy and robustness onto the mdraid system of the linux kernel? Anyone with some useful insights? Roughly speaking, I was considering some simple pcie esata interfaced controller card and an external case enclosure with esata port and portmulitplier stuff inside, that can present at least 4 physical disks as JBOD, just a bunch of disks, so that the Linux can seem them all separately. Speed and rebuild times are not my concern, but data persistence and data integrity. Not even number of physical disks, I could live with even one of those 8 bay device enclosures and cases that are out there on the market. Thanks for any help and hints. -- 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] 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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Re: [opensuse] Mapping and re-mapping Keyboard Keys
by Paul Groves 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

On 27/06/17 12:22, Paul Groves wrote: > > On 27/06/17 08:34, Aaron Digulla wrote: >> xmodmap -pke | less > > These keycodes do not seem to match the system. For example in the > output of this command it says: > > keycode 158 = XF86WWW NoSymbol XF86WWW > > I ran setkeycodes e020 158 > > When I press the e020 (Internet) button xev says I have pressed code > 166 (Back button). > > How on earth has this happened? I specified 158 not 166. What have I > done wrong? > > Just been emailed this link: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/49650/how-to-get-keycodes-for-xmod… To quote this article: Here you can see keycode 97 is unused on my system: |keycode 94 = less greater less greater bar brokenbar keycode 95 = F11 XF86Switch_VT_11 F11 XF86Switch_VT_11 keycode 96 = F12 XF86Switch_VT_12 F12 XF86Switch_VT_12 keycode 97 = keycode 98 = Katakana NoSymbol Katakana keycode 99 = Hiragana NoSymbol Hiragana | The keycode X uses and the keycode the kernel uses are OFF BY 8 for "historical reasons". So take 97 - 8 = 89 and use 89 with the setkeycodes command (again as root): So to make my vol - button work (xmodmap keycode 122 -8 = 114) setkeycodes e01e 114 This has worked! I have re-mapped apl the buttons apart from my hotkeys. >> No but there are lots of uncommon keycodes which you can use. For >> example, F13-F35 or KP_F1...KP_F4. > > In the output of the command xmodmap -pke | less there are no codes > for F13-F35 or KP_F1 etc > > I would like to set HK1 - HK4 to F13 - F16 How do I find the keycodes > for these buttons Still looking for the keycodes for F13-16 -- 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] Spec'ing a 50 TB dedicated storage subsystem and room to grow?
by Greg Freemyer 22 Feb '19

22 Feb '19

All, I bought a used iSCSI based Drobo in 2016 with 50TB in it. It works great, but it isn't fast by today's standards. (100 MB/sec absolute max). And I never got it to work from openSUSE (Windows and Mac did work). I now need to buy something similar, but with fast I/O and Linux support: 10 Gbit Ethernet and fibre-channel may be my only options? Or are there point-to-point SAS external racks I should consider? Also, I will likely want to put a SSD based cache in the mix at some point. It could be integrated into the storage subsystem, or I could use something like bcache and have the SSD be in the server,. It just needs to be reliable and fast. Recommendations? (I'm thinking used and $10K at the high-end for the subsystem including PCIx cards and switches, if needed.) == details I need to buy a server with 50TB usable disk for a production environment. A high speed disk subsystem is critical. And the project may scale up over time. It doesn't need to be a fail-over cluster, just a single server. I'm looking at used equipment most likely. I was thinking one with 4 CPU sockets would let me start with 2 CPUs and then expand to 4 later on. Lots of RAM capacity would also be great. My first thought was to get a Dell R920 and throw a bunch of disks in it. https://goo.gl/images/x3Rfj2 24 disk slots! But then I looked at what size drives are available for those slots: 2.5 inch. I only see 2TB drives max. I'm hoping to use a Dell server because it's the preferred brand at my (new) job. Unless I'm missing something a standalone rack mount Dell won't work. So, now I'm looking at a used R820 most likely and some sort of disk subsystem to support it. I picked it because it is only a 5-year old design and it has 4 CPU sockets I can expand into as the server demand increases over time. Also 3TB max ram is way above what this will require, even long term. https://media.adn.de/media/DE/DocLib/Poweredge_Easy_Matrix.pdf A used, barebones R820 can be had for under $2K. Just add CPUs and ram. Greg -- 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] continous access on/spinning up of floppy drive
by Paul Neuwirth 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC2440, RFC3156). --=_MIME_CONTENT_BREAK_=_ZVSGRBXMZBOOXUGBRBCHOBMGKKNVGJR_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="message.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello group, I have on several machines this problem: they are continously trying to=20 access the floppy drives. Two drives already defective, due to the=20 mechanic stress. dmesg shows following continously: [1537682.559487] sd 0:0:3:0: [sdc] Read Capacity(10) failed: Result:=20 hostbyte=3DDID_OK driverbyte=3DDRIVER_SENSE [1537682.559496] sd 0:0:3:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Not Ready [current] [1537682.559498] sd 0:0:3:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready,=20 cause not reportable [1537682.656688] sd 0:0:3:0: [sdc] Spinning up disk... [1537683.668046]=20 ............................................................................= ..................not=20 responding... [1537783.093938] sd 0:0:3:0: [sdc] Spinning up disk... [1537784.104049]=20 ............................................................................= ..................not=20 responding... this can't be the wanted behaviour for any removable storage devices? Any Hints? Thank you and have a nice weekend --=_MIME_CONTENT_BREAK_=_ZVSGRBXMZBOOXUGBRBCHOBMGKKNVGJR_= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 Comment: Topal (http://freshmeat.net/projects/topal) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJaLS66AAoJEIiaa+Y8YDPuZSUP/itt7+QHjNCwX6Wi352+lANf whjep7nBWy6Q0bS2PO/ymWDGiodFkO/AvM+MIitdK4cAm1HCBbMZjKsZYLD3e1LR ZnskqO66VG58TU6lVB1jEXWKlp6OKeb6Ar24SR0YxB4F+ZcbSwZI5w62JEBsozhV X4imcBdO+ztJFSW/hFLeV4WrfrplcTufyL6nw+5TtImrVs62uEg20LYjA//OxlHJ NmXM07A48uVBijRUmMsqeyRMevoKjKop2iICZgKyvTnRtRqx0jbzVeqj+aLqnbaq ncdBnBr7Vr9S86TVGHjIDHPN8Ws8dnufk1GwRTQR+Aj4z58g2r88j/u6o7csTFla vINP3ClCp6MRVbVbEqIYOIvG8NDIVTiwQwXk3CeCf+Be71JbDUMjV9GwVl+X9ksC oNBwwFi+mhHQGJOuX/54HGUEn3lJ1ixQzLimuXTgWmdsb1WoWuG+lNO13NhU+ZVn /IKpcqVjkXikQi9hrmZTUutmrFjJ1QusjnPJQDuBLYB0E/lMWjTpUNmRGw71hrDb uccAYc3sQP6zMuUfEgPWewhMmuTwn1LoQdqYrZ0p1+1z/+w5cB3DOB4JILmbKBUH QUYaDhefxPL1oRBtOxoDAdABJLAfgfKdEE0+g0u6HA67Atioe3HP8MWonrKgs3FC pvU9BHc2k0ASHh7HEsRx =uYfb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=_MIME_CONTENT_BREAK_=_ZVSGRBXMZBOOXUGBRBCHOBMGKKNVGJR_=-- -- 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] dd to copy a partition?
by Lew Wolfgang 16 Jun '18

16 Jun '18

Hi Folks, One of my acolytes reported that she used dd to copy one disk partition to another partition on the same disk, as in: dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/sda2 She said it failed, but was a little fuzzy about exactly what happened (I wasn't there), just that the destination partition appeared to be "empty" after the operation. I don't know how she made that determination. I've been doing UNIX stuff for a long time but I never would have thought to use dd in this fashion. Maybe instinct? But assuming that the two partitions are exactly the same size, what could possibly go wrong? I think she was using 42.3, probably with ext4. Definitely not btrfs, if that matters. 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] 'mailto' + 'postfix' at local machine, host or domain name not found
by Simon Becherer 07 Jun '18

07 Jun '18

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, ipv4, /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.0.2 becherer1.site becherer1 195.167.0.5 becherer1.site becherer1 /etc/postfix/main.cf myhostname = becherer1.site inet_protocols = ipv4 on my older systems (opensuse 11.4) i can use: programm "mailto" and as address: simon@becherer1 simon@localhost simon(a)becherer1.site simon all will be delivered correct at the local machine. if i use the simon@becherer1 or simon(a)becherer1.site or simon the mail tells me in all cases: send to: simon(a)becherer1.site if i use simon@localhost the mail tells me: send to: simon(a)localhost.site i have the same settings like above in the same files in tumbleweed. (because of newer system, there are much more settings in main.cf) only send to "simon(a)becherer1.site" and "simon" will pass. the simon@becherer1 will generate a "undelivered mail return to sender" host or domain name not found name service error for name = becherer1 type=a: host not found the simon@localhost will generate a "undelivered mail return to sender" "simon@localhost loopbacks to myself." sending a "ping" to becherer1 or becherer1.site will return "from becherer1.site 127.0.0.2" and localhost will return "from localhost 127.0.0.1" on both machnines identical, so normally the names are set correct? i guess some other default for postfix may be changed, but i do not find whats wrong, why did postfix not deliver the mails? regards, simoN - -- www.becherer.de -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJat+L4AAoJEOuDxDCJWQG+cmYQAKdAWjrF05rtV4B0Sj6AwmWR HtU4gNauN+RB5hIxaBLE2b+/t1+URGkbNdR7jbS/VVmAazFoaJS3uWt3BerGy9kr AvFbnMEJQWjVehHwlnREkjX3Ed3WSPmRYehhqfgKflzZG1tsopfnx8SEJCpIi7yB hcyLRCH7eBF8CStSZ5gf4M76KPwGxkQ602r9pC+IqR0MtOtRmCUMRIJE8UUPK7Fw nVGgOLN8C33xPsNTEbLcM7qzZAEywj4r2qu+a4Fnvpr9fcS2QahpDJ/Drj1YiqJE OaA9GcCKkwab4lvD1BZp0kJEfniPV4W69g5oUq5rHslayXXbYGeQ9OeRryy2O93f c8nV4HBsqjnXrhewWG1wQO8+lcP0UFlztSYy20BX5zZMxyBcWRMEmKgyiQYoOAVX gws2+gs+XnJR0nTN1WT775K/5S8zGHb5C+D+Q7iO2JX/jblWq6zlNnkejSHVWLFV jqv+0GF0bvQ3VpNgtuu5WJrNF36DIxiinOp8VZWg1oT8Z6WKH8p5Eie555PkFxhg t3PWfY+oHNyZhU8SQP3p8myg1Cux3AEQI8bhm/lswMhT88btkEBGb2DSI/VK9mWW 56k2tc90mf8dHrfGZHOd0cWHSE2hiW84AOGRXqY2TS90oAasWdVJgDKxm85VqJVH x/MF6lAOlAXOTHXmQVGQ =egfF -----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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