August 2021 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[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 25 Sep '21

25 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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Problem with software raid and Tumbleweed
by Markus Egg 15 Sep '21

15 Sep '21

Hello, I got Tumbleweed Snapshot20210115 and wanted to install it on a rather old machine with a software raid1 (UEFI raid). On this raid some Windows 10 is already existing. The installer of Tumbleweed Snapshot20210115 does not recognize this software raid1. It only shows single harddiscs and no raid volume. An older snapshot 20190704 is able to see that software raid1 but I cannot do any zypper dup with that one (this version was running previously before some hardware crash). Any help for that - either a snapshot which can handle software raid1 or some way to set zypper dup running again with the older snapshot? BR and thanks in advance Markus

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Sluggish Seamonkey
by James Knott 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

I use Seamonkey for email and I've noticed it's sometimes very sluggish when I press a key or move the mouse. It someties takes several seconds to respond. If I kill & restart it, it works OK for a while. Other apps don't seem to have the problem. Anyone else seen this? Running on Leap 15.3 & KDE tnx jk

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access windows partition
by Douglas McGarrett 31 Aug '21

31 Aug '21

I used to be able to access the windows partition and read/write to it. I have a very new win 10 version-- OS build 19041.1165 with experience pack 120.2212.3530.0. I have turned off the hibernate, as far as I can tell, but I still cannot access Windows. What am I dong wrong, or has MS "fixed" it? --doug

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1-click install on remote server
by David T-G 30 Aug '21

30 Aug '21

Hi, all -- I have a desktop with KDE, and over in the closet I have a server. Conveniently, when I run yast2 in my xterm running an ssh session to the server, I get the YaST GUI up on my desktop screen; yay. But ... Is there a way to run the 1-click install remotely in much the same fashion? If I click on my desktop workstation, of course, it tries to install here, but I want it there. Can I download the 1-click content and run YaST on it, maybe? TIA & HAND :-D -- David T-G See http://justpickone.org/davidtg/email/ See http://justpickone.org/davidtg/tofu.txt

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Re: access windows partition
by Carlos E. R. 29 Aug '21

29 Aug '21

On 29/08/2021 20.14, Bill Swisher wrote: > >> An external disk, formatted exfat, perhaps, would work very nicely to >> exchange files between OSes or computers. > > I stick to ntfs, it works better across different things. As an > example, my TV's don't work with exfat but do with ntfs. That is true, I have one tv tuner, brand new, that doesn't do exfat :-( However, the exfat support in Linux I think is better than ntfs. It is documented by M$, maybe even opened. >> Small, rotating rust disks, can be purchased quite cheap nowdays. > > I carry 2 with me when I travel. A 2TB and a 5TB. The small one for > music and videos, plugs into the USB connector on a TV, and the larger > one for the latest, encrypted, backups. I have another set that's > off-site. For travel I prefer SSD, more robust to vibrations. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from oS Leap 15.2 x86_64 (Minas Tirith))

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openSUSE 15.3 KDE & Polkit without root
by Ciro Iriarte 29 Aug '21

29 Aug '21

Hello!, I need to use VMware Remote Console in 15.3 with KDE with users that don't hold root password. Currently kdesu asks for the root password while launching it, if I cancel the prompt it starts fine so I assume it's related to optional features like USB devices access. The users accessing this machine cannot be given root, I can setup sudo at most if needed. Reading around found some references to polkit (I'm clueless about it) and changing the "elevation" method for kdesu from su to sudo in a user profile (I need it system wide). Can anyone provide some guidance on the best way to solve this? Regards, CI.-

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cups print problem
by Istvan Gabor 28 Aug '21

28 Aug '21

Hello: This occurs in openSUSE Leap 15.1 with its default cups version (CUPS 2.2.7). I have a HP Laserjet P3015 printer attached to the computer via USB cable. The print queue setup is OK and many times printing occurs without any problem. But occasionally the printer completely freezes when I try to print something. I could not find out yet what causes the printer freezes. When the printer is frozen it doesn't print and even does not respond to any of its buttons. When this occurs the print job is halted and is stored in the print queue: > lpstat -o laserjet-3847 unknown 80896 Tue 10 Aug 2021 11:15:14 AM CEST > lpstat -p printer laserjet now printing laserjet-3847. enabled since Tue 10 Aug 2021 11:15:14 AM CEST Processing page 1... Here is my problem (apart from the printer freeze): If I restart (switch off and on) the printer, the print job is waiting quite long before printed. Eventually it gets printed but is takes several minutes. I would expect that after restarting the printer the print job is printed immediately. How could I achieve that? In /etc/cups/printers.conf file the ErrorPolicy is set to retry-job for the printer: <Printer laserjet> ... ErrorPolicy retry-job </Printer> Thanks in advance, Istvan

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