[opensuse] Several openSUSE 11 issues

14 Jul 2008

      Since the upgrade to openSUSE 11 I have encountered several problems which I 
cannot resolve. Please, help a newbie :) I have openSUSE 11 installed on 
Inspiron 600m with Compiz enabled and run at log-in. 

Very bright screen at start.
When I boot the computer and openSUSE starts it sets brightness to the
maximum. I have adjusted the settings in KPowersave, so after KPowersave 
starts brightness comes back to normal level, but it's still rather annoying, 
especially at night. How can I change this initial brightness?

Smb4k scan returns nothing.
Smb4k function to scan the network for local computers seems to be 
blocked by the firewall (since it only works when firewall is turned 
off). I have done everything that was required in openSUSE 10.3 to let 
the scan work with firewall running. What has changed and what wholes 
need to be punched?

Skype video is buggy.
When I receive video, the call-window gets corrupted -- I can't see the 
preview of my stream or the controls for this call. Also, sometimes the camera 
just zooms in by itself. I use Labtec Notebook Webcam Pro for video. 

Above-mentioned apps (Smb4k and Skype; the brightness wasn't controlled 
by the operating system at all) worked fine in openSUSE 10.3, also with 
compiz. I'm not sure though if the next two problems are related to the 
upgrade.

Windows' decorations and cube caps corrupted after resuming from suspend 
to disk.
After resuming from suspend to disk, windows' decorations and cube caps 
(from "Cube Reflection and Deformation" plug-in for Compiz) are just 
colorful shred. Is there another solution except for running emerald --replace 
when resuming? This fixes the first problem. 

Unexpected and unprompted logouts.
From time to time, usually after long time of running the computer, the system 
freezes (although music, if any player is running, still plays for a minute 
or so), then the screen goes black and suse logs me out -- login screen is 
the first thing I can see after the freeze. What can it be? X window system 
going down? Which log files may be helpful? Can this be caused by excessive 
heat?

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