[opensuse] usb mouse not working
Suse 10.1, usb mouse shows up in yast when I list the usb devices, but in kde control?, it shows 1 mouse(the laptop pad thing). There seems to be no way to add a mouse. The mouse works fine under windows (dual boot on a laptop). Its a logitech wireless mouse. Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] usb mouse not working
Rajko M. wrote: On Wednesday 30 January 2008 08:19:32 pm John R. Sowden wrote: Suse 10.1, usb mouse shows up in yast when I list the usb devices, but in kde control?, it shows 1 mouse(the laptop pad thing). There seems to be no way to add a mouse. The mouse works fine under windows (dual boot on a laptop). Its a logitech wireless mouse. Thanks How many mice is showing up in YaST? It should be 2, one for mouse and one for synaptic pad. Only 1. That is the problem. I went to google, found a reference to a config file in /etc/X11 and it only had 1 mouse. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] usb mouse not working
John R. Sowden wrote: Rajko M. wrote: On Wednesday 30 January 2008 08:19:32 pm John R. Sowden wrote: Suse 10.1, usb mouse shows up in yast when I list the usb devices, but in kde control?, it shows 1 mouse(the laptop pad thing). There seems to be no way to add a mouse. The mouse works fine under windows (dual boot on a laptop). Its a logitech wireless mouse. Thanks How many mice is showing up in YaST? It should be 2, one for mouse and one for synaptic pad. Only 1. That is the problem. I went to google, found a reference to a config file in /etc/X11 and it only had 1 mouse. Above is error. In YaST, when I listed the USB devices, it showed both, including the 'Logitech wireless mouse'. It was KDE that showed a tab for Mouse1, but no second tab, and no way to add a mouse, only edit. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] Not Recognizing USB wifi device on boot
I have a wifi usb device on my suse 9.3 computer. whenever I boot, the usb device is not recognized. The green led on the device does not come on. After booting, if I unplug the device and plug it back in, then it is recognized. I run kwifimanager and all is ok. I can then access the net. I attempted to write a script to 'restart' the hotplug devices, but it does not work. my concern, other than combatting my laziness of having to unplug/plug the device each time I boot, is that eventually the gold on the usb connector will wear away, and I will be left with an intermittent connection. -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Not Recognizing USB wifi device on boot
On Sun January 28 2007 02:07, John R. Sowden wrote: > I have a wifi usb device on my suse 9.3 computer. whenever I boot, the usb > device is not recognized. The green led on the device does not come on. > After booting, if I unplug the device and plug it back in, then it is > recognized. I run kwifimanager and all is ok. I can then access the net. > I attempted to write a script to 'restart' the hotplug devices, but it does > not work. my concern, other than combatting my laziness of having to > unplug/plug the device each time I boot, is that eventually the gold on the > usb connector will wear away, and I will be left with an intermittent > connection. I forgot to add: I went to the F10 screen (error messages?) and found the following: linux kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 linux kernel: usb 1-1: device not accepting address 4, error -71 linux kernel: usb 1-1: device not accepting address 5, error -71 Hope this helps -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Aircards and Linux.
On Mon February 12 2007 17:11, Stevens wrote: > On Monday 12 February 2007 17:42, Nick Zentena wrote: > > On Monday 12 February 2007 18:11, Jay Smith wrote: > > > Hey, > > > > > > I was just thinking about this. You know those aircards you can get > > > from your cellphone provider and be able to connect to the internet > > > using the cellphone network. Anyways, has anyone tried to use one > > > under Linux? Maybe you know the theory behind it or something. I think > > > it's treated like a PPP dial-up but I am not sure. Any thoughts? > > > > http://www.pharscape.org/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,68/ > > Are these aircards for GSM phones? I contacted Verizon a few months ago re: the 60/mo. card. They were almost antagonistic re: using the card from my office, as opposed to on a laptop occasionally. Last week I called Sprint re: theirs. Different story entirely. They even have a USB version that I can remote on our roof for more reliable coverage. They said no problem. Streaming video, no problem. As we are out at 19.000 feet from the central office, this seems like the way to go. Hope this helps. -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] About Backing Up
On Sat February 17 2007 17:25, Randall R Schulz wrote: > Dennis, > > On Saturday 17 February 2007 13:46, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote: > > I have seen advice on listservs not to back up to a CD ROM. I never > > understood why. Why is it a bad idea to use CDROMS as storage media? > > For me, at least, CDs per se are too small. DVDs can constitue a > manageable solution for backing up select portions of one's data (but > still not for most whole-system backups). With multisession writing and > rewritable media, you have acceptable _backup_ media, but not a very > good archive solution. > > I'm kind of hoping that one of the new DVD formats (HDDVD or Blu-ray) > will prove useful for backup and, perhaps, archiving purposes, but it > remains to be seen if it will become economical (cost of drives and > media) and what sort of longevity and reliability characteristics those > media formats will exhibit. > > > Separately, does anyone know of Linux software (perhaps a FUSE file > system) that exploits optical drive packet writing? I've seen such > things for Windows (simulating an everyday read/write, random-access > magnetic drive using an optical recorder), though I was always sorry > when I tried them because they seemed to make my system unstable > (though that was probably just bad driver coding). > > > Dennis J. Tuchler > > Randall Schulz We use DVD-RAM drives and media. The media is pricey compared to dvd -r and -rw, but it is much more reliable. Double sided (not double layer) media in a cardridge costs about $7.50 each. There is also now media that does not require the cartridge, but for backup purposes, the cartridge protects the media. The life is much longer. Google it. The problem is, so far, I have not found a Linux program to "format" or "write the filesystem" to the media. I have to use a windows computer to format the media, then use it. I format using the FAT32 filesyste, but UDF 1.5 and 2.0 are available. In case you are not aware, DVD-RAM reads and writes just like a hard drive. No sequential writes, no ISO files. You can set up directories just like a HD, but, according to a Panasonic engineer, you cannot set up partitions. Regarding cost of media/drives, I think we are spoiled. Today, drives and media are dirt cheap, compared to yesteryear. Re: archive, I agree with your comment re: dvd-r. Archiving should always be done on a non-rewritable media. Actually I bo both, backing up my DVD-RAM media with DVD-R. Years from now, DVD-R drives and formats will still be arround, but DVD-RAM is not very popular, so it might not survive the test of time. I have some backed up data on 5 1/4" floppies, 8" floppies, Zip disks, SparQ cartridges, Colorado Optics tape, and Bernouli cartridges. I abandoned my Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I cassette tapes on December 31, 2004 (yeah right!). -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Programming Bloat (WAS: Re: [opensuse] frustration and suggestions)
A while back this thread mentioned Borland's 'Smart Linking' in one of its Pascal compilers, but not the current (at the time) C compiler). As this process only makes sense to minimize program size, therefore decreasing load time, and probably run time, as more RAM is available, it this process being used by today's current compilers? If not, why not? Is Borland holding the rights, like the tire and oil companies buying and closing the trains, or Intuit's buying 'In House Accountant', then shelving it.? -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] initializing a usb device
About a month ago, I left a message regarding not being able to start a usb wireless device on boot, and I was hoping to find a command to start it (suse 9.3). As often happens, I go no response. I don't know if no one knew the answer, or if those that did thought it was a stupid quiestion, or if it is clearly stated in the doc (from one trying to free oneself from the newbie status-no linux doc is direct, clear, with examples, etc.-this will be the linux failing- to achieve major market share), and I should have rtfm. Testing the test of insanity, I will again try go get some assistance. I fount /etc/usc/50-usb.hotplug, and ran it with the error: line 40: ACTION: Bad invocation: $ACTION is not set I attempted to assign "add" to $action using export, with no sucess (as best as I can figure out, export in linus is like set in dos) If I unplug it, then plug it in, the light on the usb device comes on and I can access the net. If I can't solve the bootup issue, I would at least like to create a batch file - - uh, I mean script, that will start the usb device. Now I am plugging/unplugging the device every day, wearing down the gold on the connector until, alas, there will be no more. tia, -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] initializing a usb device
On Sun June 3 2007 02:47, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote: > John R. Sowden wrote: > > About a month ago, I left a message regarding not being able to start a > > usb wireless device on boot, and I was hoping to find a command to start > > it (suse 9.3). As often happens, I go no response. > > It is a bit complicated at boot. There is quite a few things that usb > needs to be running to work, i.e. udev, /sys and /proc filesystems, > etc., before it loads the actual driver for the usb network adapter. > > > I don't know if no one knew the > > answer, or if those that did thought it was a stupid quiestion, or if it > > is clearly stated in the doc (from one trying to free oneself from the > > newbie status-no linux doc is direct, clear, with examples, etc.-this > > will be the linux failing- to achieve major market share), and I should > > have rtfm. > > I don't know about that, did you also google? > > > Testing the test of insanity, I will again try go get some assistance. I > > fount /etc/usc/50-usb.hotplug, and ran it with the error: > > line 40: ACTION: Bad invocation: $ACTION is not set > > 9.3 is now unsupported. Perhaps you got no answer before because most > of us have upgraded and can't really remember how 9.3 did things > differently than now. > > > I attempted to assign "add" to $action using export, with no sucess > > (as best as I can figure out, export in linus is like set in dos) > > > > If I unplug it, then plug it in, the light on the usb device comes on and > > I can access the net. > > Are you saying it hot plugs ok after boot, but if inserted before boot, > it does not recognize it? > > > If I can't solve the bootup issue, I would at least like to create a > > batch file - - uh, I mean script, that will start the usb device. > > It is probably lacking a hotplug event. > > > Now I am plugging/unplugging the device every day, wearing down the gold > > on the connector until, alas, there will be no more. > > Have you tried /etc/init.d/boot.udev restart? > > -- > Joe Morris > Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.2 x86_64 Thanks for the responses. Below is my first message with some error info: Re: [opensuse] Not Recognizing USB wifi device on boot From: "John R. Sowden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: opensuse@opensuse.org On Sun January 28 2007 02:07, John R. Sowden wrote: > I have a wifi usb device on my suse 9.3 computer. whenever I boot, the usb > device is not recognized. The green led on the device does not come on. > After booting, if I unplug the device and plug it back in, then it is > recognized. I run kwifimanager and all is ok. I can then access the net. > I attempted to write a script to 'restart' the hotplug devices, but it does > not work. my concern, other than combatting my laziness of having to > unplug/plug the device each time I boot, is that eventually the gold on the > usb connector will wear away, and I will be left with an intermittent > connection. I forgot to add: I went to the F10 screen (error messages?) and found the following: linux kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 linux kernel: usb 1-1: device not accepting address 4, error -71 linux kernel: usb 1-1: device not accepting address 5, error -71 (End of message) I tried your suggestion-got a response of 'running', but the LED on the netgear usb/wireless never lit. You (Joe) are corerect-will not start on boot but will when I unplug/plug after booting is complete. Re:the 9.3 issue: Correct-I updated it near the end. I attempted to update using the 10.1 CDs, and got a list of errors that I did not understand-dependancies, etc., and, as I use this computer for active business in my office (payroll, etc.), I decided not to play with it. I have been searching for the difference between 10.1 and 10.2, to no avail. I put 10.1 on a Toshiba Laptop with no problem except the wireless does not work-something about Suse not supporting the chipset, and of course, the winmodem. I believe the hardwire ethernet works, but I only have that at home. Not sure where to go from here. -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] mouse pointer jumping arround
suse 9.3. all of a sudden, my usb mouse stopped working. it stopped when I swapped a suse 8.2/dos box with a vista box on my 2 channel kvm switch. I only found 2 ways to modify the mouse: yast to choose a model type and port, and the kde control to do a few items that are not of interest. I am able to get the ball mouse working thru or not thru the kvm switch-it's the same: as I move the mouse it jumps, like it is not tracking the speed or dots pet inch as I move the mouse. But, when I cycle the computer power, again the mouse does not work. 2 Q: 1: how do I get my usb optical mouse working? 2: how do I tweak the mouse settings so the ps2/ball mouse works smoothly? tia, -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Loosing KDE settings (again)
On Sun July 22 2007 00:22, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote: > Hi Hans, > > Hans van der Merwe wrote: > > Hi, Im goint try this again, > > > > Im running KDE 3.4 on openSUSE 10.2. > > > > Couple of reboots ago I started loosing my keyboard and mouse settings. > > Single click, keyboard repeat, mouse acceleration is all messed-up. > > When I go to the Configure Panel and click on the Default button the > > correct settings are displayed, when I then Apply everything works > > normally, until a restart looses it again. > > > > Where are the settings kept? and what program loads them? > > I'd also like to know, just to store in the back of my dark crypt as it > might be useful one day :) I think I am experiencing the same problem. Without a mouse, I ctrl- up/system/terminal/konsole/su /yast/hardware/mouse model/test (now the mouse works)/accept/quit/and all is ok until I turn off my computer/ -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] Installing 101 on a SATA drive computer
How do I install Suse 10.1 on a SATA drive and cd drive computer. I assume some boot options are in order. tia, -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Installing 101 on a SATA drive computer
On Tue July 24 2007 21:30, joe wrote: > John R. Sowden wrote: > > How do I install Suse 10.1 on a SATA drive and cd drive computer. > > I assume some boot options are in order. > > Hmm don't remember 10.1, but 10.2 has installed quite easily on such > machines with no special options needed. > > Joe Gee, I guess I just found a reason to move up to 10.2! -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] Mouse not responsing
I wrote about this about 2 weeks ago with no response. Noew I have more info. Suse 9.3. When I boot up, I have to perform the following each time in order to be able to use the mose: Alt-F1 -> select System -> Select Terminal -> Select Konsole su -> (password) yast select hardware -> select mouse -> select ps2 mouse -> select test (mouse works) -> select accept -> select quit It sounds like the mouse config is no being written to disk. What is the file name. Any ides to solve? tia, -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Mouse not responsing
On Mon August 6 2007 20:05, Rajko M. wrote: > On Monday 06 August 2007 09:15:29 pm John R. Sowden wrote: > > I wrote about this about 2 weeks ago with no response. Noew I have more > > info. Suse 9.3. When I boot up, I have to perform the following each > > time in order to be able to use the mose: > > Alt-F1 -> select System -> Select Terminal -> Select Konsole > > su -> (password) > > yast > > select hardware -> select mouse -> select ps2 mouse -> > > select test (mouse works) -> select accept -> select quit > > > > It sounds like the mouse config is no being written to disk. > > What is the file name. Any ides to solve? > > Hi John, > > Look what is written in /etc/X11/xorg.conf in Section "InputDevice". > There are at least 2 of them, one for keyboard and one for mouse. > Here is an example from xorg.conf (openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 7): > Section "InputDevice" > Driver "mouse" > Identifier "Mouse[1]" > Option "Buttons" "7" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Name" "USB Mouse" > Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" > Option "Vendor" "Sysp" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Layout in 9.3 can be different, as Xorg server is developed in a meantime. > > The other place to look would be > /var/log/Xorg.0.log > to see is mouse recognized and loaded. > For instance: > grep mouse /var/log/Xorg.0.log > gives > (II) LoadModule: "mouse" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//input/mouse_drv.so > (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > ...etc. > > Third is command > dmesg > actually: > dmesg | grep mouse > which should give: > mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice > > A question for you: > Why don't you upgrade to openSUSE 10.2? > If your computer runs 9.3 it will run even better 10.2. > That is my experience with an old box with 256 MB RAM and 500 MHz CPU. > Second benefit is that 10.2 will have security updates for more than a > year, while 9.3 is out of maintenace. > > -- > Regards, > Rajko. Thank you for your in depth response. I looked at the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and found approx what you said. When I went to /var/log/Xorg.0.log, this is what I found: II) LoadModule: "mouse" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation" (**) Mouse[1]: Device: "/dev/mouse" (**) Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse Re: installing 10.2, I have 10.1, which I have installed on another computer. When I attempted to install it on this machine (the 9.3 one), I got a lot of dependency errors, more than my knowledge of Linux would allow me to solve. I have been looking and have not found an explanation of the differences between 10.1 and 10.2, including the suse site. I will wait until I set up another computer. Basically, I have seen this since Suse 6.2, new version, new computer (or hard drive). Maybe I will learn something at Linuxworld tomorrow. thanks, -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Mouse not responsing
On Mon August 6 2007 20:05, Rajko M. wrote: > On Monday 06 August 2007 09:15:29 pm John R. Sowden wrote: > > I wrote about this about 2 weeks ago with no response. Noew I have more > > info. Suse 9.3. When I boot up, I have to perform the following each > > time in order to be able to use the mose: > > Alt-F1 -> select System -> Select Terminal -> Select Konsole > > su -> (password) > > yast > > select hardware -> select mouse -> select ps2 mouse -> > > select test (mouse works) -> select accept -> select quit > > > > It sounds like the mouse config is no being written to disk. > > What is the file name. Any ides to solve? > > Hi John, > > Look what is written in /etc/X11/xorg.conf in Section "InputDevice". > There are at least 2 of them, one for keyboard and one for mouse. > Here is an example from xorg.conf (openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 7): > Section "InputDevice" > Driver "mouse" > Identifier "Mouse[1]" > Option "Buttons" "7" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "Name" "USB Mouse" > Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2" > Option "Vendor" "Sysp" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > Layout in 9.3 can be different, as Xorg server is developed in a meantime. > > The other place to look would be > /var/log/Xorg.0.log > to see is mouse recognized and loaded. > For instance: > grep mouse /var/log/Xorg.0.log > gives > (II) LoadModule: "mouse" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//input/mouse_drv.so > (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > ...etc. > > Third is command > dmesg > actually: > dmesg | grep mouse > which should give: > mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice > > A question for you: > Why don't you upgrade to openSUSE 10.2? > If your computer runs 9.3 it will run even better 10.2. > That is my experience with an old box with 256 MB RAM and 500 MHz CPU. > Second benefit is that 10.2 will have security updates for more than a > year, while 9.3 is out of maintenace. > > -- > Regards, > Rajko. Thank you for your in depth response. I looked at the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and found approx what you said. When I went to /var/log/Xorg.0.log, this is what I found: II) LoadModule: "mouse" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation" (**) Mouse[1]: Device: "/dev/mouse" (**) Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse Re: installing 10.2, I have 10.1, which I have installed on another computer. When I attempted to install it on this machine (the 9.3 one), I got a lot of dependency errors, more than my knowledge of Linux would allow me to solve. I have been looking and have not found an explanation of the differences between 10.1 and 10.2, including the suse site. I will wait until I set up another computer. Basically, I have seen this since Suse 6.2, new version, new computer (or hard drive). Maybe I will learn something at Linuxworld tomorrow. thanks, -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] 10.3 wifi setup
I just installed opensuse 10.3 on a compaq presario st2172nx (32 bit dual core), with a usb wireless plugged in. There seems to be no programs or yast2 or ... to assist in usb wifi, or any wifi for that matter. I am using a netgear usb device (the one I am using now on a suse 9.3 box), and it si not recognized. Yast2->net devices->net card->only the not used eth0. I added the usb, but it does not check the airwaves, allow me to enter the netname, etc. -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.americansentry.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] accessing a v9.3 crypto partition with v10.3
I had a mb die. I pulled the ide drive, put it in a usb/ide thingie (technical term), plugged it into my new box with 10.3 installed. I can access the dos partitions, but not the reiser root partition. Additionally, I read, somewhere, that the crypto system has changed in 10.3. Of course I know the key, but I am not sure of the encryption method. How do I access: my linux v9.3 reiser file system partition my encrypted partition tia, john -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] accessing a v9.3 crypto partition with v10.3
peter wrote:
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John R. Sowden wrote:
10.3. Of course I know the key, but I am not sure of the encryption method.
my encrypted partition
Mount it by using yast. Just provide a mount point without formating of
course!! Then yast will fill your /etc/cryptotab.
You can use this info to change the fstab if you don't want the the
partition to be mounted automatically at boot.
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I tried that. Yast locked up when I tried to run the partitioner
("initializing"). I ctrl-alt-del'd out and restarted the session with
the usb connector unplugged, thinking that was the problem. Same
problem. I think the SATA drive is my problem here.
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[opensuse] suse 9.3 boot problem
I have a hard drive with suse 9.3 on it. It died. I thought it was the mb, butI put it in another box, with the same result: grub starts ok, then while loading the menu? it says: Error 16 Any thoughts? I don't know if it is a grub error, a bios error (post) or what. the box has an amd bios. help? john -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] accessing a v9.3 crypto partition with v10.3
I am still having trouble access the data in my encrypted partition. I found that the problem is about 17 bad blocks in the root directory. This is a separate partition from home or the encrypted partition, or the DOS partitions for that matter. I would like to do the following: copy the secure partition to another drive, even a usb drive, without mounting it. mount the encrypted partition. I appears that this is a 2 step process. One is setting up the loop device with losetup and mounting the partition. I am not positive if I used aes or 2fish. Someone suggested that I run YaST. The problem is YaST does not appear to exist on the Suse 9.3 install disk in the Rescue mode. Alternate idea: reinstall Suse 9.3 on the drive with all of my data, just saying do not format any of the data partitions on the drive, just the linux root partition. Hopefully reiserfs is smart enough to recognize the bad blocks and avoid them. Thoughts? Payroll data is on the encrypted partition and the natives are getting restless. Today the eagle flies! John -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
