Re: [opensuse] New to group

2006-12-12 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
jdd wrote: > Billie Erin Walsh a écrit : > >> Home networking. >> [Four+ windows computers and my SuSE 10.1 ] >> When I can get the other computers on the network to see the Linux box >> at all it asks for an access password. I only have two setting on thi

Re: [opensuse] Auto-mount bug or glitch (10.2)

2006-12-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 12/13/2006 M Harris wrote: > On Wednesday 13 December 2006 15:55, Andrei Verovski (aka MacGuru) > wrote: > > > After upgrade from 10.1 to 10.2 I've got an annoying bug (or > glitch) - I am > > > unable to auto-mount USB storage devices. > Actually, the annoying bug&glitch is that prior Sus

Re: [opensuse] New to group

2006-12-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
M Harris wrote: > On Monday 11 December 2006 21:54, Billie Erin Walsh wrote: >> Just wanted to say "Hi", and a few other things to. > Hi, and welcome. Thank You. > >> I've been seriously trying to use SuSE for about a year, so I'm still &

Re: [opensuse] Dear Novell...

2006-12-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 12/13/2006 Damon Register wrote: > I am really growing to dislike UPS price gouging. Fedex is cheaper. We ship all our eBay stuff on fed. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [opensuse] Samba Admin Help

2006-12-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
david rankin wrote: > - Original Message - From: "Felix Miata" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> On 2006/12/13 22:29 (GMT-0500) Thomas Miller apparently typed: >> >>> Unfortunately, it failed to change the password. I am assuming the >>> default password is blank? So when it asked for my old passwor

Re: [opensuse] ZenUpdater/installer/Smart v. Opensuse Updater v. Yast

2006-12-25 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 12/25/2006 Karl Agee wrote: > Ok so the "default" update/software mechanism in > opensuse 10.2 is ZMD/Smart. So what is this thing I > see in there called "opensuse updater"? Does it run > off the same database as ZMD what about using > Yast for software updates/installation? I have use

Re: [opensuse] Goodbye to suse and why not stay, The Linux Wall

2006-12-26 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Per Jessen wrote: > Jan Engelhardt wrote: > >> If my water supply is out of order, I gotta call some technician to >> fix it. Right. So should users when they are unable to use the >> Internet. > > How very accurately put! This is the situation in a nutshell. People > believe a computer is easy

[opensuse] Local Yast Install Source

2006-12-27 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
SuSE 10.1 In 10.0 I had my Download directory in Yast as an install source. Basically I just opened an RPM and clicked the button on the right at the top, "Add as Yast install source" [ or something like that ]. It was there. This doesn't seem to work in 10.1. I tried to use the add local install

Re: [opensuse] Boxed 10.2 orders

2006-12-30 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 12/29/2006 Tom Patton wrote: > It's a question of availability in my case...6 miles from town, no > cable or dsl available. It's a real pain, for sure! [ Standard Disclaimer: I receive no compensation from.. ] We also live "out in the boonies" but have found a couple viable optio

Re: [opensuse] Routing Question

2006-12-31 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
I think I saw where the previous problem was solved so now I have a network/routing question(s). First: Suse 10.1 Second: We have two high speed ISP's. Two Routers. Possibility of two networks. Third: I want to install another network card and plug in the secondary network. Question(s): 1) Do I n

Re: [opensuse] Routing Question

2006-12-31 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 12/31/2006 Toshi Esumi wrote: > or loadbalancing, or ISP2 as the backup in case ISP1's connection is > down. Yeah. Something like that. It's a royal pain in the B___ to have to pull the computer out and switch cables then reboot to get the new address right in the middle of doing something. On

[opensuse] Using Zip Drive on 10.1

2007-01-01 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
I moved my external Zip Drive to my Linux box to access a file stored there. KDE popped an icon on the desktop. HOWEVER, when tried to access it this came up: Method "Mount" with signature "ssas" on interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" doesn't exist In my 10.0 installation this method wo

Re: [opensuse] Using Zip Drive on 10.1

2007-01-03 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/03/2007 Bob S wrote: > It wasn't a zip drive or an external USB drive though, it was just when > trying to read a DVD in the dvd drive. In my case, SuSE 10.1, I can put a dvd in the drive and a small window pops up asking what I want to do. If I access the drive from there everything works

Re: [opensuse] live mic

2007-01-03 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/03/2007 Doug McGarrett wrote: > RE: SuSE 9.3: > > I just discovered something I don't understand: I have a microphone > connected > to the machine, and a couple of speakers. But the mic is activating the > speakers! This should not be. The mic should only be activated when > somethin

Re: [opensuse] anyone else having problems w/ smart not finding keys?

2007-01-05 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/04/2007 Fred A. Miller wrote: > Well, one of the long lasting continueal problem with Smart, Zen, and the > openSUSE updaters is that a good deal of the time, NONE can get into a > packman site!! I'm very greatfull for packman, but for several months > connecting to a proper dir. there fo

[opensuse] Can you say ripoff - OT

2007-01-08 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium UPGRADE [DVD] $154.99 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate UPGRADE [DVD] $249.99 Microsoft Windows Vista Business UPGRADE [DVD] $194.99 -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YO

Re: [opensuse] Can you say ripoff - OT

2007-01-09 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/09/2007 Digvijoy Chatterjee wrote: > on a more realistic front though for whatever practical reasons > mainly Hardware vendors not readily embracing OpenSource or OpenSuse > ;-) > somebody who has bought that wrong laptop and wants to run > linux.now..can easily give up with a very sad e

Re: [opensuse] Suse 10.2 +two network cards

2007-01-10 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/10/2007 Art Fore wrote: > How does one get two networking cards to go at the same time in Suse > Linux 10.2? I have eth0 which is wired network, and eth1 which is > Wireless. If I connect to the wireless using network manager, it > disconnects the eth0 network, connects to the wireless eth1 f

Re: [opensuse] Can you say ripoff - OT

2007-01-10 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/10/2007 Tony Alfrey wrote: > 1. If Macs were cheap, people would use Macs, not PCs (possibly a > false premise, otherwise the Mac Mini would be more successful). You can't go down to the corner store and have your choice of eight or nine mother boards, five or six video cards, processors,

[Fwd: Re: [opensuse] automount?]

2007-01-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/10/2007 Carlos E. R. wrote: > It works different. > > If you use gnome or kde, it works. I mean, both environment handle > automount themselves, somehow. This means that you should _not_ have > any line in the /etc/fstab refering the dvd drive. I'm not using 10.2, but 10.1. If I put a d

Re: [opensuse] DVD Mount problem

2007-01-13 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Stevens wrote: > This is the same problem I asked about a few days ago with the same kind of > answers. I would like to hear from anyone who is running 10.2/KDE who also > is able to put in a movie dvd and play it without having to resort to > elaborate mounting gyrations. Ditto for putting in a

Re: [opensuse] DVD Mount problem

2007-01-13 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/13/2007 russbucket wrote: > What did you install to get the dvd to work? I do not see the icons, they are > turned on in the config. I do see one for my floppy and cdrw. But not my > DVDRW, The hal sees it. I installed "libdvdcss" and just about any updates for Kaffeine you can find from p

Re: [opensuse] Future of SUSE (at home)

2007-01-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/14/2007 jdd wrote: > > forget it. home computers are mostly used for games and this will > never work with Linux (sad but true) OK, I'll give you that a large percentage of home computers are used just for gaming [ in the under thirty group ], BUT, I seriously doubt that it's a majority of

Re: [opensuse] Sun JDK 1.5.10 and JDK 6

2007-01-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/14/2007 jdd wrote: > I went there (http://www.tvmag.com/accueil.jspx, the clip of the > black singer on the right)". I assume you mean the homage to James Brown. I got a message box that wanted to know if I wanted to trust something done with Windows [ had to think about that for a bit ]

Re: [opensuse] Future of SUSE (at home)

2007-01-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/14/2007 Cristian Rodriguez R. wrote: > HG escribió: > > > Hi! > (although the software management / update > > > systems still do not work as well as they did for example in 9.3. > - > > > well, at least for me they do not work). > > yes it does work , just dont use ZenWorks. > > Actuall

[opensuse] Moderator - Reply to settings

2007-01-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Is there some way to set the list to reply to list rather than to sender? -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [opensuse] Moderator - Reply to settings

2007-01-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
>> Ysgrifennodd Bob Ewart: >>> Cristian Rodriguez R. wrote: >>> ... This behaviuor is incredible annoying ( especially when thunderbird does not have **official support** for reply to list) >>> ... >>> >>> Yes it does. It's an extension called 'Reply in Group'. Follow t

Re: [opensuse] Moderator - Reply to settings

2007-01-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/14/2007 Jos van Kan wrote: > KMail has a menu entry and keyboard shortcut to reply to the list, So > has mutt. > Thunderbird has an extension. Yeah...well..I looked at the site someone sent to "get" the extension. Looked like half the page was written in Martian. HOWEVER

Re: [opensuse] Future of SUSE (at home)

2007-01-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/14/2007 Benjamin Rosenberg wrote: > > In the States we have this wonderful product called GooGone .. I > don't know if they sell it there, but if so then grab some. After you > peel the sticker off .. just use some of that on tissue and no more > sticky spot. :D WD40 works wonders. Also,

Re: [opensuse] Future of SUSE (at home)

2007-01-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/14/2007 Marc Wilson wrote: > Actually, the main problem is that people will never understand that > there's no reason for Linux to be like Windows in the first place. Actually, except the fact that the icons look funny, in everyday use it really isn't THAT different. [ IMHO ] -- (o:]>*HUGG

Re: [opensuse] Future of SUSE (at home)

2007-01-14 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/14/2007 J Sloan wrote: > I agree about the icons looking funny, but I find it really different. For > instance drive letters, LOL, what's that about? And one single desktop - bleh. How many times a day do you even have to think about where something is on a harddrive, unless your using CLI e

Re: [opensuse] How to play DVD

2007-01-15 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Greg Wallace wrote: > > When I go to that opensuse web page, it basically says you can't get there > from here, so to speak. I know that's not the case since many of you guys > are playing DVDs, so what else do I need to do to get this beast to work. > > Thanks, > Greg Wallace > > > Did you get

Re: [opensuse] How to play DVD

2007-01-16 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
J Sloan wrote: > Greg Wallace wrote: > > >> What an ordeal, just to be able to play a video (and then you're still >> having problems). So it seems xine and Kaffiene sort of work together and I >> need updates to both, is that right? I haven't installed many packages >> outside of what is prov

Re: [opensuse] Recommended Website Tools

2007-01-17 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Brett I. Holcomb wrote: > I need to maintain an existing website. The last time I did this was with > Windows and Dreamweaver. However, I'm now running OpenSuse 10.1 with KDE and > am wondering what are some recommended Web Authoring tools. Is Quanta any > good or are there others. > > Also,

Re: [opensuse] Recommended Website Tools

2007-01-18 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 01/18/2007 Raoul Snyman wrote: > I prefer not to use WYSIWYG tools, like Nvu, I've only had bad > experiences. :-( Nvu has a good text mode also. I have used it for several pages and it never trashed anything I had done beforehand. It's very similar to Quanta. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie

Re: [opensuse] Recommended Website Tools

2007-01-18 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Clayton wrote: >> I'm afraid I would strongly recommend *not* using Nvu. It produces >> awful >> markup. It tends to use spans for everything, but doesn't delete them >> correctly if you change the format (eg from bold to italic). You >> then end up >> with nested spans which produce unexpected

Re: [opensuse] Recommended Website Tools

2007-01-18 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
StephenW wrote: > --- Billie Erin Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> On 01/18/2007 Raoul Snyman wrote: >> >>> I prefer not to use WYSIWYG tools, like Nvu, I've only had bad >>> experiences. :-( >>> >> Nvu h

Re: [opensuse] How do I keep monitor from going to sleep

2007-01-19 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Darryl Gregorash wrote: > On 2007-01-18 21:32, Greg Wallace wrote: > >> After my screen saver runs for a few minutes my monitor powers down. This >> is a desktop machine and I really don't like this feature. I'd like for the >> > KDE control center, peripherals, display. Click the power c

Re: [opensuse] Thunderbird anti-spam plugins

2007-01-20 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
John Meyer wrote: > Anybody have any recommendations? > Tools > Junk Mail Controls -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [opensuse] Thunderbird anti-spam plugins

2007-01-20 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
John Meyer wrote: > Billie Erin Walsh wrote: > >> John Meyer wrote: >> >>> Anybody have any recommendations? >>> >>> >> Tools > Junk Mail Controls >> >> > Current junk mail controls still let a few e-mails

[opensuse] Kaffeine/DVD

2007-01-21 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
"The source can't be read. Maybe you don't have enough rights for this, or source doesn't contain data (e.g: no disc in drive). (Error reading from DVD.)" When I try to watch some DVD's in Kaffeine I get the above error message. [ Region 1] [ 10.2 ] It seems that the ones that do this open to a fo

Re: [opensuse] Wireless setup [OT]

2007-01-23 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Koenraad Lelong wrote: > Sorry for the off-topic post, but I don't know where to ask, so any > pointers are welcome. > At home I'm trying to set up a wireless accesspoint (connected to a > Suse sever, that's why I ask here ;-) ). If the accesspoint is placed > inside the house it's impossible to ge

Re: [opensuse] Wireless setup [OT]

2007-01-23 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Koenraad Lelong wrote: > > Thanks for those suggestions, but besides some cell-phones (not near > laptor or accesspoint) we don't have any wireless (radio) devices, and > the microwave oven is meters away and inactive at most of the times of > my tests. > I'll look at the burst rate and give it a t

Re: [opensuse] [feature-request] passwordless users in Yast

2007-01-23 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
James Knott wrote: > > I believe the process is to make the user a member of the uucp group. > I had to manually add myself to that group. It wasn't standard in 10.2, or at least my install. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them

Re: [opensuse] Need Router Recommendation

2007-01-24 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
We have a wireless ISP. When we first got it set up it just wasn't as fast as it should be. One of his instructions was to clone the mac address. After that was done the service kicked butt. I'm not sure what it does but it made a huge difference in both the up and down speeds. We did the same th

Re: [opensuse] Need Router Recommendation

2007-01-24 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
James Knott wrote: > That simply doesn't make sense. The purpose of the MAC address is to > enable devices to communicate over the local network and nothing more. > Also, once you've passed through a router, the original MAC is replaced > that of the router port you're going through. Cloning a MA

Re: [opensuse] [little survey] who's using...

2007-01-24 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Mihamina Rakotomandimby (R12y) wrote: > Hi, > I would like to know who's using KDE in here, in the place of GNOME? > As well as the distribution has decide to "switch" to GNOME, who stayed > faithfull to KDE? > > Optionnal question: is there a big team yet that maintains KDE and > K*/Qt* apps in Op

[opensuse] [Fwd: [TenMeters] TenTen and Linux]

2007-01-24 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
I asked and received permission to forward this. Up front I want to say that the Linux/ham packages I have seen seem to be very good. But maybe could be better. 10-10 does have a few rather specific needs for a package. If anyone is interested reply to Mr. Steinkamp. I just thought this might be

Re: [opensuse] Linux will never overtake Windows

2007-01-24 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Paul Walsh wrote: > Patrick Shanahan wrote: > >> * Paul Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [01-23-07 10:01]: >> >>> Apologies to those who think this ought to go to the OT list. Please >>> feel free to move it there... >>> >> And just how would you expect us to move your postings to a differe

Re: [opensuse] Need Router Recommendation

2007-01-25 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
> James Knott wrote: > > > > >> That simply doesn't make sense. The purpose of the MAC address is to > > >> enable devices to communicate over the local network and nothing more. I'm just shooting in the dark here, but When you "clone the MAC Address" what are you actually

Re: [opensuse] Need Router Recommendation

2007-01-25 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Kenneth Schneider wrote: > On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 12:36 -0600, Greg Wallace wrote: > >> On Thursday, January 25, 2007 @ 5:46 AM, Billie Erin Walsh wrote: >> >> >>>> James Knott wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>

Re: [opensuse] [Fwd: [TenMeters] TenTen and Linux]

2007-01-25 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Bill Anderson wrote: > Thanks for the information. I will contact him to see if I can help. > > Bill Anderson > WW7BA > > Just trying to help out. I'm no programmer so... -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on!

Re: [opensuse] Need Router Recommendation

2007-01-26 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
John Andersen wrote: > I suggest you speak to someone who might actually know something. > She clearly doesn't. Its not her fault, she was looking for a job when > they were looking for someone to answer the phone. > > Cloning a mac address is nothing more than taking the mac address from > one of

Re: [opensuse] Need Router Recommendation

2007-01-26 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
John Andersen wrote: > He got it working BEFORE he talked to Tracie. > Nothing she told him had any effect on the solution. > Wrong is still wrong Anders. > > The connection "worked", but was s l o w . Afterwards it was much faster, both upload and download. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billi

Re: [opensuse] just don't get it: is it SOOO difficult to play mp3? (worked an hour on it)

2007-01-26 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
John Andersen wrote: > On Friday 26 January 2007 00:42, Russell Jones wrote: > >> You could have done that. >> >> However, I think you'll find it simpler to just add the VLC repository: >> http://en.opensuse.org/Additional_YaST_Package_Repositories#VLC_VideoLan_Client >> > > How would that

Re: [opensuse] ADSL Modem SpeedTouch 536i v6

2007-01-27 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Anders Johansson wrote: > On Saturday 27 January 2007 12:33, John Andersen wrote: > >> On Saturday 27 January 2007 02:18, Anders Johansson wrote: >> >>> On Saturday 27 January 2007 12:09, John Andersen wrote: >>> Considering its going to be connected to an ADSL, you don't n

Re: [opensuse] a user call for attention on SuSE's mp3 support issue

2007-01-28 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Zhang Weiwu wrote: > > The only package I know that plays mp3 thanks to packman is MPlayer. > I've been playing in Amarok. Maybe not elegant, but functional. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail

Re: [opensuse] a user call for attention on SuSE's mp3 support issue

2007-01-28 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Peter Nikolic wrote: > What on Earth is all the noise and upset about a rather poor audio codec and > file format .. if you dont like MP3 then dont use MP3 . > > Ogg is far better so is flac both open both free both far far better .. > > Pete > > Flame proof gear in place (including nome

[opensuse] Mounting Zip Drive

2007-01-28 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
OpenSuSE 10.2 I try to mount/explore my Zip drive, USB always plugged in, and get this message: Method "Mount" with signature "ssas" on interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" doesn't exist A help center search for HAL returns stuff on 35.3 ACPI which doesn't seem to be much help. lshal r

Re: [opensuse] a user call for attention on SuSE's mp3 support issue

2007-01-29 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Bryan S. Tyson wrote: > valuing their freedom enough to REJECT content in mp3 (and how about > REJECTING DRM as well). > > Bryan > > *** > Powered by Kubuntu Linux 6.06 > KDE 3.5.2KMail 1.9.1 > This is a Microsoft-free computer > > Bryan S. Tyson > [EMAIL PR

Re: [opensuse] How to make screensaver NOT to turn off screen.

2007-02-04 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Random R. Decker wrote: > Hi > I'm new to openSUSE and linux as such. > I have a problem with energysaving settings for my screen > I _Don't_ want the screen to shut down , but to have the screensaver > running _All_ the time. > How do I accomplish that. > It might sound trivial, but just a matter

Re: [opensuse] Running a java -jar app in 10.2

2007-02-04 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
jim tate wrote: > I,m trying to run JBidWatcher.jar and it requires JRE-1.5 , java -jar > The only JRE-1.5 I can find in Suse-10.2 is a /windows/C/Program > Files/Java/jre1.5.0_01. > Ineed a command like: java -jar /home/mickey/JBidWatcher-1.0.jar . > how would i run this with the path to 'java

Re: [opensuse] Test-Pls ignore

2007-02-04 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
charles buchanan wrote: > I wanted to try out Thunderbird but couldn't get it to install. So I'm using > KMail at > this time, which is serving the main purpose. I did manage to install the ati > driver package though. The scrolling is better, but not where it should be, > so I might still have

[opensuse] More On Mount

2007-02-07 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
My Zip drive is always connected. It shows on the KDE desktop as "Unmounted". When I try to mount I get this error message: Method "Mount" with signature "ssas" on interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" doesn't exist I've looked all over the "freedesktop" site and searched my drives for "o

[opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
As far as I know I only use four apps that require Gnome. Firefox, Thunderbird, Gftp and Gramps. Well, maybe five if you include Sunbird. NOW I can't even update my KDE stuff without getting into LONG strings of Gnome conflicts. I can't even get my openSuSE install DVD out of the drive because it s

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Anders Johansson wrote: > On Sunday 11 February 2007 15:11, Billie Erin Walsh wrote: >> As far as I know I only use four apps that require Gnome. Firefox, >> Thunderbird, Gftp and Gramps. Well, maybe five if you include Sunbird. >> NOW I can't even update my KDE stuff

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare - ps

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Coming to you from 10.1 while I try to salvage some downloads from my 10.2 box and decide which method to use on 10.2: 1) Dynamite 2) Shotgun 3) Sledge Hammer Personally, I'm tending towards the dynamite. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Mathias Homann wrote: > and what exactly IS "etc" on your box? > post the output of "zypper sl" here, otherwise noone can help you. > > > bye, > MH > > > You mean you don't have an "etc" repo in your list. *<[:oD just kidding!! "zypper sl": > linux-etcy:/home/billie0w # zypper sl > #

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare - ps

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Charles R. Buchanan wrote: > > Well, the first two will probably have the police at your door! > > I live "out in the boonies", as my daughters say. Shooting and blasting are not a problem. Besides the neighbors all know I'm crazy and have guns. *<[:oD -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
John E. Perry wrote: > > As others have mentioned, you shouldn't be updating for all the bleeding > edge stuff unless you really have the knowledge to clean up after > someone else's mistakes or oversights. I set up the source in question to update the kernel. All other updates have generally

Re: [opensuse] More 10.2 nightmares

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Tom Horsley wrote: > My experience with 10.2 has been just as full of update problems, and I > haven't even done anything remotely weird with packman repos or anything. > All I did was install from the DVD iso, pick most optional packages to > install, then occasionally try to run updates. > > For

Re: [opensuse] More 10.2 nightmares

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 02/11/2007 jdd wrote: > What I want to say is that a great many people use 10.2 already, on > many kind of hardware and are perfectly happy with it. So when you > have a problem, the point is not thinking "10.2 is broken", but "what > the heck have my install that makes me crazy" and, beleive

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 02/11/2007 Anders Johansson wrote: > Indeed. And next time, don't add factory as a source. > > Oh, and did I mention don't add factory as a source Did I forget to mention that is the source for the kernel? -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LO

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 02/11/2007 Anders Johansson wrote: > But above all, *why* are you updating the kernel. It's something you > should > only do when it's absolutely necessary (I know there are people on > this list > who would tell you otherwise - please don't listen to them. They are > experienced enough to

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 02/11/2007 John Andersen wrote: > Half the reason you have time to watch a movie is you have three > different > packman sources that all have to be cross checked. While I was waiting for the "new" install of 10.2 to set up the Yast update sources I watched an episode and a half of American Hot

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare

2007-02-11 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 02/11/2007 Carlos E. R. wrote: > You should check your system to see what other packages come from > factory, > but I'm unsure now how to detect them. The question is now moot. I spent all afternoon reinstalling 10.2. Another few hours doing the mandatory updates. Still got the Hal problems [

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare

2007-02-12 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 02/11/2007 Bryan S. Tyson wrote: > I scrapped 10.2 in less than a week. However, no need to switch to > Windows. > While you wait for suse to straighten out, I can tell you at least > the > following work great: mepis, kubuntu, mandriva, fedora. It's been a while but I did try Mandriva/Mandrake

Re: [opensuse] 10.2 is turning into a nightmare

2007-02-12 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 02/11/2007 M Harris wrote: > Suse 10.0, 9.3, 9.2, they all still work just great... 10.2 is the only release that sets up my video and monitor without jumping through flaming hoops. This box is just to new for the lower versions to use straight out of the box. I tried 10.1 but it barfed all

Re: [opensuse] Google hosts as Ira Hyman introduces PC LinuxOS

2007-05-05 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Pueblo Native wrote: > Fred A. Miller wrote: > >> http://newsblaze.com/story/20070502150502jnyc.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Story.html >> >> "Are you an owner of an old laptop or a slow computer? Maybe you just >> don't have the money to buy a new one at this point of time? Don't >> worry. Ira Hym

Re: [opensuse] Why are Novell guys closing perfectly valid bugs as WONTFIX due to their laziness ?

2007-05-13 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Geez! I wish all I had to worry about in life were a few icons on my desktop. I think someone needs to get a life. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands,

Re: [opensuse] ntsc to pal

2007-05-21 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
I really believe it's a software issue rather than a hardware one. When I bought my first DVD drive the software that came with it [ Windows Power DVD ] said it would play any region DVD, but after five of any one region it would lock to that region. I only have one non-USA region DVD and I've only

Re: [opensuse] What's the point with 64 bit

2007-05-23 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Tom Miller wrote: > Pueblo Native wrote: >> it seems that almost everybody I've talked to has advised me not to go >> with the 64 bit version of OpenSuse because there really is no speed >> advantage (if that's not good advice I'd like to hear otherwise). So >> then, if there is no speed advantage

Re: [opensuse] Re: Bye Bye Vista - Hello issue with SUSE...

2007-05-24 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
FWIW Since the last round of "updates" my Firefox 2.0.0.3-11.2 has developed the bad habit of locking up from time to time.Usually if I just click on the "x" in the upper right and go do something else for a minute I get the "not responding" box and can kill it. So far I haven't narrowed down what

Re: [opensuse] system does not boot

2007-05-28 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Jerry Feldman wrote: > On Mon, 28 May 2007 13:31:53 +0200 > "Amr M. Salah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Thanks Carlos for your fast replay >> >> But excuse me I do not understand any thing, I'm sorry to disappoint you , >> but I'm not a Linux pro >> > The Installation DVD/CD gives you

Re: [opensuse] system does not boot

2007-05-28 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Kenneth Schneider wrote: > On Mon, 2007-05-28 at 09:23 -0500, Billie Erin Walsh wrote: > >> Jerry Feldman wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 28 May 2007 13:31:53 +0200 >>> "Amr M. Salah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>

Re: [opensuse] system does not boot

2007-05-28 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 05/28/2007 Jonathan Ervine wrote: > You may be getting confused with Rescue System from the first CD (or DVD) and > single user mode. Single User mode *will* require the root password to log > in, whereas booting from the first install disk and selecting Rescue System > should just require using

Re: [opensuse] system does not boot

2007-05-28 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 05/28/2007 Jonathan Ervine wrote: > You may be getting confused with Rescue System from the first CD (or DVD) and > single user mode. Single User mode *will* require the root password to log > in, whereas booting from the first install disk and selecting Rescue System > should just require using

Re: [opensuse] hello list

2007-06-04 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 06/04/2007 Munkii wrote: > sarcasm? i'm subscribed to eight mailinglists, when there're over 200 > new email in your inbox daily, you miss out on the important ones, (and > god help you if you are using gnome's mail-notifier) i just don't like > to go through 900+ emails to get to the ones i wan

Re: [opensuse] simple LAN

2007-06-16 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
> I have two computers running SuSE 10.2 and connected by Ethernet > cables > > to the same ADSL router. Internet works fine on both computers. > > > > Please help to configure a LAN to transfer files (FTP) from one > computer > > to the other. I cannot figure out from Ch 21, Basic Networking in >

Re: [opensuse] Maybe OT: Upgrade problem

2007-06-17 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Hmmm! It appears the hijacked thread has been hijacked yet again. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [opensuse] bugzilla.novell.com ?

2007-06-18 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 06/18/2007 Kenneth Schneider wrote: > LOL. Good one James. Reminds of when I need to call my ISP to report > an > outage and the on hold messages keep telling you to report problems on > their web site. You know the one you can't get to because you have an > outage. It isn't "hold", it's ignore

[opensuse] Oo Question

2007-06-19 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Probably in the wrong place but. Is there a way to scan a document into Oo? -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [opensuse] Oo Question

2007-06-19 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 06/19/2007 Dave Barton wrote: > Menu "Insert -> Picture -> Scan" > > If you mean OCR directly, the answer is no. > > Dave Thanks. I was afraid of that. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [E

Re: [opensuse] Oo Question

2007-06-20 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Pueblo Native wrote: > Billie Erin Walsh wrote: > >> On 06/19/2007 Dave Barton wrote: >> >> >>> Menu "Insert -> Picture -> Scan" >>> >>> If you mean OCR directly, the answer is no. >>> >>> Dave >>

Re: [opensuse] Booting different distros

2007-06-21 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Fernando Costa wrote: > I'm planning to install some linux distros (openSUSE is the first one > I've installed), I already have done the disk partitioning, including > one partition to install GRUB, so I installed the grub on the boot > partitioning, however when I installed openSUSE 10.2, it (appa

Re: [opensuse] SORTA SOLVED - Oo Question

2007-06-22 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Kenneth Schneider wrote: > On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 14:36 -0500, Billie Erin Walsh wrote: > >> Pueblo Native wrote: >> >>> Billie Erin Walsh wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On 06/19/2007 Dave Barton wrote: >>>> >>>

Re: [opensuse] Re: simple LAN

2007-06-22 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
Jonathan Arnold wrote: > Theo v. Werkhoven wrote: > >> Thu, 21 Jun 2007, by [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> >> >>> Kenneth Schneider wrote: >>> On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 11:00 +0100, Robert Best wrote: >>> It is a Speedtouch ADSL modem. Don't know about firewall >>> capa

Re: [opensuse] Re: simple LAN

2007-06-22 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
James Knott wrote: > Billie Erin Walsh wrote: >> Our ISP has a master firewall on his fiber connections that is WAY more >> powerful than anything I would pay for. We are three layers inside his >> network. > > ISP firewall? What happens if you want to connect to you

Re: [opensuse] Re: simple LAN

2007-06-22 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 06/22/2007 James Knott wrote: > I access my home system frequently. For example right now I'm at > work and getting my email from an IMAP server on my main home > computer. To get there, I run OpenVPN, which gets me through my > firewall and to all the resources on my home network. I also hav

Re: [opensuse] Re: simple LAN

2007-06-22 Thread Billie Erin Walsh
On 06/22/2007 G T Smith wrote: > I am intrigued by the concept of 3 levels of firewall giving 5 > firewalls, enlighten me on the math please? It's a wireless ISP. He has fiber to his "office" where he has one firewall. Each "repeater" has it's own firewall. I'm three bounces from his "office". The

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