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Suse disappointment...
by Robert Frusher 28 Jun '04

28 Jun '04

Not really a question, but a little insight. I am an avid Slackware Linux user, but on seeing Suse 9.1 available for download I thought I would give it a go. The install is flawless, with its auto-configuration, although I see nothing wrong with Slackwares curses install. A little while later it was installed. I couldnt get grub boot loader to play nicely with XP so it went in the MBR. I reboot and this is the disappointment... it is REALLY slow, granted nice, but nothing really new. I have a pretty good spec machine and Slack flies compared with Suse. DMA was on but it just seemed to take forever to boot, and sluggish when it gets there. Do you reckon it was the new kernel? I tried 2.6 with Slack and it seemed even faster. SO on seeing 10.0 Slackware out I got rid of Suse, and am back at home. Rob

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USB camera problem
by Graham 28 Jun '04

28 Jun '04

I have two SuSE 9.1 setups; one on a desktop and the other a laptop. The laptop can see my Canon IXUS camera; the desktop can't, though it used to be able to last week on 9.0 before I installed the new version of the OS. USB printer is fine. Does anyone know how to debug this part of the system? -- GT

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RE: [ALUG] Booting multiple Linux versions
by Keith Watson 28 Jun '04

28 Jun '04

ooohhh!!! > -----Original Message----- > From: main-admin(a)lists.alug.org.uk > [mailto:main-admin@lists.alug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Dennis Dryden > Sent: 27 June 2004 03:54 > To: alug > Subject: RE: [ALUG] Booting multiple Linux versions > > > On Fri, 2004-06-25 at 12:48, Keith Watson wrote: > > I used to use lilo for this but then switched to grub. You > don't have > > the option of pretty graphics on the menu... > > You can have pretty graphics for the menu background with grub :) > Good guide: > http://ruslug.rutgers.edu/~mcgrof/grub-images/ > Also remember to change the menu font colours or reading the > options may > become impossible. > > Dennis > > > _______________________________________________ > main(a)lists.alug.org.uk > http://www.alug.org.uk/ > http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main > Unsubscribe? See message headers or the web site above! >

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Re. SUSE NVIDIA driver install
by Chris Duncan 28 Jun '04

28 Jun '04

Bryce Martin wrote: <snip> I hope you can help with a little problem I've got with my nvidia display driver. I used YOU to update my nvidia driver, but the next time I rebooted, the resolution had completely gone. I'm guessing that this means the driver is no longer properly loaded. I have looked into this a little bit and I think I need to boot into run level 3 or switch to it. How do I switch to run level 3? I then need to remove the nvidia driver with the command ("rmmod nvidia") and then somehow reload the driver. I know how to execute the rmmod nvidia command from a command line. Where is the nvidia driver installer kept on my system so I can run it? If you can answer these questions for me I would be most grateful. Kind regards, Bryce <snip> Hi Bryce, There is a linux nvidia installer called NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run that you need to run. If you don't have it or can't find it, then you can download it from http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-5336.html . You will also find a link to A SUSE NVIDIA installer HOWTO document underneath the download link that explains what to do. I'm assuming that you aren't using a 64-bit processor. If you are, then go to http://www.nvidia.com and follow the relevant links. Whenever I've been in your current pedicament I've done the following - 1. Log on as root at the command line - enter su and then the root password when prompted 2. Change to runlevel 3 - enter init 3 3. Unload the nvidia module (it's never actually been loaded for me, but just in case) - enter rmmod nvidia <> 4. cd to directory that contains nvidia installer and enter sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run This will start the text-based install routine. Accept and say yes to all the questions. 5. Run Sax2 to configure your display - enter sax2 -m 0=nvidia (the 0 is a zero) Regards Chris

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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 28 Jun '04

28 Jun '04

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.alug.org.uk in the #alug channel. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server irc.alug.org.uk" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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SUSE online update
by Chris Duncan 27 Jun '04

27 Jun '04

Martin Bryce wrote: <snip> Can anyone tell me where the source packages are saved to on a SuSE system when you do a YaST Online Update? I forgot to check the automatically delete source packages after completing the update process, and now I would like to manually delete the packages. But I don't know where they where downloaded to on my system so I can't delete them. Any help appreciated. Regards, Bryce <snip> Hi, I'm running SUSE 9.1. Try looking in /var/lib/YaST2/you/mnt/i386/update/9.1/rpm/i586 Regards Chris

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Spam filter + evolution
by Dennis Dryden 27 Jun '04

27 Jun '04

I'm getting about 98% spam at the moment and i was wondering if there was a quick and easy way to setup something some spam filtering software(like spam assassin). Will it involve setting up sendmail or anything scary like that? Dennis

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RE: [ALUG] Booting multiple Linux versions
by Keith Watson 27 Jun '04

27 Jun '04

> From: Chris Green On: 24 June 2004 13:26 > > However I'm not quite sure how I get the boot menu to present me with > the alternative versions. Can anyone give me any guidance. Will I > have a problem because of the second (new, 10.0) version being beyond > cylinder 1024 or whatever the limitation is? > I used to use lilo for this but then switched to grub. You don't have the option of pretty graphics on the menu but adding new kernel images is just a matter of editing a text file. I used to worry about the 1024 limit thing but when I went to grub I read something that suggested it shouldn't be a problem with newer PC hardware. So when I set up grub I deliberately went over the 1024 and it worked fine. Regards, Keith ____________ It's easier to go down the mountain than up, but the view is best from the top.

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Remote Calendar
by Ben Francis 26 Jun '04

26 Jun '04

I'm looking for a way of keeping an up to date calendar on my Debian/Apache/PHP/MySQL web server which I can view and edit from Linux, Windows and Mac client machines over the Internet if possible. I quite like the idea of using the Mozilla Sunbird Calendar and setting up a WebDav server on Apache. Does anyone have experience of this? Google found me a tutorial here http://www.twilight-systems.com/flacco/mozcal/mozcal-webdav.html As a bonus, what I'd *really* like to be able to do is sync the calendar with the one in my mobile phone so I can access it when I'm on the move. This is the bit that may be difficult because I'm not sure how to go about it. The phone I'm talking about is a WAP and Java enabled Siemens SL45i and has a built in Calendar which can be synchronised with Outlook. I don't want to use Outlook for obvious reasons but perhaps someone knows of a Java app for phones which can sync with Calendar software on the PC or preferably the calendar stored on my WebDav server? However, I'd rather not have to use the WAP on the mobile phone too often because it's expensive on my tarriff so perhaps I could sync that locally with one of the client machines? I suppose a more ideal solution would be buying a Zaurus to give me more options, but I don't have that kind of money :) Any ideas? Or am I going to have to stick with my current dead wood device? :P -- Ben "tola" Francis http://hippygeek.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------- COMPUTER SUPPORT for small businesses and home users http://tolatech.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------

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deletion of source packages
by Bryce Martin 26 Jun '04

26 Jun '04

Can anyone tell me where the source packages are saved to on a SuSE system when you do a YaST Online Update? I forgot to check the automatically delete source packages after completing the update process, and now I would like to manually delete the packages. But I don't know where they where downloaded to on my system so I can't delete them. Any help appreciated. Regards, Bryce ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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