OpenSUSE 11.1 Installation problems solved: CUPS, CD, DVD

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OpenSUSE Linux 11.1 KDE-CD-Version:


Bug CUPS-Installation: HP LJ4 at parallel port /dev/lp0 doesn't print.

Solution:
[Bug 429345] New: CUPSToOmni: Fatal error: unable to load " libHP_LaserJ
and https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429345

echo /usr/lib/ghostscript/Omni >> /etc/ld.so.conf
ldconfig


Bug Multimedia: Various players are not able to play CDs and DVDs as non-root.

Solution:

vi /usr/share/PolicyKit/policy/org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.policy

in "<description>Directly access removable block devices</description>",
replace "<allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>"
by "<allow_inactive>yes</allow_inactive>"
and "<allow_active>no</allow_active>"
by "<allow_active>yes</allow_active>".

Or patch from https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=262331:

--- org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.policy.orig 2008-12-23 23:34:16.241840351 +0100
+++ org.freedesktop.hal.device-access.policy 2008-12-23 23:34:45.375339211 +0100
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
<description>Directly access removable block devices</description>
<message>System policy prevents access to removable block devices</message>
<defaults>
- <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
- <allow_active>no</allow_active>
+ <allow_inactive>yes</allow_inactive>
+ <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
</defaults>
</action>