Hi
I note your version of inxi is old, I have an updated version here;
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?project=home:malcolmlewis:Gnome&package=inxi
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default
up 14:29, 2 users, load average: 0.01, 0.02, 0.05
CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU
I downloaded the M3 DVD and did a 32-bit install into a real test partition (not a VM) using the procedure that I wrote up for a 12.1 install here:
I used the Factory (instead of 12.1) repos for “…KDE:/KDE3:/ …” and “… Hal-enabled …” instead, of course. All else the same, including essential package selection. Selected/used (legacy) Grub instead of Grub2, to avoid the known problem with M3.
Everything seems to work normally. DVDs and USB Thumb flashes are recognized when inserted, Firefox browser and K3b work, as does (g)Mplayer for MP3’s and .MOVs, and I was even able to get Catalyst 12.3 working, albeit with a couple of problems; these should go away as soon as Catalyst install routine catches up with kernel 3.3x.
Overall Impression: very smooth, given that it’s only M3.
I tryed to install suse 12.2 M3, on my Dell latitude E6510(0001)
Processor (CPU): Intel(R) Core™ i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz
Speed: 1,595.99 MHz
Cores: 8
Total memory (RAM): 3.9 GiB
Graphics
Vendor: nVidia Corporation
Model: NVS 3100M
DVD=openSUSE-DVD-Build0315-x86_64.iso
boot from DVD=ok, beautyful green medusa…
check media =ok
insallation starts softly, my 500GB hard disk has this partitions:
windows7 on ntfs not formatted in this installation mounted as /ntfs
extended
/ on ext3 ext3 formatted in this installation mounted as /
/home on ext3 formatted in this installation mounted as /home
/data on ext3 not formatted in this installation mounted as /dati
swap 5Gb mounted as swap
installing summary says that GRUB2 installed on dev/sda2 extended
in install summary I disabled firewall and enabled SSH
11.24 start installation preparing disks
12.09 41% remaining 519 packages
13.12 56% remaining 244 packages
14.11 88% remaining 35 packages
14.27 preparing system for initial boot
system reboot regularly
GRUB version 1.99 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>but in text mode, no graphics
green screen, and after 5 minutes of green screen Esc key don’t work I shut down hardware way
14.38 boot
automatic configuration
14.50 login screen, >>>>>>without list of users
very slow in inserting username and password in login areas, I think the bug on inserting password in login screen is still there
14.52 KDE desktop on the screen
so about 3,5 hours to install, quite slow isn’t it??
it seems everything slower than 12.1
opening my computer it shows:
OS: Linux 3.3.0-2-desktop x86_64
Current user: pla@linux-rfvy.site
System: openSUSE 12.2 Milestone 2 (x86_64)>>>>>>>>wrong
KDE: 4.8.1 (4.8.1)
Display Info
Vendor: nVidia Corporation
Model:
2D driver: nouveau
wired network =ok
bluetooth=ok
windows partition reconized=ok
touchpad=ok, scroll and tap works well now, in 12.1 scroll don’t works
the lizard menu isn’t the lizard!!!
dolphin smb:// connection=ok
dolphin sftp:// and fish:// don’t works, username or password resuts incorrect, but they are correct
dolphin result very slow also in local disk and in local LAN
sound=ok
libreoffice 3.5.2=ok and kde integration too=ok
wireless=ok
firefox 12.2=ok
Installation is ok, but it result everything very slow, also kwrite hangs for 30seconds and more while I’m writing,
in the next I will try to install the nvidia drivers, any suggestion??
I also updated, but at first glance nothing change
Ciao Pier
Larry Finger wrote:
> On 04/14/2012 01:02 PM, upscope wrote:
>> Is there a way to do that if you cannot boot to the 12.2 MS2 system.
>> Somehow mine is corrupt. I know grub works because I can boot the
>> 11.4 link fine.
>
> Live CDs do not need to boot to any previous version. They are for
> install, not update.
Thanks Larry. I was not planning on doing clean install on the seperate
disk 12.2 is on. Instead I have been able to free up my wifes older
machine (Win XP). I’m going to replace the disk on it, then clean
install 12.2 MS3 there. After its up I’ll clean off the disk on this
system.
Is the patch for the Nvidia driver need on a 12.1 system?
I need to figure out what graphic card she has, I’m sure it is on board
the motherboard.
Russ
openSUSE 12.1(3.1.9-1.4-desktop x86_64)|KDE Platform Version
4.8.2 (4.8.2 “release 491”|Intel core2duo 2.5 MHZ,|8GB DDR3|
GeForce 8400GS(NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-295.20)
On 04/15/2012 01:07 PM, upscope wrote:
>
> Thanks Larry. I was not planning on doing clean install on the seperate
> disk 12.2 is on. Instead I have been able to free up my wifes older
> machine (Win XP). I’m going to replace the disk on it, then clean
> install 12.2 MS3 there. After its up I’ll clean off the disk on this
> system.
>
> Is the patch for the Nvidia driver need on a 12.1 system?
Patches for the Nvidia driver are based on the kernel version, not the openSUSE
release. Their distributed .run file will install “out of the box” if you use
kernel 3.1.X. In addition, there is a repo that contains the driver. For kernels
3.3+, the .run file needs to be patched for the Nvidia driver to build.
Any body that can’t get the full desktop effects on the KDE desktop.
zypper in mesa
and you should be good to go
for some reason that package is missing from the KDE live image
On 04/15/2012 02:56 PM, dale14846 wrote:
>
> Any body that can’t get the full desktop effects on the KDE desktop.
> Code:
> --------------------
> zypper in mesa
> --------------------
> and you should be good to go
> for some reason that package is missing from the KDE live image
How large is that package? It may have been eliminated to get under the 700 MB
limit for a CD.
Version:
8.0.1-125.1
Build Time:
Sun 15 Apr 2012 02:13:38 PM EDT
Install Time:
Package Group:
System/Libraries
License:
MIT
Installed Size:
58.0 MiB
Download Size:
15.2 MiB
On 04/16/2012 08:56 AM, dale14846 wrote:
>
> Version:
> 8.0.1-125.1
> Build Time:
> Sun 15 Apr 2012 02:13:38 PM EDT
> Install Time:
>
> Package Group:
> System/Libraries
> License:
> MIT
> Installed Size:
> 58.0 MiB
> Download Size:
> 15.2 MiB
That would be a large chunk of the available room on the CD.
Is Mesa actually needed to complete the install?
That’s what I did. I used boot.local, because boot.after does not exist at my system.
Now it works.
Thanks.
On 04/06/2012 08:56 AM, taytong888 wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I just saw Build 0314 dated April 05 in the following link, but am not
> sure if Milestone 3 is out yet:
>
> [
3. The screen is set to “640x480”, but some portions are off the screen.
The texts/images are over-sized. The Desktop Holder View (I cannot
recall the proper name) occupies nearly the entire screen, with about 1"
space from the edges of the screen and the KDE taskbar, instead of
inside the top left quadrant.
This cannot be reconfigured through “KDE System Settings”. It should
be “1680x1050”. But this time around there is no pinkish shadows or
whatever. The fonts are nice and clean; whether this is so “as is” or
because of my tinkering, I am not certain.
4. The virtual-desktop switching cannot be reconfigured (I’d like to
use Alt-1, Alt-2, etc.; a hold-over from the “wm2” window manager and I
try to have a similar setting for Fluxbox, Openbox, Awesome.)
5.In YaST2, I found out that there’s the need for a double-click on a
item, say “Hardware” in a left frame to have corresponding items, like
“Printer”, in the right frame.
6. The “PackageKit” is getting harder to kill; at least, I had a bit
more difficulty. I notice that there are a few more “PackageKit”
components. I would not like my system to grab a huge amount of resource
to to do its things right off the bat. I would like to manage updating
when I want to. It’s a inconsiderate pig on openSUSE.
7. YaST2 > System > System Services: enabled “xfs” (I feel this may
improve appearance of some fonts) and “gpm”. I notices that “ntp” was
not enabled. Is this service turned on automatically in openSUSE?
8. Repos (apart from auto-configured ones; perhaps change these to
‘factory’ or such?):
Packman factory
M17N factory (just to make sure that some IMEs do work)
/X11: windowmanagers (for “Fluxbox”, which for me provides a nice middle
ground between stark minimalism and kitchen-sink extravaganza)
/home: “namtrac” factory (for Joe Schilling’s tools)
/home: “toganm” factory (for “awesome” window manager; I could not
install it: “libxcb-atom” was missing. He has done an excellent
work of keeping track of needed packages. I’m sure he’ll fix it.)
9. YaST2 > Software > Software Management: the “Repositories View” does
not work. On the left-hand side, there’s “Secondary Filters” something;
there’s no way to select a particular repo. On the right, There is a
listing of packages (perhaps of all packages?).
All in all, the system is unusable (well, I don’t like to use it)
because of the screen/graphics issue. But now back in openSUSE 12.1, I
have just read a post about editing ‘grub.cfg’: “640x480” ->
“1680x1050”. I hope that works for me.
](“http://download.opensuse.org/factory/iso/”)
On 04/16/2012 08:06 PM, Taki wrote:
…]
> All in all, the system is unusable (well, I don’t like to use it)
> because of the screen/graphics issue. But now back in openSUSE 12.1, I
> have just read a post about editing ‘grub.cfg’: “640x480” →
> “1680x1050”. I hope that works for me.
I made the change. The result is not quite what I expected:
the screen is now “1920x1440”. Of course, this cannot be reconfigured.
The taskbar in Fluxbox is now hidden off the screen.
I installed mine from the DVD & all is well here.
Got all the multimedia stuff from the Tumbleweed, no probs there everything there works right too.
The only problem I had was that the KDE notification sounds didn’t work. That was an easy fix though,turned out the sound files were mislabeled.
If it stays this way maybe… just maybe release will be on time.
For me, installing Mesa resolve the desktop effects issue for my Intel card. I found that Mesa had not been installed when searching i915 in the Yast Software manager.
I note same problem on openSUSE-12.2 beta1. I also believe this to be a duplicate of this bug report: Access Denied