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Post subject: SUSE 10: Online update problem
 Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 07:28
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Just looking around
Joined: Oct 12, 2005
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I've got a problem with online updates on SUSE 10. Guess it's because I didn't download the 10.0 final ISOs but the 10.1 alpha - so my fault, but maybe it can be easily fixed with your help?
Symptoms:
1) While the addition of additional installations sources does work for 3rd party sites (like the PPC multimedia RPMs mentioned at PPCZone), I can't add one of the SuSE mirrors. No matter how I vary the pathes and mirrors, I always get the error "no_instsrc_on_media".
So what mirror/path do you enter to keep your installation up-to-date?
2) SuSE Watcher doesn't work here. Can't connect, although otherwise the internet connection does work (browser). Looking at the "details" output when trying an online update, it seems that it tries to connect to the URL "www.suse.de<br>".
Which configuration file do I have to edit to change this wrong entry?
(Could only find the YaST2 server files, i.e. the entries for the CD drive where I installed SuSE from and that hungarian server already mentioned.) |
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Post subject: RE: SUSE 10: Online update problem
Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 07:51
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Order of the Butterfly
Joined: Jan 14, 2004
Posts: 1940
Location: Karlsborg,Sverige
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| I havn't tried suse on my peg yep. And I don't anyone who has tried suse.. but I think you could ask on ppczone... |
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Post subject: RE: SUSE 10: Online update problem
Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 08:16
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Just looking around
Joined: Oct 12, 2005
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| Thanks for your reply! - Yes, will (and wanted to) do, but there was a server error which prevented me from posting. So I reported that error to the webmaster and tried here. But will have a look again at PPCZone now if it's fixed already. |
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Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 13:19
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Newbie
Joined: Mar 19, 2005
Posts: 7
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| alphas are not really considered stable.. doesn't SUSE offer any support? |
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Posted: Oct 12, 2005 - 14:05
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Order of the Pegasos
Joined: Aug 16, 2003
Posts: 2538
Location: Göteborg
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Hi,
There is some different Linux-distributions to choose from now for the Pegasos.  |
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Post subject: YOU does not find server
Posted: Oct 22, 2005 - 10:38
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Just looking around
Joined: Oct 22, 2005
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| I have got the same problem. Is there any solution yet? |
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Post subject: RE: YOU does not find server
Posted: Oct 22, 2005 - 11:37
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Order of the Pegasos
Joined: Aug 16, 2003
Posts: 2538
Location: Göteborg
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Hi,
Well, Im writing little here. SuSE have quite recently been adapted to the Pegasos. And it is also from my understanding a development alpha-version in its current state. So out from this I make the conclusions it may contains bugs, which they also say.
Here is a page with some info:
http://www.opensuse.org/Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs#SUSE_Linux_10.1_Alpha2
So my suggestion is to wait a little bit, to a more stable release being available, or report bugs you find to SuSE. There is a link to where submit bugs from the link above.
Debian, Gentoo and Ubuntu is distributions that works very good with the Pegasos. So I would like to recommend any of this. Ubuntu is a very nice and easy to use distribution.
I will probably try out SuSE little bit later. |
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Post subject: RE: YOU does not find server
Posted: Oct 22, 2005 - 15:25
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Order of the Pegasos
Joined: Jan 22, 2004
Posts: 2517
Location: Göteborg
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OpenSUSE 10.0 is the latest stable release and it works with Pegasos..
10.1 is development beta. |
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Post subject: RE: YOU does not find server
Posted: Oct 22, 2005 - 15:45
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Order of the Pegasos
Joined: Aug 16, 2003
Posts: 2538
Location: Göteborg
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ironfist,
Have you tried it ? |
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Post subject: RE: YOU does not find server
Posted: Oct 22, 2005 - 18:31
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Order of the Pegasos
Joined: Jan 22, 2004
Posts: 2517
Location: Göteborg
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Gunne: If you have read on PPCZone you will see that
it is 10.0 beta3 and 10.0 that first worked on the Pegasos.
The SUSE guy over there got a Smartcard bundle from
Genesi for his testing.. |
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Post subject: RE: YOU does not find server
Posted: Oct 22, 2005 - 18:53
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Order of the Pegasos
Joined: Aug 16, 2003
Posts: 2538
Location: Göteborg
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ironfist,
Yes, I have followed that thread on PPCZone.
However, I have not tried out this SuSE myself yet, I was thinking about waiting a short while before I do. Therefore I was little curios if you might had given it a try.
As what I also understand from what the SuSE guy writes in the thread, online updates is not available for the development version, but is for the stable version.
From my understanding, there might also bee some issues if using Yast, and depending if you are using a RDB disk label, or MBR disk label.
And it seems also some people already successfully is using SuSE.
Im looking forward to give a try myself little later.
Its nice with more and more distributions coming to support the Pegasos platform. |
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Post subject: RE: YOU does not find server
Posted: Oct 22, 2005 - 19:17
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Order of the Pegasos
Joined: Jan 22, 2004
Posts: 2517
Location: Göteborg
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SUSE 10.0 works fine on Bull Estrella 300 Series (PPC PReP)
workstations.. I would be surprised if it didn't work on the Peg.. |
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Post subject: RE: YOU does not find server
Posted: Oct 22, 2005 - 22:25
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Order of the Pegasos
Joined: Aug 16, 2003
Posts: 2538
Location: Göteborg
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ironfist,
Well, I have myself used SuSE (the 7.3) on the Pegasos before, so sure, its no problem to use it on the Pegasos.
However this OpenSUSE is new development. For your satisfaction also, here is little info from the OpenSUSE homepage:
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From OpenSUSE
This is the start page for all the POWER/PPC-related stuff at openSUSE.
WARNING: openSUSE installation on PowerPC computers requires harddrive partitioning by means of external tools, and manual bootloader installation.
Back in the good old days, we had a boxed product for the PPC architecture. The last release was SL 7.3. Later we focused on the POWER (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_POWER) hardware from IBM and released only server products like SLES7, SLES8, and SLES9. All these products were in internal use also on our Apple hardware. Unfortunately, we were not able to release these products officially to the public. Now we are back!
Reference: http://www.opensuse.org/POWER@SUSE
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Supported PowerPC hardware
Desktop Mac:
Dual G5 1.8 - fans run correctly
G5 (single CPU 1.8GHz "PowerMac9,1" and the iMac has no fan driver (http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc64-dev/2005-September/005629.html) yet. Use ear plugs)
G4
G3
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603
601
Mobile Mac:
PowerBook G4 (small limitations currently)
PowerBook G3
iBook G4
iBook G3
Genesi
Open Desktop Workstation (http://www.pegasosppc.com/odw.php) (G4, 1GHz, based on Pegasos II)
Pegasos II board (http://www.pegasosppc.com/pegasos.php) (G4, 1GHz)
IBM RS/6000:
all CHRP and PReP systems
(except the models with RS64 cpu, like p620, p660, F80
they need a kernel patch which will be in 2.6.14)
IBM iSeries:
all
(as far as they are claimed to run linux here: IBM iSeries hardware list (http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/linux/hardware.html))
Well, not really. hwinfo does not recognize the virtual disks anymore, so YaST will not find them. (related bugzilla report (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=94272)). Installing onto a native SCSI disk connected to an IPR controller will work.
Does not run:
Mac with Nubus
Reference: http://www.opensuse.org/Supported_PowerPC_hardware
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Have a nice Sunday ! |
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Post subject: RE: YOU does not find server
Posted: Oct 23, 2005 - 06:40
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Order of the Pegasos
Joined: Jan 22, 2004
Posts: 2517
Location: Göteborg
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The only problem with RS/6000 and Bull machines is they must
boot over the network. Their versions of OF is not even close
to SmartFirmware, like reading Linux-partitions..
Otherwise the machines are rock solid (well they should be
considering what they cost..) |
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Post subject: RE: YOU does not find server
Posted: Oct 23, 2005 - 07:35
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Order of the Pegasos
Joined: Aug 16, 2003
Posts: 2538
Location: Göteborg
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ironfist,
Good to hear !
Nearly, as good as the Pegasos then ! |
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