Bugs:Most Annoying Bugs 11.1 dev

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The most annoying bugs and their suggested workarounds:

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openSUSE 11.1 RC1

• Bug #449152: python-gtk apps crash (e.g smolt, vm-install)
• Bug #449711: no OpenOffice for ppc
• Bug #449564: Installation images are downloaded to RAM disk
• Bug #449422: Amarok2 on KDE4 does not stop
• Bug #449157: kupdater shows policykit errors on first try
• Bug #448270: the license has no translations yet
• Bug #449052: Release notes title still contains the string "beta"
• Bug #450161: Selecting KDE 3.5 also installs KDE4 workspace parts and defaults to it, Workaround: choose KDE3 desktop at login manager
• Bug #456523: ntfs fs is not mounted on hotplugged devices
• Bug #481926: opensuse-manual_en-pdf and opensuse-manual_de-pdf are (intentionally) empty
• The screen does not turn off.

openSUSE 11.1 Beta5

Installation

• Bug #444109: FTP installation is not possible at all (note: installation via http or nfs work)
• Bug #444525: slide show does not work for HTTP installation
• Bug #437735: printers are not installed
• Bug #444519: the i586 DVD does not contain any i686 glibc
• Installation via network on Pegasos2 and Efika is not possible since the initial image does not contain the network drivers (they are available after installation). Use the inst32 files from http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1-Beta5/PPC-HotFix/, boot them with insecure=1

General

• Bug #448092: Shockwave FLASH does not work on x86-64
• Bug #439126: Hibernation does not work with 32-bit PAE kernels
• Bug #432980: Intel: put display to sleep when inactive for a while, can't start again (945GM)
• Bug #444780: Firefox doesn't save and doesn't remember previously saved passwords
• Bug #444747: Mouse doesn't work in VirtualBox, Workaround: sed "s/vboxmouse/mouse/" -i /etc/X11/xorg.conf
• Bug #442178: can't mount NTFS volumes
• Bug #442138: Enable desktop effects gets re-enabled between sessions, Workaround: touch ~/.config/compiz/disable-compiz

KDE

• Selecting KDE 3.5 also installs KDE4 workspace parts and defaults to it, Workaround: choose KDE3 desktop at login manager
• Bug #448094: Crashing Flash plugin causes 100% CPU load in Konqueror
• Bug #444132: PolicyKit-kde crashes, Fix: run online update via YaST once
• Bug #444742: Auto-login on KDE Live-CD doesn't work, Workaround: user=linux, no password
• Bug #444127: kupdateapplet shows error when license is requested
• Bug #445048: kdm asks for root password to shutdown or reboot computer

openSUSE 11.1 Beta4

• Bug #440816: OpenOffice.org 3.0 cannot be started, fix: run online update
• GNOME branding is broken with DVD installs, looks correct on live cds
• GNOME updater will ask for registration, this is broken. Just ignore the question
• KDE updater will not ask for smolt integration (which the GNOME updater should ask for too).
• Bug #439126: suspend to disk on 32bit installations does not work when the PAE kernel is installed.

openSUSE 11.1 Beta3

General

• no x86_64 LiveCD available
• no PPC ISOs available (due to Bug #431945)
• Bug #432732: yast2-x11: Broken xorg.conf written during installation (GeForce 6200TC/7300LE/7300SE/Go 7300, Intel 965G/965GM, Radeon <something>, vmware). Keyboard and mouse may not respond. Workaround: Use Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to console, login as root, init 3, sax2 -r, init 5.
• Bug #436949: screensaver crashes gdm
• Bug #437411: su and console login do not work. Workaround: sudo vi /etc/pam.d/common-auth and remove the pam_fp line. We will release a test update.
• Bug #428963: dbus-1 session bus connection policy bug / was gnomesu. We will release a test update.
• Bug #436835: sbl installed and running by default
• Bug #436524: GDM autologin - somewhat broken ...
• XEN does not work [a huge number of bug reports]
• Bug #435965: Live-CD installation asks twice to add users
• Bug #437215: yast2 crash when trying to search for packages during installation

openSUSE 11.1 Beta2

General

• Bug #435791: Xserver: XAA ScanlineImageWrite broken.
• Bug #431900: LiveCDs too big
• Bug #431895: http and ftp installation broken on x86_64 and ppc
• Bug #431861: beta2 PPC DVD is broken
• Bug #431905: installation over ssh does not work
• Bug #431491: openSUSE 11.1 Beta2 doesn't boot in a VirtualBox (Workaround: reported to work with VirtualBox 2.0.2)
• Bug #431542: nfs broken on beta2
• Bug #431879: update configuration doesn't work
• Bug #427102: OpenOffice.org split is work in progress.
• Bug #427923: Distro uses openSUSE 11.0 branding.
• Bug #431865: unable to install web development pattern.
• Bug #431937: 32bit libc is missing from beta2 PPC DVD
• Bug #427664: openSUSE-images missing from install media. Result: Installation will be slower.
• Bug #428106: simple-ccsm-kde crashes at start
• Bug #431565: Distribution upgrade ('only installed packages') does not work on x86_64
• Bug #432732: Broken xorg.conf written during installation
• Bug #432142: Importing from CD without editing configuration first fails

Suspend

• Bug #430235 Suspend to disk does not work. Workaround: "echo splash = n >> /etc/suspend.conf".

openSUSE 11.1 Beta1

General

• Bug #425480, Mail from Zonker: The Intel e1000e driver might have a serious issue with the potential to damage the network card in a way that it cannot be used any longer. Please DO NOT USE openSUSE 11.1 beta 1 on systems with Intel e1000e hardware.
• Bug #427923: Distribution uses openSUSE 11.0 branding
• Bug #427678: Build key ring of openSUSE-build-key missing in initrd. Workaround: hit "Import" on Public GnuPG Key error message, to import openSUSE:Factory OBS Project key.
• Bug #427664: openSUSE-images missing from install media. Note: Installation will be slower. Images will be added for Beta2
• Bug #427692: Desktop selection still offers KDE3. This option will go away in Beta2, and KDE3 will be moved to "other window managers."
• Bug #418585: Error: Failed to detect print queues. Workaround: Just hit OK.
• Bug #427741: 2nd stage install: Error: no network running. Workaround: hit OK
• Bug #427738: Autostarting compiz doesn't work on Thinkpad R51 -- white screen after login in GNOME. Workaround: remove "ati radeon radeonrandr12" from /usr/bin/compiz-manager line 71
• Bug #428127: Grub fails on initial installation -- appears on x86_64 and i586
• Bug #427859: gnome-settings-daemon hangs. This causes error dialogs when starting control center items and causes certain panel applets to not respond. Workaround: mkdir ~/.pulse and relogin
• Bug #427704 "error: libhal_ctx_set_dbus_connection: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory". Workaround: ignore.

Suspend

• Bug #430235 Suspend to disk does not work. Workaround: "echo splash = n >> /etc/suspend.conf".
• Bug #427052 Suspend to RAM does not wakeup. Workaround: use a newer kernel-of-the-day or boot with "nohz=off".

openSUSE 11.1 Alpha2

General

• image-based installation on x86_64 will not work without problem, as the images on the ISO don't match the RPMs. You'll get errors around "unable to remove pam-config". Workaround: disable image-based installation on x86_64!
• Bootloader: wrong boot order - Failsafe selected as default Bug #413280 Important: Please make sure to not boot into Failsafe -- boot the correct kernel instead!
• Bug #418592: gdm doesn't start on some machines
• Bug #418577: Bootloader: cannot update the dynamic configuration policy
• Bug #418729: Could not find /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_...
• various AutoYast-related bugs

 * Bug #418574  AutoYast is ManualYast in 2nd stage
 * Bug #418707: Firewall services still enabled although disabled in Autoyast profile
 * Bug #418568: uuidgen missing

openSUSE 11.1 Alpha1

General

• LiveCD KDE4 Alpha1 freezes in VirtualBox Bug #412007
• Alpha1 bootloader setup broken -- installation unable to boot into 2nd stage Bug #411937
  • --Federico-mena 18:32, 28 August 2008 (UTC) This worked for me to fix the non-bootable MBR: boot into the LiveCD. Open a terminal and become root. Mount the boot partition under /mnt. Go to /mnt/boot. Then, "dd if=backup_mbr of=/dev/sda bs=1 count=512". This restored a bootable MBR. I thought that would then boot me into my old system partition, but when I rebooted, I got dropped into the second-stage installer just fine. WARNING: Don't mess with your boot sector unless you know what you are doing; you could totally screw up your hard drive's data and partition table.
• linuxrc can't boot into installed system Bug #411904
• no package provides gnome-session-branding. Hotfix package available from here