openSUSE:Most annoying bugs 12.1 dev
The most annoying bugs and their suggested workarounds:
For general information about reporting bugs, see Submit a Bug. Do not report partly translated dialogs or completely missing translations before milestone 5; expect updated translations during the beta tests. Also see the Localization Guide.
For general information about reporting bugs, see Submit a Bug. Do not report partly translated dialogs or completely missing translations before milestone 5; expect updated translations during the beta tests. Also see the Localization Guide.
To directly report a bug against openSUSE 12.1, here's a shortcut. A convenient list of betabugs can be found here.
openSUSE 12.1 RC 2
- kexec or Xorg failing after install (Bug #726653) - workaround: just press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to reboot
- No network setup after initial boot (
Bug #726823) - workaround: reboot system - md devices might not appear proper (Bug #724912)
- Owners of Thinkpad E520 need to blacklist module acer-wmi, otherwise wireless is soft blocked (kernel error)
- add above
openSUSE 12.1 RC 1
- Package Manager during installation crashes yast (
Bug #725722= [1]) - workaround: accept default software install - Systemd skips start of dbus if there are cycles (
Bug #725951))
openSUSE 12.1 Beta
- graphical installation often fails due to the X server segfaulting taking down the installer with it (
Bug #723777) - workaround: press F3 in bootloader and select Text Mode - 32-bit-CD installation btrfs error: btrfs file system prevents booting (
Bug #722192fixed in RC2)
openSUSE 12.1 Milestone 5
- Optical drives immediately close again on media eject (Bug #659153)
- Nvidia cards require nomodeset to boot, Nouveau driver failing (
Bug #707110) - KDE NetworkManager problems (fix is in queue) - As a work-around, install the NetworkManager-gnome package.
- NET install asks to import openSUSE key (
Bug #698284)
openSUSE 12.1 Milestone 4
- openSUSE-12.1 Milestone 4 was available as a 'zypper dup' from Milestone-3 and so the same bug list applies
openSUSE 12.1 Milestone 3
- both LiveCD-i686 variants do not boot from USB (
Bug #703673) - KDE NetworkManager (plasmoid) applet sees no network devices - (
Bug #702461). As a work-around, install the NetworkManager-gnome package. - hostname missing in /etc/hosts - causes XFCE to error (
Bug #705953) - Reports on forum of Nvidia cards requiring nomodeset to boot, Nouveau driver failing (
Bug #707110) Comment#6 and #8 of that bug report provide guidance for rpm(s) that can be installed that may permit Nouveau driver to load
openSUSE 12.1 Milestone 2
- On reboot using KDE Leave menu had dim screen KDE useless - in log kdm[30026]: Cannot execute 'grub-set-default': not in $PATH (Bug #702220)
openSUSE 12.1 Milestone 1
- KDE Login is broken (
Bug #687781) - workaround: select "KDE Plasma Workspace" as session type - btrfs option does not work