Install the following:
sudo zypper install libasound2-32bit libgcc45-32bit libncurses5-32bit libxml2-32bit mozilla-nss-32bit mozilla-nspr-32bit gtk2-devel libxml2-devel-32bit libxml2-devel libxslt-32bit rpm-32bit rpm-devel libstdc++33-32bit libstdc++33-devel-32bit libgnome-keyring0-32bit
Grab the rpm for Adobe Air:
http://get.adobe.com/air/
Install it:
sudo zypper in adobeair.i386.rpm
Try the command “syndaemon -d -i 1″ on the command line. This runs syndaemon in the background, and prevents the touchpad from doing anything one second after you’ve typed anything.
.You can put it into systems -> Startup and Shutdown -> Autostart, so that it will turn on every time you log in.
I’ve tried what I thought was the samething in KDE’s “System Settings” under:
Hardware > Input Devices > Touchpad > Automatic touchpad control
Then check “Automatically switch off touchpad on keyboard activity”.
Nothing seems to work that good in KDE. GNOME handeled it pretty well, but I’m trying to move away from GNOME. I like how KDE looks and all the control settings. GNOME 3.x so far isn’t for me so I’m not really digging.
Does anyono e else use KDE with a macbook pro and have a good solution for the touchpad?
Just typing this post I’ve had to start over multiple times because of the mouse jumping around and overridding what I have already typed……
openSUSE 11.4 runs great on the Macbook Pro 5,3 but you do need to add some extras to get everything working.
You can see what version you are running with the following:
sudo /usr/sbin/dmidecode -s system-product-name
MacBookPro5,3
First thing we want to do is add a repository from the openSUSE Build Service: https://build.opensuse.org/
“ealin:apple”
You can add this via zypper with the following code:
sudo zypper ar --refresh http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/ealin:/apple/openSUSE_11.4/ "Apple Stuff"
Add the packages from this repository:
sudo zypper in macfanctld applesmc-kmp-desktop applesmc pommed mbp-nvidia-bl nvidia-bl mbp-nvidia-bl-kmp-desktop nvidia-bl-kmp-desktop
Start the services and add them to startup:
sudo service pommed start
sudo service macfanctld start
sudo chkconfig --add pommed
sudo chkconfig --add macfanctld
Install broadcom for wireless with the Packman repository:
sudo zypper ar --refresh http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/packman/suse/openSUSE_11.4/ "Packman Repository"
Add the packages:
sudo zypper in broadcom-wl broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop broadcom-wl-kmp-default
If that doesn’t work after a reboot, try:
sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware
Add the nvidia drivers for 3D acceleration with the Nvidia repository:
sudo zypper ar --refresh ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.4/ "Nvidia Repository"
sudo zypper in x11-video-nvidiaG02
Run nvidia-xconfig to create a /etc/X11/xorg.conf and add the following to the device section:
Option "Coolbits" "1"
Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerEnable=0x1; PerfLevelSrc=0x2222; PowerMizerLevel=0x3; PowerMizerDefaultAC=0x3"
To fix sound;
sudo zypper in alsa-utils
Do the following as root:
/usr/bin/alsamixer
Press F6
Select HDA NVidia
Unmute Front Sp and Surrond and turn up the volume, test in kmix or play something.
run /usr/sbin/alsactl store
That is it for now, I got to run and will finish updating later…
Just like my macports post this is more of my cheatsheet, if you find it helpful great.
zypper list all commands
zypper help list help for a command
zypper help patterns
zypper repos or zypper lr list repositories configured
zypper addrepo or zypper ar add a new repository, followed by the url and alias
zypper ar --refresh http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Tumbleweed/standard/ Tumbleweed
zypper removerepo or zypper rr remove repository
zypper rr Tumbleweed
zypper install or zypper in install package
zypper in git installs git
zypper in -t pattern lamp_server installs the lamp server pattern
zypper in vim -emacs installs vim and removes emacs
zypper in amarok upd:libxine1 install libxine1 from upd
zypper remove or zypper rm remove package
zypper remove sqlite
zypper update or zypper up updating packages
zypper up update all installed pacakges with newer version as far as possible
zypper up libzyp zypper update libzypp and zypperr
zypper –no-gpg-checks no gpg checks
zypper –auto-agree-with-licenses auto-agree with licenses
zypper search or zypper se search for package
zypper se vlc show anything with vlc in it
zypper se 'yast*' show all packages starting with yast
zypper se -r upd list all packages from 'upd' repository
zypper se -i sqlite show all sqlite installed packages
zypper se -t pattern -r upd list all patterns available in the 'upd' repository
zypper info or zypper if get info about packages
zypper if amarok
zypper if -t patch amarok show info for 'amarok' patch
zypper patch-info amarok same as above
zypper info -t pattern lamp_stack info 'lamp_server' pattern
zypper what-provides or zypper wp get info about dependencies
zypper wp libpng12.so.0
zypper wp firefox
zypper verify or zypper ve this is useful in cases of broken system
Update Mangement:
zypper list-patches or zypper lp list needed patches
zypper patch apply patches
zypper patches list all patches
zypper patch-check or zypper pchk check patches
zypper patch-info get info about patches
zypper info -t patch
Distribution upgrades:
zypper dist-upgrade or zypper dup NOTE: becareful with this one! hahaha
With the release of openSUSE 11.4 Project Tumbleweed has now come true. Very nice idea, lets hope it works! If you don’t know what Tumbleweed is, it is a rolling release of openSUSE in a more stable manner than running something like Factory, which is considered more along the lines of unstable like a Debian Etch or Fedora Rawhide. Read the link bellow for more info.
If you would like to convert your standard openSUSE 11.4 to running Tumbleweed it is this simple.
Open up a terminal and either become root or sudo the commands bellow:
Add Tumbleweed to your YaST or zypper installation repositories and enable autorefresh:
zypper ar --refresh http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Tumbleweed/standard/ Tumbleweed
Do a distro update from Tumbleweed as needed. The first time you will need to accept the GPG key:
zypper dup --from Tumbleweed
You can also add the Pacman repository with Tumbleweed as well, which is nice since most openSUSE users will have this repository enabled for more non-free type software.
zypper ar --refresh http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/packman/suse/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/ "Packman Tumbleweed"
Upgrade Packman packages as well:
zypper dup --from "Packman Tumbleweed"
Results may very and if your system blows up, don’t blame me..
Click to see more about Project Tumbleweed
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