Archive for ‘January, 2009’

openSUSE 11.1 & KDE 4.2 Release Party @ Bandung

openSUSE 11.1 & KDE 4.2 Release Party @ Bandung

a friend of mine Andi Sugandi, Indonesian openSUSE Community group leader for Bandung (West Java) area invited me to give a presentation about openSUSE 11.1 on their event as describe on the title of this post.
The event will be held at :
Location : Tobucil, Aceh 56, Bandung. Map.
Schedule Date : Sunday, February 01, 2009
Schedule Time [...]

Temporary Solved : Annoying Bug on Firefox 3 Right Click Menu

Temporary Solved : Annoying Bug on Firefox 3 Right Click Menu

Right click problem on Firefox 3 makes me crazy
I got annoying problem for context menu on Firefox 3 with openSUSE 11.1. The right click menu often accidentally open a random context menu. It may automatically opened current page in a new window, in a new tab, open the bookmark or favorites menu, open [...]

Solved : Error Upgrading VirtualBox 2.0.6 into 2.1.0

Solved : Error Upgrading VirtualBox 2.0.6 into 2.1.0

I found an error “Inaccessible VirtualBox Image” after upgrading VirtualBox Virtual Machine on my friend’s PC with openSUSE 11.1 installed. The install process went successfully after removing previous version but I accidentally found this message while running old virtual machine created with VirtualBox 2.0.6 on new VirtualBox 2.1.0 :
Assertion failed: [!name.isNull()] at ‘/home/vbox/vbox-2.1.0/src/
VBox/Main/NetworkAdapterImpl.cpp’ (1068) in [...]

Tutorial : openSUSE Network Install over PXE-Boot Part II

Tutorial : openSUSE Network Install over PXE-Boot Part II

/* Note : It’s the second article regarding PXE Boot Setting. Please refer to Tutorial : openSUSE Network Install over PXE-Boot Part I for beginning configuration and Description about PXE Boot. */

PREPARING DHCP SERVICE

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) needed for supply the correct information for PXE Boot client.

Install DHCP Service

zypper in -t pattern dhcp_dns_server

Move the [...]

Tutorial : openSUSE Network Install over PXE-Boot Part I

Tutorial : openSUSE Network Install over PXE-Boot Part I

PROLOGUE
I’ve written a network installation or upgrading guide with a small script called setupgrubfornfsinstall earlier this month. It’s help a lot on my work : upgrading openSUSE 10.3 and 11.0 workstation into latest version openSUSE 11.1.
Although the script quite useful, it’s not really satisfied either. The main problem is that the script need a running [...]

openSUSE Tweak : Increase openSUSE Speed & Performance

openSUSE Tweak : Increase openSUSE Speed & Performance

Image credit to : masternewmedia.
Before you read this, please keep in mind that there were no tweak or tips which suitable for all condition and completely work for all users. Tweak and tips will only be suitable depending your purposes, requirement and environment. As an example, I may disable a service but the same service [...]

Solved : PXE Boot Failed, PXE-T01: file not found

Solved : PXE Boot Failed, PXE-T01: file not found

Last night I decided to remove old-non openSUSE-operating system on my wife’s PC. I want to re-install with openSUSE 11.1.
The PC is quite compact. No CD/DVD ROM, No Floppy Disk and it has USB problem (can’t boot from USB). The one-and-only solution is by installing new OS over a network.
I set up a TFTP Server [...]

openSUSE 11.1 KDE 3.5 Download Link

openSUSE 11.1 KDE 3.5 Download Link

According to Carlos Goncalves, it seems there were plenty user who need openSUSE KDE 3.5 ISO LiveCD. It’s the main reason why he asked for mirroring his website and why the link is not available anymore.
I’m not an openSUSE fans with huge bandwidth and fast internet connection, but if you wish to download the ISO, [...]

Tutorial : VirtualBox on openSUSE 11.1 Part 2

Tutorial : VirtualBox on openSUSE 11.1 Part 2

We have installed VirtualBox as describe on Tutorial : VirtualBox on openSUSE 11.1 Part 1. Now, we will continue the process by using VirtualBox and testing guest operating system. I’m using openSUSE 11.1 as guest OS. You may used another operating system instead of openSUSE.

Open VirtualBox from kick off menu or by run VirtualBox (case [...]

Tutorial : VirtualBox on openSUSE 11.1 Part 1

Tutorial : VirtualBox on openSUSE 11.1 Part 1

VirtualBox is free open source virtualization utility to run another (or similar)  operating system on top our current operating system. In this case, I may run another copies of openSUSE, Windows or another Linux distro on my openSUSE box.
What is the advantage of VirtualBox beside another virtualization utility such as VmWare, MS Virtual PC or [...]

About Vavai

Masim Vavai Sugianto Masim Vavai Sugianto, Indonesian, male, 32 years old, born and live in Bekasi-West Java, a small town near Jakarta – main city of Indonesia – since 17 May 1976. Founder of Indonesian openSUSE and Zimbra Community, an adventure, travelling and book lover.



I live in a tropical country, Indonesia that only has two seasons, dry season and rainy season. I love the dry season with bright sunshine and rare rain…There is a joke about the seasons in Indonesia. Indonesia is known as a country with so many season, ie : durian season, mango season, married season and much more...



ContactI'm currently working as an IT support for a small company based on Jakarta. My career has led me to specialize in Sysadmin, networking and software implementation with current focus on Linux and open source area. I have experience on MRP, ERP, Gemba Kaizen, Just in Time, Six Sigma and TQC/TQM. Please use my contact page if you wish to contact me.
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