Hi All
I emailed Jeremy Meldrum , Novell Engineering who is incharge of Novell Client, I asked him if I upgrade sled 10 sp1 to sp2 the Novell Client will crash and I asked him how to fix it? can you give some instruction?
Jeremy email me back:
“They need to get an updated novfs module to fix it. The best way to get it is through the update channel.”
Basically we need to get an update for Novell Client from Novell.
To get around this you need either to install new Novell Client from the Novell side or use these 2 links for 32 and 64 bit:
ftp://ftp.novell.com/outgoing/Novell_Client_SLED10-i386-20080527-CD1.iso
ftp://ftp.novell.com/outgoing/Novell_Client_SLED10-x86_64-20080527-CD1.iso
I worked with Beta 10 sp2 and during the Beta the tester had many issues with Novell Client, if you have upgrade SLED10 SP1 to SP2, you may need to check out your novfs module, do the following steps:
type in terminal:
1.uname -r (find out the KRENEL VERSION) we will see something like > (2.6.16.60-0.23-smp)
2.cd /opt/novell/ncl/src/novfs/
cat daemon.c | grep KERNEL
we will see something like that:
#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,15)
you should have KERNEL version as in steps one, if do not have KERNEL version then you need to change the Kernel vesion so typein the following command:
vi daemon.c
change the line:
#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(your_KERNEL_version from step1)
3.do not change the dirctory (/opt/novell/ncl/src/novfs/) type:
./mk_novfs then reboot.
If still have problem de-install the Novell Client reinstall the Novell Client again download from the above link, it should work and follow the Novell instruction:
Installing the Novell Client Using the YaST Control Center.
Installing the Novell Client for Linux using YaST requires the following steps:
Launch the YaST
Click Software in the left column
click Add-on Product in the right column
Select the appropriate Add-on Product source (such as CD, DVD, or Local Directory), then click Next.
Follow the on-screen instructions for the installation source you specified in
Select Yes, I Agree to the License Agreement, then click Next.
Select Patterns from the Filter drop-down list.(most of time I don install Novell-Nautilus-plugin because after reboot it crashes, so I usually do not install the Novell-Nautilus-plugin)
Click Accept to install all of the Novell Client for Linux packages.
Start the Novell Client for Linux.
Starting or Restarting the Novell Client for Linux
Restart the Linux Workstation: This is the best way to ensure that the Novell Client for Linux is completely restarted.
Manually Start the Novell Client: Open a terminal window and log in as root. From the /opt directory, enter one of the following commands:
/opt/novell/ncl/bin/ncl_control start
I will update this post next week, I do apologize for any delay
Regards,
Sarhang Hevary