Bug 149169

Summary: Powersave problem with nfs-client
Product: [openSUSE] SUSE LINUX 10.0 Reporter: t. f. <corax2.05>
Component: BasesystemAssignee: Holger Macht <hmacht>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE QA Contact: E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity: Normal    
Priority: P5 - None CC: coolo, postadal
Version: Final   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: Other   
OS: SuSE Linux 10.0   
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Attachments: last 300 lines of /var/log/messages (i686)
/var/log/yast2 (i686)
/etc/fstab (i686)

Description t. f. 2006-02-08 18:35:42 UTC
checked this on 2 systems, i686 and x86-64

i created a nfs-client on my pc.
with a running nfs-server it's all fine.

without a running nfs-server i get the "The powersave daemon is not running" message on KDE startup.

additionally to this, "ksensors" must be restarted to get to work and USB-hotplugging seems does not work (checked with an USB-stick).
Comment 1 Michael Gross 2006-02-09 16:25:29 UTC
Is the second issue a result from the failure of powersaved? If not, please open a seperate report about this.

Give more information about the configuration (aka the steps you have done to provoke this). Furthermore, add 300 lines of your syslog in /var/log/messages.
Comment 2 t. f. 2006-02-09 19:01:42 UTC
Created attachment 67408 [details]
last 300 lines of /var/log/messages (i686)
Comment 3 t. f. 2006-02-09 19:02:57 UTC
yes it is a result of the powersaved failur.

the systems are standard installations. i didn't any special to get this result.
the nfs-client was created with yast. here nothing special too, the options are "defaults".

Comment 4 Michael Gross 2006-02-13 09:59:48 UTC
In that case, please attach the Yast logfiles (/var/log/YaST2) and /etc/fstab.
Are you sure the problem is due to the creation of the nfs-mount? I cannot really see a connection here. What makes you so sure the failure of powerd is caused by shutting down your local NFS server (which would also have no influence on your local mounts) - are you mounting a local NFS share?
Comment 5 t. f. 2006-02-13 20:51:37 UTC
ok, i try to explain this...

there are 3 pc's, connected with a hardwarerouter. 

1. i686 (suse10)
2. x86_64 (suse10)
3. i586 (linVDR)

linVDR and x86_64 run a nfs-server.
x86_64 run a nfs-client connected to linVDR.
i686 run a nfs-client connected to x86_64.

if i boot the x86_64 without a running linVDR, i get the powersaved message.
same if i boot the i686 without a running x86_64.

with running servers there are absolutly no problems. and without running nfs-clients there are no problems too. 
this is, what make me sure, it has something to do with nfs. maybe it is only a symptom for another issue, i don't know.

btw: the issue with the USB-stick is not the only one. this means, if i plug an USB-stick in, i got no messagewindow "USB-stick found". the same (i asserted yesterday) with cd's. if i put a disc in the drive, there's no messagewindow.
Comment 6 t. f. 2006-02-13 20:54:15 UTC
Created attachment 68177 [details]
/var/log/yast2 (i686)
Comment 7 t. f. 2006-02-13 20:56:42 UTC
Created attachment 68178 [details]
/etc/fstab (i686)
Comment 8 Michael Gross 2006-02-14 11:37:55 UTC
Reassigning to Thomas...
Comment 9 Thomas Renninger 2006-02-14 11:55:09 UTC
Hmmm, I expect it is this requirement in /etc/init.d/powersave:
# Required-Start:             $remote_fs dbus haldaemon
This was already discussed some time ago on research, I really would like to get rid of the remote_fs stuff...
What I expect is going on:
nfsclient starts and tries to import fs shares, these cannot be imported and it hangs until timeout...
During that time X and KDE already came up (shouldn't they also wait for nfs?!?)
Kpowersave reports: no running powersave daemon...
NFS client times out then dbus and powersave daemon are going to be started ...

Maybe we should add an KDE/X guy and ask him why those services are started before..., Coolo?
Comment 10 Stephan Kulow 2006-02-14 12:01:28 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 121965 ***