[CentOS] Centos 6.5 installer failure w/Adaptec 2400A RAID 10
I have Centos 5.10 that I decided to upgrade to 6.5 via DVD iso. Installer worked fine - up to point where it was looking for disks to install the image on. Could not find a workaround to get it to install. Obviously, prior instances of Centos worked just fine in this regard. I then tried a DVD iso image of Linux Mint 17. Installed just fine w/LVM working flawlessly. Can anyone point me to any resources where I could find a workaround to this problem? I've looked without success. Thanks. ENW ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] is the list dead?
On 4/20/2011 9:06 AM, Rudi Ahlers wrote: Is the list dead, or just quiet all of the sudden? -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers SoftDux Website: http://www.SoftDux.com Technical Blog: http://Blog.SoftDux.com Office: 087 805 9573 Cell: 082 554 7532 I think they exhausted themselves - all the release 6, 5.6, and glibc 'issues' just plain tuckered 'em out! Poor fellow geeks. :-) ENW ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] 5.6 update experience - EXCELLENT!
Just updated 98 packages on this ole hardware raid 10 box - 5.6 final is running just fine. No problems. THANKS. Ed Westphal ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Server reboots unexpectebly.
On 1/17/2011 7:50 AM, Keith Roberts wrote: Depending on the quality of your power, certainly it can be a factor. We generally have good power, but it's been years since I've run any system (even a test system) without a UPS because you never know when you'll get a notch or spike that'll ruin your day. I'm running my home machine on an APC Back-UPS 650. It runs generally 24/7 and the UPS has saved my bacon lots of times. It's reassuring to hear the UPS switch in when the mains suppy flunks out - for a even a split second or two. Keith I really concur with what's been said. I always run every box on more than enough UPS - at least 3x more than I need. It still is no guarantee. Just had an XP machine blow chips off the board near the 1394 firewire area, and it took out the Seagate hard drive as well! Only thing I can figure is that I must have had a 'whisker growth' short?? Otherwise how could I've gotten a short across those components? Glad I had a full backup on a USB drive. Replaced board and drive - restored and back in business. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Duplex networkprinter for Linux
On 10/5/2010 9:18 AM, kim.gabriel...@get2net.dk wrote: Hi, does anybody know about a duplex (color) printer with linux support? either with centos as print server or - preferably - as a stand alone network printer? thanks. KIm ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Look at: http://www.office.xerox.com/printers/color-printers/phaser-8560/enus.html ; ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Hardware RAID 10 server - reformat NTFS partition to ext3 and resize for Centos 5.5
Here's the situation. I have a dual boot machine - originally had Red Hat and Windows 2000 Pro. The NTFS partition never did seem to 'get along' with the Adaptec 2400A caching RAID controller. Linux always seemed to like the I2O drivers. I went from RH Enterprise to now running Centos 5.5. Works great! I really don't want the 200 gigs worth of NTFS. Can't I just run GParted from a CD, reformat the NTFS and append the space to the existing Linux partition? What will I have to do with LVM to see the expanded partion? - anything special? I've never done this before - is it really much more complicated than I've outlined here? Please advise this old simpleton. Many thanks in advance. Ed Westphal ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] libcucul.so.0 is needed by package xine-0.99.5-1.el5.rf.i386 (installed)
Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote: Ed Westphal wrote: I'm getting the following dependency problem. Please advise how to resolve. Running 5.5 with latest kernel and all updates. Tried getting this one to update and can't - what am I missing? known problem, see the rpmforge users list. It's being worked on. Current solution: don't upgrade libcaca. Thanks. I kinda figured it out for myself, after wasting a bit of time trying to dissect the problem. It happens. Ain't the first, won't be the last. Take care. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] libcucul.so.0 is needed by package xine-0.99.5-1.el5.rf.i386 (installed)
I'm getting the following dependency problem. Please advise how to resolve. Running 5.5 with latest kernel and all updates. Tried getting this one to update and can't - what am I missing? 18:02:57 : Packages to update 18:02:57 : --- libcaca-0.99-0.1.beta17.el5.rf.i386 18:02:57 : Preparing for install/remove/update 18:02:57 : -- Preparing for a full update 18:02:57 : -- Running transaction check 18:02:57 : -- Processing Dependency: libcucul.so.0 for package: xine 18:02:57 : --- Package libcaca.i386 0:0.99-0.1.beta17.el5.rf set to be updated 18:03:00 : -- Finished Dependency Resolution 18:03:00 : xine-0.99.5-1.el5.rf.i386 from installed has depsolving problems 18:03:00 : -- Missing Dependency: libcucul.so.0 is needed by package xine-0.99.5-1.el5.rf.i386 (installed) 18:03:06 : Error in Dependency Resolution 18:03:06 : Missing Dependency: libcucul.so.0 is needed by package xine-0.99.5-1.el5.rf.i386 (installed) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] help fdisk and dd
MHR wrote: On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Scott Silva ssi...@sgvwater.com wrote: on 3-5-2010 3:03 PM JohnS spake the following: On Fri, 2010-03-05 at 22:33 +, David G.Miller wrote: m.r...@... writes: m.r...@... wrote: [...] Alternatively, the answer on another techie mailing list I'm on is that you could disassemble the disks and use thermite. Just a hammer, no need to disassemble the case. I dunno, a buddy who was in army intel back in the early eighties told me, about 10 years ago, that they could flatten out the platters and read some data. Thermite not only melts the platters, but will hit the Curie point. mark and make nice flames and melting metal Over the years I've ended up with a pile of old hard drives. Some are unreliable; some won't even spin up and some are just REALLY old (e.g., 100s of MB size). I also inherited a couple of rifles (M-1 Garand and M-1 Carbine). I'm thinking write /dev/urandom to ones that will spin but then take the whole lot out in the country for some target practice. It may be possible to scape a little data off of what's left after the drive gets hit with a round from the Garand but I doubt if anyone will want to go to the trouble. It could also be fun. Since most are about 5 x 3-1/2 that makes a perfect MOA target at 1000 yards with 165gr 308. It just goes into pieces of dust. John Gonna be hard to SEE a hard drive with the Garand's iron sights at 1000 yds, much less HIT one. With no offense to those involved, I feel compelled to point out that reading this from the top down is a perfect example of what's wrong with top-posting :-) Cheers! mhr ___ Methinks MHR makes a very good point. Reading through all this 'may' be interesting to those of us taken to destroying old hardware by fun means, it seems hardly on point to those looking for some real info on 'fdisk and dd'. Bottom posting hardly helps the situation. IMHO. EW ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] apcupsd
m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Here's an odd one: I installed apcupsd, and it works with most of our UPSs. I'd swear it worked on this one. Then I replaced the Gin-u-wine APC batteries, which were dead, with new ones, non-APC. They're just dumb batteries, no chips or whatever on them. If I hook it up using a serial cable, I can get info. If I hook it up the way I had it, with APC's weird USB cable - and this is the way it was working before - it fails. I run apctest, and it gives me: Attached to driver: usb sharenet.type = DISABLE cable.type = USB_CABLE You are using a USB cable type, so I'm entering USB test mode mode.type = USB_UPS Setting up the port ... Hello, this is the apcupsd Cable Test program. This part of apctest is for testing USB UPSes. Getting UPS capabilities...SUCCESS Then I tell it to do the self test, and get: This test instructs the UPS to perform a self-test operation and reports the result when the test completes. Clearing previous self test result...CLEARED Initiating self test...INITIATED Waiting for test to complete...ERROR READING STATUS 12.976 apcupsd: linux-usb.c:802 HIDIOCGREPORT for function SelftestStatus failed. ERR=Input/output error Now, I've even found an rpm that was *not* two+ years old, as what comes with CentOS 5.4, current update, and get the same error. In addition, even though the batteries are fully charged, and the info I get via the serial cable says they're at 100%, the red change battery light is still on on the front of the UPS. Hitting the test button doesn't help; I was hoping running the self-test that's available via the USB connection would reset it, but I can't do that. Any clues for the poor? mark Funny, after reading the above, I decided to try the apcupsd with my new fancy APC with the LCD display and everything. Got very similar results. Gnome Power Manager recognizes it from the get go, just with decreased functionality. It would be nice to have Centos able to 'plug' into all of its features and diagnostics. I'm running 5.4 on a hardware raid 10 serverold Adaptec 2400A with 128 megs of cache. This machine seems to have problems with the partition managers as well. Could LVM be getting in the way somehow? Ed ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Email/GroupWare Suite
Bo Lynch wrote: Just wanted to get some thoughts from the list. We are a public k-12 school and are looking to migrate to a groupware style system for out staff to collaborate better. Currently we are using Squirrelmail/postfix for email. Does anyone have any recommendations/opinions. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you -- Bo Lynch Systems Administrator RedHat Academy Instructor Energy Manager Amelia County Public Schools I may start a war here, but I'm going to recommend Lotus Notes / Domino as the collaborative software for you. I've had quite a bit of experience with it in a large multi-national company. It can definitely handle all that you may want to throw at it. It does have some draw backs - what doesn't? IBM / Lotus can give your people a great deal of support while they get their legs underneath them. I'm not going to swear to it, but I think they can extend some pretty good terms to public schools. There are all kinds of specialized add-ons as well. Development tools are pretty robust as well. Ed Westphal ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] ls and rm: argument list too long
MHR wrote: On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Bill Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Programming to the lowest common denominator may not feel sexy, but it can prevent many headaches in the future. I spent quite a bit of time many years ago getting a large FORTRAN system working that had been written on a system that use 7 character variable names where standard FORTRAN only permitted 6 (it was amazing how many of the variable names differed only in the 7th character). While this would be relatively easy to deal with today, it was a bitch when all programs were on 80-column punch cards. Okay, now you're officially old. (Like me.) mhr Forgive my senility, but I'm continually amazed how many of us ole fossils are still around, and running Linux! Not to use up too much bandwidth, but the switch from Fortran 2 to 2D, for disk, was a big event way back when. Then Fortran 4 came around! Be still my old heart! ENW ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Isolinux disk error 20; AX=4280, drive EF
Thanks Dag. I'm wondering if I'll have a similar problem with a multi CD ROM set instead of the one DVD? The system loaded RHEL WS 3, update 4 Taroon just fine from CD's. I'm leaning towards the same issue you mention. The large DVD ISO image is not recognizable by the system. At the time the system was put together, there were no DVD ISO images, just CD. The DVD ROM drive works just fine. Plays movies etc. The dual boot, Win 2000 Pro / Red Hat system would not mount the DVD however. Win XP, separate newer machine with a Samsung DVD reader mounts disk just fine and reads contents before freezing. It has a Plextor 712SA DVD RW unit. The older system has an HP DVD writer 300i. I don't recall who made the other DVD ROM. What do you think, could a CD ROM set solve the boot problem? Dag Wieers wrote: On Sat, 2 Aug 2008, Ed Westphal wrote: Lanny Marcus wrote: On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Ed Westphal [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought I'd be clever and buy a DVD for 5.2 from LinuxOnline.biz. Well, just got around to trying it with the above results. Does the error mean I have a 'bad' DVD disk image? Please advise. Thanks. Boot from the DVD and at the boot prompt, type linux mediacheck (without the quote marks). That will check the DVD, to see if it checks out OK. That said, a few days ago, I installed from a DVD that did not pass linux mediacheck and that box is running OK. YMMV. Thanks Larry. Not even getting to a boot prompt. First time, it was saying: 'Press any key to try again'. - gives same results. I've been Googling the above. It seems that there are some incompatibilities that others have reported with Isolinux? I'm wondering if others here have seen the problem here? I know about the checksum error thing. I've done other installs from CD's without a problem. Thought a DVD would be a better install medium. Perhaps with my Intel D875PBZ motherboard, there is a conflict loading ISO images? Don't know. Haven't found any workarounds if that is indeed the case. I have the latest Intel bios. Is there one install medium provider that most prefer? To be sure to get good disks. I'd prefer getting a disk(s) from someone rather than trying to burn my own. Thoughts, advice appreciated. Thanks. I suspect it is not a medium problem but rather an incompatibility (or bug) with isolinux and your DVD drive. So most likely the same would happen with any other provided media (or own-written media). I would suggest comparing the MD5 or SHA1 from the DVD with the online provided checksum to make sure the image is intact. But the chances are really slim that the isolinux bootloader got corrupted, so I doubt it will make a difference... ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Isolinux disk error 20; AX=4280, drive EF
Hello William; Are you thinking BIOS update for the motherboard or for the DVD drive, or both? The motherboard has Intel's latest and greatest. The DVD drive I'm not so sure of. It's been awhile since I looked at it's status vis-a-vis bios versions. I've not found bios updaters under Linux. Windows, yes; Linux no. I could remove the drive, put it into the XP box and check it's version that way? Don't you think it may be easier to try the CD set instead? They're about $7.95. The DVD was $4.95 with $5 shipping. RHEL 3 installed easily that way, back in the day. It took 9 CD's at the time. CentOS comes on 6. What do you think? I thought it would be easier to use a single DVD, not envisioning it might be a problem. Dumb me. William L. Maltby wrote: On Sun, 2008-08-03 at 08:41 -0400, Ed Westphal wrote: Thanks Dag. I'm wondering if I'll have a similar problem with a multi CD snip mention. The large DVD ISO image is not recognizable by the system. At the time the system was put together, there were no DVD ISO images, just CD. The DVD ROM drive works just fine. Plays movies etc. The dual boot, snip Possible BIOS upgrade available? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Isolinux disk error 20; AX=4280, drive EF
I thought I'd be clever and buy a DVD for 5.2 from LinuxOnline.biz. Well, just got around to trying it with the above results. Does the error mean I have a 'bad' DVD disk image? Please advise. Thanks. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Isolinux disk error 20; AX=4280, drive EF
Thanks Larry. Not even getting to a boot prompt. First time, it was saying: 'Press any key to try again'. - gives same results. I've been Googling the above. It seems that there are some incompatibilities that others have reported with Isolinux? I'm wondering if others here have seen the problem here? I know about the checksum error thing. I've done other installs from CD's without a problem. Thought a DVD would be a better install medium. Perhaps with my Intel D875PBZ motherboard, there is a conflict loading ISO images? Don't know. Haven't found any workarounds if that is indeed the case. I have the latest Intel bios. Is there one install medium provider that most prefer? To be sure to get good disks. I'd prefer getting a disk(s) from someone rather than trying to burn my own. Thoughts, advice appreciated. Thanks. Lanny Marcus wrote: On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Ed Westphal [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought I'd be clever and buy a DVD for 5.2 from LinuxOnline.biz. Well, just got around to trying it with the above results. Does the error mean I have a 'bad' DVD disk image? Please advise. Thanks. Boot from the DVD and at the boot prompt, type linux mediacheck (without the quote marks). That will check the DVD, to see if it checks out OK. That said, a few days ago, I installed from a DVD that did not pass linux mediacheck and that box is running OK. YMMV. HTH ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Migrating RHEL 3 to Centos 5.2 - has Adaptec 2400a RAID
Greetings all. I'm new to the mailing list. Hope to get to know many of you. I'll jump right in with a recent project. I have a machine with RHEL WS 3 - Taroon; plus dual boot to Win 2000 Pro. The RAID card is Adaptec's 2400A w/128 megs cache, running RAID 10 on 4 WD's. I want to migrate to 5.2 Centos and wipe the NTFS partition. I have the 5.2 Centos DVD. Anyone see any problems, special preparation needed, whatever, to accomplish the migration? The RAID uses dpt_i2o drivers. The NVidia card can get drivers from their website, if need be to support full functionality. Please advise with any cautions, considerations, you may care to give. Thanks in advance. Ed Westphal ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Migrating RHEL 3 to Centos 5.2 - has Adaptec 2400a RAID
Many thanks Les. I was hoping I'd hear exactly what you've said. I'll have to post once I've accomplished. Take care. Les Mikesell wrote: Ed Westphal wrote: Greetings all. I'm new to the mailing list. Hope to get to know many of you. I'll jump right in with a recent project. I have a machine with RHEL WS 3 - Taroon; plus dual boot to Win 2000 Pro. The RAID card is Adaptec's 2400A w/128 megs cache, running RAID 10 on 4 WD's. I want to migrate to 5.2 Centos and wipe the NTFS partition. I have the 5.2 Centos DVD. Anyone see any problems, special preparation needed, whatever, to accomplish the migration? The RAID uses dpt_i2o drivers. The NVidia card can get drivers from their website, if need be to support full functionality. Please advise with any cautions, considerations, you may care to give. Thanks in advance. I'd recommend doing a backup, re-installing from scratch, then restoring or reinstalling any old stuff you needed instead of trying an upgrade (which might work, but you don't know how much old gunk is left). The exception would be if you have separate partitions with old data you could keep them and not reformat. One difference you might see is that in 5.x devices are detected in more or less random order. If you have more than one NIC, you won't know ahead of time which will be eth0 - but once configured it will stay identified by the HWDADDR entry n the config file. Likewise for your disk drives - sata devices may take /dev/sd? names but mounts will match the disk labels. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
