Re: [CentOS] Run from usb
mattias wrote: And this list are not only for problems (snip) Mattias wrote on Sat, 2 Apr 2011 14:19:17 +0200: I will run centos from usb like you can with e.g ubuntu A usb pendrive And what is the problem? This information is all available on the net. Kai Correct, Mattias. But, your lack of effort makes it a problem. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] CentOS server install
Damien Hull wrote: It's been a while since I've used CentOS. I'm doing a test install for a server setup. I unchecked desktop and checked server. What does server give me? Click on 'details' (iirc) - it'll list all the options. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Octet - off topic
Larry Vaden wrote: I have always hoped to find someone who was involved with COBOL back in the days to ask this question of: What influence did Commander Grace Hopper have on COBOL? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] if the file changes send email about diff
kellyremo wrote: Gamin? can you give a link? Google doesn't bring up relevant links regarding it :O http://www.google.com/linux?hl=enq=gaminbtnG=Search Note bene ^ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] OT - simple CAD program to design electronic circuits with
Keith Roberts wrote: Is there an electronic circuit design CAD package available for Centos 5.5 please? http://opencircuitdesign.com/xcircuit/ I haven't used it yet, so I don't really know what it's like. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] RAID support in kernel?
Kai Schaetzl wrote: I'm setting up a computer that will run 'CentOS 6 server'. Sure about that? This is your first experience with CentOS/RHEL? It'll run zoneminder (to create a dvr for video surveillance). I've been using Cent5.3 (non-server) since it was released, and I used Fedora before that (since FC 5 days). Actually, I might go back to Fedora for my regular machine. I decided on CentOS for the server for a couple reasons: * I'm sticking with RH-style distros (I even got my 80 year old non-computer savvy Mother to be comfortable with it!) * zoneminder supports CentOS (they have a guide to set it up on Cent). Robert wrote: You are generally *better off* to *disable* the motherboard RAID controller and use native Linux software RAID. After my research, I'm realizing that linux doesn't quite support it. So, I'll probably do as you suggested. Rudi wrote: CentOS 6 hasn't been released yet. Well, I meant when it gets released.:) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] RAID support in kernel?
Hello. I'm setting up a computer that will run 'CentOS 6 server'. The MB is an Asus with a hw raid controller (Promise PDC-20276), which I want to use in RAID-1 mode. I noted (from a MB website) that it also needs a driver - which is probably why it's called a 'fakeraid'. So, I've been trying to determine if any recent kernels support this chip. Using google.com/linux, I found lots of hits dating about 2002 - 04, and referencing the 2.4 kernel (which had the driver compiled into it). But, nothing newer. I checked kernel.org and kernelnewbies.org - I see that raid-1 is supported. But, I can't find any reference to this chip. How can I find out what drivers are compiled into a given kernel? Or, basically what hardware a given kernel supports? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] SSH Automatic Log-on Failure - Centos 5.5
m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Always Learning wrote: ... Blush, blush access is on a non-standard port and then restricted to a few IP addresses. I don't want my servers taken over by others. Security through obscurity doesn't work. Are you familiar with nmap? If port scanning is a concern, how about implementing port-knocking? (Granted, it's not always practical.) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Troubles for an non-IT beginner
Parshwa Murdia wrote: On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 8:03 PM, John R Pierce pie...@hogranch.com mailto:pie...@hogranch.com wrote: the LiveCD does not have the installer, its more of a demo. But then what's the utility of that live CD? It's meant to be used to test if the distro likes your system, or test if you like the distro. Do you know what a 'Live CD' is? Boot your computer from it; it'll run the OS - but only in RAM or from the CD. It won't change anything on your hard drive. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Confused about Java browser plugin for Firefox
topeak wrote: yesterday, i resolved the issue. type about:plugins in url box, then there is a link to firefox plugin document. at first, i used firefix-3.6. the java plugin always did not work. later, i changed the jdk version. it still not work. last, i changed to used firefox-3.5, then it's OK. therefor, you can change the firefox version to 3.5. Checkhttp://java.com/en/download/faq/firefox_newplugin.xml I think that'll help your situation. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] A proposed CentOS mailing list FAQ
m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: 2. We are not here to do your job for you. If you think we should, perhaps you should pay us. Before asking us, have you: a) read the documentation (RTFM)? b) checked the CentOS wiki for howtos and FAQs? i) http://centos.org, and click on information ii) http://wiki.centos.org/ c) googled for documents on the Web? Line c should include a link - thus: http://google.com/linux ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Unloking gnome keyring on login
Giulio Troccoli wrote: I hope someone can help me because I have spent a week on this and still I can't make it to work. I have a CentOS 5.5 server and I am trying to set it up so that upon login the gnome default keyring is unlocked. I don't have a desktop as users will login using ssh only. I have a similar situation. I'm not quite familiar enough with linux to know if my experience will help you. Anyway ... I boot my laptop home computer (1 user) into runlevel 5 with *auto-login*. It has wifi built-in, and I wanted to set it up to auto-connect, _and_ not have to enter the keyring password. I tried making the keyring's password the same as the user's - didn't work. To test the process, I turned off auto-login - it worked! My semi-newbie skills led me to the conclusion that, if gnome does not have to ask for the password (auto-login mode), then the keyring manager never sees it (and asks for it anyway). Conversely, if gnome has to ask for the password (standard log-in mode), the keyring manager sees it, and the keyring is unlocked. To help me learn a bit more, inform me how much this applies to your situation. You're working on a server; do you use auto-login for your own account? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Simple solution for small network in a school ?
Alexander Georgiev wrote: 2010/7/10 Niki Kovacs cont...@kikinovak.net: Hi, I have to install a small network in a school in a nearby village. The network will be Linux-only, one server and fifteen desktops. Here's the idea. 1) Authentication should be managed centrally on the server. 2) User home directories should also be on the server. 3) Users should all have disk quotas, something like 1 GB per user. 4) Some shared directories should be read/write for a defined group of users (teachers) and read-only for others. for a small setup like this, I would go with LTSP. http://ltsp.org/ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] which gcc package?
Robert Heller wrote: You just need to do 'yum install gcc gcc-c++ binutils glibc-devel'. That seems to have done the trick. I do get compile errors, but I think there's a problem with the code. Thank you. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] which gcc package?
Hakan Koseoglu wrote: Depending on the requirements of the source code you are trying to compile you might have to fetch some development packages for various libraries, for example if it uses ncurses, you will want ncurses-devel package. This problem seems (to my semi-newby brain) to be related to X -- [r...@sr1220 plugger-5.1.3]# make gcc -c -O2 -Ipluginsdk/include -INONE -DXP_UNIX -DVERSION=\5.1.3\ -fPIC -o plugger.o plugger.c In file included from plugger.c:43: pluginsdk/include/npapi.h:129:22: error: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory In file included from plugger.c:43: pluginsdk/include/npapi.h:148: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘Display’ plugger.c:48:19: error: X11/X.h: No such file or directory plugger.c:49:21: error: X11/Xos.h: No such file or directory plugger.c:50:27: error: X11/Intrinsic.h: No such file or directory plugger.c:51:23: error: X11/Xatom.h: No such file or directory plugger.c:76: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘Display’ plugger.c: In function ‘my_fork’: plugger.c:231: error: ‘struct data’ has no member named ‘flags’ plugger.c:232: error: ‘struct data’ has no member named ‘display’ ... and a bunch more errors (which are probably due to these). I emailed the coder yesterday - still waiting for a reply. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] which gcc package?
Alexander Dalloz wrote: You need to install an additional -devel packages. Given a list of 10 choices, that would've been at the bottom. I _never_ would have guessed! yum provides */Xlib.h Thank you for today's linux lesson. I'm just delving into compiling programs. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] which gcc package?
Les Mikesell wrote: You can get a bunch of them at once if you pick the development-related groups during an install or you can do a 'yum grouplist', then 'yum groupinstall ...' for the ones you are likely to need. Benjamin suggested that also. But, I don't really want tons of extra stuff on my machine. And, I think that it actually worked out better; I now know the underlying problem, and how to solve it. If I would've used 'groupinstall', it would have worked, but I wouldn't have known about the missing library. So, the next time I compile a program, I'll think back to this and realize that, most likely, I'm missing a library or somesuch. I installed libX11-devel, then tried again to make - failed, but for a different library. I found it, installed it, 'make', and it succeeded. Basically, I want to know how these things work. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] which gcc package?
Hello. I tried to compile a program (plugger), but I don't have *any* sort of compiler installed. This is on Cent5.3. So, I used Package Manager, concentrating on gcc. But, it seems that I have a choice, thus: gcc-4.1.2-46.el5.i386 gcc-4.1.2-46.el5_4.1.i386 gcc-4.1.2-46.el5_4.2.i386 gcc-c++-4.1.2-46.el5.i386 gcc-c++-4.1.2-46.el5_4.1.i386 gcc-c++-4.1.2-46.el5_4.2.i386 ... along with some others (Fortran, Ada, Java, and Obj-C). I'm thinking that I need only 1 'flavor' (say, gcc-4.1.2-46.el5.i386 and gcc-c++-4.1.2-46.el5.i386) - correct? I tried a google.com/linux search - the only link that seemed helpful was http://gcc.gnu.org/ -- where I found only this: The core distribution includes the C language front end as well as the shared components. I have no clue which package would be the FE, and what the shared components are. Perhaps 1 of those packages is the core? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Java RE
Mathieu Baudier wrote: Note: If you want to use their online offer, then you need the Java browser plugin because they use applets, ... Yup. I figured that out during work today. That's the one I want. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Java RE
I've been at this for a couple hours now, and I'm still lost. Making a long story really short - where is java supposed to be installed? (/usr/local? I don't have a /usr/java.) *Some* details: I figured that I just needed the plugin. Well, apparently there isn't one (not separate, on mozilla's plugin site). It seems that I have to sym-link to the .so file. However, I can't find it (even used the File Browser's 'search'). So, being that I have the basic 1.6.0 (no Update), I figured I'd just install 1.6.0U20. Well, that's no so easy when it's not the usual RPM, and you don't know where it should go. I did find a dir with a bunch of java entries: [r...@sr1220 lib]# pwd /usr/lib [r...@sr1220 lib]# ls java* java: java-1.3.1: java-1.4.0: java-1.4.1: java-1.4.2: java-1.5.0: java-1.6.0: java-ext: But, they're empty. The java wiki doesn't state a location, and neither http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html#Java nor http://www.java.com/en/download/help/linux_install.xml were of any help. (Btw, ~/.mozilla/plugins is empty - and I don't see it installed in /usr.) Every path I try, I keep hitting a roadblock. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Java RE
Agile Aspect wrote: The JAVA_HOME here is Sun's JDK: ln -s $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.10/plugins/libnpjp2.so ... I'll try this! ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Java RE
Mathieu Baudier wrote: Package Manager reports (with a green checkmark) that I have java-1.6.0 installed on my machine (running Cent 5.3), but it seems to not be running. I used http://java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml and got Something is wrong. Java is not working. This page tell you that the Java browser plugin is not working (it is used to run small Java applets *in* the browser it self). OK. However, in my browser (Firefox 3) 'Java' is enabled. Do you need this brower plugin? hmmm ... I don't see it in the Firefox's list of installed plugins. ** But, that would change just 1 thing: allow Firefox to run java applets - correct? Or, would it also allow other java-coded apps to run? (Or, do I have the wrong notion of Java?) Are you running i386 or x86_64 ? i386 (32 bit). You said that you are running 5.3, any reason why not updating to 5.4? (if it is a desktop) Just haven't considered it yet. I'll check out what changed, and if it would be better for me. What is the output of: yum list java-1.6.0-openjdk* [myko...@sr1220 ~]$ yum list java-1.6.0-openjdk* Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities 542 packages excluded due to repository priority protections Installed Packages java-1.6.0-openjdk.i386 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5installed Available Packages java-1.6.0-openjdk.i386 1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5 updates java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo.i386 1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5 updates java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel.i3861:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5 updates java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc.i386 1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5 updates java-1.6.0-openjdk-src.i386 1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5 updates Niki a écrit : I have a detailed explanation on my website. It's in french, but the Linux bits are international :o) Thank you - I'll 'try' to interpret. :) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Java RE
Mathieu Baudier wrote: Can you send the output of: $ java -version [myko...@sr1220 ~]$ java -version java version 1.6.0 OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b09) OpenJDK Client VM (build 1.6.0-b09, mixed mode) Which application do you want to run? Sweet Home 3D - a CAD-style house layout program. http://sweethome3d.eu/index.jsp agile.aspect: There's Java HowTos on the CentOS Wiki http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS Dang! In my confused state, I didn't even think of checking the wiki - thank you!!! ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Java RE
I wrote: Which application do you want to run? Sweet Home 3D - a CAD-style house layout program. http://sweethome3d.eu/index.jsp I neglected to mention what prompted my inquiry! I got ver 1.7 of that program (from a software site, and it was bundled with a JRE). Using the program, I checked out its own website, and noticed that it's up to ver 2.3. So, I tried to d/l the basic (no bundled JRE) version, but was sent to java.com to d/l Java! huh? I know that it's installed. Thus my post. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Java RE
Hello. Package Manager reports (with a green checkmark) that I have java-1.6.0 installed on my machine (running Cent 5.3), but it seems to not be running. I used http://java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml and got Something is wrong. Java is not working. Perhaps I'm confused on which program I need to use java-coded apps. PM lists this app as OpenJDK Runtime Environment - is this it? [myko...@sr1220 ~]$ rpm -q jdk jre package jdk is not installed package jre is not installed Can someone explain, or provide a link to a particular webpage that would clue me in? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] printer trouble - missing driver?
Craig White wrote: PPD was linked for you up thread. Yes - and I stated that I couldn't find any ppd files (and I listed the sites that I checked). Perhaps I somehow completely missed them? I suppose that if you wanted intelligent assistance, you would post the contents of /etc/cups/printers.conf [r...@sr1220 cups]# cat printers.conf # Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.3.7 # Written by cupsd on 2010-03-27 15:27 Printer DJ_D2345 Info HP DeskJet D2345 Location DeviceURI hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_3f0_c302_TH66D133FS04MZ_if0_printer_TH66D133FS04MZ State Idle StateTime 1269718024 Accepting Yes Shared Yes JobSheets none none QuotaPeriod 0 PageLimit 0 KLimit 0 OpPolicy default ErrorPolicy stop-printer /Printer and relevant parts of /var/log/cups/error_log Already posted (in my initial email!) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] printer trouble - missing driver?
I can't get my HP DeskJet D2345 (USB) to work on my CentOS 5.3 machine. It'll work on another machine (with Fedora 7). I compared the installation details (in CUPS http://localhost:631) - seems that Cent does not have the driver. On the F7 machine, the device is D2345 (HP D2300 series) and the driver is HP DeskJet D2300 Foomatic/hpijs. When I try to config my Cent machine for this printer, I don't see that driver anywhere in the list. I searched cups.org for D2345 and D2300 - no joy. Can I merely copy some file (the driver?) to the Cent machine? (If so, where would I find it?) Or, how do I get this printer to work with CentOS 5.x? * Details * On the Cent box, I tried using the HP DeskJet (generic?) driver. But, when I tell it to print (in an app or even a test page from cups), the computer seems to go thru the motions, but the printer doesn't respond at all (no noises, nothing). Indeed, cups even states that the job is completed. When I plug the printer into the Cent box, the message log reports: Mar 27 16:02:02 sr1220 kernel: usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7 Mar 27 16:02:02 sr1220 kernel: usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Mar 27 16:02:02 sr1220 kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 7 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0xC302 When I tell CUPS to print a test page, several lines are issued in the CUPS log; here are a few: I [27/Mar/2010:16:04:47 -0400] [Job 14] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 5297) I [27/Mar/2010:16:04:47 -0400] [Job 14] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 5298) I [27/Mar/2010:16:04:47 -0400] [Job 14] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/hal (PID 5299) I [27/Mar/2010:16:04:49 -0400] [Job 14] Completed successfully. I [27/Mar/2010:16:04:50 -0400] Started /usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/printers.cgi (pid=5307) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] printer trouble - missing driver?
B.J. McClure wrote:
Try the ppd file here:
http://www.openprinting.org/printer/HP/HP-DeskJet_D2300
Apparently, you can't download just a ppd file. :/ It seems like I'd
have to download the whole hplip package (basically upgrade).
The F7 box (where the printer works) has version 1.7.4 of hplip; CentOS
5.3 comes with 1.6.7. My printer requires v 1.6.6. I found the ppd files
- the Cent box looks about right, compared to the F7 box (same files, etc.)
So, I'm wondering if I should just dl the latest and greatest hplip (v
3.10, I think). (Btw, this is just for home use.) Or, perhaps 5.3 can't
handle that, and I should find v 2?
I tried HP's utilities -
[myko...@sr1220 HP]$ hp-check
...
Checking for application dependencies...
Checking ghostscript...
-- Version 8.15.2
Checking gcc...
error: Not found!
** Is that bad?
[myko...@sr1220 HP]$ hp-check -g |more
...
Checking existing CUPS queues...
hp-check[6007]: debug: lpstat -v
hp-check[6007]: debug: device for DJ_D2345:
hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_3f0_c302_TH66D133FS04MZ_if0_printer_TH66D133FS04MZ
hp-check[6007]: debug: 0
Printer Device URI
HPLIP Installed?
hp-check[6007]: debug: Exception: 4 (Unknown/invalid device-uri field)
DJ_D2345
hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_3f0_c302_TH66D133FS04MZ_if0_printer_TH66D133FS04MZ
No
** That looks bad!
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Re: [CentOS] printer trouble - missing driver?
MHR wrote: Is there some special reason you don't update to 5.4 and see if that helps? If it's just your home machine, that shouldn't be too much of a stretch I didn't really think about updating; 5.3 works OK. Well, that is, unless 5.4 would fix this. Or did you misstate your CentOS revision - 5.4 comes with hplip 1.6.7, too? No - I know it's 5.3. [myko...@sr1220 HP]$ uname -a Linux sr1220.localdomain 2.6.18-128.1.16.el5 #1 SMP Tue Jun 30 06:10:28 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Craig wrote: put any downloaded/custom ppd files in /usr/share/cups/model and then you can choose them. They can be in tar.gz form if you want. Well, if you can show me where to get a ppd file, I'd really appreciate it! (I checked openprinting.org, linuxfoundation.org, and hplipopensource.com - nothing about 'ppd file'.) Or, can I really customize what I have? don't know about that one but possibly not a problem. If it's a problem, it would seem that you have defined a printer that it can't talk to. I configged it the same way on the F7 box, and it works fine. I'm boggled - why wouldn't it work on the Cent box? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Configure Webcam in centos 5.4
Max Hetrick wrote: The Logitech QuickCam Pro just plugs and plays too. I'm interested in setting up a webcam, but have _zero_ experience. (I'm just continuing this thread - I hope that I'm not hijacking it!) Does 'plug and play' here mean that I wouldn't need extra software to stream the video audio to a remote box (which also has CentOS), and that the remote knows what to do with the stream? Either way, what utilities or services are used? Or, are there websites to explain this stuff? I read the wiki page - nothing there to help the absolute newby. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] splash screen resolution
I installed CentOS 5.3 on a desktop box, and I'm having a problem with the splash screen resolution (during bootup). I suppose that it somehow got configged when I set the GUI's screen (I run in level 5). I think that, in finding the highest res for the GUI, I went past the monitor's capability. But it's good now. During boot, I get a funny 'double' display (2 pointers, 2 sets of text). I can't find where to change it (thru the gui or manually). And, yes, I did try searching (on google.com/linux and the CentOS wiki). I didn't see anything in /boot/grub/grub.conf that would set the res. I read about removing 'rhgb'; I tried it, and at least it uses an appropriate resolution. But, I'd like to use the graphical boot screen. How do I fix this? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] SOLVED - Shutdown/poweroff does not power off machine
ken wrote: No, I'm not the OP. But, I found a solution for my system. During boot, I noticed an error line -- BIOS fails cutoff age - ACPI might not work. Use acpi=force to fix. So I did; the machine now actually turns off after shutdown. Great work, Michael! Where did you insert/type in acpi=force? In /boot/grub/grub.conf, there is a line (there may be more) that begins with 'kernel' - put it at the end of that line. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] SOLVED - Shutdown/poweroff does not power off machine
Eero Volotinen wrote: On 1/4/10 10:57 PM, Scot P. Floess wrote: I've got a Dell Optiplex GX240 I am running CentOS 5.4 (kernel 2.6.18-164.9.1.el5.centos.plus)... When I had Fedora 11 and 12 on it, I could issue a poweroff command and the machine would power itself off. However, under CentOS it doesn't turn the machine off whatsoever. When it completes, the machine is still running with a message of system halted. Then I have to physically hit the power button to turn it off... I believe at some point I did try to issue a shutdown command - but had the same results... Anyone have any recommendations or suggestions? buggy acpi support on server? Try updating to latest bios? No, I'm not the OP. But, I found a solution for my system. During boot, I noticed an error line -- BIOS fails cutoff age - ACPI might not work. Use acpi=force to fix. So I did; the machine now actually turns off after shutdown. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] pointer to Searchable Archives for the list pls
Simon Billis wrote: Hi Folks, Can you point me in the direction of searchable archives for the list? I'm obviously missing something. I would like to be able to search the archives before asking my question. http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.linux.centos.general or http://www.mail-archive.com/centos@centos.org/ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Shutdown/poweroff does not power off machine
m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Must be the Optiplex - Thursday afternoon, we just did poweroffs on well over 100 servers (HVAC maintenance this past Sat!), and it worked just fine. I have the same issue with one of my boxes. 'Shutdown' will get to the point of actually powering down, but just sit at 'System halted'. Here are the specs: mb: Gigabyte GA-7ZX rev 1.0 cs: VIA KT133/686A cpu: AMD Athlon 1.33 GHz socket: A/462 os: CentOS 5.3 RAM: 384 MB video: GeForce4 MX440 I recently bought it (used), and this is the only OS I've used on it (not even a previous CentOS). What can I check? (logs? ...) What should I look for? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] missing module dir?
I'm teaching myself about ethernet cards, and found a TLDP page. I have CentOS 5.3. In this section:http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.4 in the 'Driver as module' subsection, regarding PCI cards, it states that there should be a directory /lib/modules/`uname -r`/net [myko...@sr1220 ~]$ uname -r 2.6.18-128.1.16.el5 [myko...@sr1220 2.6.18-128.1.16.el5]$ pwd /lib/modules/2.6.18-128.1.16.el5 [myko...@sr1220 2.6.18-128.1.16.el5]$ ls build modules.alias modules.ieee1394map modules.ofmap modules.symbols updates extra modules.ccwmap modules.inputmap modules.pcimap modules.usbmap weak-updates kernel modules.dep modules.isapnpmapmodules.seriomap source There's no 'net' directory. I am guessing that the NIC drivers are modules (and not compiled into the kernel) - am I wrong? Or, where are the modules? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Calling all Hackers from Big stan
Marko Vojinovic wrote: and use it to boot the other machine. Then decide what exactly you want to do with it, look for some tutorials/instructions/HOWTOs on the net, and start experimenting by trying to crack your target machine. Learn as you go by reading the logs on both machines and all other info available on the net. Google is your friend. :-) Especiallyhttp://google.com/linux :-) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Music while you work - or not
Anne Wilson wrote: Wanting to listen to magnatune.com while I worked, I discovered that flash is not working. It appears that I don't have libflashplayer, but yum tells me that no such package is available. I must need a different repo, I think, but what? Currently I have ls /etc/yum.repos.d/ adobe-linux-i386.repo epel-testing.repo CentOS-Base.repo kbsingh-CentOS-Extras.repo CentOS-Media.repo mirrors-rpmforge epel.reporpmforge.repo I suspect that c5-media repo is discontinued. I've seen no error messages apart from 'No package libflashplayer available.' In theory I have installed the adobe flash-player, but apparently not. I'm stuck. Any help, please? Well, I'll relate what I know. I checked out the website, selected 'Jazz', play hi-fi, and it worked. I didn't use the m3u feature. I checked Firefox's Add-ons; under Plugins, I have Shockwave Flash 10.0 r22. Just to really check it out, I clicked 'Disable', and the music stopped. [myko...@sr1220 ~]$ ls /etc/yum.repos.d/ adobe-linux-i386.repo CentOS-Base.repo CentOS-Media.repo mirrors-rpmforge rpmforge.repo Also, I did the multimedia thing - http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/MultimediaOnCentOS ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] problem with udev when booting kernel 5.3 release 128.4.1
Rob Kampen wrote: I am running a 64 bit 5.3 kernel on an intel mb and all has been well. Today I thought it would be okay to reboot so that the latest kernel was running - i.e move from 128.2.1 to 128.4.1 release. The system passes POST fine, grub passes control to the 128.4.1 kernel and the boot process is under way. after some 30 secs the system starts beeping - continuously. After I hooked up a monitor I find that udev does not come up with OK and thats when the system starts the beep beep beep .. No logs to see .. using grub to select 128.2.1 boot fine Any ideas? I just upgraded the kernel also, and I'm having the same problem (except that my screen goes blank). I noticed that Interactive mode allows the system to boot. So, I'm wondering how to revert to the penultimate kernel. I tried to find info - all I got was rpm -e kernel-oldversion Would that make the system drop to the next-to-most-recent? I saw a few mentions of using grub - but I set the timeout to 0 (but I don't use that screen, so I don't even see it now). If this method is a permanent fix, should I set it so that it comes up on the next boot? [myko...@sr1220 ~]$ uname -r 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5 [myko...@sr1220 ~]$ rpm -q kernel kernel-2.6.18-128.el5 kernel-2.6.18-128.1.16.el5 kernel-2.6.18-128.4.1.el5 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] things weirdly different in new installation
fred smith wrote: Some things are just plain different between the two installations, and it's stumping me why that would be. Example: on the old box, the shutdown dialog offers restart, cancel, shutdown, and also standby and hibernate. and the standby and hibernate options work, too. The new box, it only offers restart, cancel, or shutdown. Oddly, the main System dropdown offers suspend as well as logoff and shutdown submenus. I'm not an IT guru, or even an _experienced_ user - been using Fedora / Cent for about 4 years. And, it's the only linux I've really used. Anyway, in my limited experience, various boxes get different options. I've installed Fedora or Cent on about 7 machines (including 1 laptop); somehow, none had identical options in that department. I *think* it may be be MB, or the bios ... ?? On one machine, the user login screen 'Shut down' feature *tries* to shut down, but just returns to the login screen. I know that the bios have settings for what to do when the power switch is used, and that there is a Preferences feature for this also. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] link to commercial support page isn't really helpful
Neil Aggarwal wrote: i'm not the right person for that This is strange. You asked for something to be changed. The people in charge asked you for a suggestion and now you are putting it back on them. If I were in charge of this, I would say that you are not very serious and ignore your request. Just as with life in general, or with the place we choose to work - most people are good at some things and not so good at others. I figure that if a person chooses to not contribute to the project, it should not reflect negatively (contribution being voluntary, based on what you bring to the table). I'm sure that there are people involved that can do a proper job. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] card reader not responding
I saved pictures on an SD card with my Nokia phone (1 GB). Now, I'm trying to use the card on my Acer Aspire 3680 (laptop) running 5.3 and gnome. Popping the card in (until it clicks) evokes nothing from the system log or dmesg, and I don't see anything relevant in /dev. (What is the device for this?) lspci has this entry: 0a:09.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) I couldn't find anything in Cent's wiki (searching for card reader), so I tired Google's linux SE, and found this: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=64974 I tried all 3 modprobe lines (as root) - FATAL ... not found. So, one problem seems to be that I'm unfamiliar with modprobe; what's wrong? Do I need to install something? I should note that I'm not at all familiar with setting up new stuff like this. If I'm going at it wrong, please inform! ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] card reader not responding
nate wrote: You can try to find the drivers yourself and compile them from source but I think for you is probably more trouble than it's worth given my impression of your linux experience. Ok - the curious / adventurous part of me wants to know if that's all I'd have to do. Not that I'm considering it ... well, maybe, down the road a ways. Some phones like my Sanyo can present themselves as USB storage to a computer as well when connected. I'm not sure if your phone can, if so that could be another option. I'd need a cable to go that route. Actually, using that card with the laptop isn't a requirement - just figured it'd be nice. Anyway, I have a tower with an everything-card reader, which (I believe) is USB. I just have to put the machine into service. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] card reader not responding
Akemi Yagi wrote: You might want to try the kernel drivers Alan Bartlett built about half an hour ago and released from the ELRepo site ( http://elrepo.org ). The details are in this CentOS forum thread: http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flattopic_id=14578forum=39 Well, judging from that thread, I'm not sure it'll help. It seems that it's SDHC (mine is basic SD - would it work?) and 64 bit (I'm still 32 bit). But, I'll check out the offerings. And, you reminded me of another resource - forums! (I never used them.) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] flash drive crashes machine
I just installed 5.3 on a tower box. When I plug in a usb flash drive, the machine crashes. I don't know how to diagnose the problem; I used gnome-system-log, and got this (watching it as I plugged it in): Apr 12 16:43:25 ga7zx kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 Apr 12 16:43:25 ga7zx kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Apr 12 16:43:27 ga7zx kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... As this point, the whole system becomes an ice cube - I can't even 3-finger salute to reboot. This happened a few times - same result. The board is a Gigabyte with an AMD Athlon 1.3 GHz cpu. Be aware that this drive works fine on 3 other boxes (with 5.3, Fedora 7, and Fedora 8). What could be wrong? What else should I check? How do I fix it? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] flash drive crashes machine
nate wrote: Sounds like a kernel panic of some kind, either hook up a serial console to the system and watch the console from another machine or switch back to a normal terminal (CTRL+ALT+F1) and plug it in and see what you get. Serial console is best as you can easily copy/paste the crash output. You could also try kdump - http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-6039 Cool! Thank you. Bart Schaefer wrote: I've had this happen when using the front-panel USB ports on a couple of different towers. It does not happen on the same machines using the USB ports in the back, leading me to believe that there's a physical problem with the front-panel connections; induction from the USB to reset wires, or some such. Well, that's not the case here. I'm using the on-board jack (on the rear). I could try a USB optical drive, to see if the usb system works (i.e. hardware, chips, OS). Btw, that box is at a remote location that I visit about once a month (thus, it'll be another month till I can check it). ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] contradictory netfilter default policy
I'm curious why CentOS contradicts its own (or, actually RH's) netfilter default policy. On http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Network/IPTables , at the end of section 1, it's stated that (generally) the default policy for INPUT is to DROP. So, why is it set to ACCEPT? Btw, Fedora is also this way. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] can't make
Hello. I just fresh-installed 5.3 onto my laptop, and I have a problem trying to get wifi working. Be aware that I have 5.2 on it, and did the same process, and it worked great! I'm using http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/WirelessAR5007EG -- as I did for 5.2. The problem arises in section 6: [...@a3680 madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3968-20090402]$ make /bin/sh: line 0: cd: /lib/modules/2.6.18-128.el5/build: No such file or directory Makefile.inc:66: *** /lib/modules/2.6.18-128.el5/build is missing, please set KERNELPATH. Stop. [...@a3680 madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3968-20090402]$ ls ath BuildCaps.inc hal kernelversion.c Makefile.kernel README release.h THANKS ath_hal contribinclude Makefile net80211 README.dfs scriptstools ath_rate COPYRIGHT INSTALL Makefile.inc patch-kernel regression SNAPSHOT Q: 'make' can be run as $ - correct? In another terminal: [r...@a3680 tmp]# whatprovides build -bash: whatprovides: command not found [r...@a3680 tmp]# rpm -q gcc gcc-c++ make kernel-devel gcc-4.1.2-44.el5 gcc-c++-4.1.2-44.el5 make-3.81-3.el5 kernel-devel-2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 I haven't a clue what's going on here, or how to fix it. Google's linux SE couldn't find any hits. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] can't make - SOLVED
Jim Perrin wrote: Your build error is for 2.6.18-128, but your kernel-devel is for -128.1.6. Mostly, your problems should be solved if you run a 'yum update' and reboot. This will ensure that you've got the updated kernel (you probably already do, but a yum update will make sure) and that your kernel matches the kernel-devel package you have installed. I noticed this: --- Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 set to be installed Interesting! Well, I updated, rebooted and tried again - it worked!! :) Thank you! I asked about 'make' as $ (I recall someone stating on a maillist that $ could 'make', but # had to 'make install'). Seems that's wrong; I had to be root to make. Is there a log of 'yum update' results? Btw, just in case I confused anyone: Be aware that I have 5.2 on it, and did the same process, and it worked great! I meant to type ... I had 5.2 on it, ... :) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] can't make - SOLVED
Jim Perrin wrote: Have I made this clearer, or completely lost you? Definitely helped! Basically, try it as user; if it doesn't work, then go root. I understand that some (most?) programs don't need to fiddle with the OS to such a level - they can be made by a user. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] wifi and the default keyring
Hello. I'm using my laptop (an Acer Aspire 3680, with built-in Atheros wifi). I installed 5.2 on it, and it's working nicely. But, I have an issue with the keyring. I should mention that this is my *first* experience with keyrings. When I set up the wifi, it stated basically that nm-applet wants to access the default keyring, but it's locked. Enter password. So I did. (I made one up.) So, every time I boot, it asks for the password. Then, I found out about the trick of making it the same as the user's login password. Yes, that works, _but only if 'auto-login' is disabled_. It amounts to having to enter the login pw on every boot, or the default keyring pw. So, my question: * Can I totally disable (remove?) the keyring stuff, and set up nm-applet another way to get the wifi passphrase? - or - * Can I _permanently_ unlock the default keyring? - or - * Another trick? Whatever circumvents having to enter the keyring password with 'auto-login' enabled. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] usb mouse config
Hello. I have 5.2 running nicely on my Aspire laptop. It has a 'mousepad' (which I don't like), so I put a usb mouse on it. It works properly, but I (apparently) can't change the motion (in Preferences Mouse, Motion tab). Any setting for the Acceleration and Sensitivity don't affect the motion. Do I have to config something somewhere else? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] need help with keyring
I should mention that I'm a total newbie with keyrings! I tried searching for help sites - found 1, but I still have a problem. If there is a website (or sites) that explain this, please post it (them)! Ok, so I have a laptop with wifi, running CentOS 5.2. When I boot it, it finds the nearby wifi signals, and tries to connect to mine. To do this, it puts up a window to get my default keyring password. Perhaps I needed to config something? Anyway, I found http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/NetworkManager , which _seems_ to explain everything. However, my newbie-ness is interfering with this process. NB - I use gnome. The problem is that it's still asking for the default password. I'm fairly sure that I didn't *complete* that process (one issue - that password is different from my user password.) It states that I need (?) to change the keyring password to be the same as the user password - but I can't figure out how. The last sentence: (Using gnome-keyring-manager), highlight the keyring and select Change Keyring Password from the Keyring menu of gnome-keyring-manager. I don't have 'Change' anything there - whether as $ or #. What do I need to do to satisfy it (so that it doesn't ask for the password)? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] trying to install 5.2 on a laptop
Ok, I modified xorg.conf, but it didn't help (still getting that error, and X refuses to start). I could re-install, but I don't like that notion (I definitely don't want all the packages in the default setup, so I have to go thru every group and sub-group to de-select most - that was a big hassle with a 'keypad mouse'). So, is there another way? Would it work if I merely put the synaptics.so on a usb stick and copied it? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] trying to install 5.2 on a laptop
Kwan Lowe wrote: Have you verified if the synaptics package itself is installed: rpm -q synaptics 'not installed'. Is there more to this package than just the library (.so)? If not, is this laptop connected to the Internet? If so, you can do: yum -y install synaptics This will install the synaptics package, though doesn't install the module. hmmm ... I didn't think of that (along with a few other readers!) Ok, it's installed ... reboot. YES :) :) It at least boots properly! Thaank you! Like I mentioned, I'm new-ish to linux. And, I use the gui exclusively. So, it never occured to me to install in runlevel=3. I figured that I'd have to get it to boot somehow, then use Applications Add/Remove Software. Same with vi - it just occurred to me that I could have easily tried 'man vi'. The main things you need to verify are the following sections in the xorg.conf: Section ServerLayout Identifier Layout0 Screen 0 Screen0 0 0 Screen 1 Screen1 RightOf Screen0 One difference from yours - Identifier Default Layout Does that matter? Also, I don't have Screen 1 - I guess because I didn't set up multiple screens. Section InputDevice Same as yours. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Best CentOS to install on *old* laptop?
Bart Schaefer wrote: I've found an old IBM OmniBook 800 and am curious whether I can get it going again. (Currently it boots either Windows 95 or some then-contemporary version of Slackware.) The CDROM is external (SCSI, I think) and the machine won't boot from it, so it'd require a boot floppy. Any suggestions? Or is CentOS entirely the wrong Linux to be thinking about for this? True, this is out of my league, and I'm just brainstorming, but ... Does it have a pcmcia slot? Does anyone make a USB-pcmcia adapter? Set up a usb stick to boot from. Good? Or, am I totally off base? :) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] new user - with questions
Michael A. Peters wrote: 5.2 has FireFox 3.0.5 (maybe has 3.0.6, I haven't done a yum update in awhile) and started with Firefox 1.5 in CentOS 5.0 http://centos.org/docs/5/html/5.2/Package_Manifest/ar01s03.html states 'firefox-3.0-0.beta5.6.el5'. Are you saying that yum will bump it to at least 3.0.5? RHEL made an exception w/ FireFox and updates - and it was justifiable. I can agree with that! I see that they jumped over version 2 entirely. ** It sounds nice so far. Ned stated that there's a mix of vintages (some mature, others are quite new). And, I'll certainly check the LiveCD (I've used Fedora's). ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] new user - with questions
What is the situation with multi-media additions (e.g. SWflash, mpeg)? Do the repositories have decoders and such? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] new user - with questions
Hello. I've been using Fedora since about the FC6 era, for home use. I don't like the 6 month upgrade (or re-install) concept, and I don't need the latest greatest versions of apps. So, CentOS sounds enticing. But, I have some questions. I found 2 centos websites (primary and wiki), and checked the forum - but couldn't find answers to these concerns. Is CentOS basically like Fedora? (Well, except for the updates every 6 months!) As in 'look feel', underlying operations, etc. (Btw, I know about removing upstream branding.) Any caveats? Meaning, does it use the same repositories that Fedora does? Are there any major or significant differences? I should just go for the most recent package (5.2) - yes? About how old are the apps? (A few months?) How are application updates handled? 5.2 has firefox-3.0-0.beta5.6.el5. I saw (on the Firefox website) that 3.0.6 is out. Will an app update get that version, or something just a bit older? (btw, I know about backporting.) Does centos use Plymouth? I have a somewhat recent computer (about 3 years old) that has an intel chipset (which Plymouth can't handle yet, and so it needs xdriver=vesa during install). Michael, in Pennsylvania (USA) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
