Re: [CentOS-docs] need a TOC

2007-09-26 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 14:03 +0200, Ralph Angenendt wrote: Akemi Yagi wrote: I think that this page needs a TOC: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Nagios I still think that this wiki is a wiki. And it is still a Wiki that presents Immutable Page on the Actions bar to most viewers and

Re: [CentOS-docs] Form's in the wiki

2007-11-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 11:56 +, Karanbir Singh wrote: Just an idea to throw out there... It seems that moin is capable of adding forms and mostly sane actions to the forms. Would that be one route that we might be able to take w.r.t lowering the bar to entry for contributors into

Re: [CentOS-docs] Visualization and desktop page

2008-12-11 Thread Phil Schaffner
Max Hetrick wrote: John wrote: My opinion I don't find it really an off topic consideration to think about. I even use it on my laptop. I have clients that use it strictly for desktop use only and not as a server because they can not afford to buy Win XP or Vista. Introduce them to K3B,

Re: [CentOS-docs] Screenshot on FrontPage

2008-12-30 Thread Phil Schaffner
Marcus Moeller wrote: Dear Dag, This is to notify that I have put a screenshot on the FrontPage. It is not an exciting screenshot, just a simple default desktop with the browser opened and pointed to the wiki itself. hmm, is it possible to at least take the screenshot as a *non* root user ?

Re: [CentOS-docs] how to install centos on DELL 1537

2009-02-06 Thread Phil Schaffner
rolandsun sun wrote: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Dell/Inspiron-1537 wiki name :rolandsun Presumably you want someone to create the page and give you edit permission? Per http://wiki.centos.org/Contribute Create a login with a username in the format FirstnameLastname. An

Re: [CentOS-docs] Request for wiki page

2009-03-27 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ralph Angenendt wrote: RedShift wrote: The $rpm is explained in the text, I will replace it with a correct command in the wiki version. (You could easily assign $rpm to be rpm --target /target -i in your shell) Ah, I mistook that for a prompt, I just did a speedparse on the document. =:)

[CentOS-docs] New HowTo on Local Mirrors

2009-04-04 Thread Phil Schaffner
Created a new HowTo on running your own local mirror: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/CreateLocalMirror Comments and (constructive :-) criticism are invited. Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org

Re: [CentOS-docs] New HowTo on Local Mirrors

2009-04-04 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 14:24 -0700, Akemi Yagi wrote: ... It is also a one-liner. For example: lftp -e 'open http://some.site/centos/ mirror -c --delete 5.3 exit' will mirror the whole 5.3 under the remote centos/ directory. Well Duhhh... as my daughter would say. :-) My work blocks

Re: [CentOS-docs] proposed changes option

2009-04-04 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Sat, 2009-04-04 at 21:31 +0100, Ned Slider wrote: ... I've been rather busy of late so haven't been following the full details of this discussion (just briefly reading), but the moment you're ready for us to jump in with some testing, please give us a loud shout and we'll be there :)

Re: [CentOS-docs] New HowTo on Local Mirrors

2009-04-05 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Sun, 2009-04-05 at 17:09 -0400, JohnS wrote: I would just mirror base extras updates and addons and not the dvds I agree - that's why I used: --exclude isos and included advice about customizing. Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list

Re: [CentOS-docs] New HowTo on Local Mirrors

2009-04-05 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Sun, 2009-04-05 at 21:35 +0100, Karanbir Singh wrote: you could potentially replace most of that article with a 2 line script running reposync. Since we ship it, might be worth talking about it. Well, hope there is some value to the content about the client side. Admittedly there are many

Re: [CentOS-docs] New HowTo on Local Mirrors

2009-04-05 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Sun, 2009-04-05 at 21:43 -0400, Phil Schaffner wrote: On Sun, 2009-04-05 at 21:35 +0100, Karanbir Singh wrote: you could potentially replace most of that article with a 2 line script running reposync. Since we ship it, might be worth talking about it. Well, hope there is some value

Re: [CentOS-docs] New HowTo on Local Mirrors

2009-04-06 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 10:36 +0100, Karanbir Singh wrote: [r...@koala ~]# yum search reposync Ughhh! Why didn't I think of that? man reposync or reposync --help would also have demonstrated more cluefullness on my part. Oh well, should have just gone to bed earlier. :-) Will check it out and

Re: [CentOS-docs] Wish to contribute a Winki Article

2009-04-13 Thread Phil Schaffner
Mr dave fernandes wrote: Hello, My name is Dave Fernandes I'm interested in contributing an article as a function of feedback I've received on setting up samba on CentOS. Username is davecgs. The article is really about how to deal with the iptables and selinux without disabling

[CentOS-docs] Authorship and Attribution

2009-04-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
A question on authorship and attribution policy for the Wiki. I originally credited Alan Bartlett for the page content on HowTos/ConfigureNewVideoCard, but he was not comfortable with that and the reference got removed in the edit process. I generally do not include my name on Wiki pages I

Re: [CentOS-docs] Authorship and Attribution

2009-04-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 17:11 -0700, Akemi Yagi wrote: ... Problem is ... people without edit rights do not see the link. OOPS - Forgot that. ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs

Re: [CentOS-docs] Authorship and Attribution

2009-04-17 Thread Phil Schaffner
Mats Karlsson wrote: So could we have two alternative text to cover the topic, who can edit an article? Currently maintained by: name Can only be edited by maintainer. Currently maintained by: CentOS-docs mailing list Can be edited by anyone on the mailinglist. s/Can/Should/ at least as

Re: [CentOS-docs] Hijacking threads

2009-04-17 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ed Heron wrote: I'd seen references to hijacking a thread but hadn't realized what that meant. I've looked at my sent mail headers and found a References: header item. Hadn't seen that before. Is that what the list uses to tie threads together? I was naively thinking it was the subject

Re: [CentOS-docs] Authorship and Attribution

2009-04-17 Thread Phil Schaffner
JohnS wrote: On Fri, 2009-04-17 at 13:29 -0400, Phil Schaffner wrote: Seems obvious to me after all this (and previous) discussion that some more guidance on the Contribute page would help to clarify what is and is not considered acceptable. Such a statement could be arrived at either

Re: [CentOS-docs] Authorship and Attribution

2009-04-18 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Sat, 2009-04-18 at 12:58 +0200, Marcus Moeller wrote: In my opinion a policy like this described somewhere is a mistake. I prefer we have macro(s) for this. And if the macro is missing, the wiki provides a default. I differentiate between a policy that implies strict enforcement, and

Re: [CentOS-docs] Authorship and Attribution

2009-04-20 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Mon, 2009-04-20 at 11:37 +0200, Ralph Angenendt wrote: Mats Karlsson wrote: So could we have two alternative text to cover the topic, who can edit an article? Currently maintained by: name Can only be edited by maintainer. Not really possible, as everyone in EditGroup is allowed

[CentOS-docs] New article: How to setup x86_64 plugins for Firefox on Centos 5

2009-04-21 Thread Phil Schaffner
Flash and Java plugin instructions for 64-bit Firefox. http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/PluginsFor64BitFirefox Comments are solicited. Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs

Re: [CentOS-docs] New article: How to setup x86_64 plugins for Firefox on Centos 5

2009-04-21 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Tue, 2009-04-21 at 18:10 -0400, Scott Robbins wrote: On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 05:45:31PM -0400, Phil Schaffner wrote: Flash and Java plugin instructions for 64-bit Firefox. http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/PluginsFor64BitFirefox Comments are solicited. What's that created

Re: [CentOS-docs] Wiki Access Request for Java How To's

2009-04-25 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Fri, 2009-04-24 at 12:25 -0700, Sean Gilligan wrote: ... I noticed this wiki page (http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/CreateLocalMirror) was recently added. I believe using Cobbler is a valid alternative approach for this, right? Please feel free to add a Cobbler summary and/or pointers to

Re: [CentOS-docs] New page on installing to software RAID

2009-04-27 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Mon, 2009-04-27 at 21:48 +0200, Marcus Moeller wrote: Dear Phil, ... Sorry Phil. I personally cannot accept this HowTo at current state. That's why I'm asking for feedback! :-) There is also some cute documentation available in the Deployment Guide. Yes - pointed to that in the

Re: [CentOS-docs] New page on installing to software RAID

2009-04-27 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Mon, 2009-04-27 at 17:54 -0400, JohnS wrote: You should not use dd on any active disk raid or not. That's not what the procedure recommends, at least for the target disk, and /boot ought to be relatively safe for the source, but it will become a moot point anyway as that part will disappear

Re: [CentOS-docs] New page on installing to software RAID

2009-04-27 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Mon, 2009-04-27 at 18:45 -0400, JohnS wrote: On Mon, 2009-04-27 at 14:53 -0400, Phil Schaffner wrote: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SoftwareRAIDonCentOS5 ---\ After installing a new kernel, repeat Section Three. That has got to be BS. There has to be a better way and easier way. I just

Re: [CentOS-docs] New page on installing to software RAID

2009-04-28 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Mon, 2009-04-27 at 18:52 -0700, Akemi Yagi wrote: I think that's what Phil meant also. Yes - another case of that's what I thought I said, but apparently with insufficient clarity. This list should qualify as a [technical] writer's workshop. :-) Phil

Re: [CentOS-docs] New page on installing to software RAID

2009-04-28 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Tue, 2009-04-28 at 10:22 +0100, Karanbir Singh wrote: Phil Schaffner wrote: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SoftwareRAIDonCentOS5 Comments and corrections please. I dont understand what this line means: This page created and maintained by PhilSchaffner. Other Wiki contributors

[CentOS-docs] Updated How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

2009-04-28 Thread Phil Schaffner
I have attempted to address all comments: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SoftwareRAIDonCentOS5 Give me your best shot! :-D Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs

Re: [CentOS-docs] Updated How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

2009-04-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ned Slider wrote:... /remembering my disclaimer/ I'm not a raid/grub expert... You are too modest. :-) I should put in that disclaimer too! Presumably Section two is required because grub is installed to the mbr of /dev/sda so /dev/sdb isn't bootable in the event /dev/sda should fail?

Re: [CentOS-docs] Updated How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

2009-04-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ned Slider wrote: ... ... I guess even the first part above is unnecessary if grub has already been correctly installed to the mbr of /dev/sda during installation. Yes, but it won't hurt and makes the method robust for recovering from a failed disk. IMHO I don't think there's a need for

Re: [CentOS-docs] HowTo/RAID/convert non-RAID CentOS 5 system tosoftware RAID1 using rescue mode

2009-04-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ed Heron wrote: From: Ed Heron, Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:09 AM Does documentation exist describing how to convert a simple, single disk non-RAID CentOS 5 system to software RAID1 using the CentOS install CD/DVD as a rescue disk? (Assuming not) Is there a need for such? (Assuming

Re: [CentOS-docs] HowTo/RAID/convert non-RAID CentOS 5 system tosoftware RAID1 using rescue mode

2009-04-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ed Heron wrote: From: Phil Schaffner, Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:31 AM Having a RAID section in the HowTos page makes sense to me, rather than cluttering up Misc. Does not require /RAID/ in the directory structure. How about HowTos/CentOS5ConvertToRAID for a more Wiki-like name

Re: [CentOS-docs] drafts tag

2009-04-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
Karanbir Singh wrote: While articles are being worked on, can we have a policy that says something like 'must contain a banner on the top indicating its a draft article' I see that has been added to the Guidelines. I put such a notice in my latest draft effort. Is there a way to

Re: [CentOS-docs] Updated How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

2009-04-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ned Slider wrote: ... I can't think of a good argument for not having /boot on the raid1. Presumably performance isn't an issue as the contents of /boot gets read once at system boot (other than maybe fast booting performance, but that's not really going to be an issue for a server running

Re: [CentOS-docs] New page on installing to software RAID

2009-04-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
Phil Schaffner wrote: Karanbir Singh wrote: ... Perhaps what we need is a complete section in the howto's page that talks about storage devices and management of these ( need better phrase ). That sounds like a good idea, and more general than the recently-suggested RAID section. How

Re: [CentOS-docs] Updated How to Setup a Software RAID on CentOS 5

2009-04-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
R P Herrold wrote: On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Ned Slider wrote: There's always going to be an argument about whether to put /boot and swap on RAID. It's all about performance most of the time being slightly better versus stability in the event of device failure. I can't think of a good

Re: [CentOS-docs] computer output blocks on wiki page

2009-04-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ed Heron wrote: Please, how would I create a colored area with fixed space text to emulate computer response? Ralph and Akemi have already given good (polite!) answers, but one way to get going on Wiki editing is to find a page that is an example of the way you want yours to look and under

Re: [CentOS-docs] Proposal: Java HowTo Section

2009-04-30 Thread Phil Schaffner
Sean Gilligan wrote: Ralph Angenendt wrote: ... Maybe someone with a bit better java background than I have would like to chime in? Ned-style disclaimer, I am not a Java expert; OTOH, I have built/rebuilt-from-SRPM a lot of Java packages over the years using the HowTo or variations

Re: [CentOS-docs] XPS M1530

2009-05-06 Thread Phil Schaffner
Lalit Dhiri wrote: Good afternoon, I'd like to write a Wiki article for the Dell XPS M1530 laptop which will include additional mods eg installation of Nvidia driver, WiFi firmware, laptop hard disk Load Cycle control etc. Can someone get me started? Username: LalitDhiri Thanks Hay,

Re: [CentOS-docs] XPS1530 Draft Comments Please

2009-05-11 Thread Phil Schaffner
Lalit Dhiri wrote: Good morning, Would anyone with CentOS Wiki experience consider giving feedback on the state of my draft article at? http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Dell/XPS_M1530 I will be adding info ref Nvidia graphics card driver, hard drive Load Cycle and hope to have the

Re: [CentOS-docs] XPS1530 Draft Comments Please

2009-05-12 Thread Phil Schaffner
Lalit Dhiri wrote: ... I could not get the Ethernet to work when I first installed 5.2 on the XPS M1530 so I chose to use the same route and made use of WiFi. I will try Ethernet with out making changes with 5.3 to see if things get going if not this is probably still the easiest route imho.

Re: [CentOS-docs] Comments? HowTos/CentOS5ConvertToRAID

2009-05-12 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ed Heron wrote: Has anybody had a chance to look at this? Moving it up on my to-do list... When cloning the root partition need to add H to the rsync flags to preserve hard links. Don't think /boot uses hard links, but wouldn't hurt to use it there also. An often-recommended alternative

Re: [CentOS-docs] Contribute request

2009-05-13 Thread Phil Schaffner
Vladislav Rastrusny wrote: Created a draft. Any comments? Please don't top-post. Would also be good to do a new post with a descriptive title like: Subject: Draft TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo page That would better capture attention than one buried in a long thread. Will have a look at

Re: [CentOS-docs] Comments? HowTos/CentOS5ConvertToRAID

2009-05-13 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ed Heron wrote: ... I think so. I use rsync to synchronize samba shares and web sites between servers so I've gotten used to using it for other things. It also looks more like a copy, which might be easier to understand for those less familiar. I was considering adding the tar option.

Re: [CentOS-docs] Contribute request

2009-05-13 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ralph Angenendt wrote: Vladislav Rastrusny wrote: ... And also I would like to contribute automated RPM forge repository installation script: http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=20222forum=38post_id=76525#forumpost76525 after it will be checked by forum users and found

[CentOS-docs] Comments on draft TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo page

2009-05-13 Thread Phil Schaffner
Apropos http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo Suggested changes (mostly nit-picky :-) ... Change: Webmin is a web-based interface ... to: [http://www.webmin.com/index.html WebMin] is a web-based interface

Re: [CentOS-docs] OT: Comments? HowTos/CentOS5ConvertToRAID

2009-05-13 Thread Phil Schaffner
Scott Robbins wrote: ... Again, it was a generalization--there are plenty of excellent Linux man pages and obscure BSD man pages. ... and virtually all of them are better than MS pages that all too frequently end up by advising the admin looking for answers: Ask your administrator. :-P Phil

Re: [CentOS-docs] Comments on draft TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo page

2009-05-13 Thread Phil Schaffner
Karanbir Singh wrote: Phil Schaffner wrote: Apropos http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/InstallWebminRepo Suggested changes (mostly nit-picky :-) ... Just brief look at the page, can do with some grammar checks I think

Re: [CentOS-docs] wiki.centos.org logo behaviour

2009-05-15 Thread Phil Schaffner
Dag Wieers wrote: ... I don't see anything compelling on the CentOS website frontpage that is worth going to from the Wiki. How about the links to the mirror network, IRC Chat, Mailing Lists, Forums, FAQ, and Commercial support all within 2 lines; Descriptions of all the major releases with

Re: [CentOS-docs] CentOS LiveCD 5.3 release notes

2009-05-15 Thread Phil Schaffner
Patrice Guay wrote: I created both English and French release notes pages for the upcoming CentOS LiveCD 5.3: Patrice, Not essential, but it would be nice to add a note about what you had to cut out from the 5.2 package set to make things fit (emacs, scribus, and k3b IIRC) and the ease of

Re: [CentOS-docs] Possible typo in HowTos/Disk_Optimization

2009-05-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
Alan Bartlett wrote: ... Pedantically and ignoring the RAID aspect, just looking at the equations scientifically, I would say that only the first one is wrong as (64K / 4K) = 16, not 16K. It should be expressed as (64 / 4)K = 16K. The other two lines do read correctly but, in the spirit of

[CentOS-docs] VNC-Server HowTo

2009-06-03 Thread Phil Schaffner
Gerald and P.J., I just finished setting up VNC services following http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server and have a few comments. 2.3. Edit the server configuration The last line should be corrected from VNCSERVERARGS[1]=-geometry 800x600 to VNCSERVERARGS[3]=-geometry 800x600 2.4.

Re: [CentOS-docs] New page InstallFromUSBkey

2009-06-19 Thread Phil Schaffner
JohnS wrote: ... Hmm I think I have a script somewhere that will do that. Pretty nice. Would be a good addition if you would care to contribute. What's the reason for fat16? Why not ext2,3? Just curious. None that I know of. Just a choice made by the guy on the CentOS Users ML - John Doe -

Re: [CentOS-docs] New page InstallFromUSBkey

2009-06-19 Thread Phil Schaffner
Karanbir Singh wrote: On 06/19/2009 11:54 AM, Ralph Angenendt wrote: ... right, you can just copy the isos to the usb key, and run a normal HDD install process. True, and would be glad to note that, but having it all on the USB key is what caught my attention when I saw the original post.

Re: [CentOS-docs] Request for Wiki edit permission - booting into kickstart from all-in-one USB flash drive

2009-06-22 Thread Phil Schaffner
hans...@gmail.com wrote: I'm currently testing a process very similar to that found here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey And would like to update that doc with my observations once confirmed. Would be glad to work with you on the USB install procedure[s]. Sounds like

Re: [CentOS-docs] Request for Wiki edit permission - booting into kickstart from all-in-one USB flash drive

2009-06-25 Thread Phil Schaffner
hans...@gmail.com wrote: ... Thanks for the offer Phil. Sorry I'm a noob to the process, specifically how do you suggest we work together on this documentation? Are you proposing we email back and forth, and if so, do you mean here within the list or privately? If the CentOS wiki works

Re: [CentOS-docs] *SPAM* Re: Request for Wiki edit permission - bootingintokickstart fro

2009-06-25 Thread Phil Schaffner
JohnS wrote: On Tue, 2009-06-23 at 09:48 +0700, hans...@gmail.com wrote: From: Phil Schaffner philip.r.schaff...@nasa.gov Do you like the idea of suggesting the LiveCD image rather than the net install? Lots of advantages and no disadvantages that I can think of. . . --- hans

Re: [CentOS-docs] Request for Wiki edit permission - bootingintokick

2009-06-25 Thread Phil Schaffner
Phil Schaffner wrote: JohnS wrote: ... Sorry I neglected to remove the *SPAM* tag. Something about your post made our filters unhappy. Tried editing this Subject: as an experiment. Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http

Re: [CentOS-docs] Introduction to be able to contribute to the wiki

2009-07-08 Thread Phil Schaffner
Eric Schewe wrote: Thanks! I believe I've completed my page. Feel free to let me know what I've done wrong :) On the repo config - I'd suggest creating a separate CentOS-Testing.repo rather than adding to the existing CentOS-Base.repo, and no need to specify the editor (vim) and risk getting

Re: [CentOS-docs] [CentOS] Dangerous Software Raid instructions on Wiki

2009-08-17 Thread Phil Schaffner
Chan Chung Hang Christopher wrote: Phil Schaffner wrote: ... Thanks, please also consider changing the title. Nothing about it tells you that the instructions are for first time install only. Perhaps adding instructions for switching to console during install time will reinforce that fact

Re: [CentOS-docs] [CentOS] Dangerous Software Raid instructions on Wiki

2009-08-17 Thread Phil Schaffner
Brian Mathis wrote: On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Phil Schaffnerphilip.r.schaff...@nasa.gov wrote: ... but left /dev/sda and /dev/sdb in place as changing to /dev/sdX|Y looked very awkward to me. ... Phil That's exactly the point of using something like X/Y. It stands out and looks

Re: [CentOS-docs] proposed nvidia wiki page

2009-09-14 Thread Phil Schaffner
lostson wrote: On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 23:39 -0400, JohnS wrote: ... [1] http://wiki.centos.org/HardwareList/Nvidia_Graphics JohnStanley I was reading yours over today and yes they are very similar, hopefully i can get edit permissions soon and we can get it all squared away. Might want to

Re: [CentOS-docs] proposed nvidia wiki page

2009-09-15 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ned Slider wrote on 09/14/2009 01:23 PM: ... Do we need to decide what the official (or preferred) CentOS Way is for this? Or do we just present all the options without prejudice? There are (to my knowledge) the Nvidia binary installer, dkms driver from rpmforge, kmdl package from ATrpms,

Re: [CentOS-docs] proposed nvidia wiki page

2009-09-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ned Slider wrote on 09/16/2009 06:12 AM: ... That tends to change as the drivers move forward over time, older cards become legacy and are no longer supported by the latest driver. For a list of cards supported by the latest driver, the user is better off referring to nvidia's

Re: [CentOS-docs] proposed nvidia wiki page

2009-09-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
lostson wrote on 09/16/2009 08:23 AM: On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 07:50 -0400, Phil Schaffner wrote: ... In the doc we have been toying with the finding the correct driver is in there. Yes, I see it in the draft - just suggesting ideas to beef it up. Phil P.S. [soapbox]Trimming quotes

Re: [CentOS-docs] New User Wishes to Contribute

2009-09-30 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 16:25 -0700, Steve Bonds wrote: As requested on http://wiki.centos.org/Contribute, here is my info: # your FirstnameLastname username [SteveBonds] # the proposed subject of your Wiki contribution(s) [Personal Page] # the proposed location of your Wiki contribution(s)

Re: [CentOS-docs] New User Wishes to Contribute

2009-10-05 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ralph Angenendt wrote on 10/05/2009 04:40 AM: On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Dag Wieers d...@wieers.com wrote: On Fri, 2 Oct 2009, Ralph Angenendt wrote: Could it be that entry to collaborate is not low enough to make it work ? If you have too many rules, people might be afraid/unable to make

Re: [CentOS-docs] CentOS 5.4 is around the corner ...

2009-10-09 Thread Phil Schaffner
Artem Zhirkow wrote on 10/09/2009 10:53 AM: Hello, Why do you includes bluez-utils in each release? I pretty sure what centos is server distro, not desktop-oriented. If some hacker will use centos on his desktop or laptop he will install bluez from repository without any problem. That's a

Re: [CentOS-docs] CentOS 5.4 is around the corner ...

2009-10-12 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 23:19 +0100, Lucian @ lastdot.org wrote: ... Oh, and as the live CD will also be released close to the distribution itself, the 5.4 live CD pages are also already there. ... Will it support a persistent install on a flash drive? No, not yet. Check the centos-devel list

Re: [CentOS-docs] Thiago Avelino has invited you to Dropbox

2009-10-12 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 09:47 -0700, Artem Zhirkow wrote: Is this kind of advertisment? Dropbox isnt centos or opensource project, so why did we received it? Looks like spam to me. ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org

Re: [CentOS-docs] New release of the Newsletter

2009-10-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
Geerd-Dietger Hoffmann wrote on 10/14/2009 09:51 PM: Hey And it is this time of the month again when we are about to release a new Newsletter (#0906). Please could people start checking spelling and contribute their parts. The deadline is the 19th of Oct as we don't want to release on a

Re: [CentOS-docs] New release of the Newsletter

2009-10-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 00:29 +0200, Ralph Angenendt wrote: Am 16.10.09 22:48, schrieb Phil Schaffner: Geerd-Dietger Hoffmann wrote on 10/14/2009 09:51 PM: If someone is interested in helping please contact me. Seems to be too well protected. I guess that's why ... see above :) Well

Re: [CentOS-docs] Newsletter release delay

2009-10-20 Thread Phil Schaffner
Geerd-Dietger Hoffmann wrote on 10/19/2009 04:00 PM: Hey Unfortunately I have to delay the Newsletter for a day as I still have no Interview. Could I also remind people to proof read it. Sorry about this. Cheers Didi Added some media links. Didn't see anything to recommend changing on

Re: [CentOS-docs] Install On Partitionable RAID1

2010-01-21 Thread Phil Schaffner
Lorenzo Quatrini wrote on 01/21/2010 06:26 AM: Phil Schaffner ha scritto: 2. The command to create /etc/mdadm.conf will result in an extra line spares=1 while the array is still syncing. Adding | head -1 to the command to create it fixes the problem. May I suggest to add | grep -v

Re: [CentOS-docs] Install On Partitionable RAID1

2010-01-22 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 09:24 +0300, Lev Shamardin wrote: Some later thoughts go below. On 01/21/2010 01:50 AM, Phil Schaffner wrote: 1. The user should be instructed to start rescue mode with networking in order to be able to retrieve the patch for mkinitrd. The mkinitrd instructions

Re: [CentOS-docs] Install On Partitionable RAID1

2010-01-22 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 08:57 +0300, Lev Shamardin wrote: On 01/21/2010 01:50 AM, Phil Schaffner wrote: 4. It is not necessary to change LABEL=... to /dev/md_d0... in /etc/fstab and /boot/grub/grub.conf. Have you tested this? I'm not quite sure, but it seems to me that this did not work

Re: [CentOS-docs] Ambiguity on a CentOS dot Org Web Page.

2010-02-20 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Fri, 2010-02-19 at 18:37 -0600, donavan nelson wrote: I suspect if you tried with 6G you would significantly less than 5.1G used post install. Agreed, as previous tests showed. Doesn't help much with estimating the minimum requirement if the OS won't install, and a practical system needs

Re: [CentOS-docs] General FAQ addition

2010-03-04 Thread Phil Schaffner
R P Herrold wrote on 03/03/2010 04:23 PM: On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Phil Schaffner wrote: Added an entry to http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General : 23. How do I provide appropriate information about my system when asking questions? Comments, corrections, and other (constructive :-) ) criticisms

Re: [CentOS-docs] General FAQ addition

2010-03-04 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ned Slider wrote on 03/04/2010 11:21 AM: ... Which is exactly the point of bringing it to this list for discussion, so what started life as a (suggestion for a) tool to assist forum community members/helpers may also be considered by helpers in other community support channels (i.e, IRC and

Re: [CentOS-docs] USB Key Setup

2010-04-30 Thread Phil Schaffner
Marcus Moeller wrote on 04/30/2010 02:45 AM: Dear Phil. Thanks for the feedback. Will have a look when I get time, which may not be soon with 5.5 QA heating up. I was actually thinking about depreciating that procedure and recommending UNetbootin which is a lot simpler to use. I created

[CentOS-docs] FAQ/General/RebuildReleaseProcess

2010-05-21 Thread Phil Schaffner
Just updated the subject page http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General/RebuildReleaseProcess based on Karanbir's comment on centos-devel: http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2010-May/005545.html Is there better material available to replace the erroneous content, or should the page be

Re: [CentOS-docs] FAQ/General/RebuildReleaseProcess

2010-05-21 Thread Phil Schaffner
Karanbir Singh wrote on 05/21/2010 12:54 PM: Hi, On 05/21/2010 05:30 PM, Phil Schaffner wrote: OK, thanks - but begs the question - What is the current process? I published this a while back : http://www.karan.org/stuff/c5-release-plan.jpeg ; which if you look at - reflects the same

[CentOS-docs] Tips and Tricks: Install from GRUB

2010-05-26 Thread Phil Schaffner
Proposed new page for comment: http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/InstallFromGRUB Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs

Re: [CentOS-docs] Tips and Tricks: Install from GRUB

2010-05-27 Thread Phil Schaffner
Manuel Wolfshant wrote on 05/27/2010 08:22 AM: ... My example is adequate (and used) for remote upgrades (hence the upgradeany from the kernel line) rather than fresh installs. I don't doubt that it works, but still wonder if the root= is a NOP. ___

Re: [CentOS-docs] Tips and Tricks: Install from GRUB

2010-05-28 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ed Heron wrote on 05/27/2010 04:27 PM: On Wed, 2010-05-26 at 10:30 -0400, Phil Schaffner wrote: Proposed new page for comment: http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/InstallFromGRUB Phil I suggest adding links to some supporting documentation. For example, you could add a prerequisites

Re: [CentOS-docs] edit by AlanBartlett

2010-07-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ned Slider wrote on 07/29/2010 04:24 PM: ... I agree 100% IMHO discussion should best take place on this docs discussion mailing list, not within the docs themselves. Let me add my 100% agreement. Queries and comments within the Wiki articles will only confuse and frustrate Wiki readers.

Re: [CentOS-docs] edit by AlanBartlett

2010-07-29 Thread Phil Schaffner
R P Herrold wrote on 07/29/2010 06:32 PM: Time to get rid of some wiki cruft An excellent and constructive idea. Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs

Re: [CentOS-docs] request for Wiki access

2010-08-19 Thread Phil Schaffner
Santanu Das wrote on 08/19/2010 08:19 AM: that's fine; as you think it's better for the community. OK - Pending other comments, we need to await Ralph to grant access. Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org

Re: [CentOS-docs] request for Wiki access

2010-08-21 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ralph Angenendt wrote on 08/20/2010 05:10 PM: Am 19.08.10 16:11, schrieb Phil Schaffner: Santanu Das wrote on 08/19/2010 08:19 AM: that's fine; as you think it's better for the community. OK - Pending other comments, we need to await Ralph to grant access. Hmmm. Hmmm. Shouldn't that go

Re: [CentOS-docs] Updates for Tips and Tricks/YUM and RPM page

2010-09-25 Thread Phil Schaffner
On Sat, 2010-09-25 at 07:07 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: (hoping this is the right way to submit updates for wiki pages.) Made your recommended changes. Thanks, Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org

Re: [CentOS-docs] update HOWTO page for how to copy ssh pub keys

2010-10-07 Thread Phil Schaffner
Robert P. J. Day wrote on 10/07/2010 07:51 AM: ... ok, since i don't have edit access to the wiki, do i simply post proposed changes to this list in terms of precisely what text should be replaced by newer text? Perhaps it is time to remedy that situation. Have you created a WikiName

Re: [CentOS-docs] update HOWTO page for how to copy ssh pub keys

2010-10-07 Thread Phil Schaffner
Robert P. J. Day wrote on 10/07/2010 05:25 PM: BTW, i do have a wiki username: RobDay. i simply don't have edit rights. Perhaps Ralph will now be willing to remedy that. Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org

[CentOS-docs] CentOS 3 on home page

2010-12-08 Thread Phil Schaffner
Although CentOS 3 EOL was announced by Tru on Nov 3, 2010 it is still listed on the home page with no indication of the EOL status. This has been the source of some confusion already. Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org

Re: [CentOS-docs] How to create a new initrd

2011-01-15 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ralph Angenendt wrote on 01/15/2011 03:40 PM: ... Maybe a word on adding non loaded modules would be fine at this point :) Please do feel free to provide that. I neglected to add my usual invitation for others to edit the page, but consider it, in the traditional Wiki spirit, as a blanket

Re: [CentOS-docs] HowTos/JavaOnCentOS Wiki page revision?

2011-01-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
Ralph Angenendt wrote on 01/15/2011 03:39 PM: ... To me the article looks good, if you can incorporate it into the current wiki article (and not just replace that). I beg to differ. The current Wiki article contains a lot of confusing and obsolete information, and in trying to cover a

Re: [CentOS-docs] How to create a new initrd

2011-01-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
Manuel Wolfshant wrote on 01/15/2011 07:59 PM: I took advantage of you invitation to complete/correct the page and fixed a minor typo + added a reference to the xenblk module Thanks. Instructions on adding other modules would be good to add too, when someone gets a Round Tuit. Phil

Re: [CentOS-docs] HowTos/JavaOnCentOS Wiki page revision?

2011-01-16 Thread Phil Schaffner
Jasper Siepkes wrote on 01/16/2011 07:30 AM: ... If anyone is interested I could put up a wiki page outlining the steps to create RPM's with JPackage ? Very much so, particularly your spec mods and details on your alternatives configuration, which seems to cover more bases than I have done in

[CentOS-docs] Emulate a fixed IP address using MAC address with DHCP

2011-01-19 Thread Phil Schaffner
Per Alan's suggestion: http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/EmulateFixedAddressByDHCP Comments please. Phil ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs

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