On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 5:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arun Khan" <[email protected]> > To: "ILUG-C" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2012 4:35:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Ilugc] key board & Mouse not working with CENTOS 6.0 > > I followed this entire thread (26/Sep to 3/Oct) on the gmane archive > and noticed the OP mention that this is a "trial" server. Perhaps the > OS can be thrashed and the OP can start a fresh installation. (You > may want to keep a back up image of the OS for analysis offline) > > If this is the case, then I would strongly suggest to OP to do a fresh > install of CentOS 6.3 (the latest incarnate of CentOS 6) rather than > fighting this problem on CentOS 6.0. Time is of essence and there > comes a point when a fresh install is a faster solution. Don't forget > to back up your data though. > > AFAIK, very few actually put CentOS 6.0 into production (see CentOS > General mailing list archive). CentOS 6 gained traction when 6.1 > release came out. > > -- Arun Khan > > > Dear Mr. Arun > > I am in appreciative of your suggestion and proposal. However, the concern is > that if the centos produce such > undesirable results within one month during its trial period then What would > be its consequences on production > > server?
I have a few CentOS 5.x server installation (no X windows) in production that are humming along :) With ref. to CentOS 6.0: No matter how well a release is tested through it's beta and release candidate program, it is not possible to encompass the entire gamut of hardware that a released product may face. Typically, the first version of a major release of any software, especially a general purpose OS, is likely to have some unresolved issues. The vendors are under pressure (competitive and/or market) to release the product. Newer hardware are supported in the newer kernel, back porting drivers to an older kernel release is extra work. You will notice that a .1 version update is available within 4-6 months time span. Typically, it fixes a lot of annoyances in the .0 version. Most IT departments seldom deploy a .0 version of any release into production. When 6.0 was first release around Oct/Nov 2010 I did a quick eval; I also observed other's experience with it (in this case the CentOS mailing list) and decided it was best to stick with 5.x. I have started 6.2 fresh installs (for production) only about 4 months back. You choose to install CentOS 6.0 when CentOS 6.3 was already released around 9/July/2012 and that is your prerogative. For production deployment, I would have (a) read the Release Notes, (b) persue and/or join the mailing list/forum + search it's archives, (c) wait for a .1 or .2 version for evaluation (in your case 6.3 was already available). >In fact, it has been put under observation for one month to study its function >and charactersistics. Erasing and >resinstalling can be done without wasting time but what is the solution to >existing malfunction? As has been discussed in the thread, the issue appears to be with the X server. However, from your responses it is not clear to whether you are not getting any Key/Mouse in the login display manager (GDM most likely) or does it disappear after the user is logged in. For the latter case, create a new user and then login. >It is a case study whose end result could become beacon light for those who >encounter such secnario in future. But >unfortunaetely, the solution is >becoming elusive to our effort. Absolutely agree in principle, however see my comment above. One option is to open a bug report on CentOS 6.0 (be ready to follow up and provide information to the bug owner). -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
