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time stray on the latest centos release: 2.6.9-11.EL
by Blair Lowe 13 Dec '06

13 Dec '06

Hi, The clock on my laptop seems to be straying dramatically from the real time even if I turn off ntpd. Could it be the clock applet itself? After I run rdate with ntpd off, it starts to stray right away. This started in the last two weeks after doing many updates. Has anyone else seen this, or even fixed it? Thanks in advance, Blair.

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Re: [CentOS] boot on raid Was: why was LILO removed from centOS 4.2?
by Karanbir Singh 07 Jul '06

07 Jul '06

Les Mikesell wrote: > On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 10:00, Karanbir Singh wrote: > > >>>Probably the LILO RPM missing on the CD. If you rebuild CD image with >>>LILO RPM >>>included, it might work. >>> >> >>if you can verify this, could you file this as an issue at >>http://bugs.centos.org/ - I'll make sure the situation is rectified in >>time for ServerCD 4.3 > > > Has anyone looked at what SMEserver v7 (the Centos4 based one) > does? It not only installs on raid by default, it creates > a 'broken' RAID1 if you only have one drive so you can add > a mirror painlessly later. I don't have a running system > right now to see if they put /boot on raid1 or if they > use lilo or grub. Firstly, the primary aim of the CentOS distro is to stay in sync with upstream. So nothing on that is going to change. Secondly, Feel free to evaluate what SMEserver are doing w.r.t installer and submit patches for the ServerCD. Also, moving this conversation to the CentOS Developers mailing list, if anyone is interested in following this - subscribe there.

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Problems installing compat-postgresql-libs-3-3.c4.centos.x86_64.rpm for x86_64
by Scott Brandhuber 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

trying to yum install compat-postgresql-libs from c4-testing results in several dependecy errors. says it needs to install the following packages: e2fsprogs i386 1.35-12.2.EL4 base 770 k glibc i686 2.3.4-2.13 base 5.0 M krb5-libs i386 1.3.4-17 base 478 k openssl i686 0.9.7a-43.4 update 1.1 M zlib i386 1.2.1.2-1.2 base 44 k the x86_64 versions of all these are already installed. I do not have any i386 or i686 packages currently installed Scott --------------------------------- Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less

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FireFox 1.5 for CentOS4 i386 and x86_64 now in Testing
by Karanbir Singh 13 Jan '06

13 Jan '06

Firefox 1.5 is now avaialble for CentOS4 on i386 and x86_64 in the Testing repository. on i386: -------------------------------------------------------------- Name : firefox Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 1.5 Vendor: CentOS Release : 1.c4.centos4 Build Date: Sat 03 Dec 2005 03:04:48 AM UTC Install Date: (not installed) Build Host: guru.build.karan.org Group : Applications/Internet Source RPM: firefox-1.5-1.c4.centos4.src.rpm Size : 22656510 License: MPL/LGPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sat 03 Dec 2005 04:19:41 PM UTC, Key ID 5c37c0b17203f491 Packager : Karanbir Singh <kbsingh(a)karan.org> URL : http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/ Summary : Mozilla Firefox Web browser. Description : Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability. on x86_64 --------------------------------------------------------------- Name : firefox Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 1.5 Vendor: CentOS Release : 1.c4.centos4 Build Date: Sun 04 Dec 2005 07:02:48 PM UTC Install Date: (not installed) Build Host: monk.karan.org Group : Applications/Internet Source RPM: firefox-1.5-1.c4.centos4.src.rpm Size : 29512530 License: MPL/LGPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sun 04 Dec 2005 11:41:18 PM UTC, Key ID 5c37c0b17203f491 Packager : Karanbir Singh <kbsingh(a)karan.org> URL : http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/ Summary : Mozilla Firefox Web browser. Description : Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability. Sources : http://dev.centos.org/centos/4/testing/SRPMS/firefox-1.5-1.c4.centos4.src.r…

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CentOS 4 PPC boot iso?
by Charlie Brady 30 Dec '05

30 Dec '05

Could someone please point me to same? I've found references to a beta boot.iso, but that seems no longer available, and I've found only empty "isos" directories, e.g.: http://mirror.centos.org/centos-4/4.2/isos/ppc/ I'm not the only one to be looking: http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=2209 Thanks

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php5 SQLite support
by Johnny Hughes 29 Dec '05

29 Dec '05

On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 10:07 -0600, Bassett, Mark wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces(a)centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On > Behalf Of Matt Hyclak > Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 9:10 AM > To: CentOS ML > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Building PHP PECL modules > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 09:05:23AM -0600, Johnny Hughes enlightened us: > > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 08:36:35AM -0600, Bassett, Mark enlightened > us: > > > > As far as the SQLite package, I just ran into this and evidently > SQLite > > > > is enabled by default in php, however the centos rpm is explicity > set to > > > > turn off SQLite support. So, I just snagged the source rpm, > edited the > > > > SPEC file to remove the --without-sqlite and voila, my custom rpm > with > > > > SQLite installed. > > > > > > > > Hope that's helpful. > > > > > > > > > > I'm guessing that comes from upstream, since they don't distribute > SQLite. > > > Perhaps a RFE for the CentOS php rpm to enable that would be in > order if > > > enough folks think it should be included since CentOS *does* > distribute > > > SQLite. > > > > We distribute SQLite only for yum ... and that doesn't require SQLite > > PHP support :) > > > > We won't (I don't think) compile the PHP4 with SQLite support, so as > to > > maintain compatibility with upstream ... though I don't have a problem > > with SQLite being in the php5 that is in CentOSPlus > > That's the one I rebuilt anyway ;) We are a major php shop so we run > php5 across the board. I'm all for including that in centosplus. If I > remember correctly they also do a --disable-dom but then add it in later > with a php-dom rpm package, so I'm not really sure what that one's all > about. > Ignacio, What are the chances that during the next update cycle, you can add SQLite support to the php5 build? (It doesn't need to be done quick or anything, just as part of the next update ... unless there isn't one before CentOS-4.3 release) Thanks, Johnny Hughes

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CentOS Plus / CentOS Extras Policy
by Karanbir Singh 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

We need to work out format / policy for pkgs built and hosted in the CentOS Extras / CentOS Plus Testing area -> Stable repository. One option is to move pkgs by Time-Default. Under this setup, once announced in the centos-devel list, after 14 days the pkgs are moved into the stable repositories. The time issue is arbitary, I feel 14 days is 'long enough'. If its too long we can shorten it to 7 days ? Would that give enough time to find major issues ? Second option, would be to raise a bugs.centos.org issue for each pkg - and ask for feedback on the issue tracker. Moving the package from Testing to Stable would required a fixed number of positive responders. eg. 5 people need to confirm it works ? Third option would be to leave it upto the packager / builder to decide when its ok to move things over from Testing -> Stable. However, in lots of cases, pkgers are busy. And to be honest, unless the pkger thinks its OK, the pkg would not be in Testing anyway. I prefer if other people were to be involved in the test process as well. Suggestions ? Comments ? -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219@icq

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Missing .src.rpm
by John Newbigin 20 Dec '05

20 Dec '05

RedHat recently released 2 errata for EL2.1. They provide links to their ftp site but as yet the files are not there ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/netpbm-9.24-9.AS21.6.… ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-0.92-17.src.rpm The Australian mirror which I used to use has also stopped mirroring the 2.1AS directory and I am yet to find a suitable replacement. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to do? John. -- John Newbigin Computer Systems Officer Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin

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Errata release system
by Connie Sieh 20 Dec '05

20 Dec '05

Centos-devel, Do you have scripts/code to harvest RedHat SRPMS for errata? Rebuild the .src.rpms and then send out email with the "technical" details included? Trying to automate our release system more than it is now. Thanks -Connie Sieh Scientific Linux Developer

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python 2.3 for CentOS-3 i386 and x86_64 now in Testing
by Tru Huynh 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Python 2.3 (python2.3) is now available for CentOS-3 on i386 and x86_64 in the Testing repository. -------------------------------------------------------------- Name : python2.3 Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 2.3.4 Vendor: CentOS Release : 14.1.centos3.1 Build Date: Fri 02 Dec 2005 01:45:12 AM CET Install Date: (not installed) Build Host: sillage.bis.pasteur.fr Group : Development/Languages Source RPM: (none) Size : 7575362 License: PSF - see LICENSE Signature : DSA/SHA1, Tue 06 Dec 2005 12:44:36 PM CET, Key ID 5c37c0b17203f491 URL : http://www.python.org/ Summary : An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. Description : Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme or Java. Python includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems (X11, Motif, Tk, Mac and MFC). Programmers can write new built-in modules for Python in C or C++. Python can be used as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface. This package contains most of the standard Python modules, as well as modules for interfacing to the Tix widget set for Tk and RPM. Note that documentation for Python is provided in the python-docs package. -------------------------------------------------------------- <changelog> * Wed Apr 20 2005 Tru Huynh <tru(a)centos.org> 2.3.4-14.1.centos3.1 - patched from centos4-> centos3 - . db4.1 instead of db4.2 - . name python -> python2.3 - . tkinter2.3 required * Wed Feb 02 2005 Mihai Ibanescu <misa(a)redhat.com> 2.3.4-14.1 <...> </changelog> http://dev.centos.org/centos/3/testing/{i386,x86_64,SRPMS} -- Tru Huynh (CentOS-3 i386/x86_64 Package Maintenance) http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xBEFA581B

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CentOS art
by Sherman Boyd 13 Dec '05

13 Dec '05

Hi, I'm interested in working on some of the CentOS art. Does anyone have a list of what needs to be done? -- Best regards, Sherman Boyd

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CentOS install CD bootlogo
by Sherman Boyd 09 Dec '05

09 Dec '05

Hi, I'm working on cleaning up the bootlogo for CentOS. I just finished and I'm dead tired, but since I didn't find very good documentation on some of this stuff with a google search I wanted to document what I did: First I took some of the standard artwork and cleaned it up in gimp. I saved the image to a 640x300 14 color ppm. Looking at the .msg files under the /isolinux directory I was able to figure out that redhat actually uses 7 different text colors in it's menu. Each color has a corresponding hex code that specifies which of the sixteen colors in splash.lss to use. I matched them up as close as possible, and converted the ppm to an lss: ppmtolss16 "#000100=0" "#7b5b89=9" "#e5dde8=7" "#ffffff=15" "#ff020a=2" "#f1aa23=12" "#9ad02d=10" <centos-boot-clean.ppm >splash.lss Here is the end result: http://www.mitosys.com/images/splash.lss Hope you like it. The f7 anaconda looks good eh! -- Best regards, Sherman Boyd

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Centos4/Centos3 filesystem difference?
by Les Mikesell 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

I restored a tar backup of a Centos3 x86_64 box using a Centos4 x86 machine to format the disk and untar the files. Then I used the install cd to install grub on the actual machine but when it booted it said the filesystem had errors and fsck refused to fix them because the filesystem had newer features. Is there a way to make a backwards-compatible filesystem in the newer version and is the difference documented somewhere? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell(a)gmail.com

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Mailing List issues
by Karanbir Singh 08 Dec '05

08 Dec '05

Hi, We all know that something needs to be done about the signal to noise issue on the CentOS Mailing List. Traffic is something we can all live with, and is a good sign - the Project is getting popular - but the s/n ratio seems to be going down the wrong path. To blame might have been an odd few people, but looking at the list in its present shape - we seem to have developed a general mindset thats contributing to the issues. But whats the problem : 1. Drive by postings - people read a post, reply irrelevant content 2. General mindset of no moderation - 3. Thread deviation - almost every thread seems to be getting blown into a few directions 4. OverDose of content - A question of 'bootloader not working' becomes 'zen and the art of bootloader design'. What can we do about this situation ? The options that seem to exist : Kick off a few people, tell them to leave ? Moderate the entire list ? Establish some form of moderation and enforce it - but dont moderate the entire list. Also, do we need to - at this stage, look at splitting the CentOS list into some subject focused Lists ? Traffic is on the rise - and will continue to do so, which I consider a good thing. Do we at this stage now want to split some of this traffic up ? If so - what subjects / directions are we going to need ? Lets try and think about things as they would be 12 months down the road and 24 / 36 months away, what do we need to do to prep for that ? -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : 2522219@icq

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phpMyAdmin-2.7.0 testing rpm is now available for i386 or x86_64
by Jim Perrin 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

The following rpm is now available in the c4-testing repository: phpMyAdmin-2.7.0-1.c4.noarch.rpm For security reasons, a phpmyadmin.conf file has been created for /etc/httpd/conf.d/ Currently this restricts phpmyadmin to https, and makes it only available to 127.0.0.1. This forces the user to relax permissions if they require, but should keep a default install reasonably secure. These are all available for install via "yum --enablerepo c4-testing install $APPNAME", or if you don't have the testing repository installed, you can get the .repo file from http://dev.centos.org/centos/4/CentOS-Testing.repo -- Jim Perrin

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procinfo testing rpm is now available for i386 or x86_64
by Jim Perrin 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

The following rpm is now available in the c4-testing repository: procinfo-18-16.c4.i386.rpm These are all available for install via "yum --enablerepo c4-testing install $APPNAME", or if you don't have the testing repository installed, you can get the .repo file from http://dev.centos.org/centos/4/CentOS-Testing.repo -- Jim Perrin

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Ruby 1.8.3 testing rpms are available now for i386 and x86_64
by Jim Perrin 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

The following new packages have been added to the c4-testing repository: irb-1.8.3-2.c4.i386.rpm rdoc-1.8.3-2.c4.i386.rpm ri-1.8.3-2.c4.i386.rpm ruby-1.8.3-2.c4.i386.rpm ruby-devel-1.8.3-2.c4.i386.rpm ruby-docs-1.8.3-2.c4.i386.rpm ruby-libs-1.8.3-2.c4.i386.rpm ruby-mode-1.8.3-2.c4.i386.rpm ruby-tcltk-1.8.3-2.c4.i386.rpm These are all available for install via "yum --enablerepo c4-testing install $APPNAME", or if you don't have the testing repository installed, you can get the .repo file from http://dev.centos.org/centos/4/CentOS-Testing.repo -- Jim Perrin

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Postgresql-8.1 testing rpms are now available for i386 and x86_64
by Jim Perrin 06 Dec '05

06 Dec '05

New RPMS are available in the c4-testing repository! New packages are: compat-postgresql-libs-3-3.c4.centos.i386.rpm postgresql-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-contrib-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-devel-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-docs-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-jdbc-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-libs-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-odbc-08.01.0100-1.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-pl-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-python-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-server-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-tcl-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm postgresql-test-8.1.0-4.c4.i386.rpm Keep in mind this is a large upgrade. If you have an existing postgresql database, it is recommended that you stop your current install of postgresql, do a dump, install, start, and restore. For more information about upgrading please visit www.postgresql.org, or #postgresql on irc.freenode.net These are all available for install via "yum --enablerepo c4-testing install $APPNAME", or if you don't have the testing repository installed, you can get the .repo file from http://dev.centos.org/centos/4/CentOS-Testing.repo -- Jim Perrin

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glibc.spec patch for Xen compatibility/repo
by Michael Best 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

The version of glibc that comes in the Xen-3.0 binary release is 2.3.4-2.9 and is outdated by the new glibc package 2.3.4-2.13 this is a patch to the glibc-2.3.4-2.13.src.rpm to build an up to date xen compatible glibc. To be added to a Xen repository, something like the test repo: http://www.karan.org/mock/Xen/i386/ --- glibc-2.3.4-2.13.spec 2005-12-05 10:27:53.000000000 -0700 +++ glibc.spec 2005-12-05 09:35:08.000000000 -0700 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ %define glibcdate 20050704T1133 %define glibcname glibc-2.3 %define glibcversion 2.3.4 -%define glibcrelease 2.13 +%define glibcrelease 2.13.xen.0 %define auxarches i586 i686 athlon sparcv9 alphaev6 %define prelinkarches noarch %define nptlarches i386 i686 athlon x86_64 ia64 s390 s390x sparcv9 ppc ppc64 @@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ mkdir build-%{_target_cpu}-linux ; cd build-%{_target_cpu}-linux GCC=gcc %ifarch %{ix86} -BuildFlags="-march=%{_target_cpu}" +BuildFlags="-march=%{_target_cpu} -mno-tls-direct-seg-refs" %endif %ifarch alphaev6 BuildFlags="-mcpu=ev6" @@ -1393,6 +1393,9 @@ %endif %changelog +* Mon Dec 5 2005 Michael Best <mbest(a)pendragon.org> 2.3.4-2.13.xen.0 +- glibc compatability for Xen, added BuildFlag -mno-tls-direct-seg-refs + * Fri Aug 19 2005 Jakub Jelinek <jakub(a)redhat.com> 2.3.4-2.13 - change sys/quota.h to default to -D_LINUX_QUOTA_VERSION=1. If you want to use sys/quota.h for the quota ABI that is actually

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mysql5 and friends now available in the testing repository.
by Jim Perrin 05 Dec '05

05 Dec '05

MySQL5 and associated packages are now available in the c4-testing repository for i386 and x86_64. It should be fully compatible with current centos4 packages requiring mysql, such as php-mysql etc. Feedback is appreciated. c4-testing repository located here -> http://dev.centos.org/centos/4/ -- Jim Perrin System Architect - UIT Ft Gordon & US Army Signal Center

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