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Re: [CentOS] xfontsel larger font
by C.M. Connelly 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

"JG" == Jerry Geis <geisj(a)pagestation.com> JG> I am running xfontsel. I dont seem to be able to select an JG> helvetica font > 34 points. I am looking for something JG> around 75 points. I dont seem to be able to find anything JG> that large. xfontsel just provides an interface for generating the ``X Logical Font Description'' name for fonts, which you then plug into some configuration file to actually use the font -- why not just specify 24 pt Helvetica, then change the 240 to 720? Claire -- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Claire Connelly cmc(a)math.hmc.edu Systems Administrator (909) 621-8754 Department of Mathematics Harvey Mudd College *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

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Server without keyboard
by David Fletcher 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

I'm trying to set up a small machine as a server using a Via EPIA SP 8000E mini ITX motherboard. It's got a fanless Eden processor and I'm using a SATA hard drive. The CD drive is removed, as I only wanted it to install CentOS and don't anticipate needing it again. My problem is running this machine with CentOS without the keyboard. I've set the BIOS to ignore keyboard errors so it boots OK, but I can't get it to restart without a keyboard attached. Logging into it as root via ssh and telling it to shutdown -h now works fine, but when I tell it to shutdown -r now it gets as far as the "Restarting system." message then just freezes. Is there any known solution to this? Thanks. Dave Fletcher

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Anyone use a Rio Cali Sport with CentOS 4.2?
by Preston Crawford 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

My wife does and here's the problem. It automatically mounts the flash memory of the player. But it doesn't mount the SD card slot. I used Ubuntu 5.10 recently and it mounted both of them. Both as separate USB sticks. How do I get CentOS to do the same thing? Or can it not discern that two USB flash devices are plugged in? Preston

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xfontsel larger font
by Jerry Geis 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

I am running xfontsel. I dont seem to be able to select an helvetica font > 34 points. I am looking for something around 75 points. I dont seem to be able to find anything that large. Am I missing something? Jerry

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starting a java application as a service
by James B. Byrne 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

I have a single requirement to launch a java application on startup as a service. The application is shipped in a file called jes.jar. It requires three arguments: a dotted quad IP address, an initial service port, and a translated service port. I can get the application running as a console command. Can someone point me to a site that documents how to script a sys V init.d style script so that I can run this as a daemon process? I tried copying a script in the age old fashion but I seem to be missing something(s). Lastly, I vaguely recall that there is a way to capture the pid of a program started in the shell but I cannot find any reference to it. I seem to recall that the construct $! or $$ contained the value of the last program run. Can anyone here confirm this and/or provide an example. I am a digest subscriber so direct responses are appreciated (reply to all). Sample script #!/bin/sh # # jes: Java Encryption Server for Javelin NSTV connections. # # chkconfig: - 26 89 # description: Java Encryption Service to support SSL # connections for the Javelin HP3000 NS/VT # emulator java applette. # # Check if config file readable (and therefore exists). [ -r /etc/sysconfig/jes ] || exit 0 # Read and execute the config file. . /etc/sysconfig/jes # Check if variable has length zero and exit if true. [ -z "$JESARGS" ] && exit 0 start() { echo -n $"Starting jes as daemon: " /usr/bin/java -cp /usr/local/lib/java/jes.jar Jes $JESARGS touch /var/lock/subsys/jes echo } stop() { echo -n $"Shutting down jes (Java Encryption Service): " /usr/bin/jes -K killproc jes rm -f /var/lock/subsys/jes echo } [ -f /usr/bin/jes ] || exit 0 # See how we were called. case "$1" in start) start ;; stop) stop ;; restart|reload) stop start ;; condrestart) [ -e /var/lock/subsys/jes ] && (stop; start) ;; *) echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload|condrestart}" exit 1 esac exit 0 sample configuration file: # Options to Jes server for secure javelin connections # VTNAME IP address of NSVT host (usually an HP3000) VTNAME="192.168.0.12" # VTPORT The service port that the NSVT service is listening # on (Usually 1570) VTPORT="1570" # JESPORT The service port that JES listens to on this host for VT # Javelin connections. This can be any port but it is # required that: # a. This port must be allowed through any exterior # firewalls. # b. The client must have the same port configured # in default.j92 # (or encrypt.j92 if that is what you are using). JESPORT="1570" # These are concatenated here for use in the init.d script. JESARGS="$VTNAME $VTPORT $JESPORT" -- *** e-mail is not a secure channel *** mailto:byrnejb.<token>@harte-lyne.ca James B. Byrne Harte & Lyne Limited vox: +1 905 561 1241 9 Brockley Drive fax: +1 905 561 0757 Hamilton, Ontario <token> = hal Canada L8E 3C3

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Re: [CentOS] More than 1 GCC version?
by Brian T. Brunner 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

Thanks for the history lessons, Bryan. This suggests to me a GCC flag -fForgive2.9xUsers which would accept syntax and grammar from code valid to the 2.9x compiler (warn rather than barf). This isn't the compat compiler/lib suite (which is a separate option), but is a grace-rather-than-pedantics approach to compiler evolution. Brian Brunner brian.t.brunner(a)gai-tronics.com (610)796-5838 >>> thebs413(a)earthlink.net 10/24/05 12:56PM >>> > This compiler broken-ness drives a decision to NOT upgrade > to the current (dysfunctional) compiler nor the OS it rode > in on. Again, blame the GCC 2 developers. *sigh* Blame helps Nowhere... ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated

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More than 1 gcc version?
by Tom Brown 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

Hi CentOS4.2 - Is it possible to have an older version of gcc as well as the one that ships with this OS? I need to compile aspseek to run on this distro but it seems to only like older gcc's any ideas?

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Backup Solutions based on Linux
by Joe Polk 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

I'm having particular issues running Veritas in my Windows environment. The agent just seems to baulk on some servers. I've looked into backup solutions running on Linux before but there doesn't seem to be much. Is anyone familiar with something that has Windows agents and yet managed by Linux? <<JAV>>

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Re: [CentOS] More than 1 gcc version?
by Brian T. Brunner 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

"flame" == "stoopidly pedantic"... NOT a discussion I want to get into again. It *is* 5 years after it was written, by folks no longer here, (actually 10 years) and it WORKED FLAWLESSLY when written. Code + compiler -> successful product. The compiler changed, it's current behavior is broken from my point of view! This compiler broken-ness drives a decision to NOT upgrade to the current (dysfunctional) compiler nor the OS it rode in on. Brian Brunner brian.t.brunner(a)gai-tronics.com (610)796-5838 >>> alex(a)milivojevic.org 10/24/05 12:08PM >>> Quoting "Brian T. Brunner" <brian.t.brunner(a)gai-tronics.com>: > Not necessarily... gcc 2.9x LOVES my code, and the program built > under it runs like a champ. <flame mode="on"> "Try this and see if compiler or interpretter complains" approach is discutably OK for one-time use Perl scripts. It's a very bad approach for C code that should be used (and, oh my God recompiled) 5 years after it was written. </flame> If your code conforms to ANSI, file a bug with gcc folks. If it doesn't conform with ANSI, it's you who are at fault. Don't blame the compiler for your mistakes of the past. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated

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Re: [CentOS] More than 1 gcc version?
by Brian T. Brunner 24 Oct '05

24 Oct '05

Not necessarily... gcc 2.9x LOVES my code, and the program built under it runs like a champ. gcc 3.4 barfs on this same source code, so I see this as "Stoopidly Pedantic" on the part of the compiler-writers. Things that work and stop working because of a "better compiler" bring into question the definition of "better". Brian Brunner brian.t.brunner(a)gai-tronics.com (610)796-5838 >>> chrism(a)imntv.com 10/24/05 10:39AM >>> Tom Brown wrote: > Hi > > CentOS4.2 - Is it possible to have an older version of gcc as well as > the one that ships with this OS? I need to compile aspseek to run on > this distro but it seems to only like older gcc's > > any ideas? > 4.2 ships with a recent vintage GCC 3 and there's an option to include GCC4. If your program won't compile with a very stable GCC3, then you might want to fix the broken software rather than install an obsolete development environment, no? Cheers, _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated

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