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USB key problems on enterprise systems
by Collins Richey 20 Mar '06

20 Mar '06

Just came up with some interesting (read: frustrating) problems on RHEL3 and RHEL4 today at work, and I've confirmed one of the problems on my up-to-date CentOS4 system at home. I was forced into releasing some RHEL3 systems to replace our aging RH9 systems without time for adequate testing, and that leads to problems like these. On our legacy RH9 systems, mounting a USB key is no problem, but I can't get it to work on either RHEL3-U6 or RHEL4-U2 (= CentOS4). I'm curious if any CentOS3 or CentOS4 users have any suggestions. Here are the results from plugging in a USB Key and trying to mount it: 1. On RHEL3-U6, some systems get the following, and there is a workaround: Message: USB device not accepting new address Workaround: /sbin/modprobe -r ehci-hcd Message: READ CAPACITY failed ... Unable to read partition table Workareound: none that I am aware of. The above workaround has no effect. 3. RHEL4-U2 and CentOS4 get the following: No possibility to mount. As soon as you plug in the USB key, the system goes into a SCSI error loop until you unplug it. I've googled extensively for an answer, found a few hits for the RHEL3 problem, but no useful solutions. The RHEL4 problem is apparrently a 2.6 kernel bug. Doe anyone know of a packaged kernel solution for this? I'm using the CentOS unsupported kernel at home, but same problem as in the stock RHEL4 kernel. Have RH possibly fixed this in the U3 beta? In case you're wondering about the key(s), the mount works flawlessly including KDE automounting the key on my Kubuntu Dapper development system with kernel 2.6.15-16-386 #1 PREEMPT. TIA, -- Collins Richey The agnostic dyslexic insomniac lies awake wondering if there is a dog.

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python 2.4.2
by Jure Pečar 20 Mar '06

20 Mar '06

Hi all, Has anyone sucessfully compiled python 2.4.2 on centos 4.2 x86_64? I'm trying with soon-to-be fc5 source rpm and it wants to convice me it doesn't know about libX11, but it is there: #rpmbuild -bb python.spec [snip] gcc -pthread -shared Modules/linuxaudiodev.o -o Modules/linuxaudiodev.so gcc -pthread -shared Modules/timingmodule.o -o Modules/timingmodule.so gcc -pthread -shared Modules/_tkinter.o Modules/tkappinit.o -ltix -ltk -ltcl -lX11 -o Modules/_tkinter.so /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lX11 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status but: # ldconfig -v |grep X11 ldconfig: /usr/X11R6/lib: libX11.so.6 -> libX11.so.6.2 /usr/X11R6/lib64: libX11.so.6 -> libX11.so.6.2 and: # locate libX11 /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6.2 /usr/X11R6/lib64/libX11.a /usr/X11R6/lib64/libX11.so /usr/X11R6/lib64/libX11.so.6 /usr/X11R6/lib64/libX11.so.6.2 I'm without ideas what's going on here. Anyone? -- Jure Pečar http://jure.pecar.org/

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Bad repo file
by Lorin B Pino 20 Mar '06

20 Mar '06

I have yum working with dags and dries, etc, but I have done something to the main repo file that causes yum to error. Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this file? CentOS-Base.repo # # This file uses a new mirrorlist system developed by Lance Davis for CentOS. # The mirror system uses the connecting IP address of the client and the # update status of each mirror to pick mirrors that are updated to and # geographically close to the client. You should use this for CentOS updates # unless you are manually picking other mirrors. # # If the mirrorlist= does not work for you, as a fall back you can try the # remarked out baseurl= line instead. # # [base] name=CentOS-4 - Base #mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=os baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/i386/ gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4 #released updates [update] name=CentOS-4 - Updates #mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=updates baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/updates/i386/ gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4 #packages used/produced in the build but not released [addons] name=CentOS-4 - Addons #mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=addons baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/addons/i386/ gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4 #additional packages that may be useful [extras] name=CentOS-4 - Extras #mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=extras baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/extras/i386/ gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4 #additional packages that extend functionality of existing packages [centosplus] name=CentOS-4 - Plus #mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=centosplus baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/centosplus/i386/ gpgcheck=1 enabled=1 gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4 #contrib - packages by Centos Users [contrib] name=CentOS-4 - Contrib #mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=contrib baseurl=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4.2/contrib/i386/ gpgcheck=1 enabled=1 gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos4 By the way, I have just subscribed to this list, and already see that it has it's share of complainers. I have only used CentOS for a few weeks, but I am enjoying the experience. I tried FC4, but yum would hang each time I tried it, so it has been good to have things work. Good work on this distro! For whatever that is worth from a newbie. TIA ~Lorin

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kannel from dag - sqlite conflict with centos 4.2
by Tony 20 Mar '06

20 Mar '06

I have a CentOS 4.1 box running Dag's Wieers kannel 1.4.0-3.2.el4.rf package which has a dependency on sqlite version 2.8.16-1.2.el4.rf also from Dag. If I try to up2date to centos 4.2 I'm hitting a conflict whereby 4.2 wants to install sqlite 3.2.2 - but kannel doesn't like that, reporting: Unresolvable chain of dependencies: kannel 1.4.0-3.2.el4.rf requires libsqlite.so.0 The new 3.2.2 version only provides libsqlite3.so.0. Anyone else seen this, or have any recommendations as to how I can have 4.2with kannel still installed? -- Cheers, Tony

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libtiff-3.6.1-8 and HylaFAX 4.2.5
by Chin 20 Mar '06

20 Mar '06

Hi, I am currently replacing my old Hylafax server to a new hardware with CentOS 4.2 (x86_64). Since CentOS 4.2 (and probably RHEL4) is shipping with libtiff-3.6.1-8, I'm wondering if this version of libtiff has the patch mentioned in the hylafax bugzilla http://bugs.hylafax.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=500 and/or is it compatible with the latest Hylafax 4.2.5 (i read libtiff-3.6.1 is mentioned in the release notes as having a fatal flaw). It will be against the main purpose of using an enterprise linux if I am to update this library myself. There are binary packages for RHEL3/4, not sure whether they are compiled with libtiff-3.6.1-8 too. I can run 'rpm --test ...' on my new machine with the Fedora Core 3 (x86_64) but I haven't decided whether to go ahead or not. Thank you. --------------------------------- Meet your soulmate! Yahoo! Asia presents Meetic - where millions of singles gather

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Bad repo file (solved)
by Lorin B Pino 20 Mar '06

20 Mar '06

I hit the delete button too quick, and don't know who to thank. I ended up deleting the file title and description (that were all commented out), and yum now uses it. Thanks ~Lorin

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Hi
by PV Juliet 20 Mar '06

20 Mar '06

HI All, I made a distribution CD in CentOS. But when i am installing from CD it displays an error message "gunzip : std ..... /mnt/sysimage /bin/cpio : premature end of file " Any one knows why it happens like this ??? Regards juliet

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Re: [CentOS] Re: Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the slowest of them all? CentOS
by Chris Hammond 19 Mar '06

19 Mar '06

Very well said and I second this 100000000%. Chris >>> peter(a)farrows.org 03/19/06 2:04 pm >>> Dear All, Centos works for me, it is indeed a godsend. I know how much effort it takes to create such a distribution and test it. I am grateful for all the hard effort it takes. Lets not keep the Centos team tied up with threads like this that really do little more that use bandwidth and storage space in the long run for no real benefit. Those people who make good use of Centos know had solid it is, nothing more needs to be said, if anyone disagrees, they should vote with their feet and go somewhere else, but don't bother flaming people here, because it neither necessary nor wanted, nor justified. Anybody who has the audacity to criticise people who do stuff to their very best for free for the benefit of others really, does need grow up and have a reality check. Lets end it here boys and girls, if you don't like Centos then stop wasting the time of those of us who do, and push off now. regards Pete Scott Silva wrote: > Jim Smith spake the following on 3/18/2006 7:40 AM: > >> --- Craig White <craigwhite(a)azapple.com> wrote: >> >> >>> is it possible that you don't consider how offensive that comments >>> like >>> this and your insensitive and ill- informed comments last week about >>> the >>> various repos are? >>> >>> You just earned the ticket to /dev/null on my sieve scripts >>> >>> Craig >>> >> Are you the same Craig who claims to have no experience at all of kde >> somewhere on the net and elsewhere you praise the kde- redhat repo? >> Shambolic? >> >> As the the rest of you cowboys, tell me other than WhiteBox who is >> the slowest to release updates. >> >> Don't take this personally, but a cold reality check will enable you >> to understand the reality of the situation. >> >> Don't get me wrong, CentOS is (for the most part) doing a superb job. >> You can guess what needs to be improved upon. >> >> Johnny and the team need reality comments rather than ass- kissing >> lamers. >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> > Anyone calling CentOS slow hasn't used Debian! But why sit here and bash > someone for their unpaid volunteer work! It isn't like they are getting six > figure salaries to make people happy. If you want fast, go get the source rpms > and rebuild them, and don't come back here asking for help from these > overworked and under respected volunteers! > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS(a)centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Darwin Streaming Server (was Re: Build on CentOS 4?)
by Chris Mauritz 19 Mar '06

19 Mar '06

Steve Pflaum wrote: > Hi- > I'm having trouble getting DSS to run on CentOS 4. Has anyone > successfully compiled the source on this platform? > > It looks like the DSS linux binary version was built using gcc 3.2 and > an older version of glibc so the symbol names in the libc files are > different which is why it will not run. > > Can anyone help? I haven't built it in a while, but the last time I think I was using 3.5 and it built right out of the box once I installed the compatibility libs and turned off the SELinux bits in the kernel. The latter may not be necessary if you don't mind all the error messages in the logs. I'd also suggest turning off iptables until you settle on which ports you'll be using, then you can lock it back down. It works pretty well. I ended up going with QTSS running on a dual G5 since I had a spare one laying around and QTSS includes all the fancy management tools that are missing from DSS. If you have any specific questions, feel free to email me. Cheers,

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 13, Issue 8
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 19 Mar '06

19 Mar '06

Send CentOS-announce mailing list submissions to centos-announce(a)centos.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to centos-announce-request(a)centos.org You can reach the person managing the list at centos-announce-owner(a)centos.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CentOS-announce digest..." Today's Topics: 1. CESA-2006:0266 Important CentOS 4 ia64 gnupg - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 2. CESA-2006:0266 Important CentOS 4 s390(x) gnupg - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 3. CESA-2006:0266 Important CentOS 4 s390(x) axp - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 4. CESA-2006:0266 Important CentOS 3 ia64 gnupg - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 5. CESA-2006:0266 Important CentOS 3 s390(x) gnupg - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 6. CESA-2006:0144 Moderate CentOS 3 ia64 kernel - updated kernel package (Pasi Pirhonen) 7. CESA-2006:0144 Moderate CentOS 3 s390(x) kernel - updated kernel package (Pasi Pirhonen) 8. CESA-2006:0015 Moderate CentOS 3 ia64 initscripts - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 9. CESA-2006:0015 Moderate CentOS 3 s390(x) initscripts - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 10. CESA-2006:0045 Moderate CentOS 3 ia64 squid - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 11. CESA-2006:0045 Moderate CentOS 3 s390(x) squid - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 12. CESA-2006:0117 Low CentOS 3 ia64 vixie-cron - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 13. CESA-2006:0117 Low CentOS 3 s390(x) vixie-cron - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:19:46 +0200 From: Pasi Pirhonen <upi(a)papat.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2006:0266 Important CentOS 4 ia64 gnupg - security update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20060318161946.GA17738(a)core.upi.iki.fi> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2006:0266 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0266.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: files: updates/ia64/RPMS/gnupg-1.2.6-3.ia64.rpm -- Pasi Pirhonen - upi(a)iki.fi - http://iki.fi/upi/

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