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rpm -Va
by Jason Pyeron 02 May '08

02 May '08

I ran rpm -Va and received almost a thousand bad entries on a clean install of 5.1 after doing some 'rpm -e' ... S.5..... /usr/sbin/ypserv_test S.5..... /usr/sbin/ypset S.5..... /usr/sbin/yptest S.5..... /sbin/rngd S.5..... /usr/bin/rngtest S.5..... /lib/security/pam_ccreds.so S.5..... /usr/sbin/cc_dump S.5..... /usr/sbin/cc_test S.5..... /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0.10.0 S.5..... /bin/dbus-cleanup-sockets ... Removing a package and reinstalling it fixes it. [root@host165 packages]# rpm -V perl S.5..... /usr/bin/a2p S.5..... /usr/bin/perl S.5..... /usr/bin/perl5.8.8 S.5..... /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so [root@host165 packages]# rpm -Uvh perl-5.8.8-10.el5_0.2.i386.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] package perl-5.8.8-10.el5_0.2 is already installed [root@host165 packages]# rpm -Uvh --force perl-5.8.8-10.el5_0.2.i386.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:perl ########################################### [100%] [root@host165 packages]# rpm -V perl [root@host165 packages]# Hmmm? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, purge the message from your system and notify the sender immediately. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited.

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strip down install
by Jason Pyeron 02 May '08

02 May '08

What tactics would be recommended to start removing unneeded packages? I have tried to graph dependences before and using hunches, is there a better way? -jason -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, purge the message from your system and notify the sender immediately. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited.

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serial port in linux
by gopinath 02 May '08

02 May '08

hi, i have centos 4.2. I have install a PCI card having serial port. when the os is booted it detects the new hardware ( serial port) .a device is also created /dev/ttyS0. the port works very goog on the same pc in windows XP. but when i connect any serial device to that port in linux it does not work. in /proc/ioports there is entry for that port as 0000-001f : dma1 0020-003f : pic1 0040-005f : timer 0060-006f : keyboard 0070-007f : rtc 0080-008f : dma page reg 00a0-00bf : pic2 00c0-00df : dma2 00f0-00ff : fpu 0170-0177 : ide1 01f0-01f7 : ide0 0376-0376 : ide1 03c0-03df : vga+ 03f6-03f6 : ide0 03f8-03ff : serial(auto) ---- > displayed here 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1 c000-cfff : PCI Bus #01 c800-c8ff : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 c800-c8ff : 8139too d800-d81f : PCI device 8086:24d3 (Intel Corp.) dc00-dc1f : PCI device 8086:24d2 (Intel Corp.) dc00-dc1f : usb-uhci e000-e01f : PCI device 8086:24d4 (Intel Corp.) e000-e01f : usb-uhci e400-e41f : PCI device 8086:24d7 (Intel Corp.) e400-e41f : usb-uhci e800-e81f : PCI device 8086:24de (Intel Corp.) e800-e81f : usb-uhci ec00-ec07 : PCI device 8086:2572 (Intel Corp.) ffa0-ffaf : PCI device 8086:24db (Intel Corp.) please help me out is there any extra configuration to be done. Regards, Gopinath Regards, Gopinath M Signal Networks Pvt. Ltd. Smile... it increases your face value!

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 02 May '08

02 May '08

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-2008:0224 Moderate CentOS 5 i386 thunderbird Update (Karanbir Singh) 2. CESA-2008:0224 Moderate CentOS 5 x86_64 thunderbird Update (Karanbir Singh) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 23:31:15 +0100 From: Karanbir Singh <kbsingh(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2008:0224 Moderate CentOS 5 i386 thunderbird Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20080501223115.GA13754(a)base.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2008:0224 Moderate Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0224.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( md5sum Filename ) i386: f41d7601a1729536c501ea36c0734be8 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-12.el5.centos.i386.rpm Source: 6b4d5629d5b9acc116b890b300edb7fd thunderbird-1.5.0.12-12.el5.centos.src.rpm -- Karanbir Singh CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: z00dax, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 23:31:15 +0100 From: Karanbir Singh <kbsingh(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2008:0224 Moderate CentOS 5 x86_64 thunderbird Update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20080501223115.GA13767(a)base.karan.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2008:0224 Moderate Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0224.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( md5sum Filename ) x86_64: c013361b5ffc76190284cec8c55df0a3 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-12.el5.centos.x86_64.rpm Source: 6b4d5629d5b9acc116b890b300edb7fd thunderbird-1.5.0.12-12.el5.centos.src.rpm -- Karanbir Singh CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: z00dax, #centos(a)irc.freenode.net ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CentOS-announce mailing list CentOS-announce(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce End of CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1 **********************************************

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No module named snack
by Matt Morgan 02 May '08

02 May '08

Hi everyone--I'm back on the list after some time not managing any Centos machines. It's good to be back. I'm trying to switch a server from sendmail to postfix. It's Centos 4.6. I installed postfix and system-switch-mail. When I run system-switch-mail, I get Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/sbin/system-switch-mail", line 89, in <module> main() File "/usr/sbin/system-switch-mail", line 76, in main from switchmail_tui import mainDialog File "/usr/share/system-switch-mail/switchmail_tui.py", line 36, in <module> from snack import * ImportError: No module named snack "Snack" appears to be a python module provided by a package called newt, which is installed: # rpm -qf /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/snack.py newt-0.51.6-9.rhel4 What am I doing wrong? Thanks a lot, Matt

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Re: [CentOS] DVD reader: Hardware problem or OS glitch?
by Lanny Marcus 02 May '08

02 May '08

On 01 May 2008, John jses27 at gmail.com wrote: >Puzzling, maybe just get a new dvd drive. Probably that's the solution >Would be interesting to know if when he accesses Win$ (Double Clicks >MyComputer) if the system crashes or when he double clicks on the dvd >drive in mycomputer would be a big indicator of the drive being bad or >if it takes a long time to access the drive. All the icons on the >desktop will dissapear when it crashes. Works perfectly in M$ Windows XP. Insert a DVD and it auto mounts and the contents are shown on the screen. No crashes. No delays. Clicking on the DVD drive in MyComputer works perfectly. The contents of the DVD are then shown. >Another thing Right Click on My Computer Select Manage and look at the >logs for the dvd drive in question. You should see errors there if it's >bad. Also like someone else said it will only auto mount on a user >account and not root. MS Windows Logs do not seem to have anything bad. It will not auto mount on my user account on CentOS 5. >If it's not any of the above get a new drive. Probable cause: Auto Mount of a DVD in the Teac DV-516D DVD/CD reader is not supported in the Kernel in CentOS 5 (or the Kernel on the Knoppix Live Disk v. 5.1.1); OR, there is something, somewhere, in CentOS 5 causing it not to auto mount a DVD when logged in as a regular user. A DVD can be mounted, manually, via the command line, without any problem. I believe the drive is working properly. Eventually, I will buy a DVD burner for that box. Thanks to everyone who participated in this thread and gave me things to try! If the same (unknown) thing is preventing auto mount of a DVD in an HP box Mike has,that might be interesting to Upstream as well as CentOS.

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case insensitive file system
by Ruslan Sivak 02 May '08

02 May '08

We have an application that was build on a windows platform that expects a case insensitive file system. Is there a way to set one up in CentOS? NTFS should work, I think, but I feel uneasy using that under Linux. Russ

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Re: [CentOS] DVD reader: Hardware problem or OS glitch?
by Lanny Marcus 01 May '08

01 May '08

On 01 May 2008, John jses27 at gmail.com wrote: > Alan: Thank you for all of the ideas you've had in this thread! I strongly suspect that your > idea of replacing the Teac CD/DVD-ROM with something else, is the only way to end this problem. My belief > now is that there is no support to auto mount a DVD in that Teac drive, in CentOS 5. Probably, when it was > my box and it worked OK, it was with a prior release of CentOS or Fedora Core and something has changed > and the auto mount support for that drive (for DVD media) was removed. I rarely use Windoze, but it was very helpful, to be able to test the same > CD/DVD-ROM drive and verify that it works perfectly under Windoze. I was able to mount the DVD in a terminal and install the RPM I wanted to > install OK, so that also makes me believe the drive is OK. Lanny > >Something I don't think no one has thought of: >[root at ethan ~]# rpm -qa | grep auto >automake15-1.5-16 >autoconf-2.59-12 >automake17-1.7.9-7 >automake-1.9.6-2.1 >automake16-1.6.3-8 >automake14-1.4p6-13 >autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.3 >Make sure you autofs installed: autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.3 I'm on my box now, but I'm sure it will be exactly the same on my daughters box, the one with the problem. Immediately after I updated her box, I updated mine. [lanny@dell2400 ~]$ rpm -qa | grep auto autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.3 [lanny@dell2400 ~]$ >Other than that, that's about all.... I suspect Alan is correct and that the only solution to this mystery is to buy a new drive. About 6 months ago, I bought an LG DVD Burner for my wife's box and it works fine.

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Re:[CentOS] problem installation of mplayer
by Lanny Marcus 01 May '08

01 May '08

On 30 April 2008, "Mamun" <sharif0 AT iut-dhaka.edu> wrote: >Message: 55 >Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:57:47 +0600 >Message-ID: <000601c8aab9$691eff90$e30110ac@Lab06> >I already installed CentOs,but can anyone give a sample of repo files >and priorities.conf file. >As for this 2 files i am unable to install mplayer. You might find this article on the CentOS Wiki helpful. You can copy & paste the commands shown onto the command line and get multimedia things up and running, quickly and easily. <http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/MultimediaOnCentOS> There is also information about the yum priorities plug-in on the Wiki. There is a link to it, near the top of the above URL.

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Package change logs
by Matty 01 May '08

01 May '08

Howdy, Does anyone happen to know where I can locate the changes that were integrated into a specific RPM update? I checked the wiki, the rpm query output and bugs.centos.org, but wasn't able to locate a changelog for the latest kernel update. Thanks, - Ryan

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