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Is 3.4 the same as 3.3 with all updates?
by WipeOut 10 Jan '05

10 Jan '05

I guess the subject says it all.. :) I am still new to Centos so I am not sure on the upgrade path and what is the best way to stay up to date.. Will updates for 3.3 still be added to the yum repo or do I need to upgrade/update my system to 3.4? Thanks

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2.6 kernel on CentOS-3.3
by Tru Huynh 10 Jan '05

10 Jan '05

Hi I am happy to share a "proof of concept" for a centos-3.3 (not yet 3.4 ready) x86 and x86_64 distributions running either 2.4 and 2.6 linux kernels. This is not an official statement of the CentOS team! <include std disclaimer> don't complain if this howto eats your machine ;) It works for me and the src.rpm are provided. </include> <blurb> In order to have a 2.6 kernel on CentOS-3, one need to upgrade a few packages: at least module-init-tools, sysstat, initscripts... But in order to keep a 2.4 kernel happy, you must keep modutils around. I have repacked both modutils AND module-init-tools in the same package and it is providing both. mkinitrd needs to copy both insmod(module-init-tools) and insmod.old (modutils) into your initrd, since you can use either 2.4 or 2.6 kernel. the initscripts_26 is trying to get the initialisation for both series (there is much room for improvememt). A prebuild linux 2.6.10-ac8 kernel is there too, but you don't need it, since you can compile your own. I did not make a mandatory requirement for such a package. /etc/modprobe.conf is autogenerated, but some modules could have changed name, so have a look at it! all the files are here: ftp://ftp.pasteur.fr/pub/BIS/tru/2.6_CentOS-3/yum </blurb> <howto> 1) wget ftp://ftp.pasteur.fr/pub/BIS/tru/2.6_CentOS-3/yum.conf.mini use sudo or become root 2) yum -c yum.conf.mini -y update 3) yum -c yum.conf.mini -y install initscripts_26 either install you own linux-2.6.x kernel or 4a) yum -c yum.conf.mini -y install linux linux-doc 4b) yum -c yum.conf.mini -y install linux-smp 4c) yum -c yum.conf.mini -y install linux-source reboot </howto> references: - gmk has provided a one way 2.4 ->2.6 http://altruistic.lbl.gov/lbnl - http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5793467888.html - linux src.rpm is a steal for the cAos-2 + update to 2.6.10-ac8 Best regards, Tru -- Dr Tru Huynh | http://www.pasteur.fr/recherche/unites/Binfs/ mailto:tru@pasteur.fr | tel/fax +33 1 45 68 87 37/19 Institut Pasteur, 25-28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris CEDEX 15 France

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vim update for CentOS-3.3 x86_64
by Tru Huynh( CentOS key) 10 Jan '05

10 Jan '05

Greatings, vim update for x86_64 are now available. ref: [RHSA-2005:010-01] Updated VIM packages fix security vulnerability https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-010.html ...centos-3/3.3/updates/x86_64/ bbc554b195a3dff7feed456acd9199e8 RPMS/vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm a59303d90e1c0e9c8e40d8dfb4665322 RPMS/vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm 112be74a11c662fe4f0ef8a7e9c60a07 RPMS/vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm 044ebe66d069a1c876132e149db81d8f RPMS/vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.1.x86_64.rpm a750f99a52a5e940feba5c81dc356f46 SRPMS/vim-6.3.046-0.30E.1.src.rpm Best regards, Tru Huynh

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RE: [Centos] OT -- Inexpensive CentOS dedicated servers?
by Mark A. Lewis 10 Jan '05

10 Jan '05

http://www.layeredtech.com I have a box with them and have been very happy sofar. They offer CentOS. -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)caosity.org [mailto:centos-bounces@caosity.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Lane Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 10:19 AM To: centos(a)caosity.org Subject: [Centos] OT -- Inexpensive CentOS dedicated servers? Hey all, I am looking to get some input regarding inexpensive dedicated servers -- preferably with a hosting company the offers CentOS as an OS option. Does anybody have any input or recommendations? I'd really like to support a company that uses CentOS. And there are _so many options out there, is kind of overwhelming. Thanks, Ryan _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)caosity.org http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

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CentOS 3.4 - i386 - errata - initscripts
by Lance Davis 10 Jan '05

10 Jan '05

There is an update to initscripts for CentOS 3.4. The version packaged in the 3.4 isos missed the patch to remove the 10 second delay on boot with an 'unsupported configuration' . This update reimplements the patch. Files :- updates/i386/RPMS/initscripts-7.31.18.EL-1.centos.1.i386.rpm updates/i386/SRPMS/initscripts-7.31.18.EL-1.centos.1.src.rpm To update 'yum update initscripts' Lance

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RE: [Centos] NNTP versus web forums
by Mark A. Lewis 10 Jan '05

10 Jan '05

No, I mean the vast majority of employers block 119 and do not offer news service. I realize you do not need a local server, but you have to be able to connect to pull it from somewhere... -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)caosity.org [mailto:centos-bounces@caosity.org] On Behalf Of Jim Zajkowski Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 4:06 PM To: CentOS discussion and information list Subject: Re: [Centos] NNTP versus web forums On Jan 8, 2005, at 4:46 PM, Mark A. Lewis wrote: > The other big thing to remember is that many of us do not have NNTP > feeds at work, where e-mail and the web are easy to get to. You don't need a local nntp server to read news, any nntp client can connect to any other nntp server, assuming that that server lets you connect. I'm not in favor of creating a CentOS topic under the usenet comp.sys hierarchy, I'm talking about running a private nntp server. For example, Novell runs their forums over nntp, and people configure their clients to connect to news.novell.com. When I was a student we used a local nntp server for class forums and project help. --Jim -- Jim Zajkowski OpenPGP 0x21135C3 http://www.jimz.net/pgp.asc System Administrator 8A9E 1DDF 944D 83C3 AEAB 8F74 8697 A823 2113 5C53 UM Life Sciences Institute _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)caosity.org http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

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CentOS and SuperMicro P8SCi motherboard
by Avtar Gill 10 Jan '05

10 Jan '05

There was recently a thread on this mailing list regarding SuperMicro hardware and CentOS. Here is one of the posts: http://lists.caosity.org/pipermail/centos/2005-January/001503.html My question is about the P8SCi motherboard, a fairly new SuperMicro model. The vendor's specifications page mentions Linux but I would rather hear from end users and their experiences. Here is a URL: http://supermicro.com/products/motherboard/P4/E7221/P8SCi.cfm I've found one post on a Debian mailing list which mentioned it but that person is using a 2.6 kernel: http://tinyurl.com/5jlry Is anyone here using CentOS (or any RHEL clone OS) on a box that contains one of these boards? Any issues that you have come across? Thanks, Avtar

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Where is ethereal?
by Joe Polk 09 Jan '05

09 Jan '05

YUM says I already have ethereal installed, but I have no /usr/sbin/ethereal. I have 3 directories about but no executable. -- <<JAV>>

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RE: [Centos] NNTP versus web forums
by Mark A. Lewis 09 Jan '05

09 Jan '05

Even if there isn't, it wouldn't be hard to 'inject' the mail list posts into the database for the forums, just use the subject as the topic, give it it's own subforum. Going the other way could be a bit harder. -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces(a)caosity.org [mailto:centos-bounces@caosity.org] On Behalf Of Avtar Gill Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 8:23 PM To: CentOS discussion and information list Subject: Re: [Centos] NNTP versus web forums On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 15:53:37 -0500, Jim Zajkowski <jim(a)jimz.net> wrote: > I see that a number of questions are being answered on the new web > forum that is now part of the centos site. And the mailing lists So > now there are two places to search, both the forum and the mailing > list archives. > > This is just doubles the work required to follow along or find a > solution. That's funny because the thought about having "two places to search" occurred to me a couple of days ago when I read the following two posts: http://lists.caosity.org/pipermail/centos/2005-January/001496.html http://lists.caosity.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2005-January/000574.html I am new to Centos so correct me if I'm wrong but I'm assuming that developers and end users were initially corresponding with each other via mailing lists. In my opinion, redirecting some future discussions to the web forums while leaving others on the mailing lists seems counter productive. I'm not familiar with the CMS software that is being used at centos.org but is there any mailing list <-> web forum software available for it? _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)caosity.org http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

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NNTP versus web forums
by Jim Zajkowski 09 Jan '05

09 Jan '05

I see that a number of questions are being answered on the new web forum that is now part of the centos site. And the mailing lists So now there are two places to search, both the forum and the mailing list archives. This is just doubles the work required to follow along or find a solution. I know NNTP isn't sexy, it doesn't allow graphics in posts, it doesn't have person ratings or cute smileys, and it requires a modicum of competence to use, but it DOES do all of these: . Allows off-line reading and replying, with an appropriate reader. . Searching. . Reliable way of showing you which threads have new posts. -> I have not yet found a single web forum that did this well. . Orders of magnitude faster. . Easy to archive. . Small footprint, on-disk and over-network. . Synchronisation to multiple servers, reduced network use. . Bidirectional synchronisation to a mailing list. . Supports authenticated posting, moderation, etc. --Jim -- Jim Zajkowski OpenPGP 0x21135C3 http://www.jimz.net/pgp.asc System Administrator 8A9E 1DDF 944D 83C3 AEAB 8F74 8697 A823 2113 5C53 UM Life Sciences Institute

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