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NeTraverse Win4Lin 5.0
by Dan 27 Sep '04

27 Sep '04

Anybody get win4lin 5.0 running on CentOs? I have a Ibm Thinkpad 600 running centos 3.3. I tried running the win4lin installer which downloaded a supported kernel and installed but when I went to reboot the laptop, the drivers for my wireless card were missing along with usb support. Then when the laptop went into run level 5 nothing happens. Then the x server throughs an error about a bad config. So I cancel it and it doesn't even go to the cl login. I have also tried to patch the source that I downloaded from yum and the wireless and usb work, but still having the problems with the x server. I am fairly familiar with linux but not to familiar with the x server stuff. I was just wondering if someone had successfully got it to work and if they can tell me what they did, or have somebody point me into the right direction of where to look. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dan

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Re: CentOS-2 to CentOS-3 migration
by Rick Graves 27 Sep '04

27 Sep '04

Beau, > Subject: Re: [Centos] HOWTO? Upgrade Centos-2 to > Centos-3 John Newbin has been working on a migration center. It may have some useful information; get it here: http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/centos-2/migration.htm > Correct me if I am wrong, but centos 2 > is based off or redhat 7.2, so it may work. Check out the CentOS/RedHat family tree at the bottom of the migration center. BTW, I recently did a desktop install RedHat 9 to CentOS-3 migration as an experiment. There were come package incompatibilities that blocked the migration via YUM, so I did "yum remove" on each package that yum complained about. After removing a couple of rpm's, the migration went ahead. Afterward, I did "yum install" to put the packages back that I had removed. That seems to be a successful approach. Rick > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 16:29:05 +1000 > From: Beau Henderson <silentbob(a)gmail.com> > Reply-To: Beau Henderson <silentbob(a)gmail.com> > To: centos(a)caosity.org > Subject: Re: [Centos] HOWTO? Upgrade Centos-2 to > Centos-3 > > I wrote a pretty simple howto for redhat 9 - centos > 3.1 a while back. > I know of a few that have gone from 7.3 to centos > 3.1, with this > howto, so perhaps it may help in your case. Correct > me if I am wrong > but centos 2 is based off or redhat 7.2, so it may > work. Of course, i > wouldn't try this on a production box first off: > > http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=276534 > >

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java applet on CentOS-3
by Rick Graves 26 Sep '04

26 Sep '04

Hey, Has anyone installed a java applet on a CentOS-3? http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/ASP/contribs/9/i386/j2re-java-plugin-1.4.2_02-… I need a java applet for some functionality accessing my SmoothWall firewall from a workstation on the internal network. Has anyone set YUM up to watch for updates? Thanks, Rick

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Re: more about nVIDIA on Linux^h^h^h^h^h RedHat
by Rick Graves 25 Sep '04

25 Sep '04

Hey, I have two bits of info that suggest this is more of a RedHat problem than a Linux problem: 1) A high school friend had exactly this problem (screen when blank when booting up) on a computer running RedHat 9. (A different monitor had been used to install RedHat 9, and that monitor worked OK. Later, my high school friend got a different monitor, which went blank on boot up.) I solved the problem for my friend by swapping his nVIDIA card for a Voodoo Banshee. (And then I upgraded him to CentOS-3.) 2) I tried doing a Debian X desktop install on my test bench system with the nVIDIA TNT2 card plugged in. Debian's X install is more manual (less automatic) than under CentOS. I had to tell it which driver to use ("nv"), which I found by looking it up via Google. Debian could not get X to load -- after the screen flashed several times, Debian gave up and dumped me onto a text prompt with some messages on the screen. Maybe it is fair to say that it is a Linux problem, which RedHat 9 and its descendants do not handle well. Rick

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Fastrak TX2000 & CentOS 3.3
by Beth Curotto 24 Sep '04

24 Sep '04

Trying to install FastTrak TX2000 in box with CentOS 3.3 (kernal 2.4.21-20.EL.c0) install. Just downloaded Redhat 8/9 driver from Promise. But "sh install" says correct driver not found on diskette. Any suggestions? Thaks

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FastTrak TX200 driver
by Beth Curotto 24 Sep '04

24 Sep '04

Trying to install FastTrak TX2000 in box with CentOS 3.3 install. Just downloaded Redhat 8/9 driver from Promise but install says correct driver not found. Any suggestions? Is there a command to scroll --help files by the page... like DOS has /p

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yum updated to 3.3, rpmdb corrupted
by Tom Seeley 24 Sep '04

24 Sep '04

I'd guess this is probably something pretty specific to my test box, but when I yum updated to 3.3 my rpmdb got totally hosed. Unfortunately, I didn't save the error that occured at the time because a rpm --rebuilddb _appeared_ to fix the problem. Unfortunately I found out later that I was left with a db that only contained a subset of the actual install base. I'm now trying to recover from the /var/log/rpmpkgs file. Later I will be adding /var/lib/rpm to my backups.... Like I said, its probably my machine (its old and naff), but I just thought I'd share :) -- Tom Seeley ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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RE: CentOS digest, Vol 1 #137 - 12 msgs
by Blaž Bogataj 24 Sep '04

24 Sep '04

Ulrik wrote: Message: 2 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:59:14 +0200 (CEST) From: "Ulrik S. Kofod" <usk(a)cybersite.dk> To: centos(a)caosity.org Reply-To: usk(a)cybersite.dk Subject: [Centos] network card / kudzu When I have installed centOS, Kudzu says my network cards have been removed, and right after it finds them again and asks me to configure them? It looks like it is the same thing it finds that it just said was removed. There are 3 Relatek|RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ cards in there and it is all of them it will remove and reconfigure. It doesn't matter if I select ignore or reconfigure them, they still work after the reboot. It is just a little strange and seems a little buggy ;) brgds Ulrik ------- Hello I have the same problem. I move lan card into another slot (pci) and now everything work fine. Blaž -----Original Message----- From: centos-request(a)caosity.org [mailto:centos-request@caosity.org] Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 5:21 AM To: centos(a)caosity.org Subject: CentOS digest, Vol 1 #137 - 12 msgs Send CentOS mailing list submissions to centos(a)caosity.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to centos-request(a)caosity.org You can reach the person managing the list at centos-admin(a)caosity.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CentOS digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: did I write that nVIDIA cards never work? (Rick Graves) 2. network card / kudzu (Ulrik S. Kofod) 3. Need apache ftp help please (Beth Curotto) 4. CPAN problems? (Ulrik S. Kofod) 5. Re: Need apache ftp help please (Mike) 6. Re: Need apache ftp help please (Nels Lindquist) 7. CentOS-3 errata - updated samba packages fix vulnerabilities (Lance Davis) 8. CentOS-3 errata : Updated redhat-config-nfs package resolves several security issues (Lance Davis) 9. Re: nVIDIA on CentOS 3.3 (John Newbigin) 10. Re: Need apache ftp help please (John Newbigin) 11. HOWTO? Upgrade Centos-2 to Centos-3 (jabevan(a)shistudios.com) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 05:41:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Graves <gravesricharde(a)yahoo.com> To: centos(a)caosity.org Subject: [Centos] Re: did I write that nVIDIA cards never work? Denis, You wrote: > You may have problems on your side...but you can't generalise and say that it does not work. Maybe you have me confused with someone else. I did not write or imply that nVIDIA cards never work. Rather, I wrote that they may not work. By this, I meant that they do not work with some monitors. I checked what I wrote, and I believe the above paragraph is correct. If you disagree with me and stand by your statement, please refer me to the sentence(s) that I wrote that back you up. In addition to me, two people have written to the group recently about the nVIDIA problem. They can vouch for the fact that there is sometimes a problem. I agree that nVIDIA cards work for many people (including for me, which I also wrote). But the fact that they work for many people does not solve the problem when one does not work with a specific monitor. This topic is near and dear to my heart, as I first encountered the problem when I was trying to install CentOS on machine with an nVIDIA card and using a monitor with which nVIDIA cards do not work (my Mag DX1495). At the beginning, I did not know that the card was the problem, I only knew that the screen went blank toward the end of the install. In addition to trying to solve the problem by tweeking the XF86Config file (boy, was that futile!), it literally took me hours of parts swapping, distribution swapping, and OS swapping (trying Windows too), to finally figure out that the nVIDIA card was the problem. (Some might say that the card/monitor combination was the problem, but Windows has no problem with the combination.) Maybe my frustration with nVIDIA cards shows, and as a result, my emails on this topic are easily misinterpreted. Rick > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:38:24 -0400 > From: "Denis E. Pilon" <dpilon(a)dpilon.com> > To: Rick Graves <gravesricharde(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: centos(a)caosity.org > Subject: Re: [Centos] Re: nVIDIA on Linux -- less is more > > Rick, > > Because the nVIDIA does not work for you doesn't mean it does not > work.. > > I have been using the nVIDIA driver since i installed pre 3.1(the > beta's) and have not had any issues...so please.... do not state that > is > does not work...it does. You may have problems on your side...but you > can't generalise and say that it does not work. Take a poll and see > how > many people have it working. > > DP > --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:59:14 +0200 (CEST) From: "Ulrik S. Kofod" <usk(a)cybersite.dk> To: centos(a)caosity.org Reply-To: usk(a)cybersite.dk Subject: [Centos] network card / kudzu When I have installed centOS, Kudzu says my network cards have been removed, and right after it finds them again and asks me to configure them? It looks like it is the same thing it finds that it just said was removed. There are 3 Relatek|RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ cards in there and it is all of them it will remove and reconfigure. It doesn't matter if I select ignore or reconfigure them, they still work after the reboot. It is just a little strange and seems a little buggy ;) brgds Ulrik --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "Beth Curotto" <bcurotto(a)abni.com> To: "CentOS Mailing List" <centos(a)caosity.org> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:22:24 -0500 Subject: [Centos] Need apache ftp help please This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C4A15F.99A3F240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit System = CentOS / Apache 2.0 / HTML files location = /var/www/html Nat'd IP - ports 80, 20, 21 already opened & routed to internal ip. I desperately need the quick & dirty solution. I need a setup where one user can ftp from another desktop (windows) to upload new website files. I currently have CuteFTP, but will use anything needed at this point. I need to try to test this today. VERY new to linux, I am completely bogged down trying to learn command-line syntax. Thanks in advance, Beth ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C4A15F.99A3F240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D218451416-23092004>System = =3D CentOS /=20 Apache 2.0 / <SPAN class=3D218451416-23092004>HTML files location = =3D =20 /var/www/html</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D218451416-23092004><SPAN=20 class=3D218451416-23092004></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D218451416-23092004><SPAN=20 class=3D218451416-23092004>Nat'd IP - ports 80, 20, 21 already opened = & routed=20 to internal ip.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D218451416-23092004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D218451416-23092004>I = desperately need=20 the quick & dirty solution.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D218451416-23092004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D218451416-23092004>I = need a setup=20 where one user can ftp from another desktop (windows) to upload new = website=20 files. 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Sorry if this is off topic, but the cpan mail list seems quite ded, and I was wondering if any of you have had the same problem. when ever I do a perl -MCPAN -e "install Bundle::CPAN" I get this error: ---------------------------------- Net::Telnet is up to date. Net::Cmd is up to date. Bundle summary: The following items in bundle Bundle::libnet had installation problems: Data::Dumper Term::ReadKey is up to date. Term::ReadLine::Perl is up to date. CPAN is up to date. Bundle summary: The following items in bundle Bundle::CPAN had installation problems: Digest::MD5 Bundle::libnet and the following items had problems during recursive bundle calls: Data::Dumper ---------------------------------- I have done it on my redhat9 and centos-3.3 box and both gave same error? Anybody out there have a solution ? brgds Ulrik --__--__-- Message: 5 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 13:07:37 -0700 From: Mike <addymin(a)pacbell.net> Reply-To: addymin(a)pacbell.net To: Beth Curotto <bcurotto(a)abni.com> Cc: CentOS Mailing List <centos(a)caosity.org> Subject: Re: [Centos] Need apache ftp help please Beth Curotto wrote: > System = CentOS / Apache 2.0 / HTML files location = /var/www/html > > Nat'd IP - ports 80, 20, 21 already opened & routed to internal ip. > > I desperately need the quick & dirty solution. > > I need a setup where one user can ftp from another desktop (windows) to > upload new website files. I currently have CuteFTP, but will use > anything needed at this point. > > I need to try to test this today. VERY new to linux, I am completely > bogged down trying to learn command-line syntax. > > Thanks in advance, Beth > Beth: I use pure-ftpd. I've found this ftp server to be the easiest and most secure to set-up for Redhat systems. Go to: http://www.pureftpd.org/ The Redhat binary (rpm) version can be downloaded here: ftp://ftp.pureftpd.org/pub/pure-ftpd/releases/binaries/redhat/ You'll probably want the "i686" version. Install the rpm package (you'll need to be root to do this): # rpm -Uvh pure-ftpd-1.0.19-1.i686.rpm And that's it. Michael --__--__-- Message: 6 From: "Nels Lindquist" <nlindq(a)maei.ca> Organization: Morningstar Air Express Inc. To: "CentOS Mailing List" <centos(a)caosity.org> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:09:50 -0600 Subject: Re: [Centos] Need apache ftp help please On 23 Sep 2004 at 11:22, Beth Curotto wrote: > System = CentOS / Apache 2.0 / HTML files location = /var/www/html > > Nat'd IP - ports 80, 20, 21 already opened & routed to internal ip. Port 20 outgoing, you mean? Shouldn't need to be any connections *to* port 20 on the FTP server. > I desperately need the quick & dirty solution. > > I need a setup where one user can ftp from another desktop (windows) to > upload new website files. I currently have CuteFTP, but will use anything > needed at this point. First of all, make sure the vsftpd package is installed and running. (rpm -q vsftpd) If it's not, it'll be on your install media or can easily be acquired with "yum -y install vsftpd" Then do "service vsftpd start" to start the FTP server. Are you just trying to prove the concept today, or do you need your user to be able to upload files to the document root right now? If the former, simply create a new user account and set a password for it. The vsftpd server will immediately allow logins to the users' home directory with their username/password. Any files placed in public_html/ in a home directory should be automatically mapped by apache to httpd://[server.dom.ain]/~[userid]/. If you need to upload files directly to the document root, things get a little more complicated, and there's more than one approach depending on how security-conscious you need to be. ---- Nels Lindquist <*> Information Systems Manager Morningstar Air Express Inc. --__--__-- Message: 7 From: Lance Davis <lance(a)uklinux.net> To: centos(a)caosity.org Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:01:58 +0100 Subject: [Centos] CentOS-3 errata - updated samba packages fix vulnerabilities --=-ph1kc/BbstdGPcTVa9OH Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There are updated samba packages for CentOS 3.3 (and added to 3.1) https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-467.html refers Updated files are :- samba-3.0.7-1.3E.i386.rpm samba-client-3.0.7-1.3E.i386.rpm samba-common-3.0.7-1.3E.i386.rpm samba-swat-3.0.7-1.3E.i386.rpm samba-3.0.7-1.3E.i386.rpm=20 all in updates/i386/RPMS/ These are available at http://mirror.centos.org/3.1/ and should be on all mirrors within a few hours. = = =20 To update to the latest version 'yum update samba' should be sufficient. --=-ph1kc/BbstdGPcTVa9OH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBBU0fUf8AOBGbcgBERAtW8AKCVt4zdSHN15mzs9Pj6K6eAWlUEXQCePw0+ Wgo/K46yPwjhixhjC/a06YM= =VE1r -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-ph1kc/BbstdGPcTVa9OH-- --__--__-- Message: 8 From: Lance Davis <lance(a)uklinux.net> To: centos(a)caosity.org Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:07:54 +0100 Subject: [Centos] CentOS-3 errata : Updated redhat-config-nfs package resolves several security issues --=-nw6/Yj36rMh53AAcpFwT Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is an updated redhat-config-nfs package for CentOS 3.3 (and added to 3.1) https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-434.html refers Updated file is :- redhat-config-nfs-1.0.13-6.noarch.rpm in updates/i386/RPMS/ This is available at http://mirror.centos.org/3.1/ and should be on all mirrors within a few hours. = = =20 To update to the latest version 'yum update redhat-config-nfs' should be sufficient. --=-nw6/Yj36rMh53AAcpFwT Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBBU0k5f8AOBGbcgBERAr0gAKCgZg1IUeWjUn3y4q4V20JFMlhEHwCghVnM 5wKxY5ePxiORBh59GNgmGus= =Oe2P -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-nw6/Yj36rMh53AAcpFwT-- --__--__-- Message: 9 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 08:42:22 +1000 From: John Newbigin <jn(a)it.swin.edu.au> Cc: CentOS Users <centos(a)caosity.org> Subject: Re: [Centos] nVIDIA on CentOS 3.3 We prefer to nvidia cards with CentOS-2. I have never had the problem of a monitor not being detected, though if you have tv out and no monitor plugged in then tv out will be used when the machine is powered on. I have an RPM which I wrote which rebuilds the driver (if necessary) and loads it at boot time. Because it contains the nvidia package I don't know if I can redistribute it (have not checked) but here is my source part (Not tested with CentOS-3): nvidia.spec =========== Summary: NVIDIA driver for XFree86 Name: nvidia Version: 5336 Release: 1 Vendor: Nvidia Distribution: Premonition Packager: John Newbigin <jn(a)it.swin.edu.au> License: Unknown Group: Applications/System BuildRoot: /var/tmp/%{name}-root Source0: NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-%{version}-pkg1.run Source1: nvidia.rc %description NVIDIA driver for XFree86 %prep if [ -d nvidia ] ; then rm -rf nvidia fi mkdir nvidia cd nvidia sh %{SOURCE0} -x rm NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-*/usr/src/nv/precompiled/* %build %install cd nvidia rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} mkdir -p ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/opt/nvidia cp -r NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-*/* ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/opt/nvidia cp -r NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-*/.manifest ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/opt/nvidia mkdir -p ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/etc/rc.d/init.d cp %{SOURCE1} ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/etc/rc.d/init.d/nvidia %clean rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %files %defattr(-, root, root, 0755) /etc/rc.d/init.d/nvidia /opt/nvidia/.manifest /opt/nvidia/* %post if [ "$1" = "1" ] ; then chkconfig --add nvidia service nvidia start service nvidia configure else service nvidia stop service nvidia uninstall service nvidia start fi %preun if [ "$1" = "0" ] ; then service nvidia stop service nvidia uninstall chkconfig --del nvidia fi %changelog * Wed May 19 2004 John Newbigin <jn(a)it.swin.edu.au> - First Cut nvidia.rc ========= #!/bin/bash # # chkconfig: 5 85 15 # description: Builds the nvidia kernel module for X11 # source function library . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions RETVAL=0 start() { NEED_BUILD=1 if [ -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.o ] ; then echo -n $"Loading nvidia driver" modprobe nvidia > /dev/null 2>/dev/null if grep -q nvidia /proc/modules ; then success $"Loading nvidia driver" echo NEED_BUILD=0 else failure $"Loading nvidia driver" echo fi fi if [ $NEED_BUILD == 1 ] ; then echo -n $"Building nvidia driver" cd /opt/nvidia ./nvidia-installer --silent --no-precompiled-interface --no-network >/dev/null 2>/dev/null if grep -q "is now complete" /var/log/nvidia-installer.log ; then success $"Building nvidia driver" echo echo -n $"Loading nvidia module" modprobe nvidia > /dev/null 2>/dev/null if grep -q nvidia /proc/modules ; then success $"Loading nvidia module" echo else failure $"Loading nvidia module" echo fi else failure $"Building nvidia driver" echo fi fi } stop() { echo -n $"Unloading nvidia module: " rmmod nvidia > /dev/null 2>/dev/null # we don't care if it does not work...? success RETVAL=$? echo } configure() { echo -n "Configuring XFree86-4 for nvidia" if [ ! -f /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.prenvidia ] ; then cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.prenvidia fi #replace the line: # Driver "nv" # (or Driver "vesa") # #with # # Driver "nvidia" # #In the Module section, make sure you have: # # Load "glx" # #You should also remove the following lines: # # Load "dri" # Load "GLcore" /usr/bin/perl -pi -e "s|Driver[[:space:]]*\"nv\"|Driver \"nvidia\"|" /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 if ! grep -q "^[[:space:]]*Load[[:space:]]*\"glx\"" /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 ; then echo "We need to add Load \"glx\"" fi if grep -q "^[[:space:]]*Load[[:space:]]*\"dri\"" /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 ; then /usr/bin/perl -pi -e "s|Load[[:space:]]*\"dri\"|#Load \"dri\"|" /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 fi if grep -q "^[[:space:]]*Load[[:space:]]*\"GLcore\"" /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 ; then /usr/bin/perl -pi -e "s|Load[[:space:]]*\"GLcore\"|#Load \"GLcore\"|" /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 fi success echo } uninstall() { cd /opt/nvidia ./nvidia-installer --silent --uninstall } case "$1" in start) start ;; stop) stop ;; configure) configure ;; uninstall) uninstall ;; *) echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|configure|uninstall}" exit 1 esac exit $RETVAL C.M. Connelly wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > An option to installing the nVidia drivers with nVidia's installer > is to get the dell-nvidia and dkms packages from Dell's support > website (search for dell-nvidia and dkms). The best thing about > this approach is that the driver will be recompiled when the > machine is rebooted with a new kernel. > > As a (perhaps irrelevant) data point, I'm running a PowerEdge > 400SC with an nVidia Corporation GeForce3 Ti 200 and a DVI > connection to a Dell 2000FP monitor at the full 1600x1200 > resolution. Works great with the nVidia drivers; only the analog > connection works for X with the XFree driver. > > I have a GeForce4 card with the same monitor at home in my Debian > system; works great with the Debian-packaged nVidia drivers. > > Claire > > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > Claire Connelly cmc(a)math.hmc.edu > Systems Administrator (909) 621-8754 > Department of Mathematics Harvey Mudd College > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> > > iD8DBQFBUb57B0pE8d7vd8wRAobXAJ9fLysDccEY3nn4f+xPkA3ZeEFGMgCggz80 > vhQ1XyztGmoIG7s7w3Vo9kY= > =/1P5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS(a)caosity.org > http://www.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > -- John Newbigin - Computer Systems Officer School of Information Technology Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.it.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin --__--__-- Message: 10 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:07:06 +1000 From: John Newbigin <jn(a)it.swin.edu.au> To: Beth Curotto <bcurotto(a)abni.com> Cc: CentOS Mailing List <centos(a)caosity.org> Subject: Re: [Centos] Need apache ftp help please As you can see from the other posts, ftp is tricky. Someone already suggested that you use scp/ssh which is what I would recommend. There is a decent windows program called winscp which is similar to windows ftp programs. There is also a command line tool from putty called pscp. When it comes to NAT, you need to look at both the internal and external networks separately. Firstly, assuming you want the external network (The internet) to connect to your web server, you need to allow port 80. If you want the external network to talk to your ssh server (for scp) then you need port 22 as well. If ssh is only for internal then you don't need to worry about NAT. Also (AFAIK) if you are using NAT then there should be a 1 to 1 mapping from internal to external IP addresses, in which case it is quite likely that all ports are translated and forwarded anyway. If you mean you have a 1 to many (Only one IP on the internet) then you need to nominate which IP of the many to forward connections to (port forwarding). None of this has anything to do with a command line and everything to do with reading the manuals/FAQs/HOWTOs etc. John. Beth Curotto wrote: > System = CentOS / Apache 2.0 / HTML files location = /var/www/html > > Nat'd IP - ports 80, 20, 21 already opened & routed to internal ip. > > I desperately need the quick & dirty solution. > > I need a setup where one user can ftp from another desktop (windows) to > upload new website files. I currently have CuteFTP, but will use > anything needed at this point. > > I need to try to test this today. VERY new to linux, I am completely > bogged down trying to learn command-line syntax. > > Thanks in advance, Beth > > > > -- John Newbigin - Computer Systems Officer School of Information Technology Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.it.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin --__--__-- Message: 11 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:51:14 -0400 (EDT) From: jabevan(a)shistudios.com To: centos(a)caosity.org Subject: [Centos] HOWTO? Upgrade Centos-2 to Centos-3 I've been Googling on this all day, installing GPG Keys, and trying different yum configurations. I noticed a similar question in the list a couple of months ago about going from RHEL to Centos-3, but the answer wasn't definitive. Has anyone done this? Can this be done? Can it be done with yum? If so, how? When I 'yum update' I get /usr/bin/yum, yummain.main, yummain.py, clientStuff.py errors, and a "ValueError: unpack list of wrong size" error. Would definitely appreciate any direction. Thanks, JAB* --__--__-- _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)caosity.org http://www.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos End of CentOS Digest

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Fwd: Re: [Centos] yum updated to 3.3, rpmdb corrupted
by Tom Seeley 24 Sep '04

24 Sep '04

Quoting Martin Hamant <mh(a)accelance.fr>: > on my freshly updated system ( 3.3 ): > > # cat /etc/redhat-release > CentOS release 3.3 (final) > # rpm -qa | wc -l > 483 > > And no such error message ... Indeed, in fact I'd be surprised if everyone was having this problem; I don't suppose 3.3 would have been released if they were. What I am suggesting is that this is a problem with my software config (rather than hardware). Everything on the two machines this has happened on is rpm'd pretty much all of it sourced from centos or dag. I do have a lot of software installed, and I'm going to try removing some of it (the bits not sourced from centos/dag) to try and pin-point the problem. > > > > > Nothing happened to the machine whilst it was updating, no errors > > appeared whilst yum was running. > > > > After yum has finished there are the following files in /var/lib/rpm: > > > > __db.001 > > __db.002 > > __db.003 > > I have these files too. Yeah, the only reason I deleted them is because googling suggested it was worth doing before a rebuilddb. On the first machine I did this I didn't delete those files and the rebuilddb didn't help. > > Anybody else have a better solution? > > > > Are you sure the MD5 of your CentOS's file is ok ? > Maybe a corrupt Rpm or whatever ... i don't know. > Unfortunately, I haven't turned off yum's gpg checking so that doesn't seem very likely. Tom.

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HOWTO? Upgrade Centos-2 to Centos-3
by jabevan＠shistudios.com 24 Sep '04

24 Sep '04

I've been Googling on this all day, installing GPG Keys, and trying different yum configurations. I noticed a similar question in the list a couple of months ago about going from RHEL to Centos-3, but the answer wasn't definitive. Has anyone done this? Can this be done? Can it be done with yum? If so, how? When I 'yum update' I get /usr/bin/yum, yummain.main, yummain.py, clientStuff.py errors, and a "ValueError: unpack list of wrong size" error. Would definitely appreciate any direction. Thanks, JAB*

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Need apache ftp help please
by Beth Curotto 23 Sep '04

23 Sep '04

System = CentOS / Apache 2.0 / HTML files location = /var/www/html Nat'd IP - ports 80, 20, 21 already opened & routed to internal ip. I desperately need the quick & dirty solution. I need a setup where one user can ftp from another desktop (windows) to upload new website files. I currently have CuteFTP, but will use anything needed at this point. I need to try to test this today. VERY new to linux, I am completely bogged down trying to learn command-line syntax. Thanks in advance, Beth

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Re: [Centos] nVIDIA on CentOS 3.3
by C.M. Connelly 23 Sep '04

23 Sep '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 An option to installing the nVidia drivers with nVidia's installer is to get the dell-nvidia and dkms packages from Dell's support website (search for dell-nvidia and dkms). The best thing about this approach is that the driver will be recompiled when the machine is rebooted with a new kernel. As a (perhaps irrelevant) data point, I'm running a PowerEdge 400SC with an nVidia Corporation GeForce3 Ti 200 and a DVI connection to a Dell 2000FP monitor at the full 1600x1200 resolution. Works great with the nVidia drivers; only the analog connection works for X with the XFree driver. I have a GeForce4 card with the same monitor at home in my Debian system; works great with the Debian-packaged nVidia drivers. Claire *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Claire Connelly cmc(a)math.hmc.edu Systems Administrator (909) 621-8754 Department of Mathematics Harvey Mudd College *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iD8DBQFBUb57B0pE8d7vd8wRAobXAJ9fLysDccEY3nn4f+xPkA3ZeEFGMgCggz80 vhQ1XyztGmoIG7s7w3Vo9kY= =/1P5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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CentOS-3 errata : Updated redhat-config-nfs package resolves several security issues
by Lance Davis 23 Sep '04

23 Sep '04

There is an updated redhat-config-nfs package for CentOS 3.3 (and added to 3.1) https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-434.html refers Updated file is :- redhat-config-nfs-1.0.13-6.noarch.rpm in updates/i386/RPMS/ This is available at http://mirror.centos.org/3.1/ and should be on all mirrors within a few hours. To update to the latest version 'yum update redhat-config-nfs' should be sufficient.

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CentOS-3 errata - updated samba packages fix vulnerabilities
by Lance Davis 23 Sep '04

23 Sep '04

There are updated samba packages for CentOS 3.3 (and added to 3.1) https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-467.html refers Updated files are :- samba-3.0.7-1.3E.i386.rpm samba-client-3.0.7-1.3E.i386.rpm samba-common-3.0.7-1.3E.i386.rpm samba-swat-3.0.7-1.3E.i386.rpm samba-3.0.7-1.3E.i386.rpm all in updates/i386/RPMS/ These are available at http://mirror.centos.org/3.1/ and should be on all mirrors within a few hours. To update to the latest version 'yum update samba' should be sufficient.

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CPAN problems?
by Ulrik S. Kofod 23 Sep '04

23 Sep '04

Sorry if this is off topic, but the cpan mail list seems quite ded, and I was wondering if any of you have had the same problem. when ever I do a perl -MCPAN -e "install Bundle::CPAN" I get this error: ---------------------------------- Net::Telnet is up to date. Net::Cmd is up to date. Bundle summary: The following items in bundle Bundle::libnet had installation problems: Data::Dumper Term::ReadKey is up to date. Term::ReadLine::Perl is up to date. CPAN is up to date. Bundle summary: The following items in bundle Bundle::CPAN had installation problems: Digest::MD5 Bundle::libnet and the following items had problems during recursive bundle calls: Data::Dumper ---------------------------------- I have done it on my redhat9 and centos-3.3 box and both gave same error? Anybody out there have a solution ? brgds Ulrik

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network card / kudzu
by Ulrik S. Kofod 23 Sep '04

23 Sep '04

When I have installed centOS, Kudzu says my network cards have been removed, and right after it finds them again and asks me to configure them? It looks like it is the same thing it finds that it just said was removed. There are 3 Relatek|RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ cards in there and it is all of them it will remove and reconfigure. It doesn't matter if I select ignore or reconfigure them, they still work after the reboot. It is just a little strange and seems a little buggy ;) brgds Ulrik

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Re: did I write that nVIDIA cards never work?
by Rick Graves 23 Sep '04

23 Sep '04

Denis, You wrote: > You may have problems on your side...but you can't generalise and say that it does not work. Maybe you have me confused with someone else. I did not write or imply that nVIDIA cards never work. Rather, I wrote that they may not work. By this, I meant that they do not work with some monitors. I checked what I wrote, and I believe the above paragraph is correct. If you disagree with me and stand by your statement, please refer me to the sentence(s) that I wrote that back you up. In addition to me, two people have written to the group recently about the nVIDIA problem. They can vouch for the fact that there is sometimes a problem. I agree that nVIDIA cards work for many people (including for me, which I also wrote). But the fact that they work for many people does not solve the problem when one does not work with a specific monitor. This topic is near and dear to my heart, as I first encountered the problem when I was trying to install CentOS on machine with an nVIDIA card and using a monitor with which nVIDIA cards do not work (my Mag DX1495). At the beginning, I did not know that the card was the problem, I only knew that the screen went blank toward the end of the install. In addition to trying to solve the problem by tweeking the XF86Config file (boy, was that futile!), it literally took me hours of parts swapping, distribution swapping, and OS swapping (trying Windows too), to finally figure out that the nVIDIA card was the problem. (Some might say that the card/monitor combination was the problem, but Windows has no problem with the combination.) Maybe my frustration with nVIDIA cards shows, and as a result, my emails on this topic are easily misinterpreted. Rick > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:38:24 -0400 > From: "Denis E. Pilon" <dpilon(a)dpilon.com> > To: Rick Graves <gravesricharde(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: centos(a)caosity.org > Subject: Re: [Centos] Re: nVIDIA on Linux -- less is more > > Rick, > > Because the nVIDIA does not work for you doesn't mean it does not > work.. > > I have been using the nVIDIA driver since i installed pre 3.1(the > beta's) and have not had any issues...so please.... do not state that > is > does not work...it does. You may have problems on your side...but you > can't generalise and say that it does not work. Take a poll and see > how > many people have it working. > > DP >

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glibc-debug is missing from 3.3
by Farkas Levente 23 Sep '04

23 Sep '04

hi, it seems that glibc-debug missing from 3.3 while it's in 3.1 so automatic yum update is not working (missing package). it's just a fault or it's missing "by desing"? yours. -- Levente "Si vis pacem para bellum!"

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Re: nVIDIA on Linux -- less is more
by Rick Graves 23 Sep '04

23 Sep '04

Christopher, I have a couple of other points. My recent email with the subject "nVIDIA on CentOS 3.3" was specifically in response to Kevin Wood's Fri, 17 Sep 2004 email with the subject "Does the nvidia graphic card problem still exist with CentOS-3.3?". The wording of my email came out wrong because I was responding to Kevin's email (which I copy below, along with my response on Sunday). As you can see from Kevin's email, he had problems with nVIDIA cards, and he was wondering whether CentOS 3.3 would resolve them. So I was writing to let him know the answer (No!). I looked up the prior discussion of nVIDIA cards in the mail digest. For the record, they are available here: http://www.caosity.org/pipermail/centos/ CentOS digest, Vol 1 #65 - 3 msgs Fri, 18 Jun 2004 CentOS digest, Vol 1 #66 - 7 msgs Sat, 19 Jun 2004 CentOS digest, Vol 1 #67 - 3 msgs Mon, 21 Jun 2004 Rick Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:02:17 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rick Graves" <gravesricharde(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: nVIDIA on CentOS 3.3 To: centos(a)caosity.org Kevin, > Will the same problems exist with CentOS-3.3 > that existed in CentOS-3.1 regarding the nvidia > graphics cards. I can try it later this week (assuming that CentOS-3.3 is fully ready to go by then). At the office, I have all the components of my "hardware combination from hell," and it would be easy to get them all onto the test bench. Rick > Message: 2 > From: kevin <kwood(a)free.fr> > Reply-To: kwood(a)free.fr > To: centos(a)caosity.org > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:50:06 +0200 > Subject: [Centos] Does the nvidia graphic card > problem still exist with CentOS-3.3 > > Will the same problems exist with CentOS-3.3 > that existed in CentOS-3.1 regarding the nvidia > graphics cards. > > As I have quite a few, thought I would ask. > > Kevin Wood.

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Web & Mail
by Beth Curotto 22 Sep '04

22 Sep '04

I have just set up a box - HOSTNAME mail.abni.com It has Qmail setup. I also want this box to serve as the host for our website - abni.com Can someone point me in the direction of where to go next. I am unsure if HOSTNAME will be a problem as a web server. Currently I have loaded a html doc in - /var/www/html, but I had to load from cd directly on this machine. Is is neccessary to setup ftp to be able to upload html from remote system? Don't know if this is important at this point - but this system is NAT'd to an internal ip. Heck of a 1st Linux project, huh. That's for all the advice. Beth

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RE:[Centos] nVIDIA on CentOS 3.3
by kevin 22 Sep '04

22 Sep '04

Thank you for the answer to my question, it is much appreciated. Although there are solutions to the problem as other people point out. I don't see the point in using a graphics card which works with drivers that have to be rebuilt everytime the kernel is updated. I've been there and done it, it is unnecessary in 2004. Kevin Wood. Hey, This was exactly the situation under CentOS 3.1. Moral of the nVIDIA story: if the monitor/display card/motherboard combination works for you, great. If not, using a display card from a different manufacturer may be the best solution. IMHO. Rick

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Re: [Centos] nVIDIA on CentOS 3.3
by Rick Graves 22 Sep '04

22 Sep '04

Christopher, The wording of my email came out wrong. I did not intend to cast aspersions on CentOS. I wrote to the CentOS and/or cAos mailing lists some months ago on this topic, and I also put up an FAQ on the problem (which you can find in the FAQ's under Installation). In my mind, my message yesterday was in the context of my prior emails and the FAQ. Back then, I went through hours of trial and error tests, and I found exactly the same problem with exactly the same hardware when I was running Fedora 1 (and perhaps Debian as well -- on Debian, I am not sure, but I am 100% sure about Fedora). So I concluded then that this is not a CentOS or cAos problem, but at least a RedHat problem and maybe a Linux problem. > First of all, I'd be interested to see where your > conclusion that your monitor doesn't work with an > nVidia card in linux came from -- what > exactly did you experience/test to come to this > statement? I believe my prior email answers your question in detail.

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Re: [Centos] Re: kernel question
by C.M. Connelly 22 Sep '04

22 Sep '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 "BS" == Bart Schaefer <schaefer+centos(a)zanshin.com> BS> (1) Is the aforementioned kernel patch already present in BS> the CentOS-3.3 kernels? It seems like it's in the 3.1 series kernels vosill% ll /proc/sys/vm/pagecache - -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Sep 21 12:11 /proc/sys/vm/pagecache Values default to 1, 15, 100, but can be reset with the command you suggested. I'll let you know if I notice any changes. Claire *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Claire Connelly cmc(a)math.hmc.edu Systems Administrator (909) 621-8754 Department of Mathematics Harvey Mudd College *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iD8DBQFBUH0LB0pE8d7vd8wRAir2AJ9IXeK3oc9DLdqFCf4UBpBdCeEvdACeII2U Xay8fJskLdJxu+EPWzMBo7o= =QOY6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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nVIDIA on CentOS 3.3
by Rick Graves 22 Sep '04

22 Sep '04

Hey, I tried it. The short answer is that nVIDIA cards are OK for text, but may not work at all under X. I downloaded the 3.3 ISO's, and burned new CD's. I did an X desktop install on a test bench P3 600 MHz system with a 4.3 gig drive. I did the install with a known-to-work Voodoo Banshee card to get the system going. I used a Mag DX1495 monitor, which I know does not to work on Linux with nVIDIA cards (but which works just fine running Windows with nVIDIA cards). Everything installed OK with only a minor glitch toward the end (just when going into the reboot, after setting up the monitor and display card, there were some messages about cannot find some graphics files). After going into my regular user account and adjusting some preferences, I shut the system down, replaced the Voodoo Banshee card with an nVIDIA Riva TNT 2 card, and restarted the computer. During startup, kudzu detected the hardware change, and configured the machine for the new card following my confirmation. (Windows can do this automatically, why not Linux?) Sure enough, when X tried to load, the screen went blank. Not only did the screen go blank for the X console #7, but the screen was blank for the 6 other consoles as well. I knew this because I could change to my favorite with F2, then Ctl-Alt-del to reboot. The screen stayed blank until the computer began the new boot, when the screen came back. This was exactly the situation under CentOS 3.1. Moral of the nVIDIA story: if the monitor/display card/motherboard combination works for you, great. If not, using a display card from a different manufacturer may be the best solution. IMHO. Rick

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Re: kernel question
by Bart Schaefer 21 Sep '04

21 Sep '04

William Warren wrote: > An interesting bug in RHEL 3(which affects CentOS 3) has been > bantered around for a while. There are some kernel > patches(beyond my scope right now) or some echo statements tht > are used(this helped my situation). > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=89226 I don't have any direct feedback on Warren's [not excerpted] question about using other kernels, but I have some feedback on the echo statements that he mentions. I had been noticing that memory-intensive apps such as Mozilla were taking a very long time to swap back in after having been idle overnight -- more than a couple of minutes, often, when I would switch desktops for the first time each day to the one where I keep Moz running, before the window would refresh. Scanning through the bugzilla report, I saw the kernel patch that changes the vm.pagecache defaults. So I executed echo "1 5 10" > /proc/sys/vm/pagecache My applications are now MUCH more responsive; there's never a delay before the Mozilla window refreshes, and VMware works noticeably better. If you are running CentOS 3.1 or RHEL3, you might want to try this, even if you aren't seeing serious problems with swapping. This brings me to two questions: (1) Is the aforementioned kernel patch already present in the CentOS-3.3 kernels? (2) (Somwhat OT) Is there an equivalent pagecache tweak for RedHat 9? The /proc/sys/vm/pagecache "device" is not present in RH9.

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Centos-3.3 i386 CDs
by Petr "Qaxi" Klima 21 Sep '04

21 Sep '04

Hi Just wondering why there are two diferent version of file comps #ll iso/mnt-cd1/RedHat/RPMS/comps-3.0.0centos-0.20040916.i386.rpm -r--r--r-- 1 root root 6821992 Sep 16 19:11 iso/mnt-cd1/RedHat/RPMS/comps-3.0.0centos-0.20040916.i386.rpm #ll iso/mnt-cd3/RedHat/RPMS/comps-3.0.0centos-0.20040916.i386.rpm -r--r--r-- 2 root root 6809965 Sep 16 18:52 iso/mnt-cd3/RedHat/RPMS/comps-3.0.0centos-0.20040916.i386.rpm # Which is the right? Petr Klima

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CentOS-3.3
by Bill Wichser 21 Sep '04

21 Sep '04

Thank you for the long awaited x86_64 port! Looking through the RedHat pages concerning their EL releases, I find that the ES and WS versions claim to support only 2 CPUs while the AS version supports, well, more. With the CentOS releases following the ES releases, can I assume that this too is limited to two CPUs? Is this a kernel issue or something else? Should I be thinking of loading a non-CentOS release on a quad Opteron box? Thanks, Bill

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kernel update
by William Warren 21 Sep '04

21 Sep '04

My kernel was grabbed by the installer and properly isntalled..what threw me was tht only kernel utils was mentioned during the header download..:) William -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape"

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yum configuration files lost while/after updating ?
by Martin Hamant 21 Sep '04

21 Sep '04

Hello centOS users, Today i've installed a fresh centos 3.1, and modified the [update] section of my/etc/yum.conf, to point on my own update repository. My update repository (3.1) contains exactly the same content that the official one. Update was successful but now /etc/yum.conf is missing :( Here it is what i've noticed during the update process: # cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS release 3.1 (final) #yum update [...] warning: /etc/yum.conf created as /etc/yum.conf.rpmnew yum 100 % done 96/191 [...] warning: /etc/centos-base-yum.conf saved as /etc/centos-base-yum.conf.rpmsave Completing update for yum - 110/191 [...] Transaction(s) Complete # cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS release 3.3 (final) => files /etc/yum.conf* /etc/yum.conf -> /etc/centos-base-yum.conf ( Broken link! read the rest) /etc/yum.conf.rpmnew /etc/yum.conf-SAVE => files /etc/centos* /etc/centos-base-yum.conf.rpmsave /etc/centos-yum.conf I don't understand what happened :-O An idea ? -- Martin

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SATA RAID Card
by Harris 21 Sep '04

21 Sep '04

anyone have experiences installing SATA raid card with CentOS/RHEL? I am considering Promise FastTrak S150 Tx2 plus, FastTrack 2200 or FastTrack S150 Sx4 Which one of these ( or any othe brand) can ensure smooth install of CentOS without problems, thanks. :)Harris LIU

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kernel update
by William Warren 21 Sep '04

21 Sep '04

an updated kernel was released in U#..however when i did yum update it did not grab the actual kernel only kernel utils..What do i need to do to make yum grab the kernel as well during the update process? -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape"

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Hostname Question?
by Beth Curotto 20 Sep '04

20 Sep '04

Is there just one file that stores the Hostname globally? Or if I needed to change the Hostname would I need to update several different files? I am currently using 3.1 Thanks to all.

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centos 3.3 and updates for 3.1
by seth vidal 20 Sep '04

20 Sep '04

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Helping out?
by Shawn M. Jones 20 Sep '04

20 Sep '04

Wow, three threads in two days, I promise to be less loquacious from now on. Anyways, I've decided to run CentOS over Whitebox on my firewall because of the timeliness of updates. Is there some way I can assist in the CentOS effort? It would be nice if there were a "wanted" section on y'all's web site detailing ways to assist with CentOS, if any. --Shawn -- -- Shawn M. Jones <smj(a)littleprojects.org> http://www.littleprojects.org

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should I rush to update to Centos 3.3
by Alex Georgiev 20 Sep '04

20 Sep '04

as there were many reports of broken packages, and kernel panics on Taroon mail list Kind Regards. A. Georgiev

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CentOS-2 errata
by John Newbigin 20 Sep '04

20 Sep '04

These packages have been rebuilt but should be the same as the previous release: Xconfigurator These packages have been modified: initscripts If /etc/centos-release is missing then /etc/redhat-release is used instead. An error about the missing file is no longer displayed. Files available: Xconfigurator-4.9.41-1.c2.1.i386.rpm initscripts-6.47.10-1.c2.2.i386.rpm The easy way to make sure you are up to date with all the latest patches is to run: # yum update -- John Newbigin - Computer Systems Officer School of Information Technology Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.it.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)caosity.org http://www.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

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Re: nVIDIA on CentOS 3.3
by Rick Graves 19 Sep '04

19 Sep '04

Kevin, > Will the same problems exist with CentOS-3.3 > that existed in CentOS-3.1 regarding the nvidia > graphics cards. I can try it later this week (assuming that CentOS-3.3 is fully ready to go by then). At the office, I have all the components of my "hardware combination from hell," and it would be easy to get them all onto the test bench. Rick > Message: 2 > From: kevin <kwood(a)free.fr> > Reply-To: kwood(a)free.fr > To: centos(a)caosity.org > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:50:06 +0200 > Subject: [Centos] Does the nvidia graphic card > problem still exist with CentOS-3.3 > > Will the same problems exist with CentOS-3.3 > that existed in CentOS-3.1 regarding the nvidia > graphics cards. > > As I have quite a few, thought I would ask. > > Kevin Wood.

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error in cron.daily email report
by chris weisiger 19 Sep '04

19 Sep '04

after i updated to 3.3....in my daily email report for /etc/cron.daily i get the following: many times over anyone know what may be causing it? i have search google zcat: stdout: Broken pipe then the last thing to show is my script to run my awstats updates i didnt have this problem before i updated to 3.3 i have read on google that i might be a $LANG setting issue

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re:[Centos] centos 3.3 and 3.1
by cweisiger＠i-55.com 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

i have not made any changes my yum.conf file, still using the default one that is installed. so i should be ok after everything is released?

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centOS-3.3 isos
by cweisiger＠i-55.com 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

are the centOS-3.3 isos available and ready for download? i need to d/l a set and didnt want to download the 3.1 isos if the 3.3 isos are available now.

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Have question about centOS-3.3
by cweisiger＠i-55.com 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

I am currently running centOS-3.1. I have not received any package updates since Sept 1. Is this in part due to creating new isos which would be named centOS-3.3. How would I go about updating my system from centOS-3.1 to centOS-3.3, or would I even need to and just keep downloading updates like i do now. My system is running very smoothly with no errors or issues, I was just wondering why there hasnt been any package updates available. Would it be necessary to download the new isos and upgrade my system? Will the package updates be available still for centOS-3.1.

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Re: [Centos] Have question about centOS-3.3
by cweisiger＠i-55.com 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

so i can just edit my yum.conf file replacing $releasever with 3.3, run yum update and ill be running 3.3? also, i should have any unusual issues?

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centos 3.3 and 3.1
by seth vidal 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

Hi all, Here's what's going on. The 3.3 tree is built. All the updates are built. It's all ready to go. I'm going to merge in all the package changes from 3.1 to 3.3 (including centos-release) into the 3.1/updates path. Then when you run yum update you'll be running 3.3. However! If your /etc/yum.conf file does not use $releasever to specify repositories then you won't get any new updates to 3.3. More announcements coming as I have time. Sorry. -sv

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Does the nvidia graphic card problem still exist with CentOS-3.3
by kevin 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

Will the same problems exist with CentOS-3.3 that existed in CentOS-3.1 regarding the nvidia graphics cards. As I have quite a few, thought I would ask. Kevin Wood.

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CentOS-3.3 install went smoothly
by kevin 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

Just thought I would let you know that I just finished my first install of CentOS-3.3 using the new iso images, an everything install went okay. Thanks for all your hard work. Kevin Wood

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CentOS-3 versions 3.2 & 3.3
by Rick Graves 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

Hey, I thought I had been paying attention, but I do not know what is going on. On the mirrors, under centos-3, we now have directories named 3.1, 3.2 & 3.3. The CentOS-3 I have been using for some months came from 3.1. The 3.2 directory is dated September 11th and seems to be empty. The 3.3 directory is dated September 16th and has stuff in it, such as rpm's, but no header files for yum. If someone would kindly explain what is going on, I would update the web site with a news item if appropriate. Thanks, Rick

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apt repositories
by Michael Rock 17 Sep '04

17 Sep '04

Hi, does anyone have plans on adding an apt repository? I used apt-get with Synaptic RH8 with fedoralegacy.org which made things so much easier to manage compared to yum/up2date. Freshrpms provides some instructions here: http://freshrpms.net/apt/server/ Unfortunately I do not have the bandwidth to offer it myself. btw - does anyone have an idea why up2date says it wants to downgrade after the all the updates completed. posted here: http://caosity.org/pipermail/centos/2004-September/000564.html I hope to get this resolved before rolling out any more Centos machines. thx __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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kernel question
by William Warren 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

An interesting bug in RHEL 3(which affects CentOS 3) has been bantered around for a while. There are some kernel patches(beyond my scope right now) or some echo statements tht are used(this helped my situation). The newest 2.4.x kernels have these patches incorporated. Would centOS 3 go nuts if i installed the latest kernel from kernel.org? <btw the issue is that the 2.4.xx kernels ahve a tendency to fill up ram with cache..which is normal. The bug is that the kernel then refuses to rlease the cache and instead starts swapping...which i have noticed in my little install here. What i did to fix it as a workaround(noted in the buzilla report here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=89226 is to send the following command at the command line: (echo 1 10 10 >/proc/sys/vm/pagecache) I have noticed this is another RH9 server i ahve access to and will be trying it on that box too as well as my linux firewall.> -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape"

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CentOS 3 updates
by William Warren 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

I have noticed various RHEL linux notices being posted..I know the CentOS people are busy...I was wondering if CentOS 3 will ahve the corresponding updates available in the next week?(trying to be conservative in my question) -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape"

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CentOS-2 errata
by John Newbigin 16 Sep '04

16 Sep '04

The following errata for CentOS-2 have been built and uploaded the the centos mirror: RHSA-2004:465-01 Updated imlib package fixes security vulnerability Files available: imlib-1.9.13-4.2.i386.rpm imlib-cfgeditor-1.9.13-4.2.i386.rpm imlib-devel-1.9.13-4.2.i386.rpm More details are available from the RedHat web site at https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh21as-errata.html The easy way to make sure you are up to date with all the latest patches is to run: # yum update -- John Newbigin - Computer Systems Officer School of Information Technology Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.it.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin

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