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More oddities with priorities
by Stephen Harris 16 Feb '10

16 Feb '10

Following on from my previous, I removed the perl-Date-Manip and re-installed the Centos base perl-DateManip package. When I do a "check-update" then it shows nothing needs to be done, but if I do an "update" then it tries to replace the package! In the following, c5-local, update-local, rpmforge are local rsync'd copies of the base, updates and rpmforge repositories. This shouldn't make any difference, though. $ yum clean all Loaded plugins: priorities Cleaning up Everything $ yum -d2 check-update Loaded plugins: priorities c5-local | 2.1 kB 00:00 c5-local/primary_db | 1.6 MB 00:00 extras-local | 1.1 kB 00:00 extras-local/primary | 107 kB 00:00 extras-local 325/325 rpmforge | 1.1 kB 00:00 rpmforge/primary | 3.6 MB 00:00 rpmforge 10065/10065 update-local | 1.9 kB 00:00 update-local/primary_db | 510 kB 00:00 476 packages excluded due to repository priority protections $ yum update Loaded plugins: priorities 476 packages excluded due to repository priority protections Setting up Update Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package perl-Date-Manip.noarch 0:5.54-2.el5.rf set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: perl-Date-Manip noarch 5.54-2.el5.rf rpmforge 210 k replacing perl-DateManip.noarch 5.44-1.2.1 Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install 1 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 210 k Is this ok [y/N]: n Exiting on user Command Complete! $ -- rgds Stephen

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Re: [CentOS] priorities don't prevent other repos overwritting packages?
by Stephen Harris 16 Feb '10

16 Feb '10

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 09:00:33PM -0500, Scot P. Floess wrote: > > Do you have the yum-priorities package installed? Yes, as can be seen from the output I included :-) > >Loaded plugins: priorities > >476 packages excluded due to repository priority protections -- rgds Stephen

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Hardisk cloning for centos-5.3
by premrajm＠digilink.in 15 Feb '10

15 Feb '10

Hi, I want to clone my hardisk containing the centos-5.3 OS and its swap region on to new raw hardisk via network either through ssh, tftp or ftp. How do i do that ? Is there any Tool for that or will DD command be sufficient.I know that dd command will have to be used on hardisk with already existing partitions and not on raw disk. Regards, Premraj M Disclaimer : This message is proprietary to Smartlink Network Systems Limited and is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. It may contain privileged or confidential information and should not be circulated or used for any purpose other than for what it is intended. If you have received this message in error, please notify the originator immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that you are strictly prohibited from using, copying, altering, or disclosing the contents of this message. Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. accepts no responsibility for loss or damage arising from the use of the information transmitted by this email including damage from virus. ______________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scrubbed for your protection by SecureMX. For more information visit http://securemx.in ______________________________________________________________________________

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Serial Port or USB monitoring / Logging
by Gregory P. Ennis 15 Feb '10

15 Feb '10

Dear List, I have a piece of equipment that sends data or reports data via a serial or usb port. I would like to connect this piece of equipment to a serial or usb port of a Centos 5.4 machine and capture the report information. I thought this would be an easy perl task, but since I have not completed the objective ... it has not been easy yet. Do any of you have any perl scripts that do this? I would like to look at your logic either for a serial or usb port. Thanks in advance!!!! Greg Ennis

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where is MySQL-zrm-client rpm package?
by Robert P. J. Day 15 Feb '10

15 Feb '10

i was looking at options for backing up mysql databases across the net, and ran across this: http://www.zmanda.com/download-zrm.php clearly, there are two rpms for linux: * MySQL-zrm-2.2.0-1.noarch.rpm * MySQL-zrm-client-2.2.0-1.noarch.rpm but on a centos 5.4 system, if i do # yum search zrm i see only "MySQL-zrm.noarch". anyone know why the centos repo would only know about one of those packages? i suspect that, to be safe, i should download the ones from the zmanda site. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Linux Consulting, Training and Kernel Pedantry. Web page: http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday ========================================================================

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xterm clones on VNC problem
by Emmanuel Noobadmin 15 Feb '10

15 Feb '10

I've been scratching my head over this one after setting up VNC on another existing server. Followed the instructions here http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server as usual. It worked initially. However since this server is going to be installed in a rather inconvenient place and having done pretty stupid things before, I decided for the first time to try the portion that says # Add the following line to ensure you always have an xterm available. ( while true ; do xterm ; done ) & So that I don't inevitably do something like kill kde and find myself unable to do anything. The problem now is, for some reason, I get 4 xterm window after restarting (or stop/start) vncserver. The symptoms now are 1. Consistently, of the four xterms window, #3 and #4 can be closed. #1 and #2 will resurrect themselves. *** Removing the while loop from /home/user/.vnc/xstartup does not change this. 2. if I comment out this line in /home/user/.vnc/xstartup exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc I will not get this problem. At least there will only be one xterm window in what I think is the primitive twm desktop. 3. If I then uncomment the xinitrc line, I get back 4 xterms window after restarting vncserver. It's like KDE is somehow insisting on running that while loop even after I've deleted it from the xstartup file. How do I fix this? Admittedly I could simply minimize the two xterm windows and/or switch virtual desktop and ignore them. but obviously something is wrong and it makes me uncomfortable. Everything is 5.3 standard, I've not touched the default X11 config nor xinitrc. Except I did do an yum update to current.

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CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 60, Issue 3
by centos-announce-request＠centos.org 14 Feb '10

14 Feb '10

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-2010:0101 Important CentOS 3 i386 openoffice.org - security update (Tru Huynh) 2. CESA-2010:0101 Important CentOS 3 x86_64 openoffice.org - security update (Tru Huynh) 3. CESA-2010:0101 Important CentOS 5 i386 openoffice.org Update (Karanbir Singh) 4. CESA-2010:0101 Important CentOS 5 x86_64 openoffice.org Update (Karanbir Singh) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:15:08 +0100 From: Tru Huynh <tru(a)centos.org> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2010:0101 Important CentOS 3 i386 openoffice.org - security update To: centos-announce(a)centos.org Message-ID: <20100213231507.GE20504(a)sillage.bis.pasteur.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2010:0101 openoffice.org security update for CentOS 3 i386: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0101.html The following updated file has been uploaded and is currently syncing to the mirrors: i386: updates/i386/RPMS/openoffice.org-1.1.2-46.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/openoffice.org-i18n-1.1.2-46.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm updates/i386/RPMS/openoffice.org-libs-1.1.2-46.2.0.EL3.i386.rpm source: updates/SRPMS/openoffice.org-1.1.2-46.2.0.EL3.src.rpm You may update your CentOS-3 i386 installations by running the command: yum update openoffice.org Tru -- Tru Huynh (mirrors, CentOS-3 i386/x86_64 Package Maintenance) http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xBEFA581B

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USB GPS
by Ray Van Dolson 14 Feb '10

14 Feb '10

Anyone ever used the iGPS-500 under CentOS 5? Any recommendations on a USB-based GPS that "just works"? Ray

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How to display laptop screen on LCD TV?
by hce 14 Feb '10

14 Feb '10

Hi, I am running CentOS 5.2 on Acer laptop, I try to display laptop screen on a LCD TV via VGA cable. It was fine while PC was booting in text mode, but as soon as I started X Window, the LCD TV has error "Unsupported signal, adjust your PC out". How can I adjust or may be regenerate an xorg.conf for the LCD TV (Sony KDL-40V5500)? Thank you. Kind Regards, Jupiter

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How to remove an entry in the media table
by Todd Cary 13 Feb '10

13 Feb '10

I messed up the other day when I did a rsync backup to my usb external drive *but* forgot to mount it (turn it on). So the system appears to have renamed the correct one (external) to usbdrive1 and created a directory on the HD, usbdrive. It has been well over a year since I made that error and have forgotten the location and name of the table that contains the usbdrive and usbdrive1 entries. As I recall, I need to edit the table by removing the usbdrive entry and renaming usbdrive1 to usbdrive. Guidance is welcomed.... Todd -- Ariste Software Petaluma, CA 94952 http://www.toddcary.com/aristephotography/

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