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Re: [CentOS] Tyan K8SE (S2892) / nForce Pro Experiences
by Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith＠ieee.org> 13 Jun '05

13 Jun '05

From: Kirk Bocek <t004(a)kbocek.com> > Has anyone installed Linux (CentOS or other) on a Tyan K8SE (S2892) > motherboard? I'd really like to hear your experiences -- with this board > or Nvidia's nForce Pro chipset in general. I wrote a pre-sale evaluation back in January 2005 here: http://lists.leap-cf.org/pipermail/leaplist/2005-January/000532.html And there are a few updates to that evaluation too, like the fact that nVidia _does_ now _actively_ work on the GPL "forcedeth" driver (their legal obligations to prevent them from doing so actually expired months ago), so using the "nvnet" module is probably optional now. - Personal Experience and Boot/Install Considerations I have everything from a 12"x12"x5.5" MicroATX case with a Foxconn NF4K8MC-ERS in my home, 12"x12"x5.5" (with PCIe GeForce 6800GT ;-) -- nForce4 Standard -- to a huge, LianLi PC-V1200 EATX with a Tyan S2895 -- nForce Pro 2200+2050 -- in use as a workstation/ server at various clients running both Fedora Core 2+ and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. You _can_ boot/install on the chipset with the FC2+/RHEL4 installer without issue. You do _not_ need to load the nForce drivers at all! They only contain the _legacy_ OSS (pre-ALSA) sound driver and the "nvnet" which really isn't needed with current "forcedeth" quality. This _includes_ SATA drives on the SATA channels that use the "nv_sata" driver, which is in the stock kernel now. On FC1/RHEL3, you might run into some NIC driver issues, and I want to say most definitely SATA support issues. You'll want to either upgrade the kernel to a late 2.4.23+, or use the nForce driver back with the "nvnet" and "nv_sata" drivers, possibly the "nvsound" OSS driver if you are not going to use ALSA. - The Technical Facts of the nForce4/Pro-series ... The nVidia nForce4/Ultra/SLI, 2200 (Pro) and 2050 (Pro, optional) are all legacy interconnect compatible. The PCI-Express (PCIe), PCI-X and PCI peripherial (I/O) interconnects all appear as traditional PCI logic/ busses, and the HyperTransport system interconnect is transparent thanx to its full Intel APIC/I2O compatibility. Yes, _all_ 40 PCIe and _both_ 2 PCI-X channels in the 2200+2050 combination. ;-> The peripherials on the chipsets are well supported with earlier nForce logic as of kernel 2.4.23+ and kernel 2.6.5+. nVidia has released GPL drivers for _all_ peripherals and components, including modifications to various i810 components, and the ALSA drivers work well for the common DSP/audio combinations. Intel has loosened the IP requirements on nVidia on the AGPgart, so I noticed some work has gone into more recent kernels. In fact, nVidia now uses the AGPgart in the kernel by default in its drivers. I still recommend the nVidia Standardware libGL/GLX drivers for production use _but_ stick with the 1.0-6xxx series _until_ 1.0-7xxx mature. And as I mentioned before, the "nvnet" driver is pretty optional now, and the 10/100 works _flawlessly_ with GPL "forcedeth," and the nVidia contributions in newer kernels seem to work well for 1000Mbps too. If you have trouble with 1000Mbps, consider upgrading your kernel or switching to the "nvnet" driver on older kernels. > I'm looking to build a new server using this board but would like to > find some other experiences first. I've googled myself blue but haven't > found any reviews or postings regarding this motherboard and Linux. If you stick with Fedora Core 3 / RHEL 4 (CentOS 4), then you shouldn't run into any issues at all -- not boot, install or otherwise. Make sure you upgrade to the latest 2.6.x kernel to get the most stable forcedeth driver. -- Bryan J. Smith mailto:b.j.smith@ieee.org

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Donations again
by Collins Richey 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

I sent this request to one of the principals, but got no response, so I'll ask again on list. Others may well be interested. I would love to donate to CentOS, but I refuse to deal with PayPal. PayPal works well if your email address and/or credit card information never change, but it's a complete snakepit if you don't have constant information. Can you post a mailing address and payto name so that I can mail in a check? -- Collins Head teachers of the world unite: you have nothing to lose but the Start button.

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changing the boot screen
by Ryan 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

Does anyone know how to skip the initial splash screen (the one before kde/gnome) and automatically login on a user? Thanks

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New Server donation - Thanks :)
by Johnny Hughes 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

I would like to inform the CentOS user community that we have received a nice new server donation from XpressAccess Web Hosting ( http://xpressaccess.com/ ). I would like to thank XpressAccess and Dwight for working with us to get this server up and running. If you need to host a domain, why not check out XpressAccess, or one of our other donors ( http://www.centos.org/mirrors/ ), most of which are hosting providers. If you would like to donate a server to the CentOS project, please contact us at donate_at_centos.org. Thanks, Johnny Hughes CentOS-4 Lead Developer

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Found the answer!!!>>[Fwd: [CentOS] Error when clicking on link>>text error correction]
by Dick Roth 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

In FC2, I had installed both Firefox and Thunderbird from Mozilla.org. They were not "resident" as part of the distro. With CentOS4, they are "standard" features. After I adjusted "Preferred Applications" applet to accommodate the change of locations, all started working properly. Thanks for allowing me to take up space and bandwidth. Dick -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CentOS] Error when clicking on link>>text error correction Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:55:06 -0400 From: Dick Roth <raroth7(a)comcast.net> Reply-To: CentOS mailing list <centos(a)centos.org> To: CentOS mailing list <centos(a)centos.org> I meant to say that I left my home directory intact so I would _not_ have to re-option, etc... Good Morning-- Since installing CentOS4 the other day, I've had trouble with Thunderbird 1.02 when attempting to click on a link within an email. Rather than opening a tab in Firefox 1.0.4, I get an error message: "Error showing url: There was an error launching the default action command associated with this location." When I installed CentOS, I left my home directory intact so I would have to re-option apps I had already been using. Has anyone else had this problem...and found a cure? I did check the archives, but didn't stumble upon anything useful. Thank, Dick -- Pithy saying goes here: (future). _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- Pithy saying goes here: (future).

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IP Problems - Address won't stick on reboots!
by Scott Heisler 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

Centos 4.0 P4 Dual Xeon 2gig Ram One 100mb NIC The problem is that the nic won't hold a fixed IP address. What I mean is that if I refresh it, after booting up by typing "ifdown eth0" and then "ifup eth0" - it then reflects the correct IP address. However, it won't 'have' and IP address upon boot. Also, it seems to hang on the logger service starting up. It sits there attempting to start logger for like 3-4 minutes (timed!). I suspect this problem is most likely related to the IP problem. I've tried moving the network connection to a dedicated HUB and still no luck. What is the correct config file to edit to set the IP address correctly? I tried editing the one in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts - but that didn't fix my problem. Thanks. Scott

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RE: [CentOS] A questiong about replacing my failing drive
by Bryan J. Smith 11 Jun '05

11 Jun '05

From: Doug Eubanks > My HDA drive is failing (I can hear the occasional click from it > and I am seeing Smart errors, The reason why I never build a system without a 3Ware card today. > A> Make bootable floppy Redundant. > B> Start in single user mode Typically a good idea, but you can do this with the original, and the new hard drive added. > C> Create same partition structure on hew drive Yes, although it doesn't have to be the same. Just mount it all as you want under /newroot of the original. Don't forget to watch out for duplicate filesystem labels, and change your boot/fstab on the new. > D> Move all files from old partitions to new partitions for i in ‘/ /boot/ /other/‘: do cd $i find . -mount | cpio -pmdv /newroot$i done > E> Switch drives > F> Boot off floppy, mount, reinstall grub and boot manager on new drive Or just use the distro's CD and rescue mode. > G> Profit! > Any hangups or snags doing it this way? Only as mentioned above.

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Betr.: [CentOS] IP Problems - Address won't stick on reboots!
by Thom van der Boon 11 Jun '05

11 Jun '05

The file to edit is /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 It should look something like this. You should edit it with your settings DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=static BROADCAST=xxx.xxx.xx.255 HWADDR=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx IPADDR=xxx.xx.xx.xxx NETMASK=255.255.255.0 NETWORK=xxx.xxx.xx.0 ONBOOT=yes TYPE=Ethernet Thom van der Boon E-Mail: Thom.van.der.Boon(a)vdb.nl ===== Thom.H. van der Boon b.v. Havens 563 Jan Evertsenweg 2-4 NL-3115 JA Schiedam Tel.: +31 (0)10 4272727 Fax: +31 (0)10 4736620 E-Mail: info(a)vdb.nl Home Page: http://www.vdb.nl/ >>> scott.heisler(a)huntleighusa.com 10.06.2005 22:52:34 >>> Centos 4.0 P4 Dual Xeon 2gig Ram One 100mb NIC The problem is that the nic won't hold a fixed IP address. What I mean is that if I refresh it, after booting up by typing "ifdown eth0" and then "ifup eth0" - it then reflects the correct IP address. However, it won't 'have' and IP address upon boot. Also, it seems to hang on the logger service starting up. It sits there attempting to start logger for like 3-4 minutes (timed!). I suspect this problem is most likely related to the IP problem. I've tried moving the network connection to a dedicated HUB and still no luck. What is the correct config file to edit to set the IP address correctly? I tried editing the one in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts - but that didn't fix my problem. Thanks. Scott _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

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Error when clicking on link>>text error correction
by Dick Roth 11 Jun '05

11 Jun '05

I meant to say that I left my home directory intact so I would _not_ have to re-option, etc... Good Morning-- Since installing CentOS4 the other day, I've had trouble with Thunderbird 1.02 when attempting to click on a link within an email. Rather than opening a tab in Firefox 1.0.4, I get an error message: "Error showing url: There was an error launching the default action command associated with this location." When I installed CentOS, I left my home directory intact so I would have to re-option apps I had already been using. Has anyone else had this problem...and found a cure? I did check the archives, but didn't stumble upon anything useful. Thank, Dick -- Pithy saying goes here: (future). _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS(a)centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

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Error when clicking on link
by Dick Roth 11 Jun '05

11 Jun '05

Good Morning-- Since installing CentOS4 the other day, I've had trouble with Thunderbird 1.02 when attempting to click on a link within an email. Rather than opening a tab in Firefox 1.0.4, I get an error message: "Error showing url: There was an error launching the default action command associated with this location." When I installed CentOS, I left my home directory intact so I would have to re-option apps I had already been using. Has anyone else had this problem...and found a cure? I did check the archives, but didn't stumble upon anything useful. Thank, Dick -- Pithy saying goes here: (future).

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