Fedora 7 'issues' (printer)
Michael Hartley
mike40033 at gmail.com
Fri Nov 2 23:06:26 UTC 2007
>
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:19:59 +0000
> From: Tim Waugh <twaugh at redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: Fedora 7 'issues' (printer)
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <1194002399.8852.2.camel at cyberelk.elk>
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> On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 11:15 +0900, Michael Hartley wrote:
> >
> > Under FC4, it worked ok once I managed to get it installed, but kept
> > disappearing, until someone from this list advised me how to tweak the
> > OS to make it work.
>
> Not sure what you mean about this. Can you be more specific? Perhaps
> it's relevant.
It was quite some time ago, but if you search the list archives for
mike40033 samsung, you'll probably find it.
By the way, I didn't upgrade to F7, I did a clean install on a new hard
disk.
> Under FC7, it worked for a couple of weeks, but now (after a YUM
> > update) the printer seems to be 'not connected - trying again in 30s'
>
> What does 'lpstat -s' say, and what does '/usr/sbin/lpinfo -v' say?
[hartleym at genesis ~]$ lpstat -s
no system default destination
device for Samsung: usb://Samsung/ML-1510_700
[hartleym at genesis ~]$ /usr/sbin/lpinfo -v
network socket
network beh
direct hal
direct hpfax
direct hp
network http
network ipp
network lpd
direct parallel:/dev/lp0
direct scsi
serial serial:/dev/ttyS0?baud=115200
serial serial:/dev/ttyS1?baud=115200
network smb
Tim.
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 12:25:16 +0100
> From: "Michael Schwendt" <mschwendt at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Yum Dependency problem [Solved]
> To: "For users of Fedora" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
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> On 02/11/2007, david walcroft <d_j_w46 at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> > >>> Package python-reportlab needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not
> > >>> available.
> > >>> Package metakit needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available.
> > >>> Package PyRTF needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available.
> > >>> Package python-sqlite2 needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not
> available.
> > >>> Package python-imaging-tk needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not
> > >>> available.
>
> > I have just done another 'yum update' for the third time today and yum
> > download 87 updates and cleaned up my dependency problem.
> > I notice that If I wait a couple of days dependency problems tend to
> > resolve them selves.
>
> You are confused. There have not been any huge updates for this. For
> example, "metakit" (see above quote) for stock Fedora 7 is unchanged
> since May 23rd and does NOT require python(abi) = 2.4 (which is Fedora
> Core 6 and older), but python(abi) = 2.5. A simple upgrade to Fedora 7
> would have replaced it with the f7 package already. Same applies to
> python-imaging-tk (... and I haven't checked the others).
>
> $ rpm -qpR metakit-2.4.9.6-1.fc7.i386.rpm |grep py
> python(abi) = 2.5
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:56:48 +0100
> From: Bob Marcan <bob.marcan at interstudio.homeunix.net>
> Subject: Re: send e-mail without use sendmail
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <472B0270.7080000 at interstudio.homeunix.net>
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> Ed Greshko wrote:
> > Frank Cox wrote:
> >> On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:05:11 -0500
> >> Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> You must have a real domain name to send email.
> >> Is there any technical reason (other than "we hate spammers") why email
> can't
> >> be sent to an IP address instead of a domain name?
> >>
> >> I know that mail sent to joeblow at 123.456.789.001 doesn't work, but have
> never
> >> really understood why...
> >
> > It is call "fault tolerance". In general, sending to a single IP
> address is
> > has a single point of failure. If that system is down...email doesn't
> move.
> > When you send to company.com there is what is known as an MX record
> that
> > returns all the IP addresses that accept email for company.com and
> weights
> > for the sending side to decided who to sent to first and failing that
> > second, etc.
> >
> > Sending to IP addresses doesn't scale and isn't manageable.
> >
>
> joeblow@[123.456.789.001] does work.
>
> --
> Bob Marcan, Consultant mailto:bob.marcan at snt.si
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>
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:07:22 +1030
> From: Tim <ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au>
> Subject: Re: Network install FC7
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <1194003442.3138.8.camel at suspishus.lan.cameratim.com>
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>
> Tim:
> >> I did a network install of FC7 ages ago, but I can't recall what
> >> protocol I used. Whichever technique it was, I would have copied the
> >> files to a directory, I didn't use a loop mount, or serve out the
> >> ISO.
>
>
> John Summerfield:
> > You might have copied and then run createrepo. That should work.
>
> No, I didn't do anything like that. I just can't remember whether I
> used HTTP or NFS for the last network install. My install booted from
> the rescue disc to do a network install with the files from a DVD ISO as
> files on my hard disc, exactly as copied from it. The copying process
> would have been from a loop mount, but the actual install wasn't.
>
> But anyway, I think that's probably going off on a tangent from the
> original poster's query about networking installing.
>
> I do recall having quite some difficulty the first time I tried to
> install. I'd put the install files onto another hard drive, and tried
> to do an install from a local hard drive, and despite it being mounted
> and readable, the install routine couldn't make use of it.
>
> I installed another box by removing the DVD drive from yet another
> computer.
>
> And the last FC7 install was using the rescue CD as the boot drive, and
> external drive in a USB box with the DVD ISO on it.
>
> --
> (This computer runs FC7, my others run FC4, FC5 & FC6, in case that's
> important to the thread.)
>
> Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored.
> I read messages from the public lists.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:51:52 -0400
> From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
> Subject: Re: DVD and CD not automounting in F7
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <472B0F58.50800 at tmr.com>
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> Andrea Mastellone wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > it is about four months that my fedora box does not automount dvd and
> > cd's. It is a F7, with regular updates.
> >
> > The USB sticks and disks correctly automounts. Running lshal -m, I see
> > that USB devices are detected and mounted, but CD and DVD are not
> > reported when inserted in the drive (a simple IDE internal DVD/CD writer
> > in a notebook).
> >
> > By googling, there is a number of cases relative both to hald and
> > autofs, and so on, but no one gave me an hint :(
> >
> > Some similar case and suggestion ? Thanks in advance.
> >
> Probably you changed the "preferences" in your window manager to turn
> off automount. Or some update did it for you. This is one of the first
> things I do, since having the system, WM or hal, checking for new media
> can create problems with burning.
>
> There was a discussion of this on another list, the mode of the burner
> can get changed, streaming can be interrupted, etc.
>
> If you want to enable that behavior, start in Preferences, I don't
> remember if it's Hardware or Look&Feel, but it's there, something like
> "mounting of media or such."
>
> --
> Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
> the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:53:09 -0400
> From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
> Subject: Re: Network install FC7
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <472B0FA5.6020704 at tmr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Kam Leo wrote:
> > On 11/1/07, Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com> wrote:
>
> >> Is there a simple trick or a pointer to valid instructions? I can
> >> install FC8 on the machine just fine, but pulling a pre-release
> >> distribution over a slow (4Mbit) network is not what I want other than
> a
> >> proof of concept.
>
> > For NFS install you only need to provide access to the iso file. The
> > information here, http://fedoranews.org/dowen/nfsinstall , is a
> > little dated but the concepts should hold.
> >
> The document appears to refer to FC5 and earlier, or maybe FC6, when the
> install format changed from "many CDs" to "DVD" it looks as if something
> was lost, like the ability to install from your own local network copy.
>
> Thanks for the link, however.
>
> --
> Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
> the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:50:14 -0600
> From: Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com>
> Subject: Re: Fedora 7 'issues' (microphone)
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <472B0EF6.6080801 at zianet.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Michael Hartley wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I'm trying to use Skype beta 1.4.0.99 <http://1.4.0.99/>, under Fedora
> > 7. My sound setup is :
> > ALSA driver 1.0.14, with card VIA 8235 and chip Realtek ALC650F.
> >
> > Besides the fact that I often have to go to the mixer to set things up
> > properly, I find that even with Mic Boost (+20db) on, the sound is
> > just not
> > loud enough. People at the other end have trouble hearing, unless I talk
> > very loudly.
> >
> > It was ok under Fedora 4.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions I could try?
> >
> >
> When you open the Volume control there are two Mixers, and one is
> the OSS Mixer. Go to recording and click on the mike below the
> Microphone slider. Now turn up the slider and you should be heard just
> fine.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
> Linux User
> #450462 http://counter.li.org.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:55:08 -0600
> From: Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com>
> Subject: Re: RPM
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <472B101C.6050902 at zianet.com>
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>
> Tim wrote:
> > On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:13 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> >
> >> OK. The book Maximum RPM does not even mention rpmbuild. For this
> >> function I think the early work was done with amanda. I expect most of
> >> rpmbuild is in amanda but not easy to check.
> >>
> >
> > What does drive backup software (amanda) have to do with RPM?
> >
> >
> It is used in the making of rpm files. I didn't read it with care.
> But it is in Maximum RPM.
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
> Linux User
> #450462 http://counter.li.org.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 12:02:27 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Mike C <mike.cohler at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Network install FC7
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Message-ID: <loom.20071102T120043-82 at post.gmane.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> One thing that may be very important is to make sure the appropriate ports
> have
> access - in other words don't forget to open the firewall as necessary.
>
> I have been bitten a few times by forgetting that the firewall can stop
> things
> working, not only for nfs but also for wireless cards to work correctly -
> depending on how you configure your firewall of course!
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 14
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:17:06 +0100
> From: Andrew Kelly <akelly at corisweb.org>
> Subject: Re: RPM
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <1194005826.3091.75.camel at localhost.localdomain>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 05:55 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> > Tim wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:13 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> > >
> > >> OK. The book Maximum RPM does not even mention rpmbuild. For this
> > >> function I think the early work was done with amanda. I expect most
> of
> > >> rpmbuild is in amanda but not easy to check.
> > >>
> > >
> > > What does drive backup software (amanda) have to do with RPM?
> > >
> > >
> > It is used in the making of rpm files. I didn't read it with care.
> > But it is in Maximum RPM.
>
> [BEEEP!] Wrong answer.
>
> It is NOT used in the making of rpm files. The Amanda application was
> used to provide an example of creating a (more complicated) package.
>
> The first appearance of "Amanda" (page 276 of the printed book, page 367
> of the pdf book) is:
>
> "So, without further ado, let's meet amanda..."
>
> a statement preceded by the paragraph:
>
> "In this chapter, we’ll package a more complex application that will
> call on most of RPM’s capabilities. We’ll start with a general
> overview
> of the application and end with a completed package, just as you would
> if you were tasked with packaging an application that you’d not seen
> before."
>
>
> Please, Karl, attempt to be a bit less Authoritative when you are
> clearly talking through your shirt-sleeve.
>
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 15
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:19:35 -0600
> From: Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: Returning to the OOwrite malfuntion question
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <1194009575.2847.7.camel at cyrus>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 15:23 -0500, Tom Owens wrote:
> > On Thursday 01 November 2007 04:17:06 pm Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > > > Well that is interesting. One response agreed with me that it does
> not
> > > > work and you say it does. Which leaves me in a quandary.
> > >
> > > Then it is bugzilla time.
> >
> > I would be more inclined to lean towards "pilot error".
> I don't know what pilot error is supposed to mean but if it means misuse
> of OOwrite I disagree. In MS word if you go to printer setup under File
> and click on Landscape the document becomes Landscape. If openoffice is
> supposed to mirror MS behavior it should have the same functionality.
> I am glad to know that Landscape printing is possible but not by the
> method that should work. That is a bug in my book.
> --
> Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 16
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:31:46 +0100
> From: info at boer-software-en-webservices.nl
> Subject: Problem finding devel rpm for procps
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Message-ID: <472B18B2.6030608 at boer-software-en-webservices.nl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hey list,
>
> I was trying to compile a program that a friend of mine made, and it
> requires the library and headers of procps.
> I could find a number of RPM packages from other distributions, as well
> as debian packages that also
> contain the headers, but I have yet to find a fedora RPM that has
> these.My friend runs debian and can compile
> this the program just fine. There is a procps-debuginfo package, but it
> does not have all the header files I need.
>
> Another thing I noticed (unsure if it's just my setup though), when I
> try to compile my program, it does not
> find libproc. However, when I look in my /lib directory, I can find
> libproc-3.2.7.so. Symlinking this to
> /lib/libproc.so does work though.
>
> Anyone a solution for this, or do I have to get the files from another
> distro? (I sure hope not)
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:34:55 -0700
> From: Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com>
> Subject: Re: Network install FC7
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <1194006895.12175.0.camel at lin-workstation.azapple.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 15:55 +1030, Tim wrote:
> > Tim:
> > >> Which is it, FC 7 or 8? The subject description is different from
> the
> > >> message, and which one you're actually doing might be able to
> pinpoint
> > >> the problem.
> >
> > Craig White :
> > > solution the same either way.
> >
> > I'd have thought so, but I was asking in case there was some bug in the
> > newest install routine.
> >
> > > copy iso to system that has httpd running, loop mount in /var/www/html
> > > path somewhere...good to go.
> > >
> > > mkdir /var/www/html/FC8
> > > mount -t iso /tmp/F-8-x86_64-DVD.iso /var/www/html/FC8
> > >
> > > linux method=http://MY_WEB_SERVER/FC8/disc1
> >
> > It occurred to me that you could have some SELinux issues from that sort
> > of thing, if the contexts aren't in place to allow HTTP serving of those
> > files.
> >
> > I did a network install of FC7 ages ago, but I can't recall what
> > protocol I used. Whichever technique it was, I would have copied the
> > files to a directory, I didn't use a loop mount, or serve out the ISO.
> ----
> if you serve out as NFS, you don't need to loop mount. You only serve
> the iso's themselves via NFS
>
> Craig
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 18
> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:37:18 -0500
> From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: send e-mail without use sendmail
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <472B19FE.6040805 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
> Bob Marcan wrote:
> > Ed Greshko wrote:
> >> Frank Cox wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:05:11 -0500
> >>> Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> You must have a real domain name to send email.
> >>> Is there any technical reason (other than "we hate spammers") why
> >>> email can't
> >>> be sent to an IP address instead of a domain name?
> >>>
> >>> I know that mail sent to joeblow at 123.456.789.001 doesn't work, but
> >>> have never
> >>> really understood why...
> >>
> >> It is call "fault tolerance". In general, sending to a single IP
> >> address is
> >> has a single point of failure. If that system is down...email doesn't
> >> move.
> >> When you send to company.com there is what is known as an MX record
> that
> >> returns all the IP addresses that accept email for company.com and
> >> weights
> >> for the sending side to decided who to sent to first and failing that
> >> second, etc.
> >>
> >> Sending to IP addresses doesn't scale and isn't manageable.
> >>
> >
> > joeblow@[123.456.789.001] does work.
>
>
> Well it might with a real IP address... None of the octets would be
> greater than 255 in a real one - and they don't have leading 0's.
>
> --
> Les Mikesell
> lesmikesell at gmail.com
>
>
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