From drumilnarayan at yahoo.com Fri Mar 2 12:53:48 2007 From: drumilnarayan at yahoo.com (drumil narayan) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:53:48 +0000 (GMT) Subject: help required in logging tar command output In-Reply-To: <5ce05200612170622n2d828d6bpaa55e3160c5083b2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <711386.16869.qm@web8321.mail.in.yahoo.com> Hello, am trying to backup some directories using tar and furhter have to prepare the log file of it. this is going to be job which will run as background process am trying this tar -cvf Disk1.tar /home/Oracle/Disk1/* > Disk1.log &nohup gzip Disk1.tar its not preparing gzip Disk1.tar can sombody correct me please thanks..drumil __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ From rstevens at vitalstream.com Fri Mar 2 18:35:53 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:35:53 -0800 Subject: help required in logging tar command output In-Reply-To: <711386.16869.qm@web8321.mail.in.yahoo.com> References: <711386.16869.qm@web8321.mail.in.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1172860553.26502.243.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 12:53 +0000, drumil narayan wrote: > Hello, > > am trying to backup some directories using tar and > furhter have to prepare the log file of it. > > this is going to be job which will run as background > process > > am trying this > > tar -cvf Disk1.tar /home/Oracle/Disk1/* > Disk1.log > &nohup > gzip Disk1.tar > > its not preparing gzip Disk1.tar > can sombody correct me please It's easier if you create a script, /usr/local/bin/backup: #!/bin/bash cd /some/working/directory tar cvf Disk1.tar /home/Oracle/Disk1/* >Disk1.log 2>&1 gzip Disk1.tar Then "chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/backup". Run that script via: # nohup /usr/local/bin/backup & That way you can even crontab it should you wish. > > thanks..drumil > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new > http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Never test for an error condition you don't know how to handle. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From karlp at ourldsfamily.com Fri Mar 2 23:20:45 2007 From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com (karlp at ourldsfamily.com) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 16:20:45 -0700 (MST) Subject: Anti-Virus testing done Message-ID: <48677.207.173.117.242.1172877645.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> Here's an interesting article about impartial testing of A/V programs: http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1407473052;fp;2;fpid;1 Of course, they don't test my AV software, ClamAV. Karl From karlp at ourldsfamily.com Sun Mar 4 05:58:07 2007 From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com (karlp at ourldsfamily.com) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 22:58:07 -0700 (MST) Subject: Animated Cursor Message-ID: <26500.198.60.114.90.1172987887.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> My baby girl is a junior in college and has been living at home until recently. Since she moved out, she's asked me to fix her PC now and then. One problem that is now annoying to me is that the animated cursor isn't... She's got an nvidia NV28 GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE graphics card and that's what I'm suspecting is causing this. Any thoughts? TIA -- karl _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson KarlP at ourldsfamily.com --- Senior Consulting Sys/DB Analyst http://consulting.ourldsfamily.com --- My Thoughts on Terrorism In America right after 9/11/2001: http://www.ourldsfamily.com/wtc.shtml --- The world is a dangerous place to live... not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein --- From harold at hallikainen.com Mon Mar 5 15:40:23 2007 From: harold at hallikainen.com (Harold Hallikainen) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 07:40:23 -0800 (PST) Subject: FC6 update trying to boot FC5 In-Reply-To: <1172512584.26502.89.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <1907.192.168.1.1.1172355269.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> <20070225000011.GA8913@bobcat.bobcatos.com> <35446.192.168.1.1.1172435335.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> <20070226040051.GD17910@bobcat.bobcatos.com> <50631.192.168.1.1.1172496962.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> <1172512584.26502.89.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <50369.207.177.227.29.1173109223.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> > On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 05:36 -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: >> > On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 12:28:55PM -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: >> >> >> >> > On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 02:14:29PM -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: >> >> >> I just did an update from FC5 to FC6 on my laptop, but the machine >> is >> >> >> trying to boot FC5, which it can't find. How do I fix that? >> >> > >> >> > Not sure, but try this oft-repeated mantra (yeah, I need to put it >> >> > into the FAQ): >> >> > >> >> > Boot to rescue mode with your FC6 Disk 1. (At the boot: prompt, >> >> > put "linux rescue".) Let it mount your Linux installation when it >> >> > finds it. Then >> >> > >> >> > chroot /mnt/sysimage >> >> > grub-install /dev/hda # or whatever your boot drive is >> >> > exit >> >> > exit >> >> > >> >> > Yeah, exit twice - once from the chroot shell and once from rescue. >> >> > Pop out the cd and the normal grub stuff should come up when it >> >> > reboots. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> Hmmm. That didn't work. But, my Ghost For Linux backup got me back >> >> working >> >> with FC5. I sure like having such a backup! >> >> >> >> I suspect the problem is that various yum updates have filled my >> /boot >> >> partition, so the FC6 updated could not put anything more there. >> Here's >> >> a >> >> look at /boot and df ... >> >> >> >> [root at hhlaptop boot]# ls -al >> >> total 93350 >> >> drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 1024 Feb 25 11:59 . >> >> drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Feb 25 11:55 .. >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 58952 Jun 23 2006 >> config-2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 62875 Nov 10 10:41 >> config-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5 >> >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Nov 15 20:54 grub >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 87666688 Jul 2 2006 image.img.gz >> > >> > Umm, what's that doing in there. I'd say punt that and try again. >> > >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1808129 Jun 30 2006 >> >> initrd-2.6.17-1.2139_FC5.img >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1413120 Nov 15 20:56 >> >> initrd-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5.img >> >> drwx------ 2 root root 12288 Jun 29 2006 lost+found >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1078172 Jun 23 2006 >> >> System.map-2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1118384 Nov 10 10:41 >> >> System.map-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5 >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1967671 Nov 10 10:41 >> vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5 >> >> [root at hhlaptop boot]# df >> >> Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on >> >> /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 >> >> 93448028 29311576 59313004 34% / >> >> /dev/hda1 101086 99184 0 100% /boot >> >> tmpfs 253852 0 253852 0% /dev/shm >> >> [root at hhlaptop boot]# >> >> >> >> >> >> I suspect I could get rid of everything that's 2.6.17* and still have >> >> the >> >> system work, freeing up some space. What's image.img.gz? It's pretty >> >> big! >> >> Nothing in the grub directory is very big... >> >> >> >> I went with the default partitions on the original install of FC5, >> which >> >> is why, I suspect, I ran out of room on boot. >> >> >> >> So... Should I be ok deleting all the 2.6.17 stuff? How about >> >> image.img.gz? >> >> >> >> >> Well, I tried deleting the 2.6.17 stuff and image.img.gz, which did >> clear >> out a lot of space in /boot. I then did another update attempt with >> FC6_64. Same result! When booting, I get the menu that lets you choose >> which version you're going to load. The only version listed is an FC5. >> Selecting that gives a file not found error. > > The odds are that your /boot got filled up, so the /boot/grub/grub.conf > file couldn't be updated and you were stuck with only the FC5 > options. Then you deleted the FC5 kernels and blooey! > > How to get around it? > > 1. Boot off the first FC6 CD in rescue mode and let it mount the > existing system as /mnt/sysimage. > > 2. Enter "chroot /mnt/sysimage" > > 3. Make sure /boot has adequate room for the new kernel. Also make sure > /lib has enough space (remember, the modules go there). > > 4. Figure out where the CD is mounted. Odds are it's /mnt/cdrom, but it > could vary. > > 5. Run: > > rpm -ivh --force /mnt/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS/(KERNEL-NAME) > > Replace "(KERNEL-NAME)" with one of the following: > > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i586.rpm (Intel 586) > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm (Intel 686, 32-bit) > kernel-PAE-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm (Intel Xeon with PAE support) > kernel-xen-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm (Xenified 32-bit) > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.x86_64.rpm (AMD Opteron/Athlon 64, 64-bit) > kernel-xen-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.x86_64.rpm (Xenified 64-bit) > > depending on what processor and kernel you want. > > 6. Verify that the /boot/grub/grub.conf file has the correct entries > in it. You should see a stanza like: > > title Fedora Core (2.6.18-1.2798.fc6) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb > quiet max_luns=256 > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.img > > 7. If everything appears OK, enter "exit" twice (once to exit the > chroot, one to reboot the system), pop the CD out and boot the system. > >> I probably need to update that menu, but it SEEMS the FC6 update should >> take care of it. > > Not if "/boot" filled up. > >> This is an update from FC5_64. I've gone ahead and put >> FC5 from my g4l backup back on the machine for now. Ideas as to what I >> should try next? After this machine, I want to try updating my FC4 >> server >> to FC6... > > Always remember that upgrades require more disk space than a raw > install. Before doing upgrades, make sure there's plenty of space > in /boot and / (the root partition). > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - As a follow-up to this, I removed this file from /boot: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 87666688 Jul 2 2006 image.img.gz This dropped usage in /boot from 100% down to 19%. The upgrade to FC6 then went smoothly. However, I noticed during bootup that the wlan did not come up. The message said ndiswrapper could not be found. Later, through the network manager, I was able to bring up the network. A while later, though, I could not bring up the wlan. I don't know if I changed something and messed it up or what. So, to get me going again, I loaded my FC5 image back and all works again. I'll try the upgrade again next weekend. I understand the kernel now includes a provision for driving Broadcom wifi chip sets directly (with fwcutter), so I may give that a try. Anyway, getting rid of the img file in /boot allowed the upgrade to work. THANKS! Harold -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! From Esquivelv at uhd.edu Mon Mar 5 16:11:16 2007 From: Esquivelv at uhd.edu (Esquivel, Vicente) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:11:16 -0600 Subject: Server Cloning application Message-ID: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA756@BALI.uhd.campus> Hello all, Can anyone tell me what they use for cloning RH servers? Thanks Vince -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From rstevens at vitalstream.com Mon Mar 5 17:48:11 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:48:11 -0800 Subject: Server Cloning application In-Reply-To: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA756@BALI.uhd.campus> References: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA756@BALI.uhd.campus> Message-ID: <1173116891.26502.297.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 10:11 -0600, Esquivel, Vicente wrote: > Hello all, > > Can anyone tell me what they use for cloning RH servers? Ghost4Linux (g4l) works well. Good ol' ghost 2003 works, too. We also use a disk duplicator. Expensive, but a good way to clone 5+ disks at a time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Never test for an error condition you don't know how to handle. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From rodrigofariatavares at bol.com.br Mon Mar 5 17:46:08 2007 From: rodrigofariatavares at bol.com.br (rodrigofariatavares) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 14:46:08 -0300 Subject: Javaruntime for Firefox Message-ID: Hello, I've been instaled jdk-1_5_0_11-nb-5_5-linux-ml.bin. But my firefox 2.0.2 can't open the java in banks websites. How I can to resolve it ? Best regards, Faria From rstevens at vitalstream.com Mon Mar 5 18:01:34 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:01:34 -0800 Subject: FC6 update trying to boot FC5 In-Reply-To: <50369.207.177.227.29.1173109223.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> References: <1907.192.168.1.1.1172355269.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> <20070225000011.GA8913@bobcat.bobcatos.com> <35446.192.168.1.1.1172435335.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> <20070226040051.GD17910@bobcat.bobcatos.com> <50631.192.168.1.1.1172496962.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> <1172512584.26502.89.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <50369.207.177.227.29.1173109223.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> Message-ID: <1173117694.26502.306.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 07:40 -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 05:36 -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: > >> > On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 12:28:55PM -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 02:14:29PM -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: > >> >> >> I just did an update from FC5 to FC6 on my laptop, but the machine > >> is > >> >> >> trying to boot FC5, which it can't find. How do I fix that? > >> >> > > >> >> > Not sure, but try this oft-repeated mantra (yeah, I need to put it > >> >> > into the FAQ): > >> >> > > >> >> > Boot to rescue mode with your FC6 Disk 1. (At the boot: prompt, > >> >> > put "linux rescue".) Let it mount your Linux installation when it > >> >> > finds it. Then > >> >> > > >> >> > chroot /mnt/sysimage > >> >> > grub-install /dev/hda # or whatever your boot drive is > >> >> > exit > >> >> > exit > >> >> > > >> >> > Yeah, exit twice - once from the chroot shell and once from rescue. > >> >> > Pop out the cd and the normal grub stuff should come up when it > >> >> > reboots. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> Hmmm. That didn't work. But, my Ghost For Linux backup got me back > >> >> working > >> >> with FC5. I sure like having such a backup! > >> >> > >> >> I suspect the problem is that various yum updates have filled my > >> /boot > >> >> partition, so the FC6 updated could not put anything more there. > >> Here's > >> >> a > >> >> look at /boot and df ... > >> >> > >> >> [root at hhlaptop boot]# ls -al > >> >> total 93350 > >> >> drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 1024 Feb 25 11:59 . > >> >> drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Feb 25 11:55 .. > >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 58952 Jun 23 2006 > >> config-2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 > >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 62875 Nov 10 10:41 > >> config-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5 > >> >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Nov 15 20:54 grub > >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 87666688 Jul 2 2006 image.img.gz > >> > > >> > Umm, what's that doing in there. I'd say punt that and try again. > >> > > >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1808129 Jun 30 2006 > >> >> initrd-2.6.17-1.2139_FC5.img > >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1413120 Nov 15 20:56 > >> >> initrd-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5.img > >> >> drwx------ 2 root root 12288 Jun 29 2006 lost+found > >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1078172 Jun 23 2006 > >> >> System.map-2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 > >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1118384 Nov 10 10:41 > >> >> System.map-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5 > >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1967671 Nov 10 10:41 > >> vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5 > >> >> [root at hhlaptop boot]# df > >> >> Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > >> >> /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 > >> >> 93448028 29311576 59313004 34% / > >> >> /dev/hda1 101086 99184 0 100% /boot > >> >> tmpfs 253852 0 253852 0% /dev/shm > >> >> [root at hhlaptop boot]# > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> I suspect I could get rid of everything that's 2.6.17* and still have > >> >> the > >> >> system work, freeing up some space. What's image.img.gz? It's pretty > >> >> big! > >> >> Nothing in the grub directory is very big... > >> >> > >> >> I went with the default partitions on the original install of FC5, > >> which > >> >> is why, I suspect, I ran out of room on boot. > >> >> > >> >> So... Should I be ok deleting all the 2.6.17 stuff? How about > >> >> image.img.gz? > >> >> > >> > >> > >> Well, I tried deleting the 2.6.17 stuff and image.img.gz, which did > >> clear > >> out a lot of space in /boot. I then did another update attempt with > >> FC6_64. Same result! When booting, I get the menu that lets you choose > >> which version you're going to load. The only version listed is an FC5. > >> Selecting that gives a file not found error. > > > > The odds are that your /boot got filled up, so the /boot/grub/grub.conf > > file couldn't be updated and you were stuck with only the FC5 > > options. Then you deleted the FC5 kernels and blooey! > > > > How to get around it? > > > > 1. Boot off the first FC6 CD in rescue mode and let it mount the > > existing system as /mnt/sysimage. > > > > 2. Enter "chroot /mnt/sysimage" > > > > 3. Make sure /boot has adequate room for the new kernel. Also make sure > > /lib has enough space (remember, the modules go there). > > > > 4. Figure out where the CD is mounted. Odds are it's /mnt/cdrom, but it > > could vary. > > > > 5. Run: > > > > rpm -ivh --force /mnt/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS/(KERNEL-NAME) > > > > Replace "(KERNEL-NAME)" with one of the following: > > > > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i586.rpm (Intel 586) > > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm (Intel 686, 32-bit) > > kernel-PAE-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm (Intel Xeon with PAE support) > > kernel-xen-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm (Xenified 32-bit) > > kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.x86_64.rpm (AMD Opteron/Athlon 64, 64-bit) > > kernel-xen-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.x86_64.rpm (Xenified 64-bit) > > > > depending on what processor and kernel you want. > > > > 6. Verify that the /boot/grub/grub.conf file has the correct entries > > in it. You should see a stanza like: > > > > title Fedora Core (2.6.18-1.2798.fc6) > > root (hd0,0) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb > > quiet max_luns=256 > > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.img > > > > 7. If everything appears OK, enter "exit" twice (once to exit the > > chroot, one to reboot the system), pop the CD out and boot the system. > > > >> I probably need to update that menu, but it SEEMS the FC6 update should > >> take care of it. > > > > Not if "/boot" filled up. > > > >> This is an update from FC5_64. I've gone ahead and put > >> FC5 from my g4l backup back on the machine for now. Ideas as to what I > >> should try next? After this machine, I want to try updating my FC4 > >> server > >> to FC6... > > > > Always remember that upgrades require more disk space than a raw > > install. Before doing upgrades, make sure there's plenty of space > > in /boot and / (the root partition). > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - > > > As a follow-up to this, I removed this file from /boot: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 87666688 Jul 2 2006 image.img.gz > > This dropped usage in /boot from 100% down to 19%. The upgrade to FC6 then > went smoothly. Wonder what file THAT was. > However, I noticed during bootup that the wlan did not come up. The > message said ndiswrapper could not be found. Later, through the network > manager, I was able to bring up the network. A while later, though, I > could not bring up the wlan. I don't know if I changed something and > messed it up or what. So, to get me going again, I loaded my FC5 image > back and all works again. I'll try the upgrade again next weekend. I > understand the kernel now includes a provision for driving Broadcom wifi > chip sets directly (with fwcutter), so I may give that a try. The bcm43xx driver has never worked reliably for me under any circumstances, so I'm back to using ndiswrapper. I prevent bcm43xx from loading by blacklisting it in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-compat. > Anyway, getting rid of the img file in /boot allowed the upgrade to work. I'm still wondering what that file was. 87MB is AWFUL big for a ramdisk image...I'd expect something <3MB. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - I don't suffer from insanity...I enjoy every minute of it! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From rstevens at vitalstream.com Mon Mar 5 18:02:48 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:02:48 -0800 Subject: Animated Cursor In-Reply-To: <26500.198.60.114.90.1172987887.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> References: <26500.198.60.114.90.1172987887.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> Message-ID: <1173117768.26502.308.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 22:58 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote: > My baby girl is a junior in college and has been living at home until > recently. Since she moved out, she's asked me to fix her PC now and then. One > problem that is now annoying to me is that the animated cursor isn't... She's > got an nvidia NV28 GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE graphics card and that's what I'm > suspecting is causing this. > > Any thoughts? Version of OS? Which driver? Are you running GLX? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - The Theory of Rapitivity: E=MC Hammer - - -- Glenn Marcus (via TopFive.com) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From rodrigofariatavares at bol.com.br Mon Mar 5 17:49:41 2007 From: rodrigofariatavares at bol.com.br (rodrigofariatavares) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 14:49:41 -0300 Subject: Rebbot with FC6 Intel Celeron(R) Message-ID: Hello, I installed the FC6 im my Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.13GHz. When I'll go to reboot, it's fail. And the PC isn't reboot. What's wrong ? Best regards. Rodrigo Faria From rstevens at vitalstream.com Mon Mar 5 18:10:14 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:10:14 -0800 Subject: Javaruntime for Firefox In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1173118214.26502.315.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 14:46 -0300, rodrigofariatavares wrote: > Hello, > > I've been instaled jdk-1_5_0_11-nb-5_5-linux-ml.bin. > > But my firefox 2.0.2 can't open the java in banks websites. > > How I can to resolve it ? Uh, did you check to make sure you have a link from where you installed JDK to FF's plugins directory? You know: # cd /usr/lib/firefox-2.0.2/plugins # ln -s /path/to/jdk/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so libjavaplugin_oji.so Does "about:plugins" show Java as being installed? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From rstevens at vitalstream.com Mon Mar 5 18:15:25 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:15:25 -0800 Subject: Rebbot with FC6 Intel Celeron(R) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1173118525.26502.321.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 14:49 -0300, rodrigofariatavares wrote: > Hello, > > I installed the FC6 im my Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.13GHz. > > When I'll go to reboot, it's fail. > And the PC isn't reboot. Details, please. Where does it fail? What error messages are being displayed? Dear readers, When you ask for help, you need to give us as much detail as you can about what the failure is: things that lead up to the failure, any error messages you may see, your hardware configuration, what program and version is failing, etc. etc. Despite what you may think, we can't read minds here. :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From ljordan at gmail.com Mon Mar 5 18:22:34 2007 From: ljordan at gmail.com (Leslie Jordan) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:22:34 -0800 Subject: Mounting a drive at start up Message-ID: How do I get my system to mount a drive during boot up? This hard drive will always been there. The command I use to mount it manually is mount -t vfat /dev/hda2 /data Thanks! Leslie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rstevens at vitalstream.com Mon Mar 5 19:17:49 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:17:49 -0800 Subject: Mounting a drive at start up In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1173122269.26502.351.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 10:22 -0800, Leslie Jordan wrote: > How do I get my system to mount a drive during boot up? This hard > drive will always been there. The command I use to mount it manually > is > mount -t vfat /dev/hda2 /data Add a line to /etc/fstab: /dev/hda2 /data vfat defaults 0 0 When the system does a "mount -a" at startup, it'll mount. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Is that a buffer overflow or are you just happy to see me? - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From bob at bobcatos.com Mon Mar 5 19:19:57 2007 From: bob at bobcatos.com (Bob McClure Jr) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 13:19:57 -0600 Subject: Mounting a drive at start up In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20070305191957.GB20960@bobcat.bobcatos.com> On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 10:22:34AM -0800, Leslie Jordan wrote: > How do I get my system to mount a drive during boot up? This hard drive will > always been there. The command I use to mount it manually is > mount -t vfat /dev/hda2 /data > > Thanks! > Leslie Put this in your /etc/fstab: /dev/hda2 /data vfat defaults 0 0 Cheers, -- Bob McClure, Jr. Bobcat Open Systems, Inc. bob at bobcatos.com http://www.bobcatos.com Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Matthew 5:9 (NIV) From rodrigofariatavares at bol.com.br Mon Mar 5 19:47:43 2007 From: rodrigofariatavares at bol.com.br (Rodrigo Faria Tavares) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 16:47:43 -0300 Subject: Rebbot with FC6 Intel Celeron(R) References: <1173118525.26502.321.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <000901c75f5f$251c6c20$0100000a@faria> Hi, The process ( shutdown ) run normally, but the system isn't restarted. The last lines are : md : Stopping all md devices Restarting System . Under the '.' one cursor is blinking all time, and system isn't restarted it?s very strange ! with FC5 have the same trouble. best regards, Rodrigo Faria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Stevens" To: "Getting started with Red Hat Linux" Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 3:15 PM Subject: Re: Rebbot with FC6 Intel Celeron(R) > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 14:49 -0300, rodrigofariatavares wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I installed the FC6 im my Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.13GHz. >> >> When I'll go to reboot, it's fail. >> And the PC isn't reboot. > > Details, please. Where does it fail? What error messages are being > displayed? > > Dear readers, > > When you ask for help, you need to give us as much detail as you can > about what the failure is: things that lead up to the failure, any error > messages you may see, your hardware configuration, what program and > version is failing, etc. etc. Despite what you may think, we can't read > minds here. :-) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > > __________ NOD32 2094 (20070304) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > From rstevens at vitalstream.com Mon Mar 5 21:59:57 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:59:57 -0800 Subject: Rebbot with FC6 Intel Celeron(R) In-Reply-To: <000901c75f5f$251c6c20$0100000a@faria> References: <1173118525.26502.321.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <000901c75f5f$251c6c20$0100000a@faria> Message-ID: <1173131997.26502.369.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 16:47 -0300, Rodrigo Faria Tavares wrote: > Hi, > > The process ( shutdown ) run normally, but the system isn't restarted. > > The last lines are : > > md : Stopping all md devices > Restarting System > . > > Under the '.' one cursor is blinking all time, and system isn't restarted > > it?s very strange ! > with FC5 have the same trouble. This sounds like a problem with ACPI (advanced computer power interface) or APM (advanced power management). It's amazing how badly people have implemented those standards in the BIOS. If you power the machine off and then back on, does it boot? If so, you definitely have a power management issue. The first step is to try to update the BIOS on your motherboard and see if that cures it. If not, you may have to disable APM or ACPI at the boot command. Append "noacpi" or "noapm" to to the end of the "kernel" line in the /boot/grub/grub.conf file (try one and if that doesn't work, try the other one). Examples: kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.19-1.2911.fc6 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet noacpi kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.19-1.2911.fc6 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet noapm You may simply have to live with the fact that reboots won't work on your machine due to screwy power management firmware. > > best regards, > > Rodrigo Faria > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Stevens" > To: "Getting started with Red Hat Linux" > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 3:15 PM > Subject: Re: Rebbot with FC6 Intel Celeron(R) > > > > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 14:49 -0300, rodrigofariatavares wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> I installed the FC6 im my Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.13GHz. > >> > >> When I'll go to reboot, it's fail. > >> And the PC isn't reboot. > > > > Details, please. Where does it fail? What error messages are being > > displayed? > > > > Dear readers, > > > > When you ask for help, you need to give us as much detail as you can > > about what the failure is: things that lead up to the failure, any error > > messages you may see, your hardware configuration, what program and > > version is failing, etc. etc. Despite what you may think, we can't read > > minds here. :-) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - > > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > > - - > > - Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. - > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-install-list mailing list > > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > > Subject: unsubscribe > > > > __________ NOD32 2094 (20070304) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - He who laughs last thinks slowest. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From micros50 at verizon.net Tue Mar 6 16:02:24 2007 From: micros50 at verizon.net (mylar) Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:02:24 -0500 Subject: Server Cloning application In-Reply-To: <1173116891.26502.297.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA756@BALI.uhd.campus> <1173116891.26502.297.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <1173196944.21881.10.camel@manhattan.ruffe.edu> On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 09:48 -0800, Rick Stevens wrote: > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 10:11 -0600, Esquivel, Vicente wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > Can anyone tell me what they use for cloning RH servers? > > Ghost4Linux (g4l) works well. Good ol' ghost 2003 works, too. > We also use a disk duplicator. Expensive, but a good way to clone > 5+ disks at a time. > Is there any advantage to using g4l over something like dd ??? mylar From ljordan at gmail.com Tue Mar 6 18:05:55 2007 From: ljordan at gmail.com (Leslie Jordan) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 10:05:55 -0800 Subject: Uncompress .Z files Message-ID: I need to uncompress a .Z file, and realize I need to install a package. I can not seem to find the right package to install online and a lot of download sites give me a 505 error when I try to download a package. I am running Red Hat 5.2.1. I have tried installing the following packages and neither have worked: ncompress-4.2.4-15.src.rpm ncompress-4.2.4-9.src.rpm I used the command rpm -i This seems to install this package ncompress-4.2.4-15.src.rpm, but I can still not use 'uncompress' or locate the command on my system. The second package fails completely. rpm -i is all I have to do right? Does anyone have any idea what the right package for me to install is and where I can find a working link to it? Thanks! Leslie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rvandolson at esri.com Tue Mar 6 18:10:40 2007 From: rvandolson at esri.com (Ray Van Dolson) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 10:10:40 -0800 Subject: Uncompress .Z files In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20070306181040.GA30110@esri.com> On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 10:05:55AM -0800, Leslie Jordan wrote: > I need to uncompress a .Z file, and realize I need to install a package. I > can not seem to find the right package to install online and a lot of > download sites give me a 505 error when I try to download a package. I am > running Red Hat 5.2.1. > > Does anyone have any idea what the right package for me to install is and > where I can find a working link to it? Can you just do a zcat .Z > ? > > Thanks! > Leslie Ray From ljordan at gmail.com Tue Mar 6 18:18:32 2007 From: ljordan at gmail.com (Leslie Jordan) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 10:18:32 -0800 Subject: Uncompress .Z files In-Reply-To: <20070306181040.GA30110@esri.com> References: <20070306181040.GA30110@esri.com> Message-ID: Can you just do a zcat .Z > ? This doesn't seem to work, it just spits out a ton of the following kinds of characters, and doesn't give me the tar file it has compressed or the filename I specified to uncompress it to. ?t??tLM???P? M?Q ?? ?????|?>M???W On 3/6/07, Ray Van Dolson wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 10:05:55AM -0800, Leslie Jordan wrote: > > I need to uncompress a .Z file, and realize I need to install a package. > I > > can not seem to find the right package to install online and a lot of > > download sites give me a 505 error when I try to download a package. I > am > > running Red Hat 5.2.1. > > > > > > Does anyone have any idea what the right package for me to install is > and > > where I can find a working link to it? > > Can you just do a zcat .Z > ? > > > > > Thanks! > > Leslie > > Ray > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljordan at gmail.com Tue Mar 6 18:22:04 2007 From: ljordan at gmail.com (Leslie Jordan) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 10:22:04 -0800 Subject: Uncompress .Z files In-Reply-To: References: <20070306181040.GA30110@esri.com> Message-ID: OK, I thought I had tried gunzip, but apparently I hadn't. gunzip works... Thanks! Sorry bout that! On 3/6/07, Leslie Jordan wrote: > > > Can you just do a zcat .Z > ? > > This doesn't seem to work, it just spits out a ton of the following kinds > of characters, and doesn't give me the tar file it has compressed or the > filename I specified to uncompress it to. > > ?t??tLM???P? M?Q > ?? ?????|?>M???W > > > On 3/6/07, Ray Van Dolson wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 10:05:55AM -0800, Leslie Jordan wrote: > > > I need to uncompress a .Z file, and realize I need to install a > > package. I > > > can not seem to find the right package to install online and a lot of > > > download sites give me a 505 error when I try to download a package. I > > am > > > running Red Hat 5.2.1. > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any idea what the right package for me to install is > > and > > > where I can find a working link to it? > > > > Can you just do a zcat .Z > ? > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > Leslie > > > > Ray > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-install-list mailing list > > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > > Subject: unsubscribe > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rvandolson at esri.com Tue Mar 6 18:23:50 2007 From: rvandolson at esri.com (Ray Van Dolson) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 10:23:50 -0800 Subject: Uncompress .Z files In-Reply-To: References: <20070306181040.GA30110@esri.com> Message-ID: <20070306182350.GA30150@esri.com> On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 10:18:32AM -0800, Leslie Jordan wrote: > Can you just do a zcat .Z > ? > > This doesn't seem to work, it just spits out a ton of the following kinds of > characters, and doesn't give me the tar file it has compressed or the > filename I specified to uncompress it to. > > ?t??tLM???P? M?Q > ?? ?????|?>M???W Hmm, you must be doing something wrong then. It should redierct stdout to the file you specifie, not to stdout. A couple ways this should be done. Let's assume your file is called henry-1.00.tar.Z: Method 1: # tar xvfz henry-1.00.tar.Z Method 2: # zcat henry-1.00.tar.Z > henry-1.00.tar # tar xvf henry-1.00.tar Either _should_ work. Ray From rstevens at vitalstream.com Tue Mar 6 18:25:24 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:25:24 -0800 Subject: Uncompress .Z files In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1173205524.26502.395.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 10:05 -0800, Leslie Jordan wrote: > I need to uncompress a .Z file, and realize I need to install a > package. I can not seem to find the right package to install online > and a lot of download sites give me a 505 error when I try to download > a package. I am running Red Hat 5.2.1. > > I have tried installing the following packages and neither have > worked: > ncompress-4.2.4-15.src.rpm > ncompress-4.2.4-9.src.rpm > > I used the command > rpm -i > This seems to install this package ncompress-4.2.4-15.src.rpm, but I > can still not use 'uncompress' or locate the command on my system. > The second package fails completely. > rpm -i is all I have to do right? You don't want to install the .src.rpm files, just the .rpm files. .src.rpm files contain the source code to the package that you then have to build. > Does anyone have any idea what the right package for me to install is > and where I can find a working link to it? If you're registered with up2date, just "up2date -i ncompress" should do it. The program involved is "/usr/bin/compress". There is a symlink to it, "/usr/bin/uncompress". compress will do uncompress if called by that name. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Never eat anything larger than your head - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From rstevens at vitalstream.com Tue Mar 6 18:28:42 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:28:42 -0800 Subject: Server Cloning application In-Reply-To: <1173196944.21881.10.camel@manhattan.ruffe.edu> References: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA756@BALI.uhd.campus> <1173116891.26502.297.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <1173196944.21881.10.camel@manhattan.ruffe.edu> Message-ID: <1173205722.26502.400.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 11:02 -0500, mylar wrote: > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 09:48 -0800, Rick Stevens wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 10:11 -0600, Esquivel, Vicente wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > > > Can anyone tell me what they use for cloning RH servers? > > > > Ghost4Linux (g4l) works well. Good ol' ghost 2003 works, too. > > We also use a disk duplicator. Expensive, but a good way to clone > > 5+ disks at a time. > > > Is there any advantage to using g4l over something like dd ??? You can't use dd if the disks are dissimilar or the partition sizes are different. dd is only really reliable with absolutely identical disks, and even then I'm skeptical as it does absolutely no error checking. g4l can handle dissimilar partitions, disks and such and does a fair bit of error checking. g4l is freeware. Use it. http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - A friend said he climbed to the top of Mount Ranier. My view is - - that if there's no elevator, it must not be that interesting. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From karlp at ourldsfamily.com Tue Mar 6 22:29:43 2007 From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com (karlp at ourldsfamily.com) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 15:29:43 -0700 (MST) Subject: Animated Cursor In-Reply-To: <1173117768.26502.308.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <26500.198.60.114.90.1172987887.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> <1173117768.26502.308.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <53813.207.173.117.242.1173220183.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> On Mon, March 5, 2007 11:02 am, Rick Stevens wrote: > On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 22:58 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote: >> My baby girl is a junior in college and has been living at home until >> recently. Since she moved out, she's asked me to fix her PC now and then. >> One >> problem that is now annoying to me is that the animated cursor isn't... >> She's >> got an nvidia NV28 GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE graphics card and that's what I'm >> suspecting is causing this. >> >> Any thoughts? > > Version of OS? Which driver? Are you running GLX? questions questions... FC6, updated from FC5 using the respin from FedoraUnity.org. No driver other than whatever defaulted on install originally. As I think, I can't remember if the animation ever worked. Just called: she says 'no'... Bother. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - The Theory of Rapitivity: E=MC Hammer - > - -- Glenn Marcus (via TopFive.com) - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -- karl _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson KarlP at ourldsfamily.com --- Senior Consulting Sys/DB Analyst http://consulting.ourldsfamily.com --- My Thoughts on Terrorism In America right after 9/11/2001: http://www.ourldsfamily.com/wtc.shtml --- The world is a dangerous place to live... not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein --- From karlp at ourldsfamily.com Tue Mar 6 23:34:34 2007 From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com (karlp at ourldsfamily.com) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 16:34:34 -0700 (MST) Subject: FedoraForum USB thread Message-ID: <38073.207.173.117.242.1173224074.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> I posted the following thread at fedoraforum.org and have seen no response. Do any of you folks know where to point me? USB Fails on FC6 after update of? There are some old threads on this, but they give an fdi solution that doesn't apply here, so I'm lost. Here's the deal: To start, on my system currently I have no USB devices installed other than a USB mouse. I have SATA drives at sda and sdb, so the first USB device plugged in comes up as sdc[1]. This only affects my work desktop. My laptop and home desktop both run FC6 with regular updates and they work fine. The automount never happens because the USB device isn't accepted when inserted. This started happening after I updated my PC from FC6 default respin from FedoraUnity.org 20070111. In other words, it worked fine after upgradeing from FC5 to FC6, but after a few days, quit working. Because of this, I can't sync my handheld, or use it as a memory stick, or use any memory sticks/flash drives, or an external USB hard disk or floppy drive. Here's what I get in /var/log/messages when I plug in any USB device, other than my mouse, which works fine. Hmmm.. It's a 'low speed device': Feb 27 15:43:19 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 39 Feb 27 15:43:19 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 40 Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: Cannot enable port 6. Maybe the USB cable is bad? Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 41 Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device not accepting address 41, error -32 Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 42 Feb 27 15:43:22 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device not accepting address 42, error -32 I'm not sure where to look as the fdi issues discussed in other threads don't apply. I've never put gpartd, or any other partition manipulation software on this desktop PC and the fdi files don't exist that others removed to get things working again. TIA, ___________________________ KpearsonXYZ Registered Linux User 424918 -- karl _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson KarlP at ourldsfamily.com --- Senior Consulting Sys/DB Analyst http://consulting.ourldsfamily.com --- My Thoughts on Terrorism In America right after 9/11/2001: http://www.ourldsfamily.com/wtc.shtml --- The world is a dangerous place to live... not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein --- From rstevens at vitalstream.com Tue Mar 6 23:36:13 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:36:13 -0800 Subject: Animated Cursor In-Reply-To: <53813.207.173.117.242.1173220183.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> References: <26500.198.60.114.90.1172987887.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> <1173117768.26502.308.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <53813.207.173.117.242.1173220183.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> Message-ID: <1173224173.26502.425.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 15:29 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote: > On Mon, March 5, 2007 11:02 am, Rick Stevens wrote: > > On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 22:58 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote: > >> My baby girl is a junior in college and has been living at home until > >> recently. Since she moved out, she's asked me to fix her PC now and then. > >> One > >> problem that is now annoying to me is that the animated cursor isn't... > >> She's > >> got an nvidia NV28 GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE graphics card and that's what I'm > >> suspecting is causing this. > >> > >> Any thoughts? > > > > Version of OS? Which driver? Are you running GLX? > > questions questions... FC6, updated from FC5 using the respin from > FedoraUnity.org. No driver other than whatever defaulted on install > originally. As I think, I can't remember if the animation ever worked. Just > called: she says 'no'... Bother. Hmmm. The default FC6 pointer is animated (a rotating halo when you click on things). Are you using the Gnome and the BlueCurve theme? (yeah, more questions). BTW, you can find out about GLX by using "glxinfo". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Polygon: A dead parrot (With apologies to John Cleese) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From rstevens at vitalstream.com Wed Mar 7 00:09:31 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:09:31 -0800 Subject: FedoraForum USB thread In-Reply-To: <38073.207.173.117.242.1173224074.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> References: <38073.207.173.117.242.1173224074.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> Message-ID: <1173226171.26502.429.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 16:34 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote: > I posted the following thread at fedoraforum.org and have seen no response. Do > any of you folks know where to point me? > > USB Fails on FC6 after update of? > > There are some old threads on this, but they give an fdi solution that doesn't > apply here, so I'm lost. Here's the deal: > > To start, on my system currently I have no USB devices installed other than a > USB mouse. I have SATA drives at sda and sdb, so the first USB device plugged > in comes up as sdc[1]. This only affects my work desktop. My laptop and home > desktop both run FC6 with regular updates and they work fine. > > The automount never happens because the USB device isn't accepted when > inserted. This started happening after I updated my PC from FC6 default respin > from FedoraUnity.org 20070111. In other words, it worked fine after upgradeing > from FC5 to FC6, but after a few days, quit working. Because of this, I can't > sync my handheld, or use it as a memory stick, or use any memory sticks/flash > drives, or an external USB hard disk or floppy drive. > > Here's what I get in /var/log/messages when I plug in any USB device, other > than my mouse, which works fine. Hmmm.. It's a 'low speed device': > > Feb 27 15:43:19 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd > and address 39 > Feb 27 15:43:19 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 > Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 > Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd > and address 40 > Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 > Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: Cannot enable port 6. Maybe the USB > cable is bad? > Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd > and address 41 > Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device not accepting address 41, error -32 > Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd > and address 42 > Feb 27 15:43:22 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device not accepting address 42, error -32 > > I'm not sure where to look as the fdi issues discussed in other threads don't > apply. I've never put gpartd, or any other partition manipulation software on > this desktop PC and the fdi files don't exist that others removed to get > things working again. Hmmm. There have been some issues with USB and later kernels on FC6. Have you tried an earlier kernel, say one in the 2.6.18-series or 2.6.19-1.2911? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Do you know how to save five drowning lawyers? No? GOOD! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From drumilnarayan at yahoo.com Wed Mar 7 14:03:46 2007 From: drumilnarayan at yahoo.com (drumil narayan) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 14:03:46 +0000 (GMT) Subject: help required in logging tar command output In-Reply-To: <1172860553.26502.243.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <328306.22661.qm@web8323.mail.in.yahoo.com> Thanks Rick, it works fine.. if I wnat to combine into one comamnd then what changes I should make! Thanks! Drumil --- Rick Stevens wrote: > On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 12:53 +0000, drumil narayan > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > am trying to backup some directories using tar and > > furhter have to prepare the log file of it. > > > > this is going to be job which will run as > background > > process > > > > am trying this > > > > tar -cvf Disk1.tar /home/Oracle/Disk1/* > > Disk1.log > > &nohup > > gzip Disk1.tar > > > > its not preparing gzip Disk1.tar > > can sombody correct me please > > It's easier if you create a script, > /usr/local/bin/backup: > > #!/bin/bash > cd /some/working/directory > tar cvf Disk1.tar /home/Oracle/Disk1/* >Disk1.log > 2>&1 > gzip Disk1.tar > > Then "chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/backup". Run that > script via: > > # nohup /usr/local/bin/backup & > > That way you can even crontab it should you wish. > > > > > thanks..drumil > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. 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India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ From rodrigofariatavares at bol.com.br Thu Mar 8 01:13:52 2007 From: rodrigofariatavares at bol.com.br (rodrigofariatavares) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 22:13:52 -0300 Subject: Running make menuconfig Message-ID: Hello, I've been installed the development packages, in manager packages in Add/remove programs. I made a download source kernel 2.6.19, when I'll try to run make menuconfig, come this message error: scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:202: warning: implicit declaration of function ?wgetch? scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:210: error: ?KEY_UP? undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:210: error: ?KEY_DOWN? undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:220: error: ?FALSE? undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:221: warning: implicit declaration of function ?scrollok? scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:222: warning: implicit declaration of function ?wscrl? scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:232: warning: implicit declaration of function ?wrefresh? scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:293: warning: implicit declaration of function ?delwin? scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:297: error: ?KEY_LEFT? undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:298: error: ?KEY_RIGHT? undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:310: warning: implicit declaration of function ?on_key_esc? scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:312: error: ?KEY_RESIZE? undeclared (first use in this function) make[1]: ** [scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o] Erro 1 I must install another packages ? In FC5, after install development packages, i got run make menuconfig. Best regards, Rodrigo Faria From karlp at ourldsfamily.com Fri Mar 9 05:01:21 2007 From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com (karlp at ourldsfamily.com) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:01:21 -0700 (MST) Subject: help required in logging tar command output In-Reply-To: <328306.22661.qm@web8323.mail.in.yahoo.com> References: <328306.22661.qm@web8323.mail.in.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <21302.198.60.114.90.1173416481.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> On Wed, March 7, 2007 7:03 am, drumil narayan wrote: > Thanks Rick, > > it works fine.. > if I wnat to combine into one comamnd then what > changes I should make! None. Just put it in a script and call the script from cron. That way, you can also log things differently from within the script, such as capturing certain details and emailing them. > > Thanks! > Drumil > > --- Rick Stevens wrote: > >> On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 12:53 +0000, drumil narayan >> wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > am trying to backup some directories using tar and >> > furhter have to prepare the log file of it. >> > >> > this is going to be job which will run as >> background >> > process >> > >> > am trying this >> > >> > tar -cvf Disk1.tar /home/Oracle/Disk1/* > >> Disk1.log >> > &nohup >> > gzip Disk1.tar >> > >> > its not preparing gzip Disk1.tar >> > can sombody correct me please >> >> It's easier if you create a script, >> /usr/local/bin/backup: >> >> #!/bin/bash >> cd /some/working/directory >> tar cvf Disk1.tar /home/Oracle/Disk1/* >Disk1.log >> 2>&1 >> gzip Disk1.tar >> >> Then "chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/backup". Run that >> script via: >> >> # nohup /usr/local/bin/backup & >> >> That way you can even crontab it should you wish. >> >> > >> > thanks..drumil >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > __________________________________________________________ >> > Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn >> something new >> > http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Redhat-install-list mailing list >> > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com >> > >> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list >> > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message >> to: >> > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com >> > Subject: unsubscribe >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer >> rstevens at vitalstream.com - >> - VitalStream, Inc. >> http://www.vitalstream.com - >> - >> - >> - Never test for an error condition you don't know >> how to handle. - >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Redhat-install-list mailing list >> Redhat-install-list at redhat.com >> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list >> To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: >> redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com >> Subject: unsubscribe >> > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new > http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -- karl _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson KarlP at ourldsfamily.com --- Senior Consulting Sys/DB Analyst http://consulting.ourldsfamily.com --- My Thoughts on Terrorism In America right after 9/11/2001: http://www.ourldsfamily.com/wtc.shtml --- The world is a dangerous place to live... not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein --- From karlp at ourldsfamily.com Fri Mar 9 05:03:59 2007 From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com (karlp at ourldsfamily.com) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:03:59 -0700 (MST) Subject: Animated Cursor In-Reply-To: <1173224173.26502.425.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <26500.198.60.114.90.1172987887.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> <1173117768.26502.308.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <53813.207.173.117.242.1173220183.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> <1173224173.26502.425.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <21303.198.60.114.90.1173416639.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> On Tue, March 6, 2007 4:36 pm, Rick Stevens wrote: > On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 15:29 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote: >> On Mon, March 5, 2007 11:02 am, Rick Stevens wrote: >> > On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 22:58 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote: >> >> My baby girl is a junior in college and has been living at home until >> >> recently. Since she moved out, she's asked me to fix her PC now and then. >> >> One >> >> problem that is now annoying to me is that the animated cursor isn't... >> >> She's >> >> got an nvidia NV28 GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE graphics card and that's what I'm >> >> suspecting is causing this. >> >> >> >> Any thoughts? >> > >> > Version of OS? Which driver? Are you running GLX? >> >> questions questions... FC6, updated from FC5 using the respin from >> FedoraUnity.org. No driver other than whatever defaulted on install >> originally. As I think, I can't remember if the animation ever worked. Just >> called: she says 'no'... Bother. > > Hmmm. The default FC6 pointer is animated (a rotating halo when you > click on things). Are you using the Gnome and the BlueCurve theme? > (yeah, more questions). BTW, you can find out about GLX by using > "glxinfo". She doesn't care one way or the other. She's too happy ripping CDs and learning about ogg format. So, I'll save this thread and next time I drop in, see about her system again. Karl > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Polygon: A dead parrot (With apologies to John Cleese) - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -- karl _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson KarlP at ourldsfamily.com --- Senior Consulting Sys/DB Analyst http://consulting.ourldsfamily.com --- My Thoughts on Terrorism In America right after 9/11/2001: http://www.ourldsfamily.com/wtc.shtml --- The world is a dangerous place to live... not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein --- From karlp at ourldsfamily.com Fri Mar 9 05:07:00 2007 From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com (karlp at ourldsfamily.com) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:07:00 -0700 (MST) Subject: FedoraForum USB thread In-Reply-To: <1173226171.26502.429.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <38073.207.173.117.242.1173224074.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> <1173226171.26502.429.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <21843.198.60.114.90.1173416820.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> On Tue, March 6, 2007 5:09 pm, Rick Stevens wrote: > On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 16:34 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote: >> I posted the following thread at fedoraforum.org and have seen no response. >> Do >> any of you folks know where to point me? >> >> USB Fails on FC6 after update of? >> >> There are some old threads on this, but they give an fdi solution that >> doesn't >> apply here, so I'm lost. Here's the deal: >> >> To start, on my system currently I have no USB devices installed other than >> a >> USB mouse. I have SATA drives at sda and sdb, so the first USB device >> plugged >> in comes up as sdc[1]. This only affects my work desktop. My laptop and home >> desktop both run FC6 with regular updates and they work fine. >> >> The automount never happens because the USB device isn't accepted when >> inserted. This started happening after I updated my PC from FC6 default >> respin >> from FedoraUnity.org 20070111. In other words, it worked fine after >> upgradeing >> from FC5 to FC6, but after a few days, quit working. Because of this, I >> can't >> sync my handheld, or use it as a memory stick, or use any memory >> sticks/flash >> drives, or an external USB hard disk or floppy drive. >> >> Here's what I get in /var/log/messages when I plug in any USB device, other >> than my mouse, which works fine. Hmmm.. It's a 'low speed device': >> >> Feb 27 15:43:19 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using >> ehci_hcd >> and address 39 >> Feb 27 15:43:19 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 >> Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 >> Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using >> ehci_hcd >> and address 40 >> Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 >> Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: Cannot enable port 6. Maybe the >> USB >> cable is bad? >> Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using >> ehci_hcd >> and address 41 >> Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device not accepting address 41, error >> -32 >> Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using >> ehci_hcd >> and address 42 >> Feb 27 15:43:22 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device not accepting address 42, error >> -32 >> >> I'm not sure where to look as the fdi issues discussed in other threads >> don't >> apply. I've never put gpartd, or any other partition manipulation software >> on >> this desktop PC and the fdi files don't exist that others removed to get >> things working again. > > Hmmm. There have been some issues with USB and later kernels on FC6. > Have you tried an earlier kernel, say one in the 2.6.18-series or > 2.6.19-1.2911? 2911 works. I just hate going backwards. It's like when I first started using FC5 and my sata_sil caused issues with mirrored drives and boot failures with any of the new kernels. After a few kernel updates, things settled down. I may have to bite the backward bullet... Karl > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Do you know how to save five drowning lawyers? No? GOOD! - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -- karl _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson KarlP at ourldsfamily.com --- Senior Consulting Sys/DB Analyst http://consulting.ourldsfamily.com --- My Thoughts on Terrorism In America right after 9/11/2001: http://www.ourldsfamily.com/wtc.shtml --- The world is a dangerous place to live... not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein --- From rstevens at vitalstream.com Fri Mar 9 19:48:14 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:48:14 -0800 Subject: FedoraForum USB thread In-Reply-To: <21843.198.60.114.90.1173416820.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> References: <38073.207.173.117.242.1173224074.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> <1173226171.26502.429.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <21843.198.60.114.90.1173416820.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> Message-ID: <1173469695.30562.52.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 22:07 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote: > On Tue, March 6, 2007 5:09 pm, Rick Stevens wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 16:34 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote: > >> I posted the following thread at fedoraforum.org and have seen no response. > >> Do > >> any of you folks know where to point me? > >> > >> USB Fails on FC6 after update of? > >> > >> There are some old threads on this, but they give an fdi solution that > >> doesn't > >> apply here, so I'm lost. Here's the deal: > >> > >> To start, on my system currently I have no USB devices installed other than > >> a > >> USB mouse. I have SATA drives at sda and sdb, so the first USB device > >> plugged > >> in comes up as sdc[1]. This only affects my work desktop. My laptop and home > >> desktop both run FC6 with regular updates and they work fine. > >> > >> The automount never happens because the USB device isn't accepted when > >> inserted. This started happening after I updated my PC from FC6 default > >> respin > >> from FedoraUnity.org 20070111. In other words, it worked fine after > >> upgradeing > >> from FC5 to FC6, but after a few days, quit working. Because of this, I > >> can't > >> sync my handheld, or use it as a memory stick, or use any memory > >> sticks/flash > >> drives, or an external USB hard disk or floppy drive. > >> > >> Here's what I get in /var/log/messages when I plug in any USB device, other > >> than my mouse, which works fine. Hmmm.. It's a 'low speed device': > >> > >> Feb 27 15:43:19 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using > >> ehci_hcd > >> and address 39 > >> Feb 27 15:43:19 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 > >> Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 > >> Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using > >> ehci_hcd > >> and address 40 > >> Feb 27 15:43:20 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device descriptor read/64, error -32 > >> Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: hub 4-0:1.0: Cannot enable port 6. Maybe the > >> USB > >> cable is bad? > >> Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using > >> ehci_hcd > >> and address 41 > >> Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device not accepting address 41, error > >> -32 > >> Feb 27 15:43:21 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using > >> ehci_hcd > >> and address 42 > >> Feb 27 15:43:22 lehi kernel: usb 4-6: device not accepting address 42, error > >> -32 > >> > >> I'm not sure where to look as the fdi issues discussed in other threads > >> don't > >> apply. I've never put gpartd, or any other partition manipulation software > >> on > >> this desktop PC and the fdi files don't exist that others removed to get > >> things working again. > > > > Hmmm. There have been some issues with USB and later kernels on FC6. > > Have you tried an earlier kernel, say one in the 2.6.18-series or > > 2.6.19-1.2911? > > 2911 works. I just hate going backwards. It's like when I first started using > FC5 and my sata_sil caused issues with mirrored drives and boot failures with > any of the new kernels. After a few kernel updates, things settled down. > > I may have to bite the backward bullet... You're not alone. There's been quite a flurry of complaints on fedora-list. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - To err is human. To forgive, a large sum of money is needed. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From raab.nelson at gmail.com Fri Mar 9 20:52:44 2007 From: raab.nelson at gmail.com (Raab Nelson) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 14:52:44 -0600 Subject: Broadcom 4328 Pre-N Wireless Device Message-ID: Hello all, I am running 2.6.19-2911.6.5 on an x86_64 laptop. I've gotten all the devices installed except for the Pre-N Wifi card that came with this guy. I'm running the fc6 distro, do you all know of any buildable/pre-build drivers for this device existing? Here's some lspci output: 01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device 4328 (rev 03) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 1366 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- From rstevens at vitalstream.com Fri Mar 9 21:40:31 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:40:31 -0800 Subject: Broadcom 4328 Pre-N Wireless Device In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1173476431.30562.65.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 14:52 -0600, Raab Nelson wrote: > Hello all, > > I am running 2.6.19-2911.6.5 on an x86_64 laptop. I've gotten all the > devices installed except for the Pre-N Wifi card that came with this > guy. I'm running the fc6 distro, do you all know of any > buildable/pre-build drivers for this device existing? No, I don't. You could build ndiswrapper and use the Windows driver that probably came with your machine. You can probably also get the driver from Broadcom's website. ndiswrapper: http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ Broadcom: http://broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/downloaddrivers.php > > Here's some lspci output: > 01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device 4328 > (rev 03) > Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 1366 > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- > ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > SERR- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 > Region 0: Memory at b3000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) > [size=16K] > Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=1M] > Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- > Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information > Capabilities: [e8] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ > Queue=0/0 Enable- > Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 > Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0 > Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, > ExtTag+ > Device: Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited > Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd- > Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- > Unsupported- > Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- > Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes > Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s, > Port 0 > Link: Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us > Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk- ExtSynch- > Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1 > Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting > Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel > Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number > 1a-00-06-ff-ff-73-5a-7a > Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Perseverance: When you're too damned stubborn to say "I quit!" - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From raab.nelson at gmail.com Fri Mar 9 22:49:18 2007 From: raab.nelson at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?UmFhYiBOZWxzb24=?=) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:49:18 +0000 Subject: Broadcom 4328 Pre-N Wireless Device In-Reply-To: <1173476431.30562.65.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <1173476431.30562.65.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <458554843-1173480560-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-1282748047-@bwe056-cell00.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> I really appreciate the help! I had to try four different windows drivers before I found one that enabled to device. Ended up manually setting the modprobe and its working!!! Yay! Thanks again! Raab BlackBerry service provided by Nextel -----Original Message----- From: Rick Stevens Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:40:31 To:Getting started with Red Hat Linux Subject: Re: Broadcom 4328 Pre-N Wireless Device On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 14:52 -0600, Raab Nelson wrote: > Hello all, > > I am running 2.6.19-2911.6.5 on an x86_64 laptop. I've gotten all the > devices installed except for the Pre-N Wifi card that came with this > guy. I'm running the fc6 distro, do you all know of any > buildable/pre-build drivers for this device existing? No, I don't. You could build ndiswrapper and use the Windows driver that probably came with your machine. You can probably also get the driver from Broadcom's website. ndiswrapper: http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ Broadcom: http://broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/downloaddrivers.php > > Here's some lspci output: > 01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device 4328 > (rev 03) > Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 1366 > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- > ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > SERR- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 > Region 0: Memory at b3000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) > [size=16K] > Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=1M] > Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- > Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information > Capabilities: [e8] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ > Queue=0/0 Enable- > Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 > Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0 > Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, > ExtTag+ > Device: Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited > Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd- > Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- > Unsupported- > Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- > Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes > Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s, > Port 0 > Link: Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us > Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk- ExtSynch- > Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1 > Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting > Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel > Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number > 1a-00-06-ff-ff-73-5a-7a > Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Perseverance: When you're too damned stubborn to say "I quit!" - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list Redhat-install-list at redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com Subject: unsubscribe From alok.padey at gmail.com Sat Mar 10 05:15:48 2007 From: alok.padey at gmail.com (Alok Pandey) Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:45:48 +0530 Subject: problem with nfs performane In-Reply-To: <45EEFC1A.5090501@gmail.com> References: <45EEFC1A.5090501@gmail.com> Message-ID: <45F23F04.6070506@gmail.com> Alok Pandey wrote: > hi Guru's > I am a new to linux and facing problem with nfs performance . Below is > the details: > > NFS SERVER details: > os centos 4.3 final kernel(Linux 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp) > nfs-utils-1.0.6-70.EL4 > system-config-nfs-1.2.8-1 > nfs-utils-lib-1.0.6-3 > /home is exported > > RAM-4 GB > Hardisk : 880G (hw raid5). > > NFS Client deltails: > os centos 4.3 final kernel (2.6.9-34.EL) > mount option default. > Now the problem is: > 1)- nfs is not performing well.(i.e r/w operation is very slow, it > almost hangs up ). whenever the average cpu load is 49%. > 2) I am using NIS share automounter to mount the the nfs share to all > client with option soft,intr,rw. if i have to change it to something > like (hard, rw etc) do i need to restart the nfs server.?? > 3) nfs server is on the testing machine so the cpu will be overloaded > always.Is their any way around so that my nfs will remain unaffected. > > Below is the details of cpu loads at the time when nfs was struggling > with performance.: > > root# sar -u 2 5 > 04:26:48 PM CPU %user %nice %system %iowait %idle > 04:26:50 PM all 49.75 0.00 0.50 0.00 49.75 > 04:26:52 PM all 49.87 0.00 0.25 1.50 48.37 > 04:26:54 PM all 49.75 0.00 0.50 0.25 49.50 > 04:26:56 PM all 49.75 0.00 0.25 0.00 50.00 > 04:26:58 PM all 49.75 0.00 0.50 2.00 47.75 > Average: all 49.77 0.00 0.40 0.75 49.07 > > [root ~]# ps -eo pcpu,pid,user,args | sort -k 1 -r | head -10 > %CPU PID USER COMMAND > 99.5 27920 1013 ./eib /home/rajeshsareen/Testing/data > 0.0 9 root [kacpid] > 0.0 9950 root smbd -D > 0.0 8 root [khelper] > 0.0 8461 apache /usr/sbin/httpd > 0.0 8460 apache /usr/sbin/httpd > 0.0 8459 apache /usr/sbin/httpd > 0.0 8458 apache /usr/sbin/httpd > 0.0 8457 apache /usr/sbin/httpd > > [root~]# iostat > Linux 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp (X) 03/07/2007 > > avg-cpu: %user %nice %sys %iowait %idle > 14.84 0.00 0.78 0.60 83.78 > > Device: tps Blk_read/s Blk_wrtn/s Blk_read Blk_wrtn > sda 2.03 192.63 97.31 114436264 57810512 > sda1 0.00 0.00 0.00 437 408 > sda2 35.94 192.63 94.89 114434843 56374872 > sdb 2.18 198.21 150.70 117753007 89529840 > sdb1 0.00 0.00 0.00 2747 408 > sdb2 7.12 5.69 51.28 3383110 30465176 > sdb3 0.27 0.23 1.95 134768 1157488 > sdb4 0.00 0.00 0.00 2 0 > sdb5 35.90 192.28 94.92 114231300 56388768 > sdc 2.14 198.36 150.15 117841314 89197840 > sdc1 7.10 5.57 51.26 3306228 30451272 > sdc2 0.27 0.23 1.94 133984 1150136 > sdc3 35.87 192.57 94.40 114400110 56078720 > sdd 2.15 198.87 149.91 118145314 89056672 > sdd1 7.11 5.68 51.23 3373812 30436328 > sdd2 0.27 0.22 1.94 131459 1154816 > sdd3 35.89 192.97 94.18 114639051 55947816 > md0 0.00 0.00 0.00 2922 408 > md1 34.16 679.08 245.09 403425258 145604104 > # /home md3 0.49 0.23 3.73 134896 > 2214952 > md2 12.83 9.93 101.82 5901698 60488032 > > [root ~]# iostat -xtc 5 3 > Linux 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp (traces) 03/07/2007 > > Time: 05:13:05 PM > avg-cpu: %user %nice %sys %iowait %idle > 14.85 0.00 0.78 0.60 83.77 > > Time: 05:13:10 PM > avg-cpu: %user %nice %sys %iowait %idle > 48.60 0.00 1.10 0.60 49.70 > > Time: 05:13:15 PM > avg-cpu: %user %nice %sys %iowait %idle > 48.95 0.00 1.20 0.00 49.85 > > > hopefully the above details are able to define the nfs problem. Plz > help me ? > > Thanks in advance > > > > From rstevens at vitalstream.com Mon Mar 12 17:30:35 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:30:35 -0700 Subject: Broadcom 4328 Pre-N Wireless Device In-Reply-To: <458554843-1173480560-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-1282748047-@bwe056-cell00.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> References: <1173476431.30562.65.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <458554843-1173480560-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-1282748047-@bwe056-cell00.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <1173720636.30562.79.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 22:49 +0000, Raab Nelson wrote: > I really appreciate the help! I had to try four different windows drivers before I found one that enabled to device. Ended up manually setting the modprobe and its working!!! Yay! Thanks again! No problem. The issue with pre-N wireless cards are that the firmware and such is in a state of flux. Once the standard is fully accepted and the hardware makers stabilize their chipsets, someone out there will probably come up with an open source driver. This isn't always true, as some chip makers will not release their API (TI being one of them). There are reasons for that...misusing the API may cause the chips to transmit out-of-frequency, or with a higher power level or some other nefarious thing and the chip makers don't want to be held liable for any damages that misuse may cause. The nice thing about ndiswrapper is that if you can find a Windows driver (and there's probably one on the CD that came with your machine), you can use it under Linux. > > Raab > > BlackBerry service provided by Nextel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Stevens > Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:40:31 > To:Getting started with Red Hat Linux > Subject: Re: Broadcom 4328 Pre-N Wireless Device > > On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 14:52 -0600, Raab Nelson wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I am running 2.6.19-2911.6.5 on an x86_64 laptop. I've gotten all the > > devices installed except for the Pre-N Wifi card that came with this > > guy. I'm running the fc6 distro, do you all know of any > > buildable/pre-build drivers for this device existing? > > No, I don't. You could build ndiswrapper and use the Windows driver > that probably came with your machine. You can probably also get the > driver from Broadcom's website. > > ndiswrapper: > http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ > > Broadcom: > http://broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/downloaddrivers.php > > > > > Here's some lspci output: > > 01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device 4328 > > (rev 03) > > Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 1366 > > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- > > ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- > > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > > SERR- > Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 > > Region 0: Memory at b3000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) > > [size=16K] > > Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=1M] > > Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 > > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA > > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- > > Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information > > Capabilities: [e8] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ > > Queue=0/0 Enable- > > Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 > > Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0 > > Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, > > ExtTag+ > > Device: Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited > > Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd- > > Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- > > Unsupported- > > Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- > > Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes > > Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s, > > Port 0 > > Link: Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us > > Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk- ExtSynch- > > Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1 > > Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting > > Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel > > Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number > > 1a-00-06-ff-ff-73-5a-7a > > Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-install-list mailing list > > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > > Subject: unsubscribe > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Perseverance: When you're too damned stubborn to say "I quit!" - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - A squeegee, by any other name, wouldn't sound as funny. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From Esquivelv at uhd.edu Mon Mar 12 18:20:36 2007 From: Esquivelv at uhd.edu (Esquivel, Vicente) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:20:36 -0500 Subject: Server Cloning application In-Reply-To: <1173205722.26502.400.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA77A@BALI.uhd.campus> So gl4 will make the image as big as the filesystem you are cloning? Meaning if the server is 53GB with only 4GB being used by OS and app, then the image will copy the entire disk? Therefore the image will be about 53GB in size or do I have that wrong? > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com > [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of > Rick Stevens > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:29 PM > To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux > Subject: Re: Server Cloning application > > On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 11:02 -0500, mylar wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 09:48 -0800, Rick Stevens wrote: > > > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 10:11 -0600, Esquivel, Vicente wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > Can anyone tell me what they use for cloning RH servers? > > > > > > Ghost4Linux (g4l) works well. Good ol' ghost 2003 works, too. > > > We also use a disk duplicator. Expensive, but a good way to clone > > > 5+ disks at a time. > > > > > Is there any advantage to using g4l over something like dd ??? > > You can't use dd if the disks are dissimilar or the partition > sizes are different. dd is only really reliable with > absolutely identical disks, and even then I'm skeptical as it > does absolutely no error checking. > > g4l can handle dissimilar partitions, disks and such and does > a fair bit of error checking. g4l is freeware. Use it. > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - A friend said he climbed to the top of Mount Ranier. My view is - > - that if there's no elevator, it must not be that interesting. - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > From harold at hallikainen.com Mon Mar 12 20:04:09 2007 From: harold at hallikainen.com (Harold Hallikainen) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:04:09 -0800 (PST) Subject: Server Cloning application In-Reply-To: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA77A@BALI.uhd.campus> References: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA77A@BALI.uhd.campus> Message-ID: <2438.71.93.35.174.1173729849.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> > So gl4 will make the image as big as the filesystem you are cloning? > > Meaning if the server is 53GB with only 4GB being used by OS and app, > then the image will copy the entire disk? > > Therefore the image will be about 53GB in size or do I have that wrong? > > g4l includes an application that puts nulls in all unused bytes on the disk. You can then tell it to create an image of the entire disk, but with compression (I use gzip). The null bytes compress pretty well! Harold > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com >> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of >> Rick Stevens >> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:29 PM >> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux >> Subject: Re: Server Cloning application >> >> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 11:02 -0500, mylar wrote: >> > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 09:48 -0800, Rick Stevens wrote: >> > > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 10:11 -0600, Esquivel, Vicente wrote: >> > > > Hello all, >> > > > >> > > > Can anyone tell me what they use for cloning RH servers? >> > > >> > > Ghost4Linux (g4l) works well. Good ol' ghost 2003 works, too. >> > > We also use a disk duplicator. Expensive, but a good way to clone >> > > 5+ disks at a time. >> > > >> > Is there any advantage to using g4l over something like dd ??? >> >> You can't use dd if the disks are dissimilar or the partition >> sizes are different. dd is only really reliable with >> absolutely identical disks, and even then I'm skeptical as it >> does absolutely no error checking. >> >> g4l can handle dissimilar partitions, disks and such and does >> a fair bit of error checking. g4l is freeware. Use it. >> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - >> - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - >> - - >> - A friend said he climbed to the top of Mount Ranier. My view is - >> - that if there's no elevator, it must not be that interesting. - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Redhat-install-list mailing list >> Redhat-install-list at redhat.com >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list >> To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: >> redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com >> Subject: unsubscribe >> > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! From Esquivelv at uhd.edu Mon Mar 12 20:14:47 2007 From: Esquivelv at uhd.edu (Esquivel, Vicente) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:14:47 -0500 Subject: Server Cloning application In-Reply-To: <2438.71.93.35.174.1173729849.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> Message-ID: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA77C@BALI.uhd.campus> Where would that be located, I cant seem to find it on my own and the documentation doesn't go over that from what I can tell. > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com > [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of > Harold Hallikainen > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 3:04 PM > To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux > Subject: RE: Server Cloning application > > > > So gl4 will make the image as big as the filesystem you are cloning? > > > > Meaning if the server is 53GB with only 4GB being used by > OS and app, > > then the image will copy the entire disk? > > > > Therefore the image will be about 53GB in size or do I have > that wrong? > > > > > > g4l includes an application that puts nulls in all unused > bytes on the disk. You can then tell it to create an image of > the entire disk, but with compression (I use gzip). The null > bytes compress pretty well! > > Harold > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com > >> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick > >> Stevens > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:29 PM > >> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux > >> Subject: Re: Server Cloning application > >> > >> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 11:02 -0500, mylar wrote: > >> > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 09:48 -0800, Rick Stevens wrote: > >> > > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 10:11 -0600, Esquivel, Vicente wrote: > >> > > > Hello all, > >> > > > > >> > > > Can anyone tell me what they use for cloning RH servers? > >> > > > >> > > Ghost4Linux (g4l) works well. Good ol' ghost 2003 works, too. > >> > > We also use a disk duplicator. Expensive, but a good way to > >> > > clone > >> > > 5+ disks at a time. > >> > > > >> > Is there any advantage to using g4l over something like dd ??? > >> > >> You can't use dd if the disks are dissimilar or the > partition sizes > >> are different. dd is only really reliable with absolutely > identical > >> disks, and even then I'm skeptical as it does absolutely no error > >> checking. > >> > >> g4l can handle dissimilar partitions, disks and such and > does a fair > >> bit of error checking. g4l is freeware. Use it. > >> > >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer > rstevens at vitalstream.com - > >> - VitalStream, Inc. > http://www.vitalstream.com - > >> - > - > >> - A friend said he climbed to the top of Mount Ranier. > My view is - > >> - that if there's no elevator, it must not be that > interesting. - > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> - > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Redhat-install-list mailing list > >> Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > >> To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > >> redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > >> Subject: unsubscribe > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-install-list mailing list > > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > > Subject: unsubscribe > > > > > -- > FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - > Advertising opportunities available! > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > From Esquivelv at uhd.edu Mon Mar 12 20:15:38 2007 From: Esquivelv at uhd.edu (Esquivel, Vicente) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:15:38 -0500 Subject: Server Cloning application In-Reply-To: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA77C@BALI.uhd.campus> Message-ID: <9F92B51F2F581A4EAEC46C84759BE79D042EA77D@BALI.uhd.campus> Oh just found it it ......thanks > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com > [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of > Esquivel, Vicente > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 3:15 PM > To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux > Subject: RE: Server Cloning application > > Where would that be located, I cant seem to find it on my own > and the documentation doesn't go over that from what I can tell. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com > > [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Harold > > Hallikainen > > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 3:04 PM > > To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux > > Subject: RE: Server Cloning application > > > > > > > So gl4 will make the image as big as the filesystem you > are cloning? > > > > > > Meaning if the server is 53GB with only 4GB being used by > > OS and app, > > > then the image will copy the entire disk? > > > > > > Therefore the image will be about 53GB in size or do I have > > that wrong? > > > > > > > > > > g4l includes an application that puts nulls in all unused > bytes on the > > disk. You can then tell it to create an image of the entire > disk, but > > with compression (I use gzip). The null bytes compress pretty well! > > > > Harold > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com > > >> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On > Behalf Of Rick > > >> Stevens > > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:29 PM > > >> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux > > >> Subject: Re: Server Cloning application > > >> > > >> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 11:02 -0500, mylar wrote: > > >> > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 09:48 -0800, Rick Stevens wrote: > > >> > > On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 10:11 -0600, Esquivel, Vicente wrote: > > >> > > > Hello all, > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Can anyone tell me what they use for cloning RH servers? > > >> > > > > >> > > Ghost4Linux (g4l) works well. Good ol' ghost 2003 > works, too. > > >> > > We also use a disk duplicator. Expensive, but a good way to > > >> > > clone > > >> > > 5+ disks at a time. > > >> > > > > >> > Is there any advantage to using g4l over something like dd ??? > > >> > > >> You can't use dd if the disks are dissimilar or the > > partition sizes > > >> are different. dd is only really reliable with absolutely > > identical > > >> disks, and even then I'm skeptical as it does absolutely > no error > > >> checking. > > >> > > >> g4l can handle dissimilar partitions, disks and such and > > does a fair > > >> bit of error checking. g4l is freeware. Use it. > > >> > > >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l > > >> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer > > rstevens at vitalstream.com - > > >> - VitalStream, Inc. > > http://www.vitalstream.com - > > >> - > > - > > >> - A friend said he climbed to the top of Mount Ranier. > > My view is - > > >> - that if there's no elevator, it must not be that > > interesting. - > > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> - > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Redhat-install-list mailing list > > >> Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > > >> To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > > >> redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > > >> Subject: unsubscribe > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Redhat-install-list mailing list > > > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > > > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > > > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > > > Subject: unsubscribe > > > > > > > > > -- > > FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising > > opportunities available! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-install-list mailing list > > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > > Subject: unsubscribe > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > From tek_guy at rediffmail.com Tue Mar 13 13:01:30 2007 From: tek_guy at rediffmail.com (Tech Guy) Date: 13 Mar 2007 13:01:30 -0000 Subject: Mounting Windows Filesystem from Linux Message-ID: <20070313130130.8606.qmail@webmail92.rediffmail.com> Hello, I am trying to mount a Windows files system which is on a remote box from my local box which is Redhat linux. I tried few commands but nothing seem to work. could anyone please help me out to mount Windows file system from Redhat Linux.(these two are different servers) I appreciate your help Thanks TG ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I tried few commands but nothing seem to > work. > > could anyone please help me out to mount Windows file system from Redhat > Linux.(these two are different servers) > > I appreciate your help > > Thanks > TG > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nandrews at med.umich.edu Tue Mar 13 13:59:39 2007 From: nandrews at med.umich.edu (Nathan Andrews) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:59:39 -0400 Subject: Mounting Windows Filesystem from Linux In-Reply-To: <6bfdb8ce0703130627g115b6c01k609a0fd5eb9da622@mail.gmail.com> References: <20070313130130.8606.qmail@webmail92.rediffmail.com> <6bfdb8ce0703130627g115b6c01k609a0fd5eb9da622@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <45F67609.5555.0082.0@med.umich.edu> He's trying to mount it remotely via SMB. Note the line about them being on different servers. >>> "gerard labadie" 3/13/07 9:27 AM >>> can you post a fdisk -l /dev/sda or fdisk -l /dev/hda then we should be able to say that it should be something similar to mkdir /mnt/XP mount -t ntfs /dev/sda2 /mnt/XP regards Gerard 13 Mar 2007 13:01:30 -0000, Tech Guy : > > Hello, > > I am trying to mount a Windows files system which is on a remote box from > my local box which is Redhat linux. I tried few commands but nothing seem to > work. > > could anyone please help me out to mount Windows file system from Redhat > Linux.(these two are different servers) > > I appreciate your help > > Thanks > TG > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > ********************************************************** Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues. From redhat-install-list at hyperbole-software.com Tue Mar 13 17:27:05 2007 From: redhat-install-list at hyperbole-software.com (Carl Reynolds) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:27:05 -0500 Subject: corrupted real-time input stream Message-ID: <45F6DEE9.4030504@hyperbole-software.com> I have a program (that acts like a server) that reads data from a port in real time. It then writes the data to a file used as a buffer. Another program connects to the program via an ethernet socket and requests that the data be transmitted. At that point the server program reads the data back out of the buffer file and shoves it out the socket. Note: the buffer file is stored in its own partition which is xfs. I was away for a couple of weeks and during that time we had a power outage, a log file on the machine filled up the root partition, and another programmer upgraded the kernel from 2.6.18-1.2849 to 2.6.19-1.2911. When I got back the server program was not working. I have traced the problem to the "bytes = read(fd, data, len)" statement in the server program. When the server reads the data from the buffer file, it is asking for 128K bytes. It gets 128K, but the end of the input from about 85K is filled with 0s. If I save the buffer file to another location and 'od' the file, I can see that the data being written to the buffer file is correct and does not contain the area of 0s returned by the read. I tried changing the length requested by the read so that it was only asking for 32K bytes at a time, but the data still contains 0s from about 80K on. I assume that when the other programmer upgraded the kernel, he inadvertently changed a parameter that controls how the OS handles read requests, but I can't figure out what it is. Does anyone have a clue what might be causing this problem? If I knew what was causing the problem, I might be able to fix it. As it is, I'm in the dark. Thanks for any help you may be able to give me on this. Carl. From bret_stern at machinemanagement.com Tue Mar 13 17:00:30 2007 From: bret_stern at machinemanagement.com (Bret Stern) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:00:30 -0700 Subject: corrupted real-time input stream In-Reply-To: <45F6DEE9.4030504@hyperbole-software.com> Message-ID: <200703131701.l2DH11A6011249@ns2.netmagic.net> > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com > [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of > Carl Reynolds > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:27 AM > To: redhat-install-list at redhat.com > Subject: corrupted real-time input stream > > I have a program (that acts like a server) that reads data > from a port in real time. It then writes the data to a file > used as a buffer. > Another program connects to the program via an ethernet > socket and requests that the data be transmitted. At that > point the server program reads the data back out of the > buffer file and shoves it out the socket. > Note: the buffer file is stored in its own partition which is xfs. > > I was away for a couple of weeks and during that time we had > a power outage, a log file on the machine filled up the root > partition, and another programmer upgraded the kernel from > 2.6.18-1.2849 to 2.6.19-1.2911. When I got back the server > program was not working. I have traced the problem to the > "bytes = read(fd, data, len)" statement in the server program. > > When the server reads the data from the buffer file, it is > asking for 128K bytes. It gets 128K, but the end of the input > from about 85K is filled with 0s. If I save the buffer file > to another location and 'od' > the file, I can see that the data being written to the buffer > file is correct and does not contain the area of 0s returned > by the read. I tried changing the length requested by the > read so that it was only asking for 32K bytes at a time, but > the data still contains 0s from about 80K on. > > I assume that when the other programmer upgraded the kernel, > he inadvertently changed a parameter that controls how the OS > handles read requests, but I can't figure out what it is. > > Does anyone have a clue what might be causing this problem? > If I knew what was causing the problem, I might be able to > fix it. As it is, I'm in the dark. > > Thanks for any help you may be able to give me on this. > > > > Carl. > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe Some straws.. It sounds like the buffer may be initialized with '0', with the exception of the note you make regarding the different file location. Perhaps the buffer already exists (hidden)?? When running your program, do you check if the buffer already exists? Debugging is about as much fun as one person can have! From isplist at logicore.net Tue Mar 13 18:56:56 2007 From: isplist at logicore.net (isplist at logicore.net) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:56:56 -0600 Subject: Need to install on LUN past 8 Message-ID: <2007313125656.903426@leena> I've tried everything I can find and think of or that has been suggested. I have a Xyratex/MTI type chassis split into 32 volumes. I need to install 32 blades onto each volume so that I can remove the drives on each blade. When I start a Linux install on a blade, it never sees all of the volumes, only LUNS 0/1. I need to see all 32 LUNS so that I can install all of my servers. I've tried all of the following; RHEL4, CentOS4.4, others. I don't really care what the distro is, so long as it runs basic services such as web/php, qmail, etc. What I do need however is that they be GFS/Cluster machines. I've tried passing the information at the installers command line; scsi_mod.max_luns=256 scsi_mod.scsi_dev_flags=INLINE:TF200:0x242 I've tried many variations of these types of commands with no result. I've then set up a PXE boot server thinking that I might be able to pass the options using pxelinux.cfg. Still no luck, it only sees two LUNS. I've tried installing from network with a recompilled initrd.img from a machine which was already installed and modprobe.conf modified to see the LUNS. The donor server can see all of the volumes, the installing version dies with a kernel problem since it cannot see the same already installed volume. What in the world can I do? Is there a guru here who can tell me how I can do this? Thank you VERY much for reading this :). Mike From rstevens at vitalstream.com Tue Mar 13 22:08:49 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:08:49 -0700 Subject: Need to install on LUN past 8 In-Reply-To: <2007313125656.903426@leena> References: <2007313125656.903426@leena> Message-ID: <1173823729.30562.128.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 12:56 -0600, isplist at logicore.net wrote: > I've tried everything I can find and think of or that has been suggested. > > I have a Xyratex/MTI type chassis split into 32 volumes. I need to install 32 > blades onto each volume so that I can remove the drives on each blade. > > When I start a Linux install on a blade, it never sees all of the volumes, > only LUNS 0/1. I need to see all 32 LUNS so that I can install all of my > servers. > > I've tried all of the following; > > RHEL4, CentOS4.4, others. I don't really care what the distro is, so long as > it runs basic services such as web/php, qmail, etc. What I do need however is > that they be GFS/Cluster machines. > > I've tried passing the information at the installers command line; > > scsi_mod.max_luns=256 > scsi_mod.scsi_dev_flags=INLINE:TF200:0x242 > > I've tried many variations of these types of commands with no result. > > I've then set up a PXE boot server thinking that I might be able to pass the > options using pxelinux.cfg. Still no luck, it only sees two LUNS. > > I've tried installing from network with a recompilled initrd.img from a > machine which was already installed and modprobe.conf modified to see the > LUNS. The donor server can see all of the volumes, the installing version dies > with a kernel problem since it cannot see the same already installed volume. > > What in the world can I do? Is there a guru here who can tell me how I can do > this? > > Thank you VERY much for reading this :). Don't specify the module on the command line. Just use max_luns=256 You shouldn't need the "scsi_dev_flags" unless the device is broken in some way. Your flags say: 0x200: there are LUNs numbered > 7 0x040: the LUNs may not be consecutively numbered 0x002: force a LUN scan The "max_luns=256" will force a LUN scan, so the "0x002" bit is, uhm, useless. The other flags aren't needed unless the LUN scan causes the device to lock up--which isn't very common with modern equipment. If you're not booting off a SCSI disk, you can test it fairly easily. Just do this: modprobe -r scsi_mod modprobe scsi_mod max_luns=256 modprobe name-of-your-SCSI-driver Then "cat /proc/scsi/scsi" to verify that the LUNs are seen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Never put off 'til tommorrow what you can forget altogether! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From redhat-install-list at hyperbole-software.com Wed Mar 14 03:30:57 2007 From: redhat-install-list at hyperbole-software.com (Carl Reynolds) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:30:57 -0500 Subject: corrupted real-time input stream In-Reply-To: <200703131701.l2DH11A6011249@ns2.netmagic.net> References: <200703131701.l2DH11A6011249@ns2.netmagic.net> Message-ID: <45F76C71.4000201@hyperbole-software.com> Bret Stern wrote: > > > >>-----Original Message----- >> >> >>When the server reads the data from the buffer file, it is >>asking for 128K bytes. It gets 128K, but the end of the input >>from about 85K is filled with 0s. If I save the buffer file >>to another location and 'od' >>the file, I can see that the data being written to the buffer >>file is correct and does not contain the area of 0s returned >>by the read. >> >> > It sounds like the buffer may be initialized with '0', with > the exception of the note you make regarding the different file > location. > > Perhaps the buffer already exists (hidden)?? When running your > program, do you check if the buffer already exists? > > Debugging is about as much fun as one person can have! > > > Bret thanks for your response, I had ensured that the file buffer doesn't exist before running the program. I don't think that is the problem. "Debugging is about as much fun as one person can have!" (legally) Carl. From bret_stern at machinemanagement.com Wed Mar 14 03:24:43 2007 From: bret_stern at machinemanagement.com (Bret Stern) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:24:43 -0700 Subject: corrupted real-time input stream In-Reply-To: <45F76C71.4000201@hyperbole-software.com> Message-ID: <200703140325.l2E3PLD6030387@ns2.netmagic.net> > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Reynolds > [mailto:redhat-install-list at hyperbole-software.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:31 PM > To: bret_stern at machinemanagement.com; Getting started with > Red Hat Linux > Subject: Re: corrupted real-time input stream > > Bret Stern wrote: > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >> > >> > >>When the server reads the data from the buffer file, it is > asking for > >>128K bytes. It gets 128K, but the end of the input from > about 85K is > >>filled with 0s. If I save the buffer file to another > location and 'od' > >>the file, I can see that the data being written to the > buffer file is > >>correct and does not contain the area of 0s returned by the read. > >> > >> > > It sounds like the buffer may be initialized with '0', with the > > exception of the note you make regarding the different file > location. > > > > Perhaps the buffer already exists (hidden)?? When running your > > program, do you check if the buffer already exists? > > > > Debugging is about as much fun as one person can have! > > > > > > > > Bret thanks for your response, I had ensured that the file > buffer doesn't exist before running the program. I don't > think that is the problem. > > "Debugging is about as much fun as one person can have!" (legally) > > > > Carl. > > > Carl, I don't know the language you're using, but if it was C (for example) i would set a breakpoint and step through the code. If you set a watch on the buffer, do that. If not, add a temporary print function, that prints the buffer data to a text file so you can see what happens as the program progresses. Also, many times, it's best to walk-away, then come back with a clear mind. I've spent huge amounts of time tracking program bugs, it's actually time well spent. Regards, From tek_guy at rediffmail.com Wed Mar 14 16:41:01 2007 From: tek_guy at rediffmail.com (Tech Guy) Date: 14 Mar 2007 16:41:01 -0000 Subject: CRON issue Message-ID: <20070314164101.7641.qmail@webmail104.rediffmail.com> ? Hello, I am trying to troubleshoot a CRON issue : CRON doesn't run my scripts but when run outside the CRON, the script runs perfect.(The same script was running since a year and suddenly it stopped since a month. Nothing got changed in the script or the env). The OS is RHAS 3.0, update 8. To troubleshoot further, I wrote a small script to output the date command which is as below vi test.sh ----------------------------------- #!/bin/bash /bin/date > /home/test/test.out ----------------------------------- then I added entries in the CRON: 15 10 * * * /home/test/test.sh > /home/test/testcron.out 2>&1 ----------------------------------- The CRON again doesn't seem to be running the script. The script worked fine when I execute it from the command propmt $ ./test.sh Has anyone experienced this kind of issues before. I verified the environment too but still cannot figure out the cause. I appreciate your response. Thanks TG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerard.labadie at gmail.com Wed Mar 14 16:50:14 2007 From: gerard.labadie at gmail.com (gerard labadie) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:50:14 +0100 Subject: CRON issue In-Reply-To: <20070314164101.7641.qmail@webmail104.rediffmail.com> References: <20070314164101.7641.qmail@webmail104.rediffmail.com> Message-ID: <6bfdb8ce0703140950o8f1c728y890041c8d0dd23e0@mail.gmail.com> anything in /var/log/cron ? Your job was submitted at the supposed hour ? 14 Mar 2007 16:41:01 -0000, Tech Guy : > > > Hello, > > I am trying to troubleshoot a CRON issue : CRON doesn't run my scripts but > when run outside the CRON, the script runs perfect.(The same script was > running since a year and suddenly it stopped since a month. Nothing got > changed in the script or the env). The OS is RHAS 3.0, update 8. > > To troubleshoot further, I wrote a small script to output the date command > which is as below > > vi test.sh > ----------------------------------- > #!/bin/bash > /bin/date > /home/test/test.out > ----------------------------------- > then I added entries in the CRON: > > 15 10 * * * /home/test/test.sh > /home/test/testcron.out 2>&1 > ----------------------------------- > > The CRON again doesn't seem to be running the script. The script worked > fine when I execute it from the command propmt $ ./test.sh > > Has anyone experienced this kind of issues before. I verified the > environment too but still cannot figure out the cause. > > I appreciate your response. > > Thanks > TG > > > [image: Imagine] > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rstevens at vitalstream.com Wed Mar 14 17:45:21 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:45:21 -0700 Subject: CRON issue In-Reply-To: <20070314164101.7641.qmail@webmail104.rediffmail.com> References: <20070314164101.7641.qmail@webmail104.rediffmail.com> Message-ID: <1173894321.30562.268.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 16:41 +0000, Tech Guy wrote: > > Hello, > > I am trying to troubleshoot a CRON issue : CRON doesn't run my scripts > but when run outside the CRON, the script runs perfect.(The same > script was running since a year and suddenly it stopped since a month. > Nothing got changed in the script or the env). The OS is RHAS 3.0, > update 8. > > To troubleshoot further, I wrote a small script to output the date > command which is as below > > vi test.sh > ----------------------------------- > #!/bin/bash > /bin/date > /home/test/test.out > ----------------------------------- > then I added entries in the CRON: > > 15 10 * * * /home/test/test.sh > /home/test/testcron.out 2>&1 > ----------------------------------- > > The CRON again doesn't seem to be running the script. The script > worked fine when I execute it from the command propmt $ ./test.sh > > Has anyone experienced this kind of issues before. I verified the > environment too but still cannot figure out the cause. > > I appreciate your response. Make sure that /home/test/test.sh is executable: chmod 755 /home/test/test.sh Doing a "./test.sh" forces the system to execute it and might mask the crontab error. I'm assuming this is in root's crontab, so check root's mail to see if cron reported an error. By default cron will send an email to the owner of the crontab when an error occurs. Your crontab entry should not have a space between the ">" and the "/home/test/testcron.out": 15 10 * * * /home/test/test.sh >/home/test/testcron.out 2>&1 Also note that the cron job as shown only runs the script once, at 10:15 a.m. For testing purposes, you might try "5 * * * *" to run it every 5 minutes until you sort it out, then go back to the original schedule. Just a thought. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - If one is what one eats, then I am fast, cheap and greasy! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From Ramesh.Reddy at ubs.com Wed Mar 14 17:54:41 2007 From: Ramesh.Reddy at ubs.com (Ramesh.Reddy at ubs.com) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:54:41 -0400 Subject: CRON issue In-Reply-To: <1173894321.30562.268.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <20070314164101.7641.qmail@webmail104.rediffmail.com> <1173894321.30562.268.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <60DE703044242E489B2A4FD4EC43DD350AEA50CC@NNYCC101PEX1.ubsw.net> Some times if you copy user cron file to /var/spool/cron, you should edit the file through crontab -e to read by cron daemon. -----Original Message----- From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick Stevens Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:45 PM To: Tech Guy; Getting started with Red Hat Linux Subject: Re: CRON issue On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 16:41 +0000, Tech Guy wrote: > > Hello, > > I am trying to troubleshoot a CRON issue : CRON doesn't run my scripts > but when run outside the CRON, the script runs perfect.(The same > script was running since a year and suddenly it stopped since a month. > Nothing got changed in the script or the env). The OS is RHAS 3.0, > update 8. > > To troubleshoot further, I wrote a small script to output the date > command which is as below > > vi test.sh > ----------------------------------- > #!/bin/bash > /bin/date > /home/test/test.out > ----------------------------------- > then I added entries in the CRON: > > 15 10 * * * /home/test/test.sh > /home/test/testcron.out 2>&1 > ----------------------------------- > > The CRON again doesn't seem to be running the script. The script > worked fine when I execute it from the command propmt $ ./test.sh > > Has anyone experienced this kind of issues before. I verified the > environment too but still cannot figure out the cause. > > I appreciate your response. Make sure that /home/test/test.sh is executable: chmod 755 /home/test/test.sh Doing a "./test.sh" forces the system to execute it and might mask the crontab error. I'm assuming this is in root's crontab, so check root's mail to see if cron reported an error. By default cron will send an email to the owner of the crontab when an error occurs. Your crontab entry should not have a space between the ">" and the "/home/test/testcron.out": 15 10 * * * /home/test/test.sh >/home/test/testcron.out 2>&1 Also note that the cron job as shown only runs the script once, at 10:15 a.m. For testing purposes, you might try "5 * * * *" to run it every 5 minutes until you sort it out, then go back to the original schedule. Just a thought. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - If one is what one eats, then I am fast, cheap and greasy! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list Redhat-install-list at redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com Subject: unsubscribe Visit our website at http://www.ubs.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. 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Kicking off a window which should play a chime when a dialog window comes up and instead, I get an Informational artsmessage: Sound server informational message: Error while initializing the sound driver: device: default can't be opened for playback (Device or resource busy) The sound server will continue, using the null output device. Where do I set arts to listen to more than one thing at a time? Oh, I'm running the XFCE4 environment, which is pretty nice... -- karl _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson KarlP at ourldsfamily.com --- Senior Consulting Sys/DB Analyst http://consulting.ourldsfamily.com --- My Thoughts on Terrorism In America right after 9/11/2001: http://www.ourldsfamily.com/wtc.shtml --- The world is a dangerous place to live... not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein --- From redhat-install-list at hyperbole-software.com Wed Mar 14 21:06:09 2007 From: redhat-install-list at hyperbole-software.com (Carl Reynolds) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:06:09 -0500 Subject: CRON issue In-Reply-To: <1173894321.30562.268.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <20070314164101.7641.qmail@webmail104.rediffmail.com> <1173894321.30562.268.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <45F863C1.3060608@hyperbole-software.com> Rick Stevens wrote: > On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 16:41 +0000, Tech Guy wrote: > > > >>then I added entries in the CRON: >> >>15 10 * * * /home/test/test.sh > /home/test/testcron.out 2>&1 >>----------------------------------- >> > > Also note that the cron job as shown only runs the script once, at > 10:15 a.m. For testing purposes, you might try "5 * * * *" to run it > every 5 minutes until you sort it out > > "5 * * * *" would run the script a five minutes after every hour. To run the script every five minutes enter "*/5 * * * * " Carl. From rstevens at vitalstream.com Wed Mar 14 20:56:05 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:56:05 -0700 Subject: CRON issue In-Reply-To: <45F863C1.3060608@hyperbole-software.com> References: <20070314164101.7641.qmail@webmail104.rediffmail.com> <1173894321.30562.268.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <45F863C1.3060608@hyperbole-software.com> Message-ID: <1173905765.30562.340.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 16:06 -0500, Carl Reynolds wrote: > Rick Stevens wrote: > > > On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 16:41 +0000, Tech Guy wrote: > > > > > > > >>then I added entries in the CRON: > >> > >>15 10 * * * /home/test/test.sh > /home/test/testcron.out 2>&1 > >>----------------------------------- > >> > > > > Also note that the cron job as shown only runs the script once, at > > 10:15 a.m. For testing purposes, you might try "5 * * * *" to run it > > every 5 minutes until you sort it out > > > > > > "5 * * * *" would run the script a five minutes after every hour. To run > the script every five minutes enter "*/5 * * * * " D'oh! Yup, my bad. Thanks for catching that one! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - We have enough youth, how about a fountain of SMART? - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From rstevens at vitalstream.com Wed Mar 14 21:05:39 2007 From: rstevens at vitalstream.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:05:39 -0700 Subject: Sound Server Failure In-Reply-To: <36718.207.173.117.242.1173899882.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> References: <36718.207.173.117.242.1173899882.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> Message-ID: <1173906339.30562.345.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 12:18 -0700, Karl Pearson wrote: > For a while now I can only hear one thing at a time. Duplexing doesn't work, > if that's what it's called. > > Details: > > FC6 2911.6.5 kernel > mplayer streaming live radio. > Kicking off a window which should play a chime when a dialog window comes up > and instead, I get an Informational artsmessage: > > Sound server informational message: > Error while initializing the sound driver: > device: default can't be opened for playback (Device or resource busy) > The sound server will continue, using the null output device. > > Where do I set arts to listen to more than one thing at a time? Uh, I think you mean alsa, don't you? I think you probably have mplayer opening the sound system in exclusive mode. Bring up the preferences and see which audio driver you're using. I'm using OSS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - LOOK OUT!!! BEHIND YOU!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From isplist at logicore.net Thu Mar 15 18:13:14 2007 From: isplist at logicore.net (isplist at logicore.net) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:13:14 -0600 Subject: Custom Anaconda to see 32 LUNS? Message-ID: <2007315121314.653119@leena> Is there anyone out there who might have a custom anaconda version which could see at least 32 LUNS or more? I have yet to find a way of installing blades onto 32 volumes which are on a fibre channel storage device. I must find a solution and was now told that I might be able to modify anaconda. Not knowing how to do this, I wonder if someone might already have a modified version? Mike This was my old message, things I've done/tried which have not worked. // I've tried everything I can find and think of or that has been suggested. I have a Xyratex/MTI type chassis split into 32 volumes. I need to install 32 blades onto each volume so that I can remove the drives on each blade. When I start a Linux install on a blade, it never sees all of the volumes, only LUNS 0/1. I need to see all 32 LUNS so that I can install all of my servers. I've tried all of the following; RHEL4, CentOS4.4, others. I don't really care what the distro is, so long as it runs basic services such as web/php, qmail, etc. What I do need however is that they be GFS/Cluster machines. I've tried passing the information at the installers command line; scsi_mod.max_luns=256 scsi_mod.scsi_dev_flags=INLINE:TF200:0x242 I've tried many variations of these types of commands with no result. I've then set up a PXE boot server thinking that I might be able to pass the options using pxelinux.cfg. Still no luck, it only sees two LUNS. I've tried installing from network with a recompilled initrd.img from a machine which was already installed and modprobe.conf modified to see the LUNS. The donor server can see all of the volumes, the installing version dies with a kernel problem since it cannot see the same already installed volume. What in the world can I do? Is there a guru here who can tell me how I can do this? // From redhat-install-list at hyperbole-software.com Thu Mar 15 18:22:53 2007 From: redhat-install-list at hyperbole-software.com (Carl Reynolds) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:22:53 -0500 Subject: corrupted real-time input stream In-Reply-To: <45F6DEE9.4030504@hyperbole-software.com> References: <45F6DEE9.4030504@hyperbole-software.com> Message-ID: <45F98EFD.4040902@hyperbole-software.com> Bret Stern wrote: > > > >> >>>>> >> When the server reads the data from the buffer file, it is asking for 128K bytes. It gets 128K, but the end of the input from about 85K is filled with 0s. If I save the buffer file to another location and 'od' the file, I can see that the data being written to the buffer file is correct and does not contain the area of 0s returned by the read. I tried changing the length requested by the read so that it was only asking for 32K bytes at a time, but the data still contains 0s from about 80K on. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >>When the server reads the data from the buffer file, it is >> >>> asking for >> >>>>> >>128K bytes. It gets 128K, but the end of the input from >> >>> about 85K is >> >>>>> >>filled with 0s. If I save the buffer file to another >> >>> location and 'od' >> >>>>> >>the file, I can see that the data being written to the >> >>> buffer file is >> >>>>> >>correct and does not contain the area of 0s returned by the read. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>> >>>> > It sounds like the buffer may be initialized with '0', with the >>>> > exception of the note you make regarding the different file >> >>> location. >> >>>> > >>>> > Perhaps the buffer already exists (hidden)?? When running your >>>> > program, do you check if the buffer already exists? >>>> > >>>> > Debugging is about as much fun as one person can have! >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> >>> >>> Bret thanks for your response, I had ensured that the file >>> buffer doesn't exist before running the program. I don't >>> think that is the problem. >>> >>> "Debugging is about as much fun as one person can have!" (legally) >>> >>> >>> >>> Carl. >>> >>> >>> > > > Carl, > > I don't know the language you're using, but if it was C (for example) > i would set a breakpoint and step through the code. If you set > a watch on the buffer, do that. If not, add a temporary > print function, that prints the buffer data to a text file > so you can see what happens as the program progresses. > > Also, many times, it's best to walk-away, then come back with > a clear mind. I've spent huge amounts of time tracking > program bugs, it's actually time well spent. > > Did the upgrade have any effect on data type sizes? > > Can you read in one byte at a time (and loop) to the > "chunk" you are setting your current file read. > > > What's different about saving to the other location, file permissions ?? > > Create a program log to see any helpful details. > > > Is there a driver that might have changed? > > > OK, that's it from me. > > > Cheers > > I wanted to say thanks, especially to Bret. for your help solving this problem. It turns out that when the other programmer upgraded our kernel, he also updated the drivers and one of the new drives was creating data with enough difference that the program couldn't processes it. I still don't know why the program logs were reflecting that the data from the read and to the write contained vast areas of 0s. Possibly since this is a real-time program and the data was being updated as the program was printing it to the log file, but that would mean we should have been seeing areas of 0s in the buffer file as well. I guess that's a mystery that will have to go un-solved for now. Thanks again for your help, Carl. From isplist at logicore.net Fri Mar 16 16:23:22 2007 From: isplist at logicore.net (isplist at logicore.net) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:23:22 -0600 Subject: Custom Anaconda to see 32 LUNS: Resolved Message-ID: <2007316102322.068499@leena> First: THANK YOU!!!! To all who tried to help me with this. The solution was, um, rather simple... pull another chassis out, try again. Without even an anaconda/installer option, RHEL4 finds all 32 LUNS plus all of the other storage systems. I didn't think of trying another chassis because this one is slightly different than all of the rest I have so it was dedicated to this task. Anyhow, now the new challenge is figuring out how to assign a volume to each of 30 blades/servers. Each server has a Qlogic 2200 installed. On each blade, I can assign a boot device within the Qlogic BIOS. Of course, that's not working as well as I'd hoped. Anyone doing this who might be able to offer some insight? Mike From isplist at logicore.net Fri Mar 16 21:07:12 2007 From: isplist at logicore.net (isplist at logicore.net) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:07:12 -0600 Subject: Custom Anaconda to see 32 LUNS: Resolved Message-ID: <200731615712.368472@leena> My mailer accidentally nuked replies on this topic. Please re-send as I saw replies but didn't get the chance to note from whom. Thanks much. Mike From karlp at ourldsfamily.com Fri Mar 16 20:57:34 2007 From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com (Karl Pearson) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:57:34 -0700 (MST) Subject: Sound Server Failure In-Reply-To: <1173906339.30562.345.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <36718.207.173.117.242.1173899882.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> <1173906339.30562.345.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <51720.207.173.117.242.1174078654.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> On Wed, March 14, 2007 2:05 pm, Rick Stevens wrote: > On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 12:18 -0700, Karl Pearson wrote: >> For a while now I can only hear one thing at a time. Duplexing doesn't work, >> if that's what it's called. >> >> Details: >> >> FC6 2911.6.5 kernel >> mplayer streaming live radio. >> Kicking off a window which should play a chime when a dialog window comes up >> and instead, I get an Informational artsmessage: >> >> Sound server informational message: >> Error while initializing the sound driver: >> device: default can't be opened for playback (Device or resource busy) >> The sound server will continue, using the null output device. >> >> Where do I set arts to listen to more than one thing at a time? > > Uh, I think you mean alsa, don't you? Nope. I copied from the dialogue window. I think you probably have mplayer > opening the sound system in exclusive mode. Bring up the preferences > and see which audio driver you're using. I'm using OSS. Actually, I loaded kcontrol and went into the hardware section and selected Enlightened Sound Daemon, then clicked on APPLY, and it works. Now when I logout and back in, it doesn't work again. I can open kcontrol and re-select to get it up again. ALSO and annoyingly, OSS and ALSA don't work. It had been on Auto Detect. Is there something I can run at login for xfce4? I'll try a couple things and will probably figure it out... Oh, this is the box that USB doesn't work on... Karl > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at vitalstream.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - LOOK OUT!!! BEHIND YOU!!! - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -- karl _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson KarlP at ourldsfamily.com --- Senior Consulting Sys/DB Analyst http://consulting.ourldsfamily.com --- My Thoughts on Terrorism In America right after 9/11/2001: http://www.ourldsfamily.com/wtc.shtml --- The world is a dangerous place to live... not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein --- From bc98kinney at yahoo.com Sat Mar 17 18:18:42 2007 From: bc98kinney at yahoo.com (Bob Kinney) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 11:18:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Sound Server Failure--question In-Reply-To: <1173906339.30562.345.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <95695.34882.qm@web30715.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Uh, I think you mean alsa, don't you? I think you probably have mplayer > opening the sound system in exclusive mode. Bring up the preferences > and see which audio driver you're using. I'm using OSS. > Are you using OSS instead of ALSA because it's broken with a lot of sound cards now (since ~ kernel 2.6)? If so, can you point me to some help with making my system use OSS only? I'm using fc6, and my ens1371 sound card hasn't worked since like fc4. Everything *seems* to work, but I don't get anything out of the speakers. For example, using aplay -vvv to play a sound file gives a simulated VU meter, and it moves around as if it is actually playing the file. I've tried pretty much every combination of settings in alsamixer, but cannot get any sound! Regards, --bc ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front From bret_stern at machinemanagement.com Sun Mar 18 16:26:21 2007 From: bret_stern at machinemanagement.com (Bret Stern) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:26:21 -0700 Subject: Apple file system Message-ID: <200703181628.l2IGS1dr005734@ns2.netmagic.net> I need to do some archiving of graphics files which are managed on Apple OSX systems in pre-press. When I copy the files to a NTFS file system, the fonts, forks etc are corrupted/lost. Can I set up an apple file system on my linux machine to perfom the archive? Which file system does the apple use? Thanks Bret stern -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harold at hallikainen.com Mon Mar 19 12:50:01 2007 From: harold at hallikainen.com (Harold Hallikainen) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:50:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: "Unable to find devices of the type needed for this installation type." Message-ID: <58338.192.168.1.1.1174308601.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> I'm trying to install FC6 on a Sony Viao PCG-431L using the PCFA-CD51/A CD-ROM drive. The CD boots, and I can start going through the installation. After telling the installer I want to install from CD, it says "Unable to find any devices of the type needed for this installation type. Would you like to manually select your driver or use a driver disk?" The devices I expect it needs to find are the CD and the hard drive. It has apparently found the CD, since that's where it is booting from. If I say "use driver disk," it lets me look at /dev/hda1 or /dev/hda5, so it appears it can find the hard drive. Any idea what device it cannot find, or what I do to continue the install? If I say "select driver," the listed drivers COULD be for either the CD or hard drive (drivers like usb-storage, aacraid, etc.). Thanks! Harold -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! From isplist at logicore.net Mon Mar 19 16:45:53 2007 From: isplist at logicore.net (isplist at logicore.net) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:45:53 -0600 Subject: Install over FC SAN works, boot doesn't Message-ID: <2007319104553.467418@leena> I am able to install Linux over the FC network and onto a storage volume. However, when I try to boot these installs, I only get a blank screen and cannot boot. I have found that I can install the /boot directory to a flash card on each blade and then am able to boot fine with swap and root on the remote volume. Why is this and how can I make my install 100% remote? Also strange (to me at least), I have found that if I connect the multiple volume storage device to the rest of the FC network, already installed machines with Qlogic cards in them no longer boot. They come up with many errors and all finally stall at the syslog starting point. Disconnecting the new storage allows them to boot again. I believe this has something to do with LUN masking/zoning (which I've yet to learn, have to start reading Brocade 2800 docs next) but what I don't get is why the new blades can see their own LUNS if installed as noted above with flash /boot, but old machines get stuck? Rather confusing. Mike From raab.nelson at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 20:08:11 2007 From: raab.nelson at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?UmFhYiBOZWxzb24=?=) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:08:11 +0000 Subject: "Unable to find devices of the type needed for this installation type." In-Reply-To: <58338.192.168.1.1.1174308601.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> References: <58338.192.168.1.1.1174308601.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> Message-ID: <1509245292-1174331345-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-1453551359-@bwe020-cell00.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> You might want to yet reburning your CDs. I ran into this same problem, and a reburn fixed it for me. I was using the older model VAIO though. If your burn was bad then those sections with driver data can be corrupted. Raab BlackBerry service provided by Nextel -----Original Message----- From: "Harold Hallikainen" Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:50:01 To:redhat-install-list at redhat.com Subject: "Unable to find devices of the type needed for this installation type." I'm trying to install FC6 on a Sony Viao PCG-431L using the PCFA-CD51/A CD-ROM drive. The CD boots, and I can start going through the installation. After telling the installer I want to install from CD, it says "Unable to find any devices of the type needed for this installation type. Would you like to manually select your driver or use a driver disk?" The devices I expect it needs to find are the CD and the hard drive. It has apparently found the CD, since that's where it is booting from. If I say "use driver disk," it lets me look at /dev/hda1 or /dev/hda5, so it appears it can find the hard drive. Any idea what device it cannot find, or what I do to continue the install? If I say "select driver," the listed drivers COULD be for either the CD or hard drive (drivers like usb-storage, aacraid, etc.). Thanks! Harold -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list Redhat-install-list at redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com Subject: unsubscribe From harold at hallikainen.com Mon Mar 19 20:17:22 2007 From: harold at hallikainen.com (Harold Hallikainen) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:17:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: "Unable to find devices of the type needed for this installation type." Message-ID: <1105.71.93.35.174.1174335442.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> > You might want to yet reburning your CDs. I ran into this same problem, and a reburn fixed it for me. I was using the older model VAIO though. If your burn was bad then those sections with driver data can be corrupted. > > > Raab > > > > > BlackBerry service provided by Nextel > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Harold Hallikainen" > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:50:01 > To:redhat-install-list at redhat.com > Subject: "Unable to find devices of the type needed for this installation > type." > > > I'm trying to install FC6 on a Sony Viao PCG-431L using the PCFA-CD51/A CD-ROM drive. The CD boots, and I can start going through the > installation. After telling the installer I want to install from CD, it says "Unable to find any devices of the type needed for this installation type. Would you like to manually select your driver or use a driver disk?" The devices I expect it needs to find are the CD and the hard drive. It has apparently found the CD, since that's where it is booting from. If I say "use driver disk," it lets me look at /dev/hda1 or /dev/hda5, so it appears it can find the hard drive. Any idea what device it cannot find, or what I do to continue the install? If I say "select driver," the listed drivers COULD be for either the CD or hard drive (drivers like > usb-storage, aacraid, etc.). > > Thanks! > > Harold Thanks! I ran a media check on another machine (the one I burned the CDs on). I'll try it on the machine I'm trying to load it on. I'll assume that if it passes the media check, the CDs are ok. Does that sound right? THANKS! Harold -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! From raab.nelson at gmail.com Mon Mar 19 23:03:33 2007 From: raab.nelson at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?UmFhYiBOZWxzb24=?=) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:03:33 +0000 Subject: "Unable to find devices of the type needed for this installation type." In-Reply-To: <1105.71.93.35.174.1174335442.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> References: <1105.71.93.35.174.1174335442.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> Message-ID: <954416247-1174341863-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-1324992133-@bwe053-cell00.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Well, yes and no. I have the 64 bit DVD image, and it fails the media check, but installs fine. I think that the media that you burned onto is the biggest factor, other than having a corrupt iso. Raab BlackBerry service provided by Nextel -----Original Message----- From: "Harold Hallikainen" Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:17:22 To:"Getting started with Red Hat Linux" Subject: Re: "Unable to find devices of the type needed for this installation type." > You might want to yet reburning your CDs. I ran into this same problem, and a reburn fixed it for me. I was using the older model VAIO though. If your burn was bad then those sections with driver data can be corrupted. > > > Raab > > > > > BlackBerry service provided by Nextel > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Harold Hallikainen" > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:50:01 > To:redhat-install-list at redhat.com > Subject: "Unable to find devices of the type needed for this installation > type." > > > I'm trying to install FC6 on a Sony Viao PCG-431L using the PCFA-CD51/A CD-ROM drive. The CD boots, and I can start going through the > installation. After telling the installer I want to install from CD, it says "Unable to find any devices of the type needed for this installation type. Would you like to manually select your driver or use a driver disk?" The devices I expect it needs to find are the CD and the hard drive. It has apparently found the CD, since that's where it is booting from. If I say "use driver disk," it lets me look at /dev/hda1 or /dev/hda5, so it appears it can find the hard drive. Any idea what device it cannot find, or what I do to continue the install? If I say "select driver," the listed drivers COULD be for either the CD or hard drive (drivers like > usb-storage, aacraid, etc.). > > Thanks! > > Harold Thanks! I ran a media check on another machine (the one I burned the CDs on). I'll try it on the machine I'm trying to load it on. I'll assume that if it passes the media check, the CDs are ok. Does that sound right? THANKS! Harold -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list Redhat-install-list at redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com Subject: unsubscribe From fgrant at powercom.net Tue Mar 20 20:34:35 2007 From: fgrant at powercom.net (Fred Grant) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:34:35 -0500 Subject: Off topic-What notebook to get Message-ID: <1174422876.5287.18.camel@localhost.localdomain> Our youngest son will soon be in the market for a laptop/notebook. I would appreciate the latest skinny on what's out there that seems to provide good value. He'll need wifi for sure and will probably use some form of (gasp!) Windows as he hasn't any technical inclination whatsoever. That means security will be an issue. Games are not a big deal but some decent capability should be built in. I should mention that he is 31 years old to sort of frame the situation more completely. Thanks From rstevens at internap.com Tue Mar 20 21:36:19 2007 From: rstevens at internap.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:36:19 -0700 Subject: Off topic-What notebook to get In-Reply-To: <1174422876.5287.18.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1174422876.5287.18.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: <1174426579.5920.12.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 15:34 -0500, Fred Grant wrote: > Our youngest son will soon be in the market for a laptop/notebook. I > would appreciate the latest skinny on what's out there that seems to > provide good value. > > He'll need wifi for sure and will probably use some form of (gasp!) > Windows as he hasn't any technical inclination whatsoever. That means > security will be an issue. > > Games are not a big deal but some decent capability should be built in. > > I should mention that he is 31 years old to sort of frame the situation > more completely. Well, gee. I've used Linux on several laptops with pretty good success. I think the consensus on most lists have the Acer and IBM (Lenova) laptops in the lead. Personally, I've used a Fujitsu C3200 series in the past and I'm using an older HP Pavillion zv6300 (AMD Athlon 64) currently. I'm running Fedora Core 6 on the laptop, but I have run Ubuntu, CentOS and RHEL on it as well. The most common issues remain the wifi chipsets and modems. Both of the laptops I've used have the Broadcom wifi chipset and I've never been fond of the bcm43xx driver. It often has problems with WEP encryption and stuff like that. I stick with ndiswrapper and the Winblows driver. Most laptops use a soft modem and drivers can be a problem. There's better support for the Conexant modems than any of the others, but your mileage may vary. I'd suggest you check http://www.linux-laptop.net for info on any specific model you may be interested in. If you get an AMD Athlon/X2 or Intel dual-core machine, your son may be able to use Xen to run Windows and Linux simultaneously. Note that you must have hardware virtualization to run Windows under Xen. The other option for simultaneous operation is to get and use VMware. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - "Hello. My PID is Inigo Montoya. You `kill -9'-ed my parent - - process. Prepare to vi." - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From kmadhu_24 at rediffmail.com Wed Mar 21 00:23:45 2007 From: kmadhu_24 at rediffmail.com (This is Madhu) Date: 21 Mar 2007 00:23:45 -0000 Subject: diskless install Message-ID: <20070321002345.18219.qmail@webmail17.rediffmail.com> Hi all, iam doing a pxe diskless install for my redhat 3ws clients. i used redhat-config-netboot gui tool that comes with RedHat and it pulls the image and kernel. when i PXE boot my client iam getting the following error. Running /disklessrc Loading NFS module... Loaded nfs OK Mounting / Running dhclinet tg3: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, Full duplex Mounting root filesystem: /opt/diskless/root from: 192.168.26.200 Doing the pivot_root pivot_root No such file or directory Mounting Snapshot directories mount: mout point /.snapshot does not exist cat: /.oldroot/tmp/dhclient.pid: No such file or directory Running /sbin/init umount: /.oldroot: No such file or directory disklessrc: line 414: /sbin/init: No such file or directory disklessrc: line 414: exec: /sbin/init: Cannot execute: No such file Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! According to the config on the server, the following command line is being given to the kernel: initrd=diskless/initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 init=disklessrc NFSROOT=192.168.26.200:/opt/diskless/ ramdisk_size=10000 ETHERNET=eth0 Anyone solved this problem before? Thanks in advance. -Madhu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linuxr at gmail.com Wed Mar 21 01:51:11 2007 From: linuxr at gmail.com (Marc ) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:51:11 -0500 Subject: Off topic-What notebook to get In-Reply-To: <1174426579.5920.12.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <1174422876.5287.18.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1174426579.5920.12.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: I have used a lot of Dells including the D600 and D610. I no longer like Dell laptops because their keyboards bother me. The only one that I would buy now would be a really little model they make with the widescreen. I forget the model name but it it might've been something like a D700. The reason I like that is because it is lightweight and yet has a pretty wide screen for its small size. Toshiba has some really thin models. I would recommend getting an extra battery if the user can't afford to be down and/or take time to plug in. I would also recommend 2Gigs of ram. l like Thinkpads although I am not crazy about the mouse that some of the older ones have had. Marc On 3/20/07, Rick Stevens wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 15:34 -0500, Fred Grant wrote: > > Our youngest son will soon be in the market for a laptop/notebook. I > > would appreciate the latest skinny on what's out there that seems to > > provide good value. > > > > He'll need wifi for sure and will probably use some form of (gasp!) > > Windows as he hasn't any technical inclination whatsoever. That means > > security will be an issue. > > > > Games are not a big deal but some decent capability should be built in. > > > > I should mention that he is 31 years old to sort of frame the situation > > more completely. > > Well, gee. I've used Linux on several laptops with pretty good > success. I think the consensus on most lists have the Acer and > IBM (Lenova) laptops in the lead. Personally, I've used a Fujitsu C3200 > series in the past and I'm using an older HP Pavillion zv6300 (AMD > Athlon 64) currently. I'm running Fedora Core 6 on the laptop, but I > have run Ubuntu, CentOS and RHEL on it as well. > > The most common issues remain the wifi chipsets and modems. Both of the > laptops I've used have the Broadcom wifi chipset and I've never been > fond of the bcm43xx driver. It often has problems with WEP encryption > and stuff like that. I stick with ndiswrapper and the Winblows driver. > Most laptops use a soft modem and drivers can be a problem. There's > better support for the Conexant modems than any of the others, but your > mileage may vary. I'd suggest you check http://www.linux-laptop.net for > info on any specific model you may be interested in. > > If you get an AMD Athlon/X2 or Intel dual-core machine, your son may be > able to use Xen to run Windows and Linux simultaneously. Note that you > must have hardware virtualization to run Windows under Xen. The other > option for simultaneous operation is to get and use VMware. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - "Hello. My PID is Inigo Montoya. You `kill -9'-ed my parent - > - process. Prepare to vi." - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karlp at ourldsfamily.com Wed Mar 21 20:35:38 2007 From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com (Karl Pearson) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:35:38 -0700 (MST) Subject: Off topic-What notebook to get In-Reply-To: <1174426579.5920.12.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <1174422876.5287.18.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1174426579.5920.12.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <19805.198.60.114.90.1174509338.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> On Tue, March 20, 2007 2:36 pm, Rick Stevens wrote: > On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 15:34 -0500, Fred Grant wrote: >> Our youngest son will soon be in the market for a laptop/notebook. I >> would appreciate the latest skinny on what's out there that seems to >> provide good value. >> >> He'll need wifi for sure and will probably use some form of (gasp!) >> Windows as he hasn't any technical inclination whatsoever. That means >> security will be an issue. >> >> Games are not a big deal but some decent capability should be built in. >> >> I should mention that he is 31 years old to sort of frame the situation >> more completely. > > Well, gee. I've used Linux on several laptops with pretty good > success. I think the consensus on most lists have the Acer and > IBM (Lenova) laptops in the lead. Personally, I've used a Fujitsu C3200 > series in the past and I'm using an older HP Pavillion zv6300 (AMD > Athlon 64) currently. I'm running Fedora Core 6 on the laptop, but I > have run Ubuntu, CentOS and RHEL on it as well. > > The most common issues remain the wifi chipsets and modems. Both of the > laptops I've used have the Broadcom wifi chipset and I've never been > fond of the bcm43xx driver. It often has problems with WEP encryption > and stuff like that. I stick with ndiswrapper and the Winblows driver. > Most laptops use a soft modem and drivers can be a problem. There's > better support for the Conexant modems than any of the others, but your > mileage may vary. I'd suggest you check http://www.linux-laptop.net for > info on any specific model you may be interested in. > > If you get an AMD Athlon/X2 or Intel dual-core machine, your son may be > able to use Xen to run Windows and Linux simultaneously. Note that you > must have hardware virtualization to run Windows under Xen. The other > option for simultaneous operation is to get and use VMware. With VMWare Server being free, that's a good way to go. I am typing this on an Everex Stepnote, and everything but the modem works. Since I can plug my RAZR into it and use it as a modem, with coverage where there's no phone lines, I don't care. It comes with the Atheros chipset, so WiFi support is good. I have heard that Acer gets the best reviews for overall Linux success, however they aren't as solidly built as the Lenovo. But, the difference isn't much. On my laptop, I repartitioned it without removing Win XP home. I dual boot, but with Wine getting so much better, I can now run the windows programs I need in Linux, with a few glitches, but successfully none the less. Karl > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - "Hello. My PID is Inigo Montoya. You `kill -9'-ed my parent - > - process. 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The point where i stucked is . The client is not able to find my dhcp server. The steps which i have taken is: 1) copy all the 4 cd disk to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM 2) copy all the 4 cd image to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/ISO 3)configured NFS as (in /etc/exportfs) /data/network *(ro,sync) 4)configured ftp as anon_root=/data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM 5) Configured dhcp server by putting mac address ,hostname and ip. Now after booting the client with CentOs 1st cd and choosing te option :- 1) Lan Boot results: perfect (i.e it get the ip same address as mentioned in Dhcp) 2) linux askmethod a) Dynamic Ip by dhcp results:- fail with error Pump Told us : no dhcp reply recived. b) static ip results:- proceed , but failed to mount the nfs share and anonymous dir shared by the server. Hope the above Information will clear my situation . I am not getting any way around, can any one show me a light. Any suggestion is welcome. One thing i will like to mention here is that after installation , client find my dhcp successfully . and also Thanks for your Time... -- thanks alok From rstevens at internap.com Fri Mar 23 17:48:08 2007 From: rstevens at internap.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:48:08 -0700 Subject: network installation ( dhcp problem) In-Reply-To: <460380F6.8020103@gmail.com> References: <460380F6.8020103@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 12:55 +0530, Alok Pandey wrote: > Hi linux Gurus, > I am trying to configure a network installation server on CentOS(2.6.9). No, it's CentOS 4.something. The kernel is 2.6.9-something. Please be clear... there are major differences between the different CentOS versions. > The point where i stucked is . > The client is not able to find my dhcp server. > The steps which i have taken is: > 1) copy all the 4 cd disk to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM > 2) copy all the 4 cd image to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/ISO > 3)configured NFS as (in /etc/exportfs) > /data/network *(ro,sync) > 4)configured ftp as > anon_root=/data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM > 5) Configured dhcp server by putting mac address ,hostname and ip. Are you sure you started the DHCP daemon, dhcpd? > Now after booting the client with CentOs 1st cd and choosing te option :- > 1) Lan Boot > results: perfect (i.e it get the ip same address as mentioned in Dhcp) > 2) linux askmethod > a) Dynamic Ip by dhcp > results:- fail with error > Pump Told us : no dhcp reply recived. Hell, the installer still uses pump? Jeeze! > b) static ip > results:- proceed , but failed to mount the nfs share and anonymous > dir shared by the server. This sounds like a firewall issue to me. Get on the server and verify that you've opened the firewall for NFS and DHCP. > Hope the above Information will clear my situation . > I am not getting any way around, can any one show me a light. > Any suggestion is welcome. > > One thing i will like to mention here is that after installation , > client find my dhcp successfully . and also And also....what? It's odd that after installation dhclient finds the dhcp server, but not before. Again, this could be a firewall issue and you're not actually using DHCP but a fixed IP. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Try to look unimportant. The bad guys may be low on ammo. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From alok.rhct at gmail.com Fri Mar 23 20:11:56 2007 From: alok.rhct at gmail.com (Alok Pandey) Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:41:56 +0530 Subject: network installation ( dhcp problem) In-Reply-To: <1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <460380F6.8020103@gmail.com> <1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <4604348C.4050906@gmail.com> hi Rick Thanks for your time : Plz find the details just below to your reply.. Rick Stevens wrote: > On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 12:55 +0530, Alok Pandey wrote: > >> Hi linux Gurus, >> I am trying to configure a network installation server on CentOS(2.6.9). >> > > No, it's CentOS 4.something. The kernel is 2.6.9-something. Please be > clear... there are major differences between the different CentOS > versions. > > Server : Centos 4.3 final kernel (2.6.9-34.El) CLient : Centos 4.3 final kernel (2.6.-34.el) >> The point where i stucked is . >> The client is not able to find my dhcp server. >> The steps which i have taken is: >> 1) copy all the 4 cd disk to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM >> 2) copy all the 4 cd image to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/ISO >> 3)configured NFS as (in /etc/exportfs) >> /data/network *(ro,sync) >> 4)configured ftp as >> anon_root=/data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM >> 5) Configured dhcp server by putting mac address ,hostname and ip. >> > > Are you sure you started the DHCP daemon, dhcpd? > Yes: i have restarted the dhcpd service. >> Now after booting the client with CentOs 1st cd and choosing te option :- >> 1) Lan Boot >> results: perfect (i.e it get the ip same address as mentioned in Dhcp) >> 2) linux askmethod >> a) Dynamic Ip by dhcp >> results:- fail with error >> Pump Told us : no dhcp reply recived. >> > > Hell, the installer still uses pump? Jeeze! > What do mean by 'still uses pump' ?? > >> b) static ip >> results:- proceed , but failed to mount the nfs share and anonymous >> dir shared by the server. >> > > This sounds like a firewall issue to me. Get on the server and verify > that you've opened the firewall for NFS and DHCP. > > Yes : their is no firewall on the server .(i.e iptable is stoped) >> Hope the above Information will clear my situation . >> I am not getting any way around, can any one show me a light. >> Any suggestion is welcome. >> >> One thing i will like to mention here is that after installation , >> client find my dhcp successfully . and also >> > > And also....what? > > It's odd that after installation dhclient finds the dhcp server, but > not before. Again, this could be a firewall issue and you're not > actually using DHCP but a fixed IP. > I know is odd but its happening . and i am getting the pump error when ever i used the dhcp option at installation time. Firewall is off on server . Dhcp server is configured as, ip range 50-100 is reserved for laptop(i.e they always get different ip when plugged) and rest machines are hardcore with their mac address. Can you suggest me were do i look for the fault. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Try to look unimportant. The bad guys may be low on ammo. - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rstevens at internap.com Fri Mar 23 20:52:02 2007 From: rstevens at internap.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:52:02 -0700 Subject: network installation ( dhcp problem) In-Reply-To: <4604348C.4050906@gmail.com> References: <460380F6.8020103@gmail.com> <1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <4604348C.4050906@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1174683122.5920.131.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Sat, 2007-03-24 at 01:41 +0530, Alok Pandey wrote: > hi Rick > Thanks for your time : > Plz find the details just below to your reply.. > > > > > Rick Stevens wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 12:55 +0530, Alok Pandey wrote: > > > > > Hi linux Gurus, > > > I am trying to configure a network installation server on CentOS(2.6.9). > > > > > > > No, it's CentOS 4.something. The kernel is 2.6.9-something. Please be > > clear... there are major differences between the different CentOS > > versions. > > > > > Server : Centos 4.3 final kernel (2.6.9-34.El) > CLient : Centos 4.3 final kernel (2.6.-34.el) Hmmm. The latest CentOS is 4.4. > > > The point where i stucked is . > > > The client is not able to find my dhcp server. > > > The steps which i have taken is: > > > 1) copy all the 4 cd disk to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM > > > 2) copy all the 4 cd image to /data/network-install/x86/CentOs/ISO > > > 3)configured NFS as (in /etc/exportfs) > > > /data/network *(ro,sync) > > > 4)configured ftp as > > > anon_root=/data/network-install/x86/CentOs/RPM > > > 5) Configured dhcp server by putting mac address ,hostname and ip. > > > > > > > Are you sure you started the DHCP daemon, dhcpd? > > > Yes: i have restarted the dhcpd service. Ok. > > > Now after booting the client with CentOs 1st cd and choosing te option :- > > > 1) Lan Boot > > > results: perfect (i.e it get the ip same address as mentioned in Dhcp) > > > 2) linux askmethod > > > a) Dynamic Ip by dhcp > > > results:- fail with error > > > Pump Told us : no dhcp reply recived. > > > > > > > Hell, the installer still uses pump? Jeeze! > > > What do mean by 'still uses pump' ?? Pump is a pretty old DHCP client. It was replaced by "dhclient" quite a while ago. > > > b) static ip > > > results:- proceed , but failed to mount the nfs share and anonymous > > > dir shared by the server. > > > > > > > This sounds like a firewall issue to me. Get on the server and verify > > that you've opened the firewall for NFS and DHCP. > > > > > Yes : their is no firewall on the server .(i.e iptable is stoped) Ok. I'd do an "iptables -L -n" on the server just to be sure. > > > Hope the above Information will clear my situation . > > > I am not getting any way around, can any one show me a light. > > > Any suggestion is welcome. > > > > > > One thing i will like to mention here is that after installation , > > > client find my dhcp successfully . and also > > > > > > > And also....what? > > > > It's odd that after installation dhclient finds the dhcp server, but > > not before. Again, this could be a firewall issue and you're not > > actually using DHCP but a fixed IP. > > > I know is odd but its happening . and i am getting the pump error when > ever i used the dhcp option at installation time. > Firewall is off on server . > Dhcp server is configured as, > ip range 50-100 is reserved for laptop(i.e they always get > different ip when plugged) and rest machines are hardcore with their > mac address. You mean hard coded with their MAC address, right? > Can you suggest me were do i look for the fault. How about if you take out the MAC addresses in the DHCP server and let the new machines grab an IP from the server like your laptop does? In other words, get rid of any "host" clauses you have. The reason is that host somemachine { hardware ethernet aa.bb.cc.dd.ee.ff; fixed-address www.xxx.yyy.zzz; filename "/some/path/to/kernel"; option domain-name-servers www.xxx.yyy.zzz; option domain-name "somedomane.tld"; } clauses are used ONLY for BOOTP/TFTP (diskless) clients. That is NOT the same thing as DHCP to support an NFS, FTP or web-based network install, which is what you want. It is somewhat unfortunate that the dhcpd daemon does DHCP and BOOTP as it is a bit confusing. On Solaris machines, for example, there's a DHCP daemon that only does DHCP. BOOTP stuff is handled by either the "bootpd" or "tftpd" daemon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From rvandolson at esri.com Fri Mar 23 21:04:48 2007 From: rvandolson at esri.com (Ray Van Dolson) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:04:48 -0700 Subject: network installation ( dhcp problem) In-Reply-To: <1174683122.5920.131.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <460380F6.8020103@gmail.com> <1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <4604348C.4050906@gmail.com> <1174683122.5920.131.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <20070323210447.GA17795@esri.com> Anaconda still uses 'pump', which I definitely believe has some bugs. There are situations where dhclient works fine, but pump fails on our network. What type of switch are you plugging into (if any)? Might it have Spanning Tree enabled on the port? This can cause a delay before the port comes up, and DHCP clients can time out before the port is truly active. You can either, disable Spanning Tree, turn on Port Fast mode or try using the "nicdelay=XX" boot parameter where XX is a value in seconds that will "pause" hopefully giving you extra seconds to wait while Spanning Tree calcuations are being done. Easy way to test if this is the problem is to plug your Ethernet cable that normally would run from your switch to your computer into a hub or "dumb" (unmanaged switch), and then go from that hub/switch to your computer. If spanning tree is to blame, you should get a DHCP IP without problem. Disregard if you're not in an environment where you're using managed switches at all. :) Ray From celawrence at lbl.gov Fri Mar 23 21:06:49 2007 From: celawrence at lbl.gov (chuck lawrence) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:06:49 -0700 Subject: centos 4 - top Message-ID: <46044169.7050708@lbl.gov> greetings, I've got centos 4 running on a dual-core, dual cpu opteron server. it should look like 4 cpus. top reports cumulative(?) stats, where my other servers (redhat es 3) all list per cpu stats. is this normal? is there another top I can grab and use? seems silly to me. adv(thanks)ance -- * ------------------- * ----------------------------* | charles e. lawrence | lawrence berkeley nat'l lab | | celawrence at lbl.gov | #1 cyclotron rd ms 50a6134 | | (510) 486-4682 | berkeley ca 94720 | * ------------------- * ----------------------------* www-eng.lbl.gov/~celawrence From rstevens at internap.com Fri Mar 23 21:52:42 2007 From: rstevens at internap.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:52:42 -0700 Subject: centos 4 - top In-Reply-To: <46044169.7050708@lbl.gov> References: <46044169.7050708@lbl.gov> Message-ID: <1174686762.5920.153.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 14:06 -0700, chuck lawrence wrote: > greetings, > > I've got centos 4 running on a dual-core, dual cpu opteron server. it > should look like 4 cpus. top reports cumulative(?) stats, where my > other servers (redhat es 3) all list per cpu stats. > > is this normal? is there another top I can grab and use? seems silly > to me. Top now, by default, summarizes CPU usage. Simply fire up top and press the '1' (one) key to get a per-CPU listing. Press the "h" key for help. Once you've got it formatted the way you want, press SHIFT-W and the system will write a ~user/.toprc file for you so it comes up the way you want it next time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Warning: You are logged into reality as the root user... - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From alok.rhct at gmail.com Sat Mar 24 11:19:05 2007 From: alok.rhct at gmail.com (Alok Pandey) Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:49:05 +0530 Subject: network installation ( dhcp problem) In-Reply-To: <20070323210447.GA17795@esri.com> References: <460380F6.8020103@gmail.com> <1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <4604348C.4050906@gmail.com> <1174683122.5920.131.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <20070323210447.GA17795@esri.com> Message-ID: <46050929.8000103@gmail.com> HI Ray, I get your point but unfortunately i have no idea about how to configure switch and also it's not under my control. Can you put some point in step , how to check this switches. also Ray Van Dolson wrote: > Anaconda still uses 'pump', which I definitely believe has some bugs. There > are situations where dhclient works fine, but pump fails on our network. > Are you saying that during installation time the dhcp request is made by PUMP and after when the machine get installed , it 's by dhclient . ?? Is their any way to customize the anaconda installer , so that it can use dhclient instead of using pump.? > What type of switch are you plugging into (if any)? Might it have Spanning > Tree enabled on the port? This can cause a delay before the port comes up, > and DHCP clients can time out before the port is truly active. > > You can either, disable Spanning Tree, turn on Port Fast mode or try using the > "nicdelay=XX" boot parameter where XX is a value in seconds that will "pause" > hopefully giving you extra seconds to wait while Spanning Tree calcuations are > being done. > > What be the max value of XX. > Easy way to test if this is the problem is to plug your Ethernet cable that > normally would run from your switch to your computer into a hub or "dumb" > (unmanaged switch), and then go from that hub/switch to your computer. If > spanning tree is to blame, you should get a DHCP IP without problem. > I will try this , hope it work. > Disregard if you're not in an environment where you're using managed switches > at all. :) > > > Ray > > What if its not be a switch problem.?? :-( Then were do i look around for fault.? O:-) Plz. go through the attachment for the details of dhcp configuration. Thanks for you time RAY :-) > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > > -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: dhcpd.conf.txt URL: From aubreys_key at yahoo.com Sun Mar 25 05:56:38 2007 From: aubreys_key at yahoo.com (Aubrey Barnard) Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:56:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Seeking Java install clarifications and insight Message-ID: <978444.25413.qm@web36515.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Esteemed oracles, I am looking for someone to help me with this GCJ vs. Sun's Java thing, or point me to a good explanation. I installed Fedora 5 not too long ago, and now I want to get back to working on a Java project of mine. I was using Sun's Java 5 for development and incorporated Java 5 features. I looked at using GCJ because that would be the most compatible with --and in the spirit of-- Fedora. However, the page at http://gcc.gnu.org/java/ is discouraging; Java 5 features are not supported, java.nio is not fully working, no AWT or Swing, etc. My project requires more than GCJ can provide at the moment. Previously I just installed Sun's Java with Sun's installer and made everything work via symlinks and/or environment variables. The other users of my machine have no need for Java, so this was fine. I want to work within the Fedora framework to the best of my ability, but after looking around, using Sun's Java on Fedora looks like a mess. I am tempted to go back to my previous methods. This means more maintenance for me as I would have to do my own updates rather than using yum. I can find plenty of instructions on how to install Sun's Java on Fedora and get it working. What mystifies me is that I have seen at least 3 wholly different methods, none which answer the question why. So I am stuck wondering what the differences are between the different installation methods and why they do what they do. (Why all this rpm rebuilding, etc.? The other method doesn't do this.) What I know: I get the difference about free vs. proprietary and know that with Sun GPL-ing Java last year (and libraries this year) that Fedora 8 may incorporate Sun's Java. What I want to know: Why is the installation of Sun's Java so complicated? Why doesn't the normal path of install with yum and run work? What is with all the "compat" stuff? How safe is it for GCJ and Sun's Java to coexist? How does JPackage provide me Sun's Java? When Sun releases the source for their libraries under the GPL, how does this affect GCJ? What is the best set of install instructions to use based on compatibility, stability, ease of use, ease of (un)installation? With all the complications, is it really so bad to just install Sun's Java per Sun's instructions and do what I did previously which was not integrated into Fedora? As a Java developer I want to understand the situation beyond "just do X and Java will be installed." I want to understand enough that I can understand the reasons behind the multiple installation methods, what the pros/cons of each method are, and which one I should choose. Many thanks to anyone who can help shed some light on this issue. Aubrey Barnard ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news From cs at zip.com.au Sun Mar 25 08:40:59 2007 From: cs at zip.com.au (Cameron Simpson) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:40:59 +1000 Subject: Seeking Java install clarifications and insight In-Reply-To: <978444.25413.qm@web36515.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20070325084059.GA14823@cskk.homeip.net> On 24Mar2007 22:56, Aubrey Barnard wrote: | I am looking for someone to help me with this GCJ vs. Sun's Java thing, or | point me to a good explanation. [...] | What I know: | I get the difference about free vs. proprietary and know that with Sun | GPL-ing Java last year (and libraries this year) that Fedora 8 may | incorporate Sun's Java. | | What I want to know: | Why is the installation of Sun's Java so complicated? It's not. Untar/unzip the package into a directory (eg /opt/j2sdk-sun-1.5.0nb4.0). Make sure the bin directory (eg /opt/j2sdk-sun-1.5.0nb4.0/bin for the example) is in $PATH, ahead of other Javas you do not want to use. Possibly point $JAVA_HOME at /opt/j2sdk-sun-1.5.0nb4.0 as well. If you want it in a mozilla/firefox browser, go to the plugins subdir and symlink the .so. Eg: $ cd /opt/firefox-2.0.0.3-enGB/plugins $ ls -l libjavaplugin_oji.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 66 Mar 22 15:07 libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /opt/j2sdk-sun-1.5.0nb4.0/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so Personally, I often keep a /opt/j2sdk symlink around, pointing at my preferred release. Then a lot of those symlinks become stable and not version specific, thus not needing updating for new installs. | Why doesn't the normal path of install with yum and run work? Because it's not available as an RPM, AFAIK. Besides, yum and rpm generally only let you have one variety lying around. I just drop binary installs in /opt, as described above. That way you can test against stuff. | What is with all the "compat" stuff? | How safe is it for GCJ and Sun's Java to coexist? Shrug. Install them in different places and everything's fine. You only ever run a program in one or another at a time anyway. | How does JPackage provide me Sun's Java? | When Sun releases the source for their libraries under the GPL, how does | this affect GCJ? It might let you use Sun's libs with a GCJ compile/execute front end. It may let people produce and distribute RPMs for the Sun stuff more freely. And stuff like that. | What is the best set of install instructions to use based on | compatibility, stability, ease of use, ease of (un)installation? My way, uninstall is a single "rm -r /opt/j2sdk-sun-1.5.0nb4.0" command. My 2 cents' worth, -- Cameron Simpson DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ CP/M is to metric as cockroaches are to a Timex watch - booter at catnip.berkeley.ca.us From velpi at industria.be Mon Mar 26 06:57:32 2007 From: velpi at industria.be (Velpi) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:57:32 +0200 Subject: Seeking Java install clarifications and insight In-Reply-To: <978444.25413.qm@web36515.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <978444.25413.qm@web36515.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <46076EDC.2090704@industria.be> > Why is the installation of Sun's Java so complicated? It's not: use the RHEL RPM from Sun. Afterwards do $ rm /usr/bin/java $ ln -s /usr/java/bin/java /usr/bin/java This should make upgrading easy using Sun's distributed package. It also provides a clear way of versioning on your disk (symlinks in /usr/java/ to latest and default installs). > Why doesn't the normal path of install with yum and run work? It's not in the official repository. Maybe there is a repo that provides it (or will provide it soon). -- /--------------------------------------------- | Jan "Velpi" Van der Velpen | Velpi at industria.be || +32 (0) 498 61 24 89 \--------------------------------------------- From alok.rhct at gmail.com Mon Mar 26 20:58:11 2007 From: alok.rhct at gmail.com (Alok Pandey) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:28:11 +0530 Subject: problem with mounting NTFS filesystem on linux Message-ID: <460833E3.80805@gmail.com> Hi all, i am getting problem while mounting 150Gb of ntfs partition in linux in rw mode. The mount command shows that it mounted in rw mode , but when ever i tried to make a dir or file ( as unprivileged user or root) it shows permission denied , filesystem in ro mode. os : Centos 4.3 final 2.6.20.1 (kernel compiled with ntfs support option). plz help me If any one have face this problem before ? Any suggestion is welcome thanks -- alok From rstevens at internap.com Mon Mar 26 23:23:41 2007 From: rstevens at internap.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:23:41 -0700 Subject: problem with mounting NTFS filesystem on linux In-Reply-To: <460833E3.80805@gmail.com> References: <460833E3.80805@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1174951421.670.22.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 02:28 +0530, Alok Pandey wrote: > Hi all, > i am getting problem while mounting 150Gb of ntfs partition in linux > in rw mode. The mount command shows that it mounted in rw mode , but > when ever i tried to make a dir or file ( as unprivileged user or root) > it shows permission denied , filesystem in ro mode. > > os : Centos 4.3 final 2.6.20.1 (kernel compiled with ntfs support option). > > plz help me If any one have face this problem before ? Did you compile the NTFS write support version of the module? The default version is RO. Also note that the NTFS module, even in read/write mode, only permits overwriting existing files and only so long as it doesn't change the length of the file. You can't create or delete files or directories, either. Really, NTFS is only good for reading files. Don't trust it for anything else. If you must share files between Winblows and Linux, either use a CIFS (Samba) mount of the filesystem or use VFAT filesystems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - "I understand Windows 2000 has a Y2K problem." - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From rvandolson at esri.com Tue Mar 27 16:25:24 2007 From: rvandolson at esri.com (Ray Van Dolson) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:25:24 -0700 Subject: network installation ( dhcp problem) In-Reply-To: <46050929.8000103@gmail.com> References: <460380F6.8020103@gmail.com> <1174672088.5920.76.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <4604348C.4050906@gmail.com> <1174683122.5920.131.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <20070323210447.GA17795@esri.com> <46050929.8000103@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20070327162524.GA14784@esri.com> On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 04:49:05PM +0530, Alok Pandey wrote: > > HI Ray, > > > I get your point but unfortunately i have no idea about how to > configure switch and also it's not under my control. > Can you put some point in step , how to check this switches. also > Do you at least know what type of switch you're connecting to? See if you can find out and ask whoever manages them if Spanning Tree and/or Port Fast is enabled on the port you are using for your server. > >Anaconda still uses 'pump', which I definitely believe has some bugs. > >There are situations where dhclient works fine, but pump fails on our > >network. > > > Are you saying that during installation time the dhcp request is made > by PUMP and after when the machine get installed , it 's by dhclient . ?? > Is their any way to customize the anaconda installer , so that it can > use dhclient instead of using pump.? Correct. anaconda uses pump, and once the system setup is done, ISC's dhclient is used. I wish dhclient was used by anaconda. :) > >You can either, disable Spanning Tree, turn on Port Fast mode or try using > >the "nicdelay=XX" boot parameter where XX is a value in seconds that will > >"pause" hopefully giving you extra seconds to wait while Spanning Tree > >calcuations are being done. > > > > > What be the max value of XX. I'm not sure. Probably very high. You probably wouldn't need to set it more than 60 seconds.. but I have gone higher when testing. > What if its not be a switch problem.?? :-( > Then were do i look around for fault.? O:-) If it's not a switch problem, hopefully someone else can give you some assistance then. :) Easy to eliminate the switch as an issue though (by sticking a dumb hub or something between your server and your switch), so may as well try it. Ray From bret_stern at machinemanagement.com Wed Mar 28 00:02:48 2007 From: bret_stern at machinemanagement.com (Bret Stern) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:02:48 -0700 Subject: UPS comments Message-ID: <200703280002.l2S02oNf017361@backup03.netmagic.net> I am thinking of adding a UPS (APC Back-UPS Pro 650) to one of my servers because i'm bored. Is the apcupsd daemon the common solution for monitoring the UPS, or is there a canned rpm with Fedora 6 which will handle a simple controlled shutdown? 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Have a looksee at the NUT home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/ And you can install the RPMs via: yum install nut yum install nut-client ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - "Microsoft is a cross between The Borg and the Ferengi. - - Unfortunately they use Borg to do their marketing and Ferengi to - - do their programming." -- Simon Slavin - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From karlp at ourldsfamily.com Wed Mar 28 05:46:05 2007 From: karlp at ourldsfamily.com (Karl Pearson) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:46:05 -0700 (MST) Subject: UPS comments In-Reply-To: <1175043391.18701.38.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <200703280002.l2S02oNf017361@backup03.netmagic.net> <1175043391.18701.38.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <10570.198.60.114.90.1175060765.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> On Tue, March 27, 2007 5:56 pm, Rick Stevens wrote: > On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 17:02 -0700, Bret Stern wrote: >> I am thinking of adding a UPS (APC Back-UPS Pro 650) to one >> of my servers because i'm bored. >> >> Is the apcupsd daemon the common solution for monitoring the UPS, >> or is there a canned rpm with Fedora 6 which will handle a simple >> controlled shutdown? > > "nut" (network UPS tools) has a bunch of stuff. Have a looksee at the > NUT home page: > > http://www.networkupstools.org/ > > And you can install the RPMs via: > > yum install nut > yum install nut-client Or you can consider a Belkin UPS. I got one for my desktop at work and it comes with a Linux monitoring tool. I've not set it up for shutdown as this one keeps the system up for several hours (I over-bought). I'll have to look at that issue. And I'll see about NUT, too. Karl > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - "Microsoft is a cross between The Borg and the Ferengi. - > - Unfortunately they use Borg to do their marketing and Ferengi to - > - do their programming." -- Simon Slavin - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -- karl _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ ____________ __o _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ ____________ _-\<._ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ (_)/ (_) _/ _/ _/ _/ ...................... _/ _/ arl _/_/_/ _/ earson KarlP at ourldsfamily.com --- Senior Consulting Sys/DB Analyst http://consulting.ourldsfamily.com --- My Thoughts on Terrorism In America right after 9/11/2001: http://www.ourldsfamily.com/wtc.shtml --- The world is a dangerous place to live... not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein --- From manoharakn at yahoo.com Wed Mar 28 11:34:48 2007 From: manoharakn at yahoo.com (Manohar K N) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:34:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Need help Message-ID: <877956.86843.qm@web55007.mail.re4.yahoo.com> Hi every body, I need help, i have insatalled the red hat linux 9 on lenovo PC , It went fine. After that when i loged in it mean in grafic mode , i am not able see cd rom on desktopo and also in mnt folder . How can i mount manully the cdrom if it is detected in bios and not in linux desktop. Thanks in advance. Thanks and Regards, Manohara.K.N --------------------------------- Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linuxr at gmail.com Fri Mar 30 02:52:13 2007 From: linuxr at gmail.com (Marc ) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:52:13 -0500 Subject: Need help In-Reply-To: <877956.86843.qm@web55007.mail.re4.yahoo.com> References: <877956.86843.qm@web55007.mail.re4.yahoo.com> Message-ID: try this mount -t ext2 /dev/cdrom /tmp If you want to see what is mounted just try the mount command by itself and it will display it for you. mount Good luck Marc On 3/28/07, Manohar K N wrote: > > Hi every body, > > I need help, i have insatalled the red hat linux 9 on lenovo PC , > It went fine. After that when i loged in it mean in grafic mode , i am not > able see cd rom on desktopo and also in mnt folder . How can i mount > manully the cdrom if it is detected in bios and not in linux desktop. Thanks > in advance. > Thanks and Regards, > Manohara.K.N > > ------------------------------ > Be a PS3 game guru. > Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! > Games. > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-install-list mailing list > Redhat-install-list at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list > To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: > redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com > Subject: unsubscribe > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harold at hallikainen.com Fri Mar 30 04:18:56 2007 From: harold at hallikainen.com (Harold Hallikainen) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:18:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: FC6 and ndiswrapper Message-ID: <36565.192.168.1.1.1175228336.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> I did an upgrade on my hp laptop from fc5 to fc6 and my wlan stopped working. Here's some stuff I've found: [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -l Installed drivers: bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware present So, it looks like it's there [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found. But maybe it isn't. Check versions between os and ndiswrapper... [root at hhlaptop sbin]# cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 (brewbuilder at hs20-bc1-6.build.redhat.com) (gcc version 4.1.1 20061011 (Red Hat 4.1.1-30)) #1 SMP Mon Oct 16 14:39:22 EDT 2006 [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /sbin/modinfo ndiswrapper modinfo: could not find module ndiswrapper Still can't find ndiswrapper... Ideas? THANKS! Harold -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! From micros50 at verizon.net Fri Mar 30 06:37:27 2007 From: micros50 at verizon.net (mylar) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:37:27 -0400 Subject: FC6 and ndiswrapper In-Reply-To: <36565.192.168.1.1.1175228336.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> References: <36565.192.168.1.1.1175228336.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> Message-ID: <1175236647.3176.12.camel@manhattan.ruffe.edu> On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 20:18 -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: > I did an upgrade on my hp laptop from fc5 to fc6 and my wlan stopped > working. Here's some stuff I've found: > > [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -l > Installed drivers: > bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware present > > So, it looks like it's there > > [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper > FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found. > > But maybe it isn't. > > Check versions between os and ndiswrapper... > > [root at hhlaptop sbin]# cat /proc/version > Linux version 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 (brewbuilder at hs20-bc1-6.build.redhat.com) > (gcc version 4.1.1 20061011 (Red Hat 4.1.1-30)) #1 SMP Mon Oct 16 14:39:22 > EDT 2006 > > > > [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /sbin/modinfo ndiswrapper > modinfo: could not find module ndiswrapper > > Still can't find ndiswrapper... > > Ideas? > > THANKS! > > Harold > > I think I recall having similar problems. Try installing ndiswrapper from scratch. That's what I had to do in order to get it to work. From raab.nelson at gmail.com Fri Mar 30 09:41:24 2007 From: raab.nelson at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?UmFhYiBOZWxzb24=?=) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:41:24 +0000 Subject: FC6 and ndiswrapper In-Reply-To: <36565.192.168.1.1.1175228336.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> References: <36565.192.168.1.1.1175228336.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> Message-ID: <588136002-1175244133-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-813421622-@bwe011-cell00.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Harold, Every time you update the kernel, whether you are staying with the same distro version or upgrading (like you from 5 to 6) you have to reinstall any packages that aren't built into the kernel. I know for a fact that ndiswrapper isn't. The easiest way to do this is to build the ndiswrapper package from source. I don't have the link available, but find the tar.gz source for ndiswrapper, yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel, tar xzvf ndiswrapper-xxxxxx, cd ndiswrapper-xxxxxx, make, sudo make install. Reboot or depmod -a, modprobe ndiswrapper. That should do it. Let me know if you have any other questions. The bcm package works for the pre-n cards too. :) Raab BlackBerry service provided by Nextel -----Original Message----- From: "Harold Hallikainen" Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:18:56 To:redhat-install-list at redhat.com Subject: FC6 and ndiswrapper I did an upgrade on my hp laptop from fc5 to fc6 and my wlan stopped working. Here's some stuff I've found: [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -l Installed drivers: bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware present So, it looks like it's there [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found. But maybe it isn't. Check versions between os and ndiswrapper... [root at hhlaptop sbin]# cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 (brewbuilder at hs20-bc1-6.build.redhat.com) (gcc version 4.1.1 20061011 (Red Hat 4.1.1-30)) #1 SMP Mon Oct 16 14:39:22 EDT 2006 [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /sbin/modinfo ndiswrapper modinfo: could not find module ndiswrapper Still can't find ndiswrapper... Ideas? THANKS! Harold -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available! _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list Redhat-install-list at redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: redhat-install-list-request at redhat.com Subject: unsubscribe From rstevens at internap.com Fri Mar 30 16:59:09 2007 From: rstevens at internap.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:59:09 -0700 Subject: FC6 and ndiswrapper In-Reply-To: <36565.192.168.1.1.1175228336.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> References: <36565.192.168.1.1.1175228336.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> Message-ID: <1175273949.18701.58.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 20:18 -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: > I did an upgrade on my hp laptop from fc5 to fc6 and my wlan stopped > working. Here's some stuff I've found: > > [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -l > Installed drivers: > bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware present > > So, it looks like it's there > > [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper > FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found. > > But maybe it isn't. > > Check versions between os and ndiswrapper... > > [root at hhlaptop sbin]# cat /proc/version > Linux version 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 (brewbuilder at hs20-bc1-6.build.redhat.com) > (gcc version 4.1.1 20061011 (Red Hat 4.1.1-30)) #1 SMP Mon Oct 16 14:39:22 > EDT 2006 > > > > [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /sbin/modinfo ndiswrapper > modinfo: could not find module ndiswrapper > > Still can't find ndiswrapper... > > Ideas? Harold, ndiswrapper isn't part of the standard distribution and must be rebuilt for each new kernel that gets installed. You did a major upgrade (FC5 to FC6), so the kernel was updated. Also note that if you update the kernel via yum, you will also need to rebuild ndiswrapper. ndiswrapper actually is made of several parts. The bit in /usr/sbin is the bit that sets up the Windows driver to be used. It generally doesn't change and can be used over all kernel versions. The second bit, ndiswrapper.ko, is the actual kernel module and is kernel-specific. It lives in the "/lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc" directory. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Never test for an error condition you don't know how to handle. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From rstevens at internap.com Fri Mar 30 17:04:53 2007 From: rstevens at internap.com (Rick Stevens) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:04:53 -0700 Subject: UPS comments In-Reply-To: <10570.198.60.114.90.1175060765.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> References: <200703280002.l2S02oNf017361@backup03.netmagic.net> <1175043391.18701.38.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <10570.198.60.114.90.1175060765.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> Message-ID: <1175274293.18701.63.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 22:46 -0700, Karl Pearson wrote: > On Tue, March 27, 2007 5:56 pm, Rick Stevens wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 17:02 -0700, Bret Stern wrote: > >> I am thinking of adding a UPS (APC Back-UPS Pro 650) to one > >> of my servers because i'm bored. > >> > >> Is the apcupsd daemon the common solution for monitoring the UPS, > >> or is there a canned rpm with Fedora 6 which will handle a simple > >> controlled shutdown? > > > > "nut" (network UPS tools) has a bunch of stuff. Have a looksee at the > > NUT home page: > > > > http://www.networkupstools.org/ > > > > And you can install the RPMs via: > > > > yum install nut > > yum install nut-client > > Or you can consider a Belkin UPS. I got one for my desktop at work and it > comes with a Linux monitoring tool. I've not set it up for shutdown as this > one keeps the system up for several hours (I over-bought). I'll have to look > at that issue. I have a distrust of Belkin stuff...at least their network gear. It wasn't too long ago that they put code in one of their routers that would redirect your connections to an advertising web site every fifth or sixth web connection. They finally fessed up that they had done it. >From that time on, I've looked askance at Belkin. > And I'll see about NUT, too. We use it. It works. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Principal Engineer rstevens at internap.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - Grabel's Law: 2 is not equal to 3--not even for large values of 2. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From inode0 at gmail.com Fri Mar 30 17:12:27 2007 From: inode0 at gmail.com (inode0) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:12:27 -0500 Subject: UPS comments In-Reply-To: <1175274293.18701.63.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <200703280002.l2S02oNf017361@backup03.netmagic.net> <1175043391.18701.38.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> <10570.198.60.114.90.1175060765.squirrel@webmail.ourldsfamily.com> <1175274293.18701.63.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: On 3/30/07, Rick Stevens wrote: > On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 22:46 -0700, Karl Pearson wrote: > > And I'll see about NUT, too. > > We use it. It works. I use NUT also with a 3kVA APC UPS - while it isn't fancy it has worked well for me. John From ljordan at gmail.com Fri Mar 30 17:56:29 2007 From: ljordan at gmail.com (Leslie Jordan) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:56:29 -0700 Subject: How to give root privileges Message-ID: How do I give a user 'root privileges'? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For full root privileges I usually put the user in the wheel group and adjust /etc/pam.d/su to taste. Lots of people prefer giving access through the sudo command so take a look at that way too. It allows you to restrict what the user can do as root as well. John From Travis.R.Waldher at boeing.com Fri Mar 30 19:02:36 2007 From: Travis.R.Waldher at boeing.com (Waldher, Travis R) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:02:36 -0700 Subject: How to give root privileges In-Reply-To: Message-ID: > -----Original Message----- > From: inode0 [mailto:inode0 at gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 11:02 AM > To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux > Subject: Re: How to give root privileges > > On 3/30/07, Leslie Jordan wrote: > > How do I give a user 'root privileges'? > > For full root privileges I usually put the user in the wheel > group and adjust /etc/pam.d/su to taste. Lots of people > prefer giving access through the sudo command so take a look > at that way too. It allows you to restrict what the user can > do as root as well. > > John More importantly, sudo logs what the user did with the sudo command. From harold at hallikainen.com Sat Mar 31 19:46:17 2007 From: harold at hallikainen.com (Harold Hallikainen) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:46:17 -0800 (PST) Subject: FC6 and ndiswrapper In-Reply-To: <1175273949.18701.58.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> References: <36565.192.168.1.1.1175228336.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> <1175273949.18701.58.camel@prophead.corp.publichost.com> Message-ID: <46720.192.168.1.1.1175370377.squirrel@sujan.hallikainen.org> > On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 20:18 -0800, Harold Hallikainen wrote: >> I did an upgrade on my hp laptop from fc5 to fc6 and my wlan stopped >> working. Here's some stuff I've found: >> >> [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -l >> Installed drivers: >> bcmwl5 driver installed, hardware present >> >> So, it looks like it's there >> >> [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper >> FATAL: Module ndiswrapper not found. >> >> But maybe it isn't. >> >> Check versions between os and ndiswrapper... >> >> [root at hhlaptop sbin]# cat /proc/version >> Linux version 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 >> (brewbuilder at hs20-bc1-6.build.redhat.com) >> (gcc version 4.1.1 20061011 (Red Hat 4.1.1-30)) #1 SMP Mon Oct 16 >> 14:39:22 >> EDT 2006 >> >> >> >> [root at hhlaptop sbin]# /sbin/modinfo ndiswrapper >> modinfo: could not find module ndiswrapper >> >> Still can't find ndiswrapper... >> >> Ideas? > > Harold, > > ndiswrapper isn't part of the standard distribution and must be rebuilt > for each new kernel that gets installed. You did a major upgrade (FC5 > to FC6), so the kernel was updated. Also note that if you update the > kernel via yum, you will also need to rebuild ndiswrapper. > > ndiswrapper actually is made of several parts. The bit in /usr/sbin > is the bit that sets up the Windows driver to be used. It generally > doesn't change and can be used over all kernel versions. The second > bit, ndiswrapper.ko, is the actual kernel module and is kernel-specific. > It lives in the "/lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc" directory. > THANKS to all! I uninstalled ndiswrapper, then installed the latest, and IT WORKS! Next trick is to finish the upgrade of my server from FC4 to FC6. At a minimum, it changed httpd.conf so it brings up a default web page instead of where my stuff really is. So, I'll start digging through stuff to see what doesn't work and fix it. I guess upgrades cannot just be load it and run... Harold -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com - Advertising opportunities available!