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SCSI Loop Mounting Bug -- Severn Installation
by Janina Sajka 10 Aug '03

10 Aug '03

Please pardon me for not using Bugzilla, but I don't find Buzilla at all easy to use with my eyes-free interface ... I have discovered a bug in the Red Hat installation involving SCSI disks. I have two on one of my systems, a hard disk at /dev/sda, and a Castlewood Orb at /dev/sdb. If media is NOT present in the Orb, the installation fails right after the selection of source media -- right after "Starting Anaconda, ..." I get the correctidentification of my monitor and video, and the system sees my mouse. But that's it. Looking in Console #4 I see an error to the effect: "Unable to read partition table on /dev/sdb." If I put media in my Orb drive, everything progresses as it should. Of course the Orb should be marked as, and treated as, removable media--just like a CD ROM. Janina

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RedHat 9.A - Add/Remove Software
by Klaus Zahradnik 10 Aug '03

10 Aug '03

Hy- I bought both issues of the RedHat Linux Magazine. I made a fresh install with the CDs from the second issue (RH9.A). After the installation is comleted, you cannot add nor remove software with the packet manager. It will fail. It does work however, when you use the "old" RedHat9 CDs. I just thought I'd share this with you. best regards Klaus

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Re: CD-Automount
by Paul Vandenberg 10 Aug '03

10 Aug '03

I uninstalled magicdev and that did the trick for me. Regards....Paul ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail. http://webmail.catholic.org/

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What annoys you?
by Dee-Ann LeBlanc 08 Aug '03

08 Aug '03

I hope this is allowed, if not, mea culpa to the list maintainer. I'll make it short either way. I'm working on a book about Linux annoyances and their solutions with some co-authors. If you're interested in sharing your experiences, you can read more about the project at http://www.linuxworld.com/story/33877.htm -- Dee-Ann LeBlanc Lots of things Linux http://www.Dee-AnnLeBlanc.com/

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Re: what's behind the scenes of redhat-config-network-gui ?
by Aaron Bennett 07 Aug '03

07 Aug '03

That did it. I'm sorry to have wasted your time... the dialog clearly instructed me to do that too, and I missed it. Thanks for responding. It's this sort of thing that makes Red Hat the unique company that it is. You rock. Again, thank you. - Aaron Harald Hoyer wrote: >if you want a hexadecimal key, then prefix it with "0x" in the dialog > >Am Do, 2003-08-07 um 15.41 schrieb Aaron Bennett: > > >>Harald -- >> >>Thanks again. I tried again using redhat-config-network-1.2.15-1, >>redhat-config-network-tui-1.2.15-1, and rhpl-0.93.4-1, and it is still >>broken. >> >>Here's a reproducer: >> >>1. kickstart a box fresh >>2. install latest versions of r-c-n, r-c-n-tui, and rhpl >>3. click Hat menu / System Settings / Network >>4. click "new" >>5. select wireless connection >>6. select the first wireless card from the "select wireless device" >>menu. (in my case, it's "Lucent Orinoco and Prism II-based PCMCIA >>wireless (eth1)") >>7. enter the WEP key in the Key section of next screen >>8. click next, then apply >>9. /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth1: >> >># Please read /usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt >># for the documentation of these parameters. >>USERCTL=no >>PEERDNS=yes >>GATEWAY= >>ONBOOT=yes >>TYPE=Wireless >>DHCP_HOSTNAME= >>IPADDR= >>DEVICE=eth1 >>HWADDR=00:02:2d:6c:a8:5d >>BOOTPROTO=dhcp >>DOMAIN= >>NETMASK= >>ESSID= >>CHANNEL=1 >>MODE=Managed >>KEY=s:{my web key} >>RATE=11Mb/s >> >>[root@studentc640 root]# rpm -qa redhat-config-network >>redhat-config-network-1.2.15-1 >>[root@studentc640 root]# rpm -qa redhat-config-network-tui >>redhat-config-network-tui-1.2.15-1 >>[root@studentc640 root]# rpm -qa rhpl >>rhpl-0.93.4-1 >> >> >> >>Should I open a new bugzilla report, or attach this to existing bug @ >>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88566 ? >> >> >> >>Harald Hoyer wrote: >> >> >> >>>better try the version from: >>>ftp://people.redhat.com/harald/redhat-config-network/1.2.15-RH9 >>> >>>Am Do, 2003-08-07 um 14.35 schrieb Aaron Bennett: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Harald -- >>>> >>>>That's good news. I tried using redhat-config-network-1.3.1-1 from >>>>rawhide, and the bug is still there. It's somewhat different from the >>>>bugzilla report posted above, however. >>>>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88566 is regarding >>>>improperly importing an existing wep key. What I've found here is that >>>>when you create a new wireless connection, it inserts "s:" into the new >>>>key that I've just entered via the GUI. >>>> >>>>Am I using the corrected version? I didn't mess with the initscripts. >>>>However, I did update redhat-config-network-tui and rhpl. >>>>(redhat-config-network-tui=1.3.1-1, rhpl=0.108-2). >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>> >>>>Aaron >>>> >>>>Harald Hoyer wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>the bugfix erratum is in the rhn queue. i didn't want to release >>>>>another buggy version, so it took me 15 versions to stabilize it ... >>>>>1.2.15 will soon hit your up2date. >>>>>if you use the rawhide version you have to update your initscripts as >>>>>well.. >>>>> >>>>>Aaron Bennett wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>excellent. I see there's an update in rawhide as well. >>>>>>Just wondering... why isn't that update released as part of Red Hat 9 >>>>>>updates, available on rhn and @ your friendly neighborhood apt >>>>>>repository? How does Red Hat decide what makes something worth being >>>>>>release as part of the updates? >>>>>> >>>>>>William Hooper wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Aaron Bennett said: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>rhllist(a)assursys.co.uk wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>have you got a KEY="YOUR WEP KEY" line in >>>>>>>>>/etc/sysconfig/networking/ifcfg-eth1 ? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>ahhhh. In /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth1, what I have is: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>KEY="s:{MY WEP KEY}" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I changed it, taking out the s:, and it now works. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>So, what is this "s:" in the KEY entry? Where did it come from? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88566 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Aaron Bennett UNIX Administrator Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Re: what's behind the scenes of redhat-config-network-gui ?
by Aaron Bennett 07 Aug '03

07 Aug '03

Harald -- Thanks again. I tried again using redhat-config-network-1.2.15-1, redhat-config-network-tui-1.2.15-1, and rhpl-0.93.4-1, and it is still broken. Here's a reproducer: 1. kickstart a box fresh 2. install latest versions of r-c-n, r-c-n-tui, and rhpl 3. click Hat menu / System Settings / Network 4. click "new" 5. select wireless connection 6. select the first wireless card from the "select wireless device" menu. (in my case, it's "Lucent Orinoco and Prism II-based PCMCIA wireless (eth1)") 7. enter the WEP key in the Key section of next screen 8. click next, then apply 9. /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth1: # Please read /usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt # for the documentation of these parameters. USERCTL=no PEERDNS=yes GATEWAY= ONBOOT=yes TYPE=Wireless DHCP_HOSTNAME= IPADDR= DEVICE=eth1 HWADDR=00:02:2d:6c:a8:5d BOOTPROTO=dhcp DOMAIN= NETMASK= ESSID= CHANNEL=1 MODE=Managed KEY=s:{my web key} RATE=11Mb/s [root@studentc640 root]# rpm -qa redhat-config-network redhat-config-network-1.2.15-1 [root@studentc640 root]# rpm -qa redhat-config-network-tui redhat-config-network-tui-1.2.15-1 [root@studentc640 root]# rpm -qa rhpl rhpl-0.93.4-1 Should I open a new bugzilla report, or attach this to existing bug @ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88566 ? Harald Hoyer wrote: >better try the version from: >ftp://people.redhat.com/harald/redhat-config-network/1.2.15-RH9 > >Am Do, 2003-08-07 um 14.35 schrieb Aaron Bennett: > > >>Harald -- >> >>That's good news. I tried using redhat-config-network-1.3.1-1 from >>rawhide, and the bug is still there. It's somewhat different from the >>bugzilla report posted above, however. >>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88566 is regarding >>improperly importing an existing wep key. What I've found here is that >>when you create a new wireless connection, it inserts "s:" into the new >>key that I've just entered via the GUI. >> >>Am I using the corrected version? I didn't mess with the initscripts. >>However, I did update redhat-config-network-tui and rhpl. >>(redhat-config-network-tui=1.3.1-1, rhpl=0.108-2). >> >>Thanks, >> >>Aaron >> >>Harald Hoyer wrote: >> >> >> >>>the bugfix erratum is in the rhn queue. i didn't want to release >>>another buggy version, so it took me 15 versions to stabilize it ... >>>1.2.15 will soon hit your up2date. >>>if you use the rawhide version you have to update your initscripts as >>>well.. >>> >>>Aaron Bennett wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>excellent. I see there's an update in rawhide as well. >>>>Just wondering... why isn't that update released as part of Red Hat 9 >>>>updates, available on rhn and @ your friendly neighborhood apt >>>>repository? How does Red Hat decide what makes something worth being >>>>release as part of the updates? >>>> >>>>William Hooper wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Aaron Bennett said: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>rhllist(a)assursys.co.uk wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>have you got a KEY="YOUR WEP KEY" line in >>>>>>>/etc/sysconfig/networking/ifcfg-eth1 ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>ahhhh. In /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth1, what I have is: >>>>>> >>>>>>KEY="s:{MY WEP KEY}" >>>>>> >>>>>>I changed it, taking out the s:, and it now works. >>>>>> >>>>>>So, what is this "s:" in the KEY entry? Where did it come from? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88566 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- Aaron Bennett UNIX Administrator Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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what's behind the scenes of redhat-config-network-gui ?
by Aaron Bennett 07 Aug '03

07 Aug '03

Hi -- Can somene tell me what goes on "behind the scenes" of redhat-config-network-gui? Especially with regard to creating a new wireless connection with this tool. The reason I ask is, with Red Hat 9 on a Dell C640 and a Dell TrueMobile 1150 ( Lucent card, the orinoco driver works ), when I create a new wireless connection using redhat-config-network-gui, it doesn't work. Activating the card doesn't work, and it never gets an IP address and never contacts the nearest WAP. However, if I then do: iwconfig eth1 key {OUR WEP KEY}, followed by /sbin/service network restart, it works. However, after the next reboot, it doesn't work again, and iwconfig shows no wep key. Can someone tell me either a) how to fix this so it works with redhat-config-network-gui or b) what r-c-n-g actually does, so I can fix it myself? Thanks, Aaron Bennett -- Aaron Bennett UNIX Administrator Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Problems with partitioning in RH9
by mafelix＠apropo.ro 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

Hi, I am trying to install RH9 from CD on a 40 Gig HD in a brand new system. Choose automatic partitioning with Disk Druid on hda, get the three recommended partitions: dev/hda1 /boot ext3 102 MB 1 13 dev/hda2 / ext3 38492 MB 14 4933 dev/hda3 swap 510 MB 4934 4998 and when trying to install the packages I get a window saying "Formatting / filesystem" and the system freezes right there! After 1-2 minutes another warning "An error occured trying to format hda2. This problem is serious and the install cannot continue. Please to reboot your system". Choosing manual partitioning with Disk Druid produces the same output. I also tried to install Red Hat 8 and Mandrake 9.0 /9.1 and the same result: installation stops at partitioning! Several times the install process produced a bug report regarding anaconda and asked me to save it on a diskette but the install terminated with a crash and I could not save the info! A crash or a reboot follows and I have no clue what is the problem! Maybe my BIOS has a problem with the disk geometry! Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Felix _______________________________________ http://www.apropo.ro

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Red Hat files complaint against SCO
by Féliciano Matias 04 Aug '03

04 Aug '03

http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.080403/232165483&tick…

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File systems
by Jaime Diaz 04 Aug '03

04 Aug '03

I would love the possibility of choosing other filesystems besides ext2 and ext3. Specifically ReiserFS.

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