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Customised Fedora DVD using new Kernel
by phil prentice 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Hi For a number of reasons we are trying to build our own customised dvd (based on Fedora) using the latest kernel (2.6.20). Currently we are running with Fedora 3. I know this is very old, and it is our intention to upgrade to a newer release in the near future. Unfortunately, for various reasons we are being forced to run with Fedora 3 a little longer. For future reference we would very much like the ability to personalize our own Fedora distro to take account for example of the ever changing hardware requirements and special software requirements. We can successfully build and install the kernel rpm using the tar ball from .org (linux-2.6.20.tar.bz2). Using the commands tar xfvj linux-2.6.20.tar.bz2 Edited the Makefile for EXTRAVERSION = -1 make mrproper make defconfig make rpm This works fine; we have to edit the /etc/grub.conf and run mkinitrd after the rpm has been installed. We have succesfully replicated the original distro DVD's by performing the following commands:- Step 1 export PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/anaconda export PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime" export FCBASE=`pwd` mkdir -p $FCBASE/fc3/i386 Step 2 (In this case I copied the original individual Fedora 3 CD's) mount -o ro,loop ../FC3-i386-disc1.iso /mnt cp -a /mnt/* $FCBASE/fc3/i386/ umount /mnt/ mount -o ro,loop ../FC3-i386-disc2.iso /mnt cp -a /mnt/* $FCBASE/fc3/i386/ umount /mnt/ mount -o ro,loop ../FC3-i386-disc3.iso /mnt cp -a /mnt/* $FCBASE/fc3/i386/ umount /mnt/ mount -o ro,loop ../FC3-i386-disc4.iso /mnt cp -a /mnt/* $FCBASE/fc3/i386/ umount /mnt/ mount -o ro,loop ../FC3-i386-SRPMS-disc1.iso /mnt cp -a /mnt/* $FCBASE/fc3/i386/ umount /mnt/ mount -o ro,loop ../FC3-i386-SRPMS-disc2.iso /mnt cp -a /mnt/* $FCBASE/fc3/i386/ umount /mnt/ mount -o ro,loop ../FC3-i386-SRPMS-disc3.iso /mnt cp -a /mnt/* $FCBASE/fc3/i386/ umount /mnt/ mount -o ro,loop ../FC3-i386-SRPMS-disc4.iso /mnt cp -a /mnt/* $FCBASE/fc3/i386/ umount /mnt/ Step 3 find $FCBASE/fc3 -name TRANS.TBL -exec rm -f {} \; find $FCBASE/fc3 -name boot.cat -exec rm -f {} \; Step 4 genhdlist --productpath=Fedora $FCBASE/fc3/i386 pkgorder $FCBASE/fc3/i386 i386 Fedora | tee $FCBASE/fc3/pkgfile buildinstall --pkgorder $FCBASE/fc3/pkgfile --version 3 --product "Redora Core" --release "Fedora Core 3" --prodpath Fedora $FCBASE/fc3/i386 Step 5 I used a slightly modifed splittree.py script to handle the generation of the dvd's. ./splittree.py --arch=i386 --total-discs=2 --bin-discs=1 --src-discs=1 --release-string="Fedora Core 3" --pkgorderfile=$FCBASE/fc3/pkgfile --distdir=$FCBASE/fc3/i386 --srcdir=$FCBASE/fc3/i386/SRPMS --productpath=Fedora Step 6 rm -rf $FCBASE/fc3/i386-disc1/Fedora/base/hdlist genhdlist --productpath=Fedora --withnumbers --fileorder $FCBASE/fc3/pkgfile $FCBASE/fc3/i386-disc1 Step 7 mkisofs -R -J -T -v -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -V "Fedora Core 3" -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -x "lost+found" -o FC3-i386-dvd1.iso i386-disc1 The above process works fine for the Fedora 3 kernel-2.6.9-1.667.src.rpm The rpm has a version of 2.6.9 and a release of 1.667. We added an EXTRAVERSION of -1 to the kernel Makefile, built the kernel and ended up with an rpm called kernel-2.6.201-1.i386.rpm(???strange name???). If this rpm is installed we get a kernel (uname) 2.6.20-1 and a /lib/modules directory of 2.6.20-1 (which is what we expected) However if we put this new rpm in the RPMS area before step 4 above and continue with the above build process we get the message $KERNELROOT/lib/modules/2.6.201-1 is not a valid modules directory. (which we can see would be true). This is because the rpm has been built with a VERSION of 2.6.21(???) and a RELEASE of 1, (See script mk-images(anaconda-runtime-10.1.0.2-1):- rpm --nodigest --nosignature --qf '%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}' -qp kernel-2.6.201-1.i386.rpm) We have hacked a Makefiles and a script in the kernel rpm build area and forced the above build to complete....(did not install for other reasons we have yet to understand). Our first concern here is why does the buildinstall script fall over.....or more to the point how do we stop the rpm from being built with the wrong VERSION number? Does anybody know or have any ideas?? Thanks

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Setup Epson-R260
by Jim 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Using the Epson piplite-cups driver on FC5 , Epson Stylus Photo R260. Has anyone got this driver working yet. I have tryed all the other drivers in Fedora-cups, gutenburg, but they won't work. Jim

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Re: Fdisk and mount disagree?
by David G. Miller (aka DaveAtFraud) 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > $ sudo /sbin/fdisk -l > [snip] > Disk /dev/sda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 1 12161 97683201 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) > > $ mount > [snip] > /dev/sda1 on /mnt/usb type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=jmccarty) > > $ uname -a > Linux Presario-1 2.6.10-1.771_FC2 #1 Mon Mar 28 00:50:14 EST 2005 i686 > i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > (yes, I know FC2 is unsupported) > > Mike I wonder if it's a quirk of FC2. I tried the same exercise with FC6 (used a 1GB USB flash drive instead of the 100GB drive you used). Both fdisk and mount agreed that my flash drive was partition type 0e (16 bit vfat). Any chance you could try the same exercise on a more recent vintage of FC? It also might be interesting to see what's actually in /etc/mtab. Cheers, Dave -- Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. -- Ambrose Bierce

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RE: restoring a PostgreSQL database from one server to another
by Beau BOB 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

I try this command: psql -h localhost -U postgres -d template1 -f dbfile 2> errors.log and I send you the logerror via attachment, thanks > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 11:06:11 +0100> From: szajmi(a)gmail.com> To: fedora-list(a)redhat.com> Subject: Re: restoring a PostgreSQL database from one server to another> > On 3/1/07, Beau BOB <man_55(a)hotmail.fr> wrote:> > How I can do the redirect the stderror ? I'm sorry I'm just beginning with> > Postgresql and I don't have experience?!> > Try> > psql -h localhost -U postgres -d template1 -f dbfile 2> errors.log> > (if your shell is bash, or some other sh-derivative; but that's very likely).> Then inspect errors.log.> > Andras> > -- > fedora-list mailing list> fedora-list(a)redhat.com> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list _________________________________________________________________ Exprimez-vous : créez la page d'accueil qui vous ressemble avec Live.com. http://www.live.com/getstarted

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MBR and grub-install
by Bruno Costacurta 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Hello, I'm trying to install MBR and GRUB on another disk by making (from a third disk boot): grub-install /dev/sda grub ---> root(hd0,0) grub ---> setup(hd0,0) commands are accepted but doesn't work as PC continues to boot on my third disk. As far I understand grub-install should install MBR and grub commands should configured it. - problem history: I had a two-disk (with LVM & RAID) with Fedora-6. As I installed distribution CentOS on a new third disk I now boot on CentOS via MBR on this third disk. - what I'm looking for : I intend to recover previous MBR+GRUB on /dev/sda ( from previous Fedora install + setup) and then install CentOS entry into this grub configuration. Thanks for attention. Bye, Bruno -- Bruno Costacurta PGP key : http://www.costacurta.org/keys/bruno_costacurta_pgp_key.html Key fingerprint = 713F 7956 9441 7DEF 58ED 1951 7E07 569B 2E60 4D51 --

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Filesystem problems
by Dan Track 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Hi I've got a server with 59G /opt partiition. Currently df -h reports that I'm using 59G, however if I run "du -hs" on /opt the size of the indidivaual dir's sitting in /opt are much smaller and don't sum up to 59G. So my question is what is making the server think that more disk space is being used? Any help would be appreciated. Kind Regards Dan

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RAID 0+1 on Fedora?
by Jack Howarth 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Has anyone tried setting up a four drive RAID 0+1 on Fedora Core using the installer tools for setting up custom drive partitions? After doing some benchmarks on a new dual quad core Xeon system, it has become apparent that at 8 processors certain calculations that thread well can show a disk i/o bottleneck so it might be worth exploring striping my mirrors with a RAID 0+1. However, I am unclear on how well tested the linux software raid support (and installer setup tools) are for such a configuration. Jack

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VLC on Fedora Core 5
by Peter Horst 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Has anyone managed to get VLC up and running on FC 5? I am having a devil of a time. I'm using videolan's own packages, but running 'yum install vlc' produces: Error: Missing Dependency: libgnutls.so.11(GNUTLS_REL_1_0_9) is needed by package vlc Error: Missing Dependency: libgnutls.so.11 is needed by package vlc Error: Missing Dependency: libdbus-1.so.1 is needed by package vlc These are old versions of libraries that are already on my system - is it wise to install old software? And if it's not a bad thing to do, how does one do it using yum or rpm? Alternatively, has anyone tried building this software from source? Any help greatly appreciated.

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3D support
by Vasco Clemente 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

It is more or less good sense that the success of Microsoft was mainly driven by hardware (x86). I have worked on CAD for some time. In the beginning the application that I used only worked on Unix workstations (running VMS, HP-UX, Solaris and IRIX). The first version available for NT did not work natively, it required an X-server (Exceed from Hummingbird) and it supported all Open GL extensions. The performance was amazing when compared with a Unix workstation that in those days costs at least 3 times more. The X-server was able to handle very complex parts in real-time 3D rotations with a very cheap graphic card. So, why 3D support in Linux is so messy. SGI and other Unix vendors made extraordinary work in developing application and 3D support. Is this available for the community to work with?

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vga=792 leads to black screen
by thomas cameron 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

I have added vga=792 to the kernel line in grub.conf for several years. I've found that doing this with FC6 leads to a black screen, no little penguins at the top or anything. I see the drive spin, and the system boots up fine, but the console is blank. I've experienced it with 3 different NVidia and 1 ATI cards. Anyone know why? Thomas

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