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Maybe OT - use of network computing
by Aaron Konstam 03 May '07

03 May '07

In the latest Linux Journal (may 2007) on the last page there is a discussion of the options using Network Computing through the web to do the same things an office suite does. The point is your can do this without having the software on your computer. You can go to: docs.google.com , www.ajax13.com and www.thinkfree.com and register free to use this service. I chose the google site , registered and created a word-like document. Everything was fine until I tried to print it. It prints but the page has a web address in the upper right corner that I can't get rid of. Has anyone tried this and found our how to get rid of the web address. Of course, I can use open office to open the file and then it prints ok, but this defeaters the purpose of the Network Computing. Otherwise this is a very interesting service option. I can create a document on a machine with a browser in San Antonio and manipulate it on a computer in Tokyo. Everyone should try this out. The trip to Tokyo is not free :-) -- ======================================================================= Cursor, n.: One whose program will not run. -- Robb Russon ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam(a)sbcglobal.net

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FC2 to 5 upgrade
by Travis Bullock 03 May '07

03 May '07

Hey, What kind of disasterous outcome should I expect from sticking my FC5 cd's into my existing MISSION CRITICAL server and upgrading from FC2 to FC5? What is the general concensus? Smooth operation? Or freakin' nightmare? Should I jump on board with FC6? Cheers, Travis Bullock Systems Administrator Avmax Group Inc.

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how to get dhclient to reconfigure link?
by Joe Smith 03 May '07

03 May '07

I had to unplug my network connection (FC5; single PC-cable modem) for a couple of hours today, and when I plugged it back in, the kernel recognized that the link was up again, but the dhcp client did not reconfigure the link. I tried ifconfig eth0 down/up--no change. I finally just killed and re-started dhclient, which worked but seems pretty clunky. What's the recommended solution? <Joe

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VMware-server-1.0.3-44356 does not work
by Paul Smith 03 May '07

03 May '07

Dear All When running "vmware-config.pl" on FC6 with the kernel 2.6.20-1.2948, I get the errors below. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Paul -------------------------------------- # vmware-config.pl Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor [ OK ] Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries. In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons? [/usr/share/icons] What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a .desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications] In which directory do you want to install the application's icon? [/usr/share/pixmaps] Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel. None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.20-1.2948.fc6/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.20-1.2948.fc6/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.20-1.2948.fc6-i686' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:80: /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: error: expected declaration specifiers or '...' before 'compat_exit' /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: error: expected declaration specifiers or '...' before 'exit_code' /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of '_syscall1' make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.20-1.2948.fc6-i686' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only' Unable to build the vmmon module. For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and "http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html". Execution aborted. #

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missing kde control center
by Gene Heskett 03 May '07

03 May '07

Greetings; Running kde, FC6 system uptodate as of a couple of hours ago. After tonight's update of about 4 items by smart, the control center is missing from the kmenu. How can this be restored? -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) It would be nice to be sure of anything the way some people are of everything.

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Starting Mysql
by Jim 03 May '07

03 May '07

# mysql ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) Can some tell what's happening. Jim

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Re: really REALLY slow computer
by Steve Blackwell 03 May '07

03 May '07

Mogens Kjaer wrote: > zephod cfl rr com wrote: >... > > HP dc7700p, 2G RAM, 2x250G > >... > >I've had nothing but frustrations getting Linux >to run on a dc7700. I gave up. Gave up! Oh, come on, where's your pioneering spirit? This is the fun stuff. We just need to find out where to start debugging. Steve

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Re: how to get dhclient to reconfigure link?
by David G. Miller (aka DaveAtFraud) 03 May '07

03 May '07

Alan Cox <alan(a)lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: > On Wed, 02 May 2007 22:46:06 -0400 > Joe Smith <jes(a)martnet.com> wrote: > > >> > I had to unplug my network connection (FC5; single PC-cable modem) for a >> > couple of hours today, and when I plugged it back in, the kernel >> > recognized that the link was up again, but the dhcp client did not >> > reconfigure the link. I tried ifconfig eth0 down/up--no change. I >> > finally just killed and re-started dhclient, which worked but seems >> > pretty clunky. What's the recommended solution? >> > > Either > > ifdown eth0 > ifup eth0 > > (which will restart negotiation etc), waiting (which should eventually > get around to retrying), or run the GUI network config tool and take the > iface down/up. It looks like dhclient will "stick" sometimes and not exit with an "ifdown". I just had this happen this morning. I've been working with and testing the wireless link on my laptop for about a week with lots of "ifdown eth0" (the wire) followed by "ifup eth1" (the wireless). This morning I had to kill dhclient after the "ifdown eth0" before I could successfully do an "ifup eth1". Maybe if your timing is perfectly wrong and you catch dhclient when it's getting a new lease or something it doesn't exit on an ifdown. BTW, I finally got my wireless running stably on the laptop with ndiswrapper by going to the 2.6.21 kernel from kernel.org. Really odd since I configured the kernel with "make oldconfig" and didn't see anything related to some of the known pitfalls for ndiswrapper (e.g., CONFIG_4KSTACKS) but it seems to run fine both over time (several days) and with lots of traffic (amanda backup keeps getting the rebuilt kernel files object files as I tweak the configuration). This is with a x86_64 kernel. Cheers, Dave -- Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. -- Ambrose Bierce

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what on earth is blkid doing?
by Tom Horsley 03 May '07

03 May '07

Over in the discussion about disk labeling, the blkid tool was mentioned. I ran it (no args), and it showed the label on all my partitions, including the /dev/dvd device, which doesn't have a DVD in it. The label it showed me was the last DVD I did have in it a few days ago, and I've rebooted several times since then. Where the heck is this coming from? Does the DVD drive itself store that? (I probably haven't powered off the system since that DVD was in there, so I suppose the drive might be the one stashing it). Another thing to be paranoid about! The NSA can keep track of which movies you last watched by remotely querying your DVD drives! :-).

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Mail Preview change in Evolution
by Simon Slater 03 May '07

03 May '07

G'day again Just a quick question about Classic mail preview in Evolution 2.8.2.1 on FC6. Up until yesterday, selecting an email would preview it in the pane from its beginning. Now it shows the preview at the end of the email. I'm sure that I didn't change anything. How can I change it back? I can't find any reference to this anywhere. I've tried switching preview view and back again, also closing and re-opening Evolution but no joy. Thanks Simon Slater

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