rpm not working on fedora core 3 using fresh install

[Medrano-Zaldivar, L E]

Gang,

I running this line as root " rpm http://apt.kspei.com fedora/3/i386 kspei", any idea why I have this results:

RPM version 4.3.2
Copyright (C) 1998-2002 - Red Hat, Inc.
This program may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

Usage: rpm [-aKfgpqV] [-aKfgpqVcdils] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqV] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqV] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVK] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVK] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVKi] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVKiv] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVKiv] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVKiv?] [-a|--all] [-f|--file] [-g|--group]
        [-p|--package] [--specfile] [--whatrequires] [--whatprovides]
        [-c|--configfiles] [-d|--docfiles] [--dump] [-l|--list]
        [--queryformat=QUERYFORMAT] [-s|--state] [--nomd5] [--nofiles]
        [--nodeps] [--noscript] [--addsign] [-K|--checksig] [--import]
        [--resign] [--nodigest] [--nosignature] [--initdb] [--rebuilddb]
        [--aid] [--allfiles] [--allmatches] [--badreloc]
        [-e|--erase <package>+] [--excludedocs] [--excludepath=<path>]
        [--fileconflicts] [--force] [-F|--freshen <packagefile>+] [-h|--hash]
        [--ignorearch] [--ignoreos] [--ignoresize] [-i|--install] [--justdb]
        [--nodeps] [--nomd5] [--nocontexts] [--noorder] [--nosuggest]
        [--noscripts] [--notriggers] [--oldpackage] [--percent]
        [--prefix=<dir>] [--relocate=<old>=<new>] [--repackage]
        [--replacefiles] [--replacepkgs] [--test]
        [-U|--upgrade <packagefile>+] [-D|--define 'MACRO EXPR']
        [-E|--eval 'EXPR'] [--macros=FILE:...] [--nodigest] [--nosignature]
        [--rcfile=FILE:...] [-r|--root ROOT] [--querytags] [--showrc]
        [--quiet] [-v|--verbose] [--version] [-?|--help] [--usage]
        [--scripts] [--setperms] [--setugids] [--conflicts] [--obsoletes]
        [--provides] [--requires] [--info] [--changelog] [--triggers]
        [--last] [--filesbypkg] [--fileclass] [--filecolor] [--filecontext]
        [--fscontext] [--recontext] [--fileprovide] [--filerequire]
        [--redhatprovides] [--redhatrequires] [--buildpolicy=<policy>]
        [--with=<option>] [--without=<option>]

[Anne Ramey]

Medrano-Zaldivar, L E wrote:
> Gang,
>
> I running this line as root " rpm http://apt.kspei.com fedora/3/i386 kspei", any idea why I have this results:

perhaps you meant rpm http://apt.kspei.com/fedora/3/i386/kspei
?
Anne
> RPM version 4.3.2
> Copyright (C) 1998-2002 - Red Hat, Inc.
> This program may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
>
> Usage: rpm [-aKfgpqV] [-aKfgpqVcdils] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqV] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqV] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVK] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVK] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVKi] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVKiv] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVKiv] [-aKfgpqVcdilsaKfgpqVKiv?] [-a|--all] [-f|--file] [-g|--group]
>         [-p|--package] [--specfile] [--whatrequires] [--whatprovides]
>         [-c|--configfiles] [-d|--docfiles] [--dump] [-l|--list]
>         [--queryformat=QUERYFORMAT] [-s|--state] [--nomd5] [--nofiles]
>         [--nodeps] [--noscript] [--addsign] [-K|--checksig] [--import]
>         [--resign] [--nodigest] [--nosignature] [--initdb] [--rebuilddb]
>         [--aid] [--allfiles] [--allmatches] [--badreloc]
>         [-e|--erase <package>+] [--excludedocs] [--excludepath=<path>]
>         [--fileconflicts] [--force] [-F|--freshen <packagefile>+] [-h|--hash]
>         [--ignorearch] [--ignoreos] [--ignoresize] [-i|--install] [--justdb]
>         [--nodeps] [--nomd5] [--nocontexts] [--noorder] [--nosuggest]
>         [--noscripts] [--notriggers] [--oldpackage] [--percent]
>         [--prefix=<dir>] [--relocate=<old>=<new>] [--repackage]
>         [--replacefiles] [--replacepkgs] [--test]
>         [-U|--upgrade <packagefile>+] [-D|--define 'MACRO EXPR']
>         [-E|--eval 'EXPR'] [--macros=FILE:...] [--nodigest] [--nosignature]
>         [--rcfile=FILE:...] [-r|--root ROOT] [--querytags] [--showrc]
>         [--quiet] [-v|--verbose] [--version] [-?|--help] [--usage]
>         [--scripts] [--setperms] [--setugids] [--conflicts] [--obsoletes]
>         [--provides] [--requires] [--info] [--changelog] [--triggers]
>         [--last] [--filesbypkg] [--fileclass] [--filecolor] [--filecontext]
>         [--fscontext] [--recontext] [--fileprovide] [--filerequire]
>         [--redhatprovides] [--redhatrequires] [--buildpolicy=<policy>]
>         [--with=<option>] [--without=<option>]

[thomas cameron]

> Gang,
>
> I running this line as root " rpm http://apt.kspei.com fedora/3/i386
> kspei", any idea why I have this results:

Because you need to pass an argument to rpm and specify an actual package,
not a directory.  For instance (the following should all be one command):

rpm -i
http://apt.kspei.com/fedora/3/i386/RPMS.kspei/kspei-admin-1.3-1.noarch.rpm

Thomas

VMware and kernel 2.6.12

[Marcelo Magno T. Sales]

Hi, people

Has anyone successfully installed VMware 5 WITH networking on kernel
2.6.12? I had it working flawlessly on many releases of kernel 2.6.11,
but can't get it to work on 2.6.12. I've tried on FC3 and FC4 with the
same results.
After running vmware-config.pl, vmnet0 (bridged) won't start. After
that, any attempt to re-run vmware-config.pl causes it to freeze. If I
reboot the computer, running vmware displays a message stating it has
not been configured for the running kernel and if I run vmware-config.pl
again, I'm back to the beginning (vmnet0 won't start).
If I do not install networking support when running vmware-config.pl,
vmware works ok (without any kind of networking, of course).

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Marcelo

nvidia drivers on FC

[Marcelo Magno T. Sales]

Hi, all

When I install nvidia drivers on FC3 or FC4 (rpm downloaded from livna),
graphics become extremelly slow. I mean REALLY slow (it takes almost two
minutes just to draw the kdm login screen).
I've tried with a Riva TNT2 (32MB) and with a geforce 4 (128MB), with
the same results. Tried to disable rhgb, but it didn't help.
Any ideas?

Thanks,

Marcelo

VMware and kernel 2.6.12

[Benjamin Duehring]

On Wednesday 03 August 2005 18:44, Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
> Hi, people
>
> Has anyone successfully installed VMware 5 WITH networking on kernel
> 2.6.12? I had it working flawlessly on many releases of kernel 2.6.11,
> but can't get it to work on 2.6.12. I've tried on FC3 and FC4 with the
> same results.
> After running vmware-config.pl, vmnet0 (bridged) won't start. After
> that, any attempt to re-run vmware-config.pl causes it to freeze. If I
> reboot the computer, running vmware displays a message stating it has
> not been configured for the running kernel and if I run vmware-config.pl
> again, I'm back to the beginning (vmnet0 won't start).
> If I do not install networking support when running vmware-config.pl,
> vmware works ok (without any kind of networking, of course).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcelo

Hello,

you need to apply the any any patch.
In the forums you can find a guide how to do it.
Please have a look at  http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=59994

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VMware and kernel 2.6.12

[Kevin Kempter]

On Wednesday 03 August 2005 10:44, Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
> Hi, people
>
> Has anyone successfully installed VMware 5 WITH networking on kernel
> 2.6.12? I had it working flawlessly on many releases of kernel 2.6.11,
> but can't get it to work on 2.6.12. I've tried on FC3 and FC4 with the
> same results.
> After running vmware-config.pl, vmnet0 (bridged) won't start. After
> that, any attempt to re-run vmware-config.pl causes it to freeze. If I
> reboot the computer, running vmware displays a message stating it has
> not been configured for the running kernel and if I run vmware-config.pl
> again, I'm back to the beginning (vmnet0 won't start).
> If I do not install networking support when running vmware-config.pl,
> vmware works ok (without any kind of networking, of course).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcelo

Hi Marcelo ;

I just got it working today on FC3 running kernel 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3. Here's 
what I did:

1) I removed all remnants of Vmware (rpm -e VMwareWorkstation-5.0.0-13124)
2) I installed the vmware v5 rpm (rpm -ihv VMwareWorkstation-5.0.0-13124)
3) I downloaded the latest any-any patch from http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/  
(download the  vmware-any-any-update93.tar.gz file)
4) I untar'd the file (tar -xzvf  vmware-any-any-update93.tar.gz)
5) Next I ran the patch (./vmware-any-any-update93/runme.pl) When I was 
prompted if I want the script to start the /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl script 
for me I choose NO because the first run through I said yes and it caused 
lots of problems starting with a hung process and ending with removing vmware 
and starting over.
6) then I ran /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl from the command line myself
7) I choose to allow bridget networking to eth0, no NAT networking and no host 
only networking.

It works fine. The only bit I wish I could make work is networking via my 
wireless connection (eth1). If anyone knows how to do this I would be 
grateful for any advice....

Hope this helps...

/Kevin

True type fonts and FC4

[Marcelo Magno T. Sales]

Hi, all

I have almost 400 true type fonts that I've been using for years, since
when I was a Windows user. I've been installed them successfully in
every Linux distribution I've installed so far, including FC3. However,
when I install them on FC4 (using KDE Control Center), no application
(except OpenOffice) "sees" the fonts. OpenOffice sees them, but they
display horribly, kind of low resolution, and the characters are so
close from each other that they overlap. Firefox does'nt see the fonts,
nor any other application.
I tried to remove them and install manually (copied them to a directory,
included it on X fonts path using chkfontpath, run fc-cache, ttmkfdir
and mkfontdir, restarted xfs). No difference.
For last, I've downloaded a RPM package with MS true type core fonts and
tried to install it. Right after the installation, everything seemed ok,
although I don't know what the rpm did that I didn't. However, after the
first reboot, the same things happens: no application sees the fonts,
except OpenOffice, in which they display wrong.
If I install the fonts directly in OpenOffice (copying or linking them
into oodir/share/fonts/truetype), they display ok in OOo, but obviously
are not available for other applications.
Anybody knows what may be happening?

Thanks,

Marcelo

VMware and kernel 2.6.12

[Marcelo Magno T. Sales]

Em Qua, 2005-08-03 às 18:58 +0200, Benjamin Duehring escreveu:
> On Wednesday 03 August 2005 18:44, Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
> > Hi, people
> >
> > Has anyone successfully installed VMware 5 WITH networking on kernel
> > 2.6.12? I had it working flawlessly on many releases of kernel 2.6.11,
> > but can't get it to work on 2.6.12. I've tried on FC3 and FC4 with the
> > same results.
> > After running vmware-config.pl, vmnet0 (bridged) won't start. After
> > that, any attempt to re-run vmware-config.pl causes it to freeze. If I
> > reboot the computer, running vmware displays a message stating it has
> > not been configured for the running kernel and if I run vmware-config.pl
> > again, I'm back to the beginning (vmnet0 won't start).
> > If I do not install networking support when running vmware-config.pl,
> > vmware works ok (without any kind of networking, of course).
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Marcelo
>
> Hello,
>
> you need to apply the any any patch.
> In the forums you can find a guide how to do it.
> Please have a look at  http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=59994

Hi,

I'm gonna try it at night and post the results tomorrow. Thanks!

[]'s
Marcelo

True type fonts and FC4

[Benjamin Duehring]

On Wednesday 03 August 2005 19:05, Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
> Hi, all
>
> I have almost 400 true type fonts that I've been using for years, since
> when I was a Windows user. I've been installed them successfully in
> every Linux distribution I've installed so far, including FC3. However,
> when I install them on FC4 (using KDE Control Center), no application
> (except OpenOffice) "sees" the fonts. OpenOffice sees them, but they
> display horribly, kind of low resolution, and the characters are so
> close from each other that they overlap. Firefox does'nt see the fonts,
> nor any other application.
> I tried to remove them and install manually (copied them to a directory,
> included it on X fonts path using chkfontpath, run fc-cache, ttmkfdir
> and mkfontdir, restarted xfs). No difference.
> For last, I've downloaded a RPM package with MS true type core fonts and
> tried to install it. Right after the installation, everything seemed ok,
> although I don't know what the rpm did that I didn't. However, after the
> first reboot, the same things happens: no application sees the fonts,
> except OpenOffice, in which they display wrong.
> If I install the fonts directly in OpenOffice (copying or linking them
> into oodir/share/fonts/truetype), they display ok in OOo, but obviously
> are not available for other applications.
> Anybody knows what may be happening?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcelo

Have a look at the file  /etc/fonts/fonts.conf. There are the system wide directories which are searched for fonts. It should say something like
...
       <dir>/usr/share/fonts</dir>
        <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1</dir> <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/OTF</dir>
        <dir>~/.fonts</dir>
...
So, just drop your fonts inside one of these directories and run fc-cache inside it. Make also sure that your fonts have the right permissions (readable by all users).
The command fc-list should list your new fonts then.

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VMware and kernel 2.6.12

[Marcelo Magno T. Sales]

Em Qua, 2005-08-03 às 11:03 -0600, [e-mail]
escreveu:
> On Wednesday 03 August 2005 10:44, Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
> > Hi, people
> >
> > Has anyone successfully installed VMware 5 WITH networking on kernel
> > 2.6.12? I had it working flawlessly on many releases of kernel 2.6.11,
> > but can't get it to work on 2.6.12. I've tried on FC3 and FC4 with the
> > same results.
> > After running vmware-config.pl, vmnet0 (bridged) won't start. After
> > that, any attempt to re-run vmware-config.pl causes it to freeze. If I
> > reboot the computer, running vmware displays a message stating it has
> > not been configured for the running kernel and if I run vmware-config.pl
> > again, I'm back to the beginning (vmnet0 won't start).
> > If I do not install networking support when running vmware-config.pl,
> > vmware works ok (without any kind of networking, of course).
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Marcelo
>
> Hi Marcelo ;
>
> I just got it working today on FC3 running kernel 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3. Here's 
> what I did:
> I removed all remnants of Vmware (rpm -e VMwareWorkstation-5.0.0-13124)
> I installed the vmware v5 rpm (rpm -ihv VMwareWorkstation-5.0.0-13124)
> I downloaded the latest any-any patch from http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/
>
> (download the  vmware-any-any-update93.tar.gz file)
> 4) I untar'd the file (tar -xzvf  vmware-any-any-update93.tar.gz)
> 5) Next I ran the patch (./vmware-any-any-update93/runme.pl) When I was 
> prompted if I want the script to start the /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl script 
> for me I choose NO because the first run through I said yes and it caused 
> lots of problems starting with a hung process and ending with removing vmware 
> and starting over.
> 6) then I ran /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl from the command line myself
> 7) I choose to allow bridget networking to eth0, no NAT networking and no host 
> only networking.
>
> It works fine. The only bit I wish I could make work is networking via my 
> wireless connection (eth1). If anyone knows how to do this I would be 
> grateful for any advice....
>
> Hope this helps...
>
> /Kevin

Hi, Kevin. Thanks for the step-by-step, I'll try it tonight and post the
results tomorrow. About your question, I did not see an easy way to
configure this on the Linux version of VMware. The Windows version have
an option to select the interface to bind to vmnet0, but the Linux
version do not. However, maybe you can edit /etc/modprobe.conf and
switch the aliases of the two boards, making the wireless one to be
eth0. vmware-config.pl always bridges vmnet0 to eth0, so it might work.

Thanks,

Marcelo

VMware and kernel 2.6.12

[Kevin Kempter]

On Wednesday 03 August 2005 11:23, Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
> Em Qua, 2005-08-03 às 11:03 -0600, [e-mail]
>
> escreveu:
> > On Wednesday 03 August 2005 10:44, Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
> > > Hi, people
> > >
> > > Has anyone successfully installed VMware 5 WITH networking on kernel
> > > 2.6.12? I had it working flawlessly on many releases of kernel 2.6.11,
> > > but can't get it to work on 2.6.12. I've tried on FC3 and FC4 with the
> > > same results.
> > > After running vmware-config.pl, vmnet0 (bridged) won't start. After
> > > that, any attempt to re-run vmware-config.pl causes it to freeze. If I
> > > reboot the computer, running vmware displays a message stating it has
> > > not been configured for the running kernel and if I run
> > > vmware-config.pl again, I'm back to the beginning (vmnet0 won't start).
> > > If I do not install networking support when running vmware-config.pl,
> > > vmware works ok (without any kind of networking, of course).
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Marcelo
> >
> > Hi Marcelo ;
> >
> > I just got it working today on FC3 running kernel 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3.
> > Here's what I did:
> > I removed all remnants of Vmware (rpm -e
> >
> > VMwareWorkstation-5.0.0-13124) 2) I installed the vmware v5 rpm (rpm -ihv
> > VMwareWorkstation-5.0.0-13124) 3) I downloaded the latest any-any patch
> > from http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/ (download the 
> > vmware-any-any-update93.tar.gz file)
> > 4) I untar'd the file (tar -xzvf  vmware-any-any-update93.tar.gz)
> > 5) Next I ran the patch (./vmware-any-any-update93/runme.pl) When I was
> > prompted if I want the script to start the /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
> > script for me I choose NO because the first run through I said yes and it
> > caused lots of problems starting with a hung process and ending with
> > removing vmware and starting over.
> > 6) then I ran /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl from the command line myself
> > 7) I choose to allow bridget networking to eth0, no NAT networking and no
> > host only networking.
> >
> > It works fine. The only bit I wish I could make work is networking via my
> > wireless connection (eth1). If anyone knows how to do this I would be
> > grateful for any advice....
> >
> > Hope this helps...
> >
> > /Kevin
>
> Hi, Kevin. Thanks for the step-by-step, I'll try it tonight and post the
> results tomorrow. About your question, I did not see an easy way to
> configure this on the Linux version of VMware. The Windows version have
> an option to select the interface to bind to vmnet0, but the Linux
> version do not. However, maybe you can edit /etc/modprobe.conf and
> switch the aliases of the two boards, making the wireless one to be
> eth0. vmware-config.pl always bridges vmnet0 to eth0, so it might work.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcelo

Makes sense. I may give it a shot later today. I'll let you know if it 
works...

VMware and kernel 2.6.12

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Marcelo Magno T. Sales wrote:
> Em Qua, 2005-08-03 às 11:03 -0600, [e-mail]
> escreveu:
> > [...]
> > It works fine. The only bit I wish I could make work is networking via my
> > wireless connection (eth1). If anyone knows how to do this I would be
> > grateful for any advice....
> >
> > Hope this helps...
> >
> > /Kevin
>
> Hi, Kevin. Thanks for the step-by-step, I'll try it tonight and post the
> results tomorrow. About your question, I did not see an easy way to
> configure this on the Linux version of VMware. The Windows version have
> an option to select the interface to bind to vmnet0, but the Linux
> version do not. However, maybe you can edit /etc/modprobe.conf and
> switch the aliases of the two boards, making the wireless one to be
> eth0. vmware-config.pl always bridges vmnet0 to eth0, so it might work.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcelo

AFAIK, bridged networking over wireless is not supported on Linux hosts. 
(It wasn't before, and I haven't seen anything to indicate that things 
have changed.)  NAT networking works fine over wireless.

nvidia drivers on FC

[Josh Coffman]

Strange. I'm installed using the .run file from nvidia
and it works well.

If you are running a 32 x86, go here:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-7667.html.

I just followed there directions and it worked.

I checked the install by running glxgears.

I believe their directions tell you to reboot, but you
don't have to. just use telinit to exit GDM and
restart it. I think telinit 3 exits and telinit 5
starts it again, but I might have that backwards. (not
at my fedora box right now.)

-j

--- "Marcelo Magno T. Sales"
 wrote:
> Hi, all
>
> When I install nvidia drivers on FC3 or FC4 (rpm
> downloaded from livna),
> graphics become extremelly slow. I mean REALLY slow
> (it takes almost two
> minutes just to draw the kdm login screen).
> I've tried with a Riva TNT2 (32MB) and with a
> geforce 4 (128MB), with
> the same results. Tried to disable rhgb, but it
> didn't help.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcelo
>
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nvidia drivers on FC

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Mi, den 03.08.2005 schrieb Marcelo Magno T. Sales um 18:49:
> When I install nvidia drivers on FC3 or FC4 (rpm downloaded from livna),
> graphics become extremelly slow. I mean REALLY slow (it takes almost two
> minutes just to draw the kdm login screen).
> I've tried with a Riva TNT2 (32MB) and with a geforce 4 (128MB), with
> the same results. Tried to disable rhgb, but it didn't help.
> Marcelo

ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-7667/README.txt
  "Below are the legacy GPUs that are no longer supported in the unified
driver.
These GPUs will continue to be maintained through the special legacy NVIDIA
GPU driver releases."

NVIDIA chip name                   Device PCI ID
    -------------------------------    -------------------------------
    RIVA TNT                           0x0020
    RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro                 0x0028
    RIVA TNT2 Ultra                    0x0029
    Vanta/Vanta LT                     0x002C

So at least the result with the old Riva TNT2 could be explainable.

Alexander