devel April 2004

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upgrading RH 9 system->Fedora with iso files and apt only
by Didier Casse 17 Jan '22

17 Jan '22

I have the yarrow's iso files on my HD in a RH9 system. Let's say I want to upgrade selected packages using an "apt-get install" pointing to my iso-mounted files, how do I do it? i.e I mount the iso into some /mnt/yarrow1, /mnt/yarrow 2 etc.. Then what is the complete procedure to make my apt look into my own HD to upgrade packages. Can anybody redirect me to the correct resource or some literature hanging on the web? Thanks. Assume also that I do not wish to burn CDs! I do not want to use apt-cdrom. Thanks. With kind regards, Didier. --- PhD student Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS) 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603 Email: slsbdfc at nus dot edu dot sg \or\ didierbe at sps dot nus dot edu dot sg Website: http://ssls.nus.edu.sg

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autoconf breakage on x86_64.
by Sam Varshavchik 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

I don't know the right way to fix this, but something is definitely broken; and something needs to be fixed, one way or the other. The question is what exactly needs to be fixed. Consider something like this: LIBS="-lresolv $LIBS" AC_TRY_LINK_FUNC(res_query, AC_MSG_RESULT(yes), AC_MSG_RESULT(no)) Here's what happens on x86_64: gcc -o conftest -g -O2 -Wall -I.. -I./.. conftest.c -lresolv >&5 /tmp/ccW7EeDX.o(.text+0x7): In function `main': /home/mrsam/src/courier/authlib/configure:5160: undefined reference to `res_query' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status configure:5147: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: [ blah blah blah ] | /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2 | builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply. */ | char res_query (); | int | main () | { | res_query (); | ; | return 0; | } The same exact test on FC1 x86 will work. The reason appears to be that you have to #include <resolv.conf> on x86_64 in order to succesfully pull res_query() out of libresolv.so. You don't need to do this on x86, and the test program generated by AC_TRY_LINK_FUNC does not include any headers, but uses a manual prototype. So, what now?

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Confusion with new platforms and packages
by Nathan Robertson 27 May '04

27 May '04

Hi, I've been doing a fair amount of work (ie. a fair slice of my free time over the last couple of months) on getting Fedora Core booting on Apple PowerPC. Because the ppc tree already existed (from my understanding, just not tested on Apple hardware), I was given a huge head start. I now have a install of FC/devel on my PowerBook and an old PowerMac G3, and have been reporting bugs against packages (usually with patches) to correct issues I've found. These can be split into two parts: 1. Existing packages, like the kernel needing a .config file that produces a kernel that boots, and does something useful. 2. Adding packages that make the system more useful, and are essentially equivalents for powerpc of packages that FC ships on x86. One example is hfsutils (needed to write a NewWorld boot partition, bugs #117512, #120811). Bugs reported against #1 types are accepted and fixed. Bugs against #2 types, it appears that Red Hat engineering people are unsure as to what they are expected to do. Quoting bug #117512, Bill Nottingham: "Hm, I suppose there should be some sort of policy on packages not required for any officially supported arch." This is not the only example I've come across of this, just the latest one that has led me to post this message. Can somebody senior from Red Hat give us some idea as to what the story is here? FWIW, I believe that we're just "completing" the support for PowerPC, not adding a new platform, because it pre-existed in devel. A community driven release of a platform previously unsupported in any way by Red Hat would certainly be send a really good signal to the doubters out there that Fedora Core isn't just Red Hat, just like Mozilla wasn't just Netscape (and they had their doubters too). Regards, Nathan.

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Re: sg (scsi generic) module missing
by Chris Adams 08 May '04

08 May '04

Once upon a time, Arjan van de Ven <arjanv(a)redhat.com> said: > On Sat, 2004-04-10 at 21:57, Jurgen Botz wrote: > > In the last few kernel RPMS there doesn't seem to be an sg > > module. It was there in ./2.6.4-1.300, it's missing in 305. > > What happened to it? > > it's deprecated How do I control my tape library robot? AFAIK that is only controlled via sg (the other SCSI modules ignore tape robots). -- Chris Adams <cmadams(a)hiwaay.net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.

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Kernel RPM question: What if...
by Martin Stone 06 May '04

06 May '04

Hi, What if I wanted to build a kernel RPM for FC1 that was like the existing 2.4.22 ones except for being 2.4.26? Where would I start? I see that the spec is fairly long, and includes a bunch of patches, etc. Can anyone give me a hint on a starting point? Or am I barking up the wrong tree entirely? The reason I'm trying to do this is that with FC1 stock kernels I am getting random kernel *freezes* - not panics or even oopses - on multiple machines even when trying the usual frequently recommended "apm=off acpi=off nohlt" recommended incantations. It's my hope that some kind of bugfix has been applied somewhere along the line that would address this problem, as I can't seem to debug it. Any ideas of any kind in this vein would be greatly appreciated at this point... Thanks, Martin

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Gnome 2.6.1 and FC2
by David Wagoner 05 May '04

05 May '04

I was reading the Gnome release schedule and saw that Gnome 2.6.1 is going to be released very soon with a lot of bug fixes, some new translations and a few performance improvements and was curious if it is going to make it into FC2 or if a patched version of Gnome 2.6.0 will be used. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash

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Module ohci1394 not found
by Julien Olivier 04 May '04

04 May '04

Hi I've noticed that, with Fedora Core 2 test 2, I get an error at each system boot: Initializing firewire controler (ohci1394): FATAL: Module ohci1394 not found Does it mean the kernel doesn't support FireWire ? I have nothing to test FireWire currently but I plan to buy an external FireWire hard driver. Does it have any chance to work ? If not, why isn't the ohci1394 module included in the Fedora's kernel ? Thanks for your help. -- Julien Olivier <julo(a)altern.org>

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Help Needed: Missing Obsoletes cause upgrade trouble
by Warren Togami 01 May '04

01 May '04

http://togami.com/~warren/archive/2004/fc1-fc2-conflicts.txt I decided to test a FC1 "Everything" apt-get dist-upgrade to FC2 using rawhide from April 21st. It found two cases where removed subpackages were not Obsoleted by FC2 packages, causing a file conflict. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=121415 boost https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=121414 tcl & tk These packages have been fixed and will be in tomorrow's rawhide push, but I have copied them manually to fedora.us RPMS.updates. It is good that the files conflicted because they can be fixed quickly, but what scares me is possible cases where files did NOT conflict. Please be on the look out for any missing Obsoletes that resulted in package or sub-package removal. We would really appreciate your help with "Everything" upgrade tests from RH9 to FC2, and perhaps RH8 or RH7.x should be done too. I highly suspect more conflicts or missing package removals are present in FC2. Please do "Everything" installs, then attempt an upgrade with apt-get or yum, then report any problems you encounter here. http://togami.com/~warren/archive/2004/fc1-fc2pretest3-matching.txt Below is a list of packages that remained unchanged from FC1 "Everything" to FC2 apt-get dist-upgrade. Please read the instructions at the top and comment here. Warren Togami wtogami(a)redhat.com

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RHN Alert Notification Tool 2.1.7 behaves strangely...
by Casimiro de Almeida Barreto 30 Apr '04

30 Apr '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I don't know if it is happening with someone else but rhn-antool informs about "phantom" upgrades (like perl-NET-dns)... Up2date also crashes when network load is high or DNS fails (I guess that it should present proper messages instead of a dump of python, not everybody works in SW development). Other problem is that sometimes (or, to be true, quite frequently) up2date gives an error message when we try to run it after a crash (the best way of avoiding it is clearing /var/spool/up2date or either /var/spool/up2date and /tmp/*.hdr). Besides screwing about USB CD-recorders (and other devices), kernel 2.6.5-1.327 also have problems with my modem. As soon as I debug it better I'll tell you about what's going on. Regards, Casimiro -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAktwvaPpSoz9EDy0RAjpfAJ9pT7dDku4rexBPxARiLDvebEC/GQCgiY5d m78lQJBFnq7NHw+gr4idCyo= =d2gJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Self-intro
by Chris McDonough 30 Apr '04

30 Apr '04

Hello all, Errr... long time listener, first time caller? I hate it when people say that, but I'm not sure what else to say. ;-) As per the self-introduction page at http://www.fedora.us/wiki/SelfIntroduction, my info follows: Full legal name: Chris McDonough Country, City: US, Fredericksburg VA Profession: Developer Company: Self-employed Goals: - I'd like to be able to help with the Python bits (config tools) as necessary. - It would be nice to see Zope (http://www.zope.org) get into the core. Historical qualifications: - RH user since 5.1 - Core Zope developer (~ 5 years) - Coauthor of Zope Book (http://www.zope.org) - Languages: Python, dribs and drabs of C/C++ and Perl - Why should we trust you: You shouldn't, but I suspect that won't stop you. GPG KEYID and fingerprint: pub 1024D/6F63C60E 2004-04-28 Chris McDonough <chrism(a)plope.com> Key fingerprint = F5C0 6177 EB08 B9D3 0E0E 4176 2671 4C4F 6F63 C60E sub 1024g/73525B01 2004-04-28 Anyhow, I'll just sit back and watch for a while to see how this list works for now. Thanks! - C

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