Re: Pentium-D Processors?

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Re: Easiest Way To Get ULi Ethernet DriverWorking (Sam Varshavchik) 11. Re: Pentium-D Processors? (Michael Hennebry) 12. FC4 up2date fatal RPM install error (David L) 13. Sony Clie Sync to Evolution (Lovell Mcilwain) 14. need dmraid install help on fc4 (Eric Wood) 15. FC4 Pine replacement? (Devon Harding) 16. Re: FC4 Pine replacement? (Bill Perkins) 17. Re: FC4 Pine replacement? (Devon Harding) 18. ATI driver experience (Neal Becker) email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > Hello, > > I don't find how to get 1920x1200 resolution on > the following hardware with Fedora Core 4 up-to-date: > Dell GX 520 > Intel Chipset 945G > screen Dell 24" : 2405FP, native resolution: 1920x1200 > > I fail to get 1920x1200 with Xorg... > I can only get 1600x1200. > > Searching on the Web gives some hints but with no luck: > . 915resolution doesn't support 1920x1200; > . writing in xorg.conf: > Modeline "1920x1200" 193.16 1920 2048 2256 2592 1200 1201 1204 1242 > doesn't succeed > > Any idea? > > -- > Jacques Beigbeder | Jacques.Beigbeder(a)ens.fr > Service de Prestations Informatiques | http://www.spi.ens.fr > Ecole normale supérieure | > 45 rue d'Ulm |Tel : (+33 1)1 44 32 37 96 > F75230 Paris cedex 05 |Fax : (+33 1)1 44 32 20 75 > > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > In FC3, my system-install-packages.desktop file reads: > > Exec=/usr/bin/system-install-packages %F > > According to freedesktop docs, "%F" expands to a multiple list of filenames. > Therefore, if multiple desktop icons are clicked and opened, Gnome should > start a single copy of the application, and pass the list of files on the > command lines. > > Yet, in FC3, clicking on multiple RPM files, and opening them, starts > multiple instances of system-install-packages, one instance per file. I > haven't upgraded to FC4 yet, but if nautilus still does this in FC4, it > needs to be bugzillaed and fixed. > > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > El lun, 26-12-2005 a las 12:03 -0400, George N. White III escribió: > > On Sat, 24 Dec 2005, don fisher wrote: > > > > > I can determine that the XFS file system is supported. But it does not appear > > > to be mainstream (e.g. no mkfs.xfs etc). Abut two years ago it was used for > > > large (>4TB) and fast file systems. > > > > And is still used for things like numerical simulations, rendering, and > > remote sensing invlving terrabyte's of data where downtime is expensive > > and thruput is important. XFS tries to ensure that the filesystem is > > always consistent, so rebooting a huge after a crash does not require > > running fsck for days before the system can be used. > > > > > What is the current status of XFS. Most all of the documentation I have been > > > able to locate date from the last century. > > > > Maybe you were looking at docs on RH systems. There is an active mailing > > list. SGI (who still support XFS as an open source project) has begun > > using SUSE on their Itanium machines, so XFS is certainly being used by > > the people who really need it. > > > > There can be problems with XFS, especially if you get into edgy > > workloads/hardware configurations, on 32-bit Intel (depending on the > > devices) with the 4-k stacks on RH. Most people who really need XFS will > > be using 64-bit processors. Some people have been running XFS on 32-bit > > hardware in FC[34] without problems, but I suspect they have been lucky > > with the workloads and hardware. > > > > -- > > George N. White III <aa056(a)chebucto.ns.ca&gt; > > > > I'm been following this thread with some interest, now just to > contribute a single fact more: end-user i80x86 32-bit system, 7 months > fc4 running, 7 months running xfs partitions, but only in the /mnt > branch, as huge, extended partitions; p2p and multimedia use, so file > sizes are, in general, of hundreds of MB minimum; No one problem there. > Great. Efficiency, in two words... > > > Regards > > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > Florin Andrei írta: > > >On Sat, 2005-12-24 at 10:57 -0700, don fisher wrote: > > > > > >>I can determine that the XFS file system is supported. But it does not > >>appear to be mainstream (e.g. no mkfs.xfs etc). Abut two years ago it > >>was used for large (>4TB) and fast file systems. > >> > >>What is the current status of XFS. Most all of the documentation I > >>have been able to locate date from the last century. > >> > >> > > > >When you boot the Fedora installer, add "xfs" to the list of the > >parameters at the very first prompt. E.g. "linux text xfs" (or "linux > >xfs text", can't remember the correct order) for a text-based install > >that activates XFS. > > > >You can then create XFS partitions with the installer. > >The XFS utilities will be installed automatically. > > > >It is recommended to use XFS on partitions which contain very large > >files that are read/written at high speeds. E.g. video capture, MythTV, > >etc. XFS is the best performer in that case. > > > >I am using it all the time on my 200GB multimedia/MythTV partition with > >FC4 and works extremely well. > > > > > > Well, I have installed FC3 that way (XFS on most partitions) > and now I regret it. All the time I have a power failure (very rare) > or a kernel crash, all the files that were opened O_RDWR contain only > zeroes after reboot. And most of the time the Oops points to the xfs driver. > :-( > > Fortunately JOE and other editors close the backup file after saving. > But I had to reinstall several RPMs on such occasions because > prelink or ldconfig was running at the time of the crash. > I never had such a problem with EXT3 before. > I run kernel.org kernels and 2.6.15-rc4-git2 still gives me problems. > > Best regards, > Zoltán Böszörményi > > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > Le lundi 26 décembre 2005 à 01:45 -0800, Kenneth Porter a écrit : > > --On Friday, December 23, 2005 6:43 PM +1000 Michael Wright > > <michael_wright(a)aapt.net.au&gt; wrote: > > > > > Need help on how i can install java > > > > <http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/JPackage_Java_for_FC4> > > > > > yes but the last available jdk package from sun is update 6 and the last > available rpm from jpackage is for update 5 ... > > -- > Eric Tanguy | Nantes, France > <eric.tanguy(a)univ-nantes.fr&gt; > Key : A4B8368F | Key Server : subkeys.pgp.net > Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz) sur athlon kernel 2.6.14-1.1653_FC4 > > > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > I have a FC4 system that every time it reboots the permissions on > /dev/null change from 0666 to 0660. This causes boot errors and the > system will not boot. > > That seemed to me to be a udev error so I looked in: > /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules > and the mode of null seems correct. > > Am I looking in the wrong place or what can I do to fix this problem? email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > Hi, > > After upgrading KDE to 3.5, I've been experiencing problems when using > removable devices. When a CD or DVD is inserted or when a removable > storage device is attached, a dialog appears asking what to do with > the newly available media (nothing? play in kaffeine? open in > konqueror? , etc.). I'm aware this is a new feature of KDE 3.5 (by > the way, is this configurable?). > However, no matter what option I select in this dialog, I can't access > the device in konqueror using the media:/ URL. The media appears > there (or, if it's a CD/DVD, its label is shown), but I get an error > message stating that the device is already mounted when I click it. > The only way to access CDs, DVDs or removable storage devices in > konqueror is by opening /media/device_name. Besides, I have to > unmount removable storage devices using the command prompt, because > the context menu of its icon at media:/ does not show the option to > safely disconnect it. However, if I unplug the device, its icon > disappears from media:/, as expected. > > Any suggestions on what to do to get my removable devices correctly > accessed in media:/ again? > > Thanks, > > Marcelo > > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 11:20 -0600, akonstam(a)trinity.edu wrote: > > I have a FC4 system that every time it reboots the permissions on > > /dev/null change from 0666 to 0660. This causes boot errors and the > > system will not boot. > > > > That seemed to me to be a udev error so I looked in: > > /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules > > and the mode of null seems correct. > > > > Am I looking in the wrong place or what can I do to fix this problem? > > > Its probably pam related. > look under /etc/security, but I am not sure that's it > > check console.perms > > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > I have a chicken-and-egg problem. My new FC4 system has the > 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp kernel which does not have the uli526x.ko driver needed > to enable the motherboard's onboard ethernet. So I can't update the system > via yum quite yet. I found the driver source needed on the ULI website, and > I read the instructions for compiling new modules in the FC4 release notes. > > The ULI doocumentation makes me think I need to specifically recompile the > kernel to support ULi devices. > > However, this module has been in the Fedora kernels since at least the 1637 > release. Can I just download a new kernel, install it with 'rpm -ivh', > reboot and get my ethernet running. Then I can do a 'yum update' to > download/update all the other things. > > If this is correct, I'll need just the updated kernel and glibc packages, > right? Those will satisfy all the dependencies for the moment? > > Or would it be easier to compile the module alone and hope the ULI device > requires no other kernel changes? > > Thanks > > Bob Cochran > > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > Robert L. Cochran writes: > > > However, this module has been in the Fedora kernels since at least the 1637 > > release. Can I just download a new kernel, install it with 'rpm -ivh', > > reboot and get my ethernet running. Then I can do a 'yum update' to > > download/update all the other things. > > 'rpm -ivh' will check for any missing dependencies. If it goes ahead and > installs the kernel, you're all set. > > > If this is correct, I'll need just the updated kernel and glibc packages, > > right? Those will satisfy all the dependencies for the moment? > > Correct. If the new kernel requires a glibc update, install the glibc > update with rpm -U, then the new kernel with rpm -i. > > > Or would it be easier to compile the module alone and hope the ULI device > > requires no other kernel changes? > > Nope, this is much more complicated. > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > On Sun, 25 Dec 2005, Peter Arremann wrote: > > > Hmmm... you sure those are pentium-D ? The lowest pentium D that's sold is the > > D820 which runs at 2.8Ghz... > > > > Do you maybe have a Pentium 4 with HyperThreading technology? > > I have a pentium 4 with hyperthreading. > I'm told that it doesn't always play with SMP and an LCD monitor. > In any case, I've not been able to make the combination work. > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > I just tried to run up2date on my FC4 system and got an error during > installation: > > There was a fatal RPM install error. The message was: > There was a rpm unpack error installing the package: > kde-i18n-Polish-3.5.0-0.1.fc4 > > I selected the only available option - "OK" and it exited up2date (it didn't > just abort installing that one package). So I tried to run up2date again > and it found one new package to download (presumably one that was changed > during the 2 hours I had been running the previous up2date). It installed > that new package, but didn't continue installing other downloaded packages > where it left off. Now I suspect I have a half updated system. Some of the > packages that were updated no longer work... for example thunderbird no > longer works. How do I recover from this? > > Thanks... > > David > > > PS - It seems like I get errors every few times I run up2date... every 6 > months or so they're bad enough that my install is no longer useful. > Fortunately that's about how often new releases come out, so I usually just > install the new release. But I think it's about time I learn whatever magic > is required to overcome up2date problems. Do I just have bad up2date karma > or is it as fragile as it seems to me? My computer at work and my computer > at home are both currently broken wrt up2date. :( > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > Hello all, > > I am not sure if I posted this question before but I seem to not be > able to figure out how to get my sony clie to sync with evolution. > > I was finally able to get my Sony Clie configured on my desktop > using the gnome palmosdevices software (Pilot Settings). But when > it told me to hit the sync button on my device, I would hit it and > then the entire application would crash. > > Error message I get is: > The Application "gpilotd" has quit unexpectedly. > You can inform the developers of what happened to help them fix it. > Or you can restart the application right now. > > Can anyone tell me what I can do to get this to sync or if it will > sync at all? My settings are as follows: > > Pilots Tab: > Name= Sony > ID: 500 > Username=<my username> > > Devices Tab: > Name=Cradle > Port=/dev/pilot > Speed=57600 > Type=USB > > Thanks > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > I'm trying to build dmraid but this 'diet' stuff is giving me > indigestion. I installed dietlibc-lib: > > # rpm -qa |grep diet > dietlibc-0.29-2.fc4 > dietlibc-lib-0.29-2.fc4 > > but still getting a build error: > > # rpmbuild --rebuild dmraid-1.0.0.rc9-1.src.rpm > ..... > diet gcc -o dmraid dmraid.o commands.o toollib.o -rdynamic -L../lib \ > -L/var/tmp/dmraid-1.0.0.rc9/lib -ldmraid -ldevmapper_dietc > -lselinux > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ldevmapper_dietc > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status > make[1]: *** [dmraid] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/dmraid/1.0.0.rc9/tools' > make: *** [tools] Error 2 > error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.81092 (%build) > > > RPM build errors: > Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.81092 (%build) > > so I'm lost...any help is appreciated. > -eric wood > > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > Is there a replacement for Pine on FC4? Alternatives? email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > Devon Harding wrote: > > Is there a replacement for Pine on FC4? Alternatives? > > > > I use mutt; it's a little different, but most of the functionality that > I need is there. > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > When I ran 'Yum install pine' I get: > > No Match for argument: pine > Nothing to do > > On 12/26/05, Randy Vice <damocles(a)thenostromo.com&gt; wrote: > On Mon, 26 Dec 2005, Devon Harding wrote: > > > Is there a replacement for Pine on FC4? Alternatives? > > I'm staying with pine for FC4 and on. I installed mine via > YUM since > Fedora dropped it. > > Randy > > -- > : damocles(a)TheNostromo.com : Bruce Morrow, a man before and > after his time : > : "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time > with the blood : > : of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson > 11-13-1787 "Let's roll." : > : Todd Beamer, American Patriot onboard United Airlines > Flight 93 9-11-01 : > : damocles(a)thenostromo.com > http://www.thenostromo.com/ : > email message attachment On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 15:49 -0500, fedora-list-request(a)redhat.com wrote: > I'm purchasing a new notebook. It looks like ATI is about the only display > choice these days. I see there are driver packages a livna, including > x86_64. > > Anyone with recent experience with ATI on Linux? Works reasonably well? > Hotkey switching for external display and tv-out supported OK? > > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list(a)redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list