Initial Install Comments on Laptop and Server that Require ACPI support
by Hoyt
I installed Severn on an HP ze-1210 laptop and a Tyan MP2466 dual Athlon
server. Neither had been previous candidates for Red Hat because both needed
ACPI support to function well; both functioned well using Mandrake 9.1.
An "everything" install was done on both machines. Just a few quick
observations:
Laptop
The S3 TwisterK video chip was correctly detected, but the LCD display was not
automatically detected. What information must I supply for the hardware
database?
I needed to manually load the ACPI modules( added to rc.local -- is there a
better way?), but all work well: CPU temp went from 58C to 44C after the
modules were loaded.
Server
Due to the lack of reiserfs support in the install, I was unable to use disk
druid to mount existing reiserfs partitions (for /var/www and /var/ftp)
during the install. I understand the 'issues' about non-ext3 for the root
partition, but come on folks, this is an annoyance.
It would be nice if numlock were activated during the install.
I noticed that multihead config support is on the horizon, but I have not yet
had time to thoroughly explore everything.
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Hoyt Duff
20 years, 9 months
2.6 test RPMS and laptop mode?
by Warren Togami
/proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode
The RH 2.4 kernels have this laptop_mode control, but it seems to be
missing from Arjan's 2.6 test RPMS. I am wondering if they could be
added to future 2.6 test RPMS?
On a somewhat related note...
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=520
I packaged powernowd which works great with Arjan's 2.6 kernel RPMS,
reducing my CPU speed, power usage and temperature without noticeably
slowing down even the "feel" of my laptop.
Warren Togami
warren(a)togami.com
20 years, 9 months
taroon upgrade option?
by Christopher McCrory
Hello...
Is there no upgrade option with taroon? I did a gingin64 (opteron) ->
taroon upgrade that became an install. Did I miss something?
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20 years, 9 months
Rpm 4.2.1 on RHL 8 and 9?
by Jos Vos
Hi Jeff, others,
Is it safe to use rpm 4.1.2 (e.g. a rebuilded Severn rpm) on RHL 8
and 9 to prevent the frequently appearing sequence rpm lockup ->
kill -9 ... -> rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* -> try again?
Thanks,
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20 years, 9 months
Has any one else seen this problem with python and gnome2-projects from glade?
by Kent Nyberg
When i create a gnome2-project in glade and try to load the
interface with python then i always get the following error and a
segfault. How come? This is Severn packages only. (Well, my python-code,
but it should work. The code i use is below the error.
Loading Gtk+ projects works fine, its gnome2-projects that segfaults.
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but since the code
seems to be a "should work" (taken from a tutorial) i thought it might
be a bug in Severns python/gnome packages.
(The Error message):
[kent@Snutten kent]$ ./test.py gnome2.glade
(test.py:5421): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: file gobject.c: line 1002
(g_object_get): assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Here is the code:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
import gtk
import gtk.glade
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
fname = sys.argv[1]
else:
fname = 'test.glade'
# create widget tree ...
xml = gtk.glade.XML(fname)
def gtk_main_quit(*args):
gtk.main_quit()
xml.signal_autoconnect(locals())
gtk.main()
20 years, 9 months
RE: battery charge status applet broken?
by Todd Booher
Works fine here on my T30.
Todd
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Ward [mailto:stevewa@spiritone.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 12:58 PM
To: rhl-beta-list(a)redhat.com
Subject: battery charge status applet broken?
Trying to add the battery charge applet to the panel on my Sony PCG-F360
and it segfaults. Any ideas?
Thanks,
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20 years, 9 months
RE: redhat-config-network and wireless card
by Steve Ward
I'm seeing similar issues, and here's what I worked out.
I'm using my AP in "shared key" mode. In order to get the card to
associate (I'm using a D-Link DWL-650, which is also a Prism 2 card), I
have to be able to pass the "restricted" parameter to iwconfig along
with the WEP key.
I was able to do this by editting the ifcfg-eth0 file and putting the
keyword "restricted <space> <key>" in double quotes.
eg:
KEY="restricted 12345678901234567890123456"
It seems to be the GUI tool needs to be modified to handle this
possibility...
20 years, 9 months
rh-postgresql in taroon
by Féliciano Matias
Why redhat have renamed postgresql rpm to rh-postgresql in taroon ?
is rh-postgresql a fork of postgresql like egcs ?
is rh-postgresql not incompatible with postgresql ?
Please rename the package rh-postgresql-7.3.3-4.src.rpm to something
like postgresql-7.3.3-4rh.src.rpm. Also rename /etc/init.d/rhdb to
/etc/init.d/postgresql (or postgresql-rh).
URL field in package is http://www.redhat.com/software/database , init
script show "Stopping PostgreSQL - Red Hat Edition service: " (you
forget to do the same change in starting) in the init script. I don't
have any problem with this changes. I check your website and everything
is fine.
I know that redhat work quite closely with the postgresql team but it's
definitively not a redhat project.
Perhaps I am too sensitive about this. But i don't want to see rh-httpd,
rh-kernel, rh-gnome, etc in a near future.
Should i file a bug report ?
PS : I am not a postgresql developer nor a contributor.
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20 years, 9 months
speedstep-centrino how to use?
by Peter Boy
The kernel contains the speedstep-centrino driver which is compiled as a
module. Does someone know how to use it?
I can load it by insmod (Thinkpad T40p), but in the module list it is
classified as unused. I suppose, additional steps are required.
Thanks
Peter
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20 years, 9 months