Re: [CentOS] getting X started...

2015-12-01 Thread Rismal Ray Vaughan
i'm usually using supervisord for this kind of thing, if i'm in hurry. http://supervisord.org/ On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 8:51 AM, Fred Smith wrote: > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:13:39PM -0600, Frank Cox wrote: > > On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 17:04:49 -0500 > > Fred Smith wrote: > > > > > Can someone point me

Re: [CentOS] getting X started...

2015-12-01 Thread Fred Smith
On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:13:39PM -0600, Frank Cox wrote: > On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 17:04:49 -0500 > Fred Smith wrote: > > > Can someone point me to whatever it is I'm missing here? > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Systemd#How_do_I_change_the_target_.28runlevel.29_.3F Thanks, Frank! -- Fre

Re: [CentOS] getting X started...

2015-12-01 Thread Fred Smith
On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 05:14:30PM -0500, David Both wrote: > For CentOS 5 or 6, edit /etc/inittab to default runlevel 5. For > CentOS 7, in the */etc/systemd/system *directory, Remove the > existing default.target link. An error will occur while attempting > to create the new link if you do not do

Re: [CentOS] getting X started...

2015-12-01 Thread David Both
For CentOS 5 or 6, edit /etc/inittab to default runlevel 5. For CentOS 7, in the */etc/systemd/system *directory, Remove the existing default.target link. An error will occur while attempting to create the new link if you do not do this.Run the following command to generate a new link to the de

Re: [CentOS] getting X started...

2015-12-01 Thread Frank Cox
On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 17:04:49 -0500 Fred Smith wrote: > Can someone point me to whatever it is I'm missing here? https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Systemd#How_do_I_change_the_target_.28runlevel.29_.3F -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com __

[CentOS] getting X started...

2015-12-01 Thread Fred Smith
I've got a new VM installed for me by a sysadmin who apparently did a minmal install. As a result I've installed a bunch of things to try to get X going, including yum groupinstall "development and creative workstation", "Desktop platform" "mate desktop" but so far I've not found the incantatio

Re: [CentOS] New monitor weirdnesses (CentOS 5.11)

2015-12-01 Thread Valeri Galtsev
On Tue, December 1, 2015 3:50 pm, John R Pierce wrote: > On 12/1/2015 12:47 PM, Robert Heller wrote: >> I just got a new monitor for my desktop system (the old one died >> after*many* >> years of service). The new monitor is a high res 16:9 monitor, but the >> VESA video >> driver insists on usin

Re: [CentOS] New monitor weirdnesses (CentOS 5.11)

2015-12-01 Thread John R Pierce
On 12/1/2015 12:47 PM, Robert Heller wrote: I just got a new monitor for my desktop system (the old one died after*many* years of service). The new monitor is a high res 16:9 monitor, but the VESA video driver insists on using 1024x768 (which was the resolution of the*old* monitor). It does

Re: [CentOS] New monitor weirdnesses (CentOS 5.11)

2015-12-01 Thread m . roth
Robert Heller wrote: > I just got a new monitor for my desktop system (the old one died after > *many* years of service). The new monitor is a high res 16:9 monitor, > but the VESA video driver insists on using 1024x768 (which was the > resolution of the *old* monitor). It does seem to detect hig

Re: [CentOS] New monitor weirdnesses (CentOS 5.11)

2015-12-01 Thread Fred Smith
On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 03:47:13PM -0500, Robert Heller wrote: > I just got a new monitor for my desktop system (the old one died after *many* > years of service). The new monitor is a high res 16:9 monitor, but the VESA > video > driver insists on using 1024x768 (which was the resolution of th

[CentOS] New monitor weirdnesses (CentOS 5.11)

2015-12-01 Thread Robert Heller
I just got a new monitor for my desktop system (the old one died after *many* years of service). The new monitor is a high res 16:9 monitor, but the VESA video driver insists on using 1024x768 (which was the resolution of the *old* monitor). It does seem to detect higher, 16:9 resolutions but

Re: [CentOS] how do I download pictures from a dumb phone?

2015-12-01 Thread Mike - st257
On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 10:26 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > >> dumb phone services have no email at all unless you pay Verizon or > whomever $$ per email message sent. > > Create a picture message and instead of putting in a cell phone number, put in an email address. Same goes for text messages. I

Re: [CentOS] Idiot-proof method to format a flash drive

2015-12-01 Thread Frank Cox
On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 09:49:42 -0500 Lamar Owen wrote: > Nux gave the program names already.. but. > > In CentOS 7 under the default GNOME desktop, Applications->Utilities->Disks > > I forget where palimpsest gets put on CentOS 6, sorry. gnome-disks it is! While digging around for inform

Re: [CentOS] Idiot-proof method to format a flash drive

2015-12-01 Thread Lamar Owen
On 11/30/2015 04:39 PM, Frank Cox wrote: Whenever I format a flash drive I'm always terrified that I'm going to fat-finger something in the terminal and accidentally blow away a partition on one of my hard drives. *shudder* Is gparted the best gui to handle this task? Nux gave the program na

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 7 and ips.ko

2015-12-01 Thread Earl A Ramirez
On 1 December 2015 at 04:44, gigzbyte wrote: > Hi all! > I have the old IBM E-Server 346 with IBM ServeRAID 7-k controller. It > works with CentOS 6 ips.ko module, but when i try to install fresh CentOS > 7.1 - i can't find this module on the install cd and raid controller didn't > recognised. >

[CentOS] CentOS 7 and ips.ko

2015-12-01 Thread gigzbyte
Hi all! I have the old IBM E-Server 346 with IBM ServeRAID 7-k controller. It works with CentOS 6 ips.ko module, but when i try to install fresh CentOS 7.1 - i can't find this module on the install cd and raid controller didn't recognised. How can i get it working? Thank you! __ W

Re: [CentOS] Idiot-proof method to format a flash drive

2015-12-01 Thread Nux!
You have "gnome-disks" in EL7 for this, or "palimpsest" in EL6. HTH -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! Nux! www.nux.ro - Original Message - > From: "Frank Cox" > To: centos@centos.org > Sent: Monday, 30 November, 2015 21:39:51 > Subject: [CentOS] Idiot-proof method