Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.0 package updater asking me to update more than I installed

2008-07-28 Thread MHR
) more specific? What are you doing (exactly) and what is not working the way you think it should? mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Hardware serial number access from (a) command(s)

2008-07-28 Thread MHR
2008/7/28 thad [EMAIL PROTECTED]: dmidecode should work in any Linux: As was discussed earlier in this thread, dmidecode mainly reports on motherboard components and does not address peripheral devices. Also, please do not top post. Thanks. mhr

Re: [CentOS] You didn't give me some packages, so now I'm giving you some! R, TexLive, LyX, Gnumeric, etc.

2008-07-28 Thread MHR
bugs, there's always Window$! ;^) mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Change Web Server to another disk in Centos 5.2

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
a lot about apache, but it seems to me that the simplest solution is to mount your intended target to /var/www and that should take care of it (provided that you have all the necessary files moved there as well). mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] Re: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#1 stuck for 61s!

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
to replace any broken system under warranty. We don't have too many servers (about 20 in 5 locations) or workstations (about 150 in 5 locations) but I have had no problem with Dell machines or their service ... maybe I am just lucky. Nope - blessed. :-) mhr

Re: [CentOS] Re: Hardware serial number access from (a) command(s)

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
the chicken? ;^) mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Re: Hardware serial number access from (a) command(s)

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
sounds seriously tempting. Thanks, folks! mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Re: Hardware serial number access from (a) command(s)

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Lanny Marcus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Toby Bluhm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott Silva wrote: on 7-29-2008 11:26 AM MHR spake the following: On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Scott Silva ssilva-m4n3GYAQT2lWk0Htik3J/[EMAIL

[CentOS] Extended characters not working on CentOS

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
as the little four number boxes instead). However, on his Ubuntu system, using Firefox, they displayed just fine. Also, I just tested it in Win XP and both Seamonkey 1.1.11 and IE display it correctly. What's going on? mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS

Re: [CentOS] Extended characters not working on CentOS

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
, on both Windows and CentOS, the character encoding shows up as Chinese Traditional (Big 5), but it just doesn't seem to display properly on CentOS. ??? mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Re: Hardware serial number access from (a) command(s)

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Scott Silva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 7-29-2008 1:18 PM Lanny Marcus spake the following: On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Toby Bluhm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MHR wrote: On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Lanny Marcus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue

Re: [CentOS] Extended characters not working on CentOS

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Lanny Marcus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Correction: Make that 64 bit or 32 bit? I clicked on Send before I saw my typo. 32 bit here - haven't tried it at home yet mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http

Re: [CentOS] Extended characters not working on CentOS

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
on CentOS 5.2? What are the differences, with respect to other languages, between Firefox and SeaMonkey? Some configuration setting? I don't know that one mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Extended characters not working on CentOS

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
it works in Windows)? Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
(non-ws) - dunno what that means. Any suggestions? It's really annoying to have a wide screen and not be able to use it Thanks. mhr What am I missing? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Extended characters not working on CentOS

2008-07-29 Thread MHR
said it right, you need to do: yum install fonts-chinese Works fine for me here :) Works fine at home now - I'll verify at work tomorrow. Thanks! mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
to remove or anything like that? I uninstalled the nfidia driver from dkms and removed all related files that I could find. Yoik. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:54 AM, MHR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Sorin Srbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you get the latest drivers for your gfx-card from Nvidia? FWIW, I have a same-rezed monitor as you do, and it works for me, both with CentOS and RHEL3

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
Device Videocard0 MonitorMonitor0 DefaultDepth24 SubSection Display Viewport0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection No help, but it was worth a shot mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
appears when the login screen takes over and the display goes back to 1680x1050 (the login screen), so that wasn't it. Something is resetting the video mode to 1280x1024 when GNOME comes up - is there any file other than xorg.conf that might cause this? Thanks to all so far. mhr

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
grain of salt. I use metacity, too. Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
after running it, and the file seems to be set up right, or at least not any more wrong than I would have, and it still doesn't work. I've had to tweak xorg.conf by hand every time to get it right. Not sure why Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Sorin Srbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dunno' what to tell you more. Most of the hints I told you have worked for me, maybe somebody else can help you? I appreciate your efforts - at least I've eliminated a lot of things that are not the problem mhr

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
that it is the gdm (GNOME). Thanks again. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
on the gnome list from Ritz about a setting that might help. I'll find out when I get home, undoubtedly late tonight, as usual. Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
again. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Unable to write video dvd using k3b

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
structure set up to create a video DVD with it (if you're going to use that format), which means you need the info files, vob files and some others I can't recall off the top of my head. There are other options, too - check out dvdauthor or qdvdauthor, for example. mhr

Re: [CentOS] Unable to write video dvd using k3b

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
, building the iso across the network, burning the DVD with either k3b or growisofs from a command line for absolute reliability. I have never been able to find a complete dvdshrink for linux - what is your source for that? Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS

Re: [CentOS] Mounting File Share Using CIFS ?'s

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
usually get responses like RTFM, GIYF and other, less kind four letter (words and) acronyms). Best wishes. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Mounting File Share Using CIFS ?'s

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
, but newbies have responsibilities, too. In my eyes, these were neither assumed nor fulfilled. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Unable to write video dvd using k3b

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
and annoying. Apparently there are a fair number of movies that it will not do, and I had to pick several of them. Thanks for the clarification (darn you!). mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Mounting File Share Using CIFS ?'s

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
, too HTH mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen - SOLVED

2008-07-30 Thread MHR
, Pune, Red Hat ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ That was it! mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Widescreen monitor won't configure to a wide screen - SOLVED

2008-07-31 Thread MHR
= Display in the Main Menu. Doh! I forgot all about the preference setting Ah, well, a little older, a little wiser, a lot grayer Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Re: Will CentOS 6's upstream be based on Fedora 10?

2008-07-31 Thread MHR
of the two cutting edges is raw meat. It's not the edges that are bleeding, it's the victim in between (or on) the cutting/bleeding edge(s). One chooses to be a masochist or not. Oh, wow! I thought bleeding edge was, like, a British curse. Thanks! /fake_innocence ;^) mhr

Re: [CentOS] Re: Unable to write video dvd using k3b

2008-07-31 Thread MHR
the perspective (darn you! :-). mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Re: ISC dhcpd and Vista clients

2008-07-31 Thread MHR
environment, IMHO. The solution is obvious: either don't get Vista in the first place, or upgrade to XP SP2 (NOT SP3). ;^) mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] out of memory

2008-07-31 Thread MHR
. init 1 does that without bringing the system all the way down mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] how to install BackupPC on CentOS 5.2 -- use Testing repository

2008-07-31 Thread MHR
to poke around in the CentOS documentation first - most of the questions you raised are answered there. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Remounting a USB flash drive

2008-07-31 Thread MHR
I've noticed that once I right click on my flash drive icon and umount it, in order to remount it I have to unplug it and then plug it back in. Is there a command that will accomplish the same task without the unplug and plug back in physics? Thanks. mhr

[CentOS] SLightly OT - Seamonkey still crashes at random

2008-08-01 Thread MHR
folder to another. Has anyone else noticed this kind of instability in SM (or FF, for that matter, but mainly SM)? Just curious. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] DVI + VGA?

2008-08-01 Thread MHR
not have used a smashing search...). Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] 64bit vs 32bit

2008-08-04 Thread MHR
and have never had a memory problem, and only one time when it was 2GB and I inadvertently tried to open 300+ JPEGs all at the same time. IMNSHO, if you have a 64-bit CPU, unless you have a specific need to run in 32-bit mode, use it (64-bit mode). mhr

Re: [CentOS] DVI + VGA?

2008-08-05 Thread MHR
to have one cable plugged in. The difference in the video itself (DVI vs. VGA) is quite startling - visibly cleaner and crisper. Thanks everyone! mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 -- how do I choose a wireless network?

2008-08-06 Thread MHR
is the right solution in /that/ case. For (normal) CentOS, I have used a USB plugin wireless adapter on my laptop with excellent success, although it is not as easy as (okay, I won't name that other excuse for an OS) 1-2-3 - it takes some looking to find the whole enchilada, but it /is/ find-able. mhr

Re: [CentOS] Kernel 92.1.10 build issue

2008-08-07 Thread MHR
that were changed or added newly. Among other things, it now suggests that you copy the .config file from the config/ directory (or from your /boot) instead of the SOURCES directory. Wow! Major update, and I didn't need these for the 92.1.6 build THANKS! mhr

Re: [CentOS] Kernel 92.1.10 build issue

2008-08-07 Thread MHR
as well. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Firewire/IEEE1394 support on centos.plus repro and yum update

2008-08-07 Thread MHR
, there is no connection between priorities and include/exclude commands, and second, you open yourself up to other weaknesses if you use any repos other than those at CentOS. Looks like you just need to set them correctly, and get the excludes right, and the two should work together nicely. mhr

Re: [CentOS] Kernel 92.1.10 build issue

2008-08-07 Thread MHR
was talking about was this: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cp configs/* ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES Wait - which one works and which one does not, or do they both work or mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 - Nautilus - file types are not associated with an action and icons are not displayed

2008-08-07 Thread MHR
2, and it really screwed up all my settings until I changed the permissions and umask back. HTH mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] rebuilding the kernel.

2008-08-08 Thread MHR
rpms are for. BTW, please do not top post. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Good reference for dkms?

2008-08-08 Thread MHR
and how to create a proper dkms.conf file (and where)? Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Good reference for dkms?

2008-08-08 Thread MHR
- duh!). Looks easy enough (and there's a newer nvidia driver now - 173.14.12 - do they change it daily?). I'll see what happens. (gulp) mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Re: gcc editor for newbie (Emacs or vim or ?)

2008-08-11 Thread MHR
for the various tasks one needs for debugging. My $0.02, and it's not available for spending on editor wars. :-) mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Changing boot drives

2008-08-12 Thread MHR
have two IDE DVD burners) and I'd rather not replace any more than absolutely necessary to accomplish this. So, what is the best way to put a correct MBR that will boot from /dev/sda on /dev/sda if /dev/sda is the first boot device? Thanks. mhr

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread MHR
to run anything on Windows, or even just run /anything/ on Windows at all, other than that which does not run anywhere else.) mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread MHR
My personal view is: As server: Yes, yes, yes As desktop: Simply no (comparing to other distros). As you said, this is a personal view. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] df to get total disk usage on all filesystems?

2008-08-14 Thread MHR
PROTECTED] ~]# df -Pkl | awk '/^\/dev\// { avail += $3/1024 } END { printf(%d Mb used\n,avail)} ' 18173 Mb used Well, I get 18167, but that's not too far off. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [CentOS] df to get total disk usage on all filesystems?

2008-08-14 Thread MHR
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:50 AM, Stephen Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 01:12:58AM -0700, MHR wrote: On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Lunix1618 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# df -kPl Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted

Re: [CentOS] df to get total disk usage on all filesystems?

2008-08-14 Thread MHR
{ printf(%d Mb Used\n, used)} ' This is simpler (and does not involve as many execs forks) as: awk '/^\/dev\// { used += $3/1024 } END { printf(%d Mb Used\n, used)} ' /tmp/checkingdiskspce mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http

Re: [CentOS] Boot CentOS 5 to command line

2008-08-18 Thread MHR
(with the space but without the quotes) to the end of the line, and it will come up at level 3 (no GUI). mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] Problem copying files to flash drive

2008-08-18 Thread MHR
drive, so I'm wondering if they just overloaded the capacity of the flash drive's FAT32 root directory name space, but I thought that limit was 512 entries, not less than 171. Any ideas? Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http

Re: [CentOS] Problem copying files to flash drive

2008-08-18 Thread MHR
to a directory on the flash drive, just not the root directory. Most of the files were image files, although there were others, too Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Problem copying files to flash drive

2008-08-18 Thread MHR
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Ralph Angenendt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IIRC FAT(32?) has a limit of 512 files in the root directory. Me, too, but there weren't that many files total, and a lot of those were in subdirectories. mhr ___ CentOS

Re: [CentOS] Re: Problem copying files to flash drive

2008-08-18 Thread MHR
it - there were actually 325 files in the base directory, some with really long filenames. Thanks! mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Re: Where is cached memory going?

2008-08-19 Thread MHR
should be glad his numbers go that high! (My office mate just said that ;^) I had to think about what DASD stands for, and I've been around for a while. Besides, nowadays there are DASDs other than disk mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS

[CentOS] USB drive detected, but nothing gets mounted.

2008-08-19 Thread MHR
on the same machine before and after, they all get automounted as usual. Curious mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Simple IPTABLES Question

2008-08-19 Thread MHR
. Could you post a sample, using the OP's example as a base? Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] USB drive detected, but nothing gets mounted.

2008-08-20 Thread MHR
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Dan Halbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MHR wrote: I have a brand new, unaltered (as yet) 4Gb USB flash drive from Micro Center that does not get automounted when I plug it into my 5.2 desktop (home or work). The 1GB flash drive I got from Micro Center a while

Re: [CentOS] Disk quotas for Sendmail

2008-08-21 Thread MHR
that will not find any just installed files... Or when you run updatedb (as root) mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] General Linux query

2008-08-21 Thread MHR
handed to you. If you're going to play with computers in general, and Linux in particular, you need to do your homework before asking a question on this, and most any other, list, and then make the question specific if you want a good answer.) Regards, mhr

Re: [CentOS] Sharing Partitions between Linux and Windows

2007-11-30 Thread MHR
with the configuration changed to allow write access to NTFS file systems and install that. To build the module, look here for guidance: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BuildingKernelModules To build the kernel, see here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Custom_Kernel mhr

Re: [CentOS] Slightly OT: Conexant fax/modem not faxing with sendfax

2007-12-01 Thread MHR
for actual genuine, non-winmodem, CHEAP modems? And, yes, I realize that this is OT - should have said so up front Thanks again. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Slightly OT: Conexant fax/modem not faxing with sendfax

2007-12-01 Thread MHR
, senfax can't find it as a 2 or 2.0 class fax, and efax dies with a segfault. Is this at all possible (using it for a fax) or is it hopeless? Thanks. mhr P.S.: I'm beginning to like eBay - had a wildly successful bid for a scanner for 1 cent plus shipping, and it works

Re: [CentOS] RESOLVED: Slightly OT: Conexant fax/modem not faxing with sendfax

2007-12-01 Thread MHR
included, download one from the mfr. Lesson learned - I just hate to give on the free approach as long as it seems to be viable. (sigh) Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] OT: Google Earth, v.4.3.7284.3916 (beta) on CentOS 5.2 (32 bit)

2008-08-22 Thread MHR
, I think it may be google-earth), so I downloaded the file (GoogleEarthLinux.bin) and installed with sh GoogleEarthLinux.binThe latest version is now installed and I can launch it, without any problem, but, it does not seem to work. :-) Where did you get this? mhr

Re: [CentOS] USB drive detected, but nothing gets mounted.

2008-08-23 Thread MHR
to give a pretty quick response (usually under 2 seconds) on this. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] USB drive detected, but nothing gets mounted.

2008-08-23 Thread MHR
accommodating. HTH. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] (Global/Any) setting for show hidden files?

2008-08-25 Thread MHR
that it might be something to do with installing the 2.4.1 version of OOo with the nautilus option turned on, which I don't know whether I did or not, but that wouldn't affect Evolution as well. Any ideas? Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

[CentOS] (Global/Any) setting for show hidden files? - SOLVED

2008-08-25 Thread MHR
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:33 AM, MHR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a setting somewhere in the global arena of CentOS that controls whether or not hidden (.prefixed) files are displayed in file lists? Never mind - apparently if you right-click in the file list and select show hidden files

Re: [CentOS] how can I get the kernel source codes of CentOS5.2

2008-08-26 Thread MHR
this in a formal way (bugzilla, etc.)? Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] (Global/Any) setting for show hidden files? - SOLVED

2008-08-26 Thread MHR
been soundly thrashed in prior efforts for not doing that. So, to clarify: when an issue is solved, modify the subject: line so to indicate and do NOT start a new thread? Foo - I thought I had it right this time mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS

Re: [CentOS] Re: (Global/Any) setting for show hidden files? - SOLVED

2008-08-26 Thread MHR
. This does prevent the oft-seen complaint about people using the reply action to start a new thread. Strange - I used to do that (edit the subject, in gmail) to start a new thread and it did not do the right thing either. I don't do that any more, but yowch! (heavy sigh, Orcan smile) mhr

Re: [CentOS] how can I get the kernel source codes of CentOS5.2

2008-08-26 Thread MHR
On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Akemi Yagi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:32 AM, MHR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember running into this a while back. That being the case, shouldn't unifdef be included in kernel-devel, or at least one of the packages

Re: [CentOS] (Global/Any) setting for show hidden files? - SOLVED

2008-08-26 Thread MHR
. Good point - well taken. I will keep this in mind for future posts that fit the category. Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] how can I get the kernel source codes of CentOS5.2

2008-08-26 Thread MHR
kernels. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] (Global/Any) setting for show hidden files? - SOLVED

2008-08-26 Thread MHR
, but, overall, especially for a free email service, I love it. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] how can I get the kernel source codes of CentOS5.2

2008-08-26 Thread MHR
it, which is better - the RH NTFS module(s) or the fuse implementation? Maybe I'll look for another excuse to build a modified kernel if the latter Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] how can I get the kernel source codes of CentOS5.2

2008-08-26 Thread MHR
On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Akemi Yagi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well... if you go for the fuse/dkms route, you will lose the chance to build the module upon kernel update. :-) True - decisions, decisions, mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS

Re: [CentOS] Problems with writing Dual Layer DVD

2008-08-27 Thread MHR
of them might be involved peripherally, dragging in a more recent module from rpmforge, but I'm thinking you could try K3B and not lose anything if it works. HTH mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] nsswitch.conf, ldap, local groups problem

2008-08-27 Thread MHR
as not to repeat the entire thread every time? Thanks. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Problem with gnome with file type recognition.

2008-08-28 Thread MHR
(if some fail), etc. I've also had DVDs go bad, which is really annoying, but it's rare and hasn't happened yet on any critical backup DVDs. Without more information as I said above, that's about all I could tell you. HTH. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list

Re: Curmudgeoning (was Re: [CentOS] Problems with writing Dual Layer DVD)

2008-08-28 Thread MHR
in Fortran V with card punches and printouts on a CDC 6600 mainframe, in 1974 mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Re: Curmudgeoning (was Re: Problems with writing Dual Layer DVD)

2008-08-28 Thread MHR
! You know, the ones that ran on the 8 floppies, like the old Teraks we used at UCSD? Never mind - too modern (vintage 1978-79) ;^) mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Problems with writing Dual Layer DVD

2008-08-29 Thread MHR
do it - it's part of the KDE (but you can use it under GNOME, too). mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] unix2dos did NOT fix line wrap problem on PC

2008-08-29 Thread MHR
is your best bet for where) and comes with CentOS (and most modern Linux distros), will do that, too. If you're used to the vi interface (like I am), that's the best choice. If not, ymmv. mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http

Re: [CentOS] syslog-ng

2008-08-29 Thread MHR
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 5:56 AM, Jeremiah Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure, though we should probably stop top-posting afore someone gets cranky=} YEAH! ;^) mhr ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [CentOS] Re: Curmudgeoning (was Re: Problems with writing Dual Layer DVD)

2008-08-29 Thread MHR
into old.. Can we get back to the regularly scheduled program please? Hey, sit back and learn! Haven't you ever been told to listen to your grandfather's stories? I'm too young to compete with these old folks - all of my hardware is younger than Jim. mhr

Re: [CentOS] C 5.2 and VMWAre error

2008-08-29 Thread MHR
if, on the same system, it works fine for me? It looks like a permissions problem if it works for root (always) and not for a non-root user. If it's not too much trouble, I would uninstall and reinstall both, and make sure your root permissions are set properly (002, IIRC). HTH mhr

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