USB 3

2015-05-22 Thread Andrew Z
Gents, does this system have USB 3 ? [code] [root@server ~]# lsusb Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Fou

Re: USB 3

2015-05-22 Thread Stephen John Smoogen
On 22 May 2015 at 09:37, Andrew Z wrote: > Gents, > does this system have USB 3 ? > [code] > [root@server ~]# lsusb > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation

Live CD resolution problem

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
Hi All, SL-71-x86_64-2015-03-27-LiveDVDgnome.iso Dear Live developers, In the process of trying to install this to a KVM VM, I had a too tiny hard drive installed (200KB) by accident. After telling the "Install To Disk" that I would set up my partition myself, I got an error pop up screen expl

Live DVD install boot order

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
Hi All, SL-71-x86_64-2015-03-27-LiveDVDgnome.iso Dear Live developers, After installing the above, the boot order came up with the two rescue modes on top. Would you please correct this? Also, selecting the correct one give a kernel panic under SL 6.6's KVM. I will reinstall with the regular

Re: USB 3

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/22/2015 09:54 AM, Stephen John Smoogen wrote: On 22 May 2015 at 09:37, Andrew Z wrote: Gents, does this system have USB 3 ? [code] [root@server ~]# lsusb Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003

Re: USB 3

2015-05-22 Thread Andrew Z
Yes, thank you. I was just hoping to avoid opening the box - its a good half an hour :) operation. On May 22, 2015 4:51 PM, "ToddAndMargo" wrote: > On 05/22/2015 09:54 AM, Stephen John Smoogen wrote: > >> On 22 May 2015 at 09:37, Andrew Z wrote: >> >>> Gents, >>> does this system have USB 3 ?

Re: Live DVD install boot order

2015-05-22 Thread Konstantin Olchanski
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 01:43:08PM -0700, ToddAndMargo wrote: > > After installing the above, the boot order came up with the > two rescue modes on top. Would you please correct this? > This is a feature of grub2. In grub1, the order was specified manually in grub.conf. In grub2, the order is m

Re: USB 3

2015-05-22 Thread Konstantin Olchanski
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 11:37:24AM -0400, Andrew Z wrote: > Gents, > does this system have USB 3 ? > [code] > [root@server ~]# lsusb > Bus 009 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub You have a USB3 root hub, but whether you have working USB3 ports, it depends. Simplest is to look

Re: USB 3

2015-05-22 Thread Andrew Z
Konstantin, This is exactly what i was looking for - how to identify if I have usb3 wo taking the box apart. On May 22, 2015 8:21 PM, "Konstantin Olchanski" wrote: > On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 11:37:24AM -0400, Andrew Z wrote: > > Gents, > > does this system have USB 3 ? > > [code] > > [root@server

Re: USB 3

2015-05-22 Thread Stephen John Smoogen
On 22 May 2015 at 18:27, Andrew Z wrote: > Konstantin, > This is exactly what i was looking for - how to identify if I have usb3 wo > taking the box apart. > Do you have ports that are blue? Are there ports which are labeled SS. If you have neither (like this Thinkpad t540p) all you can do is plu

Re: Live DVD install boot order

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/22/2015 05:15 PM, Konstantin Olchanski wrote: On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 01:43:08PM -0700, ToddAndMargo wrote: After installing the above, the boot order came up with the two rescue modes on top. Would you please correct this? This is a feature of grub2. In grub1, the order was specified

Re: Live DVD install boot order

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/22/2015 06:31 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: On 05/22/2015 05:15 PM, Konstantin Olchanski wrote: On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 01:43:08PM -0700, ToddAndMargo wrote: After installing the above, the boot order came up with the two rescue modes on top. Would you please correct this? This is a featur

Re: Live DVD install boot order

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/22/2015 06:37 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: On 05/22/2015 06:31 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: On 05/22/2015 05:15 PM, Konstantin Olchanski wrote: On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 01:43:08PM -0700, ToddAndMargo wrote: After installing the above, the boot order came up with the two rescue modes on top. Would

What is wrong with this sl71 grub.cfg menuentry?

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
Hi All, I am trying to run SL7.1 as a VM from SL6.6 KVM using SL-71-x86_64-2015-03-27-LiveDVDgnome.iso The Nitrogen menuentry in grub.cfg causes a kernel panic (the rescue modes do work after fixing a typo). kernel panic: Failed to access perfctr msr (MSR c1 is 0) kernel panic -- not

Re: What is wrong with this sl71 grub.cfg menuentry?

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/22/2015 07:06 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: Hi All, I am trying to run SL7.1 as a VM from SL6.6 KVM using SL-71-x86_64-2015-03-27-LiveDVDgnome.iso The Nitrogen menuentry in grub.cfg causes a kernel panic (the rescue modes do work after fixing a typo). kernel panic: Failed to access perf

installing 32 acrobat reader in 64 bit SL7

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
Hi All, Found a nice reference on how to install the 32 bit Acrobat Reader in 64 bit SL7. (Haven't found anything else that supports Dynamic XFA forms.) HTH someone else, -T Installing Acrobat Reader: reference: http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-adobe-acrobat-pdf-reader-on-f

Re: Live DVD install boot order

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/22/2015 01:43 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: I will reinstall with the regular DVD No need. Fixed the grub.cfg -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you open windows ~~

Re: Is KVM now abandoned in EL 6?

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/20/2015 02:01 PM, jdow wrote: Have you tried VirtualBox's seamless mode? {^_^} Interesting. I lost a huge client over Oracle and virtual box. It will be a cold day in hell ... -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you

Re: Is KVM now abandoned in EL 6?

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/20/2015 08:53 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: Do not underestimate me in the ways of the force. In particular, do not underestimate using a tab based session manager like RemoteNG, on my Windows laptop, to multiplex RDP and SSH sessions to all the hosts I need to access at a particular moment.

Re: Is KVM now abandoned in EL 6?

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/20/2015 03:41 PM, David Sommerseth wrote: On 20 May 2015 18:13:48 CEST, ToddAndMargo wrote: On 05/20/2015 12:49 AM, John Lauro wrote: Why not run wine32 in a SL6 VM in SL7? Personally, IMHO, why run anything critical that you can't run elsewhere (such as a brower, ssh client, etc) not

Re: Is it time to think about another disto?

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/20/2015 03:36 PM, David Sommerseth wrote: That means that once a new major release of RHEL is out, it aims to be rock solid and stable for a long time Sometimes. Other times it freezes bugs and instabilities in place, like the kvm bugs I reported. It is a double edges sword.

Re: Is it time to think about another disto?

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
On 05/21/2015 09:33 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote: On 05/19/2015 08:29 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: Hi All, Despite Red Hat's assurance that EL6 will be supported till 2020, I am finding a lot of stuff that Red Hat is not willing to fix in EL6, but is going to or already has fixed in EL7. I had SL7 on one

need to edit a spec file

2015-05-22 Thread ToddAndMargo
Hi All, I have a src rpm. What is the easiest way to go into it, edit the spec file, get back out? Many thanks, -T -- - I Fish. Therefore, I am. - -- ~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction