Re: hanging kernel-update on sl5

2010-12-02 Thread Martin Flemming
On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, Troy Dawson wrote: martin.flemm...@desy.de wrote: Hi ! I've got a problem with kernel installation/upgrades on only a few machines with yum or directly with rpm ... root 28088 2.1 7.0 45316 36256 pts/1S+ 13:36 0:34 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum -y update

Re: hanging kernel-update on sl5

2010-12-02 Thread Bluejay Adametz
I'm no expert on this, but would doing, after a hung unstallation, this: /bin/bash --norc -xv /sbin/mkinitrd --allow-missing -f /boot/initrd-2.6.18-194.26.1.el5.img 2.6.18-194.26.1.el5 show more precisely where the mkinitrd script is hanging?

Re: hanging kernel-update on sl5

2010-12-02 Thread Martin Flemming
On Thu, 2 Dec 2010, Bluejay Adametz wrote: I'm no expert on this, but would doing, after a hung unstallation, this: /bin/bash --norc -xv /sbin/mkinitrd --allow-missing -f /boot/initrd-2.6.18-194.26.1.el5.img 2.6.18-194.26.1.el5 show more precisely where the mkinitrd script is hanging? here

firstboot problem on laptop Dell E6510

2010-12-02 Thread FRANCHISSEUR Robert
Hello, is there a way to bypass the probing of the video card during install ? There is an nvidia card probed on new Dell E6510 laptop which does not work with the nv driver . I tried vga=nnn that first work but anaconda then find the nvidia and X failed. If not, my second question is:

Re: firstboot problem on laptop Dell E6510

2010-12-02 Thread Mark Stodola
Try adding 'noprobe' to your boot options during install. -Mark FRANCHISSEUR Robert wrote: Hello, is there a way to bypass the probing of the video card during install ? There is an nvidia card probed on new Dell E6510 laptop which does not work with the nv driver . I tried vga=nnn

php mysql - working

2010-12-02 Thread Larry Linder
used yum install php php-mysql Got new update on php and php-mysql. php-mysql functions now work! My old paranoia is still there about upgrades. Famous last words - totally transparent to the user Finally becoming a believer in yum Thank You Larry Linder

Re: firstboot problem on laptop Dell E6510

2010-12-02 Thread FRANCHISSEUR Robert
-- Le (On) 2010-12-02 -0600 à (at) 13:55:01 Mark Stodola écrivit (wrote): -- Try adding 'noprobe' to your boot options during install. Thanks for your answer, but I tried this option and also 'skipddc' but it seems anaconda still try to load the NV driver.

Re: php mysql - working

2010-12-02 Thread Chris Tooley
On 10-12-02 11:59 AM, Larry Linder wrote: used yum install php php-mysql Got new update on php and php-mysql. php-mysql functions now work! My old paranoia is still there about upgrades. Famous last words - totally transparent to the user Finally becoming a believer in yum Thank You Larry