[CentOS] Broadcom wireless card: installation script for Linux-STA driver

2014-12-14 Thread Niki Kovacs
Hi, I just installed CentOS 6.6 on my HP Pavilion DM1 laptop. The wireless card is only poorly supported in the default setup, so I decided to write an installation script for the Linux-STA driver, which works perfectly. https://github.com/kikinovak/centos/blob/master/6.x/broadcom-sta/broadc

[CentOS] rsync output under CentOS 6

2014-12-14 Thread Niamh Holding
Hello, Many years ago, FC4 days, the following command run as a cron job would result in a nice summary email as follows /usr/bin/rsync -a --no-whole-file --delete /music /thecus-music/ -- building file list ... done sent 351583 bytes received 20 byt

[CentOS] Error: libusb-1.0.so.0 is needed....

2014-12-14 Thread ken
Trying to install Canon printer driver package (rpm), I get a dependency error: libusb-1.0.so.0 is needed The version currently installed on my 5.9 system is libusb-0.1.12-6.el5 and, AFAIK (per yum), no upgrade to that is available. So question: Do higher centos versions have libusb-1.0.

Re: [CentOS] Broadcom wireless card: installation script for Linux-STA driver

2014-12-14 Thread Jonathan Billings
Did you try the drivers provided by elrepo? http://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod On December 14, 2014 5:32:34 AM EST, Niki Kovacs wrote: >Hi, > >I just installed CentOS 6.6 on my HP Pavilion DM1 laptop. The wireless >card is only poorly supported in the default setup, so I decided to >write an insta

Re: [CentOS] Broadcom wireless card: installation script for Linux-STA driver

2014-12-14 Thread Niki Kovacs
Le 14/12/2014 15:02, Jonathan Billings a écrit : Did you try the drivers provided by elrepo? http://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod No. I read the CentOS wiki page here, which states that ELRepo doesn't provide these drivers due to licence restrictions, and that the user has to build them manually.

Re: [CentOS] Broadcom wireless card: installation script for Linux-STA driver

2014-12-14 Thread Jonathan Billings
On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 03:36:00PM +0100, Niki Kovacs wrote: > Le 14/12/2014 15:02, Jonathan Billings a écrit : > >Did you try the drivers provided by elrepo? > > > >http://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod > > No. I read the CentOS wiki page here, which states that ELRepo > doesn't provide these drivers du

Re: [CentOS] Broadcom wireless card: installation script for Linux-STA driver

2014-12-14 Thread Akemi Yagi
On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 6:36 AM, Niki Kovacs wrote: > Le 14/12/2014 15:02, Jonathan Billings a écrit : >> >> Did you try the drivers provided by elrepo? >> >> http://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod > > > No. I read the CentOS wiki page here, which states that ELRepo doesn't > provide these drivers due to

Re: [CentOS] Error: libusb-1.0.so.0 is needed....

2014-12-14 Thread Alexander Dalloz
Am 14.12.2014 um 13:29 schrieb ken: Trying to install Canon printer driver package (rpm), I get a dependency error: libusb-1.0.so.0 is needed The version currently installed on my 5.9 system is libusb-0.1.12-6.el5 and, AFAIK (per yum), no upgrade to that is available. The canon rpm does n

Re: [CentOS] rsync output under CentOS 6

2014-12-14 Thread Keith Keller
On 2014-12-14, Niamh Holding wrote: > > Many years ago, FC4 days, the following command run as a cron job would > result in a nice summary email as follows > > /usr/bin/rsync -a --no-whole-file --delete /music /thecus-music/ > > -- > building file list .

Re: [CentOS] rsync output under CentOS 6

2014-12-14 Thread Niamh Holding
Hello Keith, Sunday, December 14, 2014, 6:31:20 PM, you wrote: KK> Anyway, you want some combination of the -v and --progress switches. KK> Try each separately, and both together, and see which you like best. Neither! Both switches list the folders being checked even if the contents are unchang

Re: [CentOS] rsync output under CentOS 6

2014-12-14 Thread Les Mikesell
On Dec 14, 2014 11:01 AM, "Niamh Holding" wrote: > > Hello Keith, > > Sunday, December 14, 2014, 6:31:20 PM, you wrote: > > KK> Anyway, you want some combination of the -v and --progress switches. > KK> Try each separately, and both together, and see which you like best. > > Neither! > > Both swit

[CentOS] Using a "compose key" on Centos6

2014-12-14 Thread Fred Smith
Hi all! I ran into a description of how to set up a compose key for F21 and decided to see if it would work on C6. Well, the right configuration dialog exists, and I can choose a key to use, but after completion, the compose key doesn't seem to work. It works like a charm on Centos-7, though. I

Re: [CentOS] rsync output under CentOS 6

2014-12-14 Thread Kahlil Hodgson
rsync -h ... -i, --itemize-changes output a change-summary for all updates ... K -- ​ ​ Kahlil (Kal) Hodgson GPG: C9A02289 Head of Technology (m) +61 (0) 4 2573 0382 DealMax Pty Ltd ___ CentOS mailing

Re: [CentOS] Error: libusb-1.0.so.0 is needed....

2014-12-14 Thread Mark LaPierre
On 12/14/14 07:29, ken wrote: > uname -r; rpm -q libusb CentOS 6.6 says: [mlapier@mushroom ~]$ uname -r; rpm -q libusb 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.i686 libusb-0.1.12-23.el6.i686 -- _ °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Mark LaPierre Registered Linux user No #267004 https://linuxcounter.net/ _

Re: [CentOS] Error: libusb-1.0.so.0 is needed....

2014-12-14 Thread Stephen Harris
On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 07:22:01PM -0500, Mark LaPierre wrote: > On 12/14/14 07:29, ken wrote: > > uname -r; rpm -q libusb > > CentOS 6.6 says: > [mlapier@mushroom ~]$ uname -r; rpm -q libusb > 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.i686 > libusb-0.1.12-23.el6.i686 CentOS 5 has: libusb-0.1.12 CentOS 6 has: libu

Re: [CentOS] Broadcom wireless card: installation script for Linux-STA driver

2014-12-14 Thread Darr247
On 14 December 2014, @10:32 zulu, Niki Kovacs wrote: I just installed CentOS 6.6 on my HP Pavilion DM1 laptop. The wireless card is only poorly supported in the default setup, so I decided to write an installation script for the Linux-STA driver, which works perfectly. Do you know if this i

[CentOS] need guidance on getting started...again

2014-12-14 Thread Clayton Kirkwood
Hello, It's been about 15 years since I've enjoyed working in the Unix space, and I am trying to reintegrate myself. A few things have changed in the intervening years. I've installed the first Centos6 iso without too much difficulty, but I am rusty on commands and such. It appears the install doe

Re: [CentOS] need guidance on getting started...again

2014-12-14 Thread Mark LaPierre
On 12/14/14 20:01, Clayton Kirkwood wrote: > Hello, > > It's been about 15 years since I've enjoyed working in the Unix space, and I > am trying to reintegrate myself. A few things have changed in the > intervening years. I've installed the first Centos6 iso without too much > difficulty, but I am

Re: [CentOS] need guidance on getting started...again

2014-12-14 Thread Clayton Kirkwood
Thanks, Mark. Um, how's about from the commandline or how do I get, I guess we're still using X11, windows to load. Sorry, :<}}} Clayton >-Original Message- >From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On >Behalf Of Mark LaPierre >Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 5

[CentOS] How serious are we about not wanting to see...

2014-12-14 Thread Clayton Kirkwood
Redhat in centos? I type help and the first line says redhat. Are we paranoid about red..t? Clayton You can tell the caliber of a man by his gun--c. kirkwood ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [CentOS] How serious are we about not wanting to see...

2014-12-14 Thread Digimer
I don't see the concern. CentOS is a binary-compatible clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Further, Red Hat sponsors and supports the CentOS project, providing confidence in it's long-term survival which business looking for a flavour linux want to see. CentOS users should be happy about Red Ha

Re: [CentOS] How serious are we about not wanting to see...

2014-12-14 Thread Clayton Kirkwood
Personally, I am agnostic. I've just read thru Centos documentation that there is a big effort to remove all upstream personalities from Centos. Personally, I don't see why RH is doing this. I would think that it undermines RH. But I'm still new/old to all of this. It used to be the big argument w

Re: [CentOS] need guidance on getting started...again

2014-12-14 Thread Mark LaPierre
On 12/14/14 21:17, Clayton Kirkwood wrote: > Thanks, Mark. Um, how's about from the commandline or how do I get, I guess > we're still using X11, windows to load. > > Sorry, :<}}} > > Clayton > >> -Original Message- >> From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] O

Re: [CentOS] How serious are we about not wanting to see...

2014-12-14 Thread Digimer
It's a trademark issue. CentOS is not Red Hat, so they can't use Red Hat's trademarks. Nothing more, nothing less. On 14/12/14 09:50 PM, Clayton Kirkwood wrote: Personally, I am agnostic. I've just read thru Centos documentation that there is a big effort to remove all upstream personalities f

Re: [CentOS] How serious are we about not wanting to see...

2014-12-14 Thread Peter Lawler
On 15/12/14 14:04, Digimer wrote: It's a trademark issue. CentOS is not Red Hat, so they can't use Red Hat's trademarks. Nothing more, nothing less. May be worth nothing that CentOS isn't the only distro that does this[1]. It is probably the more well known, though. Pete. [1] https://en.wik

Re: [CentOS] Howto install Centos6/7 Comcast WA/OR

2014-12-14 Thread Richer, Mark (CIV)
David, I can’t comment on Comcast’s IPv6 deployment in OR and WA, but I have set up IPv6 so I can address some general issues FWIW. You don’t need to enable IPv6 just because it’s available. I don’t know why one would, on the other hand, consider disabling IPv4 unless you only want to communic

Re: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?

2014-12-14 Thread Niki Kovacs
Le 12/12/2014 06:14, Chris a écrit : just use the Fedora RPM from Dropbox. It's working fine. The files included and a German posting is at http://chris-blog.net/2014/07/dropbox-unter-centos-installieren/ I just tested this on a fresh installation of CentOS 6.6 (in VirtualBox). I downloaded t

Re: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?

2014-12-14 Thread Niki Kovacs
Le 11/12/2014 09:04, Sorin Srbu a écrit : The procedure described onhttps://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx has worked for me on several occasions before on CentOS 6.0 >> 6.5. Haven't done it on 6.6 yet, but I doubt it'd be any different. What problems have you run into?? I just tried it agai