[CentOS] CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 151, Issue 2

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Re: [CentOS] Apache 2.2 EOL - what is Red Hat's story for RHEL6?

2017-09-13 Thread Leon Fauster
> Am 13.09.2017 um 01:04 schrieb Johnny Hughes : > > On 09/12/2017 02:58 PM, Stephen John Smoogen wrote: >> On 12 September 2017 at 15:29, Alan McKay wrote: >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> I have been googling for a few weeks now and not finding anything. >>> Apache 2.2 is EOL at the end of this year. >>>

Re: [CentOS] Apache 2.2 EOL - what is Red Hat's story for RHEL6?

2017-09-13 Thread Alan McKay
> I don't have any official knowledge, but I would suspect that they will > maintain httpd-2.2 throughout the lifetime of RHEL6. Security issues > would be backported. (If older versions of RHEL are any indication) The basic problem is though that there won't be any security fixes for 2.2 How ca

Re: [CentOS] system slowdown

2017-09-13 Thread Larry Martell
On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Pete Biggs wrote: > >> >> kernel: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#5 stuck for 67s! [khungtaskd] >> kernel: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#7 stuck for 67s! [khugepaged] >> >> These messages started appearing today around 7 AM, which is when >> users started reporting the slowdown. T

[CentOS] stripe size for SSDs? ( cyrus spool on btrfs?)

2017-09-13 Thread hw
John R Pierce wrote: On 9/9/2017 9:47 AM, hw wrote: Isn´t it easier for SSDs to write small chunks of data at a time? The small chunk might fit into some free space more easily than a large one which needs to be spread out all over the place. the SSD collects data blocks being written and wh

Re: [CentOS] Apache 2.2 EOL - what is Red Hat's story for RHEL6?

2017-09-13 Thread James Hogarth
On 13 September 2017 at 14:10, Alan McKay wrote: > > I don't have any official knowledge, but I would suspect that they will > > maintain httpd-2.2 throughout the lifetime of RHEL6. Security issues > > would be backported. (If older versions of RHEL are any indication) > > The basic problem is

[CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Jerry Geis
I am attempting to update to 7.4 using the DVD I get these errors(truncated list) Error: Package: libgpod-0.8.3-14.el7.x86_64 (@epel) Requires: libusbmuxd.so.2()(64bit) Removing: usbmuxd-1.0.8-11.el7.x86_64 (@anaconda) libusbmuxd.so.2()(64bit) Obsole

Re: [CentOS] audio flaky

2017-09-13 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Wed, 13 Sep 2017, wwp wrote: On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:02:34 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: I'm running CentOS 6. The audio goes in and out a lot. With vlc, I can sometimes get the audio back by turning the audio track off and on again. I have similar issues with a/v embedded in html.

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/13/2017 09:14 AM, Jerry Geis wrote: > I am attempting to update to 7.4 using the DVD > > I get these errors(truncated list) > Error: Package: libgpod-0.8.3-14.el7.x86_64 (@epel) >Requires: libusbmuxd.so.2()(64bit) >Removing: usbmuxd-1.0.8-11.el7.x86_64 (@anaconda) >

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/13/2017 10:08 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 09/13/2017 09:14 AM, Jerry Geis wrote: >> I am attempting to update to 7.4 using the DVD >> >> I get these errors(truncated list) >> Error: Package: libgpod-0.8.3-14.el7.x86_64 (@epel) >>Requires: libusbmuxd.so.2()(64bit) >>R

[CentOS] https://ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/

2017-09-13 Thread hw
Hi, https://ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ says that pst-barcode is included in texlive. I installed texlive, and it can´t find pst-barcode.sty. Is that a bug in the packaging Centos does, or is texlive in Centos some derelict version? _

Re: [CentOS] stripe size for SSDs? ( cyrus spool on btrfs?)

2017-09-13 Thread Stephen John Smoogen
On 13 September 2017 at 09:25, hw wrote: > John R Pierce wrote: >> >> On 9/9/2017 9:47 AM, hw wrote: >>> >>> >>> Isn´t it easier for SSDs to write small chunks of data at a time? >>> The small chunk might fit into some free space more easily than >>> a large one which needs to be spread out all ov

Re: [CentOS] https://ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/

2017-09-13 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/13/2017 10:28 AM, hw wrote: > > Hi, > > https://ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ > says that pst-barcode is included in texlive. > > I installed texlive, and it can´t find pst-barcode.sty.  Is that a > bug in the packaging Centos does, or is texlive in Centos som

Re: [CentOS] stripe size for SSDs? ( cyrus spool on btrfs?)

2017-09-13 Thread hw
Stephen John Smoogen wrote: On 13 September 2017 at 09:25, hw wrote: John R Pierce wrote: On 9/9/2017 9:47 AM, hw wrote: Isn´t it easier for SSDs to write small chunks of data at a time? The small chunk might fit into some free space more easily than a large one which needs to be spread ou

Re: [CentOS] https://ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/

2017-09-13 Thread Stephen John Smoogen
On 13 September 2017 at 11:42, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 09/13/2017 10:28 AM, hw wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> https://ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ >> says that pst-barcode is included in texlive. >> >> I installed texlive, and it can´t find pst-barcode.sty. Is that a >> b

Re: [CentOS] https://ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/

2017-09-13 Thread hw
Stephen John Smoogen wrote: On 13 September 2017 at 11:42, Johnny Hughes wrote: On 09/13/2017 10:28 AM, hw wrote: Hi, https://ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/pstricks/contrib/pst-barcode/ says that pst-barcode is included in texlive. I installed texlive, and it can´t find pst-barcode.sty. Is

Re: [CentOS] stripe size for SSDs? ( cyrus spool on btrfs?)

2017-09-13 Thread Stephen John Smoogen
On 13 September 2017 at 12:00, hw wrote: >> >> It will depend on the type of SSD. Ones with large cache and various >> smarts (SAS Enterprise type) can take many different sizes. For SATA >> ones it depends on what the cache and write of the SSD is and very few >> of them seem to be the same. The

Re: [CentOS] stripe size for SSDs? ( cyrus spool on btrfs?)

2017-09-13 Thread hw
Stephen John Smoogen wrote: On 13 September 2017 at 12:00, hw wrote: It will depend on the type of SSD. Ones with large cache and various smarts (SAS Enterprise type) can take many different sizes. For SATA ones it depends on what the cache and write of the SSD is and very few of them seem to

Re: [CentOS] stripe size for SSDs? ( cyrus spool on btrfs?)

2017-09-13 Thread John R Pierce
On 9/13/2017 9:21 AM, Stephen John Smoogen wrote: ...The SATA hard drives[It doesn't matter the brand.. they get built with the same tech and at the same place these days.] thats most assuredly not true.   HD manufacturing is extremely competitive, there's no WAY they 'are built at the s

Re: [CentOS] stripe size for SSDs? ( cyrus spool on btrfs?)

2017-09-13 Thread Valeri Galtsev
On Wed, September 13, 2017 2:16 pm, John R Pierce wrote: > On 9/13/2017 9:21 AM, Stephen John Smoogen wrote: >> ...The SATA hard drives[It doesn't matter the brand.. they get built >> with the same tech and at the same place these days.] > > > thats most assuredly not true.   HD manufacturin

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Jerry Geis
I continued to play to get this running. I am close. When X comes up and I click on the user to login - It appears X restarts. I do see a message that gdm was killed by SIGTRAP in the logs. I may just have something not installed at this point. I had to "yum remove" a couple things to allow the up

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Jerry Geis
I am running the propriatry NVIDIA driver 384.69 for GT 720 support. Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/13/2017 03:40 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: > I am running the propriatry NVIDIA driver 384.69 for GT 720 support. Depending on how you installed the driver, it may need to be recompiled for the new kernel. If you installed it directly from nvidia, you would need to boot to runlevel 3 and rerun the

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Jerry Geis
I have recompiled the NVIDIA binary driver. So graphics comes up - just when I click on the user - it restarts. Jerry On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: > I am running the propriatry NVIDIA driver 384.69 for GT 720 support. > > Jerry > > _

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Jerry Geis
if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does not start - but the only message (no errors) is Server terminated successfully. Jerry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Valeri Galtsev
On Wed, September 13, 2017 4:10 pm, Jerry Geis wrote: > I have recompiled the NVIDIA binary driver. That is like an oxymoron ;-) You can not recompile NVIDIA binary driver, you don't have source code for it. All you have is a binary compiled at NVIDIA, and small piece of code for interface betwee

Re: [CentOS] stripe size for SSDs? ( cyrus spool on btrfs?)

2017-09-13 Thread Stephen John Smoogen
On 13 September 2017 at 16:18, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > > On Wed, September 13, 2017 2:16 pm, John R Pierce wrote: >> On 9/13/2017 9:21 AM, Stephen John Smoogen wrote: >>> ...The SATA hard drives[It doesn't matter the brand.. they get built >>> with the same tech and at the same place these day

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Akemi Yagi
On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 09/13/2017 03:40 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: > > I am running the propriatry NVIDIA driver 384.69 for GT 720 support. > > If you installed it directly from nvidia, you would need to boot to > runlevel 3 and rerun the NVIDIA*.run script to build

Re: [CentOS] Apache 2.2 EOL - what is Red Hat's story for RHEL6?

2017-09-13 Thread Alan McKay
So looks like the definitive answer is here for those who have access https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2595461 What I don't understand is in the top left it says "solution unverified" and I"m not sure what that means. Basic summary is that RH will continue to support apache 2.2 to the end of

Re: [CentOS] Apache 2.2 EOL - what is Red Hat's story for RHEL6?

2017-09-13 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/13/2017 08:10 AM, Alan McKay wrote: >> I don't have any official knowledge, but I would suspect that they will >> maintain httpd-2.2 throughout the lifetime of RHEL6. Security issues >> would be backported. (If older versions of RHEL are any indication) > > The basic problem is though that

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/13/2017 04:12 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: > if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does not start - > but the only message (no errors) is > Server terminated successfully. > You can check the /var/log/Xorg.0.log to get some clues signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital sign

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/13/2017 07:59 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 09/13/2017 04:12 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: >> if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does not start - >> but the only message (no errors) is >> Server terminated successfully. >> > > You can check the /var/log/Xorg.0.log to get some cl

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/13/2017 08:02 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 09/13/2017 07:59 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: >> On 09/13/2017 04:12 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: >>> if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does not start - >>> but the only message (no errors) is >>> Server terminated successfully. >>> >> >>

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/13/2017 04:12 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: > if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does not start - > but the only message (no errors) is > Server terminated successfully. > In order to use the proprietary NVIDIA driver, you will need to disable the nouveau driver in the initrd.

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 09/13/2017 08:46 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 09/13/2017 04:12 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: >> if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does not start - >> but the only message (no errors) is >> Server terminated successfully. >> > > In order to use the proprietary NVIDIA driver, you w

Re: [CentOS] Update to 7.4 using DVD

2017-09-13 Thread Lamar Owen
On 09/13/2017 04:40 PM, Jerry Geis wrote: I am running the propriatry NVIDIA driver 384.69 for GT 720 support. The ELrepo driver works very well for me with CentOS 7.4.1708 on a Dell Precision M6700.  Here's what I have: ++ [lowen@localhost ~]$ nvidia-detect -v Probing for supported NVIDIA

Re: [CentOS] audio flaky

2017-09-13 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Wed, 13 Sep 2017, Michael Hennebry wrote: On Wed, 13 Sep 2017, wwp wrote: On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:02:34 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: I'm running CentOS 6. The audio goes in and out a lot. With vlc, I can sometimes get the audio back by turning the audio track off and on again. I h