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NVIDIA Question
by David St.Clair 17 Jan '22

17 Jan '22

This may be a dumb question, but why can't Redhat distribute NVIDIA binary drivers? In NVIDIA's licence (http://www.nvidia.com/object/nv_swlicense.html) it says: "2.1.2 Linux Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of Section 2.1.1, SOFTWARE designed exclusively for use on the Linux operating system may be copied and redistributed, provided that the binary files thereof are not modified in any way (except for unzipping of compressed files)." So, what's keeping RedHat from putting the drivers in the distribution? If it's a GPL thing, would it be easy to just download it during installation or at least give the option to the user? Thanks, -- David St.Clair dstclair(a)cs.wcu.edu

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Mouse goes crazy
by Jonathan Villa 17 Jan '22

17 Jan '22

Ok, I have had Yarrow working well for a while now, but yesterday I started experiencing some odd issues with my mouse. All of a sudden it stops working correctly. The only thing that seems to fix is to kill X and run mouse-test, then restart. Any ideas? Also, I have FC 1 running on a desktop which is hooked up to a KVM switch. Whenever I go to another PC, and return, the same thing happens, the mouse goes crazy. ???

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Fedora Core 1 Testing Update: foomatic-3.0.0-21
by Tim Waugh 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Test Update Notification FEDORA-2003-051 2004-01-13 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : foomatic Version : 3.0.0 Release : 21 Summary : Foomatic printer database. Description : Foomatic is a comprehensive, spooler-independent database of printers, printer drivers, and driver descriptions. It contains utilities to generate driver description files and printer queues for CUPS, LPD, LPRng, and PDQ using the database. There is also the possibility to read the PJL options out of PJL-capable laser printers and take them into account at the driver description file generation. There are spooler-independent command line interfaces to manipulate queues (foomatic-configure) and to print files/manipulate jobs (foomatic printjob). The site http://www.linuxprinting.org/ is based on this database. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: A newer printer drivers database is now available, including many updates. --------------------------------------------------------------------- * Mon Jan 12 2004 Tim Waugh <twaugh(a)redhat.com> 3.0.0-21 - Build for Fedora Core 1 printer drivers update. - Revert Omni update temporarily. - Downgrade engine to 20031217 to stick to the stable branch. * Mon Jan 12 2004 Tim Waugh <twaugh(a)redhat.com> 3.0.0-20 - Updated Omni printers to 0.9.1. * Mon Jan 12 2004 Tim Waugh <twaugh(a)redhat.com> 3.0.0-19 - Build for Fedora Core 1 printer drivers update. - No longer need symlink patch. - Updated fontpath patch. - Updated engine to 20040112. - Updated db to 20040112. - Updated gimp-print data to 4.2.6. --------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be downloaded from: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/1/ 5cc1bacc57c17e001f0c6d3a6884e36b SRPMS/foomatic-3.0.0-21.src.rpm 0a5b810349361ce389bdc96bf94c109a i386/foomatic-3.0.0-21.i386.rpm bffc67366b4d2a3f8ed2cee3b1d37a24 i386/debug/foomatic-debuginfo-3.0.0-21.i386.rpm This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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JVM for amd64 RC1?
by Barry Roberts 06 Feb '04

06 Feb '04

I nuked the included SuSE 8.1/United 1.0 that came on my appro box to try Fedora RC1 because I couldn't get a usable jdk/jvm to run tomcat on. The only improvement so far with Fedora is that I get better error messages (I think). I tried the blackdown rc1 for amd64 and after a few seconds of running my app, I get the attached error. On SuSE, the jvm process just silently exits in roughly the same amount of time. I can't seem to install a 32-bit jdk because I keep getting errors like the following from the self-extracting executables: /root/j2sdk-1_4_2_03-linux-i586.bin: ./install.sfx.16985: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: bad ELF interpreter: No such file or directory Is there a decent jdk for Fedora RC1 amd64? Or is there a way to make one of the ones I've already tried actually work? Thanks, Barry Roberts

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MyDoom
by Gene C. 04 Feb '04

04 Feb '04

The Red Hat mailing lists have always been pretty good about filering out spam and viruses. However, this MyDoom thing looking like it is sneaking through. looking at the message headers, it appears to me that Red Hat external sendmail may be set up to accept mail from the outside without filtering if it is from a valid @redhat.com user. I have not taken a look at these messages except for the last one but it appears that it is faking out the Red Hat sendmail server by telling it the host is redhat.com even if the ip address and reverse lookup do not match. Besides using lots of bandwidth, this one must be driving all of the ISPs and companies nuts if it is getting through Red Hat's systems given prior history of being able to block this stuff. Lots of aggravation of lots of folks. BTW, should this stuff be cleaned from (removed from) the archives since it is archiving lots of copies of of this virus which could bite unwary users. -- Gene

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test kernel-2.4.22-1.2166.nptl
by Robert G. (Doc) Savage 02 Feb '04

02 Feb '04

# rpm -ivh kernel-2.4.22-1.2166.nptl.i686.rpm ... ... 2:kernel ########################################### [ 67%] /dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such file or directory Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel? Command failed This latest kernel apparently installs, and seems to boot OK on my laptop, but has trouble recognizing my IOGear MiniView III 4-port USB KVM. On one boot the ATEN device is not found and I have no KVM keyboard or mouse. When I remove the device and reboot, the KVM is found again and everything is OK. It seems to toggle each time I boot. --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL

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vim-enhanced oddness
by Ken Snider 02 Feb '04

02 Feb '04

Using x86_64 test1 release. when using vim (/usr/bin/vim), and creating a file: [root(a)dw1.dw root]# vim blah ..typing some text, then saving with :wq, presents the following: Vim: Caught deadly signal ILL Vim: preserving files... Vim: Finished. Illegal instruction ../bin/vi does *not* have this problem, Any ideas? any output I can capture to help narrow down the issue?

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Wanting to install rawhide
by Paul F. Johnson 02 Feb '04

02 Feb '04

Hi, What do I need to alter on up2date or the nightly yum updater to install rawhide on my testing box? TTFN Paul

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Fedora Core 1 Testing Update: gimp-print-4.2.6-2
by Tim Waugh 01 Feb '04

01 Feb '04

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Test Update Notification FEDORA-2003-053 2004-01-13 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : gimp-print Version : 4.2.6 Release : 2 Summary : A collection of high-quality printer drivers. Description : These drivers provide printing quality for UNIX/Linux in many cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: The Gimp-Print driver, which supports a wide range of inkjet printers, has been updated to version 4.2.6. --------------------------------------------------------------------- * Mon Jan 12 2004 Tim Waugh <twaugh(a)redhat.com> 4.2.6-2 - Build for Fedora Core 1 update. * Mon Jan 12 2004 Tim Waugh <twaugh(a)redhat.com> 4.2.6-1 - 4.2.6. * Thu Nov 27 2003 Tim Waugh <twaugh(a)redhat.com> - Build requires cups-devel (bug #110765). --------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be downloaded from: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/1/ d4c9867279e529dfb725e5d4b78da45e SRPMS/gimp-print-4.2.6-2.src.rpm 29b2d556361ba27fcd2a16a666ba17b7 i386/gimp-print-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm 0c009dc9fe90c2aeace896d1bd89962c i386/gimp-print-devel-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm 7661658df3c6494c6c423794e682e637 i386/gimp-print-utils-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm 695ed05238474f1cb62fc5d15942086a i386/gimp-print-plugin-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm 9b8cbfabc97fa3904fa9678c293609b7 i386/gimp-print-cups-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm 92f791339c0607c53a0d2a1c0cd3a873 i386/debug/gimp-print-debuginfo-4.2.6-2.i386.rpm This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fedora Core 1 Test Update: mc-4.6.0-8.3
by Bill Nottingham 31 Jan '04

31 Jan '04

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Test Update Notification FEDORA-2004-058 2004-01-30 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : mc Version : 4.6.0 Release : 8.3 Summary : User-friendly text console file manager and visual shell. Description : Midnight Commander is a visual shell much like a file manager, only with many more features. It is a text mode application, but it also includes mouse support if you are running GPM. Midnight Commander's best features are its ability to FTP, view tar and zip files, and to poke into RPMs for specific files. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: This is an update to the previous testing update, 4.6.0-8.1. New changes listed below. --------------------------------------------------------------------- * Fri Jan 30 2004 Jakub Jelinek <jakub(a)redhat.com> 4.6.0-8.3 - update php.syntax file (#112645) - fix crash with large syntax file (#112644) --------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be downloaded from: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/1/ 69692aaa0d1eb263a2a8625ad5bdaac1 SRPMS/mc-4.6.0-8.3.src.rpm 60ebb4dd088eeee193c9259998136c6f i386/mc-4.6.0-8.3.i386.rpm 0c27127b10ee9cb0c99a07f3f54f7845 i386/debug/mc-debuginfo-4.6.0-8.3.i386.rpm This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command. You may need to edit your up2date channels configuration. Within /etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources enable the following line: yum updates-testing http://fedora.redhat.com/updates/testing/fedora-core-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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