Hi am a newbie, this is my second day on linus so please forgive me if I am asking a stupid question.

 

I wanted to install xorg-x11-devel-6.7.0-9.i386.rpm so i downloaded and did the following

 

1) $ rpm -i xorg-x11-devel-6.7.0-9.i386.rpm

error: Failed dependencies:

fontconfig-devel >= 2.1 is needed by xorg-x11-devel-6.7.0-9

2) so dowmloaded and ran $ rpm -i fontconfig-devel-2.2.3-5.i386.rpm

error: Failed dependencies:

fontconfig = 2.2.3 is needed by fontconfig-devel-2.2.3-5

3) so downloaded fontconfig-2.2.3.tar.gz and did the following:

$ gunzip -c fontconfig-2.2.3.tar.gz | tar xvf -

$ cd fontconfig-2.2.3

$ ./configure

$ make

$ make install

 

All this seemed to run fine

so tried step 2) again, $ rpm -i fontconfig-devel-2.2.3-5.i386.rpm and got the same error message, so why can't it find fontconfig?

 

Thanks

 

Spinor5

I have fedora/redhat. I installed Gkrellm, I tryed to run it form the Icon , and it will not work

If I run it from the terminal I get the error--

 

gkrellm: relocation error: gkrellm: undefined symbol: gdk_threads_lock

 

My friend said to update GTK to GTK2 using code-

 

yum update gtk2

 

but it doesnt understand " yum"

 

now do I go about updating GTK ( if thats the problem ) If not how do I get Kgrellm to work?

 

thanks

just thought i'd post this news article i found on google to let people know this kind of non-sense is goin on and to be careful.

 

I am running Redhat Enterprise 2.

My system is Freezing everythime I preform a certain commands.. via ROOT

 

For instances

 

When I preform

yum check-update

apt-get update

rpm commands

 

I am not sure as to why this is happening.

This error seems to ONLY error on users with ROOT access...

thanks to Jy (hijinks) for help with getting it working !!!

 

Detailed instructions including the code to get it working are in the tips and tricks section just here

 

:P

 

cheers

 

anyweb

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Hello averyone as I typed in the subject line I have Toshiba TE2000 laptop and it has

internal modem installed already. I have checked the modem chipset

trough the WinXP and it says ;

PCI/VEN-10B9& DEV-5450&SUBSYS-00011179

I found that this is a Agere kind of modem from the following internet

site.

 

[/url]http://www.pcidatabase.com/vendor_details.php?id=569

 

It has this description on that page:

 

0x5450

Chip Description:

Agere Systems AC97 Modem

 

 

Could you please help me to find out what kind of driver I can install in this

Fedora2 (linux). I searched nearly a month still unsuccessful.

I really need to have this modem working in my computer.

I am going to paste the ModemData.txt output here and also I tried to install slmodem driver here how I tried and the results. Please have a look at it.

 

Hello Jacques,

As you told me I have run the scanModem and this is the output of the

ModemData.txt

 

 

 

 

 

The most recent update of scanModem accessed at

http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/scanModem.gz

should ALWAYS be used!! Current UPDATE=2004_Sept_27

URLs to cogent advice are regularly entered and updated, and your

problem may be solved therein.

If further help is needed, send a description of your problem to:

discuss@linmodems.org

with this ModemData.txt Attached, using the following in the email

Subject Line:

scanModem, redhat kernel 2.6.5-1.358

Always send this ENTIRE Modem/ModemData.txt. It includes subtle

diagnostic ouputs needed to best guide you.

If your PC is a laptop, please provide Make and Modem information.

 

For instructions to UNSUBSCRIBE from discuss@linmodems.org,

send an email to: discuss-help@linmodems.org

 

-------------- System information ------------------------

redhat Fedora Core release 2 (Tettnang)

on System with processor: i686

supported by kernel: 2.6.5-1.358

 

The kernel-2.6.5-1.358 was compiled with CONFIG_REGPARM, providing more

compact and faster code.

 

assembled with compiler: 3.3.3

with current System compiler GCC=3.3.3

Modem symbolic link is: /dev/modem -> /dev/ttySL0

----active COMM services are ------------

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:D1:D0:AA:BF

inet6 addr: fe80::2a0:d1ff:fed0:aabf/64 Scope:Link

This COMM mode should be closed before using the modem, or DNS services

may fail.

 

Under 2.6.n kernels, there is currently modem support by:

the more expensive Controller chipset modems using the open source

serial code

Conexant software downloaded through http://www.linuxant.com

SmartLink slmodem drivers, including USB hardware

USB modems using the Open Source acm.ko driver

Lucent DSP (digital signal processing) chipsets but NOT:

soft modems ( though some are supported by slmodem drivers)

Intel 536EP and 537 modems

For all other modems, support projections are not available as of this

update=2004_Sept_27

 

PPP support module bsd_comp.ko not found!

Resident PPP support modules are properly uncompressed .

======= Fedora code changes =======

SmartLink slmodem-2.9.n, Lucent/Agere DSP, Intel 536ep and 537 drivers

are already Fedora competent. For usage of winmodems with the

kernel-2.4.nn Fedora releases a change in the serial-like driver code

of WinModems is necessary.

See for guidance: http://hepunx.rl.ac.uk/~wmurray/pctel/pctel.html

Basically , the line:

if ((tty->count == 1) && (state->count != 1)) {

should be changed into:

if (atomic_read(&tty->count) == 1 && state->count != 1) {

This works in the ltmodem code too. See

http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/archive-third/msg02360.html

An error about "rs_close" during compiling is a signature that the

fedora fix is needed

 

Beginning with Fedora 2 kernel-2.6.6-1.427, kernel-headers needed for

compiling drivers are provide at: /lib/modules/kernel-version/build/

Thus upgrading above kernel 2.6.5-1.358 to 2.6.6-* is Stongly

Recommended

redhat is not yet providing pre-compiled drivers for WinModems

 

An AC97 modem codec was not detected

 

------ dmesg slamr filtered -------

slamr: module license 'Smart Link Ltd.' taints kernel.

Evidently a slamr compatible soft modem is not installed

---------- End SIL_id section ---------------

 

Path to lspci is: /sbin/lspci

--------- lspci scan ----------------

PCI_bus

00:00.0 Host bridge: ALi Corporation M1644/M1644T Northbridge+Trident

(rev 01)

00:01.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation PCI to AGP Controller

00:02.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)

00:04.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c3)

00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link

Controller Audio Device (rev 01)

00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV]

00:08.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 PMU

00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100]

(rev 0d)

00:11.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC95 PCI to

Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 32)

00:11.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC95 PCI to

Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 32)

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade XPAi1

(rev 82)

-------------------------------------

 

Though not displayed, an embedded soft modem may reside in this Audio

card:

Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link

Controller Audio Device (rev 01)

which sadly is not supported under Linux.

 

 

A modem was not detected among the above PCI devices.

This indicates that the modem, if present has a non-standard or ISA

bridge.

Please follow the directions in Modem/General.txt for identifying the

modem properties

when booting under Microsoft Windows. Also access any documentation

sources

on yourchipset. Guidance can only be provided AFTER

the chipset and/or its drivers have been identified.

 

======= PCI_ID checking completed ======

Update=2004_Sept_27

 

Analyzing information for PCMCIA device at PCI Bus 00:11.0

GREPping for an inserted PCMCIA modem with filter: ommunication

 

Analyzing information for PCMCIA device at PCI Bus 00:11.1

GREPping for an inserted PCMCIA modem with filter: ommunication

If a PCMCIA modem is currently inserted and the sockets activated by

/etc/init.d/pcmcia start

then the PCMCIA bridge is NOT transparent.

 

If the modem is known to have a Lucent digital signal processing

chipset,

then PCMCIA.tar.gz variant assembled by Joern Wustenfeld is necessary,

rather than the standard ltmodem-8.26a9.tar.gz at

http://ltmodem.heby.de/

The following information blocks just query some ppp support items.

====================================================

grep ppp /etc/modprobe.conf

-------------------------------------

 

-------------------------------------

Be sure to read the section about ppp related modules and aliases in

Modem/General.txt

Be sure to read the Ethernet section of Modem/General.txt

DEVPPP=crw------- 1 root root 108, 0 Feb 24 2004 /dev/ppp

 

The current modem symbolic link is: /dev/modem -> /dev/ttySL0

The ports /dev/ttyS0 or 1,2,3 are for standard Controller chip modems

 

 

No devfsd.conf file found, indicated absense of the devfsd daemon

package

for device file system (devfs) symbolic link support.

 

DEVFSD=

---- dmesg queries -------

PCI: if you experience problems, try using option 'pci=noacpi' or even

'acpi=off'

apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x02 (Driver version 1.16ac)

apm: overridden by ACPI.

audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)

toshiba_acpi: Toshiba Laptop ACPI Extras version 0.18

toshiba_acpi: HCI method: \_SB_.VALD.GHCI

 

The Modem/DriverCompiling.txt is a MUST READ,

if you are not experienced in configuring kernel-source/

or get "unresolved symbols" upon driver insertion.

 

Most recent WinModem fixes are in:

[url=http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/FAQ.html]http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/FAQ.html

 

 

I tried slmodem-2.9.9 here is the steps I followed;

 

1)I change the Kernel dir to the following from the Makefile

 

KERNEL_DIR:=/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build

 

 

 

2)make

and than

3) make install

[root@mail coskun]# cd slmodem-2.9.9/

[root@mail slmodem-2.9.9]# make install

make -C modem all

make[1]: Entering directory `/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/modem'

make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/modem'

make -C drivers KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build

make[1]: Entering directory `/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/drivers'

cc -I/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include -o kernel-ver kernel-ver.c

make all KERNEL_VER=2.6.5-1.358

make[2]: Entering directory `/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/drivers'

make modules -C /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build

SUBDIRS=/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/drivers

make[3]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build'

Building modules, stage 2.

MODPOST

make[3]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build'

make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/drivers'

make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/drivers'

make install -C drivers KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build

make[1]: Entering directory `/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/drivers'

cc -I/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build/include -o kernel-ver kernel-ver.c

mkdir -p /dev

mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr0 c 212 0 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr1 c 212 1

; mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr2 c 212 2 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slamr3 c 212

3 ; echo -n

mknod -m 600 /dev/slusb0 c 213 0 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slusb1 c 213 1

; mknod -m 600 /dev/slusb2 c 213 2 ; mknod -m 600 /dev/slusb3 c 213

3 ; echo -n

make install KERNEL_VER=2.6.5-1.358

make[2]: Entering directory `/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/drivers'

install -D -m 644 slamr.ko /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/extra/slamr.ko

install -D -m 644 slusb.ko /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/extra/slusb.ko

/sbin/depmod -a

make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/drivers'

make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/coskun/slmodem-2.9.9/drivers'

install -D -m 755 modem/slmodemd /usr/sbin/slmodemd

rm -f -rf /var/lib/slmodem

install -d -D -m 755 /var/lib/slmodem

 

4)

[root@mail slmodem-2.9.9]# /usr/sbin/slmodemd --country=AUSTRALIA

error: mdm setup: cannot open dev `/dev/slamr0': No such device or

address

error: cannot setup device `/dev/slamr0'

 

Here I am having trouble, I don't really know the reason.

Help me please..

 

I also created that symbolic link by the folloving code

 

[root@mail sbin]# ln -s /dev/ttySL0 /dev/modem

 

So that is the story, have a look and please tell me what am I

doing wrong and what should I do to fix it up.

Thank you for your time.

 

Coskun

 

I will appreciate your help.

Thanks

 

Coskun

How can i stop everything else than web and dns from my computer with iptables.

I just thought i could use the following:

 

iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --sport 80 -j ACCEPT

iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp --sport 53 -j ACCEPT

iptables -P OUTPUT DROP

 

But with this i cant surf the web at all...

 

 

 

-george

or MAYBE ....

 

people don't come here looking for help because things just work?

 

:)

if i have a directory with many *.conf files, and i also in the same directory have other files that end with *.tar and *.gz. And i want to compress all files in that directory execpt the allready compresed files like *.tar and *.gz

 

tar cf funnet.tar * except ?

 

 

also how can i find files that have not been modified in like 1 year ? i know there is atime fuction, but what should i use when we speak of years.. ?

 

 

-knut