Linux-Noob Forums - Fedora 8

MDADM rebuild crashing

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:19:59 +0200

After a recent power outage, my mdadm raid5 array will now lock up my machine when i try to rebuild it. I use this command:

Code:
/sbin/mdadm --assemble --force /dev/md0 /dev/sda /dev/sdc /dev/sdd

When i do an mdadm --examine i get this:

Code:
[root@localhost realms]# /sbin/mdadm --examine /dev/sda

/dev/sda:

      Magic : a92b4efc

    Version : 00.90.00

       UUID : 0b5156a9:a5f3a4ef:3262aff4:7e565f58

 Creation Time : Thu Jun 12 14:12:07 2008

 Raid Level : raid5

 Used Dev Size : 156290816 (149.05 GiB 160.04 GB)

 Array Size : 312581632 (298.10 GiB 320.08 GB)

  Raid Devices : 3

 Total Devices : 3

Preferred Minor : 0

Update Time : Mon Aug 25 18:19:29 2008

      State : active

Active Devices : 3

Working Devices : 3

Failed Devices : 0

 Spare Devices : 0

   Checksum : a57fc0d4 - correct

     Events : 0.15

     Layout : left-symmetric

 Chunk Size : 64K

  Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice State

this     0       8        0        0      active sync   /dev/sda

  0     0       8        0        0      active sync   /dev/sda

  1     1       8       32        1      active sync   /dev/sdc

  2     2       8       48        2      active sync   /dev/sdd

[root@localhost realms]# /sbin/mdadm --examine /dev/sdc

/dev/sdc:

      Magic : a92b4efc

    Version : 00.90.00

       UUID : 0b5156a9:a5f3a4ef:3262aff4:7e565f58

 Creation Time : Thu Jun 12 14:12:07 2008

 Raid Level : raid5

 Used Dev Size : 156290816 (149.05 GiB 160.04 GB)

 Array Size : 312581632 (298.10 GiB 320.08 GB)

  Raid Devices : 3

 Total Devices : 3

Preferred Minor : 0

Update Time : Mon Aug 25 18:19:29 2008

      State : active

Active Devices : 3

Working Devices : 3

Failed Devices : 0

 Spare Devices : 0

   Checksum : a57fc0f6 - correct

     Events : 0.15

     Layout : left-symmetric

 Chunk Size : 64K

  Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice State

this     1       8       32        1      active sync   /dev/sdc

  0     0       8        0        0      active sync   /dev/sda

  1     1       8       32        1      active sync   /dev/sdc

  2     2       8       48        2      active sync   /dev/sdd

[root@localhost realms]# 

[root@localhost realms]# /sbin/mdadm --examine /dev/sdd

/dev/sdd:

      Magic : a92b4efc

    Version : 00.90.00

       UUID : 0b5156a9:a5f3a4ef:3262aff4:7e565f58

 Creation Time : Thu Jun 12 14:12:07 2008

 Raid Level : raid5

 Used Dev Size : 156290816 (149.05 GiB 160.04 GB)

 Array Size : 312581632 (298.10 GiB 320.08 GB)

  Raid Devices : 3

 Total Devices : 3

Preferred Minor : 0

Update Time : Mon Aug 25 18:19:29 2008

      State : active

Active Devices : 3

Working Devices : 3

Failed Devices : 0

 Spare Devices : 0

   Checksum : a57fc108 - correct

     Events : 0.15

     Layout : left-symmetric

 Chunk Size : 64K

  Number   Major   Minor   RaidDevice State

this     2       8       48        2      active sync   /dev/sdd

  0     0       8        0        0      active sync   /dev/sda

  1     1       8       32        1      active sync   /dev/sdc

  2     2       8       48        2      active sync   /dev/sdd

[root@localhost realms]#

In my /etc/mdadm.conf i have this:

Code:
DEVICE /dev/sda /dev/sdc /dev/sdd

ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid5 devices=3 UUID=0b5156a9:a5f3a4ef:3262aff4:7e565f58

When i type /sbin/mdadm --assemble --scan -v i get this

Code:
[root@localhost realms]# /sbin/mdadm --assemble --scan -v

mdadm: looking for devices for /dev/md0

mdadm: /dev/sda is not one of 3

mdadm: /dev/sdc is not one of 3

mdadm: /dev/sdd is not one of 3

mdadm: no devices found for /dev/md0

Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. If there is any other info you need, please let me know. I have some very important data i need to get off these drives. I have recently purchased an Adaptec RAID controller to put in but haven't had a chance to do it yet. Thanks in advance for your help.

Missing SATA Drives

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:17:40 +0200

I am on vacation and logged in remotely too check on my machine. To my surprise, 2 of my SATA drives that are part of my RAID 5 array seem to be missing. I am unable to get to this machine until Monday when I get home. Is there anything I can do to recover these drives? I have tried rebooting and they don't show up. Fdisk -l doesnt show them. Dmesg shows:

ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)

ata1: EH complete

ata1: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x150000 action 0xa frozen

ata1: SError: { PHYRdyChg CommWake Dispar }

ata1: hard resetting link

ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)

ata4: EH complete

ata4: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x150000 action 0xa frozen

ata4: SError: { PHYRdyChg CommWake Dispar }

ata4: hard resetting link

ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)

ata1: EH complete

ata1: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x50000 action 0xa frozen

ata1: SError: { PHYRdyChg CommWake }

ata1: hard resetting link

Not sure if that makes a difference or not. Could this be an issue with the cables? Is there any other commands I could use to try and figure out what happened to my drives? I am kinda newbish still to Fedora 8 and linux in general so any help would be greatly appreciated. Also if you need any other info, please let me know....

Low Memory Install

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:10:12 +0200

Hi. So I'm doing an install on a box that's only got 128MB memory (which i know is below the recommended amount)

Everything is fine until I reboot, at which point I am shuttled directly to the login prompt ...cause there ain't enough memory to run in graphics mode(?).

Is there a way to finish the installation in textmode. Has anybody written a How-To if it's possible?

I don't particularly need graphics mode cause its just a personal webserver project. I wanna do a xampp/eGroupware install. Doesnt matter how slow it is. And seeing as I miss having a commandline, I'd rather learn the text mode commands and switches anyways.

Fedora 8 audio driver Question

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:25:31 +0200

I was using fedora 6 32-bit, it has Realtek HD Audio manager installed. The icon for this Audio Manger was shown in lower right corner(Gnome panel) of the desktop by default. Recently i switched to fedora 8 32-bit. I downloaded Realtek HD Audio Manager for Linux and installed it. Although i don't have any problem with audio, I want to ask why the Audio manager application is not shown in my fedora 8 Gnome panel? Have i done something wrong while installation of the audio driver or it is like this in fedora 8?

Thank You

where are the entries in my /etc/fstab file

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:16:49 +0200

I am using fedora8.

I donot see any entries for my hard disk partitions in the /etc/fstab file. But strangely all the partitions have a shortcut on the desktop !

is there any other place where these partitons are mounted from ?

nishith

Insert fedora core 8 (disc 1) for installing packages ?

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:39:57 +0200

Hi

I recently shifted to linux...infact few hours ago. I am using fedora core 8 and I wanna use the gnuplot package. So I go to the add/remove softwares and type in "gnuplot".

I get the list I select it and then press "apply". Then after resolving dependencies I get this message

"insert fedorecore8 (disc1) " ----> I have two options OK and Cancel []

I have the fedora core 8 DVD inside the DVD ROM.

p.s : I had lost the fedore core 8 DVD which was originally used to install fedora core 8. So I recently downloaded .img file and burnt it on a DVD and inserted it.

vlc won't sound

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:46:33 +0200

I have installed vlc using the yum installer.

I got a acer laptop which has OSS installed. ALSA didnot work due to issues with ICH8 chipset.

Anyway, xmms plays audio alright , but when I start vlc and play the same file, it seems to play it but I donot get to hear anything ! [img]<___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_ohmy.png[/img]

Any idea how to tell vlc to use OSS?

thanks

nishith

desktop integration for openoffice

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:13:28 +0200

I am using fedora 8 on a acer laptop.

I have installed openoffice from a rpm file.

I also got a rpm for desktop integration.

Everything installed without any complaining.....but I can't see any links for the openoffice on the applications menu.

I can start impress, writer etc from /opt/openoffice-2.0/programs dir but not otherwise.

Can I get the desktop integration done !

thanks in advance

nishith

configuring gstreamer properly

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:53:29 +0200

I have installed gstreamer on my acer 4720 laptop which is running fedora8.

But I see the volume control applet with a red cross and on clicking it says :

The volume control did not find any elements and/or devices to control.

This means either that you don't have the right GStreamer plugins installed,

or that you don't have a sound card configured.

You can remove the volume control from the panel by right-clicking the

speaker icon on the panel and selecting "Remove From Panel" from the menu.

I have both alsa and oss installed on my system. Alsa didnot work with my ICH8 sound chip so I used oss.

Read somewhere that gstreamer doesn't support oss. How to solve the problem.

I am unable to adjust the volume of the sound when I use the oss plugin with xmms.

thanks in advance

nishith

32bit apps in FC8 x86_64

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:27:01 +0200

I've just come back to linux and installed FC8. I used to use RH9 (yea its been a while). I went to compile some old code of mine and this is what I get:

make ../bin/circle

make[1]: Entering directory `/home/jay/Desktop/circ/circle-3.1/src'

gcc -o ../bin/circle arena.o asciimap.o act.comm.o act.informative.o act.item.o act.movement.o act.offensive.o act.other.o act.social.o act.wizard.o alias.o ban.o boards.o clan.o clanedit.o class.o comm.o color.o config.o constants.o db.o fight.o graph.o handler.o house.o interpreter.o limits.o magic.o mail.o mobact.o modify.o objsave.o olc.o random.o shop.o spec_assign.o spec_procs.o spell_parser.o spells.o utils.o weather.o warzone.o bsd-snprintf.o cedit.o genmob.o genobj.o genolc.o genshp.o genwld.o genzon.o improved-edit.o medit.o oasis.o oasis_copy.o oasis_delete.o oasis_list.o oedit.o redit.o sedit.o tedit.o zedit.o aedit.o range.o diskio.o quest.o -lcrypt

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `arena.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `asciimap.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `act.informative.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `act.item.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `act.movement.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `act.offensive.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `act.other.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `act.social.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `act.wizard.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `alias.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `ban.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

..........

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `diskio.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

/usr/bin/ld: i386 architecture of input file `quest.o' is incompatible with i386:x86-64 output

collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

make[1]: *** [../bin/circle] Error 1

make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/jay/Desktop/circ/circle-3.1/src'

make: *** [all] Error 2

For some reason the i386 version of FC8 would not install. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanx.

operating shockwave

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:13:24 +0100

After upgrading to Fedora 8 from 7, I am no longer able to play online poker games through any of the browsers: Firefox, Galeon and Konqueror. I think it is a problem with Flash but I am not sure how to solve it.

The website requires both the Java Runtime Environment and Shockwave, both of which seem to be correctly installed. When I enter the "about:plugins" this is what I get:

Code:
GCJ Web Browser Plugin 1.4

File name: gcjwebplugin.so

The GCJ Web Browser Plugin executes Java applets.

MIME Type     Description     Suffixes     Enabled

application/x-java-vm     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.1     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.2     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.3     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.4     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.5     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.6     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;version=1.7     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.7.0_00     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.1     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.2     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.3     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.4     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.5     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.6     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;version=1.7     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.7.0_00     IcedTea     class,jar     Yes

Shockwave Flash

File name: libflashplayer.so

Shockwave Flash 9.0 d78

MIME Type     Description     Suffixes     Enabled

application/x-shockwave-flash     Shockwave Flash     swf     Yes

application/futuresplash     FutureSplash Player     spl     Yes

Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible

File name: nphelix.so

Helix DNA Plugin: RealPlayer G2 Plug-In Compatible version 0.4.0.622 built with gcc 3.2.0 on Jul 18 2006

MIME Type     Description     Suffixes     Enabled

audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin     RealPlayer Plugin Metafile     rpm     Yes

When I test my java by loading this page http://www.javatester.org/version.html

I get a positive result: Java Version 1.7.0 from Sun Microsystems

With Shockwave, I am confused because I am able to play YouTube videos diirectly from the site without a glitch but when I load this site to test http://www.explorelearning.com/View/vCorp/shockPop.html it, I get a failure and a message that tells me to download the plugin. The link leads me to the Adobe download page but it presents me with the following message:

Code:
Shockwave Player Download Center

We are unable to locate a Web player that matches your platform and browser.

ATTENTION NETSCAPE 6 USERS:

Note: If you have Netscape 6.0, then please update to Netscape 6.1 before installing the Shockwave Player. To determine what version of Netscape you have, select the "About Communicator" option in your browser's Help Menu. Click here to update your browser to Netscape 6.1.

Please visit our table of recommended Web players .

Nvidia + Livna nvidia drivers+ compiz= compiz not working???

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:51:01 +0100

I think i already posted this but i can't find it? so here it is again.

Ok so i get fedora 8, install the kmod-nvidia drivers from livna and the installed drivers from nvidias site.

After that i installed Compiz and enabled desktop effects.....

but when i try to start compiz nothing happens...wtf?

i get no errors and nothing saying it crashed it just doesn't start.

Also i noticed that the nvidia splash doesn't flash on xserver start...but the drivers where installed.

this is my xorg.conf:

Code:
# Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier     "Default Layout"

Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0

InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

Option        "AIGLX" "true"

EndSection

Section "Files"

ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"

EndSection

Section "Module"

Load  "glx"

Load  "dbe"

Load  "extmod"

EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

Option        "AIGLX" "on"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default

Identifier  "Mouse0"

Driver      "mouse"

Option        "Protocol" "auto"

Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

Option        "Emulate3Buttons" "no"

Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier  "Keyboard0"

Driver      "kbd"

Option        "XkbModel" "pc105"

Option        "XkbLayout" "us+inet"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

Identifier   "Monitor0"

VendorName   "Unknown"

ModelName    "Unknown"

HorizSync    30.0 - 110.0

VertRefresh  50.0 - 150.0

Option        "DPMS"

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier  "Videocard0"

Driver      "nv"

Option        "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps" "true"

Option        "Composite" "Enable"

Option        "TripleBuffer" "true"

Option        "RenderAccel" "true"

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Screen0"

Device     "Videocard0"

Monitor    "Monitor0"

DefaultDepth     24

SubSection "Display"

    Viewport   0 0

    Depth     24

    Option        "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"

EndSubSection

EndSection

Section "Extensions"

Option        "Composite" "Enable"

EndSection

thanks guys

Trouble with livdvdcss

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:05:35 +0100

Hi all.I have big problems with dvd for VLC,Kaffeine and Ogle don't detect libdvdcss despite it's installed.Do you have any hints,pls?I have got livdvdcss from Livna repo.Thanx in advance.

Who's using Fedora 8?

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:54:46 +0100

Wondering who's using Fedora 8 here at Linux-Noob. How is it working out for you? I'm running it on a Toshiba laptop and so far it's awesome. Even have Compiz-Fusion working!

nx, freenx fedora 8 problems

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:07:00 +0100

after loading up Fedora 8 I discovered that an application I use everyday didn't work anymore. FreeNx is like remote desktop for Linux. I use this to do things on this server everday and discovered that when I used the client application I would connect but when it came to displaying the remote desktop the program just crashed out. After about a week of looking around and asking questions someone finally enlightened me on what to do to fix this issue. Please see below:

So I suggest:

- checking security contexts

- checking /tmp/.X11-unix/ for correct permissions and creation:

$ mkdir -m1755 /tmp/.X11-unix/

If it still does not work, changing DISPLAY="unix:$display" to DISPLAY=":$display" everywhere in /usr/libexec/nx/nxnode.

This worked for me!