Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA
On 23/09/13 17:14, inode0 wrote: It is informative, it tells you what sort of "file" you are looking at. No different than # ls -ld /usr/bin dr-xr-xr-x. 2 root root 69632 Sep 23 09:20 /usr/bin which begins with a 'd' telling you that /usr/bin is a directory. >Is there a mknod command to rem

Re: Fedora 19 and hdmi sound works on Toshiba but not HP

2013-09-23 Thread poma
On 23.09.2013 20:59, Gregory P. Ennis wrote: … > I have still not been able to get the hdmi interface to become active. > the results of lspci reveal : > >> Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Wrestler HDMI Audio > > If any of you can help me find ua driver for this that will wo

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA
On 23/09/13 15:13, Paul W. Frields wrote: >[root@box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb* >brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 16 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb >brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 17 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb1 It means the file is a block device node. Typically control of that file/device is through a device driver. In

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread inode0
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > Are you saying that the "b" is merely to control the color in a listing? I > view everything in black and white. > > Does it have any other effect? It is informative, it tells you what sort of "file" you are looking at. N

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Joe Wulf
Bob, In Unix everything is a file... regular files, links, directories as well as the block and character special devices.  These entities you are seeing have a specific purpose to keep the Unix Operating system functioning. Now, the /bin/ls binary has functionality that allows colorization bas

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA
On 23/09/13 16:07, poma wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ls;) File types $ ll --color /dev/sdb* $ file /dev/sdb* # file --special-files /dev/sdb* poma Are you saying that the "b" is merely to control the color in a listing? I view everything in black and white. Does it have any othe

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Rick Stevens
On 09/23/2013 01:13 PM, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA issued this missive: On 23/09/13 15:05, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: I spent the last half hour googling with no success. What does the "b" mean and how is it controlled? [root@box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb* brw-rw. 1 root

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Mike Wright
09/23/2013 01:13 PM, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: On 23/09/13 15:05, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: I spent the last half hour googling with no success. What does the "b" mean and how is it controlled? [root@box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb* brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 16 Sep 23

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA
On 23/09/13 15:05, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: I spent the last half hour googling with no success. What does the "b" mean and how is it controlled? [root@box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb* brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 16 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 17 Sep 23 14:36 /d

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread poma
On 23.09.2013 21:05, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > > I spent the last half hour googling with no success. What does the "b" > mean and how is it controlled? > > [root@box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb* > brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 16 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb > brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 17 Sep

F19 display weird

2013-09-23 Thread Beartooth
On an old laptop (IBM-refurbished T30 Thinkpad), F18 had been running fine (using xfce) for months. I followed the directions at http:// fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedUp (except that I became root on gnome- terminal, instead of using sudo). I ran 'yum update' and rebooted. I ran 'fed

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 12:08:57PM -0700, Joe Wulf wrote: > "b" stands for block device; just like "c" will represent a character device. > > I looked all over the place for that kind of information years ago... > strangely, I found in when scanning the man page for 'find'. This may be helpful,

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 03:05:45PM -0400, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > > I spent the last half hour googling with no success. What does the > "b" mean and how is it controlled? > > [root@box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb* > brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 16 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb > brw-rw. 1

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread inode0
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > > I spent the last half hour googling with no success. What does the "b" mean > and how is it controlled? > > [root@box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb* > brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 16 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb > brw-rw. 1 root disk

RE: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Powell, Michael
> I spent the last half hour googling with no success. What does the "b" > mean and how is it controlled? > > [root@box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb* > brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 16 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb brw-rw. 1 root > disk 8, 17 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb1 > > Bob The first character is the file type.

Re: Fedora 18 internet

2013-09-23 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 23.09.2013 17:46, schrieb Jean Maupertuis: > I use Geneweb on my computer for genealogy without problem for 5 years ago. > i don't update it today but now when i modify an ancestor a i have a message > "the connexion is reset". > Same problem with firefox and chrome so your ISP/router/switch

Re: permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Joe Wulf
"b" stands for block device; just like "c" will represent a character device. I looked all over the place for that kind of information years ago... strangely, I found in when scanning the man page for 'find'. > > From: "Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA" >To:

Re: ssh - config setup file conflict??

2013-09-23 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 23.09.2013 16:06, schrieb bruce: > Testing out setting up ssh - using priv/pub keys > > The test config file > > cat /home/foo/.ssh/config > HostName 192.168.5.18 > User foo > IdentityFile /home/foo/id_rsa_foo > > i can ssh foo@192.168.5.18 with no issue, works as it should > > however, any

Re: ssh - server->target

2013-09-23 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 23.09.2013 17:35, schrieb bruce: > testing priv/pub keys... > > working on a local server, behind firewall, with it's own dhcp ip. the > external wan ip is not the same as the internal ip. > > create the priv/pub key for the local server > the normal ssh u...@target.com works > > change the

permissions -

2013-09-23 Thread Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA
I spent the last half hour googling with no success. What does the "b" mean and how is it controlled? [root@box10 bobg]# ll /dev/sdb* brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 16 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb brw-rw. 1 root disk 8, 17 Sep 23 14:36 /dev/sdb1 Bob -- http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD box10 Fedora-1

Re: Fedora 19 and hdmi sound works on Toshiba but not HP

2013-09-23 Thread Gregory P. Ennis
Everyone, I have an HP 2000-2a22NR notebook with an hdmi interface with a new install of fc19. The hdmi video works perfectly, but I am unable to get the sound to the hdmi interface. When I activate 'sound settings' I am able to see sound output device that is labeled " Speakers - Built-in Audi

RE: configure yum to ignore kernel updates?

2013-09-23 Thread Powell, Michael
> in using the cli just yum update exclude=kernel* or stuck > exclude=kernel* in /etc/yum.conf and use "--disablexcludes" when > required to update kernel This sounds like what I need :) thanks -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http

Re: configure yum to ignore kernel updates?

2013-09-23 Thread Frank Murphy
On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:59:24 + "Powell, Michael" wrote: > Is there a way to configure yum to ignore kernel updates besides > manually removing an update before the update? The problem is that > there's a very strong chance a kernel update will break drivers > (read: nvidia), and I don't want

configure yum to ignore kernel updates?

2013-09-23 Thread Powell, Michael
Is there a way to configure yum to ignore kernel updates besides manually removing an update before the update? The problem is that there's a very strong chance a kernel update will break drivers (read: nvidia), and I don't want to have to swing to extremes, like not updating at all... I update

Re: ssh - server->target

2013-09-23 Thread Erick Ocrospoma
You are correct. It won't be affected. ~ Happy install ! Cellphone : +51 950307809 Blog: http://zerick.me/ LUG: http://www.utpinux.org IRC : zerick About : http://about.me/zerick Linux User ID : 549567 On 23 September 2013 10:35, bruce wrote: > Hi. > > testing pr

Re: configure yum to ignore kernel updates?

2013-09-23 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 16:59:24 +, "Powell, Michael" wrote: Is there a way to configure yum to ignore kernel updates besides manually removing an update before the update? The problem is that there's a very strong chance a kernel update will break drivers (read: nvidia), and I don't wan

ssh - server->target

2013-09-23 Thread bruce
Hi. testing priv/pub keys... working on a local server, behind firewall, with it's own dhcp ip. the external wan ip is not the same as the internal ip. create the priv/pub key for the local server the normal ssh u...@target.com works change the local eth0 ipaddress... rerun the ssh u...@target

Fedora 18 internet

2013-09-23 Thread Jean Maupertuis
I use Geneweb on my computer for genealogy without problem for 5 years ago. i don't update it today but now when i modify an ancestor a i have a message "the connexion is reset". Same problem with firefox and chrome. ping is good. Any idea Thanks -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.

Re: ssh - config setup file conflict??

2013-09-23 Thread bruce
hey micheal.. yeah.. it was a stupid typo! thanks though... hope this helps someone else.. On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:06:51 -0400, bruce wrote: > >> Testing out setting up ssh - using priv/pub keys >> >> The test config file >> >> cat /ho

Re: ssh - config setup file conflict??

2013-09-23 Thread Michael Schwendt
On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:06:51 -0400, bruce wrote: > Testing out setting up ssh - using priv/pub keys > > The test config file > > cat /home/foo/.ssh/config > HostName 192.168.5.18 I assume you want "Host" instead of "HostName". > User foo > IdentityFile /home/foo/id_rsa_foo > > i ca

Re: Goa daemon eats all my cpu

2013-09-23 Thread Paul W. Frields
On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 10:51:16PM +0200, William Murray wrote: > Hi all, >Go daemon keeps grabbing 100% of my cpu. I don't really know what > it is, good tells me it is something to do with online accounts > (which I never use). Is there some way to tame it? Or any way to > switch it off co

ssh - config setup file conflict??

2013-09-23 Thread bruce
Testing out setting up ssh - using priv/pub keys The test config file cat /home/foo/.ssh/config HostName 192.168.5.18 User foo IdentityFile /home/foo/id_rsa_foo i can ssh foo@192.168.5.18 with no issue, works as it should however, any other ssh is also intercepted by the config file.. ie ssh a

Re: Update Dependancies broken for the past few days.

2013-09-23 Thread linuxnutster
On 09/22/2013 03:41 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: On 09/22/2013 12:26 PM, linuxnuts...@videotron.ca wrote: You are not alone. It's been pretty bad for quite some time. I've been having to remove libdvdcss2 before updating and then putting it back. Updating to kernel 3.11.1-200 was a disaster on three of

Mouse pointer becomes white square

2013-09-23 Thread linuxnutster
I just installed fedora 19 on an older machine with an Asus M2X-MX motherboard. It is a machine going to a handicapped person with zero $$$. The onboard VGA is an nvidia 6100. I installed kmod-nvidia-304xx. The mouse pointer turns to a white square using nouveau and the kmod driver. It was a bi

Re: Fedup error

2013-09-23 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 21 September 2013, Phil Dobbin sent: > I'd forgotten to put Google's nameservers in > '/etc/reslove.conf' so that's where the problem lay. Too much laying and loving in that file... ;-) -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 14 01:3