Justbill

Ok, I followed the link http://gnu.mirrors.tds.net/pub/fedora-core-extras/4/i386/kover-2.9.6-3.i386.rpm but I really don't know what to do with what it showed up. It was'nt a download or anything I could make sense of, just looked like a page full of code. Justbill

Sooooo, I looked around (probably in the wrong place) in Fedora, and did not find Kover. I followed the link you provided, but I was not sure which download to get. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks Justbill

I would like to install Java on this box. I am currently running FC4. In the release notes they recomend to use jpackage, rather than sun. I tried to install (Sun's Java) prior to installing FC4 on this machine (I tried with CentOS 4.1), and was not successful! I am at a complete loss on this one. If anyone can point me in the right direction, and also give me a clue as to what I'm looking at when I go to jpackage, I couldn't really tell one package from another on that site. I just want the Java package that I need to look at some web sites (games&such). Any Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Justbill Compaq Presario SR1426NX 2.93GHz Pentium 4 512MB PC2-3200 DDR2 SDRAM 160GB 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive

Lynn, First off, I want to thank egorgry for all his help with this, wow, did I learn some stuff from him! I stumbled on some directions at: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=59385http://www. .com" title="httpwww relnofollow targetblankhttpforumsfedoraforumorgshowthreadphpt59385urlhttpwww com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www" rel="nofollow" target="...//www. .com A few things that I did before I started, 1) removed files and symbolic links from previous attempts using the rm command. 2) removed directory jre1.5.0_04 (I had mine in /usr/local/ ,yours may be at /usr/java/ ) using the rm -rf command (thanks again egorgry!) 3) any where the directions say jre-1_5_0_03, replace that 3 with a 4. 4) in step 6, in the middle of that command line it does say i386, which confused me a little, but i typed it in anyway, and it worked. Be sure to use the bin. download, and NOT the rpm! in step 6 of the directions, be sure to put a space between /ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so <space> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji>so This worked great for me, I hope it works for you! Justbill

welllll, this time, I re-downloaded jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin I mv jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin /usr/java/jre1.5.0_04 then I typed ./jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin (this is in light green font) now I have jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586.rpm (this is in red font) I then cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins I then typed ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0_04/jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586.rpm jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586.rpm I did not get any kind of error, so I cd'd to cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins I then typed ls my symbolic link seems to be there, it says "jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586.rpm" and it is in a light blue font. However, whenever i go to a page that requires "jave runtime environment" they tell me I need the plugins. I do have java enabled, and java script enabled in Mozilla. I think I'm going to change my Nickname here to I.M.Clueless at a loss Justbill

OK, this is about to make me NUTS! This is the command that they are calling for: ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0/plugin/i386/ns7 /libjavaplugin_oji.so . I have "jre1_5_0_04-linux-i586.rpm" installed in /usr/local/ . so I replace /usr/java/jre1.5.0/ with "/usr/local/jre1_5_0_04-linux-i586.rpm" is this correct? Should I consider removing everything associated with java, and start from scratch? sometimes I get an error "file already exists", I believe that is because it made a directory at /usr/java/ jre1.5.0_4. If I have to remove this directory, how do I do that (I tried "rm jre1.5.0_04" and it would'nt let me. WHAT NEXT! Considering large quantities of alcohol Justbill

Well, this is what Iv'e been entering for the "create a symbolic link"command: cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins then ln -s /usr/local/jre1.5.0/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so I also tried ln -s usr/local/jre1_5_0_04-linux-i586.rpm/plugin/ns7/libjavapluginoji.so and here are the results of these attempts: [bill@68 ~]$ su Password: [root@68 bill]# cd /usr/local [root@68 local]# ls bin games jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586.rpm lib man share etc include jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin libexec sbin src [root@68 local]# cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins [root@68 plugins]# ls mozplugger.so nphelix.so nphelix.xpt [root@68 plugins]# ln -s /usr/local/jre1.5.0/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so [root@68 plugins]# ls libjavaplugin_oji.so mozplugger.so nphelix.so nphelix.xpt [root@68 plugins]# rm libjavaplugin_oji.so rm: remove symbolic link `libjavaplugin_oji.so'? yes [root@68 plugins]# ln -s /usr/local/jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586.rpm/plugin/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so [root@68 plugins]# ls libjavaplugin_oji.so mozplugger.so nphelix.so nphelix.xpt [root@68 plugins]# exit exit again, "libjavaplugin_oji.so" is highlighted in red in the [root@68 plugins]. Justbill

The newest Yum updater is out (this may be old news). Tell me, what is this community's opinion of Yum? I am currently using up2date, that came with FC4, but this Yum 0.40 looks pretty slick! You can find it here http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/index.ptml What do you think? Justbill

No, I typed everything according to what I downloaded (filenames). I reinstalled everything, and still have the same results as above. i cd'd into /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins the file is there, but it is highlighted in red again, here it is: [bill@68 ~]$ su Password: [root@68 bill]# cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins [root@68 plugins]# ls libjavaplugin_oji.so mozplugger.so nphelix.so nphelix.xpt [root@68 plugins]# libjavaplugin_oji.so is highlighted in red I really don't know what to do at this point Justbill

OK, I followed the directions on the page and this is what I've ende up with, and java still doesn't seem to be working. Here is what I have when I cd into /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins and type ls : [bill@68 ~]$ su Password: [root@68 bill]# cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins [root@68 plugins]# ls libjavaplugin_oji.so mozplugger.so nphelix.so nphelix.xpt ns7 [root@68 plugins]# ls -l total 92 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 55 Jun 24 17:33 libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /usr/java/jre1.5.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 22744 Apr 4 14:43 mozplugger.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 40608 May 3 16:04 nphelix.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5086 May 3 16:04 nphelix.xpt lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 Jun 24 17:29 ns7 -> /usr/java/jre1.5.0/plugin/i386/ns7 [root@68 plugins]# So does anybody have an idea why my java doesn't seem to be working? I also need to mention that in the shell, when I ls, anything that has to do with the java plugin, is highlighted in red. I wonder, the file I downloaded and installed said "i586" in it, and in the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins it says "i386" . Would that make a difference? Any Thoughts? Thanks Justbill

Hello All, That is where my problem is! Here are the directions, and I will attempt to explain where I am having my problem: Mozilla 1.4 and later 1. Go to the plugins sub-directory under the Mozilla installation directory cd <Mozilla installation directory>/plugins 2. In the current directory, create a symbolic link to the JRE ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so file Type: ln -s <JRE installation directory>/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so Example: * If Mozilla is installed in this directory: /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4/ * and if the JRE is installed at this directory: /usr/java/jre1.5.0 * Then type at the terminal to go to the browser plug-in directory: cd /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4/plugins * Enter the following command to create a symbolic link to the Java Plug-in for the Mozilla browser. ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0/plugin/i386/ns7 /libjavaplugin_oji.so . 3. Start Mozilla browser or restart it if it is already running. Note that if you have other Mozilla components (ie: Messenger, Composer, etc) running, you will need to restart them as well. 4. Go to Edit > Preferences. Under Advanced category > Select Enable Java I can't seem to find my Mozilla installation directory/plugins. Here is what I did in the terminal: [bill@68 ~]$ su Password: [root@68 bill]# whereis mozzila-1/plugins plugins: [root@68 bill]# cd /plugins bash: cd: /plugins: No such file or directory [root@68 bill]# cd mozzila-1/plugins bash: cd: mozzila-1/plugins: No such file or directory [root@68 bill]# cd /usr/lib/mozilla-1/plugins bash: cd: /usr/lib/mozilla-1/plugins: No such file or directory [root@68 bill]# cd /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4/plugins bash: cd: /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4/plugins: No such file or directory [root@68 bill]# cd /lib/mozilla-1/plugins bash: cd: /lib/mozilla-1/plugins: No such file or directory [root@68 bill]# cd plugins/mozilla-1.4 bash: cd: plugins/mozilla-1.4: No such file or directory [root@68 bill]# exit Every thing I knew to try came back "No such file or directory" So, at this point I'm kind of stuck! I am running FC4, so I am assuming that I have Mozilla-1.4 or later. See what you think Justbill

Hi danleff, For starters, I really appreciate all the help you have been! I downloaded: jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin I changed permissions successfully, and installed. when the process finished, it said done, and had me back at the root prompt. I re-started Mozilla, went to one of the pages that requires "Jave Runtime Environment" and it said I needed that plugin. This is the same problem I experienced last time (on CentOS). Am I missing something? do I need to configure Mozilla for this plugin? And if I do need to configure, how would I go about doing that? Thanks Justbill

I recently purchased a new computer, it is a : Compaq Presario SR1426NX 2.93GHz Pentium 4 512MB PC2-3200 DDR SDRAM 160GB 7200 Serial ATA hard drive Currently Running "CentOS 4" This machine has the "onboard sound", which worked in winXP, but never worked in CentOS. I always got a message "no soundcard detected". So I purchased a "Soundblaster Live! 24-bit" soundcard, and I still get the "no soundcard detected" message! I tested the soundcard in winXP, and it works. I did also disable the onboard sound, in the BIOS. Any thoughts on why CentOS is not detecting the soundcard? Thanks in advance Justbill

Hi danleff, and Thank you very much for all the help! I HAVE SOUND! YIPEE! I am using the Gnome desktop, we just like it. When I installed FC4, I selected "custom install" and installed "everything" so I have a lot of KDE stuff. The first time I try to burn with K3b (which I like better than any other burning tool I've seen so far), we'll see if it detects, or if I'll have to mess with kmix to get the KDE side of this going. Anyhow, Thanks Again! This forum, and the people here, are just the best! Justbill I did have to turn up each graphic bar, but I had to select with the right or left arrows and then type in a volume. It would let me go as high as 90, but not 100. the symbol above each bar was 0<>0, and I changed it to 90<>90 [Edited by Justbill on 2005-06-23 17:49:03]

danleff, I entered the command: modprobe snd-ca0106;modprobe snd-pcm-oss;modprobe snd-mixer-oss;modprobe snd-seq-oss , all as one line, like you suggested, as root. The machine accepted the command (didn't have any messages like "command not fount") and went right back to a prompt. I still don't have sound, I'll have to mess with it more this evening. Do I need to download the module snd-ca0106 ? Thanks Justbill

OK danleff, First off, I am running FC4 now (thought it might help with my sound problems)! I tried /sbin/modinfo soundcore (after whereis modinfo), and this is what I got: [bill@68 ~]$ /sbin/modinfo soundcore filename: /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4/kernel/sound/soundcore.ko description: Core sound module author: Alan Cox license: GPL alias: char-major-14-* vermagic: 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0 depends: srcversion: E11490DC3F523551C4C2A6D [bill@68 ~]$ I have not downloaded the emu10k1 soundblaster module, since I installed FC4. I can go ahead and do that, but when I tried to install that in CentOS, I wasn't able to find the correct directory (remember I have very limited experience with this command line stuff). I was not 100% sure if I had to make a directory (mkdir i believe), or what. I would like to attempt this again, but I would need some coaching (simple directions for the linux impaired :-)) I was able to change permisions on it (emu10k1), but when it came to the step of installing it to the soundcore (I believe) I could not find the propper directory (I did not know to point the direct path, and would still need to know precisely the direct path). If you can help me with this (or anyone for that matter), it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Justbill

Well, frustrating as this is going to be, I switched to FC4 last night. I still don't have sound through the sound card, I'm going to try the "onboard sound" tonight. Fc4 did however, recognize that the card was in there, so I'm thinking that I just need the driver, and instructions on how to install it. I got this info when I ran "soundcard detection": VENDOR: Creative Model: Labs SB Audigy LS Module: snd-ca0106 Error: automatic detection of soundcard did not work Thank You for all the effort you put into looking into the problem I was having with the soundcard and CentOS, as I said , I still don't have sound, I just thought that FC4, being the latest and the greatest offering from Fedora might give a better chance of autodetection and "working out of the box". And, really, when I installed CentOS, I did it because the originall install of FC4 on this machine failed, and I had to put something in, so I thought I would give it (CentOS) a whirl. FC4 is what I really wanted on this machine all along, and Wilhelmus helped me get it to install (in thread titled "Tried to Install FC4), so thats what I have on here now. Any help or thoughts about how to get the sound working in FC4, however, will be apreciated. Thanks Justbill

IT WORKED!!!!! Thank you Wilhelmus! I typed: linux resolution=1024x768 nofb at the main boot prompt, and here we are, FC4 is up and running on this machine! Thanks Again Justbill

I'm beginning to think this is hopeless! I tried both suggestions Wilhelmus had, and I still end up at this same screen: [<c01202eb7>] panic+0x13b/0x1b0 [<c0416b4d7>] mount_block_root+0x39/0x50 [<c0416cc9>] mount_root+0x39/)x50 [<c01002a0>] init+0x0/0xf0 [<c0416d1e>] prepare_namespace+0x3e/0x120 [<c0100357>] initx0xb7/0xf0 [<c01012b1>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x14 [<c014d737>] softlockup_tick+0x87/0x160 [<c0108a93>] timer_interupt+0x63/0x170 [<c014d9b3>] handle_IRQ+0xbc/0x2e0 [<c014da9c>] __do_IRQ+0xbc/0x2e0 [<c0105a81>] do_IRQ+0x51/0x90 ========================= [<c0103c4a>] common_interupt+0x1a/0x20 [<c012007b>] __set_personality+0x19b/0x220 [<c0112449>] delay_pmtmr+0x9/0x20 [<c0208c89>] __delay+0x9/0x10 [<c01202eb>] panic+0x13b/0x1b0 [<c0416b4d>] mount_block_root+0x8d/0xf0 [<c0416cc9>] mount_root+0x39/0x50 [<c01002a0>] init+0x0/0xf0 [<c0416d1e>] prepare_namespace+0x3e/0x120 [<c0100357>] init+0xb7/0xf0 [<c01012b1>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x14 Justbill

I don't seem to have the modprobe command

I have also tried to find out what is in here by typing: "modinfo soundcore" and the reply was "command not found" I tried to cd to alsa, and it said no such file or directory. Justbill

I just set Plug N Play to "no" in the Bios, and still got the same "no soundcards detected" message. Justbill

Well, I moved the card to another slot, and turned the audio from "auto" to "disable" in the bios. I still get "no soundcaeds were detected" when I run "Soundcard detection". So I am at a loss here! Justbill

Hi Danleff! I did buy the card retail from Circuit City, it is a "Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit", and it was a full retail package. It is model# SB0410 . I do have the "Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 with up to 128 shared video memory" (I am copying this from the originall box label, from the computer), so I do have the onboard graphics. I am a little confused on the "PNP OS" to off on the BIOS. I will try moving the card to another slot, and post back! Thanks Justbill

I have what is supposed to be the latest version, CentOs4.1 Justbill