yes, RH9 seems to be fine; i upgraded mine with the latest glibc, last night, and i had no issues ( so far ) regards, -ionut- |---------+----------------------------> | | johnk@xxxxxxxxxxx| | | m | | | Sent by: | | | psyche-list-admin| | | @redhat.com | | | | | | | | | 11/18/2003 10:53 | | | PM | | | Please respond to| | | psyche-list | | | | |---------+----------------------------> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx, psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx | | cc: | | Subject: Re: Problems with new glibc | >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| At 08:49 AM 11/18/2003 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: >On Tue, 2003-11-18 at 02:36, John Ketchum wrote: > > I went away for a week, and while I was away, apt-get upgraded glibc > > packages to 2.3.2-4.80.8 on my RH8 machine. X is now broken-- not > > completely but apps either don't work, or don't behave correctly. I'm > > using a custom compiled kernel, but I tried booting into a RH kernel > > (2.4.18-14), which didn't solve the problem. Any help would be > appreciated. > >There should be an even newer glibc out by now that fixes this problem. I'm having this problem with the latest release. I just checked and there is not a more recent one available. I fixed the problem (for the moment) by down-grading to the previous version of glibc. Also submitted a bug report, since I found a number of things that seemed to be related, but nothing that matched, and some notes that seemed to imply that the problem had been fixed (perhaps just in RH9), which it has clearly not been, in RH8, anyway. >In the meantime, this issue is all over redhat mailing lists and errata >web pages, so do some searches for work araounds. The options are (from >memory) set ASSUME_LD_KERNEL or something (can't remember); use an >official RH kernel; upgrade glibc (again!). > >HTH, >-- >Iain Buchanan <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >This will be a memorable month -- no matter how hard you try to forget it. > > >-- >Psyche-list mailing list >Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list John Ketchum Qualcomm Inc. 9 Damonmill Square Suite 2A Concord, MA 01742 -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
