Howto use RHEL BYOS azure image – RedHat

Here’s a quick post on how to subscribe and use the preview enabling you to test/use the RHEL image in BYOS (Bring Your Own Subscription) model.

 

If you are reading this you probably already have found the RHEL image named rhel-byos in azure, but you were unable to use them because it was private.

I was going to share the link here, but as far as I’ve been told, I can’t. So please contact your Redhat rep or Microsoft rep if you want to join the preview. You probably can open a ticket on azure portal.

 

Important thing to know once you’re in the preview program:

You have to accept the Terms, don’t forget the:

| Set-AzureRmMarketplaceTerms -Accept

Even if the publisher name is RedHat when you lookup the image, when you want to use it, you have to use “redhat” all lowercase.

 

Here’s the powershell script I used to test the deployment once I was in the preview.

# Variables for common values
$resourceGroup = "testbyos"
$location = "canadaeast"
$vmName = "test02"

# Define user name and blank password
$securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString 'XXXXXX!' -AsPlainText -Force
$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("azureuser", $securePassword)

Get-AzureRmMarketplaceTerms -Publisher redhat -Product rhel-byos -Name rhel-lvm75 | Set-AzureRmMarketplaceTerms -Accept

# Create a resource group
New-AzureRmResourceGroup -Name $resourceGroup -Location $location

# Create a subnet configuration
$subnetConfig = New-AzureRmVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig -Name mySubnet -AddressPrefix 192.168.1.0/24

# Create a virtual network
$vnet = New-AzureRmVirtualNetwork -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -Location $location `
-Name MYvNET -AddressPrefix 192.168.0.0/16 -Subnet $subnetConfig

# Create a public IP address and specify a DNS name
$pip = New-AzureRmPublicIpAddress -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -Location $location `
-Name "mypublicdns$(Get-Random)" -AllocationMethod Static -IdleTimeoutInMinutes 4

# Create an inbound network security group rule for port 22
$nsgRuleSSH = New-AzureRmNetworkSecurityRuleConfig -Name myNetworkSecurityGroupRuleSSH -Protocol Tcp `
-Direction Inbound -Priority 1000 -SourceAddressPrefix * -SourcePortRange * -DestinationAddressPrefix * `
-DestinationPortRange 22 -Access Allow

# Create a network security group
$nsg = New-AzureRmNetworkSecurityGroup -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -Location $location `
-Name myNetworkSecurityGroup -SecurityRules $nsgRuleSSH

# Create a virtual network card and associate with public IP address and NSG
$nic = New-AzureRmNetworkInterface -Name myNic -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -Location $location `
-SubnetId $vnet.Subnets[0].Id -PublicIpAddressId $pip.Id -NetworkSecurityGroupId $nsg.Id

# Create a virtual machine configuration
$vmConfig = New-AzureRmVMConfig -VMName $vmName -VMSize Standard_D3_v2 |
Set-AzureRmVMOperatingSystem -Linux -ComputerName $vmName -Credential $cred |
Set-AzureRmVMSourceImage -PublisherName redhat -Offer rhel-byos -Skus rhel-lvm75 -Version latest |
Add-AzureRmVMNetworkInterface -Id $nic.Id

Set-AzureRmVMPlan -VM $vmConfig -Publisher redhat -Product rhel-byos -Name rhel-lvm75

# Configure SSH Keys
#$sshPublicKey = Get-Content "$env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\id_rsa.pub"
#Add-AzureRmVMSshPublicKey -VM $vmconfig -KeyData $sshPublicKey -Path "/home/azureuser/.ssh/authorized_keys"

# Create a virtual machine
New-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -Location $location -VM $vmConfig

Building a fedora spin

 

Install and Configure mock

# dnf install mock
# usermod -a -G mock <user>

Here’s how you setup a Fedora 27 x86_64 environment.

$ mock -r fedora-27-x86_64 --init
$ mock -r fedora-27-x86_64 --install lorax-lmc-novirt git vim-minimal pykickstart

For a different arch or release modify the mock configuration file.

Enable network access in mock. Modify config_opts[‘rpmbuild_networking’] to True.

$ sudo vi /etc/mock/site-defaults.cfg

Kickstart files

Inside the mock chroot or container, clone the kickstarts git repository. If your system is using SELinux it needs to be set to Permissive mode while running lorax. The –old-chroot might not be needed for you. I had to use it because I had problem with loop device inside mock.

$ sudo setenforce 0
$ mock -r fedora-27-x86_64 --shell --old-chroot
<mock-chroot> sh-4.4# git clone https://pagure.io/fedora-kickstarts.git

Modify the fedora-repo.ks. You’ll have to comment the rawhide repo and uncomment this line:

 %include fedora-repo-not-rawhide.ks

ksflatten

change directory into fedora-kickstarts and flatten a kickstart

<mock-chroot> sh-4.4# cd fedora-kickstarts
<mock-chroot> sh-4.4# ksflatten --config fedora-live-workstation.ks -oFedora-MyLiveCrypto.ks --version F27

You should see a warning about redundant “part /”, go edit the flat-fedora-live-workstation.ks and remove one of them. If you want to remove packages or group of packages, add stuff etc.. That’s where you’ll do it. For the first time I suggest you just go with the original kickstart file just to verify everything is working.

livemedia-creator

<mock-chroot> sh-4.4# livemedia-creator --ks Fedora-MyLiveCrypto.ks --no-virt --resultdir /var/lmc --project Fedora-work-mylivecrypto --make-iso --volid Fedora-mylivecrypto-27 --iso-only --iso-name Fedora-mylivecrypto-27-x86_64-1.iso --releasever 27 --title Fedora-MyLiveCrypto-live --macboot

<mock-chroot> sh-4.4# livemedia-creator --ks Fedora-MyLiveCrypto.ks --no-virt --resultdir /var/lmc --project Fedora-work-mylivecrypto --make-iso --volid Fedora-mylivecrypto-27 --iso-only --iso-name Fedora-mylivecrypto-27-x86_64-1.iso --releasever 27 --title Fedora-MyLiveCrypto-live --macboot
2018-03-05 21:02:02,319: livemedia-creator v27.11-1
2018-03-05 21:02:02,554: disk_img = /var/lmc/lmc-disk-_zch_o2a.img
2018-03-05 21:02:02,555: Using disk size of 6658MiB
X2018-03-05 21:02:06,314: Running anaconda.
2018-03-05 21:02:07,567: 
2018-03-05 21:02:07,568: ** (process:1703): WARNING **: Kernel module 'btrfs' not available
2018-03-05 21:02:07,570: 
2018-03-05 21:02:07,571: ** (process:1703): WARNING **: Cannot load the BTRFS plugin
2018-03-05 21:02:10,302: Starting installer, one moment...
2018-03-05 21:02:10,304: terminal size detection failed, using default width
2018-03-05 21:02:10,304: anaconda 27.20.4-1 for Fedora-work-mylivecrypto 27 (pre-release) started.
2018-03-05 21:02:10,324: Traceback (most recent call last):
2018-03-05 21:02:10,325: File "/usr/sbin/anaconda", line 603, in <module>
2018-03-05 21:02:10,325: display.setup_display(anaconda, opts, addon_paths=addon_paths)
2018-03-05 21:02:10,326: File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/display.py", line 258, in setup_display
2018-03-05 21:02:10,327: vnc_can_be_started, vnc_error_messages = check_vnc_can_be_started(anaconda)
2018-03-05 21:02:10,328: File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/display.py", line 120, in check_vnc_can_be_started
2018-03-05 21:02:10,328: if not nm_is_connecting() and not nm_is_connected():
2018-03-05 21:02:10,329: File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/nm.py", line 173, in nm_is_connecting
2018-03-05 21:02:10,330: return nm_state() == NM.State.CONNECTING
2018-03-05 21:02:10,330: File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/nm.py", line 149, in nm_state
2018-03-05 21:02:10,331: return NM.State.CONNECTED_GLOBAL
2018-03-05 21:02:10,331: AttributeError: type object 'State' has no attribute 'CONNECTED_GLOBAL'
2018-03-05 21:02:10,468: Running anaconda failed: process '['anaconda', '--kickstart', '/fedora-kickstarts/Fedora-MyLiveCrypto.ks', '--cmdline', '--dirinstall', '--remotelog', '127.0.0.1:54649']' exited with status 1
2018-03-05 21:03:08,338: Install failed: novirt_install failed
2018-03-05 21:03:08,346: Removing bad disk image
2018-03-05 21:03:08,360: ERROR: Image creation failed: novirt_install failed
<mock-chroot> sh-4.4# livemedia-creator --ks Fedora-MyLiveCrypto.ks --no-virt --resultdir /var/lmc --project Fedora-work-mylivecrypto --make-iso --volid Fedora-mylivecrypto-27 --iso-only --iso-name Fedora-mylivecrypto-27-x86_64-1.iso --releasever 27 --title Fedora-MyLiveCrypto-live --macboot
2018-03-05 22:16:30,299: livemedia-creator v27.11-1
2018-03-05 22:16:30,300: The results_dir (/var/lmc) should not exist, please delete or move its contents
<mock-chroot> sh-4.4# rm -rf /var/lmc/
<mock-chroot> sh-4.4# livemedia-creator --ks Fedora-MyLiveCrypto.ks --no-virt --resultdir /var/lmc --project Fedora-work-mylivecrypto --make-iso --volid Fedora-mylivecrypto-27 --iso-only --iso-name Fedora-mylivecrypto-27-x86_64-1.iso --releasever 27 --title Fedora-MyLiveCrypto-live --macboot
2018-03-05 22:16:34,188: livemedia-creator v27.11-1
2018-03-05 22:16:34,250: disk_img = /var/lmc/lmc-disk-d6h69eot.img
2018-03-05 22:16:34,251: Using disk size of 6658MiB
2018-03-05 22:16:37,432: Running anaconda.
2018-03-05 22:16:37,754: 
2018-03-05 22:16:37,754: ** (process:1825): WARNING **: Kernel module 'btrfs' not available
2018-03-05 22:16:37,755: 
2018-03-05 22:16:37,755: ** (process:1825): WARNING **: Cannot load the BTRFS plugin
2018-03-05 22:16:38,869: Starting installer, one moment...
2018-03-05 22:16:38,870: terminal size detection failed, using default width
2018-03-05 22:16:38,870: anaconda 27.20.4-1 for Fedora-work-mylivecrypto 27 (pre-release) started.
2018-03-05 22:16:38,870: 22:16:38 Not asking for VNC because of an automated install
2018-03-05 22:16:38,871: 22:16:38 Not asking for VNC because of an automated install
2018-03-05 22:16:38,871: 22:16:38 Not asking for VNC because we don't have Xvnc
2018-03-05 22:16:38,874: 22:16:38 Not asking for VNC because we don't have Xvnc
2018-03-05 22:16:39,630: Processing logs from ('127.0.0.1', 39458)
2018-03-05 22:18:08,849: Starting automated install.......................................................................................
2018-03-05 22:18:08,850: ================================================================================
2018-03-05 22:18:08,851: ================================================================================
2018-03-05 22:18:08,851: Installation
2018-03-05 22:18:08,852: 
2018-03-05 22:18:08,853: 1) [x] Language settings 2) [x] Time settings
2018-03-05 22:18:08,854: (English (United States)) (US/Eastern timezone)
2018-03-05 22:18:08,854: 3) [x] Installation source 4) [x] Software selection
2018-03-05 22:18:08,855: (https://mirrors.fedoraproject.o (Custom software selected)
2018-03-05 22:18:08,856: rg/mirrorlist?repo=fedora-$relea
2018-03-05 22:18:08,856: sever&arch=$basearch)
2018-03-05 22:18:08,857: 5) [x] Network configuration 6) [ ] User creation
2018-03-05 22:18:08,857: (No network devices available) (No user will be created)
2018-03-05 22:18:08,858: 
2018-03-05 22:18:08,858: ================================================================================
2018-03-05 22:18:08,859: ================================================================================
2018-03-05 22:18:08,860: Progress
2018-03-05 22:18:08,861: 
2018-03-05 22:18:08,864: Setting up the installation environment
2018-03-05 22:18:09,545: .
2018-03-05 22:18:09,545: Configuring storage
2018-03-05 22:18:09,547: .
2018-03-05 22:18:09,547: Running pre-installation scripts
2018-03-05 22:18:09,772: .
2018-03-05 22:18:09,773: Running pre-installation tasks
2018-03-05 22:23:03,040: .
2018-03-05 22:23:03,040: Installing.
2018-03-05 22:23:03,041: Starting package installation process
2018-03-05 22:23:03,041: Downloading packages
2018-03-05 22:23:03,042: Downloading 1686 RPMs, 0 B / 1.48 GiB (0%) done.
2018-03-05 22:23:03,042: Downloading 1686 RPMs, 5.52 MiB / 1.48 GiB (0%) done.
2018-03-05 22:23:03,043: Downloading 1686 RPMs, 11.56 MiB / 1.48 GiB (0%) done.
2018-03-05 22:23:03,043: Downloading 1686 RPMs, 17.84 MiB / 1.48 GiB (1%) done.
2018-03-05 22:23:03,044: Downloading 1686 RPMs, 23.42 MiB / 1.48 GiB (1%) done.
2018-03-05 22:23:03,044: Downloading 1686 RPMs, 29.77 MiB / 1.48 GiB (1%) done.
[...]
2018-03-05 15:51:31,853: Verifying hunspell-en-GB.noarch (1558/1559)
2018-03-05 15:51:31,853: Verifying perl-libnet.noarch (1559/1559)
2018-03-05 15:51:31,854: .
2018-03-05 15:51:31,854: Configuring storage
2018-03-05 15:51:31,855: .
2018-03-05 15:51:31,855: Performing post-installation setup tasks
2018-03-05 15:51:36,506: .
2018-03-05 15:51:36,507: 
2018-03-05 15:51:36,507: Configuring installed system
2018-03-05 15:51:38,665: .
2018-03-05 15:51:38,667: Creating users
2018-03-05 15:51:38,669: .
2018-03-05 15:51:38,670: Configuring addons
2018-03-05 15:52:04,568: .
2018-03-05 15:52:04,569: Generating initramfs
2018-03-05 15:53:15,788: .
2018-03-05 15:53:15,789: Running post-installation scripts
2018-03-05 15:53:15,792: .
2018-03-05 15:53:15,793: Storing configuration files and kickstarts
2018-03-05 15:53:15,801: .
2018-03-05 15:55:49,196: Shutting down log processing
2018-03-05 15:55:52,559: Disk Image install successful
2018-03-05 15:55:52,561: working dir is /var/tmp/lmc-work-_4z0sq47
2018-03-05 16:29:59,226: Rebuilding initrds
2018-03-05 16:29:59,227: dracut args = ['--xz', '--add', 'livenet dmsquash-live convertfs pollcdrom qemu qemu-net', '--omit', 'plymouth', '--no-hostonly', '--debug', '--no-early-microcode']
2018-03-05 16:29:59,229: rebuilding boot/initramfs-4.15.6-300.fc27.x86_64.img
2018-03-05 16:31:12,965: Building boot.iso
2018-03-05 16:31:13,084: running x86.tmpl
2018-03-05 16:31:53,990: Creating image file /var/tmp/lmc-work-_4z0sq47/images/product.img from contents of /var/tmp/lorax.imgutils.nzcr8i5_/usr/share/lorax//product/
2018-03-05 16:32:34,309: Disk image erased
2018-03-05 16:32:42,993: SUMMARY
2018-03-05 16:32:42,998: -------
2018-03-05 16:32:42,999: Logs are in /fedora-kickstarts
2018-03-05 16:32:42,999: Results are in /var/lmc
<mock-chroot> sh-4.4#

Get the iso and test it

You’ll find the iso in “/var/lib/mock/fedora-27-x86_64/root/var/lmc” just copy it somewhere else and test it using Virtualbox, kvm or qemu.

If you want to build a new iso you’ll have to delete the “/var/lmc” inside your mock, otherwise livemedia-creator won’t start.

 

Special thanks to Southern_Gentlem, dowdle and sfix for their help on Freenode #fedora and #fedora-respins

Sources:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Livemedia-creator-_How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD

https://github.com/rhinstaller/pykickstart/blob/master/docs/kickstart-docs.rst

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Spins_Guidelines

New project, MyLiveCrypto

Edit of original post:

After a lot of discussion and reading on the numerous standard and rules of Fedora packaging I’ve decided to not go forward with this project. I’m really sad, I think it’s a great idea but the main problem is with all the rules and guideline I have to follow while packaging MEW/mycrypto and other wallets. I cannot include dependency in a single package, so just for mew/mycrypto I had to package all the node dependency and the list was crazy.

I could be doing it anyway and not being part of the fedora project but it would mean people using my spin would have to trust me 100% for not tampering with code or anything inside the OS. So I know I wouldn’t put that amount of trust into someone I don’t know, why would you ? Anyway you shouldn’t! So it’s on hold for now, I’ll follow the guideline updates few folks told me there could be some adjustment soon regarding the kind of dependency I had in my packages..

If anyone reading this have experience in packaging in Fedora and think they can help I would be more than happy to revive this project. Send me an email at arsenick@fedoraproject.org

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It’s been a long time since my last post here. A lot of things have changed and getting older with more responsibility mean less time to play around and update my internet life!

So a little recap of the last year for my digital life, I’m now a full time Openstack administrator and a lot of my time last year has been used to learn about the Openstack platform and read about blockchains and distributed ledger technology. I really liked the connection blockchain made with the opensource and the decentralized and fair way of doing things.

With Crypto you are responsible for your own security, the blockchain is deemed secure, but you have to handle and keep your private key in a safe place. That’s the weak point for most people, this and not sending eth to scammer impersonating vitalik on twitter…

So here I am, and here’s my new project, MyLiveCrypto. The idea is pretty simple, a readonly Live Fedora spin with CryptoCurrency wallet already installed. Anybody running windows could reboot their PC/Laptop, boot into the live image and at the very least they won’t have to worry about getting their private key stoled by a virus or a malware. I understand that using this spin put the trust on the creator, I don’t have yet a good way to mitigate this but as the project advance I hope to find ways of being transparent enough so other people could look into the details and verify everything.

This is the first draft so I would like to have comments and idea, here’s a recap of the main feature I aim for the V0.1 release, this is gonna be a small start as I have to learn the spin process and create few packages, follow fedora guideline etc…

• Live image with graphical desktop
• Firefox and Brave already installed
• Basic packaging of MEW and MyCrypto. The first release will only contain Ethereum wallet.
• Basic packaging for a local version of ethaddress.org offline paper wallet generator (https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/3jz85n/ethaddressorg_paper_wallets_for_ethereum/)
• Basic packaging of offline paperwallet generator for Bitcoin (https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org)
• Basic rebrand of the visual of background and plymouth splash screen
• Documentation with best practice, hint and rule of thumb regarding the use of the live image. I want this to open automatically when the X Session start.

Todo for V0.2

• Find a way to pre-install few browser extensions, metamask, Cryptonite, EtherAddressLookup
• Make few posts on reddit to see what people think of the ideas and create a poll to see which wallet should I add into the distro for other blockchain
• Add more Ethereum wallet.
• Add more Bitcoin wallet.
• Try to see if Parity could be installed, with geth 1.8 fast sync on a usd key to provite a metamask alternative ?

Ideas for later

• Grub menu with a selection for booting completely offline to generate transaction with “offline wallet” (at least MEW or MyCrypto).
• Offer easy usb key encryption to store private keys. Careful with the FS used, people might want to read this key on windows.
• Package and install Ledger wallet desktop app once it’s released.
• Look into different solution to verify the integrity of the live image.

That’s it for now, I’ll update this blog when I reach certain milestone, like completing a package etc.. For now I’m working to generate a basic live media image, once everything work as I’d like to and I’m comfortable with the process, I’ll put more work into the MEW and MyCrypto packaging.

Let me know if you are interested in the project!

Fedora 15 problem with Empathy and you are unable to connect to msn ?

LAST UPDATE #2: An update as been pushed in the Fedora Testing repo and correct this problem. If you want to install this update you just have to use the enablerepo feature just like that:

#yum install papyon --enablerepo=updates-testing

The repository is enabled only for this update!

UPDATE #1: This has worked for me yesterday, but it’s not working anymore.. I haven’t been able to fix the issue… Please report your test and problems in the bug report at: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750884

Papyon : Can't login in Windows live : accountab.py:202:_HandleABFindAllResponse:AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'find'

If you get this erorr reported by ABRT on Fedora 15 and you are unable to connect to msn with empathy, here’s a workaround.

Here’s the bug report if you want to share your problem regarding this issue:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750884

The workaround consist of a upstram patch that has been released. It will probably work it’s way to fedora soon but for now you need to do some work by hand.

Here you can get the code to update: http://cgit.collabora.com/git/user/maiku/papyon.git/commit/?h=bug-42689&id=011201e47004538e732f247bfeb21634c6e1d97f

As you can see you have to edit three files. The path I will give you is the exact path under Fedora 15 but can change with other distrib. The line with “-” need to be commented with a “#” at the beginning of the line, and the line with a + need to be added..

1 – /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/papyon/service/description/SingleSignOn/RequestMultipleSecurityTokens.py

- CONTACTS = ("contacts.msn.com", "MBI")
+ CONTACTS = ("local-bay.contacts.msn.com", "MBI")

2 – /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/papyon/service/description/AB/__init__.py

-url = "http://contacts.msn.com/abservice/abservice.asmx"
+url = "http://local-bay.contacts.msn.com/abservice/abservice.asmx"

3 – /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/papyon/service/description/Sharing/__init__.py

-url = "http://contacts.msn.com/abservice/SharingService.asmx"
+url = "http://local-bay.contacts.msn.com/abservice/SharingService.asmx"

That’s it!

Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6230 AGN not working by default with Fedora 15

I just got a new laptop, from my new job ( Yeah! ) and I was testing Fedora 15 on it. It’s a Toshiba Tecra R850 and by default on Fedora 15 with all available update applied in date of 28 May 2011.

So if you get something like this in your dmesg output, you probably just don’t have the right package.

    [ 8.751626] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, in-tree:d
    [ 8.751628] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation
    [ 8.751729] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
    [ 8.751769] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
    [ 8.751909] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6230 AGN, REV=0xB0
    [ 8.762800] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: device EEPROM VER=0x716, CALIB=0x6
    [ 8.762802] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: Device SKU: 0Xb
    [ 8.762804] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: Valid Tx ant: 0X3, Valid Rx ant: 0X3
    [ 8.762830] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels
    [ 8.763257] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: irq 49 for MSI/MSI-X
    [ 8.905727] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-6000g2b-5.ucode' failed.
    [ 8.907145] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-6000g2b-4.ucode' failed.
    [ 8.907150] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: no suitable firmware found!
    [ 8.907448] iwlagn 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A disabled

To resolve the issue simply install iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch using yum.

# yum install iwl6000g2b-firmware.noarch

That's it, the package is just not installed by default!

MythTV and MythWEB on Fedora 14

I finally get everything working correctly… I don’t have a lot of time for this post, but I want to share how I corrected few problems I had.

1 – Sound problem. This one is cause by MythTV having problem dealing with PulseAudio. The solution was simple, and it was to set the MythTV FrontEnd audio device to ALSA:pulse … There’s no auto discovery for this.

The second problem was with MythWeb. I was unable to load the web interface.

Here’s the errors I got:

Apache logs:
PHP Fatal error:  Failed to open translation file:  modules_path/_shared/lang/English.lang in /usr/share/mythweb/classes/Translate.php on line 172

MythTV Backend:
MainServer, Warning: Unknown socket closing MythSocket

So I don’t think this is the best fix ever. But if you’re like me and totally pissed off do this:

# vim /usr/share/mythweb/classes/Translate.php

Modify this section (original) :

    // Load the primary language file, or English if the other doesn't exist.
        if (file_exists(modules_path.'/_shared/lang/'.$language.'.lang'))
            $path = modules_path.'/_shared/lang/'.$language.'.lang';
        else
            $path = modules_path.'/_shared/lang/English.lang';

After modification it should look like this:

       //if (file_exists(modules_path.'/_shared/lang/'.$language.'.lang'))
        if (file_exists('/usr/share/mythweb/modules/_shared/lang/English.lang'))
            $path = '/usr/share/mythweb/modules/_shared/lang/English.lang';
        else
            $path = '/usr/share/mythweb/modules/_shared/lang/English.lang';

And voila… everything is working now. Feel free to ask question I know there’s not a lot of detail in this post but I’ve run into a lot of problem with this setup, so I can probably help!

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Congratulations on completing Data Center Advanced Technical Specialist AKA ( WTF )

Wow… Did anyone receive this email ?

I passed my CLP 10, few years ago.. And it really look like Novell AGAIN give free certification without even having to pass an exam… OR I’m wrong and this is a scam or and april fool on march 5 ?

Certified Linux Professional 10 ( Exam passed around 2008 at Brainshare)

Few months later I received the Novell Certified Linux Administrator ( Free!!! )

Now Data Center Advanced Technical Specialist!!! ( Free!! ) The date on the certificate is in 2008… ( Did Novell find a way to time travel ? Maybe this is why Eliott and Associate offer nearly 2 billion dollars to buy Novell )

And… it’s not only one it’s two “certification” Data Center Advanced Technical Specialist AND Data Center Technical Specialist.. lol

Having fun on an old computer business who had better time… Priceless

Wow.. Some people are probably happy with this, but to be honest it just prove one thing.

The Novell certification doesn’t mean anything… If you passed the clp exam you probably already know that this certification is not serious at it could be… Even the engineer (  CLE ) is a big “joke”, you can take the “migration course” if you got the CLP from a previous release, and you got the same exam + one question from the engineer exam…

Good job Novell, you are ruining the credibility of your certifications! Sad for people who put their money on those certifications in hope this was going to help them in the business.

I once believed that Novell was going well and can have a great future in the Linux business… Day after day, they prove they don’t understand a lot of things on how to create value from their certificati0ns… And I’m waiting to see where they are going with their Linux distribution…

Anyway, this is really weird, Novell don’t even talk about this certification on their website…

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This post is my current understanding of this “email”.  If anyone got more information or if you think I’m wrong and someone can explain this feel free to post a comment…

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