[WBEL-users] RHN up2date desktop applet still not working

Gary Mansell Gary.Mansell@ricardo.com
Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:10:54 +0000


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All done - works fine thanks.



On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 11:28, Johnny Hughes wrote:

> You have to go to the directory /usr/share/rhn/rhn_applet and edit the
> files:
>=20
> rhn_applet_model.py
> rhn_applet_rpc.py
>=20
> In those files replace redhat-release with whitebox-release
>=20
> I think that is all I did ...=20
>=20
> -Johnny Hughes
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> On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 04:34, Gary Mansell wrote:
> > Hi,
> >=20
> > I have changed my repo to a file based yum type instead of dir which
> > works fine - thanks for that.
> >=20
> > Up2date works fine with this new repo but the rhn applet still stays
> > grey. I have tried touching the systemid file - I don't get the =
dialog
> > asking whether I want to register for RHN but I do still get the
> > unhandled exception error.
> >=20
> > It looks to me like I will have to try the newer rpm - 2.1.7 if I =
want
> > this to work. Are there any changes that need to be made once I have
> > installed this rpm as it is a Redhat rather than a WBEL rpm?
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 16:54, William Hooper wrote:=20
> > > Gary Mansell said:
> > > > Everything is hashed out in the sources file apart from the dir =
line
> > >=20
> > > Hmm.  I wonder if your issue is some kind of fall-back and =
rhn-applet
> > > doesn't support dir.  I'll have to look into that and get back to =
you.
> > >=20
> > > > Further info:
> > > >
> > > > If I click the applet icon I get an error message saying =
unhandled
> > > > exception and a pop up saying: "Your system does not seem to be
> > > > registered with the Redhat Netrwork" with two buttons "Register" =
or
> > > > "Cancel"
> > >=20
> > > This, unfortunately, is normal.  WB uses the rhn-applet that FC1
> > > originally shipped with that has this bug.  Upgrading to a newer
> > > rhn-applet will fix it.  IIRC you can also touch
> > > /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid to make it think you are registered.
> > >=20
> > > > Here is the text of the unhandled exception window:
> > > >
> > > > Exception type exceptions.KeyError
> > > >
> > > > Exception Handler Information
> > > > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > >=20
> > > This is also interesting.  As I said, I will try to look into the =
dir
> > > support this evening.  In the mean time if you want to try =
upgrading,
> > > another thing to try would be to set your mirror up as a yum =
"file:///"
> > > type instead of dir (since I assume you are grabbing the headers =
in your
> > > rsync anyway).  I've included the "official unofficial" location =
for the
> > > rhn-applet updates below.  I've been using 2.1.7 since I built my =
current
> > > WBEL machine and haven't had a problem.  If you are interested I =
can send
> > > you the location my whitebox-released fixed RPM (off list of =
course, don't
> > > want to kill my DSL line).
> > > http://people.redhat.com/~veillard/testing/FC1/i386/rhn-applet/
> >=20
> > --=20
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> > Gary Mansell
> > Technical Computing Team Leader
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All done - works fine thanks.<BR>
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On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 11:28, Johnny Hughes wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#737373"><I>You have to go to the directory /usr/share/rhn/rhn_applet and edit the
files:

rhn_applet_model.py
rhn_applet_rpc.py

In those files replace redhat-release with whitebox-release

I think that is all I did ... 

-Johnny Hughes

On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 04:34, Gary Mansell wrote:
&gt; Hi,
&gt; 
&gt; I have changed my repo to a file based yum type instead of dir which
&gt; works fine - thanks for that.
&gt; 
&gt; Up2date works fine with this new repo but the rhn applet still stays
&gt; grey. I have tried touching the systemid file - I don't get the dialog
&gt; asking whether I want to register for RHN but I do still get the
&gt; unhandled exception error.
&gt; 
&gt; It looks to me like I will have to try the newer rpm - 2.1.7 if I want
&gt; this to work. Are there any changes that need to be made once I have
&gt; installed this rpm as it is a Redhat rather than a WBEL rpm?
&gt; 
&gt; 
&gt; 
&gt; On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 16:54, William Hooper wrote: 
&gt; &gt; Gary Mansell said:
&gt; &gt; &gt; Everything is hashed out in the sources file apart from the dir line
&gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; Hmm.  I wonder if your issue is some kind of fall-back and rhn-applet
&gt; &gt; doesn't support dir.  I'll have to look into that and get back to you.
&gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; &gt; Further info:
&gt; &gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; &gt; If I click the applet icon I get an error message saying unhandled
&gt; &gt; &gt; exception and a pop up saying: &quot;Your system does not seem to be
&gt; &gt; &gt; registered with the Redhat Netrwork&quot; with two buttons &quot;Register&quot; or
&gt; &gt; &gt; &quot;Cancel&quot;
&gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; This, unfortunately, is normal.  WB uses the rhn-applet that FC1
&gt; &gt; originally shipped with that has this bug.  Upgrading to a newer
&gt; &gt; rhn-applet will fix it.  IIRC you can also touch
&gt; &gt; /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid to make it think you are registered.
&gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; &gt; Here is the text of the unhandled exception window:
&gt; &gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; &gt; Exception type exceptions.KeyError
&gt; &gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; &gt; Exception Handler Information
&gt; &gt; &gt; Traceback (most recent call last):
&gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; This is also interesting.  As I said, I will try to look into the dir
&gt; &gt; support this evening.  In the mean time if you want to try upgrading,
&gt; &gt; another thing to try would be to set your mirror up as a yum &quot;</FONT><A HREF="file:///"><U>file:///&quot;</U></A>
<FONT COLOR="#737373">&gt; &gt; type instead of dir (since I assume you are grabbing the headers in your
&gt; &gt; rsync anyway).  I've included the &quot;official unofficial&quot; location for the
&gt; &gt; rhn-applet updates below.  I've been using 2.1.7 since I built my current
&gt; &gt; WBEL machine and haven't had a problem.  If you are interested I can send
&gt; &gt; you the location my whitebox-released fixed RPM (off list of course, don't
&gt; &gt; want to kill my DSL line).
&gt; &gt; </FONT><A HREF="http://people.redhat.com/~veillard/testing/FC1/i386/rhn-applet/"><U>http://people.redhat.com/~veillard/testing/FC1/i386/rhn-applet/</U></A>
<FONT COLOR="#737373">&gt; 
&gt; -- 
&gt; 
&gt; Gary Mansell
&gt; Technical Computing Team Leader
&gt; IT Department
&gt; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
&gt; Ricardo Consulting Engineers Ltd.          Direct Line:    01273 794485
&gt; Bridge Works,                              Switchboard:    01273 455611
&gt; Shoreham By Sea,                             Facsimile:    01273 794699
&gt; West Sussex.                                  Internet: </FONT><A HREF="http://www.ricardo.com"><U>www.ricardo.com</U></A>
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