[WBEL-users] RHN up2date desktop applet still not working
Gary Mansell
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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
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> > Gary Mansell
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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:
> Hi,
>
> I have changed my repo to a file based yum type instead of dir which
> works fine - thanks for that.
>
> 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.
>
> 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?
>
>
>
> On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 16:54, William Hooper wrote:
> > Gary Mansell said:
> > > Everything is hashed out in the sources file apart from the dir line
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > > 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"
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > > Here is the text of the unhandled exception window:
> > >
> > > Exception type exceptions.KeyError
> > >
> > > Exception Handler Information
> > > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >
> > 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 "</FONT><A HREF="file:///"><U>file:///"</U></A>
<FONT COLOR="#737373">> > 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).
> > </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>
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> Gary Mansell
> Technical Computing Team Leader
> IT Department
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