Introduction Email with a plea for help :-(

[Darren Foster]

Thanks Andy See below...

On Thu, 2006-10-26 at 12:07 +0100, Andy Green wrote:
> Darren Foster wrote:
> 
> > If i try and use Yum i get the following :-
> > 
> > Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: updates
> > Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: updates

> 
> Take a look at the frontpage of http://fedorasolved.org for more
> detailed instructions on how to make the ncessary changes to the repo
> definition files to use these alternative mirrorlist definitions.
> ''

This worked a treat thanks.  I would have never know about this problem
if you hadn't of pointed it out to me.


> > MPLAYER - less serious but would be nice to fix.
> > 
> > i installed MPLAYER the other day and for love nor money cant get it to
> > run.  If i try to run it from the command line i get the following.
> > 
> > mplayer: error while loading shared
> > libraries: /usr/lib/libavformat.so.50: connot restore segment prot after
> > reloc: Permission Denied.

> This is maybe selinux?  Tail /var/log/audit/audit.log or 
> /var/log/messages looking for complaints.

I tried the /var/log/audit/audit.log file but it doesn't exist.
The /var/log/messages file was most excellent though. It showed as being
the problem for both flashplayer and Mplayer.  Both appeared in the logs
as being access denied. I noticed that the SELINUX was set to
"enforcing" which seemed to block flash and Mplayer from working. I have
now set it to "permissive" which seems to have done the trick.

> > FLASH PLAYER - much less serious but would be nice.
> > 
> > Just won't work.  Ive placed the plugin file in the plugin folder and
> > double checked it many a time and it still wont work. 
> 
> Pass on that one, it can be made to work tho.
> 
All fixed. Big thanks Andy. Much appreciated.

Darren Foster.