FC6 on a HP DC7700
by Gianluca Sforna
Hi all,
I just put my hands on a shiny HP DC7700, a Core 2 Duo based PC, but I
can't boot the installer because it hangs right after detecting
keyboard and mouse (PS/2)
Does anyone experienced similar issues?
googling around I already find some (scary...) info, and tried w/o
luck booting with acpi=off (boot, but it seems like hanging on every
screen, then eventually go on with the next after some minutes!),
noapic and nolapic.
any help appreciated
Cheers
Gianluca
17 years, 2 months
[offtopic] Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
by Arthur Pemberton
Hi guys,
I apologize ahead of time for the offtopic nature of this thread, and
if desired, I will cease any continuation. Threads over on
fedora-extras-list have brought my attention to the e-dissappearance
of one "Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams".
This guy has helped me out many times over of #fedora, and was always
online, despite me changing time zone twice - to the point where I
asked if he was a bot. He seemed to have also had a large load in
package maintaince. Fedora being partly about the community, I have to
ask: does anyone know what happened to this guy? His online presence
seems to have simply ceased as of May-2006. I searched Gmail for
emails from him, the last was in May. His blog
(http://www.ivazquez.net) seems also to have gone quiet as of May.
Just felt that the guy has helped me enough to at least care if he
suddenly died or something.
Peace.
--
To be updated...
17 years, 3 months
Move Evolution to Extras?
by David Woodhouse
Evolution is fairly much broken in FC5, and there's little movement even
on the 'this mail crashes Evolution' bugs, let alone the "Evolution is
totally unusable with IMAP" bugs.
What are we going to do about it? One option might be to move it to
Extras in the hope that someone will actually start to look after it
there. Or perhaps just drop it entirely? Any better ideas? Volunteers?
--
dwmw2
17 years, 3 months
[Offtopic] Rather amusing diagram on wikipedia
by Konstantin Ryabitsev
There's an "organizational" diagram on wikipedia that seems a little
fishy to me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora_Project . I'm not up
to speed on the finer details of Fedora Project organizational chart,
but I believe that diagram is a little... random, especially seeing as
apparently the ultimate goal of everything Fedora Project does is RHEL
releases. :)
Maybe someone from the project who is familiar with the orgranization
cares enough to update the page?
Cheers,
--
Konstantin Ryabitsev
Montréal, Québec
17 years, 3 months
New device drivers don't see beyond 15 partitions in fc7
by Clyde E. Kunkel
Hello,
With the change from traditional /dev/hd* type device nodes to /dev/sd*
type nodes, I see that the highest partition number that can be used is
15. Will this change so that higher numbers will be available? I do
have a system that has a drive with almost 30 small partitions used in a
research effort and the number of partitions has not been an issue thru fc6.
--
Regards,
Old Fart
(my reply-to address is "munged" to defeat spambots)
17 years, 3 months
rawhide report: 20061219 changes
by Build System
Updated Packages:
ORBit2-2.14.4-1.fc7
-------------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 2.14.4-1
- Update to 2.14.4
am-utils-5:6.1.5-5
------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Karel Zak <kzak(a)redhat.com> 5:6.1.5-5
- fix #219437 - amd: stopping service will pop up an error dialog in
system-config-services app.
- fix build (m4 stuff) of the package (UTS_RELEASE macro has been removed
from the latest kernel-headers)
anaconda-11.2.0.7-1
-------------------
* Sun Dec 17 2006 Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> - 11.2.0.7-1
- Clean up execConsole to work better (clumens, #210481, #16155)
- Fixes due to earlier changes (dcantrell, #219789)
- Build fix for new kernel headers
* Thu Dec 14 2006 Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> - 11.2.0.6-1
- fix build for no more md START_ARRAY; note that this leaves swraid broken
* Thu Dec 14 2006 Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> - 11.2.0.5-1
- Fix adding zfcp devices (dcantrell, #210635)
- Fix rescue mode (clumens)
- Do dasdfmt based on initlabel (dcantrell, #218861)
- Adjust for official xvc0 major/minor
- Abstract required media for different backends (Elliot Peele)
- Fix overflow of source CDs (Dawei Pang)
- EDD should work on x86_64 (#218123)
- Better ipv6 config for second stage (dcantrell, #213110, #213112)
- Fix iscsi typo, don't traceback when iscsi isn't present (#218513)
- Unmount CD after install when using local stage2 with http install (clumens)
- Don't set LIBUSER_CONF in %post scripts (#218213)
- Some python 2.5 updates
curl-7.16.0-4.fc7
-----------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Jindrich Novy <jnovy(a)redhat.com> 7.16.0-4
- convert spec to UTF-8
- don't delete BuildRoot in %prep phase
- rpmlint fixes
eel2-2.17.1-1.fc7
-----------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 2.17.1-1
- Update to 2.17.1
file-roller-2.17.4-1.fc7
------------------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 2.17.4-1
- Update to 2.17.4
firstboot-1.4.28-1.fc7
----------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Chris Lumens <clumens(a)redhat.com> 1.4.28-1
- Remove unused graphics (#218118).
- Allow running on s390 and ppc64 under reconfig mode (#217921).
- Don't leave a bunch of defunct processes around.
- Correctly shut down if not running under rhgb.
frysk-0.0.1.2006.12.18.rh1-1.fc7
--------------------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Stepan Kasal <skasal(a)redhat.com> - 0.0.1.2006.12.18.rh1-1
- New upstream version.
- Do not install the .desktop file.
- Resolves: #211200
- Split to frysk, frysk-devel, and frysk-gnome; move the requires for gui
java-gnome libraries to frysk-gnome.
- Resolves: #218835
- Remove frysk-arch32-disable.patch, use --disable-arch32-tests instead.
- Disable ppc64 build.
gcalctool-5.9.9-1.fc7
---------------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 5.9.9-1
- Update to 5.9.9
gconf-editor-2.17.0-1.fc7
-------------------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 2.17.0-1
- Update to 2.17.0
glib2-2.12.5-1.fc7
------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 2.12.5-1
- Update to 2.12.5
gnome-keyring-0.7.2-1.fc7
-------------------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 0.7.2-1
- Update to 0.7.2
gnome-keyring-manager-2.17.0-1.fc7
----------------------------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 2.17.0-1
- Update to 2.17.0
gnome-mag-0.14.0-1.fc7
----------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 0.14.0-1
- Update to 0.14.0
gnome-system-monitor-2.17.4-1.fc7
---------------------------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 2.17.4-1
- Update to 2.17.4
gnome-vfs2-2.17.1-1.fc7
-----------------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 2.17.1-1
- Update to 2.17.1
gtksourceview-1.8.2-1.fc7
-------------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 1.8.2-1
- Update to 1.8.2
htdig-3:3.2.0b6-7.fc7
---------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Adam Tkac <atkac redhat com> 3:3.2.0b6-7.fc7
- really fixed #130528
- started using dist macro
kernel-2.6.19-1.2885.fc7
------------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 David Woodhouse <dwmw2(a)redhat.com>
- Enable CONFIG_IDE on PowerPC, for PMAC. Need pata_pmac driver...
- Fix the deleteme handling
- Fix build on platforms without writel_be()
- Fix connector build failure
* Sun Dec 17 2006 Dave Jones <davej(a)redhat.com>
- 2.6.20rc1-git5
mesa-6.5.2-4.fc7
----------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Adam Jackson <ajax(a)redhat.com> 6.5.2-4
- Add i915tex and mach64 to the install set.
nautilus-2.17.1-1.fc7
---------------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 2.17.1-1
- Update to 2.17.1
nautilus-cd-burner-2.17.4-1.fc7
-------------------------------
* Tue Dec 19 2006 Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> - 2.17.4-1
- Update to 2.17.4
php-5.2.0-8
-----------
* Tue Dec 05 2006 Joe Orton <jorton(a)redhat.com> 5.2.0-8
- fix filter.h installation path
- fix php-zend-abi version (Remi Collet, #212804)
policycoreutils-1.33.6-6.fc7
----------------------------
* Fri Dec 08 2006 Dan Walsh <dwalsh(a)redhat.com> 1.33.6-6
- Fix audit2allow generating reference policy
selinux-policy-2.4.6-15.fc7
---------------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Dan Walsh <dwalsh(a)redhat.com> 2.4.6-15
- allow automount to setgid
Resolves: #219999
sysstat-7.0.3-1.fc7
-------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Ivana Varekova <varekova(a)redhat.com> -7.0.3-1
- update to 7.0.3
xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-56.fc7
----------------------------
* Mon Dec 18 2006 Adam Jackson <ajax(a)redhat.com> 1.1.1-56
- RHEL5 sync:
- xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-maxpixclock-option.patch: Allow the maximum pixel
clock of a monitor to be specified in the config file.
- xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-glcore-visual-matching.patch: Fix a client crash
when creating software indirect GLX contexts.
- xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-vt-activate-is-a-terrible-api.patch: During server
init, abort if either VT activation ioctl fails. During shutdown, be
sure to wait for the VT switch to finish before exiting.
Broken deps for ppc64
----------------------------------------------------------
cyrus-sasl-sql - 2.1.22-4.ppc64 requires libpq.so.4()(64bit)
firstboot - 1.4.28-1.fc7.noarch requires system-config-keyboard
firstboot - 1.4.28-1.fc7.noarch requires system-config-display
setroubleshoot - 1.8.10-1.fc7.noarch requires python-elementtree
Broken deps for i386
----------------------------------------------------------
cyrus-sasl-sql - 2.1.22-4.i386 requires libpq.so.4
setroubleshoot - 1.8.10-1.fc7.noarch requires python-elementtree
xen - 3.0.3-1.i386 requires python(abi) = 0:2.4
Broken deps for x86_64
----------------------------------------------------------
cyrus-sasl-sql - 2.1.22-4.x86_64 requires libpq.so.4()(64bit)
setroubleshoot - 1.8.10-1.fc7.noarch requires python-elementtree
xen - 3.0.3-1.x86_64 requires python(abi) = 0:2.4
Broken deps for ia64
----------------------------------------------------------
cyrus-sasl-sql - 2.1.22-4.ia64 requires libpq.so.4()(64bit)
setroubleshoot - 1.8.10-1.fc7.noarch requires python-elementtree
xen - 3.0.3-1.ia64 requires python(abi) = 0:2.4
Broken deps for ppc
----------------------------------------------------------
cyrus-sasl-sql - 2.1.22-4.ppc requires libpq.so.4
setroubleshoot - 1.8.10-1.fc7.noarch requires python-elementtree
Broken deps for s390
----------------------------------------------------------
cyrus-sasl-sql - 2.1.22-4.s390 requires libpq.so.4
firstboot - 1.4.28-1.fc7.noarch requires system-config-keyboard
firstboot - 1.4.28-1.fc7.noarch requires system-config-soundcard
firstboot - 1.4.28-1.fc7.noarch requires rhpxl >= 0:0.19
firstboot - 1.4.28-1.fc7.noarch requires system-config-display
setroubleshoot - 1.8.10-1.fc7.noarch requires python-elementtree
systemtap - 0.5.10-1.fc7.s390 requires kernel >= 0:2.6.9-11
systemtap-runtime - 0.5.10-1.fc7.s390 requires kernel >= 0:2.6.9-11
Broken deps for s390x
----------------------------------------------------------
cyrus-sasl-sql - 2.1.22-4.s390x requires libpq.so.4()(64bit)
firstboot - 1.4.28-1.fc7.noarch requires rhpxl >= 0:0.19
firstboot - 1.4.28-1.fc7.noarch requires system-config-display
firstboot - 1.4.28-1.fc7.noarch requires system-config-keyboard
firstboot - 1.4.28-1.fc7.noarch requires system-config-soundcard
setroubleshoot - 1.8.10-1.fc7.noarch requires python-elementtree
17 years, 3 months
Rawhide status
by Mike Chambers
Is rawhide status sort of broken due to kernel, dev stuff (hdx to sdx)
or whatever? Or is that part fixed and even installable or whatever
now?
Hvaen't tried it in a week or longer, and ended up having to reinstall
FC6+updates to get back a usable system.
--
Mike Chambers
Madisonville, KY
"Sex is like air, it's not important unless your not getting any!"
17 years, 3 months
The cdrecord debate
by David Nielsen
Shortly before FC6 was released we backed down to an older version of
cdrecord because of conflicts between the GPL and the CDDL licenses.
Debian also at that point forked cdrecord into cdrkit and other
alternatives like libburn exist as well. There seemed at that point to
be a concensus that we should stick to cdrecord for FC6 and talk about
replacing it for FC7 since we were already far long into the FC6 cycle.
Don't change horses in the middle of a stream and all that.
So what is the plan here are we going to stick with an old version of
cdrecord or will we be looking for alternatives?
- David Nielsen
--
"Ridicule s the only weapon that can be used against unintelligible
propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them.”
-Thomas Jefferson
17 years, 3 months
packet writing
by Rafael Espíndola
Fedora 6 has a very minimal support for packet writing. I was able to
use it, but I had to run pktsetup and mount manually.
Debian has an init script that runs pktsetup for each cd rw driver.
The list of cd rw drivers is read from a config file.
It should be easy to port this script, but I think that we can do
better. I am planning to write an udev rule to run pktsetup every time
check-cdrom.sh detects a cd-rw or a dvd-rw. Do you think that it would
be a good thing to do?
Best Regards,
Rafael
17 years, 3 months
