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Fedora Queries for Laptop
by Jigar Sutaria 30 Jul '08

30 Jul '08

I have Dell Inspiron with all latest configuration. I want to know following work with Fedora or not If they are working any configuration required or not (Any document reference that can help me knowing this) 1. Bluetooth data/voice 2. USB Flash Drive 3. USB Hard Drive 4. Playing Movies VCD/DVD 5. Playing Music 6. Telephony Tools 7. Microphone 8. Webcam 9 Scanner/Cameras .

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Fedora 9 On Laptop battery
by Fastie 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Hi I have been working on Fedora since Core 6, and found that now I've moved i've had to start using my battery more on my laptop than I used to. So my battery just doesn't last. I got myself a replacement thinking that my battery is dead but still had the same result. I am running an HP NC6320 laptop with nothing extra (clean install). My brightness is on the lowest setting. I went through my services and stopped all the ones I don't need and installed powertop and did what it told me to do, (but it is not permanent for one). According to HP my battery should last about 4 hours, however I only get about 1.5 hours if I am lucky. I have to say when I was testing this on Windows I did not get 4 hours as HP say but got about 3 hours. So running Fedora cut my battery time in half. One thing I did see on powertop is that my "Wakeups-from-idle per second" is running at "669.1 interval: 10.0s", this looks high. How do you reduce this? Is there anything else I can do to get more battery power out of it? Thanks Chris

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webcam
by Arnav Kalra 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

I have bought a new webcam with a tag of only windows vista. will it work on my fedora laptop -- arnav kalra (linux inside)

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Re: backup and synchronization program?
by Andrew Farris 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:05 PM, D. H. Holsboer <dh holsboer xs4all nl> wrote: > I am looking for a program that can backup and/or synchronize data on my > laptop (FC 8), on another FC 8 and on a WIN XP on my LAN. I have for WIN - WIN > synchronization and/or backup the program SyncBack, but don want to have to > switch to Win XP all the time I want to make a backup or synchronize the > systems. > Does anybody know which Linux program performs these actions by simply > copying files from one system to the system on which they are not present and > overwriting old files with the newer versions? This is the way I use to my > satisfaction the program SyncBack.exe. Of course, the Win XP machine is > accessible via smb. You might want to look at either BackupPC or Unison. Unison is basically a two-way rsync that you run when you choose (or script via cron), so it can keep the newest file whether you change it on the PC or portable; normally with rsync you cannot do that. I've never used BackupPC but it is supposed to be a full-blown backup solution. -- Andrew Farris <lordmorgul(a)gmail.com> www.lordmorgul.net gpg 0x8300BF29 fingerprint 071D FFE0 4CBC 13FC 7DEB 5BD5 5F89 8E1B 8300 BF29

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X not working at all
by El-Hassan Wanas 16 Jun '08

16 Jun '08

Hey guys, I have an LG R405, it has an integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 card in it. During the Fedora 9 installation(which started in text), I got a message saying couldn't configure X. I tried installing other distros as well, but nothing worked graphical. Any help on that? Thanks, Wanas -- http://programmingden.blogspot.com

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Panasonic Y7 hotkeys
by Dr Peter L R Smith 15 Jun '08

15 Jun '08

Has anyone managed to get acpi/hotkeys working properly on a Panasonic Let's Note Y7 and Fedora 9? I cannot get suspend or the brightness keys to work. Any help would be appreciated.

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Looking for evtouch driver for Fedora 9
by axel lin 14 Jun '08

14 Jun '08

hi list, I'm looking for evtouch driver for Fedora 9. I have checked http://www.conan.de/touchscreen/evtouch.html. Here is my questions bout using evtouch on Fedora 9: 1. Is there any rpm available for evtouch driver on Fedora 9. 2. I tried to use pre-built evtouch-0.8.7.tar.gz driver, but I got version mis-match error (in /var/log/Xorg.0.log) Then I try to compile the source code. but I got below error when execute ./configure checking for XORG... configure: error: Package requirements (xorg-server xproto ) were not met: No package 'xorg-server' found Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you installed software in a non-standard prefix. Alternatively, you may set the environment variables XORG_CFLAGS and XORG_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config. See the pkg-config man page for more details. Which rpm is missing? Below is the xorg packages installed in my system. [root@localhost Packages]# rpm -qa |grep xorg xorg-x11-apps-7.3-3.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi-7.2-6.fc9.noarch xorg-x11-xinit-1.0.7-6.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-evdev-1.99.1-0.5.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-dmc-1.1.2-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-1.6.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-1.10.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-0.0.10-2.20080408git0991281.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-12.5.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0.3.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-xkb-utils-7.2-4.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.2-4.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-twm-1.0.3-2.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.4.8-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.10.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-geode-2.8.0-3.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-penmount-1.3.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-vmware-10.16.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-0.9.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-xtrans-devel-1.1-2.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi-7.2-6.fc9.noarch xorg-x11-drv-mouse-1.3.0-2.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-keyboard-1.3.0-3.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-ast-0.85.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-fpit-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.8-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-jamstudio-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-acecad-1.2.2-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-tek4957-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-wiimote-0.0.1-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-apm-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drivers-7.3-4.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-proto-devel-7.3-12.fc9.noarch xorg-x11-filesystem-7.3-1.fc9.noarch xorg-x11-font-utils-7.2-4.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-utils-7.3-3.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-fonts-misc-7.2-6.fc9.noarch xorg-x11-drv-vesa-1.3.0-15.20080404.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-1.4.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-palmax-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-magellan-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-digitaledge-1.1.1-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-microtouch-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-mutouch-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-elographics-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-ur98-1.1.0-5.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-i810-2.2.1-24.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.3.1-7.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-aiptek-1.1.1-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-glint-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.8.0-14.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-server-common-1.4.99.901-29.20080415.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-server-utils-7.3-3.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-hyperpen-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-dynapro-1.1.2-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-diamondtouch-0.2.0-0.1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-spaceorb-1.1.0-6.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-i740-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-calcomp-1.1.2-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-fonts-Type1-7.2-6.fc9.noarch xorg-x11-drv-void-1.1.1-9.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.4.99.901-29.20080415.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-neomagic-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-rendition-4.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-trident-1.3.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-summa-1.2.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-citron-2.2.1-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-i128-1.3.0-1.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-0.2.902-3.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-savage-2.2.0-2.fc9.i386 Regards, Axel

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F9 installer could not detect my previous installed F8
by Yunus 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

Hi Users of Fedora, I have installed F9 successfuly (GRUB installed on MBR). It seems that F9 could not detect my previously installed F8. My partition layout as follows: Device Partition Type Remark -------------------------------------------------------- dev/sda dev/sda1 /boot newly created from free space for F9 free space unallocated space dev/sda2 /home formerly created for F8 dev/sda3 swap formely created for F8 dev/sda4 extended partion dev/sda5 /1 formeld created root partion for F8 dev/sda6 / newly created for root partion for F9 Anyone can help me to recove my F8 and give advice on best partion layout for dual boot (Fedora+Fedora or Fedora+Debian)? Thank you yunus

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Re: Fedora-laptop-list Digest, Vol 26, Issue 2
by Arnav Kalra 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

jcviz, thank you for your reply. can u tell me where would i find official synaptics touchpad driver for linux On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 1:39 PM, <fedora-laptop-list-request(a)redhat.com> wrote: > Send Fedora-laptop-list mailing list submissions to > fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-laptop-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > fedora-laptop-list-request(a)redhat.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > fedora-laptop-list-owner(a)redhat.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Fedora-laptop-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Fedora-laptop-list Digest, Vol 25, Issue 10 (jcvlz) > 2. how to install F9 (Mehul) > 3. Re: how to install F9 (Kae Verens) > 4. Re: how to install F9 (Mehul) > 5. Re: how to install F9 (Kae Verens) > 6. Which file i need to burn on DVD (Mehul) > 7. Re: how to install F9 (Kae Verens) > 8. Re: Which file i need to burn on DVD (Rafael F. Compte) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:06:16 -0400 > From: jcvlz <jcvlz(a)jcvlz.com> > Subject: Re: Fedora-laptop-list Digest, Vol 25, Issue 10 > To: fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > Message-ID: > <75f1d4690806011006g3a558f00uc0889d64a35fac4d(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > 2008/6/1 Arnav Kalra <arnavkalra007(a)gmail.com>: > > can anybody tell me that the following will work in f9 on a sony vaio > sz400: > > > > touchpad > > 3d graphics > > keyoard > > wi fi > > hindi text with a english keyboard > > java > > flash > > actually with f8 the touchpad doesnt work correctly and its sensors make > the > > cursor go in opposite direction > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Fedora-laptop-list mailing list > > Fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-laptop-list > > > > > > > > I've been running F9 for about a week on a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ240E, with > no serious problems to speak of. So far, it appears to be handling > the hardware better than F8, with less need for customization. There > are of course a couple of tweaks that you'll probably want to make, > but nothing critical. > > As far as your list, all seem to be working fine, except the hindi (I > havn't tried it). Although, I did not have any problems in F8 either > (e.g. the touchpad worked fine). > > To get the headphone jack working, I had to add the following to > modprobe.conf: > options snd-hda-intel model=vaio > > I should also mention that I have not yet tested Xen on this machine, > since dom0 is not supported in F9 (should be back in F10). Note, > you'll have to do the bios hack to turn on virtualization support - it > worked fine for me. > > Please let me know if you have any other questions. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 13:07:19 +0530 > From: Mehul <bhensaniya(a)gmail.com> > Subject: how to install F9 > To: fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > Message-ID: > <78412f710806020037l5b314f97u25a20be1b41127b0(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Dear All, > i am useing Dell Vostro 1400 > I just want to know about how to install Fedora 9. i just download i386 > from > the redhat site then i write a DVD after unzip that File(i386) but when i > try to boot from DVD it is not booting from it > > -- > Regards, > Mehul Bhensaniya > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-laptop-list/attachments/20080602/a59… > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:38:48 +0100 > From: Kae Verens <kae(a)verens.com> > Subject: Re: how to install F9 > Cc: fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > Message-ID: <4843A388.2010309(a)verens.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Mehul wrote: > > Hi Dear All, > > i am useing Dell Vostro 1400 > > I just want to know about how to install Fedora 9. i just download i386 > > from the redhat site then i write a DVD after unzip that File(i386) but > > when i try to boot from DVD it is not booting from it > > make sure your system is set to boot from DVD instead of HardDrive. > > when you turn on your machine, there should be a momentary (a second or > so) message saying something like "Press F11 to change boot order". You > need to change the boot order so the DVD is first. > In some cases, you may need to go into to BIOS setup to do it. All > systems are a little different. > > -- > Kae Verens' signature > http://webworks.ie/ lead programmer > http://verens.com/ my blog > http://kfm.verens.com/ current project > -- > this is Kae's signature's signature. > -- > Kae's signature's signature does not get one though > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 13:15:35 +0530 > From: Mehul <bhensaniya(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: how to install F9 > To: "Kae Verens" <kae(a)verens.com>, fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > Message-ID: > <78412f710806020045n2fca4639tff8e77804b6ef22b(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Thanx Dear for the your reply > > But Even after i change the boot order it's not booting from DVD. & even i > just want to know that is that only i386 is needed for the fedora 9 > installation. > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Kae Verens <kae(a)verens.com> wrote: > > > Mehul wrote: > > > >> Hi Dear All, > >> i am useing Dell Vostro 1400 > >> I just want to know about how to install Fedora 9. i just download i386 > >> from the redhat site then i write a DVD after unzip that File(i386) but > when > >> i try to boot from DVD it is not booting from it > >> > > > > make sure your system is set to boot from DVD instead of HardDrive. > > > > when you turn on your machine, there should be a momentary (a second or > so) > > message saying something like "Press F11 to change boot order". You need > to > > change the boot order so the DVD is first. > > In some cases, you may need to go into to BIOS setup to do it. All > systems > > are a little different. > > > > -- > > Kae Verens' signature > > http://webworks.ie/ lead programmer > > http://verens.com/ my blog > > http://kfm.verens.com/ current project > > -- > > this is Kae's signature's signature. > > -- > > Kae's signature's signature does not get one though > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Fedora-laptop-list mailing list > > Fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-laptop-list > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Mehul Bhensaniya > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-laptop-list/attachments/20080602/b71… > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:52:55 +0100 > From: Kae Verens <kae(a)verens.com> > Subject: Re: how to install F9 > Cc: fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > Message-ID: <4843A6D7.808(a)verens.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Mehul wrote: > > Thanx Dear for the your reply > > > > But Even after i change the boot order it's not booting from DVD. & even > > i just want to know that is that only i386 is needed for the fedora 9 > > installation. > > > i am useing Dell Vostro 1400 > > I just want to know about how to install Fedora 9. i just > > download i386 from the redhat site then i write a DVD after > > unzip that File(i386) but when i try to boot from DVD it is not > > booting from it > > when you say "unzip" above, what do you mean? > > the DVDs should be written directly to DVD - there is no unzipping > involved. the files you download should be complete DVD images. > > what files are you downloading? (provide URLs) > > -- > Kae Verens' signature > http://webworks.ie/ lead programmer > http://verens.com/ my blog > http://kfm.verens.com/ current project > -- > this is Kae's signature's signature. > -- > Kae's signature's signature does not get one though > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 13:26:34 +0530 > From: Mehul <bhensaniya(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Which file i need to burn on DVD > To: fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > Message-ID: > <78412f710806020056g672cabcfge9d0bc347e6abea4(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi , > > I just want to know about the image which i need to burn on the DVD. > after download i386 i see it that is zipfile so i unzip it & burn the DVD > is > that write Or i need to burn the file as a same form what i download from > the redhat > > > Regards, > Mehul Bhensaniya > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-laptop-list/attachments/20080602/81d… > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:03:22 +0100 > From: Kae Verens <kae(a)verens.com> > Subject: Re: how to install F9 > To: fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > Message-ID: <4843A94A.9090702(a)verens.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Mehul wrote: > > Hear the link is > > http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora > > from this above link i download the i386 DVD image > > this is the one you want. > > http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/9/Fedora/i386/i… > > you should download that, then burn it to DVD. Note that the extension > is .iso, not .zip > > The file is a DVD image. When burning to DVD, make sure you choose to > burn as an image. Otherwise you will have a DVD which has a single large > file on it. > > -- > Kae Verens' signature > http://webworks.ie/ lead programmer > http://verens.com/ my blog > http://kfm.verens.com/ current project > -- > this is Kae's signature's signature. > -- > Kae's signature's signature does not get one though > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 05:08:18 -0300 > From: "Rafael F. Compte" <rfcompte(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Which file i need to burn on DVD > To: Mehul <bhensaniya(a)gmail.com>, fedora-laptop-list > <fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com> > Message-ID: > <56e2d9e50806020108k4c3fb8a6q4533415be923d400(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > 2008/6/2 Mehul <bhensaniya(a)gmail.com>: > > Hi , > > > > I just want to know about the image which i need to burn on the DVD. > > after download i386 i see it that is zipfile so i unzip it & burn the DVD > is > > that write Or i need to burn the file as a same form what i download from > > the redhat > > > > > > Regards, > > Mehul Bhensaniya > > _______________________________________________ > > Fedora-laptop-list mailing list > > Fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-laptop-list > > > > > > Think you are doing something wrong. There's no zip file. It's an iso > image. Maybe you are using Windows and winrar thinks athat the iso > image should be "unzipped". Don't do that. Follow the instructions > here http://docs.fedoraproject.org/readme-burning-isos/en_US/ > > Regards > > -- > Rafael F. Compte > > Avenida Cabildo 2575, PB "C" > C1428AAH > Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina > > Tel: 54 11 4706-1625 > > http://www.rafaelfcompte.com.ar > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Fedora-laptop-list mailing list > Fedora-laptop-list(a)redhat.com > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-laptop-list > > > End of Fedora-laptop-list Digest, Vol 26, Issue 2 > ************************************************* >

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backup and synchronization program?
by D. H. Holsboer 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

Hi, I am looking for a program that can backup and/or synchronize data on my laptop (FC 8), on another FC 8 and on a WIN XP on my LAN. I have for WIN - WIN synchronization and/or backup the program SyncBack, but don want to have to switch to Win XP all the time I want to make a backup or synchronize the systems. Does anybody know which Linux program performs these actions by simply copying files from one system to the system on which they are not present and overwriting old files with the newer versions? This is the way I use to my satisfaction the program SyncBack.exe. Of course, the Win XP machine is accessible via smb. Later this month I plan to change to FC 9, hoping that most difficulties with the new version (no new version without itś own set of difficulties...) will be solved. Daniel

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