Where goes the console output of X programs?
by Carlos Rodrigues
Hi!
Where does the output that X programs dump in the console? I do not have
an .xsession-errors file or anything...
Carlos Rodrigues
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Fedora Core 2 - fully updated
19 years, 7 months
Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 Webcam -Video I problem
by M Daniel R M
Hi everybody,
That's the exact name of the model that I own -not an advertisement...
The gadget does work, proofs:
-SuSE(9) KDE default webcam application (don't remember its name)
(Suse's my second home system, what Windows is/means for others,
Suse is for me...That is, although almost not used,
things -hardware- work there.)
-SuSE(9) Gnomemeeting --> Yes, indeed.
-Windows (when I bought it, already some time ago)
-Camorama, in Fedora (my favourite main home system, still Core
1).
-Even more: I'd bet it worked OK some months ago (but not sure)
with Gnomemeeting and xawtv in FC1 (then I didn't have
nearly any time to glance at this kind of things and I didn't
care so much pass through it).
My doubts are (in FC1) about the system configuration (maybe
/etc/modules.conf) or might be about some apps' config.
Has it anything to do with the last new kernels for FC1 ? I've always
had precompiled kernels coming from them. At the moment:
[daniel@PRIMATES-PLM Documentation]$ date
vie oct 1 00:37:48 CEST 2004
[daniel@PRIMATES-PLM Documentation]$ uname -r
2.4.22-1.2199.nptl
AFAIRead, gadget's video chip is Philips, isn't it??
Does it need the pwc module loaded for proper working, right?
How can I check if I have the pwcx installed? Is it necessary for webcam
apps or maybe can pwc manage the device by itselt? It would explain why
camorama works perfectly (supposing pwcx not really installed).
Is there (or was, in the past) a way to get the pwcx portion via yum or
apt? If not, it is sure I don't have it installed.
I've had a look to the pwc developer web site, but IMHO -at least it
seemed to me- most-simple general explanations are poor (just what a
newbie like me can need!) about why pcwx is necessary and when. Inside
its tarball says, if I understood right, that you must have a 2.4.25
kernel to patch it later (if 2.4 serie). If I wanted to go on with it
(Still I don't know if pwcx is worth or important or not...) his would
bind to me to abandon the Fedora's precompiled kernels, wouldn't it?
I've also had a look at /boot/config*(active kernel), with kernel
sources installed, and drivers like v4l and other are installed (as
modules); What I can see is that almost everything is configured as M
there, in precompiled kernels. I suppose the meaning is to ensure that
most things will work if needed but I'm not sure if all needed modules
are automatically loaded when you run certain program, as a webcam
application for example. Is there any way to bind to the kernel to load
some modules (that you know you're going to need later) at start up?
Actually, I am quite messed up with all this.
I know that by typing /sbin/lsmod the loaded modules are listed; I also
know that /sbin/modprobe modulename loads it according to the
/etc/modules.conf file, but not much more I can say about this. Editing
the modules.conf without knowing what are exactly you doing is not a
good solution, even with a .bak file, it looks like a loose of time if
there is not interactive help. I need help if the problem is here or
similar level.
I've also compared the config files for Gnomemeeting into Fedora and
Suse (because capture works here), but I didn't find any relevant
differences between them. Nothing. Maybe the Suse distro has the
mentioned pwcx installed, I don't know....
Same for modules.conf between the 2 distros, mainly looking for
something different more o less, but they has not much to do, since in
Suse it comes with a lot of alias defined (large and complete list)
although most of them are really commented by default, meanwhile
oppositely in Fedora there are a few lines. Not clues for me...
BTW, anyone knows what is supposed to do to get vanity utility to work?
I've never seen it app simply opened.
I would appreciate tips, ideas, suggestions, ..., even links pointing to
any source of information at anywhere!
Regards,
Daniel Rodríguez
19 years, 7 months
What is system-config-mouse supposed to do?
by Timothy Murphy
I tried system-config-mouse on a couple of computers,
but it didn't appear to change xorg.conf ,
even though I changed my choice of mouse.
The change worked during the current session,
but had disappeared when I logged in again.
Have I misunderstood the purpose of this command?
--
Timothy Murphy
e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
19 years, 7 months
Installing RPMs
by Anthony Johnson
Hi,
I decided to upgrade from Fedora Core 1 to Fedora Core 2 just over two
months ago. I have tried to install various RPMs with no success. For
example, if I double click j2re-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag.i586.rpm, I get "?
There is no action associated with j2re-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag.i586.rpm."
The file-roller is not activated.
If I go to the command line, become super user, change to the
appropriate directory, I type rpm j2re-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag.i586.rpm and
hit enter; an installation process appears to be occurring. I type rpm
-q j2re-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag.i586.rpm. I am told that it is not installed.
How do I diagnose the problem? How do I remedy the situation?
I am a newbie who recently converted to Linux from Windows.
19 years, 7 months
RE:infrared
by Roger Grosswiler
Tried this page, this is the result:
Oct 2 14:45:46 neo irda: Starten von irattach succeeded
Oct 2 14:45:46 neo irattach: tcgetattr: Input/output error
Oct 2 14:45:46 neo irattach: Stopping device /dev/ttyS2
Oct 2 14:45:46 neo irattach: ioctl(SIOCGIFFLAGS): No such device
Oct 2 14:45:46 neo irattach: ioctl: set_inidisc: Bad file descriptor
Oct 2 14:45:46 neo irattach: tcsetattr: Input/output error
Oct 2 14:45:46 neo irattach: exiting ...
any idea?
Regards,
Roger
19 years, 7 months
date error
by Deltaned Internet Services
Hi,
I have an problem with my date settings on my fedora core 2 box.
I get mail from the server with the date 1-2-2004
I check all my date settings but that is correct.
Where can I look for it anymore?
Jaider Viola
Deltaned Internet Services
http://www.deltaned.nl
19 years, 7 months
Maintaining Fedora Core 1
by Gary Parker
I am currently running Fedora Core 1 on a new computer I bought this summer. I
live out in the middle of nowhere and so have a very slow internet connection.
That said, downloading and updating packages is time consuming; upgrading to a
newer version of Fedora though the internet is not feasible.
I just installed apt and am not sure where I should direct it to keep Fedora
Core 1 up to date. At the moment I am using fedora.us and rpm.livna.org based
on advise from
http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Fedora_apt_and_yum_repositories.html
Should I also direct apt towards download.fedora.redhat.com or
download.fedoralegacy.org?
Curious,
Gary Parker
Cayuse, Oregon
19 years, 7 months
GImp batch mode
by TongKe Xue
Hi all,
I want to use gimp to convert a bunch of files from one image format
to another.
"man gimp" returns nothing.
"gimp --help" mentions the option "--batch <commands>" ... sounds
like I should be able to write some script -- can anyone offer
pointers / enlighten me on this?
Thanks,
--TongKe
--
Knowledge is freedom. Read http://watchtower.org
19 years, 7 months
Re: Multiple ISP's on one Server
by Stewart Nelson
> I ran into a small problem last month in that I used over 70G of
> bandwidth. My current ISP can't really handle that, as it costs him $4
> per G of transfer.
> I really need the static IP that he provides, as well as the discount on
> my internet, but I don't want to abuse what I've got working for me.
> Rogers Cable can provide me with internet service as well with no
> transfer limit. My question is how to set up my server best to utilize
> using two ISP's.
I hope that your 70 GB is mostly download, because cable modems often
have quite slow upstream capability; 128 kbps is typical. So, even
if you upload 24/7, you may not be able to transfer 70 GB.
I don't know how it is in Canada, but cable providers in the US almost
always have a clause in their contract that permits them to charge you
more, or terminate your service, if you use an excessive amount of
resources. Bandwidth is not free for them, either, and a coax branch
is typically shared among 300 to 1200 homes. Depending on how many of
them use cable Internet, your >200 kb/sec. average transfer rate may
be far more than your fair share of the 20 mb/sec. available on the
channel.
There may be a wireless ISP in your area that can do what you need.
This is, of course, also a shared facility, but you may be able to
negotiate an arrangement where you agree to do most of your transfer
during the night.
> I need my current static IP to connect to servers I support, ...
(I am assuming that this is because it's used for authentication.)
If you don't need redundant providers, and the cable will work for
you, perhaps you can get an inexpensive shell account that you
can tunnel through.
--Stewart
19 years, 7 months
