Re: TeXLive is in rawhide
by Matthew Saltzman
On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 13:21 +0100, Jindrich Novy wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I come with good news for TeX users in Fedora. TeXLive is now finally
> imported and built in rawhide since today.
Can the rawhide version be used as is in F8 or are there F8 RPMs that we
can test?
>
> Enjoy,
> Jindrich
>
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16 years, 5 months
PDF virtual printer driver
by Ingemar Nilsson
Hi,
I wonder if it would be possible to create a PDF virtual printer driver
for Fedora, just like PDFCreator in Windows. I know that it is possible
to select "Print to file" and then run ps2pdf on the resulting file, but
I think that it would be better to be able to print to PDF directly.
Would this be possible? Or is it already, but requires me to install
some package?
Regards
Ingemar
16 years, 5 months
net-snmp ifInOctets.2 changed to ifInOctets.6
by Tom Spec
I am running Fedora 8 and I use SNMP/MRTG to graph my network traffic. The MIBs I am graphing are ifInOctets.2 & ifOutOctets.2. For some strange reason the data in those MIBs moved to ifInOctets.6 & ifOutOctets.6, and the original MIBs no longer existed. I tried restarting net-snmp, but that did nothing. I rebooted and the MIBs went back to normal.
Has anyone seen this behaviour? Any workaround short of rebooting?
I have all packages updated to latest version...
16 years, 5 months
Users Manual - D810 "missing in action"
by Aaron Konstam
Some time ago I made the statement that my Dell Latitude D810 machine
came without a user's manual.
I was jumped on by list members who showed me the web page for the
User's manual.
Well right now I can't find any collection of search words in google to
get me that manual, For example the search terms, "Users Manual Dell
Latitude D810" only get me the service manual.
Can anyone find where the manual is located?
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16 years, 5 months
Re: Wireless problem on F8 -- can't access secured networks
by Tom Stewart
Quoting Tod Merley <todbot88(a)gmail.com>:
> On Nov 30, 2007 8:43 AM, Tom Stewart <fedora(a)tastewar.com> wrote:
>> I've installed F8 on an IBM ThinkPad R40 with an IBM High Rate
>> wireless card. The wireless card is recognized as an Atheros AR5212.
>> NetworkManager starts up fine, and I can connect to unencrypted AP's
>> OK (like my neighbor's), but I can't connect to protected networks
>> (like mine).
>>
>> I've previously had Windows XP then Ubuntu on this box, and neither
>> had a problem connecting, so I am pretty confident that it's not a
>> hardware/compatibility issue. I've configured wpa_supplicant to run
>> via Service Configuration, which tells me that it is running. WPA
>> passphrases seem to get stored in the keyring OK.
>>
>> In attempting to troubleshoot this, here's what I've discovered. When
>> booting, there is a fairly long delay, which causes the Details window
>> to pop up automatically. The delay is in starting wpa_supplicant, and
>> in fact, an error is noted:
>>
>> Starting wpa_supplicant: /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf, ,
>> dbus_bus_get[ctrl_iface_dbus]: No such file or directory
>>
>> Now, there is a file /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf, owned by
>> root and with rw permissions for owner. I haven't touched this, and I
>> assume it is correct. So I wonder if the dbus_bus_get[ctrl_iface_dbus]
>> is the thing that's complaining. Searching on that string yields [1]
>> some source code:
>>
>> /* Get a reference to the system bus */
>> dbus_error_init(&error);
>> iface->con = dbus_bus_get(DBUS_BUS_SYSTEM, &error);
>> dbus_error_free(&error);
>> if (!iface->con) {
>> perror("dbus_bus_get[ctrl_iface_dbus]");
>> wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Could not acquire the system bus.");
>> goto fail;
>> }
>>
>> which looks like it might print that string followed by an error, but
>> then it should also be displaying (somewhere?) the "Could not acquire
>> the system bus." which I haven't found.
>>
>> The other data point I have is that in the system log, when attempting
>> to connect, I see the following error msg:
>>
>> Nov 18 20:56:29 think NetworkManager: <info> Device 'wlan0' DHCP
>> transaction took too long (>45s), stopping it.
>>
>> Can anyone help me get my wireless up and running on this guy? Where
>> do I go next?
>>
>> [1]
>> http://www.koders.com/c/fid085500CFE02FD84CFEB332AE71A50A1E37F81D1A.aspx?...
>>
>> --Tom
>>
>>
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>
> Hi Tom Stewart!
>
> I am working on the same problem, so far I have not gotten arround to
> trying the results of the following research. For what it is worth:
>
> Here:
>
> http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=171361
>
> I found:
>
> Originally Posted by c0d3g33k
> Yes, you can use the old NetworkManager, and yes it does work better
> than the current P.O.S. ... err, ummm, work in progress.
>
> You have to uninstall the current NetworkManager and dependencies,
> then find a Fedora mirror that still has the 7.90 test release and
> install the networkmanager components. You'll suffer from constant
> nagging from the Update utility, but your wireless networking will
> actually be functional.
>
> NOTE!!!!: Download the necessary packages first if your network
> connection depends on NetworkManager.
>
> I don't recall exactly what is removed, but a "yum erase
> NetworkManager" will take care of the dependencies for you.
>
>> From the Fedora 7.90 mirror download:
>
> NetworkManager
> knetworkmanager
> krb5-auth-dialog
> dhcdbd
> dhclient
>
> If you are running Gnome, you probably want to grab
> NetworkManager-glib and NetworkManager-gnome too (I'm running KDE, so
> don't need them).
>
> Install them using "yum localinstall <packages>" and enjoy functional
> networking again.
>
>
> BINGO! Thanks man. This worked like a charm. The only difference was,
> I used rpm instead of yum. I was having issues with yum wanting to
> remove pidgin as well. Just as a note, pidgin still works (just opened
> it and things logged in, nothing more). Here's what I ran:
>
> sudo rpm --nodeps -e NetworkManager NetworkManager-glib
> NetworkManager-gnome krb5-auth-dialog nautilus-sendto
>
> Hopefully, they'll get that fixed very soon and release an update. Not
> sure why this wasn't noticed in the release candidates?
>
> Anyway, makes me feel better. Lol... I was thinking it was something
> much more.
>
I had read this, but there was at least one negative experience, IIRC.
Also, I really didn't want to go down this route of downdating if it
can be avoided.
> Another Path:
>
> Jacques B Nov 9
> Reply
>
> Got wireless to work with WPA-PSK. The solution was at
> http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showpost.php?p=857006&postcount=52
>
> As root I edited /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf so that it
> contained the following:
>
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> ctrl_interface_group=wheel
> network={
> ssid="your ssid"
> psk="your passphrase"
> key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> proto=WPA
> }
>
>
> The first two lines were already there. I added the remaining lines
> as per the the instructions on the site above.
>
> I then ran
> # ifconfig wlan0 up
> # wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd
> (the process didn't exit so it seemed, but after doing the next
> command successfully I was able to close this window anyhow).
>
> Then in another terminal window as root I ran
> # dhclient wlan0
>
> I could then close both the windows and the wireless worked. I went
> into system-config-network-gui (either via command line or via System,
> Administrator, Network) and ensured that my wireless card was checked
> off so that it will start up on reboot (haven't rebooted yet but I am
> fairly confident it will work - if not I will repost to that effect -
> otherwise it worked).
>
> Jacques B.
>
I had also tried something like this, but these directions are more
complete. Will try & will report back.
But also, there is clearly something wrong here, and if possible, I'd
like to help find the solution so that F8 can be a better product, and
I'm hoping the error msgs will be meaningful to someone.
Thanks for the pointers, Tod.
--Tom
> Good Hunting!
>
> Tod
>
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16 years, 5 months
Re: rhgb resolution
by Steve Blackwell
---- Kam Leo <kam.leo(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 2, 2007 2:00 PM, yordy <ymedians(a)yahoo.es> wrote:
> > how can i change/set screen resolution for red hat graphical boot? i have a compaq nx7400, 15.4 widescreen and boot progress screen is showing with a resoution not suported by my monitor, i can't see the boot progress bar, only can see a very small part of graphical boot. afther login i can't see the gnome splash screen, black screen appear until nautilus desktop is up.
> >
> > how can i fix it?
Do you have an ATI graphics card? If so, check out bug 382921 and read my comments (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=389291). I have a similar problem to yours except, in my case the graphical boot screen is smaller than the physical screen. It doesn't solve your problem but at least you know someone is working on it.
Steve.
16 years, 5 months
FC8 + GeForce 6150 + Samsung SM226BW monitor, anyone?
by dondi_2006
Greetings,
next week I'm supposed to demo and possibly install Fedora Core 8 on a
system which has an Asus A8N-VM CSM motherboard with a GeForce 6150/
nForce 430 Chipset, connected with a DVI cable to the SM226BW monitor.
Does anybody already use this combination, and can report how it
works?
I understand that everything should work, that is that FC8 on that
motherboard/chipset should be able to drive that monitor via DVI at
its native resolution: the monitor is 1680x1050, the GeForce 6150 max
resolution is declared as 1920x1440 on the VGA port so I assume it the
DVI resolution isn't smaller and FC8 can handle it.
Am I correct? Also, are there any particular config tricks to make X /
FC8 use this HW at its maximum capabilities?
Thank you in advance for any feedback,
16 years, 5 months
Question about LVM and RAID
by Ranbir
Hi All,
I have an external drive cage which has been configured with two
separate RAID 5 arrays. I then used LVM to create two PVs, and then
added the volumes together under one VG. The whole shebang is mounted
on one file system (/srv).
What would happen if one of the RAID arrays failed (e.g. two drives die
in RAID 5 array 1)? Would the data be safe, would I lose all data, or
would I just lose the data that was on the failed array?
I believe I would only lose the data on the failed array, but a friend
believe I would lose the whole lot.
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Ranbir
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16 years, 5 months
/proc/acpi problem 2.6.23
by potat0
hello all
I have 2 elderly-ish laptops:
a Dell inspiron 2100 and a toshiba satellite 3000-x11.
Both have been running fedora since core5 perfectly happily.
The Dell is now on Fedora 8 and the Toshiba is on Fedora 7.
Ever since the update to 2.6.23 neither has recognised its battery being present. When i remove the ac on the Dell it still thinks it is on ac, when i remove the ac on the Toshiba it shuts down. The other problem is that fan control for the Dell has failed allowing it to overheat and shutdown if doing anything requiring lots of cpu activity.
In /proc/acpi/battery for both there is no entry for BAT0 and BAT1 is reported as not present.
I note that "power_supply" and "battery" modules are not loading but modprobeing these makes no difference.
Could somebody enlighten me as to what might be causing this?
thanks in advance
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16 years, 5 months
OT: USB<->Ethernet printer server for router
by Dotan Cohen
Hi all, this is not a Fedora question, but I am abusing the list's
collective knowledge :)
Our home network has two Fedora machines and a Ubuntu machine on a
four-port router. As none of the machines are 'always on' machines,
the poor USB printer is plugged into whichever one needs to print. I
recently saw a device for connecting a serial printer to an ethernet
port on the router, thereby giving the printer a local IP address and
any connected computer could print to it. With NAT, even a remote
computer could print to such a printer (actually a feature that we
would use a lot in our home, as I am often at the university and I
send documents home for the wife to print).
Does anyone know of a similar product for USB printers? I've scoured
Ebay but found nothing. I'd love to hear of anyone who has experience
with such devices, and who could describe possible drawbacks that I
have not considered.
Thanks in advance.
Dotan Cohen
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16 years, 5 months
