do these diagnostics tell me my MMC card is toast?
by Robert P. J. Day
inserting a rocketfish 2g SD card into the reader in my fedora 9
laptop generates buckets of:
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 8
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 16
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 24
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: mmcblk0: error -110 transferring data
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 0
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: mmcblk0: error -110 transferring data
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 0
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 8
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 16
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 24
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: mmcblk0: error -110 transferring data
Mar 28 15:16:50 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 0
... etc etc ...
should i just assume this card is toast and get another one? or
might there be another reason for the above?
rday
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15 years, 3 months
Re: Help to sort a multimedia system??? (still)
by DB
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:04:09 +0100
> From: Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler(a)chello.at>
> Subject: Re: Help to sort a multimedia system??? (still)
> To: fedora-list(a)redhat.com
> Message-ID: <gqk0iq$dh8$1(a)ger.gmane.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> DB wrote:
>
>> On start up, a little black window pops up saying that Phonom can't
>> usesomething - I guess the AC97 onboard sound - reverting to Sis S17012.
>>
>
> Phonon should be using PulseAudio.
>
> Can you please post the result of the following?
> rpm -qa phonon\*
>
$ rpm -qa phonon\*
phonon-devel-4.3.1-2.fc10.i386
phonon-backend-xine-4.3.1-2.fc10.i386
phonon-4.3.1-2.fc10.i386
phonon-backend-gstreamer-4.3.1-2.fc10.i386
>
>> Kaffeine can only see one of the 2 DVD players (Master & Slave on an ide
>> cable) and playback is monstrously distorted.. And I don't appear to be
>> able to set the audio-cd-device in the xine parameters...
>>
>
> It's under "media", it's a text box, you have to enter the device name by
> hand.
>
At the moment, the audio_cd.device box contans /dev/cdrom. Is it
possible to somehow list cdrom & cdrom1?
>
>
>> I tried to yumex the xine -lib-extras-freeworld & keep getting
>> Missing Dependency: xine-lib(plugin-abi) = 1.24 is needed by package
>> xine-lib-extras-freeworld-1.1.15-4.fc10.i386 (rpmfusion-free)
>>
>
> That's really old. Make sure you also have rpmfusion-free-updates enabled,
> not just rpmfusion-free.
>
Yes, somehow, I had a .repo for free-updates, with enabled=0, used gedit
to change that to enabled=1 (since clicking on the enable box in yumex
only appeared to fix it for the duration of the yumex run)
>
>> Tried to play a commercial DVD; Dragon says it doesn't have the right
>> plugins ( in extras-freeworld??). Other players "sometimes they sits &
>> thinks, sometimes they just sits"
>>
>
> You need libdvdcss from Livna.
>
>
Is this - or something like it - included in rpmfusion free or nonfree?
>> Tried to run Skype... Berfore I got the webcam to work, I had sound.
>> Now I have video, I only (most times) only have incoming sound. I'm
>> offered as sound input
>> Default Device
>> SiS S17012 ( hwSI7012,0)
>> SiS S17012 ( hwSI7012,1)
>> SiS S17012 ( plughwSI7012,0)
>> SiS S17012 ( plughwSI7012,1)
>> 2 connections for the mic on the Webcam,
>> HDMI
>> Pulse
>>
>
> "Default Device" or "Pulse" (which are really both the same if PulseAudio is
> working) is what you should choose. (Same for any other ALSA application.)
>
> Kevin Kofler
>
Thanks, Kevin. If I remember correctly, in some replies to other
questions about sound devices, you wrote something about "Alsa being on
top of PA" (or vice versa!) - I also read that various programs are
"Front end" or Backend" to something else.....
Question 1 - which way is "front" & "back" ie nearer Hardware or nearer
User?
Question 2 - is there a way for naive users (like me!) to find out what
sequence of modules/software/gizmos is actually involved in say, getting
the noise from my CD/DVD/AC97 to the speakers?
Question 3 - does having ALSA mixer. KMix, Pulseaudio Volume control
open at the same time cause any problem?
Question 4 - when I open PA Manager, what is meant by "Sound Server"
(only servers I ever met were either in a restaurant or a big box in a
computer room for supplying things to networked computers - & I don't
have either here in my workroom!)
Question 5 - in the Skype example above, how can I find out what the 4
SiS variants represent?
Question 6 - (maybe the wrong place to ask this one...) KMix handbook
says I should see 3 tabs, one of which is switches, and "leds" to show
which controls are active.... I only have 1 tab & no leds; normal in
KDE4? (KMix Version 3.5 Using KDE 4.2.1 (KDE 4.2.1) from "About KMix")
Many many thanks to you & Rex for helping me through this minefield of
confusion!
(Is there a "for Dummies" guide to all these things somewhere on the Web?)
Thanks
Dave
>
>
>
15 years, 3 months
openoffice presenter issues
by Kevin Kempter
Hi all;
I'm running Fedora10 and KDE 4.2 on a laptop with an Nvidia card and I run 2
displays via twinview.
When I try and run the slideshow I get a scrollbar on the opposite display as
I have openoffice presenter running on but nothing else, plus at that point the
display is stuck in presenter mode so I cant stop the presentation (which I
cant see) or exit the program.
Thoughts ?
Thanks in advance...
15 years, 3 months
FGLRX problems
by Jim
FC10/ KDE-4.2.1 on a Dell Latitude D600 laptop.
The fglrx driver locks up laptop, see lspci, Xorg.0.log, xorg.conf below.
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device 011d
Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, stepping, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
I/O ports at c000 [size=256]
Memory at fcff0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fc000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: radeon, radeonfb
X.Org X Server 1.5.3
Release Date: 5 November 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5 i686
Current Operating System: Linux tomcat 2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Mon Feb 23 13:21:22 EST 2009 i686
Build Date: 10 March 2009 07:20:48PM
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.5.3-15.fc10
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Mar 28 10:29:13 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "single head configuration"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) | |-->Device "Videocard0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Screen0".
Using a default monitor configuration.
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) Option "AIGLX" "on"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) FontPath set to:
catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,
built-ins
(**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/fglrx,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(**) Extension "Composite" is enabled
(II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
(II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput.
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd' or 'mouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Loader magic: 0x81f4400
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 4.1
X.Org XInput driver : 2.1
X.Org Server Extension : 1.1
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.6
(II) Loader running on linux
(++) using VT number 1
(--) PCI:*(0@1:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] rev 1, Mem @ 0xe8000000/0, 0xfcff0000/0, I/O @ 0x0000c000/0, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(II) System resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension SELinux
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 1.1
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/fglrx//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
(**) AIGLX enabled
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/fonts//libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.6
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/fglrx//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 7.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "fglrx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//fglrx_drv.so
(II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.58.2
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:00:0
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for fglrx
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:8.58.2
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Release Identifier: 8.582
(II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Build Date: Feb 3 2009 23:42:26
(II) PCS database file /etc/ati/amdpcsdb not found
(II) Creating PCS database from initial defaults instead
(WW) This ATI Proprietary Linux Driver does not guarantee support of video driver ABI higher than 2.0
(WW) Video driver ABI version of the X server is 4.1
(II) AMD ASIC control file status: R2 S1 B324 N324 T323
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
# Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/fglrx"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# keyboard added by rhpxl
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105+inet"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
15 years, 3 months
How setup fonts and themes for kde applications on gnome under Fedora 10
by Angel Natan Villegas Vicencio
Hi all,
I remember in other times to configure amarok, k3b and other kde
applications on gnome, i need to install kcontrol package and then i can
open
this utility for setup some attributes like fonts and thems to my kde
applications, but i think now id different, Someone could you help me with
this new
manner of do this things.
Thanks in advice..
15 years, 3 months
slow desktop and a sometimes total refresh of desktop
by Peter Teuben
I use Gnome.
Sometimes I get this total refresh of the desktop. I have 6 workspaces,
and it's not uncommon that I have 40-50 windows running, so a refresh
leaves me sitting idle for about 30 seconds.
In addition, it now happens sometimes in Fedora-9 that switching
workspaces has become VERY slow, but I seem to be able to fix that by
closing an application. gimp or gqview are two I often leave running and
can dismiss.
I did instal1l Fedora-10 but suspend didn't work out of the box, so I'll
have to fix that and come back to it. But I'm wondering if this is
something others have seen
I think the refresh has been in FC7 as well, the slow switching is
something new in 9 i believe. I will check in Fedora-10 if it depends on
using commercial nvidia driver, since that is what I'm using and I haven;t
updated 10 for that.
- peter
15 years, 3 months
kde-4.2.1 & missing kmenueditor
by Gene Heskett
Greetings;
Can anyone tell me how to get kmenueditor to work again?
Thanks.
--
Cheers, Gene
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
I've always considered statesmen to be more expendable than soldiers.
15 years, 3 months
Re: Laptop security
by g
Anne Wilson wrote:
> Considering how many of us use laptops, I wonder if Adeona might be a useful
> package to have in the stable? It's a laptop recovery tool, for use after
> loss.
adeona is a nice package. now, because of opendht, it is still in a state
that would be more of a users decision to add and not something that would
be that benafical for a fedora inclusion. [think kde4]
adeona is something that could be helpful in recovery of a laptop, but it
is more of an individual's choice.
as was discussed last year on this list, on a linux system, it may not be
highly efficient. how many thieves are intelligent enough to use linux?
if laptop was stolen just to be sold, linux is probably first thing to be
removed and there goes adeona.
if you have your laptop setup so that it will boot up and connect to internet
with out user intervention, then by all means, install adeona. then if it
gets stolen, pray that crook is dome enough to power up with an internet
connect.
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15 years, 3 months
How to find yum (rpm) duplicate packages?
by Dan Thurman
I am unable to find yum/rpm instructions on how to
find/locate duplicate packages that might be on my
system.
Does anyone know how this is done?
Thanks!
Dan
15 years, 3 months
