Re: no sound after yum update of working FC16
by dave perry
On 03/04/2012 03:17 AM, dave perry wrote:
> This evening I did a "sudo yum update" which included a new kernel and
> kernel headers. So I reinstalled the Nvidia proprietary driver
> (290.10), rebooted and now I have no sound.
This morning after booting the new kernel again, all is working; sound
is back. I have no idea what changed. I changed nothing!
Sorry for the noise.
Dave P.
12 years, 2 months
Getting Video to work with Netscape (F14)
by Reg Clemens
OK, Im sure this has been covered a dozen times, but my scans of the
listdon't come up with anything.
I just recently brought up F14 on one machine.
Netscape is there, but when I go to watch a video from Netscape it tells
me
This CNN feature is optimized for
Adobe Flash Player version 10.1 or higher.
I push the buttons as requested, and Flash seems to be LOADED, but
not connected to Netscape. What do I do??? I remember a screen where
you had to set these things 'on' in a previous Netscape, but cant find
that screen in the current one.
Thanks in advance.
--
Reg.Clemens
reg(a)dwf.com
12 years, 2 months
KDE backlight control - backlighthelper not running?
by Maciek Borzęcki
I'm seeing an odd issue with KDE and screen backlight control. I'm
running Thinkpad T60, with KDE 4.7 (from updates) and unfortunately
the backlight control does not work. Pressing Fn+Home/Fn+End does not
seem to have any effect. I normally have to tweak hotkey mask to
something like 0xffffff in order to have the proper key events appear,
and it does work but only in Gnome and Xfce.
Before anyone suggests reinstalling bash, I've already done it
(otherwise it wouldn't work in Xfce).
Looking at the logs:
- kded debugs:
kded(2495) PowerDevil::BackendLoader::loadBackend: Loading UPower backend...
kded(2495) PowerDevil::BackendLoader::loadBackend: Success!
kded(2495) KDEDPowerDevil::init: Backend loaded, loading core
kded(2495) PowerDevil::Core::loadCore: Core loaded, initializing backend
kded(2495) PowerDevilUPowerBackend::brightness: Screen brightness: 0
<---- why is current brightness 0?
kded(2495) PowerDevilUPowerBackend::init: current screen brightness: 0
kded(2495) PowerDevilUPowerBackend::init: Can suspend
kded(2495) PowerDevilUPowerBackend::init: Can hibernate
kded(2495) PowerDevil::Core::onBackendReady: Backend is ready, KDE
Power Management system initialized
- messages - nothing about backlight helper being activated
- .xsession-errors - nothing related
Since it does not work with 4.7 from updates, I updated to 4.8 from
kde48 repo. Unfortunately, with similar results.
As a last resort I checked with KDE live spin, and amazingly,
backlight control works. So something between the current version of
packages and the one from live KDE spin, things got broken.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but looking at the code, I see that in order
to control the backlight, there's a helper program
(/usr/libexec/kde4/backlighthelper) which starts through dbus
activation, and exposes brigthness, setbrigthness methods. I take that
once started the demon should remain running at lest for some time.
Now in KDE spin, that happens to be the case, I can clearly see
backlighthelper process listed in ps output (there are also logs in
messages, that activation of backlighthelper was successful).
However, right now, no such log is to be found, as if for some reason
backlight helper does not get started.
Any ideas on how to proceed with debugging this?
Thanks,
--
Maciek Borzecki
12 years, 2 months
Need help USB modem
by Roger
A friend of my daughter has converted from windows to Linux just
yesterday but has a Sierra Aircard 312U wireless USB modem and cannot
get internet on the laptop.
I've spoent hours googling to no avail. Search shows that this modem is
useless for Linux so can someone please tell me which wireless usb
modems work best on all linux flavours, easy to set up, etc.
There's got to be something but I haven't had any luck finding information.
If this change is successful there could follow at least 3 others so I
really need help here please.
Cheers and thanks in advance
Roger
12 years, 2 months
sudo
by Patrick Dupre
Hello,
With fedora 14 I cannot make sudo works fine.
sudo-1.7.4p5-2.fc14.x86_64
I edited /etc/sudoers (with visudo)B
I set:
user1 teucidide=/sbin/shutdown -h now
or
%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
user1 is member of wheel
user1 teucidide=/sbin/shutdown -h now
But every time I get:
user1 is not allowed to run sudo on teucidide. This incident will be
reported.
I also get:
teucidide : Mar 4 02:38:21 : user1 : no valid sudoers sources found,
quitting ; TTY=pts/3 ; PWD=/home/user1 ; COMMAND=/sbin/shutdown
/etc/sudoers has the correct rights.
/etc/sudoers.d is empty
What is wrong?
--
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Patrick DUPRÉ | |
Department of Chemistry | | Phone: (44)-(0)-1904-434384
The University of York | | Fax: (44)-(0)-1904-432516
Heslington | |
York YO10 5DD United Kingdom | | email: patrick.dupre(a)york.ac.uk
==========================================================================
12 years, 2 months
How to clean up Yum mess?
by Arthur Dent
Hello all,
Regular readers will know that I have just recovered from a kernel panic
on my F16 box. This was caused by an automatic update not completing
properly. I really don't like the new system of fully-automatic or
manual-only updates. I preferred the pre F15 method of informing you by
means of an applet when updates are available. Anyway I chose to go with
auto because I would probably forget otherwise and I kind of liked the
idea that the system would be kept up to date in the background. I now
see that this was a mistake because there is no mechanism for warning
you that updates are taking place. I presume I shut down the system
blissfully unaware that I was about to wreak havoc on it as updates had
only partially completed.
Running you manually it gave me a warning that there were unfinished
jobs, but when I allowed it to attempt to complete them it failed with a
message saying something like timestamp was different or something.
"yum check" shows the following:
# yum check
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
glibc-2.14.90-24.fc16.6.i686 is a duplicate with glibc-2.14.90-24.fc16.4.i686
glibc-common-2.14.90-24.fc16.6.i686 is a duplicate with glibc-common-2.14.90-24.fc16.4.i686
glibc-headers-2.14.90-24.fc16.6.i686 is a duplicate with glibc-headers-2.14.90-24.fc16.4.i686
ibus-pinyin-db-open-phrase-1.4.0-12.fc16.noarch is a duplicate with ibus-pinyin-db-open-phrase-1.3.99.20110706-2.fc16.noarch
openssh-5.8p2-25.fc16.i686 is a duplicate with openssh-5.8p2-24.fc16.i686
4:perl-5.14.2-195.fc16.i686 is a duplicate with 4:perl-5.14.2-193.fc16.i686
1:perl-Module-Pluggable-3.90-195.fc16.noarch is a duplicate with 1:perl-Module-Pluggable-3.90-193.fc16.noarch
perl-PathTools-3.33-195.fc16.i686 is a duplicate with perl-PathTools-3.33-193.fc16.i686
1:perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-195.fc16.noarch is a duplicate with 1:perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-193.fc16.noarch
1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.16-195.fc16.noarch is a duplicate with 1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.16-193.fc16.noarch
perl-Scalar-List-Utils-1.23-195.fc16.i686 is a duplicate with perl-Scalar-List-Utils-1.23-193.fc16.i686
4:perl-libs-5.14.2-195.fc16.i686 is a duplicate with 4:perl-libs-5.14.2-193.fc16.i686
4:perl-macros-5.14.2-195.fc16.i686 is a duplicate with 4:perl-macros-5.14.2-193.fc16.i686
perl-threads-1.83-195.fc16.i686 is a duplicate with perl-threads-1.83-193.fc16.i686
perl-threads-shared-1.37-195.fc16.i686 is a duplicate with perl-threads-shared-1.37-193.fc16.i686
python-cloudfiles-1.7.9.3-1.fc16.noarch is a duplicate with python-cloudfiles-1.7.9.1-1.fc16.noarch
ql2400-firmware-5.06.05-1.fc16.noarch is a duplicate with ql2400-firmware-5.06.02-1.fc16.noarch
ql2500-firmware-5.06.05-1.fc16.noarch is a duplicate with ql2500-firmware-5.06.02-1.fc16.noarch
setroubleshoot-plugins-3.0.27-1.fc16.noarch is a duplicate with setroubleshoot-plugins-3.0.21-1.fc16.noarch
setroubleshoot-server-3.1.3-1.fc16.i686 is a duplicate with setroubleshoot-server-3.1.2-1.fc16.i686
systemtap-runtime-1.7-2.fc16.i686 is a duplicate with systemtap-runtime-1.7-1.fc16.i686
thai-scalable-fonts-common-0.5.0-1.fc16.noarch is a duplicate with thai-scalable-fonts-common-0.4.17-1.fc16.noarch
thai-scalable-waree-fonts-0.5.0-1.fc16.noarch is a duplicate with thai-scalable-waree-fonts-0.4.17-1.fc16.noarch
Error: check all
If I try to reinstall the packages, either collectively or individually,
it fails with an error saying package X is needed by package Y (when
it's the earlier version of the same package).
How can I clean up this mess?
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions...
Mark
12 years, 2 months
What it be..
by Hal
Greetings...
What is the correlation between Fedora Version Numbers and RHEL 5 or RHEL 6
--HMcDuck
12 years, 2 months
no sound after yum update of working FC16
by dave perry
This evening I did a "sudo yum update" which included a new kernel and
kernel headers. So I reinstalled the Nvidia proprietary driver
(290.10), rebooted and now I have no sound.
/var/log/yum.log shows the following record of this evening's update:
Mar 03 21:12:39 Updated: libpinyin-0.5.91-3.fc16.x86_64
Mar 03 21:12:41 Updated: libpinyin-data-0.5.91-3.fc16.x86_64
Mar 03 21:12:41 Updated: openssh-5.8p2-25.fc16.x86_64
Mar 03 21:12:42 Updated: openssh-clients-5.8p2-25.fc16.x86_64
Mar 03 21:12:43 Updated: openssh-server-5.8p2-25.fc16.x86_64
Mar 03 21:12:44 Updated: ibus-pinyin-1.4.0-12.fc16.x86_64
Mar 03 21:12:44 Updated: ql2400-firmware-5.06.05-1.fc16.noarch
Mar 03 21:12:46 Updated: tracker-0.12.10-1.fc16.x86_64
Mar 03 21:12:47 Updated: kernel-headers-3.2.7-1.fc16.x86_64
Mar 03 21:12:48 Updated: ql2500-firmware-5.06.05-1.fc16.noarch
Mar 03 21:12:51 Updated: ibus-pinyin-db-open-phrase-1.4.0-12.fc16.noarch
Mar 03 21:12:52 Updated: fetchmail-6.3.21-1.fc16.x86_64
Mar 03 21:13:02 Installed: kernel-devel-3.2.7-1.fc16.x86_64
Mar 03 21:13:08 Installed: kernel-3.2.7-1.fc16.x86_64
I tried booting the prior kernel (3.2.6-3) and now I get no sound with
that kernel.
After rebooting kernel-3.2.7-1.fc16.x86_64
I launched FlightGear from a command line and get permission errors
ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
snd_func_card_driver returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib conf.c:4720:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: Permission denied
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM sysdefault
ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
snd_func_card_driver returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib conf.c:4720:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: Permission denied
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM sysdefault
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.front
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround40
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround41
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround50
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround51
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround71
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline
ALSA lib dlmisc.c:236:(snd1_dlobj_cache_get) Cannot open shared library
/usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so
ALSA lib dlmisc.c:236:(snd1_dlobj_cache_get) Cannot open shared library
/usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so
ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
snd_func_card_driver returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib conf.c:4720:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: Permission denied
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM dmix
ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
snd_func_card_driver returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:4241:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
returned error: Permission denied
ALSA lib conf.c:4720:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: Permission denied
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM dmix
Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server socket
jack server is not running or cannot be started
This system has been working great since a fresh FC16 install Feb. 16.
Does any of the above point to what was broken by the yum update?
Thanks in advance,
Dave P.
12 years, 2 months
Re: Fedora 14 Gnome 2 to Fedora 16 KDE
by Phil Dobbin
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Re: Fedora 14 Gnome 2 to Fedora 16 KDE.emlSubject: Re: Fedora 14 Gnome 2
to Fedora 16 KDEFrom: "n2xssvv.g02gfr12930"
<n2xssvv.g02gfr12930(a)ntlworld.com>Date: 02/03/2012 00:23To:
users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
On 01/03/12 22:31, Phil Dobbin wrote:
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> I've been using Fedora 14 (i686) on an old IBM Think Pad T42 after
>> swapping from Debian Squeeze & am really enjoying the experience.
>>
>> Fedora 14 having reached EOL, I'm looking to upgrade but at present >>I'm
>> running Gnome 2 & 16 uses Gnome 3. Not only will Gnome 3 not run on >> my
>> machine but from what I've seen of it, I don't really care to use it.
>>
>> So I'm looking at using KDE. The Fedora 16 Live CD (KDE) runs fine on
>> the Think Pad & it seems a far better option than Gnome 3 in
>>failback so
>> my question is:
>>
>> 1). Is there anyway I can upgrade via Yum from Gnome on 14 -> Kde on
>> 16
>> without unduly breaking anything?
>>
>> I've tried Googling for an answer but it's quite difficult phrasing >> it
>> correctly to get a vaild response.
>>
>> I've got my /home/ folder backed up both locally & remotely so if I
>> have
>> to re-install will there be any conflicts on that score if I attempt
>> to
>> rsync from the back up (which I imagine there probably will)?
>>
>> Thanks for any help you can give & please be patient for a response >> as
>> I'm on digest delivery.
> I'm sure it is possible, but I suspect it will take a lot longer than
> doing a backup before doing a fresh Fedora 16 KDE install. >Unfortunately
> I have not had particularly good experiences trying to update to >Fedora
> 15/16, (only managing to finally install a flaky Fedora 16 today after
> many attempts). Hence due to the fairly major changes you are seeking > to
> make I would be cautious.
Many thanks for the response. I'm pretty sure a clean install from the
Live DVD (I've read that there were problems with the Live CD with 16)
would be feasible & not too painful but I think I'll put if on the back
burner for a while & see if anything occurs that warrants an update.
Also many apologies for the formatting of this email. Replying from
digest mode is horrible & between them Thunderbird & the mailing list
software mangle stuff.
Cheers,
Phil...
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