what name does com1 rs232 get in F16+ ?
by Fernando Cassia
I have a server with a good old rs232 port, namely com1 in the win32 / os2
world.
I have plugged a good old real external modem (not winmodem) -a Zoltrix V90
56k- via db9 rs232 cable to the com1 port.
On Fedora 16+ I get no /dev/modem device at all. Why this?
If I fire up kppp and select the modem tab, under port I get a long list of
meaningless names like
/dev/noz0
/dev/noz1
/dev/noz2
/dev/noz3
/dev/ttyl0
/dev/ttyl1
/dev/ttyl2
/dev/ttyl3
/dev/ttyACM0
/dev/ttyACM1
/dev/ttyACM2
/dev/ttyACM3
/dev/ttyS0
/dev/ttyS1
/dev/ttyS2
/dev/ttyS3
So... is there any app/script out there that can save me the hassle of
trying one by one and find a modem that answers in the com1 port?
I really don' t want to know what meaningless name F16+ assigns to the
port... just give me a good old /dev/modem...
FC
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11 years, 10 months
Problem shutting down laptop...
by Darryl L. Pierce
I did the preupgrade yesterday on three machines without issue.
On my laptop, though, I'm having a problem with shutting the laptop down
now. It's a Lenovo W510+ and, during the shutdown process, when it
switches to text I see an error (don't remember the exact text offhand)
about shutdown having a problem. Then the laptop just stops and the
CapsLock light starts blinking. At this point I have to power down the
old Irish way by holding the power button.
Anybody else hitting this?
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11 years, 10 months
VLC + projectM visualisations = segfault
by Fernando Cassia
I' m using VLC 2.01 as per the vlc-2.0.1-1.fc17.i686 RPM
I quickly found that the default audio ' visualization ' plugins included
with VLC 2.x suck so badly that it'd be better if they included no
visualizations AT ALL.
So off I went to google for better alternatives, and quickly found about
ProjectM
http://projectm.sourceforge.net/
which aptly describes itself as " an awesome music visualizer. There is
nothing better in the world of Unix. projectM's greatness comes from the
hard work of the community. Users like you can create presets that connect
music with incredible visuals"
And I was pleased to see that projectM is available on Fedora repos:
# yum install *projectM*
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Package libprojectM-2.0.1-14.fc17.i686 already installed and latest version
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libprojectM-devel.i686 0:2.0.1-14.fc17 will be installed
---> Package libprojectM-qt.i686 0:2.0.1-5.fc17 will be installed
---> Package libprojectM-qt-devel.i686 0:2.0.1-5.fc17 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: qt-devel for package:
libprojectM-qt-devel-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
--> Processing Dependency: pkgconfig(QtXml) for package:
libprojectM-qt-devel-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
--> Processing Dependency: pkgconfig(QtOpenGL) for package:
libprojectM-qt-devel-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
--> Processing Dependency: pkgconfig(QtGui) for package:
libprojectM-qt-devel-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
--> Processing Dependency: pkgconfig(QtCore) for package:
libprojectM-qt-devel-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
---> Package projectM-jack.i686 0:2.0.1-5.fc17 will be installed
---> Package projectM-libvisual.i686 0:2.0.1-6.fc17 will be installed
---> Package projectM-pulseaudio.i686 0:2.0.1-7.fc17 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package qt-devel.i686 1:4.8.1-10.fc17 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: pkgconfig(xv) for package:
1:qt-devel-4.8.1-10.fc17.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libXv-devel.i686 0:1.0.7-1.fc17 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository
Size
================================================================================
Installing:
libprojectM-devel i686 2.0.1-14.fc17 fedora
13 k
libprojectM-qt i686 2.0.1-5.fc17 fedora
107 k
libprojectM-qt-devel i686 2.0.1-5.fc17 fedora
8.9 k
projectM-jack i686 2.0.1-5.fc17 fedora
23 k
projectM-libvisual i686 2.0.1-6.fc17 fedora
26 k
projectM-pulseaudio i686 2.0.1-7.fc17 fedora
44 k
Installing for dependencies:
libXv-devel i686 1.0.7-1.fc17 fedora
38 k
qt-devel i686 1:4.8.1-10.fc17 fedora
10 M
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install 6 Packages (+2 Dependent packages)
Total download size: 11 M
Installed size: 33 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/8): libXv-devel-1.0.7-1.fc17.i686.rpm | 38 kB
00:00
(2/8): libprojectM-devel-2.0.1-14.fc17.i686.rpm | 13 kB
00:00
(3/8): libprojectM-qt-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686.rpm | 107 kB
00:00
(4/8): libprojectM-qt-devel-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686.rpm | 8.9 kB
00:00
(5/8): projectM-jack-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686.rpm | 23 kB
00:00
(6/8): projectM-libvisual-2.0.1-6.fc17.i686.rpm | 26 kB
00:00
(7/8): projectM-pulseaudio-2.0.1-7.fc17.i686.rpm | 44 kB
00:00
(8/8): qt-devel-4.8.1-10.fc17.i686.rpm | 10 MB
00:51
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 194 kB/s | 11 MB
00:55
Running Transaction Check
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : libXv-devel-1.0.7-1.fc17.i686
1/8
Installing : libprojectM-devel-2.0.1-14.fc17.i686
2/8
Installing : libprojectM-qt-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
3/8
Installing : 1:qt-devel-4.8.1-10.fc17.i686
4/8
Installing : libprojectM-qt-devel-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
5/8
Installing : projectM-pulseaudio-2.0.1-7.fc17.i686
6/8
Installing : projectM-jack-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
7/8
Installing : projectM-libvisual-2.0.1-6.fc17.i686
8/8
Verifying : libprojectM-devel-2.0.1-14.fc17.i686
1/8
Verifying : projectM-pulseaudio-2.0.1-7.fc17.i686
2/8
Verifying : 1:qt-devel-4.8.1-10.fc17.i686
3/8
Verifying : libprojectM-qt-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
4/8
Verifying : projectM-libvisual-2.0.1-6.fc17.i686
5/8
Verifying : libprojectM-qt-devel-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
6/8
Verifying : libXv-devel-1.0.7-1.fc17.i686
7/8
Verifying : projectM-jack-2.0.1-5.fc17.i686
8/8
Installed:
libprojectM-devel.i686
0:2.0.1-14.fc17
libprojectM-qt.i686
0:2.0.1-5.fc17
libprojectM-qt-devel.i686
0:2.0.1-5.fc17
projectM-jack.i686
0:2.0.1-5.fc17
projectM-libvisual.i686
0:2.0.1-6.fc17
projectM-pulseaudio.i686
0:2.0.1-7.fc17
Dependency Installed:
libXv-devel.i686 0:1.0.7-1.fc17 qt-devel.i686
1:4.8.1-10.fc17
Complete!
[root@2cabezas Downloads]#
That' s when the fun stopped.
Launching vlc showed under audio->Visualizations a new entry "projectM" so
I selected it after loading my favorite .flac file.
The result:
///
No Textures Loaded from /usr/share/projectM/textures
Segmentation fault
///
Can someone else please confirm that this segfaults?
FC
11 years, 10 months
F17 Gnome3 workspace names
by Greg Woods
Under F16, I was able to create a file
~/.gconf/apps/metacity/workspace_names/%gconf.xml
that would allow me to name my workspaces, so they don't show up as
"Workspace 1", "Workspace 2", etc. After a fresh install of F17, this is
no longer working although the file is still present. Is there a way to
name workspaces under Gnome3/F17?
Thanks,
--Greg
11 years, 10 months
remote access via VNC
by Tommy Pham
Hi,
Is it possible to have remote access via VNC without having the user
to be logged in (automatically, especially on a system reboot)?
Thanks,
Tommy
11 years, 10 months
How to install OpenJDK6 on F17
by Fernando Lozano
Hi there,
I was surprized that F17 uses OpenJDK7 by default but does not includes
OpenJDK6 packages also, like F16 did.
If I have some app which cannot run on Java 7, what should I do? I know
I can download the proprietary JDK6 from Oracle, but I'd rather use OpenJDK.
I tried installing OpenJDK6 packages from F16 but yum complains they are
obsoleted by OpenJDK7. I also tried downloading IcedTea6 sources and
compiling, but they stop with an "internal compiler error".
Any hints?
[]s, Fernando Lozano
11 years, 10 months
Need more info: UEFI Secure Boot in Fedora
by Edward M
Hi,
I fully dont understand the approach that may be taken as workaround to
USFI Secure Boot for Fedora:
The last option wasn't hugely attractive, but is probably the least
worst. Microsoft will be offering signing services through their sysdev
portal <http://sysdev.microsoft.com>.
It's not entirely free (there's a one-off $99 fee to gain access),
but it's cheaper than any realistic alternative would have been. It
ensures compatibility
with as wide a range of hardware as possible and it avoids Fedora
having any special privileges over other Linux distributions.
If there are better options then we haven't found them. So, in all
probability, this is the approach we'll take. Our first stage bootloader
will be signed with a Microsoft key.
will I need to pay $99 to use linux,etc. what about other distros?
I know will be speculating at this point but wondering what could be the
reprecussions if this method is taken?
http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/12368.html
11 years, 10 months
F17 preupgrade
by jarmo
First, preupgrade-cli does not work, stops in some .py stuff. Can't get
info, b'cause another comp. No problem, pure preupgrade went smoothly
trough, new 17 all ok, so far. When closing comp kernel panic, again
can't produce message here, but remember, that can't find shutdown.sh
script was one of messages... So, my lap lenovo t61 works, but shutdown
has problems... Doomed to be alive for ever? Heh... So have to wait
other comps upgrading, probably near to 18 rc2 or something. One
question, where you guys, who know something about code and so, have
hurry... If you do distro for people, make sure u understand, that
persons like me, 60 old want to use it. KISS, KISS, u make more crowns
just waiting, not with rush. World IS IS and IS, people aren't.
/* Horror, When There is no Electricity */
Jarmo
11 years, 10 months
yum downloading its indexes all the time is a major PITA
by Fernando Cassia
Isn' t there a way to config yum to only download its repo indexes only
once a dar and not every single bloody time I invoke yum for something else
other than install? (ie I call Yum whatprovides something and get
$ yum whatprovides vlc
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
[Useless, unneeded, unwanted downloading follows...]
Dropbox | 951 B
00:00
Dropbox/primary | 1.5 kB
00:00
fedora/metalink | 40 kB
00:00
fedora | 4.2 kB
00:00
fedora/primary_db | 12 MB
00:47
fedora/group_gz | 434 kB
00:03
google-chrome | 951 B
00:00
google-chrome/primary | 1.5 kB
00:00
google-earth | 951 B
00:00
google-earth/primary | 1.1 kB
00:00
livna | 3.6 kB
00:00
livna/primary_db | 3.4 kB
00:00
livna/group_gz | 464 B
00:00
rpmfusion-free | 3.3 kB
00:00
rpmfusion-free/primary_db | 335 kB
00:02
rpmfusion-free/group_gz | 1.6 kB
00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates | 3.3 kB
00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates/primary_db | 9.6 kB
00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates/group_gz | 1.6 kB
00:00
updates/metalink | 45 kB
00:00
updates | 4.5 kB
00:00
updates/primary_db | 1.4 MB
00:05
updates/group_gz | 434 kB
00:01
Dropbox
4/4
google-chrome
3/3
google-earth
1/1
vlc-2.0.1-1.fc17.i686 : The cross-platform open-source multimedia framework,
: player and server
Repo : rpmfusion-free
vlc-2.0.1-1.fc17.i686 : The cross-platform open-source multimedia framework,
: player and server
Repo : @rpmfusion-free-updates-testing
FC
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Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto
Revolucionario
- George Orwell
11 years, 10 months
Install failed after packages installed - no f17 on grub
by William Henry
To understand what happened see my email regarding the JBoss failure. It all started there.
Basically because of that failure I tried to force the JBoss-as package install under f16 kernel boot 3/4 ways through the f17 install. After successfully installing all the rest of the packages using f17 installer process, the install failed due to the rpmdb changing underneath. That was me forcing the JBoss-as installation I guess. So after the installed exited. Reboot shows no beefy miracle in the grub list.
So now it's no longer the offending JBoss-as package it's more a how do I recover from this failure at this point. Or if I can't should I just install f17 from scratch and hope my /home backup will recover nicely into f17.
William
11 years, 10 months