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RAGE XL Framebuffer
by Yanick Quirion 05 Jun '15

05 Jun '15

Hi all I know that is not a specific question about Fedora, but I can't find answer on the kernel mailing list. Is somebody having server with integrated ATI RAGE XL video card? Is it possible to patch the kernel to support this video card? If I add VGA=791 in my grub.conf, I will have a resolution of 1024x768 which is good, but the display is very slow (especially when the screen is scrolling). If I use I this: "video=aty128fb:1024x768@70" it will not work. I'm using kernel 2.4.22 but I will try 2.6.0-test11 today. If somebody has a patch, a link or anything else that can help me, it will be appreciated. Thanks for your help. Regards, ----------- Yanick Quirion Administrateur Réseau/Network Manager NEOKIMIA INC. Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke 3e étage (Édifice Z5) 3001 12e avenue Nord Sherbrooke, Québec CANADA J1H 5N4 Tél.: +1 819 820-6040 Direct: +1 819 820-6855 Fax.: +1 819 820-6841 email: Yanick.Quirion(a)neokimia.com

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Soundblaster
by Antonio Montagnani 05 Jun '15

05 Jun '15

I have two similar PC (old Pentium but workin fine) In Pc no.1 I upgraded from RH8 to Fedora and it went fine: Soundblaster is working fine In Pc no.2 I made a fresh installation but in redhat-sound-config Fedora doesn't see any card, that was working on Redhat 9 after soundconfig... Where is the trick?? I assume that my Sounblaster is an old 16...but fine on a router/firewall. Tnx Antonio

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WiFi permanently disappeared after booting test kernel
by Mike Fleetwood 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

Hi, On my netbook I booted a test kernel 3.8.0-rc4+ I compiled. Now after booting back into my regular Fedora kernel 3.6.11-5.fc17.i686.PAE my wifi network device remains permanently disappeared. No wifi networks displayed in Network Manager gui. Also the Network Manager syslog messages make it look like the device has completely disappeared. Suggestions for restoring wifi welcome. Thanks Mike Fragment of Network Manager syslog messages when working before --8<-- Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> monitoring kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'. Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> rfkill2: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.3/0000:01:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill2) (driver ath9k) Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> rfkill0: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/rfkill/rfkill0) (platform driver eeepc) Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> rfkill4: found WWAN radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/rfkill/rfkill4) (platform driver eeepc) Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> WiFi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> WiMAX enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> Networking is enabled by state file ... Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> (wlan0): using nl80211 for WiFi device control Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <warn> (wlan0): driver supports Access Point (AP) mode Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'ath9k' ifindex: 3) Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> (wlan0): now managed Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2] Jan 18 23:01:53 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device. ... Jan 18 23:01:59 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> Activation (wlan0) successful, device activated. Jan 18 23:01:59 edge NetworkManager[479]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 5 of 5 (IPv4 Commit) complete. Fragment of Network Manager syslog messages when broken after --8<-- Jan 28 18:43:26 edge NetworkManager[466]: <info> monitoring kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'. Jan 28 18:43:26 edge NetworkManager[466]: <info> rfkill0: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/rfkill/rfkill0) (platform driver eeepc) Jan 28 18:43:26 edge NetworkManager[466]: <info> rfkill2: found WWAN radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/rfkill/rfkill2) (platform driver eeepc) Jan 28 18:43:26 edge NetworkManager[466]: <info> WiFi disabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Jan 28 18:43:26 edge NetworkManager[466]: <info> WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Jan 28 18:43:26 edge NetworkManager[466]: <info> WiMAX enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Jan 28 18:43:26 edge NetworkManager[466]: <info> Networking is enabled by state file No (wlan0) related NetworkManager syslog messages afterwards at all.

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losing WiFi Access - prompted for password
by SternData 09 Jun '14

09 Jun '14

F18... Over the last few days, I'm getting prompted to re-enter my password for my WiFi network. It's not the router because no other device on the network seems to be having problems. Potential changes on my system include May 07 21:39:32 Updated: 1:wpa_supplicant-1.1-1.fc18.x86_64 May 25 15:33:44 Installed: kernel-3.9.3-201.fc18.x86_64 May 27 08:06:42 Updated: 1:NetworkManager-glib-0.9.8.1-3.git20130514.fc18.x86_64 May 27 08:06:47 Updated: 1:NetworkManager-0.9.8.1-3.git20130514.fc18.x86_64 May 27 08:06:53 Updated: network-manager-applet-0.9.8.1-4.git20130514.fc18.x86_64 Given that this has really started the day before yesterday, I suspect it has something to do with the NetworkManager update. Is anyone else having this problem? (Please -- do not tell me to "dump the evil NetworkManager". I'm trying to solve a problem here, not make some stand against the tide. Thanks.) -- -- Steve

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Re: Why some say "rpm hell"
by AP 17 Jan '14

17 Jan '14

On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 12:14 AM, Tim <ignored_mailbox(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote: > It's still missing the headers. Give the other browser a try, and we'll > see if that change things. Likewise, you could try changing some of the > privacy settings. Well, I am replying from Opera browser right now. > There's little point in trying to be extremely > private with email on a mailing list, you're posting in public with your > email address. Perhaps they give you choices for certain websites > against others (I'm only familiar with NoScript - it does let you > customise it). Well, my target is not to be private with email but only to be secured with Malware during online web surfing and nothing more. Even when I know that it is Linux, but using those addo-ons just block the malwares and viruses (if), they guarantee that....

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qemu-system-x86 eat 400% CPU
by Franta Hanzlík 09 Jan '14

09 Jan '14

On Fedora 19/x86_64, Xeon 4cores/8threads, 8GB RAM I have in a VM installed windows 2000 (full qemu cmdline see below). What is weird, 'top' on host show that all 4 threads load CPU at 100% each. On guest are running only minimum processes and windows task manager show load 0-2%; virtual machine is almost idle. VM itself seems react well, its responses are fine. Please, how is possible debug this issue? /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -machine accel=kvm -name w2kf19sp4N-ide -S -machine pc-i440fx-1.4,accel=kvm,usb=off -m 4096 -smp 4,sockets=1,cores=2,threads=4 -uuid 1934a452-a128-cf42-2b83-d8943cf9ad3e -no-user-config -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/w2kf19sp4N-ide.monitor,server,nowait -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=localtime -no-shutdown -device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2 -drive file=/mnt/zalohy/virtualy/w2kf19sp2New-ide.img,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0,format=raw -device ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0,bootindex=1 -netdev tap,fd=24,id=hostnet0 -device rtl8139,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:54:ec:4f,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 -device usb-tablet,id=input0 -vnc 127.0.0.1:0 -vga std -device intel-hda,id=sound0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4 -device hda-duplex,id=sound0-codec0,bus=sound0.0,cad=0 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5 TIA, Franta Hanzlik

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sharing /boot among multible Linux distros
by Javier Perez 10 Dec '13

10 Dec '13

Hi I need some advice here. I am running a triple-boot system (Windows 2K, Fedora 19, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS). It has three HDDs, one for each OS. (Windows, Fedora, Ubuntu). I am planning to upgrade this system for Christmas. Windows will go away and I will only run it virtualized. I have more than a year since I boot it last. I am planning to put a a small (100GB to 200 GB) SDD to host the OS of Ubuntu and Fedora and have a big HDD for the /home, /var partition and swap partitions. In theory, Ubuntu and Fedora will have their own partitions inside the SDD. My question is, can I share the /boot partition between Fedora and Ubuntu? both are using Grub2. Right now I have two /boot partitions (one on each HDD) and it is a pain. For some reason, Ubuntu does not find out Fedora unless I mount the disk each time I update ubuntu kernel. If I update Fedora kernel I have to go to Ubuntu to redo the boot config files. (Yes, the master boot goes to Ubuntu for some reason I do not remember any more). I want to keep just one /boot partition of maybe 800 MB to make everyone feel confy. Also, although it is off topic, is there any good tutorial to virtualize the Win2K partition as is? I'd really hate having to reinstall all my programs and stuff even if I am not using them much anymore. It will be kind of more trouble having to search for old drivers and stuff.I have the original CDs for all the programs, but many of the updates will be missing/disappeared. Also I will have to locate again FOSS software compatible with win2k -- ------------------------------ /\_/\ |O O| pepebuho(a)gmail.com ~~~~ Javier Perez ~~~~ While the night runs ~~~~ toward the day... m m Pepebuho watches from his high perch.

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fedup 18->19 and GRUB upgrade several seconds
by Dave Mitchell 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

I'm currently preparing to fedup an F18 system to F19, looking at these instructions: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/19/html/Installation_Guide/ch18s… The bit about updating the GRUB bootloader has got gotten me confused. My system is a newish x86_64 laptop, with F18 as the only thing on it, installed from scratch (no upgrades etc). The instructions say to look in /var/log/anaconda/anaconda.program.log where you'll find a command similar to efibootmgr -c -w -L Fedora -d /dev/sdX -p Y -l \EFI\redhat\grub.efi then later on, run efibootmgr -c -w -L Fedora -d /dev/sdX -p Y -l '\EFI\fedora\grubx64.efi' -b bootnumber Now, the command I see in the anaconda log is in fact: efibootmgr -c -w -L Fedora -d /dev/sda -p 1 -l \EFI\fedora\shim.efi This differs from the example in the docs by '-p 1' verses '-p Y' and 'shim.efi' verses 'grub.efi'. So, what values should I give for the -p and -l options? Also, its not entirely clear what 'bootnumber' value for the -b arg should be; should this the same number as used to delete the old boot entry in the previous step? -- You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

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Re: Applications looking up the own computer name are blocked for several seconds
by Clemens Eisserer 08 Dec '13

08 Dec '13

Hi Richard, > You appear to have given your machine a name that won't resolve via > public dns (.home doesn't exist), and that you haven't added to the > local machine lookups. I am confused. The "home.3" domain is added by my 3g-to-wlan router for sure via dhcp. Could it be that dhclient was changed to set also the domain distributed over dhcp, and this is the reason why this issue started ~1 month ago? However, when I execute the hostname command, I get "user-pc.erdberg" - where erdberg is the domain of another network I frequently use the laptop (and also probably have installed it). > user-pc.3.home > > to the 127.0.0.1 and ::1 entry lines in your /etc/hosts file. Thanks for the hint, I'll give it a try tomorrow. Thanks, Clemens

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F18: XDMCP kinda works....
by Dan Thurman 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

but fails to show password-box after clicking the User name thus impossible to log on.

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