Virtualbox vs VMware for Fedora?
by Sbob
All;
I am running Fedora39, I have run VMware workstation for years, and I
have on and off had issues since VMware does not officially support
Fedora, normally I run a patch after each kernel update and it mostly
just works.
I am also running the osx unlocker so I can run mac VM's
I recently tried virtualbox on a spare laptop, havent looked at
virtualbox in years, and I was impressed, a few questions for the community:
- can I run the osx unlocker with virtualbox?
- does virtualbox have the same issues where it needs a patch after
each kernel and sometimes
just breaks with a new kernel , even with the patch?
Thanks in advance
2 months, 2 weeks
Re: 6.6.x kernels do not boot successfully
by olivares33561
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On Friday, December 15th, 2023 at 12:53 PM, Felix Miata <mrmazda(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
> olivares33561 composed on 2023-12-15 13:35 (UTC-0500):
>
> > Do I try to use these parameters here:
>
> > noresume audit=0 ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0 consoleblank=0 preempt=full mitigations=off
>
> > after removing rhgb ?
>
> > Will give it a try and report back.
>
>
> I wasn't suggesting you should, but they are all valid, so you may try them if you
> think them relevant to your installation. I included them because their presence
> here makes my configuration different from yours, and /might/ affect outcome.
>
> noresume does as it says, prevents attempting to resume from hibernation
>
> audit=0 simply disables auditing, so makes journal and dmesg less noisy
>
> ipv6.disable does as it says, and may or may not present trouble from an otherwise
> successful boot
>
> net.ifnames=0 could very well break your network configuration, so I don't suggest
> you try it. It wouldn't likely help you boot anyway.
>
> consoleblank=0 acts as a screensaving disabler on the vttys, so would not affect
> whether you can boot.
>
> preempt=full shouldn't affect whether or not you can boot, but could be worth
> trying, but I wouldn't expect it to affect your problem.
>
> mitigations=off makes a computer faster, but breaks some security function. It
> could be worth trying, but I wouldn't expect it to affect your problem.
> --
> Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion,
> based on faith, not based on science.
>
> Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
>
> Felix Miata
Tried it but no success. I am looking for differences, and System.map is biggger in 6.6.6-* kernel
olivares@fedora:~/Downloads/kerTeX/Documents/Documents/mptmp$ ls -l /lib/modules/6.6.6-200.fc39.x86_64/
total 28744
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 38 Dec 10 18:00 build -> /usr/src/kernels/6.6.6-200.fc39.x86_64
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 266380 Dec 10 18:00 config
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Dec 10 18:00 extra
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 84 Dec 15 12:41 kernel
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1286827 Dec 15 12:41 modules.alias
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1262387 Dec 15 12:41 modules.alias.bin
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1707 Dec 10 18:00 modules.block
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 10890 Dec 10 18:00 modules.builtin
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 13436 Dec 15 12:41 modules.builtin.alias.bin
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 13506 Dec 15 12:41 modules.builtin.bin
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 93962 Dec 10 18:00 modules.builtin.modinfo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 574036 Dec 15 12:41 modules.dep
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 765276 Dec 15 12:41 modules.dep.bin
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 375 Dec 15 12:41 modules.devname
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 241 Dec 10 18:00 modules.drm
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 34 Dec 10 18:00 modules.modesetting
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 2826 Dec 10 18:00 modules.networking
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 180153 Dec 10 18:00 modules.order
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1208 Dec 15 12:41 modules.softdep
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 583203 Dec 15 12:41 modules.symbols
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 707403 Dec 15 12:41 modules.symbols.bin
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 5 Dec 10 18:00 source -> build
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 157932 Dec 10 18:00 symvers.xz
-rw-------. 1 root root 8782310 Dec 10 18:00 System.map
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Dec 10 18:00 systemtap
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Dec 10 18:00 updates
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 36 Dec 15 12:41 vdso
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 14669576 Dec 10 18:00 vmlinuz
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Dec 10 18:00 weak-updates
olivares@fedora:~/Downloads/kerTeX/Documents/Documents/mptmp$ ls -l /lib/modules/6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64/
total 28496
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 39 Nov 19 18:00 build -> /usr/src/kernels/6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 264245 Nov 19 18:00 config
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Nov 19 18:00 extra
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 84 Nov 27 07:21 kernel
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1275188 Nov 27 07:23 modules.alias
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1252698 Nov 27 07:23 modules.alias.bin
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1707 Nov 19 18:00 modules.block
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 10883 Nov 19 18:00 modules.builtin
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 13436 Nov 27 07:23 modules.builtin.alias.bin
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 13506 Nov 27 07:23 modules.builtin.bin
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 93722 Nov 19 18:00 modules.builtin.modinfo
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 565244 Nov 27 07:23 modules.dep
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 755050 Nov 27 07:23 modules.dep.bin
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 375 Nov 27 07:23 modules.devname
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 241 Nov 19 18:00 modules.drm
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 34 Nov 19 18:00 modules.modesetting
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 2826 Nov 19 18:00 modules.networking
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 178440 Nov 19 18:00 modules.order
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1152 Nov 27 07:23 modules.softdep
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 575357 Nov 27 07:23 modules.symbols
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 698154 Nov 27 07:23 modules.symbols.bin
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 5 Nov 19 18:00 source -> build
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 156460 Nov 19 18:00 symvers.xz
-rw-------. 1 root root 8727513 Nov 19 18:00 System.map
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Nov 19 18:00 systemtap
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Nov 19 18:00 updates
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 36 Nov 27 07:21 vdso
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 14540552 Nov 19 18:00 vmlinuz
drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 0 Nov 19 18:00 weak-updates
olivares@fedora:~/Downloads/kerTeX/Documents/Documents/mptmp$
Best Regards,
Antonio
3 months, 2 weeks
rfkill??
by Beartooth
Updating F39 just now on a laptop, I got a request for root to
authorize rfkill. I had just also updated F39 on a PC, with no such
request. (Both machines are connected to a KVM switch and a router by
cables, not wireless.)
I didn't authorize it, and shut the laptop down.
Is there something I should do next??
--
Beartooth Staffwright, Not Quite Clueless Linux Power User
I have precious (very precious) little idea where up is.
3 months, 3 weeks
Update failed: gstreamer1-plugins-ugly
by Frank Elsner
Hello,
How can I solve this problem?
Error: Transaction test error:
file /usr/lib64/gstreamer-1.0/libgstasf.so from install of gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free-1.22.8-2.fc39.x86_64 conflicts with file from package gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-1:1.22.7-1.fc39.x86_64
This is not the only file involved in this gstreamer1 update.
Greetings, Frank
3 months, 3 weeks
Replacing and mirroring boot drive
by Javier Perez
Hi.
I need some guidance here.
I want to replace the boot drive of a computer and then add a second drive
to create a Raid1 system for the boot and / filesytem. For now, home will
stay where it its, on a separate drive for now.
The Boot drive is old. It is a Crucial SSD about 8 years old.
It holds the /boot/efi directory on a small FAT partition, the /boot
partition on an EXT4 partition and the root (/) on a btrfs partition.
/home is on another, HDD and larger drive with a btrfs partition.
This is a home computer and not kind of mission critical.
Here come my questions.
1. Can I move everything on the SSD to a new SSD with everything under
btrfs? From what I have been reading it seems like /boot/efi still needs to
be on a vfat partition, but /boot could be moved into btrfs. Would it still
need a different partition or can it live within the same partition with
the / filesystem?
2. I understand from what I have been reading that btrfs has Raid1
capabilities therefore I could add the second drive and from btrfs add it
to the partition as a mirror. But if vfat has to exist for the /boot/efi,
how am I supposed to mirror it?
I have read some articles but they seem kind of old (more than 3 years) and
it seems like the way Fedora does it is not a standard way. I'd rather not
have to use a hardware RAID controller.
I would appreciate your insights.
Thanks
--
------------------------------
/\_/\
|O O| pepebuho(a)gmail.com
~~~~ Javier Perez
~~~~ While the night runs
~~~~ toward the day...
m m Pepebuho watches
from his high perch.
3 months, 3 weeks
xfig
by Patrick Dupre
Hello,
Before (I do not not exactly, maybe fedora 37), I was able to
generate .pstex files from xfig (export language combined PS/Latex (both parts),
but now I get
Warning: Missing charsets in String to FontSet conversion
*** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
I get pstex only and not the pstex_t file
xfig 3.2.9
Some ideas ?
See attached file
===========================================================================
Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre(a)gmx.com
===========================================================================
3 months, 3 weeks
sudo problem on restore from archive
by Robert McBroom
On a system restore from a tar archive sudo won't work. Says
/usr/bin/sudo needs to be owned by 0 with the suid bit set. Root owns
the file and is 0. Looking at a working system directory list shows
-rwsr-xr-x. 1 root root 57456 Aug 16 20:00 su
---s--x--x. 1 root root 202872 Jul 24 20:00 sudo
How does that s bit get set?
3 months, 4 weeks
Thinkpad screen is squeezed when plugging 3rd monitor
by Frederic Muller
Hi!
I've had the problem with F38 but it would go off after 1 (sometimes 2)
reboot. It did work earlier this week but as my laptop crashed I did a
fresh reinstall. Everything is working well except for this:
I have a X1 carbon to which I connect 3 external monitors. When I
connect the 3rd one (which ever is third has no importance), the main
(laptop) screen is squeezed vertically and the mouse clicks like if the
screen was normal (so I need to target a bit off to the right). And
since a picture is worth a thousand words... here are the comparison
between 2 and 3 connected external monitors:
https://imgur.com/a/smMGE5M
As I said it actually was working fine before the reinstallation and I'd
like to avoid doing that again. Can anyone help me to troubleshot and
eventually fix the problem?
Thank you very much.
Fred
3 months, 4 weeks
Network: Limited Connectivity since upgrade to Fedora 39
by Klaus-Peter Schrage
Recently, I did an upgrade to F39 via dnf system-upgrade. For the first
time in Fedora (I think I started around version 1), on booting into KDE
I get a message saying "limited network connectivity", which means, my
wired network is up but can't reach the outside world.
The journals tell me that the name resolution is not working (see
attached log). I didn't find out why it failed, but restarting
systemd-resolved usually cures the problem. The problem that the service
fails on startup still remains, but not on every boot. Sometimes, say in
10 % of bootings, the problem doesn't occur.
If those things matter:
- Desktop computer with KDE-Plasma (X11)
- kernel 6.6.8-200.fc39.x86_64
- NIC: Intel 82574L with kernel driver e1000e
I have the faint idea thast there might be a race condition between
services on startup,
Any pointers to debug that further would be welcome.
3 months, 4 weeks
Re: Update failed: gstreamer1-plugins-ugly
by Jonathan Billings
On Dec 29, 2023, at 04:16, Ralf Corsépius <rc040203(a)freenet.de> wrote:
>
> Some overzealous RHAT employees are pushing incompatible and apparently insufficently changes into released Fedoras.
>
> IMNSHO, it's time to demand FESCO to take consequences against these persons.
I have a hard time believing this was done by a Red Hat employee at Red Hat’s behest, since Red Hat is mostly concerned with GNOME and the vlc change was being included in a KDE change.
This accusation is being thrown around, as some sort of malicious action. It was, at best, poor communication between Fedora packagers and RPMfusion, and delays in packages being released during a period when many people are spending time with their family and not paying attention to packaging drama.
--
Jonathan Billings
3 months, 4 weeks
