Re: Fedora upgrade to a new partition

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 11:33 PM, Joachim Backes < joachim.bac...@rhrk.uni-kl.de> wrote: > Hi, > > having the following question: sometimes it happens that after an > upgrade of a Fedora-x to a Fedora-y, the Fedora-y does not run correctly > (there may be a lot of reasons for this...). So going ba

Re: Asian fonts are not shown correctly in F14?

On 12/11/2010 12:54 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 12/10/2010 03:28 PM, Joachim Backes wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I installed some Asiatic fonts, for example the lohit group or thai >> fonts, but these fonts are not shown correctly (latin letters are >> displayed - the fonts look like arial for example). I s

Fedora upgrade to a new partition

Hi, having the following question: sometimes it happens that after an upgrade of a Fedora-x to a Fedora-y, the Fedora-y does not run correctly (there may be a lot of reasons for this...). So going back to a running system, but how to achieve this? So my question (or proposal): it would be very he

Re: Problem with yum (was Re: command wvdial not found)

^_^ I have solved the problem.Updating the "curl" package to latest version.Then everything is OK. > >> The output is not detailed enough. You would need to increase the >> verbosity or --debug setting. >> >> > wvdial is available in the Fedora Everything repo for Fedora 12 >> > >> > wvdial-1.60-1

Re: F-14 and a USB Webcam -

On 10/12/10 18:25, Manuel Escudero wrote: > > > 2010/12/10 Bob Goodwin > > > On 10/12/10 16:55, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > > Bob Goodwin wrote: > >> Where do I look for more level adjustments? > > If it is a UVC-type web cam (lsmod | grep uvc

Re: cgroups on F13 and F14 are ok?

On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 12:53 AM, Gianluca Cecchi wrote: > The guest consumes one whole cpu during the bench, but still floating > around all the four available host cpus during the 46 seconds > duration. > At least this is what "top" on host is telling me. Ok, probably I wasn't using the bes

Re: apxl file under Fedora?

On Friday, 10 December, 2010 @ 12:02 zulu, S Mathias scribed: > I got a file from a friend: > > asfd.apxl > > it's some kind of xml > > with what could i open this file under Fedora 14? > > Thank you for any tips! A more-relevant link *might* have been http://lmgtfy.com/?q=open+apxl+file+fedora

Re: F14 mplayer doesn't adjust brightness in X, nouveau

On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 21:04:09 -0700 stan wrote: > I'm having a problem with mplayer in F14 x86_64. mplayer doesn't > allow the use of the 3 and 4 keys to adjust brightness during > playback in X with nouveau, though it works in the console. > > When I used it in F12 with the nv driver, it worked

Re: Asian fonts are not shown correctly in F14?

On 12/10/2010 03:28 PM, Joachim Backes wrote: > Hi, > > I installed some Asiatic fonts, for example the lohit group or thai > fonts, but these fonts are not shown correctly (latin letters are > displayed - the fonts look like arial for example). I saw this > accidentally if using OO. Then I tried

cgroups on F13 and F14 are ok?

Probably not the best list, but I suppose others are trying to use their Fedora environments as a test bed for learning how to use control groups before going to production level OS and hw Attempts done on both F14 and F13 x86_64 but apparently without success.. Reporting the F14 ones, where

Re: dd question

On Thursday, December 09, 2010 22:11:25 Amadeus W.M. wrote: > I have a binary file with data. Each block of 48 bytes is a record. See perlfunc(1) and the sysread() Perl builtin. The easiest way to do this would be to loop over calls to sysread() that specify 48 characters. Here's the whole thing

re:failed to synchronize hardware clock

> > when i use the admin datetime wizard it changes the time while givig > > error message > > failed to synchronize hardware clock. > > sometimes reboot keeps the right time, often not. > > this is a new computer > > i have googled this error message without finding anythin useful > > > > any id

Re: F-14 and a USB Webcam -

2010/12/10 Bob Goodwin > On 10/12/10 16:55, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > > Bob Goodwin wrote: > >> Where do I look for more level adjustments? > > If it is a UVC-type web cam (lsmod | grep uvcvideo) you can use the > > Logitech tool to adjust it. > > > > # yum install uvcdynctrl > > > > You

Re: F-14 and a USB Webcam -

On 10/12/10 16:55, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > Bob Goodwin wrote: >> Where do I look for more level adjustments? > If it is a UVC-type web cam (lsmod | grep uvcvideo) you can use the > Logitech tool to adjust it. > > # yum install uvcdynctrl > > You will need to unplug/replug your camera aft

VLC 1.1.5 on F13 - Bad performance

Recently upgraded VLC to 1.1.5 on my elderly P4 (single core - 3 Ghz), Nvidia 7300, and I'm seeing really bad video performance, lots of dropped frames, with 720p h264 ac3 videos. The previous version of vlc seemed to be much better. The video works fine with mplayer, but mplayer doesn't do th

Re: F-14 and a USB Webcam -

Bob Goodwin wrote: > Where do I look for more level adjustments? If it is a UVC-type web cam (lsmod | grep uvcvideo) you can use the Logitech tool to adjust it. # yum install uvcdynctrl You will need to unplug/replug your camera after installation. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedora

Re: dd question

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:11:25 + (UTC) "Amadeus W.M." wrote: > I have a binary file with data. Each block of 48 bytes is a record. I > want to extract the first 8 bytes within each record. I'm thinking > this should be possible with dd, but gawk, perl - anything goes. It > just has to be fast,

Re: Wierd YUM error :S Help Please!

2010/12/10 Leonid Flaks > On 01/-10/-28163 02:59 PM, Manuel Escudero wrote: > > This just started today, Yesterday everything seem to be fine, but today > I tried to install a program via YUM and Konsole returned me a Wierd error, > This error repeats with every YUM task I try to perform, se my

Re: VDQ? M$ wizards (in Wine) hogging screen

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:50:36 + (UTC) Beartooth wrote: > > When I try to install any M$ app with wine, the install > wizard hogs the whole screen, so that I can't get to anything else > while it's doing what it calls work. Can I override this somehow, > confining it to its own Gnome wor

Re: unknown key released?

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:16:48 +0200 Dj YB wrote: > On Friday December 10 2010 17:59:26 you wrote: > > > Read man setkeycodes . The error messages tell you how to fix > > them. You just have to decide what you want the key to be mapped to. > > thanks, > but why do I need to this for? > all the

Re: dd question

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 01:57:49PM -0500, William Stock wrote: > On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 22:41 -0500, fred smith wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 03:11:25AM +, Amadeus W.M. wrote: > > > I have a binary file with data. Each block of 48 bytes is a record. I > > > >cut > > > however this is a t

Re: Linux Format mag. article F14 vs ubuntu

On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 6:31 AM, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 12/10/2010 11:14 AM, Jesse Palser wrote: >> I use Ubuntu 10.10 32bit Linux. >> Tried F14 and was very disappointed. >> Thanks! > > I'm sorry to read that.  What didn't you like?  Remember, Fedora isn't > for everybody and doesn't try to be.  If

VDQ? M$ wizards (in Wine) hogging screen

When I try to install any M$ app with wine, the install wizard hogs the whole screen, so that I can't get to anything else while it's doing what it calls work. Can I override this somehow, confining it to its own Gnome workspace and letting me use the others?? (I never do anyt

Re: Linux Format mag. article F14 vs ubuntu

On 12/10/2010 11:14 AM, Jesse Palser wrote: > I use Ubuntu 10.10 32bit Linux. > Tried F14 and was very disappointed. > Thanks! I'm sorry to read that. What didn't you like? Remember, Fedora isn't for everybody and doesn't try to be. If you want a distro where everything Just Works you're not

Re: Screevaver

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 11:50:07AM +, Patrick Dupre wrote: > On Fri, 10 Dec 2010, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >Every time that I restart the machine, there is a screensaver running in > >background consuming CPU while it should not. After I kill the process > >every thing is fine. T

Re: F-14 and a USB Webcam -

On 10/12/10 10:26, Tim Waugh wrote: > On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 10:04 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: >> I suppose it would be appropriate to report a bug but against >> what, Cheese, et.al. look like a front end for some other >> application? > Not sure but I'm sure whichever you

Re: Linux Format mag. article F14 vs ubuntu

On 12/10/2010 01:54 PM, William Henry wrote: > I had bought the (expensive) Linux Format mag. while on a trip recently for > an article comparing Fedora and ubuntu. I managed to track down a version of > a Linux Format mag article (ubuntu vs fedora) that doesn't require a > subscription with Lin

Re: Wierd YUM error :S Help Please!

On 01/-10/-28163 02:59 PM, Manuel Escudero wrote: This just started today, Yesterday everything seem to be fine, but today I tried to install a program via YUM and Konsole returned me a Wierd error, This error repeats with every YUM task I try to perform, se my output: Traceback (most recent c

Re: dd question

On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 22:41 -0500, fred smith wrote: > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 03:11:25AM +, Amadeus W.M. wrote: > > I have a binary file with data. Each block of 48 bytes is a record. I > >cut > however this is a text file with newlines,... if it has no newlines > your mileage may vary. in

Re: FluidSynth configuration

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 4:05 AM, Rodolfo Alcazar Portillo wrote: > On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 14:46 -0800, Jonathan Gardner wrote: >> I installed FluidSynth and qsynth on my F13 / KDE install. When qsynth >> comes up, it asked me to do some additional configuration by modifying >> /etc/security/limits.

Fedora misplacing cursor

This problem is current on one PC running F14 (of three behind a KVM switch, plus another PC, two laptops and a netbook all on the LAN but not connected to the switch); I *think* that PC had it before F14 In order to click on anything, I have to position the apparent curso

Linux Format mag. article F14 vs ubuntu

I had bought the (expensive) Linux Format mag. while on a trip recently for an article comparing Fedora and ubuntu. I managed to track down a version of a Linux Format mag article (ubuntu vs fedora) that doesn't require a subscription with Linux Format. http://www.techradar.com/news/software/

Re: Screevaver

On 12/10/2010 03:50 AM, Patrick Dupre wrote: > The problem comes probably from the fact that there are several > gnome-screensaver deamons running simultaneously ! My experience is that gnome starts the gnome-screensaver automatically even if it's unchecked. The only way to stop it is by having

Re: calendar appeared out of nowhere, how to get rid of it?

Around 05:13pm on Friday, December 10, 2010 (UK time), jackson byers scrawled: > a calendar popped up on all of my 6 workspaces in top right corner. > I cant move it or get rid of it. > This happened as I was groping around with the mouse > trying to find the pointer. > > exactly how can I get r

calendar appeared out of nowhere, how to get rid of it?

a calendar popped up on all of my 6 workspaces in top right corner. I cant move it or get rid of it. This happened as I was groping around with the mouse trying to find the pointer. exactly how can I get rid of it? $ uname -r 2.6.32.23-170.fc12.i686.PAE thanks for any hints, advice Jack -- use

OT: Network storage device with USB access ?

Does anyone know of a network storage device that also has a USB port such that it looks like a USB hard drive to a local computer ? I'm not looking for a NS device that allows one to connect a USB hard drive. I'm looking for a network storage device that looks like a USB hard drive to a local

Re: IPSEC tunnel

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:09:10 +0100 Luc MAIGNAN wrote: > Hi, > > one more time... > > I have to setup a VPN IPSEC tunnel between a linux machine and a > physical router. The security mode of the router is 'IKE using > pre-shared key' > > I cannot use openVPN because the router isn't compliant

Re: Wierd YUM error :S Help Please!

On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 23:24:37 -0600 Manuel Escudero wrote: > This just started today, Yesterday everything seem to be fine, but > today I tried to install a program via YUM and Konsole returned me a > Wierd error, This error repeats with every YUM task I try to perform, > se my output: > > Traceba

Re: Wierd YUM error :S Help Please!

Manuel Escudero wrote: > This just started today, Yesterday everything seem to be fine, but today > I tried to install a program via YUM and Konsole returned me a Wierd error, > This error repeats with every YUM task I try to perform, se my output: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "

Re: unknown key released?

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:05:49 +0200 Dj YB wrote: > Hello, > I see many lines all over the /var/log/messages like the below. > what is causing this and how do I fix this (if it is a problem) or > stop this? [snip] > Dec 5 14:34:57 localhost kernel: atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed > (translated

Re: F-14 and a USB Webcam -

On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 10:04 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: > I suppose it would be appropriate to report a bug but against > what, Cheese, et.al. look like a front end for some other > application? Not sure but I'm sure whichever you choose the maintainer will be able to direct

RE: Fedora and window Xp dual boot

On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 10:06 -0700, Shelby, James wrote: > You should be able to modify the boot.ini on your Windows Drive and > add the Fedora bootloader. This wasn’t too difficult but I needed to > do a dd if=/dev/sdb of=linux.bin bs=512 count=1 > > You could do that but using grub the Fedora

RE: Fedora and window Xp dual boot

On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 17:45 +0100, Suraj Polade wrote: > Dear James Shelby, > Thank you for the help > But i don't know how to change the boot loader > > can you please enplane how to do it > > > Suru > > >

Re: Fedora 14, Wine 1.3.8, Corel WordPerfect Office 12, now a permanent stain

Joachim Backes wrote >>> if Corel WPO was installed by a .msi file (I don't know), then the >>> uninstaller does not work. This is a known issue. >>> >>> And to your special problem: uninstalling wine does not remove the >>> ~/.wine directory, and not the wine parts in >>> ~/.local/share/applicati

Re: F-14 and a USB Webcam -

On 10/12/10 05:38, Tim Waugh wrote: > On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 04:43 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: >> Where do I look for more level adjustments? > I've found that ekiga has a "whiteness" adjustment control which has had > good results for me. It does seem that getting this right automatically > isn

Re: Fedora 14, Wine 1.3.8, Corel WordPerfect Office 12, now a permanent stain

On 12/10/2010 03:08 PM, James Mckenzie wrote: > Joachim Backes wrote: >> Sent: Dec 9, 2010 11:38 PM >> To: Community support for Fedora users >> Subject: Re: Fedora 14, Wine 1.3.8, Corel WordPerfect Office 12, now a >> permanent stain >> >> On 12/10/2010 05:37 AM, David Liguori wrote: >>> I

Re: Fedora 14, Wine 1.3.8, Corel WordPerfect Office 12, now a permanent stain

David Liguori wrote: >Sent: Dec 9, 2010 9:37 PM >To: fedora user >Subject: Fedora 14, Wine 1.3.8, Corel WordPerfect Office 12, now a permanent >stain > >I hadn't tried Wine in a while so I gave this a go. After crashing it, >searching around and finding some suggestions for a better installa

Re: Fedora 14, Wine 1.3.8, Corel WordPerfect Office 12, now a permanent stain

Joachim Backes wrote: >Sent: Dec 9, 2010 11:38 PM >To: Community support for Fedora users >Subject: Re: Fedora 14, Wine 1.3.8, Corel WordPerfect Office 12, now a >permanent stain > >On 12/10/2010 05:37 AM, David Liguori wrote: >> I hadn't tried Wine in a while so I gave this a go. After c

Re: Setup local repo for F14 install packages. What am I doing wrong?

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote: > Frank Murphy wrote: >> On 08/12/10 16:57, Richard Shaw wrote: >> >> >> Rename your own local.repo to _local.repo (the name will get it checked >> first). >> >> Dump the priorities. > > I just set priority=1 for the local, WFM That would be f

Re: apxl file under Fedora?

Congratulations! --- On Fri, 12/10/10, Michael Schwendt wrote: From: Michael Schwendt Subject: Re: apxl file under Fedora? To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org Date: Friday, December 10, 2010, 1:11 PM On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:02:10 -0800 (PST), S wrote: > I got a file from a friend: > > asfd.apxl

Re: apxl file under Fedora?

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:02:10 -0800 (PST), S wrote: > I got a file from a friend: > > asfd.apxl > > it's some kind of xml > > with what could i open this file under Fedora 14? > > Thank you for any tips! http://tinyurl.com/2dmjjma -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubs

apxl file under Fedora?

I got a file from a friend: asfd.apxl it's some kind of xml with what could i open this file under Fedora 14? Thank you for any tips! -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/us

Re: FluidSynth configuration

On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 14:46 -0800, Jonathan Gardner wrote: > I installed FluidSynth and qsynth on my F13 / KDE install. When qsynth > comes up, it asked me to do some additional configuration by modifying > /etc/security/limits.conf to add: > > @audio - rtprio 100 > @au

Re: Screevaver

On Fri, 10 Dec 2010, Patrick Dupre wrote: Hello, Every time that I restart the machine, there is a screensaver running in background consuming CPU while it should not. After I kill the process every thing is fine. The screensaver works fine (ie. lock the screen when it has to do it, etc..). I d

Screevaver

Hello, Every time that I restart the machine, there is a screensaver running in background consuming CPU while it should not. After I kill the process every thing is fine. The screensaver works fine (ie. lock the screen when it has to do it, etc..). I do not see anything in the service configurat

Re: dd question

On 10 December 2010 03:11, Amadeus W.M. wrote: > I have a binary file with data. Each block of 48 bytes is a record. I > want to extract the first 8 bytes within each record. I'm thinking this > should be possible with dd, but gawk, perl - anything goes. It just has > to be fast, because the data

Re: F-14 and a USB Webcam -

On Fri, 2010-12-10 at 04:43 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: > Where do I look for more level adjustments? I've found that ekiga has a "whiteness" adjustment control which has had good results for me. It does seem that getting this right automatically isn't working quite right. I'm using this: ID 0

F-14 and a USB Webcam -

I have an inexpensive Logitech usb web camera that I bought at Walmart perhaps five years ago that until yesterday I have always had to use with Windows XP. Now, for whatever reason, it works with F-14 but only at low light levels? At the moment the room is dark and it produce

Fedora 14 : Display is dim and gloomy

My laptop is lenovo W510. Its a dual boot ( Fedora 14 and Window 7) In Fedora 14 I am not getting required brightness in my laptop screen with Battery power ON (With AC power I am getting required brightness) . (in window 7 there is no such issue) Fn + brightness is not giving any help. [sant.

IPSEC tunnel

Hi, one more time... I have to setup a VPN IPSEC tunnel between a linux machine and a physical router. The security mode of the router is 'IKE using pre-shared key' I cannot use openVPN because the router isn't compliant with. I want so use openSwan to setup the IPSEC tunnel. Am I right ? Ho