Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
| From: Juan R. de Silva | Yes, you need to use Brother's drivers for it. | But what's the problem with it, if they are always available and easy to | install? 1. At some point, Brother will stop supporting the printer. The printer may still be otherwise useful. I've had that happen with a

Re: black-grey screen and how to add kernel nomodeset in F20?

2014-03-15 Thread g
On 03/16/14 08:09, Ranjan Maitra wrote: On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:58:27 -0700 Joe Zeff wrote: On 03/15/2014 06:55 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: I will try this out, but I have no screensavers installed on this XPS 14. (Btw, even Alt-F1-F2-F7, etc has no effect.) <<<>>> [swag] irregular intervals d

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Juan R. de Silva
On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 13:45:31 +, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > I'm on the lookout for a reliable all-in-one mono laser printer to use > under Fedora. Must be networked, preferably wireless, and both print and > scan functions must be supported with standard tools (CUPS etc.) > > The Samsung Xp

Re: black-grey screen and how to add kernel nomodeset in F20?

2014-03-15 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:58:27 -0700 Joe Zeff wrote: > On 03/15/2014 06:55 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > I will try this out, but I have no screensavers installed on this XPS > > 14. (Btw, even Alt-F1-F2-F7, etc has no effect.) > > What you need is CTRL-ALT-F2. Sorry, thanks for correcting me, and

Re: black-grey screen and how to add kernel nomodeset in F20?

2014-03-15 Thread Joe Zeff
On 03/15/2014 06:55 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: I will try this out, but I have no screensavers installed on this XPS 14. (Btw, even Alt-F1-F2-F7, etc has no effect.) What you need is CTRL-ALT-F2. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: ht

Re: black-grey screen and how to add kernel nomodeset in F20?

2014-03-15 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:37:06 +0800 Ed Greshko wrote: > On 03/16/14 09:05, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > I have had this issue for a while (both in F19 and F20 -- really my > > only issue) on a Dell XPS 14. So, basically, after a while, and at > > unclear intervals, of lying in idle mode (and unrelated

Re: black-grey screen and how to add kernel nomodeset in F20?

2014-03-15 Thread Ed Greshko
On 03/16/14 09:05, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > I have had this issue for a while (both in F19 and F20 -- really my > only issue) on a Dell XPS 14. So, basically, after a while, and at > unclear intervals, of lying in idle mode (and unrelated to any task I > have been running from what I can tell), the s

Re: black-grey screen and how to add kernel nomodeset in F20?

2014-03-15 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:05:21 -0500 Ranjan Maitra wrote: > Hi, > > I have had this issue for a while (both in F19 and F20 -- really my > only issue) on a Dell XPS 14. So, basically, after a while, and at > unclear intervals, of lying in idle mode (and unrelated to any task I > have been running f

black-grey screen and how to add kernel nomodeset in F20?

2014-03-15 Thread Ranjan Maitra
Hi, I have had this issue for a while (both in F19 and F20 -- really my only issue) on a Dell XPS 14. So, basically, after a while, and at unclear intervals, of lying in idle mode (and unrelated to any task I have been running from what I can tell), the screen goes black. Not the black that is whe

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
| From: Patrick O'Callaghan | > i never have and never will recommend any 'all-in-one'. They have their place (and sometimes it is hard to find a place for all the bits it would replace). (I have the Brother DCP-7065dn mentioned earlier.) Likes: - I really like duplex printers. - really inex

OT; Sorry about sending multiple messages

2014-03-15 Thread Fred Erickson
I'm terribly sorry about spamming the list. Was composing a message in claws mail and got interrupted several times. Don't know how it happened but the mailer apparently sent out a bunch of partial messages. Have to check settings...been using it long time without trouble??? Sending this from evol

Re: Screen Brightness Keys Not Working - Thinkpad W540 & Fedora 20

2014-03-15 Thread CS DBA
On 3/15/14, 12:16 PM, Digimer wrote: On 15/03/14 01:44 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote: | From: CS DBA | Just setup a Thinkpad W540, most everything is working well. I hope you are aware that there is a BIOS bug that can cause Linux to brick the machine. As in: once it happens, the motherboard

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Steven Stern
On 03/15/2014 10:15 AM, Tim wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 15 March 2014, Patrick O'Callaghan sent: >> I used to own a Photosmart and it worked fine but I found that despite >> never printing in colour I would still have to replace colour >> cartridges all the time. Clearly a scam IMHO, which is w

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Fred Erickson
On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:20:26 + Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sat, 2014-03-15 at 11:48 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > > > Anyone have one of these beasties, or have an alternative to > > recommend? > > > > HP doesn't advertise it, but pretty much all the HP all-in-one > > devices have good lin

Re: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 22s! after recent update of Fedora 20

2014-03-15 Thread poma
On 15.03.2014 14:45, The Walters wrote: ... > I have googled it and have tried the suggestions but none of them have > worked. I also searched the list back quite a few months and nothing > showed up. Search 'linux-kernel': http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel http://marc.info/?l=linux-kerne

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 03/15/2014 09:45 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > I'm on the lookout for a reliable all-in-one mono laser printer to use > under Fedora. Must be networked, preferably wireless, and both print > and scan functions must be supported with standard tools (CUPS etc.) > > The Samsung Xpress M2070W lo

Re: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 22s! after recent update of Fedora 20

2014-03-15 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
| From: The Walters | I have tried the last 2 kernels and the 1st kernel that that was with the | original release of Fedora 20 (I know this was a long shot) but no go. That's as good. | I also | have the last Fedora 19 kernel install from before I did an upgrade to 20 and | that starts okay wi

Re: Screen Brightness Keys Not Working - Thinkpad W540 & Fedora 20

2014-03-15 Thread Digimer
On 15/03/14 01:44 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote: | From: CS DBA | Just setup a Thinkpad W540, most everything is working well. I hope you are aware that there is a BIOS bug that can cause Linux to brick the machine. As in: once it happens, the motherboard needs to be replaced. See this, for e

Re: Screen Brightness Keys Not Working - Thinkpad W540 & Fedora 20

2014-03-15 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
| From: CS DBA | Just setup a Thinkpad W540, most everything is working well. I hope you are aware that there is a BIOS bug that can cause Linux to brick the machine. As in: once it happens, the motherboard needs to be replaced. See this, for example:

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2014-03-15 at 22:32 +0600, g wrote: > > On 03/15/14 19:45, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > I'm on the lookout for a reliable all-in-one mono laser printer to use > > under Fedora. Must be networked, preferably wireless, and both print > > and scan functions must be supported with standard t

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread g
On 03/15/14 19:45, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: I'm on the lookout for a reliable all-in-one mono laser printer to use under Fedora. Must be networked, preferably wireless, and both print and scan functions must be supported with standard tools (CUPS etc.) The Samsung Xpress M2070W looks like a

Re: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 22s! after recent update of Fedora 20

2014-03-15 Thread Max
On 03/15/2014 09:45 AM, The Walters wrote: On 3/15/2014 2:12 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote: | From: The Walters | After a recent update started seeing messages like what is listed below and | now complete lock up. Tried going back 1 or 2 kernels but same issue. I can't help you with the spe

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sun, 2014-03-16 at 01:45 +1030, Tim wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 15 March 2014, Patrick O'Callaghan sent: > > I used to own a Photosmart and it worked fine but I found that despite > > never printing in colour I would still have to replace colour > > cartridges all the time. Clearly a scam IM

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2014-03-15 at 10:52 -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 01:45:31PM +, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > I'm on the lookout for a reliable all-in-one mono laser printer to use > > under Fedora. Must be networked, preferably wireless, and both print > > and scan functions must

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2014-03-15 at 11:48 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > > Anyone have one of these beasties, or have an alternative to > recommend? > > HP doesn't advertise it, but pretty much all the HP all-in-one > devices have good linux support (though I'm not sure if HP makes > any laser all-in-one boxes, th

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Tom Horsley
On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 13:45:31 + Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > Anyone have one of these beasties, or have an alternative to recommend? HP doesn't advertise it, but pretty much all the HP all-in-one devices have good linux support (though I'm not sure if HP makes any laser all-in-one boxes, they

Re: Slow wireless speeds - Fedora 20 - Intel Dual Band Wireless 7260A

2014-03-15 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 14 March 2014, CS DBA sent: > I have Fedora 20 running on a Thinkpad W540, the wireless works out of > the box but seems real slow (less than 2mbps) Basic thing to try first: Reposition your laptop or the wireless access point. You may simply be in a bad reception point,

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 15 March 2014, Patrick O'Callaghan sent: > I used to own a Photosmart and it worked fine but I found that despite > never printing in colour I would still have to replace colour > cartridges all the time. Clearly a scam IMHO, which is why I decided > to switch. I used to ha

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Richard Ibbotson
On Saturday 15 Mar 2014 14:38:19 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sat, 2014-03-15 at 14:02 +, Richard Ibbotson wrote: > > I use a Samsung ML-1510 laser printer and a Hewlett-Packard > > Photosmart 5224 all in one. Works for me. You can get these HP > > printers second hand from eBay at sensibl

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Fred Smith
On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 01:45:31PM +, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > I'm on the lookout for a reliable all-in-one mono laser printer to use > under Fedora. Must be networked, preferably wireless, and both print > and scan functions must be supported with standard tools (CUPS etc.) > > The Samsun

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2014-03-15 at 15:21 +0100, fedora wrote: > I lately bought a Samsung CLX 3305. This is a color laser printer, > scanner, copier. I donloaded the corresponding driver from Samsung, > and > all is working like a charm, including scanning via xsane. > My CLX 3305, however, is not on the LAN

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2014-03-15 at 14:02 +, Richard Ibbotson wrote: > On Saturday 15 Mar 2014 13:45:31 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > The Samsung Xpress M2070W looks like a good all-rounder but I'm > > unsure about Linux support. Google seems to show a variety of > > opinions. > > > > Anyone have one of

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread fedora
Hi Patrick I lately bought a Samsung CLX 3305. This is a color laser printer, scanner, copier. I donloaded the corresponding driver from Samsung, and all is working like a charm, including scanning via xsane. My CLX 3305, however, is not on the LAN but on USB at a workstation. And it is not a f

Re: All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Richard Ibbotson
On Saturday 15 Mar 2014 13:45:31 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > The Samsung Xpress M2070W looks like a good all-rounder but I'm > unsure about Linux support. Google seems to show a variety of > opinions. > > Anyone have one of these beasties, or have an alternative to > recommend? I use a Samsung

BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 22s! after recent update of Fedora 20

2014-03-15 Thread The Walters
On 3/15/2014 2:12 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote: | From: The Walters | After a recent update started seeing messages like what is listed below and | now complete lock up. Tried going back 1 or 2 kernels but same issue. I can't help you with the specific problem. It is always good to google an

All-in-one laser printer recommendation

2014-03-15 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
I'm on the lookout for a reliable all-in-one mono laser printer to use under Fedora. Must be networked, preferably wireless, and both print and scan functions must be supported with standard tools (CUPS etc.) The Samsung Xpress M2070W looks like a good all-rounder but I'm unsure about Linux suppo