yum snapshot btrfs /home partition

2011-12-11 Thread Dj YB
Hello, I have installed a fresh F15 (long story) system, and decided to try the btrfs. while doing a yum update\install\erase\... yum tries to snapshot both the root partition and the home partition (both are btrfs), but allways fail. output as follows: any help solving that issue is greatly app

Re: Preupgrade F14 -> F15 Fails

2011-06-21 Thread Dj YB
On Tuesday June 21 2011 23:36:51 Dave Cross wrote: > I have two Dell PCs - a Dimension desktop and an XPS laptop. They are > both running Fedora 14 and I have tried to upgrade them both to Fedora > 15 using preupgrade. > > In both cases, when I reboot and select the "upgrade to Fedora 15" > option

Re: [SOLVED] F14->F15 compiz failure

2011-06-21 Thread Dj YB
On Monday June 20 2011 23:17:20 MartinG wrote: > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Dj YB wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have upgraded recently and since then I can't use compiz. > > every time it starts it crashes. > > I've had the same problem, a

Re: F14->F15 compiz failure

2011-06-20 Thread Dj YB
On Monday June 20 2011 23:17:20 MartinG wrote: > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Dj YB wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have upgraded recently and since then I can't use compiz. > > every time it starts it crashes. > > I've had the same problem, a

F14->F15 compiz failure

2011-06-20 Thread Dj YB
Hello, I have upgraded recently and since then I can't use compiz. every time it starts it crashes. all the settings are new, when I try to load the old config file using import it is being ignored. anyone else experience this problem? how can I downgrade for now back to 0.8.6 ? Thanks, YB. -

Re: F14->F15 after preupgrade boot hang

2011-05-28 Thread Dj YB
On Friday May 27 2011 12:42:27 Ian Malone wrote: > On 27 May 2011 10:32, Dj YB wrote: > > On Friday May 27 2011 12:24:03 you wrote: > >> On 27 May 2011 09:53, Dj YB wrote: > >> > Hello, > >> > on my other F14 installation did a preupgrade yesterday th

Re: F14->F15 preupgrade fails

2011-05-27 Thread Dj YB
On Thursday May 26 2011 00:22:01 Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Kevin J. Cummings writes: > > Today, I tried to upgrade my F14 test machine to F15. > > > > Machine in question: HP Pavilion 7490 desktop > > > > PIII w/512MB ram. > > There you go. Big flamewar in Bugzilla: minimum i

F14->F15 after preupgrade boot hang

2011-05-27 Thread Dj YB
Hello, on my other F14 installation did a preupgrade yesterday then rebooted and then waited forever and nothing happened. any idea what to do? this is an installation on a usb flash drive which is working fine. using nvidia display Thanks for any hint, YB. -- users mailing list users@lists.fe

Re: qdbus QStringList

2011-05-10 Thread Dj YB
On Tuesday May 10 2011 17:43:34 Rex Dieter wrote: > Dj YB wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am trying to write a bash script using qdbus but cant figure out how to > > send a QStringList > > > > tried the following: > > > > "1" "2

qdbus QStringList

2011-05-10 Thread Dj YB
Hello, I am trying to write a bash script using qdbus but cant figure out how to send a QStringList tried the following: "1" "2" "1","2" "1";"2" ("1","2") (1,2) "1" "2" 1 2 none of the above worked. I am sure I have already asked that before but I could not find the thread. thanks in advan

Re: PDF missing charachters

2011-05-03 Thread Dj YB
On Tuesday May 3 2011 17:06:03 Tim wrote: > On Tue, 2011-05-03 at 15:19 +0300, Dj YB wrote: > > the problem is not limited to a single document or even to a single > > source. > > > > I am using Okular to read PDF documents. > > assuming the documents are good

Re: PDF missing charachters

2011-05-03 Thread Dj YB
On Tuesday May 3 2011 15:05:52 Tim wrote: > On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 21:25 +0300, Dj YB wrote: > > I have noticed that the Greek character Pi in some PDF documents is > > replaced by the not equal sign. > > how do I fix this? > > should there be any fonts packages that I

PDF missing charachters

2011-05-02 Thread Dj YB
Hello, I have noticed that the Greek character Pi in some PDF documents is replaced by the not equal sign. how do I fix this? should there be any fonts packages that I need to install? which ones? Thanks in advance for any hint, YB. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubsc

Re: Usage of 32 GB USB stick DataTraveler under Fedora

2011-04-16 Thread Dj YB
On Friday April 15 2011 16:59:31 Joachim Backes wrote: > Hi all, > > I have the chance to purchase a used 32 GByte USB stick of type Kingston > DataTraveler 200 at a low price. On the other hand, I heard from > difficulties to use this stick under LINUX - somebody can confirm this? > > Kind regar

grub enable/disable nvidia driver

2011-04-12 Thread Dj YB
Hello, I have a problem, I have recently installed Fedora 14 on USB flash drive. my hope PC has nvidia card so I have installed the nvidia propietary drivers provided by rpmfusion, later I loaded the system on a friend PC which does not have nvidia card and had to erase the nvidia drivers. and s

frequent X crashes, abrt?

2011-01-25 Thread Dj YB
Hello, my system crashes from time to time, now I am trying to find out the source of the problem looking over the logs I know of (xsession, Xorg, messages) but with no luck. Is there a way to use abrt to do its magic after X crash? Thanks in advance, YB. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedor

Re: desktop file exec working firectory

2011-01-23 Thread Dj YB
On Sunday January 23 2011 16:25:41 Rex Dieter wrote: > Dj YB wrote: > > Hello, > > I am creating a desktop file for a service menu, and can't find out how > > to use the directory from which the action was launched. > > > > this is how it looks: > > &g

desktop file exec working firectory

2011-01-22 Thread Dj YB
Hello, I am creating a desktop file for a service menu, and can't find out how to use the directory from which the action was launched. this is how it looks: Exec=convert %F `kdialog --title "save PDF" --getsavefilename join.pdf`; this is how I want it to look: Exec=convert %F `kdialog --title

connecting to facebook chat

2010-09-27 Thread Dj YB
Hello, I am inside a campus network and trying to connect to chat.facebook.com using kopete on port 5222 this is not working for me, I have tried to consult my network admin since I thought the problem reside in the network firewall configurations. he claimes that he can see successful connection

Re: [SOLVED] mplayer fullscreen width and height

2010-09-26 Thread Dj YB
On Sunday September 26 2010 19:01:42 Dj YB wrote: > Hello, > whenever I toggle fulldcreen in mplayer the video is scaled so that the > height of the video fit the screen, thus cropping some of the video since > the width of the screen is smaller then the scaled video width. >

mplayer fullscreen width and height

2010-09-26 Thread Dj YB
Hello, whenever I toggle fulldcreen in mplayer the video is scaled so that the height of the video fit the screen, thus cropping some of the video since the with of the screen is smaller then the scaled video with. how can I tell mplayer to scale the video to fit the smaller dimension of the scr

Re: change login screen to KDE

2010-09-21 Thread Dj YB
On Tuesday September 21 2010 16:42:44 Jamie Bohr wrote: > I have googled and googled on how to make the login screen use KDE rather > than Gnome on Fedora 13.Many references say to put DISPLAYMANAGER=KDE > in /etc/sysconfig/desktop however when I do that I get a console window > for the login s

D-Bus call and window focus

2010-09-06 Thread Dj YB
Hello, I am using the next dbus call as a global shortcut qdbus org.mpris.audacious /org/atheme/audacious org.atheme.audacious.ShowJtfBox True but the focus is not moving to the new window. I am using compiz and kde. if anyone know how can I make the focus move to the new window that would be

KDE 4.4.5: assigning a key sequence (not key combination)

2010-08-26 Thread Dj YB
Hello, I have asked this question few days ago in the fedora-kde list but got no answer, perhaps someone here know the answer... is there a way to assign a key sequence as a shortcut (e.g Esc+Esc+Esc)? Thanks, YB. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subs

Re: Fedora Notifications System.

2010-08-23 Thread Dj YB
On Tuesday August 24 2010 03:47:47 DJ Delorie wrote: > On 08/23/2010 02:37 PM, Mahmoud Abdul Jawad wrote: > > before two weeks, a discussion started in ambassadors mailing-list about > > a work around to deliver the important notifications to the fedora > > desktop (whatever the desktop is). > > W

Re: weird C problem [SOLVED]

2010-08-11 Thread Dj YB
On Wednesday August 11 2010 19:39:55 Ralf Corsepius wrote: > On 08/11/2010 06:31 PM, Dj YB wrote: > > $ cc a.c > > /tmp/ccTaon4H.o: In function `main': > > a.c:(.text+0x3e): undefined reference to `sqrt' > > > > to be sure I checked man sqrt: > >

weird C problem

2010-08-11 Thread Dj YB
Hello, I have written a small program in C and I am using the math.h library using #include so far everything is good. when using the function sqrt I get the next error: $ cc a.c /tmp/ccTaon4H.o: In function `main': a.c:(.text+0x3e): undefined reference to `sqrt' to be sure I checked man sqrt:

Re: Kernel source and headers for Fedora 13

2010-07-28 Thread Dj YB
On Tuesday July 27 2010 19:13:30 Frank Murphy wrote: > On 27/07/10 17:07, Patargias, George wrote: > > Hi > > > > The NVIDIA driver installer complains that it can't find the kernel > > source files and headers in Fedora 13. > > yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel If you are using PAE kern

Re: kstart on fedora 13

2010-06-18 Thread Dj YB
On Friday June 18 2010 11:22:02 Dj YB wrote: > On Friday June 18 2010 00:32:44 Roger K. Wells wrote: > > Hello > > We have been using kstart to launch various programs in order > > to keep them above other windows: > > > > kstart --ontop "program" &

FC13 yum presto

2010-06-18 Thread Dj YB
hello, since installation all updates had to be downloaded almost entirely and not used the benefit of delta's is anyone else seeing this problem or is something temporary in the repos? how could I investigate the source of the problem if it lies at my configurations? thanks, YB. -- users mail

Re: kstart on fedora 13

2010-06-18 Thread Dj YB
On Friday June 18 2010 00:32:44 Roger K. Wells wrote: > Hello > We have been using kstart to launch various programs in order > to keep them above other windows: > > kstart --ontop "program" > > This has been working fine on RHEL5 using KDE and CentOS 5.5 > using Gnome. > > Now on FC13 (Gnome) w

Re: usb hdd keep restarting

2010-06-15 Thread Dj YB
On Tuesday June 15 2010 16:32:51 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 14:00 +0300, Dj YB wrote: > > hello, > > > > I have a problem, I am using F13 and eversince the install my seagate usb > > hdd keep on acting strange (losing power and restartin

usb hdd keep restarting

2010-06-15 Thread Dj YB
hello, I have a problem, I am using F13 and eversince the install my seagate usb hdd keep on acting strange (losing power and restarting), on fc11 I don't have any problem and it can stay on for ages. the kernel version I am using is 2.6.33.5-112.fc13.i686.PAE any suggestions or ideas will be g

Re: Networking doesn't start on boot

2010-06-07 Thread Dj YB
On Friday June 4 2010 22:10:53 Mauriat Miranda wrote: > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Alex wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've just installed FC13 and have all updates installed. Networking > > doesn't automatically start, and I have to right-click on the little > > network icon in the upper-right and

bug reporting tool - auto download/install?

2010-05-30 Thread Dj YB
hello, I just had a crash with emarald, however following the steps in the error reporting wizard I filled in my BugZilla login details and the next thing I see is a download+install of 38 debug required packages. now I don't remember giving my root password and it is not possible to install w

Re: ntfs problem, no such file or directory.

2010-05-07 Thread Dj YB
On Friday May 7 2010 18:11:54 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-07 at 17:54 +0300, Dj YB wrote: > > > Another possible way in the command line is to key on a pattern: > > > 'rm *Episode*.avi' or possibly 'rm *24*.avi' > > > >

Re: ntfs problem, no such file or directory.

2010-05-07 Thread Dj YB
On Friday May 7 2010 16:54:01 Jerry Feldman wrote: > On 05/07/2010 05:20 AM, Dj YB wrote: > > hello, > > > > I have managed somehow to create a file I can't delete now. > > probably a failed copy\download long ago. > > > > the output shows like that:

ntfs problem, no such file or directory.

2010-05-07 Thread Dj YB
hello, I have managed somehow to create a file I can't delete now. probably a failed copy\download long ago. the output shows like that: [r...@localhost 5]# ll total 1 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2010-05-07 12:07 24 Season 5 Episode 03.avi [r...@localhost 5]# rm 24\ Season\ 5\ Episode\ 03.avi rm:

Re: power saving, monitor poweroff

2010-04-18 Thread Dj YB
On Monday April 19 2010 02:12:14 Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: > Dj YB writes: > > is the blanking also power down the graphic card? > > I can't really measure that very easily. I understand some cards do > have provisions for running at a lower clock speed and lower v

Re: power saving, monitor poweroff

2010-04-18 Thread Dj YB
On Sunday April 18 2010 22:18:18 Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: > Dj YB writes: > > I am considering the best ways to save power while I am off the pc and > > in general. my question, is thee a difference in terms of powersaving > > between manually shutting down the monito

power saving, monitor poweroff

2010-04-18 Thread Dj YB
hello, I am considering the best ways to save power while I am off the pc and in general. my question, is thee a difference in terms of powersaving between manually shutting down the monitor (pushing the button) and the screensaver monitor powering off. moreover, is the graphic card keep on work

Re: Scanning broken in Fedora ?

2010-04-13 Thread Dj YB
On Tuesday April 13 2010 09:16:33 Valent Turkovic wrote: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=556218 > > Is scanning working for you? Looks like it's broken. Any news of a fix > anytime soon? xsane working great for me -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe o

Re: unlock screen dialog box empty

2010-03-18 Thread Dj YB
On Thursday March 18 2010 13:45:53 Rex Dieter wrote: > Dj YB wrote: > > On Monday March 15 2010 21:25:45 Rex Dieter wrote: > >> Try resetting your kde pixmap cache, > >> > >> rm -rf /var/tmp/kdecache-/kpc > >> > >> and restart your session

Re: unlock screen dialog box empty

2010-03-17 Thread Dj YB
On Monday March 15 2010 21:25:45 Rex Dieter wrote: > Dj YB wrote: > > On Monday March 15 2010 18:40:42 Rex Dieter wrote: > >> Dj YB wrote: > >> > the plasma theme I am using is "seamless" > >> > >> I'd suggest switching to Air or o

Re: unlock screen dialog box empty

2010-03-15 Thread Dj YB
On Monday March 15 2010 18:40:42 Rex Dieter wrote: > Dj YB wrote: > > the plasma theme I am using is "seamless" > > I'd suggest switching to Air or oxygen, and see if it's still reproducible. > > Else => seemless bug > the problem persists usin

kmail notifications without text

2010-03-15 Thread Dj YB
hello, I have posted this problem at the fedora-kde list but got no reply. when new mail arrives a kmail notification pops up, but they got no text inside them. other notifications seems to be ok. the problem began after updating to kde 4.4. any suggestion to find the cause\solution for the p

Re: unlock screen dialog box empty

2010-03-15 Thread Dj YB
On Sunday March 14 2010 21:18:25 Rex Dieter wrote: > Dj YB wrote: > > hello, > > > > I have posted this problem in the fedora-kde list but got no replies, > > perhaps someone reading this list know the problem\solution. > > > > when the screen saver i

unlock screen dialog box empty

2010-03-14 Thread Dj YB
hello, I have posted this problem in the fedora-kde list but got no replies, perhaps someone reading this list know the problem\solution. when the screen saver is running and I am trying to unlock the screen the dialog box is just a gray rectangle (filled) but nothing more, the screensaver its

Re: remote controls config problem

2010-03-05 Thread Dj YB
On Friday March 5 2010 15:39:09 Dj YB wrote: > hello, > I am trying to config a y04g0033 tv remote control using my tv card for use > with several applications. > however only few buttons are being recognized and all others are not, the > few are the numbers and the enter buttons.

remote controls config problem

2010-03-05 Thread Dj YB
hello, I am trying to config a y04g0033 tv remote control using my tv card for use with several applications. however only few buttons are being recognized and all others are not, the few are the numbers and the enter buttons. I know all the buttons are working properly and as well that the sign

Re: package rollback

2010-03-04 Thread Dj YB
On Thursday March 4 2010 00:59:03 Mike McCarty wrote: > Mike McCarty wrote: > > IMO > > > > The way to do what you want is... > > Another approach, which sometimes works, is to use a separate > partition for /home, /usr/local, and /opt, and possibly /var, > where you keep all your "non system" st

Re: package rollback

2010-03-03 Thread Dj YB
On Wednesday March 3 2010 00:04:02 Suvayu Ali wrote: > Hi, > > On 02/03/10 10:21 PM, Dj YB wrote: > > On Tuesday March 2 2010 17:38:55 Suvayu Ali wrote: > >> On 02/03/10 02:30 PM, Dj YB wrote: > >>> On Monday March 1 2010 21:32:50 Dj YB wrote: > >>>

Re: package rollback

2010-03-02 Thread Dj YB
On Tuesday March 2 2010 17:38:55 Suvayu Ali wrote: > On 02/03/10 02:30 PM, Dj YB wrote: > > On Monday March 1 2010 21:32:50 Dj YB wrote: > >> hello, > >> yesterday I have updated kdepim related packages and many things are > >> missing but will be back in futur

"safely remove" & device shutdown

2010-03-02 Thread Dj YB
hello, when doing a "safely remove" in windows my usb thumb drive sandisk cruzer u3 power off, but when it is done in dolphin, there is no visible indication from the device. is that a problem? what about external usb hdd? thanks, YB. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubs

Re: package rollback

2010-03-02 Thread Dj YB
On Monday March 1 2010 21:32:50 Dj YB wrote: > hello, > yesterday I have updated kdepim related packages and many things are > missing but will be back in future releases, so I wish till that time to > revert to my old state. > how do I do that? > thanks in advance, trying to

package rollback

2010-03-01 Thread Dj YB
hello, yesterday I have updated kdepim related packages and many things are missing but will be back in future releases, so I wish till that time to revert to my old state. how do I do that? thanks in advance, YB --- Begin Message --- Am Monday 01 March 2010 19:29:11 schrieb Dj YB: > thanks,

F11, long boot time

2010-01-13 Thread Dj YB
Hello, usually I don't care about long boot time since I don't reboot but recently for reasons I must open a different thread for I have to reboot. now, after the nice splash with the animation thing running (about 30-40 seconds) there is a blank screen (another ~30-50 seconds) and than the ser