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Firewire Stack in F8 Howto Wanted
by agraham 05 Apr '08

05 Apr '08

Hi, Can any one, point me to a Howto that explains how to use the new Firewire stack in F7/8, I'm trying to get my Mini DV camera to work with via Firewire, actually was hoping to use the Camara with ZoneMinder. lspci shows: 08:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) lsmod shows: firewire_ohci 19137 0 firewire_core 36353 1 firewire_ohci crc_itu_t 5953 1 firewire_core However, no devices in /dev/fwX appear to be created ? dvgrab does not see a device connected: #dvgrab Error: no camera exists I checked the fedora documentation, but could not find any docs on the subject. BTW: I'm using kernel 2.6.24.2-7.fc8PAE TIA. Albert.

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Desktop zoom not working for Fedora-8
by William Perkins 04 Apr '08

04 Apr '08

There is a feature on X windows when used in Fedora-7 that allowed you to zoom the desktop in and out using ctrl-alt-plus and ctrl-alt-minus. This feature does not work with the Fedora-8 version of X windows. This feture does not even work with the same xorg.conf file that was used with Fedora-7. This is show stopper for us. Our vision impaired users are screaming bloody murder about not being able to use this feature with Fedora-8. We have had to install Fedora-7 in place of Fedora-8 on those systems, and we will have to do this Fedora-7 install on all of our servers in order to have all systems using the same distribution version of Linux. We understand a change to the Xorg software was made to the Fedora-8 version to accommodate users of multiple displays. This change apparently broke the Zoom feature and on the Fedora-8 distribution the Zoom feature was disabled. Apparently there is a patch to the X windows server that can be used to re-enable the Zoom feature, but there appears to be no information available that documents how you get this patch and implement the feature. We will be testing Fedora-9 when it is released to see if the Zoom feature has been fixed. Otherwise, we will continue to use Fedora-7 as long as we can until an alternative software distribution can be found, Our having to use Fedora-7 over Fedora-8 puts a real crimp in our development effort. Bill ---- William M. Perkins E-mail - wmp(a)grnwood.net The Greenwood UNIX Systems Administration Reston, Virginia (Solaris, Linux, HP-UX)

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scim and language bengali
by François Patte 04 Apr '08

04 Apr '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bonjour, It seems that using bengali itrans in scim kills scim with a seg fault.... Anybody has such an experience? thanks - -- François Patte UFR de mathématiques et informatique Université Paris Descartes 45, rue des Saints Pères F-75270 Paris Cedex 06 Tél. +33 (0)1 44 55 35 61 http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH73PzdE6C2dhV2JURAr6nAKDNc3/AvNeIZQiAhnssAj0us/hWggCgwWVA 8clIyEIyb6bizDiZuHp3aAs= =425w -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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nvidia driver breaks with pretty much every F8 update
by David Kramer 03 Apr '08

03 Apr '08

I simply don't understand why this is the case, but every time I upgrade the . After some updates, the symlinks point to the wrong version, etc. But I will only address my current situation. This is on a Dell D820. Currently running the newly-installed 2.6.24.3-34 kernel. This is the stdout/stderr when I startx: --------------------------------------------------------- X Window System Version 1.3.0 Release Date: 19 April 2007 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3 Build Operating System: Fedora 8 Red Hat, Inc. Current Operating System: Linux lexa.thekramers.net 2.6.24.3-34.fc8 #1 SMP Wed Mar 12 18:17:20 EDT 2008 i686 Build Date: 14 March 2008 Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.3.0.0-44.fc8 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Mar 24 20:00:40 2008 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (II) Module already built-in FATAL: Error inserting nvidia_169_12 (/lib/modules/2.6.24.3-34.fc8/updates/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia-169_12.ko): Invalid module format (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module! (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. --------------------------------------------------------- Notice the "Invalid module format"? This is what I have installed: --------------------------------------------------------- > rpm -qa | egrep -i '(nvidia|kernel|yum)' | sort kernel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8 kernel-2.6.24.3-34.fc8 kernel-devel-2.6.24.3-12.fc8 kernel-devel-2.6.24.3-34.fc8 kernel-headers-2.6.24.3-34.fc8 nvidia-graphics169.09-169.09-95.fc8 nvidia-graphics169.09-kmdl-2.6.24.3-12.fc8-169.09-95.fc8 nvidia-graphics169.09-kmdl-2.6.24.3-34.fc8-169.09-95.fc8 nvidia-graphics169.09-libs-169.09-95.fc8 nvidia-graphics169.12-169.12-96.fc8 nvidia-graphics-169.12-25 nvidia-graphics169.12-kmdl-2.6.24.3-34.fc8-169.12-96.fc8 nvidia-graphics169.12-libs-169.12-96.fc8 nvidia-graphics-devices-1.0-6.fc8 nvidia-graphics-helpers-0.0.26-27.fc8 yum-3.2.8-2.fc8 yum-changelog-1.1.11-1.fc8 yumex-2.0.4-1.fc8 yum-fedorakmod-1.1.11-1.fc8 yum-kernel-module-1.1.11-1.fc8 yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-1.fc8 yum-plugin-kmdl-0.7-9.fc8 yum-priorities-1.1.11-1.fc8 yum-skip-broken-1.1.11-1.fc8 yum-updatesd-0.9-1.fc8 yum-utils-1.1.11-1.fc8 --------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for any advice you can offer.

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2.6.24.3-50, b43: accidental patch ??
by sean darcy 03 Apr '08

03 Apr '08

From the b43 mailing list. This doesn't sound right to me but......... > > > On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 2:51 AM, sean darcy <seandarcy2(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Using a > > > > Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01) > > > > on > > > > 2.6.24.3-50.fc8 > > > > > > > > With the 4.80.53 firmware, the b43 driver told me ( in syslog ) to > > > > upgrade the fw before july 2008. So I did it today. > > > > > > > > Now: > > > > > > > > b43-phy0 ERROR: PHY transmission error > > > > last message repeated 7 times > > > > b43-phy0 ERROR: PHY transmission error > > > > printk: 23 messages suppressed. > > > > .............. > > > > > > > > constantly. > > > > > > > > It seems to work fine, just all these syslog messages. > > > > > > > > sean > > On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 8:04 AM, Stefanik Gábor <netrolller.3d(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > 2.6.24 *needs* v4.80 firmware. 4.150 only works with 2.6.25+. > > > > > > > > > > > > > If so, why does the b43 driver in 2.6.24 give a message to get the > > updated firmware.? > > > > Perhaps the fedora 2.6.24 kernel has the new driver? Or the old driver > > gives incorrect advice? > > On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Stefanik Gábor <netrolller.3d(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Most likely a patch targeted at 2.6.25 or 2.6.26 accidentally slipped into > Fedora's 2.6.24.3 kernel. >

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Where does X11 get started for runlevel = 5 ???
by clemens＠dwf.com 02 Apr '08

02 Apr '08

It seems that I should be able to find this, but I dont see it (no need, just curious), where does X11 get started for runlevel = 5 ? I dont see it in the 3 startup scripts in /etc/rc.d nor the scripts in /etc/rc.d/rc5.d . It must be there, but I dont see it... and thats iritating... Anyone? -- Reg.Clemens reg(a)dwf.com

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Linux, Vista dual boot
by Jim 02 Apr '08

02 Apr '08

Can Fedora Linux be setup to dual boot with Vista as easy as XP, what filesystem type does Vista use ??

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Help installing Fedora 8 on iMac G3
by Catherine Fitzgerald 02 Apr '08

02 Apr '08

I have been trying for a week to install Linux on my old mac: iMac G3, 500MHz, slot-loading CD, 20G HD. I am completely new to Linux and the only time I've ever used command prompts is on a PC, and a very long time ago, so if anyone is able to help me, please keep the instuctions as clear as possible. I appologise in advance for the long drawn-out detail below, but as I have no idea what the problem is I thought it better to give as much information as possible. The problems I have had are: 1- Innitially tried to install Kubuntu 6.04 using a live image burnt onto a CD using InfraRecorder (on a Windows XP 2000 pc). The live CD would go to a black screen after the initial boot dialog and then run down. 2- As that didn't work, and I was not worried about removing the old OS, I tried installing Kubuntu, erasing the old partitions. It would install, then freeze on the login and not accept any of my keyboards for input (either the mac keyboard, a pc keyboard or either of my wireless keyboards) so it was not possible to log in. After several attempts at reinstalling Kubuntu and getting the same problem I decided to try installing Fedora. 3- To avoid downloading a large amount I downloaded fedora-8-ppc-rescuecd.iso from one of the recommended mirrors and burnt it to CD (using InfraRecorder on the pc). Initially the install process worked, and it requested a web address to download the images from. I chose the monash uni web site (html server) as it is relatively close, and the install proceeded up until I hit the 'yes' button for the final install process. 4- After hovering on the 'preparing to install' screen for over an hour I got this message: "The file a2ps-4.13b-69.fc8.ppc.rpm cannot be opened. This is due to a missing file, a corrupt package or corrupt media. Please verify your installation source. If you exit, your system will be left in an inconsistent state that will likely require reconfiguration." with the option to reboot or retry. I hit retry and after another hour the same message came up again. 5- After rebooting the mac does not recongnise a bootable file (this was not a surprise). I put in the rescue cd, which boots without a problem, but requires me to know what to do (ie, use a command line and have a clue) to do anything. 6- I decided that it might work if I tried the live cd, so downloaded and burnt that. The live cd boots, goes through all the loading (mount dialogue? - with [ok] in green at the end of each line] then the computer goes to a black screen and the cd keeps buzzing away but doing nothing. I tried to restart the computer and typed in 'install' at the boot prompt, but get a message saying something along the lines of not recognised, or the iso can't be booted. 7- Which is where I am now. The HD has been reformatted (the old mac software does not recognise it - which is fine because I don't really want to go back to the old mac OS), but it has no installed OS that it can boot. Is this simply an issue of trying a different mirror to install the Fedora operating system, and if so, can you recommend one that has all the files intact? Or is the issue that when I burn the CDs it is being corrupted there? I can't download the DVD iso as the mac has no DVD player, and doing the install over the internet is not a problem for me if that is the only way I can do it. Any advice would be most appreciated.

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Cannot play .flv files with gmplayer (whereas with mplayer it is ok)
by Mark Ryden 02 Apr '08

02 Apr '08

Hello, - When I try to open and play an .flv file with command line mplayer everything is ok. - When I try the same with gmplayer, I keep getting a message flickering all the time , saying: "AO_ALSA: Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0. Any ideas what should I do to be able to play this .flv with gmplayer? I want to add that on vlc I have some problems with unclear audio when playing these .flv files; and in totem I cannot play that .flv. So in this occasion - can anybody recommend an .flv player? Regards, Mark

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MySQL for an absulute beginner - Need recommandation
by Barry Yu 01 Apr '08

01 Apr '08

Would appreciate point me to a place where I could find the info in learning MySQL as an absolute begginer.

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