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F17 (dracut) can't find root filesystem in LVM volume
by Todd Hesla 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Dear fellow Fedora users, I just upgraded from F15 to F17, but it won't boot--says it can't find the root filesystem, which is on a logical volume in an LVM volume group. (See boot messages below.) For the record, F15 booted just fine with this structure. I know this problem--or at least very similar problems--have been discussed many times, both in this mailing list, and also in FedoraForum.org. But none of the suggestions I have seen so far in either of those places seem to fix my problem. I did try one suggestion found in the Fedora docs (detailed below) which got me past the first "bump", only to run into a second problem--this one apparently involving udev. So I'm stuck with an unbootable F17 system. If anyone has any insight into what might be going on, I'd be very grateful. Thank you very much. --- boot messages --- Cannot open font file True ata_id[237]: unable to open '$devnode' ata_id[238]: unable to open '$devnode' dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue dracut Warning: /dev/FedoraVolGroup/RootLogVol does not exist dracut Warning: /dev/mapper/FedoraVolGroup-RootLogVol does not exist Dropping to debug shell. dracut:/# If I then enter 'lvm vgchange -ay', followed by 'exit', the system begins to boot, but then encounters udev errors, and aborts to emergency mode: [ 1652.284204] udevd[678]: invalid rule '/etc/udev/rules.d/55-hpmud.rules:31 [ 1652.299298] udevd[678]: unknown key 'sysFS{idVendor} in /etc/udev/rules.d/55 . . . [ xxxx.xxxxxx] kvm: disabled by bios [ xxxx.xxxxxx] udevd[678]: unknown key 'BUS' in /etc/udev/rules.d/85-pcscd-egate [ xxxx.xxxxxx] udevd[678]: invalid rule 'etc/udev/rules.d/85-pcscd-egate.rules: . . . [ xxxx.xxxxxx] udevd[788]: error: can not open 'sys/devices/platform/microcode/ . . . Dependency failed. Aborted start of /home Dependency failed. Aborted start of Mark the need to relabel after reboot Dependency failed. Aborted start of Relabel all filesystems, if necessary Welcome to emergency mode. ... What's going on? And how should I proceed? Thank you very much. Regards, -- Todd Hesla

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xset and display invalid id.
by Frank Murphy 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Have the following in xfce autostart: #!/bin/bash # Disable screensaver and dpms emergy star. export DISPLAY :0.0 xset s off && \ xset -dpms on running: ./xset ./xset: line 4: export: `:0.0': not a valid identifier It appears to be the correct display going by: echo $DISPLAY :0.0 -- Regards, Frank - I check for new mail app. 20min www.frankly3d.com

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SOLVED Re: logwatch and nfs share sizes
by Frank Murphy 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 14:00:49 +0100 Frank Murphy <frankly3d(a)gmail.com> wrote: > from logwatch: > yumser.frankly3d.home:/lists 72G 7.3G > 64G 11% /lists > > The yumser share is 1T > > Why does logwatch on the client say 72G Seemingly it happens if you share under / on the server. So umount *shares edit a bit mount shares on /opt/* -- Regards, Frank - I check for new mail app. 20min www.frankly3d.com

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no printout, but no other hint of error. F18.
by William Mattison 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hi, When I try to print anything out, I get no printout. Even a test page does not come out. But no indication of trouble shows up on the monitor, and no indication of trouble on the printer's display. I did download and install the driver. cups gives no hint of trouble that I recognize. If I restart the system and boot up with Windows 7 home, I do get printouts. The printer is a Xerox WorkCentre 6015ni, I'm using Fedora-18, 64-bit, and the printer is connected to the system via usb bus. This is a stand-alone home desktop. I'm neither trained nor experienced in sys. admin. I've exhausted the help I can get from the printer's manual (media and web site). Any help you can give will be appreciated. Bill.

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New avconv instead of ffmpeg
by Dario Lesca 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

About ffmpeg, a Debian's user say: > "This package contains the deprecated ffmpeg program. This package > also serves as a transitional package to libav-tools. Users are > advised to use avconv from the libav-tools package instead of ffmpeg. > > Libav is a complete, cross-platform solution to decode, encode, > record, convert and stream audio and video." http://libav.org/ I'm looking for a Fedora's package for libav-tools (or avcomv) Someone can help me? Many thanks -- Dario Lesca - sip:dario@solinos.it (Inviato dal mio Linux Fedora18+Gnome3)

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logwatch and nfs share sizes
by Frank Murphy 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

from logwatch: yumser.frankly3d.home:/lists 72G 7.3G 64G 11% /lists The yumser share is 1T Why does logwatch on the client say 72G -- Regards, Frank - I check for new mail app. 20min www.frankly3d.com

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yum fails on old F9 system
by Gary Stainburn 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hi folks. I've still got a number of old F9 systems that are still doing a sturdy job (and I don't have time to upgrade). However, one of them has got a broken yum setup. Every time I try to do any updates etc. I get the following. I've tried 'yum clean all' but that hasn't helped. Any ideas what I need to do to fix it? [root@groucho ~]# yum upgrade Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in <module> yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True) File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 229, in user_main errcode = main(args) File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 104, in main result, resultmsgs = base.doCommands() File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 339, in doCommands self._getTs(needTsRemove) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 101, in _getTs self._getTsInfo(remove_only) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 112, in _getTsInfo pkgSack = self.pkgSack File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 592, in <lambda> pkgSack = property(fget=lambda self: self._getSacks(), File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 435, in _getSacks self.repos.populateSack(which=repos) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/repos.py", line 251, in populateSack sack.populate(repo, mdtype, callback, cacheonly) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 162, in populate if self._check_db_version(repo, mydbtype): File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 223, in _check_db_version return repo._check_db_version(mdtype) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1147, in _check_db_version repoXML = self.repoXML File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1305, in <lambda> repoXML = property(fget=lambda self: self._getRepoXML(), File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1297, in _getRepoXML self._loadRepoXML(text=self) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1287, in _loadRepoXML return self._groupLoadRepoXML(text, ["primary"]) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1271, in _groupLoadRepoXML if self._commonLoadRepoXML(text): File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1122, in _commonLoadRepoXML result = self._getFileRepoXML(local, text) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 904, in _getFileRepoXML cache=self.http_caching == 'all') File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 744, in _getFile result = self.grab.urlgrab(misc.to_utf8(relative), local, File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 497, in <lambda> grab = property(lambda self: self._getgrab()) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 492, in _getgrab self._setupGrab() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 481, in _setupGrab self._grab = mgclass(self._grabfunc, self.urls, File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 602, in <lambda> urls = property(fget=lambda self: self._geturls(), File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 599, in _geturls self._baseurlSetup() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 559, in _baseurlSetup self.mirrorurls = self._replace_and_check_url(mirrorurls) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 594, in _replace_and_check_url print 'YumRepo Error: All mirror URLs are not using ftp, http[s] or file. \n Eg. %s' % misc.to_utf8(skipped) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/codecs.py", line 303, in write data, consumed = self.encode(object, self.errors) UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 1543: ordinal not in range(128) [root@groucho ~]# -- Gary Stainburn Group I.T. Manager Ringways Garages http://www.ringways.co.uk

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Fedora 18 on Dell XPS13
by Ranjan Maitra 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Does anyone have any experience with F18 on a Dell XPS13 with the FHD 1080p display? What does this Full High-Definition 1080p mean anyway? I guess my question is: is this the real resolution or some virtual resolution not obtained via linux. I am interested in this because it claims to have a 1080 vertical resolution (not sure if this is accurate) in an Ultrabook. Note that Dell sells this with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (for a price more than with MS Windoze). http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/xps-13-linux/pd.aspx Ranjan -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium

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man chmod (2) How?
by Frank Murphy 04 Jun '13

04 Jun '13

Trying to learn some of this "man" pages How do you of experience use "man chmod (2)" keeps coming up as chmod1 -- Regards, Frank - I check for new mail app. 20min www.frankly3d.com

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fedup from beta
by Richard Vickery 04 Jun '13

04 Jun '13

I hope this isn't in HTML - please alert me if it is; I don't know if fedup changed the mail setup, and forget where Thunderbird's check-box is to fix it. I'm just curious as to how to fedup when F19 comes out; I am aware that the command is fedup F18->F19 however, this is the beta as opposed to F18. Of course, F18 is available to boot into, and I guess users boot into that to use the command above. I suppose I answered my own question.

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