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Playing Flash based DRM videos on Hotstar.com
by Sumit Bhardwaj 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Hi Everyone, I have a paid subscription of an online streaming service Hotstar.com in India. The problem is, they are using some Flash based DRM technique with their videos due to which they don't play on Fedora 24 Workstation. I only get a movie not loaded message in context menu of flash player. I searched about this issue and found few things to try like using freshplayer to get PepperFlash or installing the HAL shim library. But none of these methods seems to work with Fedora 24. Can anybody hep me out with this? It is so frustrating to go back to Windows just to watch my favorite streams. Thanks in advance. -- Regards, *Sumit Bhardwaj*

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Installing programs in fedora - firefox
by Angelo Moreschini 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Hi, recently I re installed firefox (in order to have the new firefox 49). Till now, to install programs, I always used yum or rpm, and never I used the .tar file. After I unpacked the .tar file, I was immediately able to run the new version of firefox simply creating a new symbolic link point to the new version to the file executable, *without changing anything in the files** unpacked files inside the directory where I dowloaded **the file .tar** (/home/my_dir/Downloads)*. That is very simple as it is also very good … But I am asking to myself if I really made all in the right way.... Of course, in order to use an application, it is enough to run the executable file - But, under usual conditions, they are many other files that support the installation... Generally they are not inside the directory where I unpacked the .tar file,– Generally they are put in some appropriate directories.... and I didn't change anything never I modified or move files after I unpacked files in the original directory . The organization of the programs, inside the directories of the computer, is managed by the programs that manage the installation... and in my case I didn't make anything.. So I would ask what is the correct way to arrange files after to unpack the .tar file for a program like firefox. Thank you regards Angelo

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F18 updates
by Dave Stevens 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

I've got a box with F18 on it. It has not been connected to the internet for two years but I need to use it now for a while, after which I'll install a newer version. The first thing I did after connecting it was to run updates. I got about a hundred or so messages which seem to boil down to missing repos, or perhaps moved or renamed. here's a sample: Trying other mirror. webkitgtk-1.10.2-3.fc18.x86_64 FAILED ftp://mirror.cs.princeton.edu/pub/mirrors/fedora/linux/updates/18/x86_64/we…: [Errno 14] curl#9 - "Server denied you to change to the given directory" Trying other mirror. webkitgtk-1.10.2-3.fc18.x86_64 FAILED http://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/fedora/linux/updates/18/x86_64/webkit…: [Errno 14] curl#22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found" Trying other mirror. webkitgtk-1.10.2-3.fc18.x86_64 FAILED http://mirror.pnl.gov/fedora/linux/updates/18/x86_64/webkitgtk-1.10.2-3.fc1…: [Errno 14] curl#22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found" Trying other mirror. webkitgtk-1.10.2-3.fc18.x86_64 FAILED http://mirror.utexas.edu/fedora/linux/updates/18/x86_64/webkitgtk-1.10.2-3.…: [Errno 14] curl#22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found" So I'd like to do all available updates, then work for a while then update. Does anyone see how I can fix the missing repos issue? if that's what's actually going on. TIA, Dave -- "As long as politics is the shadow cast on society by big business, the attenuation of the shadow will not change the substance." -- John Dewey

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ata/scsi kernel driver debug output into dmesg
by JD 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Can anyone tell me if this means drive is dying? Or could it be an issue with the slowness of the USB port? [16906.959961] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] uas_eh_abort_handler 0 uas-tag 1 inflight: CMD IN [16906.959973] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] CDB: [16906.959975] ATA command pass through(12)/Blank: a1 08 2e d0 01 00 4f c2 00 b0 00 00 [16963.002365] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] uas_eh_abort_handler 0 uas-tag 3 inflight: CMD [16963.002375] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] CDB: [16963.002379] Write(16): 8a 00 00 00 00 00 85 c4 53 80 00 00 00 80 00 00 [16963.002403] scsi host4: uas_eh_bus_reset_handler start [16963.003954] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] uas_zap_pending 0 uas-tag 2 inflight: CMD [16963.003958] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] CDB: [16963.003959] Synchronize Cache(10): 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [16963.003965] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] uas_zap_pending 0 uas-tag 4 inflight: CMD [16963.003967] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] CDB: [16963.003968] Write(16): 8a 00 00 00 00 00 85 c4 64 00 00 00 00 48 00 00 [16963.076589] usb 4-1.3: reset high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci [16963.225499] scsi host4: uas_eh_bus_reset_handler success

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Re: install linux with no Desktop (GUI)
by Bryon Adams 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

On Sep 27, 2016 5:34 PM, Adel ESSAFI <adelessafi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > I need to install fedora with only text mode available. I don t need graphical desktop installed. > Is there a way or an image that allows this? > > Regards > > > > > -- > PhD candidate in Computer Science > Address > 3 avenue lamine, cité ezzahra, Sousse 4000 > Tunisia > tel: +216 97 246 706 (+33640302046 jusqu'au 15/6) > fax: +216 71 391 166 I recommend using the net install / minimal image. I actually use it every time, even if I want the GUI. If you don't want to download all of the packages e dry time, the server install is the one you want. Cheers

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install linux with no Desktop (GUI)
by Adel ESSAFI 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

Hello, I need to install fedora with only text mode available. I don t need graphical desktop installed. Is there a way or an image that allows this? Regards -- PhD candidate in Computer Science Address 3 avenue lamine, cité ezzahra, Sousse 4000 Tunisia tel: +216 97 246 706 (+33640302046 jusqu'au 15/6) fax: +216 71 391 166

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liveusb-creator
by Lawrence E Graves 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

Is anyone else having trouble with liveusb-creator gui. It downloads ok but it will not show up afterwards. Help will be greatly appreciated. -- All things are workable but don't all things work. Prov. 3:5 & 6

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resolution restricted after dnf update
by Gary Stainburn 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

I have a dual headed F23 system using a NVidia graphics card. Everything was working fine until today when I installed the latest set of updates. Both screens were set to 1280x1024 resolution. However, since I rebooted after completing the update, my right hand side screen is now limited to 1024/768. If I look in System Settings -> Display Configuration it correctly recognises my left screen as a CY765. However, the model of my right screen is no longer recognised, and just shows it as VGA-1 which is it's port. I'm certain that it used to know the model of that screen too. Can anyone suggest how I can get this resolved, or at least where to look to find the problem? Cheers Gary

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Annoying audit messages
by Alex 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

Hi all, I recall seeing an rsyslog entry to prevent these messages from filling my messages logs, but it no longer appears to work with f24. Is there a more specific method to disable audit messages? Sep 26 14:40:56 alex kernel: audit: type=2404 audit(1474915256.442:724): pid=3297 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 msg='op=destroy kind=server fp=SHA256:c3:77:02:0b:2c:82:43:05:c5:50:ff:e6:99:f1:3f:1a:1d:6a:51:b7:a4:cb:45:55:37:66:95:46:51:9b:80:d2 direction=? spid=3297 suid=0 exe="/usr/sbin/sshd" hostname=? addr=107.155.77.2 terminal=? res=success' I'm not using selinux, and have enabled rsyslog. They're just not helpful to me. Thanks, Alex

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Is hibernation broken?
by Patrick O'Callaghan 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

I'm using kernel-4.6.6-300.fc24.x86_64 with the proprietary NVidia driver, plus daily updates from the stable repos. Hibernation used to work with previous kernels, but now regularly fails to wake up properly, i.e. on restarting I get the BIOS screen followed by the boot text console and select the first (newest) option as usual. So far so good. Then after a few seconds I see the BIOS again, repeat the selection, and get a full reboot. Anyone else seeing this? poc

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