I have about 4 man-hours of usage on a new Ryzen 3 computer,
using the latest unofficial iso of Rawhide ( Workstation ).
Check out my wallpaper:
The terminal shown is just to show that I am in Rawhide ( and
as my only operating system )
I have had some printer issues.
Although my Brother laser-printer was detected, and it would print
a text or letter, it would not print photos, but would instead print
gibberish until all the paper in the printer was spent. I wasted
a whole lot of paper. And spent a lot of time removing the
toner-cartidges to remove paper jams.
So I followed the instructions on Brother's website, downloaded the
driver. Gnome Software ( or something ) automatically installed it with
just one click. But I began to lose another pile of paper.
So I downloaded the Brother "driver installer tool" and followed all those
bizarre instructions about going to terminal, running a bash command,
and most difficult of all was deciphering what to do with the URI number.
Whatever I did, did not seem to work, so I finally tried # 14 I think, and
typed in the IP Address.
The printer now works on my motel's wi-fi network, so lets hope I can
live in this motel for the remainder of my life, and beyond like Adam Maitland
and his wife Barbara ( those poor deceased souls in the movie "Beetlejuice," LOL ! )
But now In the Printer Settings, I have two Brother printers. One
says CUPS and the other doesn't. I think only the CUPS one works.
So I tried to delete the other, and I forget what happened, but I think
I had to repeat the above procedure all over again. I promise you that
my I.Q. is not high enough to understand printing
troubleshooting in Linux.
I can not remember if I have ever done this before, as I think I have
always used a USB printer. Please forgive me, but I have a lousy
memory. [ I should run for President of USA. ]
On a different note, I purchased a Power Color 5500XT graphics
card used at Microcenter Store, for around $ 129 plus tax. The app,
"CPU-X" alleges it is running at 32 degrees C. I have one case-fan in the top of
the case blowing intake towards the graphics-card. However, I think that is
pushing hot air down towards the PCH-fan. I am going to test that by, reversing the upper
case-fan, as the PCH-fan
is spinning a bunch. [ Where can I go to see how much it is spinning while
I am watching a video in YouTube in Firefox ? ]
I was trying to look at some of the Rawhide software version numbers. xwayland
seems to be a little behind Arch, I think. But ahead of Arch in mesa. I
have never tried Arch, so I do not know anything about it. But they have
an awesome package-search tool right on the front page of their main web-site.
My installed kernel is 5.8.0-1.fc33. Is that correct for Rawhide ??
This is my first time to ever run an operating system on an NVMe and also to
ever run one on an expensive motherboard. My definition of expensive is anything
over $ 150 USD.
I will install an add-in wi-fi card ( that I have never used ) and I will hopefully be trying that. The
product advertises that it is compatible with Linux. That was the reason I chose a
motherboard that did not have wi-fi. My experience with onboard wi-fi with Linux has
been a nightmare, or more like my marriage.
I am typing this email in Firefox 78.0.2, ( which I think came pre-loaded ) using
Gmail, using a Roccat keyboard and a Kensington trackball. My monitor is a
cheap Samsung that I bought many years ago. I hope to upgrade that someday.
I do have a HP printer, but have not yet had a chance to hook it up. I also have
another mono Brother laser-printer, that I think is USB only, and I have used it a
bunch in my previous Rawhide installs.
Off-topic:
I am currently living in a hot-sheet motel in the town of Houston, Texas, USA.
for at least the next 3-1/2 days. It is a clean motel, but with a few crack-dealers
and meth-heads, troublemakers, etc. The COVID concerns here ( with 28,000
peole allegedly still infected ) and the intense anti-police hysteria,
and former Hurricane Harvey and the recent Hurricane Laura, and a recent car-engine
replacement and an estranged wife and teenager, and some health concerns,
have all wiped me out.
I have no idea where I am living on Thursday, and beyond, or if I will have any work, or if
the gov't will send me free money. It is all very unsettlingly, but having access to a
good Linux computer takes away some of that drama. I get a warm-fuzzy feeling
when Rawhide has a big update. Thank you to all who work on that.
David Locklear
