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Interesting problem.
by Kyle Lagonegro (Student-Lagone37) 02 Feb '05

02 Feb '05

Okay so I've downloaded the 4 files I need for FC3, but oddly enough I have them saved on my computer, and can not move them to a CD... Windows (Of course) is showing me an error screen. Anyone had this problem when they were trying to switch or have any clue what I may have done wrong? I downloaded the second set of four files on the first link from the Download section of the Fendora website. They are ISO files, and the error message reads "Windows encountered a problem when tring to copy this file. What do you want Windows to do?" "FC3-x86_64-disc1.iso" "Tyoe: ISO File" "Date Modified: 1/28/2005 10:01 AM" "Size: 637 MB" Then my choices are "Retry" and "Cancel" Click Retry just pops the same message up, over and over again. Thanks for the help... I'm looking like quite the noob already on this site... Hehe

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core 3 hangs
by solarflow 99 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

I am having a problem booting core 3 on this 1 computer. It boots fine up to the point where it says: Switching to a new root and, it just sits there. Does anyone have any ideas what could cause it to hang there? low ram? I disabled selinux, and everthing else, upgraded the kernel, but it still hangs. Thanks... _________________________________________________________________ Designer Mail isn't just fun to send, it's fun to receive. Use special stationery, fonts and colors. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=ht… Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*.

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install core 3 on a laptop that has xp already installed
by Charles Li 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

I was trying to install core 3, but the installer saids not free partition. The laptop has a 80GB harddrive formated by XP, it had around 40GB of free space. What are my options. Thanks. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

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KickStart fedora core 3 minimal exclude @base group
by Matt Higgins 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

I am attempting a minimal fc3 install <500 MB, I was shooting for <200MB. Looking at the @core package group from comps.xml. My calculations show this group to be about 130MB and its description tag reads "<description>Smallest possible installation</description>". However the "Minimal Install" from the installer is about 530MB. With some research it looks like, the minimal install is not just @core but also @base and @dialup. I can easily exclude @dialup by setting the uservisible tag to true and unselecting this package group. When I try the same for @base it does not show up in the package selection list? So my questions are these 1. Is it possible though some ks syntax to exclude a default package group from my kickstart config ? i.e. -@ PackageGroup ? If this were possible I may be able to try -@base and -@dialup leaving only @core. 2. Is it possible to not use any package group at all and simply select the packages I want ? In this case I would just list out all the rpms in the @core group and thats it .. possibly some extras. 3. Is there a way to create your own core package group.. this would sever the same purpose as number 2 but possibly make it more flexible. Note I know you can create your own extra package groups my goal is to modify the existing @core group. Some other things to note.. I would like to have the kickstart totally unattended. I basically have the install unattended with PXE,TFTP,NFS,DHCP but .. I need to tweak the packages. -Matt

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networking howto wanted
by Duncan Lithgow 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

Hi all, After searching for a bit i decided I didn't know what I was searching for and certainly wasn't finding it. I have one nice computer and one old one. I want to be able to use this nice one from the old one. I don't know what that type of networking is called so i haven't been able to find out how to do it. A couple of links would really help me out here. cheers, Duncan

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moving to linux
by Ron Watson 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

I just installed fedora 2, the fedora 3 anaconda would crash when it looked at my partitions, put in 2.6.9, then updated last night to 2.6.10.... I have fat32 and ntfs partitions, w98 and w2k installed but oopsie, i told it to put the boot loader on main disk and w2k won't load. tried to mount them and doesn't know about ntfs. How do I add ntfs support to kernel or restore the windoze boot loader to "C:"? -- === Ron Watson === rw(a)compukitty.com === Nisi potestatam dabis, non habebunt.

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proposed installer change...
by Jack Howarth 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

Have the Fedora developers ever considered modifying the installer to allow for an installation method similar to the Archive and Install approach used by Apple in MacOS X? http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/archiveinstall.html I believe most Fedora users would find such an installation option very helpful since you could be certain to retain the key configuration settings for Linux and the user accounts while making certain that the major system directories were effectively given a clean install. Jack

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Fedora 2 install over NFS
by Ben Halicki 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

Hi all, just wondering if anyone has any experience with a FC2 install over NFS? I have tested it on a few machines and for some reason seems to be ridiculously slow. Unusual? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ben.

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Unmounting Filesystem problems after removing USB drive
by Dan Kovacik 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

Dear Sirs- I have two Maxtor USB drives that I use for backups. I swap the drives in rotation. Today I did not umount the drive before pulling the power and yanking the USB cable. The new USB drive can still be mounted and written to ... but ... df is showing the drive to have 0 bits available (100% used), and the best part ... taking down the machine hangs with the last line reading: "Unmounting Filesystem [OK]" which I'm beginning to think is not OK. This problems has persisted through at least 2 power cycles, and the other drive has been locked in a safe until next year. How can I get df to realize that I have a new USB drive? Thanks, Stan

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new user needing advice
by Gyles Parry 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

I am new to Linux and have installed Fedora from a dvd on Linux Format on a 20Gb partition as a secondary OS to WinXP Pro while I get used to it. I need to learn a bit about the Linux enviroment, and to be able to fully move across from Microsoft, I need to be able to use the programs that I use primarily on my degree: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Director, Flash, Microsoft Visual Basic. Is there a way that I can use these programs within Linux and produce cross platform output files. If the answer to the above is yes, are there any really good books that anyone could recommend that give a good overall explanation of Linux in general. Regards, Gyles

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