Wireless problem on F8 -- can't access secured networks
by Tom Stewart
I've installed F8 on an IBM ThinkPad R40 with an IBM High Rate
wireless card. The wireless card is recognized as an Atheros AR5212.
NetworkManager starts up fine, and I can connect to unencrypted AP's
OK (like my neighbor's), but I can't connect to protected networks
(like mine).
I've previously had Windows XP then Ubuntu on this box, and neither
had a problem connecting, so I am pretty confident that it's not a
hardware/compatibility issue. I've configured wpa_supplicant to run
via Service Configuration, which tells me that it is running. WPA
passphrases seem to get stored in the keyring OK.
In attempting to troubleshoot this, here's what I've discovered. When
booting, there is a fairly long delay, which causes the Details window
to pop up automatically. The delay is in starting wpa_supplicant, and
in fact, an error is noted:
Starting wpa_supplicant: /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf, ,
dbus_bus_get[ctrl_iface_dbus]: No such file or directory
Now, there is a file /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf, owned by
root and with rw permissions for owner. I haven't touched this, and I
assume it is correct. So I wonder if the dbus_bus_get[ctrl_iface_dbus]
is the thing that's complaining. Searching on that string yields [1]
some source code:
/* Get a reference to the system bus */
dbus_error_init(&error);
iface->con = dbus_bus_get(DBUS_BUS_SYSTEM, &error);
dbus_error_free(&error);
if (!iface->con) {
perror("dbus_bus_get[ctrl_iface_dbus]");
wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Could not acquire the system bus.");
goto fail;
}
which looks like it might print that string followed by an error, but
then it should also be displaying (somewhere?) the "Could not acquire
the system bus." which I haven't found.
The other data point I have is that in the system log, when attempting
to connect, I see the following error msg:
Nov 18 20:56:29 think NetworkManager: <info> Device 'wlan0' DHCP
transaction took too long (>45s), stopping it.
Can anyone help me get my wireless up and running on this guy? Where
do I go next?
[1]
http://www.koders.com/c/fid085500CFE02FD84CFEB332AE71A50A1E37F81D1A.aspx?...
--Tom
16 years, 4 months
Installing F7/8 Live - GDM fails with old cirrus card (GD5480)
by Dan Thurman
Bummer...
At least with FC4/5, I was able to install install the OS with GDM
working, but with F7/8 Live support, it seems that my old Cirrus
Logic GD5480 crapped out. Yeah I know, I am an oldie here but
never mind that. Look - there is a pretty girl over there (points the
finger away from self).... Ah, now let's continue shall we? ;-)
Well...
When I ran the F8 Live, the GDM failed to start up - it never got
that far at all - just flashed several times - I get it, time to Alt-F1,
log in as root, and edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
At least there was the cirrus entry, so it is recognized...
[...]
Section "Device"
Identifier "Screen0"
Driver "cirrus"
EndSection
Section "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection
Ah, DefaultDepth 24!?!? I guess you need to have the latest newfangled
videocards these days, or a newer computer than the one you had purchased
many years ago. Sheesh, I must be getting really old...
Anyway, I updated the xorg.conf file as follows:
[...]
Section "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480
EndSubSection
EndSection
Yup! That seemed to do the trick. I am able to get a sensible gui now and can get
back to installing F8. Note, I was forced to provide the Modes as above otherwise
xorg takes the highest default resolution (over that of 1024x768 somewhere) and
restarts over and over till it gives up.
But here is a question for you (xorg) developer folks... why is it that the videocards
are not searching for a resolution that works, i.e. should go all the way down to
1024x768, 800x600 or even 640x480 so that GUI screen can appear?
Bummer.
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16 years, 4 months
TEST MSG, PLEASE IGNORE
by Dan Thurman
Test message, please ignore.
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16 years, 4 months
Re: Werewolf, she said!
by Bill Davidsen
Bill Davidsen wrote:
> Subject: Werewolf, she said!
> Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:02:15 +1100
> From: Lexual <floss(a)lex.hider.name>
> Reply-To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list(a)redhat.com>
>
>
> Thought people might find this kick arse song amusing and relevant to F8.
It appears to have vanished, is it up somewhere else?
>
> It's She Said by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and it's about...
>
> Werewolves.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7-GvbpY_AY
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lexual.
>
>
16 years, 4 months
GNOME & Evolution's calendar problem
by Renich Bon Ciric
Hola, fedorians!
Any idea why, when I click on X day number on the gnome calendar,
located on the top right corner of my fedora 8's GNOME installation,
opens up (X - 1) date on the Evolution calendar?
Who does this bug belong to? GNOME or Evolution? Is it a bug? x86_64
fedora 8 installation here...
btw, this bug has been around since Fedora 7...
If anyone confirms it, I'm filing it!
--
Renich Bon Ciric <renich(a)woralelandia.com>
Woralelandia
16 years, 4 months
Missing Dependency while installing TexLive
by Paul Smith
Dear All,
I am trying to install TexLive on F8, but I am getting the following problem:
Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: poppler = 0.6-2.fc8 is needed by package poppler-qt
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Paul
16 years, 4 months
Cannot install VMware Server
by Paul Smith
Dear All,
I am trying to install VMware Server, but getting this:
Building the vmmon module.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function 'LinuxDriver_Ioctl':
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1659: error: 'struct
mm_struct' has no member named 'dumpable'
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.
For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Paul
16 years, 4 months
compiz-fusion and emerald
by Paulo Cavalcanti
Hi,
I decided to try compiz-fusion one more time,
and although the effects I tried worked,
once again when I logout and login all
windows lose their borders.
The solution is to run from a terminal
emerald --replace &
But I could not make this command run automatically.
In previous versions (FC6) I could just add a script to
the session startup programs, and that would do the trick.
Unfortunately, this does not work anymore for compiz.
Also, it takes a long time to a saved session come up
after I call emerald manually (maybe 2 min for the saved windows show up) .
Am I just not seeing an obvious solution?
Thanks.
--
Paulo Roma Cavalcanti
LCG - UFRJ
16 years, 4 months
