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Floppy on fc12 could not find
by Vincent 08 Aug '10

08 Aug '10

Hello, I am try to use the floppy on Dell Dimension 8300 with fc12 but it didn't mount. Here is what I did: # mkdir /mnt/floppy # mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 mnt/floppy mount: special device /dev/fd0 does not exist I look in the dev directory the fd0 does not exist. I will appreciate help and thank you in advace Vinny

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Fedora13
by Marvin Kosmal 08 Aug '10

08 Aug '10

Hi I am using Fedora 12 now.. Am planing on going to 13.. But, am thinking I need to resize my partitions This is what I currently have. Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sdb6 27G 4.1G 22G 17% / /dev/sdb1 27G 222M 25G 1% /boot /dev/sdb2 13G 3.4G 8.4G 29% /home /dev/sdb7 27G 172M 25G 1% /home2 /dev/sdb3 2.0G 35M 1.8G 2% /opt /dev/sdb8 24G 223M 22G 1% /tmp I know I am wasting a lot of my drive.. I want to dual boot with sabayon 5.3. <just for fun> So I was thinking: For Fedora. /boot 2G /home 13G /usr 6G / 6G for sabayon 5.3 /boot 2G /home 13G /usr 6G / 6G I am open to suggestions.. I really like Fedora. Thanks Marvin

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Compile Problem
by Mickey 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

FC13-i686 doing "make" and I get this Error message, The PATH is okay /lib/modules/2.6.33.5-124.fc13.i686/build and "/build" is link to src . The kernel-devel and kernel-headers are installed. make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.33.5-124.fc13.i686/build: No such file or directory. Stop.

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securing a fedora 12 pc on a lan
by mike lan 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

Hello I've installed a Fedora 12 kde live cd on a local area network, that I want to keep safe from hacking ( specially from network admin. !!) Is a default fedora 12 install secure enough ? or do i still take some measures to secure the pc ? I need also to monitor scans or probes to the pc please help mike

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Virtualization for dummies
by Sam Varshavchik 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

I'm planning on taking a plunge into virtualization. I need to retire an ancient server, and I'm about to order a new kit to replace it. Given that it's new hardware, I expect to get something that supports hardware virtualization (it's going to be a real server, and not some consumer-oriented kit from OEMs that bastardize the BIOS into disabling hardware virualization), so rather than setting aside a separate partition for Windows, I think I want to try to run it in a virtual instance. Hopefully, nobody will tell me that for some reason or another there would be some compatibility problem loading the original CD of Win XP Home, then updating it to the current SP3+all patches. Also, can someone clarify for me how the virtual display works -- would the virtual machine run in an ordinary window, or does it take the entire display, with a hotkey to flip between the virtual machine and the host OS. Also, how does networking work. I'm guessing that the virtual machine would have an IP address on a separate netblock that the host OS sees as a virtual network interface, so the Fedora host will need to have IP forwarding enabled, and other machines on the real LAN segment will need an appropriate routing table entry.

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An recovery partition on Fedora?
by Zoltan Hoppar 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

HI guys, I have thought that with btrfs is possible to have an secured recovery partition, to my notebook - but I don't know.... After all I didn't have any optical drive, and usually I have only prepaid HDSPA connection - witch makes me hard to install through net every time, or download recently an full dvd size data. Btw. I have thought that maybe possible to create an hidden but bootable partition what includes the image of the OS, and can triggered to start an reinstall process. I only dream, that could be started from grub... However, somebody knows such solution? Thanks, Zoltan -- PGP: 06853DF7

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Re: how not to initialize HD
by Gregory Hosler 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/01/2010 01:47 AM, Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Sat July 31 2010, you wrote: >> The fdisk -l must be done as root. >> >>> I can't copy & paste because I am not on that laptop right now.. >> >> The above output (which you haven't provided, yet) will tell whether you >> have spare space for an installation, or not. >> >> Once that is provided, I, or others, might be able to shed light on your >> problem. >> >> All the best, > > oops, as I found out from another email, I wasn't doing that as ROOT... > # fdisk -l > > Disk /dev/sda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0xa8a8a8a8 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 1 4462 35840983+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/sda2 4463 4717 2048287+ e W95 FAT16 (LBA) > /dev/sda3 4718 12162 59793409 5 Extended > Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. > /dev/sda5 4718 5961 9989120 83 Linux > /dev/sda6 5962 8094 17133291 83 Linux > /dev/sda7 11919 12162 1951744 82 Linux swap / Solaris > /dev/sda8 8095 11918 30716248+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) The above clearly describes your problem. You have no free space to do another install. you have 12161 cylinders. From the 2nd line of the output, which details your disk geometry: > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Your primary partitions (1 thru 4) map fully, all 12161 cylinders. > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 1 --> 4462 35840983+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/sda2 4463 --> 4717 2048287+ e W95 FAT16(LBA) > /dev/sda3 4718 --> 12162 59793409 5 Extended Follow the "start" and "end" cylinders. Every cyl between 1 and 12161 (the last physical cyl) is mapped. This, in and of itself, is not a problem, as long as one is an extended partition, which it is. Now look at the extended partition. The purpose of the extended partition is to allow partitioning to go beyond the 4 primary. Any of the 4 primary can be designated as an extended. Many times it is partition 4, but it need not be, and there is nothing wrong with it not being. In your case it is partition 3. Notice that partition 3 maps from where partition 2 left off to the end of the disk (i.e. look at the start/end cyls. The partitions created in the extended partition are commonly refereed to as "logical partitions". In Linux you may have up to 11 logical partitions. That is to say, in linux, your per disk partition limitations are: 1 thru 4 are the primary, and among them the entire disk should be be mapped. Any disk cyl's not mapped via 1 thru 4 is not accessable. Any of 1 thru 4 may be flagged as an extended partition, but only 1. The extended partition can map partitions 5 thru 15. Note that the 1st logical partition is 5, EVEN IF you did not use all 4 primary partitions (as in your case here). Any disk in the extended partition that is not mapped by a logical partition, is not accessable until it is. If you run out of logical partitions, then it is not accessible. When the installer looks for disk space to lay down an install, the above are the rules that it must follow. Therefore it will look for unmapped disk space, and a partition id (or id's) to map that unmapped disk space. Now, looking at your logical partitions (with minor rearrangement to make things more obvious): > /dev/sda5 4718 --> 5961 9989120 83 Linux > /dev/sda6 5962 --> 8094 17133291 83 Linux > /dev/sda8 8095 --> 11918 30716248+ c W95 FAT32(LBA) > /dev/sda7 11919 --> 12162 1951744 82 Linux swap Suddenly, the reason for the installer's message is glaringly obvious. You do not have any unmapped disk cylinders (as I suspected when I asked for your fdisk -l) What you DO have is a 17 gb linux partition (#6) and a 30 gb windows partition (#8). Some possibilities that you might consider: 1) using partition magic in windows, you might consider reducing the size of the windows partition. 2) In Linux, it is possible to reduce the size of the FILESYSTEM on /dev/sda6, and then reduce the associated partition. It is a 2 step process (as just mentioned), and you must be very very careful in the 2nd step (reducing the associated partition). I usually use fdisk to do this. The following are the caveats when using fdisk: - Since partition 6 is not the last partition, you will necessarily need to delete partitions 6, 7, 8, and then recreate them, with a filler partition between 6 & 7. - when 7 & 8 are recreated, they *must* be recreated with exactly the same start/end cyl boundaries. Failure to do this *WILL* result in catastrophic loss of any and all data in the partition. - Since the new partitions that map what used to be partition 7 and 8 will most likely be different partition numbers, you MAY need to make some adjustments in the original os's that reference the original 7 and 8 partitions (since the partition id's will most likely change). Either of the above will yield free (unmapped) disk space that the installed can then use for laying down a new install. > cfdisk -Ps > FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition 2: Partition ends in the final partial > cylinder ignore the immediate above. The rest is superfluous. > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0 > # / was on /dev/sda5 during installation > UUID=c2b10e6e-41fc-4fbd-bb7c-1a1974eaafd3 / ext4 > errors=remount-ro 0 1 > # /home was on /dev/sda6 during installation > UUID=40436719-5fde-4f48-93f2-49457f0e1264 /home ext4 defaults > 0 2 > # swap was on /dev/sda7 during installation > UUID=03344fb4-f605-4675-92b9-090a48e88d0b none swap sw > 0 0 All the best, - -Greg - -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Please also check the log file at "/dev/null" for additional information. (from /var/log/Xorg.setup.log) | Greg Hosler ghosler(a)redhat.com | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkxU81AACgkQ404fl/0CV/TWVACcDZR52s6qfFIOJPfQVxPkC2uj xQIAnj4ZjyFoN0CqigMJQVd1PtHh0q1x =V4sL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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several errors
by computersci4＠juno.com 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

How do find Frequently asked Questions aboat fendora 13? my linux clock app in linux is missing up my windows clock app in windows: my windows ,my linux. They offset each others time. Is there a solution? Fendora 13 does not recognize my Vizio HD Tv m220mv; therefore, it is not allowing me enter high resolution modes? How do i reset the fendora 13 (64 bit) kernel to run both 32-bit and 64-bit applications, so i may install avira antivirus personal on my system without causing bigger problems than I have. ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4c5a28309a0b057e9a0st06vuc

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Realtek RTL8192E drivers for F13?
by Dave Stevens 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

Hi, I'm booting a usb drive of F13 live on my Samsung N220 to test a permanent installation. It seems like to only showstopper is wireless with no apparent support for this chip. Is there actually support available with updates? At the moment I have no wired access although I can arrange this. If I can install and update to a working driver that'd work. Or is there support in some non-Red Hat repo? Dave -- "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." Krishnamurti

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Fedora 13 64bit on HP DL180 G6 stop loading after reboot
by Leopoldo Sergi 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

I have installed fedora 13 64bit on a HP proliant 180 G6 The setup seems to go on correctly With init 5, the system stops on boot as if it were a driver/hardware conflict. Does anyone know how to solve the problem? Thanks leopoldo

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