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Soundblaster
by Antonio Montagnani 05 Jun '15

05 Jun '15

I have two similar PC (old Pentium but workin fine) In Pc no.1 I upgraded from RH8 to Fedora and it went fine: Soundblaster is working fine In Pc no.2 I made a fresh installation but in redhat-sound-config Fedora doesn't see any card, that was working on Redhat 9 after soundconfig... Where is the trick?? I assume that my Sounblaster is an old 16...but fine on a router/firewall. Tnx Antonio

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What happened to floppy drive support?
by n2xssvv.g02gfr12930 07 Jul '13

07 Jul '13

I've been using a floppy boot disk as reserve if my HD boot fails, But it appears floppy support as now been removed. Why? Then how can I create an emergency media that is flexible enough to be updated as required? JB

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Anyone got three monitors working?
by thomas cameron 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Howdy All - I have Gigabyte EP43-UD3L motherboard with a single PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot. It currently has a decent NVidia card - a GeForce 7300 GT. I've got two monitors attached, one via the VGA port and one via the digital video port. It works well, I get accelerated X and wobbly windows and all that silliness. Guilty pleasure: I like eye candy. I'd *really* love to do triple head - the monitor in front of me for my main work, and the two side screens for supporting stuff. I am wondering, since my motherboard has a four PCI Express x1 ports and I see PCI Express x1 video cards for decent prices, if I can either replace my single card with two identical two-port X1 cards, or just add a single X1 video card to what I already have and get triple head. Has anyone done this? Thomas -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk7SknEACgkQmzle50YHwaCHXgCgh5OPtqXsUZnn5F6hnuTvJYH6 0Q4An29A0m4znOWxWIgni3wv/l8zCAyr =nFLx -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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oovoo.com
by Gregory P. Ennis 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Dear List, I was asked to assist connecting a Fedora linux system for video conferencing with oovoo.com. It is apparent that they support Mac and Windows. Does anyone have any experience in using the Mac installation for oovoo for Fedora? Can anyone make recommendations for connections that allow video conferencing with Fedora. Thanks much -- Greg Ennis PoMec Corporation www.PoMec.net

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Question on shredding a terebyte drive
by Dean S. Messing 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

I have a terebyte sata drive that I need to securely wipe clean. It originally had 2 partitions. I deleted them using `fdisk', rebooted, and then as root ran shred -vz /dev/sdd The drive is capable of about 60MB/sec, but shred is only "shredding" about 25MB every 5 seconds according to its output. Since the default number of passes is 25, this works out to about 5 days. The `shred' process is running at 100% CPU, presumably computing the special random patterns for erasure. Since I have 4 CPUs would creating 4 unformatted partions on the drive and then running something like: shred -vz /dev/sdd1 shred -vz /dev/sdd2 shred -vz /dev/sdd3 shred -vz /dev/sdd4 in parallel cut my time? Would be just as secure? Thanks Dean

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After I sent a private message to the WOT forum, my screen switched to this page..?
by Linda McLeod 04 Jan '12

04 Jan '12

After I sent a private message to the WOT forum, my screen switched to this page.. Please tell, What is this page all about..? ________________ { "ok": 1, "data": "\u003cdiv class=\"wot-comment-list\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"comment-wrapper\" id=\"comment-699922\"\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"comment-699922\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"new\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"private\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rookie\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"avatar-holder user-image-size-medium\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/user\/3125078\" title=\"View user profile\" class=\"active\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/cdn-aws.mywot.net\/sites\/all\/themes\/wot\/images\/wot4\/img-avatar2.jpg\" alt=\"User picture\" title=\"\" \/\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\t\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\t\u003cul class=\"heading\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"author\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mywot.com\/en\/user\/3125078\" title=\"View user profile.\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"active\"\u003eDonaldJ\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"user-level rookie\" title=\"DonaldJ is a Rookie member.\"\u003e(Rookie)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e11\/25\/2011\u003cspan class=\"time-separator\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e06:56:42 PM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t \u003cli\u003e(\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mywot.com\/en\/user\/3125078\/board\/comment-699922\"\u003ePermalink\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\t\u003cul class=\"add\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"new\"\u003eNew\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"private\"\u003ePrivate\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \n\t\u003cspan class=\"comment-body comment-full\"\u003eI want to know why the \u0026quot;Rambler\u0026quot; cookie is in my browser when WOT is in action...\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.google.ca\/search?sclient=psy-ab\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;site=\u0026amp;source=hp\u0026amp;q=rambler+trojan\u0026amp;btnK=Google+Search\" title=\"http:\/\/www.google.ca\/search?sclient=psy-ab\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;site=\u0026amp;source=hp\u0026amp;q=rambler+trojan\u0026amp;btnK=Google+Search\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.google.ca\/search?sclient=psy-ab\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;site=\u0026amp;source=hp\u0026amp;q=rambl...\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\t\t\u003cp class=\"signature \"hide\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv class=\"control hide\"\u003e\u003cul class=\"links\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"edit-button cursor-hand first\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"edit-button cursor-hand first\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca class=\"edit-button cursor-hand\"\n title=\"Edit\" onclick=\"wotboard.edit(this, 699922);\"\u003eEdit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"delete-button cursor-hand first\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"delete-button cursor-hand first\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca class=\"delete-button cursor-hand\"\n title=\"Delete\" onclick=\"wotboard.deletecomment(699922);\"\u003eDelete\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"comment-wrapper\" id=\"comment-699054\"\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"comment-699054\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"private\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rookie\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"avatar-holder user-image-size-medium\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/user\/3125078\" title=\"View user profile\" class=\"active\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/cdn-aws.mywot.net\/sites\/all\/themes\/wot\/images\/wot4\/img-avatar2.jpg\" alt=\"User picture\" title=\"\" \/\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\t\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\t\u003cul class=\"heading\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"author\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mywot.com\/en\/user\/3125078\" title=\"View user profile.\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"active\"\u003eDonaldJ\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"user-level rookie\" title=\"DonaldJ is a Rookie member.\"\u003e(Rookie)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e11\/25\/2011\u003cspan class=\"time-separator\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e02:57:28 AM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t \u003cli\u003e(\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mywot.com\/en\/user\/3125078\/board\/comment-699054\"\u003ePermalink\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\t\u003cul class=\"add\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"private\"\u003ePrivate\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \n\t\u003cspan class=\"comment-body comment-full\"\u003eEmail headers in Yahoo free email accounts can\u0026#039;t be scanned by WOT.. Why not..?\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003eI\u0026#039;m supposing it has something to do with enabled scripts..?\u003cbr\/\u003e\u003cbr\/\u003eAlso, I recently sent an email to my list of old addresses, and over half of them were bounced...\u003cbr \/\u003eCan some external influence \u0026quot;blackheart\u0026quot; interrupt ones email and cause them to not get to their destination from a Yahoo free email account..?\u003cbr \/\u003eDoes WOT consider Yahoo to be a safe email account, given Yahoo\u0026#039;s recent failed bid to try to dominate the world..?\u003c\/span\u003e\t\t\u003cp class=\"signature \"hide\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv class=\"control hide\"\u003e\u003cul class=\"links\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"edit-button cursor-hand first\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"edit-button cursor-hand first\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca class=\"edit-button cursor-hand\"\n title=\"Edit\" onclick=\"wotboard.edit(this, 699054);\"\u003eEdit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli class=\"delete-button cursor-hand first\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"delete-button cursor-hand first\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca class=\"delete-button cursor-hand\"\n title=\"Delete\" onclick=\"wotboard.deletecomment(699054);\"\u003eDelete\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e" } -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class

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No wireless (waiting for authorization) after awake from suspend
by Gene Smith 01 Jan '12

01 Jan '12

F15 on new HP dv7-6195 (i7/sandy bridge) cannot regain wireless connection after awake from suspend. In KDE, I see notification "waiting for authorization" and then a "key" icon appears over the wireless icon in tray. In gnome, a dialog pops up with my wireless key (correctly filled in) for me to confirm. After confirming, it keeps popping back up every 30 seconds or so. Never asks for my password, just wireless key. It is set to be stored in encrypted file. Wired ethernet connection works fine before and after suspend and wireless works fine only before suspend. I have tried rmmod / modprobe to remove / add back the wireless driver. Also, set selinux to permissive thinking it might be that type of problem. Only reboot, so far, brings wireless back. Any ideas? -gene

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What determines mdraid minor device numbers
by Sam Varshavchik 20 Dec '11

20 Dec '11

I have existing mdraid arrays. They get mounted as /dev/md0 through /dev/md2. After some sweat and tears, I reduces the size of one of them, and used the free disk space to assemble a new array (all arrays we're talking here are raid 1, with two disks). I formatted the new md device as ext3. I added "UUID=<uuid> /mountpoint" to /etc/fstab. At bootup, the new array gets automounted on /dev/md127 for some reason. Everything's fine, I see no issues except for the unexpected device minor number. Anyone care to enlighten me, how mdraid minor numbers get handed out, and why the one I manually created comes up as a high number, even though the next free minor device is, obviously, /dev/md3.

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OT: gather hardware information over network
by Hiisi 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

Hi list! This maybe is a little off-topic on this list hence the 'OT' in the subject line. Sorry for that. I need to gather hardware information from computers on a local network and store it on a server. The server runs F16, clients run different ubuntu versions (11.04 mostly). The information should include such things as monitor serial numbers and other details for definite identification. The main purpose is inventarisation of all the hardware we have in the office. There's about 40 workstations. Google suggests use combination of OCS Inventory NG with GLPI [1]. The other idea is to write a set of bash scripts and put them on cron on workstations (the information should be updated weekly) and main script on the server would store information in the database. However if there's ready solution I would be happy to use it. Any tips? REFERENCES 1. http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org/en/about/features/ocsng-glpi.html -- Hiisi. Registered Linux User #487982. Be counted at: http://counter.li.org/ -- Spandex is a privilege, not a right.

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Configuring samba printer on Fedora 14
by Paolo Galtieri 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

When I had F12 installed on my system I was able to configure a printer attached to my dad's windows system without issues. I'm now running F14 and I'm having problems. When I bring up system-config-printer and add a printer via samba I provide just the workgroup name and select browse. After a bit a dialog pops up showing the share name and then another dialog pops up that says that I need to login to the windows host. Since no such security requirement has been configured on the windows side I am unable to configure a printer. The same thing happens when I use my mother's F13 system to configure a samba printer. I can run smbclient -L 192.168.1.110 which prompts for a password but hitting return allows it to go ahead and display the available services [root@peglaptopw mplayer]# smbclient -L 192.168.1.110 Enter root's password: Domain=[TALOFA01] OS=[Windows 7 Ultimate 7601 Service Pack 1] Server=[Windows 7 Ultimate 6.1] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin C$ Disk Default share D$ Disk Default share E$ Disk Default share Epson Stylus Photo 1270 ESCP 2 Printer Epson Stylus Photo 1270 ESC/P 2 EPSON Stylus Photo RX595 Series Printer EPSON Stylus Photo RX595 Series F$ Disk Default share G$ Disk Default share H$ Disk Default share <rest deleted> However, if instead of providing just WORKGROUP/ in the SMB printer config dialog I enter WORKGROUP/192.168.1.110/ where 192.168.1.110 is the IP address of TALOFA01 then it finds the list of available printers and I can go ahead and configure them. This workaround does not work on F13. I'm still prompted for username and password for system 192.168.1.110. It seems wrong to me that I need to provide the actual IP address to make it work. If I provide TALOFA01 instead of the IP address I get prompted again for username and password. So what do I need to configure on F14 to make printer configuration via samba work right? On another note there is one thing I find really annoying regarding adding a printer, and that's the number of times I'm asked for the root password. I'm asked the root password first when I select add printer. After providing it (correctly) I am asked it again to get privileges to access network printers. I am asked the root password a third time when I go to apply the printer configuration. After I enter the password I am again prompted for the root password to get additional privileges. So in total I was asked for the root password 4 times - this seems excessive. Paolo

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