Re: Failed Migration to Linux
by Mike Flannigan
On 8/13/2012 12:35 PM, users-request(a)lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
>
> I think there's a bit of a misapplied word (is that even acceptable
> English?). It sounds to me like you have Linux WORKING, just not
> completely configured for your environment. No OS is going to be
> exactly how you want it out of the box, Linux maybe less so than others.
>
> So, the issue isn't why is Linux not working, so much as what can I do
> to get it configured the way I need it to work.
Like others, I agree with this distinction. I could not
get Fedora configured like I need it and I could not get
Ubuntu installed at all.
>
> On the home network thing, what exactly do you need a way to browse
> the Windows machines on your network?I have mine setup, but I tell
> you, I never use it. Granted, I'm more of a keyboard monkey, but
> virtually every method of file access I need between windows and linux
> is done with a CLI, even if it's wrapped inside a GUI.
I need to be able to see the other computer folders, copy file
to and from the computers, do Winpop-like IM messaging, etc.
I backup one machine to the other - sometimes with the GUI and
often times with Perl scripts or batch files.
I'm no expert on command line interfacing, but I do a lot of
perl programming and execution via the command line. I always
have one or two terminal boxes running.
I will contact you when I get going on Linux again - probably
through this list. I sure appreciate the offer for help.
Mike
11 years, 10 months
Re: Failed Migration to Linux
by Mike Flannigan
On 8/13/2012 12:35 PM, users-request(a)lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
>
> Well, I'm back to the party after dealing with a death in the family.
> Hope I'm not to let to help.
>
> Changing the workgroup? Where would you change it? In Linux, that's
> all done with SAMBA. (AFAIK, anyway, I've always used it.) Besides,
> there's more to it that just the workgroup name. It's not quite as
> simple as it would be if it were two Windows boxes, but then, it's
> always a little more complicated when dealing with differing OSes.
>
I know I started Samba once - or at least I tried to.
I think it worked, but I still couldn't find the
place where I could change the Workgroup.
Mike
11 years, 10 months
Refering to current message headers in mutt macros
by Suvayu Ali
Hi Mutt using Fedora users,
I am trying to write a mutt macro where I need to refer to a header from
the current message. The use case is something like this:
macro pager <key> "<func-call> <string-with-message-id-or-subject>\n"
Is there anyway to do that?
PS: If I could run a shell command on the current message to get the
info, that would work too.
--
Suvayu
Open source is the future. It sets us free.
11 years, 10 months
Re: Failed Migration to Linux
by Mike Flannigan
On 8/10/2012 10:28 AM, users-request(a)lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
> What is the "GPU-lockup - switching to software fbcon" problem?
This is a description of it:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32494
I did try that "nouveau.noaccel=1" solution, but I don't
think I got it done correctly.
> Why do you give us vague descriptions of a network problem? What does
> "no home network" mean?
It means my home network was not working with Fedora.
The network did not see Fedora and Fedora did not see
the other users on the network.
>
> It's hard for any OS to support brand new hardware that may have bugs in
> the hardware itself or not be fully supported with specifications about
> how the hardware works. Linux is not the "bad guy" here.
That is true, but apparently this fbcon problem is a long-
standing problem. It may not be a Linux problem per se.
Many think the graphics card people have it out for Linux.
I'm not sure if that is true or not.
>
> ..and you had to install drivers for all your hardware to be fully
> recognized. Windows is not the "good guy" in your situation.
>
> This looks like your very first post to this mailing list.
Actually I posted back on 6/4/2011, but I certainly
don't post often.
> I'm not sure
> why you think writing a one-off rant on here will solve your problem. If
> you want to get Linux installed you should post a detailed account about
> the problems you are having to this list and we can help figure it out
> together.
I did not intend for it to be a rant, but I am disappointed
that I can't get Linux working. I consider myself fairly
technically savvy and I think I have a fair amount of
stick-to-it ivness. It just isn't working out for me.
I think I need to learn the unix command language and
structure before I take on the task of installing Linux.
Thanks for the offer to work out my problems. I'll try
to get that done next time I try it.
Mike
11 years, 10 months
Missing SELinux policy?
by Zoltan Hoppar
Hi
I have checked my dmesg output and I have saw something that I can't
explain - because there are no documentations about. Maybe someone can
explain it what it means, and if necessary how can I or should, or
shouldn't set a policy for this.
So these are the lines in dmesg -
Permission wake_alarm in class capability2 not defined in policy.
[ 6.051898] SELinux: Permission block_suspend in class capability2
not defined in policy.
Thanks,
Zoltan
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11 years, 10 months
calibre update in f17?
by Tom Horsley
Is a newer calibre likely to be released soon for f17,
or is going to f18 or installing from source the only
way I'll see a new calibre?
Just asking because I desperately need to use the
Modify ePub plugin, which won't install on the latest
available f17 calibre :-(.
11 years, 10 months
Re: Failed Migration to Linux
by Mike Flannigan
On 8/11/2012 4:26 PM, users-request(a)lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
> Did you try the "alternate' install disk? (I think that is the name or
> something like that) That is the 'this one should install for
> everyone' disk but the install is not quite as pretty.
Hey, thanks for the advice. I had never heard of that until now. I do
see than on the Fedora site:
http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-options#formats I think I might
try that. Why not? Mike
11 years, 10 months
Re: Failed Migration to Linux
by Mike Flannigan
On 8/10/2012 10:28 AM, users-request(a)lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
> I've never known Ubuntu to bomb like that. Especially with an nVidia card. Must be some oddball setup
> you have there. Or, there's a hardware issue. Almost sounds like the video card isn't right. Maybe not seated correctly?
At least the Nvidia GeForce GTX560 Ti is showing up in
my Device Manager. I'm guessing there may be a hardware
problem of some kind, but I don't have a lot of other
evidence of that.
> What shop you mean ' no home network'? I've got an entire home LAN setup. Windows and Linux. It's not out of the box however. You will need SAMBA for that. At least for seeing/interacting with Windows machines. It's really not that complicated to get that setup. I, or anyone, here can probably walk you through that.
> You aren't that far from getting a good setup. Seems a bit silly to give up just because of that.
> You don't need to figure it out on your own. That's why we have a mailing list for. I'll be glad to work with you offlist if you like.
Yeah, I just meant I could not connect on my wired
home network. It saw the internet and had an icon
that said Windows Network, but it gave that error
"unable to mount location" no matter what I did.
It might have been as simple as changing the workgroup
from Workgroup to MSHOME, but I couldn't get that
done either.
Mike
11 years, 10 months
Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E530 laptop SD card reader not detected in Fedora 17
by debit2005＠gmail.com
Hello,
I have been using Lenovo thinkpad Edge E530 for last two weeks with
fedora 17 installed on it.
$ uname -a
Linux maxico-lappy 3.5.1-1.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Aug 9 17:50:43 UTC
2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$
Everything is working with out any problem. But it's multi card 4-in-1
reader (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC) is not getting detected in Fedora 17.
lspci|grep -i mmc and dmesg|grep -i sdhc give nothing.
There could be below two reasons for it
1. Hardware problem
2. Fedora 17 kernel does not have latest driver for this
latest lenovo thinkpad edge e530 card reader
I tried in other lenovo thinkpad Edge E420 with Fedora 17 and it also
detects my NIKON D3100 SDHC card properly.
[root@localhost ~]# dmesg|grep -i sdhc
[ 3.618403] sdhci: Secure Digital Host Controller Interface driver
[ 3.618406] sdhci: Copyright(c) Pierre Ossman
[ 3.618682] sdhci-pci 0000:03:00.0: SDHCI controller found
[1180:e823] (rev 4)
[ 3.621406] mmc0: SDHCI controller on PCI [0000:03:00.0] using DMA
[ 94.990395] mmc0: new SDHC card at address e624
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# lsmod |grep -i mmc
mmc_block 27077 2
mmc_core 102497 2 sdhci,mmc_block
If anybody have faced this problem with Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E530
laptop SD card reader with linux, please let me know the solution of
this problem.
Thanks,
Debasish Das
11 years, 10 months
