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Missing Functionality in New Anaconda
by Dave Cross 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

I think that the new Anaconda is missing some functionality that was previously available. If it's not missing, then it's really well hidden and I'd appreciate some help tracking it down. As I mentioned in a previous email, FedUp hasn't worked on my laptop for reasons that I don't really understand. So I decided to go to Plan B which is an approach that I've used for many previous Fedora upgrades. I have a separate /home partition which contains all of my important data. Therefore I want to do a new installation of Fedora 18 but reuse the existing /home partition. In the old Anaconda that was simple. I'd just use set up a customised partition layout, telling it to reuse the /home partition and to do what it wanted with the rest of the disk. But I can't work out how to do that on the new version of Anaconda. The new partitioning sets up this artificial distinction between the old Fedora 17 installation and the new Fedora 18 one and I can't see how to tell the new installation to use a partition from the old one. I accept that this probably isn't a really common use case, but it seems a shame to lose functionality that some of your users are using. If I'm being stupid and missing an obvious way to this, then can someone please put me out of my misery and tell me what to do. Thanks, Dave... p.s. It seems I'm not the only person trying (and failing) to use this approach - http://mocktech.com/blog/2013/01/fedora-18-update-beginning-to-damage-my-ca… -- Dave Cross :: dave(a)dave.org.uk http://dave.org.uk/ @davorg

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F18: Postgresql 9.2.x/PostGIS 1.5.x issues
by Max Pyziur 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Greetings, I've done a fresh install on a Dell Latitude D630 laptop. Until now, most issues have been minor. I'm moving a large amount of Postgresql/PostGIS data from an older Dell Inspiron 600m laptop. I've run: - postgresql-setup initdb - systemctl start postgresql.service - su - postgres and there proceed to run several items bundled into a shell script, which reads as follows (don't know how to control line wrapping here): #!/usr/bin/env bash POSTGIS_SQL_PATH=`pg_config --sharedir`/contrib createdb -E UTF8 template_postgis # Create the template spatial database. createlang -d template_postgis plpgsql # Adding PLPGSQL language support. psql -d postgres -c "UPDATE pg_database SET datistemplate='true' WHERE datname='template_postgis';" psql -d template_postgis -f $POSTGIS_SQL_PATH/postgis-64-2.sql # Loading the PostGIS SQL routines psql -d template_postgis -f $POSTGIS_SQL_PATH/spatial_ref_sys.sql psql -d template_postgis -c "GRANT ALL ON geometry_columns TO PUBLIC;" # Enabling users to alter spatial tables. psql -d template_postgis -c "GRANT ALL ON geography_columns TO PUBLIC;" psql -d template_postgis -c "GRANT ALL ON spatial_ref_sys TO PUBLIC;" ######### The first problem was running psql -d template_postgis -f $POSTGIS_SQL_PATH/postgis-64-2.sql It gave me: UPDATE 1 SET BEGIN psql:/usr/share/pgsql/contrib/postgis-64.sql:59: ERROR: language "C" does not exist psql:/usr/share/pgsql/contrib/postgis-64.sql:65: ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of transaction block Now things are case-sensitive; globally replacing "LANGUAGE 'C'" with a lower-case 'c' fixes that. Next problem: UPDATE 1 SET BEGIN psql:/usr/share/pgsql/contrib/postgis-64-2.sql:59: ERROR: incompatible library "/usr/lib64/pgsql/postgis-1.5.so": version mismatch DETAIL: Server is version 9.2, library is version 9.1. Now, I'm stumped. F18 ships w/ postgresql-9.2.2-1.fc18.x86_64 and postgis-1.5.3-4.fc18.x86_64. I'd think that the two would jive, no? Any advice in this regard would be appreciated. Thanks. Max Pyziur pyz(a)brama.com p.s. If I restore non-spatialized databases, those work correctly.

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color ssh/sftp -
by Bob Goodwin 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Is there a scheme for changing terminal background color automatically for ssh? It would be convenient to have a warning that I was typing a command into other than this computer. I try to keep track of where I am but don't always which can lead to confusion or worse. Bob -- http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD box9

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KMail trash folder?
by Alan Evans 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

In KMail (F17), where is the "Trash" folder? If I select a message and then click the "Move to Trash" button, where is the message moved to? How do I recover accidentally deleted messages? On the sidebar, there is only "inbox," "outbox," and "sent-mail" listed under Local Folders. -Alan

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How to set up a hotspot with networkmanager in F18
by wheelz 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Fedora 18 has a feature of realhotspot, but I am unable to find a way to set up a hotspot with kde-plasma-networkmanagement. My card supports AP mode, so I am not sure whether some packages are not installed. Is there any more infomation?

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f18: nautilus: how to re-enable tree view in "view item as a list" and some other function.
by Dario Lesca 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Nautilus 3.6.x ... The [+] to the left of the folders in "view item as a list" mode is gone.... The total disk free space in bottom status bar, when click on blank zone, is gone.... The function menu is gone (to top left, yes, but not when the focus is on the other windows)... The button "up to the previous folder" (cd ..) is gone... How to re-enable this useful function/feature, like previous version (nautilus 3.4) or Caja do ? For now, I have disable the use of nautilus and install caja-file-manager-*, but this is only a work around... Many thanks. -- Dario Lesca - sip:dario@solinos.it (Inviato dal mio Linux Fedora 17 Gnome3)

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F18: notebook sometimes hangs up if switching between gnome3 desktop and TTY's
by Joachim Backes 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear F18 users, having an old Fujitsu Siemens Amilo notebook with ATI graphics: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] Sometimes, if switching between GNOME3 desktop and some TTY (ctrl+alt+Fn,n>1), the box hangs up: The screen flickers all 3 sec's, and no more input is possible. X11 problem? Seeing in /var/log/messages a lot of lines like: ================================================================== Jan 23 07:41:09 leule kernel: [ 1034.070735] [drm] radeon: 1 quad pipes, 1 Z pipes initialized. Jan 23 07:41:09 leule kernel: [ 1034.071860] radeon 0000:01:00.0: WB disabled Jan 23 07:41:09 leule kernel: [ 1034.071875] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 0 use gpu addr 0x00000000e0000000 and cpu addr 0xe1384000 Jan 23 07:41:09 leule kernel: [ 1034.071962] [drm] radeon: ring at 0x00000000E0001000 Jan 23 07:41:09 leule kernel: [ 1034.071988] [drm] ring test succeeded in 0 usecs Jan 23 07:41:09 leule kernel: [ 1034.072062] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs Jan 23 07:41:09 leule kernel: [ 1034.155116] [drm:radeon_cs_ioctl] *ERROR* Failed to parse relocation -35! Jan 23 07:41:09 leule kernel: [ 1034.156511] radeon 0000:01:00.0: GPU reset succeeded, trying to resume Jan 23 07:41:10 leule kernel: [ 1034.286051] [drm] radeon: 1 quad pipes, 1 Z pipes initialized. Jan 23 07:41:10 leule kernel: [ 1034.287266] radeon 0000:01:00.0: WB disabled Jan 23 07:41:10 leule kernel: [ 1034.287282] radeon 0000:01:00.0: fence driver on ring 0 use gpu addr 0x00000000e0000000 and cpu addr 0xe1386000 ... ... ========================================================================= Kernel: 3.7.4-203.fc18.i686 Anybody has similar effects? Kind regards Joachim Backes <joachim.backes(a)rhrk.uni-kl.de> https://www-user.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes PGP key ID: 0x1BB12F9E -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.13 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQ/4rRAAoJEKzGLy0bsS+e5pIH/R3BOHISZJX867gCGIpgyaRe kmjJnVnCM46J0TqKmEj1rnwxISmjcafVQ9VJjuHn5XRKrrIcI7N4JAH8z6HqTiuj NAa7FoklSftaAl7hTtg1c3e68vIFzFnOgrpuhc0cNdgqdGwsJzB2FnaTZZUu42ym TcNFrrqozxKfDjeIWuu5TcKm/OPZ8oCp+pml0zBLBj5X/ZHSaKfezydoYgcTv+3v FxJ6m/wfDJ90WOqGan9wPihaCHHUIduafDxfBt2BoTdA9reGmwjLV2JjTiTzP+LI yON4ftUvgHqLCBTFLmTwowx1CYm24YcEbp6sraGjN8dqh5Hx22LvHeft4lTxdHA= =JwHQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Boot Fedora 18 from LiveCD ISO file
by Sergio Belkin 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Hi Fedora community, I'm trying to avoid burning LiveCD iso file and boot from it. I've added an entry to /etc/grub.d/40_custom : #!/bin/sh exec tail -n +3 $0 # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the # menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change # the 'exec tail' line above. menuentry "Fedora 18 LiveCD (Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso)" { insmod part_msdos insmod lvm insmod ext2 set root='lvm/vg_sebelk-root' if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint='lvm/vg_sebelk-root' eacc51f3-68a3-4839-88b0-7c1fc3531739 else search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root eacc51f3-68a3-4839-88b0-7c1fc3531739 fi loopback loop "/boot/fedora-isos/Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso" set root=(loop) linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinuz0 root=live:LABEL=Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-Desktop.is ro rd.live.image rd.shell rd.debug initrd (loop)/isolinux/initrd0.img } EOF But it fails, it says something like /dev/disk/by-label/Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-Desktop.is does not exist /dev/mapper/live-rw does not exist I haven't figured it out how to wirte the root option. Please could you help me? Thanks in advance! -- -- Sergio Belkin http://www.sergiobelkin.com Watch More TV http://sebelk.blogspot.com LPIC-2 Certified - http://www.lpi.org

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Do people still install from CDs ?
by Timothy Murphy 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

Do most people install Fedora from CDs? This seem to be the default in all the Fedora-18 documentation I have seen. I would have thought installation from USB stick was more popular now. I have a couple of computers with no CD reader; isn't that becoming the norm? -- Timothy Murphy e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College Dublin

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scan a document into a pdf
by Terry Polzin 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

Is there an application other than gscan2pdf (which doesn't work)

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