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not able of booting into rescue mode
by Angelo Moreschini 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Hi, I'm not able of booting fedora 20 into rescue mode. In the manuals is wrote: Once you have booted, using one of the described methods, (booting from a boot CD-ROM or DVD, ..., ...) add the keyword rescue as a kernel parameter. For example, for an x86 system, type the following command at the installation boot prompt: linux rescue etc ............... *but I can not see any prompt* where I can type that command. When I boot from my disk of installation (fedora live 20) I get (only) the following menu: - start fedora live in basic graphic mode; - test this media and start fedora live - run a boot memory test - boot from local drive - return to main menu ( I opt for the first option (of course) and so by the installation of the OS) nothing to do with a recovery procedure ..... What am I doing wrong ? Regards Thank you Angelo

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libreoffice 4.4
by SternData 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Anyone know the status of libreoffice 4.4? I installed it on my Mac but I don't see it in updates or updates-testing. -- -- Steve

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mdadm: Cannot get exclusive access to /dev/md127
by Rich Emberson 01 Feb '15

01 Feb '15

I've got a two disk raid and I want to it and convert the disks to some non-raid usage. The raid was never used and has no data. Also, the raid disks are encrypted along with the rest of the disk in the machine. When I try to stop raid I get the following: # mdadm --stop /dev/md127 mdadm: Cannot get exclusive access to /dev/md127:Perhaps a running process, mounted filesystem or active volume group? Googling about this there are a number of folks hitting this problem over a number of fedora releases. Sadly, I could not find any fix. For some the solution (nuclear solutions) was to use a different linux distro or reinstall. I've got a lot of data on other disks on this system and really don't want to use a nuclear solution. Background information: $ uname -a Linux medusa 3.17.7-200.fc20.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Dec 17 03:35:33 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux MDADM # mdadm --misc --detail /dev/md127 Version : 1.2 Creation Time : Fri Apr 25 17:19:52 2014 Raid Level : raid1 Array Size : 3906885632 (3725.90 GiB 4000.65 GB) Used Dev Size : 3906885632 (3725.90 GiB 4000.65 GB) Raid Devices : 2 Total Devices : 2 Persistence : Superblock is persistent Intent Bitmap : Internal Update Time : Sun Feb 1 09:37:32 2015 State : clean Active Devices : 2 Working Devices : 2 Failed Devices : 0 Spare Devices : 0 Name : localhost.localdomain:raid1 UUID : be78cb55:f26bbf2b:7ad9b344:a2427875 Events : 8527 Number Major Minor RaidDevice State 0 8 33 0 active sync /dev/sdc1 1 8 49 1 active sync /dev/sdd1 MDADM.CONF # cat /etc/mdadm.conf # mdadm.conf written out by anaconda MAILADDR root AUTO +imsm +1.x -all ARRAY /dev/md/raid1 level=raid1 num-devices=2 UUID=be78cb55:f26bbf2b:7ad9b344:a2427875 LSOF # lsof | grep md127 md127_rai 1044 root cwd DIR 253,1 4096 2 / md127_rai 1044 root rtd DIR 253,1 4096 2 / md127_rai 1044 root txt unknown /proc/1044/exe udisksd 2120 root 13r REG 0,15 4096 30332 /sys/devices/virtual/block/md127/md/sync_action udisksd 2120 root 14r REG 0,15 4096 30345 /sys/devices/virtual/block/md127/md/degraded gmain 2120 2121 root 13r REG 0,15 4096 30332 /sys/devices/virtual/block/md127/md/sync_action gmain 2120 2121 root 14r REG 0,15 4096 30345 /sys/devices/virtual/block/md127/md/degraded gdbus 2120 2123 root 13r REG 0,15 4096 30332 /sys/devices/virtual/block/md127/md/sync_action gdbus 2120 2123 root 14r REG 0,15 4096 30345 /sys/devices/virtual/block/md127/md/degraded probing-t 2120 2124 root 13r REG 0,15 4096 30332 /sys/devices/virtual/block/md127/md/sync_action probing-t 2120 2124 root 14r REG 0,15 4096 30345 /sys/devices/virtual/block/md127/md/degraded cleanup 2120 2125 root 13r REG 0,15 4096 30332 /sys/devices/virtual/block/md127/md/sync_action cleanup 2120 2125 root 14r REG 0,15 4096 30345 /sys/devices/virtual/block/md127/md/degraded FSTAB ENTRY /dev/mapper/luks-ab8911f9-b3a4-4f33-8b10-7e52c7217ae9 /raid1 ext4 defaults,x-systemd.device-timeout=0 1 2 BY-UUID # ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/ | grep md127 lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 11 Jan 10 19:32 ab8911f9-b3a4-4f33-8b10-7e52c7217ae9 -> ../../md127 Thanks Richard

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git clone https://git.fedorahosted.org/git/security-spin.git
by Cinaed Simson 01 Feb '15

01 Feb '15

Hi - the following git clone https://git.fedorahosted.org/git/security-spin.git doesn't work dispute the instructions on https://fedorahosted.org/security-spin/ The command git clone https://git.fedorahosted.org/git/security-spin.git returns the error Initialized empty Git repository in /home/cinaed/security-spin/.git/ fatal: I don't handle protocol 'https' I have no problem cloning git repositories at github.com using https. -- Cinaed

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Mediacast to TV
by Patrick O'Callaghan 01 Feb '15

01 Feb '15

I have a smart TV (Sony Bravia) and can use Android Cast Screen from my phone or tablet to see content. Apparently it also works with the Apple equivalent. Is there a way to do this from my F21 desktop? poc

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Old Kernel Modules Directories not Cleaned up
by Stephen Morris 01 Feb '15

01 Feb '15

Hi, DNF is currently configured to keep 3 kernel versions, consequently when I exceed that number of kernels it automatically uninstalls the oldest kernel, which I don't have any issues with, but what I do have an issue with is when these uninstalls are done it does not clean up the /lib/modules directories, they are left lying around. I had to delete a dozen of these directories this morning manually, why are these not removed when the associated kernels are removed? I didn't check what was in these directories, but I do have the nvidia and virtualbox kernel drivers installed as well, is it possible the removal of these when the associated kernel is removed is not cleaning up properly? regards, Steve

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Re: fedora 21 booting error with 3.17 & 3.18 kernels-SOLVED- still need info
by Paul Cartwright 01 Feb '15

01 Feb '15

I finally let the boot sequence error out, took about 5 minutes. I got this line: Dracut-initqueue[283] Warning: Cancelling resume operation. device not found. then the next line showed the UUID, ending in c063. That was the OLD swap partition. I rebuilt the swap partition, did the swapon, and added that UUID to /etc/fstab. Still errored out with same error. I removed the 3.18.3-201 kernel & headers & module, reinstalled them, and now it works. where is that old swap info kept, if not in /etc/fstab?? I grepped for c063 in /boot and found entries in System.map-3.18.3-201... but I am not sure it was the actual swap partition. > running fedora 21 x86_64 > I was redoing my drive partitions, reran grub2-install, and now I get > stuck, and the boot won't complete when I select any 3.17 or 3.18 > kernel. I have the latest 3.18.3-201 installed. 3.16 kernel booted.. > I see what looks like dracut errors. Not sure what to do, google wasn't > much help. > /var/log/messages shows: > Jan 29 03:00:05 pauls-server systemd: Started dracut pre-mount hook. > Jan 29 03:00:05 pauls-server systemd: Started dracut mount hook. > Jan 29 03:00:05 pauls-server systemd: Starting dracut pre-pivot and > cleanup hook... > Jan 29 03:00:05 pauls-server systemd: Started dracut pre-pivot and > cleanup hook. > Jan 29 03:00:05 pauls-server systemd: Stopping dracut pre-pivot and > cleanup hook... > > > not very descriptive.. suggestions on where to look or what is wrong? > right now I am booted into fedora 20, using the same /home.. it's just > that not everything works.. > uname -a > Linux pauls-server 3.16.7-200.fc20.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Oct 30 18:12:41 UTC > 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587

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Annoyances with mate DT
by JD 01 Feb '15

01 Feb '15

For a while (like a few weeks), mate was saving the apps running on the DT when I shutdown the system, and they would be auto started on reboot. Slowly, some apps no longer get started. This behavior first manifested 2 or 3 months ago when the mate-terminals would no longer be started on reboot. Then it was ktorrent. Now, added to that is smplayer. I had raised a bug with mate, but the bug report was rejected. I am on the verge of dumping Mate altogether. Cinnamon is just not mature enough, and I literally detest gnome3. It does nothing that I want or like. Hope that future fedora users who want to switch to mate might see this and decide if they still want to run mate.

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gnome shell extension
by Patrick Dupre 01 Feb '15

01 Feb '15

Hello, With fedora 21, I get We cannot detect a running copy of GNOME on this system, so some parts of the interface may be disabled. See our troubleshooting entry for more information. when I try to install some gnome extensions (https://extensions.gnome.org/) What is missing? I installed gnome-tweak-tool Thank for your help. =========================================================================== Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre(a)gmx.com Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie de l'Atmosphère | | Université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale | | Tel. (33)-(0)3 28 23 76 12 | | Fax: 03 28 65 82 44 189A, avenue Maurice Schumann | | 59140 Dunkerque, France ===========================================================================

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kernel-debug-devel?
by Tom Horsley 31 Jan '15

31 Jan '15

Random curiosity here: Why (on fedora 21) does the kernel-debug-devel rpm want to be installed? If I do a yum erase of it, it goes away without removing any dependencies at all, yet if I do a yum update after that, it wants to reinstall it again despite the fact that nothing depends on it :-).

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