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long standing boot error message
by Jon LaBadie 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

My system is about 2 yrs old and started with F19 or earlier version. It has always had one boot error I'm unable to resolve. Nothing seems to be not working, so I ponder once in a while. Anybody recognize this error message? usb 2-1.5: string descriptor 0 read error: -22 Jon -- Jon H. LaBadie jonfu(a)jgcomp.com

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umask setting for apache on fedora23/24
by Alex 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Hi, I'm setting up a joomla website on fedora23. The problem I'm having is with providing the level of write access that apache needs while also allowing the joomla user write to the same directories. The current umask is 0022 for each user. I'd like to change it to 0002, so both can write to the same directory. I've set sgid on the directories, but I don't believe that to be a very good solution, and it also doesn't set the write bit without the umask being set. I believe that I can add them both to the same group and set the umask to fix the problem. I've tried editing the systemd config files, as per these instructions: http://serverfault.com/questions/582371/how-to-set-umask-for-php-fpm-in-fed… then su'd to the apache user (after giving it a shell), and the umask doesn't change. What effect does /etc/profile and /etc/bashrc have on umask, after the systemd settings were changed? I've temporarily disabled those umask settings in the local files, and it doesn't appear to change. Thanks, Alex

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Taskbar Panel in Plasma Won't Autohide
by Stephen Morris 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Hi, I am trying to get the Taskbar Panel to autohide, but when I click on the options button in the panel, the left, right and center options are permanently highlighted but seem to function in terms of moving the indicator that reflects which option is active. Also the 'Always Visible', 'Auto Hide', 'Windows can Cover' and 'Windows go Below' options are also permanently highlighted but selecting the 2nd or 3rd option does nothing. It appears these options are highlighted because the colour scheme I am using, which is forget-me-not thinks they are push buttons. Does anyone know why these don't work anymore in Fedora 23? I am using Breeze for the Windows Style and Windows Decorations themes. regards, Steve

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Problem getting large files from a GoPro
by Mark 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Hi I recently got a GoPro video camera and ran into some problems with getting the files from it to my Fedora 24 desktop. When connected via USB it automagically mounts and I can see the video files in Files. I can transfer small files (around 100MB) from it, but not large files (1GB). Don't know exactly where the limit lies. But in VLC I can play also the large files on the GoPro device even though I couldn't copy them. So I thought I would try to copy them from a terminal window. But I couldn't determine the mount point! I look in journalctl and df without getting any wiser. So my questions are: How can I determine the mount point for a USB device? What's the best way to copy large files over USB?

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Themes Under Gnome
by Stephen Morris 09 Oct '16

09 Oct '16

Hi, I can't see anywhere within Gnome Settings or Gnome Tweak Tool an option that allows me to set the global system theme nor the global colour scheme, plus the ability to view what each of these will look like and to be able to fine tune them if necessary. Is this functionality just not available under Gnome like it is under KDE? regards, Steve

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Can't check Bluetooth mouse battery level
by Patrick O'Callaghan 09 Oct '16

09 Oct '16

(Originally posted to the KDE list but now I don't think it's a KDE issue). Using the Status and Notifications widget used to show the battery level in my Bluetooth mouse. Now it just says there are no batteries. It's a desktop, so there are indeed no batteries in the system, but there are in the mouse. One responder suggested trying "upower -d". This shows no battery either. Any ideas? This used to work for me. poc

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Re: Problem getting large files from a GoPro
by Bryon Adams 09 Oct '16

09 Oct '16

On Oct 9, 2016 4:00 AM, Mark <mark2015(a)openmailbox.org> wrote: > > Hi > > I recently got a GoPro video camera and ran into some problems with > getting the files from it to my Fedora 24 desktop. When connected via > USB it automagically mounts and I can see the video files in Files. I > can transfer small files (around 100MB) from it, but not large files > (1GB). Don't know exactly where the limit lies. But in VLC I can play > also the large files on the GoPro device even though I couldn't copy > them. > > So I thought I would try to copy them from a terminal window. But I > couldn't determine the mount point! I look in journalctl and df without > getting any wiser. > > So my questions are: > How can I determine the mount point for a USB device? > What's the best way to copy large files over USB? > > Does dmesg give you any output when you plug the device in? That's usually my go to for finding a USB. You can then mount it wherever you would like (ex: /mnt/myusb) using the mount command from a terminal. Just create a directory somewhere.

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evince question concerning numerical calculations in PDF forms
by Joachim Backes 09 Oct '16

09 Oct '16

Hi all Fedora users, can anybody explain why evince is unable to perform calculations with numerical rows or columns of pdf forms? So I must continue to use acroread or foxit reader for such operations :-( All comments are welcome. Kind regards Joachim Backes -- Fedora release 24 (Twenty Four) Kernel-4.7.7-200.fc24.x86_64 Joachim Backes <joachim.backes(a)rhrk.uni-kl.de> http://www-user.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes/

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Boot normally, but give me a root shell
by Richard W.M. Jones 09 Oct '16

09 Oct '16

Is there a way to get Fedora to boot into a root shell, without requiring a password? NOTE: I'm not interested in "emergency" shells and this is not for recovering a system. I want the (specialized, non-networked) system to boot as normal, all the way to multi-user.target, and then drop me to a root shell. Rich. -- Richard Jones, Virtualization Group, Red Hat http://people.redhat.com/~rjones Read my programming and virtualization blog: http://rwmj.wordpress.com virt-df lists disk usage of guests without needing to install any software inside the virtual machine. Supports Linux and Windows. http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/virt-df/

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nautilus
by Lawrence E Graves 09 Oct '16

09 Oct '16

Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused (nautilus:17460): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: -- All things are workable but don't all things work. Prov. 3:5 & 6

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