README: Current Fedora Core 2 Problems & Solutions/Helpful Links

J.L. Coenders fedora at universalgrid.nl
Sun Sep 5 18:58:32 UTC 2004


Please continue the good work. I like it.
- Jeroen

On Sunday 05 September 2004 04:33 pm, Lisa (TheAverageJane) wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> I am still posting this list to the list, even with the website.  Do
> people want me to stop posting it here?  I feel it belongs here because
> that's what it really pertains to...this list.  But if people don't want
> to see the whole thing and just want me to post the URL once a week,
> please give a holler.
>
> _____________________________________________________________________
>
> Who is this email for?
> People who are new to fedora-list and most likely new to Fedora Core 2.
>
> What is this email for?
> It's a listing of the latest/most thread producing problems that crop up
> with Fedora Core 2. It is an attempt to stave off the same questions
> being asked over and over again on this list.  The intent is that new
> folks will read it and find the info they need without asking here as
> this is an *extremely* busy list. Also included are helpful links to get
> a newbie started reading the most important news and information about
> Fedora, its included window managers, and Linux in general.
>
> "I'm tired of seeing this thing every week!"
> Filter it out!  Here's a very informative thread posted for Ximian
> Evolution:
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-August/msg01250.html
>
> If any oldbies have quick tips on filtering with other email apps,
> please mail me off-list and I'll include them.
>
> This list is now available here as well:
> http://www.peepingdarklord.com/fedoralist/
> for those who want to refer back to it easily.
>
> Now, on to the good stuff! ;)
>
> *********************************************************************
>
> Latest problems:
>
>
> "I upgraded to kernel 2.6.8.1 and now I can't burn CD's!"
>
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=fedora-list&m=109317981831485&w=2
>
> X-CD-Roast seems to work fine though:
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=fedora-list&m=109323233721087&w=2
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Please note this list is only for Fedora Core 1 and 2!  Any Fedora 3
> test release questions/comments should go to fedora-test-list:
>
> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> ***WinXP Dual boot problems***
> So you've installed Fedora Core 2 and now you can't boot into Windows
> XP...STOP RIGHT THERE! Quit playing with that partition table. Go here
> for the fix:
>
> http://www.fedorafaq.org/#nodualboot
>
> If you'd like to read in-depth info on this problem, why it happens and
> why the above cure works, go here:
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2004-May/msg00908.html
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> ***Asus P4P800 Series motherboard/Via C3Processor motherboards***
> Got one and tried to install Fedora Core 2?  Won't install, right?  Go
> here to fix:
>
> http://www.fedorafaq.org/#installreboot
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> ***FC2 Mounting of USB Storage devices fails with error reading
> sector***
> Update to a later kernel package, eg, from
>
> http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.6/RPMS.kernel/
>
> Use rpm -i to install the kernel package, then edit /boot/grub/grub.conf
> to
> set default=0 and reboot into the new kernel
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> Want to boot from floppy disk?  Try this:
>
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-June/msg04381.html
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> This list has seen alot of questions/problems on SATA drives.  Here's
> the latest Buzilla list:
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=
>ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=sata&
>cmdtype=doit
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> Another thread generator is USB problems:
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=
>ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=usb&c
>mdtype=doit
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> It's never too late to read the Release Notes for Fedora Core 2:
>
> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/2/i386/os/RELEASE-N
>OTES-en.html
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> Using FC2 in a production environment, or thinking about doing so? Just
> a little bit of advice from http://fedora.redhat.com/ :
>
> "The Fedora Project is a Red-Hat-sponsored and community-supported open
> source project. It is also a proving ground for new technology that may
> eventually make its way into Red Hat products. It is not a supported
> product of Red Hat, Inc."
>
> Please consider those 3 sentences carefully.
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> For other problem fixes/information, please go to the Unofficial FAQ.
> Trust me, the answer is probably there.  If it's not, there will most
> likely be a link to it:
>
> http://www.fedorafaq.org/
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> Have a look atFedoraNEWS.ORG's current news article...scroll down to the
> "Round-up of some usual/common FC2 issues":
>
> http://fedoranews.org/colin/fnu/current.shtml
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> Try the Fedora Forum:
>
> http://www.fedoraforum.org/
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> Check Bugzilla, try the "most frequently reported bugs" listing first:
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/duplicates.cgi
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> Here's the link to the Archive for this list:
>
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/
>
> You can try the search feature at the top of that page, but it's been
> known to be flaky at times. If you have problems there, go to:
>
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=fedora-list&r=1&w=2
>
> That's an alternate site for the fedora-list archives and has a working
> search engine.
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> Try Google:
>
> http://www.google.com/
> -or-
> http://www.google.com/linux
>
> Slap a string in there with your error message (or part of it) and see
> if anyone else has had the problem.
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> If you can't find an answer to your problem with any of those steps
> above, post here at fedora-list at redhat.com.  But BEFORE YOU DO THAT- two
> things that will get you mighty quick answers.
>
> The first is Netiquette:
>
> -Don't top-post.  Please put your reply *below* the reply of the person
> that posted before you.
> -Cut irrelevant text from the post before yours. It's polite to indicate
> this in some way.
> -Don't post in HTML, use plain text as some folks' mail readers don't
> read HTML format.
>
> The second is to include the following information about your problem:
>
> -A descriptive subject title. This will spare folks who don't have
> advice from spending the time reading your note, and will single out
> those who do. It will also be a great help to those who come after you
> with the same problem.
> -Hardware specs of your machine: motherboard, CPU, video card, ethernet
> card, etc...
> -Software info: Kernel version, Window manager.
> -Error messages.
> -Steps you took that got you to this error.
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> General non-problem stuff:
>
> Got window manager questions? Want to know how to do something in your
> chosen window manager?
>
> If you're using Gnome, go here:
> http://www.gnome.org/learn/
>
> Mailing lists:
> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/
>
> If you're using KDE, go here:
> http://www.kde.org/documentation/
>
> Mailing lists:
> http://www.kde.org/mailinglists/
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Now that you've got your Fedora box up and running, of course you want
> to stuff it full of apps and goodies!  Go to FreshRPMs:
>
> http://tettnang.freshrpms.net/
>
>  -or-
>
> Freshmeat:
> http://freshmeat.net/
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Want to know how to do something?  See the HOWTO'S!
>
> http://tldp.org/
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> For general Linux usage/questions, I've found this message board useful:
>
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Here's a wonderful site that was posted to this list:
>
> http://lottalinuxlinks.com/
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Finally, here's the link to *all* Redhat mailing lists:
> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Many thanks to the folks at fedora-list who have contributed to this
> listing.  If I named them all this note would be twice the size ;)
>
> Comments/questions? Please send email to me, Lisa, at
> melgil88 at optonline.net





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