You need to get the package with xft support. The package that appears most readily does not have it. You will have to look around the downloadpage for it. ----- Original Message ----- From: <fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:17 PM Subject: fedora-list digest, Vol 1 #856 - 31 msgs > Send fedora-list mailing list submissions to > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > You can reach the person managing the list at > fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of fedora-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Testing new software (Telmo Silva) > 2. Re: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 (John Rehmert) > 3. RE: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 (John Rehmert) > 4. Re: Compilation general question -- FC1 in production (Justin Churchey) > 5. Re: help configuring spam assassin (Stephen Walton) > 6. Re: samba file server slow (Dennis Gilmore) > 7. Re: samba file server slow (Robin Laing) > 8. Re: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 (Chris Adams) > 9. Re: Apt built against rpm 4.3? (Panu Matilainen) > 10. Install Mozilla plugin (Telmo Silva) > 11. RE: RWyse60 Terminal Interface (David L Norris) > 12. Re: Install Mozilla plugin (Justin Churchey) > 13. Re: installing grub fails (Rick Stevens) > 14. Re: upgrading to fedora core 2 (STYMA, ROBERT E (ROBERT)) > 15. Re: Install Mozilla plugin (don) > 16. Re: Install Mozilla plugin (Christoph Wickert) > 17. Re: RWyse60 Terminal Interface (Leonard den Ottolander) > 18. Re: installing grub fails (Rick Stevens) > 19. Re: Install Mozilla plugin (Mike Frisch) > 20. kernel 2.6.1+Nvidia twinview+fedora (of course) problem (Sergiu Giurgiu) > 21. RE: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 (Ko Pu) > 22. Re: Install Mozilla plugin (WA9ALS - John) > 23. RE: RWyse60 Terminal Interface (Brian Fahrlander) > 24. Re: problem removing Mozilla 1.4 which came with FC1 (Jeff Allison) > 25. Re: Install Mozilla plugin (Christoph Wickert) > 26. Re: Replacement for XMMS? (Stephan Schutter) > 27. Re: Install Mozilla plugin (Keith) > 28. Re: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 (Keith) > 29. Re: Install Mozilla plugin (Keith) > 30. Default Moz install: Pretty, custom built: jaggy (Sean Kennedy) > 31. performance tuning -- application start-up time (Fred Nastos) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: Telmo Silva <tsilva@xxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Testing new software > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:05:17 +0000 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > you can had an entry like > > [updates-testing] > name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Unreleased Updates > baseurl=http://fedora.redhat.com/updates/testing/fedora-core-$releasever > > I think this should work! > > > Em Quinta 22 Janeiro 2004 20:56, o John Wendel escreveu: > > I've got a shiny new box that I'd like to use for testing the latest > > bleeding edge stuff. > > > > Can someone tell me what to add to yum.conf so it gets the test > > packages. > > > > Thanks, > > > > John > > - -- > Telmo Silva > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFAEDsS1vBTkCYB1XoRAittAJ9AlX6sXttir2141fLJyGrUh7Nu+ACeNXiA > fXqWki/0uXnO443h0Nj8uBA= > =q/tX > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > Subject: Re: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 > From: John Rehmert <john.rehmert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:04:48 -0500 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 14:47, Chris Adams wrote: > > Once upon a time, john.rehmert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <john.rehmert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > > Is there a reason you're not using xpdf (X PDF Viewer) or gpdf (GNOME PDF > > > Viewer)? > > > > Maybe because they aren't all that good at reading PDFs, especially > > compared to Adobe Acrobat Reader? Last time I checked, xpdf doesn't > > have the form fill-out capability. It also doesn't render near as > > nicely as acroread (which makes reading harder on the eyes) and doesn't > > support rotating the page. > > > > -- > > Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services > > I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble. > > > Thanks for expressing your opinion, but I was asking Ko Pu for reasons > for not using xpdf and/or gpdf. If there aren't any compelling reasons, > then xpdf and/or gpdf are great alternatives. > > - John > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 3 > Subject: RE: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 > From: John Rehmert <john.rehmert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:06:01 -0500 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 14:47, Stephen Walton wrote: > > On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 11:31, john.rehmert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > Is there a reason you're not using xpdf (X PDF Viewer) or gpdf (GNOME PDF > > > Viewer)? > > > > I don't pretend to speak for the original poster, but a partial list for > > me would include searching, bookmarks, and thumbnails, all of which are > > in Acroread but not in XPDF or gpdf. > > > Those would definitely be compelling reasons for installing Acrobat > Reader. If Ko needs those, then xpdf and gpdf are not even viable > options. > > - John > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:08:56 -0800 (PST) > From: Justin Churchey <sajchurchey@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Compilation general question -- FC1 in production > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To answer your questions, > > Yes, both the CPU and the OS are important when > compiling source code (C/C++). It is insignificant > with interpreted languages, like python, and Java. > The number of CPUs only comes into play if you write > SMP compatible software in the first place. > > I know for a fact that Windows-compiled binaries will > not work in Linux and vice versa, but I'm not sure > about using the same binaries across different Linux > and other *nix machines. > > Check the information on your compiler, it may be > possible to compile source code to a different CPU/OS. > > > ===== > > > Justin Churchey > > sajchurchey@xxxxxxxxx > > > Check out My Website: http://sajchurchey.htmlplanet.com > Join the Forums: http://www.computertechnology2k.com > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 5 > Subject: Re: help configuring spam assassin > From: Stephen Walton <stephen.walton@xxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Organization: Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Cal State Northridge > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:14:35 -0800 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 12:42, Christoph Wickert wrote: > > > Am Do, den 22.01.2004 schrieb Stephen Walton um 20:43: > > > I realize > > > that the Mozilla tools work at the individual user level and not at the > > > server level, which was the original question. > > > > Spamassain does too: spamassassin = user app. > > Thanks for your help, and I know there are always lots of ways to do a > task in Linux, one of its strengths. But my posting was unclear. Here, > all of us read our e-mail while connected to the campus IMAP server, and > our mail remains on the server. So none of the suggestions here work > for us; our e-mail never goes through procmail (or whatever) on our FC1 > systems. I'd agree that the ideal situation would be for our campus IT > folks to install a spam filter on the IMAP server itself, but they're > understaffed and overworked, and this just isn't high on their list. > > This is another entire discussion, but IMHO downloading all your e-mail > from an IMAP server to a local folder so procmail can handle it defeats > 90% of the advantages of IMAP over POP, so don't bother suggesting it. > > -- > Stephen Walton <stephen.walton@xxxxxxxx> > Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Cal State Northridge > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 6 > From: Dennis Gilmore <dennis@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Jonathan Christison <jonbon_c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: samba file server slow > Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 07:16:33 +1000 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > --Boundary-02=_22DEAWLDRNANXnZ > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="utf-8" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Disposition: inline > > Once upon a time Friday 23 January 2004 6:38 am, Jonathan Christison wrote: > > thanks for every one's help last time about this but its still slow... i > > followed every ones advise and no change its still runs at 5mega bytes > > per second over a 100 mega bits per second hub > > then i realised when i was swaping files about on my fedora pc up stairs > > on gkrellm the server is using rx not tx but yet there is a small amount > > of tx packets flyin round my network. > > do i need to configure my network card to use TX-100base some how ? > > thanks for yore help again > > > > - Jonny > > > Are you using a Hub or Switch? if your using a hub as stated above you wil= > l=20 > not get the full performance as only one machine can send traffic on the wi= > re=20 > at a time so it has to stop and wait for ACK's is your network running ful= > l=20 > duplex or half duplex?=20 > > mii-tool > eth0: negotiated 100baseTx-FD flow-control, link ok > > you should get something like the above if you run mii-tool as root that is= > =20 > 100Mbit per sec Full duplex =20 > > Dennis > > --Boundary-02=_22DEAWLDRNANXnZ > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Description: signature > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQBAED224hBQ1unFjm4RAr+gAJ4lwFUFkYFxHPzyUGsRs1ks+KI9FQCfdG32 > ry4CnpKC+oX64VhmTQ27Qkg= > =wj2o > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --Boundary-02=_22DEAWLDRNANXnZ-- > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:29:35 -0700 > From: Robin Laing <Robin.Laing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Organization: Defence R&D Canada - Suffield > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: samba file server slow > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Jonathan Christison wrote: > > thanks for every one's help last time about this but its still slow... i > > followed every ones advise and no change its still runs at 5mega bytes > > per second over a 100 mega bits per second hub > > then i realised when i was swaping files about on my fedora pc up stairs > > on gkrellm the server is using rx not tx but yet there is a small amount > > of tx packets flyin round my network. > > do i need to configure my network card to use TX-100base some how ? > > thanks for yore help again > > > > - Jonny > > > > > > Don't confuse megabits and megabytes. You state both in the above. > > Look at <http://www.aplawrence.com/Words/2003_09_19.html> for a simple > description. > > 5megabytes * 8bits-per-byte = 40megabits. > > From your description you are transfering about 40megabits of data > per second which is close to the maximum of some harddrives. I would > say that your network card is working at 100Mbits per second. You may > be running into hardware limitations as well. > > There is overhead in working on a 100Base-TX network that will use up > extra bandwidth so a 10meg file may actually use 12meg of bandwidth. > > I have used a program called Netpipe to test network speeds. I havn't > seen an rpm for it yet. > > -- > Robin Laing > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:29:41 -0600 > From: Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Once upon a time, John Rehmert <john.rehmert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > Thanks for expressing your opinion, but I was asking Ko Pu for reasons > > for not using xpdf and/or gpdf. > > And I (and others) responded with compelling reasons. > > > If there aren't any compelling reasons, > > then xpdf and/or gpdf are great alternatives. > > That is your opinion, which you are also free to express. > -- > Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> > Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services > I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble. > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 9 > Subject: Re: Apt built against rpm 4.3? > From: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@xxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:34:09 +0200 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 17:05, Mark Heslep wrote: > > Can anybody point to an Apt built against the 4.3 rpm thats out in > > development / rawhide now? Most current Apt I can find demands a 4.2 > > rpm library. Also I tried rebuilding apt from the srouce rpm on Dag's > > site but it fails to build on fedora looking for '-lselinux'. > > In case you haven't already figured it out: you need to have > libselinux-devel package installed to build apt on against the current > development tree. > > - Panu - > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 10 > From: Telmo Silva <tsilva@xxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Install Mozilla plugin > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:34:00 +0000 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > I tried to install Macromedia Flash Mozilla plugin, but it keeps asking me the > installation directory of mozilla, and I can't seem to find it. Anyone knows > where is mozilla insttaled on Fedora Core? > > Thanks > - -- > Telmo Silva > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFAEEHM1vBTkCYB1XoRAjSsAJ92HOH575hj8TuvbD1R3eIsFJwbQQCgrV+s > QB+ayoNdLexsaG4sC1U0Vys= > =PS9d > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 11 > Subject: RE: RWyse60 Terminal Interface > From: David L Norris <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora list <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:29:51 -0500 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > --=-2h9rupnzaW0n81L5Q5Mv > Content-Type: text/plain > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 10:24, Greg Ennis wrote: > > Tiny Term does have a product with a Wyse60 > > interface for Linux systems but it does not allow 'on the fly' programmin= > g > > of the special function keys, and has some other hard coded problems that > > can not be fixed by changing parameter files. > > Maybe PuTTY can do it? It works on Windows and Linux. It has a SCO > mode under terminal options. > > PuTTY website: > http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ > > Dag Wieers has a Fedora RPM available here: > http://dag.wieers.com/packages/putty/ > > --=20 > David Norris > http://www.webaugur.com/dave/ > ICQ - 412039 > > --=-2h9rupnzaW0n81L5Q5Mv > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc > Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQBAEEDOk09F6UttzTIRAudcAJ9lrXjjc1O86okqRCrvL3YfGnzvjwCgpJaI > EUb3CGv0rssWz/j4oHVtiJI= > =XR/V > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --=-2h9rupnzaW0n81L5Q5Mv-- > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:40:11 -0800 (PST) > From: Justin Churchey <sajchurchey@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Install Mozilla plugin > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > You should be able to install the plugin directly into > the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins folder this should be the > libflashplayer.so file (or some other similar *.so > file) when you unpackage the tarball. > > ===== > > > Justin Churchey > > sajchurchey@xxxxxxxxx > > > Check out My Website: http://sajchurchey.htmlplanet.com > Join the Forums: http://www.computertechnology2k.com > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 13 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:42:12 -0800 > From: Rick Stevens <rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: installing grub fails > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Telmo Silva wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi, > > > > Don't know if it works has I've not tryed it. I think grub renames the > > partitions, so hda in grub is labeled as hd0. So try with hd0 as the > > parameter. > > > > Em Quinta 22 Janeiro 2004 18:37, o Diosnel Herrnsdorf escreveu: > > > >>On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 14:27, Linux4life wrote: > >> > >>>Hi, > >>>running the command > >>> > >>>grub-install /dev/hda > >>> > >>>fails and prints an error message > >>> > >>>/dev/hda does not have any corresponding BIOS ... > >>> > >>>Does anyone know what is wrong? > >>>Thanks, > >>>Ivo > >> > >>Try /dev/hda1 (your hard disk has at least two partitions and you need > >>to tell the program in which one you want to install it) > >> > >>Regards, > >> > >>Diosnel > > > > > > - -- > > Telmo Silva > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFAEDWg1vBTkCYB1XoRAtwlAJ4me8gO1vuXbj/v2z/IbAAoId89FwCgo2kL > > Wl4jXXS0x7kIKlk2rff3Bfc= > > =xW4k > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Okay, who put a "stop payment" on my reality check? - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 14 > From: "STYMA, ROBERT E (ROBERT)" <stymar@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: upgrading to fedora core 2 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:42:45 -0600 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > >>Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > >> At 09:03 1/22/2004, you wrote: > >> > >>> In practice, there are some [issues with upgrading from RHL to Fedora > >>> via apt/yum]: > >>> > >>> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-January/msg02421.html > >> > >> The original question was about upgrading from FC1 to FC2 via apt/yum. I > >> think the original answer of "in theory, no problem" may or may not be > >> right but is reasonable. The fact that X or Y problem existed upgrading > >> from a previous (not even the latest) version of RHL is not relevant to > >> that question, nor does it imply that the same problems will continue to > >> exist. > > > >Yes, that is true. And in fact I get the impression few people have had > >trouble with "yum upgrade"s so far. But I merely report the fact some > >people have pointed out that problems are theoretically possible. > > > >The article I quoted doesn't refer to problems with a previous upgrade, > >it discusses the issues that *are* likely to arise in the future. > >Specifically, if there is a major update of Python or glibc or anything > >else that yum (or up2date or apt) depends upon that causes it to break > >during the upgrade process, you're up the proverbial creek (at least > >until you pop in the CD and fire up anaconda). > > > >It might not happen; it appears not to have happened for 8 -> 9 or > >9 -> FC1. But it *could* happen in the future, and AFAIK the developers > >haven't designed a system to specifically prevent it. (Please correct > >me if I'm wrong!) > > > >-- > > Matt > > This sort of problem can happen any time pieces of the tool doing the updating > might get updated. A decision would have to be made by the person maintaining > yum (or up2date or apt) to link that program together statically. This way you > would be either running the new copy or the old copy of the updater, but never > pieces of both. On many UNIX flavors /sbin/sh is set up this way, so that root > can get in even if the system is pretty trashed. > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 15 > From: don <don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:47:42 -0800 (PST) > Subject: Re: Install Mozilla plugin > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Telmo Silva said: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi, > > > > I tried to install Macromedia Flash Mozilla plugin, but it keeps asking me > > the > > installation directory of mozilla, and I can't seem to find it. Anyone > > knows > > where is mozilla insttaled on Fedora Core? > > Use the "whereis" command... > whereis mozilla > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 16 > Subject: Re: Install Mozilla plugin > From: Christoph Wickert <christoph.wickert@xxxxxx> > To: fedora-list <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:53:53 +0100 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Am Do, den 22.01.2004 schrieb Telmo Silva um 22:34: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi, > > > > I tried to install Macromedia Flash Mozilla plugin, but it keeps asking me the > > installation directory of mozilla, and I can't seem to find it. Anyone knows > > where is mozilla insttaled on Fedora Core? > > /usr/lib/mozilla, but why not use the FC1 rpm from > http://macromedia.mplug.org/ > > More info: http://fedora.artoo.net/faq/#Flash > > Christoph > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 17 > Subject: Re: RWyse60 Terminal Interface > From: Leonard den Ottolander <leonard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Fedora List <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:56:03 +0100 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Hello Greg, > > You might want to join the ncurses mailing list (see > http://www.gnu.org/directory/GNU/ncurses.html). Thomas Dickey is also > the maintainer of terminfo, so I guess you can ask question relating to > terminal issues on bug-ncurses@xxxxxxx as well. > > Bye, > Leonard. > > -- > mount -t life -o ro /dev/dna /genetic/research > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 18 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:58:30 -0800 > From: Rick Stevens <rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: installing grub fails > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Oops! Hit "Send" too soon. Please ignore my previous post. > > Telmo Silva wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi, > > > > Don't know if it works has I've not tryed it. I think grub renames the > > partitions, so hda in grub is labeled as hd0. So try with hd0 as the > > parameter. > > Bottom post, guys, please! > > grub-install uses Linux device names (/dev/hda, etc.), NOT BIOS names > (hd0,0). grub uses BIOS names internally. > > > Em Quinta 22 Janeiro 2004 18:37, o Diosnel Herrnsdorf escreveu: > > > >>On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 14:27, Linux4life wrote: > >> > >>>Hi, > >>>running the command > >>> > >>>grub-install /dev/hda > >>> > >>>fails and prints an error message > >>> > >>>/dev/hda does not have any corresponding BIOS ... > >>> > >>>Does anyone know what is wrong? > >>>Thanks, > >>>Ivo > >> > >>Try /dev/hda1 (your hard disk has at least two partitions and you need > >>to tell the program in which one you want to install it) > > No, that will install it to the partition, not the MBR. > > The error message indicates that the BIOS doesn't know about the drive. > This IS an IDE drive, isn't it? We'd need to see your drive layout to > better answer this. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Okay, who put a "stop payment" on my reality check? - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 19 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:00:13 -0500 > From: Mike Frisch <mfrisch@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Install Mozilla plugin > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 09:34:00PM +0000, Telmo Silva wrote: > > I tried to install Macromedia Flash Mozilla plugin, but it keeps > > asking me the installation directory of mozilla, and I can't seem to > > find it. Anyone knows where is mozilla insttaled on Fedora Core? > > Whenever you run in the issue of not knowing where something is > installed, just view the contents of the RPM: > > rpm -ql mozilla > > >From that you can see where mozilla resides when it's installed. > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 20 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:56:25 +0200 > From: Sergiu Giurgiu <gsergiu@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: kernel 2.6.1+Nvidia twinview+fedora (of course) problem > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Hi, > I don't know if this is the most appropriate place to ask this question, > since i believe is not related with fedora only, but with kernel 2.6.1 > and/or nvidia latest drivers, but i desperate need some help. > since i've installed kernel 2.6.1 (i didn't try with 2.6.0 or the -testx > series) whenever i try to enable tv-out (in clone mode usually), and > startx the monitor is blank, and instead the images appear on TV only. > Why is this happening. what can i do about it (i need my monitor so i > can start the programs, mplayer to be exact, with the right options, and > not to be forced to go to the TV, witch is 5 meters away, to see what > i've typed). Does anybody knows about this problem??? What can i do > about it (except booting with 2.4 kernel)? > > Here is the relevant part from my XF86config file: > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Monitor Vendor" > ModelName "Monitor Model" > HorizSync 30-85 > VertRefresh 48-120 > Option "dpms" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > # no known options > Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)" > BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)" > Option "NoLogo" "on" > Option "TwinView" "on" > Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-50" > Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60" > Option "MetaModes" "1024x768,1024x768;800x600,800x600" > #Option "MetaModes" "800x600,800x600" > Option "TwinViewOrientation" "Clone" > Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT,TV" > Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B" > Option "TVOutFormat" "COMPOSITE" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" > Option "CursorShadow" "on" > #Option "NvAGP" "1" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 16 > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubsection > EndSection > > > Thank you very much for your time. > Sergiu. > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 21 > From: "Ko Pu" <ko_pu@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:08:10 -0800 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Thanks so much for all your replies, I downloaded the 5.07 file from > http://dag.wieers.com/packages/acroread/, installed it and it's working > fine. Thanks again for all of your help. > > Thanks in advance for your comment/suggestion > > Ko Fei Pu > mailto:ko_pu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > >From: Marius Andreiana <mandreiana@xxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >To: fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: RE: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 > >Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:16:54 +0200 > > > >On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 21:31, john.rehmert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > --> > > > --> Has anybody succeded in making AR5.08 working under FC1? I > > > --> downloaded the > > > --> file from Adobe and installed several times, but it still > > > --> won't work. > >get a rpm whenever possible > >google gives this > >http://dag.wieers.com/packages/acroread/ > >you want the ones wih 'fc1' and 'i386' in filename > > > > > Is there a reason you're not using xpdf (X PDF Viewer) or gpdf (GNOME > >PDF > > > Viewer)? > >adobe is simply much more comfortable to use. It has bookmarks, you can > >read documents by pressing page-down and not miss anything (gnome pdf > >moves an entire page, even if it doesn't fit into screen), printing > >works as expected, rendering is faster. > > > >This is an example where 'simple' proprietary applications are better > >than open source ones, which usually don't have some basic features > >(copy-paste working properly, or Search in nautilus text view). > > > >A good example where OSS is better than proprietary at simple desktop > >applications is gaim vs. yahoo messenger (which on linux sucks at > >usability and features). > > > >Unfortunately criticism like this, coming from regular end-users, is > >usually not well received by OSS developers (ignored or "do it > >yourself") > > > >-- > >Marius Andreiana > >Galuna - Solutii Linux in Romania > >http://www.galuna.ro > > > > > >-- > >fedora-list mailing list > >fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get a FREE online virus check for your PC here, from McAfee. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 22 > Subject: Re: Install Mozilla plugin > From: WA9ALS - John <ham_reflectors@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:24:24 -0500 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 16:40, Justin Churchey wrote: > > You should be able to install the plugin directly into > > the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins folder this should be the > > libflashplayer.so file (or some other similar *.so > > file) when you unpackage the tarball. > > > > ===== > > > > > > Justin Churchey > > > > sajchurchey@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > Check out My Website: http://sajchurchey.htmlplanet.com > > Join the Forums: http://www.computertechnology2k.com > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ > > > > I'm having the same problem right now. My working java plugin is in > /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4.1/plugins, so I directed flash installer to put it > there. No errors, but when I check About Plugins, it's not there. > (Following instructions at the Macromedia site.) - John > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 23 > Subject: RE: RWyse60 Terminal Interface > From: Brian Fahrlander <Brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Fedora List <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:22:04 -0600 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > --=-lqbcLoNmz4YLQUHsYwH1 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 15:29, David L Norris wrote: > > > Maybe PuTTY can do it? It works on Windows and Linux. It has a SCO > > mode under terminal options. > >=20 > > PuTTY website: > > http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ > >=20 > > Dag Wieers has a Fedora RPM available here: > > http://dag.wieers.com/packages/putty/ > > Wait....there's a linux version of putty? That's a new one on me.=20 > Putty's good...it has SSH abilities...I can honestly say, though, that I > never looked to see if it had simple telnet. > > Good call, Dave! > > --=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Brian Fahrl=C3=A4nder Researcher, Conservative, and Technom= > ad > Evansville, IN http://Fahrlander.net > ICQ 5119262 Microsoft never invented email; that was Unix. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --=-lqbcLoNmz4YLQUHsYwH1 > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc > Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQBAEE0M6PLtRzZbdhYRAlIaAJ0QUrczhbNWqRxAJPVpMXodI/VHFACfaO/L > 0Y7+f87sgIs1cFDabWnGdD0= > =qs3A > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --=-lqbcLoNmz4YLQUHsYwH1-- > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 24 > Subject: Re: problem removing Mozilla 1.4 which came with FC1 > From: Jeff Allison <jeff.allison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:41:57 +1100 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > I had this problem removing mozilla on two machines on one I removed > both mozilla and open-office and mozilla and install open office using > the installer from their site and on the other I left mozilla installed > and added it to the hold list in apt. I don't appear to be missing any > functionality. (By the way firebird is my browser of choice.) > > Jeff > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 25 > Subject: Re: Install Mozilla plugin > From: Christoph Wickert <christoph.wickert@xxxxxx> > To: fedora-list <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:43:25 +0100 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Am Do, den 22.01.2004 schrieb WA9ALS - John um 23:24: > > > > > I'm having the same problem right now. My working java plugin is in > > /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4.1/plugins, > > 1. use /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins (not mozilla-<version>), this is where > mozilla is looking for plugins. > > 2. Why not use the rpms??? > http://dag.wieers.com/packages/j2re/j2re-1.4.2-4.rhfc1.dag.i586.rpm > and > http://macromedia.mplug.org/apt/fedora/1/RPMS.macromedia/flash-plugin-6.0.79-2.i386.rpm > > no more configuration necessary. > > Please read the FAQs, thats's what they are for... > http://fedora.artoo.net/faq/#Java > http://fedora.artoo.net/faq/#Flash > > And perhaps you should also search the archives of this list. > > Christoph > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 26 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:54:25 -0600 (CST) > From: Stephan Schutter <rhl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Replacement for XMMS? > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > go to freshrpms.net and install apt... > apt-get update > apt-get install synaptic > > > then don't use up2date anymore... > > select the packages that you want there. There are a lot of additional > sources that you can add as well.. > > > > On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Mike Klinke wrote: > > > On Wednesday 21 January 2004 21:17, Brian Hartman wrote: > > > On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 22:11, Mike Klinke wrote: > > > > > > Admittedly, I didn't look at the package list, but when I tried to > > > run the command, I received the message: > > > > > > "Due to patent licensing, and conflicts between such patent > > > licenses and the licenses of application source code, MPEG-1/2 > > > audio layer 3 (MP3) support has been removed from this application > > > by Red Hat, Inc. We apologize for this inconvenience." > > > > > > > Ah, you're looking for a different xmms RPM than the one provided. > > > > Stand by, I'm sure someone will pipe up and point out the solution as > > I'm pretty sure I've seen this addressed in the past. Have you > > searched the archives? > > > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=fedora-list&r=1&w=2 > > > > > > Regards, Mike Klinke > > > > > > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 27 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:00:11 -0800 (PST) > From: Keith <ac7xc-lnx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Install Mozilla plugin > Organization: http://kilowatt-radio.org NW OR Radio Page > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Telmo Silva wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I tried to install Macromedia Flash Mozilla plugin, but it keeps asking me the > > installation directory of mozilla, and I can't seem to find it. Anyone knows > > where is mozilla insttaled on Fedora Core? > > > > Thanks > > locate mozilla > > > -- > Best Regards, Keith > NW Oregon Radio http://kilowatt-radio.org/ > http://linux.com http://freebsd.org http://apple.com > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 28 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:03:34 -0800 (PST) > From: Keith <ac7xc-lnx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Acrobat Reader 8 not working in FC1 > Organization: http://kilowatt-radio.org NW OR Radio Page > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Ko Pu wrote: > > > Has anybody succeded in making AR5.08 working under FC1? I downloaded the > > file from Adobe and installed several times, but it still won't work. I even > > tried to just open the application in both locations > > (/usr/local/Acrobat5/Reader/intellinux/bin/acroread and > > /usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread) but nothing happened, is there anything > > that I need to do? I think if this part is not working, the plugin won't > > work either. > > > > Thanks in advance for your comment/suggestion > > > Have you tried running the program from a gnome-terminal, xterm or KDE > Konsole command line? Any errors will be listed if the start up fails. > One thing to check is the permissions and ownership for the files. > > > -- > Best Regards, Keith > NW Oregon Radio http://kilowatt-radio.org/ > http://linux.com http://freebsd.org http://apple.com > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 29 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:06:35 -0800 (PST) > From: Keith <ac7xc-lnx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: RedHat FEDORA Group <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Install Mozilla plugin > Organization: http://kilowatt-radio.org NW OR Radio Page > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Keith wrote: > > > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Telmo Silva wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I tried to install Macromedia Flash Mozilla plugin, but it keeps asking me the > > > installation directory of mozilla, and I can't seem to find it. Anyone knows > > > where is mozilla insttaled on Fedora Core? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > locate mozilla > > > > Sorry, you should type 'locate mozilla' on the command line. > > > -- > Best Regards, Keith > NW Oregon Radio http://kilowatt-radio.org/ > http://linux.com http://freebsd.org http://apple.com > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 30 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:12:51 -0800 > From: Sean Kennedy <skennedy@xxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Default Moz install: Pretty, custom built: jaggy > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Ok, this is probably a small thing, but damn it, I want it pretty! > > So the default install of FC1 has a 1.4 moz install that has non-jaggy > fonts. I want the latest version of Moz, so I download and install it, > but the fonts here are very jaggy. > > Can someone tell me how to make the new version look like the old > version, and why this is like it is? > > Thank you > > Sean > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFAEFjzIjyA6vwcN38RAlR5AJwJUhM7nyJzoza6UMxcFzduEHHT1QCffkFn > mHv42OKKwOn3Flp+rmWKpCs= > =f94v > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 31 > From: Fred Nastos <nastos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: performance tuning -- application start-up time > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:17:13 -0500 > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Hi, > > I just installed Fedora Core 1 on a system with an > Athlon XP 2500+ on an ASUS A7V600 motherboard, with > 512 MB PC3200 400MHz RAM, and Maxtor 120G > A133/7200RPM hard disk. > > I followed some hints on here: > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2003-December/msg02148.html > to get the ethernet recognized and network working. > > The only problem I have now is that it takes a noticeably long > time for applications to start up, and I'm not talking about > apps like OpenOffice. For example, it takes about 8 seconds > for konsole or terminal to startup. Once the apps start-up they > are as responsive as I'd expect. > > I searched the list, and I've seen a lot of comments that getting > RPMs built on Athlons doesn't getting the execution speed much, > but could they help the start-up times? I'd just go ahead and check > myself, but I can't seem to find anywhere where I can find such > rpms for Fedora. Must I roll my own? > > On another Athlon XP 2500, but on an ASUS A7V8X motherboard > and again with 512 MB RAM (PC2700 333 MHz) and a Maxtor > (80G A133/7200RPM), the application start-up times are very > impressive. Since the only major difference between the systems > is the motherboard (the video cards are the same also), could the > motherboard possibly be the reason? > > Also, on two intels, and old athlon 1200, again Fedora shines. > > Thanks for any input. > > > > > --__--__-- > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > End of fedora-list Digest
