On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 01:02, fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Send fedora-list mailing list submissions to > Message: 11 > Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:02:04 +0800 > From: Dexter Ang <thepoch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: OpenOffice.org Calc 4-11 date bug? > To: tsiddharth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, For users of Fedora Core releases > <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1083146523.11604.25.camel@portablepoch> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 17:15, Siddharth Toshniwal wrote: > > On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 14:17, Dexter Ang wrote: > > > Just want to know if others are experiencing this... > > > > Funny. The steps you mentioned seem to work okay > > for me. My open office version is: 1.1.0 > > > > What is your OO.o version? Is there _no_ > > date format which shows correctly? > > > > cheers, > > Siddharth. > > I am currently using version 1.1.0 as well, the latest build. This has > also happened in the build that originally shipped with Fedora. > > I just tested again... open up Calc, enter the values "4/9", "4/10", > "4/11", "4/12", "4/13". All the others except 4/11 will be changed to a > date format. > > I have also confirmed that this happens in the Windows version of OOo > 1.1.0 on my friend's computer. But I still want input to see if it > happens only to us, or majority of people. > > dex > I am running version 1.1.0 and all dates including "4/11" are converted to dates correctly Roger > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 00:23:17 -0500 > From: ByteEnable <ByteEnable@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Please help me be rid of Windows forever! > To: Benjamin@xxxxxxxxxx, For users of Fedora Core releases > <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <200404290023.17771.ByteEnable@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > 3) I use Neo DVD Standard to grab my home movies off of my MiniDV > > camcorder, then use DVD Lab to make the DVDs. Can I get my movies off of > > my camcorder, and is there video software that's as easy to use as DVD > > Lab? > > There is a KDE app called KDenlive that you can do movies with. > > http://www.uchian.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/kdenlive_screenshots.html > > Byte > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 00:26:05 -0400 > From: Jay Daniels <drs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Please help me be rid of Windows forever! > To: Benjamin@xxxxxxxxxx, For users of Fedora Core releases > <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <20040429042605.GD10005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 07:35:50PM -0500, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: > .-cut-. > > > > Up to now I've run RH on my home server (upgrading when FC2 comes out) and > > Win2K as the main OS on the desktop, though I've multi-booted with RH. > > Now the mother board is dying, and I've ordered new hardware (list below). > > Supposedly Win2K doesn't work with SATA drives, and I'm unwilling to pay > > to upgrade to WinXP, so now is the perfect time to move to FC (well, > > perhaps it'd be better to wait until FC2...god, how I'm going to hate > > having to upgrade my OS every six freaking months *sigh*) > > > .-cut-. > > Interesting, will updates, patches, or fixes for FC1 end when FC2 is > released? > > > jay > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:04:39 +1000 > From: Matt Hansen <helios82@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: kill xterm kills app! > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1083215078.3471.96.camel@fc1> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 14:11, Chris wrote: > > Hi Jay, > > > > On Wednesday, Apr 28, 2004, at 23:57 US/Eastern, Jay Daniels wrote: > > > > >> If you start it with the ampersand and later want to close the xterm > > >> but > > >> keep the other app (xclock) going, you can use 'disown' to do the same > > >> thing that 'nohup' does when starting it as mentioned in earlier > > >> posts. > > >> For example: > > >> > > >> $ xclock & > > >> $ disown xclock > > >> > > >> Paul > > > > > > > > > Why does xclock become a child of the xterm process if you use the > > > ampersand and run it in the background? > > > > > > > xclock actually becomes a child process of the shell (bash, usually). > > When you start it with nohup, it becomes a child of the init process > > (usually PID 1) after the 'real' parent (the shell) dies. > > Is there any functional difference between say 'nohup xclock &' and > 'xclock & ; disown xclock' apart from the latter involves more typing? > > Regards, > -Matt > -- > "Would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?" > - Bob Young on the benefits of the open source development model. > mhelios - www.fedoraforum.org > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 189 bytes > Desc: This is a digitally signed message part > Url : /archives/fedora-list/attachments/20040429/d9a71441/attachment.bin > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 15 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:11:25 -0400 > From: "Michael Mayhew" <plainmedici@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: SoundBlaster Live! sound card issue... > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <BAY15-F304lMxxnE0iv0003c3e3@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > Greetings, > > I have a major problem in my attempts to configure sound for my Fedora > Core 1 linux machine. I have disabled the PnP OS setting in the BIOS as well > as the onboard sound. The Fedora Soundcard Detection utility recognizes the > card (as it did during installation) and the correct driver (emu10k1). > However, when I try to "Play test sound" the system freezes. (No mouse > movement, etc.) I am including, for posterity, the listing of my > modules.conf file (the relevant sections anyway). Any and all assistance > would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot. > > alias sound-slot-0 emu10k1 > post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null > 2>&1 || : > pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null > 2>&1 || : > > Once again, thanks. > > Michael > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page FREE > download! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 16 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:29:37 +0800 > From: Chris Kloiber <ckloiber@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: First experiences with Fedora Core 2 Test 3 > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1083216577.17351.4.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 11:40, Chris wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have downloaded and installed FC2/T3 on my Acer TravelMate today. > > The initial install went fine - no problems there. > > After rebooting, the machine hung at kudzu (detecting new hardware). > > I disabled that and rebooted, this time it hung at activating eth0 - I > > had given it a fixed IP address, no reason to hang. > > Then I disabled networks from staring up, it hung at pcmcia > > Disabled that, it hung at cups > > Disabled that and it eventually booted. > > But it had no X configuration, so it asked - told it what it is and it > > let me log in to GNOME. But it hung, after the FC2 banner shows up in > > the middle of the screen. > > Switched to initlevel 3 and back to 5, logged into KDE. That worked ok > > but with no network, I feel kinda crippled. > > There is also a dump when it tries to initialize the USB controller, > > 'Unable to handle kernel paging request' is the message. > > > > If anybody out there needs more info to fix these issues, I'd be more > > than happy to provide what I can. > > > > And no, these are not newbe problems, I'm running Linux since Kernel > > version 0.9x ;-). > > > > Best regards, > > Chris > > > > -- > > Chris Ruprecht > > Network Grunt and Bit Pusher extraordinare > > That all sounds very ACPI or IOAPIC to me, try disabling them at boot > with pci=noacpi{,usepirqmask} acpi=off or noapic. Any combination may > help. My laptop, for instance, requires pci=noacpi to make the via-rhine > network work, and usepirqmask along with a kernel patch to make pcmcia > work. Once you get the machine booting reliably, then go after X. Good > luck. > > -- > Chris Kloiber > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 17 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:49:25 -0400 > From: russell <simmonsr@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: BitTorrent help > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <40909765.7070805@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I installed the BitTorrent client via Yum using the FreshRpms > repository. I can't seem to get the program to run. I'm probably > overlooking something obvious but can't seem to figure it out. Any help > would be most appreciated. > > tia > > r. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 18 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:21:32 +0930 > From: Iain Buchanan <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: SoundBlaster Live! sound card issue... > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <1083217892.2137.11.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 14:41, Michael Mayhew wrote: > > I have a major problem in my attempts to configure sound for my Fedora > > Core 1 linux machine > [snip] > > The Fedora Soundcard Detection utility recognizes the > > card (as it did during installation) and the correct driver (emu10k1). > > However, when I try to "Play test sound" the system freezes. > [snip] > > alias sound-slot-0 emu10k1 > > has it ever worked in linux? > what does lspci say for the sound card? > Objection! leading the witness: > is it an emu10k1 or an emu10k1x > > If you got it in a Dell system then its a SoundBlaster Live! by creative > but never released to the public, which is the 'winmodem' equivalent of > sound cards (emu10k1x). > > If you bought it in a box from some distributor, then its probably ok > (emu10k1), and maybe someone else can help you further :) > > HTH, > -- > Iain Buchanan <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 19 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:56:32 +0200 > From: Chadley Wilson <chadley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: StartX not running > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1083218191.15982.23.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 19:57, jludwig wrote: > > On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 11:50, Keita Rose wrote: > > > I have given your suggestion a try with no success. Find attached the results of the effort > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of jludwig > > > Sent: 27 April 2004 21:02 > > > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > > > Subject: RE: StartX not running > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2004-04-27 at 15:30, Keita Rose wrote: > > > > I have tried that, it did not work. See attached file for results. > > > > > > > snip snip snip > > > > > > > > > > > > > You could try XFree86 -configure as root. This might well give you the > > > information you need. > > > > I have just picked up the thread and haven't read any of the others, I > normally use redhat-config-XFree86 --set-driver=vesa as root. > and then just redhat-config-XFree86 to set the resolution. > good luck! -- Roger Finks <rcflinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
