I had the same problem with my sound card. I eadjusted the pcm2 contrl and it works with uping or lowering that control, plus the main vaolume doesn't work accept with xmms. Hope this helps. Terry ===================== ===================== On Thu, 2004-06-17 at 23:45, fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 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-owner@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: Fedora Core 2 Update: kernel-2.6.6-1.435 (Ed K.) > 2. Re: Java issue (Tom) > 3. Re: FC2 - anaconda - bootdisk creation (Jim Cornette) > 4. Re: Fedora Core 2 Update: kernel-2.6.6-1.435 > (Pedro Fernandes Macedo) > 5. Re: Fedora Core 2 Update: kernel-2.6.6-1.435 (Ed K.) > 6. Re: xgterm out of ptys? (C. Linus Hicks) > 7. Re: Disk Cleanup (Clifford Snow) > 8. Re: Sound Problem (slim) > 9. Re: FC2 - anaconda - bootdisk creation (Sean Estabrooks) > 10. Three FC1 minor quibbles (John McBride) > 11. Re: Slow KDE application launch due to network activity > (T. 'Nifty New Hat' Mitchell) > 12. Re: FC2 Issues (kyloe .) > 13. Re: Recommended Video Card (Aaron Cirilo) > 14. switchdesk (Dwaine Castle) > 15. [FC2] GNOME 2.6: Desktop icons for "Computer" and "Start > Here" (D. D. Brierton) > 16. Re: Sound Problem (david walcroft) > 17. Re: IBM Bladecenter and Fedora Core 2 (Shannon McMackin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:04:32 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Ed K." <ed@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Fedora Core 2 Update: kernel-2.6.6-1.435 > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0406172258370.12448@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, Pedro Fernandes Macedo wrote: > > On Thu, 2004-06-17 at 23:37, Ed K. wrote: > >> Sorry for the delay.... But I was specifically recommending that you issue > >> a HEAD command to a http mirror. This would be simpler then parsing the > >> actual header.info > >> > >> {here starts a flame war} > >> actually, I would encourage the use of only http mirrors, there is better > >> support for caching when using proxy server. And, there is no support for > >> the HEAD command for an ftp serfer. You software must support proxy server. > >> > > > > Flame war? which flame war? I agree with you. If I can save bandwith > > using proxies (when the user has one) , then I'll do it. > > > > And I just implemented the header.info parser.. Nothing much different > > from the html parser I had before... I only had to change the regex to > > \d:(.*)=(.*) > > Now I only wish I knew what is the reason of this digit.... So far , I'm > > simply ignoring it. > > > > BTW , which directories do you think we should check? I'm thinking about > > checking these directories: > > updates/[$releasever,testing] > > development > > $releasever/SRPMS > > $releasever/$arch/Fedora/RPMS > > > > I'm not sure if checking the last two is a good idea , as they change > > only when they are first created. Then they never change again... Maybe > > I'll add a status file that will keep track of which mirrors have been > > checked for the last two directories and have passed the check. > > > > I suggest that you should check /etc/yum.conf to find out which paths to > use. Or use http://www.fedoratracker.org/ to find out where the > repositories are located. Or have I missed something in the thread? > > {flame war} > I can't wait for ftp to retire for organized archives. http and bittorrent > should be all that is needed. no http header equivalent for ftp. > > ed > > Security on the internet is impossible without strong, open, > and unhindered encryption. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:04:17 -0600 > From: Tom <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Java issue > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <1087527857.a674b30a609b0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" > > Quoting Charlie Lesh <clesh76@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > Tom wrote: > > > > >I don't know if this is a 2.6 kernel issue, eclipse, or fedora but here > > goes... > > >I've got fc 2 installed with eclipse and j2sdk 1.4.2 from sun. I'm trying > > to > > >compile a pretty big project, but I've compiled it before, and its always > > >worked. However now with FC 2, it dies about 30 seconds in saying the > > system > > >is out of resources. I open eclipse with vmArgs Xmx768M (which is what I've > > >always done, and has worked with redhat9, FC1, and Mandrake 9.1 to compile > > this > > >project). In top, as soon as I open eclipse the java process is reported as > > >taking up 950-980M of RAM. I don't know if this happened in other settings, > > I > > >never looked. Anyway, although top reports that java is taking 950M of ram > > in > > >the process listing, in the summary it reports that only 200M of ram is > > being > > >used by the entire system. Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tom: > > Have you tried the beta JDK of 1.5.0? I use eclipse of Fedora 2 > > (although I admit my projects are small), and I haven't had this > > problem. It wouldn't hurt to install it and give it a shot. I'm running > > it on Fedora 2, and it seems to be both faster and more stable, eclipse > > included. > > > > I actually have both 1.4.2 and 1.5.0 installed, and I modify a 'java.sh' > > that I keep in /etc/profile.d to point to one or the other. For now I'm > > sticking with 1.5.0. > > > > Just my 2 cents. > > > > -charlie > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > I installed 1.5.0, and while it does seem faster (shaved 10 seconds off of my > jboss start time), it doesn't compile my project for other reasons. looks like > the API has changed quite a bit, or something. Anyway, the project I'm working > on might need to make alot of changes to work with the 1.5 API/VM it looks > like. > Any other ideas? > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:07:50 -0400 > From: Jim Cornette <jim-cornette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: FC2 - anaconda - bootdisk creation > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <40D25C86.6060409@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > Carnal Ortega wrote: > > Phil, how come I can boot fine with 1 floppy disk into my FC2 system? I > > ran mkbootdisk after a fresh install of FC2 and that was all I needed to > > do, just like with red hat's of the past. I'm booting into FC2 with the > > floppy in the same way I would if grub/lilo were on the mbr so I don't > > think I have a streamlined/rescue type kernel on that floppy. All the > > modules that need to be loaded at boot time are being loaded. I'm > > confused as to why people are saying this is not possible, what am I > > missing in this discussion? > > > > Ps. it's a 2mb floppy > > > > > > This explains why you are able to make the boot disk. > > I just tried what Jeff suggested and it created an image that was just a > bit larger than a 1.44 floppy. I got the below. This is on an athlon laptop. > > > rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1474560 Jun 17 23:00 /tmp/myboot.iso > > Jim > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 00:12:13 -0300 > From: Pedro Fernandes Macedo <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Fedora Core 2 Update: kernel-2.6.6-1.435 > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1087528333.2900.10.camel@tirael> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 00:04, Ed K. wrote: > > I suggest that you should check /etc/yum.conf to find out which paths to > > use. Or use http://www.fedoratracker.org/ to find out where the > > repositories are located. Or have I missed something in the thread? > > > Probably you missed , because I fell we are not in synch :) > The idea of the script is to check all the mirrors and then it will > generate a mirror list that will be sent to the user when he runs > up2date. > I'll take a look at the fedoratracker to see if there's a easy > scriptable way to find the mirror list.... If I dont find it , then > it'll be the old way: create a file with all the mirrors and let the > script read it... > > -- > Pedro Macedo > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:16:30 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Ed K." <ed@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Fedora Core 2 Update: kernel-2.6.6-1.435 > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0406172315100.12448@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Pedro Fernandes Macedo wrote: > > On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 00:04, Ed K. wrote: > >> I suggest that you should check /etc/yum.conf to find out which paths to > >> use. Or use http://www.fedoratracker.org/ to find out where the > >> repositories are located. Or have I missed something in the thread? > >> > > Probably you missed , because I fell we are not in synch :) > > The idea of the script is to check all the mirrors and then it will > > generate a mirror list that will be sent to the user when he runs > > up2date. > > I'll take a look at the fedoratracker to see if there's a easy > > scriptable way to find the mirror list.... If I dont find it , then > > it'll be the old way: create a file with all the mirrors and let the > > script read it... > > > > Great, but don't be afraid to ask Brad (Brad S at Fedora Tracker dot Org), > i'm sure it would be trivial for him to support a data dump for your needs > > ed > > Security on the internet is impossible without strong, open, > and unhindered encryption. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: 17 Jun 2004 23:05:41 -0400 > From: "C. Linus Hicks" <lhicks@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: xgterm out of ptys? > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1087527940.2190.1220.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Thu, 2004-06-17 at 22:47, Gordon Campbell wrote: > > I've just run across a problem that I need to fix for my department head > > ASAP. > > > > He's planning to use an astronimical image processing package called IRAF > > that relies upon xgterm for funtionality. The problem is that when you > > try to run xgterm on his machine it hesitate, then reports that there are > > "no more available ptys". > > > > I'm completely stumped by this and haven't been able to find anythint > > recent to help. He's running Core 2, completely up to date, on a Dell > > Inspiron 8200. I checked my desktop machine, also running up to date Core > > 2, and it has the identical issue. Two other Core 1 machines don't have > > the problem. > > > > I'd be most grateful for any information or pointers. Thanks. > > It may be a permissions issue. Have you checked /dev/pty* to see if they > are read/write for the user in question? > -- > C. Linus Hicks <lhicks@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:33:30 -0700 > From: Clifford Snow <glass-art@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Disk Cleanup > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <1087529610.5960.60.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > On Thu, 2004-06-17 at 14:04, Per-Olof Litby - Reg'l Mgr Nordic/Baltic - > Java System Software - Sun Microsystems wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > Being sort of a newbie to Linux, I was wondering if someone could post > > some hints as to what is the best way to free up space on a disk. I find > > myself running out of disk space and would like to remove any > > uncessesary junk left over from upgrades, kernel builds, software > > installations, etc. Is there a good tutorial somwhere which tells me > > what I can delete and what not? > > You can remove old kernels by using: > rpm -e kernel-2.(the old versions) > Run rpm -qa|grep kernel > to see what old kernels you have. > Run uname -r > to get your current kernel. > > When I get around to cleaning things up, I like to leave at least the > previous one and, of course, the current one. > > I believe that rpm -e will also clean up grub. > -- > Clifford Snow > -------------- 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/20040617/57d82017/attachment.bin > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:33:35 -0500 > From: slim <vslim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Sound Problem > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1087529615.10476.1.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain > > If your using kde you could try; > > open kmix, then click advanced, then uncheck IEC958 > > see if that fixes it > > > On Thu, 2004-06-17 at 12:28, Dj Rose wrote: > > antonio montagnani wrote: > > > > > Dj Rose wrote/ha scritto, On/il 17/06/2004 17:02: > > > > > >> I just installed Fedora Core 2 the other day and since then my sound > > >> will not work. It worked fine with Fedora Core 1, I'm not sure if > > >> something changed or what the deal was, but it was about the same > > >> time that it quit that I installed FC2. I am running a machine with > > >> a SoundBlaster Audigy and now using kernel v 2.6.6-1.435. If anyone > > >> has any ideas, please let me know. > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> DJ > > >> > > >> > > > if Soundcard is detected, please check settings of > > > audiomixer..........maybe they are flat to 0!!!!! > > > > > I wish that would have been the problem, but it isn't. If I turn up my > > speakers it's just a high buzzing noise, if I play with the mixer it > > just makes that sound differentiate some. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:44:38 -0400 > From: Sean Estabrooks <seanlkml@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: FC2 - anaconda - bootdisk creation > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: jim-cornette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <20040617234438.32233ebd.seanlkml@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:07:50 -0400 > Jim Cornette <jim-cornette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Carnal Ortega wrote: > > > Phil, how come I can boot fine with 1 floppy disk into my FC2 system? I > > > ran mkbootdisk after a fresh install of FC2 and that was all I needed to > > > do, just like with red hat's of the past. I'm booting into FC2 with the > > > floppy in the same way I would if grub/lilo were on the mbr so I don't > > > think I have a streamlined/rescue type kernel on that floppy. All the > > > modules that need to be loaded at boot time are being loaded. I'm > > > confused as to why people are saying this is not possible, what am I > > > missing in this discussion? > > > > > > Ps. it's a 2mb floppy > > > > > This explains why you are able to make the boot disk. > > > > I just tried what Jeff suggested and it created an image that was just a > > bit larger than a 1.44 floppy. I got the below. This is on an athlon laptop. > > > > > rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1474560 Jun 17 23:00 /tmp/myboot.iso > > > > Jim, > > That will fit on a 1.44 floppy: > > 1474560 / 1024 = 1440K > > Cheers, > Sean > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:07:01 -0700 > From: John McBride <jmcbride@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Three FC1 minor quibbles > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <40D26A65.8070706@xxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > 1) Out of all linux machines in my building (dozens) one machine (with > an intel gigabit ether card) does not have the IFF_MULTICAST flag set. > This seems really odd, since I've seen msgs on the web implying that > pretty much every ether card is multicast capable. Ignore the unset flag > and multicast works fine. > > 2) Changing the yp/nis server in /etc/yp.conf and > /etc/sysconfig/networking (NISDOMAIN), then doing a /etc/init.d/ypbind > restart fails. It somehow caches the /etc/sysconfig/networking entry, > and ignores changes to the NISDOMAIN entry. Even /sbin/init 1 then > /sbin/init 3 won't pick up the change. Rebooting the machine, however, > does work. > > 3) Logging into the same account from multiple machines (using dhcp/NIS > and a NFS home directory) somehow breaks gdm or gconfd (I think those > are the daemons) terribly. The machines often refuse to log out of X, > demanding a ctrl-alt-backspace, and logging back in displays a number of > gnome startup errors. rm -rf'ing the contents of /tmp fixes this. > > These three things have caught me by suprise lately, so I thought I'd > share :-) > > Regards, > John > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:05:18 -0700 > From: "T. 'Nifty New Hat' Mitchell" <mitch48@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Slow KDE application launch due to network activity > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <20040618040518.GC19285@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 12:30:32AM +0200, Joan Moreau wrote: > > > > I installed FC2 on a Dell Inspiron 300m, and it works perfectly. > > > > Except one thing : When I enable any of the network interfaces > > (wireless (centrino) or wired (module tg3)), it becomes very slow to > > launch applications under KDE, where as the CPU usage keeps low and no > > problem in text mode... > > > > Any clue ? > > Only a guess. > > When you bring up the network interfaces > you trigger differences in host name resolution. > > The most common host name lookup is for localhost and this lookup is > critical for stuff on the desktop and X in general. > > If this is the issue, one possible solutions is: > > /usr/sbin/nscd - name service cache daemon > > See /etc/nscd.conf; > > Check for it... > > # chkconfig --list | grep nscd > > My guess is easy to test and does not require a reboot. > > # up2date install nscd > # chkconfig nscd on > # service nscd restart #I use restart perhaps it is already on. > > now test. > > # service nscd stop > > and test again. > > If you do not see any value you can > # service nscd stop > # chkconfig nscd off > > Remember the first 'launch applications under KDE' > will prime the cache. The second application launch > (even a different application) will tell you. Tinker > with simple games or xterm to test. > > The Nutshell DNS bind book discusses how important it is to have a local > authoritative lookup for both localhost and reverse lookups on the > 127. net. Using a caching daemon is much simpler than setting up > named with a local SOA (start of authority) for localhost.localdomain. > > > I just played with this and nscd can absolutely make stuff on the > desktop pop open quicker. Give it a try. > > > -- > T o m M i t c h e l l > /dev/null the ultimate in secure storage. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 04:16:04 +0000 > From: "kyloe ." <togetfiles@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: FC2 Issues > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <BAY8-F44v15jdXPGk5i00009765@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > > > > >All the power to Microsoft. If it wasn't for them then we'd have many more > >lazy, sometimes verbally violent & certainly uninformed people fuding on > >this list, for a start. Next cab off the rank is that I reckon there's a > >good chance that a number of Linux contributors are anti-microsoft and > >that's why we get such fabulous code for nicks! Finally it is through > >people pirating Microsoft software (& let's not forget the porn industry, > >but that's another story) that have brought personal computers & the > >internet to where they are today. > > > > > I guess it IS all about power and control! ie Money, Monopoly and Capitalism > etc!!! > You(not "you" but "U") know, Computing includes Microsoft, but, by no means > does Microsoft equal Computing. If one might think otherwise, don't be > surprised if one day you inherit the services of a white van and and given a > very ugly jacket! Or live your life similarly! > Basically, it's just not scientific or 100% genuine for all the people of > the whole Computing Industry. > So where does that leave these companies? In the Consumer end of MM & > C(described above). > Now if that ain't stealth then...? > > It's tireing when you hear and read remarks about Linux users being anti M$ > and basically being classified by inadvertant contradiction. So, in my > opinon one would strongly see the Opposite by proof of current and previous > law suits eg. SCO Group(who just happened to inherit alot of M$ $). > It's the Corporate world againts Linux man! C'mon . They pay Ridiculous > amounts of money, we don't! > Who would be jealous of who? Hmmm... It really is changing the Worlds IT > Industry. > It is true when someone(Forget the name) shouted at a conference(May Not Be > Word For Word) > > "What is SCO trying to prove? Do they want to Capitalise on being an > IP(intellectual property) shop!!" > > So lets not deviate with the ranting and raving or, "Bloggs", seeping onto > your screens by means of any egotistical Journalist or wannabe. It's far > beyond the "My computer is by far better than yours because..." concept, or > is it? You are the consumer! > > Then again, never forget the integrity of other people, besides one self, > and place all the eggs into one basket as to misconceive an era or > possibility. Porn yeah! So what! Everyone likes a good ahem now and then, > it's healthy! But whatch your standards... Far to many victims! > > And the Internet story, sheese... > It went like this: > #1. Netscape > #2. Law suite > #3. Internet Explorer > #4. lol > > _________________________________________________________________ > Watch the online reality show Mixed Messages with a friend and enter to win > a trip to NY > http://www.msnmessenger-download.click-url.com/go/onm00200497ave/direct/01/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:21:44 -0700 (PDT) > From: Aaron Cirilo <aaron@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Recommended Video Card > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: > <Pine.LNX.4.21.0406172120490.27714-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > i can recommend you "don't" use Nvidia :) > > On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 edwarner99@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > What "cheap" video card would someone recommend for 3D rendering. > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo > > > > > > > > -- > A a r o n C i r i l o > "Cynics know the price of everything and the value of nothing." > -Bill Phillips > > http://www.livejournal.com/users/aaroncirilo > http://www.calendric.com/acirilo/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 00:22:49 -0400 > From: "Dwaine Castle" <dcastle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: switchdesk > To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <007101c454eb$ebc01ba0$6401a8c0@DCXP> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Experimenting with switchdesk, I changed to the XFce desktop which went > fine. But, I can't go back to Gnome, or to KDE, or to TWM. Switching back > to the "default" desktop didn't work either. Switchdesk suggested deleting > the .Xauthority file which I did but that caused an endless list of error > messages. GNOME now issues messages about not being able to start the > "Settings Daemon", > or the Gnome-clock-applet, > or loading OFIID, > or Bonobo - Warnings, > or the GdkPixbuf assertion 'filename != NULL' failed, > and Warning: destroyed file still being monitored. > > X windows, for root at least, is now almost useless. I can only open one > terminal window within the GUI. For the record, This is a pure > test/learning machine and no data will be lost. I guess that I can copy the > configuration files from another account or do a reinstall, but I'd like to > know if this is a bug or something I did wrong. > > Thank you. > Dwaine > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 15 > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 05:27:57 +0100 > From: "D. D. Brierton" <darren@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [FC2] GNOME 2.6: Desktop icons for "Computer" and "Start > Here" > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1087532876.4064.14.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain > > I have a feeling that this might have been thrashed to death on the > Nautilus list, but does anyone else think that the default "Computer" > and "Start Here" virtual folders should be merged into one? Both of them > tell you about resources available, only one ("Computer") seems limited > to hardware---storage, whilst the other ("Start Here") seems to be more > task orientated---settings and programs. But I'm not sure why they > couldn't just be merged into one. It would also be great to have the > Ximian patches included which gave you a "Printers" icon in there. I > don't really care whether the merge of the two was called "Computer" or > "Start Here" or something else entirely. But I do think that both seems > odd somehow. (Whereas I *don't* think it odd that icons for removable or > hot-pluggable media appear also on the desktop and in "Computer". Maybe > that's just me.) Should comments like this be addressed directly to the > GNOME devs, or is Fedora's GNOME customised at all? > > Best, Darren > > P.S. Please don't hijack this thread to start another Spatial Nautilus > flame war. > > -- > ===================================================================== > D. D. Brierton darren@xxxxxxxxxxx www.dzr-web.com > Trying is the first step towards failure (Homer Simpson) > ===================================================================== > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 16 > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:41:03 +1000 > From: david walcroft <david_walcroft@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Sound Problem > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <40D2725F.4000109@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > Don R Maxwell wrote: > > Dj Rose wrote: > > > >> I just installed Fedora Core 2 the other day and since then my sound > >> will not work. It worked fine with Fedora Core 1, I'm not sure if > >> something changed or what the deal was, but it was about the same time > >> that it quit that I installed FC2. I am running a machine with a > >> SoundBlaster Audigy and now using kernel v 2.6.6-1.435. If anyone has > >> any ideas, please let me know. > > > > > > You will want to search the message archives of this list. ALSA 1.0.3, > > as shipped with FC2, lacks the drivers for Creative SoundBlaster Audigy > > and its close cousins. > > > > I had the very same problem as you describe with my SounBlaster. > > > > I had to d/l alsa 1.0.5 (esp the lib!) and recompile and install. Sound > > is fine after that. > > > > Don, > Thanks for the info about missing drivers in Alsa 1.0.3,I've > searched ever since FC2s release and never came across it.In installing > do you rpm -e <old>Alsa then <new> and does it include the kernel > modules being updated. > > Thanks david > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 17 > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 00:45:17 -0400 > From: Shannon McMackin <mcmackin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: IBM Bladecenter and Fedora Core 2 > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <cats0v$e79$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > fkroeger@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Yes - ISO was the standard one from the fc2 site (2.6.5-1.358). It > > automatically installed the smp version. I have since updated to > > 2.6.6-1.438 OK. > > Interestingly, there appears to be a difference between the blades. > > The new one (as well as fc2 install not being able to see the disks) also > > couldn't determine the monitor type, so I selected a generic LCD display. > > This was good enough to let me continue to the disk partition where it > > bombed out. > > > > Regards... Fred > > > > > >> > >> That is interesting. The FC2 you used was the ISO image from the site? I > >> burned the iso image on the 1st and we ran into the aforementioned > >> problems. I am not in charge of the Bladecenter either (so much cool > >> technology which I don't get to play with). Is there a version with the > >> bladecenter (or blades)? > >> > >> We also ran into something with the APG display with the SMP kernel which > >> was fixed around June 3 (no, I can't find the message any more) > >> > >> Benji > >> > >> At 10:00 AM 6/17/2004, you wrote: > >> >Benji - I installed FC2 without a hitch on an IBM Bladecentre (The blade > >> >server is a single CPU, single disk model). I selected the buttons for > >> >the monitor & CDROM, powered up the blade & it found the CD & displayed > >> >the > >> >install messages to the screen. I configured both network interfaces > >> >OK. It installed the SMP kernel as well. > >> > > >> >Pleased with my success I am now trying to duplicate my efforts on our > >> >Production Blades. These have 2 CPU's and 2 disks on board. The snag I > >> >have hit is that it uses a MegaRAID IDE controller. When I go to > >> >partition the disk it displays a message stating that there were no > >> >disks found. > >> >Regards... Fred Kroeger > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >-- > > > > > It just so happens that BladeCenter is also part of my professional life... > > You must have at least one 8678 and one 8832. The 8832 having the MegaRAID > IDE controller. You may check LSI for source code, but I doubt there is > anything FC2 specific. RHEL 3 isn't even up to a 2.6 kernel yet. Here's > the link to the LSI driver on our site: > > http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55040 > > I've done it with RHEL3 U1 and SLES8. The last community release I've tried > was Red Hat 9. > > You'll probably have to create a driver disk from the source code and do a > DD install to get the mirroring to work properly. There should be support > in that kernel with mirroring turned off.
