On Wed, 2004-10-11 at 22:22 -0500, 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: NVIDIA Again (Mike Noble) > 2. Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader for FC3? (Alexander Dalloz) > 3. RE:Guide for NoOB in installing NVIDIA Driver (Irwin Mercader) > 4. yum update was ineffective? (Gerry Tool) > 5. Re: NVIDIA Again (Alexander Dalloz) > 6. Re: RE:Guide for NoOB in installing NVIDIA Driver > (Alexander Dalloz) > 7. Re: NVIDIA Again (Mike Noble) > 8. Ways to upgrade to FC3 and expected results (Newbie looking > for answers) (M Daniel R M) > 9. Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader for FC3? (Gerry Tool) > 10. Bash decimal arithmetic? (Dean Maluski) > 11. Re: NVIDIA Again (Mike Noble) > 12. Re: Scanning Slides under FC[123] (Z) > 13. MadWIFI and FC3 [WAS: FC3, Linuxant, stock kernel > (2.6.9-1.667) and 4k stacks] (Don Levey) > 14. Re: Scanning Slides under FC[123] (Gerry Tool) > 15. Re: FC3, up2date, yum, apt, authenticating proxy (Nifty Hat Mitch) > 16. Re: Bash decimal arithmetic? (Graham Campbell) > 17. Re: Evolution sadness (Micheal Clark) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:53:50 -0800 > From: Mike Noble <mgnoble@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: NVIDIA Again > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <4192C62E.40707@xxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Kevin Freeman wrote: > > On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 16:49 -0500, Jesse Jarzynka wrote: > > > >> Ok, has anyone installed the latest 6629 driver, rebooted, and had > >>eveything come up fine? I'm curious if this is a Core 3 issue, a kernel > >>issue, or a 'just me' issue. I'm thinking of moving back to the 6111 > >>driver but I can't install that without the kernel sources correct? I > >>tried modprobing 'nvidia' but that doesnt change the driver I'm using, > >>and I still don't have accelerated 3D. Anyone know what's going on here? > >>I'm real impressed with core3 so far but if I can't have ant apotlight > >>screensaver what good is it :-P? > >>Jesse Jarzynka > >>Cyber Source > >>http://www.thecybersource.com > >> > > > > > > Which card do you have? The 6629 driver does not work on Riva TNT2 > > cards, but works fine (for me at least) on a GF4 440MX and GF 5200. > > Driver 6111 (patched) works fine for all 3 cards listed above. And > > neither driver requires the kernel source to be present. You _will_ > > need to read the Release Notes (search for nvidia and udev) to get > > everything working smoothly. > > > > What is the output of: lsmod|grep nvidia ? You should see something > > like: > > nvidia 3473436 22 > > > > If so, you probably forgot to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to specify the > > binary nvidia driver. > > > > Regards, > > Kevin Freeman > > > > I would really like to know how you did this. I have GF4 440MX and > installed the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1. Modified the > /etc/X11/xorg.conf. When I reboot, it gives a message about > reconfigure kernel and hangs. > Any help would be great, I have never had a problem with an nvidia > driver before. But then that was on a different Linux. > > Mike > > Here is my xorg.conf file: > > # XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "Default Layout" > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" > EndSection > > Section "Files" > RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > FontPath "unix/:7100" > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "dbe" > Load "extmod" > Load "fbdevhw" > Load "glx" > Load "record" > Load "freetype" > Load "type1" > # Load "dri" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Keyboard0" > Driver "kbd" > Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse0" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "Monitor Vendor" > ModelName "VE700" > DisplaySize 340 270 > HorizSync 30.0 - 80.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0 > Option "dpms" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Videocard0" > # Driver "nv" > Driver "nvidia" > VendorName "Videocard vendor" > BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Videocard0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 16 > Modes "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" > "800x600""640x480" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Section "DRI" > Group 0 > Mode 0666 > EndSection > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 02:55:40 +0100 > From: Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader for FC3? > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1100138140.1201.182.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Am Do, den 11.11.2004 schrieb Gerry Tool um 2:42: > > > I just installed Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.9 from a tarball that worked > > with previous FC releases. On execution, it complains that there is no > > libXp.so.6 file available. I presume this is because of the change to > > xorg for the X server. Has anyone been able to make acroread work with FC3? > > > Gerry > > $ rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6 > xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.1-12 > > Install that package as you seem to miss it. > > Alexander > > > -- > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | new address - new key: 0xB366A773 > legal statement: http://www.uni-x.org/legal.html > Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 (Tettnang) on Athlon kernel 2.6.8-1.521smp > Serendipity 02:53:44 up 22 days, 33 users, load average: 0.15, 0.39, > 0.37 > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 189 bytes > Desc: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil > Url : /archives/fedora-list/attachments/20041111/53628186/attachment.bin > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:56:09 -0500 > From: "Irwin Mercader" <irwin52@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE:Guide for NoOB in installing NVIDIA Driver > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <BAY22-F32B9NAKzoD2h0000e41a@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: /archives/fedora-list/attachments/20041110/583707ca/attachment.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:57:47 -0600 > From: Gerry Tool <gstool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: yum update was ineffective? > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <4192C71B.7000900@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > My RHN applet indicated there were 7 updates to be installed, so as > root, I ran > > yum update > > It went through the paces, eventually downloading 10 packages after > several mirror changes to get the total set. It then presented me with > the command line prompt. Apparently it did not do an update, since RHN > still indicated a need to update. I ran up2date and it went through the > normal process, downloading and installing the updates. RHN applet is > now blue again. > > Previously I remember that after a yum update, the RHN applet would turn > blue, and it it didn't, asking it to check for updates would satisfy it. > > What happened? > > Gerry > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 03:00:34 +0100 > From: Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: NVIDIA Again > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1100138434.1201.185.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Am Do, den 11.11.2004 schrieb Mike Noble um 2:53: > > > I would really like to know how you did this. I have GF4 440MX and > > installed the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1. Modified the > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf. When I reboot, it gives a message about > > reconfigure kernel and hangs. > > > Mike > > Be sure you have the udev update package installed: udev-039-10.FC3.1 > and copied the udev files like explained on > http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/udev. > > Alexander > > > -- > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | new address - new key: 0xB366A773 > legal statement: http://www.uni-x.org/legal.html > Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 (Tettnang) on Athlon kernel 2.6.8-1.521smp > Serendipity 03:00:17 up 22 days, 39 users, load average: 0.53, 0.40, > 0.37 > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 189 bytes > Desc: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil > Url : /archives/fedora-list/attachments/20041111/496935b4/attachment.bin > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 03:05:07 +0100 > From: Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: RE:Guide for NoOB in installing NVIDIA Driver > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1100138706.1201.190.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Am Do, den 11.11.2004 schrieb Irwin Mercader um 2:56: > > hello guys, I am completely new in Linux, How do I install the driver? > and how can I configure X config?? I read the README.txt of Nvidia and > its complicated for me.. can anyone suggest something else? > > Repeating within short time is unfriendly. > > Why do you mark your subject as a reply mail (RE: prefix)? Please send > not HTML formatted but plain text mail. > > At which point do you fail to install teh driver? Did you get the closed > source package and executed it? > > Alexander > > > -- > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | new address - new key: 0xB366A773 > legal statement: http://www.uni-x.org/legal.html > Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 (Tettnang) on Athlon kernel 2.6.8-1.521smp > Serendipity 03:04:05 up 22 days, 43 users, load average: 0.31, 0.35, > 0.35 > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 189 bytes > Desc: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil > Url : /archives/fedora-list/attachments/20041111/8473a255/attachment.bin > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:07:18 -0800 > From: Mike Noble <mgnoble@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: NVIDIA Again > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <4192C956.6010903@xxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Alexander Dalloz wrote: > > Am Do, den 11.11.2004 schrieb Mike Noble um 2:53: > > > > > >>I would really like to know how you did this. I have GF4 440MX and > >>installed the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1. Modified the > >>/etc/X11/xorg.conf. When I reboot, it gives a message about > >>reconfigure kernel and hangs. > > > > > >>Mike > > > > > > Be sure you have the udev update package installed: udev-039-10.FC3.1 > > and copied the udev files like explained on > > http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/udev. > > > > Alexander > > > > > > > Ok I have nothing in /dev/nvidia* so there is nothing to copy. > Will try the nvida install again. > > Mike > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 03:11:57 +0100 > From: M Daniel R M <danes16subscrip3@xxxxxx> > Subject: Ways to upgrade to FC3 and expected results (Newbie looking > for answers) > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <1100139117.29749.172.camel@PRIMATES-PLM> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > My box is currently running FC1 with a tailored 2.4.27 kernel. A home > user desktop. > I've never done an distro-upgrade between "fedoras" (or any Linux > release...) > The best way would be ... (I already have the four CD's waiting for): > either a clean installation or maybe a leaded one by the Anaconda > installer upon the FC1 partitions BUT "upgrading"? > > What does it implies exactly?: > > -First, to backup my whole /home partition to another place? Probably > the answer here is "yes".. > -It is possible to do that(FC1-->FC3) without stepping through FC2? It > seems really very hard to add "the news" belonging to FC2 (renewed > X-server, etc.) AND "the news" from FC3 too. I hope that the system > doesn't end up messing up all. More, ALSA sound is currently working; > I'm afraid that results of many efforts will last during a brief time... > -Does it would happen anything if you don't have running an nptl > kernel? I suppose it wouldn't. I mean..., would the upgrade be possible? > -Also, I suppose I'd automatically loose some functionalities like > webcam captures (due to pwc and pwcx modules in my case...---Thank you > Alexander D. for that great links----) or ATI driver functionalities. > -All those packages that once I installed from sources (tarballs) as > they are not rpm's, are going to be lost? > -Does it would make much sense to back up places like /usr/local, > /usr/share where usually lives that sort of packages? I suspect that it > wouldn't, because that binaries were built for an existing, concrete > configuration; please, correct me if I am wrong, I am a shyly newbie. > -Does it make any sense to backup the entire /etc directory since there > would be there many files (as the XFree86 ones) that already doesn't > exist in FC2? Would be a better idea to do a back up from some important > files located there like fstab, modules.conf, etc. > -Is it possible to change the repositories where yum and apt are > pointing to? -without messing up things- That is, most of the packages > and updates I get/did with FC1 were from a "group" of repositories that > are compatibles between them, and I'd like to try now the another > "group" -not an special, particular reason...- > -Am I missing something important that needs to be born in mind? > > > > P.S. I've read the > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html > > > Regards, > > Daniel Rodrguez > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:14:28 -0600 > From: Gerry Tool <gstool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader for FC3? > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <4192CB04.9030204@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Alexander Dalloz wrote: > > >Am Do, den 11.11.2004 schrieb Gerry Tool um 2:42: > > > > > > > >>I just installed Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.9 from a tarball that worked > >>with previous FC releases. On execution, it complains that there is no > >>libXp.so.6 file available. I presume this is because of the change to > >>xorg for the X server. Has anyone been able to make acroread work with FC3? > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>Gerry > >> > >> > > > >$ rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6 > >xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.1-12 > > > >Install that package as you seem to miss it. > > > >Alexander > > > > > > > > > Thank you Michael and Alexander. Installing that package did indeed > make it work. > > Gerry > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:22:14 -0500 > From: Dean Maluski <dmaluski@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Bash decimal arithmetic? > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1100139734.24803.10.camel@punk> > Content-Type: text/plain > > Does bash have an option to do non integer math in scripts? > I need my exact decimal numbers. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:49:13 -0800 > From: Mike Noble <mgnoble@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: NVIDIA Again > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <4192D329.3000002@xxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Mike Noble wrote: > > Alexander Dalloz wrote: > > > >> Am Do, den 11.11.2004 schrieb Mike Noble um 2:53: > >> > >> > >>> I would really like to know how you did this. I have GF4 440MX and > >>> installed the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1. Modified the > >>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf. When I reboot, it gives a message about > >>> reconfigure kernel and hangs. > >> > >> > >> > >>> Mike > >> > >> > >> > >> Be sure you have the udev update package installed: udev-039-10.FC3.1 > >> and copied the udev files like explained on > >> http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/udev. > >> > >> Alexander > >> > >> > >> > > Ok I have nothing in /dev/nvidia* so there is nothing to copy. > > Will try the nvida install again. > > > > Mike > > > > The problem has been solved, while still at init 3 I had to copy > the /dev/nvidia* to /etc/udev/devices. If you do not then when > a reboot occurs the files in /dev/nvidia* are deleted. > > Thanks to all who helped. > Mike > > > Did you do anything with chown or chmod after you copied the nvidia* files? thanks, nmad > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:56:14 -0800 > From: Z <zleite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Scanning Slides under FC[123] > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <4192D4CE.9020400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Brian Fahrlander wrote: > > > I have a great number of slides slowly decaying in their storage > >area. I guess I could put'em on a flat-bed and take my chances, but > >since I don't have a scanner now, maybe I should look into buying a > >slide-scanner. > > > > Are these things generally like a regular scanner in terms of > >installation, or do they use funky USB mechanisms? Anyone have > >experience with something like this? > > > > > > > I use a Epson 3170 for that. It is reasonably priced and has a build-in > transparency light build-in in the lid. > Works fine on linux with the Epson-Kowa scanning program. > The program is GPL except for the firmware blob that the driver uploads > to the scanner at startup. > > Z > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:08:04 -0500 > From: Don Levey <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: MadWIFI and FC3 [WAS: FC3, Linuxant, stock kernel > (2.6.9-1.667) and 4k stacks] > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1100142484.16821.9.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 16:03, Satish Balay wrote: > > > Ok - your experience with MADWIFI is a year old :). Trying the current > > CVS shouldn't cost you much time. > > > cvs co madwifi (or grab snapshot from > > http://madwifi.otaku42.de/2004/11/) > > make > > make install > > modprobe ath_pci > > > >... > > Also, on this list - there are plenty of posts about these cards with > > model numbers (but not rev numbers). I'd rather have them post the > > 'lspci or cardctl ident' for them. > > > > BTW: What does 'cardctl ident' say for your cards? > > > > Satish > > > > --- > > [asterix]: lspci > > 02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5211 802.11ab NIC (rev 01) > > > > > > So... I got home, downloaded and compiled/installed madwifi according to > the instructions in the README file they included. Didn't seem that > there was much to it, really. However, as far as I can tell it isn't > working, and I'm not getting an error. > > Here's the output from 'lspci' and 'cardctl ident': > > 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 > 802.11abg NIC (rev 01) > > *** > > Socket 0: > product info: "Atheros Communications, Inc.", "AR5001-0000-0000", "Wireless LAN > Reference Card", "00" > manfid: 0x0271, 0x0012 > function: 6 (network) > > and from dmesg: > ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel. > ath_hal: 0.9.12.14 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212) > wlan: 0.8.4.4 (EXPERIMENTAL) > ath_rate_onoe: no version for "ether_sprintf" found: kernel tainted. > ath_rate_onoe: 1.0 > ath_pci: 0.9.4.11 (EXPERIMENTAL) > PCI: Enabling device 0000:03:00.0 (0000 -> 0002) > ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 > divert: allocating divert_blk for ath0 > ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps > ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps > 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 4.6 > ath0: 802.11 address: 00:0f:3d:52:7f:f0 > ath0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BE traffic > ath0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BK traffic > ath0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic > ath0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic > ath0: Atheros 5212: mem=0x10800000, irq=11 > > > So I know the system knows it's there. However, after running 'ifconfig ath0 up' I get: > ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:3D:52:7F:F0 > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:292 errors:39 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:39 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 > RX bytes:36017 (35.1 KiB) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > Interrupt:11 Memory:12b00000-12b10000 > > It's there - but I get no IP address, and I can't connect out using it. > Any ideas what I've missed? I may go back to the Linuxant loaders, just because they claim to have a solution that will work for me, but I'd rather not... > Thanks, > -Don > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:08:29 -0600 > From: Gerry Tool <gstool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Scanning Slides under FC[123] > To: Glen Staufer <alaxsxaq@xxxxxxxxx>, For users of Fedora Core > releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <4192D7AD.5030904@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Glen Staufer wrote: > > >On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:44:30 -0600, Brian Fahrlander > ><brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> I have a great number of slides slowly decaying in their storage > >>area. I guess I could put'em on a flat-bed and take my chances, but > >>since I don't have a scanner now, maybe I shouook into buying a > >>slide-scanner. > >> > >> Are these things generally like a regular scanner in terms of > >>installation, or do they use funky USB mechanisms? Anyone have > >>experience with something like this? > >> > >> > >> > > > >I have a Minolta Dimage V and use vuescan. It works like a charm with > >only a few problems. > > > >- couldn't get it to work under Linux with USB 1.1. The scanner would > >lock up. XP handled the USB 1.1 connection just fine. My desktop > >system has USB 2 and the problems went away. > >- whenever I scan to a tiff file, the file loads up into Gimp. I > >haven't figured out how to get it to scan to a disk file yet. > >- vuescan needs to be run as root. This is new with my installation > >of FC3; under the TEST versions, my normal user account could access > >the scanner. I've tried a mod to the usbscanner script to set the > >permissions to allow non-root users to access the scanner, but I don't > >have the answer yet. > > > >--Glenn > > > > > > > I don't know if this is your problem or not, but ... > > There is an unresolved bug that incorrectly sets the permissions on usb > scanners. One way to make it work as a user is to unplug/plug in the > usb cable to the scanner after boot. This is a PITA and probably is not > good for the connector in the long run. The alternative is to write a > script that changes the permissions. > > First, you need to identify the file with scanimage -L or sane-find > scanner run as root. > > In my case, > [root@gstpc-fc3 acroread]# scanimage -L > device `epson:libusb:003:002' is a Epson Perfection1240 flatbed scanner > > Then create a script; in my case I have /usr/local/bin/fixscan which has > a single line > > chmod a+w /proc/bus/usb/003/002 > > I run fixscan as root after reboot and the scanner is then usable by my > normal user account. > > Hope this is useful. > > Gerry > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 15 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:11:57 -0800 > From: Nifty Hat Mitch <mitch48@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: FC3, up2date, yum, apt, authenticating proxy > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <20041111021157.GD19755@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 12:41:05PM -0800, Lets Go Canes wrote: > > --- William Hooper <whooperhsd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > # export http_proxy=http://fqdn.com:nnnn [proper proxy, username, > > > ] > > > > # export proxy_username=username [ and password set > > > ] > > > > # export proxy_passwd=password > > > > > > Try using: > > > > > > export http_proxy=http://username:password@xxxxxxxx:nnnn > > > > This works for yum. It does not work for up2date or apt. But for my > > purposes yum is good enough! Thanks muchly! > > I was going to suggest setting up squid so that squid > understands your authenticating proxy then point > up2date at the local squid proxy. > > One additional layer of indirection but... > > Caution... most businesses demand authentication so they can monitor > employee web use. Do not expose yourself to personal problems and > trouble by exposing a squid proxy with your ID to unknown users. But > it might help.... while the bug is being fixed. > > At this early stage there is a small set of updated packages. Tools > like wget, curl or a browser could be used to collect the 25 or so > updated packages. > > > -- > T o m M i t c h e l l > spam unwanted email. > SPAM, good eats, and a trademark of Hormel Foods. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 16 > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:18:32 -0500 > From: Graham Campbell <gc1111@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Bash decimal arithmetic? > To: dmaluski@xxxxxxxxx, For users of Fedora Core releases > <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1100143112.18164.3.camel@sirius> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 21:22 -0500, Dean Maluski wrote: > > Does bash have an option to do non integer math in scripts? > > I need my exact decimal numbers. > > > > An "exact decimal number" is a contradiction in terms. If you can > specify the precision you wish to retain then use bc to do the > calculations.
