On Sat, 2008-04-19 at 14:36 -0700, Craig White wrote: > On Sat, 2008-04-19 at 16:09 -0400, Ric Moore wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-04-19 at 06:34 -0700, Craig White wrote: > > > > > ---- > > > do you have localhost for ipv6/inet6 in /etc/hosts? > > > > > > # cat /etc/hosts > > > # Do not remove the following line, or various programs > > > # that require network functionality will fail. > > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > > ::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6 > > > > > > Note the last line... ::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localhost6... that > > > helps identify your computer. I often copy my hosts file from machine to > > > machine and machines that have only ipv4 addresses...this can be a > > > problem. > > > > ...would I do the same thing for iam.wayward4now.net in hosts? Or, is > > just localhost sufficient? > > > > Just so you know, I also have ur., ru. and ima. on my other localnet > > machine domainnames. <chuckles> Ric > ---- > on fixed ip address systems, I don't put any other hostnames in the > 127.0.0.1 or ::1 address lines at all (other than what is shown above). > > But that may actually mean that if you want X stuff to work on ipv6, you > probably have to execute a command like 'xhost +localhost6' I think I may have found one of the major problems using xset -q which gives me this: root@iam ~]# xset -q Keyboard Control: auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000002 auto repeat delay: 660 repeat rate: 25 auto repeating keys: 00ffffffdffffbbf fadfffdfffdfe5ef ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff bell percent: 5 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 51 Pointer Control: acceleration: 20/10 threshold: 4 Screen Saver: prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes timeout: 310 cycle: 600 Colors: default colormap: 0x20 BlackPixel: 0 WhitePixel: 16777215 Font Path: unix/:7100,built-ins Bug Mode: compatibility mode is disabled DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 1200 Suspend: 1800 Off: 2400 DPMS is Disabled Font cache: Server does not have the FontCache Extension File paths: Config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf Modules path: /usr/lib/xorg/modules Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log [root@iam ~]# I find that note about Font cache disturbing or should I be disturbed? Know of a remedy? Still looking for "could not open default font 'fixed'" solution. I'm googling like a wild man to find it! :) Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================ -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list