Severn notebook users experiencing hard lock-ups?
by Michel Alexandre Salim
Hello,
I have been getting mysterious lock-ups when configuring network devices
for the first time (either neat or internet-druid), and a couple of
times after the system is fully set up and running neat (once) and rpm
(once).
Running fresh install of Severn on a Sony Z1MP, Centrino 1.3GHz, with
built-in wireless/bluetooth turned off and using a Lucent WaveLAN
802.11b card.
My suspicion lies with the kernel, I might file a bug report once I get
more details (will recompile a 2.6 kernel tomorrow and see if I could
crash 2.4.21 but not 2.6-test1)
Thanks in advance,
Michel
20 years, 10 months
Re: Severn notebook users experiencing hard lock-ups?
by Nicholas Marsh
FYI: This may or may not be productive, but...
I've noticed a few others have had this same problem while reading
various blogs.
Anyway, it doesn't seem to be a limited issue. Sorry I don't have more
info.
nick
20 years, 10 months
Scanner works ... Network doesn't!
by Jim Cornette
I tried to install Severn on my old laptop. I couldn't get further than
/sbin/loader. .... No go for the Toshiba 490CDT.
On my desktop, a PowerSpecPC. The scanner worked and closed down
properly. It used to not turn back off, after the scan.
I lost my network connection though. This was an Upgrade from RHL 7.3 -
I used this only for CD burning and the Installation was not used often.
Here is the output from redhat-config-network. I love the save output to
file. I'll file a bug for this also.
My initial impression is that this distribution ought to be a great
advancement for Linux and Red Hat.
Output file attached.
Jim
Component: redhat-config-network
Version: 1.3.1
Summary: TB maindialog.py:1292:on_hardwareAddButton_clicked:NameError: global name 'hardwareTypeDialog' is not defined
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/src/build/273296-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 611, in on_addButton_clicked
File "/usr/src/build/273296-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 1292, in on_hardwareAddButton_clicked
NameError: global name 'hardwareTypeDialog' is not defined
Local variables in innermost frame:
self: <netconfpkg.gui.maindialog.mainDialog instance at 0xa106134>
args: (<gtk.Button object (GtkButton) at 0xa1956b4>,)
20 years, 10 months
kernel whoops
by Matt Whiteley
So, I unwittingly installed the 2.6 test kernel from arjan's directory
and out of habit used the rpm -Uvh command. I had wanted to install it
as a test not to replace. I have not rebooted and am still running the
2.4 kernel. Is this what I need to do to get back in shape?
rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kernel-2.4.21-20.1.2024.2.1.nptl.athlon.rpm
rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.0-0.test1.1.26.athlon.rpm
Will I be back to where I would have been in the first place?
thanks,
--
Matt Whiteley <matt-whiteley(a)comcast.net>
20 years, 10 months
Re: gnome screenshot was [Graphical boot isn't so graphical]
by Jef Spaleta
Again sorry for the lack of threading...I'm on digest.
Maynard Kuona scribbled:
>I just wish it could have a delay though. For me to 'pose' before it
>takes the shot. But I think it is pretty adequate.
Unless something has changed in the beta (which i haven't installed
yet...i've been dealing with a memory program, bad ram, which is fixed
now so i'm diving into the beta soonish, how silly would i look trying
to run the beta on ram I know is bad)
gnome-panel-screenshot --help
Application options
--window Grab a window instead of the
entire screen
--delay=INT Take screenshot after specified
delay
[in seconds]
And in fact the gnome help system (at least in rhl9) has a page for
gnome-panel-screenshot that goes over the options including running it
at the commandline to get to the delay feature.
So i guess the issue now is...what feature is worth having accessible
with a single click...and what features are best left for advanced users
as commandline options. Clearly the answer is not every feature of every
application needs to be gui-izable. But in this case, I don't have a
strong opinion on whether or not there needs to be a way to select a
window and a delay from the Actions menu. But consider this...wouldn't
you need to have a popup pane before you take the screenshot so you can
select delay or window mode....that complicates the process of just
taking a screenshot. Right now...you click a button, you get the
screenshot. I don't think its unreasonable to have advanced users
diving to commandline to use delay and window features of this
gnome-panel-screenshot.
-jef"9 out of 10 Helen's agree: nothing beats a good pair of
shoes"spaleta
20 years, 10 months
Also noticed
by Maynard Kuona
X is using about 90+ MB of RAM according to system monitor. Is this
because it aggregates all RAM usage of GUI programs, or is this also a
bug.
Maybe 2.6 will fix the xmms thing though. I wanted to be sure I was not
the only one experiencing the problem. Since the bug has already been
filed, I will not do any more about it. It seems the bug filers
experience and mine were identical.
Sadly, this is pretty much a deal breaker for me. I really wanted to
Beta test it, but its hard when I can not listen to my music. Its very
irritating. I could live with other bugs but this. So my beta testing
comes to an end. (very brief I must say).
A few more things I saw which (I think) need attention.
1. I think default install should not install all the games. I did
not choose KDE but all KDE games were installed. I am still
waiting to see that person who has played through all these
games. Only a few quality games should be included, and the rest
should be left to the user who really wants them.
2. I think acme (the multimedia key daemon) should come standard. A
lot of people, myself included, have multimedia keyboards, and
this is a great need.
3. Menus seem to be becoming long. Some consolidation is needed
there.
4. Can mozilla not be customized to use the gnome proxy settings? I
really hate that mozilla, which comes with gnome most of the
time, needs separate settings for network.
5. This is an idea I once offered, that we could have a renice
list, which contains default renice values for different apps.
That way, one could choose the default priority levels for the
different apps on the desktop, thereby tuning for best
performance for each persons use. This list could come with 0's
default too. Maybe this is too big a change. I really hate
having to bump up xmms every time I start it. Maybe this will
not be necessary with a preemptible kernel.
6. Split value added services from basic updates in redhat network.
This way, stuff like isos and maybe extra programs can be
offered in the network, but basic security updates can be
offered without a subscription. Or at least have an apt enabled
ftp site. Just for security updates though. Especially now its
becoming more community developed.
7. Maybe its a gtk problem, but dragging borders is slow and
redraws pitifully slowly. This kills the desktop experience.
Hopefully, the next beta irons out these issues. I have tried to make my
contribution though.
20 years, 10 months
gpm errors
by Mike Chambers
Keep seeing this error below, but I think it's a known bug but not sure.
Jul 22 10:40:01 bart gpm[1912]: O0o.oops(): [gpm.c(949)]:
Jul 22 10:40:01 bart gpm[1912]: mouse initialization failed
--
Mike Chambers
Madisonville, KY
"Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege."
20 years, 10 months
no go on reboot..
by Dale Kosan
I tried installing the new beta twice on my machine, both times it hung
when it was restarting at the setting hostname part.
When I tried to install I had to pass linux noprobe and acpi=off or else
it would freeze at the loading installer portion.
I checked the iso's after I downloaded them and the md5sum's were
correct. I also ran the media test and all three iso's passed. I was
installing from a vfat drive so I only booted with the first cd.
My hardware is as follows:
A7N8 Motherboard
2500XP "barton"
1025 mbs pc2700 memory
one maxtor drive for windows, primary
one maxtor drive for linux. secondary
plextor 48/24/48 cdrw, master
sony dvd burner, secondary
adaptec 2930 scsi card
ibm dds2 dat drive
nforce onboard sound
3com onboard nic
Nvidia gforce2 mx440 video card, 64 mb memory
Any ideas or thoughts?
20 years, 10 months
Performance Issues with XMMS
by David St.Clair
Anyone notice any performance problems with the beta? I am playing an
mp3 with xmms and doing a "ls" in a gnome terminal or dragging windows
around makes my mp3 skip (taking 100% of cpu while dragging). (Under RH
9 this didn't happen) When I am not dragging a window the cpu usage is
low and the mp3 plays fine.
I installed the xmms-mp3 package from freshrpms.net built for RH9.
--
David St.Clair <dstclair(a)cs.wcu.edu>
20 years, 10 months
opteron ?
by Christopher McCrory
Hello...
Are there plans to do an opteron release?
If so when?
If not, is it possible to "cross compile" an opteron release from a x86
box?
--
Christopher McCrory
"The guy that keeps the servers running"
chrismcc(a)pricegrabber.com
http://www.pricegrabber.com
Let's face it, there's no Hollow Earth, no robots, and
no 'mute rays.' And even if there were, waxed paper is
no defense. I tried it. Only tinfoil works.
20 years, 10 months