upon starting the desktop, the cursor is an ugly square
by Robert P. J. Day
as soon as i log into my f11b gnome desktop, my cursor changes from
the standard arrow to a square, about 1.5 x 1.5 cm in size, and it
appears to remain a square until i finally select an application to
run, at which point it reverts to its normal cursor form and
everything is fine. known issue?
rday
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15 years
Re: future f12 test days
by Paul W. Frields
On Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 05:00:51PM +0200, Christoph Höger wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> so testdays are a really cool way of testing feature progress during an
> alpha/beta cycle. I guess upstream projects really love all those corner
> cases being tested.
>
> So as Paul stated
> (http://marilyn.frields.org:8080/~paul/wordpress/?p=1577)
>
> The wiki is public now, which makes it possible to test features (and
> post the results) for everybody not only FAS members. This is definitely
> a good thing, but I guess there are a few more points to make that work:
>
> a) we should _always_ have USB images ready. That should lower the
> testing costs to zero.
>
> b) we need public attention (aka PR), I already tried to get that into
> some german online media and phoronix for nouveau test day, but with
> little success (only prolinux.de reacted). I guess no one will make a
> headline for every testday, so it would be a good idea to bring
> attention to the test days (and the schedule) in the alpha release notes
> (and pounce the media on those). Some ambassadors having PR experience
> here?
Cc'ing the fedora-docs-list to reference above.
I added a placeholder note for that future page:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_12_Alpha_release_notes
> c) make the test cases as automated as possible. Offer sending smolt
> profile (smoltGUI) and run test cases directly from the desktop. Also We
> should add a link (or the document itself) about how to test what and
> why to the desktop. If it's possible for the test generated results
> should also be posted automagically to the results page, or, if tests
> fail, bug reports could be created by bugbuddy.
Not sure if bugbuddy adds any heft to the Live images. Regardless
though, I actually was talking to James Laska about this just the
other day. The easier the community uptake, the more people can dive
in and get involved.
I've found the Live images really helped me. I don't tend to have a
lot of time to devote to testing, yet I was able to successfully
run some tests and generate a few bug reports for the Nouveau test
day. It was a great experience and I'd like as many other people to
enjoy it as possible.
I'd suggest that followups on this go to fedora-test-list, since
that's typically where the QA folks do the bulk of their planning and
execution.
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15 years
F11-beta: no italian language support
by Guido Grazioli
I just installed F11 beta on a qemu-kvm over my main F9 install, and
anaconda didn't list italian support in "languages" group.
I could install italian support after installation with s-c-language though.
Which component should i open a ticket against?
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15 years
what *is* the proper recipe for 64-bit flash support?
by Robert P. J. Day
as i posted yesterday, after a fresh f11 beta install, the first
time i brought up firefox and browsed to a page with embedded flash, i
got:
"Additional plugins are needed ... " "Install Missing Plugins"
however, as i reported, if you simply follow the recipe, elect to
install those plugins, you get to download something from adobe, it
gets installed, etc etc, but when that's all over, you *still* don't
have flash support, and i'm guessing that that set of steps would work
fine for i386 but not for an x86_64 install.
is that correct? and if so, what *is* the proper set of steps to
get flash support for a 64-bit f11 install? and if the default recipe
doesn't actually work for 64-bit, it seems that it shouldn't walk a
user through those steps if it's not eventually going to work after
it's over.
or am i missing something? i have a fresh, fully-updated, x86_64
f11 beta sitting in front of me, i haven't touched anything related to
flash, and i'm willing to test whatever recipe someone wants to
suggest and report back.
rday
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15 years
Fedora 10 updates-testing report
by updates@fedoraproject.org
The following builds have been pushed to Fedora 10 updates-testing
lazarus-0.9.26.2-2.fc10
mailman-2.1.11-5.fc10
msp430-binutils-2.19.1-1.fc10
rpmreaper-0.1.6-1.fc10
Details about builds:
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lazarus-0.9.26.2-2.fc10 (FEDORA-2009-3303)
Lazarus Component Library and IDE for Freepascal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Update Information:
Update to version 0.9.26.2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ChangeLog:
* Wed Apr 1 2009 Joost van der Sluis <joost(a)cnoc.nl> 0.9.26.2-2
- Adapted Makefile patch for version 0.9.26.2
* Wed Apr 1 2009 Joost van der Sluis <joost(a)cnoc.nl> 0.9.26.2-1
- Updated to version 0.9.26.2
* Wed Feb 25 2009 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.9.26-4
- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Mass_Rebuild
* Thu Dec 4 2008 Michael Schwendt <mschwendt(a)fedoraproject.org> 0.9.26-3
- Include /etc/lazarus directory.
* Wed Oct 29 2008 Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak(a)v3.sk> 0.9.26-2
- Fix path to the source tree
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mailman-2.1.11-5.fc10 (FEDORA-2009-3308)
Mailing list manager with built in Web access
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ChangeLog:
* Thu Apr 2 2009 Daniel Novotny <dnovotny(a)redhat.com> 3:2.1.11-5
- fix bz#481446 (Recompile of mailman's config causes SElinux denials)
* Wed Oct 29 2008 Daniel Novotny <dnovotny(a)redhat.com> 3:2.1.11-4
fix #460820 - msg_footer gets its trailing spaces trimmed
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #481446 - Recompile of mailman's config causes SElinux denials
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=481446
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msp430-binutils-2.19.1-1.fc10 (FEDORA-2009-3307)
Cross Compiling GNU binutils targeted at msp430
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Update Information:
Upgrade to binutils 2.19.1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ChangeLog:
* Tue Feb 10 2009 Rob Spanton rspanton(a)zepler.net 2.19.1-1
- Bump up to binutils 2.19.1
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rpmreaper-0.1.6-1.fc10 (FEDORA-2009-3301)
A tool for removing packages from system
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ChangeLog:
* Thu Apr 2 2009 Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar(a)redhat.com> 0.1.6-1
- update to 0.1.6
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #472042 - RFE: rpmreaper able to exclude based on regex
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472042
[ 2 ] Bug #472039 - Pressing F1 in rpmreaper does not produce help
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472039
[ 3 ] Bug #471570 - "i" key doesn't show "rpm -qil" output
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=471570
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15 years
Fedora 9 updates-testing report
by updates@fedoraproject.org
The following builds have been pushed to Fedora 9 updates-testing
python-nss-0.1-2.fc9
rpmreaper-0.1.6-1.fc9
Details about builds:
================================================================================
python-nss-0.1-2.fc9 (FEDORA-2009-3300)
Python bindings for Network Security Services (NSS)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Update Information:
Python-nss is a set of Python bindings for the NSS/SSL Crypto package with
support for NSPR. python-nss had been available in F-10 and rawhide. This
introduces it into F-9
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================================================================================
rpmreaper-0.1.6-1.fc9 (FEDORA-2009-3299)
A tool for removing packages from system
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ChangeLog:
* Thu Apr 2 2009 Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar(a)redhat.com> 0.1.6-1
- update to 0.1.6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
References:
[ 1 ] Bug #472042 - RFE: rpmreaper able to exclude based on regex
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472042
[ 2 ] Bug #472039 - Pressing F1 in rpmreaper does not produce help
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472039
[ 3 ] Bug #471570 - "i" key doesn't show "rpm -qil" output
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=471570
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15 years
After install, unhandled exception trying to eject cdrom?
by Robert P. J. Day
moving on, the f11b x86_64 install finished installing the last
package, then promptly gave me an unhandled exception error, clearly
complaining about not being able to eject the cdrom. from manual
transcription:
File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devices.py", line 2687, in eject
log.warning("error ejecting cdrom ... etc etc
what was annoying was that i was then given the chance to file that
bug with bugzilla, even though i was not connected to the net. would
it not make more sense to bypass the bugzilla offer if you have no
network interface?
rday
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15 years
Re: complete crash when I open firefox and get on internet
by Antonio Olivares
--- On Thu, 4/2/09, Niels Haase <haase.niels(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
> From: Niels Haase <haase.niels(a)googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: complete crash when I open firefox and get on internet
> To: olivares14031(a)yahoo.com, "For testers of Fedora Core development releases" <fedora-test-list(a)redhat.com>
> Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 3:12 PM
> could you try to start with "firefox -safe-mode"
> from terminal?
>
> Regards,
> Niels
>
I'll try that once I get a chance. Need to update it first to today's rawhide :)
Regards,
Antonio
> 2009/4/2 Antonio Olivares <olivares14031(a)yahoo.com>:
> >
> > Dear fellow testers,
> >
> > on the other machine which I installed Fedora 11 beta,
> >
> >
> http://www.smolts.org/client/show/pub_808fc0dc-61b4-4f57-a41a-62cdc710058d
> >
> > As soon as I get on the net(with Firefox), the machine
> becomes unresponsive and I have to manually power down and
> restart. However, I am sending this message from
> konqueror(crossing my fingers that it goes through), any
> suggestions?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Antonio
> >
> >
> >
> >
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15 years
F11beta experiences
by Bill Davidsen
Tried to do an install using KVM and an i386 image from torrent. After the
install count hit 1075 (complete) it hung. It sort-of works, sent a few dumps
via bug reporter. On the off chance that the image was bad, I pulled a 2nd copy
with jigdo and that has the same cksum, so there is an issue of some kind.
Booted the x86_64 Live on an Acer dual core Athlon, that worked pretty well, I
may plug in a USB drive and install on that, I need what's on it now.
However, I got many kernel failures which reported themselves via bug reporter.
the big PITA is that the wireless keeps connecting and disconnecting, using NM.
I noted this on F10, and it doesn't happen when I use the network stuff or
connect by hand, manually using iwconfig and dhclient (I just did that for
testing). But it will connect (and reconnect) over and over, just like NM and
F10. The connection stays up as far as the application knows, but the network
"pauses" frequently. I can send a log if anyone is going to look at it, but I
assume it's part of power management, wireless not used in 20 sec, shut it off?
NFS doesn't work using a UDP connection. The mount completes but the transfer
rate is more or less unusable, 50-100kB/min. With a TCP mount the transfer rate
is just under 1MiB/sec, nicely useful. This is *not* the case with hardwire
connection, only wireless.
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15 years
Bell causes volume to go down?
by Jonathan Kamens
With current Rawhide...
Whenever gnome-terminal tries to beep, e.g.,, if I hit ctrl-g in a
gnome-terminal window or hit the backspace key when there's nowhere to
back up, my master sound volume gets reset from wherever it is to an
extremely low setting. And, incidentally, there's no beep.
Seems like a bug, but I have no idea what to file it against. Any
suggestions?
jik
15 years