Fedora IRC Classroom open this weekend.
by Kevin Fenzi
Just thought I would remind everyone that we are going to be holding
some IRC Classes in the fedora classroom this weekend.
Classes are held in #fedora-classroom on irc.freenode.net.
Classes this weekend start at 10:00 UTC on both Saturday and Sunday.
See:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Classroom
for more details. We have some great looking classes lined up this time!
(We also still have open class slots for anyone who would like to sign
up to teach this weekend).
Also, we are always looking for teachers and suggestions for topics for
new classes. See the above wiki page to add a suggestion or just reply
to this email or mailing list thread.
Hope to see a bunch of you there!
kevin
15 years
curl question...
by bruce
Hi guys...
I know this isn't the list for this question.. but i'm trying to get a quick
resolve for a problem i have.. i'm prety sure it's user related.
i'm doing a curl to a site, and not getting the results i'm looking for..
i've got the cookies/user-agent set.. i'm looking to talk to someone offlist
about what i'm doing, and what i get.. to see if you/they get the same
thing...
so.. if there's anyone here, who's skilled with curl/cookies/user-agent,
etc... and you're up to looking at my issue, let me know!
thanks
ps.. the curl mailing list hasn't replied as of yet..
15 years
"docbook-utils-pdf" versus "xmlto" for docbook -> PDF
by Robert P. J. Day
it's been a while since i've rendered docbook files into PDF, and i
always used a combination of xmlto and a FOP processor of some kind.
can someone in the know explain the differences in the approaches
between using xmlto, and using the docbook-utils-pdf package? are
these things now ready to go out of the box because, if memory serves,
they used to have some pretty rough edges.
rday
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15 years
Error in starting "wine file" in x86_64 FC10 env
by Peter Teoh
First the following errors are logged in dmesg:
[ 31.891848] mtrr: base(0xc0000000) is not aligned on a
size(0xff00000) boundary
[ 32.343580] Xorg:3090 conflicting memory types c0000000-cff00000
uncached<->uncached-minus
[ 32.343585] reserve_memtype failed 0xc0000000-0xcff00000, track
uncached, req write-back
[ 32.344431] Xorg:3090 conflicting memory types fd000000-fe000000
uncached<->uncached-minus
[ 32.344434] reserve_memtype failed 0xfd000000-0xfe000000, track
uncached, req write-back
[ 32.847537] Xorg:3090 conflicting memory types c0000000-cff00000
uncached<->uncached-minus
[ 32.847541] reserve_memtype failed 0xc0000000-0xcff00000, track
uncached, req write-back
[ 32.848203] Xorg:3090 conflicting memory types fd000000-fe000000
uncached<->uncached-minus
[ 32.848205] reserve_memtype failed 0xfd000000-0xfe000000, track
uncached, req write-back
[ 32.920406] Xorg:3090 conflicting memory types c0000000-cff00000
uncached<->uncached-minus
[ 32.920412] reserve_memtype failed 0xc0000000-0xcff00000, track
uncached, req write-back
[ 32.921277] Xorg:3090 conflicting memory types fd000000-fe000000
uncached<->uncached-minus
[ 32.921281] reserve_memtype failed 0xfd000000-0xfe000000, track
uncached, req write-back
[ 32.934457] Xorg:3094 freeing invalid memtype c0000000-cff00000
[ 32.934672] Xorg:3094 freeing invalid memtype fd000000-fe000000
[ 32.980551] Xorg:3090 conflicting memory types c0000000-cff00000
uncached<->uncached-minus
[ 32.980556] reserve_memtype failed 0xc0000000-0xcff00000, track
uncached, req write-back
[ 32.981326] Xorg:3090 conflicting memory types fd000000-fe000000
uncached<->uncached-minus
[ 32.981329] reserve_memtype failed 0xfd000000-0xfe000000, track
uncached, req write-back
[ 32.993372] Xorg:3095 freeing invalid memtype c0000000-cff00000
[ 32.993635] Xorg:3095 freeing invalid memtype fd000000-fe000000
After I click "wine file" nothing appear, and similarly any of the
WINE GUI menu item as well....
Some useful info:
X.Org X Server 1.5.3
Release Date: 5 November 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-92.1.18.el5 x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.29 #39 SMP
Tue Mar 31 01:05:51 EDT 2009 x86_64
Build Date: 11 December 2008 05:27:30PM
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.5.3-6.fc10
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Apr 2 19:49:39 2009
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
(II) Loader magic: 0x7aec60
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 4.1
X.Org XInput driver : 2.1
X.Org Server Extension : 1.1
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.6
(II) Loader running on linux
(++) using VT number 1
(--) PCI:*(0@1:0:0) nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT rev 161, Mem @
0xfd000000/16777216, 0xc0000000/268435456, 0xfa000000/33554432, I/O @
0x00009c00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(==) Matched nv for the autoconfigured driver
New driver is "nv"
(==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines)
Any other information needed?
--
Regards,
Peter Teoh
15 years
Easy Fedora administration... why not?
by Valent Turkovic
Hi,
I listened to FLOSS Weekly episode 62 [1] and the topic was eBox -
please listen [3] to it if you are interested in this topic.
AFAIK eBox gives you a is web interface for easy configuration of
Ubuntu/Debian boxes, it is like Webmin on crack :) I would really love
to see something like this for Fedora based systems...
Also I don't see why they need to be based only on Debian/Ubuntu I
know that there are differences in RedHat and Debian based distros but
if they made all necessary work I guess that it would be simple to
implement the differences so that it also works on Fedora and RedHat
based systems...
So what you think about this project? Would this be beneficial to Fedora? Why?
Some more info about eBox:
What is eBox?
eBox is a server for the easy administration of corporate networks. It
covers a wide range of functionality from network gateway to
communication center or file management. It has been conceived and
developed with simplicity in mind, lowering the learning curve for new
network administrators and saving time for experienced professionals.
It helps optimizing time for system administrators by automating most
of the tasks.
Moreover, eBox includes a development framework that allows for the
easy adaptation to new unforeseen needs. eBox takes into account that
security depends more on user’s actions than on technology itself and
thus, its configuration is secure by default. The result is a platform
that boosts the productivity of system administrators while keeping a
high level of security in corporate networks.
[1] http://twit.tv/floss62
[2] http://ebox-platform.com/
[3] http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/twit.cachefly.net/FLOSS-062.mp3
Cheers,
Valent.
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15 years
yum update vs yum upgrade
by Timothy Murphy
What is the difference between these?
They seem to have the same effect in my case;
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15 years
Yum issues..
by dcooke@efn.org
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 9:21 AM, <dcooke(a)efn.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Does Yum also update the old baseurl's in /etc/yum.repos.d when
>> you get the first new one to work?
>>
>> My Yum keeps looking for core 5.
>>
>>
>> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/5/i386
>> /os/FC10/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date:
>> Tue,
>> 31 Mar 2009 01:26:15 GMT
>>
>>
>> Can someone send a recent baseurl for use?
>>
>>
>> in /etc/yum.repos.d, Here's what's listed...
>> ]# ls
>>
>>
>> adobe-linux-i386.repo fedora-rawhide.repo
>> fedora-updates-testing.repo dries.repo fedora.repo
>> freshrpms.repo
>> fedora-core.repo.rpmsave fedora-updates.repo macromedia.repo
>>
>> I will send you any of their contents if needed...or build
>> something anew?
>>
>> Yum wants to point to dries so I copied this one found here on
>> the list..
>>
>> ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fe
>> dora /i386/os/Packages/fedora-release-*noarch.rpm
>>
>>
>> copied this one to a repos.d file
>> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/10/i386/
>> FC10/repodata/repomd.xml:
>> [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:39:51 GMT
>>
>>
>> or Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: dries
>> failure: repodata/repomd.xml from dries: [Errno 256] No more
>> mirrors to try. Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository:
>> dries repomd.xml broken?
>>
>>
>> [root@boatbuyer yum.repos.d]# yum update
>> Options Error: Error parsing 'baseurl': URL must be http, ftp,
>> file or https not "" su -c yum --disablerepo=* install
>> libX11-1.1.5-2.fc10.i386.rpm libX11-devel-1.1.5-2.fc10.i386.rpm
>> su: unrecognized option `--disablerepo=*
>>
>>
>> # yum --disablerepo=* install
>> ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fed
>> ora/i386/os/Packages/fedora-release-*noarch.rpmLoading
>> "installonlyn" plugin
>> Setting up Install Process
>> Setting up repositories
>> No Repositories Available to Set Up
>> Reading repository metadata in from local files
>> Parsing package install arguments
>> No Match for argument:
>> ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fed
>> ora/i386/os/Packages/fedora-release-*noarch.rpm Nothing to do
>>
>>
>> I'm copying examples, don't know what I'm doing and not getting
>> anywhere..need some..yelp.
>>
>>
>> ?
>>
>>
>>
>> David..
>>
>
> 1. Don't use yum to install the package. Try using "rpm -Uvh
> ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fedor
> a/i386/os/Packages/fedora-release-10.1.noarch.rpm"
>
Have been trying various commands, this one is from an example here
on the list..
[root@boatbuyer etc]# rpm -Uhv
ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fedora/i386...
Retrieving
ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fedora/i386...
Retrieving
ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fedora/i386...
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.q97BGx: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY,
key ID 4ebfc273
Preparing...
########################################### [100%]
package fedora-release-notes-10.0.0-1 is already installed
package fedora-release-10-1 is already installed
And your suggestion..
[root@boatbuyer etc]# rpm -Uvh
ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fedora/i386...
Retrieving
ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fedora/i386...
error: skipping
ftp://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fedora/i386...
- transfer failed - Unknown or unexpected error
Also put baseurl's into /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo
enable=1
Is this where Yum looks? Because they don't seem to match?
> 2. Using yum to upgrade versions that far a part is not
> recommended. You are better off upgrading via a network install or
> using a CD/DVD. However, if you go this route verify that all the
> .repo files point to
> F10 repositories, upgrade yum before installing any other F10
> packages.
>
>
>
1. My larger problem is that named, messagebus and nfs [FAILED] or
don't work correctly?
2. There are many broken links, most of them within /etc? Should I
delete them? Start over?
3. Unable to do ISO; DVD and USB are no longer readable in 'gui'?
Not network connected.
OR
Can I use any of these recently downloaded files?
kernel-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.src.rpm
rpmfusion-free-stable.noarch.rpm
xine-lib-extras-freeworld-1.1.16.2-1.fc10.i386.rpm
Would like to update by Yum but perhaps other options are
available?
Is is possible to build and implement kernel 10 overwriting the
broken links and getting services working again? simple?
Reluctant to shut down the machine...can someone help??
Thanks,
David..
15 years