Google Earth Support?
Hiya! I am having a slight issue with Google earth. It installs but doesn't run on Fedora 18. There are many reasons I prefer it to the open sourced alternatives. 1. Explore the Moon and Mars and the...
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Fedora 17 on Laptop running gnome-screensaver Power setting = don't suspend screen saver set to 10 minutes if the focus is on a browser, it works if the focus is simply the desktop, no screensaver...
View ArticleHelp fedora won't boot after updating kernel
Hello guys fedora won't boot up after doing a kernel update kernel-3.8.3-201.fc18.x86_64 the nvidia driver won't make fedora work so here is the Xrog.0.log Quote: [ 29.947] X.Org X Server 1.13.3...
View ArticleQuestions about laptop with NVIDIA optimus
I am a newbie of Fedora and I am using Fedora 18. I have installed bumblebee and it solved my problem of the full speed of laptop fan(kernel 3.7.1). However, after I have updated to the kernel version...
View ArticleATI HD7970 Dual display
Hello! I've been fighting now 2 days already with the ATI driver & Dual Display. ATI Driver (RPMFusion) works fine with 1 display. I have 2 x 27" identical displays and when using Multi-Display to...
View ArticleATI proprietary - video initialize problem
Hi people. My laptop has a problem initializing video with ATI proprietary driver. I am using Fedora 18 XFCE. Problem happens sometimes, not always. When my laptop goes to suspend and if I try to wake...
View ArticleCompletely removing mysql
I'm trying to totally remove mysql from my fedora 18 box. [root@h-s-h000729 var]# rpm -qa | grep mysql mysql-libs-5.5.30-1.fc18.x86_64 [root@h-s-h000729 var]# rpm -e perl-DBD-MySQL-4.022-1.fc18.x86_64...
View ArticleTrying to Build Glibc 2.11.2 with Fedora 18
So I follow directions to unpack glibc-2.11.2.tar.gz and create an adjacent "build" directory and do the usual "sh ../glibc-2.11.2/configure --prefix=... && make" and I keep getting the same...
View ArticleKDM resolution wrong after latest 4.10 updates
Hi, I just got the F18 KDE 4.10 updates, and now my KDM resolution is messed up. I'm on a laptop using the default intel drivers, and the resolution changes to the correct 1440x900 as soon as I login,...
View ArticleWhy is my modem/router slower than a modem?
As a follow-up to this thread: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=289721, why would using the simple ADSL modem (Zoom model 5760) with Firefox load web pages faster than using the fancier...
View ArticleKDE Taskbar Transparency
I used to have my KDE taskbar set to a nice semi-transparent state but with the update to KDE 4.10 it's almost completely opaque. Trouble is, I can't find anywhere any way to set the taskbar...
View Articledelayed keyboard response at LUKS password prompt
I have come into possession of a Compaq Presario V3000 (V3016US0 laptop on which I finally succeeded in installing Fedora 18. While it runs well when it boots up, the problem is in the boot process....
View ArticlePoor Sound Quality With Pulseaudio
I am running Xfce on Fedora 17, and one of the biggest problems I have is the exceptionally poor sound quality. There is no standard volume between various apps and sound sources. There is a real...
View ArticleIssue about graphic output with the kernel 3.8.3
After updating the kernel to last version (3.8.3-201.fc18) and booting into it, my laptop detects a "ghost" screen on VGA port. My main screen is LVDS1 1366x768, but from the login screen, the desktop...
View ArticleHow to change Fedora 16 backgrounds for EACH workspace?
I have 4 workspaces setup and i want to change the background appearance of each workspace to be different from the other ones. When i change one background, they all change to the same one. I dont...
View ArticleVPN (pptp) tunnel is unstable
I use a VPN tunnel in order to connect to my work LAN. As long as the tunnel is active it works well, but now and then I'm "thrown off" the tunnel. It happens without any warning, so there is a severe...
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rlogind working intermittently using Fedora 18 x86_64 (rlogin: connection...
Hi, Using Fedora 18 x86_64, I get intermittent connection errors with rlogin: # rlogin -l testuser localhost Password: rlogin: connection closed. Firewall is disabled. Other xinetd services (eg: rsh)...
View ArticleFedora-custom-spin-change installation background image
Dear All, I customized Fedora with extra packages,now I want to change installation background image not Desktop background image & grub image. How to change installation background images?
View ArticleMajor criticism on f18 installer
First time I installed F18 it was on my T410 Thinkpad. Single hard drive, defaults fine. My CentOS 6 desktop just died. Built new desktop, plan is to run Fedora 18 on it and maybe put CentOS 6 in a xen...
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