The art of backing up your system
Hi all, a bit of history, Here we go, finally i want to discuss and learn the right or the different ways of backing up your operating system. Some years ago i remember that i have learned to use some...
View ArticleTracing a buzz
My desktop (a separate HD dual-boot -- Win 7 and F-17) began buzzing after a Win 7 boot-up, but not after a Linux boot-up. The Win 7 HD subsequently began repairing the file system everytime at...
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Default Program is not chosen.
Hi I use VLC to play Videos, mp4, etc and prefer it over Movie Player. Under Advanced Settings (see attached) I set VLC to be the Default, but movies always open in Movie Player. Is there a way to...
View ArticleGrub2 in FC3?
Hi everyone, I'm new here. Before anything, I need to use Fedora Core 3, so please don't tell me to upgrade to a more recent version. I need to install grub2 on my system, but I can't find it anywhere....
View Articlecan't use local network for file sharing
Hello everybody, I'm wondering if you can help me with this one: at home I have a desktop with fedora 18 and my notebook with F18 too.. everything works fine, I have a router that provides wifi to my...
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Hope everyone gets lots of chocolate for Easter :D
Hope the Easter Bunny is good to you all, and you have a really great holiday.
View ArticleLatest kernel update causes oops at boot
Hi, Using F17 on a AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3100+, I updated the kernel to kernel-PAE-3.8.3-103.fc17.i686. When I boot it, it hangs after grub on the powernow-k8 BIOS function. When I boot back into...
View ArticleNearly two months and still no sign of LibreOffice 4 on Fedora
Is there a problem with Libre Office 4 on Fedora, I noticed that LO 4 was announced in early February but I still don't see it even in updates-testing
View ArticleThe mouse pad on my laptop won't work
Howdy... I just installed Fedora 18 and I noticed that the mouse pad on my laptop doesn't work. I can move the pointer with my finger but when I tap the pad to select a link with the pointer, it...
View ArticleLost file.
I am having problems with my HP w1907 monitor not being detected. The display goes black most every time I turn on the computer. I am running F17 with a 64 bit core processor. The screen say's it needs...
View ArticleProblem with GRUB
I tried to install Fedora as a dual boot and failed miserably. So, after screwing up my Windows installation I decided to just install Fedora only on the hard drive. So, I went through the install...
View ArticleProblem installing Pokemon Online and Google Chrome
Well just as the title says, i cant install both this programs for some strange reason. I already tried using the Windows version of PO with Wine but it doesnt work when im trying to battle, it says...
View ArticleFedora 18 wired connection flaky with Atheros NIC
I've read that others have had problems with Atheros network cards, mostly with wireless cards. I'm having problems with a wired connection. Because of the problems with the wired connection, I'm using...
View Articletrying to mount my "sansa e260r" mp3 player
My mom got an iphone at christmas last year and she gave me her old mp3 player. It is a "sansa e260r". I've never been into mp3 players but I tried this thing today and in order to be able to put songs...
View ArticleEver have one of those days?
You ever have one of those days where you wake up with an evil side to you? We all have a good wish and an evil wish. My good wish conflicts with my evil wish. My good wish is that wars will stop while...
View ArticleNewbie on F-18 can't install T'bird.
A month ago I escaped from M$ to F-16, that I got running reasonably well, FF and T'bird so that I could ask questions. I was not able to upgrade 16 to 18 so I reinstalled and now can't get T'bird...
View Articleiptables and bind
Hello, I have been getting lots of messages from about 30 different servers in my messages log file from bind. I have tried to eliminate them from input using various methods but I can only seem to...
View ArticleRainbow Series security books - worth reading today?
Hi all, I was wondering what do u think, is it still worth to read Rainbow Series of books today to increase your computer literacy aka gain more insight in to the operating system / information...
View Articleppp + multicast
Hello, I am facing a problem with ppp and multicast. My Fedora box is my internet gateway connected to my cable ISP running IP Forwarding and IPTables for nat/firewall. I have also setup a roadwarrior...
View ArticleUnable to get kickstart working
I have been trying to get a kickstart installation running for quite some time. I have been trying to read and understand the instructions in the Fedora 18 Installation Guide, but for the most part,...
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