script problem "unexpected EOF"
Dear all, I am running a model called ROMS under fedora. When I execute the build script "build.bash" according to the wiki ROMS webpage about "Installing and Running ROMS for First Time Users", there...
View ArticleFedora 18: changing Ethernet interface name.
I want to change em1 to eth0 AND em2 to eth1 on my server installation, I renamed them in the NAME filed inside (ifcfg-em1 and ifcfg-em2): Then I renamed ifcfg-em1 and ifcfg-em2 files to ifcfg-eth0 and...
View ArticleF17 samba won't start after boot.
Hi, I need some help with samba. I really don't know why it don't want to work. I tried so many things, goggled so much... no chance. Maybe you can help me to work out a checklist for troubleshooting...
View ArticleYahoo Groups dedicated to Linux
Dear Friends, I have joined a couple of Yahoo Groups that focus on Linux related stuff and regretted doing so for the fact that they hardly post topics on Linux for members to discuss and often send...
View Article[SOLVED] Check if file it's empty !
Hi, I want to check if file text is empty or not with this bash script but doesn't work correctly: HTML Code: file=/root/backup-system/res.txt if [ -s $file ]; then   echo "Empty" else   echo "No...
View Articlesoftware center not working after fresh install
hello ppl, I just had a fresh net-install of F18, after some problems I had with my previous configuration. I chose cinnamon as my default gui and the installation seemed to completed successfully. But...
View Articleyum window dominates monitor screen
after boot, yum window (review/install) horizontally covers screen at the top making it impossible to reach underlying windows I use su - yum update
View ArticleVMware with FC16 host
I am trying to switch from VirtualBox to Vmware - Vmware is incredibly faster - but have hit a snag. Vmware installed successfully. The only option I used was --console when loading. Guest is wixXP SP3...
View Article389-DS missing SpaceInsensitiveString Attribute
We are migrating from Fedora 1.1 DS to DS-389 and have an object class that requires an attribute with the Syntax of SpaceInsensitiveString When I attempt to add the attribute I don't find this in the...
View ArticleBlank DVD after burn
Hello, I have created an ISO image and then burned it to disc with k3b. I know the ISO is good as I can do the following: su -c mount -t iso9660 -o loop myimage.iso /mnt vlc /mnt and the disc plays...
View ArticleGDM greeter fails to start after F17->F18 fedup update
I'm suffering from one of the various X won't start problems after updating to F18, I can get it running from a tty and then use startx but that doesn't work for my own userID only for root. On the X...
View Article[question] grub, LFS, Fedora 18
Going through LFS 7.3 and about ready to make it bootable but Fedora's grub is giving me issue. The plan was to share /boot between LFS and Fedora 18 as I have done in the past (been awhile since I ran...
View ArticleVGASwitcheroo in Fedora 18
How can I enable vgaswitcheroo in Fedora 18??? TO be honest with you all, this is the only thing that has kept me away from fedora and sticking with Ubuntu. I cannot find any tutorials or post that...
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thought i'd stop by the fedora project site, download it and try it out today and got bombarded with a "YOU ARE A WINNER!" thing. like an idiot, filled out the form, gave them my email address and cell...
View ArticleGetting Gnome to startup
Just installed F18 in server mode to do some testing with mysql,php and apache. But now I want it st startup with gnome gui. I did a yum to install gnome-desktop, but it looks like none of the x11...
View ArticleProblems with Grub2 boot
Hello Guys, after having made an update which contained a file kernel was introduced in my boot "grub" a new line of fedora-new kernel. and returned to start for this new option. That already happened...
View ArticleFans on full from boot - only in Gnu/Linux, not in windows
Hi, My dad and I just baught almost identical second hand machines, made by boxx. The are custom built desktops made for video editing and animation, which is what I do mostly. While the machines are...
View Article[SOLVED] FC18 - Opensips in TLS
I was'nt able to start Opensips with TLS because it seems that openssl was compiled in FIPS mode. It seems that with FIPS openssl 1.0.1e disable malloc and free that opensips use. I recompile openssl...
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[Fedora 16] iBus Chinese pinyin input method with tone marks wanted
Hi, I'm looking for a Chinese pinyin input method with tone marks for IBus. From what I've seen around the Web it seems there exists such input method but I've installed loads of different packages...
View ArticleForce gnome3 to resize to display size
Fedora 18 with nvidia drivers and everything up-to-date. I use my laptop connected to a projector for giving my lectures and I want to have the screens cloned. I had to figure out with the post 295.X...
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