Suspicious Fedora 18 updates (weird changelogs)?
I have checked changelog for some of the latest Fedora updates: (libcdr, libviso, libwpd, libwpg, libwps) and they have suspicious yum changelogs, e.g. "I am bored... What if I submitted an update for...
View ArticleF18 Midori JS crashes
Two machine, an i5 laptop with 4GB of memory A home built i3 desktop with 16GB of memory Both running Fedora 18 64-bit w/ Gnome3 On the laptop - it crashes every couple of days. On the desktop - it is...
View ArticleBrightness Control does not work: Sony VAIO with AMD Radeon HD7650M running...
Hello, I'm using a Sony VAIO with Fedora 18. My graphics driver is AMD Radeo HD7650M 2GB. Problem: I'm unable to decrease the brightness level, which is running at its maximum setting. What all I...
View Articlesftp ends with large delay
Any time I sftp (me@myserver.com) to my hosting server ( olm.net ) it uploads (and down) at (starts at) about 1.4MB/s and keeps getting slower - down to about 90KB/s but keeps trucking right along -...
View ArticleLightspark Flash won't play audio in web content
Flash plays muted with Lightspark 12.1 r720. Does anyone have any experience of this?
View ArticleWifi device ?
How can I tell which device port my Wifi card is using ? I need to know the file in /dev/????? Thanks,
View ArticleHelp installing Boot Repair Disk on Unetbootin?
Hi, thanks for reading! Here's my tale of woe... I was dual-booted Win7 adn Ubuntu and tried to partition some space from D to C drive. I used a free software tool to do this with, and somewhere along...
View Article[SOLVED] Applications menu clours lost on FC18
I installed FC18 on my sons computer last nite, he was running FC16 The icons on the side panel have either lost their colour , B/W, or lost some of the colours. on the applications menu its the same...
View ArticleBest install implementation on SSD
OK /tmpfs is loaded into RAM at each boot. I was wondering if the same can be done with putting /var in RAM too? Does /var carry data over from one boot to the next? Does /var contain any vital system...
View Article1366x768
Hi all, I know that this has been touched upon many times since the early days but I'm not uderstanding why it's really still an issue. I can't for the life of me get this resolution to take. Screen 0:...
View ArticleEpson Perfection 3170 Scanner not recognized in Fedora 18
Hi, I am trying to solve this problem: My Epson Perfection 3170 Scanner is not recognized in Fedora 18, there is only the web cam.
View ArticleBootloader issue in fedora 17
Hi, I work for an educational institute. Recently we have purchased 37 Dell Optiplex390 model systems for our lab. Our lab requirement was to have dual OS with WinXp and Fedora17. I have successfully...
View ArticleConfusion over setting hostname, fedora 18
I've just had two weeks trying to get SAMBA to work, part of which related to the hostname. Not having been set as per http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=1625871 I now see [me@localhost] as...
View Article[SOLVED] kmod-nvidia GLX module problems
Hi, I am using the kmod-nvidia package. Since a few versions (I cannot say from which exactly) the GLX module is not loaded anymore. The log file says Code: (II) LoadModule: "glx" (II) Loading...
View ArticleSeveral Problems
Hello guys i am a new user at the forum and with linux , i have an old pc with fedora 14 installed and i want to install a windows program called express files.I searched and found that i can use Wine...
View ArticleFrequent SlowDowns/Freezes
Intermittantly, but regularly, most often 1 - 2 minutes after starting up the computer or resuming, the interface will slow to an unusuable crawl, mouse and typing become laggish, then freeze entirely,...
View ArticleKTorrent Issues
I'm knew to using Linux based programming. I want to know how to reset kTorrent to its factory default settings. How do I do that on Fedora 18? I've already tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it....
View ArticleFedora 18 upgrade. System Settings - Sound won't run
I just upgraded from Fedora 17 to Fedora 18 using 'fedup' (great name for the utility hehe). Most things seem to be working after a little fuss. However, in System Settings, if I click on 'Sound', the...
View ArticleBug in gnome-shell
Hello all. When i follow these steps , gnome crashes. 1) open a terminal 2) su - 3) gedit 4) Hitting the "super" button or pointing, with my mouse, on the top left corner (Activities). After that...
View ArticleDesiring to purchase a Linux laptop...
Greetings! My "bottom line" question/request for assistance would be: I want a good laptop computer and a recent Fedora distribution. For more details, I've been "desktop" all of my home life. :-)...
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