How to install Fedora 19 in text mode
Hi! When I press ESC in grub menu and pass "linux0 text" to loader anaconda starts in graphic mode. How to force starting anaconda in text mode too?
View ArticleLaptop Brightness Issue Since Kernel 3.10.3
The kernel upgrade from 3.9.9 to 3.10.3 has caused Fedora to forget my brightness settings. If I go back to 3.9.9, it remembers again. The problem is that with 3.10.3, my screen is pretty dim and I...
View ArticleIs fedora slower than other distros using Intel graphics?
I noticed an odd thing when I was trying out Fedora 19 on my laptop, which was that graphical performance seemed to be running much slower than on a distro like Ubuntu. For instance, I was trying out...
View ArticleError checking storage configuration
I get the error notice 'Error checking storage configuration' after i have selected the two partitions of my hard drive to be '/' and '/mnt/Storage'. Both are ext4 and i have selected '/' to be...
View ArticleF17 Reaches EOL
As of 30th July 2013, Fedora 17 has reached its end of life for updates and support. No further updates, including security updates, will be available for Fedora 17. A previous reminder was sent on...
View Article[SOLVED] Mouse and keyboard disabled in X
I've mentioned this in other threads, but I think I've found out why my mouse and keyboard are disabled in X. Now, I need to find out how to prevent it. I was grovelling through my desktop's...
View ArticleDual boot with windows 8
Hello, I just installed Fedora 19 with the regular partition settings : Data : swap : 5.9Gb System : sda7 /Boot 500Mb ext4 sda2 /Boot/efi 200Mb EFI system partition root / 13.59Gb ext4 The problem it...
View ArticleMariaDB conflicts with MySQL
KDE spin of FC17. I tried to install and run MariaDB some months back. The project never worked out, so I tried to remove it. All but 2 packages unistalled. I am left with MariaDB-Common and...
View ArticleMissing /tmp/dbus-XXX
Hi, I am running F19+XFCE: uname -a Linux morgawr 3.10.3-300.fc19.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Jul 26 00:00:58 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux When I start emacs at the command line I get: **...
View ArticleVgaswitcheroo + intel + ati radeon = black screen when switching video cards
Laptop: Dell Inspiron 15 SE (Core i7, 16gb ram, neuton gtx 480g SSD) [david@david-fedora ~]$ lspci | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics...
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DRI initialization failure, fglrx.ko missing/incompatible
I recently upgraded my Fedora to FC 19, and I'm using akmod-catalyst for my video driver. A little more than a week later, after several updates, I noticed my desktop effects weren't working. When I...
View ArticleFailed boot gt 430 and fedora 19
I tried lxde and am currently trying xfce but to no avail it will not finish the boot. i have had this problem before with this pc. It was solved in ubuntu distributions by having nomodset activated....
View Articlefedup not working with local iso
I'll re-post this here with proper title as I tucked it away in previous thread. Wanting to upgrade from 18 to 19 without having to redo everything. so I have fedora-19.iso on hard drive of HP mini...
View ArticleRe: F19 won't boot after swap's UUID was changed
...........so you have to boot rescue and run dracut --regenerate-all --force, because the fstab is embedded in the initramfs........... Found a thread here explaining it. Wish I had known before...
View ArticleThis resov.conf can't be right
Web browsing is painfully slow this morning so I thought that I'd do a little investigation. I started the day with Fedora 19 and browsing was slow with both Firefox and Chrome. Then I booted Fedora 18...
View ArticleProblem with hibernate on a crypt,lvm-system
Hi there, I'm using Fedora 19 on 2 different Laptop with the same installation: lvm with crypt (luks). Code: # /etc/fstab # Created by anaconda on Tue Jul 30 12:14:18 2013 # # Accessible filesystems,...
View ArticleProblems with ASUS USB-N13 (chipset: Ralink RT3072)
Hi guys. I have some problems with the WLAN-Stick named above which I can't find a solution for. I'm running Fedora 19 KDE (64 bit, Kernel: Linux 3.10.3-300.fc19.x86_64). Without having to install...
View ArticleIs there a way to update a usb live image ?
I was wondering if there was a way to update a fedora usb live image so that i don't have to download a big update after every installtion ? thanks in advance :)
View ArticlePython installation Error
Hello, I am trying to install Python 3,3,2 on my Fedora 14 OS. As the Readme file asked me to do, I followed the commands "./configure", then "make" and then "make test". The command "make test" did...
View ArticleXFCE strange behavior
Hi everyone I seem to be experiencing very strange behavior in my XFCE GUI. I'm running F17 and Code: $ uname -r 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 after yum update The strange behavior: (1) The notification area...
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