Fedora fails to boot unexpectively
Hi all, Dualboot Fedora 17 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 64bit For unknown reason on reboot Fedora failed to boot. Dropped to recovery mode ... can't open font file Ran # fsck No response. Ubuntu works without...
View ArticleRealVNC and Fedora 17 to Mac OS X
I am running the savvy new Mountain Lion Mac OS X on a nice 27" iMac 2012. I also have a Fedora 17 server running on my home network. I just set up Tiger VNC and the daemon is running on port 5902. I...
View ArticleHow much are they paying?
Attachment 24001 (and I have adblock on) Sure must be part of the deal of providing Google with their distro. distrowatch, Linux foundation etc. all down on the page. Attached Thumbnails
View ArticleIs tear free video playback possible with compositing enabled?
I have to disable compositing in xorg.conf for video playback without tearing on my HTPC running vdpau with the binary nvidia drivers. Is it possible to have compositing enabled and still get perfectly...
View ArticleF16 remote desktop: vnc howto
The following howto is due to Andre Honsberg. It was taken from his website: www/andrehonsberg.com. Although you can pull it up just like I did with an appropriate search, I have transcribed it here...
View ArticlePhysics Resources
I have recently been taking the Intro to Physics course on Udacity and have been enjoying. Some things that have disappointed me is that I don't have a textbook to easily go back and look up formulas...
View ArticleReinstall GRUB
I have both windows and linux run on same machine. In Windows, when I set parition C to main boot, I cannot use GRUB anymore. So, I decide to reinstall GRUB. But, when I use Fedora live CD to boot. I...
View ArticleFedora 17 XFCE Global Mouse Theme?
How would I change the default mouse theme in fedora 17 xfce? There was no /usr/share/icon folder so I created it but it still does not work globally. How would I make the theme global for ALL...
View ArticleLinux Mint 14 Nadia RC released!
Quote: For the first time since Linux Mint 11, the development team was able to capitalize on upstream technology which works and fits its goals. After 6 months of incremental development, Linux Mint...
View ArticleProblem with Arista Transcoder
I've been trying to install Arista Transcoder on my Fedora 17 KDE 64bit. I install it following the instructions I found in this forum (http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=261884), and it...
View Articlewhy ibus don't work?
I can't choose ibus input method in f18 TC8. My system use English. when switch input method from NO input to ibus, it give me error: failed to switch GDBus.Error:org.gkt.GDbud.UnmappedGError.Quark._im...
View ArticleInternational Mac Layout ?
Hi, I have a little issue and perhaps someone already found a solution. In mac osx I used Qwerty International keyboard as it allowed me easy access to programming characters such { } [] etc and also...
View Articleproblem with sound card at laptop HP pavilion dv6
hi all, i have problem with sound card at laptop HP pavilion dv6. Installed operation system is Fedora 3.6.3-1.fc17.i686 and name of sound card: ATI Technologies Inc Device 1714 (AMD High Definition...
View ArticleKVM over ip or Service Processor?
I'm going to install fedora onto multiple servers ( probably 3 ) by network booting, using the PXE protocol. All of this will be done on my home network on a table. I'll send the finished product to...
View ArticleInstall VLC on RedHat Linux 9
I tried to install vlc for linux by using the following command #./configure --prefix=/usr but I was not successful as it generated some error............... I am new to Linux :confused: Could someone...
View ArticleSetup Managesieve on Dovecot
Hi, I just setup dovecot and pigeonhole for having sieve-filtering on the server. I installed everything correctly, users can set their filters, but dovecot (lda) seems not to make use of them. I did...
View Articleyum install Problem In Fedora 17
HI All ! :) I have Installed Fedora 17 in CLI mode Only. Then I wanted To install MC and tried this command yum install mc and it appeared some case of errors, error: Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto,...
View ArticleYUM/RPM do not work at all in Centos 6.3 x64 bit edition
Ok, I messed up my yum/rpm utilities in Centos. when i try running either or, with any and all files or options, i receive the following errors every time: yum: There was a problem importing one of the...
View Article[SOLVED] Remotely Selecting OS in Fedora 16/Windows 7 Dual-boot
Hello. I want to say firstly that I did try searching the forums before posting this, but I couldn't find anything and if there is other posts regarding the same question I'm sorry for double posting....
View Article[SOLVED] Porting UEFI Fedora installs between laptops
Just wanted to share a frustrating experience here with you all in the hopes of saving someone else from the same situation. I was trying to migrate a Fedora 17 install between similar Lenovo laptops....
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