Can't connect to Ethernet.
Hey. Fedora 17 doesn't seem to recognize my network driver. It sees that the cable is plugged in, but it just keeps saying "Connecting." sometimes it drops the connection for a second and display...
View ArticleTrying to install TigerVNC server
I am using a fresh install of Fedora 17 on ppc64 with no direct internet access. I am trying to install a VNC server, TigerVNC is mentioned quite frequently so I thought I'd give it a try. No internet,...
View ArticleFroggy The Gremlin and LibreOffice
In the old TV program "The Buster Brown Show" there was puppet frog called "Froggy" and the host Andy Devine occasionally called on him to "Pump you magic planger, Froggy". I forget what entailed....
View ArticleOdd screen black-outs.
I'm posting this in General Support as I'm not sure if the problem is hardware or software related. Anyway, every so often the screen goes black, but a mouse movement restores it. It's similar in...
View ArticleGnome 3 Fallback
I am in need of updating my laptop. I have ubuntu 10.10, I do not like the direction ubuntu is going, I am seeking to move to fedora 17. I have come to enjoy the looka nd feel of gnome 2. However since...
View Articlelibgluezilla
Trying to install this package but all I get is: No package libgluezilla-devel available. Any tips on how to fix this?
View ArticleNSA Security Guide
Does anyone know of anything as exhustive as the NSA Guide RHEL5 but for RHEL6? (I am using SL6) Specifically I am wanting to secure a server for use as a gateway to access other servers. Any advice or...
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e1000e driver not able to do Rx DMA
Hello All, I am trying to bring-up a network interface on my card. The card which is based on PowerPC 440, running linux, has an Intel NIC plugged onto PCIe link. When I do a ping test , following...
View ArticleVPN (openVPN) - Choosing Keyfiles in GUI requires root
Cheers, ive gotto say im pretty new to this.. nevertheless, i read some stuff - like how to use terminal and others. Id like to initate a VPN connection via OpenVPN - problem is: Even thouch i can copy...
View Articlecommand line to turn wireless card/adapter on?
I'm using fedora 16 in the network manager, when clicking the network icon on the navigation bar it will pop up a small window, where I can push the button to turn a wireless card/adapter on or off is...
View ArticleThe merits of assembled laptops
HI, As the subject indicates - I was wondering, is there any outright reason for me to not consider buying an assembled laptop? Now in the past I have used assembled desktops before, but I had a degree...
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FC18 does not power off or reboot (and some ACPI warnings)
I have Fedora 18 alpha installed, with all packages updated to latest versions, installed from a RAID-1 array on an Intel DQ77MK Desktop Board with Intel FW Raid. When I run reboot or poweroff (or...
View ArticleCan't update configuration
I am trying to change the configuration for Systemlogviewer (ksystemlog). When I go to the settings menu, I try to change how many messages will be shown. At the bottom the OK and Apply buttons are...
View ArticleEclipse IDE problems
Hello So first of all I want to mention that I`m a new user of Fedora 17. I first installed Eclipse via yum (yum install eclipse) , but it lacked the EE perspective. Then I removed it (yum remove...
View Articlefedora 17 install from dvd issues
Hi all, I have an ISO on dvd of fedora 17 and when I boot my PC the dvd starts an I can get access to fedora. One ofd the options is to install to hard disk. After I chose this option I have to fill in...
View Articleubuntu, not like this!
Quote: Unless you have opted out (see the “Online Search” section below), we will also send your keystrokes as a search term to productsearch.ubuntu.com and selected third parties so that we may...
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command line firewall configuration
hi guys. recently i ve been playing with drupal, and had to mess with the firewall as well. i m using fc17 with lxde, and i could configure the firewall ports i needed. however, i was wondering, how...
View ArticlePassword to reboot
Anybody else have to use password to reboot fedora 18. As far as I know I installed f18 as one user me, but sometimes when I restart it asks for password because other user are logged in...Unless...
View ArticleF17 bootloader woes
(Never mind, the failure seemed to be a one-off. My F17 installation works now.)
View ArticleNo display on fc14 laptop
Hello, I have a Toshiba Satellite 2435-S255 laptop purchased in 2003 with the following configuration ....512MB ram, 40GB hard disk, Pentium 4. Was working fine ( running on fedora 14 very well )till a...
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