Nice write up.
rbw wrote:
[snip]
For those who choose Upgrade rather than Install (i.e. just update
existing system without formatting) you should know that there is a very
nasty bug which tends to hang the install on probably half of all
installees:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372011
The workaround for me was (as per comment #82) was to enter this
linux updates=http://katzj.fedorapeople.org/updates-f8-yumloop.img
after escaping from the opening screen. You must still have the CD/DVD
in the drive as the installation will still be done from that media.
This worked fine for me after untold hours of trying other workarounds
(over the course of 3 days).
I had no other problems during the upgrade after this point.
[snap]
YumEx
Move the mouse or it won't continue. Don't do everything at once. Read
the help web pages and do updates/downloads/installs on as few
apps/categories as possible at a time. This is very, very annoying. You
really can't walk away if you ask it to do more than a couple items at a
time. Custom kernel compiling and distro installing was less annoying
Yes the Keep-moving-the-mouse-every-30-seconds thing is annoying and has
been around since at least FC6. This is also necessary during the F8
install process BTW (at least if you choose upgrade).
[snip]
WPC55AG:
It has worked before under FC6 but just like before I am going to have
to get an advanced, lock myself away, jump into the deep end, self
training on the vagaries of wpa_supplicant, Madwifi, and maybe even
ndis-wrapper. Fortunately (or not since I lack motivation since my work
around works), I have a very inelegant workaround that dispenses with
fickle wireless cards altogether[1].
In other words this is your worst time choking nightmare. This is an
activity for total dedication to the problem and apparently no one can
make heads or tails of how what they did to get things to work is at all
relevant to what you are going through.
Screw 'em all... I have Open Source stuff that lets you think out of the
box to solve a problem.
[snap]
rb (YMMV but I bet you get at least as far as I did ;^) w
[1] Screw the whole screwed up wificard situation. Here is what works
every time... No If, Ands or Buts.
I have 2 Buffalo wireless AP/Routers (or 2 appropriate old Linksys
WRT54G units) that I carry with me running DD-WRT and talking to each
other via WDS. I plug one unit into whatever network I am working with
connecting the LAN port if I want to bridge (i.e. get an address from
the already installed DHCP server), Or connecting the WAN port to the
local network if I want/need to route. Then I wire the laptop to the
other unit and which allows me to go anywhere the two units can still
see each other which is a whole heck of a lot father than one wifi
network/AP and wificard can go. While it isn't elegant, it all fits into
a backpack, power strips, laptop (big ol' thing), and all AND:
1.) I don't need no stinkin' wireless keys that someone doesn't want to
give up anyway.
2.) I don't have to worry about the low, low power on that PCMCIA or
built in laptop wireless device.
3.) The cost is LESS than the price of a new wireless card (if you have
2 and I'm looking at 3 of them right now).
4.) The setup is infinitely less complicated especially if you use the
whole setup (as I normally do) in "bridge" or "pass through" mode... AND
I implement strong encryption between the 2 AP's (I'm thinking of even
doing RADIUS one day) between the 2 router units which is almost always
better than what some poor beleaguered sysadmin can do with his network
system and whose time is a slave to the problems of his WinDoze boxes...
I have done this also. A nice alternative to the above routers is two of
the D-Link WLG730's. This is a ~credit card-sized gem that can be used
(via a 3-position switch on the bottom/back) as either a Wifi AP client
(i.e. wifi card), an AP, or a full-fledged wireless router/firewall.
It's also a wireless-Ethernet bridge. It connects to an existing network
(PC or LAN) through an Ethernet port. Access is through a typical web
interface. BTW, it supports WPA/WPA2 just fine.
It comes with a 6' flat CAT5 cable, very small power supply (size of
typical cell phone PS) and an adapter cable so that it's power can come
from a USB port. All packed in a nice little leatherette zippered bag
the size of a small shaving kit. You could carry just the components in
one pocket (okay, Cargo-pants pocket). At least one of these goes
wherever my laptop goes. All I can say is, this thing is bitchin.
Given what this thing does, it shows that the only reason the typical
home wireless firewall/router is so big, is to accommodate the 5-port
switch connectors.
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~DJA.
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