Re: Fn key -
On Tue, Sep 01, 2020 at 02:21:21PM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > ° > I have an old Dell E4310 Latitude portable I've installed Fedora 32 > on. it works but I would like to run it with an external keyboard, > monitor,and track ball. Those things mostly workexcept that it wants > to run the external monitor at the display settings for the little > 14" screen. In order to fix that problem I want to be able to > operate a toggle display function that uses "Fn + F8" and there is > no Fn key on the standard keyboard. Xev shows nothing for the Fn key > on the portable. I thought I would just remap the external keyboard > but I have no idea what to do to change that. I found a suggestion > googling to use the key to the right of delete, that does not work. > > Does anyone know how to produce "Fn" from a standard desktop keyboard? No clue, but isn't there a "monitor preference" application, possibly called "display"? it is used when you have two or more displays to arrange them relative to eachother, to set each one's resolution, and define which one is the main display. Not runninhg F32 here, but it may be available on a panel in the "add to panel" section, or it should also appear on the menus somewhere (unless you're running Gnome, where they believe in hiding everything useful). Fred -- --- .Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / // / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us // (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 Jude 1:24,25 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Mouse right-click works intermittently
On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 01:39:51PM +0100, Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All, > > Recently, when I right-click on my mouse, sometimes it works, but > other times not. I am using XFCE on Fedora 32. Could you please help > me? > > Thanks in advance, I've heard that Logitech mice will have that symptom when the switches wear. I've seen it myself. Since I like the feel of Logitech mice, I keep on buying them, keeping a spare or two that I buy whenever I find them on sale. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." --- Corinthians 5:21 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Network printer
On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 01:18:36AM +0300, Matti Pulkkinen wrote: > Sam Varshavchik kirjoitti 16.8.2020 klo 21.18: > >This varies printer by printer, I suppose. But for HP printers, > >these days, it's fairly straightforward. The only thing you have > >to do is some due diligence, and verify that the particular HP > >model is supported by hplip. > > My expectation based on a previous bad experience with a Samsung > printer (and various horror stories I've heard online) was that > Linux support in printers would range from abysmal to just plain > terrible, but it seems there are actually a fair few models from HP > which even advertise Linux support. Maybe I'm still living in a past > age. Either way it's nice to be pleasantly surprised. > I have or have had 3 brother printers here, of three widely diverse generations. they all worked fine on Linux. the oldest one, when I initially connected it up I used USB, and Linux (an old CentOS, probably 4.x, could I but remember) popped up a window saying such-and-such printer found, do you want it to be automatically configured? so I said yes and voila, a working printer! the laer two, DCP-7065N and HL-L2360DW work fine with the Brother drivers. I read a review on the 2360 a while back that mentioned one of the "standard" drivers that comes with Linux also works with it, but don't recall which. the 7065 is a multifunction, and using the Brother drivers, not only does it print, but the scanner works too. Oh, all of them were connected via ethernet (even if the first started as USB, it wasn't long before I dragged a network cable over to it). Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Recover access to Windows Shares on home network
On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 02:51:03PM -0400, Robert McBroom via users wrote: > On 8/10/20 7:34 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >On 2020-08-10 19:26, Robert McBroom via users wrote: > >>On 8/9/20 11:44 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >>>On 2020-08-10 11:08, Robert McBroom via users wrote: > >>>>lots of the time I want to pull data from shared files on windows > >>>>computers. The shares used to show up under network in any number of > >>>>file programs, caja, konqueror, etc.?? What protocol has replaced that > >>>>access? > >>>If you execute > >>> > >>>smbclient -L > >>> > >>>Do you get a list of available shares? > >>> > >>>If so, you can then mount the share using a type of cifs. > >>> > >>[root@xxxPC ~]# smbclient -L //10.237.214.183 > >>Enter WORKGROUP\root's password: > >>session setup failed: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED > >> > >You should do this as a normal user which would have to the shares. > >Meaning, an account > >on the Windows side. > smbclient -L //10.237.214.183 --user=rm3 --workgroup=WORKGROUP > Enter WORKGROUP\rm3's password: > > Sharename Type Comment > - --- > ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin > C$ Disk Default share > D$ Disk Default share > D-z440 Disk > E$ Disk Default share > F$ Disk Default share > H$ Disk Default share > IPC$ IPC Remote IPC > J$ Disk Default share > print$ Disk Printer Drivers > SMB1 disabled -- no workgroup available > > Windows has SMB2 AND 3 available. Don't see anything in smb.conf to > set a protocol excerpt from /etc/samba/smb.conf on my CentOS box: ; max protocol = SMB2 server min protocol = SMB3_11 client max protocol = SMB3_11 client min protocol = SMB3_11 which forces smb3. Fred -- --- .Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / // / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us // (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 Jude 1:24,25 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Printing failure -
On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 06:01:31PM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > > On 2020-07-21 17:12, Fred Smith wrote: > >I have Centos-7 on a little acer netbook, with the brother drivers for > >our DCP-7065. Every once in a while it stops working (with no errors > >that I've found). when that happens I remove the drivers and reinstall > >and we're good again. I'm guessing that something that comes down in an > >update clobbers something that Brother's installer changed. > > > >Fred > ° Yes, I did that yesterday, twice actually, it is always the same > 'print' never finds the printer. Anything else I've used shows it? > Probably some damage done while working on another problem I suspect > ... and I neglected to mention that I've never seen that issue on any OTHER of my Centos systems. Go figure. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Printing failure -
On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 01:03:53PM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > > On 2020-07-21 12:49, Kevin Becker wrote: > >Has it ever worked in Fedora 32? There was a bug where mDNS was > >removed from nsswitch.conf when I upgraded to F32 that broke > >printing for me until I added it back. > > > >https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1811935 > ° > Yes, it has worked since the FC32 was installed using the Brother > tool for the printers, dunno when it stopped but it would be less > than a week since I needed it, I print some crossword puzzles weekly > which led to finding it failing. I have Centos-7 on a little acer netbook, with the brother drivers for our DCP-7065. Every once in a while it stops working (with no errors that I've found). when that happens I remove the drivers and reinstall and we're good again. I'm guessing that something that comes down in an update clobbers something that Brother's installer changed. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." --- Corinthians 5:21 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Printing failure -
On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 09:23:23AM -0700, Adam Mercer wrote: > On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 9:14 AM Bob Goodwin wrote: > > > Any thoughts on what to do? > > I had problems printing to my networked Brother printer, the only > thing I found to get it printing was to disable SELinux. But it is a "bad thing"(TM) to disable selinux. selinux should be producing alerts, which you could use to fix or at least "solve" the problem without totally disabling it. Fred -- --- .Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / // / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us // (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 Jude 1:24,25 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Create bootable disk with fedora - but not using live-CD
On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 08:31:18PM -0300, George N. White III wrote: >On Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 16:24, Fred Smith ><[1]fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 05:48:43PM +0100, Barry Scott wrote: > > I want to create a bootable USB stick that runs fedora. > > > > I do not want to create a Live-CD USB stick because live-CD > > fails to boot on my main PC. And no one seems to know how to > > fix this. By using a read-write USB stick I can add in debug > > code to the boot process and try to findout what is hanging > > the boot process. > > > > What my google-fu is failed to do is figure out how to find > > instruction on how to do this with getting live-CD instructions. > > > > I'm guessing that I should be able to use anaconda or dnf to get > > the heavy lifting done. > > > > > Does anyone know what the steps I need to follow are? > > > > Barry > FWIW, some years back I did (more than once) install Fedora onto > a USB stick using an normal install procedure. all I had to do was > be sure to specify the right device for the USB stick so I didn't > wipe out the installed system on the computer. > This was probably back around Fedoraaa 11-13 or thereabouts, and > I h aven't kept up with Fedora for the last few years, but there is > no reason THAT I KNOW OF why it wouldn't still work. > >By "normal install procedure" I assume you mean you were able to >boot some installation media. Since the OP can't boot the live media, >the "normal install procedure" isn't available. >It may be possible to create a new ISO image with extra grub options >like [2]https://www.askapache.com/linux/linux-debugging/ I was doing it before the live system options were common, so it was just boot up an install disk and let the installer run, being sure to use the right destination device. I don't know why a live usb would fail to install on a USB stick, as long as it isn't the same one you've already booted. Also, last I noticed, there were installation media other than the live ones. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Create bootable disk with fedora - but not using live-CD
On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 05:48:43PM +0100, Barry Scott wrote: > I want to create a bootable USB stick that runs fedora. > > I do not want to create a Live-CD USB stick because live-CD > fails to boot on my main PC. And no one seems to know how to > fix this. By using a read-write USB stick I can add in debug > code to the boot process and try to findout what is hanging > the boot process. > > What my google-fu is failed to do is figure out how to find > instruction on how to do this with getting live-CD instructions. > > I'm guessing that I should be able to use anaconda or dnf to get > the heavy lifting done. > > Does anyone know what the steps I need to follow are? > > Barry FWIW, some years back I did (more than once) install Fedora onto a USB stick using an normal install procedure. all I had to do was be sure to specify the right device for the USB stick so I didn't wipe out the installed system on the computer. This was probably back around Fedoraaa 11-13 or thereabouts, and I h aven't kept up with Fedora for the last few years, but there is no reason THAT I KNOW OF why it wouldn't still work. Good luck! Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." -- Matthew 7:21 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: OT: Bluetooth receiver/transmitter
On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 03:21:57PM -0300, Fernando Cassia wrote: >On Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 21:52 George N. White III <[1]gnw...@gmail.com> >wrote: > >[2]CSR was formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio, now owned by Qualcomm and >qualified >under the name "Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. (QTIL)". It >may not be easy >to see technical documentation: >Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. Confidential and Proprietary >- Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. (formerly known as >Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd.) NO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PERMITTED: Please >report postings of this document on public servers or websites to: >[3]docctrlag...@qualcomm.com. > >I'm bemused to learn that someone with a law degree is sitting >comfortably in a corporate HQ thinking that forcing employees to paste >that legal scare blob on every pdf automagically puts the world+dog >into compliance of their imaginary restrictions. At the place I worked (til retirement a year and a half ago) it was inserted automagically by the mail system (Exchange) and us individual mail users had no say in the matter. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Migrqate from Legacy to EUFI?
On Wed, Jul 08, 2020 at 03:47:58PM -0600, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 07/08/2020 03:11 PM, toddandmargo via users wrote: > >The original drive was partitioned as msdos and Fedora was installed as > >legacy boot. > > OK, but I'm sure that the partition was reformatted, and not as > msdos because Fedora can't run off of that kind of filesystem. How > is the partition formatted now? I think he is referring to the partition table, not filesystems. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. - Proverbs 15:3 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Audacity: "Error opening recording device"
On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 09:47:16PM -0400, Kevin Becker wrote: > I have the same issue on my laptop. I removed the Gnome Software > version, which didn't necessarily appear to be a flatpak as it didn't > say it was from flathub.org. Nevertheless, the version I get from a > terminal DNF install seems to have the same issue for me. Everything > else in the system that I've tested with seems to work just fine with > the built-in microphone. Just one more data point: I have had terrible difficulties figuring out on my own how to configure Audacity to record from certain devices, given that there are too many audio control programs on the system (pulse, alsa, the Mate sound tool) and too many devices from which one may wish to get input, and Audacity may not show the device by a name that you think you know. For my purposes, I managed to solve it by reading some of the tutorials on the Audacity Wiki about how to I record from this device, or from that one. If you haven't gone there yet, I'd urge you to try it. And if that doesn't help, ask some questions on the Audacity forums. I got lots of help from those places. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, And my hope is in you all day long. -- Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Microphone trouble
On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 01:46:20AM -0600, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 06/18/2020 01:37 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >I found that would happen if one has the input level set too high in > >pavcontrol. What is shown in audacity doesn't > >appear to reflect the settings in audacity. > > > >I have pavcontrol set to 40%~45% and it sounds fine. Well, except for the > >fact that the laptop is old and the mic > >is "substandard" and not well isolated as it picks up fan vibrations. > > I now have the mic set to the proper setting in pavuontrol, but when > I test it in audacity, I see no evidence that it's being picked up > and trying to play back what I "recorded" gives nothing but silence. I can't offer specific advice, but I've noted, from painful experience, that getting all the knobs and buttons in the various sound tools set just right so you can get input to Audacity is easier said than done. for example, when tryhing to get Skype for linux working 2 or 3 years (i.e., it wouldn 't recognize my USB headset) ago I spent a lot of time finding the right settings for pavucontrol as well as the Mate sound tool (don' t use Gnome) as well as alsamixer. I found some articles at the audacity site that told how to configure it for specific kinds of recording that helped me immensely. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." -- Matthew 7:21 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: What is backup_vg-backup? Can it be so big?
On Mon, Jun 08, 2020 at 07:59:43AM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 2020-06-08 07:45, Samuel Sieb wrote: > > On 6/7/20 2:52 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >> On Sun, 2020-06-07 at 14:07 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote: > >>> An inode is the chunk of metadata in the filesystem that describes a > >>> file. You could think of it simply as a directory entry, but it's more > >>> complicated than that. > >> > >> Sorry to be That Guy, but an inode is definitely not a directory entry, > >> it's something a directory entry points to. > > > > *I* know what an inode is but I was trying to give a non-technical user a > > simpler idea of it since he really doesn't need the details. I also pretty > > clearly said it wasn't really a directory entry. My first description was > > correct and then I gave a simpler concept that was good enough. > > I knew what you meant. :-) > > Sometimes I feel it is unfortunate that the term "directory" is used when a > "folder" would seem better > in some cases. they were called directories long before Apple (or was it MS?) decided to "simplify" it by calling them folders. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." -- Matthew 7:21 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Fedora 32 MTA
On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 01:25:38PM -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > > On 5/10/20 1:05 PM, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > >On Sun, 10 May 2020 12:20:44 -0400 > >Jonathan Billings wrote: > > > >>On May 10, 2020, at 11:54, George N. White III > >>wrote: > >>> > On Sun, 10 May 2020 at 12:00, Jonathan Billings > wrote: > On May 10, 2020, at 08:47, George N. White III > wrote: > >Linux development today is mostly funded by big businesses and > >governments. Large enterprises have tight controls over email > >for security, legal, and business continuity reasons. Those > >controls could break down if MTA's are installed by default > >without explicit action by administrators.One consequence is > >a move away from using email for status reports (cron, logwatch) > >towards job management tools that provide resource management > >and scheduling as well as logging and status reporting. > > > >Maybe Fedora will need small business and hobbyist spins. > I think it’s more likely that email is one of the biggest vectors > of spam and malware and it’s unmaintained MTAs that end up being > used to generate a lot of bogus email. On top of that, a lot of > ISPs are blocking outbound port 25 so MTAs in a default > configuration can’t deliver mail off the host anymore anyway. > >>>Those issues have been around for many years. The removal of MTA's > >>>from linux distros is relatively recent, and came after > >>>climate-gate and DNC email fiascos raised the profile of email at > >>>high levels of enterprise management. > >>I suspect you might be over-politicizing this issue. The Fedora > >>discussion: > >> > >>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/NoDefaultSendmail#Detailed_Description > >> > >>It’s worth noting that they reference Ubuntu’s decision from 2007. If > >>anything, Fedora’s decision is well past due. > >> > >>Local mail delivery isn’t really a common configuration anymore, so > >>it makes sense to slim down the default install and leave installing > >>an MTA to people who are willing to properly configure the MTA to > >>forward messages to a proper mail drop. > >> > >>LSB requires a sendmail binary, but I think in this case LSB that’s > >>out of date with modern usage. > >> > >>-- > >>Jonathan Billings > >> > >Local mail delivery may not be common, but it is something that > >needs to be done. If not sendmail, then what? > > This is what I am dealing with for CRON and working on writing a > script that does the local delivery. > > It would be 'nice' to have some general purpose script that does > local delivery to replace /.../sendmail when no MTA is installed... How about "procmail" ?? -- --- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 - The Boulder Pledge - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Power Mgmt problem
On Sat, May 09, 2020 at 12:52:53PM -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote: > On Fri, 2020-05-08 at 16:39 -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote: > > I am having a problem with Fedora 32.. When my screen blanks off. > > When I come back to the computer the screen will flash on for a sec > > and > > then go black again. But the power light is still green... > > > > And the only way I can get a picture back is to turn the monitor off > > and hold a key down on the keyboard and turn the monitor back on at > > the > > same time > > > > its getting worse and worse > > > > > > I had the same problem in 31 right there at the end > > right before I upgraded to 32) -- > > > > > > I am just wondering if this post came through or not? I just wanted to > check back in. I saw it, but don't have an answer for you. sorry! -- --- .Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / // / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us // (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 Jude 1:24,25 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: VDQ Thumb drive software
On Fri, May 08, 2020 at 04:23:43PM -0400, Jonathan Billings wrote: > On Fri, May 08, 2020 at 08:16:48PM -, Beartooth wrote: > > On Thu, 07 May 2020 16:46:49 -0400, Jonathan Billings wrote: > > > > > On May 7, 2020, at 16:42, Beartooth wrote: > > >>I'm pretty sure the Fedora machine I want to use to put something > > >> onto a thumb drive doesn't have the thumb drive software installed to > > >> do so. But I've searched dnfdragora up one side and down the other > > >> without finding it. What is it called? Pretty please? > > > > > > It’d be part of the kernel if it’s a USB Mass Storage device. You > > > shouldn’t need to install anything. > > > > > > Does `gnome-disks` see the device? > > > > I keep forgetting to mention that I run Mate. I get > > > > $ rpm -q gnome-disks > > package gnome-disks is not installed > > Then 'dnf install gnome-disk-utility' to get it installed. > Mate also has a disks utility, named--odly enugh--"disks" On Ubuntu it is under the Control Center, possibly the same on Fedora -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for safety. --- Proverbs 18:10 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Problem with Brother scanner
On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 05:43:59PM -, Doug Herr wrote: > > Hi list > > > > I recently got a Brother scanner/printer for my Fedora 31 desktop. I've > > installed all the drivers from Brother and the printing part works > > fine, but not scanning. > > > > When I launch simple-scan, [snip] > > I have not tried that sanning app, but I found that Xsane works well with my > Brother DCP-L2550DW. > Package installed: xsane-0.999-34.fc31.x86_64 > > -- > Doug H. We have a Brother DCP7065DN multifunction printer/scanner/kitchen-sink here, difference is that it is on the household LAN, not USB connected. However, everything works great even on my Centos system. Both Sane and simple-scan work for scanning. I don't know how the OP installed the Brother drivers, but there are two ways: one is detailed with lots of tweaks you need to make, and the other is relatively trivial. You can either: 1. download the individual driver files and hack your system according to the instructions on the site, or 2. download a single installer file that asks you questions then downloads and installs the driver files for you. After that you can use whatever app you use on that system to set up a printer. On Centos I usually use the print settings tool (though you should be able to use CUPs on port 631 instead.) For my printer (since I don't know what printer the OP has) I'd go to this page https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=us=en=dcp7065dn_all=127 which downloads the "driver install tool". You could download the individual bits and pieces you need from that page, too, but this one seems to do the whole job. There's probably a page like that for your printer, too, and I'd suggest you install it that way. good luck! Fred -- --- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 - The Boulder Pledge - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: usb usb2-port8: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 06:57:10PM -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:37:28 -0400 > Tom Horsley wrote: > > > DMESG shows this cable bad message once every 5 seconds, which > > is a bit annoying. > > OK, I pulled every USB device one at a time till dmesg stopped > printing this error. The device that finally made it stop > was a USB 3 backup drive. I plugged it back in to the exact > same usb port, and the messages did not start back up. computers and their hardware being fickle, it may well start up again once you actually try using it for backup. :( -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, And my hope is in you all day long. -- Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: linux -- ide question
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 09:57:55PM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 06:45:29PM -0400, bruce wrote: > >hey, > >for those who do linux dev/work, what's your goto IDE/editor? > >just curious. > Bash and vi. oh yeah, and make. -- ------- .Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / // / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us // (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 Jude 1:24,25 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: linux -- ide question
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 06:45:29PM -0400, bruce wrote: >hey, >for those who do linux dev/work, what's your goto IDE/editor? >just curious. Bash and vi. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. - Proverbs 15:3 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: OT?? : Xscreensaver: Is it me??
On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 12:08:25AM +0100, sixpack13 wrote: > On 14.03.20 22:30, Beartooth wrote: > > > > On a Lenovo Thinkpad running F31 Mate, fully updated, I'm > >presently running the Binary Ring screensaver. It works fine; this is > >just a question, not a problem. Whenever that screensaver begins to move > >toward a change, I see or think I see images inside the ring. > > > > Most of them look vaguely Indian or Maya, and seem to include > >human or at least bipedal figures. A few look more like totem poles. And > >once in a great while something utterly different, like a cartoon > >character, seems to be there. > > > > All of them are very much obscured by the radial lines in the > >screensaver, and partly also by the darkening inside the ring. But I'm > >pretty sure they're really there (not like the poetic little man upon the > >stair). > > > yup, they're there ! > > watched it here: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPiJb0Qm1SE what's the point of the horrible noises accompanying each of the screensavers? -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Mouse controls for Fedora
On Sun, Mar 08, 2020 at 01:16:13PM -0500, Robert G (Doc) Savage via users wrote: > I'm been using a Logitech M705 wireless mouse with my Fedora laptop for > a long time. Recently it seems to have developed an unwanted "double- > click" behavior when the left button is depressed. This is particularly > objectionable when I'm trying to select a single e-mail in Evolution, > or after selecting it, to delete it. If either action senses a double- > click, that e-mail will pop up in its own window, or it and the next > message will be deleted. > > Is this something that I can tune out with Preferences > Hardware > > Mouse in the MATE desktop? Or is there some other control? Doc: Logitech mice have the reputation of doing that when the switch underneath the mouse button becomes worn. I doubt that it is possible to squirt a bit of contact cleaner into it, I suspect it's all sealed up. In that case, the proper fix is probably a new mouse. Sorry! Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Anybody need a ... ??
Hi! We're cleaning house, trying to downsize so we can move into a retirement community, so we're finding all sorts of stuff to get rid of. One thing I'm reluctant to throw out is my Multitech MT5600BA V90 modem. I used it for dialup for several years before broadband became available and it was great, stable, and fast. (its predecessor, a much-touted consumer-grade V90 modem was unreliable and not great). I'm thinking we are/were on an unstable copper pair, but the phone company said it was fine. So, anyway, I have this lovely industrial-strength modem I'd like to provide someone, "free to a good home", if anyone has, or knows of anyone who has, a use for a V90 modem. Original packaging (including the floppy-based "drivers" for windoze! :) ) and a printout of the modem manual. Anyone?? Thanks in advance! Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." --- Corinthians 5:21 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: VLC and Distortion
On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 04:52:05PM -0800, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > On 2020-01-12 15:37, Tim via users wrote: > >On Sun, 2020-01-12 at 14:43 -0800, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > >>Fedora 31, x64 > >>vlc-3.0.9-22.fc31.x86_64 > >> > >>I just downloaded > >> > >>$ youtube-dl --audio-format best --audio-quality 0 > >>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Tkyj_KS98 > >> > >>And in Firefox, I loaded the URL in one tab and the > >>downloaded file in another. Side by side, there is > >>no difference. Parole is no difference than Firefox > >>either. > >> > >>But loading the file into VLC, distortion city, > >>especially around 1:45. > >> > >>What the heck > > > >Have you pushed the playback volume up above 100%? > > It is around 30% > > Same on Firefox and Parole where there is no distortion I don't have youtube-dl, but I have the videodownloader plugin for Firefox. Downloaded it as mpeg-mp3 and it sounds fine to me. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. -- Philippians 4:13 --- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: OT: recommendations for a low-volume, cheap-to-use/maintain home printer for use with Fedora 31
On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 09:25:57AM -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > Thanks very much! Sorry, the printing is largely of documents, but the > printer sits for a while doing nothing. I guess laser is the way to go then? > What are goog suggestions then? I have two Brother printers in-house, a HL-L2360D and a DCP7065DN. The former is a standalone printer, the latter is a multifunction device. Both support duplex printin--important for saving trees! The 2360D can be used without Brother's drivers by judicious selection of drivers that CUPS offers. At the moment I forget which one it is that works well there. Haven't tried that with the 7065DN, as it also needs "drivers" for the scanner that I doubt exist in FOSS-land. Both work well using Brother's Linux drivers. I'm sure there are other low-cost laser printers out there that work with Linux but am not familiar with them. -- ------- .Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / // / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us // (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 Jude 1:24,25 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Any thoughts on the Vivaldi browser?
On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 06:31:49PM -0800, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > Hi All, > > Any of you guys use the Vivaldi browser? Any thoughts > on it? I've used it a little. not my main browser, but to the extent I've used it it seems like a nice browser. YMMV :) -- ---- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for safety. --- Proverbs 18:10 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: HP DL-5170DN Printer not working
On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 02:37:33PM +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sun, 2019-10-20 at 08:53 -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > > Aaron Gray writes: > > > > >You can find the drivers here: > > > > > >https://support.brother.com/g/s/id/linux/en/index.html? > > > > > > c=us_otlang=encomple=onredirect=on>https://support.brother. > > >com/g/s/id/linux/en/index.html?c=us_ot=en=on=on > > > > > > > > > > > > Ah thats great, wondering why the Fedora driver did not work, should this > > > go > > > on bugzilla ? > > > > No, it shouldn't. Brother does not apparently release their printer drivers > > > > as free software, or publish open specifications so that the free software > > community can implement by themselves. There's nothing that Fedora can do > > about that, and a Bugzilla bug will not accomplish anything. > > > > All that Brother does is release their drivers as downloadable black boxes. > > > > That will hopefully work on your particular Linux distribution. And even if > > > > they work well now, there's little that guarantees that they will continue > > to work the next time the kernel is updated. Or glibc. Or CUPS itself, or > > any other library the printer driver depends on. > > All unarguably true, nevertheless I've had a Brother Wifi All-in-one > (DCP-7055W) for over 5 years and haven't had any problems under Fedora, > both printing and scanning (using the blob driver obviously). It will > occasionally get confused if the home network goes down, but a quick > power cycle sorts it out. > My first Brother printer (HL-2070N) was automatically recognized by my Centos sysstem (C4 or 5, I think)which, when the USB cable was plugged in said it had recognized a BrotherHL-2070N and asked if I wanted it automatically configured. I said YES, and it "just worked", using one of the drivers shipped with Linux Now they need the brother proprietary drivers, but they still work well on my newer Centos systems (haven't tried on C8 yet). Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: HP DL-5170DN Printer not working
On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 03:43:06PM +0100, Aaron Gray wrote: >On Sat, 19 Oct 2019 at 07:47, Samuel Sieb <[1]sam...@sieb.net> wrote: > > On 10/18/19 10:16 AM, Aaron Gray wrote: > > I installed the standard driver but my printer is coming up with > :- > > > > ERROR NAME: > > undefined > > COMMAND: > > -2345X@PJL > > OPERAND STACK: > > > > Looking like its a BR-Script3 issiue > You say the standard driver, but which one is that? > >The Setting>Devices>Printers says :- >HL-5170DN >Model: HL-5170DN BR-Script3 I'm 99% sure that HL-5170DN is NOT A HP PRINTER, but rather a Brother printer. You need to get the proper installer program from the Brother website. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, And my hope is in you all day long. -- Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: open ssh
On Fri, Oct 04, 2019 at 09:15:06AM -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 12:40:58 +0300 > Angelo Moreschini wrote: > > > Do I have to Installase BIND? And then what else is needed? ... > > My router can run a DNS name server, you might want to check > if yours has that feature. Otherwise running bind or dnsmasq > somewhere on the local network would be the way to go. I set up DNS/Bind9 and NTP on a raspberry pi somewhat over a year ago. cheap, doesn't tie up a bigger machine someone has on desktop (like, e.g., me) and uses minimal electricity. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. --- Romans 5:8 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: is the mailing list mangling email character-encoding
On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 07:51:45AM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 9/23/19 12:04 AM, Tim via users wrote: > >On Sun, 2019-09-22 at 22:52 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > >>And it did not. > >I noticed the same. On the messages that get corrupted, I've received > >them as base64 encoded (they weren't sent that way), though your > >messages with Frederic correctly accented was also base64 encodede. > >Most other messages coming from the list are just text. Do you get > >those messages as text or base64? > > Yes. For some reason I can't fathom it seems the mailing list software turns > every > Content-Transfer-Encoding to base64 > > When sending the initial message is sent from here as > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > >>I think you've said a yahoo to yahoo message is fine. Do you have a > >>non-yahoo account you can send to directly to check? > >Yes, that works fine. It's only messages going through the list that I > >notice getting mangled. > > Weird. If it were something on the mailing list side you'd think that > everyone would see the same issue. > FWIW, I find these headers in your posting on my system: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by fcshome.stoneham.ma.us id x8MNrkId016512 -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. --- Romans 5:8 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: tar a flash drive
On Wed, Sep 04, 2019 at 04:20:14PM +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Wed, 2019-09-04 at 21:55 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > On 9/4/19 9:16 PM, Dave Ihnat wrote: > > > On 4 Sep at 01:12, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > > Of course a dd copy may be rather time consuming and space consuming > > > > with no apparent advantage. > > > A lot less time consuming if you use the "bs=" option. Haven't seen > > > anyone > > > mention that; I believe the default is still the old Unix 512b, painful. > > > > Very good point. And, yes, the default is still 512. > > For a USB drive it probably doesn't make much difference. Output will > be buffered and speed is limited by the USB interface. > > poc I tend to use "bs=10M", which won't make it any faster, unless possibly you're using USB3.x devices on a USB3.x port. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." --- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Bluetooth mouse battery status
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 10:55:29AM -0400, Chris Bredesen wrote: >Hi list, >I reported this issue on the UPower GitLab issue tracker but I don't >hold much hope it'll get the required visibility. >[1]https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/upower/issues/100 >I just had my Satechi M1 mouse quit working unceremoniously ... due to >a dead battery. All along, GNOME's power settings have told me that it >was at 99%. As per `upower -d`, this device in fact has no battery: >Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/unknown_dev_CF_A9_BC_C1_9F_FD > native-path: /org/bluez/hci0/dev_CF_A9_BC_C1_9F_FD > model:Satechi M1 Mouse > serial: CF:A9:BC:C1:9F:FD > power supply: no > updated: Wed 31 Dec 1969 07:00:00 PM EST (1567004080 >seconds ago) > has history: yes > has statistics: no > unknown >warning-level: none >icon-name: 'battery-missing-symbolic' >Is this a UPower problem? A device problem? A GNOME problem? >Thanks! >-CB > > References > >1. https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/upower/issues/100 FWIW, on my Centos box with Gnome installed but actually running MATE, the battery indicator in the top panel has ALWAYS said mouse at 70%. even if tyhe green light on the mouse is blinking red (which means the battery is very low) it still says 70%. I take it that something is wrong at a deeper level, but have never felt like pursuing it. Fred > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, And my hope is in you all day long. -- Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: gnome max-out during sign-in in Firefox.
On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 02:16:15PM -0600, home user via users wrote: > (replying to all responders) > > Actually, the first thing that catches my attention is that when I > go to the password entry box, the system fans really surge. This > suggests to me the CPUs are working at or near capacity. > > I also see top and ksysguard repeatedly freezing for several seconds. > > (Fred: dirty shutdown; top) > The system was not responding to any keystrokes or trackball clicks. > The only remaining options are hard reset and hard power off. there are often additional choices besides a hard shutdown. google for "magic sysreq key". > > (Fred: memory) > The problem is not memory use. It is CPU load. OK. I was thinking of a "swap storm". if the system gets pushed into heavy swapping (because of too much memory neededfor what is running) it can slow to a crawl, sometimes taking many minutes to recover once the memory pressure is relieved. > > (Fred: waiting) > I waited quite a few seconds; certainly long enough to know there's > a real problem. It does take a while to move the cursor all over > the place, clicking in various places (e.g. menus, 'x' in the upper > right corner of various windows) along the way. > > (Fred: CTRL-ALT-F2 or CTRL-ALT-F3) > Does going into this mode kill the session I was in before? If no, > how do I get back? If yes, how do I get back to normal operation > without rebooting? No, the GUI is still there, it's just on another virtual screen. Usually you can go back there by doing ALT-F1 or CTRL-ALT-F1. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: gnome max-out during sign-in in Firefox.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 08:24:07PM -0600, home user via users wrote: > (f29; gnome; Firefox 68.0; all patched late this morning) > > While trying to sign on to a financial institution's web site, when > I start to enter the password, the cpu suddenly gets extremely busy > and stays that way. I had to hit the power button. Upon booting up > again, I launched ksysguard, and then re-tried the login. Again I > saw the cpu essentially max out. I had to hit the power button. > Upon booting up, I launched "top" in a terminal, and then retried > the login. Again the cpu essentially maxed out. "top" showed that > gnome was the cpu hog. > > I again hit the power button and booted up. This time I logged in > to a plasma session. I was able to log in and do what I had to do > with no problems. > > This one is really strange. How do I determine what the problem is? > This problem did not occur before today's "dnf upgrade". The last > patching before today was last Thursday. > > thanks, > Bill. well, firstly, it's bad practice to do a dirty shutdown of a running system. If you've got top running, you can kill processes from within the top UI. in top, hit "h" for help. note that "k" will kill processes. Perhaps you can see which gnome component it is that's hogging RAM then report that to the appropriate authorities. Also, sometimes when some process hogs all the memory, it is transient and if you can be patient it may calm down so you don't have to take drastic action. further, it is possible to enable additional columns in top to help figure out where the memory is going. One can also try CTRL-ALT-F2 or CTRL-ALT-F3 or similar to get a non-GUI terminal. those don't use nearly as much system resources as a terminal window. from there top and other commands may respond better even in the presence of a runaway process. Good luck! > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. - Proverbs 15:3 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: UDEV RULES
_guidelines > >> List Archives: > >> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > > > > ___ > > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > Fedora Code of Conduct: > > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > List Archives: > > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: need something to fill in pdf forms.
On Fri, Jun 07, 2019 at 01:02:34PM -0600, home user via users wrote: > (Fred said) > > Open your document, then in the toolbar (probably wrong name, > > its the bar at the top of the evince window) where the 3 window > > controls are at the right, all the way to the left is a red > > script "e". click on that, choose "help". > > I ran > "bash.5[~]: evince Downloads/AAF-0107AO.pdf" > form the command line. I don't have an 'e' anywhere in that top > bar. See the attached screen-capture. Hmm. I see. Try that left-most item in the top bar and see if it gives you a menu that includes "Help". screenshot attached. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. - Isaiah 40:28 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: need something to fill in pdf forms.
On Thu, Jun 06, 2019 at 07:45:32PM -0600, home user via users wrote: > (responding to Fred) > Thank-you, Fred. > > I tried "man evince". I got nothing like what's in your post. > > I could find nothing in the GUI for getting any kind of help. > > I searched for a web site for evince, and found this one: > "https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince;. > But this site had no user's guide, help, or anything else like > what's in your post. The site's faq also did not help. > > Where did you get what you posted, or how did you get it? Open your document, then in the toolbar (probably wrong name, its the bar at the top of the evince window) where the 3 window controls are at the right, all the way to the left is a red script "e". click on that, choose "help". About halfway down, below "Interactive Forms", click on "forms" and voila! Fred -- --- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 - The Boulder Pledge - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: need something to fill in pdf forms.
On Wed, Jun 05, 2019 at 08:17:01PM -0600, home user via users wrote: > (Fred Smith said) > > evince > > Thank-you, Fred. > > h > -- > -bash.3[~]: dnf install evince > Last metadata expiration check: 0:52:01 ago on Wed 05 Jun 2019 > 07:15:38 PM MDT. > Package evince-3.30.2-2.fc29.x86_64 is already installed. > Dependencies resolved. > Nothing to do. > Complete! > -bash.4[~]: > -- > So I already have it. When in Gnome, I look for evince, I get > "Document Viewer". Document Viewer does not allow me to fill in the > pdf form. The company representative that sent me the pdf file told > me it is fill-in enabled. from the evince help page: Forms When filling out an interactive form, you can navigate from field to field by clicking on a field with your mouse. When you are finished filling out a text field, press Enter. You can make a selection in a scrollable list box by clicking on the list box and scrolling to your choice with your mouse. There may be some parts of a form that you may need to fill out by hand after you print the form. For example, you might have to circle certain things, or sign the form in one or more places. If you wish to do this electronically, you may want to try Xournal. which, as someone else indicated that Adobe has changed forms so that the free tools may no longer work, still may not help. Good luck! -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." -- Matthew 7:21 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: need something to fill in pdf forms.
On Wed, Jun 05, 2019 at 07:54:39PM -0600, home user via users wrote: > (f29) > I need something, preferably from one of the usual repos (so I can > easily install it with dnf), that I can use to fill in a pdf form. > I can view the form just fine, but nothing seems to have > functionality for me to fill it in. I did not see anything in > "dnfdragora". evince -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." -- Matthew 7:21 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Anyone ever heard of just USB 3 dying?
On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 08:39:49AM -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > Any USB 3 stick I plug into my computer gets > recognized as a USB storage device, then immediately > starts getting errors such as: > > [ 1418.060792] usb 1-1.5: reset high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci > [ 1423.169910] usb 1-1.5: device descriptor read/64, error -110 > [ 1439.042249] usb 1-1.5: device descriptor read/64, error -110 > > Old USB 2 sticks work no problem, keyboard and mouse > work no problem. > > Can just the high speed USB 3 support die on a motherboard? > I doesn't seem to matter where I plug it in, the hard wired > plugs on the back of the computer give the same errors as > the ones on the front hooked up with cables. > > The USB 3 sticks I've tried work fine on other computers, > so they don't seem to be the problem. The motherboards I use (now all 3 or 4 years old) have separate chips for USB2 and USB3, so it's possible. curious to hear what happens if you plug one of those devices into a USB2 port? (assuming your system offers any). USB3 or 3.1 ports are blue (slightly different shades of blue between 3 and 3.1) while most USB2 ports are black. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." --- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Modem/Router/Router -
On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 06:41:14PM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > > On 04/14/19 17:38, Samuel Sieb wrote: > > > >If you can't disable the wifi on the modem, then you can just > >ignore it. Connect the WAN port on your router to the ethernet > >port on the modem. You end up with double NAT, but it should > >still work. > . > Yeah, I think it's a poor design for the application, I found no way > to shut it off. We have been connecting to the WAN on my router. All > they have is what appears to be two identical Ethernet portss on the > modem-router, both seem to work for conncting my Ethernet LAN. > However I have not been able to pass that data through my router to > the LAN or the wifi signal. Their wifi signal is what the iPhone and > iPads are using now ... I may be doing something wrong in the > security configuration? Presumably, their router is pre-configured to use dhcp, so when wiring your router to theirs, yours should be c onfigured to use dhcp on the WAN side. I've seen this done before and it works fine in those cases. As for disablinig the wifi on their router, if you can't log into it from the wired lan, maybe you can detach its wifi antenna? Good luck! Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." -- Matthew 7:21 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Fedora sometimes fails to sleep when I close my laptop
On Wed, Apr 03, 2019 at 11:04:35AM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote: > I have a no-name netbook-style laptop running up-to-date Fedora 29. > <https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_577_367_id=117289> > > When I close the lid, fedora almost always puts the notebook in sleep > mode. Unfortunately, once in a while, it does not. And then my battery > runs down. > > The notebook has a light that indicates sleep by blinking slowly. > Unfortunately, it is not visible while the lid is closed. Bad design. > > I could put the notebook to sleep and then close the lid, but this is > quite a bit more fiddly. > > Why would Fedora fail to sleep once in a while? > > Does anyone else experience this? > > How would you go about diagnosing this problem? > > (My fear is that this is a firmware bug. I'm pretty sure that there will > never be firmware updates.) If it is anything like my netbook, there is a magnet in the bezel surrounding the display and a sensor in the edge of the laptop, that senses the proximity of the magnet and sends a signal that the BIOS and/or the OS sees and does the necessary stuff. Mine has quit going to sleep, too, when the screen is closed, so I've just had to bite the bullet and learn to do Fn-F4 before closing the lid. Odd thing is, that waving a strong magnet around where the sensor is WILL cause it to go to sleep. Go figure. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for safety. --- Proverbs 18:10 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Frequent temporary freezes on Dell XPS 13 laptop
On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 05:32:22PM -0700, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > On 3/29/19 1:51 PM, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote: > >Hi, > >I just got my new XPS 13 (the 2019 model) and installed Fedora 29 on it. > >Everything looks great except that when I work in the shell I experience > >a freeze of the system that lasts for about 1-2 seconds and that occurs > >every 30-60 seconds which is quite annoying. > >I tried isolating the issue by working in an xterm but this shows the > >same symptoms as the gnome terminal I usually use. There is nothing in > >the logs that correlates with these freezes and it only seems to occur > >in a shell. > >What is really strange is that when I have glxgears running in a window > >then the animation there will also freeze when the freeze in the shell > >happens but when I have a youtube video running in Firefox then the > >freezes disappear completely and I can work normally in the shell. > >This happens both in a Wayland and X11 session. > > > >Does anyone have an Idea what could cause this strange issue and how I > >can debug this further? > > > >Regards, > > Dennis > > > Hi Dennis, > > That usually means the CPU is so tied up doing something > it can't get around to you. > > Try the following > > 1) see if your hard drive is okay. Repreads to get over bad >spots will cause this. > > # dnf install gsmartcontrol > > 2) run "top" to see if anyone is going CPU crazy > > 3) run off a Live USB. If the symptom persists, >there is something wrong with your hardware. > > Let us know, > -T Also, are by any chance running the Folding At Home client on this machine? Even with FAH doing GPU folding only I had that problem on Centos. It was particularly noxious when watching any kind of video. Fred -- --- .Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / // / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us // (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 Jude 1:24,25 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: SMB permissions -
On Tue, Mar 05, 2019 at 01:08:43PM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 03/05/2019 12:44 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > > > > >On 03/05/19 13:46, Joe Zeff wrote: > >>On 03/05/2019 11:38 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > >>>I mount it on /mnt/box48 and the problem seems to be permissions: > >> > >>I've found that mount sometimes insists on mounting partitions > >>ro, even if you specify r/w. The only thing I've ever found > >>that always works (for me) is the mount option umask=. > >. > >Ok, I'm not familiar with that command, not sure what it does, > >wants to be run as root, but it does work to mount what I see in > >the terminal. Should I put it in fstab? > > Yes. Put it in fstab instead of defaults. I use this for the options in fstab: credentials=/root/.smbcred,defaults,uid=my-username,gid=my-username,auto,users,exec,vers=3.0 the credentials= points to a file with read-only permissions, owned by root. it contains username=xxx password=yyy vers=3.0 restricts it to version 3.0 of the SMB protocol. If your file share supports that version it's a good idea to restrict it on both the server and the clients, since earlier versions of SMB are rife with holes. for the uid= and gid= items you can also user the numerical value, from /etc/passwd and /etc/group. I find this works fine with my NAS box, which I talk to via SMB. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." -- Matthew 7:21 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: (OT) Beeping drives used for backup
On Sun, Mar 03, 2019 at 03:30:09PM -0800, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > On 3/2/19 8:24 AM, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: > >On Fri, 2019-03-01 at 05:06 -0800, Todd Chester via users wrote: > >>What I have been lately, is building my own with drives > >>with Rosewill backup cases (RX304-APU3-35B). I populate > >>them with Western Digital drives > > > >What are the advantages/disadvantages of this approach vs. NAS. > > > >Here's what looks obvious: Rosewill is cheaper than NAS. However > >NAS might have a faster interface. Data transfer over ethernet is > >checksummed; what about data transfer over USB? > > In my experience, USB3 and Ethernet are about tied with each other > for speed. It does not matter how fast your Ethernet goes, if > your computer can not process the data. eSata runs at the speed of > internal hard drive. (The Rosewill is Sata III.) That seems to be true, based on small evidence. I recently had to back up two 1TB drives, using dd and the only thing I had with enough space was the Synology NAS down at the other end of the ethernet cable (with a switch in between). One gig ethernet, but operating on inexpensive hardware, so I was surprised that when coying both items at the same time, dd reported each one was doing about 52MB/s (which isn't far from a gig/sec, counting both copies going simultaneously). a few days later (due to circumstances beyond my control) I had to do it all again, but this time I had a WD 4TB USB drive to copy it to, assuming it would be faster. Guess what! it wasn't. just about 50 MB/s according to dd. Made me wish I had purchased a bare sata drive instead and plugged it into the computer. > > As far as NAS devices go, I find them pains in the neck. They > always have some weird quirk that ... I had one that > would not speak to Cobian Backup no matter what. Another > that would not delete directories when asked. And > yet another that would not talk to a Mac, even though I > was staring at the directions, along with an Apple Tech > remotely logged in. I prefer just setting up a Samba server > instead. > > Does not mean that all NAS devices are bad, just that I haven't > found one I like yet. Their big problem is the same problem as USB > hard drives. They are meant to be cheap. No one even > looks at the expensive ones. My cheap Synology NAS box (DS216j) is a low-end device and it has (so far--knock on wood) been reliable, with two 3TB WD reds inside, has been great. Being lazy, I just access it via SMB from all computers in the house (I'm the only one using Linux, everybody else is in bed with Windoze). Couldn't be bothered to configure NFS. Looked at configuring iSCSI but it looked like a lot of work for little or no benefit, especially since we just use it so all of us can store stuff on it, not for backups. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. -- Philippians 4:13 --- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Remote Disencruftation
On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 08:15:03PM -, Beartooth wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 20:37:02 -0500, Matthew Miller wrote:
>
> > Any distro using systemd (so, any modern mainstream distro) will have
> > /etc/os-release. You can do `cat /etc/os-release`, but one of the really
> > nice things is that this is also a machine-readable file. You can do
> >
> > $ source /etc/os-release $ echo $PRETTY_NAME Fedora 29 (Workstation
> > Edition)
>
> I had to use the shorter command ("no such file ..."), but got:
>
> $ cat /etc/os-release
> NAME="CentOS Linux"
> VERSION="7 (Core)"
> ID="centos"
> ID_LIKE="rhel fedora"
> VERSION_ID="7"
> PRETTY_NAME="CentOS Linux 7 (Core)"
> ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
> CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:centos:centos:7"
> HOME_URL="https://www.centos.org/;
> BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.centos.org/;
>
> CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT="CentOS-7"
> CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT_VERSION="7"
> REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="centos"
> REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="7"
>
> So they are still running it. Many thanks!
But I thought your earlier postings showd a 2.6.x kernel, which is
not what EL7 runs.
Fred
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Re: Shredding a removable drive (OT)
On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 05:50:20PM -, Beartooth wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:45:25 -0800, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: > > > I'm using shred on some 2Tb USB disk drive that I plan to give away. > > So far it has taken 8 hours to shred 50% of the drive, which implies > > that it will take about 16 hours to shred the whole drive. I have > > another 2 drives to go. > > > > Is there a quicker way to protect my data when I give the drives away, > > other than smashing the drives to bits? > > I notice that no one even mentioned DBAN. Is it just not fast, or > there some other consideration? Having used DBAN once, I'm not a very authoritative voice, but... I found that depending on the options you choose, it can also be quite slow. one 250GB drive I wiped with it took more than 12 hours. So for the next one I wanted to wipe I just used /dev/zero, which should be adequate because I was just going to install something else over it anyway. > -- > Beartooth Staffwright, Not Quite Clueless Power User > Remember I know little (precious little!) of where up is. > > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." -- Matthew 7:21 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Evince has no print option -
On Tue, Dec 04, 2018 at 03:17:28PM -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 12/04/18 14:20, Rick Stevens wrote: > >I'm using Xfce as well with the LightDM display manager and there's > >no text associated with the icon, just the icon (which sort of looks > >like an abstract inkjet printer with a page going through it). > > > >Are the developers running obfuscation contests that we're not privy to > >in order to confuse us? It's getting pretty awful. Sheesh! This isn't > >an Easter egg hunt, folks! > >-- > >- Rick Stevens, Systems > . > Ok, I found it! I never would have without all the assurance that it > was still there, and it is but not easy to see on a 27" inch screen, > a *tiny* printer symbol while all the other, mostly useless, options > are in the list of words that drops down when you click on the stack > of three horizontal lies, pancakes maybe. Why the one little, out of > context, icon? I think Tom was right I neverknew what to call that, until a couple of years ago I saw a software review (don't remember what) where the reviewer wrote about the "hamburger menu". I had to google for it to find out what he was on about. -- --- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 - The Boulder Pledge - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Evince has no print option -
On Tue, Dec 04, 2018 at 01:59:40PM -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:53:27 +0100 > Louis Lagendijk wrote: > > > Printing is there in the menu on the right: it is the leftmost icon in > > the top row > > I think they held a contest to see who could come up with a design to > most effectively hide the controls for evince. Took me about 20 minutes > to find it when I first wanted to print something in new evince. there seems to be a widespread desire to make UIs so minimal that no one can figure out how to use them. Not to single out anyone, but the Gnome-3 people seem to be on that bandwagon too. No offense meant to any particular person(s), its just that I don't see the value in oversimplification. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. - Isaiah 40:28 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: App similar Winhex for Fedora
On Fri, Nov 09, 2018 at 04:52:28AM -0500, Joerg Lechner via users wrote: >Hi, >because of the problem, which I have described in the thread "problem >file copy to external disk" I would like analyse file headers on a NTFS >formatted disk with F28/F29. I think on Windows Winhex is the app. >Which app can I use with F28/F29? >Your answer will be very helpful. >Kind regards hexdump? it has many options, be sure to read its man page. to view a partition, hexdump /dev/sda1 to view the actual drive, hexdump /dev/sda probably pipe its output to less: hexdump /dev/sda | less -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." --- Corinthians 5:21 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: OT: IBM to buy RedHat
On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 09:57:19AM +, Frau Silvia Sánchez wrote: >Hi Fred and all, >Well, I understand although disagree. If one doesn't want upgrades, >there are other systems like Debian stable. Besides upgrades aren't >mandatory, as ToddandMargo said, if you don't want them simply turn >them off. Last but not least, why do you need to reinstall? Upgrading >from one version to another is as smooth as it can be. I don't see >reinstalling as a pain, in any average computer will take only few >minutes, but well, it's understandable that you may not want to go >through it. But what reinstalling for? Why not just upgrading the >system? Am I missing something? >Kind regards, >Silvia Updates are necessary if you want to keep it secure. Many distros are new annually or more often, and only keep issuing patches for the most recent or two most recent releases.once you go past that point you're asking for trouble. Not wanting to do a full upgrade annually doesn't mean I want an insecure system. > >On Tue, 30 Oct 2018 at 07:15, ToddAndMargo via users ><[1]users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > On 10/29/18 6:30 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > > Some of us (many businesses) don't want a new version of Linux > every six > > months, they want systems that will be stable and will run for > years > > with nothing more than the occasional yum update and more > occasional > > reboot. People with many computers can't spend time reinstalling > and > > re-configuring all of them once or twice every year. And I don't > want > > to do that with my home systems either. I want something I can > use > > for 2 or 3 years, at least, before enduring the reinstall pain > again. > I am somewhat perplexed at the above. No one is > forcing you to update Fedora. Just turn off your > updates. I am not seeing what your complaint is. > ___ > users mailing list -- [2]users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > [3]users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > [4]https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: > [5]https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > [6]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedorap > roject.org > > References > >1. mailto:users@lists.fedoraproject.org >2. mailto:users@lists.fedoraproject.org >3. mailto:users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org >4. https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html >5. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >6. > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: OT: IBM to buy RedHat
On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 04:26:46PM -0700, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > On 10/29/18 11:41 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > >On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:02:32 -0700 ToddAndMargo via users > > wrote: > > > >>On 10/29/18 8:12 AM, Eddie O'Connor wrote: > >>>I feel as though I've been kicked in the back of the neck.by Bruce > >>>Lee! I don't presume to know the first thing about corporations, > >>>mergers, and long term financials, And while Red Hat was a > >>>corporation per se.I've always loved Fedora for being different, for > >>>being the odd distro that was backed by a major corporation but was > >>>still able to support itself independently. Now? I'm just "leery". I > >>>don't know what plans IBM has for their new found "toy".& I'd rather > >>>not be surprised as others have said. So the question is: > >>>Are there any .rpm-based distros that would make a good replacement for > >>>Fedora? > >>> > >>>Heartbroken in the world of Open Source. > >>> > >>>EGO II > >> > >>Wonderfully stated. The announcement took my breath away. I hope > >>Fedora gets spun off. > > > >Unlike the IBM of today, Redhat was not really your average capitalist > >enterprise so they supported Fedora. They had a long view which is not > >permitted by markets.In any case, I doubt that Fedora or OSS is an > >example of any kind of capitalism. A good place to start looking for that > >would be Somalia. > > > U. Red Hat uses Fedora as a testing ground for RHEL. RHEL is > basically a defunct, bug frozen version of Fedora. Red Hat gets > a ton of benefit from Fedora. > > The big question is how will IBM look at it. RHEL is pretty much > unusable for newer software as RHEL is so bug riddled and out of > date. Don't know why you think RHEL is bug riddled. it's stable and will run for years. Some of us (many businesses) don't want a new version of Linux every six months, they want systems that will be stable and will run for years with nothing more than the occasional yum update and more occasional reboot. People with many computers can't spend time reinstalling and re-configuring all of them once or twice every year. And I don't want to do that with my home systems either. I want something I can use for 2 or 3 years, at least, before enduring the reinstall pain again. They may use what appears to be an old kernel, but RH does backports of many modern features and bug fixes. > IBM may just dump RHEL and there goes Fedora. Maybe IBM will come > up with its own version of an enterprise distribution and keep > using Fedora for its testing ground as well. > > Here is hoping! -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. - Proverbs 15:3 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Ryzen APU best mainboard?
On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 07:52:52AM -0500, Richard Shaw wrote: >On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 3:31 AM Germano Massullo ><[1]germano.massu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > In my opinion Gigabyte makes the best desktop motherboards > >I agree. They are not always the highest rated but my current mb took a >lightning surge through the ethernet port and killed it. While the >primary BIOS was killed, the backup (Dual BIOS) took over and I have >been still using the system for over a year. It took out some nearby >USB ports too but I'm working around that for now. >Thanks, >Richard I can't point to a specific board, but I second the poster above, I've had two different Gigabyte boards (for AMD processors) in recent years and they've performed well for me, without trouble (except one of them needed a bios update because the CPU I had purchased was too new for the BIOS as shipped. Can you say "chicken-and-egg" ?? :)) Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." --- Corinthians 5:21 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Related to the drive copy question -- what about USB drives?
On Fri, Sep 07, 2018 at 01:15:59PM -0400, William Oliver wrote: > > I've been reading the thread about backing up hard drives with > interest. I have a similar question. > > I have a 4 TB external USB hard drive that I've been doing backups on. > Unfortunately, it's starting to get a little flaky -- not being > recognized by my laptop, etc. The problem got better when I changed > enclosures, but now I'm a little paranoid that it might continue to > degrade. So... I'd like to copy the data to a new USB external hard > drive. > > The drive is about 96% full. > > I have tried plugging the old drive into a USB port, plugging the new > drive into a USB port and simply doing a cp -Ruav from one to the > other. It goes gangbusters for awhile, but after about 5 or 10 gigs, > it slows down to almost nothing. At the end of 8 hours of copying, > it's plugging along, but I only have about 400 gigs copied. > > I've searched the intertubes, and it seems that this is a problem > people have asked about across multiple distros. It is apparently > associated with some sort of cacheing issue in the kernel. > > Is there some solution to this? I tried rsync, but it was even slower. > I haven't tried dd, which was mentioned in the other thread; I might > give it a shot this weekend. But if there's a known fix for this, I'd > love to hear it. is this computer a laptop, or a desktop? If a desktop, you could probably pull the drive from its enclosure, open the desktop and attach the drive (using an appropriate cable) to a SATA port in the desktop. then boot up, make sure it doesn't mount the "new" drive, then do your copies that way. Should be faster, and it removes all the USB baggage from the equation. Good luck! Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, And my hope is in you all day long. -- Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: OT: fastest way to copy one drive to another
On Fri, Sep 07, 2018 at 11:10:08AM +1000, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 06Sep2018 19:20, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > >I have two drives mounted on a F28 system. Both are identical 4TB > >drives. The second one is empty. I am concerned about the first > >one failing so would like to copy the contents (which are around > >3.7 TB) to the second. > > > >What is the fastest way to copy the contents of the first drive to > >the second? I was using rsync, but is there a better way? while the other suggestions might be faster, I prefer to use dd (or ddrescue) 'cause it gives a bit-for-bit copy of everything on the drive, partitions and all. ddrescue is handy in case it finds spots that are hard to read on the source drive, it goes back and retries them til it gets a good read. > > I like "cp -a", it is faster than rsync. Rsync's strength is > incremental update: make a sweep afterwards with rsync to convince > yourself it is correct. > > Even faster is a tar pipeline: > > cd /drive1 > tar cf - . | ( cd /drive2; tar xf - ) > > because both cp and rsync do one file at a time. There will > inherently be small pauses at each file boundary. Actually, rsync > might stream a little. > > Using piped tars and many files, particularly many small files, the > first tar can get ahead of the second tar for better throughput - > the data queued in the pipe (which has a buffer, and a generous one > on Linux) allows the first tar to proceed until the pipe is full if > the second tar is blocked. (The second tar will of course be > blocked writing to drive2, but it won't be blocked reading from > drive1 because the first tar can read followon files from drive1 > which the second tar reads from the pipe). > > However, if you're already a significant way through your copy you > may as well stick with rsync unless you can easily do things in > chunks, as changing systems means wasting time copying already > copied data. Do a "df" and make an estimate. > > If there are still hours to go you could consider switching methods > and doing the uncopied subdirectories: > > cd /drive1 > tar cf - uncopieddir1 uncopieddir2 ... | ( cd /drive2 ; tar xf - ) > > and then come back with rsync afterwards to clean up the rest: > > rsync -iaP /drive1/ /drive2/ > > Cheers, > Cameron Simpson > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. --- Romans 5:8 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Tip: finally found a USB 3.1 card that works with 28
On Wed, Sep 05, 2018 at 12:25:09PM -0700, ToddAndMargo wrote: > Hi All, > > I finally found a PCIe USB 3.1 adapter that works perfectly > with Fedora 28: I suspect that is more a commentary on the quality of cheap hardware, than on the linux kernel. Glad you found one. > > Syba SD-PEX20200 > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019LHXZOA > > Tested and failed were: > > StarTech.com PEXUSB312C Dual Port USB 3.1 Card – 1x USB-C – 1x > USB-A Large file transfers crash your operating system > > Siig JU-P20A12-S1 2-Port USB 3.1 PCI-Express Host Adapter > Card Type-A/C 1 st attempt: A port worked, c port only provided > power. 2nd attempt (send back for repair): both ports > only supplied power. Tossed in the trash. > > Ableconn PU31-1A1C USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C & Type-A PCIe x4 > Host Adapter Card both ports: Aug 23 19:24:47 localhost > kernel: usb 6-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 5 using > xhci_hcd Aug 23 19:24:47 localhost kernel: usb 6-1: > device descriptor read/8, error -61 > > I though I'd never find one! > > -T > > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Brother MFCL2710DW on Fedora?
On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 02:26:01PM +0200, Gianluca Cecchi wrote: >Hello, >i'm replacing an Hp Officejet 4620 after print heads problems in 2 >years of life. >I got tired with inkjet and their imitations and due to my sporadic >needs and only b/w, I would like to buy a black white laserjet with >scanner capabilities too. >I see the product in object that seems quite good from an hw point of >view but it is not clear to me the status with Linux support, both with >printing and scanning. >Anyone using this product or similar one in the line? >Any suggestions? >Thanks in advance, >Gianluca I am not familiar with that particular Brother priinter but in general they offer linux drives (downloaded from their web site) for every brother printer I've used (3 or 4, not all) and they all work for me. go to their page for that printer and find the link for Linux drivers. should be a single download that is a tool that grabs the right driver files and installs them for you. good luck! -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." --- Corinthians 5:21 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: PCIe SATA controllers
On Wed, Aug 08, 2018 at 05:37:17PM -0400, Alex wrote: > Hi, > > I've just purchased an Asus Z370-A motherboard to replace my older > desktop board. It includes 6 SATA6 ports but I need a few more. > > Do you have any recommendations? > > All the regular controllers I've found are PCIe v2.0 and most are x1. > Is that even fast enough for 6mbs? > > This one looks reasonable. Any reason to think it wouldn't work with > Linux? It's also v2.0 > https://www.amazon.com/IO-Crest-8-port-Controller-SI-PEX40071/dp/B00ESFEI2E/ > > Many of the RAID controllers (like the MegaRAID) are super expensive > and more than I need. > https://www.amazon.com/LSI-Controller-LSI00301-9207-8i-Internal/dp/B008J49G9A/ > > Anyone remember the Hardware-Compatibility-HOWTO? :-) > > Thanks for any ideas. > Alex I looked at the customer reviews, the ones that include the word "linux". Many people said it works great with (unspecified) Linux. Some people said it doesn't work or has problems. One person said he couldn't get it going with Centos-7. So there's no way to tell for sure. I'd suggest buying one and trying it out, especially if it is for a business where 80 bucks won't kill you. Good luck! Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4PKFRI3LJYAYRQSHCSIYWSAJXFIXXW72/
Re: Anyone have a favorite archive manager?
On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 03:49:51PM -0400, Todd Zullinger wrote: > ToddAndMargo wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Fedora 28 > > Xfce 4.12 > > > > I have several large tar balls > > > > -rwxr-xr-x. 1 todd users 6359558528 Jul 12 10:51 > > 2018-07-12_OurStuff.tar.gz2 > > Is .gz2 a typo? I've only ever seen .bz2 or .gz. I doubt > that's related, but it's a curiosity. > > > I have to deal with. They only extract (t or x) with the > > command line "tar" command and crash both file-roller > > and xarchive manager. > > Do they run out of memory? That would be my guess. I don't > use GUI archive tools much at all, so I don't know if > there's an option to have it simply extract the compressed > tarball rather than try to decompress it first and then > extract it from the .tar file. gunzip -c tarfile.gz > tarfile should do it. but if the compressed tarball is that big, you'd be well advised to make sure you've got ten or more gigs of free space before trying it because both the compressed and uncmpressed files will stay there. then check again before extracting from the uncompressed archive. Or: gunzip tarfile.gz which uncompresses the tarfile and removes the compressed one. Probably still needs enough space to hold both the compressed and uncompressed, but only until it finishes decompressing, then deletes the compressed one. then in either case, you should be able to just "tar xvf tarfile". -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. -- Philippians 4:13 --- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZK3LGHKMBNTL4VWCM72EGTSTGCCMRTS/
Re: Odd ARP entry
On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 02:19:27PM -0400, Jeffrey Ross wrote: > > > On 07/20/2018 10:51 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >On 07/20/18 21:19, Jeffrey Ross wrote: > >>looking at the arp table on my system I see that I have one entry that > >>shouldn't be > >>there - > >> > >>proxy10.fedoraproject.org (209.132.181.15) at 50:3d:e5:f5:b6:c0 [ether] on > >>enp0s25 > >> > >>First, the subnet this machine lives on is 172.18.19.0/24 and all of the > >>other arp > >>entries are correct as they are for hosts on my subnet. The MAC address > >>listed for > >>"proxy10.fedoraproject..." is my router which tells me that my router is > >>supplying > >>a proxy-arp response which I'm ok with, at least for now. > >> > >>So my questions are - > >>1) Why is this fedora system not following the routing table to reach > >>209.132.181.15, there is no route other than default that would match this > >>network > >>2) More importantly why is this machine trying to reach > >>proxy10.fedoraproject.org > >>??? (currently there are no open sessions to this destination) > >> > >>System is Fedora 28 with all the latest updates, and I have no recollection > >>of ever > >>configuring a fedoraproject proxy. > >Partial answer due to the late hour here. > > > >You probably have NetworkManager-config-connectivity-fedora installed which > >will > >connect with http://fedoraproject.org/ on a periodic basis. > > > >209.132.181.15 is an IP address associated with fedoraproject.org > > > >[root@meimei conf.d]# host 209.132.181.15 > >15.181.132.209.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer proxy10.fedoraproject.org. > > > >and > > > >root@meimei conf.d]# host fedoraproject.org > >fedoraproject.org has address 140.211.169.196 > >fedoraproject.org has address 67.219.144.68 > >fedoraproject.org has address 8.43.85.67 > >fedoraproject.org has address 152.19.134.142 > >fedoraproject.org has address 152.19.134.198 > >fedoraproject.org has address 140.211.169.206 > >fedoraproject.org has address 185.141.165.254 > >fedoraproject.org has address 209.132.181.16 > >fedoraproject.org has address 209.132.181.15 > >fedoraproject.org has address 209.132.190.2 > >fedoraproject.org has IPv6 address 2605:bc80:3010:600:dead:beef:cafe:fed9 > >fedoraproject.org has IPv6 address 2610:28:3090:3001:dead:beef:cafe:fed3 > >fedoraproject.org has IPv6 address 2604:1580:fe00:0:dead:beef:cafe:fed1 > >fedoraproject.org mail is handled by 20 mx2.redhat.com. > >fedoraproject.org mail is handled by 10 mx1.redhat.com. > > > I did find the DNS entry for proxy10 being associated with > http://fedoraproject.org, however the only problem is I should NEVER > see an arp entry for an IP address not on my subnet > > and obviously 209.132.181.15 is not on my subnet of 172.18.19.0/24. > > so the original question remains, why am I seeing an ARP entry for > an IP address not on my subnet. > > second, somewhat new question, how do I stop networkmanager from > polling fedora project? A totally wild guess would be to uninstall NetworkManager-config-connectivity-fedora. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GP5DQW66KLYVFC6DTENFMJE6FIZJMEWA/
Re: sound from virtual machine gone?
On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 08:41:20AM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/18/18 08:23, Tom Horsley wrote: > > I have just noticed that my Windows 10 virtual machine > > no longer sends sound out to the host where I can > > hear things. > > > > Unfortunately I got the annoying Windows 10 April update > > and about the same time I switched to Fedora 28, so I > > have no idea when sound might have vanished or which > > changes might be at fault. > > > > Anyone done all these updates and had sound keep working > > (or vanish). Is there some service I need to be running > > on fedora 28 to support sound I may have turned off > > by accident? (Or maybe the Windows 10 update killed off > > something inside the virtual machine that needs to be > > running). > > > > I suppose I ought to download updated Windows virtio > > drivers for everything since newer versions might be > > available (but it always takes forever to find them > > as someone keeps moving them to make them easier to find > > about every six months :-). > > Well, I most always use VirtualBox for my VM needs. Not certain what you're > using. > > But, this has happened to me a while back. With VBox, if you open > pavucontrol on the > host there is a entry for VBox in the Playback tab under Applications. In my > case I > somehow managed to mute that. I too use VBox, and run Win10 in it. In my case, Win10 audio, as presented to me on the Centos box I run it on, is horribly choppy. NO clue why. I vaguely recll back when I first started running win10 in VB that sound wasn't that way, but it has been, now, for a long time. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." --- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OEOFM7L6RE4ZVTX32ROYGMJVGFQMRRJG/
Re: battery discharging whilelaptop powered off?
On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 06:21:07PM -0600, Chris Murphy wrote: > On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 6:00 PM, Fred Smith > <fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: > > On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 05:08:42PM -0600, Chris Murphy wrote: > >> Check this out. After fully charging from this morning? > >> > >> [chris@f28h ~]$ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1 > >> native-path: BAT1 > >> vendor: Hewlett-Packard > >> model:PABAS0241231 > >> serial: 41167 > >> power supply: yes > >> updated: Thu 17 May 2018 04:59:54 PM MDT (14 seconds ago) > >> has history: yes > >> has statistics: yes > >> battery > >> present: yes > >> rechargeable:yes > >> state: fully-charged > >> warning-level: none > >> energy: 29.1522 Wh > >> energy-empty:0 Wh > >> energy-full: 29.1522 Wh > >> energy-full-design: 38.115 Wh > >> energy-rate: 0 W > >> voltage: 8.671 V > >> percentage: 100% > >> capacity:76.4848% > >> technology: lithium-ion > >> icon-name: 'battery-full-charged-symbolic' > >> > >> [chris@f28h ~]$ > >> > >> How does capacity go from 82.68% this morning to 76.48% this > >> afternoon? This laptop is ~18 months old. > > > > Doesn't make sense, unless this morning it was "percentage" that was 82.68, > > not "capacity". (I've certainly misread things like that, and this stuff > > is hard to understand because there are no explanations given.) > >> > >> [root@f28h ~]# cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT1/cycle_count > >> 0 > >> > >> That's obviously bogus. I'd say 75% of the time I'm working on power, > >> the other 25% or less of the time it's running on battery. It gets > >> battery usage once a week or so. > > > > I think what that means is that the battery design was such that when > > new the battery would hold 38.115 Wh, but it has now degraded so that > > it only holds 29.1522 Wh. > > > > if you divide 29.1522/38.115 you get 0.764848, hence the "capacity" > > now that it has aged a year and a half, is 76.4848% of the original 38.115. > > > > You'll notice that "capacity" is 100%, which means it's fully charged > > for its current place in the battery lifetime curve, i.e., 29.1522 Wh. > > > > Lithium Ion batteries age like that, its normal. Eventually you get > > fed up with it and buy a new battery or a new laptop (or phone or > > whatever gizmo we're talking about). The very reason why after a lot of > > customer furor, Apple agreed to replace iphone batteries cheaply rather > > than raking all those customers of the coals of overly-priced replacement > > batteries. > > > First posting for this thread is from this morning: > > energy-full: 31.5161 Wh > energy-full-design: 38.115 Wh > ... > percentage: 86% > capacity:82.6869% > > > And this afternoon. > > energy-full: 29.1522 Wh > energy-full-design: 38.115 Wh > ... > percentage: 100% > capacity:76.4848% > > > Somehow energy-full has changed quite a bit in just 1/2 a day. my guess is it jumps in discrete "quanta", at least as reported, rather than microscopic amounts. but I haven't watched mine closely enough to see. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BAUHOCOPQBGAZYLHXDVECRLXNAIWD4K7/
Re: battery discharging whilelaptop powered off?
On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 05:08:42PM -0600, Chris Murphy wrote: > Check this out. After fully charging from this morning? > > [chris@f28h ~]$ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1 > native-path: BAT1 > vendor: Hewlett-Packard > model:PABAS0241231 > serial: 41167 > power supply: yes > updated: Thu 17 May 2018 04:59:54 PM MDT (14 seconds ago) > has history: yes > has statistics: yes > battery > present: yes > rechargeable:yes > state: fully-charged > warning-level: none > energy: 29.1522 Wh > energy-empty:0 Wh > energy-full: 29.1522 Wh > energy-full-design: 38.115 Wh > energy-rate: 0 W > voltage: 8.671 V > percentage: 100% > capacity:76.4848% > technology: lithium-ion > icon-name: 'battery-full-charged-symbolic' > > [chris@f28h ~]$ > > How does capacity go from 82.68% this morning to 76.48% this > afternoon? This laptop is ~18 months old. Doesn't make sense, unless this morning it was "percentage" that was 82.68, not "capacity". (I've certainly misread things like that, and this stuff is hard to understand because there are no explanations given.) > > [root@f28h ~]# cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT1/cycle_count > 0 > > That's obviously bogus. I'd say 75% of the time I'm working on power, > the other 25% or less of the time it's running on battery. It gets > battery usage once a week or so. I think what that means is that the battery design was such that when new the battery would hold 38.115 Wh, but it has now degraded so that it only holds 29.1522 Wh. if you divide 29.1522/38.115 you get 0.764848, hence the "capacity" now that it has aged a year and a half, is 76.4848% of the original 38.115. You'll notice that "capacity" is 100%, which means it's fully charged for its current place in the battery lifetime curve, i.e., 29.1522 Wh. Lithium Ion batteries age like that, its normal. Eventually you get fed up with it and buy a new battery or a new laptop (or phone or whatever gizmo we're talking about). The very reason why after a lot of customer furor, Apple agreed to replace iphone batteries cheaply rather than raking all those customers of the coals of overly-priced replacement batteries. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." --- Corinthians 5:21 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N5S4NBB3CO6ET7Z7SQVHJCTC6YRAHYQM/
Re: Mate Session + child Caja consuming 98% of io badwidth to/from boot drive
On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 12:36:08PM -0600, JD wrote: > I have not seen this before, so I do not know what might be causing this. > All tasks are quiescent, except that I am watching a youtube video. > So I stopped the YT video and waited to see if the activity of Caja > would abate. NOP!!! It stays at 92 to 98 % did you look at top (or use ps) to see if there is a runaway caja in the background consuming resources? not that I find caja does that, but have seen it happen with one odd program or another on rare occasion. Not necessarilyy in Mate. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: printer and Fedora support.
On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 07:16:31AM -0700, ToddAndMargo wrote: > On 04/23/2018 10:28 AM, home user via users wrote: > >I'm having to replace my 5-year old desktop printer. Like any good > >project, I start with requirements! > >1. desktop printer. > >2. the manufacturer provides real support for the printer running on Fedora > >as well as windows-7. > >3. has printing, scanning, and copying. > >4. color and black-and-white, colors are correct when printing from Fedora > >as well as when from windows-7. > >5. at least 600 dpi. > >6. USB cable connection (not ethernet or wi-fi) between printer and > >workstation's tower. > >7. either laser or LED, not ink-jet (I'm in a very low-humidity climate). > >I am especially concerned with requirement #1, and that's why I'm asking > >this list. What fulfils all the above requirements? > > > >Support needs to be more than simply providing a driver for me to download. > >The at least 600 DPI has to be real, not merely "effective", "simulated", > >etc. My now dead printer, a Xerox Workcentre 6015, claimed either 1200x1200 > >or 1200x2400 resolution, but I only got 600 real dots per inch, both in > >windows-7 and in Fedora. When printing from Fedora, colors were not even > >close, but were ok when printing from windows-7. > > > >Which is better overall: laser or LED? > > > >Thank-you for your advice. > >Bill. > > > Hi Bill, > > For printing support, if the manufacturer doesn't support > Linux, check for a supporting ppd file at CUPS (Common > Unix Printing System) ppd's website: > http://openprinting.org/printers > > For scanning, check out SANE's (Common Unix Scanning System > [cuss]) list of supported scanners: > http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html > > To configure saned for network printing, I wrote a How To > which Qoppa (PDF Studio) published for me: > > https://kbpdfstudio.qoppa.com/ho w-to-set-up-your-scanner-to-work-with-sane-and-pdf-studio-under-fedora-27-linuxs-systemd/ > > My three favorite scanning tools are Simple Scan, xsane, and > PDF Studio. > > HTH, > -T For what it's worth to you, Brother printers work really well on Linux. I've got a Brother DCP7065DN at home, and having installed the Brother drivers on my Centos-7 box, I can print or scan easily. I admit, I have it connected to the network because its much easier than dealing with sharing on both the host and clients, but I expect you could so a USB onnection and share it if other systems need it. like the poster above, I find that simplescan works, as well as the scanner app in Sane (xsane). One thing,, if you go with a Brother multifunction unit, be sure to download the driver insstaller, NOT the individual driver files. You may have to dig around to find the right file, but it exists and works once you find it. good luck! Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Power settings wrong or battery dying?
On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 05:41:50PM +0100, Danny Horne via users wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a four year old laptop that's running Fedora 27 Workstation. If > I leave the thing switched off and unplugged after a day it will need > recharging by varying degrees. > > Have I missed something in the power settings or is my battery on it's > way out? > > Thanks for looking There should be a battery-monitor applet somewhere. I am not running Gnome, so I don't know where it hides the battery applet, but on Mate its right there on the upper toolbar. In my case I can right- click on it and one of the options there (sorry, I'm not at the laptop right now, so this is kinda vague) one of the options there will show you some battery stats. It will include things such as the full capacity of the battery (when new), current capacity, current charge, and a lot of other things. The names of those items are a bit cryptic, but it is possible to figure them out with a little thinking. So, if the new capacity was (say) 78, and current capacity is (say) 15, then you know your battery is pretty much useless. My laptop's battery (3rd-party replacement, now 3 or so years old) still shows current max capacity at around 2/3 (or maybe 5/8) of the new capacity, so though I miss the longer lifetime, it is still useful. One thought, get out of the habit of leaving it plugged in all the time, that eats lithium batteries, i.e., wears them down faster than charging when needed. alternatives are: 1. run on battery, plug in when discharged 2. remove battery when working at a stationary location (some laptops are sealed and you can't do this), charge it then remove it, put it back in when mobile. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: samba share without authentication
On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 07:35:06AM -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 11:24:06 +0100 > François Patte wrote: > > > user > > name and password are required! > > I keep reading this is possible, but ever since > samba 4 came around it seems to be impossible. > I eventually gave up and made a .bat file with > the net command to mount the share with a user > and password hard coded in the .bat file, then > put the .bat file in the startup folder. Instead of putting it all in a batch file, including your credentials a safer way is to put an entry like this in /etc/fstab: //192.168.2.96/public /mounts/syno-public cifs credentials=/root/.smbcred,defaults,uid=,gid=,auto,users,exec,vers=3.0 0 0 i.e., where you use the "credentials=" option, store your credentials in the file you identify in that option, and assign the file permissions like this: ls -l /root/.s* -rw---. 1 root root 36 Feb 5 2017 /root/.smbcred which makes it root readable/writable only. much safer than putting it all in a shellscript. this is on Centos 7-up-to-date, using Samba 4.6.2. the credentials file contents would be of the form: username= password= Oh, and also, the "vers=3.0" forces SMB 3 protocol, which is MUCH less full of holes than are the earlier versions. Depending on the flavor of windows you're connecting to, you may need to relax that to 2 instead of 3. But don't go to version 1, Microsoft has (finally) deprecated it as being too insecure for words. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." -- Matthew 7:21 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: fed/centos - recovery app/process???
On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 12:02:28AM +, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Thu, 2018-02-15 at 14:37 -0800, Joe Zeff wrote: > > On 02/15/2018 12:20 PM, Rick Stevens wrote: > > > "Crash save" files weren't unique to DG systems, BTW. DEC VAX/VMS did > > > it, MAI/Basic4 did it, Tandem did it...lots of systems did it (usually > > > using different nomenclatures). Heck, vi/vim does it in a way (via ye > > > ol' ".filename.swp" backup file). > > > > If memory serves, Unix used "core" for that, and it was an actual core dump. > > That's correct. It's also correct for Linux, except that by default the > core dump is normally turned off and you have to enable it (see 'man > core'). > > poc I always use "ulimit -c unlimited" to enable coredumps. is there a more preferred way? -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." --- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: how to digitize a sizable CD collection using fedora?
On Fri, Feb 02, 2018 at 05:29:40PM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
> one of my new year's resolutions was to digitize several hundred
> music CDs in preparation for figuring out what system to use in the
> domicile to play them, but regardless of how i decide to eventually
> play these CDs, i'm looking for recommendations for how to rip them to
> hard drive before i decide how i will end up using them.
>
> given the cheapness of hard drives (and that i have a QNAP NAS
> anyway), i don't really care about disk usage, so i figured on ripping
> all of those CDs using (lossless) FLAC format, and i can decide down
> the road whether to convert them to a different format to save on
> space.
>
> in short, any recommendations on simply ripping all these CDs to
> hard drive, while having no idea what i will eventually use to play
> them?
>
> rday
Well, you aren't really digitizing them, they are already digital.
but, anyhow, here's a horrid little shellscript I use for ripping
audio off CDs. You may find some inspiration in it (or maybe some
feeling that you don't want to follow this), either way I hope
it's helpful. Note that this whole operation assumes it can find your
CD in the cddb database. If not, all bets are off.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
#!/bin/sh
#set -x
if [ -z $1 ]
then
echo usage: $0 \
exit
fi
album_name=$1
# read all the files from the CD and download album info from cddb.
# I note that on my system, cdda2wav is a link to icedax.
cdda2wav dev=/dev/sr0 -B -L 1
# now that we've read all the files,...
# use the audio_*.inf files to assign proper track filenames.
for i in audio_*.inf
do
# get the track number from the .inf file's name
track=`echo $i | sed -e "s:.*_::" | sed -e "s:.inf$::"`
#echo $track
# get the track title from the .inf file's contents
title="`grep Tracktitle $i | sed -e "s:^Tracktitle= *::"`"
#echo "$title"
# next, clean up spaces in the title
# (whoever the genius was who thought spaces in filenames was a good
idea,
# should be taken out and shot.)
title=`echo "$title" | tr ' ' '_'`
#echo "$title"
# add numeric suffix and file extension
full_title="${album_name}_${track}_${title}".wav
#echo full_title=$full_title
# clean off the unneeded single quote marks, apostrophes, etc.
full_title=`echo ${full_title} | tr -d "\'\"()[]{};:\t"`
#echo full_title=$full_title
# now, at last, do the rename
wavname=`basename $i .inf`.wav
mv ${wavname} ${full_title}
done
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Re: how to convert a ma4 file to other format??
On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 06:20:15PM +0100, Antonio M wrote: >I installed sounconverter with a bunch of plugins, lame, ffmpeg, faac >--- I can convert for example a flac to mp3 but not a m4a file to a >mp3 file?? what is missing?? One can use vlc to convert between various formats. just for fun i converted a m4a to a mp4. Not sure if it'll go to mp3 or not. also, the man page for ffmpeg documents some commandline examples that will convert various formats to m4a. does this mean it 'll also] convert FROM m4a? I don't know. but you may want to try it, it is an amazingly versatile tool! fred -- ---- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Fedora27: Firefox freezes
On Mon, Jan 01, 2018 at 12:00:59PM +, Terry Barnaby wrote: > Is anyone else seeing issues with Firefox freezing up for 30secs or > more when web pages are opened in TABS ? > > Since the latest Firefox 57 this is happening a lot for me (every 10 > mins or so). Seems to lockup while downloading the page. You can > still operate Firefox by clicking on menu's/Tab's etc, but no tab > windows have thier web content updated. Normally the new tabs > content are blank, but sometimes a small amount of the web page is > rendered before the freeze. No obvious high CPU usage when it > happens. Its as if the network has stopped, but other applications > such as google-chrome are still working. > > This is with Fedora27, KDE Plasma and with an NFS mounted home directory. I see something similar with FF57 on Centos-7. it tends to go on for much longer than 30 seconds, and the HD activity light is pegged ON for the duration. I'm guessing it may be a swap storm, but I don't see unusually high memory usage in top. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for safety. --- Proverbs 18:10 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: F26 calibre bug? Qt bug? Or just wait a while?
On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 01:53:59PM -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: > On fedora 26 I keep getting this: Well, I'm no Centos-7, not Fedora, but... I use Calibre directly from the Calibre web site, and that version is up to 3.12. further, that one works fine with qt5-qtbase 5.6.2. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to yum remove the calibre you have and try to install it direct from calibre-ebook.com, just to see if that "solves" (read: slides around) the problem you're having... as long as you can tolerate a non-RPM package on your system. Fred > > [root@zooty ~]# dnf -y update > Last metadata expiration check: 0:12:14 ago on Fri Nov 24 13:31:23 2017. > Dependencies resolved. > > Problem: cannot install both qt5-qtbase-5.7.1-15.fc26.x86_64 and > qt5-qtbase-5.9.2-4.fc26.x86_64 > - package calibre-3.11.1-1.fc26.x86_64 requires qt5-qtbase(x86-64) = 5.7.1, > but none of the providers can be installed > - cannot install the best update candidate for package > qt5-qtbase-5.9.2-4.fc26.x86_64 > - cannot install the best update candidate for package > calibre-3.1.1-2.fc26.x86_64 > > PackageArch VersionRepository > Size > > Skipping packages with conflicts: > (add '--best --allowerasing' to command line to force their upgrade): > qt5-qtbase x86_64 5.7.1-15.fc26 fedora 3.0 > M > Skipping packages with broken dependencies: > calibrex86_64 3.11.1-1.fc26 updates 29 > M > > Transaction Summary > > Skip 2 Packages > > Nothing to do. > Complete! > > My current fedora 26 system has: > > [root@zooty ~]# rpm -q calibre > calibre-3.1.1-2.fc26.x86_64 > [root@zooty ~]# rpm -q qt5-qtbase > qt5-qtbase-5.9.2-4.fc26.x86_64 > > So new calibre update wants an older version of Qt5? But the calibre > I already have installed if fine with the newer Qt5 version I > already have installed? > > Very confusing... > > P.S. I see on fedora 27 new calibre is perfectly happy > with new qt5. These are installed on my fedora 27 partition: > > [root@zooty /]# rpm -q calibre > calibre-3.11.1-2.fc27.x86_64 > [root@zooty /]# rpm -q qt5-qtbase > qt5-qtbase-5.9.2-5.fc27.x86_64 > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org -- --- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 - The Boulder Pledge - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: DWA-192 USB Wireless Network 5 GHz Interface Connection Speed Severely Degraded
On Wed, Nov 08, 2017 at 02:44:47PM -0700, stan wrote: > On Tue, 7 Nov 2017 16:09:07 -0800 > Rick Stevens <ri...@alldigital.com> wrote: > > > Specs (open or not) often have little to do with it. It's more trying > > to figure out how the bloody hardware works. If you don't know which > > bits to fiddle on the chip, you may never get the speeds the thing > > supposedly advertises. Most Windows drivers are produced with the > > assistance of the manufacturer of the hardware because M$ funds it. > > On the flip side, I'd bet the majority of Linux drivers are reversed > > engineered and in some cases, the manufacturers actively try to > > hinder development (Texas Instruments was notorious for this 8-10 > > years ago). > > I interpret this as meaning that the wireless standard isn't really > *standard*. That is, that there can be extras above and beyond the > standard that allow a manufacturer to enhance their offering with their > own driver, yet allow generic drivers to work with their device at > reduced throughput. Would that be a correct interpretation? > > > Take any info that the Windows drivers report with a large grain of > > salt (perhaps even an entire salt lick). They've been known to, uhm, > > "fudge" the actual performance numbers. Even ignoring that, my > > machine is hardwired to another machine over a 1Gbps wire. I know I > > should get 1Gbps between the two, but in reality I get 850Mbps at > > best. That's the nature of the beast...there's a certain amount of > > overhead in TCP/IP you'll never, ever get past (on copper/glass > > links, 10-15%, on wifi it's higher). > > Thus, the ~10 bits per byte of transferred data that fred mentioned as > his ballpark conversion for TCP. True? Not really. The reason you can't get 1 GBps on a 1GBps network is that there is always "other stuff" happening on the network that you don't see, that uses up some of the theoretical bandwidth. the TL;DR part: ( the 10 bits per byte I mentioned was just the difference in the measurement units: 1GB is a gigaBYTE, but one Gb is a gigaBIT. And the factor of 10 is rough, suitable for off-the-top-o-me-head computations. Bytes are generally 8 Bits, so 10 isn't exact, but 10 also fudges for the various overheads in packaging up each packet for transmission.) Just for example, the faster you pour packets down the pipe, the more likely that one of 'em is going to "collide" with a packet from some other system/process that also wants to use the network. When collisions occur, both systems that are sending stop, back off for a more or less random amount of time then try again. In general, this allows one of 'em to get finished before the other one tries again. and there's the similar situation where the computer you're trying to use to send a big file (for a speed test, e.g.) goes to send one of its packets and finds someone else already using the wire. so it, again. has to back off for some more-or-less random amount of time and try again later. Systems will listen on the wire to see if it is in use and if not will start sending. if two systems do that at the same time, that's where collisions come from. the more computers/devices on the network the more likely that your file transfer will be repeatedly interrupted by finding the network in use by someone else. those are normal things that happen, and the network hardware knows how to negotiate its way thru them. but they do mean you won't ever get a 1GBps file transfer on a 1GBps network. and if you have wireless links in there somewhere its even worse, because there might be 20 local wireless APs all trying to transmit or receive on the same channel. and nearby microwave ovens, etc., etc., etc., ad nauseum. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: DWA-192 USB Wireless Network 5 GHz Interface Connection Speed Severely Degraded
On Mon, Nov 06, 2017 at 04:51:33PM -0700, stan wrote: > On Tue, 7 Nov 2017 08:25:32 +1100 > Stephen Morris <samor...@netspace.net.au> wrote: > > > Having downloaded an updated version of the driver from Github > > that now compiles and runs with the 4.13 kernel I have looked at the > > wifi properties under Gnome and they tell me the connection speed is > > 450Mb/sec which is about the connection speed I get under Windows 10 > > with the 2.4 GHz interface. Under Windows 10 the 5 GHz interface > > connects at the documented speed of 1.3 Mb/sec. If I use the 2.4 GHz > > interface for the device gnome tells me the connection speed is 252 > > Mb/sec. > > > > Why are the connection speeds in Fedora so degraded? > > I don't have an answer to your question, just a suggestion. What speed > do you actually get when you test it? If the real life speed rather > than the reported speed is different, then it is time to investigate > why. If there is a real life discrepancy, then it could be that the > firmware in linux is reverse engineered versus the custom tuned > firmware for windows written by the manufacturer. > > Not sure if this will work for you, but there should be one you can use > somewhere on the web. > > https://fast.com/ Is one of them reporting in "MB", and the other in "Mb" ?? the former is megaBYTES, the latter is megaBITS. They differ by roughly a factor of ten. -- --- .Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / // / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us // (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 Jude 1:24,25 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: fedora and NAS
On Tue, Nov 07, 2017 at 07:25:12AM +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: > On 06/11/2017 22:59, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >On Mon, 2017-11-06 at 19:36 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: > >>On 06/11/2017 11:43, Ed Greshko wrote: > >>>On 11/06/17 08:31, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >>>>On Mon, 2017-11-06 at 08:09 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > >>>>>On 11/06/17 05:30, François Patte wrote: > >>>>>>Does anyone have some experience in building a NAS --- stocking and > >>>>>>broadcasting multimedia stuff on home network --- using fedora? > >>>>>In the past, yes. But then more, and varied, devices were bought. > >>>>>Android devices, > >>>>>SmartTV, etc. Then friends learned what I had and asked for access. > >>>>>And knew the > >>>>>space needed to be expanded. Looking around I found very good options > >>>>>for dedicated > >>>>>NAS at low prices. Included in the offerings were Android and Apple > >>>>>apps to make > >>>>>access easy with a nice end user experience. Things like thumbnails for > >>>>>TV shows and > >>>>>Movies, the ability to mark them watched. Also, the system will > >>>>>download and in the > >>>>>apps display descriptions of the show/episode or movie. And a bunch of > >>>>>other stuff. > >>>>>So, for me, I didn't see the need to reinvent the wheel and then > >>>>>maintain it. That > >>>>>wasn't my goal. > >>>>> > >>>>>I spend less than US$ 400 for a 2 bay unit to take advantage of RAID. > >>>>> > >>>>>Just something to consider. > >>>>That would be the cost *without* the disk drives, right? All the same, > >>>>I'm broadly on the same page. Unless the OP has a suitable box lying > >>>>around, it's reasonable to get an off-the-shelf NAS for this kind of > >>>>thing. Just be aware that most of the cheaper units have anemic CPUs > >>>>that may not be up to transcoding high-quality video for multiple > >>>>streaming users. There's a Plex guide here: > >>>> > >>>>https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201373793 > >>>> > >>>>which should give an idea of the kind of thing to look out for, even if > >>>>not using Plex. > >>>No, it was US$400 including 2-3TB drives. I got a Synology. I thought > >>>about a > >>>higher end model but I didn't have a need for transcoding. > >>> > >>I bought a NAS dual bay device with 2 1TB drives that have been > >>configured in Raid 0 mode for around $250 - $300 Australian. I am using > >>the device as a storage device and for streaming videos to this Fedora > >>machine and a Raspberry PI media player using Kodi. I have the device > >>mounted as both nfs and ntfs, but like mentioned in another thread the > >>nfs mount point doesn't work anymore. I'll need to do some checking to > >>try to determine why. i have had some issues with the ntfs mount point > >>where I delete files under fedora, which fedora recognizes as gone, but > >>windows and kodi still see the files. > >Surely you mean NFS and Samba, or are you talking about two partitions? > > Sorry, yes, the 2nd mount point is actually cifs, and like indicated > in another thread, this device doesn't work with the default SMB3.0 > that Fedora has moved to. Without the vers=1.0 parameter the mount > command says the drive is down. The documentation for mount.cifs for > the vers option says that smbV3.0 was introduced with Windows 8 and > windows server 2012, but I think that is an over- simplification of > the issue. I am accessing the same mount point under Windows 10 > without requiring any special configuration, which from the man > documentation either Windows 10 is accessing the mount point with > smbV3.0 or it is auto falling back to smbV1.0 for the device, hence, > if it is auto falling back then Fedora can as well so why do we need > to explicitly specify to do so? I've got a low-end Synology box in RAID-1, have configured it to require SMB3, and configured /etc/fstab entries for the synology mounts to use only SMB3, and it all works like a treat. I'm running this on Centos-7, which is a sort-of cousin to Fedora, so its hard to imagine that Fedora can't do SMB3 too. Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. - Isaiah 40:28 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: cannon mfc 620 scanning
On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 11:43:54AM -0700, Howard Howell wrote: > On Thu, 2017-10-26 at 22:38 -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 06:23:21PM -0700, Howard Howell wrote: > > > On Thu, 2017-10-26 at 21:41 +0200, Louis Lagendijk wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2017-10-26 at 00:14 -0700, Howard Howell wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 2017-10-25 at 17:51 -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 11:52:20AM -0700, Howard Howell > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, guys, > > > > > > > I have to scan a document into my computer from a > > > > > > > cannon mfc620 > > > > > > > multifunction printer. It is wifi connected, and I have > > > > > > > also a > > > > > > > USB > > > > > > > connection. Xsane says no device connected and exits. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any help? googling didn't give me anything useful. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > Les H > > > > > > > > > > > > It looks as if Sane has support for Canon PIXMA MP620 (you > > > > > > can > > > > > > check > > > > > > out > > > > > > the sane page at: http://www.sane-project.org/sane-backends.h > > > > > > tml) > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > I have no clue if that is in any way similar to MFC620. I'd > > > > > > guess > > > > > > not, but that's the only thing shown on that page that is > > > > > > both a > > > > > > Canon > > > > > > and has the numbers 620 in it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When connected over USB: what is the USBid (lsusb should tell > > > > you). > > > > that will give you an idea if this is an MP620 or not... The usb > > > > id > > > > for > > > > the MP620 is 0x172f > > > > You may wish to check out www.hamrick.com. they have an application > > named vuescan that they claim to work with a huge number of scanners > > on Linux. scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "supported > > scanners" > > then click on "canon scanner drivers". > > > > there isn't anything there named mfc, same as on the canon > > support pages. Are you sure it is model mfcxxx, and not some other > > number? is there a label on the back/side/bottom that gives > > additional > > model or serial number info? > > > > So, anyway, if you can figure out which of the devices they show > > matches > > yours, you can download for free to try it. > > > > Also, some scanners/multifunction devices have a USB port, and you > > can > > scan stuff on them which will be written to a USB stick inserted into > > that port. Which would then be easy to sneakernet over to your LInux > > box. If it has one, that is. > > > My error in reading my purchase paperwork. I found the label on the > printer. It is an MF628CW. That could be the sole source of my > problem. I'll respond again to this thread once I try the new driver. OK, Glad you found the right model number :) the driver installation for that printer on Linux is located at: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/printers/color-laser/mf628cw?tab=drivers#Z7_MQH8HIC0L88RB0AMD0F1Q42K25 I've downloaded it just to look at it. After unpacking the .tgz, you'll find what appears to be comprehensive documnetation in a group of html files. open, with your web browser this file: /home/fredex/programs/canon/linux-UFRII-drv-v340-02-usen/Documents/guide-ufr2-3.4xUS/index.html. For Centos you may need to install some additional modules. according to the README file (one level up from the above URL) there are some required packages, and it lists them for you. I'll stop blathering, I'm sure you know how to figure out the steps to get it going. good luck with it! Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. - Proverbs 15:3 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: cannon mfc 620 scanning
On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 06:23:21PM -0700, Howard Howell wrote: > On Thu, 2017-10-26 at 21:41 +0200, Louis Lagendijk wrote: > > On Thu, 2017-10-26 at 00:14 -0700, Howard Howell wrote: > > > On Wed, 2017-10-25 at 17:51 -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > > > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 11:52:20AM -0700, Howard Howell wrote: > > > > > Hi, guys, > > > > > I have to scan a document into my computer from a > > > > > cannon mfc620 > > > > > multifunction printer. It is wifi connected, and I have also a > > > > > USB > > > > > connection. Xsane says no device connected and exits. > > > > > > > > > > Any help? googling didn't give me anything useful. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Les H > > > > > > > > It looks as if Sane has support for Canon PIXMA MP620 (you can > > > > check > > > > out > > > > the sane page at: http://www.sane-project.org/sane-backends.html) > > > > . > > > > > > > > I have no clue if that is in any way similar to MFC620. I'd guess > > > > not, but that's the only thing shown on that page that is both a > > > > Canon > > > > and has the numbers 620 in it. > > > > > > > > When connected over USB: what is the USBid (lsusb should tell you). > > that will give you an idea if this is an MP620 or not... The usb id > > for > > the MP620 is 0x172f You may wish to check out www.hamrick.com. they have an application named vuescan that they claim to work with a huge number of scanners on Linux. scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "supported scanners" then click on "canon scanner drivers". there isn't anything there named mfc, same as on the canon support pages. Are you sure it is model mfcxxx, and not some other number? is there a label on the back/side/bottom that gives additional model or serial number info? So, anyway, if you can figure out which of the devices they show matches yours, you can download for free to try it. Also, some scanners/multifunction devices have a USB port, and you can scan stuff on them which will be written to a USB stick inserted into that port. Which would then be easy to sneakernet over to your LInux box. If it has one, that is. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. --- Romans 5:8 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: cannon mfc 620 scanning
On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 11:52:20AM -0700, Howard Howell wrote: > Hi, guys, > I have to scan a document into my computer from a cannon mfc620 > multifunction printer. It is wifi connected, and I have also a USB > connection. Xsane says no device connected and exits. > > Any help? googling didn't give me anything useful. > > Regards, > Les H It looks as if Sane has support for Canon PIXMA MP620 (you can check out the sane page at: http://www.sane-project.org/sane-backends.html). I have no clue if that is in any way similar to MFC620. I'd guess not, but that's the only thing shown on that page that is both a Canon and has the numbers 620 in it. Traditionally, Canon hasn't been forthcoming with helpful information for their devices, so you may be lost in that black hole. if it is connected via USB, you could see if "sane-find-scanner" turns up anything. (check out its manpage). It is part of the sane-backends package. Oh, of course the FIRST question I should have asked is: Has it ever worked, before, with LInux/SANE ? good luck! -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Problem: Cross compile to arm (Raspberry pi) using autotools
On Sat, Oct 07, 2017 at 03:03:32PM +0200, Dirk Gottschalk wrote: > Hello Ralf. > > Am Samstag, den 07.10.2017, 14:43 +0200 schrieb Ralf Corsepius: > > On 10/07/2017 01:49 PM, Dirk Gottschalk wrote: > > Try > > touch tmp.c > > arm-linux-gnu-gcc -v tmp.c > > and check the search paths being reported. > > Thank you, this did the trick. The shown Path are wrong, or the rpm > installed the files in the wrong paths, depends on how you look at it. > > Now i habe to figure out if i can correct the path in config, or i do a > somple symlink on the fs. I hope this foxes the issue. > > > > > So, my question is: Did i miss something? > > > Likely ;) Is your target running arm-linux-gnu or something else > > (e.g. > > bare metal, a different OS, ...)? > > My target is Linux, the Pi 3 is running Raspbian. > > > > Normally, you need a toolchain specialized/dedicated to your target > > and > > can't use an arbitrary toolchain. > > Using autotools for this works for others, so the problem should be my > configuration. > > > > How do I use the cross compiler with > > > autotools? > > > In an ideal world, exactly like you did. However, it's pretty likely > > you > > are tripping over bugs in your configure.ac. > > I have a very simple configure.ac, no special options, but this > deserves a deeper look. > > > > Also make sure NOT to have set CC, CFLAGS etc in your environment. > > These variables are unset in my Environment because I use autotools for > all my Project. These variables are set temporarily by them. > > Thanks for you advice. While I understand that your preference is to build on a linux box other than the RPI, if you get sufficiently despearte, you could install dev tools on the RPI and build there. Compiling stuff on my RPI3 is reasonably fast (I haven't tried something large like a kernel). -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. --- Romans 5:8 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: wireless mouse dies
On Thu, Oct 05, 2017 at 10:00:25PM +0200, Antonio M wrote: >battery is new . Anyway for a long time I had no issue with this port >and it started short ago after upgrading recent kernels. >No idea how to debug it. (this port is the high-power port, but it >should not matter). And this issue is really random, I worked one day >with no issue, but tonight I had two stops. > >Antonio Montagnani >Linux Fedora 26(Workstation) >inviato da Gmail >2017-10-05 21:31 GMT+02:00 Terry Polzin <[1]foxec...@gmail.com>: > >On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 3:12 PM, Antonio M ><[2]antonio.montagn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >sometimes I loos the control of a wireless mouse from Logitech: as soon >as I reinsert the receiver mouse starts again to work!!! >when mouse is dead >$ lsusb >Bus 002 Device 004: ID 8087:07da Intel Corp. >Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching >Hub >Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b302 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd >Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching >Hub >Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >when it works >[antonio@fujitsu ~]$ lsusb >Bus 002 Device 004: ID 8087:07da Intel Corp. >Bus 002 Device 017: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver >Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching >Hub >Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b302 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd >Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching >Hub >Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >any idea: shall I file a bug?? you may have a bad usb dongle, or an intermittent USB port. Have you tried it in a different port? -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, And my hope is in you all day long. -- Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: chronyc keeps on running
On Thu, Oct 05, 2017 at 12:38:19PM -0500, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > Thanks! While it's true that I'm running Centos-7 instead of Fedora, CentOS also uses chrony as its default ntp client. On my system "ps ax | grep -i chrony" turns up two processes, chronyd, and the grep. # ps ax | grep -i chrony 1113 ?S 0:02 /usr/sbin/chronyd 6982 pts/1S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto -i chrony chronyc does not run unless someone starts it, usually from a commandline. it is a user tool for examining/controlling chronyd status. it shouldn't be running all the time. Do you have a startup script somewhere that is running it for you? If so, I'd recommend not doing that. even if I start it from a command prompt, if I don't give it any commands to run it consumes (as faras I can tell by watching top) zero CPU (there's bound to be some, but it's just waiting at a command prompt, so how much could it be?) so it sounds like something on your system is running it and feeding it some time-consuming commands. your task is to figure out what that is and fix it. good luck! Fred > > On Thu, 5 Oct 2017 13:05:27 -0400 Sam Varshavchik <mr...@courier-mta.com> > wrote: > > > Ranjan Maitra writes: > > > > > Over the past few weeks, my laptop has been running chronyc at full blast. > > > > > > $top > > > > > > 12657 root 20 0 20624 1308 1160 R 93.8 0.0 1739:52 > > > chronyc > > > > > > I looked up chronyc and found that this controls NTP. I use NTP, but do I > > > > > > need to keep this around? Or is the good old ntp good enough? From what I > > > > > > understand, openntp would also work but that is not available on Fedora. > > > > > > I guess I am wondering if there is a major cost to sudo dnf erase chronyc > > > -y. > > > > The major cost is that if your puter's clock is off, its internal time will > > > > slowly drift apart. > > Will ntpd not address this issue? > > > > > > How important is having the system time accurate is to you? > > > > To the extent that I am able to fetchmail from my mail servers for which I > think we need reasonably accurate system time? > > I do not get why chronyc should run and create such a racket at 100% CPU. > > Thanks again! > > Ranjan > > > > > -- > Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on > receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing > to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." --- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: MikeeUSA -- Notice Bruce Perens has NO response (nor does Moglen). [Was: Re: GrSecurity]
On Thu, Aug 03, 2017 at 07:05:37PM -0400, Ted Roche wrote: > On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Mike Wright <nob...@nospam.hostisimo.com> > wrote: > > > > OK, I'm confused. That's a subscriber list. What do mean by "added to the > > mailto". > > > > Hi, Mike: > > I think all that was intended was the poster to the fedora-users list > replied to a message on another list and decided to send it to the > fedora-users list as well. > > Hence, he/she just added fedora-users to the mail "To:" > > And I've blocked further posts from that poster. Hah. I've just added it to SpamBayes' spam training folder, so by tomorrow I shouldn't have to see any more of 'em. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Network dies on laptop lid closure
On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 03:51:48PM +0100, John Pilkington wrote: > On 18/07/17 15:03, Ed Greshko wrote: > >On 07/18/17 20:59, William Oliver wrote: > >>I'm running Fedora 26 on a slightly old HP laptop using KDE. One minor > >>irritation is that whenever I close the lid of the laptop, the network > >>turns off -- both wifi and wired. > > > > FWIW I'll report that I have two old HP laptops running kubuntu > xenial. I lost all wifi on one after an update in early June and > haven't been able to get it back. The 3945ABG firmware isn't > loading. It has a BCM5787M controller. The other still has wifi; > 3945 again, but BCM5788 > > John P > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org do you have the network configured to be available to all users? If not, perhaps closing the lids makes the network drop, whereas enabling that option might prevent I haven't seen this, so I'm only guessing,... I have my laptop set to allow that, and it doesn't have the problem, so who knows -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Do I need KDE??
On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 01:21:23PM -0700, stan wrote: > On Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:06:29 + (UTC) > Beartooth <bearto...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > What other things from KDE might I be using without knowing > > it? > > > > IfI really use it as little as I think, does it really make > > sense to keep KDE installed?? > > Everyone decides that for themselves. I have all the desktops > installed. For a few Gigs of storage, and a little extra time > updating, I have access to all the great applications that anyone > creates. > > I read that there are people on the list with metered connections, > it makes sense they pare their systems down to the bare minimum. If > you are running on marginal hardware, with an extremely small hard > drive, it makes sense to pare your system down to the bare minimum. > For anyone else, pedal to the metal would be my answer. You don't NEED to install the full KDE/Gnome/Mate/XFCE/whatever desktop to use apps written for it. just install the app with yum/dnf/apt/whatever and it will bring in the components that app needs. Sure, it takes some space, but disks are cheap! -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for safety. --- Proverbs 18:10 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Fedora on a NUC?
On Sun, Jul 09, 2017 at 02:02:14PM -0400, Temlakos wrote: > On 07/07/2017 09:28 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >On 07/08/17 09:19, Temlakos wrote: > >>That pkg-config package doesn't appear to exist. I had to cut that out of > >>the > >>command before it would execute. When I did that, I did manage to install > >>several > >>more dependencies. Now unless I hear anything from anybody on what > >>pkg-config is > >>renamed to these days, I consider I'm ready to download those tarballs and > >>start > >>building. > >/usr/bin/pkg-config is supplied by the pkgconfig package. > > > >[root@f25f ~]# dnf info pkgconfig > >Last metadata expiration check: 1:15:32 ago on Sat Jul 8 08:12:17 2017. > >Installed Packages > >Name: pkgconfig > >Arch: x86_64 > >Epoch : 1 > >Version : 0.29.1 > >Release : 1.fc25 > >Size: 115 k > >Repo: @System > > From repo : fedora > >Summary : A tool for determining compilation options > >URL : http://pkgconfig.freedesktop.org > >License : GPLv2+ > >Description : The pkgconfig tool determines compilation options. For each > >required > > : library, it reads the configuration file and outputs the > > necessary > > : compiler and linker flags. > > > You are correct, of course. What's more, I already had the package > installed. > > For the benefit of everyone still following this thread, I was in > fact able to compile, make, and install the program makemkv. Thus > far I've tried it on a few studio DVD discs. Only one of them gave > me a problem--I suspect I will find the particular title unplayable > by reason of poor quality control at the factory where they stamped > out the disc. Everything else I've tried to rip so far, has worked. > > The next test will be to do that with a Blu-ray. From what I read, > you need the key--or will after this month is out, since the program > is still in beta--to rip a Blu-ray but not necessarily a DVD. > > I'd say this option replaces the old libdvdcss. After all, if I can > rip it, I can then play it again and again. > > Thanks to everyone for your help. I've used it for multiple DVDs, and it won't work without the key. haven't used it, myself, for bluray, as I don't have a bluray drive. My son has one and he has used it, but on Win7, not LInux. -- --- .Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / // / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us // (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 Jude 1:24,25 - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Fedora on a NUC?
On Thu, Jul 06, 2017 at 02:35:56PM -0400, Temlakos wrote: > On 06/22/2017 05:54 PM, Fred Smith wrote: > >On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 05:13:08PM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > >>On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 03:38:51PM -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > >>>On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:29:13 -0400 > >>>Temlakos wrote: > >>> > >>>>All right! Where do I get that tool? > >>>I don't think I remember the name at the moment. > >>>I'm pretty sure it came up first thing when I > >>>googled "rip blu-ray on linux". > >>if you're inquiring about "makemkv", as I mentioned earlier, here is > >>a site that tells you how to install it on Fedora Linux. Note that > >>I have not followed the directions on this site, so I can't vouch > >>for them. (right now I can't find the bookmark I had made to the place > >>where I got the instructions I did use.) > >> > >>https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-makemkv-on-fedora-linux > >> > >>One thing they don't tell you about is needing a registration key > >>to actually make it work. > >> > >>The bookmark I seem to have lost showed where to go to get a key > >>for current beta versions. Dang, I'm gonna need that soon. > >OK, I found the needed info. You can build the latest makemkv beta > >by following the instructions here: > > > >http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=3=224 > > > >I'm compiling on Centos 7 and there are a couple of compilation errors > >that need to be fixed. Solutions were easy to find by googling for the > >full error string. Shout if you need help with them. > > > >follow instructions at that page for compiling and installing. > > > >go to this page to get a temporary registration key: > > > >http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=5=1053 > > > >and if you like it, you can go buy a license which will get you a > >permanent key. > > > >enjoy! > > > Your instructions at the makemkv.com forum left out one key step. > > How am I supposed to install the required dependencies using a > method more appropriate to Debian or Ubuntu, when I'm using Fedora? > > I don't do apt-get. I need an rpm command. Where is it? How can I be > sure that I have installed the dependencies that other method > requires? > > Also: must I recompile with every new release of Fedora? Fedora 26 > is coming out any day now. Must I wait? > > Temlakos there are two links on one of those pages where you can download directly the two .tgz files you need to do the build. AFAIK the makemkv folks do not provide binaries for linux because it is too much work to keep track of all the various distros. But they do make the pieces you need available. so, assuming a F25 binary doesn't workon F26, then yes, I suppose you would need to recompile. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Multifuncional Brother MFC-9320CW
On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 01:28:22PM -0300, Lucélio Gomes de Freitas wrote: > Hi, > > Somebody helps? > > Old "Fedora 20-x86_64" installed and working(printer) with my > Brother MFC-9320CW. Due to a hardware problem, I had to change my > motherboard. All worked fine, until I decided to update the system. > > After I installed Fedora-Kde-live-25-1-3, I lost access to the scanner > of the MFC-9320CW, and now I have 2 problems: > > 1) Don't have scangui anymore, skanlite seems that does't work with > wi-fi devices. Printing is working ok. I'd suggest removing any drivers for the Brother printer then go to their web site and download this: http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadend.aspx?c=us=en=mfc9320cw_all=127=dlf006893_000=4=625 which is a tool that downloads the right bits and installs them for you with whatever tweaks it needs. I don't have THAT particular Brother printer, but I've used it on several Brother devices (inclduing the older multifunction copier at work) and it always has worked fine. And afterwards, either simplescan or Sane has been able to scan things using the scanner in the MFC. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Fedora on a NUC?
On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 05:13:08PM -0400, Fred Smith wrote: > On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 03:38:51PM -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > > On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:29:13 -0400 > > Temlakos wrote: > > > > > All right! Where do I get that tool? > > > > I don't think I remember the name at the moment. > > I'm pretty sure it came up first thing when I > > googled "rip blu-ray on linux". > > if you're inquiring about "makemkv", as I mentioned earlier, here is > a site that tells you how to install it on Fedora Linux. Note that > I have not followed the directions on this site, so I can't vouch > for them. (right now I can't find the bookmark I had made to the place > where I got the instructions I did use.) > > https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-makemkv-on-fedora-linux > > One thing they don't tell you about is needing a registration key > to actually make it work. > > The bookmark I seem to have lost showed where to go to get a key > for current beta versions. Dang, I'm gonna need that soon. OK, I found the needed info. You can build the latest makemkv beta by following the instructions here: http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=3=224 I'm compiling on Centos 7 and there are a couple of compilation errors that need to be fixed. Solutions were easy to find by googling for the full error string. Shout if you need help with them. follow instructions at that page for compiling and installing. go to this page to get a temporary registration key: http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=5=1053 and if you like it, you can go buy a license which will get you a permanent key. enjoy! -- --- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 - The Boulder Pledge - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Fedora on a NUC?
On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 03:38:51PM -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:29:13 -0400 > Temlakos wrote: > > > All right! Where do I get that tool? > > I don't think I remember the name at the moment. > I'm pretty sure it came up first thing when I > googled "rip blu-ray on linux". if you're inquiring about "makemkv", as I mentioned earlier, here is a site that tells you how to install it on Fedora Linux. Note that I have not followed the directions on this site, so I can't vouch for them. (right now I can't find the bookmark I had made to the place where I got the instructions I did use.) https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-makemkv-on-fedora-linux One thing they don't tell you about is needing a registration key to actually make it work. The bookmark I seem to have lost showed where to go to get a key for current beta versions. Dang, I'm gonna need that soon. Or you can go to makemkv.com and buy a license. I think it's forty bucks. Despite these obstacles, the tool works great (at least for DVD, I haven't used it for BluRay, not having either any BluRay movies, or a suitable drive.) Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: gnome-password-generator replacement?
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 08:36:35AM -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:55:28 +0100 > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > One > > of them even disallows cut-and-paste, which tempts the user to have a > > password simple enough to remember and type by hand. > > One of the keepassx features is the ability to simulate > typing to teach the annoying web designers who is boss :-). > > The sites that crack me up are the ones which have rules > like "you can only use letters and numbers" in your password. > Why? That just means anyone trying to guess passwords has > a much simpler job. possibly of brain-dead underlying systems that will accept only those characters. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, And my hope is in you all day long. -- Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: New AMD Hardware
On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 09:22:23PM -0400, Derrik Walker v2.0 wrote: > On 05/17/2017 06:41 PM, Eugene Poole wrote: > >Since Fedora is so far ahead of Red Hat / CentOS, has any release > >been tested on the new AMD Desktop and Server processors? > > > >TIA > > > I am planning on upgrading, but I'm waiting for the kernel to fully > support some of the more advanced features. > > From what I've seen, it's like 80% there, as best as I can determine. > > - Derrik > > -- > -- Derrik > > Derrik Walker v2.0, RHCE > dwal...@doomd.net > > "Those UNIX guys, they think weird!" -- John C. Dvorak > I just saw a posting from one of the Centos devs who reports C7 is working fine for him on one of those new MB/CPU combos. Of course, that doesn't mean the kernel is making use of all the new features... -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Printer address -
On Mon, May 08, 2017 at 12:02:45PM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > . > > Ihave a printer "Bus 005 Device 005: ID 04f9:0063 Brother > Industries, Ltd" connected to my F-25 computer. I don't want to > reset and change it's configuration. is that not a USB pribter, with an "address" like that? if so, you wouldn't have an IP address, or at least it isn't meaningful since it is USB-connected, not network-connected. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: The Case of the Disappearing Scanner
On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 01:04:29PM +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sat, 2017-04-22 at 12:40 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Fri, 2017-04-21 at 08:06 -0700, stan wrote: > > > On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:37:55 +0100 > > > Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallag...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I have a Brother DCP-7055W all-in-one laser printer and scanner, > > > > connected by Wifi to my LAN. The printer works perfectly, and the > > > > scanner worked at least up until a couple of weeks ago when I last > > > > used it. Now, it seems to have disappeared. Both simple-scan and > > > > scanimage report no scanners found. > > > > > > > > I've reinstalled the RPM package downloaded from brother.com. I've so, you reinstalled the RPM. did you do that manually, or via the (I can't think what they call it) tool that asks you for the model of your device then retrieves the bits and pieces and installs them, also presumably doing the other tweaks necessary? the manual installation usually involves more than installing the RPM,... on their download page(s) for your particular Linux driver, there is usually a link to a list of additional steps that have to be done by hand to finish installation. Did you go thru those, or at least verify that they are still in place? -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, And my hope is in you all day long. -- Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV) ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: The Case of the Disappearing Scanner
On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 12:40:59PM +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2017-04-21 at 08:06 -0700, stan wrote: > > On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:37:55 +0100 > > Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallag...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I have a Brother DCP-7055W all-in-one laser printer and scanner, > > > connected by Wifi to my LAN. The printer works perfectly, and the > > > scanner worked at least up until a couple of weeks ago when I last > > > used it. Now, it seems to have disappeared. Both simple-scan and > > > scanimage report no scanners found. > > > > > > I've reinstalled the RPM package downloaded from brother.com. I've > > > rebooted Fedora (you never know). I've also checked that the scanner > > > itself is working (from a Windows laptop). > > > > > > What else can I try? FWIW, I have Centos-7, which is kept up to day, and a brother dcp-7065DN, which is on the LAN, via cat5 not wireless. when I start up Xsane, it scans for devices then reports the brother DCP-7065DN as found. Though, gotta admit, I haven't used it to do an actual scan in some time, so who knows if it actually works. which makes me wonder if it is actually connected via wireless, or only should be...: can you ping the device? Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." --- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: OT : Blue Hat
On Fri, Apr 07, 2017 at 03:55:38PM +, Beartooth wrote: > > Some of you might have tried in the > past to acquire an actual blue Fedora (as I > have, for years); if so, you might like to know that such hats > now exist. > > They carry the name "Bailey of Hollywood"; I got mine > from > > https://www.herringtoncatalog.com/ Dunno which one you bought, the best blue color is probably the $78 "Bailey's Fleet Fedora". But thre's also a brilliant red model in the same hat, for people who want to celebrate RH (since, as I hear, RH no longer sells their red fedora to the general public). -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." --- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Firefox and flash plugin
On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 09:03:47AM -0700, Konstantin Svist wrote: >I keep hitting this issue, too.. >The problem happens when you dnf update flash-plugin while firefox is >running. Firefox writes its cache of plugin info, pluginreg.dat, on >quit -- but it uses the in-memory info to do that. In the case above, >the old version number is written to the cache file. >To fix the problem, remove your pluginreg.dat file from >~/.mozilla/firefox/PROFILE.DIR/ (PROFILE.DIR is different on each >system) that sounds like the issue Ive been having for more-or-less ever. My "solution" has been to download the new plugin RPM, exit firefox, yum install the plugin then restart firefox. Nothing else I've tried has worked, but I didn't know to try what you suggest. Fred >HTH >On 03/28/2017 07:52 AM, Terry Polzin wrote: > >No, further research shows me it's Firefox and its' API > >On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Robert Moskowitz ><[1]r...@htt-consult.com> wrote: > >On 03/28/2017 09:07 AM, Terry Polzin wrote: > > Firefox is complaining about flash not being up to date. I believe > i have the latest of both. > dnf list installed | grep -e firefox -e flash-plugin > firefox.x86_64 52.0-6.fc25 @updates > flash-plugin.x86_64 25.0.0.127-release > @adobe-linux-x86_64 > > If you updated and not restarted Firefox, it will complain. You > have to restart Firefox after each new flash-plugin update. > I *hate* that... > >___ >users mailing list -- [2]users@lists.fedoraproject.org >To unsubscribe send an email to [3]users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > ___ > users mailing list -- [4]users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to [5]users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > > References > >1. mailto:r...@htt-consult.com >2. mailto:users@lists.fedoraproject.org >3. mailto:users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org >4. mailto:users@lists.fedoraproject.org >5. mailto:users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. - Isaiah 40:28 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: virt-manager thinks an ISO file is a directory
On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 04:07:02PM +, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Tue, 2017-03-14 at 22:16 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > On 03/14/17 21:32, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > An online service that requires Windows? What fresh hell is this? Here > > > in the UK the online tax service works in any modern browser and > > > doesn't seem to care what platform you're on. Or maybe I misunderstand > > > what you mean by "tax preparation software". > > > > > > It isn't an "online" service. We have do download an application > > (a.k.a. software) and install in on Windows. It then does upload the > > completed data to their server. "Worse", it looks as if they developed > > the software with Visual Basic. :-) > > Good grief. > > poc and it's probably chock full of bugs and security holes. Does it perhaps work with Wine? (Prolly not, but hey, it might!) -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. - Isaiah 40:28 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: [OT] Unable to install Google Earth
On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 10:04:51AM -0700, JD wrote: >Downloaded the 64 bit rpm for fedora from url >[1]https://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html >and ran (as root) ># yum -y install ./google-earth-stable_current_x86_64.rpm >... >... >Dependencies Resolved >=== >=== >== > Package Arch >Version >Repository Size >=== >=== >== >Installing: > google-earth-stable x86_64 >7.1.7.2606-0 >/google-earth-stable_current_x86_64 189 M >Transaction Summary >=== >=== >== >Install 1 Package >Total size: 189 M >Installed size: 189 M >Downloading packages: >Running transaction check >Running transaction test >Transaction test succeeded >Running transaction (shutdown inhibited) > Installing : >google-earth-stable-7.1.7.2606-0.x86_64 > 1/1 >Error unpacking rpm package google-earth-stable-7.1.7.2606-0.x86_64 >error: unpacking of archive failed: cpio: mkdir > Verifying : >google-earth-stable-7.1.7.2606-0.x86_64 > 1/1 >Failed: > google-earth-stable.x86_64 >0:7.1.7.2606-0 > >Complete! >Has anyone installed it without running into this error? >Thanx!! this is due to brokenness in the way google created the RPM. It tries to create a system directory that is already there. while I don't remember what the workaround is, there is a (group of??) very long threads on the google earth forums about problems running GE on Linux, including some on how to deal with the various problems on Fedora (and, FYI, I've found the same fixes also work fine on Centos-7). I wish I could point you to the right place, but with some diligence you should be able to find it. good luck! Fred -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Non-working Fn key on Asus eeePC 900
On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 08:32:31PM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > My old Asus 900 got broken (I slipped on ice and it and its carry > pouch saved me from injury, but broke the screen). It was running > F21 (never got around to upgrading). > > Got a 'new' Asus 900. Left mouse button does not work, but I will > switch mouse buttons later. I DID switch drives (and memory), and > my F21/Xfce system comes right back up. Except. > > No Fn key, so no home or end or pgup or etc button. > > lsmod|grep eee > > shows eeepc_laptop > > I hope it is not a bad key, but I can switch keyboards too if > needed. How do I fix this? Robert: on my 901 (also running an ancient Fedora, F20) lsmod | grep eee returns not only eeepc_laptop, but also sparse_keymap. I dunno what sparse_keymap does, but it prolly has something to do with mapping keys :). does your 900 show that? -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." - Jude 1:24,25 (niv) - ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org
