Re: dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread Felix Miata
home user composed on 2025-09-13 21:58 (UTC-0600): > Felix Miata wrote: >> Or, you could just ignore which is in control, and >> use the BBS hotkey each time a choice to the non-default is wished. With BBS >> hotkey usage, it shouldn't matter whether one installation knows anything >> about >> b

Re: Nvidia Mess

2025-09-13 Thread Tim via users
Tim: >> Hey what?! Changing your keyboard might make something unbootable? George N. White III: > Or only booting to the other OS. > > Many laptop users have docking stations with external input devices. Users > with RSI > may require input devices that use vendor-specific drivers. Here

Re: Different postfix connection results from desktop and laptop on same network using telnet

2025-09-13 Thread Tim via users
On Sat, 2025-09-13 at 13:35 -0500, Ranjan Maitra via users wrote: > I noticed that my postfix has an issue with my laptop since the > middle of this week. Specifically, the connection to the mailserver > times out. However, this connection goes through and gets delivered > from my workstation. Bot

Re: dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread home user via users
On 9/13/2025 6:47 PM, Felix Miata wrote: home user composed on 2025-09-13 17:40 (UTC-0600): Does it matter which distro I install first? It certainly should not, but you may save some grief by installing the one you prefer last, so that when it takes boot control, you need only make the other

Re: dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread Tim via users
On Sat, 2025-09-13 at 09:59 -0600, home user via users wrote: > The desktop will have two internal drives: one HDD for "user" data, one > M.2(?) NVMe(?) drive for the operating systems and installed > applications. This desktop will not be "DIY"; it's bought from a local > pc store. > > I will

trouble starting virtual consoles

2025-09-13 Thread Jon LaBadie
Not sure when they began failing but the virtual are no longer available. $ systemctl status systemd-vconsole-setup ... ...: setfont: ERROR kdfontop.c:212 put_font_kdfontop: \ Unable to load such font with such kernel version ...: /usr/bin/setfont failed with a "system error" (EX_OSERR), i

Re: dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread home user via users
On 9/13/2025 5:48 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 9/13/25 4:40 PM, home user via users wrote: On 9/13/2025 3:26 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 9/13/25 8:59 AM, home user via users wrote: (snip) As long as you don't use all the space when installing Fedora, you can install the other one.  The other d

Re: dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread home user via users
On 9/13/2025 12:58 PM, Go Canes wrote: On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM home user via users wrote: I've groped around the web, especially the Fedora Docs web site ("https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/docs/";). I've not found any instructions on how to install on a blank desktop, let alone h

Recently found that new Kernel would not install because not enough space in /boot.

2025-09-13 Thread Michael D. Setzer II via users
On local 3 notebooks, was able to to remove oldest kernel using dnf, and modifying the dnf.conf to only allow 2 kernels. Then the install went thru ok. On one I shifted / partition over 512M and expanded /boot to make it 1.5G now. I've got 5 other machines that are 7 timezones away, and did same

Re: dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM home user via users wrote: > [...] > > (question) > I've groped around the web, especially the Fedora Docs web site > ("https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/docs/";). I've not found any > instructions on how to install on a blank desktop, let alone how to do a > d

Re: dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 9/13/25 4:40 PM, home user via users wrote: On 9/13/2025 3:26 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 9/13/25 8:59 AM, home user via users wrote: good morning, (background) I (finally!) have a new desktop on its way.  It's supposed to be totally blank; that is, it will have whatever firmware, bios, and

Re: dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread home user via users
On 9/13/2025 3:26 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 9/13/25 8:59 AM, home user via users wrote: good morning, (background) I (finally!) have a new desktop on its way.  It's supposed to be totally blank; that is, it will have whatever firmware, bios, and other software the manufacturers of the parts

Different postfix connection results from desktop and laptop on same network using telnet

2025-09-13 Thread Ranjan Maitra via users
Hi, I noticed that my postfix has an issue with my laptop since the middle of this week. Specifically, the connection to the mailserver times out. However, this connection goes through and gets delivered from my workstation. Both of them are fully updated with Fedora 42 (workstation/desktop an

Re: dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 9/13/25 8:59 AM, home user via users wrote: good morning, (background) I (finally!) have a new desktop on its way.  It's supposed to be totally blank; that is, it will have whatever firmware, bios, and other software the manufacturers of the parts put on those parts, but nothing else.  No

Re: Different postfix connection results from desktop and laptop on same network using telnet

2025-09-13 Thread Ranjan Maitra via users
On Sat Sep13'25 03:03:53PM, Go Canes wrote: > From: Go Canes > Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:03:53 -0400 > To: Community support for Fedora users > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users > Subject: Re: Different postfix connection results from desktop and laptop > on same network using telne

Re: Different postfix connection results from desktop and laptop on same network using telnet

2025-09-13 Thread Go Canes
On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM Ranjan Maitra via users wrote: > telnet mailserver portnumber > > on both machines. > > In the case of the laptop, I get: > > Trying IP address... > > (hangs) > > while in the case of the desktop, I get: > > Trying (same) IP address... > Connected to mailserver >

Re: dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread Go Canes
On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM home user via users wrote: > I've groped around the web, especially the Fedora Docs web site > ("https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/docs/";). I've not found any > instructions on how to install on a blank desktop, let alone how to do a > dual-boot install. What

dual-boot installation instructions.

2025-09-13 Thread home user via users
good morning, (background) I (finally!) have a new desktop on its way.  It's supposed to be totally blank; that is, it will have whatever firmware, bios, and other software the manufacturers of the parts put on those parts, but nothing else.  No windows, no other operating system.  The desktop

Re: Nvidia Mess

2025-09-13 Thread George N. White III
On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM Tim via users wrote: > On Fri, 2025-09-12 at 08:37 -0300, George N. White III wrote: > > hostonly_mode="{sloppy|strict}" > > Specify the host-only mode to use (default=sloppy). > > > > In "sloppy" host-only mode, extra drivers and modules will be > > installed, so