Re: how to stop yum update -

2012-09-05 Thread Elliott Chapin
I ran into this from the package manager, which indicated failure. "details" showed the zombie pid; killing it worked. On 09/05/2012 06:55 AM, Yashar Pezeshki wrote: > CTRL+C doesn't work for me neither! But you don't need to know the > process id of yum, "kill `pidof yum`" will automatically repl

Re: F-17 vlc/rpmfusion install problem -

2012-06-01 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 06/01/2012 04:11 PM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote: > On 01/06/12 15:53, Michael Schwendt wrote: >> Try again. Use cut'n'paste. Don't introduce type mistakes. >> What you've run is not what I've suggested. >> > >[root@box9 bobg]# rpm -e rpmfusion-release-nonfree >rpmfusion-

Re: ACER N281G

2012-04-25 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 04/25/2012 08:32 PM, Terry Polzin wrote: > On Wed, 2012-04-25 at 18:03 -0500, Gregory P. Ennis wrote: >> Everyone, >> >> I picked up an ACER N281G that comes packed with linpus 3.0.0. It has a >> a network connection, usb ports, and memory card reader, but no DVD. >> linpus is >> supposed to

Re: Microphone does not work with Skype

2012-03-02 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 03/02/2012 08:26 AM, Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All, > > I have just installed Skype on F16 x64, which is working fine except > the microphone -- I can view and hear the other call party, but she > cannot hear. Is there some way to repair this? > > Thanks in advance, > > Paul start What does i

gnome wifi minor annoyances

2011-12-19 Thread Elliott Chapin
1. On/off buttons should be available at all times. 2. Wifi is frequently listed as unavailable when connected. -- clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/use

Re: FC16 update problems - more info

2011-12-02 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 12/02/2011 10:17 PM, Craig White wrote: > On Fri, 2011-12-02 at 22:07 -0500, Elliott Chapin wrote: >> On 12/02/2011 08:28 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: >>> >>> >>> Am 03.12.2011 01:24, schrieb Elliott Chapin: >>>> On 12/02/2011 06:35 PM, Reindl Ha

Re: FC16 update problems - more info

2011-12-02 Thread Elliott Chapin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/02/2011 08:28 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 03.12.2011 01:24, schrieb Elliott Chapin: >> On 12/02/2011 06:35 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: >>> remove weak supported external packages for the upgrade >> >>

Re: FC16 update problems - more info

2011-12-02 Thread Elliott Chapin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/02/2011 08:28 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 03.12.2011 01:24, schrieb Elliott Chapin: >> On 12/02/2011 06:35 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: >>> remove weak supported external packages for the upgrade >> >>

Re: FC16 update problems - more info

2011-12-02 Thread Elliott Chapin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/02/2011 06:35 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: > remove weak supported external packages for the upgrade Specifically? > and make sure that "package-cleanup --problems" gives no Done, already posted. > warning > - -- clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin

FC16 update problems - more info

2011-12-02 Thread Elliott Chapin
I hope this helps break up my logjam. Following is amended output from yum update and yum update --skip-broken: Skipped (dependency problems): firefoxx86_64 8.0-3.fc16 updates 18 M xulrunner

FC16 update problems

2011-11-29 Thread Elliott Chapin
My system working OK, but; package-cleanup --problems Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit Package kmod-wl-2.6.40.3-0.fc15.x86_64-5.60.48.36-2.fc15.7.x86_64 requires kernel-uname-r = ('0', '2.6.40.3', '0.fc15.x86_64') Package xdtv-2.4.1-0.6cvs15.fc12.x86_64 requires libavcodec.so.

Re: fedora 16 64 bits gnome shutdown button

2011-11-23 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 11/23/2011 05:56 PM, Andre Robatino wrote: > Greg Woods ucar.edu> writes: > >> I haven't had it abort login, but the extension did stop working when I >> upgraded from F15 to F16. I only get the "Suspend" or "Log off" options. >> I tried the ALT key, which does allow shutdown or restart (thank

F16 gnome wifi

2011-11-23 Thread Elliott Chapin
IMO I should be able to turn wifi off from the GUI at any time - not currently true as far as I can tell. -- clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guid

Re: Gnome Shell periodically locks up hard in F16

2011-11-19 Thread Elliott Chapin
Happens to me if I'm running Xscreensaver. -- clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

lock-keys-applet

2011-11-12 Thread Elliott Chapin
Apparently it is not built for F16 (failed for F15). Hoping for news here. My laptop doesn't have the lights. TIA, E. -- clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listin

fc15 gnome suggestion

2011-10-09 Thread Elliott Chapin
IMO, the top bar should be able to show more than the single foreground activity. E.g., it only shows Thunderbird although I also have Firefox open. If there is a way to configure this, please advise. Thx, E. -- http://clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproje

Re: running programs as root in KDE

2011-09-12 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 09/12/2011 08:25 PM, Gerhard Magnus wrote: > As a longtime gnome user, I've been disappointed in finding my hardware > simply can't handle gnome3 of FC15 and have switched to KDE. I've > connected to the Internet and now want to enter the names of IP > addresses of my other boxes in /etc/hosts.

Re: Microphone on Fedora 15

2011-09-11 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 09/11/2011 06:33 PM, Sergio Belkin wrote: > Hi, > > I have a Lenovo G470 4328 > > and there is no output on the microphone. > Surely you mean input :) There are a lot of solutions on the net; some work for some people ... I have internal and external now, but cannot shut off internal. The alsa

Re: F15 Upgrade kernel won't run.

2011-08-28 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 08/28/2011 12:26 PM, Kam Leo wrote: > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: >> On 08/27/2011 08:46 PM, linux guy wrote: >>> I used to upgrade that way. I did miss the memo. >> >> So did I. The first time I used it was to go from F9 to F11 (I skipped >> F10 because it had so many i

Fwd: Re: Some minor(grrr...) Gnome3 irritations

2011-08-14 Thread Elliott Chapin
While in Activities - drag an extra open app into a fresh workspace in the strip on the right. I should have said while in Windows, and you can also just click on one of those unused workspaces and open something there. There are more serious annoyances awaiting, William. ;) One app to be acqu

Re: Some minor(grrr...) Gnome3 irritations

2011-08-14 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 08/14/2011 11:02 AM, William Case wrote: > Hi; Just preupdated/updated to FC15 with Gnome3. There is lots to like > in the new Gnome and I am sure once I get familiar with moving around in > it and getting set up with the way I like to work, every thing will be > fine. But today I need some he

15 sound

2011-08-07 Thread Elliott Chapin
puseaudio/alsa/jack - while waiting for fixes for apparent bugs, I'm wondering if someone would discuss possible solutions via config files or whatever. I have had sound (sometimes from external speakers), but now none. I understand that I'm not providing enough details - just wondering about t

Re: Downloading Video off Youtube

2011-08-04 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 08/04/2011 08:46 PM, Jorge Fábregas wrote: > On 08/04/2011 07:45 PM, james tate wrote: >> I wonder why that rpm wasn't pushed to the repos ? > > I wondered the same thing but noticed the package was updated today > after the bug was submitted precisely today. The bug pointed to the > upstream p

JACK/FC15-64

2011-07-26 Thread Elliott Chapin
I was fine with FC14-32, but the only way I've managed to start JACK is by having Ardour do it rather than jackd: Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server socket jack server is not running or cannot be started). - A well-known prob

Re: jack audio kit

2011-07-18 Thread Elliott Chapin
Just waiting for the smoke to clear. The problems skyrocketed with F15 :( and waiting to try out my favourite iForth/fJACK now that I'm on 64-bit. -- http://clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://a

Re: jack audio kit

2011-07-17 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 07/18/2011 07:26 PM, Zoran Spasojevic wrote: > When I try to start jack audio kit via QjackCtl I get > the message below. Something seems to be using the audio card. > How do I figure out what is using the card and then how to stop it? > I think this is related to the fact that I only get system

broadcom-wl

2011-07-17 Thread Elliott Chapin
Found this via rpm.phone.net: broadcom-wl-5.100.82.38-5.fc15_88.x86_64.rpm The one apparently from rpmfusion is just fc13. -- http://clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/ma

Re: recent 64-bit kernel vs. wireless

2011-07-17 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 07/16/2011 09:19 PM, T. C. Hollingsworth wrote: > Elliott Chapin wrote: > >> With kernel-2.6.38.8-35.fc15.x86_64 my wireless (broadcom) is not >> activated. I'll provide dmsg or other data upon request. >> >> TIA, >> E. > > Are you using the wl dr

Re: recent 64-bit kernel vs. wireless

2011-07-17 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 07/16/2011 09:19 PM, T. C. Hollingsworth wrote: > Elliott Chapin wrote: > >> With kernel-2.6.38.8-35.fc15.x86_64 my wireless (broadcom) is not >> activated. I'll provide dmsg or other data upon request. >> >> TIA, >> E. > > Are you using the wl dr

recent 64-bit kernel vs. wireless

2011-07-16 Thread Elliott Chapin
With kernel-2.6.38.8-35.fc15.x86_64 my wireless (broadcom) is not activated. I'll provide dmsg or other data upon request. TIA, E. -- http://clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproje

gtk-server

2011-07-07 Thread Elliott Chapin
gtk-server contact info doesn't work, so in case anybody on this list has some experience with gtk-server ... I'm running FC15 64. make: [big snip] /usr/bin/ld: gtk-server.o: undefined reference to symbol 'dlsym@@GLIBC_2.2.5' /usr/bin/ld: note: 'dlsym@@GLIBC_2.2.5' is defined in DSO /lib64/li

Re: F15-64 update process out of sync

2011-07-04 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 07/03/2011 10:49 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sun, 2011-07-03 at 20:44 -0400, Elliott Chapin wrote: >> Use of update repo's causes general update process to stall because some >> packages depend on rawhide. This situation needs to be fixed. > > For exam

F15-64 update process out of sync

2011-07-03 Thread Elliott Chapin
Use of update repo's causes general update process to stall because some packages depend on rawhide. This situation needs to be fixed. At least F15 is working OK. -- http://clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription op

Re: SeLinux, should I disable it?

2011-01-22 Thread Elliott Chapin
mode. Fixes for alerts are suggested by alert details (you have to be root to try them). The fixes are straightforward to try but they haven't always worked for me. Permissive mode lets processes happen but tells you when SElinux thinks something might be wrong. -- Elliott Chapin http://

Re: IPSec (OpenSWAN)

2010-12-18 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 12/18/2010 08:57 PM, James McKenzie wrote: > On 12/3/10 1:39 PM, Trever L. Adams wrote: >> Hello Everyone, >> Trever - Are you on a mailing list here?: http://www.openswan.org/ -- Elliott Chapin http://clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedor

Re: VPN/IPSEC tunnel

2010-12-04 Thread Elliott Chapin
>> Is OpenSwan the best way to do this ? > > AFAIK OpenSWAN is now moribund, but OpenVPN (http://openvpn.net/) works > very well and has clients for Linux, Mac and Windows. > > poc > And I just remembered that I have OpenSWAN on my FC13. -- Elliott Chapin http://clients.teksavvy.com

Re: VPN/IPSEC tunnel

2010-12-04 Thread Elliott Chapin
>> Is OpenSwan the best way to do this ? > > AFAIK OpenSWAN is now moribund, but OpenVPN (http://openvpn.net/) works > very well and has clients for Linux, Mac and Windows. > > poc > There's an OpenSWAN developer involved with Toronto Hacklab http://hacklab.to/ -- Elliott Chapi

Re: Files named in Chinese characters couldn't display properly in Fedora 12

2010-08-31 Thread Elliott Chapin
gt; in Chinese couldn't display properly. Is that because of the Putty > doesn't support Chinese? If it is the case, which SSH tools do you suggest? > > DejaVu sans has nice ch. char. in OpenOffice. I forget whether this started to happen before I upgraded to F13. -- Elliott C

Re: Save video stream?

2010-06-29 Thread Elliott Chapin
going to their website helped. At least in the case of something online: once a media file is coming in, the little icon on the upper task bar goes colour and starts to spin; then hit the litte arrow to its right... The file will be saved in full to the dwhelper directory. Hopefully this will work - considering you can at least display the videos. -- Elliott Chapin http://clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

FC12 add/remove bug

2010-03-24 Thread Elliott Chapin
Apology if this is old news: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/yum/yumBackend.py", line 391, in _do_search for (pkg, inst) in res: ValueError: too many values to unpack -- Elliott Chapin http://clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users ma

Re: How to add & enable a repository in F12

2010-02-28 Thread Elliott Chapin
On 02/28/2010 01:31 PM, JayLinux wrote: > On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Elliott Chapin wrote: > > >> On 02/28/2010 12:30 PM, JayLinux wrote: >> > >>> I would like to install Mondo Rescue (backup utility), available at >>> ftp://ftp.mond

Re: How to add & enable a repository in F12

2010-02-28 Thread Elliott Chapin
> > -- > Linux User 483705 @ http://counter.li.org/ (Linux Counter) > Try just putting it in /etc/yum/repos.d; open the package manager, look for it under System -> Sources, ... -- Elliott Chapin http://clients.teksavvy.com/~echapin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedor