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  2. FC5 Ndiswrapper difficulties [solved]

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    Is the Network Manager now able to function correctly? That is, does the laptop attach to available networks correctly? I have several secure networks that I hook up to during the week, which Mandriva handles just fine.

     

    Mines been working since early on rawhide of fc5.

     

    I'm at work, close my lid (suspend) go home, open the lid, laptop kicks on and my wireless site ask for the network.

     

    /me whispers, rh started nm project :)

  6. FC5 new kernel/ati/nvidia

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    Just being curious. I've recently installed FC5. But I keep reading about some kernel issues and troubles with 3D-acceleration. First of all, which kernel had these issues, as I'm currently runnin kernel 2.6.16-2080_FC5. Is this the patched one already? Secondly, I haven't found any sites which explains of how to set up Yum for FC5. They all talk about FC4 and FC3. And thirdly, is the issue of 3D-acceleration solved? I would like to install my graphic-card drivers, though I haven't figured out exactly of how to do that in FC5.

     

    I'm sorry of the questions I have, about a distro other then Mandriva. But you guys on this board have helped me out a lot in the past. And as I saw the amount of posts concerning FC5, I thought I give it a try. :mellow:

     

     

    1.) 2080 is good

    2.) http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_5_in...tion_notes.html

    3.) http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=101784

  8. Fedora Core 5

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    Also, if you want to test by using update-testing, livna has there testing repo that keeps the kernel stuff in sync

     

    http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/testing/5/

     

    So nvidia is not a yum

     

     

    # cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
# vi fedora-updates-testing.repo
change the first one to enabled=1


yum update kernel kernel-devel

reboot

     

    should be 2069

     

    # uname -r

    2.6.16-1.2069_FC5

     

    For livna stuff

     

    # rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-5.rpm

# vi livna-testing.repo
change the first one to enabled=1

# yum install kmod-nvidia-$(uname -r)
# /usr/sbin/nvidia-config-display enable
# init 3; init 5 or init 6(to reboot)

     

     

    This is only if you want to use "Testing Stuff", however, this is not rawhide(devel) but what will be pushed to regular updates if they are no complaints after a certian mount of time.

  9. Fedora Core 5

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    In cyber's second section where the kmod is built, the routine craps out asking for kernel sources matching 2.6.16-1.2069_FC5. This morning found ~2074. I can't locate ~2069. or I would simply use that kernel/sources and be done with this.

     

     

    Ah, I found it, 69 is now in update-testing

     

    http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedo...testing/5/i386/

     

    You could get rid of daves kernels, cause soon they will mix in with some debugging and other stuff and just run a kernel from update-testing.

     

    However you have 2074 now, so its harder to go backwards :)

  17. Question on Yum

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    pirut will have that funcionality later, there still working on it. pirut replaced system-config-package which did use cd/dvd's, but they haven't got that funcionallity in there yet.

     

    For now like artic said, create a local repo file

     

    $ su -
# cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
#  sed -i s/enabled=1/enabled=0/ *.repo   (this will ensure all of your repositorys are set to 0 meaning they would look for them.
# vi  cd.repo

     

    cat cd.repo

    [local-cd]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Local CD install
baseurl=file:///media/disk
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

     

    Now you can use pirut to install stuff (gui)

     

    or use yum

     

    Now I will install something I know I don't have with yum.

     

    # yum install zsh-html
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Loading "changelog" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
local-cd															 [1/1]
local-cd				  100% |=========================| 1.3 kB	00:04
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Reading repository metadata in from local files
primary.xml.gz			100% |=========================| 746 kB	00:00
local-cd  : ################################################## 2414/2414
Added 2414 new packages, deleted 0 old in 10.55 seconds
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for zsh-html to pack into transaction set.
zsh-html-4.2.5-1.2.2.x86_ 100% |=========================|  16 kB	00:00
---> Package zsh-html.x86_64 0:4.2.5-1.2.2 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
Package				 Arch	   Version		  Repository		Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
zsh-html				x86_64	 4.2.5-1.2.2	  local-cd		  373 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install	  1 Package(s)
Update	   0 Package(s)
Remove	   0 Package(s)
Total download size: 373 k
Is this ok [y/N]:

     

     

    Until they get pirut to have the feature, this will be your only method to easily install packages.

     

     

     

    Just a big not though, as you saw, you have none of your "internet" repositorys enabled so you will need to re-enable those when you have connectivity.

     

    # cd /etc/yum.repos.d
#sed -i s/enabled=0/enabled=1/ fedora-core.repo fedora-extras.repo fedora-updates.repo

     

     

    It should be something like

     

    yum --enablerepo=file:///media/disk install emacs

     

    I hope that it will work, but this should be the correct entry afaik.

    You can add the DVD/CD-repos to your /etc/yum.conf file. Add something like this:

    [base dvd]
name=Fedora Base DVD
baseurl=file:///media/disk/
enabled=1

     

    I have the 5cd set so this method works for the 1st cd only ( as the other Cds do not have any

    repodata). I guess you don't have this problem with DVDs as everythings in one place.

     

    Any ideas? Thanks.

     

    A.

     

     

    Ah, I missed this part with cd's, You could make a local repo's by cp everything over to a dir off the cd's and use createrepo to make the repodata file.

  18. Fedora Core 5

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    There are several reasons why you need to go the route of my how-to or verious other ones out there. Not everything is Fedora's Fault.

     

    1.) The original kernel that shipped with FC5 is there fault, whoops, get the next one.

    2.) Modular X, default nvidia.com installer need to pass location of modular X. You can either consider this nvidia's fault or xorg fault, or maybe FC for including it, but that would be a strech.

    3.) Kernel 2.6.15-git4 and above, nvidia.com's installer needs a patch to build against the kernel. Again, this is either nvidia.com's fault or kernel.org's fault. A real strech to blame Fedora for having the latest kernel.

     

     

    With all that, it is a lot cleaner to use the rpm method from livna since it doesn't muck up the kernel with crap and includes the patches and locations for what needs to be done. and sooner than later livna will have there own package out that will be an "EASY" install.

     

    Like

     

    "yum install nvidia-something"

     

    In the end, if nvidia.com was open source this would all be really really easy and there drivers would be much better, go bang on there door.

  22. FC5 new kernel/ati/nvidia

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted · Edited by cybrjackle

    Just a short how-to/FYI

     

    If the new kernel isn't in updates by the time you eager beavers install

     

     

     

    Just follow this

     

    http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.ph...5561#post475561

     

     

    I had to fix some things and I'm tired of cp/paste from forum to from :)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    OLD don't use :) to tired to delete......

    $ su -
# cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# vi dave-kernels.repo

     

    the file

    cat /etc/yum.repos.d/dave-kernels.repo

    [dave-kernels]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Dave's Kernels
baseurl=http://people.redhat.com/davej/kernels/Fedora/FC5/RPMS.kernel/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

     

    Update the kernel and some other things you need

     

    # yum update kernel
# yum install kernel-devel fedora-rpmdevtools subversion
# reboot

     

    As your user

     

    $ fedora-buildrpmtree
$ cd $HOME/rpmbuild
$ mkdir src.rpms && cd src.rpms

The nvidia driver:

$ wget -c http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/development/SRPMS/xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-1.0.8178-7.lvn5.src.rpm
$ rpm -ivh xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-1.0.8178-7.lvn5.src.rpm
$ cd ../SPEC
$ rpmbuild -ba xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.spec 

The kernel module
$ cd $HOME/rpmbuild/src.rpms
$ svn co svn://svn.livna.org/rlo/packages/nvidia-kmod/
$ cd nvidia-kmod/devel
$ cp * $HOME/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
$ cp nvidia-kmod.spec $HOME/rpmbuild/SPECS
$ cd $HOME/rpmbuild/SOURCES
$  wget -c http://www.leemhuis.info/files/fedorarpms/KMODFILES.lvn/nvidia-glx-kmod-data-1.0.8178.tar.bz2
$ cd $HOME/rpmbuild/SPECS
$ rpmbuild -ba  nvidia-kmod.spec --target $(uname -m)

Finishing up

$ su -
# cd $USERS_HOME/rpmbuild/RPMS/${ARCH}/
# rpm -ivh kmod-nvidia* xorg-x11-drv-nvidia*
# /usr/sbin/nvidia-config-display enable
# init 3; init 5

     

    Done, now go play games or setup twinview.....

     

     

    THe same process should work for ati

  23. which moderately easy to use distro?

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    hehehe

     

    If you know how to filter mirrors, you could have grabbed it Friday atleast, cause thats when I did :)

     

     

    Just up front warnings that have already been said, you need to update the kernel for 3d nvidia/ati

     

    and use the nvidia/ati rpms from livna

     

    1.) because the vanilla kernel 2.6.15-get4ish broke something nvidia does

    2.) modular xorg

    3.) its easier

     

    :)

     

    Have fun and enjoy and start new threads if you have questions.

  24. which moderately easy to use distro?

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    Back to fedora: maybe i just missed it, but since there are new versions every 6 monthes, what is the best way to upgrade current version without losing data/reinstall? Can one upgrade via internet or it is nessesary to download the whole CD set again?

     

    http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq

     

    Fedora is also working on making it totally painless (as much as one can), but that might not be for a release or two.

     

    What people need:

    UbuntuTastersChoice3.jpg

    Image made by me

     

    B)

     

     

    You must be part of there marketing team :lol2:

  25. Reiserfs

    in Everything Linux

    Posted

    Yes, I agree ricer4 sucks :)

     

    I've used it through out different stages, even when they said it went final, I saw a lot of slow downs were I wouldn't expect them and overall thought it was crap. I remember when iph lost his hard drives, I asked if he had ricer4, he said yes, I said I figured :o

     

    That's not -v but you get it, ricer4 is not something I would recommend using. rieser3 will not be getting patches/enanchments unless someone out side the ricer4 club, takes it up.

     

    ext3 all the way, unless someone can port zfs over :thumbs:

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