Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2010-01-05 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Tuesday 05 January 2010 05:00:02 Paul Allen Newell wrote: Ed Greshko wrote: Robert Moskowitz wrote: And I cannot get my notebook to even go over 800x600 for the internal display without using system-config-display to create a xorg.conf to get higher resolution with FC12. How do I

Using xandr -- Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2010-01-05 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 01/05/2010 05:39 AM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: On Tuesday 05 January 2010 05:00:02 Paul Allen Newell wrote: Ed Greshko wrote: Robert Moskowitz wrote: And I cannot get my notebook to even go over 800x600 for the internal display without using system-config-display to create

Re: Using xandr -- Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2010-01-05 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Tuesday 05 January 2010 14:21:19 Robert Moskowitz wrote: On 01/05/2010 05:39 AM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: Sorry to jump in this thread, but have you tried to use xrandr to set up the resolution you want? That way you don't need to generate xorg.conf, and can convince X to give you any

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2010-01-05 Thread Tony Nelson
On 10-01-04 23:40:46, Ed Greshko wrote: Robert Moskowitz wrote: And I cannot get my notebook to even go over 800x600 for the internal display without using system-config-display to create a xorg.conf to get higher resolution with FC12. How do I convince X to give me more without

another question on Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2010-01-04 Thread Paul Allen Newell
Paul Allen Newell wrote: Kevin Fenzi wrote: Don't do that. See: http://ryanler.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/controlaltbackspace-shortcut-does-not-restart-the-x-server-in-fedora-11/ (with screenshots even! :) There is no need at all to make an xorg.conf, and as you have seen it can cause

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2010-01-04 Thread Robert Moskowitz
xorg.conf to restore that feature. How did you discover this? Trying it in a gnome desktop? :) Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché

Re: another question on Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2010-01-04 Thread Robert Moskowitz
More butting in... On 01/04/2010 10:32 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote: Paul Allen Newell wrote: Kevin Fenzi wrote: Don't do that. See: http://ryanler.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/controlaltbackspace-shortcut-does-not-restart-the-x-server-in-fedora-11/ (with screenshots even! :) There is no need

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2010-01-04 Thread Ed Greshko
Robert Moskowitz wrote: And I cannot get my notebook to even go over 800x600 for the internal display without using system-config-display to create a xorg.conf to get higher resolution with FC12. How do I convince X to give me more without the xorg.conf? BTW, this is on an HP nc2400

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2010-01-04 Thread Paul Allen Newell
Ed Greshko wrote: Robert Moskowitz wrote: And I cannot get my notebook to even go over 800x600 for the internal display without using system-config-display to create a xorg.conf to get higher resolution with FC12. How do I convince X to give me more without the xorg.conf? BTW

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2010-01-04 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 01/04/2010 11:40 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: Robert Moskowitz wrote: And I cannot get my notebook to even go over 800x600 for the internal display without using system-config-display to create a xorg.conf to get higher resolution with FC12. How do I convince X to give me more without

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-29 Thread Paul Allen Newell
Suvayu and Ed: Thanks for these replies. Points taken as they help me see the weaknesses in my understanding. So, yeah, I got hacking / homework ahead ... and seeing if I can figure out enough to feel comfortable learning / switch to bash from tcsh. Paul Suvayu Ali wrote: Hi Paul, On

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Suvayu Ali
Hi Paul, On Sunday 27 December 2009 10:52 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote: Suvayu Ali wrote: If the OP is interested, the command line way to do this would be to have one of your login scripts like ~/.bash_profile say, setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp ;) Suvayu: Thanks, this is

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Tim
On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 17:58 +1030, Tim wrote: Abbreviating down to the salient comments, ~/.bash_profile says: # User specific environment and startup programs ~/.bashrc says: # User specific aliases and functions NB: I should add that's the textbook situation. When it comes to practice,

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread TNWestTex
and they told me to install system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, groovy Reboot system and it immediately hangs after that cute little Fedora icon finishes to say that it booted. Just hangs

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Aaron Konstam
On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 03:04 -0800, Suvayu Ali wrote: Hi Paul, On Sunday 27 December 2009 10:52 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote: Suvayu Ali wrote: If the OP is interested, the command line way to do this would be to have one of your login scripts like ~/.bash_profile say, setxkbmap

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Ed Greshko
could edit my xorg.conf to restore that feature. How did you discover this? Trying it in a gnome desktop? :) Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Suvayu Ali
Hi Aaron, On Monday 28 December 2009 02:11 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 03:04 -0800, Suvayu Ali wrote: ~/.bash_profile gets sourced by any well behaved desktop environment when ever you login. In my experience XFCE and WindowMaker does this. (I don't use Gnome/KDE as often,

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Paul Allen Newell
. Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, groovy Reboot system and it immediately hangs after that cute little Fedora icon finishes to say

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Paul Allen Newell
Suvayu Ali wrote: Hi Aaron, On Monday 28 December 2009 02:11 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 03:04 -0800, Suvayu Ali wrote: ~/.bash_profile gets sourced by any well behaved desktop environment when ever you login. In my experience XFCE and WindowMaker does this. (I don't use

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Ed Greshko
Paul Allen Newell wrote: Suvayu Ali wrote: Hi Aaron, On Monday 28 December 2009 02:11 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 03:04 -0800, Suvayu Ali wrote: ~/.bash_profile gets sourced by any well behaved desktop environment when ever you login. In my experience XFCE and WindowMaker

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Paul Allen Newell
Ed Greshko wrote: Paul Allen Newell wrote: Suvayu Ali wrote: Hi Aaron, On Monday 28 December 2009 02:11 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 03:04 -0800, Suvayu Ali wrote: ~/.bash_profile gets sourced by any well behaved desktop environment when ever you

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Ed Greshko
Paul Allen Newell wrote: Ed Greshko wrote: Paul Allen Newell wrote: Suvayu Ali wrote: Hi Aaron, On Monday 28 December 2009 02:11 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 03:04 -0800, Suvayu Ali wrote: ~/.bash_profile gets sourced by any well behaved desktop

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Paul Allen Newell
Ed Greshko wrote: Paul Allen Newell wrote: Ed Greshko wrote: Paul Allen Newell wrote: Suvayu Ali wrote: Hi Aaron, On Monday 28 December 2009 02:11 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 03:04 -0800, Suvayu Ali wrote:

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Ed Greshko
Paul Allen Newell wrote: I think part of my confusion is that I am not understanding whether a login shell covers everything that is done once I have logged in via splash screen or if it is confined to logining into a shell. If the former, then I would assume bash_profiles is hit once and

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Suvayu Ali
Hi Paul, On Monday 28 December 2009 09:21 PM, Paul Allen Newell wrote: Ed Greshko wrote: The man page tells you under what conditions the various files (/etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile ~/.bash_login etc) are read depending on what type of shell (interactive, login). Are you saying there is a

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-28 Thread Ed Greshko
Ed Greshko wrote: Paul Allen Newell wrote: I think part of my confusion is that I am not understanding whether a login shell covers everything that is done once I have logged in via splash screen or if it is confined to logining into a shell. If the former, then I would assume

problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Paul Allen Newell
To all: Installed f12 without any problems. Discovered that crtl-alt-backspace was disabled in f12 and how I could edit my xorg.conf to restore that feature. Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Eric Tanguy
Le 27/12/2009 09:42, Paul Allen Newell a écrit : To all: Installed f12 without any problems. Discovered that crtl-alt-backspace was disabled in f12 and how I could edit my xorg.conf to restore that feature. Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install system-config-display

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread François Patte
Paul Allen Newell pnew...@cs.cmu.edu a écrit : To all: Installed f12 without any problems. Discovered that crtl-alt-backspace was disabled in f12 and how I could edit my xorg.conf to restore that feature. Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install system-config-display

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Karl-Olov Serrander
On Sun, 27 Dec 2009, Eric Tanguy wrote: Le 27/12/2009 09:42, Paul Allen Newell a écrit : ... I figure I have no choice but to reinstall (what's a few hours between friends (grumble)) ... but would like to know the proper (which may be not documented) way to restore crtl-alt-backspace to kick

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Craig White
-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, groovy Reboot system and it immediately hangs after that cute little Fedora icon finishes to say that it booted. Just hangs and hangs. To use the cliché again

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Kevin Fenzi
desktop? :) Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, groovy Don't do that. See: http://ryanler.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/controlaltbackspace

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Paul Allen Newell
system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, groovy Reboot system and it immediately hangs after that cute little Fedora icon finishes to say that it booted. Just hangs and hangs. To use the cliché again

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Paul Allen Newell
system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, groovy Reboot system and it immediately hangs after that cute little Fedora icon finishes to say that it booted. Just hangs and hangs. To use the cliché again

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Paul Allen Newell
to install system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, groovy Reboot system and it immediately hangs after that cute little Fedora icon finishes to say that it booted. Just hangs and hangs. To use the cliché

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Paul Allen Newell
this? Trying it in a gnome desktop? :) Of course (smile) Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, groovy Don't do that. See: http

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Suvayu Ali
. How did you discover this? Trying it in a gnome desktop? :) Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, groovy Don't do that. See: http

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Paul Allen Newell
to restore that feature. How did you discover this? Trying it in a gnome desktop? :) Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, groovy Don't do

Re: problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

2009-12-27 Thread Tim
On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 22:52 -0800, Paul Allen Newell wrote: So it is in .bash_profile and not .bashrc? Abbreviating down to the salient comments, ~/.bash_profile says: # User specific environment and startup programs ~/.bashrc says: # User specific aliases and functions -- [...@localhost ~]$

No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Bob Goodwin
I just installed [yum] system-config-display and get the following message when I try to use it: [b...@box9 ~]$ system-config-display (xconf.py:4947): Gdk-WARNING **: DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID contains invalid UTF-8 Traceback (most recent call last): File

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Roger
On 12/05/2009 08:44 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: I just installed [yum] system-config-display and get the following message when I try to use it: All I want to do is determine what display parameters I am using? What's wrong here? Bob yum install system-config-display I had to do

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Ed Greshko
Bob Goodwin wrote: I just installed [yum] system-config-display and get the following message when I try to use it: [b...@box9 ~]$ system-config-display (xconf.py:4947): Gdk-WARNING **: DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID contains invalid UTF-8 Traceback (most recent call

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 06/12/09 04:49, Roger wrote: On 12/05/2009 08:44 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: I just installed [yum] system-config-display and get the following message when I try to use it: All I want to do is determine what display parameters I am using? What's wrong here? Bob yum install

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 05/12/09 04:56, Ed Greshko wrote: Well...FWIW, it works here fine on a fully updated F12 in both KDE and GNOME sessions. The GNOME session does have the following set [gno...@f12 ~]$ env | grep DESK IMSETTINGS_INTEGRATE_DESKTOP=yes DESKTOP_SESSION=gnome

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Ed Greshko
Bob Goodwin wrote: I should have said this is F-11/XFCE. I don't have the F-12 box running at the moment ... [b...@box9 ~]$ env | grep DESK IMSETTINGS_INTEGRATE_DESKTOP=yes Bob OK From my fully updated F11 system and running XFCE [egres...@f11 ~]$ env | grep

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Bob Goodwin
it work. It asks for pasword and then comes up with the error message. I even tried re-booting the computer from poweroff. I started the F-12 computer and did yum install system-config-display and it does work as expected. Well I'm nearly at the point of updating

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Saturday 05 December 2009 13:18:06 Bob Goodwin wrote: I must admit I don't know how to change env and man env is not helping. I did : env DESKTOP_SESSION=xfce4 export DESKTOP_SESSION=xfce4 Read the man bash, search for export keyword. HTH, :-) Marko --

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Ed Greshko
poweroff. I started the F-12 computer and did yum install system-config-display and it does work as expected. Well I'm nearly at the point of updating this computer to F-12 too so it's moot I guess. Just waiting to see if there is an F-12 Omega livecd. I would

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Christoph Wickert
Am Samstag, den 05.12.2009, 04:44 -0500 schrieb Bob Goodwin: I just installed [yum] system-config-display and get the following message when I try to use it: [b...@box9 ~]$ system-config-display (xconf.py:4947): Gdk-WARNING **: DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID contains

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 05/12/09 08:53, Marko Vojinovic wrote: export DESKTOP_SESSION=xfce4 Read the man bash, search for export keyword. HTH, :-) Marko Yes, that helps. I should have added that the F-12 computer does not have that line, is like this F-11 box. The F-12 box works as expected, but

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 05/12/09 08:57, Christoph Wickert wrote: Am Samstag, den 05.12.2009, 04:44 -0500 schrieb Bob Goodwin: This is https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480534 All I want to do is determine what display parameters I am using? use xrandr What's wrong

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Bob Goodwin
/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html It would seem that you've always started system-config-display as a normal user. I'd be curious if you'd first su - if the same error would occur. Also, FWIW, there were several bugzilla's for various system-config-* utils with the same error message

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Rahul Sundaram
On 12/05/2009 03:27 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: On 06/12/09 04:49, Roger wrote: On 12/05/2009 08:44 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: I just installed [yum] system-config-display and get the following message when I try to use it: All I want to do is determine what display parameters I am using

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread Bob Goodwin
On 05/12/09 17:30, Rahul Sundaram wrote: On 12/05/2009 03:27 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: On 06/12/09 04:49, Roger wrote: On 12/05/2009 08:44 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: I just installed [yum] system-config-display and get the following message when I try to use it: All I

Re: No system-config-display ?

2009-12-05 Thread John Aldrich
On Saturday 05 December 2009, Bob Goodwin wrote: Ok, I installed [yum] kudzu but still the error persists. I have not re-booted though if that is required? [b...@box9 ~]$ system-config-display Traceback (most recent call last): File /usr/share/system

F12 and system-config-display on nvidia fx5200

2009-12-02 Thread Joachim Backes
available, and after downloading and installing it I wanted to configure my video card with system-config-display, which fails each time I try to run (see bugzilla, there are a lot of bug reports for system-config-display in F12). Question: is there another way than the usage of system-config

RE: F12 and system-config-display on nvidia fx5200

2009-12-02 Thread Rajan, S. (Sanya)
-Original Message- From: fedora-list-boun...@redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list- boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Joachim Backes Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 6:27 PM To: Fedora Subject: F12 and system-config-display on nvidia fx5200 Hi, In previous Fedora versions I

RE: FC10 - Where is system-config-display

2009-09-21 Thread Ed Landaveri
Robert, system-config-display doesn't get installed by default as it was before F10. The reason I'm not sure but you can install it by: yum install system-config-display Regards, +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |E|d|u|a|r|d|o| |L|a|n|d|a|v|e|r|i

FC10 - Where is system-config-display

2009-09-18 Thread Robert Moskowitz
I just installed FC10 on a system that previously had Centos 5.3. In Centos, I had system-config-display with the hardware tab to select LCD 1024x768. I don't seem to have that option right now with the Resolution program in FC10 and system-config-display is not installed. I tried a 'yum

Re: FC10 - Where is system-config-display

2009-09-18 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2009-09-18 at 15:16 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: I just installed FC10 on a system that previously had Centos 5.3. In Centos, I had system-config-display with the hardware tab to select LCD 1024x768. I don't seem to have that option right now with the Resolution program

Re: FC10 - Where is system-config-display

2009-09-18 Thread Tom Horsley
On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:42:25 -0700 Craig White wrote: don't use the * in yum search commands How consistent :-). -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines:

Re: FC10 - Where is system-config-display

2009-09-18 Thread Hiisi
2009/9/18 Tom Horsley tom.hors...@att.net: On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:42:25 -0700 Craig White wrote: don't use the * in yum search commands How consistent :-). What about install commands? It seems to be working there... -- Hiisi. Registered Linux User #487982. Be counted at:

Re: FC10 - Where is system-config-display

2009-09-18 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2009-09-18 at 15:53 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:42:25 -0700 Craig White wrote: don't use the * in yum search commands How consistent :-). I almost think it is deliberate because the pattern matching is very cool if you take the time to play with it. I

Re: FC10 - Where is system-config-display

2009-09-18 Thread Robert Moskowitz
Craig White wrote: On Fri, 2009-09-18 at 15:16 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: I just installed FC10 on a system that previously had Centos 5.3. In Centos, I had system-config-display with the hardware tab to select LCD 1024x768. I don't seem to have that option right now

Re: FC10 - Where is system-config-display

2009-09-18 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2009-09-18 at 16:53 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: # yum search system-config-dis* snip Warning: No matches found for: system-config-dis* No Matches found But fortunately 'yum install system-config-dis*' works just fine! thanks. sure, but I was actually responding

Re: What replaces system-config-display

2009-08-15 Thread Ed Landaveri
Diego, xrandr to configure resolution/dualhead. That's what I needed to know and as you said: we'll have to wait 'till then Thank you very much for your time. Regards, +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |E|d|u|a|r|d|o| |L|a|n|d|a|v|e|r|i| +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

Re: What replaces system-config-display

2009-08-15 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 08/15/2009 12:24 PM, Ed Landaveri wrote: xrandr to configure resolution/dualhead. That's what I needed to know and as you said: we'll have to wait 'till then Thank you very much for your time. system-config-display is still around system-config-display-1.1.3-2.fc11 (noarch) -- Jerry

What replaces system-config-display

2009-08-14 Thread Ed Landaveri
Does anyone knows what replaces system-config-display for troubleshooting purposes? I know you can yum install system-config-display but if Fedora left it out it means that future EL release will also. If that's the case what will be used instead to troubleshoot X problems as it was in the past

Re: What replaces system-config-display

2009-08-14 Thread Diego Lacerda
Hi, Eduardo, On Fri, 2009-08-14 at 11:00 -0800, Ed Landaveri wrote: Does anyone knows what replaces system-config-display for troubleshooting purposes? It's supposed that Fedora does not need xorg.conf anymore (except for expert configuration). Xserver 1.6 have dynamic configuration ability

Re: system-config-display error

2009-08-01 Thread Clodoaldo Pinto Neto
2009/8/1 orbshield no-reply...@fcp.surfsite.org: This is not a bug unless your xVM additional software is not working system-config-display works before installing the guestOS additions after I did the addition I get the same error su - yum install dkms gcc cd /media

Re: system-config-display error

2009-07-24 Thread Clodoaldo Pinto Neto
2009/7/23 Kam Leo kam@gmail.com: On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Clodoaldo Pinto Netoclodoaldo.pinto.n...@gmail.com wrote: Fedora 11 running as guest in a Virtual Box XP host. # system-config-display [1] 2961 [r...@f1132 ~]# Traceback (most recent call last):  File /usr/share/system

Re: system-config-display error

2009-07-24 Thread Itamar Reis Peixoto
. # system-config-display [1] 2961 [r...@f1132 ~]# Traceback (most recent call last):  File /usr/share/system-config-display/xconf.py, line 376, in module    dialog = xConfigDialog.XConfigDialog(hardware_state, xconfig, rhpxl.videocard.VideoCardInfo())  File /usr/share/system-config-display

Re: system-config-display error

2009-07-24 Thread Clodoaldo Pinto Neto
...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/7/23 Kam Leo kam@gmail.com: On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Clodoaldo Pinto Netoclodoaldo.pinto.n...@gmail.com wrote: Fedora 11 running as guest in a Virtual Box XP host. # system-config-display [1] 2961 [r...@f1132 ~]# Traceback (most recent call last):  File /usr

Re: system-config-display error

2009-07-24 Thread Michael Schwendt
On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:21:55 -0300, Clodoaldo wrote: 2009/7/24 Itamar Reis Peixoto: report a bug. Yes that will probably be the final result of this thread. I just wanted to eventually collect more info to have a better bug report. Considering that gnome-packagekit pulls in half a dozen

Re: system-config-display error

2009-07-24 Thread Bill Davidsen
Clodoaldo Pinto Neto wrote: 2009/7/23 Kam Leo kam@gmail.com: On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Clodoaldo Pinto Netoclodoaldo.pinto.n...@gmail.com wrote: Fedora 11 running as guest in a Virtual Box XP host. # system-config-display [1] 2961 [r...@f1132 ~]# Traceback (most recent call last

Re: system-config-display error

2009-07-24 Thread Ed Landaveri
Netoclodoaldo.pinto.n...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/7/23 Kam Leo kam@gmail.com: On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Clodoaldo Pinto Netoclodoaldo.pinto.n...@gmail.com wrote: Fedora 11 running as guest in a Virtual Box XP host. # system-config-display [1] 2961 [r...@f1132 ~]# Traceback (most recent call

Re: system-config-display error

2009-07-23 Thread Kam Leo
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Clodoaldo Pinto Netoclodoaldo.pinto.n...@gmail.com wrote: Fedora 11 running as guest in a Virtual Box XP host. # system-config-display [1] 2961 [r...@f1132 ~]# Traceback (most recent call last):  File /usr/share/system-config-display/xconf.py, line 376

FC9 and MSI P4M900 - system-config-display hangs

2009-04-15 Thread Gary Stainburn
Hi folks, the ssubject says it all. A clean install, followed by 'yum -y update' until it says there's nothing to update and I still get the problem. The mouse appears okay and the gets corrupt. It then disappears and what should be the dialog window in the middle of the screen appears as a

Re: FC9 and MSI P4M900 - system-config-display hangs

2009-04-15 Thread Kam Leo
your system is using. Try running system-config-display --reconfig in runlevel 1, 2, or 3. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

Problems with system-config-printer and system-config-display (Fedora 10)

2009-04-14 Thread Bryan Zimmer
Greetings, everyone. I am writing to ask advice for system-config-display and system-config-printer. In the past, I had no trouble running these commands. Within the last 3 days, I bought a new flat-screen monitor and tried to install a new printer. When I ran system-config display and system

Re: Problems with system-config-printer and system-config-display (Fedora 10)

2009-04-14 Thread Sam Varshavchik
Bryan Zimmer writes: Greetings, everyone.   I am writing to ask advice for system-config-display and system-config-printer.   In the past, I had no trouble running these commands. Within the last 3 days, I bought a new flat-screen monitor and tried to install a new printer.   When I ran

Re: system-config-display crashes

2009-01-30 Thread Kevin Kofler
jim wrote: FC10/KDE Running system-config-display in FC10/KDE, from terminal, crashes. below is error message from terminal, there are no error messages in /var/log/messages Try: system-config-display --reconfig Kevin Kofler -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-18 Thread Mike Cloaked
cases. The aim may well be to have no need for an xorg.conf file in the future but I do believe that we are not there yet! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/life-without-system-config-display-tp21513160p21526409.html Sent from the Fedora List mailing list archive

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-18 Thread Kevin Kofler
Mike Cloaked wrote: OK I need some advice please. I have a machine with no xorg.conf and I need to have it running vncserver loaded when X itself starts. In the past you could simply add a Load vnc line to the appropriate section of xorg.conf Please can you advise me how this is achieved

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-18 Thread Aaron Konstam
On Sun, 2009-01-18 at 02:52 -0800, Mike Cloaked wrote: Bugzilla from kevin.kof...@chello.at wrote: Using xorg.conf for input configuration is obsolete and should no longer be done. snip Kevin Kofler OK I need some advice please. I have a machine with no

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-18 Thread Craig White
On Sat, 2009-01-17 at 20:16 +0100, Kevin Kofler wrote: Craig White wrote: kcmshell ksynaptics says... Shared Memory is not accessible. Please add the option 'SHMConfig on' into the touchpad section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf and of course, there isn't any xorg.conf file - ignoring

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-18 Thread Mike Cloaked
session. Please do enlighten me? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/life-without-system-config-display-tp21513160p21532089.html Sent from the Fedora List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-18 Thread Kevin Kofler
Craig White wrote: init(pad.cpp:545)--- driver is too recent, please downgrade driver or update libsynaptics! libsynaptics needs to be updated. Talk to the libsynaptics maintainer (probably through Bugzilla). Kevin Kofler -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-18 Thread Leslie Satenstein
to the user community? (I can and do live without compiz, but it is nice to have to show to those XP/Vista biggots --- On Sat, 1/17/09, Craig White craigwh...@azapple.com wrote: From: Craig White craigwh...@azapple.com Subject: Re: life without system-config-display To: Community assistance

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-18 Thread Craig White
On Sun, 2009-01-18 at 17:11 -0800, Leslie Satenstein wrote: I have had to use xorg.conf, simply because Fedora10 drivers do not adequately support ATI video cards. With the livna ati drivers, I am still unable to run compiz. And also, the settings for dynamic xorg.conf were woefully

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-18 Thread Leslie Satenstein
craigwh...@azapple.com wrote: From: Craig White craigwh...@azapple.com Subject: Re: life without system-config-display To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Sunday, January 18, 2009, 1:02 PM On Sat, 2009-01-17 at 20:16 +0100, Kevin Kofler

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-18 Thread Craig White
On Sun, 2009-01-18 at 18:25 -0800, Leslie Satenstein wrote: Craig How do I report that Fedora's Xorg does not support intermediate sweep rates for 1200x960 resolution (only have 85 and 60, whereas 70 is the best to use for sizing and centering the screen in the CRT) Somewhere Xorg must

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-17 Thread Kevin Kofler
Craig White wrote: kcmshell ksynaptics says... Shared Memory is not accessible. Please add the option 'SHMConfig on' into the touchpad section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf and of course, there isn't any xorg.conf file - ignoring that, it says 'Using Driver' none - which of course is why my

Re: ****Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-17 Thread Matthew Saltzman
On Fri, 2009-01-16 at 22:22 -0700, Craig White wrote: On Fri, 2009-01-16 at 23:09 -0600, Frank Cox wrote: On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:56:40 -0700 Craig White wrote: One more thing...I set it up with my KVM and finally just booted it without any of that attached and realized that the

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-17 Thread Craig White
On Sat, 2009-01-17 at 20:16 +0100, Kevin Kofler wrote: Craig White wrote: kcmshell ksynaptics says... Shared Memory is not accessible. Please add the option 'SHMConfig on' into the touchpad section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf and of course, there isn't any xorg.conf file - ignoring

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-17 Thread Tom Horsley
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:42:27 -0700 Craig White wrote: Using xorg.conf for input configuration is obsolete and should no longer be done. That's why xml gibberish like the above is so well documented :-). do you just look for opportunities to cheap shot? For ones that are

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-17 Thread Craig White
On Sat, 2009-01-17 at 17:59 -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:42:27 -0700 Craig White wrote: Using xorg.conf for input configuration is obsolete and should no longer be done. That's why xml gibberish like the above is so well documented :-). do

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-17 Thread Kevin Kofler
Craig White wrote: any commentary about why I have to launch systemsettings and click on the 'Display' control panel which clearly remembers the settings and applies them rather than just applying them when I log into my account with KDE Desktop? Because KDE does not automatically restore

Re: life without system-config-display

2009-01-17 Thread Craig White
On Sun, 2009-01-18 at 04:56 +0100, Kevin Kofler wrote: Craig White wrote: any commentary about why I have to launch systemsettings and click on the 'Display' control panel which clearly remembers the settings and applies them rather than just applying them when I log into my account with

Re: No system-config-display, so what now?

2009-01-16 Thread Tom Horsley
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:16:14 -0600 Aaron Konstam wrote: The help data for gnome-terminal says you can use the --geometry option and to look at man X for further details. Ah, but conveniently, the X11 docs are left out of the default install. If you yum install xorg-x11-docs, then you will

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