Re: how to (re-?)construct grub menu?

Hi. On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 12:07:50 +1100 Stephen Morris wrote: > Just some info on this. The original format of your grub menu, being one > line per kernel, was probably coming from grubby. When kernel installs > are done, the install process runs grubby by default to build grub.cfg > and

Re: rsync question

On 10Feb2018 20:50, Robert Nichols wrote: On 02/10/2018 12:31 PM, bruce wrote: Hey... Got it.. or think I do.. It appears the -I --ignore-times attribute will essentially force a redo of any/all files in the rsync... Actually it will do the opposite. With the

Re: webcam

Patrick Dupre writes: > > On 02/10/2018 05:30 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > OK, > > > > It works from liveUSB > > > > So, what should I do? > > Well, at least we know it's not a hardware issue. > ___ My understanding is that I did not install the

Re: webcam

On 02/11/18 10:01, Patrick Dupre wrote: >> On 02/10/2018 05:30 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: >>> OK, >>> >>> It works from liveUSB >>> >>> So, what should I do? >> Well, at least we know it's not a hardware issue. >> ___ > My understanding is that I did not

Re: rsync question

On 02/10/2018 12:31 PM, bruce wrote: Hey... Got it.. or think I do.. It appears the -I --ignore-times attribute will essentially force a redo of any/all files in the rsync... Actually it will do the opposite. With the "-I" flag, rsync will ignore differences in modification times as a

Re: webcam

> > On 02/10/2018 05:30 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > OK, > > > > It works from liveUSB > > > > So, what should I do? > > Well, at least we know it's not a hardware issue. > ___ My understanding is that I did not install the driver for the camera

Re: webcam

Probably, I did not install the drivers How can I do this now? > On 02/10/2018 05:30 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > OK, > > > > It works from liveUSB > > > > So, what should I do? > > Well, at least we know it's not a hardware issue. > ___ > users

Re: webcam

On 02/10/2018 05:30 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: OK, It works from liveUSB So, what should I do? Well, at least we know it's not a hardware issue. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: webcam

OK, It works from liveUSB So, what should I do? > > On 02/10/2018 03:37 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > No, > > > > It is an integrated webcam, and I never tried to use it before. > > Thank you; that means that we don't know if the webcam works or not. > Have you tried booting from a LiveUSB to

Re: how to (re-?)construct grub menu?

On 7/7/17 2:25 pm, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 07/03/2017 09:58 AM, William Mattison wrote: Which is best: 1. completely remove the "video=vesa:off" from the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX line, or 2. change the "off" to "on" in that line? Just remove it.  Are you using the proprietary NVidia driver?  Is

Re: how to (re-?)construct grub menu?

On 3/7/17 12:43 pm, William Mattison wrote: That solved the more important part of the problem. The grub menu has an entry for the correct, current kernel, and it boots the correct current kernel. Thank-you, Sam. Just some info on this. The original format of your grub menu, being one

Re: how to (re-?)construct grub menu?

On 10/2/18 5:46 pm, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 02/09/2018 09:40 AM, Rick Stevens wrote: IIRC, /boot/efi/* is created by the initial anaconda install sequence and is in place in case you use UEFI at some point in the future. Since it's only about 15MB in size, it's pretty innocuous and I wouldn't

Re: webcam

On 02/10/2018 03:37 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: No, It is an integrated webcam, and I never tried to use it before. Thank you; that means that we don't know if the webcam works or not. Have you tried booting from a LiveUSB to see if it picks up? ___

Re: webcam

No, It is an integrated webcam, and I never tried to use it before. > > On 02/10/2018 01:27 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > Actually, it activated in the BIOS (I do not see the camera in the Bios!) > > But under fedora (gnome), when I press FN, switch to a display > > were I can see all the

Re: webcam

On 02/10/2018 01:27 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: Actually, it activated in the BIOS (I do not see the camera in the Bios!) But under fedora (gnome), when I press FN, switch to a display were I can see all the desktops and select that what I want. But any key Fn key works like it should, it seems

Re: how to digitize a sizable CD collection using fedora?

On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 06:55:31 -0500 (EST) "Robert P. J. Day" wrote: > > that's what i'm getting with "abcde -o flac", so i'm just going to > stick with that. Just for the archives on the internets: Looks like there's an issue if one tries to rip only a few tracks of a

Re: rsync question

On Sat, 2018-02-10 at 13:31 -0500, bruce wrote: > I'm interested in examining the list as the files are transferred.. rsync -v ... (more than one -v gives more verbosity) poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send

Re: KDE doesn't start after upgrade to Fedora 27

On 02/11/18 04:56, Dave Close wrote: > Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Grasping at straws here >> >> Are you running vnc server as a systemd service that gets started >> at boot time? I've never had a problem with thatbut if you're >> doing that how about disabling it for a test. > No, I started it

Re: Cannot upgrade libdvdcss after a recent upgrade push

On 02/10/2018 02:12 PM, Temlakos wrote: The problem is: the Livna repository is supposed to be dead. Another user named Remi is maintaining the one remaining package that RPM Fusion didn't take over (and likely put into its Nonfree and Ugly repos). Anyway, someone gave me this pathway to the

Re: webcam

On my T540, there is no obvious webcam in lsusb or lspci, but the camera works fine. (well, it would work fine except I put a sticker over it) --McD ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: Cannot upgrade libdvdcss after a recent upgrade push

On 02/10/2018 05:02 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 02/10/2018 10:46 AM, Temlakos wrote: I think you mean to suggest to bring it to the RPM Fusion list. They confirmed to me that they are the place to discuss all things Livna. They managed to solve my problem, by the way. Could you say how that

Re: Cannot upgrade libdvdcss after a recent upgrade push

On 02/10/2018 10:46 AM, Temlakos wrote: I think you mean to suggest to bring it to the RPM Fusion list. They confirmed to me that they are the place to discuss all things Livna. They managed to solve my problem, by the way. Could you say how that was solved? I'm trying to figure out why

Re: webcam

> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 10:15 PM > From: "Joe Zeff" > To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Subject: Re: webcam > > On 02/10/2018 01:04 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > In therory, the switch is FN+F6, but it does not work. > > Did it ever? Actually, it activated in the

Re: webcam

On 02/10/2018 01:04 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: In therory, the switch is FN+F6, but it does not work. Did it ever? ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org

Re: webcam

In therory, the switch is FN+F6, but it does not work. lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 07) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor PCIe Controller (x16)

Re: webcam

On 02/11/18 04:15, Patrick Dupre wrote: > lsusb > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc.

Re: KDE doesn't start after upgrade to Fedora 27

Ed Greshko wrote: > Grasping at straws here > > Are you running vnc server as a systemd service that gets started > at boot time? I've never had a problem with thatbut if you're > doing that how about disabling it for a test. No, I started it from the command line. Recall that I had the

Re: KDE doesn't start after upgrade to Fedora 27

On 02/11/18 04:21, Dave Close wrote: > Ed Greshko wrote: > >> If you ssh into the failing system and run "top" does anything >> seem odd? A process stuck at the top or hogging CPU? > 99.7% idle. Occasionally, plasmashell or vncserver will show a few > percent. Usually top itself is the big user.

Re: KDE doesn't start after upgrade to Fedora 27

Ed Greshko wrote: > If you ssh into the failing system and run "top" does anything > seem odd? A process stuck at the top or hogging CPU? 99.7% idle. Occasionally, plasmashell or vncserver will show a few percent. Usually top itself is the big user. -- Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA "You

Re: webcam

> Hi, > > On 10-02-18 21:04, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have a laptop with a webcam. > > Can I activate it? > > I run cheese > > It say No device detected. > > > > Should I install some drivers? > > > > mplayer tv:// > > MPlayer 1.3.0-7 (C) 2000-2016 MPlayer Team > > > >

Re: webcam

Hi, On 10-02-18 21:04, Patrick Dupre wrote: Hello, I have a laptop with a webcam. Can I activate it? I run cheese It say No device detected. Should I install some drivers? mplayer tv:// MPlayer 1.3.0-7 (C) 2000-2016 MPlayer Team Playing tv://. TV file format detected. Selected driver: v4l2

webcam

Hello, I have a laptop with a webcam. Can I activate it? I run cheese It say No device detected. Should I install some drivers? mplayer tv:// MPlayer 1.3.0-7 (C) 2000-2016 MPlayer Team Playing tv://. TV file format detected. Selected driver: v4l2 name: Video 4 Linux 2 input author: Martin

Re: KDE doesn't start after upgrade to Fedora 27

On 02/11/18 03:56, Dave Close wrote: > Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Can you run "dnf distro-sync" just to make sure all packages are >> at the most current level? > Dependencies resolved. > Nothing to do. OK If you ssh into the failing system and run "top" does anything seem odd?   A process

Re: KDE doesn't start after upgrade to Fedora 27

Ed Greshko wrote: > Can you run "dnf distro-sync" just to make sure all packages are > at the most current level? Dependencies resolved. Nothing to do. -- Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA "'Always' and 'never' are two d...@compata.com, +1 714 434 7359words you should always remember

Re: KDE doesn't start after upgrade to Fedora 27

On 02/11/18 02:42, Dave Close wrote: > Ed Greshko wrote: > You do get a login screen and then when you enter your PW you end up with a black screen with a cursor you can move around? >>> Yes. Exactly. >> OK then at that point the X-server is functioning normally. Would >> it be possible

Re: Cannot upgrade libdvdcss after a recent upgrade push

On 02/10/2018 09:50 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/10/18 22:21, Temlakos wrote: Everyone: This morning I received a notice that a new version of libdvdcss was available. But when I tried to upgrade it, the upgrade choked on a problem with the GPG key. Note the repository is "livna".   This is

Re: KDE doesn't start after upgrade to Fedora 27

Ed Greshko wrote: >>> You do get a login screen and then when you enter your PW you end >>> up with a black screen with a cursor you can move around? >> Yes. Exactly. > > OK then at that point the X-server is functioning normally. Would > it be possible to do the following? > > 1. Reboot the

Re: KDE doesn't start after upgrade to Fedora 27

Samuel Sieb wrote: Well, I'm certainly seeking hints. The VNC session got me to a blank screen image. I opened an xterm on it and ran startx. >>> >>> You what? You ran startx from within an X session? >> >> Well, it's been a few days. I agree that doesn't make sense. I'll >> try it

Re: rsync question

Hey... Got it.. or think I do.. It appears the -I --ignore-times attribute will essentially force a redo of any/all files in the rsync... I'm interested in examining the list as the files are transferred.. thanks On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 12:48 PM, Richard

Re: inkscape

Am 09.02.2018 um 13:44 schrieb Patrick Dupre: Hello, I use inkscape, but the behavior that I get is not that is explained in line. Typically, I do not get the palette tool box. https://www.wikihow.com/Use-the-Fill-and-Stroke-Functions-in-Inkscape It results that I cannot open a fill and

Re: rsync question

> Date: Saturday, February 10, 2018 12:16:47 -0500 > From: bruce > > Given all the attributed for rsync... > > Is there an attribute or approach to allow/force rsync to redo a > "complete" xfer of files..? > > I'm sure there is but I must be missing it.. The issue(s)

Re: rsync question

On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 12:16:47 -0500 bruce wrote: > Is there an attribute or approach to allow/force rsync to redo a > "complete" xfer of files..? I'm not aware of a way, and it makes sense. If the identical file is already there, why would rsync spend the resources to

rsync question

Hey! Given all the attributed for rsync... Is there an attribute or approach to allow/force rsync to redo a "complete" xfer of files..? I'm sure there is but I must be missing it.. thanks.. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To

Re: Importing FF bookmarks from another profile

On 02/09/2018 09:55 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 02/09/2018 05:59 PM, JD wrote: On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 3:12 PM, Samuel Sieb > wrote: On 02/09/2018 09:31 AM, JD wrote: Yes Sam. I tried to restore, and I tried to convert to html. In

Re: Cannot upgrade libdvdcss after a recent upgrade push

On 02/10/18 22:21, Temlakos wrote: > > Everyone: > > This morning I received a notice that a new version of libdvdcss was > available. > > But when I tried to upgrade it, the upgrade choked on a problem with the GPG > key. > Note the repository is "livna".   This is not a repository for which

Cannot upgrade libdvdcss after a recent upgrade push

Everyone: This morning I received a notice that a new version of libdvdcss was available. But when I tried to upgrade it, the upgrade choked on a problem with the GPG key. Here is the output of "sudo dnf upgrade libdvdcss," redacted to remove references to my username: Last metadata

Re: Shotwell and photo manager in general

On Sat, 2018-02-10 at 15:52 +1100, Timothy Ward wrote: > Hi, > > It is unfortunate that with the use of mobile phones being used more > amd more with their camera apps that Linux Photo managers have not been > fully udgraded to download the camera images from smart phones easy, > although some do

Re: dnf installs gcc 7.3.1 but gcc.gnu.org provides only 7.3.0

On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 10:26:23AM +0100, Frédéric wrote: > > 7.3.1 is a version used for 7 branch snapshots in between 7.3 and 7.4 > > releases, which is what we are shipping in Fedora. The version also > > includes the date when the snapshot has been made. > > You mean that all snapshots are

Re: dnf installs gcc 7.3.1 but gcc.gnu.org provides only 7.3.0

> 7.3.1 is a version used for 7 branch snapshots in between 7.3 and 7.4 > releases, which is what we are shipping in Fedora. The version also > includes the date when the snapshot has been made. You mean that all snapshots are called 7.3.1, only the date differs? F

Re: lightdm authentication failure for one user

On 02/10/18 16:42, François Patte wrote: > Le 10/02/2018 à 09:32, Ed Greshko a écrit : >> On 02/10/18 16:12, François Patte wrote: >>> Le 09/02/2018 à 18:46, Rick Stevens a écrit : On 02/09/2018 08:05 AM, François Patte wrote: > Le 09/02/2018 à 15:33, Ed Greshko a écrit : >> On

Re: lightdm authentication failure for one user

Le 10/02/2018 à 09:32, Ed Greshko a écrit : > On 02/10/18 16:12, François Patte wrote: >> Le 09/02/2018 à 18:46, Rick Stevens a écrit : >>> On 02/09/2018 08:05 AM, François Patte wrote: Le 09/02/2018 à 15:33, Ed Greshko a écrit : > On 02/09/18 22:13, François Patte wrote: >> Seems to

Re: lightdm authentication failure for one user

On 02/10/18 16:12, François Patte wrote: > Le 09/02/2018 à 18:46, Rick Stevens a écrit : >> On 02/09/2018 08:05 AM, François Patte wrote: >>> Le 09/02/2018 à 15:33, Ed Greshko a écrit : On 02/09/18 22:13, François Patte wrote: > Seems to be an empirical way to solve the problem! Nobody

Re: lightdm authentication failure for one user

Le 09/02/2018 à 18:46, Rick Stevens a écrit : > On 02/09/2018 08:05 AM, François Patte wrote: >> Le 09/02/2018 à 15:33, Ed Greshko a écrit : >>> On 02/09/18 22:13, François Patte wrote: Seems to be an empirical way to solve the problem! Nobody knows what is responsible for such a message