tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378079872023-11-15T05:55:25.016-08:00My Fedora / Ubuntu Problems and SolutionsProblems and solutions for running Linux (Fedora and Ubuntu) on a Compaq Presario R3000 laptop. AMD64 3200 1.6 Ghz Processor NVDIA GeForce4 440 Go 46M display adapter (96.43.xx driver), Broadcom 54g BCM4306 Wireless Controller,Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-51681706931138813342012-11-27T15:41:00.001-08:002012-11-27T15:41:35.904-08:00Installing new Linux without CDmenuentry "installer" {<br /> insmod FAT16<br /> set root=(hd1,1)<br /> linux /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper root=/dev/ram1 ramdisk_size=1048576 rw<br /> initrd /casper/initrd.lz<br />}Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-88991609962046736682010-12-14T08:27:00.002-08:002010-12-14T08:27:38.848-08:00F-Spot to Flickr Export - Failing to UploadSolution:<br />
sudo ifconfig wlan0 mtu 1450<br />
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(or lower number)<br />
Thanks to: http://crossonline.blogspot.com/2009/04/bug-f-spot-uploading-photos-to-flickr.htmlRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-23685161169791525462010-06-09T09:01:00.000-07:002010-06-09T09:01:00.153-07:00Unable to mount USB drive - not authorizedSuddenly unable to mount USB drive - not authorized<br />
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<b>Solution</b> :<br />
sudo dosfsck -a -v /dev/sdb1Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-288077872339257232010-05-10T13:39:00.001-07:002010-05-10T13:39:22.681-07:00Firefox crashing after 10.04 upgrade<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><b>Problem</b>: Firefox crashes after upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04<br/><b>Solution</b>: http://commandline.org.uk/amd64-ubuntu-1004-and-flash/<br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=a03986b3-58f5-8ed7-a9f9-797e852ff1a2' alt='' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-47211604541156040042008-02-28T09:36:00.000-08:002008-02-28T09:39:58.999-08:00Graphics Settings for Compaq Presario R3000<br />Driver: Proprietary nVidia<br />(listed as "nvidia" in Preferences GUI)<br />Screen: Custom 1, Resolution 1280x800Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-61250844862274344072007-12-01T16:43:00.001-08:002007-12-01T16:43:53.301-08:00Windows 2000 SP4 and QEMU<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><b>Problem:</b><br/><br/>Installing Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 in QEMU gives error.<br/><br/><b>Solution:</b><br/><br/>Install Service Pack 3 first. Do NOT reboot/restart. Install Service Pack 4 immediately.<br/><br/>(I installed the service packs from downloads not through Windows Update).<br/><br/><br/><p class='poweredbyperformancing'>Powered by <a href='http://scribefire.com/'>ScribeFire</a>.</p></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-9941323608794717112007-12-01T16:41:00.001-08:002007-12-01T16:41:49.728-08:00Disk thrashing in Ubuntu Gutsy<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><b>Problem:<br/></b><br/>Disk thrashing (excessive disk i/o) causes decrease/loss of responsiveness in Ubuntu Gutsy.<br/><br/><b>Solution:</b><br/><br/><br/>The thrashing was caused by the swap not being turned on properly.<br/><br/><br/><br/>The swap was not turned on because fstab had the wrong UUID.Fixed based on instructions here: <a href='http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3704872' target='_blank'>http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3704872</a><br/><br/><br/><br/>- type <div style='margin: 5px 20px 20px;'><br/> <div class='smallfont' style='margin-bottom: 2px;'>Code:</div><br/> <pre class='alt2' dir='ltr' style='border: 1px inset ; margin: 0px; padding: 6px; overflow: auto; width: 640px; height: 34px; text-align: left;'>blkid</pre><br/></div>- note the UUID of the partition that should be the swap<br/><br/>- edit /etc/fstab so that the UUID matches<br/><br/>System Details:<br/>Compaq Presario R3000, nVidia video card, Ubuntu Gutsy 7.1<br/><br/>Powered by <a href='http://scribefire.com/'>ScribeFire</a>.<br/><br/><p class='poweredbyperformancing'>Powered by <a href='http://scribefire.com/'>ScribeFire</a>.</p></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-90572506279399010792007-10-02T09:56:00.001-07:002007-10-02T09:56:33.276-07:00Google Earth Hangs / Locks system<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Problem:<br/><br/>When using Nvidia video driver and OpenGL, Google Earth Hangs / Locks system. Requires reboot. (works fine with nv driver and without OpenGL).<br/><br/>Solution:<br/><br/>cp /usr/lib/libGL*.* /opt/google-earth/<br/><br/>System Details:<br/>Compaq Presario R3000, nVidia video card, Fedora 7<br/><br/><br/><br/><p class='poweredbyperformancing'>Powered by <a href='http://scribefire.com/'>ScribeFire</a>.</p></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-27346508877454470142007-04-09T13:45:00.001-07:002007-04-09T13:45:26.392-07:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Problem:<br></br><br></br>Blank "Administrater" page in drupal<br></br><br></br>Solution:<br></br><br></br>edit /etc/php.ini file<br></br>change "<code>memory_limit =" </code>to<code> </code><code>"memory_limit = 12M</code><code>"</code><br></br>restart httpd service <br></br><br></br><br></br><p class='poweredbyperformancing'>Powered by <a href='http://scribefire.com/'>ScribeFire</a>.</p></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-37761877059933656282007-02-25T12:04:00.000-08:002007-02-25T12:06:28.283-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Problem:</span><br /><br />System does not boot. Error msg: "avc: denied { ptrace } for pid= ......"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Solution:</span><br /><br />Add to grub boot line:<br />"selinux=0"Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-32372508293426997332007-01-04T13:09:00.000-08:002007-10-25T10:32:04.407-07:00Q<span style="font-weight: bold;">Problem:<br /></span>Running Windows Apps (Excel) on Linux Fedora 4<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Solution:</span><br /><br />Used YUM to install QEMU<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Problem:</span><br />Errors installing Winodows 2000 on QEMU<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Solution:</span><br />qemu -cdrom /dev/cdrom -hda /c.img -m 256 -boot d -win2k-hack<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Problem:</span><br />Sharing files between host and guest<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Solution:</span><br />-Make sure Samba server is started on Linux host<br />-Creata sambas share<br />-Start QEMU with:<br />qemu -hda /c.img -m 256 -smb sharename<br />- Made username and password the same for Linux, Samba and Windows logon.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37807987.post-1164655071499250382006-11-27T11:15:00.000-08:002007-01-08T16:21:08.135-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Problem:</span><br />when attempting to run YUM the following error (also an error in YUMEX):<br />rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery<br />error: db4 error(-30977) from dbenv->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery<br />error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30977)<br />error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Solution:</span><br />rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*<br /><br />note: there are two underscores in from of the "db"<br />more at: http://www.rpm.org/hintskinks/repairdb/Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698285667289042620noreply@blogger.com0