Re: Gnome Shell periodically locks up hard in F16

2011-11-19 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 11/18/2011 11:36 PM, Deron Meranda wrote: > (Oops, I originally sent this to the wrong list address ... sorry if > anybody sees duplicates) > > Since upgrading to Fedora 16, I have experienced several periodic hard > lock-ups of the Gnome Shell session. I never experienced such > behaviour in F1

Re: Installing Fedora 16 from USB

2011-11-12 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 11/11/2011 07:05 PM, Joel Gomberg wrote: > On 11/11/2011 04:14 PM, Michael Ekstrand wrote: >> On 11/11/2011 12:44 PM, Miguel Cardenas wrote: >>> I've download Fedora 16 to install in onto my new notebook that comes >>> with no dvd drive... so I used liveusb t

Re: Installing Fedora 16 from USB

2011-11-11 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 11/11/2011 12:44 PM, Miguel Cardenas wrote: > I've download Fedora 16 to install in onto my new notebook that comes > with no dvd drive... so I used liveusb to create a bootable USB with the > ISO... It starts the installation but then it says it does not detect a > DVD drive and it starts to in

Re: An idea: good for community implementation

2011-11-06 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 11/06/2011 07:21 AM, Linux Tyro wrote: > Fedora should celebrate every year its birth-day, like having a great > party and celebration of its success and an optional party for all to > attend (people attending with their own money of travel) and so it > becomes more like that of 'a great achieve

Re: windows migrant: choosing linux distribution

2011-11-02 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 11/02/2011 08:40 AM, Linux Tyro wrote: > Well, I am looking for something in long terms, like the one with which > I start, I should remain there. And it must be highly secured (though I > know Linux is secured). But in future, I would learn the basics of > administration too, so please guide me

Re: FSB overclocking ("Turbo33")

2011-10-12 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 10/12/2011 01:48 PM, suvayu ali wrote: > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Michael Ekstrand wrote: >> Long story short, this tool/technology seems to just overclock the FSB >> to bring the CPU from 1.3GHz to 1.7GHz. >> >> Is there any tool that I can use to do this

FSB overclocking ("Turbo33")

2011-10-12 Thread Michael Ekstrand
I have an Asus laptop with their "Turbo33" technology. What this gives me is a widget on my Windows desktop that has a Turbo33 on-off switch to turn on faster speed. Long story short, this tool/technology seems to just overclock the FSB to bring the CPU from 1.3GHz to 1.7GHz. Is there any tool

Re: Developers responsibillity to Fedora Users

2011-09-28 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 09/28/2011 05:55 AM, Misha Shnurapet wrote: > It is known that Red Hat makes money from RHEL. RHEL releases are > mostly snapshot Fedora. And for the community to be willing to > contribute to Fedora, it must receive something back. Specifically, > a free desktop operating system that they lik

Re: gnome3 - the funny side

2011-09-26 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 09/26/2011 08:48 AM, John Aldrich wrote: > On Mon September 26 2011, Ian Malone wrote: >> On the basis that you need to laugh every so often. >> http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/AppletsTransition: >> >> Desktop design copouts >> >> Then there are applets that are about making it marginally faste

Re: GGoogle chat vs Skype

2011-09-23 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 09/23/2011 09:43 AM, Aaron Konstam wrote: > I have long been intrigued wit having Skype-like capabilities for my > computer. I recently looked at Google Chat which seems to be similar and > is really easy to install and use (at least on my F14 laptop). > > What am I missing by not using Skype?

Re: LXDE is an acceptable substitute for Gnome 2

2011-09-18 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 09/17/2011 07:56 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 09/17/2011 05:21 PM, Craig White wrote: >> First of all - a taking a poll is fine but it has little to do with a >> project like GNOME since it is the developers of GNOME who get to decide >> what it does and how it does it. > > You're right, as far as

Re: /etc/init/ directory - why is still supported?

2011-08-29 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 08/28/2011 06:09 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: > > > Am 29.08.2011 00:59, schrieb Frantisek Hanzlik: >> This dir was IMO for upstart config files, and now with F15/systemd >> its existence is pointless, i'm right? >> >> >From old times i was wonted to control services with >> "/etc/init.d/SERVICE c

Re: install fedora 15 via usb

2011-08-17 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 08/17/2011 06:14 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > On 08/17/2011 06:10 PM, Leonardo wrote: >> is it possible? i want to install fedora 15 using an usb stick. > > http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/html/Installation_Guide/Making_USB_Media.html > > You can choose to use either the inst

Re: Excessive system usage problem -

2011-06-24 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 06/24/2011 07:39 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > The "choke point" is a Linksys E3000 wireless router running > DD-WRT connected to the "modem." DD-WRT apparently has a log > function but it appears to be temporary in that the data appears > and disappears quickly in som

Re: wireless cards recommendation

2011-06-23 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 06/23/2011 02:16 PM, Zoran Spasojevic wrote: > Hello everyone, > I nave been using ndiswrapper for years. > I would like to get a new wireless card before I install fc 15. > I was wondering if anyone would recommend a good wireless > card that uses 64 bit drivers that come with fedora. > I would

Re: systemd discussion

2011-06-16 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 06/16/2011 05:09 AM, JB wrote: > JB gmail.com> writes: > See previous post. > > Why is avahi dependent on (I have a LXDE desktop): > gnomebaker - CD/DVD burner > lxde-common - configuration files for LXDE > lxmusic - music client > pcmanfm - PCMan File Manager > pidgin - instant messaging clie

Re: Adieu, Fedora

2011-06-14 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 06/14/2011 03:58 PM, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:06:30 -0400 > Marcus D. Leech wrote: > >> The problem is that Linux is often at the mercy of the hardware >> manufacturers, who prioritize their development efforts on Windows > > I have never understood why no one ever built a

Re: Adieu, Fedora

2011-06-14 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 06/14/2011 05:42 AM, John Aldrich wrote: > On Mon June 13 2011, suvayu ali wrote: >> > (snip) >> Isn't this easy to follow? Maybe there could be a one time splash >> screen reminding a new user on first login that the documentation is >> already on their system. >> > that's a very good idea...

Re: Upgraded F14 -> F15, now how do I use this?

2011-06-08 Thread Michael Ekstrand
On 06/08/2011 10:18 AM, Oliver Ruebenacker wrote: > Hello again, > > Also, I had a desktop full of stuff and now my desktop looks > completely empty, although the folder "Desktop" and its contents still > exist. Gnome 3, which is used by Fedora 15, no longer displays desktop icons by defau