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Trashed Yum Fedora Core 5 2 35 (6/30/2006 5:09:35 AM) comp.os.linux.misc This repositoy Dries said to add some lines to yum.conf to use it so I copy pasted them in yum.conf and now yum install does nothing and kyum won't even open. I removed the lines but no joy. How can I fix t... Jeanette

Fedora Core 5 and the ongoing sound card problem 8 20 (6/28/2006 12:09:21 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware I had a SB 16 ISA installed with FC5 and this card has always worked for me in Linux and I tried it in both ALSA and OSS drivers. Well that didn't work out so I took people advice and installed a Soundblast... Jeanette

Trouble shooting GLX 7 31 (6/24/2006 1:10:20 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware My GLX/Open GL does not work. I installed the nvidia drivers on Fedora Core 5 and everything works but no acceleration. When I do glxinfo |grep rendering I get xlib extension glx missing on display :0.0 E... Jeanette

A simple console text editors 8 50 (6/24/2006 8:48:48 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I am running Fedora core 5 and I need a simple console plain text editor maybe something like the old dos one to edit a couple of files. How ever I can't use VI or emacs I get too confused with the weird com... Jeanette

yum and Nvidia 17 22 (6/22/2006 12:05:33 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware How do I get the drivers for my Nvidia card with Yum? I added the repository that had nvidia stuff at livna.org but I don't see the stuff in yum for Nvidia? I can browse their web page and see a bunch of nv... Jeanette

Regparm 3 35 (6/20/2006 4:55:01 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware Installed Fedora Core 5 the other day and my SB 16 pnp ISA card was detected but no joy in the sound department. In the past I have used OSS drivers and those seemed to work fine. But they ask in you have Re... Jeanette

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A simple console text editors 8 50 (6/24/2006 8:48:48 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I am running Fedora core 5 and I need a simple console plain text editor maybe something like the old dos one to edit a couple of files. How ever I can't use VI or emacs I get too confused with the weird com... russoje (28)

Trouble shooting GLX 7 31 (6/24/2006 1:10:20 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware My GLX/Open GL does not work. I installed the nvidia drivers on Fedora Core 5 and everything works but no acceleration. When I do glxinfo |grep rendering I get xlib extension glx missing on display :0.0 E... russoje (28)

Fedora Core 5 and the ongoing sound card problem 8 20 (6/28/2006 12:09:21 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware I had a SB 16 ISA installed with FC5 and this card has always worked for me in Linux and I tried it in both ALSA and OSS drivers. Well that didn't work out so I took people advice and installed a Soundblast... russoje (28)

Linux has poor multimedia features 19 28 (6/28/2006 2:28:14 AM) comp.os.linux.misc I have a laptop with both Ubuntu and Windows. I really like Linux. I like the fact that it is free and more stable than Windows. However, I totally dislike the fact that Linux has poor multimedia support. I... dotstar2006 (3)

Trashed Yum Fedora Core 5 2 35 (6/30/2006 5:09:35 AM) comp.os.linux.misc This repositoy Dries said to add some lines to yum.conf to use it so I copy pasted them in yum.conf and now yum install does nothing and kyum won't even open. I removed the lines but no joy. How can I fix t... russoje (28)

FC 5 Trashed my Yum 1 30 (6/30/2006 5:13:51 AM) comp.os.linux.misc This repositoy Dries said to add some lines to yum.conf to use it so I copy pasted them in yum.conf and now yum install does nothing and kyum won't even open. I removed the lines but no joy. How can I fix thi... jrusso2 (117)

Desktop lienux a non starter BAAAWAAAA 1 19 (11/4/2006 12:41:36 AM) comp.os.linux.advocacy When I was at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo earlier this month, the majority of IT managers I spoke to (some of whom I caught on tape) considered desktop Linux to be a non-starter. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=38... linux-sux (844)

SB 16 Vibra Isa pnp and Fedora 5 11 26 (6/20/2006 8:24:51 PM) comp.os.linux.hardware Tried to get the sound working with OSS It didn't work so I am posting the soundconf file cause I can't tell what went wrong seems to be some issues maybe with Fedora core 5 Can anyone understand this Tue Ju... jrusso2 (117)

yum and Nvidia 17 22 (6/22/2006 12:05:33 AM) comp.os.linux.hardware How do I get the drivers for my Nvidia card with Yum? I added the repository that had nvidia stuff at livna.org but I don't see the stuff in yum for Nvidia? I can browse their web page and see a bunch of nv... russoje (28)