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I'm installing on an Asus A53S at work using Fedora 14.  I won't use Fedora 15 until they clean up the GNOME 3 fiasco (I want my old workflow, not something cool just to be cool).  The installation fails when it tries to launch X.  If you don't want a […]

Quick note: Installing Fedora on an Asus Intel i5 w/ ...


I upgraded to Fedora 14 at work yesterday.  For the most part the typical processes I’ve written about before worked fine.  But two places exposed some caveats. First, network based installation using NFS doesn’t work. What happens is that after the bootloader info is taken some attempt to access the […]

Fedora 14 mini review


I've spent the past month preparing for and implementing a migration from Comcast cable TV to relying on both off-air HDTV and Internet video.  The easy part was dumping Comcast, though they magically managed to NOT turn off billing because they had to send out a service tech (for no […]

From Cable TV to Internet TV – A Nerd’s Journey



I tested the antenna in my basement with the first of two digital converters (the second from Amazon still hasn't arrived even though it was ordered the same day) and an analog TV.  The antenna was able to pick up all the expected channels which antennaweb.org said we should get.  […]

Antenna up, first digital box tested



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Fedora 11 was released this past week and I’ve already downloaded the various netinst and DVD ISO images for both 32bit and 64bit systems at home.  I’ve got 5 computers to upgrade: 1 development server, 1 MythTV server, my desktop, 1 Myth client and my laptop.   Since I’ve now […]

Preparing for Fedora 11: Installation on the Acer laptop




For the past 4 years I’ve worked happily at home with my Acer laptop.  I’ve discussed many of the issues I’ve had with running this laptop with Fedora.  For the most part, despite how those posts may sound, I’ve actually been pretty happy with both the laptop and with running […]

Dawning of a new age: A Quad-Core system finds ...


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I’ve been working with the various incarnations of Red Hat Linux, including Fedora, since before the company went public.  In that time I’ve done more than just a few upgrades from one release to another.  With each upgrade I learn just a little more about administering my own Linux system.   […]

The Everyday Guide to Fedora Upgrades



Judging from the most used searches and posts  (thank you wordpress stats), interest in the Intel Xorg. driver is extremely high.  While it’s easy to see that’s true on the X.org mailing list, looking at my own blog stats was the first time I realized other end users were having […]

Intel driver updates: 2.5.99.2 and 2.6.0, plus a little about ...


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Finding off the shelf supported hardware is a tough task for Linux.  The problem with such lists is that they often include hardware that you can no longer purchase from retails outlets.  So it’s easier to get a list of what the outlets have available and then search the list […]

Linux Hardware Compatibility – getting started with off the shelf ...