[Tfug] black screen

[Ray Reeves]

Thanks alot for the info. so far, so good 

I figured out that there was an option checked that locked the screen when idle that required logging in again. Defeated that little problem. 


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From: "Linux Media" <linuxmedia2 at aim.com> 
To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org> 
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 12:51:00 PM GMT -07:00 U.S. Mountain Time (Arizona) 
Subject: Re: [Tfug] black screen 

Ray Reeves wrote: 
>> Well I hate to say it but I gave up on my trusty Ubuntu. I loaded Fedora 
>> 11 with no problems. I still will have Ubuntu on my desktops but for the 
>> lappy, I guess not. 
>> 
>> Thanks to all for their suggestions........ 

Rocco wrote: 
> Keep in mind that Fedora 11 is the newest and therefore bleeding edge. 
> If you should having any problems, you may want to install Fedora 10 
> because a lot has been worked out and the repository is full of fixed 
> packages. 
> 
> I don't know if you know how Fedora works, but a new release is kind of 
> for the people that don't mind testing and writing bug reports or just 
> don't mind the occasional bug. Although, I've had pretty good 
> experiences with all the versions of Fedora I've used. 
> 
> I think most issues with Fedora 10 are pretty much flushed out. And I 
> would assume that since each new version is bleeding edge that the last 
> version would be reasonably considered 'an up to date OS'. 
> 
> Either way, don't forget to do 'yum update' to get all latest fixed 
> packages. But your system probably has the package manager set to show 
> new updates automatically. At least that's how it is with Fedora10/KDE. 
> 
> Rocco 

Ray Reeves wrote: 
> I appreciate your insight. I was impressed with the install, it didn't 
> even blink at my video issues that I had with Ubuntu 9.04. It 

I'm not saying that I've never had an issue with installing Fedora. But 
I certainly don't ever recall having one. It's usually a rock solid 
install (regardless if it's the newest and most bleeding edge). 

> automatically went after the updates, 395 of them, and installed all. 
> It is different updating because it seemed that it would download one 
> then there was a pause like it was installing the individual package. 

The way I understand that it works is that it downloads each package and 
saves it to a temporary location on your harddrive. then when all 
packages are downloaded, it checks that they are intact. If that passes, 
then it proceeds to install each one from that temporary location on 
your Harddrive. 

As a "heads up" to anyone interested in installing Fedora... Do the "Net 
Install". It is so much faster in so many ways... 

1) The pre-packaged DVD has old packages 

2) You download a huge DVD ISO 

3) You burn a huge DVD ISO 

4) You install tons of old packages from the DVD 

5) You then do 'yum update' to replace all those old packages 

With the "Net Install", you have a small CD ISO, it goes and gets 
updated packages and you're done. Many, many steps are circumvented in 
the process. There is *no* 'yum update' with the Net Install that 
replaces tons of packages that you already installed. 

> Also if I downloaded a rpm file the package manager automatically pops 
> up and offers to install. Like that. 

If you're referring to a package you find on the internet through the 
browser, I never tried installing in that manner. I have to wonder if 
that package would be in cross-purposes with the packages in the 
Repository. What I mean is that the repository keep track of all 
packages that you installed from it (the Repository) and I wonder if 
"outside packages" can confuse the way the Repository does it's business. 

Maybe not though, since it's the Package Manager that is assisting you 
in installing the "outside package". 

I know they say to be careful when you add new repositories that aren't 
"Fedora Repositories" for that same reason (both Repositories offering 
simular packages, but each with different versions and 'update info'). 

I don't know if you're familiar with YUM. But to see if the Fedora 
Repositories offer a package you're hoping to install, you can do... 

yum info *PartialPackageName* 

(use the '*' wildcards in above example) 

Then from the list, you can do... 

yum install <PackageName> 

> I don't like the dialog that comes up making you sign in again every 
> time you leave it for a while. I would like to defeat that!! 

I'm not sure what you're referring to with this. 

Rocco 

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