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This guide is my personal configuration of Fedora Core 1. I put this page together to provide some common installation tips that I would hope other people would find useful. Keep in mind this works for me, so take care in doing proper backups to critical files whenever trying something.
I did a custom install of Fedora Core 1. I have 3 partitions: a 6GB / main partition, a 10GB /home partition and a 1GB <swap> partition. My boot loader is Grub which is installed on the / partition, NOT the MBR. I use Bootpart from Windows 2000 to load Linux.
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* I duplicate the entry first entry and remove 'rhgb' which prevents the Graphical Boot Loader from running.
* I add the 'vga=788' to give a larger text console at boot.
* I need the 'hdc=noprobe', since the 2.4.20 kernel and newer seem to have a problem detecting that I have NO hdc disk.
* Add 'nosysinfo' to the kernel line if you'd like to disable NPTL.
edited /boot/grub/grub.conf
title Fedora Core (2.4.22-1.2115.nptl)
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl ro root=LABEL=/1 hdd=ide-scsi hdc=noprobe
initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl.img
title Fedora Core (2.4.22-1.2115.nptl) - Graphical Boot Loader
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl ro root=LABEL=/1 hdd=ide-scsi rhgb hdc=noprobe
initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl.img
29 January 2004 http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_archive.html The Nvidia 1.0-4496 driver doesn't *officially* support FC1. I am not sure if the 1.0-5328 driver supports Fedora. I chose not to use 1.0-5328, since there were some reports it has problems with the VIA KT400 chipset (mine). The 1.0-5336 driver seems to work for me perfectly for Fedora Core 1, with extra steps (i.e. no "--add-this-kernel"). My recommendation, try the 5336, and if it fails try the 4496. Login as root to text console(or F2,F3,F4) disable X-server, install driver, re-enable X-server: # init 3 # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run (-OR-) # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run --add-this-kernel # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2-custom.run EDIT /etc/X11/XF86Config (see below) # init 5 Changes to /etc/X11/XF86Config Section "Module" add (if not already there): Load "glx" comment out (add # in front of them, if they are there): #Load "dri" #Load "GLcore" Section "Device" change from: Driver "nv" to: Driver "nvidia" necessary rpms: gcc32-3.2.3-6.i386.rpm (CD #3) kernel-source-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl.i386.rpm (CD #3) If you update your kernel, make sure you obtain matching kernel-source for that specific kernel. All information available from Nvidia. Read more: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html
29 January 2004 http://yarrow.freshrpms.net/ ALSA is the most complete sound driver system for linux. You only need it if your current sound drivers do not work. For many cards the drivers that come with the kernel will work correctly. I require ALSA, since the kernel drivers are not adequate. Note that ALSA drivers *MUST* match your kernel version (ex: 2.4.22_1.2115.nptl). Use the 'uname -a' command for information. Please select the latest version (or the minimum version needed for your system). When I originally wrote this 1.0.0-rc2 was available: Get install the following files: alsa-driver-1.0.0-0.rc2.1.fr.i386.rpm alsa-lib-1.0.0-0.rc2.1.fr.i386.rpm alsa-lib-devel-1.0.0-0.rc2.1.fr.i386.rpm alsa-utils-1.0.0-0.rc2.1.fr.i386.rpm kernel-module-alsa-1.0.0-0.rc2.1.fr_2.4.22_1.2115.nptl.athlon.rpm edited /etc/modules.conf comment out the similar line to: #alias sound-slot-0 via82cxxx_audio run 'alsaconf', tell it to configure and edit modules.conf edited /etc/modules.conf added: post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || : pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || : Reboot may be required if you cannot unload OSS modules (if they already loaded). Note: The above instructions DO WORK without problems however a better documentation exists here: http://foolish.digitalinc.info/docs/alsa/.
15 January 2004 http://yarrow.freshrpms.net/rpm.html?id=266 Get: xmms-alsa-1.2.8-3.2.fr.i386.rpm (needed only if you use ALSA) xmms-mp3-1.2.8-3.2.fr.i386.rpm run xmms: Options > Preferences > Audio I/O Plugins MPEG Layer 1/2/3 Placeholder Plugin ==> Uncheck [ ] Enable Plugin If you want the XMMS status plugin for Gnome, go here: http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/redhat/en/i386/fc1/RPMS.newrpms/ Get: xmms-status-plugin-1.0-2.i386.rpm
15 January 2004 http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/ You have to make the RPM, to speed things up I've created the RPM: msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm rpm -ivh msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm /etc/init.d/xfs restart (or just log out and log back in, reboot not required) If you are NOT running 'xfs' service then you do not need to restart it.
15 January 2004 Run 'serviceconf', edit running services disabled a lot: I can't print (cups, lpd) I dont use schedulers (cron, atd, anacron) I use a hardware firewall (iptables) I dont need mailserver (sendmail) I dont use pcmcia or isdn (pcmcia, isdn) You get the idea Do it for run level 5 *AND* 3, other not necessary Be careful, do not disable things that you're not sure if need or if you don't know what they are.
21 April 2004 Up to date notes: FC2: Flash. http://macromedia.mplug.org/ Current Version: 6.0.81 (03/15/2004) RPM Version: 6.0.81-1 (03/15/2004) Fedora Core 1 flash-plugin (apt, yum rpm) file: rpm -ivh flash-plugin-6.0.81-1.i386.rpm Make sure you are logged into the X server (init 5, runlevel 5) when you install the RPM. If using version 6.0.79-2 (or older I assume) then the following RPM from CD #3 is required compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.118.i386.rpm NOTE: GTK-2.x+ Browser Issues Flash may run incredibly slow. Run: 'export FLASH_GTK_LIBRARY=libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0' before running Mozilla, Firebird/Firefox or your browser. Or edit your browser startup script. Example for mozilla (same works for firebird/fox): Edit '/usr/bin/mozilla' as root Add 'export FLASH_GTK_LIBRARY=libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0' in the '## Variables' section or anywhere near the top of the file More info: http://www.pclinuxonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8574 Mozilla bug report 219625
15 January 2004 Download J2SE v 1.4.2_03 - JRE 32-bit/64-bit for Windows/Linux/Solaris SPARC Choose: RPM in self-extracting file (j2re-1_4_2_03-linux-i586-rpm.bin, 12.95 MB) from: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html run: sh j2re-1_4_2_03-linux-i586-rpm.bin rpm -ivh j2re-1_4_2_03-linux-i586.rpm ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_03/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so These are the minimal steps needed to get Java working in the web browser (Mozilla). More steps may be needed to setup Java for Development or execution outside of the browser.
15 January 2004 Settings, for EVERY user: edit /etc/X11/Xresources add at the end: xterm*visualBell: true xterm*background: Black xterm*foreground: Wheat xterm_color*background: Black xterm_color*foreground: Wheat
15 January 2004 Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf Set workgroup name in [global] section. To enable blank passwords add the following line in the [global] section: null passwords = yes Added shares at the end of the file: [media] path = /mnt/media public = yes writable = no [work] path = /mnt/work public = yes writable = yes If 'writable' the location need to be writable in Linux first. Example: NTFS is not writable in Linux. If home data (all work in /home/username) is to be accessible, set 'browseable = yes' under [homes] (~line 179). Run samba check for errors: /etc/init.d/smb start Use chkconfig or serviceconf to enable samba (smb) in both runlevels 3 and 5. [root@charon samba]# chkconfig --list | grep smb smb 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off [root@charon samba]# chkconfig --list smb smb 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off [root@charon samba]# chkconfig --level 35 smb on [root@charon samba]# chkconfig --list smb smb 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:off 5:on 6:off Add users who can access these shares with the 'smbpasswd' command. [root@charon samba]# smbpasswd -a username New SMB password: Retype new SMB password: Added user username. Restart Samba for every change to users/passwords or 'smb.conf' [root@charon samba]# /etc/init.d/smb restart Shutting down SMB services: [ OK ] Shutting down NMB services: [ OK ] Starting SMB services: [ OK ] Starting NMB services: [ OK ]
15 January 2004 Either recompile your kernel for NTFS read support. (Hard) Or obtain the matching the proper kernel module. Again make sure you have the correct version (ex: 2.4.22_1.2115.nptl). Use the 'uname -a' command for more information. Go to http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/fedora1.html for the module/rpm. Go to http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/instructions.html for the instructions. [root@charon fedora]# rpm -ivh kernel-ntfs-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl.athlon.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:kernel-ntfs ########################################### [100%] _______________________________________________________________________________ The Linux NTFS RPM has been successfully installed. Please read the NTFS FAQ if you want to know how to: * Mount an NTFS partition * Change the permissions/ownership of a mounted NTFS partition * Automatically mount an NTFS partition FAQ: http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/ntfs.html RPM: http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/index.html SRC: http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/rpmsrc.html _______________________________________________________________________________ Edit /etc/fstab for automatic mounting of NTFS partitions: /dev/hda6 /mnt/work ntfs ro,defaults,umask=0222 0 0 /dev/hda7 /mnt/media ntfs ro,defaults,umask=0222 0 0 /dev/hda8 /mnt/temp ntfs ro,defaults,umask=0222 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/win2000 ntfs ro,defaults,umask=0222 0 0 Run 'mount -a' to mount all partitions.
13 February 2004 Up to date RealPlayer 10 Notes: FC2: RealPlayer. I have documented installation for MPlayer on another guide with included RealPlayer setup. Download 8.0 Player: http://forms.real.com/real/player/unix/unix.html RealVideo 9.0 Information: http://realforum.real.com/cgi-bin/unixplayer/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=announcements&Number=3128&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5 RealVideo 9.0 Codecs: http://docs.real.com/docs/playerpatch/unix/rv9_libc6_i386_cs2.tgz Redhat 9.0/Fedora Issues: http://realforum.real.com/cgi-bin/unixplayer/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=instconfig2&Number=4395&page=2&view=collapsed&sb=5 [root@myhost mm]# export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.19 [root@myhost mm]# mv rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2_rpm rp8.linux20.libc6.i386.cs2.rpm [root@myhost mm]# rpm -ivh rp8.linux20.libc6.i386.cs2.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:RealPlayer ########################################### [100%] [root@myhost mm]# gunzip -cf rv9_libc6_i386_cs2.tgz | tar xvf - [root@myhost mm]# cp rv9/codecs/* /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/Codecs/ cp: overwrite `/usr/lib/RealPlayer8/Codecs/drv1.so.6.0'? y cp: overwrite `/usr/lib/RealPlayer8/Codecs/drv2.so.6.0'? y cp: overwrite `/usr/lib/RealPlayer8/Codecs/drv3.so.6.0'? y cp: overwrite `/usr/lib/RealPlayer8/Codecs/rv10.so.6.0'? y cp: overwrite `/usr/lib/RealPlayer8/Codecs/rv20.so.6.0'? y cp: overwrite `/usr/lib/RealPlayer8/Codecs/rv30.so.6.0'? y [root@myhost mm]# cp rv9/plugins/rvrend.so.6.0 /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/Plugins/ cp: overwrite `/usr/lib/RealPlayer8/Plugins/rvrend.so.6.0'? y For Mozilla plugins: ------------------- The rp8.linux20.libc6.i386.cs2.rpm file will install the plugins to: /usr/lib/netscape/plugins/ [root@myhost mm]# cp /usr/lib/netscape/plugins/* /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins NOTE: Read the Redhat 9.0/Fedora Issues Due to the NPTL you will have issues running RealPlayer. The following method was devised to work around these issues. Create an alternate script for running RealPlayer, so that the kernel variable is set. I've demonstrated below: This is an EXAMPLE, depending on how you installed realplayer your files MAYBE elsewhere. Please use common sense whenever changing things as root! [mirandam@charon mirandam]$ su - Password: [root@charon root]# which realplay /usr/X11R6/bin/realplay [root@charon root]# ls -la /usr/X11R6/bin/realplay lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 Dec 16 22:09 /usr/X11R6/bin/realplay -> ../../lib/RealPlayer8/realplay [root@charon root]# ls -la /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 1247004 May 10 2001 /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay [root@charon root]# mv /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay.orig [root@charon root]# touch /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay [root@charon root]# chmod 755 /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay [root@charon root]# ls -la /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Feb 13 12:30 /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay Using your preferred text editor, Edit /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay it should be empty. Make sure you add the following script code. Edit as you need or see fit. #!/bin/sh # # reference: http://realforum.real.com/cgi-bin/unixplayer/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=instconfig2&Number=4395&page=2&view=collapsed&sb=5 # # permissions for this script: 755 # # This script assumes installation of realplayer 8 via standard RPM. # RealPlayer8 should be in: /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/ # Rename 'realplay' binary to 'realplay.orig' # Place this script as 'realplay' in same directory # # Both RH9 and FC1 can use '2.2.5' for no floating stack support # For floating stacks RH9 uses '2.4.1', FC1 uses '2.4.19' # export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5 exec /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay.orig $1 Test by running 'realplay' at the command line as NORMAL user. And also test by clicking on a realplayer link in Mozilla.
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