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This guide is my personal configuration of Fedora Core 2. 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 2.
13 June 2004
* 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.
* You may remove 'quiet' if you would like to see the kernel boot information.
edited /boot/grub/grub.conf:
title Fedora Core (2.6.5-1.358)
root (hd0,8)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.5-1.358 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.5-1.358.img
title Fedora Core 2 (2.6.5-1.358)
root (hd0,8)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.5-1.358 ro root=LABEL=/ quiet hdc=noprobe vga=788
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.5-1.358.img
1 July 2004 http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_archive.html The Nvidia 1.0-5336 and newer drivers supports 2.6.x based linux kernels. Fedora Core 2 uses Redhat's X.org X-server instead of the official XFree86. This creates some minor differences. I recommend using the 1.0-6106 driver for Fedora Core 2. Login as root to text console(or F2,F3,F4) disable X-server, install driver, re-enable X-server: # init 3 # sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6106-pkg1.run EDIT /etc/X11/xorg.conf (see below) (*** this previously was: /etc/X11/XF86Config) # init 5 Changes to /etc/X11/xorg.conf (*** this previously was: /etc/X11/XF86Config) ection "Module" add (if not already there): Load "glx" comment out (add # in front of them, if they are there): #Load "dri" #Load "GLcore" ("glx" and "dri" were there for me, "GLcore" was not) Section "Device" change from: Driver "nv" to: Driver "nvidia" necessary(?) RPM's: kernel-source-2.6.5-1.358.i386.rpm If you update your kernel, make sure you obtain matching kernel-source for that specific kernel. The NVidia driver will need to be reinstalled if you update your kernel. Most all information available from Nvidia. Read more: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html PROBLEMS: *** Note: As of 30 June 2004, the Nvidia 1.0-6106 has support for 4kstack kernels. Hence these problems most likely are resolved. Some people maybe having problems with the 5336 driver with their FC2 installation. Although I have not, it has been recommended to switch your kernel. Note that you must either recompile it from a kernel.org source, or you must obtain a new kernel.rpm. I also recommend installing the matching kernel-source.rpm. nvnews: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=29208 linuxant (RPM's): http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/wlan/full/downloads-fc2-kernel-i686.php unzip kernel-2.6.5-1.358.8kstacks.i686.rpm.zip rpm -Uvh kernel-2.6.5-1.358.8kstacks.i686.rpm You must reboot into this new kernel, and reinstall the nvidia driver once booted into the new kernel.
1 July 2004 ALSA now comes standard in Fedora Core. The 2.6 kernel includes ALSA. FC2 should properly detect almost every sound card. No additional configuration changes should be required. Note: I was having some difficulty with my onboard sound system. To correct this I had to run a mixer (alsamixer, kmix, or gnome-volume-control) and select ALSA Mixer settings and find: VIA DXS, there are 4 of them. I had to increase the 1st to MAX to get sound to work correctly. My sound: Analog Devices AD1980 / VIA 8235 ALSA driver: via82xx Mainboard: Asus A7V8X-X, VIA KT400 chipset
13 June 2004 http://tettnang.freshrpms.net/rpm.html?id=296 Get: xmms-mp3-1.2.10-2.2.p.1.fc2.fr.i386.rpm Run: rpm -ivh xmms-mp3-1.2.10-2.2.p.1.fc2.fr.i386.rpm Run xmms: Options > Preferences > Audio I/O Plugins MPEG Layer 1/2/3 Placeholder Plugin [lib_rhmp3.so] ==> Uncheck [ ] Enable Plugin Apply If you want the XMMS status plugin for Gnome, go here: http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/apt/redhat/en/i386/fc2/RPMS.newrpms/ Get: xmms-status-plugin-1.0-2.rhfc2.nr.i386.rpm Restart xmms: Options > Preferences > General Plugins Status Docklet Plugin 1.0 [libstatusdocklet.so] ==> Check [ ] Enable Plugin Apply
11 May 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.
13 June 2004 Run 'serviceconf', edit running services disabled a lot: My CPU doesn't support Speed change (cpuspeed) If you use ACPI, APM is not necessary (apmd) I can't print (cups) I don't require schedulers (cron, atd, anacron) I use a hardware firewall (iptables) I don't need mail server/transport (sendmail) I don't have pcmcia or isdn (pcmcia, isdn) I don't have a Software Raid (mdmonitor) I don't use NFS (nfs, nfslock) I don't use NFS4 (rpcgssd, rpcidmapd, rpcsvcgssd) 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.
13 June 2004 http://macromedia.mplug.org/ Current Version: 7.0.25 (05/27/2004) RPM Version: 7.0.25-1 (05/27/2004) Fedora Core 2 flash-plugin (apt, yum rpm) file: flash-plugin-7.0.25-1.i386.rpm [root@charon root]# rpm -ivh flash-plugin-7.0.25-1.i386.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:flash-plugin ########################################### [100%] Registering flashplayer as a XPCOM component in /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6 Setup is complete. Make sure you are logged into the X server (init 5, runlevel 5) and do not have Mozilla open when you install the RPM. Make sure to (read) accept the agreement.
12 July 2004 FC2 by default uses IPV6. This causes serious slow down in DNS queries. To disable IPV6: As root, you must add the line: "alias net-pf-10 off" (without quotes) to the end of your /etc/modprobe.conf file. -OR- Quick solution: [root@charon root]# echo "alias net-pf-10 off" >> /etc/modprobe.conf A reboot is required. More info: DNS lookups under Fedora Core 2 Mozilla bug report 239358
11 May 2004 URL: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html Choose: J2SE v 1.4.2_04 JRE includes the JVM technology The J2SE Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allows end-users to run Java applications. More info... Download J2SE JRE Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition 1.4.2_04 Choose: RPM in self-extracting file (j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin, 12.95 MB) run: sh j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin rpm -ivh j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so Note: If you have Mozilla open, I recommend closing Mozilla before testing a Java page.
11 May 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
11 May 2004 Settings, for EVERY user: edit /etc/bashrc add: # alias interactive alias rm='rm -i' alias cp='cp -i' alias mv='mv -i' These prevent common errors of deleting or overwriting files.
13 May 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 185). 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 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 ]
13 June 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 (example similar to: 2.6.5-1.358). Use the 'uname -a' command for more information. Go to http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/fedora2.html for the module/rpm. Go to http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/instructions.html for the instructions. [root@charon root]# uname -a Linux charon 2.6.5-1.358 #1 Sat May 8 09:04:50 EDT 2004 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux I selected '2.6.5-1.358' 'i686' for my Athlon-XP computer. [root@charon root]# rpm -ivh kernel-ntfs-2.6.5-1.358.i686.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 at boot: /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 'fdisk -l /dev/hda' to determine which partitions are NTFS. Make sure all the mount points are created, then run 'mount -a' to mount all partitions. (ex: 'mkdir /mnt/win2000')
16 August 2004 Download RealPlayer 10.0 GOLD: http://www.real.com/linux/ Select: "Download RPM Package" NOTE: You may have a previous version of RealPlayer installed if you do, note the difference below. As ROOT, check to see if you have an OLDER RealPlayer: [root@charon root]# rpm -q RealPlayer RealPlayer-8.0-1 Uninstall OLDER RealPlayer -AND- the Mozilla Plugins it installed: [root@charon root]# rpm -e RealPlayer [root@charon root]# rm /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/rpnp.so rm: remove regular file `/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/rpnp.so'? y [root@charon root]# rm /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/raclass.zip rm: remove regular file `/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/raclass.zip'? y Install RealPlayer 10 GOLD: [root@charon root]# rpm -ivh RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:RealPlayer ########################################### [100%] As user (yourself, not ROOT): Reset Mozilla Plugin Cache: [mirandam@charon mirandam]$ rm ~/.mozilla/pluginreg.dat rm: remove regular file `.mozilla/pluginreg.dat'? y Remove OLD RealPlayer files (if you want): [mirandam@charon mirandam]$ rm ~/.RealNetworks_Real* rm: remove regular file `/home/mirandam/.RealNetworks_RealCookies_60'? y rm: remove regular file `/home/mirandam/.RealNetworks_RealMediaSDK_60'? y rm: remove regular file `/home/mirandam/.RealNetworks_RealPlayer_60'? y rm: remove regular file `/home/mirandam/.RealNetworks_RealShared_00'? y RealPlayer/HelixPlayer Forums: https://helixcommunity.org/forum/?group_id=154
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