2 Fedora Problems I have

kasra_23 · 07-30-2005, 05:26 PM

Hi
I switched to FC4 yesterday (From Mandrake, because it stopped working

) and I am happy for the most part. I use KDE, and all the default software.

Hardware:
P4 3.00 GH Prescott Channel (HyperThreading)
512MB ram
ATI 9200PRO (256MB)
120gb HDD
AverMedia TV card
HP All-In-One PSC 2110

Problem #1:
In mandrake, the all-in-one's scanner was set up automatically.
I have gotten the printing to work, but no scanner. When I start XSane or Kooka, I only get the option of scanning from the TV card. What should I do to get the scanner to work?

Problem #2:
In KDE, the log out screen only gives me the option of "Log Out" (but no "Reboot" or "Shut Down"). I think this is because GDM is running, not KDM. How can I get KDM to run instead?

Also, is there any easy guide for setting up a home network between Fedora and WinXP?

By the way, I have read the Stanton-Finley guide.
Thanks in Advance!
Kasra

UPDATE: I don't know what I did, but FC4 is now using KDM. So problem #2 is solved. Now only if the scanner would work.

cdhgee · 07-31-2005, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Also, is there any easy guide for setting up a home network between Fedora and WinXP?

What kind of home network are you trying to setup? File sharing? Printing? DHCP/DNS/Routing?

Quote:

How can I get KDM to run instead?

FYI, if you have a look at /etc/sysconfig/desktop, this stores the default desktop manager. On my system, it has the following line:

Code:

DESKTOP="GNOME"

When the /etc/X11/prefdm script runs at X server startup to determine the preferred display manager, it looks at the /etc/sysconfig/desktop file to determine which desktop manager to use. If you look in the prefdm file, you'll see there are some lines testing the various options:

Code:

if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/desktop ]; then
        . /etc/sysconfig/desktop
        if [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = GNOME ]; then
                preferred=gdm
        elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = KDE ]; then
                preferred=kdm
        elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = XDM ]; then
                preferred=xdm
        elif [ -n "$DISPLAYMANAGER" ]; then
                preferred=$DISPLAYMANAGER
        fi
fi

So if you ever want to change it manually in the future, you just have to edit /etc/sysconfig/desktop and set the DESKTOP variable to GNOME, KDE or XDM as appropriate.

kasra_23 · 07-31-2005, 01:08 PM

Ok, thanks. Now I know how to switch between GDM, and KDM.
For the network, I just want to have file sharing and maybe print sharing.
Oh, and the scanner still doesn't work. I installed the HPOJ, HPIJS, XSANE-HPOJ but nothing happens.

equinox · 07-31-2005, 01:34 PM

Here's how I do SAMBA for home networking with a Linux box and a Windows box...

1) Make sure you have the correct packages installed, you need these:

Code:

samba-common-3.0.14a-2
samba-client-3.0.14a-2
samba-3.0.14a-2

Don't worry about version number, my pc up to date with the latest FC4 updates so yours may differ.

2) Make a share on your file system (as root) eg:

Code:

cd /
mkdir public

3) Change the ownerships and permissions on the folder (as root):

Code:

chown -R username:group /public
chmod 777 /public

Now what I've done is made this folder writable by everyone and the folder will be owned by you, so make sure to replace username:group with your details eg my name is michael and there is a group called michael, so I have michael:michael

4) Open your favourite text editor as root (I use vi):

Code:

vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

Now the [GLOBAL] information is pretty self explanatory, here's mine for example:

Code:

[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
   workgroup = RASPBERRY

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
   server string = Michael's PC

All I've done is added myself to a workgroup and added a server string, just a description of my pc on the network.

5) Now to make it easier, just scroll down to where you see [public] and uncomment those lines:

Code:

[public]
   path = /public
   public = yes
   only guest = yes
   writable = yes
   printable = no

6) Add the init scripts for samba:

Code:

chkconfig --add  smb
chkconfig smb on
/etc/init.d/smb start

Done!

That's a pretty simple how-to, but it works and you will be able to browse your Linux from your windows box.

Hope it helps.

w6bi · 07-31-2005, 07:19 PM

More on Problem #2 -

The script doesn't work quite the way you'd expect it to. I haven't pursued why, but here's the contents of my /etc/sysconfig/desktop. It does what I want it to:

DESKTOP="KDE"
DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"

The first line determines what the default desktop environment is for newly created accounts.
The second line will set your DM to KDM (instead of Fedora's default of GDM)