presto - Real save to Network bill

with Fedroa 11, I installed 'presto' and
start using on my home computer. It works
really well. Today first time, I saw its real work.
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| 259 MB 04:56
Presto reduced the updates to 35 M from 259 M which is a 87% savings.
Package(s) data still to download: 1.8 M
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Total Download Size for Packages: 261MB
with Presto:
Download delta size: 35 M
+ 1.8MB

so finally I have to download only ~37MB, which
is quite small as compared to real size of packages.

How to use that:
just install following pacakges:
presto, yum-presto
and it will work automatically. This is smart update
method to save my internet bill, which is based on
Download MBs.

Fedora is not first, but now it is supporting.
(opensuse already using detla RPM, even detla
iso also).

Fedora 11 - New phase for Indic Language

Fedora 11 got release last week and it
is best Operating system for Indic language.
When I said best, there are various reasons
for it.

(*) Live CD - One live CD for multiple languages
Download Live CD

Just download a single Live CD, boot your
system with it and Please don't forgot to
Press "Languages" Tab at Login screen.
Yes, you can get various Language including
Indic. Nepali, Maithili, Urdu are new language
available for Fedora 11. All other
languages, like Assamese, Bengali,
Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi,
Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala
are already there.

No need to make and distribute separate
Live CD for each language, just select any
language and you can get everything ready
with that.
I tested my language Punjabi, while
selecting, Interface, Input Method are
working like pre-installed Punjabi OS.

For more information regading Fedora,
please check
Fedora 11

(*) Ibus - New Input Method with new feature:
Till fedora 11, default input method (to type
language), was SCIM, which was advanced with
various features, but logout-login again with
every change was really bad, but no worries,
now Fedora 11 has Ibus, with which you can
just change anything on fly (like Add new keymap,
language, or anything for your language) and just
start type. Yes, it is working
at the most you need to 'restart' you
ibus only and it works (really!). Any
change for language you and just use it.
It is quite good feature.
Interface of Ibus setting is quite simple and
small.

(*) Multimedia -
Fedora 11 is ready with all multimedia
feature, just install RPM Fusion package and
you don't need anything more after to add to
run mp3, wma or video files.

(*) If you are found of KDE Desktop, Fedora also
provide KDE Live CD
KDE Live CD
KDE
Live CD

Linux and Windows Vista SP2

from last week, I was trying to install Windows Vista SP2,
but it was failed after more than 1 hours Stages (1,2,3) due
to unknown error. Finally I tried to download EXE file instead
for 'Windows Update' setting. it gave some error, which
can be searched.

Error Number: x80004005

Microsoft has page about, but seems not interested to Fix it soon.
(M$ told like "...alternative is to perform a clean-install)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/971204/

Finally search a below given workaround with help of google.

Step: 1 Remove Grub, only M$ Windows MBR

Fix MBR for remove Grub and install Windows in MBR
with following:

1) boot from Windows Vista DVD

2) Repair

3) Use 'Command Prompt'

4) bootrec /fixboot

5) bootrec /fixmbr

yes, now your system boot only with Windows and Update Windows
and your machine will update for Windows Vista Service Pack 2.

Step: 2 - install Grub again

Now it is time for fix Linux (Fedora). Boot system with Linux (Fedora)
Installation Disk and go to 'Rescue Mode'. Use following command
when get console:

1) $ grub

2) grub> root (hd0,2) (where 2 is my /boot parition /dev/sda3))

3) grub> setup (hd0)

4) grub> setup (hd0,2)

So, now Windows Vista SP2 install and linux is working.

Few Helpful Links:

http://www.vistaheads.com/forums/microsoft-public-windows-vista-general/364975-sp2-e_fail-0x80004005.html

http://orgs.man.ac.uk/documentation/grub/grub_3.html

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/Error Number: x80004005


Step:

Fix MBR for remove Grub and install Windows in MBR
with following:
1) boot from Windows Vista DVD
2) Repair
3) Use 'Command Prompt'
4) bootrec /fixboot
5) bootrec /fixmbr

yes, now your system boot only with Windows and Update Windows
and your machine will update for Windows Vista Service Pack 2.

Now it is time for fix Linux (Fedora). Boot system with Fedora
Installation Disk and go to 'Rescue Mode'. Use following command
when get console:
1) grub
2) grub> root (hd0,2) (where 2 is my /boot parition /dev/sda3))
3) grub> setup (hd0)
4) grub> setup (hd0,2)


Few Helpful Links:
M$ link for Problem:
http://www.vistaheads.com/forums/microsoft-public-windows-vista-general/364975-sp2-e_fail-0x80004005.html

install grub:
http://orgs.man.ac.uk/documentation/grub/grub_3.html


http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/Error Number: x80004005
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/971204/

Minor Multimedia fix for Fedora

after installing various package for multimedia,
totem still failed for run WMA file.
it was fixed with following package:
gstreamer-ffmpeg

Now totem was playing media, but there
is no voice, even volume control has full volume.
After search on google, installing 'alsa-utils' package
helped to fix issue with following command:

$alsaunmute

Now Voice and WMA files working fine on Fedora 11

Get Fedora 11 Update...

Today after Fresh install rawhide, there was
problem while updating package. Speed was
too slow to update, While 'fedora-rawhide.repo'
REPO was pointing to US server (which ideally fast)
after few time, I noticed that it is using
'fedora.repo' and 'fedora-updates.repo' REPO also,
which is not directly link to rawhide. During
investigation, I found following thing:

1) fedora-rawhide.repo - Rawhide packages
2) fedora.repo - Also contains link to Rawhide packages, which is not under
'../release/11', but '.../development/{ARCH}/os/'
3) fedora-update.repo - Contains Updated packages for Fedora 11,
which were newer than Rawhide release packages

kdebase and other kde packages provide this
difference.

rawhide -> kde-4.2.2*
fedora.repo - Just using rawhide repo
fedora-update.repo - > kde-4.2.3 (which is newer than rawhide)

So, If you want to use latest package, specially in India, where
local mirror is too slow, then just replace it with
some US rawhide 'baseurl' and it will work fast and you
will have latest package from 'Fedora 11 Update'

Nvidia Driver for Fedora on Dell xps

as per last post, On Dell Studio XPS 13
kmod-nvidia was making small problem
to hibernate and other issue,
searching for solution. Need to

download latest Nvidia Driver

I installed "NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.51-pkg2.run"
packages and it helped to fix me the problem.
it need to install without running X server.
Alt +F1 (or F2/F3) is not only working.
'init 3' also not working. need to remove
/tmp/.Xorg* files and then only driver started.
It required kernel libraries and then
complete automatically for it.

'init 5' command started new interface
and it looks good than 'kmod-nvidia'
driver somehow. Following problem fixed

1) Hibernate working fine

2) Sensor for GPU is working fine
(4th with Red strip is Nvidia - 62C is too much)
3) Display seems Good to eye then pervious

4) System->Preference-> 'Nvidia X Server Setting'
(it has various setting for X Server)

Dell XPS 13 and Fedora

Day before yesterday I got one Dell studio XPS 13
Machine
with
intel core 2 duo
2.4. 3M L2, FSB 1066Mhz, NVIDIA^® Hybrid SLI graphics,
4GB 1067MHz DDR3, Slot Load 8X max DVD+/-RW, Backlit Keyboard.

While Feodra 10 is latest release, I want rawhide 64-bit (29April2009 build) to use.
Installation was quick (remove various packages) and smooth. After
install,
*) graphics was working only 1280x768 (machine has 1280x800).
(fixed with help of Fedora Solved site)
Machine has 2 Graphics care (detected also), but working only
GeForce 9400M G, (while 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500M-GE is not used)

*) Sound was working without any issue.

*) First warning after login, I got following error "Harddisk is failing..."

(Default installation provide 'gnome-disk-utility', which notify this error)

It was (and is) showing that airflow-temperature was more then 'worse'.
I was not able to do anything for this:-(

*) Webcam is working with cheese

*) Hibernate Failed to get X server (with kmod-nvidia driver) and
need to reboot
Note: Nivida Proprietary driver (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.51-pkg2.run) help to work hibernate (check later post).

*) Battery status (with gnome-power-manger) is not working. It was not showing Battery discharge/charge status or Plug or un-plug A/C adopter.
Fixed: After first time complete discharge, now it is working fine. and showing
status correctly

Overall it was working fine with Linux. Graphics fix is easy, Hibernate (use nvidia 's driver),
Battery status notification (fixed) are Major issue with (kmod-nvidia) driver.

Complete System Profile at Smolt