in this few days, I have already running FC6(Zod) in my laptop, first impression looks good,
have first installed in Dell 160L Desktop PC:
P4, 256Mb, VGA Intel onBoard, ethernet Broadcom,
Zod installed smoothly,
but I have some problem, I think the anaconda(redhat installation program) wrong to choose the kernel (but not sure about it),
the installation finish with
kernel-xen (kernel default to 2.6.18), it can’t load the broadcom ethernet driver, so I must replace it
manually with the standard kernel (without Xen).
just for more information FC6, have better support for Xen
for more information about FC6:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki
it running well after installed the standard kernel, and wow 
compiz with AIGLX can be enabled
- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject/aiglx
- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RenderingProject/AiglxOnFedora
and Desktop Effects can be seen in my photo in friendster (http://www.friendster.com/ichtus)..
but that only the first step, because my laptop cdrom still broken, can’t read anything,
I have to bought
a converter 2.5" HD to USB, so I can move the hard drive, plug in to the USB port
and copy manually / directory to my Laptop Hard drive..
the process itself takes very simple step, I just need,
# cp -a /mnt/source /mnt/laptopHD
and after completed, it needs to
- modify partition numbering in the /etc/mtab,
- mount with bind for the /dev and /proc,
- chroot to the mounted partition (/mnt/laptopHD),
- install the grub in the
my laptop HD (grub-install /dev/sda)
whoop lah…
- my laptop now have FC6 installed:
is that it? no2x..it still have some problem to resolved..
1. the dialup for gprs using my Motorola C650 can’t connect to the internet
2. the eth[x] ordering problem for the ethernet driver and ip2100 wireless driver
3. desktop-effects runs well, but cut off my screen to 1024×768
(it actually using Mobility Radeon 9200, Compaq x1217)
after investigating,
first problem cause by,
1. I have put the hostname (ichtusmobile.org) using IP address 192.168.0.1
[root@ichtusmobile ~]# cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.0.1 ichtusmobile.org ichtusmobile
this somehow cause, everytime I connect using gprs connection (using ProXL GSM operator),
it always used 192.168.0.1 as inet address,
so put the hostname now,
/etc/hosts:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost ichtusmobile.org ichtusmobile
still dunno why this problem can happen :(…
2. very confuse at first time, my Realtek 8139cp can’t detect, I checked with
# ifconfig eth0 (it doesn’t seem there)
looking at the system-config-network, and having 8139cp at eth1 
have to modify /etc/modprobe.conf
[root@ichtusmobile ~]# cat /etc/modprobe.conf
remove snd-intel8×0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r –ignore-remove snd-intel8×0
alias eth0 8139cp
alias eth1 ipw2100
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8×0
options snd-card-0 index=0
———-
but after reboot, the ordering still 8139cp in eth1…but because no problem can cause by this
kind of problem, so I leave it till now
3. desktop-effects runs well, but cut off my screen to 1024×768 from 1280×800
this can be resolved now,
I just use driconf to raise the value GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE:
[root@ichtusmobile ~]# LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 glxinfo -l | grep GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE = 1024
download driconf from: http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/DriConf
cat /etc/drirc:
<driconf>
<device screen="0" driver="r200">
<application name="all">
<option name="force_s3tc_enable" value="false" />
<option name="nv_vertex_program" value="false" />
<option name="fthrottle_mode" value="2" />
<option name="tcl_mode" value="3" />
<option name="texture_depth" value="0" />
<option name="def_max_anisotropy" value="1.0" />
<option name="no_neg_lod_bias" value="false" />
<option name="texture_units" value="6" />
<option name="dither_mode" value="0" />
<option name="hyperz" value="true" />
<option name="round_mode" value="0" />
<option name="no_rast" value="false" />
<option name="allow_large_textures" value="2" />
<option name="color_reduction" value="1" />
<option name="vblank_mode" value="1" />
<option name="texture_blend_quality" value="1.0" />
</application>
</device>
</driconf>
after restart X,
[root@ichtusmobile ~]# LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 glxinfo -l | grep GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE = 2048
now compiz can run in widescreen mode at resolution 1280×800
More information about Fedora Core 6,
What’s New in Fedora Core 6?
A series of screenshots and demonstration videos have been produced by the Fedora community, as an introduction to Fedora Core 6.
Desktop
There are a variety of additions to Fedora Core 6 that interesting to desktop users, including:
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A new theme is introduced, courtesy of the Fedora Artwork Project.
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The system’s default font is now DejaVu, which increases Fedora’s support for many languages that use the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic alphabets.
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The ![[WWW]](http://fedoraproject.org/wikidata/kindofblue/img/moin-www.png)
Compiz
window manager provides better visual feedback and a variety of desktop
effects, using the AIGLX framework. More information is available from
the Fedora Rendering Project.
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Enhancements in package management by way of pirut and yum-updatesd, which combine to provide a notification applet, alerting the user when there is updated software available.
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A rewritten system-config-printer
tool, which has several new features. Devices are detected on-demand as
necessary, and support for per-user queues is available, so users can
customize their printer settings without having to modify system-wide
configurations. Additional technical details are available here and here.
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GNOME 2.16 and KDE 3.5.4, as well as the latest upstream versions of many standard open source applications, such as Firefox and OpenOffice.org.
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Fedora Core 6 includes Dogtail, which provides a graphical test and automation framework.
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Totem has replaced Helix Player as the default media player in Fedora Core 6.
Performance
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All Fedora Core applications have been rebuilt using `DT_GNU_HASH`, which provides a significant performance boost during start-up for applications using dynamic linking.
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This release improves package management and
dependency solving by making dependencies as modular as possible.
Packages rebuilt in this manner include beagle, evince, gnome-utils, and NetworkManager. More information is here.
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The performance of the Fedora’s default ext3 filesystem has been boosted in recent versions of the 2.6 Linux kernel.
System Administration
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Arguably the most useful new feature in Fedora Core 6 are the
improvements that have been made to Anaconda, the Fedora installer. At
install-time, the user can specify third-party repositories, and if the
install is network-aware, Fedora can reach out to those repositories
and pull in additional packages. The obvious use case is accessing Fedora Extras, marking Fedora Core 6 as the release that tightens the integration between Core and Extras at install-time.
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IPv6 is supported in Anaconda.
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A graphical virtualization manager is included to simplify the creation and management of virtualized systems.
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SELinux is enhanced by means of a graphical troubleshooting tool and enhancements to the Nautilus file manager.
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Fedora now features integrated smart card capabilities, for secure authentication out of the box using the new Cool Key system.
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This release introduces a new tool, lvm2-cluster, for intuitively managing cluster volumes.
System Level Changes
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Fedora Core 6 ships with the 2.6.18 Linux kernel,
and there are no longer separate kernels for multi-processor and
single-processor architectures. A single kernel now automatically
detects your processor.
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X.org 7.1
is included, and it dynamically configures monitor resolution and
refresh rates to limit the amount of required user configuration.
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Fedora Core 6 runs on Intel-based Macs.
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Improved i18n support using the default SCIM
input method, including more languages such as Sinhalase (Sri Lanka)
and Oriya, Kannada, and Malayalam (India). Fedora Core now provides an
easy interface to switch the input methods using im-chooser.
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The GNOME 1.x legacy stack has been removed from Fedora Core, and added to Fedora Extras.
