Fedora Core 3 Test 2 is out

[ewdi]

Coming soon to a site near you... for the first time, it's the new, digitally remastered, Fedora Core 3 Test 2! Now, you can take home this never before seen four-disc set, chock full of new software and exciting bonus features! Includes hundreds of new and updated packages over the original edition, including: a minor change to the device model, switching from a static /dev to a dynamic /dev provided by udev; SELinux enablement; the GNOME 2.8 release candidate; KDE 3.3.0; X.org X11 6.8.0.

Release Note : http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/i386/os/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html

Get them at :
http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors.html

For 64 bit using torrent
http://torrent.dulug.duke.edu/

Happy bug hunting!

[sayeeth]

Coming soon to a site near you... for the first time, it's the new, digitally remastered, Fedora Core 3 Test 2! Now, you can take home this never before seen four-disc set, chock full of new software and exciting bonus features! Includes hundreds of new and updated packages over the original edition, including: a minor change to the device model, switching from a static /dev to a dynamic /dev provided by udev; SELinux enablement; the GNOME 2.8 release candidate; KDE 3.3.0; X.org X11 6.8.0.

Release Note : http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/i386/os/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html

Get them at :
http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors.html

For 64 bit using torrent
http://torrent.dulug.duke.edu/

Happy bug hunting!

Are you like a Sales person? :p That sounded so promo, but hey excellent promo!! :D

[Turnip]

W00t :D FC3 is moving ever closer... :D

[foolish]

That's the end of Fedora Core 1. Fedora Core 1 is now moved to Fedora-Legacy (http://www.fedoralegacy.org).

[rkl]

You'd have thought that with DVD ISOs of Linux distros becoming quite common that both client apps and Web/FTP sites would handle the 4GB+ of data OK. Sadly, that's not the case - even the official site (http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/i386/iso/) "Download Server" cannot list either the size or or the date of the DVD ISO of FC3T2 (this has been the case ever since FC2 final was released).

I use "lynx -source" as a reliable way to get the DVD ISO in one go - I would advise against using a Web browser (I don't believe Mozilla or Firefox handle it correctly). For those who are curious, the exact number of bytes of the DVD ISO is 4684781568 (4.36GB) - I got that figure with a plain old command-line FTP to ftp.mirror.ac.uk (which, unlike its days-late mirroring of FC3T1, actually does have a mirror copy on the launch day...yay!).

[superbnerd]

Great, now we just need as many testers as possible. fc3 should be much better than fc2 (bug wise), but this can only be accomplished if we have testers that will file bug reports.

[ddutta]

Did a clean install on a Supermicro 915g board with on board graphics. Everything went smoothly .... got done in 20mins. Only issue is that my matlab from my old /usr/local is cribbing about the lack of opengl! I wonder whether there is support for a ATI x300se PCI-E at 1600x1200 resolution.

Cheers
Debo :)

[ailmarfarm]

Have they done anything with the dual booting problems? See link below.

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=115980

I know that it is possible to dual boot, but some of us are not technical enough to do it confidently.
Would be a nice one to fix.

[superbnerd]

@ddutta
it finished in 20mins!? wow thats fast. did you install everything or just what you need? they recomend install everything for test porposes, and it helps with dependencies, if you have the space.

@ailmarfarm
thats old news. that was for fc2t1. were talking about fc3t1. I am not sure if that problem presists though, but a simple solution is to install windows first and enable LBA mode for your hard drive in the bios. then install fedora.

be sure to file your bug reports!

[ailmarfarm]

I am aware this thread is for FC 3, thats why I asked the question here, I want to know if it is solved.
Some bios do not have that option, I just downloaded from Packard bell the 'latest' bios flash for my system, applied it succesfully and I still do not have the option to change to LBA mode. My system is only 9 months old.
When I installed FC 2 on my main desktop it installed super quick, I did not time it, but I am sure it was under 20 mins, just the default install though. But 2 or 3 times faster than installing on the old lap top.

[mrcbrown]

What kernel is shipping with the T2?

[linuxbeta]

LinuxBeta.com (http://www.linuxbeta.com) has the screenshots in their screenshot slideshow (http://www.linuxbeta.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=110&slide=1).

View the slideshow here (http://www.linuxbeta.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=110&slide=1).

[mandala]

did anyone notice the 64 version is too big to burn on a DVD?

[cylon]

Yeah...The way i did it was to copy the iso to another partition and run the installation via harddisk method. Right now i'm trying to make another iso minus the src folder.

p/s: I originally try to burn the originally iso on DVDRW. Does it make any difference? I've heard somewhere that RW disc had a smaller capacity compared to R disc.

[ghenry]

Anyone tried updating via apt?

I am going to.

[superbnerd]

Is that recommended? I know the developers wanted us to do full, fresh installs. is it safe to install from yum/apt? tell us how it went. also, I noticed that because they recommend fresh installs for test releases, not much testing get done for upgrades. upgrading from fc1 to fc2 was a bit rough for me so I had to do a fresh install. fedora needs a better, smoother upgrade process. so test both fresh and upgrades. it would be sweet if we could seemlessly upgrade via yum or apt with a command like "yum update distro"

[ghenry]

Trying both. I'll let you know.

[cylon]

My smaller DVD works...but not bootable. Installation...i think reiserfs doesn't work.Tried multiple installation even with the default LVM mode, without SELinux, with logical partition, even fresh install on a single harddisk. Its kinda frustrating for i had a /home partition on reiserfs. It works when i have it mounted on a Suse 9.1 (default with reiserfs). I'm looking forward for this release. It has lots of new features, even K3B and dvd+rw-tools were of the latest version (supports dual-layer DVD...though haven't tried it yet!)

[comforteagle]

Here are some screenshots from my site OSDir.com : Enjoy! (http://osdir.com/Article1661.phtml)

[hiberphoptik]

so far FC3 test 2 is going pretty smoothly for me... i can not seem to get nautilus to open files unless i right click them and open them that way but other than that everything else was detected/configured/and workes great... so far


btw never type "nano -w foofile | less"

[rkl]

p/s: I originally try to burn the originally iso on DVDRW. Does it make any difference? I've heard somewhere that RW disc had a smaller capacity compared to R disc.
I just burned FC3T1 to a single-layer DVD+RW disc without a problem - the "df" output says it's 4574982 1k-blocks. Not actually installed FC3T2 yet (it was burned on my work machine and didn't finish before I went home!), but I will post up a small review when I have done so.

BTW, I just viewed README-en at the top-level of the DVD ISO image: "Fedora Core 2.90 Test 1 README" - oops! RELEASE-NOTES-en gets it right though: "Fedora Core 2.91 Test 2 Release Notes"...

[Skunk]

How is that possible after they removed kernel-source?

Its SO anoying...

/Bjorn

[ddutta]

[QUOTE=superbnerd]@ddutta
it finished in 20mins!? wow thats fast. did you install everything or just what you need? they recomend install everything for test porposes, and it helps with dependencies, if you have the space.


Well, I have installed almost all except KDE coz I am a GNOME fan. I have been running the machine constantly and there has been no problems. I have been running some heavy matlab scripts too. I do have to test the ATI PCI-E card that I have .........

[raintonr]

I have FC3 Test 1 on my box right now (that was installed from scratch, with a number of updates), and would like to goto Test 2 of course. I see posts about trying to upgrade with yum, which although not recommended I'd like to try.

Guys, can you let me know how you're planning to do this though? Call me stupid, but I can't figure out what I should put in my yum.conf to get it to go look for Test 2. Naively tried to change the /etc/fedora-release file, but that had no effect.

[cylon]

I just burned FC3T1 to a single-layer DVD+RW disc without a problem - the "df" output says it's 4574982 1k-blocks. Not actually installed FC3T2 yet (it was burned on my work machine and didn't finish before I went home!), but I will post up a small review when I have done so.

You're right!..Just burn it through k3b with overning allow set..Forgot to mentioned...most of the problem faced burning the iso stem from the iso dvd for x86_64. Its bigger than the i386 dvd set which is 4889448448 bytes in size.

[cylon]

Did a clean install on a Supermicro 915g board with on board graphics. Everything went smoothly .... got done in 20mins.

Did it in 35mins. full install..around 7.5GB.

p/s: kinda make you wonder why xp took the same amount of time for a single CD installation...hhmmmm???

[cylon]

Guys, can you let me know how you're planning to do this though? Call me stupid, but I can't figure out what I should put in my yum.conf to get it to go look for Test 2. Naively tried to change the /etc/fedora-release file, but that had no effect.

This is mine..

[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=redhat-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
retries=20

#[base]
#name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/$releasever/$basearch/os/

#[updates-released]
#name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Released Updates
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/$releasever/$basearch/

#[updates-testing]
#name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Unreleased Updates
#baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/testing/$releasever/$basearch/

[development]
name=Fedora Core $releasever - Development Tree
baseurl=http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/$basearch/

[livna-stable]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (stable)
baseurl= http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/2/x86_64/RPMS.stable
gpgcheck=1

[livna-unstable]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (unstable)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/2/x86_64/RPMS.unstable
gpgcheck=1

[livna-testing]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (testing)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/2/x86_64/RPMS.testing
gpgcheck=1

###i386_Repositories

[fedora-us-2]
name=Fedora Core 2 Stable-- Fedora US mirror
baseurl=http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.stable

[fedora-us-2-updates]
name=Fedora Core 2 Updates -- Fedora US mirror
baseurl=http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.updates

[fedora-us-2-stable]
name=Fedora Core 2 Testing -- Fedora US mirror
baseurl=http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.testing

[livna-stable_i386]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages i386 (stable)
baseurl= http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.stable
gpgcheck=1

[livna-unstable_i386]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (unstable)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.unstable
gpgcheck=1

[livna-testing_i386]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (testing)
baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.testing
gpgcheck=1

### See http://www.fedora.us/wiki/FedoraSources
### And insert here the fedora.us repository configuration

### And then add theese lines to access rpm.livna.org repositories:
#[livna-stable]
#name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (stable)
#baseurl= http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.stable
#gpgcheck=1

#[livna-unstable]
#name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (unstable)
#baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.unstable
#gpgcheck=1

#[livna-testing]
#name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages (testing)
#baseurl=http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/RPMS.testing
#gpgcheck=1

[Shadow Skill]

When I tried updating via yum on my laptop and apparently one of the xorg packages conflics with xorg-x11-font (not the exact name, I'm not at my laptop right now.)

[raintonr]

This is mine..

[snip]



Cool...

Think the problem was my /etc/redhat-release file. I changed mine to say:

Fedora Core release 2.92 (FC3 Test 2)

And now yum check-update finds packages... I'll go ahead and do the update and see what happens :D

[cylon]

Finally did it. Install mplayer and totem. I've made a new .conf file and named it yum.i386 and put it in /etc (i just don't want to mess around with default yum.conf file.. I'm running 64bit FC3T2 so quite frankly its cumbersome to install apps with multi-arch support. So if I want to install mplayer:

1. su -
2. Password: root password
3. cd /etc
4. yum -c yum.i386 install mplayer

This is my yum.i386 file..btw i choose to have only the stable repos. Bear in mind that this conf file works in newer yum-2.1.3-1 release which support metadata format. It was standard in FC3T3.


[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=redhat-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
retries=20

###i386_Repositories

[fedora-us-2-Stable]
name=Fedora.US Core 2 Stable-- Fedora US mirror
baseurl=http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.stable

[fedora-us-2- Updates]
name=Fedora.US Core 2 Updates -- Fedora US mirror
baseurl=http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.updates

[livna-Stable_i386]
name=Livna.org Fedora Compatible Packages i386 (stable)
baseurl= http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.stable
gpgcheck=1
:rolleyes: :)

[Darkmage]

Cool...

Think the problem was my /etc/redhat-release file. I changed mine to say:

Fedora Core release 2.92 (FC3 Test 2)

And now yum check-update finds packages... I'll go ahead and do the update and see what happens :D

Changing your /etc/redhat-release that way will mean you are running Fedora Core 3 Test 3 and I just checked the master repository and there is no 2.92.

@cylon
Thanks for the /etc/yum.conf, I needed that

[callesto]

Has anyone noticed if there is more wifi support than FC2? I had to manually configure my DLink 650+ card with the acx100 driver and was hoping it got included in FC3, so I didn't have to do it again after a fresh install.

[fimi]

WTF? i thought FC3T2 comes with Gnome 2.8?!?!

I choose Gnome as desktop and then rightclick on the menu bar and choose "About Gnome" and it says that the version is 2.6.

[raintonr]

Changing your /etc/redhat-release that way will mean you are running Fedora Core 3 Test 3 and I just checked the master repository and there is no 2.92.

@cylon
Thanks for the /etc/yum.conf, I needed that

Yup - I looked around and did find that a little wierd, but it's there on my mirror! :confused:

Anyhow, so after telling yum to update, it downloaded a stack of packages, seemed to install fine. However, on reboot I see the message about starting up NASH and then no more. The disk stop whiring and the machine is lifeless. I didn't upgrade the kernel, BTW, as was already on latest 541 build.

Back to the install discs I guess :(

[ghaefb]

My smaller DVD works...but not bootable. Installation...i think reiserfs doesn't work.Tried multiple installation even with the default LVM mode, without SELinux, with logical partition, even fresh install on a single harddisk. Its kinda frustrating for i had a /home partition on reiserfs. It works when i have it mounted on a Suse 9.1 (default with reiserfs). I'm looking forward for this release. It has lots of new features, even K3B and dvd+rw-tools were of the latest version (supports dual-layer DVD...though haven't tried it yet!)
Yes. What's with the ReiserFS in core3 ?
I also have /home and my storage partition on reiserfs...
It's reallly weird. Anyone has any info on this issue?
:mad:

[tchung]

Hi All,

I just wrote a new article - "FACTS: About Fedora Core 3 Test 2 (2.91)"

http://fedoranews.org/tchung/fc3-test2/

Enjoy! :)

Thomas Chung

[superbnerd]

what do you think about the new default background? I think its too dark. but it has a nice affect.

[cylon]

Yes. What's with the ReiserFS in core3 ?
I also have /home and my storage partition on reiserfs...
It's reallly weird. Anyone has any info on this issue?
:mad:

There were saying no official support for reiserfs until it support SELinux . It works in FC2 because SELinux was disable by default during install. To get around this u have to disable selinux during boot install:

linux reiserfs selinux=0

[smax]

I installed FC3 T2 today. The installation process was easy and smoothy. It needs only 2 iso discs for defalut installation. But when I booted into the system, I heared the fan getting noiser and noisier.. . I typed 'top' command and found that the process 'hald' stayed on the top of the list.. and took >90% of cpu....

Anybody knows what this hald for?

Thanks
:mad:

[superbnerd]

I am not certain, but I think hald is the hardware abstraction layer daemon for gnome's new hal. remember to file a bug report in the fedora bugzilla (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla) if we can't solve your problem.

[KiwiNZ]

I installed FC3 test 2 on my test machine today ,my first impression is ,this is very nice even for a test release.
No glitches in the install at all and initial boot fine.
So far I have no issues at all. But this test machine has very little in the way peripherals. I am going to try it on another machine that has a printer ,scanner installed .

Cheers

[cylon]

Just play around with FC3T2 and they already sent mail for FC3T3 development freeze before 1st. October...bug week time. They asking us to fix as many bugs prior.

Bug week Tracker (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=FC3BugWeekTracker)

[Darkmage]

I am curious if anybody is having problems with this command for FC2T3
su -c "yum clean oldheaders"
it doesn't seem to clean old headers but su -c "yum clean packages" works

[smax]

About " hald eats all cpu time!!!":

Superbnerd:

During the boot process, the system also gave the following error messages

/dev/initctl: Permission denied
/usr/sbin/setfiles: Unable to relabel /dev/initctl to system_u: object_r: initctl_t
/dev/.udev.tdb: Permission denied
/usr/sbin/setfiles: Unable to relabel /dev/.udev.tdb to system_u: object_r:udev_tbl_t

Making extra nodes:
Starting udev:
Initializing hardware......

......
then booted on runlevel 5....



Thank you