'Re: [Moblin Dev] beginner's questions: Where to ask?'

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List:       moblin-dev
Subject:    Re: [Moblin Dev] beginner's questions: Where to ask?
From:       axel lin <axel.lin () gmail ! com>
Date:       2009-04-30 0:32:05
Message-ID: 427d64720904291732k52582b6hcdb60cc836459f17 () mail ! gmail ! com
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2009/4/30 Mehdi E <alef.data@gmail.com>:
> Hi Philip,
>
> I am also using moblin alpha2 in an eeePc 1000H. The gray screen you have
> does not appear for me, and moblin has fully booted in 25 seconds (alpha 1
> was a bit faster, around 20 seconds in my case).
>
> I am also newbie so I can't tell you about the cause of your problem, you
> should maybe try to reinstall it.
>
> I think that I am facing the same problem than you when trying to update the
> system through graphical interface. Did not do it with command since I did
> not know the code to use.
>
> As a newbie, I agree that a "get started" section is somehow missing. I am
> ok to contribute to it, share what I am learning, which moblin project
> should I join to do so ?
>
> Also, can I bother people with moblin-related newbie questions at this
> mailing list ?
>
> If yes, here is my first question, really basic but I couldn't find the
> information : where can I find a list of all the applications installed in
> moblin 2 ? It may exist in the website but I did not find it.

You can use below command to list all packages installed in your system.
# rpm -qa

Regards,
Axel

>
> Cheers,
>
> alef
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Philipp B. Koch <pk@philippkoch.com> wrote:
>
>>   Kan-I Jyo schrieb:
>>
>> I am by no means an expert, but in my personal experience,
>> there are usually several ways to get your questions answered.
>>
>> 1. The 'man' command. It provides some basic but useful instructions
>>    about the command you are using. You may have already known
>>    this. :)
>>
>> 2. Major distribution's forum. Fedora and Ubuntu's forums might be a
>>    good start.
>>
>> 3. Go to specific mailing list regarding to your software if you have a
>>    much detailed description about your questions. Information like
>>    the version of kernel, software, and hardware you are currently using.
>>
>>
>>    Hello Kan-I (<-- is that your first name :-),
>>   thanks for your reply and sorry for getting back so late.
>>   I think I was way too unspecific, sorry for that. My main question is
>>   directly related to Moblin. I am using
>>   "2.6.29.rc7-40.1.moblin2-netbook" (or at least that's what GRUB tells
>>   me) which I downloaded from the Moblin site, used UNetbootin to boot it
>>   from USB stick and installed it to my harddrive. I am using an EeePC
>>   1000H (harddrive, not solid state; 2 GB RAM) in a dual boot with
>>   Windows XP (via GRUB 0.97).
>>   The Moblin start-up process goes like this:
>>   0:00 min   Select to boot Moblin in GRUB
>>   0:14 min  Start screen (grey mouse symbol) appears
>>   0:17 min  Start screen disappears; only a plain grey screen is to be
>>   seen
>>   0:46 min  Plain grey screen disappears, desktop appears, Moblin is
>>   loaded
>>   So, the start-up until start-screen goes pretty fast, but that
>>   "grey-screen-period" of about 29 seconds makes me wonder: Can I do
>>   something to avoid this long "pause" (what ever happens "behind the
>>   scenes"?). I understand that Moblin is supposed to boot fast, and
>>   that's what it does on my machine, given I could get rid of that
>>   inactivity or whatever-is-happening-phase with that plain grey screen.
>>   My second question is: I cannot update Moblin, because doing so by Menu
>>   with "Update system" shows me the number and details of the updates,
>>   but would not let me install them (nothing happens when I click the
>>   install button). I tried doing it on the terminal using "sudo yum
>>   update", but all I get is a really long list with packages and some
>>   errors about missing stuff...
>>   Again, sorry for being unspecific in the beginning, and thanks for any
>>   help!
>>   Best regards, Philipp
>>   PS. I understand that Moblin is currently still alpha and thus most
>>   probably not for a more end-user-type of guy like me; so if the things
>>   I'm trying to do are too complicated, please let me know and I'll wipe
>>   Moblin and wait until it has advanced more...
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