This page documents common bugs in Fedora 11 and, if available, fixes or workarounds for these problems. If you find your problem in this page, do not file a bug for it. Where appropriate, a reference to the current bug(s) in Bugzilla is included.
Release Summary, Announcement and Notes
Read the Fedora 11 Preview release notes for specific information about changes in Fedora 11 Preview, known issues, and other general information.
My Bug Is Not Listed
Not every bug is listed in this page. You can use bugzilla queries in the bottom of this page for that. We have collected this based on commonly discussed issues in our mailing lists and forums. If you believe any particular bug report is missed out here and if you have wiki access, add it this page or contact Rahul Sundaram with the bugzilla report number explaining why you believe that particular report qualifies as a common issue.
Common Issues
Update notification doesn't disappear
link to this item - Bugzilla: #492005
After updating using PackageKit, the updates notice may reappear even when there are no package updates left to receive. The maintainer is aware of the issue and we expect to resolve it soon. In the meantime, changing the following option in the configuration file may work for some people, although results vary:
UseUpdateCache=false
git-* commands moved from $PATH
link to this item - Bugzilla: #479216
Most of the git-* commannds have been moved from the standard $PATH. Use of the git-* form has been deprecated since around 2006 and upstream moved these commands by default with git-1.6.0. Any script that references the commands will need to be updated. Below is a possible workaround:
PATH=$(git --exec-path):$PATH
updating from F10 in X fails and X falls over
link to this item - Bugzilla #494046
Systems updating from F10 using yum and in some cases PackageKit can fall over (Bugzilla #494046). The best way to work around this problem is to first update fontconfig to the version in F11. Then restart your X server and finish the rest of the update.
Invisible mouse cursor on systems with Intel 845 graphics chipset
link to this item - Bugzilla: #488980
On systems with Intel 845 graphics chipsets, by default the mouse cursor will be invisible. You can work around this problem by disabling kernel modesetting, using the nomodeset kernel parameter. A potential fix for this issue is available in kernel-2.6.29.3-155, which will be available in Fedora 11 pre-release repositories on 2009-05-21, or can be found in Koji here. If you are affected by this issue, please test and provide feedback in the bug report.
Enabling desktop effects causes system hang with Intel 845 graphics chipset
link to this item - Bugzilla: #490005
On systems with Intel 845 graphics chipsets, attempting to enable accelerated desktop effects (Compiz) via the System / Preferences / Desktop Effects menu entry causes the system to hang (in fact, X is stuck, but if you have the appropriate network setup, you should be able to ssh into the affected machine to shut it down in an orderly fashion). There is no know workaround for this issue, therefore we advise not trying to enable desktop effects on this graphics chipset for now.
Screen stays black when returning from idle mode on Thinkpad X41T
link to this item - Bugzilla: #489907
On the Lenovo / IBM Thinkpad X41T model laptop, with default settings, the screen will fail to turn back on once it has gone into power-saving idle mode (either on a timeout, or on closing and re-opening the lid). Disabling kernel modesetting via the nomodeset kernel parameter works around this problem, but may cause other problems to occur instead. Another workaround is to create a file with the following contents:
#!/bin/bash xrandr --output LVDS1 --off xrandr --output LVDS1 --auto
Make it executable, and set a shortcut key combination to launch it. Running the script via the shortcut should restore the display. Fedora developers are currently working on a fix for this problem.