September 2011 - Arch-general - lists.archlinux.org

[arch-general] Possibility of including xorg input patch
by Kirill Churin 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

Can this patch https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=33142 be applied to Arch's xorg? It solves famous problem https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865 with broken keyboard input for users who use multiple keyboard layouts without any noticeable side-effects. It's known this patch has been applied in Ubuntu. -- Kirill Churin Jabber: reflexing(a)reflexing.ru, ICQ: 8163230, Skype on demand.

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[arch-general] netcfg wlan connection renewal
by Philipp 21 Oct '11

21 Oct '11

Hi there, I use netcfg for my university wlan (eduroam). It works fine for a while but after a couple of minutes I get disconnected and need to reconnect manually. I think that happens pretty regularly, so I assume that some kind of connection renewal doesn't work for some reason. Any idea what could be wrong, how to fix it or how to reconnect automatically? Regards, Philipp

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[arch-general] wintv-hvr 850 (hybrid) not detecting any signal.
by Javier Vasquez 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

Hi, I'm not able to get my wintv-hvr 850 to work. It fails to find signal in both x86-32 and x86-64 machines... Some of the things I get (dmesg): [ 143.746636] cx231xx v4l2 driver loaded. [ 143.746862] cx231xx #0: New device Hauppauge Hauppauge Device @ 480 Mbps (2040:b140) with 6 interfaces [ 143.746865] cx231xx #0: registering interface 1 [ 143.747068] cx231xx #0: Identified as Hauppauge EXETER (card=8) [ 143.747189] IR RC5(x) protocol handler initialized [ 143.761855] IR RC6 protocol handler initialized [ 143.763836] IR JVC protocol handler initialized [ 143.767621] IR Sony protocol handler initialized [ 143.772576] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 249 [ 143.778304] IR LIRC bridge handler initialized [ 143.911324] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_dif_set_standard: setStandard to ffffffff [ 143.933691] cx25840 3-0044: cx23102 A/V decoder found @ 0x88 (cx231xx #0) [ 143.951787] cx25840 3-0044: Firmware download size changed to 16 bytes max length [ 145.954902] cx25840 3-0044: loaded v4l-cx231xx-avcore-01.fw firmware (16382 bytes) [ 146.002106] i2c-core: driver [tuner] using legacy suspend method [ 146.002109] i2c-core: driver [tuner] using legacy resume method [ 146.039520] All bytes are equal. It is not a TEA5767 [ 146.039526] tuner 4-0060: Tuner -1 found with type(s) Radio TV. [ 146.058870] tda18271 4-0060: creating new instance [ 146.061146] Unknown device (0) detected @ 4-0060, device not supported. [ 146.061149] tda18271_attach: [4-0060|M] error -22 on line 1275 [ 146.061152] tda18271 4-0060: destroying instance [ 146.066665] tuner 4-0060: Tuner has no way to set tv freq [ 146.067769] cx231xx #0: cx231xx #0: v4l2 driver version 0.0.1 [ 146.081785] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_dif_set_standard: setStandard to b000 [ 146.155662] cx231xx #0: video_mux : 0 [ 146.155670] cx231xx #0: do_mode_ctrl_overrides : 0xb000 [ 146.156407] cx231xx #0: do_mode_ctrl_overrides NTSC [ 146.163080] cx231xx #0: cx231xx #0/0: registered device video0 [v4l2] [ 146.163173] cx231xx #0: cx231xx #0/0: registered device vbi0 [ 146.163179] cx231xx #0: V4L2 device registered as video0 and vbi0 [ 146.163188] cx231xx #0: EndPoint Addr 0x84, Alternate settings: 5 [ 146.163194] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 0, max size= 512 [ 146.163200] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 1, max size= 184 [ 146.163205] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 2, max size= 728 [ 146.163211] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 3, max size= 2892 [ 146.163217] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 4, max size= 1800 [ 146.163224] cx231xx #0: EndPoint Addr 0x85, Alternate settings: 2 [ 146.163230] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 0, max size= 512 [ 146.163235] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 1, max size= 512 [ 146.163241] cx231xx #0: EndPoint Addr 0x86, Alternate settings: 2 [ 146.163247] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 0, max size= 512 [ 146.163252] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 1, max size= 576 [ 146.163258] cx231xx #0: EndPoint Addr 0x81, Alternate settings: 6 [ 146.163264] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 0, max size= 512 [ 146.163269] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 1, max size= 64 [ 146.163274] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 2, max size= 128 [ 146.163280] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 3, max size= 316 [ 146.163285] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 4, max size= 712 [ 146.163291] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 5, max size= 1424 [ 146.163452] usbcore: registered new interface driver cx231xx [ 146.171942] cx231xx #0: cx231xxcx231xx: called cx231xx_uninit_vbi_isoc [ 146.171947] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_stop_stream():: ep_mask = 10 [ 146.172279] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_stop_stream():: ep_mask = 8 [ 146.183690] cx231xx #0: cx231xx-audio.c: probing for cx231xx non standard usbaudio [ 146.183955] cx231xx #0: EndPoint Addr 0x83, Alternate settings: 3 [ 146.183957] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 0, max size= 512 [ 146.183960] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 1, max size= 28 [ 146.183962] cx231xx #0: Alternate setting 2, max size= 52 [ 146.183964] cx231xx: Cx231xx Audio Extension initialized [ 146.193525] cx231xx #0: Changing the i2c master port to 1 [ 146.316797] dvb_init: looking for tuner / demod on i2c bus: 4 [ 146.336561] tda18271 4-0060: creating new instance [ 146.338672] TDA18271HD/C2 detected @ 4-0060 [ 146.338800] cx231xx #0: UsbInterface::sendCommand, failed with status --32 [ 146.338811] tda18271_write_regs: [4-0060|M] ERROR: idx = 0x0, len = 39, i2c_transfer returned: -32 [ 146.537690] DVB: registering new adapter (cx231xx #0) [ 146.537703] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (LG Electronics LGDT3305 VSB/QAM Frontend)... [ 146.538628] Successfully loaded cx231xx-dvb [ 146.539056] cx231xx: Cx231xx dvb Extension initialized [ 205.380044] cx231xx #0: Reloading firmware for XC5000 [ 205.382731] cx231xx #0: UsbInterface::sendCommand, failed with status --32 [ 205.382736] tda18271_write_regs: [4-0060|M] ERROR: idx = 0x0, len = 39, i2c_transfer returned: -32 [ 205.584115] tda18271: performing RF tracking filter calibration [ 207.151305] tda18271: RF tracking filter calibration complete [ 207.151310] cx231xx #0: XC5000 firmware download completed [ 207.181681] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_dif_set_standard: setStandard to b000 [ 207.255567] cx231xx #0: video_mux : 0 [ 207.255569] cx231xx #0: do_mode_ctrl_overrides : 0xb000 [ 207.256316] cx231xx #0: do_mode_ctrl_overrides NTSC [ 207.280078] tuner 4-0060: Tuner has no way to set tv freq [ 207.280105] cx231xx #0: vidioc_s_std : 0x1000 [ 207.297331] tuner 4-0060: Tuner has no way to set tv freq [ 207.302954] cx231xx #0: do_mode_ctrl_overrides : 0x1000 [ 207.303702] cx231xx #0: do_mode_ctrl_overrides NTSC [ 207.317904] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_stop_stream():: ep_mask = 8 [ 207.319284] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_initialize_stream_xfer: set video registers [ 207.319577] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_start_stream():: ep_mask = 8 [ 207.338332] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_dif_set_standard: setStandard to 1000 [ 207.414696] cx231xx #0: video_mux : 0 [ 207.414702] cx231xx #0: do_mode_ctrl_overrides : 0x1000 [ 207.415440] cx231xx #0: do_mode_ctrl_overrides NTSC [ 207.421954] tuner 4-0060: Tuner has no way to set tv freq [ 207.421969] cx231xx #0: vidioc_s_std : 0x1000 [ 207.421971] tuner 4-0060: Tuner has no way to set tv freq [ 207.427577] cx231xx #0: do_mode_ctrl_overrides : 0x1000 [ 207.428312] cx231xx #0: do_mode_ctrl_overrides NTSC [ 207.507462] cx231xx #0: Enter vidioc_s_frequency()f->frequency=2900;f->type=2 [ 207.515705] tuner 4-0060: Tuner has no way to set tv freq [ 207.515708] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_tuner_post_channel_change dev->tuner_type =083 [ 207.517325] cx231xx #0: if_frequency is set to 5400000 [ 207.517328] cx231xx #0: Enter cx231xx_set_Colibri_For_LowIF() [ 207.537963] cx231xx #0: colibri_carrier_offset=4832000, standard=0x1000 [ 207.537971] cx231xx #0: if_freq=10232000;spectral_invert=0x1;mode=0x1 [ 207.540340] cx231xx #0: Enter IF=2489 [ 207.555844] cx231xx #0: Set New FREQUENCY to 2900 [ 210.794599] cx231xx #0: Enter vidioc_s_frequency()f->frequency=2804;f->type=2 [ 210.802958] tuner 4-0060: Tuner has no way to set tv freq [ 210.802962] cx231xx #0: cx231xx_tuner_post_channel_change dev->tuner_type =083 [ 210.804582] cx231xx #0: if_frequency is set to 5400000 [ 210.804585] cx231xx #0: Enter cx231xx_set_Colibri_For_LowIF() [ 210.824119] cx231xx #0: colibri_carrier_offset=4832000, standard=0x1000 [ 210.824122] cx231xx #0: if_freq=10232000;spectral_invert=0x1;mode=0x1 [ 210.826593] cx231xx #0: Enter IF=2489 [ 210.840973] cx231xx #0: Set New FREQUENCY to 2804 [ 213.461728] cx231xx #0: Enter vidioc_s_frequency()f->frequency=1332;f->type=2 [ 213.470088] tuner 4-0060: Tuner has no way to set tv freq ... Any hints? I don't have ms-windows machine, but I asked a guy to try the usb device with the proprietary CD that came with it, and it worked out out of the box (what a surprise for these things thought for ms-windows only), so the device is working nice. I would really appreciate any help you can provide. BTW: core/linux 3.0.4-1 (base) [installed] The Linux Kernel and modules extra/v4l-utils 0.8.5-1 [installed] Userspace tools and conversion library for Video 4 Linux community/linuxtv-dvb-apps 1.1.1-4 [installed] Viewer programs for DVB cards community/tvtime 1.0.2-2 [installed] A high quality television application for use with video capture cards I've tried channels scan with scantv, tvtime and tvtime-scanner. Neither detect a thing, :-( Thanks, -- Javier.

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[arch-general] Pacman 4.0.0rc2
by Dan McGee 07 Oct '11

07 Oct '11

You don't need to be as daring this time- we've had some 246 commits since RC1. The most relevant changes is signing is about 95% functional at this point- see directions below the links. * pacman -U http://dev.archlinux.org/~dan/pacman-4.0.0rc2-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz * pacman -U http://dev.archlinux.org/~dan/pacman-4.0.0rc2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz Please report any issues you may find with this package, as it is getting very close to being an actual releasable version. These are debug builds with symbols, so getting stack traces and helpful logging should be relatively straight forward if necessary. == How to enable package signature checking == 1. Install above pacman RC package. 2. sudo pacman-key --init 3. `SigLevel = Optional` in pacman.conf is the default- for more info, see man pacman.conf, but this means signatures will be checked *if available*, and there will be no error if they are not. However, due to us not having a web of trust for Arch developer keys, you will need to add this to the [options] section: SigLevel = Optional TrustAll 4. Run -Syu or any other operation that fetches packages from sync databases. When it comes time to check package integrity, you may be prompted to import keys that are not in your keychain. If a signature is available, it will be used instead of sha256sums/md5sums. -Dan

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[arch-general] gnome 3.2 in testing
by Ionut Biru 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Hi, take for a spin gnome 3.2 from testing and report any packaging bugs to our tracker. TUs, check your packages and rebuild for eventually soname bumps(e.g evolution-data-server). NVIDIA users be aware that xorg-server 1.11 from testing is incompatible with the current nvidia driver, even with IgnoreABI. You can switch to nouveau or add xf86-input-evdev xf86-input-synaptics xorg-server-common xorg-server to Ignorepkg. -- Ionuț

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[arch-general] Recently orphaned [community] packages, TUs should take a look if they might be interested in adopting them.
by Thomas Dziedzic 02 Oct '11

02 Oct '11

Hi, I recently went over all my packages in community, and have decided to orphan the following due to lack of interest and because I haven't used them in a long time celt - Low-latency audio communication codec extrema - Extrema is a powerful visualization and data analysis tool. ghdl - A complete VHDL simulator, using GCC technology. gnofract4d - A fractal browser with PyGTK gui grass - Geographic Information System (GIS) used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization. gtkwave - A wave viewer which reads LXT, LXT2, VZT, GHW and VCD/EVCD files gts - GNU Triangulated Surface Library. luakit - luakit is a highly configurable, micro-browser framework based on the WebKit web content engine and the GTK+ toolkit."Stable" release mpdscribble - An mpd client which submits track info to last.fm netbeans - Netbeans IDE development platform. protege - Free, open source ontology editor and knowledge-base framework wordpress - Blog Tool and Publishing Platform All of them are working as far as I know, and they have no outstanding bugs except a couple which are in the list of pushing the .desktop file upstream https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/23387 (already reported) and luakit has an extremely minor upstream bug https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/25761 which is also reported. Cheers!

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Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [prerelease] initscripts-2011.09.2-1
by Oon-Ee Ng 30 Sep '11

30 Sep '11

On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Allan McRae <allan(a)archlinux.org> wrote: > On 30/09/11 00:00, Tom Gundersen wrote: >> Towards read only /etc: >> * /etc/profile.d/locale.sh is now a static file, rather than being >> generated on every boot (this means we need to use -f when updating) > Please do not encourage using -f when updating (people will use "pacman > -Syuf", which is evil...). Instead, "mv /etc/profile.d/locale.sh{,.bak}" > and then update. I presume the new local.sh will be generated in exactly the same way, and hence there's no real need for *.bak?

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[arch-general] [signoff] nfs-utils 1.2.5-1
by Tobias Powalowski 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Hi guys, please signoff nfs-utils, upstream release - enabled now libmount support https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/26129 greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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[arch-general] Enable FLTK Octave backend?
by Stefano Avallone 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Hi, I read in the Octave documentation [1] that a newer (than gnuplot) plotting capability is provided by the FLTK/OpenGL backend. This new backend is not available in the current octave arch package, because the fltk library is required to be installed at build time. I read that the FLTK backend is rather faster (for 3d plots) than the gnuplot backend, and also some options (e.g., Postscript level 3 or pdflatex outputs of the print command) are only available with the new backend. I installed fltk from extra and recompiled octave. The new backend seems to work fine and it is also enables to zoom (or rotate) and pan the current plot. I don't know if the addition of the FLTK backend has been discussed in the past and abandoned for some reasons, but I see no issues in including it, since the default backend seems to still be gnuplot. So, adding the support for the FLTK backend would be as simple as putting fltk in makedepends and optdepends. Should I open a bug to track this feature request? regards, Stefano [1] http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Introduction-to- Plotting.html#Introduction-to-Plotting

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[arch-general] Setting Computer Hostname via DHCP Server
by Thomas Misilo 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to have archlinux set it's hostname based on what the DHCP server tells it is? As I noticed while using a CentOS Server, that it does do this by default. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction on enabling this, as I searched around and was unable to find anything. Thanks for your time, Tom

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