June 2012 - Arch-general - lists.archlinux.org

[arch-general] gcc 4.7.1 - any estimate for Arch?
by David C. Rankin 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

Guys, Just checking to see if anybody has a guestimate on when gcc 4.7.1 might be ready for Arch? I have an infinite loop issue with the Trinity builds in 4.7 that is reportedly corrected on Fedora 17 with the latest gcc. 4.7.1 was release upstream yesterday. Just checking on whether there are any hurdles to get over before we see it in Arch. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Virtual Box Update Fails
by Victor Silva 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

Folks with the last kernel I can no longer build virtualbox, here is the error log: *Targets (2): virtualbox-4.1.16-1 virtualbox-modules-4.1.16-2 Total Installed Size: 66.86 MiB Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y (0/2) checking package integrity (1/2) checking package integrity (2/2) checking package integrity (0/2) loading package files (1/2) loading package files (2/2) loading package files (0/2) checking for file conflicts (1/2) checking for file conflicts (2/2) checking for file conflicts error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) virtualbox-modules: /lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-ARCH/vboxdrv.ko.gz exists in filesystem virtualbox-modules: /lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-ARCH/vboxnetadp.ko.gz exists in filesystem virtualbox-modules: /lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-ARCH/vboxnetflt.ko.gz exists in filesystem virtualbox-modules: /lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-ARCH/vboxpci.ko.gz exists in filesystem Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.* Can I move those files? Regards, Victor

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[arch-general] [kernel/update] Found hardware: "HDA-Intel: "Conexant CX20561 (Hermosa)"
by Mateusz Loskot 16 Jun '12

16 Jun '12

Hi, Every day, I run pacman -Syyu on my Arch x86-64 installed on ThinkPad T400. I did it today too and, without a single change in my configuration, I've noticed a new message on boot: Found hardware: "HDA-Intel: "Conexant CX20561 (Hermosa)" ... Hardware is initialized using a generic method It doesn't really bother me, but I wonder where the sudden change from? $ uname -a Linux dog 3.4.2-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 11 22:27:17 CEST 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net

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[arch-general] Keyboard and mouse not working in X
by pants 16 Jun '12

16 Jun '12

Last night, I updated my system with everything from the past week or so. Everything went smoothly. Today, however, I discovered that upon launching X, using, for instance, > xinit /usr/bin/xterm my computer stops responding to my USB keyboard and mouse. I can't even switch back to the console using CTRL-ALT-FN. If I SIGTERM the process from ssh, X closes normally and my keyboard resumes function in the console. I've checked, and none of the files in /etc/X11 were modified anytime recently. Any advice? pants.

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[arch-general] Shutdown issue - after updates yesterday
by mike cloaked 15 Jun '12

15 Jun '12

After updating my systems yesterday I am getting a line with a fail at shutdown at the sigterm/killterm point on the screen after exiting from X. I can't find anything in the logs directly related to this but I do have in /var/log/errors/log: Jun 15 10:58:22 localhost NetworkManager[1441]: nm_supplicant_info_set_call: assertion `call != NULL' failed during the bootup time. I know that NetworkManager has had issues in Fedora 16 for a while - eg https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826706 but I don't know if this is related or not. I am running networkmanager 0.9.4.0-5 -- mike c

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[arch-general] Arch box fine tuning
by Arno Gaboury 15 Jun '12

15 Jun '12

Hi everybody, after a few months of running ArchLinux, I feel more comfortable to fine tune my box, and will be happy to get some advices. I am far from being an expert, but usually manage to understand what I am doing and achieve my goals, even if it takes time and a lot of reading and googling. I can qualified myself as a n00b++. My Arch is installed on a SSD with a /boot, / and /usr partitions on it. /home is on another 2T SATA HD. My box dual boot with Ubuntu, even if I don't use it much often now (I wanted to start with Ubuntu to learn, then switch gradually to Arch). The host is a 4 CPU I7 3.4 Mhz with 32 RAM. Here are the changes I plan to make: -convert from MBR to GPT. I understand GPT is more convenient, and the move seems quite trivial using gdisk. -install GRUB2 on the SSD, as until now it was on Ubuntu, and I want to be able to totally delete this distro. -copy my separate /usr partition to my / on the SSD, as a separate /usr is not very convenient. I manage it, but would like to stick to upstream. -install compiz over my XFCE, to be able to give position to my app windows. I want somethimg simple, so maybe don't need the whole group. -build my own Kernel to light it, and maybe give a try to Liquorix -OC my GPU (Nvidia 560 GTX) with nvclock. -create some VM, but I think I am quite OK as I already trained on Ubuntu and the result was fine. I want to install Debian squeeze to run as a web server. Here again, just a training as my final plan is to build a professional website using a remote dedicated Linux server. As experienced users, maybe some of you have some good advices about all this. I usually do everything following Archwiki, very well writen and understandable. TY in advance for sharing experience and hints.

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[arch-general] Virtualbox USB issues after upgrade
by Ralf Mardorf 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Hi, I'm running XP SP2 on Vbox, to handle an iPad2 by iTunes via USB cable. I already had issues in the past, but after an Arch update today sync, recovery, any similar operation doesn't work anymore, regarding to USB issues. I didn't update Arch and sync an iPad by Vbox/iTunes for a long time. Apple about iTunes and issues: "OS virtualization or emulation software may cause restore errors." "Error 1604 This error is often related to USB timing." [spinymouse@archlinux ~]$ uname -a Linux archlinux 3.3.8-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun 5 15:20:32 CEST 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux [spinymouse@archlinux ~]$ pacman -Qi virtualbox Name : virtualbox Version : 4.1.16-1 In the past I sometimes had to reconnect the iPad to Vbox, by Vbox's "Devices > USB devices". Now there always is a connection, but I get USB timing errors. Any ideas how to get back a working Vbox? Ciao, Ralf

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[arch-general] No sound (anymore)
by angelinheavysyrup ‎ 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Hello, Shortly after I last upgraded the alsa-firmware package, I realized that my system could not produce sound anymore. I certainly don't know if this has something to do with the certain upgrade or if it's related to something else that I can't think of at the moment. Is there anything I can do about this?

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[arch-general] DNS server help
by Δημήτρης Ζέρβας 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

I have a VPS and i want to set up a DNS server. first of all do i need a secondary NS? why? no money for second VPS... ideas? also can ANYONE explain me the zones in detail? i've read the wiki a lot of times... thank you! (\_ /) copy the bunny to your profile (0.o ) to help him achieve world domination. (> <) come join the dark side. /_|_\ (we have cookies.)

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[arch-general] shutdown problems
by G. Schlisio 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

hi all, since a few days, i experience some problems on shutdown. i'm running kde and systemd on a fully upgraded system. when shutting down via kde controls (ctrl-alt-del oder button), i am logged off and presented the login screen, but no shutdown occurs. i tried to change the shutdown command from '/sbin/shutdown -h -p now' to '/sbin/shutdown -h now' but that made just no difference. if i use these commands on bash, it shuts down as expected, not showing the login screen. is this somewhat systemd-related? hints appreciated… georg

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