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

[arch-general] fglrx driver doesn't work
by Ralf Mardorf 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

Hi :) the fglrx driver doesn't work. Perhaps I missed a typo or some settings are bad or are missing. IIUC RS690 is supported by the current driver. I added the output of # grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log # hwinfo --gfxcard # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf the versions of catalyst-hook, catalyst-utils and xorg-server below. I verified that xf86-video-ati really was removed and verified that "nomodeset" is set for the Arch Linux kernels. "catalyst_build_module all"'s output was ok, for both kernels. suse11-2:/home/spinymouse11.2 # ls -hAl /media/archlinux/usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-rt/fglrx.ko.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 884K 2012-09-27 12:31 /media/archlinux/usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-rt/fglrx.ko.gz suse11-2:/home/spinymouse11.2 # ls -hAl /media/archlinux/usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.5-ARCH/fglrx.ko.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 883K 2012-09-27 12:32 /media/archlinux/usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.5-ARCH/fglrx.ko.gz suse11-2:/home/spinymouse11.2 # cat /media/archlinux/root/arch_fglrx.txt # grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log >> arch_fglrx.txt [ 45.366] Current Operating System: Linux archlinux 3.4.11-rt19-1-rt #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Fri Sep 21 13:19:10 UTC 2012 x86_64 (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. [ 45.375] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER [ 45.448] (EE) No supported AMD display adapters were found [ 45.448] (EE) No devices detected. # shutdown -r now # grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log >> arch_fglrx.txt [ 29.463] Current Operating System: Linux archlinux 3.5.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Sep 15 08:12:04 CEST 2012 x86_64 (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. [ 29.470] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER [ 29.541] (EE) No supported AMD display adapters were found [ 29.541] (EE) No devices detected. # hwinfo --gfxcard >> arch_fglrx.txt 28: PCI 105.0: 0300 VGA compatible controller (VGA) [Created at pci.319] Unique ID: ul7N.A_MYUPeZ6pD Parent ID: vSkL.Objt6VSItgC SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:05.0 SysFS BusID: 0000:01:05.0 Hardware Class: graphics card Model: "ATI RS690 [Radeon X1200 Series]" Vendor: pci 0x1002 "ATI Technologies Inc" Device: pci 0x791e "RS690 [Radeon X1200 Series]" SubVendor: pci 0x1043 "ASUSTeK Computer Inc." SubDevice: pci 0x826d Memory Range: 0xd0000000-0xdfffffff (ro,non-prefetchable) Memory Range: 0xfdff0000-0xfdffffff (rw,non-prefetchable) I/O Ports: 0xce00-0xceff (rw) Memory Range: 0xfde00000-0xfdefffff (rw,non-prefetchable) IRQ: 18 (2 events) I/O Ports: 0x3c0-0x3df (rw) Module Alias: "pci:v00001002d0000791Esv00001043sd0000826Dbc03sc00i00" Driver Info #0: Driver Status: radeon is active Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe radeon" Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown Attached to: #10 (PCI bridge) Primary display adapter: #28 # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf >> arch_fglrx.txt Section "Module" Load "extmod" Load "dri" Load "dbe" Load "dri2" Load "glx" Load "record" Load "GLcore" #Load "v4l" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Plug 'n' Play" ModelName "Plug 'n' Play" DisplaySize 305 230 HorizSync 29-98 VertRefresh 50-120 modeline "1152x864" 128.42 1152 1232 1360 1568 864 865 868 910 Gamma 1.0 EndSection Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] #Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>] #Option "VideoKey" # <i> #Option "MergedFB" "off" #old debian/ubuntu Identifier "Card0" Driver "fglrx" #Driver "radeon" #Driver "nvidia" #Driver "nv" #Driver "nouveau" #Driver "vesa" #VendorName "nVidia Corporation" #BoardName "G72 [GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS]" #BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" Defaultdepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1152x864" #Virtual 3840 1200 EndSubSection # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 1 # EndSubSection # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 4 # EndSubSection # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 8 # EndSubSection # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 15 # EndSubSection # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 16 # EndSubSection # SubSection "Display" # Viewport 0 0 # Depth 24 # EndSubSection EndSection # grep nomodeset /mnt/oz/boot/grub/menu.lst >> arch_fglrx.txt kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux-rt root=/dev/sda9 ro nomodeset #kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux-rt root=/dev/sda9 ro nomodeset kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda9 ro nomodeset kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda9 ro nomodeset # pacman -Qi catalyst-hook | grep Ver >> arch_fglrx.txt Version : 12.8-1 # pacman -Qi catalyst-utils | grep Ver >> arch_fglrx.txt Version : 12.8-1 # pacman -Qi xorg-server | grep Ver >> arch_fglrx.txt Version : 1.12.4-1 # pacman -Qi xf86-video-ati error: package 'xf86-video-ati' was not found Regards, Ralf

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[arch-general] Fonts larger after suspend
by Michael Nawrocki 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

I'm using the font: Droid Sans size 10 for my default font, set in ~/.gtkrc-2.0. I'm using DWM as my window manager, so nothing fancy there. Sometimes, after I wake my computer from suspend, the font size in use by my windows gets larger, I'd say by a point or two. This started happening around when I switched over to systemd, although I can't say for certain that systemd is the cause. It doesn't happen every time, but happens often enough to be an annoyance. Any ideas on how I can fix this? Thanks, Mike

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[arch-general] Proprietary nvidia driver for different kernels
by Ralf Mardorf 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

Hi :) until now I switch between the FLOSS nv driver and the proprietary nvidia driver at startup, depending to the kernel I boot. IOW I use the nv driver with kernel-rt and the proprietary with 3.5.3-1-ARCH. If I try to boot the kernel-rt, I get a black screen. [spinymouse@archlinux ~]$ pacman -Qi nvidia | grep Ver Version : 304.43-1 [spinymouse@archlinux ~]$ pacman -Qi nvidia-rt | grep Ver Version : 304.43-1 [spinymouse@archlinux ~]$ pacman -Qi nvidia-utils | grep Ver Version : 304.43-1 [spinymouse@archlinux ~]$ pacman -Qi xf86-video-nv | grep Ver Version : 2.1.20-1 [spinymouse@archlinux ~]$ grep DAEMONS /etc/rc.conf # DAEMONS DAEMONS=(!69switch_xorg.conf hwclock syslog-ng !network !netfs crond acpid dbus networkmanager rtirq) Any ideas? The graphics is a GeForce 7200 GS. The nv driver is ok, but I have to readjust the monitor if I switch from nvidia and soon or later it will be dropped. The vesa driver won't provide the needed resolution and noveau

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[arch-general] courier-maildrop package failed installation
by Jude DaShiell 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

I tried that delivery agent and authgen library failed to install and later I couldn't get it started. Fortunately procmail posed no similar problems on installation. Is courier-maildrop not supported for amd64 k8 athelon machines? If that's the case that would explain this failure. I can install that on an i386 type machine and I may just to test this hypothesis. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdashiel(a)shellworld.net> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash

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[arch-general] ABS and pacman
by Manolo Martínez 26 Sep '12

26 Sep '12

Hello, I've just had a minor hiccup, because one of the packages updated in my pacman -Syu this morning substituted a version I had tweaked the ABS way. Nothing serious, as I say, and wholly my fault, but yet I was wondering: Would it be possible/make sense to have pacman inform us whenever it is going to substitute a package that has been ABS'd? Manolo --

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Re: [arch-general] Unsubscribe (was: testing/systemd 191-1 failed to boot)
by Denis A. Altoé Falqueto 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)alice-dsl.net> wrote: > This might be helpful > http://lmgtfy.com/?q=arch+wiki+email+filter I'm really tired of this nonsense, so I'll unsubscribe. No need to answer me, because I'll not see it. Not that it will be any loss for Arch per se, but I really think that the Arch community is one of the best things in Arch itself. Unfortunately, this channel is corrupted by trolls that don't diferentiate the time to answer with helpful content and the time to stay quiet. Destroying the list by being reckless is a real shame. I'll just leave this here, if anyone is interested: http://archlinux.me/brain0/2012/09/10/yet-another-systemd-comment/ -- A: Because it obfuscates the reading. Q: Why is top posting so bad? For more information, please read: http://idallen.com/topposting.html ------------------------------------------- Denis A. Altoe Falqueto Linux user #524555 -------------------------------------------

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[arch-general] Wanted: advice dual-booting Arch and Windows 7 on new laptop
by Robbie Smith 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Hi everyone TL;DR: I've just bought a new HP Pavilion g6-2103ax, and I'm having difficulties trying to figure out how I can dual-boot it with Windows 7 (which was preinstalled). Windows *still* defaults to using MBR partitions, and even though the system is UEFI, HP have used some trickery somewhere to make it boot from BIOS. To make matters worse, the disk table already has four partitions: SYSTEM: 199 MB NTFS Windows C drive: ~ 450 GB NTFS HP Recovery partition: 18.5 GB NTFS HP_TOOLS: 99 MB FAT32 The SYSTEM partition seems to contain the Windows bootloader, or something along those lines. The HP Recovery partition contains the software necessary to do a factory reset, and HP_TOOLS contains some UEFI applications (some system diagnostic things). C drive is Windows. What I was thinking of doing was shrinking C drive, and deleting the recovery partition to make space for Arch. But on my first attempt, parted bricked the table, and whilst I was able to recover it, Windows refused to boot. I obtained recovery disks to restore it, but they are completely non-interactive so cannot be used to rescue Windows, only reset to factory initial state. Due to the arrangement of the partitions, I don't think creating an Extended partition will work (they need to be the last one in the table, don't they?), and while I've read GRUB2 can use /boot in LVM, I'm not sure whether this will work. Also, I've never used GRUB2 before, and its configs look formidable compared to Syslinux. Ideally I'd switch to GPT, but Windows needs to be booted in UEFI mode for this, but I have no idea how to enable this as there's neither a switch in the BIOS settings, nor settings in Windows. Can anyone advise me on how I could overcome these issues? Has anyone had any experience with new HP g6 models?

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[arch-general] Upgrading an old system
by Guillermo Leira 25 Sep '12

25 Sep '12

Hi! I have just finished upgrading a system that was powered off (broken battery) since February 2011. Just for the fun of doing so. I couldn't help saying it... I'm quite proud of this achievement. ;-) Guillermo Leira

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[arch-general] Bind mount /dev from fstab with systemd
by Mauro Santos 24 Sep '12

24 Sep '12

I've been trying to (r)bind mount /dev from fstab and it is failing for some reason that I can't figure out. I have tried to mount it on demand, only when accessed, since the chroot where I need it is not used very often, to try and achieve that I've tried the following line in fstab: /dev /path/to/chroot/dev none rbind,noauto,x-systemd.automount 0 0 This didn't work, trying 'ls /path/to/chroot/dev' seems to hang forever and the output from journalctl says: systemd[1]: Job dev.device/start timed out. systemd[1]: Job extra-chroot-centos-dev.mount/start failed with result 'dependency'. systemd[1]: Job dev.device/start failed with result 'timeout'. I have also tried mounting it on boot using: /dev /path/to/chroot/dev none rbind 0 0 Which also doesn't work and makes the boot process stop, the machine is still responsive to ctrl-alt-del and reboots cleanly but there is no indication of why it stops. Bind mounting /proc and /sys when accessed works fine, also mounting manually with 'mount --rbind /dev /path/to/chroot/dev' works just fine, I am out of ideas and google doesn't know either, any tips or pointers are welcome. -- Mauro Santos

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[arch-general] Eject and Util-linux conflict
by Victor Silva 24 Sep '12

24 Sep '12

Folks after trying to update today I got the following error: util-linux and eject are in conflict According to this: http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2012-July/023320.html I could just go yes but pacman suggests me to answer no. I've found nothing on the boards nor webpage. Have anyone had this situation? Regards, vfbsilva

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