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[arch-general] [community] locke.suu.edu mirror missing packages between N and W/Z?
by Ng Oon-Ee 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Hi, just did my update with yaourt. For [community[, it timed out for me from distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr and ftp.sh.cvut.cz, so I got [community] from locke.suu.edu Basically, after that yaourt checked the AUR for existance of all my [community] packages between letters N and W (I don't have any from X to Z so don't know if that's affected). Examples include openntpd, pulseaudio, powertop, pkgtools, reflector, schroot. Just did another resync (-Syy) and distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr works fine for the packages I mention. So its an issue with locke.suu.edu. Oh, btw, I'm on 64-bit.

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[arch-general] Autofs5 does not mount Nfs4 exports automatically
by Dieter Plaetinck 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

I have this problem for already about a year. hope someone can help me. See http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=79513 for detailed problem description. thanks. Dieter

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[arch-general] Kernel panic with kernel26 2.6.32.2-2 from [core]
by Heiko Baums 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Hi, I already filed a bug report but thought it couldn't harm or even be good to post it to the mailing list, too. Since the update to kernel26 2.6.32.2-2 from [core] I can't boot this kernel anymore. I always get a kernel panic with these messages: Failed to execute /init Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel. Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.32-ARCH #1 Call Trace: [<ffffffff813301c2>] ? panic+0x8a/0x14b [<ffffffff8100a28d>] ? init_post+0xad/0x100 [<ffffffff81502747>] ? kernel_init+0x19d/0x1a8 [<ffffffff8101311a>] ? child_rip+0xa/0x20 [<ffffffff815025aa>] ? kernel_init+0x0/0x1a8 [<ffffffff81013110>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20 I found out that the reason for this is an outdated package in [core]. I don't know yet which package exactly but I guess it's mkinitcpio. After upgrading the system to [testing] and generating a new kernel26.img the system boots again. So, please, either move the packages currently in [testing] to [core] or move kernel26 2.6.32.2-2 back to [testing]. The first would be the best solution I think. See also my bug report: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/17649 Greetings, Heiko

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[arch-general] Happy new year 22 hours late :)
by Michel Di Croci 02 Jan '10

02 Jan '10

Happy new year everyone, especially to the developpers of this still up to date distro ;) Michel

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[arch-general] Gnote cannot run anymore, all of these happen in a sudden.
by LI Ye 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

Hi Listmates, Suddenly I met a problem with Gnote 0.7.0-1, it worked after the recent upgrade I think. However, it aborted unexpectly from the panel now, and run it through gnome-terminal gives this: [liye@thinkpad ~]$ gnote glibmm-ERROR **: unhandled exception (type std::exception) in signal handler: what: basic_string::substr aborting... Aborted pkill gnome-panel or re-login gnome didn't help. All other components of my desktop are updated to the latest stable versions. Any idea? Best Regards, -- LI Ye

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[arch-general] Kernel 2.6.32 Broken
by Steve Holmes 01 Jan '10

01 Jan '10

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 Hey, has anyone been experiencing any problems with the newest kernel26 package from Arch? this would be 2.6.32.2. After upgrading to it, my machine starts to boot but then dies. When I downgrade to kernel26-2.6.31.6, all works fine again. I'm a totally blind guy so haven't had a chance to get anyone to look at the screen for me but one thing sure, no messages get logged to /var/log/syslog or messages. Just thought I would check to see if I'm not alone with these kernel problems. For now, I'm gonna have to downgrade my kernel once again so at least my machine will work again. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFLPARHWSjv55S0LfERA6yWAJ9dPBNCeoiyN8MMfs6GzXiuzhCD+gCgx+n4 RSalNMBb4zFAjag9b4x5arg= =Qozy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [arch-general] Virtualbox and Kernel 2.6.32.2-2
by Ty John 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

Make sure you have kernel26-headers installed and rebuild using the guest additions from community. "Guillermo Leira" <gleira(a)gleira.com> wrote: >> I have just upgraded to this new kernel, and I have a "little" problem: I >> have an i686 Virtual Machine running under VirtualBox, on Windows XP. >Since >> this upgrade, as soon as I enter my password, the system gets completely >> locked. >> >> If I press Ctrl-Alt-F1, I can switch to tty1, but if I get back to login >> screen and try to login, the system locks immediately. >> >> I'm using gnome and GDM. I've been trying to uninstall >virtualbox-utilities, >> reinstall, etc, with no results. > >I have managed to completely uninstall virtualbox guest-additions, and now I >can login. After reinstalling guest-additions (the ones that come with >VirtualBox, because the package in community does not seem to work very >well, but this is another history), and some testing, I have discovered that >I can login if I disable gdm in rc.conf and call it from the command line. > >Best Regards, > >Guillermo Leira > > -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9. Please excuse my brevity.

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[arch-general] firewire_net, 2.6.32.2-2
by Milos Negovanovic 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Hi all, after last kernel update my ethernet over firewire doesn't work any more. Module, firewire_net, is correctly loaded and new interface firewire0 shows up. I can ping other hosts but I can not establish any connections (http, irc, anything). Are new firewire drivers complete? Anyone else seeing this? Box in question is x86_64. Regards -- Milos Negovanovic milos.negovanovic(a)googlemail.com

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[arch-general] What ISO will load a kernel in an AMD K62/450?
by David C. Rankin 28 Dec '09

28 Dec '09

Guys, After the recent discussion about arch working well on old hardware, I decided to dump a suse 10.3 install on an old AMD K6-2/450 and install arch on it. I downloaded the net install iso i686. I knew if it was truly i686 it wouldn't install -- and it didn't. My question is which Arch download, if any, can install on this old hardware. (currently a great little fax server, backup DNS/dhcp box and 40G of storage.) Any help (or the right link) would be appreciated. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com

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[arch-general] mysqld args
by Trav 27 Dec '09

27 Dec '09

The past few updates i've noticed that $MYSQLD_ARGS specified in /etc/conf.d/mysqld isn't being used on /etc/rc.d/mysqld start.. is this a bug or is it used somewhere else? I've searched the init script and haven't seen any mention of the args at all. I've always just fixed it myself by adding $MYSQLD_ARGS after the --datadir command.

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[arch-general] [signoff] kernel 2.6.32.2-2
by Tobias Powalowski 27 Dec '09

27 Dec '09

Hi guys, small rebuild, added Jan's intel i915 patch and changed radeon kms to be disabled by default. Upstream changes: http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges Arch Linux bugfixes/feature requests: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16855 # added CONFIG_PM_DEBUG http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/17106 # added CONFIG_MMIOTRACE Arch Linux changes: - splitted kernel-headers to extra package If you want to build external modules please install: pacman -S kernel26-headers Please change your PKGBUILDS to makedepend on this package. - added xen support to 64bit kernel - changed intel kms enabled by default - radeon kms is now disabled by default Please use the modeset option to enable it. - changed to new firewire subsystem: http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration Please signoff both arches, greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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[arch-general] [PATCH] devtools: Make sure build files are owned by nobody
by Nezmer 27 Dec '09

27 Dec '09

makechrootpkg copies files to "$uniondir/build" after chowning the directory. This means those files are not owned by nobody. This yields to failure when the files are supposed to be dynamically edited. A common use-case is when we build from git or svn and we want $pkver to be upgraded dynamically. Signed-off-by: Nezmer <Nezmer(a)allurelinux.org> --- makechrootpkg | 3 +++ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/makechrootpkg b/makechrootpkg index 1d2282c..9e36f10 100755 --- a/makechrootpkg +++ b/makechrootpkg @@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ if [ -f "ChangeLog" ]; then cp ChangeLog "$uniondir/build/" fi +# Make sure "$uniondir/build/*" owned by nobody before we start building +chown -R nobody "$uniondir/build" + if ! grep "^nobody" "$uniondir/etc/sudoers" >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "allowing 'nobody' sudo rights in the chroot" touch "$uniondir/etc/sudoers" -- 1.6.6

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[arch-general] libglew
by richard terry 27 Dec '09

27 Dec '09

Posted this to the gambas list as my current svn won't compile - they said I needed libglew but can't find it in the repos ?under another name? > Le samedi 26 décembre 2009 22:58:38, richard terry a écrit : > > Making all in opengl > > make[5]: Entering directory `/home/richard/gambas3- > > svn/src/trunk/gb.qt4/src/opengl' > > /bin/sh ../../libtool --tag=CXX --mode=compile g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. > > - I../.. -DQT3_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED -DQT3_SUPPORT -I/usr/include/QtCore - > > I/usr/include/QtGui -I/usr/include/Qt3Support -I/usr/include/QtNetwork - > > I/usr/include/QtSql -I/usr/include/GL/ -DQT_SHARED > > -I/usr/include/QtCore - I/usr/include/QtGui -I/usr/include/QtOpenGL > > -pipe -Wall > > -fno-exceptions - Wno-unused-value -fsigned-char -fvisibility=hidden -g > > -Os -fno-omit-frame- pointer -MT main.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/main.Tpo -c > > -o main.lo main.cpp libtool: compile: g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../.. > > -DQT3_SUPPORT -DQT_SHARED - DQT3_SUPPORT -I/usr/include/QtCore > > -I/usr/include/QtGui - > > I/usr/include/Qt3Support -I/usr/include/QtNetwork -I/usr/include/QtSql - > > I/usr/include/GL/ -DQT_SHARED -I/usr/include/QtCore -I/usr/include/QtGui > > - I/usr/include/QtOpenGL -pipe -Wall -fno-exceptions -Wno-unused-value > > -fsigned- char -fvisibility=hidden -g -Os -fno-omit-frame-pointer -MT > > main.lo -MD -MP - MF .deps/main.Tpo -c main.cpp -fPIC -DPIC -o > > .libs/main.o > > In file included from main.cpp:29: > > CGLarea.h:30:21: error: GL/glew.h: No such file or directory > > make[5]: *** [main.lo] Error 1 > *************************************************** > Yes, now you need libglew package (and devel files of course) *************************************************** regards richard

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[arch-general] stellarium and x with intel 965
by Sergey Manucharian 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

Hi folks, Stellarium won't run properly in my ThinkPad R61 with Intel 965 graphic card. The main window with stars, labels, grids etc. looks fine, but all the dialogs and toolbars' icons are distorted and not "readable" at all. The screenshot is at [1]. stellarium 0.10.2-3 xorg-server 1.7.3.901-1 xorg driver "intel" I've checked it with the same configuration with different HW (EEE PC) - it works perfectly. Any ideas? Thanks, Sergey [1] http://ingeniware.com/downloads/images402b3d63aad79fe059b514174bffe4ae/stel…

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[arch-general] kernel26-2.6.32.2-1 -- Radeon module (EE) config/hal ... org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied
by David C. Rankin 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

Guys, Working between the radeon and radeonhd modules, I noticed a strange error as the last line in my Xorg.0.log today that caught me by surprise. It was a hal/DBus error that I haven't seen before. Strange, what is a hal/dbus error doing in my Xorg log? The Radeon driver seems to be working OK, but I would like to find out what is going wrong and how I can fix the system so I don't get this error anymore. The error is: (II) RADEON(0): Setting screen physical size to 381 x 238 (EE) config/hal: couldn't find input device: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied (Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.11" (uid=0 pid=16410 comm="/usr/bin/X) interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Manager" member="FindDeviceByCapability" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination="org.freedesktop.Hal" (uid=0 pid=4062 comm="/usr/sbin/hald))) The box is my Toshiba 205d x86_64 laptop w/Radeon RS690M. The full log is here: http://www.3111skyline.com/download/linux/radeonhd/log/Xorg.0.22095221.log Anybody know what to do to figure out what is going on here? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com

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[arch-general] MAYDAY - drm/mesa/libgl/radeon updates - laptop stuck in 1152x864 - kdm locks on logout!
by David C. Rankin 24 Dec '09

24 Dec '09

Guys, I got bit bad tonight by the updates tonight. X starts but is stuck at 1152x864, if I log out, X freezes. Looks like bad libdrm and lib32-libdrm packages. Specifically, I upgraded: [2009-12-23 00:30] starting full system upgrade [2009-12-23 00:31] upgraded libdrm (2.4.17-1 -> 2.4.17-2) [2009-12-23 00:31] upgraded libgl (7.6-2 -> 7.6.1-1) [2009-12-23 00:31] upgraded ati-dri (7.6-2 -> 7.6.1-1) [2009-12-23 00:31] upgraded lib32-libdrm (2.4.16-1 -> 2.4.17-2) [2009-12-23 00:31] upgraded lib32-libgl (7.6-2 -> 7.6.1-1) [2009-12-23 00:31] upgraded lib32-mesa (7.6-2 -> 7.6.1-1) [2009-12-23 00:31] upgraded mesa (7.6-2 -> 7.6.1-1) [2009-12-23 00:31] upgraded system-config-printer-common (1.1.13-1 -> 1.1.15-1) [2009-12-23 00:31] upgraded system-config-printer-gnome (1.1.13-1 -> 1.1.15-1) Next logout, the machine changed from 1440x900 to 1152x864 (the initial frame buffer resolution). Currently I am not using KMS with the radeon driver due to the current driver/initrd issues. I tried using a minimal xorg.conf setting the preferred resolution to 1440x900 (like I have done before to switch between the radeon/radeonhd drivers). X crashed immediately. Yes I had screens defined. X always started just fine with this xorg before. This is a short log: (this is the complete Xorg.0.log) X.Org X Server 1.7.3.901 (1.7.4 RC 1) Release Date: 2009-12-11 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.32-ARCH x86_64 Current Operating System: Linux alchemy 2.6.32-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Dec 20 10:01:30 CET 2009 x86_64 Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/b004715c-1666-458a-b827-2bbb1d4a735e ro Build Date: 12 December 2009 08:39:02PM <snipped the definitions> Fatal server error: no screens found Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. (WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor OK, so I had 2 choices, either try KMS with the nonworking drm or downgrade. I decided to downgrade. So I tried to downgrade with: pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/libdrm-2.4.17-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz /var/cache/pacman/pkg/libgl-7.6.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ati-dri-7.6.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz /var/cache/pacman/pkg/lib32-libdrm-2.4.16-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz /var/cache/pacman/pkg/lib32-libgl-7.6.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz /var/cache/pacman/pkg/lib32-mesa-7.6.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz /var/cache/pacman/pkg/mesa-7.6.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz Which failed dependencies with mesa/libmesa requiring libdrm/lib32-libdrm > or = 2.4.17-2. HUH?? Deps whacked somewhere, I just upgraded from 2.4.17-1 and it was working fine... So I just eliminated the libdrm/lib32-libdrm packages and downgraded leaving drm the way mesa/libmesa wanted it. (Note the different downgrade times for libdrm below) X was still stuck in 1152x864, this caused me to suspect libdrm was the problem. So I went ahead and downgraded libdrm/lib32-drm with pacman -U --nodeps and then rebooted --> BING0 right back to 1440x900. Some notes on the log for the downgrade. The downgrade log looks weird to me. Maybe that's the way it should look, but I would expect correct version numbers: [2009-12-23 02:00] upgraded libgl (7.6.1-1 -> 7.6.1-1) [2009-12-23 02:00] upgraded ati-dri (7.6.1-1 -> 7.6.1-1) [2009-12-23 02:00] upgraded lib32-libgl (7.6.1-1 -> 7.6.1-1) [2009-12-23 02:00] upgraded lib32-mesa (7.6.1-1 -> 7.6.1-1) [2009-12-23 02:00] upgraded mesa (7.6.1-1 -> 7.6.1-1) [2009-12-23 02:04] upgraded libdrm (2.4.17-2 -> 2.4.17-1) [2009-12-23 02:04] upgraded lib32-libdrm (2.4.17-2 -> 2.4.16-1) I may have missed some changelog that says change your config to XYZ for these packages, but honestly it just looks like this set of updates isn't quite done cooking yet. Let me know if you need for info, etc. I'm glad to provide logs, etc. I'll also go ahead and open a ticket if you think it is necessary. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com

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[arch-general] Xorg changes / DRM modules
by Andreas Radke 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

I've updated the git packages for nouveau and ati ddx driver packages in testing. I also updated the nouveau-drm package. This required to add the new nouveau-firmware package. It will be also needed to use kernel nouveau-drm module that will be introduced with kernel 2.6.33. I will keep updating the separate nouveua-drm module for a while to get features and fixes faster than in Linus tree. The firmware will probably also result in loading issues in early kms mode. We might think about recommending late mode for now. libdrm has been updated to 2.4.17 - this is breaking all radeon 3d stuff and will require changes in MESA when I understand the upstream devs right. Mesa7.7 is expected in a few days anyways and should make Radeon 3d stuff working again after a few late commits (7.7rc4 doesn't build with new libdrm). Other drivers should still work. Please test them. Radeon kms is still buggy like hell and unusable for my RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200M] card. It makes X and the whole system freeze instantly when moving windows around or when I try to start 3d apps. Sometimes even at Xorg start at all. This has been introduced with 2.6.32 kernels. Upstream recommends to try the various drm trees: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.dri.devel/40626 Any opinions from other ati users what branch is the most stable and useful these days? I'm thinking about adding a radeon-drm kernel module package to solve the tons of speed and stability issues. As already written on the closed devel list, I'd like to get help for these packages from other devs and community members. Whoever is well informed in Xorg/kernel drm development and wants to help to stabilize our drivers please contact me. -Andy

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[arch-general] Where'd the media:/ kioslave go in KDE4?
by David Rosenstrauch 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Anyone know where the "media:/" kioslave has gone? When I enter that into konqueror it tells me "Protocol not supported media". For that matter, "system:/" and a few others seem to be missing as well. Am I missing some packages? Or did these go the way of the dodo in KDE4? Thanks, DR

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[arch-general] [pkgstats] Patch to allow pkgstats to submit info through a proxy (if this is setted on http_proxy)
by Angel Velásquez 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Hi, I've been trying to submit my stats to the statistics page [1], then I realized that I wasn't submitting anything (I had pkgstats running on a cron). Then I decided to find the reason and it's simply I am behing a noisy and non-transparent proxy (ISA Server which is even worst). So, I decided to do a little patch to pkgstats, I've tested and now it's working .. (I am checking if the http_proxy env var is empty and else I am setting a variable called prox which have the value of the proxy). Just that ;), patch attached [1] https://www.archlinux.de/?page=PackageStatistics -- Angel Velásquez angvp @ irc.freenode.net Arch Linux Trusted User Linux Counter: #359909 http://www.angvp.com

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Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] Xorg changes / DRM modules
by Heiko Baums 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Writing again to arch-general because of write permissions. Am Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:21:03 +0100 schrieb Andreas Radke <a.radke(a)arcor.de>: > The sad part is that we leave all people with modern Ati cards in the > dark until upstream declares their code as stable. This will make them > going back to software rasterizer and either force them to use the > closed source driver or use weird self made git packages from AUR. Doesn't matter. A stable running system is better than new features which don't work yet, lead to regular crashes and make a system unusable. Some people need a stable system for working and need to trust in the stable repos. > Because I'm also affected with my weird X200m card I'm still looking > for a good solution how to offer a good set of binary packages people > can use to try modern code. I could do this on my own like all other > people from AUR but we could also setup an additional unstable repo at > Gerolde. I could do this also in my public dir. I'd prefer to have > people using one set of codebase for reporting bugs upstream. What do > you think? Aren't there already git versions for these packages in AUR? If you want to provide binary packages for them you could just move them to community or extra. But keep the names e.g. mesa-git, libdrm-git etc. and add a provides and conflicts variable to the PKGBUILDs (e.g. provides=libdrm and conflicts=libdrm). And by default (e.g. with pacman -S xorg) the stable packages are installed and if someone wants to test the unstable packages he can simply install the git packages. You could also add a new group xorg-git. In this case there should also a conflicts variable be added to the PKGBUILDs of the stable packages (conflicts=libdrm-git). I think with this solution everyone could be happy, people who need a stable system and people who want to test the latest unstable versions. And it has the advantage that people can easily switch between the stable and the unstable packages depending on how those packages work. When the new features go into the stable upstream packages the git versions could simply be removed from the repos. Greetings, Heiko

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[arch-general] A universal Operating System API - why don't we have it?
by RedShift 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

Hi all It dawned on my that lots of industries have standards and companies generally keep to them. For example slabs of aluminium have standard sizes, building materials have well defined specifications, or take electrical components: there's a huge list of standardized components. You can expect between 220 and 240 VAC from your wall socket, fuses have standard formats and ratings, 1 meter here is exactly the same as 1 meter in another country, etc... Even CD's, which have been around for decades by now, have always been created using the same format (albeit extended somewhat, over time, but a normal CD pressed now should still play in a CD player that's 20 years old). It allows for a very competitive market where choices are made based on price, quality, availability, etc... Why doesn't the computer business have something similar? Sure processors are interchangeable in a limited way, we use standardized RAM, standard interfaces for accessing our peripherals, etc... But not when it comes to software. Why don't we have one universal API that works on every operating system? Yes there is libc, the language C is defined "in some way", but I'm talking about stuff that would make applications 100% portable. Things like enumerating all hardware devices, configuring a network interface, drawing a window, ejecting the CD-ROM drive, getting notified about new hardware plugged in, etc... It's different on every operating system. You cannot write a driver for Linux and expect it to work on FreeBSD. You cannot write an application for windows and expect it to work on Linux. When you buy a piece of hardware you usually hope for the best that it'll work out-of-the-box including all "extra" features. So why is that? Why hasn't someone stepped up and even try and create a universal operating system API? Is it because the computer business is still a "child" in some way, compared to other industries? Just a thought. Glenn

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[arch-general] Kernel 2.6.32
by Frank Hale 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

I was using the testing kernel 2.6.32 without an issue but then when the kernel went to core my system would no longer boot. It would start to boot half way then just go dead. I don't have any error messages to post because the screen went blank. Grub was working fine as far as I can tell. I had to use the Arch live CD to revert kernels back to an earlier version. Has anyone been having issues with the stable kernel 2.6.32? Like I said, 2.6.32 from testing worked fine. Thanks.

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Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] nano 2.2.1-1
by Heiko Baums 21 Dec '09

21 Dec '09

Am Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:09:05 +0100 schrieb Andreas Radke <a.radke(a)arcor.de>: > note: since 2.2.0 nano failed to open PKGBUILDs for me. after removing > old /etc/nanorc and replacing it with the new one it works again. I'm answering to arch-general because I can't write to arch-dev-public. This issue is with the file /usr/share/nano/arch.nanorc. I haven't looked at it but after disabling it nano works again. Greetings, Heiko

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[arch-general] [signoff] kernel 2.6.32.2-1
by Tobias Powalowski 21 Dec '09

21 Dec '09

Hi guys, Upstream changes: http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges Arch Linux bugfixes/feature requests: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16855 # added CONFIG_PM_DEBUG http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/17106 # added CONFIG_MMIOTRACE Arch Linux changes: - splitted kernel-headers to extra package If you want to build external modules please install: pacman -S kernel26-headers Please change your PKGBUILDS to makedepend on this package. - added xen support to 64bit kernel - changed intel kms enabled by default - changed to new firewire subsystem: http://ieee1394.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Juju_Migration Please signoff both arches, greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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[arch-general] Automount
by Baho Utot 21 Dec '09

21 Dec '09

New install using the latest USB install image. I am having trouble with automounting in KDE both usb and dvd/cd roms This is the error from an error dialog box Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.9" (uid=1000 pid=4563 comm="kded [kdeinit] --new-startup) interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" member="Mount" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination="org.freedesktop.Hal" (uid=0 pid=4323 comm="/usr/sbin/hald)) I have looked at the wiki Hal and haven't figured this out, I am of the option that this is related to consolekit, Is there a wiki entry for consolekit ? I havn't found one. Also the newer version of cups doesn't allow me to setup the duplexer on my HP LaserJet 2300d, the older one always worked. Thanks for your help

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