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[arch-general] What is the current wiki-poliicy for re-writing contributions?
by David C. Rankin 25 Mar '16

25 Mar '16

Archdevs, What is the current policy for having wiki-contributions re-written? I have been a wiki-contributor for years, I've more than 28 years Unix/Linux experience, I am an attorney, a registered professional engineer, and I have spent years doing technical writing for NASA MOD and Space Flight Operations -- I know technical writing. Over the past year or so it seems like every wiki contribution made is re-written to the point that the immediacy of the needed information is lost, is replaced by a link, or the contribution is reworded in a bewildering manner. Under what criteria does this take place? It has gotten to the point where you just get tired of helping -- why bother? Under the current system, the pages are slowly becoming less-useful rather than more useful as more and more information is chopped out of pages or replaced by links to 3rd-party pages that may (or may not) be there tomorrow. When I first began using Arch in '09, the pages were written such that you could fully-complete whatever task the page addressed without bouncing around from page-to-page hunting for all the pieces of the puzzle. That is no longer the case. Don't get me wrong, the Arch-wiki pages are still by far the most useful of any distribution, but understanding the criteria under which this is taking place will help those willing to contribute determine whether to make a contribution or not. The goal being to keep the Arch-wiki, the very best that it can be. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] startx on arch vm running on ESXI (when accessed via ssh - do I need a DM?)
by David C. Rankin 23 Mar '16

23 Mar '16

All, When I ended up with a hand-me-down supermicro server from a local ISP, I decided to try virtualizing all my hosts. The company I got this from recommended vmware ESXI as the hypervisor. It was a pleasant surprise to find that ESXI is a basic Linux system. (albeit a very limited and quirky setup). I've installed Arch as the first vm, assigning 8-cores and 16G of RAM. It is up and running fine. (it is installed on a raid1 array volume from a LSI controller which exists as a single datastore in esxi -- if that makes any difference) I am trying to setup fluxbox on arch so I can access the vm via rdesktop (or something similar) via a GUI on a as needed basis. I would rather not have a display manager running all the time, so I'm attempting to use the startx route. I've used the following to try and get this going: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fluxbox https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinitrc https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xorg https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Display_manager The configuration is good, but I'm stuck attempting to start X. X is refusing to start due to the fact I'm accessing Arch by ssh. When I try to start x, I receive the following error telling me that "Only console users are allowed": $ startx /usr/lib/xorg-server/Xorg.wrap: Only console users are allowed to run the X server xinit: giving up xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused xinit: server error Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console I understand that it wants X only to be started from the actual physical console, but when I access the vm over ssh, I don't have one. (I am starting the vm, ssh'ed into esxi with 'vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 1', so there is no console anywhere else) What would be the best solution? Have arch boot to the graphical target loading a display manager? ... or is there some way I can simply startx as needed so I don't leave the dm running all the time on the vm? Thanks for any help you can provide. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Adding new disks > 2T to system that boots with grub, can GPT be used for new disks?
by David C. Rankin 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

All, I'm confused by the partitioning wiki (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Partitioning) It says: If using GRUB legacy as the bootloader, one must use MBR What about adding disks to this system? Must they be partitioned MBR or can I use GPT on the additional disks. (I haven't used GPT before, so this has me stumped). Current setup is Arch booting from grub (grub2) on 1T raid1 mdadm array. I have a pair of 3T drives I want to add to the system. (as a 3T raid1 mdadm array). I want to use the entire disk in a single partition which is why I want to partition the disks GPT (leaving 100M unpartitioned at the end). Can I use GPT on the new disks, or am I stuck with MBR? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Why does newly created raid1 array not have /dev/disk/by-uuid entry?
by David C. Rankin 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

All, I created GPT partitions on a pair of new 3T drives configured in raid1 as md4 on my system, e.g.: # cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [raid1] md4 : active raid1 sdd[1] sdc[0] 2930135488 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] [=>...................] resync = 5.3% (157758400/2930135488) finish=235.0min speed=196538K/sec bitmap: 21/22 pages [84KB], 65536KB chunk md0 : active raid1 sdb5[1] sda5[0] 511680 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] md2 : active raid1 sda7[0] sdb7[1] 921030656 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] bitmap: 0/7 pages [0KB], 65536KB chunk md1 : active raid1 sdb6[1] sda6[0] 52396032 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] md3 : active raid1 sda8[0] sdb8[1] 2115584 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] unused devices: <none> Then 'mdadm --detail --scan' finds the UUID for the array, e.g.: # mdadm --detail --scan ARRAY /dev/md3 metadata=1.2 name=archiso:3 UUID=8b37af66:b34403aa:fa4ce6f1:5eb4b7c8 ARRAY /dev/md1 metadata=1.2 name=archiso:1 UUID=62b42a42:c8b4eed1:295864d2:f815b367 ARRAY /dev/md2 metadata=1.2 name=archiso:2 UUID=73a0a0b5:fa3629e1:7c1a7c87:23044fc8 ARRAY /dev/md0 metadata=1.2 name=archiso:0 UUID=04940526:cfa6af2b:72c234e2:a987a858 ARRAY /dev/md4 metadata=1.2 name=valkyrie:4 UUID=6e520607:f152d8b9:dd2a3bec:5f9dc875 I updated /etc/mdadm.conf with that information and was then going to do the same for /etc/fstab. Before doing so, I thought I would confirm the UUID in /dev/disk/by-uuid, # l /dev/disk/by-uuid/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Mar 19 16:41 3c0d11b5-c637-4def-a6e0-f48a4a17e71a -> ../../md0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Mar 19 16:41 402a70c8-b51b-41a0-aa88-3aa37c8dd6fd -> ../../md2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Mar 19 16:41 515ef9dc-769f-4548-9a08-3a92fa83d86b -> ../../md1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Mar 19 16:41 8920ca3f-f253-4011-9c9e-a6be513527e0 -> ../../md3 Huh? No UUID for /dev/md4? Does it just not show up until the next boot? What gives? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Issues with Bluetooth Headset
by Jayesh Badwaik 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

Hi, After the latest update to my system, whenever I try to connect my bluetooth headset, it connects properly, and then after sometime, it immediately disconnects. Does anyone know what is happening? Thank. I have attached the error messages below. The main error which I have seem to found out is this in the journal: 07:28:25 systemd-coredump[9501]: Process 9419 (bluetoothd) of user 0 dumped core. Stack trace of thread 9419: #0 0x000000000042467e n/a (bluetoothd) #1 0x0000000000420fb9 n/a (bluetoothd) #2 0x00007f1510370c3a g_main_context_dispatch (libglib-2.0.so.0) #3 0x00007f1510370fe0 n/a (libglib-2.0.so.0) #4 0x00007f1510371302 g_main_loop_run (libglib-2.0.so.0) #5 0x000000000040ba48 n/a (bluetoothd) #6 0x00007f150f949710 __libc_start_main (libc.so.6) #7 0x000000000040c1c9 n/a (bluetoothd) Apart from the following errors from the $ journalctl -r -u bluetooth.service 07:35:03 : Endpoint registered: sender=:1.132 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink 07:35:03 : Endpoint registered: sender=:1.132 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource 07:35:03 : Endpoint registered: sender=:1.132 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink 07:35:03 : Endpoint registered: sender=:1.132 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource 07:35:03 : sap-server: Operation not permitted (1) 07:35:03 : Sap driver initialization failed. 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : gatt-time-server: Input/output error (5) 07:35:03 : Current Time Service could not be registered 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Error adding Link Loss service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Failed to obtain handles for "Service Changed" characteristic 07:35:03 : Endpoint registered: sender=:1.132 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink 07:35:03 : Endpoint registered: sender=:1.132 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource 07:35:03 : Endpoint registered: sender=:1.132 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink 07:35:03 : Endpoint registered: sender=:1.132 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource 07:35:03 : sap-server: Operation not permitted (1) 07:35:03 : Sap driver initialization failed. 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : gatt-time-server: Input/output error (5) 07:35:03 : Current Time Service could not be registered 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Error adding Link Loss service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Failed to obtain handles for "Service Changed" characteristic 07:35:03 : sap-server: Operation not permitted (1) 07:35:03 : Sap driver initialization failed. 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : gatt-time-server: Input/output error (5) 07:35:03 : Current Time Service could not be registered 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 wadner systemd[1]: Started Bluetooth service. 07:35:03 : Error adding Link Loss service 07:35:03 wadner systemd[1]: Starting Bluetooth service... 07:35:03 : Not enough free handles to register service 07:35:03 : Failed to obtain handles for "Service Changed" characteristic 07:35:03 : Bluetooth management interface 1.10 initialized 07:35:03 : Starting SDP server 07:35:03 : Bluetooth daemon 5.38 07:35:03 wadner systemd[1]: bluetooth.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'. 07:35:03 wadner systemd[1]: bluetooth.service: Unit entered failed state. 07:35:03 wadner systemd[1]: bluetooth.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=11/SEGV -- Cheers Jayesh Badwaik

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[arch-general] Htop 2.0 fonts
by Garmine 42 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

Hi! Since the update to 2.0 the usage graphs use nonexisting fonts - both TTY and uxterm show the "empty box" unicode character instead of the fonts shown on htop 2.0 screenshots. I did not find any missing dependency for htop on my system. Do anyone else have this issue? Any ideas? Shall I install a new font for this? If so, which one? Thank you in advance. Regards, Garmine

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[arch-general] Smartcard troubles on Arch
by Mathias Huber 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Dear Archers, I am trying to get my Gemalto USB Shell Token V2 (GPG-Smartcard-Reader in a USB-Stick) to work on Arch. I've set up Udev in the way I did successfully in Ubuntu 12.04.LTS. However, no success. I am still trying to figure out where the trouble lies. I can never see the card using gpg --card-status But sometimes I see its fields when using pcscs_scan. Possible culprits: pcscd, which sometimes gives errors, gpg's USB support? Has anyone had success in setting up this reader or similar smartcard readers? Or had similar troubles? I would love to hear from you. Best, Mathias

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[arch-general] Xinitrc wiki still references copying /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ?
by David C. Rankin 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

All, I'm working to setup fluxbox on a virtual arch install inside ESXI which I will access via rdesktop (or something similar). In configuring flux to start at boot I was following the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinitrc The point about copying the default xinitrc to ~/.xinitrc references a file that no longer exists in the current Xorg install. e.g.: cp /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc What is the current way to set up your ~/.xinitrc (or is that even needed anymore?) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Mysterious userapp .desktop files
by Kyle Terrien 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

So, somehow my default web browser got changed from SeaMonkey back to Firefox. (Bleh!) I ended up cleaning up after xdg-open in the process of correcting my default web browser. In ~/.local/share/applications/ (where user-customized .desktop files go), there were several files in the format userapp-<appname>-<short_hash>.desktop. userapp-Firefox-FIK3WX.desktop userapp-Pale Moon-1HNY8X.desktop userapp-SeaMonkey-YV09AY.desktop userapp-Thunderbird-PIZCZW.desktop (Wow! I have gone through a lot of web browsers lately.) I remember creating a few .desktop files in this directory, but I don't remember creating any userapp-* files. The contents of userapp-Firefox-FIK3WX.desktop were: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Version=1.0 Type=Application NoDisplay=true Exec=/usr/lib/firefox/firefox %u Name=Firefox Comment=Custom definition for Firefox This is weird. There is only an English comment (the default has many languages), and this one has set NoDisplay. I deleted all my custom .desktop files. I have no use for them anymore. And back to the problem of default web browsers. These userapp .desktop files got into mimeapps.list (now located in ~/.config/). I suppose the short hash for SeaMonkey changed, causing mimeapps.list to fallback to the next web browser listed in mimeapps.list. I had to weed all the userapp garbage out and replace them with the system-wide .desktop file names. What daemon creates these mysterious userapp .desktop files? I don't want this daemon creating this junk on my system. --Kyle

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[arch-general] ikev2 strongswan client on Arch
by Fulcrum 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

Hi I have successfully setup strongswan VPN server following instructions here[1]. I tested the server by connecting a Blackberry client and a Windows Phone client. Both used IKEv2 and worked fine. I have another laptop, running Arch, that I want to connect to the VPN server. But I can't figure how to configure strongswan as client. The link [1] doesn't describe it. Neither could I find such information from google. Regards, [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/StrongSwan

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