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[arch-general] LTS Kernels
by bildermejl76＠gmail.com 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Hello, I have been thinking about instslling an LTS kernel, but I don't have the skills to make complete sense of the wiki pages about grub and kernel installation. I have 4.1.15 installed now and not so many GUI programs installed beside Libre Office, web browser... mostly CLI utilities. But I wonder if I can install an LTS kernel in an already existing installation as a fallback? The wiki sounds fairly straight forward, but I get lost where it says "install kernel" without saying how, and to "edit the grub config file" without an explanation, and to "generate the main configuration file". Not sure whether I am getting in way over my head or if it is actually quite simple. That's what I need to know. Thanks, David – Skickat från Mailbox

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[arch-general] Cannot tether from Android using USB or bluetooth
by Alfredo Palhares 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

Hello fellow Arch Linux users, I recently tried to use USB tethering, without success. The interface just won't come up. I enabled the usb tethering on the phone, but ip link didn't show any new interface: 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 link/ether 28:d2:44:6c:0b:f8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 3: wlp3s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 link/ether 7c:7a:91:21:19:39 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 5: wwp0s20u4i6: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 link/ether 02:15:e0:ec:01:00 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (wwp0s20u4i6 is my builtin modem interface) journalctl -k tells me the following: myhost kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -110 myhost kernel: usb 1-1: new low-speed USB device number 37 using xhci_hcd myhost kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 myhost kernel: usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -110 myhost kernel: usb 1-1: new low-speed USB device number 38 using xhci_hcd myhost kernel: usb 1-1: Device not responding to setup address. myhost kernel: usb 1-1: Device not responding to setup address. myhost kernel: usb 1-1: device not accepting address 38, error -71 myhost kernel: usb 1-1: new low-speed USB device number 39 using xhci_hcd myhost kernel: usb 1-1: Device not responding to setup address. myhost kernel: usb 1-1: Device not responding to setup address. myhost kernel: usb 1-1: device not accepting address 39, error -71 myhost kernel: usb usb1-port1: unable to enumerate USB device myhost kernel: usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 40 using xhci_hcd myhost kernel: cdc_acm 1-1:1.1: ttyACM3: USB ACM device myhost kernel: usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 40 myhost kernel: cdc_acm 1-1:1.1: failed to set dtr/rts myhost kernel: usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 41 using xhci_hcd myhost kernel: rndis_host 1-1:1.0 usb0: register 'rndis_host' at usb-0000:00:14.0-1, RNDIS device, aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff myhost kernel: rndis_host 1-1:1.0 enp0s20u1: renamed from usb0 myhost kernel: usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 41 myhost kernel: rndis_host 1-1:1.0 enp0s20u1: unregister 'rndis_host' usb-0000:00:14.0-1, RNDIS device myhost kernel: usb 1-1: new low-speed USB device number 43 using xhci_hcd The important stuff seems to be here: rndis_host 1-1:1.0 enp0s20u1: renamed from usb0 usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 41 rndis_host 1-1:1.0 enp0s20u1: unregister 'rndis_host' usb-0000:00:14.0-1, RNDIS device usb 1-1: new low-speed USB device number 43 using xhci_hcd The interface comes up but its immediately down, for some weird reason. I can't reproduce the problem every time. Anyone can point me on how to debug this further? Regards, -- Alfredo Palhares GPG/PGP Key Fingerprint 68FC B06A 6C22 8B9B F110 38D6 E8F7 4D1F 0763 CAAD

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[arch-general] ABS
by flow 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

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[arch-general] Process 13696 (systemctl) of user 0 dumped core ??
by David C. Rankin 25 Aug '15

25 Aug '15

All, After bandaiding my server back together by putting a 4-port pci-sata controller in it to work around the failed onboard disk controller, the system is up and running fine. In the BIOS, currently the onboard sata controller is 'Enabled', but each of the sata ports is 'Disabled'. When I check the status of something with systemclt, I get an odd error at the end of each command, eg: [15:47 phoinix:~/.ssh] # sc status smbd ● smbd.service - Samba SMB/CIFS server Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/smbd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Sat 2015-08-22 22:57:26 CDT; 1 day 16h ago Main PID: 542 (smbd) CGroup: /system.slice/smbd.service ├─542 /usr/bin/smbd -D └─559 /usr/bin/smbd -D Bus error (core dumped) Looking at the journal and looking at the core dumps, the only other process that is implicated is: Cannot add dependency job for unit cups.socket, ignoring: Unit cups.socket failed to load: No such file or directory. Nothing else is generating a core dump. But each time I check the status of a process, it ends with: Bus error (core dumped) The only other thing I see in the journal that may or may not be related is: Aug 24 14:21:58 phoinix systemd[13187]: pam_unix(systemd-user:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Aug 24 14:21:58 phoinix systemd[13187]: Unit type .busname is not supported on this system. I don't know if that's related, but it was the only thing else tangentially related to 'bus'. Looking at the core dump list with 'coredumpctl list' show a handful of files: [17:46 phoinix:~/.ssh] # coredumpctl list TIME PID UID GID SIG PRESENT EXE Mon 2015-04-06 19:00:15 CDT 342 0 0 11 /usr/bin/cupsd Tue 2015-05-26 13:15:01 CDT 23265 0 0 11 /usr/bin/crond Tue 2015-05-26 14:01:01 CDT 23563 0 0 11 /usr/bin/crond Tue 2015-05-26 14:05:01 CDT 23593 0 0 11 /usr/bin/crond Sun 2015-08-23 05:51:43 CDT 3151 0 0 7 * /usr/bin/systemctl Sun 2015-08-23 05:52:16 CDT 3179 0 0 7 * /usr/bin/systemctl Sun 2015-08-23 07:11:33 CDT 3639 0 0 7 * /usr/bin/systemctl Sun 2015-08-23 07:12:31 CDT 3652 0 0 7 * /usr/bin/systemctl Mon 2015-08-24 15:30:11 CDT 13565 0 0 7 * /usr/bin/systemctl Mon 2015-08-24 15:32:05 CDT 13580 0 0 7 * /usr/bin/systemctl Mon 2015-08-24 15:53:37 CDT 13696 0 0 7 * /usr/bin/systemctl Looking at the dumps in gdb shows: [17:47 phoinix:~/.ssh] # coredumpctl gdb 13696 PID: 13696 (systemctl) UID: 0 (root) GID: 0 (root) Signal: 7 (BUS) Timestamp: Mon 2015-08-24 15:53:37 CDT (1h 54min ago) Command Line: systemctl status smbd Executable: /usr/bin/systemctl Control Group: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-c2.scope Unit: session-c2.scope Slice: user-1000.slice Session: c2 Owner UID: 1000 (david) Boot ID: aeecdf7479ea4b43aae7f1b9b83b2502 Machine ID: 8d32bcc3152b4a1f87c4d71f948f93fb Hostname: phoinix Coredump: /var/lib/systemd/coredump/core.systemctl.0.aeecdf7479ea4b43aae7f1b9b83b2502.13696.1440449617000000.lz4 Message: Process 13696 (systemctl) of user 0 dumped core. <snip> (gdb) bt #0 0x00007f353981becf in ?? () #1 0x00007f3539801c09 in ?? () #2 0x00007f3539801d38 in ?? () #3 0x00007f3539801b64 in ?? () #4 0x00007f3539801d38 in ?? () #5 0x00007f3539801b64 in ?? () #6 0x00007f353980310e in ?? () #7 0x00007f35397f4080 in ?? () #8 0x00007f353983340b in ?? () #9 0x00007f35397ed1d1 in ?? () #10 0x00007f35397e2414 in ?? () #11 0x00007f35386f5790 in __libc_start_main () from /usr/lib/libc.so.6 #12 0x00007f35397e3049 in ?? () (gdb) frame 0 #0 0x00007f353981becf in ?? () (gdb) info frame Stack level 0, frame at 0x7ffed3907080: rip = 0x7f353981becf; saved rip = 0x7f3539801c09 called by frame at 0x7ffed3907160 Arglist at 0x7ffed3906fd8, args: Locals at 0x7ffed3906fd8, Previous frame's sp is 0x7ffed3907080 Saved registers: rbx at 0x7ffed3907048, rbp at 0x7ffed3907050, r12 at 0x7ffed3907058, r13 at 0x7ffed3907060, r14 at 0x7ffed3907068, r15 at 0x7ffed3907070, rip at 0x7ffed3907078 (gdb) quit I haven't seen or noticed this happening before, but obviously the first core dump was back in April related to cups. The question is "What should I check?" and "Does any of this look related to BIOS settings and the new disk controller?" (that looks more doubtful after looking over all the information) Anybody have experience with this type thing? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] unable to load virtualbox kernel module
by James 24 Aug '15

24 Aug '15

I just installed virtualbox yesterday and I rebooted and can't load the kernel module. I reinstalled the package: $ sudo pacman -S virtualbox-host-modules > (1/1) reinstalling virtualbox-host-modules > [######################] 100% > In order to use the new version, reload all virtualbox modules manually. > $ sudo insmod vboxdrv > insmod: ERROR: could not load module vboxdrv: No such file or directory

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[arch-general] Realtek 8111/8168/8411 Blues - cannot get dhcpcd address (link UP)
by David C. Rankin 24 Aug '15

24 Aug '15

All, As a continuation of the disc controller failure/system rebuild, I have the new box built and a pair of fresh drives waiting for a new Arch install. This motherboard has the Realtek 8111/8168/8411 chipset. (Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard). I am booting with the latest install medium which boots fine in legacy or EUFI mode. No matter what I do, I cannot get an IPv4 address. I have read: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_configuration#Realtek_no_link_… (that's not the problem, link light is on, activity indicator is flashing, and link is reported 'Up' by 'ip link') I have read: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_configuration#Realtek_RTL8111.… - installed (pacman -U r8168-8.040.00-5-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz) - blacklisted r8169 - loaded r8168 - confirmed the NIC is using r8168 w/lspci -v - systemctl restart dhcpcd (many times) - systemctl status dhcpcd reports no IPv6 Routers no IPv4 Leases request timeout It's not the cable or my dhcpd server, I boot the box with the failed disc controller, and it is assigned an address just fine. (same cable) I'm stuck, looking at the log on my dhcp server, the requests are never seen. It's like the card isn't sending, but the link light is fine and the activity light on the NIC is flashes when it sees traffic? What else can I try? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Failed kernel update
by Peter Nikolic 24 Aug '15

24 Aug '15

Hi All .. Had a kernel update fail yesterday core dumped part way thru the install of the new Kernel this has left the system unbootable . I am fairly sure i can fix the problem booting from the latest Arch cd but cant quite find the right method . Help please other than this the system has been great for a long time ... Pete . -- Linux voyager 3.6.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Oct 12 23:58:58 CEST 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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[arch-general] filezilla won't start
by James 24 Aug '15

24 Aug '15

I did a fresh install of filezilla and tried to start it but it didn't start. filezilla-3.12.0.2-1 Here's a picture: http://lockie.ca/test/filezilla_017.png

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[arch-general] Komodo Edit
by James 23 Aug '15

23 Aug '15

I installed Komodo Edit and I want to put a quick launch button on my task bar but it doesn't show up in the list of "installed applications". That is weird because it shows up in the "Menu" in the "Programming" section. I use lxde.

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[arch-general] mdmonitor.service - fails to start/load?
by David C. Rankin 23 Aug '15

23 Aug '15

All, I'm not sure if this is a config issue or bug. I have 2 servers with mdadm/mdraid arrays. In both a check of 'systemctl --type=service' shows mdmonitor has failed. It fails to start each time: ● mdmonitor.service - MD array monitor Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mdmonitor.service; static; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2015-08-22 22:33:52 CDT; 7h ago Process: 377 ExecStart=/sbin/mdadm --monitor $MDADM_MONITOR_ARGS (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Process: 375 ExecStartPre=/usr/lib/systemd/scripts/mdadm_env.sh (code=exited, status=203/EXEC) Main PID: 377 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Looking at the service file I'm not sure if there is an issue here, or somewhere else, but there is no file 'mdadm_env.sh' that is reference by ExecStartPre=: # This file is part of mdadm. # <snip> [Unit] Description=MD array monitor DefaultDependencies=no [Service] Environment= MDADM_MONITOR_ARGS=--scan EnvironmentFile=-/run/sysconfig/mdadm ExecStartPre=-/usr/lib/systemd/scripts/mdadm_env.sh ExecStart=/sbin/mdadm --monitor $MDADM_MONITOR_ARGS Is this a bug? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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