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/usr/bin/xml2-config - missing in libxml2 2.13.6-2?
by David C. Rankin 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

Devs, Just update to libxml2 2.13.6-2 and found that the /usr/bin/xml2-config file is missing? This breaks many configure scripts. Listing the package contents, the man-page for it is still there, but not the executable: libxml2 /usr/share/man/man1/xml2-config.1.gz It was present in libxml2-2.13.5-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst, but not in libxml2-2.13.6-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst. Is this an oversight or intentional. If intentional, how best to change configure scripts that use it. What other functionality will take its place? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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i915 LSPCON init failed bug -- is back
by David C. Rankin 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

All, The reboot issue with the new install on the HP ProOne 600 (i5-8500) is a bug: [drm:intel_dp_detect [i915]] *ERROR* LSPCON init failed on port D https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/i915/kernel/-/issues/4458 Looks like we are just stuck until it is fixed. At least now we know the cause (most likely). This was fixed in 5.14.7 and now is back. So we will see when a fix comes through. A least I know I'm not crazy -- yet... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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Arch iso install failure HP ProOne 600 UEFI - Triggering uevents... - then hangs?
by David C. Rankin 18 Feb '25

18 Feb '25

All, I thought I'd improve a HP ProOne 600 (i5 8500) with a fresh Arch install. Disabled secure boot per https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide, and booted the Arch 2025-02-01 install iso burned to usb with dd per the https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/USB_flash_installation_medium. I get the boot menu and choose the default (first) option. I then get a couple of errors (3 total, all the same except for the file extensions .BCL, .BCM and .BQC: ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Faiure creating named object [\_SB.PCI0.G?.BCL] (and .BCM and .BQC), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS (20240827/dsw-load2-326) ACPI Error: AE_ALREADY_EXISTS, During name lookup/catalog (202408???ject-220) I'm not sure what character(s) are where I have the "?" above, that was cut off my picture on the left of the screen. The installer then tries to boot (looks like first few chars guessed): Starting early hook [udev] Loading systemd-udevd version 257-2-2-arch Starting early hook [archiso_pxe_ndb] Starting hook [udev] Triggering uevents... (hangs) The "Starting early hook [archiso_pxe_ndb]" seems to indicate it's trying to boot via pxe instead of from usb?? This is my first new install in a long time. Does anything stand out? Is there a trick to make this work? Any help appreciated. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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Note: pacstrap -K /mnt ... failed with corrupt signatures, --refresh-keys cured gromit allowing new keyring install
by David C. Rankin 17 Feb '25

17 Feb '25

Devs, Just a note on the current 2025-02-01 install iso. On pacstrap -K /mnt all packages had corrupt signatures. pacman-key --init was run but the failures continued. pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring failed due to corrupt gromit key/signature. Running pacman-key --refresh-keys fixed gromit's key allowing pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring to succeed. Finally, then pacstrap -K succeeded. I'm not sure if this was a hiccup or generic problem with the keyring on the installer. Thought I would pass it along in case it needs fixing. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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Linux-6.12.10.arch1-1 causes FAT32 mount failure
by J. Gerhards 29 Jan '25

29 Jan '25

Hello all, after upgrading my kernel (standard linux package) to 6.12.10.arch1-1, my computer would now only boot into the systemd emergency shell. After further inspection, I found out this was caused by the kernel failing to mount my EFI system partition which caused systemd to no longer be able to reach local-fs.target[0]. This was easily confirmed by commenting out the line in my /etc/fstab after which the system would boot semi-correctly. Furthermore the kernel does not appear to actually be 6.12.10 but 6.12.9 as indicated by /proc/version and the journal[1]. I first thought this was an error and that pacman just didn't upgrade the package correctly, but after reinstalling it (signature matched), manually deleting the old kernel, regenerating the initramfs and verifying that pacman had actually downloaded the newest version, I still got the same result. I really have no idea of how I would fix this, since the kernel is supposed to have FAT32 support by default so I just downgraded linux and linux-headers back to 6.12.9.arch1-1 and everything is working again. Cheers J. Gerhards [0] snippet of the journal: mount[572]: mount: /efi: unknown filesystem type 'vfat'. mount[572]: dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call. systemd[1]: efi.mount: Mount process exited, code=exited, status=32/n/a systemd[1]: efi.mount: Failed with result 'exit-code'. systemd[1]: Failed to mount /efi. systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Local File Systems. systemd[1]: local-fs.target: Job local-fs.target/start failed with result 'dependency'. systemd[1]: local-fs.target: Triggering OnFailure= dependencies. [1] Kernel boot message: kernel: Linux version 6.12.9-arch1-1 (linux@archlinux) (gcc (GCC) 14.2.1 20240910, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.43.1) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:39:41 +0000

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arch-signoff package - Merge Request (resend)
by Genes Lists 29 Jan '25

29 Jan '25

Originally sent on Jan 17 '25 and now resending since list did not seem to be working at that time. I came across arch-signoff a little while back and after trying it out, it seems pretty useful. I made a couple of changes to the code and submitted a merge request [1]. Obviously not terribly important at all but it isn't clear if gitlab notifies anyone for this package. Changes in MR are : - Add option/environ for dark terminals (blue doesn't show up well with gnome terminal dark theme for example) - Add color scheme support for light/dark using a new Colors class. - Replace setup.py with pyproject.toml (PEP 518) The MR was about a month ago, so perhaps someone can accept it or delete it or something. Thanks! gene [1] https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-signoff/- /merge_requests/6 -- Gene

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Linux-6.12.10.arch1-1 causes boot into emergency shell
by J. Gerhards 20 Jan '25

20 Jan '25

Hello all, after upgrading my kernel (standard linux package) yesterday to 6.12.10.arch1-1, my computer would now only boot into the systemd emergency shell. After further inspection, I believe this was caused by the kernel failing to mount my EFI system partition which caused systemd to no longer be able to reach local-fs.target[0]. Furthermore the kernel does not appear to actually be 6.12.10 but 6.12.9 as indicated by /proc/version and the journal[1]. I first thought this was an error and that pacman just didn't upgrade the package correctly, but after reinstalling it (signature matched), manually deleting the old kernel, regenerating the initramfs and verifying that pacman had actually downloaded the newest version, I still got the same result. I really have no idea of how I would fix this, since the kernel is supposed to have FAT32 support by default so I just downgraded linux and linux-headers back to 6.12.9.arch1-1 and everything seems to be working again. I Just thought I should send a mail to let someone know about it since it might be important. Cheers J. Gerhards [0] stripped snippet of the journal: mount[572]: mount: /efi: unknown filesystem type 'vfat'. mount[572]: dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call. systemd[1]: efi.mount: Mount process exited, code=exited, status=32/n/a systemd[1]: efi.mount: Failed with result 'exit-code'. systemd[1]: Failed to mount /efi. systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Local File Systems. systemd[1]: local-fs.target: Job local-fs.target/start failed with result 'dependency'. systemd[1]: local-fs.target: Triggering OnFailure= dependencies. [1] Kernel boot message: kernel: Linux version 6.12.9-arch1-1 (linux@archlinux) (gcc (GCC) 14.2.1 20240910, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.43.1) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:39:41 +0000

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arch-signoff package - Merge Request
by Genes Lists 17 Jan '25

17 Jan '25

I came across arch-signoff a little while back and after trying it out, it seems pretty useful. I made a couple of changes to the code and submitted a merge request [1]. Obviously not terribly important at all but it isn't clear if gitlab notifies anyone for this package. Changes in MR are : - Add option/environ for dark terminals (blue doesn't show up well with gnome terminal dark theme for example) - Add color scheme support for light/dark using a new Colors class. - Replace setup.py with pyproject.toml (PEP 518) The MR was about a month ago, so perhaps someone can accept it or delete it or something. Thanks! gene [1] https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/arch-signoff/- /merge_requests/6 -- Gene

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Re: Issues with Libera.Chat and public access via Matrix
by magmaus3 10 Jan '25

10 Jan '25

hi, would selfhosting a matrix/irc bridge (such as matterbridge) be a viable option? maia // magmaus3

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[arch-general] Lighter wayfire
by Javier 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Hello ! I've been using wayfire for some time, I really enjoy it. I do drop some plugins, that I really do not need, in the hope to also make it somehow lighter (the eye candy ones): > # animate \ > # cube \ > # expo \ > # fisheye \ > # grid \ > # invert \ > # wobbly \ > # wrot \ > # zoom I still want to have transparency, opacity, shadows, and simple things picom like provided enabled. Is there anything else that can be dropped that could help? The ones remaining: > plugins = \ > alpha \ > autostart \ > command \ > decoration \ > fast-switcher \ > foreign-toplevel \ > gtk-shell \ > idle \ > move \ > oswitch \ > place \ > resize \ > session-lock \ > shortcuts-inhibit \ > switcher \ > vswitch \ > wayfire-shell \ > window-rules \ > wm-actions \ > workspace-names I also need windows decorations, and being able to do regular windows and workspaces decorations. If you're wondering about workspace-names, I really don't like workspaces pagers or graphical workspaces being shown on waybar, and I prefer to briefly show the target workspace name when transitioning to it, that's all that extra plugin does. plugins = \ alpha \ autostart \ command \ decoration \ fast-switcher \ foreign-toplevel \ gtk-shell \ idle \ move \ oswitch \ place \ resize \ session-lock \ shortcuts-inhibit \ switcher \ vswitch \ wayfire-shell \ window-rules \ wm-actions \ workspace-names If there's anything like eye candy not really required I can get rid of let me know. BTW, I've been thinking on removing switcher, since fast-switcher is less eye candy and does the thing right, but not sure if that would be limiting switching among windows, but that's one additional candidate I've been considering... Thanks a lot ! -- Javier

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