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[arch-general] amd64 systems and archlinux
by Jude DaShiell 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

I am learning more about my hardware doing an archlinux installation on an amd k8 athelon system. Apparently grub won't work without use of blocklists and it complains that blocklists are unreliable so cannot embed and for that reason won't install. Fortunately another boot loader other than grub is available. I'll try that one later. Too late tonight to do it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdashiel(a)shellworld.net> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash

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[arch-general] pear/php/module api version mismatch
by David Benfell 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Hi all, Apologies for what I'm sure is an idiot question. Any time I try to do anything with pear, I get: PHP Warning: PHP Startup: uploadprogress: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib/php/modules/json.so' - /usr/lib/php/modules/json.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: imagick: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: pam: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: apc: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: ssh2: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: gnupg: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: eAccelerator: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Fatal error: Directive 'allow_call_time_pass_reference' is no longer available in PHP in Unknown on line 0 atlanta# pear install eAccelerator PHP Warning: PHP Startup: uploadprogress: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib/php/modules/json.so' - /usr/lib/php/modules/json.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: imagick: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: pam: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: apc: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: ssh2: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: gnupg: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: PHP Startup: eAccelerator: Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20090626 PHP compiled with module API=20100525 These options need to match in Unknown on line 0 PHP Fatal error: Directive 'allow_call_time_pass_reference' is no longer available in PHP in Unknown on line 0 What do I do? In case it matters, the problem I'm really trying to solve [TM] is to install a calendar server. I've selected horde because it also offers a supposedly gnupg-capable webmail server, which would be nice when I'm stuck on my tablet. Thanks!

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Re: [arch-general] almost got archlinux installed
by Jude DaShiell 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

The system is only a c.l.i. system so far since I first get the command line working then get interested in g.u.i. later maybe. I'll adjust those timeouts down to about 20. The first time I got archlinux to boot it said it failed to create a secured or secure file system so it may be possible I should have left it alone for a while once I tried to reboot the drive. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdashiel(a)shellworld.net> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash

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[arch-general] almost got archlinux installed
by Jude DaShiell 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

When I boot the computer with the arch hard drive in it, the system waits until I hit enter to start talking. Not a problem since it does talk but only for a few seconds then espeak turns off. If I log in very quickly, I get a root prompt. If I wait for a few seconds after that then espeak goes off again. I did save the state of the sound card with alsactl before rebooting the system too. I followed instructions for syslinux and changed the lines in syslinux.cfg to point at /sda1 rather than sda3 as is the default too which is why the system comes up as far as it now does. Does syslinux run some kind of splash screen or screen saver by default once it starts up? If so I may need to turn that off and then everything should be working correctly. If what I read in syslinux.cfg is correct users of the beginner's guide ought to be told to link or copy one of those files from /boot/lib/syslinux into the /boot/syslinux directory I didn't do that and that may be the cause for all of what is breaking now. The syslinux-update command is mentioned twice and the first time it's mentioned in the section on syslinux, it's mentioned too early since the edits to /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg need to happen before the syslinux-update command gets run unless that syslinux-update command actually needs to be run twice for some reason. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdashiel(a)shellworld.net> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash

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[arch-general] Mime backup program
by Squall Lionheart 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Hello, A few weeks ago there was a thread regarding the best "Arch" way of backing up /etc and I mentioned that I wrote a backup program that works very well for that. I promised I would let everyone know when my new version became available, and today is that day. I don't have an AUR package yet, however an installer is provided and a "Quick Setup" can be found in the README. The package contains full documentation and I am willing to answer questions via email. This is a very powerful and fully featured program and I welcome any feedback. http://code.google.com/p/mime-backup/ Thank you Squall -- Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why its called the present. Headmaster Squall :: The Wired/Section-9 Close the world txen eht nepo $3R14L 3XP3R1M3NT$ #L41N http://twitter.com/headmastersqual

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[arch-general] swt - why depends bump to java-runtime>=7?
by David C. Rankin 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Guys, Guillaume, Do you know if the recent depends bump in swt is do to an actual break in compatibility with java-runtime 6.x or was it just do to a package support issue? The PKGBUILD was updated a couple of days ago to: -depends=('java-runtime>=6' 'gtk2>=2.20.1' 'libxtst') +depends=('java-runtime>=7' 'gtk2>=2.20.1' 'libxtst') I have a couple of my children's games that are still openjdk_6 based, so I was putting off the update. I'll check it out, but I thought I would ask to see if somebody already knew. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Open Build Service adds support for Arch Linux
by André Prata 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

http://www.open-build-service.org/2012/09/10/arch-linux-support/ Are there any plans for seamless integration with the AUR? André Prata

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[arch-general] GDM and/or PulseAudio mute my sound
by Kyle 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Working from the command line in a text-only console using espeakup, all is well, and sound works as it should. However, starting GDM mutes my sound card. If I go back to the text console and run sudo systemctl start alsa-restore Again, all is well in the text console until I login with GDM. I am expecting to hear Orca speaking at this point, but I hear nothing. In order to get Orca to speak, I must run gnome-terminal from within GNOME and then do sudo systemctl start alsa-restore again. Once I do this, I have sound until I shutdown the computer. I have tried xdm and lxdm also, and while they themselves don't cause me to lose sound at the text console, I am for some reason unable to login and use GNOME from either of these display managers. I also tried commenting out load-module module-device-restore in /etc/pulse/default.pa, as was a possible work-around in a much older version of PulseAudio that mentioned /etc/pa.conf, which I translated to /etc/pulse/default.pa since there is no /etc/pa.conf, but this also doesn't solve my problem. I should note that although I am using systemd commands to restore sound, this problem is not related to systemd, as I was experiencing the same issue before I migrated to full systemd yesterday. I am currently running Arch on a USB flash drive connected to a Dell Optiplex from about 2003 or 2004, but I can't find the exact model, as lshw is only giving me Dell Computer Corporation as the vendor name with no model number, and it doesn't even say Optiplex anywhere, although I remember reading it somewhere a couple of years ago. The computer was given to my family several years ago, but it's basically been a spare box until recently when my newer and better designed box passed away due to human error. This is why I unfortunately don't have the full information about this machine. The sound card is listed by lspci as 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01) and uses the snd_intel8x0 kernel module. I am currently running linux-lts 3.0.40-1, pulseaudio 2.1-1, pulseaudio-alsa 2-1, alsa-utils 1.0.25-3 and gdm 3.4.1-2. I would appreciate any help anyone can provide, and will be happy to answer any questions I may have missed here. ~Kyle

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[arch-general] Help mounting Windows drive
by Randy 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

In the past I have been able to mount my Windows computer using the following command: "mount -t cifs -o username=USERNAME,password=PASSWORD //192.168.1.107/Users/gumper /mnt/share/" Now when I try this I receive the message: "Unable to find suitable address". I am able to ping the IP address without any problem. Any idea what I'm doing wrong here? Thanks, Randy

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[arch-general] archiso - more install guides
by vadim kochan 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

Hi all, I started with Arch a few days ago and mentioned that there is only one small installation guide file. What do you think about to add more installation guide's (wireless, network, x.org ... ) ? Add some guide-generator script into archiso repo? ---- Thanks. Sorry for my bed english)

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