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[arch-general] Arch install scripts : feedback and questions.
by fredbezies 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Hello. Just done an install using arch-install-scripts, and it wasn't so bad. The only bad thing is that grub2 is not available. I busted my installed system trying to install grub 2.0rc1 (wrong UUID in grub.cfg file). I finally installed syslinux while trying to understand what happened. So, great tools, not really that hard to use. Here are my questions : 1) Any hope to get grub2 as default grub in a future version ? 2) What about GPT tools ? 3) What about tweaking /etc/rc.conf before first reboot ? Thanks for your kind answers. -- Frederic Bezies fredbezies(a)gmail.com

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[arch-general] ~2 sec delay for Sound events in TDE - need help solving
by David C. Rankin 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Guys, I have TDE building on fully updated Arch, but I'm trying to track down a 1-2 second delay I'm getting with sound events. This doesn't just affect the latest TDE, but also began to effect older installs a few months back. I have the default sound config presently. I have the following packages installed: alsa-lib 1.0.25-1 alsa-plugins 1.0.25-2 alsa-tools 1.0.25-1 alsa-utils 1.0.25-3 alsaplayer 0.99.81-4 libpulse 2.0-2 pulseaudio 2.0-2 pulseaudio-alsa 2-1 The mixer in TDE uses pulse with only a single record and playback volume adjustment. I have experimented with different /etc/asound.conf settings and differing settings in ~/.pulse (via the alsa, pulse & sound wiki pages), but have always found that the defaults work just about as good as anything. For some unknown reason, I get a slight delay between the triggering of a sound event and the actual sound. I understand this is due to different software wanting to control the hardware at the same time from the thread about skype audio from last week. What I need to know is whether anyone on the list has experienced this scenario before and has perhaps found a solution. I have the system hardware listed below. Let me know if you have any pointers or solutions. Thanks. Sound system hardware: 14:20 supersff:~> cat /proc/asound/pcm 00-00: Intel ICH : Intel ICH6 : playback 1 : capture 1 00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : Intel ICH6 - MIC ADC : capture 1 00-02: Intel ICH - MIC2 ADC : Intel ICH6 - MIC2 ADC : capture 1 00-03: Intel ICH - ADC2 : Intel ICH6 - ADC2 : capture 1 00-04: Intel ICH - IEC958 : Intel ICH6 - IEC958 : playback 1 14:45 supersff:~> aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: ICH6 [Intel ICH6], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel ICH6] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: ICH6 [Intel ICH6], device 4: Intel ICH - IEC958 [Intel ICH6 - IEC958] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 14:46 supersff:~> aplay -L null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) pulse PulseAudio Sound Server default Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server) sysdefault:CARD=ICH6 Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 Default Audio Device front:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 Front speakers surround40:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers iec958:CARD=ICH6,DEV=0 Intel ICH6, Intel ICH6 - IEC958 IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Trinity - post usrlib move - builds fine!
by David C. Rankin 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Just a note for those interested in the trinity project, After the usrlib move, TDE builds fine, including koffice. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Kernel verbosity
by Sudaraka Wijesinghe 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Hi Everyone, I'm playing with a custom kernel just for the fun of it, Everything works fine except it's very noisy when it boots. I'm using the same loglevel (4) as the default kernel that is in the Arch repo. And I have turned off many debug options under kernel hacking section. It does quiet down when I add the "quiet" parameter to the kernel command line. What I was wondering is how the Arch kernel is keeping it quiet without using the command line parameter (quiet), is it using a patch for that or something? Thanks, P.s. Messages I get are hardware probing, state changes and file system mount, etc. -- Sudaraka Wijesinghe

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[arch-general] TexLive custom classes problem.
by Jayesh Badwaik 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Hi, I am unable to get custom .cls files detected by the latex program. I have a file "jbnotebook.cls" which works fine when it is placed in the same directory as the the file main.tex. So, the file itself is not a problem. Also, [me@localhost]$ kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFHOME /home/jayesh/.local/share/texmf So far so good. I have placed my file jbnotebook.cls at the following location /home/jayesh/.local/share/texmf/tex/latex/jbnotebook/jbnotebook.cls Also, for sake of trying to make things work, I have the following file /home/jayesh/texmf/tex/latex/jbnotebook/jbnotebook.cls And texhash has been run on both the texmf folder and they contain ls-R which is correct. Now, [me@localhost]$ kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMF {/home/jayesh/.texlive/texmf-config,/home/jayesh/.texlive/texmf- var,!!/home/jayesh/.local/share/texmf,!!/etc/texmf,!!/var/lib/texmf,!!/usr/share/texmf,!!/usr/local/share/texmf,!!/usr/share/texmf- dist} And still when I run the latex command, it tells me that the jbnotebook.cls is not found. What can be the problem? -- Cheers Jayesh Badwaik stop html mail | always bottom-post www.asciiribbon.org | www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

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[arch-general] problems with wifi b43 (broadcom)
by Leonidas Spyropoulos 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

Hey all, I am setting up an archlinux on my laptop (Dell Latitude E4300) with Broadcom Wifi: 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01) I had to load the firmware for the driver so I did from the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21690 I can't seem to be able to get an IP. I am including the logs as well. I tried disabling the ipv6 with no luck (so I revert it). I tried with a usb wifi card and it's working fine. Any suggestions? Regards Leonidas -- Caution: breathing may be hazardous to your health. #include <stdio.h> int main(){printf("%s","\x4c\x65\x6f\x6e\x69\x64\x61\x73");}

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[arch-general] /lib to /usr/lib : custom kernel
by set 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

Hello, I updated one machine following instructions on archlinux.org and the process was flawless. That machine was running the Arch kernel. I dare not do it on another machine running a custom kernel. Will a system update break the setup because /lib/modules contains a kernel not managed by pacman ? If so, how to proceed ? Should the custom kernel be removed first ? Thank you.

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[arch-general] Installing without using AIF?
by mike cloaked 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

Given the significant changes to key packages in recent times as well as the main AIF developer leaving I thought I would start looking at how to do a clean install without reference to AIF. There are new isos now available which have dropped AIF in favour of the arch-install-scripts but as yet I have not seen much documentation with guidance on installs from scratch that would be easy to follow without leaving out key steps. Does anyone know of any new wiki entries or other step by step guides available that would allow someone like me with 10 years of linux experience, but with only experience of arch in the past year, to run a standard arch base install for a laptop or desktop, which has BIOS boot (no UEFI) but using grub2 (since that looks like the standard in the future) rather than grub, with standard old style partitioning (i.e. not GPT), and ending up with a dual boot system with its original Windows XP bootable as well as the base arch system bootable, and ready to then configure as a usable customised system later? Thanks -- mike c

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[arch-general] DeveloperWiki:usrlib - Note -> rebuild any needed packages *before* attempting update
by David C. Rankin 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

All, After working through the glibc update on several boxes, there should be a _note_ added to the wiki. You should check the ownership of files in /lib _before_ attempting any part of the latest update with: $ find /lib -exec pacman -Qo -- {} + You will need to rebuild _all_ custom packages _before_ issuing: # pacman -Syu --ignore glibc Or you will be left _unable_ to rebuild the packages until you have finished the update due to the state of your system after pacman -Syu --ignore glibc. I know most of you know this, but for anyone who simply follows the wiki and gets to "Issue 2: The final "pacman -Su" still has conflicts in /lib" -- it will be too late at that point. At this point, just complete the update by whatever means necessary to get the remaining non-glibc owned files out of /lib, complete the update, then rebuild what you need. I didn't add the note to the wiki. I can, but don't want to do so until getting any feedback here. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] About arch-install-scripts and new official iso.
by fredbezies 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

Hello. I've read the wiki page for arch-install-scripts. It is not very "user-friendly". Any hope to see this "embedded" in a program, like good old arch/setup ? I'm not afraid of these scripts, but it could drive away some users which are not ready for a so "simplified" installation tool. -- Frederic Bezies fredbezies(a)gmail.com

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