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[arch-general] problem installing custom kernel
by Madhurya Kakati 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Hi, I tried compiling and installing the linux kernel from ABS. I modified the PKGBUILD file as mentioned in the wiki. The kernel compiles fine and the pkg gets built with the name linux-custom as specified in the PKGBUILD. But when I try to install it I get the following error: $ sudo pacman -Uv linux-custom-3.2.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz Root : / Conf File : /etc/pacman.conf DB Path : /var/lib/pacman/ Cache Dirs: /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ Lock File : /var/lib/pacman/db.lck Log File : /var/log/pacman.log GPG Dir : /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/ Targets : linux-custom-3.2.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz loading packages... resolving dependencies... looking for inter-conflicts... :: linux-custom and linux are in conflict (kernel26). Remove linux? [y/N] N error: unresolvable package conflicts detected error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies) :: linux-custom and linux are in conflict I have attached the PKGBUILD. -- Madhurya Kakati () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments

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[arch-general] Kmail 2 problems
by P Nikolic 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Hi .. I am getting the following error on mail check Local Folders: Error opening: This folder is missing . I also get complaints about unable to delete (long number) on Kmail2 startup not sure if it is related but i have also had big problems with Akondai when trying to add my saved calenders with warnings of file on disc has been changed writing backup file i wound up with over 3000 files in a few mins had hell of a job dealing with that Pete . Sorry if this has landed trwice but i dont think kmail is working correctly

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[arch-general] Kmail2 errors
by Peter Nikolic 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

Hi .. I am getting the following error on mail check Local Folders: Error opening: This folder is missing . I also get complaints about unable to delete (long number) on Kmail2 startup not sure if it is related but i have also had big problems with Akondai when trying to add my saved calenders with warnings of file on disc has been changed writing backup file i wound up with over 3000 files in a few mins had hell of a job dealing with that Pete .

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[arch-general] Sudo Vulnerability
by Kevin Chadwick 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudo_debug.html Is sudo on arch built with? -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 I couldn't find it in makepkg.conf anyway? -- Kc

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[arch-general] Updates
by Myra Nelson 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

I suppose this should go to the bug tracker, however I'll do it here first. It seems a bit much to file a pair of bugs for. During my updates this evening the libpng/libtiff rebuild bit. ( 7/85) upgrading gdk-pixbuf2 [----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100% g_module_open() failed for /usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-svg.so: libpng14.so.14: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (29/85) upgrading libwmf [----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100% g_module_open() failed for /usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-svg.so: libpng14.so.14: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I got the pkgbuilds from the svn repos, rebuilt the packages, and everything worked fine. Myra -- Chaos, panic, disaster, my work here is done!

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[arch-general] couple of log messages from kernel 3.2.2
by Genes MailLists 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

I noticed a couple of messages booting the new 3.2.2 kernel: (I) watchdog: --------------------- [287247.568009] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter. [287248.814530] watchdog: INTCAMT: cannot register miscdev on minor=130 (err=-16). [287248.814536] watchdog: error registering /dev/watchdog (err=-16). [287248.814540] mei: unable to register watchdog device. (I) acpi: --------------------- [ 4749.406097] thinkpad_acpi: unknown possible thermal alarm or keyboard event received [ 4749.406108] thinkpad_acpi: unhandled HKEY event 0x6040 [ 4749.406114] thinkpad_acpi: please report the conditions when this event happened to ibm-acpi-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net [ 4749.406834] thinkpad_acpi: EC reports that Thermal Table has changed suggestions on what I can do to track these down anymore ... or if it could be hard/firm ware issue on this lenovo W520 laptop. thanks. g

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[arch-general] Another Major glitch now
by P NIKOLIC 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

I have just updated the system now on kde4.8 but all i get is kmix and a white screen noting else works at all even that took 12 mins to come up (ps the update was a normal pacman -Suy ) Pete (sent from webamil on the lappy cus main machine is futzed )

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[arch-general] the big rebuild - libpng/libtiff in testing
by Ionut Biru 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

Here are couples of instructions about dealing with broken packages. As usually, fully update your system before reporting bugs and don't forget about enabling community-testing along with multilib-testing(if necessary) What to do when one of your favorite application returns: libpng14.so.14: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory do $ LD_DEBUG=files yourapp > yourapp.log 2>&1 $ grep libpng14.so.14 yourapp.log $ pacman -Qo /path/to/soname/that/links/to/libpng14.so.14 If is not from the repo, rebuild it yourself, otherwise, report it on our tracker. -- Ionuț

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[arch-general] User actions following system package upgrades?
by Paul Gideon Dann 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

I've looked everywhere, but I can't find any reference to what the accepted wisdom is: I know that due to the way the kernel is upgraded, it is best to save kernel upgrade until the system can be rebooted, since the running kernel will be unable to load modules because the modules directory (/lib/modules/<version>) changes when a new kernel package is installed. For this reason, I have the "linux" package in my IgnorePkg line in pacman.conf, and upgrade it explicitly before a planned reboot. However, for what other packages is this true? I also have "udev" in IgnorePkg, but is this necessary? Is it safe to upgrade udev without rebooting? I suspect that certain rules may disappear or change, and the running udev may not be happy about that. I'm guessing it's also best to shut down X and restart DBus after a DBus upgrade too, although in practice a reboot is usually simpler, and that it would also be sensible to reboot after a "glibc" upgrade too, although that's rare. Any other thoughts? Are these sorts of considerations documented anywhere? This issue of upgrading system packages while the system is running feels like a potentially dangerous situation to me. Are we lucky that it doesn't cause too much trouble, or are in-place upgrades specifically handled gracefully by core system components such as udev? (I don't see anything special in udev's install script.) I suspect that most of us shrug it off and reboot only when we see breakage, but I hope you agree that's not a very safe way to work. Paul

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Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] Keeping stuff in /bin, /lib, /sbin
by Dan McGee 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Genes MailLists <lists(a)sapience.com> wrote: > Dan - > > Forgive me emailing you directly - I follow the list but am not able > to post on it - and the reject suggested a direct email - and yours was > last post when I replied. > > If this is wrong etiquette I'm sorry (new to arch ... ) - if I should > not be doing this please let me know. I would reply to arch-general rather than just me; it doesn't help everyone else if our conversation is private. > My comment was just: > > Since kernel modules could go from /lib/modules to /usr/lib/modules, > they would need support from tools such as kmod etc .. I don't think we're even going down this road yet- the only /lib manipulation we would do at this point is actual libraries, not kernel modules or the dynamic linker. -Dan

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