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[arch-general] Alsa buffer_size without dmix?
by Sven-Hendrik Haase 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

Hello everypony, I want to increase my default alsa buffer_size of 8192 to 32768 because I'm sometimes getting small skips in my audio. Now, usually people use dmix for this. I'm using the upmix plugin, however, to listen to stereo music on my 7.1 system. Could any alsa wizards share the wisdom on how to increase the buffer_size without dmix or how to chain dmix into this? My also asound.conf: pcm.upmix71 { type upmix slave.pcm "surround71" channels 8 } pcm.!default "plug:upmix71" Now, I tried something along these lines: pcm.upmix71 { type upmix slave.pcm "buffer" channels 8 } pcm.buffer { type dmix slave { pcm "surround71" period_time 0 buffer_time 0 period_size 2028 buffer_size 32768 } } pcm.!default "plug:upmix71" but apparently I don't grok alsa configuration syntax. It doesn't help that alsa-project.org is down (which is why I'm posting here rather than on their mailing list). I don't even need dmix itself, I just want to increase the buffer size but apparently dmix is the only plugin capable of doing just that. Help appreciated. -- Sven-Hendrik

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Re: [arch-general] iptables not working well?
by Javier Vasquez 11 Jul '11

11 Jul '11

On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Dr. Robert Marmorstein <robert(a)narnia.homeunix.com> wrote: > If you have a static IP address on your ethernet card, you probably want to > use SNAT rather than MASQUERADE. > > Also, I find it odd that you are using MASQUERADE on traffic TO the ppp0 > interface. Usually, ou MASQUERADE traffic FROM the ppp0 address. You might try > "-i" instead of "-o" in that rule and see if it makes a difference It's workin like I showed on a debian box. But I'll try of course. > > Your state rules also look a little odd to me. On your INPUT chain, you are > accepting traffic that is established or related. But you only accept new > connections if they are not from ppp0. I think I would delete the "! -i ppp0" > from that line unless you have a very good reason for it to be there. ppp0 is my connection to the external world (ISP through PPPoE), so the idea is not to accept new connections from the outside. That seemed logical to me. And has been working on the debian box for quiet a while. However I'll remove conditional acceptance, just plain accept new connections both from inside as from outside. > > Furthermore, there should be an equivalent line that alow the FORWARD chain to > accept NEW connections, but that seems to be missing. > > Since you don't seem to really have any real security rules in your firewall > anyway, I suggest something like this: > > iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT > iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT > iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT > iptables -F > iptales -t nat -F > iptales -t mangle -F > iptales -X > > iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT > iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED, RELATED -j ACCEPT > iptables -A FORWARD -m state --state ESTABLISHED, RELATED -j ACCEPT > iptables -A INPUT -i ppp0 -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT > iptables -A FORWARD -ippp0 -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -i ppp0 -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE > iptables -A INPUT -j REJECT > iptables -A FORWARD -j REJECT > > Of course, since I'm not on your system, I can't test these. But I think this > is more or less what you're trying to do. I'll experiment a bit with your settings, I hope you're right, :-) Notice that even though my setting look a bit dated, they're still working for me on an old debian box (which I'm trying to replace)... > > In terms of security stuff, I strongly recommend you think about adding some > limit matches -- at least for SSH and HTTP ports if you have them open. Yes, I haven't set a firewall, just a transparent gateway, I mean a plane router between my ISP and my internal LAN. So far I don't have any service, like web or mail, so it hadn't been much of a constrain, but I can learn how to do things and implement them. Perhaps you can share later on more on your suggestions for more security, :-) > > Hope this helps, Yeap, I'll try, and then will let you and the list know... > > Robert Thanks a lot, -- Javier.

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[arch-general] Nvidia?? (About to do pacman -Syu but:)
by Joe(theWordy)Philbrook 10 Jul '11

10 Jul '11

In preparation for a pacman -Syu I peeked at the "main page" and read: > The nvidia-173xx and nvidia-96xx driver packages have been removed from > our repositories as they are incompatible with newer xorg servers. This > can only be fixed by an upstream update, which has not happened yet. > > For most video cards, the best alternative should be xf86-video-nouveau Since I know for a fact that my integrated Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE is very incompatible with the nouveau driver I'm suddenly concerned... according to pacman -Q nvidia I got: nvidia 270.41.19-1 Should I worry about it? That is should I find out how to prevent pacman from messing with the video driver, or does the "270.41.19-1" mean the above will have no effect on my nvidia driver? Thanks -- | ~^~ ~^~ | <?> <?> Joe (theWordy) Philbrook | ^ J(tWdy)P | \___/ <<jtwdyp(a)ttlc.net>>

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[arch-general] grub-legacy-fedora-git package
by KESHAV P.R. 10 Jul '11

10 Jul '11

Hi all, I have created a PKGBUILD for Fedora's GRUB Legacy fork, grub-legacy-fedora-git https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47959 . It includes support for GPT boot (not tested) and supports ext4 /boot (tested using the UEFI package). It does not include any of the patches used in core/grub package. It compiles fine with the binutils in Arch repos (unlike the current core/grub and aur/grub-gfx packages). It also supports splashimage (gfx) option. Although I maintain that package, I do not use it. I use grub2-bios-bzr which I maintain). Important info :- 1. The menu config file is /boot/grub/grub.conf, not /boot/grub/menu.lst . 2. The syntax for splashimage is (for example) - splashimage (hd0,0)/boot/grub/image.xpm.gz 3. The package builds fine in x86_64 with gcc-multilib. I have not checked whether it compiles without gcc-multilib (grub2 1.99 compiles without multilib in x86_64). Would be helpful if someone confirms whether it compiles in x86_64 without multilib. I request current core/grub and aur/grub-gfx users to test this package and give your comments/suggestions. Regards. Keshav PS: The equivalent UEFI package is grub-legacy-efi-fedora https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=47979 .

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[arch-general] About a modprobe command before /etc/rc.sysinit
by F.Gr. 10 Jul '11

10 Jul '11

Hi, during boot process, I'm getting the following (it seems there's a problem with some modprobe command) before the script '/etc/rc.sysinit' is run: --- Usage: /sbin/modprobe [-v] [-V] [-C config-file] [-d <dirname> ] [-n] (cut) --- I'm running the latest kernel version 2.6.39.3-1 on x86_64. -- The era of manufacturing consent has given way to the era of manufacturing news. Soon media newsrooms will drop the pretense, and start hiring theater directors instead of journalists. —Arundhati Roy

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[arch-general] gnome2.32
by Sergio de Almeida Lenzi 10 Jul '11

10 Jul '11

Hello, If any of you, still misses the gnome 2.32 with ffmpeg, mplayer, mencoder, dvdstyler, and all the stuff that comes with, I have setted up an archlinux server at: archlinux.k1.com.br ======================================== howto: 1) edit /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist to have only one line Server = http://archlinux.k1.com.br:81/$repo/os/x86_64 2) edit the /etc/pacman.conf and uncomment the code to fetch from community, multilib, lzt lzt is the "private" packages brought from FreeBSD 8.2 3) do the command pacman -Syu the system will bring the codes from the k1 archlinux repository 4) pacman -S abs will rebuild the /etc/abs.conf to point to the K1 abs 5) command: abs will fetch (via rsync) the abs and put it in the /var/abs ======================================= for now, there is a complete gnome 2.32 working with gdm 2.18 (the old one) that have gdmsetup. libreoffice is version 3.3.3 and the pt-br package is libreoffice-pt-BR I have tested on several old notebooks and seems OK Just in case some of you need the old gnome. Sergio

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Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] mkinitcpio 0.7.2-1
by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 09 Jul '11

09 Jul '11

On 07/09/2011 11:05 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote: > Another bugfix release for the 0.7 series. Please sign off. > > Dave Reisner (11): > mkinitcpio: refactor BASEDIR resolution > unify error messaging, both in grammar and output > manpage: wrap at 80 columns, add a vim modeline > manpage: clarify behaviors, add example, fix typos > functions: do not null delimit modalias data > fix module installation issues with BASEDIR > mkinitcpio: include version in help msg > Makefile: allow git-describe to determine version > cleanup devel PKGBUILD > autodetect: check for /sys/devices before autodetecting > lsinitcpio: fix logical error in reading compression > Sign-off. Now archiso builds/boot fine. 0.7.2 to core! -- Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi \cos^2\alpha + \sin^2\alpha = 1

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[arch-general] libreoffice 3.4.1-2 "General Error" on open and save
by David C. Rankin 09 Jul '11

09 Jul '11

Guys, Since updating to libreoffice 3.4.1-2 I get a "General Error" on opening any document and on saving any document for the first time. (i.e. save a new document or 'save as' new name on existing documents) Libre seems to work. After closing the error dialog, the document opens and after closing the error dialog on save, the document is saved, but this gives some concern when working on critical documents. A screenshot of the error on save dialog is here: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/arch/bugs/libre/oo-general-error-on-save.jpg Is anyone else seeing this? If so, any idea what needs to be done to fix it? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] Alternative for Xyne's makerepo?
by Vic Demuzere 09 Jul '11

09 Jul '11

Hi there, I used to host a pacman repository on dropbox, for myself and a few friends. The easiest way for me to update this repo was Xyne's makerepo. That project isn't supported anymore, so I'm looking for an alternative. Something simple that can build and update a repository (with AUR packages) using a package list. Suggestions? Thanks, Vic Demuzere

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[arch-general] Objective C ABI version
by Sergej Pupykin 08 Jul '11

08 Jul '11

Hi, I have a small question about ObjC ABI. (See openvpn-authldap-plugin: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=30584) This package can be built only with export OBJCFLAGS=-fobjc-abi-version=2 As I understand gcc-objc uses ABI version 0 by default, but this ABI support already dropped from libobjc. So I get "undefined reference to `objc_msgSend'" errors in default build. (like this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn-auth-ldap/+bug/771029) Is there any way to fix default gcc-objc ABI version?

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