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[arch-general] efibootmgr doesn't change boot order!
by Peter K Haokip 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

I read an forum entry from nearly 6 years ago about am efibootmgr bug that Doesn't let you change the boot order on a multi OS system if you have arch linux as the default OS. Had some users report this as well in other forums. Now i am facing the that problem in my system with arch ubuntu and windows. when i change the boot order , it shows the change 'temporarily' but when i restart it boots the default (Arch linux Grub ) and the change disappears. I faced this issue last month and gave up on it since I couldn't find any detailed resource on this on the net. This list may be my last hope. If anybody could give some direction , would be much appreciated. regards, khaithang39

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Re: [arch-general] On arch-dev-public: Chromium losing Sync support on March 15
by Yuuta Liang 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

This looks great for replacing Google sync. Are there any self-hosted open source sync servers users can directly replace with (Not an extension or so)? This would be great for users who still need native sync when the Chromium APIs were disabled. This is my first time replying to Arch mailing list, so correct me if there's anything wrong. Thanks. On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 10:13:17PM -0600, Don Harper via arch-general wrote: > On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 07:41:53PM -0600, Don Harper wrote to To General Discussion about Arch Linux: > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 07:12:24PM +0000, Mike Cloaked via arch-general wrote to To General Discussion about Arch Linux: > > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 6:15 PM Javier via arch-general < > > > arch-general(a)lists.archlinux.org> wrote: > > > > > On 1/20/21 10:02 AM, Geo Kozey via arch-general wrote: > > > > >> ---------------------------------------- > > > > >> From: Eli Schwartz via arch-general <arch-general(a)lists.archlinux.org> > > > > >> Sent: Wed Jan 20 02:09:17 CET 2021 > > > > >> To: <arch-general(a)lists.archlinux.org> > > > > >> Cc: Eli Schwartz <eschwartz(a)archlinux.org> > > > > >> Subject: Re: [arch-general] On arch-dev-public: Chromium losing Sync > > > > support on March 15 > > > > > >> The current maintainer of chromium no longer wishes to be the maintainer > > > > >> -- without this feature, he does not consider Chromium to be a > > > > >> competitive, useful software. Fair enough -- no one is ever by any means > > > > >> forced to maintain anything they don't want to. > > > > > > It would be easier to understand if maintainer explain this themselves. > > > > This is second time he stated plans about dropping chromium because > > > > upstream removed some api from public use. At first time those plans were > > > > aborted after users feedback which showed that removed api isn't crucial > > > > for using the app for them and this time it looks similar. > > > > > > It's ok to stop packaging something that maintainer doesn't like anymore > > > > even without waiting for excuse but stopping it only because lost feature > > > > that most users can deal without just fine is weird unless maintainer > > > > himself relied on it. > > > > > If a chromium user, after the loss of the sync api, would like to > > > transition their setup from one computer to another, such as when a new > > > arch install has been done on a new computer, is there a mechanism to > > > transfer the bookmarks and passwords from one machine to the other if sync > > > is not available? Even now if you rsync the config directory then the > > > browser does work as it did on the original machine - and getting passwords > > > into the new browser on a different machine does not seem to be something > > > that is easy unless a clean profile is started, and the old and new browser > > > synced by logging in to the same account. Can someone say how that would be > > > achieved when sync to the cloud is no longer available? > > One can always use a non-google sync solution. One I have been using for a bit is https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus which is cross-browser and self-hosted. > > > > > > Yours sincerely > > > > > > G. K. > > > > > Totally agree with Eli, in that the devs are the ones deciding chromium > > > > fate in Arch. > > > > > BTW, another dev has already mentioned he would adopt it, if dropped by > > > > its current maintainer, and keep it without sync if required. So, I guess > > > > it's a matter of time now, to see what'll happen. > > > > > > -- > Don Harper

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[arch-general] Dual monitor issue
by pete 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Evening Archers O am trying to find where KDE Plasma stores the settings for multiple monitors but can not find it yet . I have 2 identical monitors both were working fine now i have lost the panel on the one monitor and can not restore it i have tried all the suggestions i can find so last resort i want to look at the configs for the monitors so which file are the configs stored in please . Thanks Pete

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[arch-general] Configure default bluetooth profile in PulseAudio?
by Uwe Sauter 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Dear all, is it possible to define the default BT profile used when a headset connects to my system? Currently I have to switch from A2DP to HSP/HFP every time I turn the headset on. As I'm mostly using the headset as headset (for webconfs), not headphones, I'd like to change that behavior. I found this article [1] but that seems to automatically switch BT profiles based on the requirements. I don't want that behavior as I prefer static configurations (I want my music to always come from the speaker boxes regardless of whether headphones are available.) Although I will try this out later-on. Any hints? Thanks, Uwe [1] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1248886/how-to-set-default-profile-for-blue…

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[arch-general] Is ntfs module deprecated ?
by SET 16 Jan '21

16 Jan '21

Hi, After today's upgrade : * modprobe ntfs * modprobe: FATAL: Module ntfs not found in directory /lib/modules/5.10.7-arch1-1 * * find /usr/lib/modules/5.10.7-arch1-1 -type f -name "*ntfs*" * <empty result> Should another module be used ? Is ntfs missing ? Deprecated ? Thanks.

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[arch-general] firefox crashed, no web access after attempted fix
by Shadrock Uhuru 16 Jan '21

16 Jan '21

hi everyone i'm running 6.8 current, my problem started when firefox which had been working perfectly suddenly started crashing on startup, i don't know if it was because i shutdown the laptop with to many tab open in firefox, after many google searches i tried creating a new profile and copying overi file from a previous profile the suggested files and directories which gave me a startable firefox, my bookmark sidebar lists my bookmarks, and my addons are displayed on the toolbar, the problem is nothing happens if i type in an address, type something in the search bar or click a bookmark in the sidebar, the rotating arrow doesn't change to a cross , or if i click an addon icon either nothing happens or an empty menu is opened, the next thing i did was to backup my mozilla/firefox folder then removed the original, i sysupgraded, pkg_add -Uu, had to repeat it a couple of time thinking the repositories were not in sync after doing pkg_add -u instead the packages upgraded, i threw in a pkg_clean to tidy things up, then i pkg_delete then pkg_add firefox, i'm still unable to surf the web before or after restoring my backup mozilla/firefox directory, could i have missing libraries of software that firefox needs ? pkg_add firefox installs without a problem, i have pastebined a copy of the directory structure and a copy of the log output when i start firefox with the -p option. fox_directory http://sprunge.us/79hyB7 fox_log_output http://sprunge.us/umVBxr i am currently using netsurf as my browser but i would like firefox up and running again asap any help would be welcomed shadrock

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[arch-general] error wiping partition with cryptsetup - device-mapper: reload ioctl on failed:
by Piscium 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

Hi all, I am using Arch. In the middle of last year I successfully wiped two partitions on my laptop following the instructions here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dm-crypt/Drive_preparation#dm-crypt_wi… This year I decided to wipe the remaining partition on the same laptop using the same command command but it fails as below. Any ideas? ~/ lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT nvme0n1 259:0 0 931.5G 0 disk ├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 1G 0 part /boot ├─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 50G 0 part │ └─arch-root 254:0 0 50G 0 crypt / ├─nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 700G 0 part ├─nvme0n1p4 259:4 0 176.5G 0 part │ └─arch-home 254:2 0 176.5G 0 crypt /home └─nvme0n1p5 259:5 0 4G 0 part └─swap 254:1 0 4G 0 crypt [SWAP] █▓▒░root@thinkpad-p43s█▓▒░ Wed 13/Jan/2021 08:26:53.073 ~/ cryptsetup open --type plain -d /dev/urandom /dev/nvme0n1p3 to_be_wiped device-mapper: reload ioctl on failed: No such file or directory ~/

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[arch-general] intel gpu hang
by Muhamad Moghadam 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

Hi Everybody,I have a pc with intel gpu and run it on fedora, but intel gpu will be hang with fedora kernel. if i will install arch, will my problem be solved? -- مجله کامیون <http://www.truckdriver.ir/> سلطان جاده Persian Trucking <http://www.truckdriver.ir/> Mag

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[arch-general] 5.10.5 - network card r8169 not activated on cold start?
by David C. Rankin 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

All, Sorry for the lapse in posts, but when Arch changed list delivery to the cloud service, my ISP bounced all mails from the new IP. New issue, after an extended power-outage caused by a rare snow storm in north-east Texas, I had to boot from cold start after the power being out for 2 days. On boot, the network device enp5s0 did not get started. Viewing the logs, the r8169 device was never started. The cold boot log is: Jan 12 07:51:38 valkyrie systemd[1]: Timed out waiting for device /sys/subsystem/net/devices/enp5s0. Jan 12 07:51:38 valkyrie systemd[1]: Dependency failed for dhcpcd on enp5s0. Jan 12 07:51:38 valkyrie systemd[1]: dhcpcd(a)enp5s0.service: Job dhcpcd(a)enp5s0.service/start failed with result 'dep endency'. Jan 12 07:51:38 valkyrie systemd[1]: sys-subsystem-net-devices-enp5s0.device: Job sys-subsystem-net-devices-enp5s0. device/start failed with result 'timeout'. I have been using this same Arch server for 5-6 years now and I haven't ever had an issue with the device not coming up. Granted for a majority of the last 5 years the box has only been rebooted, save an except for a drive replacement, etc... Since the device was not activated by the kernel, there was no chance of using ip link to start the device. Then on reboot, the device is found and configured without a problem: Jan 12 08:38:16 valkyrie kernel: r8169 0000:05:00.0 enp5s0: renamed from eth0 Jan 12 08:38:19 valkyrie systemd[1]: Starting dhcpcd on enp5s0... Jan 12 08:38:20 valkyrie dhcpcd[535]: enp5s0: waiting for carrier Jan 12 08:38:20 valkyrie dhcpcd[535]: enp5s0: carrier acquired Jan 12 08:38:20 valkyrie kernel: r8169 0000:05:00.0 enp5s0: Link is Down Jan 12 08:38:20 valkyrie dhcpcd[535]: enp5s0: IAID 14:9e:33:19 <snip IPv6 chatter> Jan 12 08:38:24 valkyrie dhcpcd[535]: enp5s0: soliciting a DHCP lease Jan 12 08:38:25 valkyrie dhcpcd[535]: enp5s0: offered 192.168.6.135 from 192.168.6.17 Jan 12 08:38:25 valkyrie dhcpcd[535]: enp5s0: probing address 192.168.6.135/24 Jan 12 08:38:30 valkyrie dhcpcd[535]: enp5s0: leased 192.168.6.135 for 28800 seconds Having never had this problem since the 2015-08-21 install on this box, my question is "is anyone else seeing this, or anything similar, now?" I did not have any issue with the other 4 Arch boxes I brought up after power returned, so, as far as I have seen, this has been limited to the r8169 card. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] python-dnspython flagged as outdated since 2020-11-19
by Fun Ilrys 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Hello World, Is there a plan to update the python-dnspython package ? It happened to be flagged as out of date since 2020-11-19. The actual version in the PyPI is 2.1.0. Does someone know how to contact the maintainers of those packages ? Thank you for your time! Happy New Year. My best wishes to you and your beloved one. Stay safe and healthy. Nissar

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