topic title: antiX-13 full flavours available for public testing.
Posts: 630
Eino
Joined: 12 Oct 2012
#16
It did not show the sd card until, I plugged in a usb drive.
Thanks

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 882.176095] usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
[  882.310270] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=1516, idProduct=8628
[  882.310280] usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[  882.310288] usb 1-2: Product: USB Drive
[  882.310294] usb 1-2: Manufacturer: SKYMEDI
[  882.310299] usb 1-2: SerialNumber: 04
[  882.311380] scsi7 : usb-storage 1-2:1.0
[  883.310566] scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SKYMEDI  USB Drive        1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[  883.316253] sd 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg6 type 0
[  883.317033] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf] 7827456 512-byte logical blocks: (4.00 GB/3.73 GiB)
[  883.318431] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf] Write Protect is off
[  883.318443] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
[  883.319416] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf] No Caching mode page present
[  883.319427] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf] Assuming drive cache: write through
[  883.323419] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf] No Caching mode page present
[  883.323431] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf] Assuming drive cache: write through
[  883.428712]  sdf: sdf1
[  883.434417] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf] No Caching mode page present
[  883.434428] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf] Assuming drive cache: write through
[  883.434436] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdf] Attached SCSI removable disk
I want to thank Dave, and Bitjam, for the help solving the two issues.
Posts: 1,139
masinick
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
#17
After a bit of delay (been busy), I am now downloading the antiX-13-beta1_386-base.iso image from the Source Forge site. I will report my findings and initial impressions of it once the download has completed and I get an opportunity to work with it. I'll probably try it out live first, then install over my existing antiX-13 test release (without repartitioning), so I can give my impressions of those two scenarios.

I've been really pleased with both the previous test versions of antiX-13 (I believe that I have the full version previously installed). I am also very happy with antiX Core; I do not intend to change that; I've had my own customized implementation for at least a couple of years now and it is one of my favorite systems; I've been happy with it from day one!
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masinick
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
#18
I am now running antiX-13-beta1_386-base.iso live from CD. Wireless works great; so far, it's just what I'd expect.

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$ inxi -Fzx
System:    Host: antiX1 Kernel: 3.6.11-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.7.2) 
           Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.2 Distro: antiX-13-beta1_386-base Ahmad Sami 8 February 2013
Machine:   System: Gateway product: MX8738 version: 3408450R
           Mobo: Gateway model: N/A version: 72.15 Bios: Phoenix version: 72.15 date: 04/16/2007
CPU:       Dual core Intel CPU T2080 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (nx pae sse sse2 sse3) bmips: 6916.54 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 
           X.Org: 1.12.4 drivers: vesa,intel (unloaded: fbdev) Resolution: 1024x768@61.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: N/A GLX Version: N/A Direct Rendering: N/A
Audio:     Card: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.25
Network:   Card-1: Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection driver: e100 ver: 3.5.24-k2-NAPI port: 4000 bus-ID: 04:08.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Broadcom BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN driver: b43-pci-bridge bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 799.5GB (-) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD1600BEVS size: 160.0GB 
           2: id: /dev/sdb model: My_Book_1110 size: 639.4GB 
Partition: ID: swap-1 size: 2.05GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 80 Uptime: 10 min Memory: 229.4/2015.2MB Runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: N/A 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.2.37) inxi: 1.8.34 
demo@antiX1:~
I will be installing it later on this same system. I am confident that it will work great. I will not be doing a fresh installation; instead I will use my /home directory from a previous installation and see how that goes; it has always worked well in the past for me.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#19
Is this happening because I am trying this out in AntiX 13 64bit testing. The plan is to do a frugal live install with persistence on a 8gig Sandisk SD card in a USB card reader (I don't have a internal card reader on this desktop so I am using a card reader adapter that works for everything else but antix2usb.sh)

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harry@bikertest2:~/isos
$ md5sum antiX-13-beta2-pt1_386-full.iso 
f0cca19807334be7dba844b45027f6ca  antiX-13-beta2-pt1_386-full.iso
harry@bikertest2:~/isos
$ sux
Password: 
bash: cannot set terminal process group (-1): Inappropriate ioctl for device
bash: no job control in this shell
root@bikertest2:/home/harry/isos
# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 80 GB, 80031974400 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9730 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System 
/dev/sda1   *           1          95      763056    7  HPFS/NTFS
Warning: Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda3              95        1352    10096852   83  Linux
Warning: Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2            1352        9730    67296285    5  Extended
/dev/sda6            1352        6515    41471797   83  Linux
Warning: Partition 6 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda7            6516        9332    22619520   83  Linux
Warning: Partition 7 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda5            9333        9730     3188902   82  Linux swap
Warning: Partition 5 does not end on cylinder boundary.

Disk /dev/sdb: 7 GB, 7962071040 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 968 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System 
/dev/sdb1   *           1          98      787153   83  Linux
Warning: Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sdb2              98         969     6996307   83  Linux
Warning: Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
root@bikertest2:/home/harry/isos
# antix2usb.sh -I antiX-13-beta2-pt1_386-full.iso -D /dev/sdb1
antix2usb.sh Wed Mar 27 19:07:38 CDT 2013
Info: a log will be saved to /tmp/antix2usb.log
Cannot access file /sys/block/sdb1
Error: device not found: /dev/sdb1
root@bikertest2:/home/harry/isos
# mount /dev/sdb1
root@bikertest2:/home/harry/isos
# antix2usb.sh -I antiX-13-beta2-pt1_386-full.iso -D /dev/sdb1
antix2usb.sh Wed Mar 27 19:08:36 CDT 2013
Info: a log will be saved to /tmp/antix2usb.log
Cannot access file /sys/block/sdb1
Error: device not found: /dev/sdb1
# blkid
/dev/sda1: UUID="343942EB578098A9" TYPE="ntfs" 
/dev/sda3: UUID="676d70d7-1c41-449b-be0f-2e04df874d86" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sda5: UUID="a70b8580-b61d-4732-8109-b6f883ab58de" TYPE="swap" 
/dev/sda6: UUID="454f0f9b-3885-4a59-a3d8-eefe9bef04e6" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sda7: LABEL="/" UUID="69f5ae2f-b286-455a-ab50-6440b01a21f4" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sdb1: LABEL="/" UUID="ab11cbca-c9a0-4e34-805c-1fdbab32e305" TYPE="ext2" 
/dev/sdb2: LABEL="/antix-full" UUID="2ba70c25-606f-4f57-aa03-7416c63e378d" TYPE="ext2"
This is the first time (I am a virgin) on using the antix2usb.sh command line script on a flash drive for me.
/antix-full on /dev/sdb2 is going to be the persistent save partition. I read

========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://antix.mepis.org/index.php?title=Frugal_install"
linktext was:"http://antix.mepis.org/index.php?title=Frugal_install"
====================================


but I guess I am not understanding what i need to do. I am kinda debating on whether I should copy and paste this thread into a text file.
Delete this post.
Start a new thread titled antix2usb.sh to keep this thread from going off topic and being cluttered.
Too tired to think clearly right now.
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#20
script is called new_usb.sh

# new_usb.sh -b grub antiX-13-beta2-pt1_386-full.iso /dev/sdb
Alanarchy
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Alanarchy
#21
I've kept antiX 12 where it is and set the repos to Wheezy to enable me to continue using nVidia, and installed antiX 13 where the obsolete Linux Mint Fluxbox edition was, with the Liquorix Kernel and Nouveau drivers.

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inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: alan Kernel: 3.8-4.dmz.2-liquorix-686 i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.7.2) 
           Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.2 Distro: antiX-13-beta2-pt1_386-full Ahmad Sami 24 March 2013
Machine:   Mobo: Gigabyte model: GA-7VAX-A Bios: Award version: F4 date: 08/10/2004
CPU:       Single core AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (-UP-) cache: 256 KB flags: (pae sse) bmips: 4018.69 clocked at 2009.349 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] bus-ID: 01:00.0 
           X.Org: 1.12.4 driver: nouveau Resolution: 1024x768@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa X11 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card: VIA VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller driver: snd_via82xx port: e000 bus-ID: 00:11.5 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.8-4.dmz.2-liquorix-686
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ driver: 8139too ver: 0.9.28 port: e400 bus-ID: 00:13.0
           IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 82.0GB (-) 1: id: /dev/sda model: Maxtor_6Y080L0 size: 82.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 46G used: 3.8G (9%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 2.30GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 56.6C mobo: 54.0C 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 2481 fan-1: 3590 
Info:      Processes: 78 Uptime: 5 min Memory: 79.7/753.8MB Runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.7.2 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.2.37) inxi: 1.8.45
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masinick
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
#22
I installed the 3.8.4 kernel, and I am running base, but I have not yet had a chance to actually TEST the 3.8.4 kernel; hopefully that will happen later today. Here's what I am running now:

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$ inxi -Fzx
System:    Host: antiX Kernel: 3.6.11-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.7.2) 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.8.3 (Gtk 2.24.9) Distro: antiX-13-beta1_386-base Ahmad Sami 8 February 2013
Machine:   System: Gateway product: MX8738 version: 3408450R
           Mobo: Gateway model: N/A version: 72.15 Bios: Phoenix version: 72.15 date: 04/16/2007
CPU:       Dual core Intel CPU T2080 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (nx pae sse sse2 sse3) bmips: 6916.56 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 
           X.Org: 1.12.4 driver: intel Resolution: 1440x900@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: N/A GLX Version: N/A Direct Rendering: N/A
Audio:     Card: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.25
Network:   Card-1: Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection driver: e100 ver: 3.5.24-k2-NAPI port: 4000 bus-ID: 04:08.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Broadcom BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN driver: b43-pci-bridge bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 160.0GB (-) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD1600BEVS size: 160.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 19G used: 6.9G (39%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 2.05GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 119 Uptime: 18:00 Memory: 553
.6/2015.2MB Runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.7.2 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.2.37) inxi: 1.8.34
I am also trying to promote antiX in my favorite forums and with my friends. I have it installed myself on three computers in our house (one of which my 85 year old MOM uses!) A neighbor across the street uses antiX that I installed for him at the end of last summer.

Several friends on forums use antiX because I wrote about it and recommended it; I hope that more of us can do the same. I've been trying to get a few of those friends in here to test. One,"Bill", has done so in the recent past and has given us some good suggestions.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#23
Antix 13 beta2 full 32bit is working great on my asus 904ha netbook (eeepc). The shortcut keys for volume control do not work, but overall that is minor. the system connects through the router at work fine. I'll test tonight and see if it works on the home router (antix 12 had dns issues).

integrated camera worked fine as well.

tested a usb key. no problems. mounted with rox. rox did not ask to automatically unmount, so I used the"unplug tool". This worked great, and really needs an icon in the tray with the volume control.

i did test the change the window manager app to change from icewm-rox to fluxbox. no issues at all. there are a lot of duplicate menu entries in the flux menu, particularly in the"system preferences" section.

same old issue with grub menus and windows. grub totally screws up the boot commands for windows. the new boot menu screen looks really good, especially the rotating rings indicating time to boot. Very nice.

overall this release looks great!

***update 4-1-13*** same DNS issues as before at home. I don't know what is different about my setup at home that prevents the auto-configuring of the dns servers but it does not work with antix. I can however specify a server, so at least there's that.
Last edited by dolphin_oracle on 01 Apr 2013, 15:07, edited 1 time in total.
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elfje11
Joined: 27 Mar 2013
#24
Hi - it's my first post here, thanks for making AntiX, I love it - I have installed AntiX 64 bits Beta now on my MSI U270 DX relatively lightweight laptop.
Actually, multi-boot: Win8 (which came with the machine.... a lot of pain and waiting, waiting....), Ubuntu and AntiX.
I had the older version already running but while I made a pretty big mess of it trying to install a WIFI-driver for the internal RTL8723AE card I downloaded the new version the 26th and installed it over the old AntiX-version.
This gave 2 problems:
1) Grub2 of Ubuntu overrides every Grub thing, so AntiX wasn't starting anymore from within Grub. Needed to change a little config from within Ubuntu to get a boot for AntiX again.
2) AntiX still didn't support the WIFI-card.
For getting the WIFI-card running, I found some info after long-seaking for another Linux-version, and after copyiing the .bin-files by hand to the lib-location I got the WIFI working as well.
It would be nice if these drivers would be easier to get working but it should keep on nice and small as it is and fitting on a CD... not Ubuntu which needs a DVD already...

It is working stable and fast for as far as I have been able to test it.
Speed seems the same to me as the earlier version, only there seems to be some extra 'spinning-up-delay' when I click on an icon, for example to start the browser. Just like if it is running from a CD-rom.
A couple of seconds nothing happens and then the browser (or other app.) is there. I didn't notice that in the older versions.
I can imagine it is because of a power-saving thingie that suspends the HDD, so maybe it is saving my batteries longer?

Good work!
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male
Joined: 04 Nov 2011
#25
elfje11 wrote:1. Grub2 of Ubuntu overrides every Grub thing, so AntiX wasn't starting anymore from within Grub. Needed to change a little config from within Ubuntu to get a boot for AntiX again.
Ubuntu starts and run in the terminal as root:

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# update-grub
That should be the antiX - start entry in the menu again. __{{emoticon}}__
Posts: 11
elfje11
Joined: 27 Mar 2013
#26
male wrote:
elfje11 wrote:1. Grub2 of Ubuntu overrides every Grub thing, so AntiX wasn't starting anymore from within Grub. Needed to change a little config from within Ubuntu to get a boot for AntiX again.
Ubuntu starts and run in the terminal as root:

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# update-grub
That should be the antiX - start entry in the menu again. __{{emoticon}}__
It should have, but maybe of the number of partitions, there were some numbers / codes that were send by grub before the boot that couldn't get handled after the new installation.
I removed them from the menu and then with the upgrade-grub -command from within Ubuntu it works fine.
I also changed the grub so that now it is defaulting to AntiX
Posts: 2,238
dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#27
I'm trying beta2 full on my HP and I'm getting a blank screen. In the past I would delete the noxorg cheatcode but I don't see that present here. any thoughts?

32bit by the way.
Posts: 1,308
BitJam
Joined: 31 Aug 2009
#28
dolphin_oracle wrote:I'm trying beta2 full on my HP and I'm getting a blank screen. In the past I would delete the noxorg cheatcode but I don't see that present here. any thoughts?
We got rid of the"noxorg" cheatcode and made it the default. There is now an"xorgconf" cheatcode that you can add which should have the same effect as removing"noxorg" used to have. You can also get an xorg.conf file created if you specify a video driver (drvr=) or an X resolution (xres=). If you are running Live then you can set the X resolution with the"F5 Video Mode" menu. Entries with a trailing asterisk (*) also set the console resolution.

Use"F12" to see the cheatcodes associated with your menu selections. Use F11 to toggle through minor changes in the appearance.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#29
Ok I will try the"xorgconf" cheat code. The"F-key menus don't show up with since I made a unetbootin usbkey. Thanks.
Posts: 2,238
dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#30
ended up it was the"nomodeset" cheat code that was needed. incidently, that cheat code did not save between the live session and the installation.