topic title: antiX-14R alpha3 available for testing
anticapitalista
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#31
roky - re grub2

I *think* you might need to completely reformat your drive. I had this happen in VBox and I had to rdelete the existing drives and set them up again.
jdmeaux1952
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jdmeaux1952
Joined: 01 Nov 2013
#32
I am having the same problems as roky with RD 32 bit, using my MSI S6000 Intel i540-450M laptop. I'm keeping this message simple since the problems are almost identical.

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 inxi -F
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 3.15.2-antix.1-486 i686 (32 bit) Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8 
           Distro: antiX-14-a3-RV_386-full Killah P 11 October 2014 
Machine:   Mobo: MICRO-STAR model: MS-16D3 v: REV:1.0 Bios: American Megatrends v: E16D3IMR.10B date: 06/01/2010
CPU:       Single core Intel Core i5 M 450 (-UP-) cache: 3072 KB clocked at 2400 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@60.03hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ironlake Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.2.6
Audio:     Card Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.15.2-antix.1-486
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath9k
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 74:f0:6d:32:de:66
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: r8169
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 40:61:86:af:d7:2a
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (0.5% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HTS54505 size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 21G used: 2.5G (13%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda10 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 91 Uptime: 16 min Memory: 235.5/3459.4MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.1.28
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#33
@Anti and jdmeaux1952. Finally got

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$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: biker Kernel: 3.15.2-antix.1-486 i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.0) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8 
           Distro: antiX-14-a3-RV_386-full Killah P 11 October 2014 
Machine:   System: GATEWAY product: W3507 v: 500
           Mobo: Intel model: D102GGC2 v: AAD70214-201
           Bios: Intel v: GC11020M.15A.2010.2006.0817.0956 date: 08/17/2006
CPU:       Single core Intel Celeron D (-UP-) cache: 512 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3) bmips: 6399 clocked at 3199 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200/1100]
           bus-ID: 01:05.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1280x1024@60.02hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RC410
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.2.6 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] IXP SB4x0 High Definition Audio Controller 
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.15.2-antix.1-486
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
           driver: 8139too v: 0.9.28 port: 1000 bus-ID: 02:02.0
           IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 444.0GB (0.6% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST3120213A size: 120.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: Maxtor_5A320J0 size: 323.9GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 9.0G used: 2.5G (30%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
           ID-2: /home size: 31G used: 77M (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3 
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 98 Uptime: 11 min Memory: 221.2/876.5MB 
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.1 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.271) inxi: 2.1.28
to boot. I had to use the Ubuntu
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair"
linktext was:"https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair"
====================================

Made my live iso. I need to edit this post using my other Desktop Computer to give you a md5sum for the iso at sourceforge.
There are all kinds of md5sum numbers posted on the net and it was confusing me because one my cdrw disks kept failing.
But I finally got it done.

Anyhows. Gparted keeps crashing after a install. I will try upgrading it. My other /dev/sdb hard drive with AntiX 11 backup files is not
showing in /media in rox or side bar on spacefm. /etc/fstab after install was practically empty. Here is my backup of it.

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fstabbk# Pluggable devices are handled by uDev, they are not in fstab
UUID=50d6af4b-c241-4639-b075-d59149dc773f / auto defaults,noatime 1 1
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0
UUID=bab99903-8063-4e7b-a371-7e129ad3c7a2 /home auto defaults,noatime 1 2
blkid shows

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biker@biker:~
$ su
Password: 
#blkid
/dev/sda1: UUID="50d6af4b-c241-4639-b075-d59149dc773f" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sda2: UUID="a55f5477-b77d-4e07-b34a-d0260ad85959" TYPE="swap" 
/dev/sda3: UUID="bab99903-8063-4e7b-a371-7e129ad3c7a2" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sda4: LABEL="/data" UUID="284c1657-3c0b-484c-ad41-a90908a993fd" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sdb1: LABEL="/data" UUID="b3b59257-818b-457d-b44a-9bc6632c050e" TYPE="ext4"
I guess"sux" is no more because I tried to install it after a"apt-get update"
I guess next step is try and fix gparted and edit this post to show grub-repair md5sum for iso.

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4c55898bf0467ed1b2165854047c7ffb  boot-repair-disk-32bit.iso
4c55898bf0467ed1b2165854047c7ffb
4c55898bf0467ed1b2165854047c7ffb  boot-repair-disk-32bit.iso
?
Mirror server info 
Download of boot-repair-disk-32bit.iso (520,009,728 bytes/MD5: 4c55898bf0467ed1b2165854047c7ffb) should begin shortly
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#34
rok, spacefm by default doesn't show internal partitions (I have no idea why that's the default). Go up to the menu bar, and Devices>Settings>Show>Internal Drives)
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#35
rok, you've definitely got some weird stuff going on. I haven't installed anywhere except in VB so far.
It gets better. Gparted segfaults after a gparted reinstall. No newer version than

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$ apt-cache policy gparted
gparted:
  Installed: 0.19.0-1+b1
  Candidate: 0.19.0-1+b1
  Version table:
 *** 0.19.0-1+b1 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
You are gonna love this next

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biker@biker:~
$ cat / etc/fstab
# Pluggable devices are handled by uDev, they are not in fstab
UUID=50d6af4b-c241-4639-b075-d59149dc773f / auto defaults,noatime 1 1
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0
UUID=bab99903-8063-4e7b-a371-7e129ad3c7a2 /home auto defaults,noatime 1 2
I rebooted after restoring original above. My edit was just for /dev/sdb1 but my edit never worked anyways.
Slitaz mountbox mounts OK. But nothing shows in /media/sdb folder I hand made.
Here is what spacefm does after a reboot.

Nothing freaking mounts so far as user.
Nothing freaking mounts so far as user.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#36
More fun and games. Slitaz Mountbox does not work

Empty /media.sdb1 folder
Empty /media.sdb1 folder


But this does

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root@biker:/home/biker# mount /dev/sdb1 /media/sdb1
root@biker:/home/biker# That Works guys!
bash: That: command not found
root@biker:/home/biker# cd /media/sdb1
root@biker:/media/sdb1# ls
harry  lost+found
root@biker:/media/sdb1# cd harry
root@biker:/media/sdb1/harry# ls
Backups            Icons          Pics           Templates
Comics            images          Pictures           tools
Isos          Public         
Desktop            Kernels       scripts           Unetbootin
Documents        lxmed          seamonkey        Videos
Downloadedpets        mcthemes      snapshot-0.0.1   Wallpaper
Downloads        Minitube      Snapshots        Windows
gtk-3.0            Music          Sounds
My Documents  spacefm_plugins
Just a reminder. md5sums always done. __{{emoticon}}__
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#37
in spacefm, you have to mount internal drives as root, by default. there are some configuration options you can do to make this easier, but by default its root. unless you make an fstab entry for the partition that allows a user to mount a partition. Right click on your partition, select root then mount. say ok when you get an option screen.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#38
Not a fluke... apt-get has the ability to add a hook script into the apt sequence of events.
/ etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
where as far as I know dpkg does not have a hook system (other than modifying the deb). If you know of how to hook in the script from apt update to dpkg please let me know. __{{emoticon}}__
you can replace /usr/bin/update-menus with a symlink called"update-menus" linking to a script that calls"desktop-menu-apt-update check". This works for apt, dpkg, gdebi, and any deb that has a trigger for menu updating (most I would think, but I don't know).

***edit*** although I think I'm missing something because while the menu does get updated, every app on the system ends up with an entry in"other" and"preferences" which obviously isn't right. but the general method might be something to consider, I'm sure I've just got the call to desktop-menu-apt-update wrong somehow, because the same thing happens if I run that app directly from the cli. I'm no coder __{{emoticon}}__
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#39
Ok. Enough of the negative crap. What does work.
Wallpaper Changer put my biker chic wallpaper up>>>>I feel better than the black one.
Switch Desktop to Icewm without icons>>>>>I like spacefm opening instead of rox from menu and toolbar
.mkv..mp4,.avi, movies open and play OK in mplayer2
mocp plays my streaming .pls files OK and .mp3 also.
xmms does the same >>>>Feels better with my custom skin.

I feel better now that I have some music and pleasent scenery to test by.


========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://postmyimage.com/img2/911_yeah_baby.jpg"
linktext was:"http://postmyimage.com/img2/911_yeah_baby.jpg"
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BitJam
Joined: 31 Aug 2009
#40
Testing request
Please test changing the window manager via the desktop menu:"Desktop" -->"Alternative Desktops". Have a bunch of different windows open when you make the switch. Try having some on different workspaces. See if they all survive the switch. See if the switch looks glitchy.

If there are any problems, please edit the file /etc/desktop-session/desktop-session.conf and change the line:

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STARTUP_DELAY="1"
Set the delay to 2 or even 3. This will cause the switch to take longer. See if this fixes the problem.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#41
BitJam wrote:Testing request
Please test changing the window manager via the desktop menu:"Desktop" -->"Alternative Desktops". Have a bunch of different windows open when you make the switch. Try having some on different workspaces. See if they all survive the switch. See if the switch looks glitchy.

If there are any problems, please edit the file /etc/desktop-session/desktop-session.conf and change the line:

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STARTUP_DELAY="1"
Set the delay to 2 or even 3. This will cause the switch to take longer. See if this fixes the problem.
playing around with it and seems to work OK.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#42
On my 1 gig of ram and P4 there seems to be no glitches on switch desktop Bitjam. I have all 4 virtual desktops loaded with something open.
Music playing in Xmms. Browser open. Htop in terminal. Spacefm. Conky.

No problemo so far.
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BitJam
Joined: 31 Aug 2009
#43
Thanks!

On installed systems, you can fix booting into runlevel-3 by removing the symlink /etc/rc2.d/S01slim. Use the boot parameter"3" to boot into command line mode. Without the"3" it should boot into X as usual.
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male
Joined: 04 Nov 2011
#44

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$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 3.15.2-antix.1-486 i686 (32 bit) Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.5 
           Distro: antiX-14-a3-RD_386-full Killah P 11 October 2014 
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P4P800SE v: Rev 2.xx
           Bios: American Megatrends v: 080009 date: 01/27/2004
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium 4 (-UP-) cache: 512 KB clocked at 2798 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV280 [Radeon 9200]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1280x1024@60.02hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI R200 (RV280 5961) x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL DRI2
           GLX Version: 1.3 Mesa 10.2.6
Audio:     Card Intel 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller driver: snd_intel8x0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.15.2-antix.1-486
Network:   Card: Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: skge
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <Filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: NA (-) ID-1: /dev/sda model: Maxtor_6L250R0 size: 251.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: Maxtor_6E030L0 size: 30.8GB
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 69 Uptime: 7 min Memory: 138.5/2018.4MB 
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.1.28
no problems here. __{{emoticon}}__
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skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#45
live 32-bit full initV

boot menu screen lacks a"choose default desktop" (flux+spacefm,rox,etc) setting

boot menu"resolution" setting: I'm not convinced it"sticks" (will retest).
(edit: retested. Confirmed it does not stick. It reverts to 800x600)
After"save" then reboot and choose"custom" bootmenu entry, seems like the 1280x1024 I had chosen wound up reverting to 800x600
Hmm, ran into the same quirk with the alpha2 build: post36229.html?hilit=init#p36229

Could not launch synaptic. Silent fail from within desktop; from terminal I see"XORG blahblah (not set? not defined?) ...environment" error message
(edit: retested. Weird/different problems ensued. I described 'em in my later post to this thread)

"shutdown" command button within the desktop environment exits to command shell but does not shutdown.(will retest)
Seems like the same"to shutdown, must first preform shell login as root" scenario from the alpha2 build.
(edit: not confirmed. So far, this problem has not been consistently repeatable.)
liveUSB w/ persistance. persist-save runs twice at reboot. this jams up the shutdown procedure as there is a dialog waiting for an answer in X after antiX switches to console
Through the months, I've mentioned a similar issue a couple times.
If I want to boot to runlevel 3, make changes then update the persistence file from cli, and reboot... cannot do so.
Attempting persist-save from cli yields an error message reports"another instance of persist-save is already running".
(Confusing, considering that persist-save from the desktop works as intended.)

IIRC, I had checked ps or htop and, no,"another instance of persist-save" wasn't running...
...grepped"already running" b/c I didn't find that directly in the persist-save script. Finally, wound up suspecting the issue
wasn't"directly fixable" b/c it's due to something launched/written from within the initramfs.
Guessing the answer is hiding in here (idunno whether this is still current):
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"https://github.com/antiX-Linux/live-initrd/blob/testing/init"
linktext was:"https://github.com/antiX-Linux/live-ini ... sting/init"
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edit: after re-downloaded the isos (antiX-14-a3-RV_386-full.iso and antiX-14-a3-RV_386-core-libre.iso), re-installing to pendrives, shutdown worked perfectly.
Tonight, for the first time EVER, at shutdown I saw the"picture frame" antix border around the console.
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