topic title: antiX-15-beta1-V ready for testing
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#46
rokytnji wrote:Any body know if eject drive was left out of Icewm in right click menu.
I have no tool bar with this screen on the T23. Just in case it is left out.
You should be able to run the underlying script, try this in a terminal

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unplugdrive.sh
It will open the window front end.
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#47
Re: Missing graphics
SamK wrote:
anticapitalista wrote:
SamK wrote:Missing minimize, restore, close graphics
post39391.html#p39391
Addressed=no
I cannot reproduce this. Can anyone else?
I cannot find a way to reproduce this on demand, although it always presents at some stage during a session. They are always there at the start of a the session, then unpredicatbly disappear.
Speculating that the matter may be related to changing wallpaper (or somehow changing state)
The following produces the missing graphics in approx 60% of tests.
It is not limited to the default theme. It occurs in other themes.


Live no persistence

Boot code: splash=off
desktop=default

Change Wallpaper
CC-->Choose Wallpaper-->Select AntiX-Delight.jpg
Apply and close

Close all open windows

Open Iceweasel
Maximize Iceweasel window
Run cursor over 3 graphics at top right (minimize, restore, close)
Each of the 3 disappear

Open ROX-Filer the 3 graphics are missing

Open Leafpad the 3 graphics are missing
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#48
Re: Links2 in console
anticapitalista wrote:I got both to work on an installed antiX by running both as sudo in a console. See if it works. I know it isn't supposed to be like that, but it might help us find a solution to this problem.
Successfully ran via sudo.

Bootcode: splash=off 3
Command: sudo links2 -g

Result:
* Links2 works in GUI mode in console using root account.
* Same command using demo account fail.
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#49
Re: MPlayer in in console
anticapitalista wrote:I got both to work on an installed antiX by running both as sudo in a console. See if it works. I know it isn't supposed to be like that, but it might help us find a solution to this problem.
Consistently fails to play video. Tested against various videos and various formats.

Bootcode: splash=off 3
Command: sudo mplayer --vo=directfb test.mp4
Note: test.mp4 is a reference video I have used for years when testing video matters.

Result:
Fails to play, generates copious messages that cannot be captured by tee
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#50
Re Personal Menu Entries
anticapitalista wrote:Personal Menu entries
post39378.html#p39378
Addressed=no

Dave wanted to keep the personal entries as they are.
Thanks for the info.

To my mind it seems an odd decision that is out of step with
anticapitalista wrote:Continuing Menu Tidying begun in 13.2
post39380.html#p39380
Addressed=partial
ref: dolphin_oracle report missing icon for Sound Card Entry
Not repeating in main menu items that are in antiX Control Center e.g hide entry for
* Applications-->Preferences-->Sound Card
* Applications-->Accessories--live usb
* Others to follow

On TODO list
The Personal Menu was initially conceived as an area in which a user will create their own choice of task centric launchers. Now it is merely repeating launchers that are already in other areas of the antiX menu. We have the menu equivalent of a grammatical tautology.
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#51
Re: Wireless Networking Issues
dolphin_oracle wrote:is this with a particular driver maybe? I noticed in the inxi-F reports from your older reports, you have a broadcom and an atheros (ath9k). If I recall correctly, one of your machines has interfaces named eth0 and eth1, correct?
Perhaps the description in the"Carried Over from alpha5" list is not as clear as intended. The link in that post, points the details of the system and diagnosis, which is the one you refer to above.

In alpha5 the wireless adaptor could not be configured via Ceni but could via WICD. Now in beta1 it cannot be configured by either of them.

While looking into other console related matters, I noticed this in the text messages displayed during boot-up of beta1.

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...
[OK] Setting up resolvconf...done.
[....] Configuring network interfaces...RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
done
...
I am not 100% certain but cannot recall seeing it in alpha5.
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Dave
Joined: 20 Jan 2010

19 Mar 2015, 11:24 #52

The menu items being there is proper, to avoid an empty menu and the appearance that the menu is broken. They are personal in a way as they are the defaults selected by the user. Each user can have different defaults.

However there is a bug inasmuch as the menu entries should be able to be removed through the add/remove items programs. At the moment they are not
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#53
SamK wrote:Re: Wireless Networking Issues
dolphin_oracle wrote:is this with a particular driver maybe? I noticed in the inxi-F reports from your older reports, you have a broadcom and an atheros (ath9k). If I recall correctly, one of your machines has interfaces named eth0 and eth1, correct?
Perhaps the description in the"Carried Over from alpha5" list is not as clear as intended. The link in that post, points the details of the system and diagnosis, which is the one you refer to above.

In alpha5 the wireless adaptor could not be configured via Ceni but could via WICD. Now in beta1 it cannot be configured by either of them.

While looking into other console related matters, I noticed this in the text messages displayed during boot-up of beta1.

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[OK] Setting up resolvconf...done.
[....] Configuring network interfaces...RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
done
...
I am not 100% certain but cannot recall seeing it in alpha5.
now we are getting somewhere.

as root try a"rfkill list all" and please post the output. It sounds like the adapters are soft block, or at least potentially softblocked. if they are softblocked, issueing"rfkill unblock wifi" may bring them back on line.
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#54
dolphin_oracle wrote:as root try a"rfkill list all" and please post the output. It sounds like the adapters are soft block, or at least potentially softblocked. if they are softblocked, issueing"rfkill unblock wifi" may bring them back on line.
It reported that it was not soft blocked. That gave me a clue where to look next.

Wireless was switched off in BIOS. The most rational explanation is that I switched it off, but I am 100% certain I did not. Switched on and rebooted now working as expected. Occam's Razor applies.

Thanks for the nudge. Sometimes get snowblinded.
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#55
Dave wrote:The menu items being there is proper, to avoid an empty menu and the appearance that the menu is broken.
I fully agree an empty menu section is undesirable. The single entry I suggested would have avoided that. It could be a task centric launcher of a user guide. In this way a single entry both demonstrates the concept of task centric items and illustrates how to construct one, underpinned by a user guide to provide background and detail, rather than merely duplicating the app centric launchers.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007

19 Mar 2015, 14:25 #56

SamK wrote:
dolphin_oracle wrote:as root try a"rfkill list all" and please post the output. It sounds like the adapters are soft block, or at least potentially softblocked. if they are softblocked, issueing"rfkill unblock wifi" may bring them back on line.
It reported that it was not soft blocked. That gave me a clue where to look next.

Wireless was switched off in BIOS. The most rational explanation is that I switched it off, but I am 100% certain I did not. Switched on and rebooted now working as expected. Occam's Razor applies.

Thanks for the nudge. Sometimes get snowblinded.

on my eeepc, if I disable the wireless on the winxp install, it gets disabled in bios and won't work in antiX. I've often wondered if other drivers/chipsets could do the same thing.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#57
Try

key"Ctrl+Shift+f" desktop-defaults-run -r -fm

see if it crashes like on my gear.

Oops. It is in ~/.icewm/keys. My bad for not showing. __{{emoticon}}__
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#58
rokytnji wrote:Try

key"Ctrl+Shift+f" desktop-defaults-run -r -fm

see if it crashes like on my gear.

Oops. It is in ~/.icewm/keys. My bad for not showing. __{{emoticon}}__
didn't crash. but didn't do anything either. 8 assume it's supposed to be a root file manager
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#59
Fresh install over patch 5 rc4 on this touchscreen netbook.

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$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 3.19.1-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-beta1-V_386-full Killah P 16 March 2015
Machine:   System: Intel product: Intel powered classmate PC v: 3rd Gen
           Mobo: QCI model: Intel powered classmate PC v: 3rd Gen
           Bios: Phoenix v: HP94510A.86A.0035.2009.0427.2020 date: 04/27/2009
CPU:       Single core Intel Atom N270 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB
           flags: (nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 3192
           clock speeds: max: 1600 MHz 1: 1333 MHz 2: 800 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x600@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: ALSA v: k3.19.1-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Ralink RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
           driver: rt2800usb v: 2.3.0 usb-ID: 005-004
           IF: wlan0 state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 60.0GB (16.1% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK6028GA size: 60.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 15G used: 2.7G (20%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.24GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 45.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 103 Uptime: 6 min Memory: 90.8/2010.5MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.16 
harry@antix1:~
$ df -h --total
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev             10M     0   10M   0% /dev
tmpfs           202M  620K  201M   1% /run
/dev/sda1        15G  2.7G   11G  20% /
tmpfs           5.0M  4.0K  5.0M   1% /run/lock
tmpfs           1.2G     0  1.2G   0% /run/shm
/dev/sda5        37G  2.7G   33G   8% /media/_data
total            53G  5.3G   45G  11% -
harry@antix1:~
$ ls -l
total 32
drwxr-xr-x 5 harry harry 4096 Mar 19 17:52 batti-0.3.8
-rwxr-xr-x 1 harry harry 4406 Mar  3 22:48 clir
-rwxr-xr-x 1 harry harry 4433 Mar  3 20:37 cliradio
drwxr-xr-x 2 harry users 4096 Mar 19 17:51 Desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 harry harry   27 Mar 19 17:39 Documents -> ../../media/_data/Documents
drwxr-xr-x 2 harry users 4096 Mar 19 18:12 Downloads
lrwxrwxrwx 1 harry harry   23 Mar 19 17:46 icons -> ../../media/_data/icons
lrwxrwxrwx 1 harry harry   23 Mar 19 17:38 Music -> ../../media/_data/Music
lrwxrwxrwx 1 harry harry   26 Mar 19 17:47 Pictures -> ../../media/_data/Pictures
drwxr-xr-x 3 harry harry 4096 Mar 19 17:50 stream
lrwxrwxrwx 1 harry harry   24 Mar 19 17:47 themes -> ../../media/_data/themes
lrwxrwxrwx 1 harry harry   23 Mar 19 17:37 Video -> ../../media/_data/Video
lrwxrwxrwx 1 harry harry   28 Mar 19 17:37 Wallpapers -> ../../media/_data/Wallpapers
Everything works, touchscreen, sound, touchpad, wireless, no hardware problems.
I am getting good at bringing my test installs to the way I like them by symlinks
to backups and then editing fstab to mount on boot what I want.
didn't crash. but didn't do anything either.
On mine you can see a flash like rox is trying to open D_O. __{{emoticon}}__

Rox key shortcut Ctrl+Shift+f still crashes rox on this install .

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gksu rox
in terminal works though.
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SamK
Joined: 21 Aug 2011
#60
Re: Links2 in console


From Shoutbox
Shoutbox wrote:anticapitalista « Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:04 pm »  
@SamK - boot live with no antiX= cheat to init 3 and links2 -g works in the console. At least it does on my box

dolphin_oracle « Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:52 pm »  
worked here too

Beta 1: Live
Persistence: None


TEST 1
bootcode in full: quiet disable_srv=LX vga=788
Boots to GUI OK

CTRL+ALT+F2 to Console
Login as demo

links2 -g
fails as previously reported as demo

sudo links2 -g
succeeds as previously reported



TEST 2
bootcode in full: quiet vga=788
Boots to GUI OK

CTRL+ALT+F2 to Console
Login as demo

links2 -g
succeeds as as demo



TEST 3
bootcode in full: quiet vga=788 3
Boots to console OK

Login as demo

links2 -g
succeeds as as demo



Summary
Removing the disabled services enables Links2 to be used as expected by an unprivileged user.
The enabling of the services also permits the expected operation of gpm console cursor



Off Topic
The problems with MPlayer remain unaffected.


Edit
Append missing bootcode value LX
Last edited by SamK on 20 Mar 2015, 13:12, edited 1 time in total.