topic title: antiX-15-RC1.1 available
anticapitalista
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#1
Download the rc1.1 version

Added: For those of you that have beta3, I uploaded an xdelta3 patch

Get it here:


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Many bug fixes from beta3.

See here for details:


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Main changes:

antiX 4.0.5 kernel
should now boot sis drivers out of the box
added education applications to meta-installer
persistence and remastering should be more robust
improved live boot to desktop speed
added bootchart
added clearlooks-phenix-theme
added streamlight/livestreamer
added searchmonkey
removed some options from antiX control centre
no longer using devuan debootstrap

TODO:

Documentation
Minor modifications to the menu to include videos from dolphin_oracle

Known issues:

cli-installer shouldn't be used
icewm applets and clock in taskbar reported to freeze when running live with persistence

Have fun!

anticapitalista, Thessaloniki, 20-06-2015
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chrispop99
Joined: 21 Apr 2011
#2
Downloaded and MD5 checked.
Error message at first desktop appearance concerning 'No pinbboard in use...'
Install fails at partitioning stage, with error message 'Failed to create required partitions. Returning to step 1'.

Chris
anticapitalista
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#3
chrispop99 wrote:Downloaded and MD5 checked.
Error message at first desktop appearance concerning 'No pinbboard in use...'
Install fails at partitioning stage, with error message 'Failed to create required partitions. Returning to step 1'.

Chris
Good catch!

For now, set up partitions before installing with gparted.
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Jerry
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
#4
Terrific news, congrats to all--looks good live on my AAO 722.
anticapitalista
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#5
RC1 will be replaced since sfdisk is broken (needed for installing Auto-install option in the installer)

I'll upload RC1.1 and when that is ready, I'll delete RC1.
install
Sorry about that. - You can still install using RC1, just set up the partitions before hand and then use custom
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chrispop99
Joined: 21 Apr 2011
#6
Installed OK with pre-arranged partitions to ancient Thinkpad T23.
All machine functions checked - volume buttons, trackpad all OK.
Used meta-installer to install abiword/gnumeric OK.
Test document files all opened in suitable applications.
Test videos played (although not all smoothly, as would be expected on this laptop!)
Common graphic files all opened in feh rather than Mirage. (Is this by design?)
Will download RC1.1 later and test.

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$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antix15rc1 Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-rc1-V_386-full Killah P 20 June 2015
Machine:   Mobo: IBM model: 26474NG
           Bios: IBM v: 1AET53WW (1.10 ) date: 03/07/2002
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium III Mobile (-UP-) cache: 512 KB
           speed: 1133 MHz (max)
Graphics:  Card: S3 Graphics SuperSavage IX/C SDR
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: vesa
           Resolution: 1024x768@61.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.5, 128 bits)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card Intel 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller driver: snd_intel8x0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Intersil ISL3874 [Prism 2.5]/ISL3872 [Prism 3]
           driver: hostap_pci
           IF: wifi0 state: down mac: 00:20:e0:8b:bc:61
           Card-2: Intersil ISL3874 [Prism 2.5]/ISL3872 [Prism 3]
           driver: hostap_pci
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: 00:20:e0:8b:bc:61
           Card-3: Intel 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller
           driver: e100
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:d0:59:bf:01:d4
           Card-4: Ralink RT5370 Wireless Adapter driver: rt2800usb
           IF: wlan1 state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 40.0GB (12.3% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: HTS541040G9AT00 size: 40.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 35G used: 2.7G (9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.15GB used: 0.01GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 57.0C mobo: 56.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0
Info:      Processes: 98 Uptime: 52 min Memory: 113.1/497.7MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.25 
chris@antix15rc1:~
Chris
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BitJam
Joined: 31 Aug 2009
#7
@Chris, inxi says you have a Savage video card but the vesa driver is being used. What happens when you use (type in) the xorg=savage boot parameter on the live system?

Does X still start? Does inxi say the savage video driver is being used? Does video performance improve?

Does the file /var/log/live/live-init.log contain a line like:

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  Found  video module(s) savage
?

I'm not sure if you expected videos to be smooth or not.
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skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#8
added streamlight/livestreamer
streamlight?!?
proprietary license? non-opensource? introduces a JAVA dependency?
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chrispop99
Joined: 21 Apr 2011
#9
BitJam wrote:@Chris, inxi says you have a Savage video card but the vesa driver is being used. What happens when you use (type in) the xorg=savage boot parameter on the live system?

Does X still start? Does inxi say the savage video driver is being used? Does video performance improve?

Does the file /var/log/live/live-init.log contain a line like:

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  Found  video module(s) savage
?

I'm not sure if you expected videos to be smooth or not.
Thanks for the suggestion; I've played around a bit with trying to improve the graphics on this machine before without much success. It's not a problem as I only use it for testing lighter distros.

When using the 'xorg=savage' parameter, it boots to a black screen with a frozen pointer. It's not possible to ctrl-alt-F1 to a console.

I would not expect video to be great on a machine of this age!

Chris
anticapitalista
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#10
skidoo wrote:
added streamlight/livestreamer
streamlight?!?
proprietary license? non-opensource? introduces a JAVA dependency?
None of the above.

livestreamer is in debian repo.
streamlight is a script written by SamK.
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skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#11
{blush} I neglected to check github before posting to ask.

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a related question (but I've already found the answer):
added bootchart
Where is the source code for this preinstalled compiled binary?
/usr/lib/bootchart/bootchart-collector

Its source code is available online here:

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james c
Joined: 23 Apr 2014
#12
First successful install.....no trouble at all.

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james@antix1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-rc1.1-V_386-full Killah P 20 June 2015
Machine:   Mobo: ASRock model: N68-S UCC
           Bios: American Megatrends v: P1.70 date: 03/03/2011
CPU:       Dual core AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 2712 MHz 1: 2712 MHz 2: 2712 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1440x900@59.89hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA8 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA MCP61 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2 NVIDIA High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card: NVIDIA MCP61 Ethernet driver: forcedeth
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 00:25:22:61:55:fc
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1250.3GB (1.3% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10EZEX size: 1000.2GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST3250318AS size: 250.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 49G used: 2.4G (6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda9
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.49GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-3: swap-2 size: 6.40GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb5
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 36.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 37.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 112 Uptime: 12 min Memory: 260.0/3542.3MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.25

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$ free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:       3627276     493940    3133336       2612      23460     209116
-/+ buffers/cache:     261364    3365912
Swap:     14540792          0   14540792
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james c
Joined: 23 Apr 2014
#13
Another install......

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james@antix1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-rc1.1-V_386-full Killah P 20 June 2015
Machine:   Mobo: MICRO-STAR INTL model: MS-7037 v: Ver 0A
           Bios: Phoenix v: 6.00 PG date: 06/08/2004
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium 4 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 3000 MHz 1: 3000 MHz 2: 3000 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x768@85.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 865G x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 1.3 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card Intel 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller
           driver: snd_intel8x0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
           driver: 8139too
           IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 00:11:09:27:3b:5a
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 400.1GB (1.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD2000JB size: 200.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD2000JB size: 200.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 24G used: 2.4G (11%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb2
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.20GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 103 Uptime: 31 min Memory: 261.4/2012.4MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.25
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chrispop99
Joined: 21 Apr 2011
#14
Just noticed Synaptic is installed, but I can't find it in the menus.

Chris
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#15
I don't think the equalizer is configured correctly. It doesn't seem to be doing anything.