General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. I broke my Arch Install - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;42902479]Linus hates UEFI with a passion. Most distros support it but it sometimes requires some configuration[/QUOTE] What I hate most about UEFI currently, is that it's inconsistent as hell. Some UEFI Bioses require me to boot with a GPT stick, some UEFI bioses can't boot from a GPT stick, some require the boot flag, and some don't. Tested this with 2 Asus UEFI firmwares and one samsung one. There needs to be a clear standard. the only thing that reliably works is windows. Because vendors only make sure that this works, and then stop.

Yeah I'm sure the vendors were forced to put UEFI on their boards by Microsoft, so they just did it as quickly and as cheaply as possible because even my really expensive ASUS Z77 Sabertooth motherboard has really bad UEFI support. My friend has a UEFI board and her motherboard settings screen looks like something from the 1980s (blue, white, blocky, no mouse support) , but for some reason has UEFI and Legacy boot options in the boot menu.

[QUOTE=nehkz;42902142]Some of you may remember me ranting and raving about Linux not installing on my machine. Well, I got it installed and grub boots but guess what. It doesn't boot into Linux. It just sits there. Just to say, my motherboard is UEFI and apparently Linux and UEFI don't mix. I did make the CD boot with Legacy only and it installs as I said, but even the installer has graphical issues.[/QUOTE] UEFI is a BIOS replacement. Its role is simply to read the EFI system partition and run any EFI applications located there (including bootloaders). Since you're getting into GRUB, UEFI is working just fine on your system - your problem must lie with GRUB (or some other later part of the boot process). The only instance where Linux needs to be UEFI-aware is if you want to access the EFI partition after booting (to update GRUB, for example), but you aren't even getting to that stage.

So for some reason when I try to install packages it says "make file could not be found". even if there is cleary a make file.

Powerline is such a bitch to configure. This is the first thing I've ever given up on configuring (and I did LFS). I could either get a font that supported it or one that supported unicode, but not both.

[QUOTE=neos300;42907693]Powerline is such a bitch to configure. This is the first thing I've ever given up on configuring (and I did LFS). I could either get a font that supported it or one that supported unicode, but not both.[/QUOTE] [url=http://novaember.com/files/DroidSansMonoPowerline.otf]try this one[/url]

[QUOTE=Darkwater124;42907747][url=http://novaember.com/files/DroidSansMonoPowerline.otf]try this one[/url][/QUOTE] If that's the one from the powerline-fonts package it's not going to work, I think the problem might have to do with how I have fonts and locales configured on my system.

Just installed Ubuntu, and everything works fine but my fans are really loud when they usually aren't. I thought it was a hardware issue so I spent a good hour or two cleaning out the case and seeing if anything's wrong, and nothing is wrong. Is it just a problem with Ubuntu?

[QUOTE=:0;42907929]Just installed Ubuntu, and everything works fine but my fans are really loud when they usually aren't. I thought it was a hardware issue so I spent a good hour or two cleaning out the case and seeing if anything's wrong, and nothing is wrong. Is it just a problem with Ubuntu?[/QUOTE] install your video drivers

[QUOTE=PredGD;42907948]install your video drivers[/QUOTE] Alright, il try that. Thanks!

Is is possible to get photoshop working on Ubuntu 12.04? So far this is the only missing thing (besides skype) on my Linux install.

[QUOTE=diwako;42912916]Is is possible to get photoshop working on Ubuntu 12.04? So far this is the only missing thing (besides skype) on my Linux install.[/QUOTE] [url=http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?appId=17]It's possible[/url], but you might want to consider using a native alternative like GIMP. It feels really weird to use if you're used to Photoshop, but it's essentially the same.

Yeah figured as much, but I am too used on how photoshop works and how the shortcuts are. I just tried to edit an image to have a simple black bar on top and that took me fairly long.. Edit: Read about gimpShop, that is basically gimp with photoshop feel, however the mirrors are down and it seems heavily outdated.

Does anyone happen to know how to enable/patch in framebuffers in Terminator? Or maybe a list of other terminals that support them? I don't really like xterm. [img]http://dev.novaember.com/s/13-11-19_18-03-28_065553114.png[/img]

[QUOTE=Darkwater124;42915111]Does anyone happen to know how to enable/patch in framebuffers in Terminator? Or maybe a list of other terminals that support them? I don't really like xterm. [img]http://dev.novaember.com/s/13-11-19_18-03-28_065553114.png[/img][/QUOTE] Terminology supports viewing images/audio/video inside the terminal..

What's the significance of having to start local programs with "./" like "./program"?

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;42916154]What's the significance of having to start local programs with "./" like "./program"?[/QUOTE]Because if you just type "program", it looks for it in directories like /usr/bin/, or whatever directories you have under the $PATH variable. The ./ is the current directory, so it makes it clear it's in a different spot.

[QUOTE=Terin7;42916202]Because if you just type "program", it looks for it in directories like /usr/bin/, or whatever directories you have under the $PATH variable. The ./ is the current directory, so it makes it clear it's in a different spot.[/QUOTE] Thought this was the case. Just curious why it wasn't to execute a local program of the same name before checking /usr/bin/. Probably "better to be safe than sorry".

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;42916225]Thought this was the case. Just curious why it wasn't to execute a local program of the same name before checking /usr/bin/. Probably "better to be safe than sorry".[/QUOTE] When you type a program name into your shell, it [I]only[/I] checks your PATH for programs with that name. If you want to be able to run programs in the current directory without the ./ you need to add . to your PATH. However, this is generally considered bad practice since someone could maliciously put a program with a common name in your current directory and have you run it accidentally.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/PBmcx6K.png[/img] How's this for a terminal prompt? Terminator with ZSH and a modified powerline theme, with xterm colors. The error icon is a little crappy but I couldn't really find a color that worked at all so I just left invisible. Thought about changing the background to a slightly lighter black to see if the difference would show up at all but I'm bad at using color selectors.

3.13-rc1 is taking too damn long to come. So... I might have grabbed Torvalds' tree and compiled it. I also changed some of the config options, my laptop's never been this responsive. Feels greats. Also decided to start packaging the damn thing, instead of just directly installing the kernel. I might consider doing nightly kernel compiles, would be cool to do.

You might be interested in the -ck patchset. It uses the Brain Fuck Scheduler which is supposed to be more responsive for desktop use. [url]http://users.on.net/~ckolivas/kernel/[/url] [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/linux-ck[/url]

Yeah, I was thinking about it. So many options... I also want to maybe switch over to a tiling WM, but I've never bothered looking into them seriously.

There's only one solution: run dozens of VMs =D

This is what happens when I boot into Linux from grub. [t]http://nehkz.me/img/i/5deaa0ea2587bf2a2f4ff678dbeb79e5.png[/t] Okay then. Glad I know what's going on.

[QUOTE=IpHa;42921619]There's only one solution: run dozens of VMs =D[/QUOTE] Although people rate this funny, it's actually true.

[QUOTE=nehkz;42923250]This is what happens when I boot into Linux from grub. [t]http://nehkz.me/img/i/5deaa0ea2587bf2a2f4ff678dbeb79e5.png[/t] Okay then. Glad I know what's going on.[/QUOTE] You might want to check this out: [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#Setting_the_framebuffer_resolution[/url]

[QUOTE=IpHa;42921564]You might be interested in the -ck patchset. It uses the Brain Fuck Scheduler which is supposed to be more responsive for desktop use. [url]http://users.on.net/~ckolivas/kernel/[/url] [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/linux-ck[/url][/QUOTE] Does it really show that much of an improvement?

[QUOTE=kaukassus;42925921]Does it really show that much of an improvement?[/QUOTE] It used to. But I think as of the recent updates to CFS, CFS and BFS are about equal these days.

[QUOTE=kaukassus;42925921]Does it really show that much of an improvement?[/QUOTE] Graysky did a comparison of vanilla vs -ck a year ago and found a very slight improvement on -ck for certain work loads. Whether or not that still holds, I don't know. [url]http://repo-ck.com/bench/cpu_schedulers_compared.pdf[/url]