General Linux Chat and Small Questions v. Year of the Linux Desktop! - Hardware & Software

Just made an Arch repo. Took a while to get it working. Getting signing working took the most time. I can safely say, suicide is preferable to using GPG. Christ.

[QUOTE=Zestence;48417683]I need help with WiFi on Arch. Antergos more specifically. Ever since I reinstalled Antergos on my old laptop my WiFi has been incredibly slow. Like 1995 slow. It maxes out at 13 KiB/s. Web pages still load but it takes forever. I know the WiFi card works because it was totally fine before. I had to do some stuff manually just to get it to work last time but it was perfectly fine afterwards. I think I blacklisted all the drivers and then started wireless with "sudo modprobe b43" and it worked. With the newest version wireless worked straight away, just with snail speed. Wired connection works as usual.[/QUOTE] I got a fast trick for you. Try ndiswrapper with the windows driver for this device. It will work differently.. [url]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_network_configuration#ndiswrapper[/url] migrating my arch 32bit system to 64bits using this guide: [URL]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Migrating_Between_Architectures_Without_Reinstalling[/URL] wish me luck!

Anyone here know anything about Fedora Cloud 22 and cloud-init? I'm trying to start an instance with a cloud-config script, but I can't see that it's actually doing anything that I want it to. Here's the script: [CODE] #cloud-config swap: filename: /swap size: 4000000000 maxsize: 4000000000 package_update: true package_upgrade: true packages: - python-swiftclient - python-keystoneclient - subversion runcmd: - echo "vm.swappiness=0" >> /etc/sysctl.conf - sysctl vm.swappiness=0 [/CODE] [editline]10th August 2015[/editline] Also how do I reinstall dnf if I can't use the package manager?

lesson learned: don't fucking run dist-upgrade on openvz. if it doesn't break right away it's going to happen at a random time which is NOT FUN

[QUOTE=Lyoko2;48423765]migrating my arch 32bit system to 64bits using this guide: [URL]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Migrating_Between_Architectures_Without_Reinstalling[/URL] wish me luck![/QUOTE] everything is great except that ppsspp can't load my GTA:VCS save because I played on ppsspp 32bit.

[QUOTE=Lyoko2;48435992]everything is great except that ppsspp can't load my GTA:VCS save because I played on ppsspp 32bit.[/QUOTE] You should be able to install the 32bit version and 32bit specific dependencies.

[QUOTE=Van-man;48436447]You should be able to install the 32bit version and 32bit specific dependencies.[/QUOTE] I've tried that one. getting black screen with 60fps instead of "Unable to load state".

I'm really impressed by all the information that's come out about Vulkan, now that SIGGRAPH is over. I just wish I knew when "Later this year" it's meant to come out.

This thread looks like it could use some BSD loving. Also a good sign that I've lost my mind. [t]http://i.imgur.com/f44PHxL.png[/t] Besides learning about `pkg` for software and `bash` needing an /etc/fstab modification to work, FreeBSD works like a charm. [editline]e[/editline] Oh you silly useragent.

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;48467380]Oh you silly useragent.[/QUOTE] It looks for "X11" in the useragent, not "Linux" or "BSD" or anything like that. Which means it will probably break when Wayland becomes "the thing".

How can you stand that font rendering?

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;48467380]This thread looks like it could use some BSD loving. Also a good sign that I've lost my mind. [t]http://i.imgur.com/f44PHxL.png[/t] Besides learning about `pkg` for software and `bash` needing an /etc/fstab modification to work, FreeBSD works like a charm. [editline]e[/editline] Oh you silly useragent.[/QUOTE] I've started using FreeBSD for prod servers in replace of Debian. it's pretty :ok::ok::ok::ok:

[QUOTE=lavacano;48467669] Which means it will probably break when Wayland becomes "the thing".[/QUOTE] I suspect like the whole "webkit" in the chrome UA (even though it does not use WebKit anymore) most linux browsers are going to keep X11 in the UA string to ensure that some web applications don't freak out

The nvidia drivers (355) don't detect my third monitor correctly and only let it have something like a 720p resolution Any idea what I could do to solve that? I'm on ubuntu 15 right now. When I was using mint I had the same problem but it worked after I installed the 355 driver, it doesn't seem to be the case on ubuntu tho.

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;48467380]This thread looks like it could use some BSD loving. Also a good sign that I've lost my mind. [t]http://i.imgur.com/f44PHxL.png[/t] Besides learning about `pkg` for software and `bash` needing an /etc/fstab modification to work, FreeBSD works like a charm. [editline]e[/editline] Oh you silly useragent.[/QUOTE] Wasn't 10.2 just released a day or two ago?

Hey, what is the fastest and easiest way to get a Kernel module for my Arch Linux [B]ARM[/B]? I need to get mt29f_spinand kernel module (exists in linux source code) into my ARM system and I don't want to compile the entire kernel to get it. would really appericiate any kind of help! EDIT: The module is located here: [URL]https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/master/drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand[/URL] trying to add it to the .config file and 'make' keeps reseting the file..(using a chrooted qemu-arm which is cool) I'm using this config: [URL]https://raw.githubusercontent.com/archlinuxarm/PKGBUILDs/master/core/linux-armv7/config[/URL]

[QUOTE=Lyoko2;48470607]Hey, what is the fastest and easiest way to get a Kernel module for my Arch Linux [B]ARM[/B]? I need to get mt29f_spinand kernel module (exists in linux source code) into my ARM system and I don't want to compile the entire kernel to get it. would really appericiate any kind of help! EDIT: The module is located here: [URL]https://github.com/torvalds/linux/tree/master/drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand[/URL] trying to add it to the .config file and 'make' keeps reseting the file..(using a chrooted qemu-arm which is cool) I'm using this config: [URL]https://raw.githubusercontent.com/archlinuxarm/PKGBUILDs/master/core/linux-armv7/config[/URL][/QUOTE] First get the source of your running kernel, and the corresponding linux-headers package [code]cd [kernel src dir] cp /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/Module.symvers . zcat /proc/config.gz > .config make oldconfig make nconfig # enable the mt29f_spinand module here make prepare make modules_prepare make SUBDIRS=scripts/mod make SUBDIRS=drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand sudo cp drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand/mt29f_spinand.ko /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/extramodules/ sudo depmod sudo modprobe mt29f_spinand[/code]

[QUOTE=DrTaxi;48467805]How can you stand that font rendering?[/QUOTE] Crummy LCD monitor snagged at Goodwill plus using the Suckless Group's surf because Firefox segfaults on me since something something D-Bus. For the terminals, see my argument on how antialiased fonts look ugly. Never liked WebKit browsers. Even if it did originate as Apple's fork of Konkeror's KHTML. Last one I tried (Jumanji) used 3GiB of memory on my laptop. I'd be preferring Dillo if it didn't feel three or four standards behind. Don't think it even supports padding in stylesheets. [QUOTE=ben1066;48470348]Wasn't 10.2 just released a day or two ago?[/QUOTE] dd'd the image to a USB drive the day before 10.2 was released. [editline]Give it a few months and I'll be rolling in on a chariot led by pufferfish and insulting Linux peasants. Maybe after that, Plan 9/9front. Actually no. Especially not 9front. Those hosers call Glenda outdated and replace the rabbit with a Touhou character. Shame P9's concepts never really took off. And then comes a Slashdot post I come across from 2000 where Pike's all "waaa research operatin systemz r die". A P9 fantatic I know says that he is like a Steve Jobs but in UNIX. So help me if you quote me on this...[/editline] It's nice to see a very small htop with only thirty-five tasks going on.

Is it bad that I actually sort of like Ubuntu's Unity? I used Unity Tweak Tool to get rid of the Amazon suggestions, but am I the only one here that likes Unity?

[QUOTE=CoffeeBeans;48476714]Is it bad that I actually sort of like Ubuntu's Unity? I used Unity Tweak Tool to get rid of the Amazon suggestions, but am I the only one here that likes Unity?[/QUOTE] I like it, I would just miss all the Gnome workflow.

[QUOTE=IpHa;48472133]First get the source of your running kernel, and the corresponding linux-headers package [code]cd [kernel src dir] cp /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/Module.symvers . zcat /proc/config.gz > .config make oldconfig make nconfig # enable the mt29f_spinand module here make prepare make modules_prepare make SUBDIRS=scripts/mod make SUBDIRS=drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand sudo cp drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand/mt29f_spinand.ko /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/extramodules/ sudo depmod sudo modprobe mt29f_spinand[/code][/QUOTE] thank you!

There's a strange phenomenon happening around our home router. Arch Linux cannot see it nor connect to it until the router is restarted, while Win7 has no problem finding it and connecting to it.

ath9k_htc is still a bitch and doesn't see our home router. The router is not hidden. :why: Making hotspots with my phone works, but I don't want to waste my dataplan by `pacman -S linux-lts` I'm going to try getting the LTS kernel onto ext4 partition, if it still won't connect, then I don't know what to do. [editline]17th August 2015[/editline] The hell is this sorcery? Still no success. dmesg reports no problem, ip link is up, everything is correct, yet I can't reach this shit while using Arch Linux. Not even fake mac adress helps. Am I being filtered out based on what I use? :hairpull: [editline]17th August 2015[/editline] Can't even reach with install media, this is madness.

Happend to me once with ath9k(not ath9k_htc), not sure how I solved it. try changing the broadcasting, maybe changing it to 802.11N only or 802.11B/G. also consider trying ndiswrapper.

Okay, got what was wrong. There are different regulatory domains for wireless devices under different countries that limits which frequencies you can use. ath9k_htc by default uses the Chinese regulatory limits. By installing the package 'crda', I was able to uncomment the hungarian line in /etc/conf.d/wireless-regdom. Rebooted, now it works.

we really should have a global standard for that kind of shit by now

Global radio standards won't happen. However ath9k compatbile devices are so commonplace that it's a mistake leaving out crda, as that program automaticaly figures out/let's you change the limits. And weighs around several kilobytes, why is it not included in the install isos?

Should just open up the 2.4GHz frequency range from channel 1, to channel 14, in every country on the planet. North America would have to free up 2462-2484MHz, that would be the biggest change. I have my doubts about some critical equipment operating in that band not being able to deal with the interference. Hell I doubt there's any equipment actually using that band, why would you use something that requires a license, when you can drop down 20MHz and skip that entirely? Rest of the world would need to allow 2484MHz, and Japan would have to relax their rules, but that's it.

I think in the US channel 14 is use primarily by government and/or medical equipment. I could be full of shit though, I never actually bothered to look it up.

[QUOTE=nikomo;48482932]Should just open up the 2.4GHz frequency range from channel 1, to channel 14, in every country on the planet. North America would have to free up 2462-2484MHz, that would be the biggest change. I have my doubts about some critical equipment operating in that band not being able to deal with the interference. Hell I doubt there's any equipment actually using that band, why would you use something that requires a license, when you can drop down 20MHz and skip that entirely? Rest of the world would need to allow 2484MHz, and Japan would have to relax their rules, but that's it.[/QUOTE] Tbh 2.4 is already completely fucked. 5 is about there too though and even up through 18+ is unbelievably more congested than 5 years ago.