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#226 Re: Installation » [solved]Paused at installing grub? » 2019-05-18 17:01:02
I only have 4 GB
I don't know the uses you are planning for you computer, but in my use cases 4 GB is a lot of memory. (I'm kind of a heavy user).
My main laptop has 1 GB and run Devuan ASCII 64 bits very easily.
#227 Re: Off-topic » Conexant CX23418 on Toshiba Qosmio G30 » 2019-05-18 16:14:34
Here's the key error from your log:
Agreed.
Ensure you have the correct firmware extracted from the script
I did it a few times. And downloaded the file from somewhere, but all the md5 hashes matched, so I think that the file is the correct one.
perhaps download the latest Win-OS driver
I think that this could be exactly the root of the issue. At stated at https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/ … 028/XC2028,
The Xceive firmware has an internal version number; the newest of which, to the best of
knowledge, is version 2.7, for xc2028/xc3028 and version 3.6 for the low power variants (xc3028l).
In theory, this particular firmware can be the same one that is used for all xc3028 based devices.
However, in practice, there are some devices that might require an older firmware version
(e.g. this is the case with the tm6000 based 10moons device, which requires firmware version 1.e).
If you happen to know that the Windows ".sys" driver file for your device is supplied with a version
2.7 firmware, then in all likelihood you can use the perl script above (which extracts the firmware
from the specific hcw85bda.sys file), and this should work properly for your device...of course,
not many end users are going to know that information. So, without further theoretical explanations,
the bottom line is that you should just try the above method first, and, if that proves to be unsuccessful,
then proceed to try to figure out the reason why. So, I tried to find somewhere the file hcw85bda.sys to extract the firmware, but could not find it. Interesting fact: the previous owner of the computer had the analog tuner working with the original OS, but when in our country TV went digital, it stoped working and he needed the help of Toshiba technicians to download and install new drivers. I keep the old HDD with a fresh install of the former OS, but the file hcw85bda.sys is not there, for sure. I've been searching for it a lot of time before posting, with no success.
You also mentioned you didn't/don't have the directory /dev/dvb, try creating that manually and rerun the extraction script to see if it puts the various firmware blobs in the correct place.
I have just manually create the directory with mkdir /dev/dvb and reboot the computer, but then the directory had gone! (Really, I'm not drinking) 
Thank you again, Dutch_Master.
#228 Re: Installation » [solved]Paused at installing grub? » 2019-05-18 15:52:38
ASCII, desktop live.
I would try standard Devuan ASCII instalation.
#229 Re: Off-topic » Conexant CX23418 on Toshiba Qosmio G30 » 2019-05-18 11:53:04
see if the kernel already knows about your tuner ... you'll only need firmware to get it operational
Yes, kernel knows and firmware are in place. You can see the logs in https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-med … 50597.html.
If it doesn't show up, there's no easy way of getting your tuner to work I'm afraid.
This is the very reason I'm stuck: I get errors loading the firmware.
Thank you, Dutch_Master.
#230 Off-topic » Conexant CX23418 on Toshiba Qosmio G30 » 2019-05-18 08:20:57
- PedroReina
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Hi everyone.
I'm trying to get working the Conexant CX23418 DVB-T tuner found in my Toshiba Qosmio G30 computer. I can't. I think that is a kernel related issue, not an specific Devuan one. So, I'm posting in Off-topic.
I thought, reading https://www.linuxtv.org/lists.php, that the linux-media mailing list could be the right place to ask, so I suscribed and sent a message. But I got no answer.
So, any of you can point me another place to ask? Or may be a suggestion to keep digging?
Thanks.
#231 Re: Installation » [solved]Paused at installing grub? » 2019-05-18 08:07:52
I don't know about your GRUB issue, sorry; but, could be installing LILO an option for you? You can try if you can boot your sistem with LILO (I do).
#232 Re: News & Announcements » Devuan 2.0 ASCII Stable » 2019-05-09 14:36:19
where is the netinst version ?
https://mirror.leaseweb.com/devuan/devu … aller-iso/
https://mirror.leaseweb.com/devuan/devu … etinst.iso
https://mirror.leaseweb.com/devuan/devu … etinst.iso
#233 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Ideacentre stick pc » 2019-05-07 14:21:44
Good to know, vader. Thank you. I always like to know about "toys" like this; even more if they can run Devuan
BTW, welcome to the forum.
#234 Re: Other Issues » VLC has no codecs » 2019-05-05 10:56:02
Care to explain why i had to go through all this in order to get the codecs that should have been installed as part of the VLC package?
Because not every user of VLC needs to see DVDs. But, IMHO, libdvdread4 could be a recommended package of VLC.
#235 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Thank you to whoever got Gnome desktop running » 2019-05-02 22:00:59
I am not so much of a forum user
I understand you. So, thank you for your time.
#236 Re: Installation » [Solved] Software selection in Devuan ASCII netinst » 2019-04-28 08:45:53
My point being that getting Orage installed by default when installing the XFCE desktop does not seem to have any justification.
Agreed. But the mantainer of the package xfce4 dont agree with us. May be he/she thinks that the average XFCE user wants to have a nice calendar application installed by default. Different opinions, not big deal IMHO. My way of work with this is very simple: not install the package xfce4; I try to find the minimal set of packages needed to get XFCE working. This is why I need a lot of time before finish a new instalation.
The point Altoid talk about is very important for me. I like the Debian and Devuan aproach to have a very fine grained dependencies system. Other systems (even free software ones) have it more coarse. When I want a very minimal system, I dont like the attitude of "I know better" from some packagers, they say "install all this staff". We are not clueless childrens. Just an example: I skip the "Select and install software" step in the Devuan expert install and then I uninstall a few packages more; you cant do that on other systems.
#237 Re: Installation » [Solved] Software selection in Devuan ASCII netinst » 2019-04-27 17:04:51
It's a pity that installing a desktop drags so much stuff in with it ...
The defaults of any OS instalations are just that, the defaults. Using Devuan we can not use the defaults and install only the packages we want; it is a time consuming task, but this way is easier to get to your ideal instalation. I do. But when I try a new system (say, Devuan Beowulf) a need between a week and a month to get it to my taste. With other OS (non free) I needed more than two months and the end result is not what I really wanted.
On the other hand, I'm glad to know that your problem is fixed.
#238 Re: Installation » [Solved] Software selection in Devuan ASCII netinst » 2019-04-26 15:34:18
ie: failed at that point in the installation. Any ideas?
Yes. Repeat the procedure. At the first error, change to another console. I dont remember if you need Ctl+Alt+F2, Ctl+Alt+F3 or Ctl+Alt+F4, but in some of them you can read a detailed log of the steps of your instalation. Hopefully, you will read a more complete error description and we will continue thinking from that point.
#239 Re: Installation » [Solved] Software selection in Devuan ASCII netinst » 2019-04-26 15:27:27
I suppose it configures the wired network?
Yes, it does.
#240 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » How to install Devuan Ceres without starting from ASCII? » 2019-04-12 18:12:47
It is possible to install Devuan stable (ASCII) and then, editing `/etc/apt/sources.list`, upgrade to Ceres.
Have you tried install Beowulf (kernel 4.19) and then upgrade to Ceres?
#241 Re: Forum Feedback » [SOLVED ty!] how to mark a post [SOLVED] ? » 2019-04-12 17:07:13
I'm not seeing how to do this
Click on the "Edit" link and change the title as you wish.
#242 Re: Installation » Migration problem: network » 2019-04-12 17:04:45
I've forgotten, was it stretch that introduced systemd?
No. It was Debian Jessie; this is why Devuan has a version called Jessie.
I have some boxes with Debian Jessie around. But what I hated was install a computer class with it (16 boxes). Systemd didnt work the way I wanted. So, I moved on. I'm here.
#243 Re: Installation » Which installer should I use? » 2019-04-04 14:52:17
^ I was of the thought 32bit i386 meant you could only use upto 3GB of ram and no more? But i may be referencing old Windblows systems
That. MS Windows 32 bits had this limitation. UNIX-like systems dont.
#244 Re: Installation » Which installer should I use? » 2019-04-03 14:46:24
I run an old machine: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz
My laptop with Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2 GHz run Devuan ASCII 64 bits very happily. I hope that yours works as fine as mine.
#245 Re: Devuan » What happened at devuan.org? » 2019-04-01 12:25:48
humour is essential.
Agreed. But used wisely.
#246 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Thunar and nautilus-terminal » 2019-03-31 15:37:39
But don't hold your breath
Thank you for your link. It is very informative.
It is very clear to me that free software needs more humanpower. Proprietary software firms pay their employees to do boring work; we dont.
I would write the required Thunar feature myself. Just waiting to reborn and have more lives to live; everybody is busy with their own staff. No regrets, this is real life.
#247 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Thunar and nautilus-terminal » 2019-03-31 12:35:00
with the distinct advantage of being embedded into Nautilus' tabs/windows, following the navigation.
I dont use Nautilus, but this feature seems to me similar to the embedded terminal I use in Dolphin.
May be we could write this feature in the "wish list" of Thunar.
#248 Re: Off-topic » Gmail rejects messages from own server » 2019-03-31 08:55:59
Please forgive me if I'm totally off-base.
I welcome any idea. Thanks, golinux. I will need to learn to use DMARC sooner o later. I would like to do it, but I need free time because I'm not a pro mail admin.
Maybe you've tried it already, but otherwise you should query your ISP about how to set up your reverse DNS. It should really be possible for you
I've not tried it yet, mainly because I dont trust the technical knowledge of the first person at the other side of the line, and I know that in my country is very hard to get in touch with a qualified technician. But I will do it, at first in the forum that my ISP provides to their users. Thanks for your piece of advice, ralph.ronnquist.
#249 Off-topic » Gmail rejects messages from own server » 2019-03-30 19:03:00
- PedroReina
- Replies: 3
I'm running pedroreina.net from my own server at home, as I pay to my ISP to not change my IP. Since 2001. Always with Debian, currently Debian Wheezy 32 bits with very humble hardware. Web, mail and DNS servers. The outgoing mail server is Exim 4.80.
Since a week or so, Gmail rejects some of my messages. This is the last error Exim gave to me from Gmail:
This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
xxxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
SMTP error from remote mail server after end of data:
host gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [74.125.71.26]:
550-5.7.1 This message does not have authentication information or fails to pass
550-5.7.1 authentication checks. To best protect our users from spam, the
550-5.7.1 message has been blocked. Please visit
550-5.7.1 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/81126#authentication for more
550 5.7.1 information. n124si1824333wma.47 - gsmtpI read the link and I think that the most important problem is that I cannot resolve rDNS, as the IP is owned by my ISP.
Do you know some workaround? Thank you.
(I can update the box to Devuan current, if this will help to solve the problem, but it is really a lot of work because of the amount of custom code I'm running).
#250 Re: Devuan » Devuan's planetary theming » 2019-03-27 15:44:55
the actual font used in the original logo is proprietary
A side note about typography and freedom. Back in the 2000's it was very very difficult to find free (as in speech) fonts. I found some good free (as in beer) fonts and mirrored in my own website before they gone. Nowadays there are lots of good free (as in speech) fonts. I check regullarly https://www.fontsquirrel.com/ for fun and profit.
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