Posts by GlennW

GlennW · Desktop and Multimedia

Hi. Kapqa, will you be upgrading each release before you move to the next version?

I think the Open Source nVidia module is called nouveau.

imo, it's only the installation of the Official-nVidia (.run) package that is a bit tricky sometimes.

DKMS can carry quite well, but I stopped using dkms a while back. Because I felt I didn't need all the dev stuff just for that.

I think if you upgrade each release as you go, you'll have a great weekend.

Cheers!

btw, my install steps are...
1. OS and GUI default, nouveau module gets loaded and configed
2. install dev packages and requirements for the required build environment, including any updates, reboot as needed.
3. copy text files from backup, grub, sysctl.conf, /etc/modprobe.d (nouveau blacklist entry)
4. reboot and at the grub prompt, to recovery-mode (use e to edit) adding "vga=794 modeset.nouveau=0 nokmsboot" to the last "linux=" line
5. install nvidia- .run package. reboot.
:-)

I hope this is helpfull

GlennW · Installation

Thanks for that, good to know.

tbh, I'm quite used to the white screen now... and know one way, now 2... to get around it.

GlennW · Installation

...make sure you have seatd installed.

Other than that, I'm not sure (I don't know).

GlennW · Installation

Hi, I still think you may need to install that firmware correctly.

When you installed, did give the firmware .ucode at installation (early) off a usb-stick. Usually that sticks, and carries through to being installed.

With that iso, be aware SEATD did not install, and that gave me a black screen. I had to see the errors in the logs to find out the missing bits.

Have a look inside the package we were talking about, and check the text files for instal clues. It should install, but it may not be Auto-Magic.

I'm using plasma, not gnome... see how you go.

GlennW · Installation

Hi, thanks for taking the time to post your story, I found it very informative.

I get that white screen too.

there is a small box on the left bottom of screen where you may select plasma-x11 or wayland...

It defaults to wayland, for gnome.

select plasma-x11 and put your password in, you know the rest.

after starting kde I install through setting a new background for sddm, I like the "neon" ones.

Oh, also x wouldn't start because seatd was not installed, couldn't find the screens.

I hope this helps.

p.s. the iso was devuan_daedalus_5.0.1_amd64_desktop

GlennW · Installation

right-click, download.

If you're on the command line, you could try wget

change to the download directory and run wget <url>

cd/glenn/Downloads
wget https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/linux-firmware/+/b5f09bb4f816abace0227d0f4e749859364cef6b/iwlwifi-9260-th-b0-jf-b0-46.ucode

Then, as root move or copy it to where it belongs. It's a bit hackkky.

On my box it's at

/lib/firmware/

if required... mine does bt as well AND

that is located at the little i intel folder (on my quite fresh install of Dev5)

/lib/firmware/intel/

No "/lib/firmware/Intel" folder at all!

I have unpacked packages just to see what is in there... usually 2 folders, compiled-code and install control (what to do to install)

anyhow, I hope this helps.

I don't know enough about firmware...

GlennW · Installation

you can unpack (decompress) the .deb package an put the file where it will be found.

/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-9260-th-b0-jf-b0-46.ucode

GlennW · Installation

Hi, the firmware I use is... and I keep a copy on usb-stick for installations...

file:///media/glenn/ED21-8671/iwlwifi-9260-th-b0-jf-b0-46.ucode

My wifi/bt pcie card, not on-board.

makesure you have "non-free-firmware" added to your sources... /etc/apt/sources.list

firmware-iwlwifi non-free-firmware 20230210-5 (i am using)

I hope this helps.

GlennW · Installation

kapqa wrote:

hello ,
ia m on fresh install of Devuan jessie on this laptop and it wont update since it is old laptop with graphics not supported by newer systems i suppose,
so my question is how can i best install newer firefox-esr (without need of huge dependencies) for devuan jessie?
it is because i want to turn into alsa-only laptop that i am not wanting to use the official firefox-esr ftp repository;
is is understanding that all the firefox-esr from devuan is alsa-only enabled,
thanks

Hi kapqa, I'm using the firefox-latest release 121 and I use alsa-utils but with pipewire & wireplumber for sound.

as for downloading, usually I wait until firefox alerts me to an upgrade, (that's why the script uses /home/glenn/Downloads.)
if you care to look, there are many other versions there too.

here is my install proceedure,

#!/bin/bash

# sh "/home/glenn/build/firefox-from-git.sh"
echo "installing firefox-121.0.tar.bz2"
# https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/121.0/
#wget https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/xy.z/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-xy.z.tar.bz2

cd /home/glenn/Downloads
wget https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/121.0/linux-x86_64/en-GB/firefox-121.0.tar.bz2

mv /home/glenn/Downloads/firefox-121.0.tar.bz2 /home/glenn/local/archive/source/

# archived :  /home/glenn/local/archive/source/firefox-121.0.tar.bz2

cd /opt

tar xfj /home/glenn/local/archive/source/firefox-121.0.tar.bz2

# remove the old firefox links

mv /usr/bin/firefox /usr/bin/firefoxold

# or after backup of bookmarks and passwordz

# apt remove firefox-esr

# create new link

ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

# copy statusBar script.

#rsync -avh /home/glenn/build/userChrome.css /opt/firefox/browser/chrome/
chmod -R 755 /opt/firefox

btw, I have firefox-esr installed as well, I just don't use it for much, internet-radio...

I hope this helps you.

GlennW · Installation

aluma wrote:

I apologize for the offtopic.
This is not the first case of developers not caring about users. As a result, the distribution loses them (users). A commercial organization would have gone bankrupt long ago. Obviously there is no manager limiting the free flight of developers' imaginations and there is no incentive to make the distribution convenient for users.

I agree, seems like the "Quality Control" is up to the user, corporate fascism, it's the fashion!

GlennW · Installation

sisqonrw wrote:

ok i wanted to try and test
devuan_daedalus_5.0.0_amd64_desktop-live
but after boot there is black terminal screen and askin login and passwort.
is that normal?
normally the iso distros starts fully till i the the kde, xfce desktop.

The live-desktop passwords are in the a text file from the download page...
https://devuan.rosset.eu.org/devuan-fil … p-live.txt

You can burn the iso to DVD or use dd or cat to image a USB thumb drive.

User name: devuan		Password: devuan
Admin name: root		Password: toor 

Maintained by fsmithred (key id 0xA73823D3094C5620 on pgp.mit.edu)
Built with the Devuan SDK, live-sdk module by jaromil and parazyd...

Generally, You wont need to login as a user, it should boot all the way to the desktop without asking, only root needs a PW.

If it won't boot, ... did you verify the download before you wrote it to a usb?

All the best.

GlennW · Devuan Derivatives

I disable ipv6 the same way for my vpn.

But I don't have that other reference to an image.

you could comment (#) the reference and put the ipv6 command before the initrd...

initrd is supposed to speed up the loading of the kernel, and it does a little bit.

If it breaks you system-boot, then re-edit and try again.

All the best.

GlennW · Other Issues

Hi, I have tried similar methods to install packages to maximise my investment (in my multimedia-entertainment-system).

Check the package you want is available for off-line installation.

ls -la /var/cache/apt/archives/ | grep "package-name.deb"

then you may (try to) use dpkg to force install with no-deps, but with firmware you may have to reboot to load it and see if it works.

checkout the --help for dpkg...

root@GamesBox:/root  dpkg --help | grep depend
  --predep-package                 Print pre-dependencies to unpack.
  --ignore-depends=<package>[,...]
                             Ignore dependencies involving <package>.
root@GamesBox:/root  dpkg --help | grep force
  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.
  --[no-]triggers            Skip or force consequential trigger processing.
  --force-<thing>[,...]      Override problems (see --force-help).
  --no-force-<thing>[,...]   Stop when problems encountered.

Must read...
dpkg --force-help

root@GamesBox:/root  dpkg --force-help
dpkg forcing options - control behaviour when problems found:
  warn but continue:  --force-<thing>,<thing>,...
  stop with error:    --refuse-<thing>,<thing>,... | --no-force-<thing>,...
 Forcing things:
  [!] all                Set all force options
  [*] security-mac       Use MAC based security if available
  [*] downgrade          Replace a package with a lower version
      configure-any      Configure any package which may help this one
      hold               Install or remove incidental packages even when on hold
      not-root           Try to (de)install things even when not root
      bad-path           PATH is missing important programs, problems likely
      bad-verify         Install a package even if it fails authenticity check
      bad-version        Process even packages with wrong versions
      statoverride-add   Overwrite an existing stat override when adding it
      statoverride-remove Ignore a missing stat override when removing it
      overwrite          Overwrite a file from one package with another
      overwrite-diverted Overwrite a diverted file with an undiverted version
  [!] overwrite-dir      Overwrite one package's directory with another's file
  [!] unsafe-io          Do not perform safe I/O operations when unpacking
  [!] script-chrootless  Do not chroot into maintainer script environment
  [!] confnew            Always use the new config files, don't prompt
  [!] confold            Always use the old config files, don't prompt
  [!] confdef            Use the default option for new config files if one
                         is available, don't prompt. If no default can be found,
                         you will be prompted unless one of the confold or
                         confnew options is also given
  [!] confmiss           Always install missing config files
  [!] confask            Offer to replace config files with no new versions
  [!] architecture       Process even packages with wrong or no architecture
  [!] breaks             Install even if it would break another package
  [!] conflicts          Allow installation of conflicting packages
  [!] depends            Turn all dependency problems into warnings
  [!] depends-version    Turn dependency version problems into warnings
  [!] remove-reinstreq   Remove packages which require installation
  [!] remove-protected   Remove a protected package
  [!] remove-essential   Remove an essential package

WARNING - use of options marked [!] can seriously damage your installation.
Forcing options marked [*] are enabled by default.

Currently enabled options:
 security-mac,downgrade
root@GamesBox:/root

I hope this helps.

GlennW · Desktop and Multimedia

Hi, thanks for taking the time to report on those issues.

I enjoy the read. rc = release candidate, and experimental is kinda the same but on a distro level.

I used to surf the caldron of magaiea and cooker of mandriva before that...

I found it quite exciting at times.

All the best.

GlennW · Installation

Hi, thank you for the tidings, all the best to you and yours.

I don't know the answer. I use open-rc since I started using Devuan.

I find it easy to use, and services and daemons may be started and stopped, restarted with sysvinit service calls.
(so I can still use the same commands, but it's a bit simpler (for me).

I started using open-rc when I switched over from pclinux.

There's another new one peeps are talking about, but I have not tried it,

runit (i dont know it's real name).

by the way, you could try one and if you don't like it install an other one.

see how you go.

GlennW · Installation

Hi, yes to all those questions.

The installer will go through some stages. you get the choice of desktop (kde, etc... I only use kde plasma)

The choice of init is near the end, I like open-rc as well.

The live usb version is not kde. (iirc)

we have beautiful theme colours as well.

I love using Devuan, I think you will too. :-)

happy hollidays!

GlennW · Documentation

I would check to see when it is better loaded and started.

with open-rc ...
rc-update gives a list of services and when it is launched.
I don't know about the other service starters like sysvinit...

maybe if you change it from sysinit to default it may start later, allowing the boot process to continue.
My only concern is that it may have dependants that start after it.

I don't think it matters, you'll just be a little late to the web on boot.

I start the web connection after The GUI starts and My phone is tethered to the pc.

so, I run them all late.

It might impact network-shared folders...

GlennW · Installation

The main trouble that may occur with dpkg -i -G (-G = don't overwrite higher versions) absolute-path

Is that it won't find the deps if required, but should give a list, if any of dep packages can't be found.

When I do this I generally find the packages and put them all in one directory ready for install. ~/Downloads For web-browser downloads. then I keep running "dpkg -i -G *.deb" untill the deps are met.

This is also a very good way to find out what dependency-hell is like.

All the best.

GlennW · Installation

Hi, The file to edit is

add these sources, comment (#) the dvd/cdrom source from the default list
/etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged/ daedalus main non-free contrib 
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged/ daedalus-security main non-free contrib 
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged/ daedalus-updates main non-free contrib 
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged/ daedalus-backports main non-free contrib 
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged/ daedalus-proposed-updates main non-free contrib

Plain text, but you may need root access to save any changes.

after you save it run,

apt-get update

and try again with the update.

GlennW · Desktop and Multimedia

Thank you.

I got into a game yesterday and with all the graphics settings max out for quality the game chugs a bit.

With the graphics settings set to default (best for my machine) it's not so bad, but when it worked before it was fluid.

Thanks for the link. :-)

GlennW · Desktop and Multimedia

I think it's a pain to wait for tens of minutes to play and that's before connecting with a server. (not that I do, I only play bots.)

I've reported, "the game is not ready to play". I have only tested the CS:2 that one time after the above adjustment.

I have had the game play first time, but never again numerous times, that's still to be exercised (checked).

Even though I have checked the "steam system analyze" logs quite a few times, but missed this specific error message.

I was also confounded by steam's help practice, only if you're paying (imho). No sound from them when dealing with Linux, or very quiet anyway, community forum is the best it gets.

Anyhow, I'll give the game a whirl this afternoon and report back. Thank you.

GlennW · Desktop and Multimedia

Hi, I'm glad to report that it works like a charm.

GlennW · Desktop and Multimedia

Counter Strike 2, game play.

I've been struggling with this game for a while.

The game is going through changes, and the errors were not apparent to me, at that time.

For quite sometime the game required building shader files and would crash after the sometimes 35min wait.

I deleted the game and reinstalled (3 times this quarter) but no play.

Then game would not start in steam.

Eventually I saw an error in the steam diagnostics (thank the devs for that).

The last 2 lines...

pressure-vessel-wrap[2596]: E: Diagnostic output:
bwrap: Creating new namespace failed: nesting depth or /proc/sys/user/max_*_namespaces exceeded (ENOSPC)

I saw that the setting on my system was not set.
I looked at some of the other settings and presumed it needed the same range as the others.

I can insert the code required to set this parameter for the linux kernel.

echo "user.max_user_namespaces = 63505" > /etc/sysctl.d/max_user_namespaces.conf

Reboot to set the namespaces parameter.
check the list with...

sysctl -a

I hope this will help.

Regards Glenn

GlennW · Hardware & System Configuration

If you're using sddm as a login ... you get a choice, but it's hard to see without a colourful backdrop.

bottom left is a box to select wayward or X11

GlennW · Installation

If you want an older package, install the old one.20230210-5 (feb10 2023)

If you want to update the package, get the newest.(june25 2023)

I think the issue is that May 2023 package has been removed.

safe adventures.

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