Posts by mclien

mclien · Installation

I was attempting to upgrade one of my PCs,
so I adjusted the sources:

/etc/apt# cat sources.list.d/devuan.sources 
# Devuan 6 excalibur
## The new style method of using repositories to install software.
## This /etc/apt/sources.list.d/devuan.sources is new style and location file
## The /etc/apt/old.style.sources.list contains the same as this.
## https://linuxconfig.org/ubuntus-repository-configuration-ubuntu-sources-have-moved-to-etc-apt-sources-list-d-ubuntu-sources
 
## Normal excalibur sources
Types: deb
URIs: http://deb.devuan.org/merged
Suites: excalibur excalibur-backports excalibur-proposed-updates  excalibur-updates
Components: main non-free contrib non-free-firmware
Enabled: yes
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/devuan-archive-keyring.gpg
Architectures: amd64
 
## excalibur security sources
Types: deb
URIs: http://deb.devuan.org/merged
Suites: excalibur-security
Components: main non-free contrib non-free-firmware
Enabled: yes
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/devuan-archive-keyring.gpg

disabled the daedalus soureces, but get this:

t# apt-get update
Get:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur-security InRelease [37.9 kB]
Fetched 37.9 kB in 15s (2,603 B/s) 
Reading package lists... Done

Why do I get no get on the othre sources?

I had to switch back once to daedalus, because I forgot to install usrmerge.

EDIT (solution):
If you copy with left/middle mousebutton from one VI to another, there will be spaces added to blank lines, with confuses the sources.list

mclien · ARM Builds

I used this image on my raspi4:
https://arm-files.devuan.org/RaspberryP … 3-0258.zip
dd onto the sdcard, running fine.
now I was trying to install the raspi firmware (as I want to use it as my video PC:

root@devuanpi:~# apt-get install raspi-firmware
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  firmware-brcm80211 bluez-firmware
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  raspi-firmware
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 4816 kB of archives.
After this operation, 22.8 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus/non-free-firmware arm64 raspi-firmware all 1.20220830+ds-1 [4816 kB]
Fetched 4816 kB in 4s (1181 kB/s)         
Selecting previously unselected package raspi-firmware.
(Reading database ... 67482 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../raspi-firmware_1.20220830+ds-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking raspi-firmware (1.20220830+ds-1) ...
Setting up raspi-firmware (1.20220830+ds-1) ...
Error: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it?
dpkg: error processing package raspi-firmware (--configure):
 installed raspi-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142+deb12u3) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.93
Creating initrd.gz.
raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it?
run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
 installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 raspi-firmware
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

strange thing is, that the mount point looks like this:

root@devuanpi:~# df -h
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
[...]
/dev/mmcblk0p1  253M   45M  209M  18% /boot/broadcom

root@devuanpi:~# cat /etc/fstab 
UUID=95DC-D2E8  /boot/broadcom  vfat    defaults 0 2

So it looks a bit difficult to get a /boot/firmware here..
Is that a error in the raspi image?

mclien · News & Announcements

Thanks a lot to all the folks that make this work!!

Did the update just a few days ago.

mclien · Installation

Thanks everyone, upgrade to excalibur went fine on my old test Notebook.
Will do the update on my produktive machine sometime thisweek.

mclien · Other Issues

OK, context in the other post.
Does the problem occur in the instance you dated up from the fresh daedalus install or in both

mclien · Installation

Thanks for the usrmerge hint.

So I change my sources.list to:

deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
#deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
#deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged excalibur-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

and upon release I uncomment the 2 lines and do another: ?

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

mclien · Off-topic

@Codalunga I just got my StarLabs Byte a few days ago. After some days of struggle I can now use that one with 2 Monitors (as soon as the new cables arrive).
What was a real annoyance: The DP didn't give any signal until I figured out this:
My monitor was connected with a DP - DVI cable at the DP out of my TP460 dock working just fine. The Byte somehow does only get a signal with a direct DP to DP cable.

What a 2nd selling point for StarLabs was (beside the openBIOS): The open warranty. OPening the device for hardware upgrade, doesn't void the warranty.
I removed the WiFi/BT chip in mine.

mclien · Installation

I tend to upgrade to excalibur. So I du just the usual?

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

then replace daedalus with excalibur in the sources.list and then (I normally run that with no user logged in as root from the first text console)

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade

Or are there any extra obstacles with excalibur?

mclien · Installation

deleting this file helped

~/.config/libreoffice/[1-9]/.lock

mclien · Installation

HI,

I have my new system momentarily running. It might need a newer kernel. Hardware is announced to run with 6.8. and higher.

So I was thinking is there a newer kerne (6.1. is currently provided, if I'm not mistaken) for daedalus?
Or do I upgrade to excalibur already, since it might be become stable soon enough? (bookworm to daedalus was ~2 months)

mclien · Hardware & System Configuration

I recently had problems too. I got my hint in the Xorg log:

/var/log/Xorg.0.log

In my case there were some xserver-xorg-video-* packages missing (fbdev and vesa in my case)

mclien · Installation

I just installed a new machine, copied my home dir.
When I start libreoffice, it won't stating something of being "still in complain" mode.

As the message is partly garbled in the splash screen, I can't make out what to do with the text snippet:
"--create profile?"

EDIT: Or is there a apparmor config in /etc, which I should sync to the new machine, too?

mclien · Installation

I was about to update my system but getting errors:
"temporary failure resolving 'deb.devuan.org'"

using the recommended sources list for daedalus.

Is this a known problem?
I got this for the last few hours.

mclien · Other Issues

Ah, sorry for not answering. Problem was solved with the next kernel update.

mclien · Other Issues

OK, that one didn't worked directly, so I did:

~# dpkg --status linux-image-amd64
Package: linux-image-amd64
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Source: linux-signed-amd64 (6.1.76+1)
Version: 6.1.76-1
Provides: linux-image-generic, linux-latest-modules-6.1.0-18-amd64, virtualbox-guest-modules, wireguard-modules (= 1.0.0)
Depends: linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64 (= 6.1.76-1)
Description: Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
 This package depends on the latest Linux kernel and modules for use on PCs
 with AMD64, Intel 64 or VIA Nano processors.
Built-Using: linux (= 6.1.76-1)

which let me check the specific version:

:~# dpkg --status linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64
Package: linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Installed-Size: 398601
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Source: linux-signed-amd64 (6.1.76+1)
Version: 6.1.76-1
Replaces: linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64-unsigned
Depends: kmod, linux-base (>= 4.3~), initramfs-tools (>= 0.120+deb8u2) | linux-initramfs-tool
Recommends: firmware-linux-free, apparmor
Suggests: linux-doc-6.1, debian-kernel-handbook, grub-pc | grub-efi-amd64 | extlinux
Breaks: fwupdate (<< 12-7), initramfs-tools (<< 0.120+deb8u2), wireless-regdb (<< 2019.06.03-1~)
Conflicts: linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64-unsigned
Description: Linux 6.1 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
 The Linux kernel 6.1 and modules for use on PCs with AMD64, Intel 64 or
 VIA Nano processors.
 .
 The kernel image and modules are signed for use with Secure Boot.
Built-Using: linux (= 6.1.76-1)

So even more questions..

mclien · Other Issues

I was just doing the routinely apr update and apt upgrade, but the linux kernel was nit updated:

The following packages have been kept back:
  linux-image-amd64

I did an apt autoremove, but got the same result with the apt upgrade.
Here is the apt policy:

root@rygel:~# apt policy linux-image-amd64
linux-image-amd64:
  Installed: 6.1.76-1
  Candidate: 6.1.124-1
  Version table:
     6.1.124-1 500
        500 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates/main amd64 Packages
     6.1.123-1 500
        500 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus/main amd64 Packages
     6.1.119-1 500
        500 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security/main amd64 Packages
 *** 6.1.76-1 100
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I did not set any apt policies (at least I think so)

mclien · Hardware & System Configuration

I did plug and unplug the USB input devices (several time, several USB ports, at the docking station as well, as notebook ports directly). Seems all USB ports aren't even powered at that time (using my optical mouse as an indicator: LED on/off?).

What I found is this: (in usr/share/initramfs-tools/)
scripts/local-block/cryptroot
scripts/local-top/cryptroot
But my skills aren't that high on this area to understand what to do in which script (can't pinpoint which is the invocation or if these are the right scripts in the first place).

So I guess I'm stock with using my previous kernel, till there might be a change in the initramfs tools.

What further information should I gather to do a bug report for this?

mclien · Hardware & System Configuration

To clarify things. We are talking LUKS encryption, so that is first thing after boot, if I'm not mistaken.
Also kernel 6.1.0-18-amd64, 6.1.0-27-amd64 does not.

mclien · Hardware & System Configuration

Since the whole USB sub-system seems to be unavailable at that point, I think it might be related to:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/ … 00231.html

mclien · Hardware & System Configuration

term.log has a bunch of lines like this

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/..

But that should result in either working or not working hardware and not in sometimes not working hardware?
(Plus those were there before)

kernel changed form 6.1.0-18-amd64 to 6.1.0-27-amd64. (give me some minutes to test that)
Previous kernel doesn't has the problem.

mclien · Hardware & System Configuration

Mea culpa.

daedalus.

(Reminder to myself: do not post while having migrane)

mclien · Hardware & System Configuration

I just did the usual routinely "apt update && apt upgrade" on my Lenovo Thinkpad t460p.

Normal setup is: TP under the desk in a dock, USB switch for keyboard/mouse, 2 external monitors, TP shut, internal LCD switched of.
Usually no problem. Now after the upgrade, this behavior:
System is tarting, keyboard working,
Linuy startscreen, still working,
Boot messages starting, power for keyboard and mouse of.
-PW for HDD encryption input (no keyboard)
(after fiddeling the Dock and TP from under the desk including messing up all neatly placed cables,)
HDD PW typed in with the internal keyboard, after which the external keyboard is usable immediately.

Any idea how to fix that?

mclien · Desktop and Multimedia

I'm running 8 Mail accounts in the thunderbird and therefore reluctant to uninstall it completely.

As an addition sometimes I "receive" a bunch of mails with none in my inbox at all.

mclien · Hardware & System Configuration

OK, no idea where this setting came from:

# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
  Require group printer-admins

I never had a group called "printer-admins"

adding "cups-admins" to this does the trick.

I guess putting "lpadmins" there as first action would have done the trick.

mclien · Desktop and Multimedia

I did the following: Look up the inbox on the server (webmail interface).
2 new messages.
Then I did run the "get messages" on my clients thunderbird.
Status bar is showing some strange number of messages (20+)
New messages actually in inbox:2

The officially official Devuan Forum!

#26 Installation » [SOLVED] dist upgrade to excalibur hits only security packages » 2025-11-04 14:40:54

#27 ARM Builds » fresh install, raspi-firmware install fails » 2025-11-03 17:57:33

#28 Re: News & Announcements » Announcing Devuan 6.0 Excalibur! » 2025-11-02 20:54:42

#29 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] newer kernel needed. daedalus backports or excalibur? » 2025-10-27 16:01:02

#30 Re: Other Issues » Apt .sources changes » 2025-10-27 15:54:21

#31 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] newer kernel needed. daedalus backports or excalibur? » 2025-10-25 14:04:46

#32 Re: Off-topic » For those who like open bioses, » 2025-10-25 12:32:56

#33 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] newer kernel needed. daedalus backports or excalibur? » 2025-10-25 12:22:36

#34 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] libreoffice won't start (apparmor complain mode) » 2025-10-21 18:36:17

#35 Installation » [SOLVED] newer kernel needed. daedalus backports or excalibur? » 2025-10-21 09:54:34

#36 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » GUI does not start automatically » 2025-10-21 09:49:20

#37 Installation » [SOLVED] libreoffice won't start (apparmor complain mode) » 2025-10-21 08:54:27

#38 Installation » temporary failure revolving "de.devuan.org" » 2025-03-12 11:34:44

#39 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] linux-image not updated » 2025-03-12 11:30:47

#40 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] linux-image not updated » 2025-02-02 19:30:55

#41 Other Issues » [SOLVED] linux-image not updated » 2025-02-02 17:30:02

#42 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Thinkpad t460p, ext. keyboard detection not working after upgrade » 2024-11-24 13:30:16

#43 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Thinkpad t460p, ext. keyboard detection not working after upgrade » 2024-11-23 22:29:55

#44 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Thinkpad t460p, ext. keyboard detection not working after upgrade » 2024-11-23 15:41:54

#45 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Thinkpad t460p, ext. keyboard detection not working after upgrade » 2024-11-23 11:24:29

#46 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Thinkpad t460p, ext. keyboard detection not working after upgrade » 2024-11-23 09:30:48

#47 Hardware & System Configuration » Thinkpad t460p, ext. keyboard detection not working after upgrade » 2024-11-22 20:46:45

#48 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Thunderbird receives more mail, then I end up in my inbox? » 2024-07-12 06:32:36

#49 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] cups administration denied » 2024-07-10 15:07:34

#50 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Thunderbird receives more mail, then I end up in my inbox? » 2024-07-10 14:31:43

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