Posts by mclien

mclien · Installation

I get, that is the "package by package" way to do it. But kicad has also several other packages like kicad-library, kicad-foodprints and some.
The thought was to have those covered, too without to remember the "-t daedalus-backports" option every time.

Another question I'm not entirely sure of. If there are updates in the backport package, will that be covered by?:

apt update && apt upgrade

mclien · Installation

I want to install kicad on my daedalus system from backports.
As I'm not used to include backports, I'd like some verification, that this is the/a correct way to do so.
sources list, add backports:

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

Then generate a preferences file for apt (/etc/apt/preferences):

Package: *
Pin: release a=daedalus
Pin-Priority: 900

Package: *
Pin: release a=daedalus-backports
Pin-Priority: 500

And for have it tidy generate one for kicad:
/etc/apt/preferences.d/kicad
containing:

Package: kicad*
Pin: release a=daedalus-backports
Pin-Priority: 1000

And then the usual

apt-get update
apt-get install kicad<whatever>

As I understand it, the other way would be, to put the kicad part directly into the preferences file.

So is that about right? Do I miss something?

mclien · Desktop and Multimedia

I just updated from chimaera to daedalus.

First annoyance: The new design of Thunderbird (102 vs. 115).

Is there a way to get the look and feel of Thunderbird 102 for 115? I looked into themes, but all howtos seem to be written for older Thunderbird versions..
There is a Theme called "Classic TB2", but that isn't usable beyond version 60, if I understand it correctly.

(This constant change with every new Version of Thunderbird/Firefox is so fckng annoying and I mean that in the annoying way MS windows is annoying. And I really grieve for the times the absence of that annoyance was a major advantage of Linux over MS..)

mclien · Desktop and Multimedia

I just learned that blender has LTS versions.
is there a way to use apt to install a blender LTS version and keep that one updated?

mclien · ARM Builds

My cubox is now running with fluxbox. Fluxbox with 1 bash window is using 170MB RAM of 2GB. That is quite nice, here are some things I haven't managed to fix so far.
- boot messages are still on the serial console only (so I have unlock the encrypted disc there)
-- how do I get the boot messages on the HDMI and serial?
- the windowmanager has a bit of a lag with mouse movements (IIRC I had an installation of armbian a few years back which was running more smoothly)
-- some packages I need to install for the graphic? (drivers/xorg package?)
- keyboard layout is still at US (the installer seems not to give the choice here or it is somehow eaten by the bit strange resolution of the serial connect via screen).
-- is that something to be fixed with dpkg-reconfigure somehow?

So the overall test for that arm build works quite nice

mclien · Off-topic

steve_v wrote:

Which is why real server motherboards come with a serial console that works right from POST and/or IPMI as standard.

Which still don't solve the problem, which is me forgetting to look at that console....
(remotely over ssh means next room n this case)

mclien · Off-topic

Three man in a boat had 4 cigarettes but no matches.
How do they manage to smoke?

The threw away one cigarette, making the boat a cigarette lighter.

mclien · ARM Builds

Sorry, I don't get the point. I didn't change anything after the install. Shouldn't the sources.list work after installation?
Those must be the ones used during install after all.
EDIT: Or do I simply ignore that the release file is not valid? (Yeah me stupid, it is working. I was just confused about the errors).

Starting installs now.

EDIT2: ok, works fine so far. rsync install for testing.
I'm now cloning the sd-card so I can always start over with the minimal install.

mclien · ARM Builds

So I just found my old cubox and decided to give it a try.
I got images from

https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dists/<release>/main/installer-armhf/current/images/netboot/SD-card-images/

And put it together and on an sd-card:

zcat firmware.MX6_Cubox-i.img.gz partition.img.gz > complete_daedalus_cubox.img
cat complete_daedalus_cubox.img > /dev/<sd-card-device>

Then I connected to the micro USB port of the cubox (which delivers output as serial device) and connected to that with screen:

screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200

With sd-card in the cubox and also connected:
-HDMI
-USB (keyboard, mouse
-Ethernet (RJ45)

Did the complete install on the serial console (incl. full disc encryption)

The reboot to finish installation doesn't work (because arm doesn't seem to have an power of mode.

1st boot (whichis just power up the device) didn't went well, I got stuck at:

"hit any key to abort autostart: 0
=>

on the HDMI screen.

So I did a 2nd boot with the serial console attached like in the install setup, which gave me the passphrase question on the serial console.

It is running at the moment with 2 drawbacks:
No output at HDMI

Updating fails (logged in via ssh):

root@cubox:~# apt-get update
Ign:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus InRelease
Hit:2 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security InRelease
Get:3 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates InRelease [32.5 kB]
Hit:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
E: Release file for http://deb.devuan.org/merged/dists/daedalus-security/InRelease is not valid yet (invalid for another 19698d 11h 36min 13s). Updates for this repository will not be applied.
E: Release file for http://deb.devuan.org/merged/dists/daedalus-updates/InRelease is not valid yet (invalid for another 19699d 14h 36min 36s). Updates for this repository will not be applied.
E: Release file for http://deb.devuan.org/merged/dists/daedalus/InRelease is not valid yet (invalid for another 19694d 3h 11min 36s). Updates for this repository will not be applied.

So nice to have the base install done, but how do I proceed from here?

EDIT: I guess I need to user other repos?

mclien · Off-topic

well. slightly related but not in technical sense.

I just updated my little homeserver (remotely) to the last versions of chimaera. After the full-upgrade I did a reboot to have it run with the new kernel and opened a ping to the server to see when it is back online.

Well. It didn't. I have (learned years ago) a monitor and keyboard attached to it. So I got there.

Guess what? Remind yourself that, if full disc encryption in place, you "might" have to type your passphrase to get the system running.... (yeah had 2 very long days before that at work).

mclien · Installation

Sorry for the delay. Since it is working in the current setup, it is not really urgent.
I wasn't aware that HID device do need more power than a thumb drive. and I get the idea of the powered USB hub to check if it's a low power problem. The ports are of this design:
https://www.performance-pcs.com/media/c … -b-usb.jpg
Which I assumed (maybe wrongly) to be powered from the same line.
I'm quite unsure about investing the time to get hands on a powered USB hub (I might have an old 1.1USB hub lying around which has the option of external power (not sure about the powersupply, though), let alone one for USB3.

As for the BIOS, I guess that wouldn't apply with a chromebox flashed with coreboot. But maybe coreboot uses the same defaults, which I have to look up in the coreboot menu.

mclien · Installation

comments from me, followed by the dmesg that results from action in comment

## mouse disconnected from front port, reconnect top back port
[Nov14 17:05] usb 1-3: USB disconnect, device number 2
[  +8.930261] hub_port_connect: 5 callbacks suppressed
[  +0.000011] usb usb1-port5: connect-debounce failed

## mouse back front front port
[Nov14 17:07] usb 1-3: new low-speed USB device number 4 using xhci_hc
[  +0.153630] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c03e, bcdDevice=20.00
[  +0.000015] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[  +0.000006] usb 1-3: Product: USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
[  +0.000004] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Logitech
[  +0.004152] input: Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.0/0003:046D:C03E.0004/input/input12
[  +0.000106] hid-generic 0003:046D:C03E.0004: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:14.0-3/input0

## keyboard from back buttom port to back top port and back
[Nov14 17:09] usb 1-6: USB disconnect, device number 3
[  +3.305752] usb 1-5: new full-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd
[  +0.128088] usb 1-5: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[  +0.235964] usb 1-5: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[  +0.236013] usb 1-5: new full-speed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
[  +0.127984] usb 1-5: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[  +0.236036] usb 1-5: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[  +0.108093] usb usb1-port5: attempt power cycle
[  +0.411887] usb 1-5: new full-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[  +0.000189] usb 1-5: Device not responding to setup address.
[  +0.207987] usb 1-5: Device not responding to setup address.
[  +0.207819] usb 1-5: device not accepting address 7, error -71
[  +0.128005] usb 1-5: new full-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd
[  +0.000195] usb 1-5: Device not responding to setup address.
[  +0.207977] usb 1-5: Device not responding to setup address.
[  +0.207820] usb 1-5: device not accepting address 8, error -71
[  +0.000126] usb usb1-port5: unable to enumerate USB device
[  +9.783881] usb 1-6: new low-speed USB device number 9 using xhci_hcd
[  +0.157427] usb 1-6: New USB device found, idVendor=04f2, idProduct=3f41, bcdDevice= 9.21
[  +0.000015] usb 1-6: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[  +0.000005] usb 1-6: Product: HP Wired Desktop 320K Keyboard
[  +0.000005] usb 1-6: Manufacturer: Chicony 
[  +0.005052] input: Chicony  HP Wired Desktop 320K Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-6/1-6:1.0/0003:04F2:3F41.0005/input/input13
[  +0.057922] hid-generic 0003:04F2:3F41.0005: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Chicony  HP Wired Desktop 320K Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:14.0-6/input0
[  +0.003539] input: Chicony  HP Wired Desktop 320K Keyboard Consumer Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-6/1-6:1.1/0003:04F2:3F41.0006/input/input14
[  +0.060312] input: Chicony  HP Wired Desktop 320K Keyboard System Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-6/1-6:1.1/0003:04F2:3F41.0006/input/input15
[  +0.000346] hid-generic 0003:04F2:3F41.0006: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Device [Chicony  HP Wired Desktop 320K Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:14.0-6/input1

### USB Devuan install stick on upper back port and disconnect again
[Nov14 17:12] usb 2-3: new SuperSpeed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[  +0.255226] usb 2-3: New USB device found, idVendor=1f75, idProduct=0917, bcdDevice= 0.01
[  +0.000014] usb 2-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[  +0.000007] usb 2-3: Product: PenDrive
[  +0.000004] usb 2-3: Manufacturer: Innostor
[  +0.000004] usb 2-3: SerialNumber: 000000000000000014
[  +0.015427] usb-storage 2-3:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[  +0.000316] scsi host4: usb-storage 2-3:1.0
[  +0.000088] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[  +0.002718] usbcore: registered new interface driver uas
[  +1.026909] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Innostor Innostor         1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[  +0.000564] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
[  +0.000237] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 7864320 512-byte logical blocks: (4.03 GB/3.75 GiB)
[  +0.000131] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[  +0.000003] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
[  +0.000146] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[  +0.001836]  sdb: sdb1 sdb2
[  +0.000276] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ +10.883659] usb 2-3: USB disconnect, device number 2

mclien · Installation

TL;DR
It is working with one port still not usable for mouse/keyboard. Installing "firmware-linux"
Asus Chromebook CN&" with intel i7 CPU and flashed with coreboot (MrChromebox)

Details:
Installation setup was: Mouse/keyboard at an USB switch on the lower USB port, Installation from USB Stick.
I use the expert install with a minimal system and add my needed software from there.
While choosing the kernel to use I picked the pre-selected. After that there is the option to install all drivers or only those specific for the device. I picked the later. Perhaps this is why the upper port now accepts USB memory sticks fine, but just not any USB HID device. I have it working with the keyboard at the lower port in the back and the mouse at one of the front USB ports.
While this blocks one front port everything else works fine (so far).

Gladly would like to learn how this last bit is fixable.

mclien · Installation

Thanks a lot. That seems to solve the problem. I haven't tested all setups, so I'll wait until I did that tomorrow.

mclien · Installation

My first chromebox install isn't going well as it seems.
I did install in the following setup:
2nd Monitor input and an USB switch for keyboard/mouse
-I did choose "only drivers specific for this hardware" (don't know the exact words used)
Which leaves me with working keyboard/mouse only when using the USB devices over the USB switch.

Plus I need to choose the boot option with the "6.1.0-10-amd" kernel (the one running during installation, I guess), with the (default) "6.1.0-13-amd" I won't even get a working keyboard even through the USBswitch.

one hint might be that during package install I get several lines of:

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

EDIT: conclusion in post #5

mclien · Installation

Well, next fail on my side. If no x is installed a log out an log in won't read the new config. After a reboot keyboard-layout is fine

mclien · Installation

Well, THAT was a nice fuckup in my list... I had c&p 2 commands, which resulted in a "install" inside the list. sorry for bothering.

mclien · Installation

I used the netinstall image. Did do an update (which kinda logically results in no new packages).
I used the root user (I normally don't add users during the install, but afterwards to have the same uids for my users in my network)

mclien · Installation

Though I'm pretty sure I choosed a german keyboard-layout during installation, I'm stuck with an US layout (at least on cli, haven't installed x so far).
the usual

dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

doesn't seem to work either (still US after an re-login).
(root and normal user)

mclien · Installation

Just on my way to install Daedalus on a new machine.

Strange thing is; After an minimal install I'm used to install a bunch of packages I usually use, like:

apt install pack1 pack2 ....

I can use this when installing a single package, but using it in the above way I end up with:

E: Unable to locate package install

Using apt-get instead of apt gives the same result. Did I miss a change in the usage of apt?

mclien · Installation

I had problems after the first install:
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=5700
Which seemed to be solved, but had ongoing problems with the next boots. It was mainly erratic, some (but not all) the situations I faced:
-Grub text prompt (instead of the menu)
-just a blinking cursor
-(after messing with the BIOS/UEFI): "no OS detected"
-in rescue mode: "cannot mount /dev/sda2. Device is busy" in the logs

Messed around in the bios which made system unbootable at all.

In the end, what I found as the source was the hardware installation of the system disk (ssd):
I have a rackmount case with hot swappable 3,5" bays.
So the signal line from the board to the ssd was like this:
boardconnector -> satacable -> backplane connector -> bay connector -> HDD Adapter 2,5to3,5 -> ssd connector (that makes 4 connector links in the chain.
Connected the ssd with the sata cable directly to the board (2 connector links) and the system boots like a charm)

My main suspect is the 2,5to3,5 adapter, since the hdds in the bays seem to work fine.
Still a pain to know I have to disassemble the case, if I ever have to replace the system disk, though

mclien · Desktop and Multimedia

Hm, I got something wrong, I guess.
Tried the ..-gtk3-gui and was asked for admin rights. Does this work only with sudo rights? So do I need to have the user in sudoers?
EDIT:
Still missing something.
I change in the dir

./veracryp-..-setup-gtk3-gui

I get a (gtk) popup, which asks my pw,
I get an ok for uncompressing the installer
While the 2nd terminal just gives a "Press retun to exit"

That's all. No idea where I'm lost here..

mclien · Desktop and Multimedia

Thanks, will do it that way then

mclien · Desktop and Multimedia

as I need a usb stick, which should be encrypted and be usable on Linux and Windows my search came up with VeraCrypt.

I read some here in the forum, too. But I'm missing what the method for installation should be.
I didn't find it with apt, so according to the VeraCrypt website it leaves me with the tar.gz installation or deb-packages.

Has anyone experience to share on that?

mclien · Hardware & System Configuration

It has been a while since I set up nfs.
So:
I install nfs-kernel-server on the server and nfs-common on the server and client.
Normally I would put the nfs-mount in the clients /etc/fstab, but IIRC that will make the startup of the client very slow (waiting for the timeout), when not in that network (like a notebook on the road).

Or did I get that wrong all together?

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#30 Re: ARM Builds » testing daedalus on cubox (I4P-300-D) » 2023-12-09 10:59:01

#31 Re: Off-topic » How to fool yourself » 2023-12-09 10:31:04

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#33 Re: ARM Builds » testing daedalus on cubox (I4P-300-D) » 2023-12-08 20:38:26

#34 ARM Builds » testing daedalus on cubox (I4P-300-D) » 2023-12-08 19:38:01

#35 Off-topic » How to fool yourself » 2023-12-07 15:37:48

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#41 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] keyboard layout on cli not changing » 2023-11-12 14:38:52

#42 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Devuan Daedalus apt install problem » 2023-11-12 13:38:16

#43 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Devuan Daedalus apt install problem » 2023-11-12 12:58:41

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#47 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » VeraCrypt installation method? » 2023-06-28 19:38:27

#48 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » VeraCrypt installation method? » 2023-06-28 19:17:11

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