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#177 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Ceres upgading error to kernel 6.4 » 2023-08-16 05:56:24

To complete #2:
I never tried to boot the kernel with the error during module compilation, just returned to daedalus' 6.1.
And there is a nvidia card involved as well, using the current driver version.

#178 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Ceres upgading error to kernel 6.4 » 2023-08-15 22:04:26

No solution, but it is quite similar in daedalus using the liquorix kernel. It worked up to 6.3, 6.4 shows an error as above.

#179 Re: Installation » Devuan 5.0 netinstall failed [loading boot loader] » 2023-08-15 19:32:11

jacksprat wrote:

The drive has several partitions with different distributions [antix, void] that I do not want to distrurb.

There can be only ONE grub in the MBR.
Booting the respective installation and doing update-grub (or aquivalent command) should find the new installed devuan and make a boot-entry for it.

#180 Re: Installation » Devuan 5 daedalus gnome wayland doesn't work with nvidia » 2023-08-15 11:33:46

The following worked for me to migrate bookworm to daedalus in a virtual machine.
ssh'ed in the vm, then copy-pasted commands.

No guaranty!

$ cat migration.notes.txt

# commands done as "root" 

# stage 1:
apt update
apt upgrade
#apt install sysvinit-core ntp              # no X
apt install sysvinit-core ntp slim openbox  # simple DM and WM to not loose X eventually 
reboot

# stage 2
# keep network as it is
echo 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="net.ifnames=1"' >>/etc/default/grub
update-grub

keyring="devuan-keyring_2023.05.28_all.deb"     # daedalus 
[ ! -f "$keyring" ] && wget http://deb.devuan.org/merged/pool/DEVUAN/main/d/devuan-keyring/"$keyring"
dpkg -i "$keyring"

file="/etc/apt/sources.list.debian"
[ ! -f "$file" ] && cp -a /etc/apt/sources.list "$file" 
cat << EOF >/etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
# add recommended repos 
EOF

apt update
apt upgrade
apt dist-upgrade

apt purge systemd  # just to be sure
# likely, more stuff was de-installed  
# a syslogd may be missing

#181 Re: Installation » Devuan 5 daedalus gnome wayland doesn't work with nvidia » 2023-08-14 20:12:32

Marjorie wrote:

The problem seems to be with removing systemd at Pid 1, and not locking the system.

# apt install sysvinit-core 
# reboot

and init is pid 1.

#182 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-09 13:20:14

Just curious: Does the sound work in devuan when using /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf from ubuntu?

#183 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Is nvidia-persistenced even neccessary? It fails while installing driv » 2023-08-07 12:33:08

Usually not.

$ sudo apt purge nvidia-persistenced

It took me a lot of time to come to that point.

Or, if you want to keep it:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/nvidia-persistenced stop
$ sudo apt install 

Then apt should be happy again.

#184 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-05 20:47:13

Sound is not a general problem. Notebooks can be special in different degrees.

A bit of googling:
Ubuntu seems to produce custom images for the Latitude 3420. https://ubuntu.com/certified/202101-28600
There was a question about missing sound here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1291829 … -ubuntu-20
Not exactly the same model, maybe the answer applies to your case too.

#185 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Is it possible to install czkawka? » 2023-08-05 18:12:22

The point on appimage is to have no dependencies.

Try the big one - the small one is a broken, it has the mentioned dependency.

#186 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-04 21:51:48

vrgovinda wrote:

Ubuntu which came pre-installed has everything working out of the box with kernel version 5.14 and pulseaudio. I am unable to understand if this is a problem specific to 5.10.

Don't know either, there should be no problem with 5.10. Alsa devices are looking good too.

I did a bit of testing, but have no speaker connected to any HDMI output ... .
I temporary installed pulsaudio, and could switch to a HDMI output device. The config was present.
qasmixer shows no level-fader for the HDMI audio output.

The generic name for the current kernel is "linux-image-amd64"

$ sudo apt install linux-image-amd64

should install daedalus' kernel 6.1.

#187 Re: Installation » The Perfect instalation ( Help! ) » 2023-08-04 00:50:17

I would
(1) invest in a new small SSD - just 20 bugs, it's worth it.
(2) use the the nvidia drivers from the non-free devuan repo (not the installer offered by nvidia)
(3) sysV-init is default

The counterpart to debian bookworm is devuan daedalus (but not yet released as new stable), the current stable release is still chimaera.

#188 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] HDMI - no sound output; microphone - no sound input » 2023-08-03 23:52:10

You mentioned the kernel version: 5.10 is chimaera, daedalus has 6.1 and I would use this. Maye the old kernel is still booted as default for some reason?

The following command shows all sound devices on my box:

 $ cat  /proc/asound/pcm
00-00: ALC1150 Analog : ALC1150 Analog : playback 1 : capture 1
00-01: ALC1150 Digital : ALC1150 Digital : playback 1
00-02: ALC1150 Alt Analog : ALC1150 Alt Analog : capture 1
01-03: HDMI 0 : HDMI 0 : playback 1
01-07: HDMI 1 : HDMI 1 : playback 1

That's all I got ...

#189 Re: Installation » Howto install dual-boot Windows Linux best method » 2023-07-29 08:36:49

The title includes "dual-boot" and "best method".

20 bugs for an addional SSD - it's worth it.

One operating system per physical drive is a clear approach.
Installations can be done in a way that each drive can boot its operating system independently.
Since only one drive can boot as default, other drives may be selected through the "BIOS boot menu" ([F12] on my computer).
But grub can detect and start most operating systems anyway.

#190 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] server can not be found » 2023-07-16 07:54:16

Just recognised:

root@devuan:~# ssh devuan  

is (herer) equal to

root@devuan:~# ssh root@devuan

To login with a non-roor-user:

root@devuan:~# ssh your-non-root-user@devuan

Does this work?

#191 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] server can not be found » 2023-07-15 20:56:59

Sorry, I messed up the fist answer rerspective systemctl ... just one missing "no" .
This is systemd stuff and does not apply to devuan. Scrpts like "ssh.service"  may exist but are not used here.

root login via ssh might be forbidden by default. Does a non-root-user can login via ssh?
To get the state of sshd:

$ /etc/init.d/ssh status

#192 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] server can not be found » 2023-07-15 08:37:35

Good morning. Not sure about the question, there is systemctl in devuan. I usually do

$ sudo apt install task-ssh-server

to have ssh server installed and running.

EDIT:
Ooops, I messed this up entirely:  "... there is no systemctl in my devuan" is correct.

#193 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] No wifi on Acer Aspire 3 » 2023-07-01 17:21:49

Would like to add: lspci may give a hint to the needed firmware.
And for new'ish hardware, daedalus might be an option. It will become the new stable in the near future anyway.

#194 Re: Other Issues » gets stuck on shutdown or restart, have to manually force shutdown » 2023-06-25 15:09:46

I would fix /etc/fstab first:
  a) the error in line 1
  b) temporary comment-out all non-linux filesystems

And try a live system (knoppix, or whatever you prefer) to confirm the hardware is ok.
Are there other OS'es, and if so do they show errors too?

Is it a new or an old installation?
If it is new one, I probably would just re-install. Or maybe trying to update to daedalus.

#195 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] I can't upgrade my System... » 2023-06-21 13:38:57

Sometimes it has to lolcat ... for a colourful experience. smile

 $ neofetch | lolcat 

#196 Re: Other Issues » Update nginx > 1.19.4 » 2023-06-19 12:17:13

Standardpoodle wrote:

Nobody has ever had and probably never will have a repository for "Debian Chimaera".

Of course not.
But this is what you get, when using the linked installation instructions on chimaera.

Let's say there was a temptation to suggest "wouldn't you like to do a dist-upgrade to daedalus?", instead of answering the question.

#197 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » Thunar segmentation fault as user » 2023-06-15 11:18:05

Probably something strange in your user's $HOME or ~/.config ?
I would delete ~/.cache; can not hurt.
Then create a new user and check.

#198 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] rtc clock problem » 2023-06-04 09:56:47

Some thoughts:
Correct BIOS time and non-fucntional RTC sounds contrary. Both are the same device, aren't they?

Debian shows correct time: Probably systemd-timesync forces a clock-update. ntpd could do so too with addional switches. google found e.g. https://askubuntu.com/questions/254826/ … -using-ntp

cat /proc/interrupts|grep -i rtc on my 97x-based mainboard looks almost equal, only one of the four zeros is not zero. Just to mention, whatever it means.

#199 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] File "recently-used.xbel" » 2023-06-03 11:29:28

Excellent -  Thanks a lot, guys!

And something learned again.

#200 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] File "recently-used.xbel" » 2023-06-02 16:19:47

Thanks for the info - I was not aware of that possibilty.

At least there is nothing strange happening, as thought before.

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