eee-control for karmic

eeeBu · 11-22-2009, 04:52 AM

Hi all

ive read up about the fixes they have apparently done for eee control to work on ubuntu karmic, but mine still displays the error

"Error while communicating with eee-control-daemon! Make sure it is running."

there are apparently afew fixes but they have all seemed to be temp fixes, ie when rebooted the problem is still there.

lastly, ive downloaded the latest eee control from [http://danamlund.dk/eee-control/eee-control.html]

tredegar · 11-23-2009, 11:56 AM

The (loaded) module asus_eee stops eee-control-daemon from loading.
Blacklisting asus_eee did not work for me (eeebuntu based on 9.04, on an original 701), so I resorted to brute force with this in my /etc/rc.local file

Code:

/sbin/rmmod  asus_eee
/usr/bin/eee-control-daemon

exit 0

Reboot and it works.

eeeBu · 11-23-2009, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tredegar

The (loaded) module asus_eee stops eee-control-daemon from loading.
Blacklisting asus_eee did not work for me (eeebuntu based on 9.04, on an original 701), so I resorted to brute force with this in my /etc/rc.local file

Code:

/sbin/rmmod  asus_eee
/usr/bin/eee-control-daemon

exit 0

Reboot and it works.

how did you edit that file?

can only be displayed in a 'read-only' format which doesnt allow me to save but only save-as

GrapefruiTgirl · 11-23-2009, 12:38 PM

eeeBu, if you cannot load the file in a read-write fashion, it's likely because it's a root-owned file, and you are trying to edit it as a regular user. rc.local is such a root owned file.

to load /etc/rc.local into gedit text editor as root, try:

shell$ sudo gedit /etc/rc.local

and you should now be able to edit & save it.

Sasha

tredegar · 11-23-2009, 12:39 PM

Code:

how did you edit that file?

That file is only writeable by root so, in a terminal:

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/rc.local

Make changes. Save file.

Or, (without a GUI, just at the command line):

Code:

sudo nano /etc/rc.local

eeeBu · 11-23-2009, 12:53 PM

alright the editing worked....thanks

BUT! the eee-control is still down. Has the same error :/

tredegar · 11-23-2009, 01:01 PM

Then try it in a terminal.

Linux generally gives much more informative error messages than win, and will try to tell you what went wrong. You can see these messages only if you launch an application, by its name, in a terminal.

So, open a terminal and do

Code:

sudo /usr/bin/eee-control-daemon

What happens?
What does it say?
What are the errors reported (if any)?

eeeBu · 11-23-2009, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tredegar

What happens?
What does it say?
What are the errors reported (if any)?

prompted for a password...and then nothing
it was ready for the next command

still got the error msg when i hover over the Eee icon in the top right corner.

tredegar · 11-23-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

prompted for a password...and then nothing
it was ready for the next command

This is good news. If linux says nothing, then there were no problems.

So, logout, and login again. Don't reboot.

Is the eee-control icon now working?

If not, please post the output of lsmod

eeeBu · 11-23-2009, 03:05 PM

Nope nothing, still the same. Ok so heres the Ismod from the terminal:

btw is this the equivalent of taskmanager in windows yeh?

Quote:

Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 8356 1
ppdev 6688 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 203328 1
snd_hda_intel 26920 4
snd_hda_codec 75708 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 7200 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss 37920 0
snd_mixer_oss 16028 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 75296 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 2656 0
snd_seq_oss 28576 0
snd_seq_midi 6432 0
snd_rawmidi 22208 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6940 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 50224 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 22276 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
iptable_filter 3100 0
arc4 1660 2
ecb 2524 2
ip_tables 11692 1 iptable_filter
ath9k 258744 0
snd_seq_device 6920 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
x_tables 16544 1 ip_tables
joydev 10272 0
mac80211 181236 1 ath9k
led_class 4096 1 ath9k
ath 8060 1 ath9k
cfg80211 93052 3 ath9k,mac80211,ath
psmouse 56180 0
lp 8964 0
snd 59204 19 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_se q_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
uvcvideo 59080 0
parport 35340 2 ppdev,lp
soundcore 7264 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 9156 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
computer_name 13936 0
serio_raw 5280 0
atl1c 30880 0
videodev 36736 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 14496 2 uvcvideo,videodev
fbcon 36640 72
tileblit 2460 1 fbcon
font 8124 1 fbcon
bitblit 5372 1 fbcon
softcursor 1756 1 bitblit
i915 221064 2
drm 159584 2 i915
i2c_algo_bit 5760 1 i915
intel_agp 27484 2 i915
agpgart 34988 2 drm,intel_agp
video 19380 1 i915
output 2780 1 video

tredegar · 11-24-2009, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Nope nothing, still the same. Ok so heres the lsmod from the terminal

Something is broken. You do not have any eee-specific modules loaded (eg eeepc_laptop)

Part of the trouble is that you are running ubuntu 9.10, and I wouldn't yet consider this "fit for the purpose". It's OK for "testing" though. [That's my personal opinion, and I do not need, or wish to start, a flamewar].

I am running "Kubuntu 8.04 (Long Term Support) as my workhorse on my vaio laptop, and 9.04 on my eee (because it does Global Satellite Positioning out of the box). 6.06 still runs my server, but it is not broken, runs minimal services on my LAN only, is firewalled, and I see no reason to upgrade it.

kubuntu 8.04 (with KDE 3.x) on the vaio is absolutely stable, works and never fails me. I like this.

ubuntu 9.04 (with gnome) on the eee701 is a bit unstable, but still useable, and fun for applications (like tangoGPS) that will not work with earlier versions.

I am not touching 9.10 until they have applied a load of fixes. Probably I will not "upgrade" until they offer the next LTS distro.
You have a choice here:

- Remember that the EEE(s) have weird hardware.
- Run the "latest & greatest" 'buntu (9.10) and you can expect faults.
- Run eeebuntu (9.04) and find it "just works", but the most recent releases of some applications will not be easily (one-click) available. They are installable if you do a bit of searching though.

Quote:

btw is this [lsmod] the equivalent of taskmanager in windows yeh?

Well, No.

It just tells you what kernel modules are loaded.

In KDE I can do <CTRL> <ESCAPE> and see in the GUI a list of all processes that are running, and then select the ones I want to kill.

Gnome doesn't offer me this. I have to do ps -Al in a terminal, find the PID of the errant process and then kill it from the command line

The bottom line is that if you want the most up-to-date software, install 9.10. If you want stability and reliability, install something just that bit older.

eeeBu · 11-24-2009, 04:05 PM

Alright thanks, not sure what you mean by the eeepc_laptop...

how about running eeebuntu? will that be a fix? its based on 9.04 i think.

KDE is the more user friendly UI right ?
im after learning linux and thought gnome is the way to go...

Hmmm can i ask you is OSX based on gnome or KDE?