Slackware 14.1 Release Candidate 2

GazL · 10-27-2013, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildwizard

Only one problem, what if some problem occurs with the system and that command causes the console to become unusable and you need to drop to single user mode to fix it?

I don't see that as an issue. In the unlikely event that setfont goes doolally you could always pass 'nomodeset' on the kernel parameters, or if all else failed boot from the install cd, mount the rootfs and chmod -x rc.font from there.

Nille_kungen · 10-27-2013, 06:31 AM

Eliloconfig always creates an initrd entry in /boot/efi/EFI/Slackware/elilo.conf and that makes the huge.s fail to boot with "swapper/0 not tainted" as error message.
I need to edit elilo.conf and remove the initrd for huge kernel to boot.

Edit: Looked at eliloconfig and it seems that it only makes the initrd entry if there is an /boot/initrd.gz
Why was there an initrd in boot in a fresh full install?

hitest · 10-27-2013, 09:50 AM

Did a clean install of slackware-current(Oct. 25th, 32 bit) yesterday using Eric's build script. The box is running very well indeed.
14.1 is going to be an amazing release.

1337_powerslacker · 10-27-2013, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hitest

Did a clean install of slackware-current(Oct. 25th, 32 bit) yesterday using Eric's build script. The box is running very well indeed.
14.1 is going to be an amazing release.

Yes indeed.

hpfeil · 10-27-2013, 11:42 AM

If there were such a file as /lib/udev/rc.optical-symlinks, could that create a race condition with udev, particularly when rc.M is invoked going from runlevel 1 to runlevel 3?
/lib/udev/rules.d/60-cdrom_id.rules
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-cd.rules

Code:

# Run rc.udev again.  This will start udev if it is not already running
# (for example, upon return from runlevel 1), otherwise it will trigger it
# to look for device changes and to generate persistent rules if needed.
if grep -wq sysfs /proc/mounts && grep -q tmpfs /proc/filesystems ; then
  if ! grep -wq nohotplug /proc/cmdline ; then
    if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.udev ]; then
      /bin/sh /etc/rc.d/rc.udev start &
    fi
  fi
fi

volkerdi · 10-27-2013, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpfeil

If there were such a file as /lib/udev/rc.optical-symlinks, could that create a race condition with udev, particularly when rc.M is invoked going from runlevel 1 to runlevel 3?
/lib/udev/rules.d/60-cdrom_id.rules
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-cd.rules

The file was there because udev wasn't making any links, and its purpose was to do what udev was supposed to do. If udev had actually tried to race it I don't think it would have mattered who won.

GazL · 10-27-2013, 02:13 PM

Pat, what's the purpose of that "grep -q tmpfs /proc/filesystems" check? To the best of my knowledge udev uses devtmpfs rather than tmpfs, and it's going to be hard to find a kernel these days that doesn't include tmpfs anyway so it kind of seems a little pointless. Is this just some historical check that no longer makes any sense?

tuxbg · 10-28-2013, 01:05 AM

One suggestion ,please add wmCalClock package,because WindowMaker don't have any clock or calendar app/support

tano70 · 10-28-2013, 03:52 AM

pat, please can you add support for alsa and internal microphone Lenovo X1 carbon? skype not detected internal mic. i'm used your last 64-current (10/28/2013)
I also did all these tests, suggested in this topic:

http://slacky.eu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=37172

this is my sound hardware:

Code:

bash-4.2$ cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [PCH            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
                      HDA Intel PCH at 0xf1510000 irq 45
29 [ThinkPadEC     ]: ThinkPad EC - ThinkPad Console Audio Control
                      ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw unknown

bash-4.2$ arecord -L

Code:

null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
sysdefault:CARD=PCH
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VC Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VC Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VC Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VC Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VC Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VC Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VC Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers]

and this is my hardware
bash-4.2# lspci -v

Code:

bash-4.2# lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge DRAM Controller (rev 09)
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
   Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 45
   Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
   Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
   I/O ports at 4000 [size=64]
   Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
   Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
   Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
   Kernel driver in use: i915

00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 41
   Memory at f1500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
   Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
   Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd

00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 42
   Memory at f1515000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
   Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
   Capabilities: [8c] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
   Kernel driver in use: mei_me

00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point KT Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 02 [16550])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
   I/O ports at 4090 [size=8]
   Memory at f151b000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
   Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
   Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
   Kernel driver in use: serial

00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
   Memory at f151a000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
   Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
   Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
   Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Panther Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
   Memory at f1510000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
   Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
   Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
   Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
   Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link
   Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
   Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
   I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
   Memory behind bridge: f0d00000-f14fffff
   Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f0400000-00000000f0bfffff
   Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
   Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
   Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
   Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
   Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
   Memory behind bridge: f0c00000-f0cfffff
   Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
   Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
   Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
   Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
   Memory at f1519000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
   Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
   Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
   Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point LPC Controller (rev 04)
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
   Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>
   Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich

00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 40
   I/O ports at 4088 [size=8]
   I/O ports at 409c [size=4]
   I/O ports at 4080 [size=8]
   I/O ports at 4098 [size=4]
   I/O ports at 4060 [size=32]
   Memory at f1518000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
   Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
   Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
   Capabilities: [a8] SATA HBA v1.0
   Capabilities: [b0] PCI Advanced Features
   Kernel driver in use: ahci

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Panther Point SMBus Controller (rev 04)
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f9
   Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
   Memory at f1514000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
   I/O ports at efa0 [size=32]
   Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus

02:00.0 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd MMC/SD Host Controller (rev 07) (prog-if 01)
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21f3
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
   Memory at f0d00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
   Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
   Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3
   Capabilities: [80] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
   Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
   Capabilities: [800] Advanced Error Reporting
   Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci

03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (rev 96)
   Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device c220
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 43
   Memory at f0c00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
   Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
   Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
   Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
   Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
   Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 
   Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi

Nille_kungen · 10-28-2013, 04:57 AM

eliloconfig should have an error message if there is no /boot/efi or /mnt/boot/efi

hpfeil · 10-28-2013, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien Bob

Perhaps you downloaded to a filesystem that has the noexec bit set?

Eric

Operator error. It's a feature: both wget and filezilla strip all executable bits. `wget --recursive --preserve-permissions` does indeed preserve 755 permission on SlackBuilds.

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phenixia2003 · 11-05-2013, 10:52 AM

Hello,

I plan to install slackware64 14.1 on a fresh new disk with a GPT partitionning. Since I'm new to GPT, I tried a virtualized install with VirtualBox. All went well, but I encountered something strange with liloconfig after installation:

I tried to re-create file /etc/lilo.conf from scratch with liloconfig (I don't remember why I wanted to do that...). I launched it, selected "Begin | Start LILO configuration with a new LILO header", entered the required data, and I selected "Linux | Add a Linux partition to the LILO config". At this point I was stuck, there's no dialog "SELECT LINUX PARTITION".

However, at install time, this dialog was there.

So, I looked at this, and this is liloconfig which, to get the list of linux partitions, uses the command /sbin/probe at install time, and the command fdisk when slackware is installed. But, as fdisk does not support GPT, liloconfig fails to get a list of partitions, and there's no dialog "SELECT LINUX PARTITION".

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