VectorLinux 7 Beta2 bugs and observations

[fogpipe]

Any goodies on there for intel i915 users?

Yes, there are some.

Ok did an install directly from the iso using the vinstall-iso-ng script (im guessing the "ng" doesnt stand for new and great since i had to boot to my vl6 install to edit the fstab before it would boot )

I created a new user, logged in with that uid and did a startx, screen freeze at xfce tips and tricks, this is the last bit of the Xorg :

[    63.654] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   94.50  1024 1072 1168 1376
  768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync (68.7 kHz)
[    63.654] (II) intel(0): Modeline "1600x1200"x0.0  162.00  1600 1664 1856 216
0  1200 1201 1204 1250 +hsync +vsync (75.0 kHz)
[    85.258] [mi] EQ overflowing. The server is probably stuck in an infinite lo
op.
[    85.259]
Backtrace:
[    85.259] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x80e72fb]
[    85.259] 1: /usr/bin/X (mieqEnqueue+0x1ab) [0x80e675b]
[    85.259] 2: /usr/bin/X (xf86PostMotionEventP+0xd2) [0x80c2772]
[    85.259] 3: /usr/bin/X (xf86PostMotionEvent+0x6b) [0x80c28fb]
[    85.259] 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/mouse_drv.so (0xb7329000+0x61bc) [0x
b732f1bc]
[    85.259] 5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/mouse_drv.so (0xb7329000+0x6a1f) [0x
b732fa1f]
[    85.259] 6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/mouse_drv.so (0xb7329000+0x3d9d) [0x
b732cd9d]
[    85.260] 7: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x6815f) [0x80b015f]
[    85.260] 8: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x11e85c) [0x816685c]
[    85.260] 9: (vdso) (__kernel_sigreturn+0x0) [0xffffe400]
[    85.260] 10: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb7333000+0x23bb8)
 [0xb7356bb8]
[    85.260] 11: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0xd75ef) [0x811f5ef]
[    85.260] 12: /usr/bin/X (ValidateGC+0x25) [0x8081995]
[    85.260] 13: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x24507) [0x806c507]
[    85.260] 14: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x27e87) [0x806fe87]
[    85.260] 15: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1aec5) [0x8062ec5]
[    85.261] 16: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0xb743cdb6]
[    85.261] 17: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1aaa1) [0x8062aa1]

and this is the last bit of syslog:

Mar 29 15:28:59 bunny21 kernel: [    6.060598] ACPI: resource 0000:00:1f.3 [io 
0x1880-0x189f] conflicts with ACPI region SBUS [io 0x1880-0x188f]
Mar 29 15:28:59 bunny21 kernel: [    8.122438] Console: switching to colour fram
e buffer device 80x30
Mar 29 15:29:13 bunny21 avahi-daemon[1971]: WARNING: No NSS support for mDNS det
ected, consider installing nss-mdns!
Mar 29 15:29:43 bunny21 nmbd[2064]: [2011/03/29 15:29:43.403365,  0] nmbd/nmbd_b
ecome_lmb.c:395(become_local_master_stage2)
Mar 29 15:29:43 bunny21 nmbd[2064]:   *****
Mar 29 15:29:43 bunny21 nmbd[2064]:   
Mar 29 15:29:43 bunny21 nmbd[2064]:   Samba name server BUNNY21 is now a local m
aster browser for workgroup MYGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.104
Mar 29 15:29:43 bunny21 nmbd[2064]:   
Mar 29 15:29:43 bunny21 nmbd[2064]:   *****
Mar 29 15:29:52 bunny21 kernel: [   69.224020] render error detected, EIR: 0x000
00010
Mar 29 15:29:52 bunny21 kernel: [   69.224020] [drm:i915_report_and_clear_eir] *
ERROR* EIR stuck: 0x00000010, masking
Mar 29 15:29:52 bunny21 kernel: [   69.224020] render error detected, EIR: 0x000
00010

Stock install of 2.1 no modifications other than the above mentioned edits to /etc/fstab to make it bootable.

Thank you all for your efforts. Im a huge VL fan and look forward to either getting the dev stuff i need to make this hardware work or getting a new video card, either way, i look forward to a solid stable install of VL2 soon.

EDIT: I suppose i should mention for the sake of completeness that im booting from lilo installed on /dev/hda to a 2.1 install located on /dev/sdb5 with this lilo entry and kernel commandline:

image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.2
root = /dev/hdb5
label = linux-beta2-1
append = "root=/dev/sdb5 ro video=640x480"
read-only

[uelsk8s]

can you try:

Code:

image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.2
root = /dev/hdb5
label = linux-beta2-1
append = "root=/dev/sdb5 ro nomodeset acpi=off"
read-only

[fogpipe]

can you try:

Code:

image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.2
root = /dev/hdb5
label = linux-beta2-1
append = "root=/dev/sdb5 ro nomodeset acpi=off"
read-only

I made the above modifications you suggested so that my lilo.conf looked like:

image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.2
root = /dev/hdb5
label = linux-beta2-1
append = "root=/dev/sdb5 ro nomodeset acpi=off "
read-only

and ran lilo and booted to my 2.1 installation. Logged in as root and ran startx. I typed out two of the last pertinent (i thought) lines of output from the screen and saved them to a file:

FATAL: Error inserting drm_kms_helper (/lib/modules/2.6.38.2/kernel/drivers/gpu/
drm/drm.ko): No such device
(EE) No devices detected.

Last few lines of Xorg.0.log:

[   434.095]    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[   434.095]    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 11.0
[   434.095] (II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
        i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
        E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
        965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
        4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale,
        Sandybridge, Sandybridge, Sandybridge, Sandybridge, Sandybridge,
        Sandybridge, Sandybridge
[   434.096] (--) using VT number 7

[   434.119] (EE) No devices detected.
[   434.120]
Fatal server error:
[   434.120] no screens found
[   434.120]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
         at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.
[   434.120] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additio
nal information.
[   434.120]

Last few lines of syslog:

Mar 29 23:45:03 bunny21 kernel: [    1.875322] VFS: Mounted root (xfs filesystem
) readonly on device 8:21.
Mar 29 23:45:17 bunny21 avahi-daemon[1874]: WARNING: No NSS support for mDNS det
ected, consider installing nss-mdns!
Mar 29 23:45:46 bunny21 nmbd[1967]: [2011/03/29 23:45:46.939959,  0] nmbd/nmbd_b
ecome_lmb.c:395(become_local_master_stage2)
Mar 29 23:45:46 bunny21 nmbd[1967]:   *****
Mar 29 23:45:46 bunny21 nmbd[1967]:   
Mar 29 23:45:46 bunny21 nmbd[1967]:   Samba name server BUNNY21 is now a local m
aster browser for workgroup MYGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.104
Mar 29 23:45:46 bunny21 nmbd[1967]:   
Mar 29 23:45:46 bunny21 nmbd[1967]:   *****
Mar 29 23:55:20 bunny21 nmbd[1967]: [2011/03/29 23:55:20.115410,  0] nmbd/nmbd.c
:71(terminate)
Mar 29 23:55:20 bunny21 nmbd[1967]:   Got SIGTERM: going down...

[hata_ph]

While trying to build banshee-1.8.1 from source for VL7, encounter below error

Making all in libossifer
  CC    ossifer-web-view.o
  CC    ossifer-session.o
  LINK  libossifer.la
/bin/grep: /usr/lib/libgconf-2.la: No such file or directory
/bin/sed: can't read /usr/lib/libgconf-2.la: No such file or directory
libtool: link: `/usr/lib/libgconf-2.la' is not a valid libtool archive
make[5]: *** [libossifer.la] Error 1

I believe it is missing from GConf. Current VL7 Beta 2 come with version 2.32.0. I try compile 2.32.1 and the file is there.

[hata_ph]

While trying to build banshee-1.8.1 from source for VL7, encounter below error

Making all in libossifer
  CC    ossifer-web-view.o
  CC    ossifer-session.o
  LINK  libossifer.la
/bin/grep: /usr/lib/libgconf-2.la: No such file or directory
/bin/sed: can't read /usr/lib/libgconf-2.la: No such file or directory
libtool: link: `/usr/lib/libgconf-2.la' is not a valid libtool archive
make[5]: *** [libossifer.la] Error 1

I believe it is missing from GConf. Current VL7 Beta 2 come with version 2.32.0. I try compile 2.32.1 and the file is there.

I have package GConf-dev to install the missing files. Done. 

http://forum.vectorlinux.com/index.php?topic=13525.0

[Lain]

So far no problems installing, Yet it is missing the ability to Set Static ip's on installation.

One wierd problem is my Cursor? its squashed and stretched out and looks like 4 pointers, really hard to see and cant change it ive been trying.
otherwise i dont see any other problems as of yet, like the new XFCE style, and that it now supports 1680x1050, Also i think i may have chosen the wrong
at the begining to Probe X, it checked my hardware but didnt install Nvidia drivers, no problem can add those in. Will hunt down more oddities as i come across
them.

[Lain]

Fixed mouse problem thru Vasm by running Xwindows setup and using Auto2, or possibly disabling gpm fropm my init boots.

Known problem for me, using Vasm to setup Inets they all come up as blank configuration files when done inet2/3/4/5 ect, and attempting
to change/Set new parms to a current makes no changes at all. has to be done manually via /etc/rc.d/ .

[Pita]

One problem with testing new releases is if one wants to test programs not 
included in the iso one can and have them installed later with gslapt.
Comes a new release theoretically one has to install again those programs which
becomes rather time consuming.

My way around this is to make an installation on two different partitions.
Partiton 1 is kept permanently with original install and added programs. 
On partition 2 new releases are installed and then copied over to
partition one with the command "cp -au /mnt/part2/* /mnt/part1".   

This has worked fine for me. May be there is another way or somebody will   
tell that it is not acording to protocol. Who knows.

I have tried "upgradepkg -i /iso/packages/*/*.txz" from a mounted iso. That one
only partially worked.

[Andy Price]

Installed B2.1 using text installer. My previous attempts to use text installer failed and now I realise why - I didn't read the instructions! To run the text installer in VL6 you typed "linux" at the boot prompt, but that's changed to "install" in VL7 and I hadn't spotted it until recently...

A couple of things missing from the text installer compared to previous versions: the ability to check the CD for errors and the ability to choose packages. Personally I use both of these options and would be happy to see them included.

Whilst most everything worked fine, a couple of things seemd odd to me. Firstly, when I open a terminal the background is initially white and then turns black, so the terminal appears to flash every time I open it. It's especially noticable on an old P3 I use for testing. It happens on both computers I use, though the "flash" is quite fast on the P4.

The second thing is the Wicd applet. I have never used it before as I always set up the network during the install or in VASM, but I opened Wicd just out of interest. I have no wireless network. When I looked at the settings for my ethernet it showed only the host name and domain, vector.linux.net. I have static IP settings but these don't show up. Should they?

I installed a dozeon or so packages and had problems with a few. Since I can't see entries for them in the new packages section I'll list them here.

VLC - won't install, missing mesa>=7.10_84b6857e
Firestarter - installs but won't run "A proper configuration for Firestarter was not found..."
Audacity - installs but won't run "Error while opening shared library libwx_gtk2u_richtext... "

Cheers
Andy

[stretchedthin]

I installed a dozeon or so packages and had problems with a few. Since I can't see entries for them in the new packages section I'll list them here.

VLC - won't install, missing mesa>=7.10_84b6857e
Firestarter - installs but won't run "A proper configuration for Firestarter was not found..."
Audacity - installs but won't run "Error while opening shared library libwx_gtk2u_richtext... "

Cheers
Andy

VLC should be fixed now.  In gslapt you may need to go to Edit -> Preferences and 'Delete Cached Package files" then update, but it should work after that.

Firestarter, I have pulled that, until it can be rebuilt.

Audacity- installed and ran just fine for me, so I will need some confirmation from other testers, please. 

Thanks Andy, I'll try to fix anything that people make me aware of some please keep the repository testing coming.
Stretch'd

[Andy Price]

Thanks Stretchedthin, I did as you suggested and tried VLC again; it installs ok now.

I checked for the libwx_gtk2u_richtext library and it's not present in the file system, though libwx_gtk2 is. Could there be a naming problem or are they different libraries?

One other package I tried last night, the latest wine in the repos, 1.3.15. It installs ok and I installed a couple of Windows apps in it too, but when I first ran wine -config it offered to download the Gecko rendering engine which I accepted, but it failed to download correctly. I'm pretty sure this used to work in VL6.

Cheers
Andy

[Joe1962]

Has the NTFS external drive mounting via udisk been fixed?

Ok, so I finally fixed it by adding a 99-ntfs3g.rules file with this udev rule:

Code:

ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}=="ntfs", ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}="ntfs-3g"

[kc1di]

Installed RC2 today and it's working pretty nicely.  Looks good also. only problem I've had so far is that Gslapt will not download some files.  other download and install fine so I'm wondering a bit about that.

Good work gang it's looking good.
 

[GrannyGeek]

VLC - won't install, missing mesa>=7.10_84b6857e
Audacity - installs but won't run "Error while opening shared library libwx_gtk2u_richtext... "

I have the same problem with Audacity (VL7 beta2). VLC is running but I haven't used it enough to know if it's running well.
--GrannyGeek

[Pita]

Audacious working

VLC working

Gparted working

Frozen-Bubbles working

Firefox-4.0 working

Claws-mail spellckecker was disabled since missing files.
Copied 'de' and 'en-us' over from VL6. Spellchecker now working.

On xfce4-panel applets screenshot cannot be added neither weather-update.
The latter was manually intalled and is version 0.7.2 and working in VL6.