VectorLinux 7.0 GOLD bug reports.

[niiler]

Hi stretchedthin,

Thanks, but I've got a working driver...actually the most recent, as fetched with gslapt. I'm sure that the problem is some sort of configuration issue.  As you've noted, Broadcom chips are proprietary, and as such, perhaps a bit unpredictable.  I'm looking for a way to start it correctly at boot time without running the indicated commands manually.  I've tried in rc.local, but this doesn't give me a working driver.   Curiouser and curiouser...

[Joe1962]

Not sure if this is a bug or something I am doing wrong after switching from VL7 RC1.x to Gold, but my /etc backup files give me no clue as to what I might be missing here. For a long time, I have used this line in /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

Code:

echo 6 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness

This sets the LCD backlight brightness on the notebook to a manageable default, since it always boots up at 100%. KDE remembers its own brightness setting and resets it on load, but the xfce4-power-manager plugin doesn't, so this command is essential there.

After installing VL7 Gold, this command no longer works, showing an error message during boot saying that the file does not exist. After XFCE loads however, the file is there and the command works correctly from a terminal.

Is anybody else getting this issue? Any ideas as to cause / solution?

[M0E-lnx]

Possible solution on xfce would be to create a script and load it in the session startup (where it loads wicd, and other things)
As far as cause, I have no clue.

[VectorHead]

I have experienced repeatable installation problems with the GUI installer in VL 7.0 Gold.  I can only give generalities as it has been a couple of weeks since the install but I think It should get the designers where they need to be.

1.) The boot menu installer doesn't list some of my os's even though other linuxes will add them to the menu automatically.  It doesn't matter weather or not grub or lilo option is selected the list stays the same 4 partitions.  I installed VL7 three times now with the same results.

/dev/sda1 win2k  FOUND
/dev/sdb1 ubuntu kde FOUND
/dev/sdb7 vector 7.0 Gold FOUND
/dev/sdb8 vector 6 KDE FOUND

/dev/sdb9 Slackware 13.37 64bit NOT Found


2.)  Specifying certain mount points during GUI installation causes the installer to lock up unexpectedly.  I have tried twice to specify mount points such as /dev/sdb10 as /srv/www/htdocs  OR /dev/sdb7  as /home/ref.  Trying to continue after specifying these mount points causes a lockup of the installation program.  It drops back to the windowing program that spawned the GUI installer.

My hardware is older,  It is a Pentium D processor on a board from the same era with two IDE HDD's and an IDE CDROM drive.  The board is also SATA capable.  If you think this is a hardware issue I will take apart my case and get the details.

[Penguinista]

Quoting system-config-printer blog:

"If you have found a bug in system-config-printer, please report it. If system-config-printer came with your operating system, report the bug to the operating system vendor . . ."

Since I installed VL 7.0 Standard Gold, I am unable to print my LibreOffice documents that are setup in landscape format (i.e., envelopes). I tried different settings in the CUPS configuration tool (system-config-printer 1.3.2) and they still get printed in portrait format. I use a HP Deskjet F4180 printer.

I upgraded from VL 7.0 RC 2.1 and did not have this problem with that version.

My troubleshoot log is attached.

[I have not had any response to my forum post of Dec 28, 2011]

[Pita]

After I got now a "new" 2nd hand MoBo I was finlly able to make an installation
using a flash drive which I had made a bootable install as outlined in my recent
post under HOW TO.

The GUI installation went smooth. The given root password was not taken
and remained a blank. I did not enter a user knowing from past installations
with GUI that that can cause a problem.

I still do not like the look of the dull black theme (icons) on programs or the grew
logout window.

[Chris530]

I don't know if this has been reported but on a netbook (very small screen) install when the installer gets to adding the root password and user dialogs the window is so big for such small screens that there is no way to see or input the info.  Not a big issue I either jump into the terminal and add a user or reboot as root and finish up there.

[StrayBit]

When I installed VL7.0 GOLD from a cd, I checked No Lilo as I already had it set from another installation.  On reboot, I got about 1/3 of the screen filled with ' 7F' (I think - this was a week or two ago). 

Was able to boot from the cd, copy lilo.conf and run lilo to fix.

I don't believe it should touch the MBR if I don't use the Grub or Lilo setups - should it?

[Masta]

It doesn't touch the MBR in that case. When you make changes, you need to also change the lilo accordingly.

[StrayBit]

I know it shouldn't.  Why did it?

[retired1af]

I have experienced repeatable installation problems with the GUI installer in VL 7.0 Gold.  I can only give generalities as it has been a couple of weeks since the install but I think It should get the designers where they need to be.

1.) The boot menu installer doesn't list some of my os's even though other linuxes will add them to the menu automatically.  It doesn't matter weather or not grub or lilo option is selected the list stays the same 4 partitions.  I installed VL7 three times now with the same results.

/dev/sda1 win2k  FOUND
/dev/sdb1 ubuntu kde FOUND
/dev/sdb7 vector 7.0 Gold FOUND
/dev/sdb8 vector 6 KDE FOUND

/dev/sdb9 Slackware 13.37 64bit NOT Found

I think this is a limitation of GRUB and 32-bit vs 64-bit systems.  GRUB won't find 64-bit installations during a 32-bit install. However, what you can do is go ahead and install, then boot into the 64-bit OS and rerun GRUB to detect the new install of the 32-bit OS.

[Masta]

I know it shouldn't.  Why did it?

As far as I can see, It doesn't.
 What seems to have happened here is that you changed the OS (and/or the partition scheme), by installing a new version of VL, which probably has a newer kernel and initrd in it. The lilo was configured for the older version OS that was preveously installed there (or lack thereof). The lilo needed to be configured for the new installation. Lilo freaked out because it was configured for something different.
 You could have used the installation CD to boot into the  installed VL by telling it where the /root partiton was (an example is shown at the first boot prompt of the CD), edit the lilo.conf and run lilo, all would have been ok. You did it a different way, which was also ok and worked for you.

[StrayBit]

Thanks, Masta, for the explanation.

Edit 1/23/2013:
After multiple installations of VL7.0, I discovered that the above was "pilot error" - I clicked the left button (Lilo) instead of the right one (none)  Mother always told me that I didn't see what I was looking at!

Profound apologies.