Vectorlinux 7.2 final has been released

[roarde]

According to all documentation I could find, and animated conversation with those directly involved with the gnupg project, the commands needed are as follows:

Code: [Select]

Not a typo. Seriously, "do nothing" was the only answer offered, and it was repeatedly reiterated. And yes, that's when transition from 1.4/2.0 to "modern" 2.1/2.2 was included.

I don't buy it, either. But just copy ~/.gnupg over and see if it "just works". When it doesn't, you can try posting back. The gpg and libgcrypt versions reported by gpg --version might help, but I doubt it.

It's very seriously scary to have so much data locked in for so many users with so little documentation available, most of what's there wrong, and most of all so little sense, or, frankly, ability exhibited by the GnuPG project. None of this would have become an issue at all if they knew what versioning or planning are at all, or at least had a vague idea of what "upgrade path" might mean.

Hope it works as advertised for you, because after that there is only straight-up guesswork and trial-and-error. Nothing else is available.

[vincent2]

 not work at all...

gpg --list-secret-keys
gpg: WARNING: unsafe permissions on homedir '/home/vl72rc31/.gnupg'

[nightflier]

Web search indicates that GnuPG enforces private ownership of the folder and some files for security reasons:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/330755/unsafe-permissions-on-configuration-file-home-david-gnupg-gpg-conf-what-doe

[vincent2]

just trying to install  multibootusb (multibootusb.org)  on vl7.2 std 64 ,directly  compiled from source and install, but failed  to run.....

multibootusb 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./multibootusb", line 164, in <module>
    if config.debug is True:
NameError: name 'config' is not defined

how to fix? or still missing some dependencies of python?

[ronnyquest]

I installed this last night on my Gateway netbook.  It runs flawlessly, naturally, and the computer feels like a new machine.  Good job.

[amo_en.ch]

Running actually on VL7-light. Would like to upgrade to 7.1 or 7.2 but both installs don't find my nic, a Qualcomm Atheros Communications Device 1091 which uses the alx module. In VL7 this driver was in /lib/modules/3.0.17/updates/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx but has gone missing from 7.1 and 7.2.
I have tried compiling the driver from compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u.tar.bz2 as recommended, but I get make errors. Would be grateful for any hints.

[bigpaws]

What kind of make errors are you getting?

Posting them may help us resolve the problem.

Bigpaws

[amo_en.ch]

Installed kernel-src-3.18.16-x86-1vl71 on clean VL7.1 light as source files for 7.2 are not available.
Unzipped compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u.tar.bz2, ran ./scripts/driverselect alx

root:# ./scripts/driver-select alx
Processing new driver-select request...
Backup exists: Makefile.bk
Backup exists: Makefile.bk
Backup exists: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Makefile.bk
Backup exists: drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Makefile.bk
Backup exists: Makefile.bk
Backup exists: Makefile.bk
Backup exists: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Makefile.bk

Ran make

root:# make
./scripts/gen-compat-autoconf.sh /home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/.config /home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/config.mk > include/linux/compat_autoconf.h
make -C /lib/modules/3.18.16/build M=/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.18.16'
  CC [M]  /home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/compat/main.o
  CC [M]  /home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/compat/compat_atomic.o
  LD [M]  /home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/compat/compat.o
  CC [M]  /home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.o
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c: In function 'alx_dispatch_skb':
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c:700:4: error: too few arguments to function '__vlan_hwaccel_put_tag'
In file included from /home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c:22:0:
include/linux/if_vlan.h:386:31: note: declared here
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c: In function 'alx_set_vlan_mode':
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c:1141:17: error: 'NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c:1141:17: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c: In function 'alx_fix_features':
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c:1158:17: error: 'NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c:1159:15: error: 'NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c: In function 'alx_set_features':
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c:1176:18: error: 'NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c: In function 'alx_probe':
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c:2637:10: error: 'NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.c:2640:43: error: 'NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX' undeclared (first use in this function)
make[4]: *** [/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/alx_main.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx] Error 2
make[2]: *** [/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/allan/Downloads/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.18.16'
make: *** [modules] Error 2

Hope this helps and thanks

[nightflier]

Installed kernel-src-3.18.16-x86-1vl71 on clean VL7.1 light as source files for 7.2 are not available.

Kernel source (kernel4.4-src) is available for 7.2, but somehow it ended up in the "Fonts" folder in the repo.

However, I tried this build on an up-to-date 7.2 install and got the same result as you. Hopefully another dev will see this and dig into it.

[M0E-lnx]

Is there a reason you guys are downgrading the kernel for this? Has anyone tried it on the shipped kernel?

[nightflier]

My admittedly brief test was done in a vm using the shipping kernel.

[amo_en.ch]

I tried on VL 7.1 because I couldn't find newer source files. My experience of kernels and modules is virtually inexistant but here's what I tried today.

Downloaded kernel4.4-stripped-src-4.4.107-x86-1vl72.txz. Installed VL 7.2 light.

root:# lspci
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
vector://home/allan

Because I haven't Gslapt

installpkg kernel4.4-stripped-src-4.4.107-x86-1vl72.txz

Got a few errors concerning symlinks in arch presumably because the sources aren't complete. Remade symlinks between /lib/modules and /usr/source

Ran driver-select alx, and make

vector://home/allan/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u
root:# ./scripts/driver-select alx
Processing new driver-select request...
Backing up makefile: Makefile.bk
Backup exists: Makefile.bk
Backing up makefile: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Makefile.bk
Backing up makefile: drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Makefile.bk
Backup exists: Makefile.bk
Backup exists: Makefile.bk
Backup exists: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Makefile.bk
vector://home/allan/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u
root:# make
./scripts/gen-compat-autoconf.sh /home/allan/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/.config /home/allan/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/config.mk > include/linux/compat_autoconf.h
sed: character class syntax is [[:space:]], not [:space:]
make -C /lib/modules/4.4.76/build M=/home/allan/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-4.4.107'
/home/allan/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u/config.mk:21: *** "ERROR: compat-drivers by default supports kernels >= 2.6.24, try enabling only one driver though".  Stop.
Makefile:1405: recipe for target '_module_/home/allan/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/allan/compat-drivers-2013-03-04-u] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-4.4.107'
Makefile:89: recipe for target 'modules' failed
make: *** [modules] Error 2

I think that I have done things correctly but I have no idea where this error message leaves me

[M0E-lnx]

Ok, I think i'm confused.

Can you post the output of 'cat /etc/vector-version' and 'uname -a' please?

[amo_en.ch]

No problem

vector:/~
allan:$ cat /etc/vector-version
7.2 LIGHT Final built on Aug-21-2017
vector:/~
allan:$ uname -a
Linux vector.linux.vnet 4.4.76 #1 SMP Wed Jul 5 10:26:28 CDT 2017 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
vector:/~

[nightflier]

There is a discrepancy between your kernel version and the src pkg (4.4.76 vs. 4.4.107).
Try pkg: http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/veclinux-7.2/extra/Fonts/kernel4.4-src-4.4.76-x86-1vl72.txz

Side note: with an i7 system, I would choose the 64 bit version.