Elive

There’s a big problem with the updates of the system that will broke the graphical system, this bug has Critical severity

The problem is that, if you upgrade your system, it will update the GLX package of your ati/nvidia drivers, this means, that you will have a X version of the kernel with an ati (or nvidia) module in the version Y, that is incompatible with the updated version Z of the GLX package

To solve that problem, I have used all this time a block (hold mark) of the GLX package (the user should have the same kernel all the time)

But the problem is, for example, that if the user update the system that include an updated kernel, and an update of the ati kernel module, the GLX package for ati is not updated so it is incompatible and the user can’t reach the graphical system

Actual case: updated system: update the kernel, but the packages fglrx-driver, fglrx-glx and fglrx-kernel-2.3.26.8-elive-686 are holded, so not updated, the kernel can’t simply load that old version of the ati driver and the user can’t reach the graphical system

If we hold the packages, there’s the problem that everything needs to be updated (so, do not hold anything) in order to work correctly. But if we don’t lock them, also if the user upgrade the system, will use the same version of the kernel, so then the ati GLX package will be updated and not work with the old kernel/module, the only solution for that and everything is that update the version of the kernel too (with a virtual-package for example)... this was requested by some users but, it is a good idea ? what happens if a user dont want to update his kernel ? what about if a version of the kernel mades the computer of a user to NOT boot or not work ? and finally... the grub menu needs to be updated on that case then

Comments about this problematic issue ?

It is needed a nice search utility for the menus and/or the file-manager

Does not work the option of updating via the Internet hours

Doesn’t found the installed ntp package

On the latest Elive testing ISO (1.9.24), the system fails to boot since it can’t detect the base system. Debian Lenny also does the same thing.

I asked on the Debian IRC and apparently there is no support for my cd drive in the 2.6.26 kernel. I’d like this added so I can boot elive. might as well just update to a newer kernel if you ask me (but that’s not my place).

Elive Gem works fine. If you want I can provide additional information.

Joseph

Synaptic or root terminal will not open. asks for root password, then it dissappears. I’m kind of stuck if I cant get to either of those.....

Hi !

I have the last Elive Development version elive_1.9.28_unstable installed on my Desktop. I know you will say who use FDD (Floppy Disk Drive) now adays. But i need to use it for my Keyboard to load new Keyboard Styles and Rhythems. The Floppy Drive write too slow. it takes more than 20 Minutes to finish writing and deleting.

Please try to fix that.

Regards,
FreeEagle

If I drag the edge of a window to resize, the window will freeze for about 5-10 seconds. Happens on Live or Installed versions 1.9.27 and 1.9.29.

Three different installs give the same result.

I have a Pentium D with Nvidia 9500gt and a gig of RAM.

Solved this issue by typing this in cmd line, thanks to user Asides:

nvidia-settings -a InitialPixmapPlacement=2 -a GlyphCache=1 &

Hello!

I’m running 1.9.29-Compiz.
The System HAS the file /dev/video0
And the webcam works well with “Cheese” (apt-get install cheese)

Now comes the weird Stuff:
When trying to use “Webcam-Viewer” it replies:

[alex ~]$ webcam-viewer
MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.3.2-DFSG-free (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+ (Family: 6, Model: 10, Stepping: 0)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.

Playing tv://.
TV file format detected.
Selected driver: v4l2
 name: Video 4 Linux 2 input
 author: Martin Olschewski <olschewski@zpr.uni-koeln.de>
 comment: first try, more to come ;-)
v4l2: ioctl query capabilities failed: Unknown error 515
v4l2: ioctl set mute failed: Unknown error 515
v4l2: 0 frames successfully processed, 0 frames dropped.


Exiting... (End of file)

After the verifying speeds steps of the installer, if you have a NTFS partition, the /root files will be vanished (see how your gtk theme of the installer looks ugly now)

Solutions: update aufs version (kernel) or copy the root files back

Note: This DOESN’T affect to the installed system, it is just a bug for the live mode, installed system is perfectly clean and stable... if will be not the case, Elive won’t use this way :))

Hello, i don’t know if u have seen, but when u quit Elive, u have the screen with elive started, but elive quit, maybe a bug?

Recode the IBM video, it has a very noisy sound

After loading in live mode or after install with Russian (Ukranian,Bulgarian and so) as language for system. We need to Elive automaticaly change default font to Sans. It is needed for them who using cyrillics. Without this we can see only squares Instead of letters somewhere (in control panel for example).

Font of E17 theme, basically

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Assign some default applications for the firefox files (like .deb downloaded files, .edj, etc)

Aparently the configuration for console-setup is not set

Somebody has reported me that recently, no one of its computers will connect to internet automatically (wired), after to talk a bit with him i have discover that he has just set a own profile name to their connections (instead to keep the default name)

Cause: He has changed the default profile to other name

This could be a very common problem, the users don’t know that they needs to use the name default in order to have it to autoconnect or it will not work.

Fix: What I think that could be a good fix is to don’t permit the user to change the name default on the profile, until there’s actually a profile called default existing and that has the autoconnect set to Yes. Any better idea ?

Add a feature in the elpanel configurator of entrance that enable/disable autologin, based on this howto http://forum.elivecd.org/read.php?18,1244

See diff for /etc/init.d/eeepc-elive-scripts:

#diff eeepc-elive-scripts.old eeepc-elive-scripts
23c23
< echo -n 1 » /proc/acpi/asus/camera 2>/dev/null
—

echo -n 1 » /sys/devices/platform/eeepc/camera 2>/dev/null

Reason: 2.6.26 and later kernel has moved /proc/acpi/asus to /sys/devices/platform/eeepc

I will check also other scripts, volume, brightness, etc...

Hi!

I miss this Application in Elive deve. , we need such a Programme to Brows other shares in our Network, especially shares that have user name and Password (Protected shares).

Please install either this Programme or any other similar one.

Best Regards,
FreeEagle

Hi!

I installed today the last Elive dev. Version elive_1.9.37_unstabl , when i tried to Drag and Drop the Icon of Streamtuner in the IBar, the IBar got Crashed and did not appear again.

Please Fix this Problem.

Regards,
FreeEagle

It is needed to set some extra configurations for when there’s Intel cards in Elive Compiz:

• change mplayer conf to use X11 (or GL is better option?), and set the zoom ON
• Update: set the X11 or GL as a choice for the user (in case of any elive-compiz, not only intel), explaining how to configure it later and what’s the difference between them
• xine: use xshm or gl output (ask to the user too, or better, include the answer of the previous question for selection there too)
• gstreamer-properties for configure gstreamer to use X11 instead of XV
• xorg: set XAA instead of EXA (see deliver configuration for eeepc)
• export INTEL_BATCH=1 in /etc/profile
• set a different launcher for skype (.desktop) that uses: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?s=4417cd748721d80e99c902e2857eb6d8&showtopic=328901&st=0&p=1622441&#entry1622441

.xsession-errors file of the home of the users, contains the logs of the X when they are running, this should be removed at every e17 startup

Use only one power management daemon, maybe disable cpufreq of e17 and use only gnome-powermanager IF is a laptop ? maybe ask that ? maybe predefine selection by hardware specs ?

Hi, sorry to have to report, I just tried to install (with a proven DVD download of E17 compiz) on a 2nd computer, Intel MB DG45FC. First problem was it would not recognize display resolution, I am using Mitsubishi Diamond Digital, wide screen (16 x 9) and factory default setting called for is 1280 x 768 at 60HZ—which is in listed choices upon installation, nor any other resolution including auto? This is a 64bit machine, I have the DVD installed OK, no problem, on a Gigabyte 32bit MB.

I kept trying, over and over and somehow was able to “force” installation after being given a choice to use a pre-existing resolution(?) Install completed, fine tune came up and stopped at: “module slamr does not exist in /proc/modules. Also, internet connect was not able to be made, no matter what I tried so I can make no correction through apt-get, Synaptic or .deb. I also got a notice that e17 economorph failed to install because of some file in libdecorate(?) was trying to overwrite an already existing file. Not being technically capable, I haven’t a clue.

But please, do not fool yourself into thinking the slamr “bub” has been corrected and gone away, it is still there.

When there’s 2 wireless interfaces listed in NC, when you select one of them, NC comes back to the other one

Note: looks like there’s also a problem related with the scanning, like too much fast scannings etc
Note: somebody has reported me that if you put your password and between you are doing this the list is scanned (updated), your password is removed