Re: [arch-general] xorg trouble
2009/5/9 Baho Utot : > I have done a new install using the 2009-02 install cd > > Then sync and updated the system with pacman > > install alsa and the xorg > > I have installed hal and it is running > > When I start xorg I get no "X" on the screen. > > Thanks > What is your ~/.xinitrc ?
Re: [arch-general] latest xorg- significant slowdown
Btw, I am experimenting crashes sometimes when I am playing nexuiz and I switch to a virtual console. 2009/4/13 Jonathan Brown : > > Hi all > > Upon updating to the latest xorg/nvidia (Xfce), and rebooting, X seems to > take about 4 times as long to start, and programs seem to take about 2-3 > times as long to start up. > > Anyone else having similar issues? > > Not really sure how to run any metrics on this, but X is now significantly > slower, including noticeable delays in switching between apps/windows.. I can > even tell that weechat in urxvt is slower. > > -Jon > > > > >
Re: [arch-general] [Fwd: [arch-announce] Dropping i686 support]
2009/4/1 kludge : > >>> Yeah, you better do. >>> >>> It's about time the obsolete i686 branch vanished. Everyone who's >>> still wanting it must be a weenie, and there's no place for those >>> in the Arch philosophy -- go try Redhat or something. >>> >>> My 2 cents. >>> >>> Leslie >>> >>> -- >>> LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/polzer >>> Xing Profile: https://www.xing.com/profile/LeslieP_Polzer >>> Blog: http://blog.viridian-project.de/ >>> >>> >> Please think of poor countries and people living there. Are they all >> weenies? >> >> >> > > leslie: fuck you and your macho-nerd, myth-of-progress bullshit. > > all the rest: i'm really upset with this decision. the basic > assumption that anyone who matters is spending money on new hardware is > fucked-up. > > i love my computer, and i love archlinux. having made the rounds from > debian to ubuntu to lfs to gentoo, arch offers the perfect balance of > customizeability, low-level control, and binary-package convenience. > > but several years ago, i made the conscious and principled choice to > *not* buy new hardware. i don't want to start an argument about it, > just state that the costs to me and the world (economic and > environmental) of running the latest-model rat race is not worth it. > > so a distro that let's me keep my system this stream-lined is perfect. > my main box is a thinkpad a21m (p3 800 mhz, 512 mb ram, nine years old) > and it does everything i need it to do because it doesn't do anything i > don't want it to do. and that's thanks to arch. i *know* i'm not the > only one who values arch *specifically* because its simplicity and > felixibility prove that old does not mean obsolete. > > so, sure i could go abs and compile everything, but the reason i quit > gentoo and lfs is that neither i nor my computer have the available > cycles for that. > > i've been running linux exclusively for the last seven years, and arch > is the first distro i've used that i've felt any real love or loyalty > for. it's the first distro, with its attendant community, that's > inspired me to kick back and contribute. it's taught me an enormous > amount, and much of what i've learned i've learned specifically so i can > contribute back to the community. > > it's distressing that a change this monumental happened apparently > without any consultation with the community-at-large. maybe it ain't a > rational response, but i feel a bit betrayed. > > i haven't got the technical expertise or time to make spear-head it, but > i would definitely throw down on maintaining i686 packages in a > community-managed repo. are there other archers out there who don't > feel like (or can't) buy new hardware just because the developers claim > we're obsolete? let's organize. > > -kludge > Hey! -Binky to the rescue- There is a nice solution posted on the forums: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=526660#p526660 So, there is a hope for you 32-bit users =] And relax :D PS: Of course I use x86_64
Re: [arch-general] Surviving without X
2009/3/29 Maurício > Hi, > > Do you think it's possible to live without X, > replacing framebuffer for it, using packages > available for arch? I imagine something like > DirectFB or similar, using it when text is > not enough. I think I could do with a browser > and a pdf viewer, but I wasn't able to find > a direction to follow to get that. Has any of > you tried it already? > > Thanks, > Maurício > > You can use fbgs from fbida package to see pdf's, and a browser like w3m-graphics or links-g. And yes, it is possible.
Re: [arch-general] exists in filesystem...
Btw, it seems the site is down =( 2009/2/11 Zack > rm /usr/lib/klibc/include/asm > pacman -Su > > It's under the news section on the Arch homepage :) > > > Zack > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Preston C. wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 1:09 AM, BinkyTheClown >> wrote: >> > Please give us the exact error to know what package(s) are failing to >> > install. >> Thank you for your help. I don't know how I could do that. I have my >> AL system up and running in another room, and am using this computer >> to communicate. >> >> I downloaded the 06-08 installation cd, performed the installation, >> and then tried to update from there. That is when the problem >> happened. I can't even see all of the files that "already exists on >> filesystem" because there were so many that they went off the display. >> >> The last file that already existed had a message like this, >> >> klibc: /usr/lib/klibc/include/asm/xor_64.h exists in filesystem >> >> Actually, I just realized that all of the error messages begin with >> "klibc:", then it changes at the end of the error message to name a >> different file. So maybe it is just the klibc file? >> > >
Re: [arch-general] exists in filesystem...
Please give us the exact error to know what package(s) are failing to install. 2009/2/11 Preston C. > I am following the Beginner's Guide to try and get AL installed, and > have come across a problem. I made it to the part about updating the > system, before the installation of ALSA and X. > > Here is the problem: > > Two nights ago I ran pacman -Syu . For some reason it did not install > properly, possibly because I did not have the network setup right at > the time, because of an update to pacman. Nevertheless, I finally got > around to trying again tonight, and the update this time was not 100+ > MB it was 27 MB. I imagine this is because Arch Linux saved the > updates downloaded the other night. > > Now tonight, when I ran the command pacman -Syu, after downloading 27 > MB of updates, pacman was in the process of installing them and then, > at the very beginning, pretty much on every package downloaded, it > said that the files "exists in filesystem". > > Any help on fixing the exists in filesystem problem on pretty much > every package, I think, would be very helpful. > > Thanks, > Preston >
