[arch-general] default ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig prevents compiz start with radeonhd

2009-05-09 Thread David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Listmates,

I thought I would pass along a bug and a solution. I struggled trying 
to get 
compiz running on my arch x86_64 install on my laptop with the radeonhd 
driver for my x1200 card. After pulling my xorg.conf apart, swapping between 
the radeon and radeonhd driver and posting to the compiz list, I got the 
solution from a reply on the compiz list.

The problem is with the archlinux default 
~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/config supplied along with the 
compiz-fusion-kde package. The default is:

[kde_session]
profile = 

For some reason this prevents compiz from starting with either the 
radeon or 
radeonhd driver.

SYMPTOMS:

Upon Compiz start, the display behaves exactly like it is going to 
work. The 
display goes blank, sequentially erasing and redrawing each window, but then 
it never actually  starts. The windows are just left there with no decor. You 
can sill provide input to them, but you cannot move or resize them. Issuing 
kwin --replace  causes the reverse to happen (windows destroyed, black 
screen, windows then redrawn with kde decor.

SOLUTION(S):

From the compiz list, the suggestion was made to go ahead and let 
compiz try 
to start. Since you still have input capability, issue ccsm from the command 
line and then configure compiz forcing a new config to be written, then 
reload compiz. I did the equivalent, but took a shortcut by simply rsyncing 
~/.config/compiz from another working machine. Problem solved.

REMAINING ISSUES WITH ARCH GLX:

When issuing glxinfo from a konsole cli as $USER everything works fine. 
However, if you are su to root $UID then glxinfo fails:

[23:07 alchemy:/home/david] # glxinfo
No protocol specified
Error: unable to open display :0.0

Dunno if this is a bug or feature, but I thought I would pass it along. 
I'll 
file a bug report on the default config issue, fixing it will save a lot of 
folks a lot of heartache and newbies from thinking Linux doesn't work.


-- 
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Re: [arch-general] default ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig prevents compiz start with radeonhd

2009-05-09 Thread David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
On Saturday 09 May 2009 03:09:37 David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. wrote:
 Listmates,

snip

   The problem is with the archlinux default
 ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/config supplied along with the
 compiz-fusion-kde package. The default is:

 [kde_session]
 profile =

   For some reason this prevents compiz from starting with either the 
 radeon
 or radeonhd driver.

snip

Just fyi, I checked the default config for suse by creating a new user, 
starting compiz, and exiting. It is as follows:

[03:21 ecstasy:/srv/www/download/linux/compiz] # cat 
compizconfig-suse/compizconfig/Default.ini
[decoration]
as_command = kde-window-decorator --replace

[core]
as_active_plugins = 
core;ccp;place;move;resize;decoration;png;wobbly;cube;fade;minimize;rotate;scale;switcher;regex;workarounds;zoom;

My guess is that workarounds is what helped compiz get started with 
the 
default config. (That is only my guess though)

-- 
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Rankin Law Firm, PLLC
510 Ochiltree Street
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Re: [arch-general] default ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig prevents compiz start with radeonhd

2009-05-09 Thread Edgar Kalkowski
Hi!

I think this remaining issue is because root is not normally allowed to connect 
to the X server. After issuing an „xhost +local:“ (the colon is essential) all 
connections from localhost should be allowed and thus it should work.

Ed




On Samstag, 09. Mai 2009, 10:09:37 David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. wrote:
 Listmates,
 
snip
 
 REMAINING ISSUES WITH ARCH GLX:
 
   When issuing glxinfo from a konsole cli as $USER everything works fine. 
 However, if you are su to root $UID then glxinfo fails:
 
 [23:07 alchemy:/home/david] # glxinfo
 No protocol specified
 Error: unable to open display :0.0
 
   Dunno if this is a bug or feature, but I thought I would pass it along. 
 I'll 
 file a bug report on the default config issue, fixing it will save a lot of 
 folks a lot of heartache and newbies from thinking Linux doesn't work.
 
 


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[arch-general] [signoff] kernel-2.6.29.3-1

2009-05-09 Thread Tobias Powalowski
Hi
fixes:
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/14568
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/14565
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11778

greetings
tpowa
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Archlinux Developer  Package Maintainer (tpowa)
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Re: [arch-general] New vi/vim/gvim in testing requires intervention

2009-05-09 Thread Allan McRae

Kessia 'even' Pinheiro wrote:

Hi all,
Tobias, i`m without a machine, so, i can`t check the vim version. Did you
compile new vim with witch version of ruby?
  


It will be with ruby-1.8 because 1.9 is not in the repos yet...  I am 
waiting for the vi(m)'s to move out of [testing] before I do the ruby 
update.


Allan




Re: [arch-general] default ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig prevents compiz start with radeonhd

2009-05-09 Thread Andrei Thorp
Think this should be fixed in the packages?

-AT

On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 3:37 AM, Edgar Kalkowski
em...@edgar-kalkowski.de wrote:
 Hi!

 I think this remaining issue is because root is not normally allowed to 
 connect to the X server. After issuing an „xhost +local:“ (the colon is 
 essential) all connections from localhost should be allowed and thus it 
 should work.

 Ed




 On Samstag, 09. Mai 2009, 10:09:37 David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. wrote:
 Listmates,

 snip

 REMAINING ISSUES WITH ARCH GLX:

       When issuing glxinfo from a konsole cli as $USER everything works fine.
 However, if you are su to root $UID then glxinfo fails:

 [23:07 alchemy:/home/david] # glxinfo
 No protocol specified
 Error: unable to open display :0.0

       Dunno if this is a bug or feature, but I thought I would pass it 
 along. I'll
 file a bug report on the default config issue, fixing it will save a lot of
 folks a lot of heartache and newbies from thinking Linux doesn't work.





Re: [arch-general] vi/vim/gvim without ruby support

2009-05-09 Thread Tobias Kieslich
Allan,

the ruby in testing as of 3 days ago. That would be 1.8 I think.
we can build gvim(the only one with ruby enabled) without ruby
support for the time being. I don't think that many people actually
script vim with ruby and there aren't all that many ruby-vim scripts out
there. Now I can be wrong, but I think it's only fair to NOT let gvim
stall the ruby packages. Once we have ruby 1.9* support in vim we enable
it again. No big deal.

As for the OP: vim is a symlink to vim-normal because upon installation
of gvim it becomes a symlink to vim-full (more powerful, better script
support, etc ... all the bells and whistles) where gvim will be a
symlink to the same binary it just automatically invokes it with GUI
support. That's just how vim works.

-T
On Sat, 09 May 2009, Allan McRae wrote:

 Kessia 'even' Pinheiro wrote:
 Hi all,
 Tobias, i`m without a machine, so, i can`t check the vim version. Did you
 compile new vim with witch version of ruby?
   

 It will be with ruby-1.8 because 1.9 is not in the repos yet...  I am  
 waiting for the vi(m)'s to move out of [testing] before I do the ruby  
 update.

 Allan




Re: [arch-general] vi/vim/gvim without ruby support

2009-05-09 Thread Andrei Thorp
I have a ruby script that I use, but don't let me stop you.

-AT

On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Tobias Kieslich tob...@justdreams.de wrote:
 Allan,

        the ruby in testing as of 3 days ago. That would be 1.8 I think.
        we can build gvim(the only one with ruby enabled) without ruby
 support for the time being. I don't think that many people actually
 script vim with ruby and there aren't all that many ruby-vim scripts out
 there. Now I can be wrong, but I think it's only fair to NOT let gvim
 stall the ruby packages. Once we have ruby 1.9* support in vim we enable
 it again. No big deal.

 As for the OP: vim is a symlink to vim-normal because upon installation
 of gvim it becomes a symlink to vim-full (more powerful, better script
 support, etc ... all the bells and whistles) where gvim will be a
 symlink to the same binary it just automatically invokes it with GUI
 support. That's just how vim works.

        -T
 On Sat, 09 May 2009, Allan McRae wrote:

 Kessia 'even' Pinheiro wrote:
 Hi all,
 Tobias, i`m without a machine, so, i can`t check the vim version. Did you
 compile new vim with witch version of ruby?


 It will be with ruby-1.8 because 1.9 is not in the repos yet...  I am
 waiting for the vi(m)'s to move out of [testing] before I do the ruby
 update.

 Allan





[arch-general] xorg trouble

2009-05-09 Thread 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


[arch-general] Transmission package out of date

2009-05-09 Thread Brendan Fahy

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The package Transmission-gtk has been out of date for some time now. I
sent an e-mail to the package maintainer a few months ago with an
updated PKGBUILD and never received a response.

To update the package all that is required is changing the version
number and check sums.

# Maintainer: Alexander Fehr pizzapunk gmail com
# Contributor: Brendan Fahy bren...@f4hy.com
pkgname=transmission-gtk
pkgver=1.60
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc=Fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client (GTK+ GUI)
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
url=http://www.transmissionbt.com/;
license=('MIT')
depends=('curl' 'libnotify' 'desktop-file-utils' 'hicolor-icon-theme')
makedepends=('intltool')
optdepends=('notification-daemon: Desktop notification support')
replaces=('transmission')
install=transmission-gtk.install
source=(http://mirrors.m0k.org/transmission/files/transmission-$pkgver.tar.bz2)
md5sums=('8b30cf189240f0c50ccd11c618a6906a')

build() {
~  cd $srcdir/transmission-$pkgver

~  ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-wx --disable-cli --disable-daemon
|| return 1
~  make || return 1
~  make DESTDIR=$pkgdir install || return 1

~  # Remove web client
~  rm -rf $pkgdir/usr/share/transmission || return 1

~  install -D -m644 COPYING
$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/transmission-gtk/COPYING || return 1
}


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Re: [arch-general] xorg trouble

2009-05-09 Thread BinkyTheClown
2009/5/9 Baho Utot baho-u...@columbus.rr.com:
 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] default ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig prevents compiz start with radeonhd

2009-05-09 Thread David C. Rankin
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. wrote:
 On Saturday 09 May 2009 03:09:37 David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. wrote:
 Listmates,

 snip
  The problem is with the archlinux default
 ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/config supplied along with the
 compiz-fusion-kde package. The default is:

 [kde_session]
 profile =

  For some reason this prevents compiz from starting with either the 
 radeon
 or radeonhd driver.

 snip
 
   Just fyi, I checked the default config for suse by creating a new user, 
 starting compiz, and exiting. It is as follows:
 
 [03:21 ecstasy:/srv/www/download/linux/compiz] # cat 
 compizconfig-suse/compizconfig/Default.ini
 [decoration]
 as_command = kde-window-decorator --replace
 
 [core]
 as_active_plugins = 
 core;ccp;place;move;resize;decoration;png;wobbly;cube;fade;minimize;rotate;scale;switcher;regex;workarounds;zoom;
 
   My guess is that workarounds is what helped compiz get started with 
 the 
 default config. (That is only my guess though)
 

The key wasn't simply workarounds but also needed was as_command = 
emerald
--replace.

3rd-time is the charm. I didn't like the way the earlier posts read, so 
for
conciseness, the following default configuration for the 2 files needed under
~/.config/compiz/compizconfig will get you going using the radeonhhd driver:

~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/config
[kde_session]
backend = ini
profile =

~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/Default.ini
[decoration]
as_command = emerald --replace

[core]
as_active_plugins =
core;resize;decoration;water;zoom;splash;png;minimize;workarounds;shift;wobbly;regex;place;firepaint;mousepoll;obs;fade;move;cube;showmouse;rotate;switcher;cubeaddon;scale;expo;

Additionally, (I didn't test this), but supposedly, you can just start 
compiz
(it will not be working), and then run ccsm (CompizConfig Settings Manager) and
make your setting changes, then restart compiz.

Now someone reading this thread can make sense of it and have all the 
needed
changes in a single post for the required compiz defaults.

-- 
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Rankin Law Firm, PLLC
510 Ochiltree Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
Telephone: (936) 715-9333
Facsimile: (936) 715-9339
www.rankinlawfirm.com


Re: [arch-general] Transmission package out of date

2009-05-09 Thread Andrei Thorp
You have some strange ~s in your PKGBUILD that were not there before.

Also, transmission-cli also needs updating.

-AT

On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Brendan Fahy bren...@f4hy.com wrote:
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 The package Transmission-gtk has been out of date for some time now. I
 sent an e-mail to the package maintainer a few months ago with an
 updated PKGBUILD and never received a response.

 To update the package all that is required is changing the version
 number and check sums.

 # Maintainer: Alexander Fehr pizzapunk gmail com
 # Contributor: Brendan Fahy bren...@f4hy.com
 pkgname=transmission-gtk
 pkgver=1.60
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc=Fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client (GTK+ GUI)
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 url=http://www.transmissionbt.com/;
 license=('MIT')
 depends=('curl' 'libnotify' 'desktop-file-utils' 'hicolor-icon-theme')
 makedepends=('intltool')
 optdepends=('notification-daemon: Desktop notification support')
 replaces=('transmission')
 install=transmission-gtk.install
 source=(http://mirrors.m0k.org/transmission/files/transmission-$pkgver.tar.bz2)
 md5sums=('8b30cf189240f0c50ccd11c618a6906a')

 build() {
 ~  cd $srcdir/transmission-$pkgver

 ~  ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-wx --disable-cli --disable-daemon
 || return 1
 ~  make || return 1
 ~  make DESTDIR=$pkgdir install || return 1

 ~  # Remove web client
 ~  rm -rf $pkgdir/usr/share/transmission || return 1

 ~  install -D -m644 COPYING
 $pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/transmission-gtk/COPYING || return 1
 }


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