Re: [arch-general] Mime backup program
On 08/10/2012 03:08 AM, Leonidas Spyropoulos wrote:
> Hey Squall,
>
> I took the opportunity and created a small very simple PKGBUILD for
> your application. I assume it doesn't depend on something special.
> Also the package name will have to change and this will affect the
> PKGBUILD as well.
>
> When you move to git you will also have to change the PKGBUILD.
>
> This is the first time I make a PKGBUILD file so if someone notice
> something wrong please let me know.
>
> # PKGBUILD for mime backup tool
> # Contributor: Leonidas Spyropoulos
> pkgname=mime
> pkgver=2.0.0
> pkgrel=1
> pkgdesc="Mime is a command line backup program written in Python"
> arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
since it's a python app, arch should be 'any'
>
> url="http://http://code.google.com/p/mime-backup/";
There's a double http:// :P
>
> license=('GPL3')
> depends=('python2')
> source=(http://mime-backup.googlecode.com/files/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz)
> md5sums=('9f6c3a33bffde6126b7a7bd85d38e7c5')
>
> build() {
> cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver
> chmod 644 $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver/mime.conf.sample
> python2 setup.py install --root=$pkgdir || return 1
|| return 1 is not needed any more, pacman handles it. Rename startdir
to srcdir.
Also it's a good practice to place brackets {} around pkgdir and srcdir,
or place the whole path in double quotes.
>
> }
>
> What do you think?
>
>
[arch-general] [signoff] linux-3.4.8-1
Hi guys, please signoff 3.4.8 series for both arches. package is not in testing, please grab it from here: http://dev.archlinux.org/~tpowa/linux/ This will move to [core] directly, because 3.5.1 is in [testing]. greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tp...@archlinux.org signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [arch-general] Installation_Guide - fix concerning bootloader config reference
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 10:42 AM, David C. Rankin wrote: > On 08/09/2012 08:43 PM, Oon-Ee Ng wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 3:56 AM, David C. Rankin >> wrote: >>> On 08/05/2012 11:02 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: The whole point is, if you're reading the install guide you don't need any information in the beginners guide. At the very beginning of each of those guides the intended audiences are described. >>> >>> >>> I get that, and I do appreciate the concise nature of the install_guide. On >>> the other hand, what percentage of users are already grub2 experts? >> >> The installation guide is for those who know what they're doing. That >> INCLUDES (IMHO) the knowledge that grub2 exists and that it has its >> own wiki page. Conciseness is more important for this page than trying >> to include things some people may not know. >> > > I agree with all you said. I guess I just look at it from the standpoint of > "What would someone who wants to try Arch need to make it work, and how could > it > be made easier?" The conciseness is great, but the easier it is to follow the > trail, the better. By adding a link to the grub2 wiki =)
Re: [arch-general] Why is scribus installing gimp-light-2.6.11?
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 6:32 AM, David C. Rankin wrote: > Guys, > > The latest scribus update attempts to install gimp-light 2.6.11 (not > 2.6.12?) > as a dependency for the update. This fails on my box because I created a > gimp26 > package which is gimp 2.6.12. > > Is the 'gimp-light' being pulled in my scribus a full gimp 2.6 install? If > it > is, I'm happy to dump my package and just use it. Anybody know more about this > new 'gimp-light' package that scribus wants? > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. There is no gimp-light package in the repositories, and scribus does not depend on gimp.
Re: [arch-general] Something wrong with firefox/thunderbird driving X cpu usage -> 100%
On Thu, Aug 09, 2012 at 04:14:20PM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote: > On 08/09/2012 03:56 PM, Baho Utot wrote: > > > >Must keep up with the I need a new version because the old one is working too > >well. > >Must find something to break > > > >Aye, the microsoft culture has finally invaded linux. > > > > > > No kidding! > > In more ways than one... It's nice to know the new thunderbird > only requires about 100M more RAM than thunderbird 2.x did. Good > lord! So much for tight, well optimized code that uses minimal > resources. Take a look at: > > https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Testing:Memory_Usage_Problems > > ** don't forget to look under the "References" section at the end. > Especially the bug fixes that talk about correcting "massive memory > usage"... Why don't you guys try something like claws or sylpheed, if you are having problem with thunderbird. I have used claws a couple of times and I can say that it consumes minimal resources (for a graphical client). Also, for browser based solutions maybe you can give opera (it includes a good email client), or seamonkey a try. In the end if you don't have something against cli clients, you can try mutt or sup.
[arch-general] Why is scribus installing gimp-light-2.6.11?
Guys, The latest scribus update attempts to install gimp-light 2.6.11 (not 2.6.12?) as a dependency for the update. This fails on my box because I created a gimp26 package which is gimp 2.6.12. Is the 'gimp-light' being pulled in my scribus a full gimp 2.6 install? If it is, I'm happy to dump my package and just use it. Anybody know more about this new 'gimp-light' package that scribus wants? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
Thanks for posting the information about journalless ext4. I now have a 100MB ext4 /boot partition with no journal on my flash drive rather than using ext2. Syslinux is working perfectly with this configuration. ~Kyle
Re: [arch-general] Installation_Guide - fix concerning bootloader config reference
On 08/09/2012 08:43 PM, Oon-Ee Ng wrote: > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 3:56 AM, David C. Rankin > wrote: >> On 08/05/2012 11:02 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: >>> >>> The whole point is, if you're reading the install guide you don't need >>> any information in the beginners guide. At the very beginning of each >>> of those guides the intended audiences are described. >> >> >> I get that, and I do appreciate the concise nature of the install_guide. On >> the other hand, what percentage of users are already grub2 experts? > > The installation guide is for those who know what they're doing. That > INCLUDES (IMHO) the knowledge that grub2 exists and that it has its > own wiki page. Conciseness is more important for this page than trying > to include things some people may not know. > I agree with all you said. I guess I just look at it from the standpoint of "What would someone who wants to try Arch need to make it work, and how could it be made easier?" The conciseness is great, but the easier it is to follow the trail, the better. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Re: [arch-general] Installation_Guide - fix concerning bootloader config reference
On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:56:39 -0500 "David C. Rankin" wrote: > On 08/05/2012 11:02 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > The whole point is, if you're reading the install guide you don't need > > any information in the beginners guide. At the very beginning of each > > of those guides the intended audiences are described. > > I get that, and I do appreciate the concise nature of the install_guide. On > the other hand, what percentage of users are already grub2 experts? > Well, you don't have to be an expert in bootloaders to use them these days. For example, I don't even care about the format of syslinux.cfg, yet I installed syslinux on my Arch router w/o any problems. You have to know about MBR, initramfs and kernel image, but that's about it. On the other hand, if someone wants to boot from an encrypted LVM volume with UEFI and GPT -- either learn or use Fedora... -- Leonid Isaev GnuPG key: 0x164B5A6D Fingerprint: C0DF 20D0 C075 C3F1 E1BE 775A A7AE F6CB 164B 5A6D signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [arch-general] Installation_Guide - fix concerning bootloader config reference
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 3:56 AM, David C. Rankin wrote: > On 08/05/2012 11:02 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: >> >> The whole point is, if you're reading the install guide you don't need >> any information in the beginners guide. At the very beginning of each >> of those guides the intended audiences are described. > > > I get that, and I do appreciate the concise nature of the install_guide. On > the other hand, what percentage of users are already grub2 experts? The installation guide is for those who know what they're doing. That INCLUDES (IMHO) the knowledge that grub2 exists and that it has its own wiki page. Conciseness is more important for this page than trying to include things some people may not know.
[arch-general] No signal on external monitor with 3.5 Kernel
Hi Everyone, I have an external monitor connected to my laptop via HDMI which I use side by side to get an extended desktop. When I boot the system with 3.5 Kernel I don't get any signal on the external monitor, laptop display and everything else work fine. It works fine with 3.4.x Kernels, and I believe it's not a X problem as it's not getting any signal even before X starts (It does with 3.4.x). I was wondering if anyone else has this issue and possibly a solution, or is this something I need to submit upstream? Thanks. -- Sudaraka Wijesinghe signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [arch-general] Mime backup program
Hey Squall,
I took the opportunity and created a small very simple PKGBUILD for
your application. I assume it doesn't depend on something special.
Also the package name will have to change and this will affect the
PKGBUILD as well.
When you move to git you will also have to change the PKGBUILD.
This is the first time I make a PKGBUILD file so if someone notice
something wrong please let me know.
# PKGBUILD for mime backup tool
# Contributor: Leonidas Spyropoulos
pkgname=mime
pkgver=2.0.0
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Mime is a command line backup program written in Python"
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
url="http://http://code.google.com/p/mime-backup/";
license=('GPL3')
depends=('python2')
source=(http://mime-backup.googlecode.com/files/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz)
md5sums=('9f6c3a33bffde6126b7a7bd85d38e7c5')
build() {
cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver
chmod 644 $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver/mime.conf.sample
python2 setup.py install --root=$pkgdir || return 1
}
What do you think?
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Re: [arch-general] my Arch box randomly becomes irresponsible
Am 16.07.2012 05:46, schrieb Not To Miss: > Jul 14 20:36:15 phelps kernel: [111935.191008] PGD 10b42e067 PUD 0 > Jul 14 20:36:15 phelps kernel: [111935.191011] Oops: [#1] PREEMPT SMP > Jul 14 20:36:15 phelps kernel: [111935.191015] CPU 0 > Jul 14 20:36:15 phelps kernel: [111935.191016] Modules linked in: fuse > pci_stub vboxpci(O) vboxnetflt(O) vboxnetadp(O) vboxdrv(O) > snd_hda_codec_realtek nvidia(PO) r8169 snd_hd > a_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer snd > soundcore microcode psmouse i2c_i801 serio_raw intel_agp processor pcspkr > iTCO_wdt coretemp mii evdev inte > l_gtt iTCO_vendor_support button i2c_core ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache raid0 > raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor xor async_tx > raid6_pq raid1 md_mod sr_mod cdr > om sd_mod usbhid pata_jmicron hid pata_acpi ahci libahci uhci_hcd ata_piix > ata_generic ehci_hcd libata scsi_mod usbcore usb_common floppy > Jul 14 20:36:15 phelps kernel: [111935.191057] > Jul 14 20:36:15 phelps kernel: [111935.191059] Pid: 1373, comm: gnome-shell > Tainted: P O 3.4.4-2-ARCH #1 Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. > P35-DS3R/P35-DS3R > Jul 14 20:36:15 phelps kernel: [111935.191063] RIP: > 0010:[] [] _nv003990rm+0x4160/0xa790 > [nvidia] This originates in the nvidia driver, so it is likely there is a bug there. Try if the problem still occurs with nouveau. There have been occasions where virtualbox causes weird errors in the kernel, so you could also try disabling the virtualbox modules - it is still more likely that nvidia is the problem. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [arch-general] my Arch box randomly becomes irresponsible
Not sure if it's any help, but it looks like your using virtualbox. I am also using it to run XP and ever since I started using the multiple monitor option in the XP virtual machine, it hasn't been as stable. I also use the Seamless mode, which causes some random graphics glitches. My system became un-responsive earlier today however, I was still able to CTRL+F1 to a virtual console and from their I had to init 3 and then init 5 to get my desktop back. I think this is a virtualbox issue. Squall -- Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why its called the present. Headmaster Squall :: The Wired/Section-9 Close the world txen eht nepo $3R14L 3XP3R1M3NT$ #L41N http://twitter.com/headmastersqual
Re: [arch-general] Brasero cannot create mp3 based cds ?
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 2:49 PM, fredbezies wrote: > Hello. > > I faced a weird bug with Brasero. Yesterday, I wanted to convert and > burn mp3 to a CD. < snip > > Any ideas ? Maybe you need to install gstreamer0.10-bad-plugins (optional dependency).
Re: [arch-general] Something wrong with firefox/thunderbird driving X cpu usage -> 100%
On 08/09/2012 03:56 PM, Baho Utot wrote: Must keep up with the I need a new version because the old one is working too well. Must find something to break Aye, the microsoft culture has finally invaded linux. No kidding! In more ways than one... It's nice to know the new thunderbird only requires about 100M more RAM than thunderbird 2.x did. Good lord! So much for tight, well optimized code that uses minimal resources. Take a look at: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Testing:Memory_Usage_Problems ** don't forget to look under the "References" section at the end. Especially the bug fixes that talk about correcting "massive memory usage"... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Re: [arch-general] my Arch box randomly becomes irresponsible
I've updated Arch and all the observations I had before are amost gone (the jittering screen and one monitor can't be locked). But the problem of sporadic freezing is still happening. It's so annoying. I tried the boot flag "clocksource=HPET" suggested by Myra as following but it doesn't work: 53 LABEL arch 54 MENU LABEL Arch Linux 55 LINUX ../vmlinuz-linux 56 APPEND root=/dev/md2 ro modprobe.blacklist=floppy clocksource=HPET 57 INITRD ../initramfs-linux.img Here is the record in /var/log/everything.log just before it happened (these call stacks are logged sometimes, not every time it hangs): Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912096] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 002015f822c0 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912102] IP: [] _nv004044rm+0x447f/0xae8b [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912264] PGD 10fb0b067 PUD 0 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912267] Oops: [#1] PREEMPT SMP Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912271] CPU 3 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912272] Modules linked in: fuse pci_stub vboxpci(O) vboxnetflt(O) vboxnetadp(O) vboxdrv(O) snd_hda_codec_realtek nvidia(PO) snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer pcspkr serio_raw r8169 microcode evdev processor button i2c_i801 intel_agp coretemp i2c_core psmouse intel_gtt snd soun dcore iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support mii ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache raid0 raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor xor async_tx raid6_pq raid1 md_mod sr_mod usbhid hid cdrom sd_mod pata_jmicron pata_acpi ata_generic ata_piix uhci_hcd ahci libahci ehci_hcd libata scsi_mod usbcore usb_common Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912314] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912316] Pid: 1637, comm: gnome-shell Tainted: P O 3.4.7-1-ARCH #1 Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P35-DS3R/P35-DS3R Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912320] RIP: 0010:[] [] _nv004044rm+0x447f/0xae8b [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912445] RSP: 0018:88010b779a68 EFLAGS: 00010246 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912447] RAX: ffbb RBX: 88010faa0008 RCX: 00088004 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912449] RDX: 88010faa0380 RSI: 88010faa0008 RDI: 002015f82008 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912451] RBP: 880110e45fe0 R08: R09: 880110e45fec Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912454] R10: R11: 0246 R12: 00088004 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912456] R13: R14: 88010faa0380 R15: Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912458] FS: 7ffc16a8d940() GS:88011fd8() knlGS: Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912461] CS: 0010 DS: ES: CR0: 80050033 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912463] CR2: 002015f822c0 CR3: 00010fb08000 CR4: 27e0 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912465] DR0: DR1: DR2: Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912467] DR3: DR6: 0ff0 DR7: 0400 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912469] Process gnome-shell (pid: 1637, threadinfo 88010b778000, task 8801188c3f80) Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912471] Stack: Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912472] 88010faa0008 88010faa0008 00088004 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912477] c90005084008 a06d9b3c 880115f86000 88010faa0008 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912481] 880110e43000 c90005084008 a0917c20 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912485] Call Trace: Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912609] [] ? _nv004044rm+0x4373/0xae8b [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912663] [] ? rm_check_pci_config_space+0x4f0/0xab9 [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912714] [] ? nv_verify_pci_config+0x60/0x80 [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? _nv014810rm+0x22/0x27 [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? _nv014853rm+0x31/0x389 [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? _nv009812rm+0xf7/0x13a [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? _nv004044rm+0x4a81/0xae8b [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? rm_check_pci_config_space+0x93f/0xab9 [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? __kmalloc+0x2e/0x180 Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? nv_verify_pci_config+0x60/0x80 [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? _nv014810rm+0x22/0x27 [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? _nv000535rm+0x62/0x98 [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? _nv016391rm+0x39/0x74 [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38 phelps kernel: [72554.912749] [] ? _nv016929rm+0x1517/0x1568 [nvidia] Aug 9 16:25:38
Re: [arch-general] Something wrong with firefox/thunderbird driving X cpu usage -> 100%
On 08/09/2012 03:54 PM, David C. Rankin wrote: On 08/08/2012 03:20 PM, PyroPeter wrote: Thunderbird really is a big pile of crap. There are bugs everywhere! I havn't seen something this bad since KDE 4.0. The only reason I didn't switch to mutt yet is that I don't know how to replace the filter feature. You know when projects start playing the 'version number game' the important part of development suffers. I have used thunderbird for years without complaint. In the past 12 months it has archived mail into oblivion and really suffered a lot from the (I want to be a web browser too) bloat... It is comical to think how many years it took to go from version 1.x to version 2.x in slow measured steps, and now: [2010-04-22 22:19] installed thunderbird (3.0.4-1) [2010-07-11 04:05] upgraded thunderbird (3.0.4-1 -> 3.1-2) [2010-07-20 15:43] upgraded thunderbird (3.1-2 -> 3.1.1-1) [2010-08-09 02:27] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.1-1 -> 3.1.2-1) [2010-09-09 23:22] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.2-1 -> 3.1.3-1) [2010-09-18 17:57] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.3-1 -> 3.1.4-1) [2010-09-28 18:58] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.4-1 -> 3.1.4-2) [2010-10-19 18:21] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.4-2 -> 3.1.5-1) [2010-10-30 01:05] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.5-1 -> 3.1.6-1) [2010-12-09 16:46] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.6-1 -> 3.1.7-1) [2010-12-11 15:03] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.7-1 -> 3.1.7-2) [2010-12-31 15:01] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.7-2 -> 3.1.7-3) [2011-03-01 20:56] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.7-3 -> 3.1.8-1) [2011-03-07 15:01] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.8-1 -> 3.1.9-1) [2011-03-16 12:24] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.9-1 -> 3.1.9-2) [2011-04-29 14:44] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.9-2 -> 3.1.10-1) [2011-05-04 00:25] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.10-1 -> 3.1.10-2) [2011-06-05 17:13] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.10-2 -> 3.1.10-3) [2011-06-22 14:05] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.10-3 -> 3.1.11-1) [2011-06-29 08:26] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.11-1 -> 5.0-1) [2011-06-29 11:05] upgraded thunderbird (5.0-1 -> 3.1.11-1) [2011-06-30 15:43] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.11-1 -> 5.0-1) [2011-08-17 08:58] upgraded thunderbird (5.0-1 -> 6.0-1) [2011-08-31 10:29] upgraded thunderbird (6.0-1 -> 6.0.1-1) [2011-09-06 21:55] upgraded thunderbird (6.0.1-1 -> 6.0.2-1) [2011-09-28 01:01] upgraded thunderbird (6.0.2-1 -> 7.0-1) [2011-10-03 13:24] upgraded thunderbird (7.0-1 -> 7.0.1-1) [2011-11-08 15:51] upgraded thunderbird (7.0.1-1 -> 8.0-1) [2011-12-22 11:45] upgraded thunderbird (8.0-1 -> 9.0-1) [2011-12-24 22:17] upgraded thunderbird (9.0-1 -> 9.0.1-1) [2012-02-03 10:22] upgraded thunderbird (9.0.1-1 -> 10.0-0) [2012-02-07 09:48] upgraded thunderbird (10.0-0 -> 10.0-2) [2012-02-13 13:44] upgraded thunderbird (10.0-2 -> 10.0.1-1) [2012-02-17 11:54] upgraded thunderbird (10.0.1-1 -> 10.0.2-1) [2012-03-19 13:20] upgraded thunderbird (10.0.2-1 -> 11.0-1) [2012-04-05 14:44] upgraded thunderbird (11.0-1 -> 11.0.1-1) [2012-04-23 16:11] upgraded thunderbird (11.0.1-1 -> 11.0.1-2) [2012-04-26 09:00] upgraded thunderbird (11.0.1-2 -> 12.0-1) [2012-05-09 16:24] upgraded thunderbird (12.0-1 -> 12.0.1-1) [2012-06-14 13:39] upgraded thunderbird (12.0.1-1 -> 13.0-1) [2012-06-19 13:06] upgraded thunderbird (13.0-1 -> 13.0.1-1) [2012-07-20 11:15] upgraded thunderbird (13.0.1-1 -> 14.0-1) Oh well, so goes many projects... Must keep up with the I need a new version because the old one is working too well. Must find something to break Aye, the microsoft culture has finally invaded linux.
Re: [arch-general] Something wrong with firefox/thunderbird driving X cpu usage -> 100%
My opinion is that they are trying to keep up with the version number of chromium. So many in the past have plaid with version numbers to make them selfs "look" better and more mature. M$ has done it, Slackware did it, Mozilla is doing it... $ pacman -Ss chromium extra/chromium 21.0.1180.75-1 Squall -- Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why its called the present. Headmaster Squall :: The Wired/Section-9 Close the world txen eht nepo $3R14L 3XP3R1M3NT$ #L41N http://twitter.com/headmastersqual
Re: [arch-general] Installation_Guide - fix concerning bootloader config reference
On 08/05/2012 11:02 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: The whole point is, if you're reading the install guide you don't need any information in the beginners guide. At the very beginning of each of those guides the intended audiences are described. I get that, and I do appreciate the concise nature of the install_guide. On the other hand, what percentage of users are already grub2 experts? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Re: [arch-general] Something wrong with firefox/thunderbird driving X cpu usage -> 100%
On 08/08/2012 03:20 PM, PyroPeter wrote: Thunderbird really is a big pile of crap. There are bugs everywhere! I havn't seen something this bad since KDE 4.0. The only reason I didn't switch to mutt yet is that I don't know how to replace the filter feature. You know when projects start playing the 'version number game' the important part of development suffers. I have used thunderbird for years without complaint. In the past 12 months it has archived mail into oblivion and really suffered a lot from the (I want to be a web browser too) bloat... It is comical to think how many years it took to go from version 1.x to version 2.x in slow measured steps, and now: [2010-04-22 22:19] installed thunderbird (3.0.4-1) [2010-07-11 04:05] upgraded thunderbird (3.0.4-1 -> 3.1-2) [2010-07-20 15:43] upgraded thunderbird (3.1-2 -> 3.1.1-1) [2010-08-09 02:27] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.1-1 -> 3.1.2-1) [2010-09-09 23:22] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.2-1 -> 3.1.3-1) [2010-09-18 17:57] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.3-1 -> 3.1.4-1) [2010-09-28 18:58] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.4-1 -> 3.1.4-2) [2010-10-19 18:21] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.4-2 -> 3.1.5-1) [2010-10-30 01:05] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.5-1 -> 3.1.6-1) [2010-12-09 16:46] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.6-1 -> 3.1.7-1) [2010-12-11 15:03] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.7-1 -> 3.1.7-2) [2010-12-31 15:01] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.7-2 -> 3.1.7-3) [2011-03-01 20:56] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.7-3 -> 3.1.8-1) [2011-03-07 15:01] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.8-1 -> 3.1.9-1) [2011-03-16 12:24] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.9-1 -> 3.1.9-2) [2011-04-29 14:44] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.9-2 -> 3.1.10-1) [2011-05-04 00:25] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.10-1 -> 3.1.10-2) [2011-06-05 17:13] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.10-2 -> 3.1.10-3) [2011-06-22 14:05] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.10-3 -> 3.1.11-1) [2011-06-29 08:26] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.11-1 -> 5.0-1) [2011-06-29 11:05] upgraded thunderbird (5.0-1 -> 3.1.11-1) [2011-06-30 15:43] upgraded thunderbird (3.1.11-1 -> 5.0-1) [2011-08-17 08:58] upgraded thunderbird (5.0-1 -> 6.0-1) [2011-08-31 10:29] upgraded thunderbird (6.0-1 -> 6.0.1-1) [2011-09-06 21:55] upgraded thunderbird (6.0.1-1 -> 6.0.2-1) [2011-09-28 01:01] upgraded thunderbird (6.0.2-1 -> 7.0-1) [2011-10-03 13:24] upgraded thunderbird (7.0-1 -> 7.0.1-1) [2011-11-08 15:51] upgraded thunderbird (7.0.1-1 -> 8.0-1) [2011-12-22 11:45] upgraded thunderbird (8.0-1 -> 9.0-1) [2011-12-24 22:17] upgraded thunderbird (9.0-1 -> 9.0.1-1) [2012-02-03 10:22] upgraded thunderbird (9.0.1-1 -> 10.0-0) [2012-02-07 09:48] upgraded thunderbird (10.0-0 -> 10.0-2) [2012-02-13 13:44] upgraded thunderbird (10.0-2 -> 10.0.1-1) [2012-02-17 11:54] upgraded thunderbird (10.0.1-1 -> 10.0.2-1) [2012-03-19 13:20] upgraded thunderbird (10.0.2-1 -> 11.0-1) [2012-04-05 14:44] upgraded thunderbird (11.0-1 -> 11.0.1-1) [2012-04-23 16:11] upgraded thunderbird (11.0.1-1 -> 11.0.1-2) [2012-04-26 09:00] upgraded thunderbird (11.0.1-2 -> 12.0-1) [2012-05-09 16:24] upgraded thunderbird (12.0-1 -> 12.0.1-1) [2012-06-14 13:39] upgraded thunderbird (12.0.1-1 -> 13.0-1) [2012-06-19 13:06] upgraded thunderbird (13.0-1 -> 13.0.1-1) [2012-07-20 11:15] upgraded thunderbird (13.0.1-1 -> 14.0-1) Oh well, so goes many projects... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Re: [arch-general] Something wrong with firefox/thunderbird driving X cpu usage -> 100%
On 08/08/2012 11:46 AM, Baho Utot wrote: What version of thunderbird where you using? I have 13.0 I have 14.0. You are very lucky, I see anywhere from 30-99.9% when accessing folders, scrolling, etc.. After it completes all operations, then it will settle down to 0.3%. I have tried different desktops, fluxbox, gnome, etc.. and the behavior remains the same (better in fluxbox, but not by much) I guess this is something I will just have to watch. Nothing jumps out as being the cause. I don't know if there is something gtk related that could do it, or what other errors I would expect to see if that were the case. I'll poke around some more and report back with anything that looks promising. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Re: [arch-general] Something wrong with firefox/thunderbird driving X cpu usage -> 100%
On 08/08/2012 08:33 AM, Adam Sparks wrote: I saw an email just like this like week and made a switch to chromium. There is a difference. Especially when opening a new window, Firefox has some very large spikes. Don't use Thunderbird so I cannot say anything about that. Thanks, If you are running chromium -- *make sure* you tweak the privacy settings to that it isn't sending all your browsing information back to its master. That is the primary reason I do not use it. I know it isn't as bad on Linux as on windows, but there are still concerns. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Re: [arch-general] Something wrong with firefox/thunderbird driving X cpu usage -> 100%
> > I've got similar issues with Thunderbird, when I've got installed > enigmail. Maybe that's the issue? I would suggest disabling all your add ons and see if anything changes with your cpu usage. I run these apps on a regular bases with minimal extensions and have never had cpu usage issues, unless a poorly written web page start to freak out. Squall -- Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why its called the present. Headmaster Squall :: The Wired/Section-9 Close the world txen eht nepo $3R14L 3XP3R1M3NT$ #L41N http://twitter.com/headmastersqual
Re: [arch-general] Something wrong with firefox/thunderbird driving X cpu usage -> 100%
I've got similar issues with Thunderbird, when I've got installed enigmail. Maybe that's the issue? On 08/09/2012 05:04 PM, Squall Lionheart wrote: I run firefox 14.0.1 and thunderbird 14.0 from extra and don't have any issues with performance. Have you checked your plugins to see if any of those might causing issues? Squall -- Pozdrawiam/Cheers Łukasz Redynk
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
> Then use ext4 without a journal. ext2 is out of date and ext4 is > superior in every aspect. ext4 is superior and it even beats btrfs in some speed tests. However, it is rare that any new thing is superior in every respect. An ext2 filesystem is easier to recover with tools like testdisk rather than file carving and ext2 is supported on more operating systems. Neither of these apply to /boot but if you don't need the more complex journaling (that allows writes of a sort on a read only mount) where your kernel is stored then why have it, though there seems to be a reason now. -- ___ 'Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work together. Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a universal interface' (Doug McIlroy) ___
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
Am 09.08.2012 18:27, schrieb Manolo Martínez: > On 08/09/12 at 06:26pm, Thomas Bächler wrote: >> Am 09.08.2012 18:23, schrieb Manolo Martínez: >>> On 08/09/12 at 11:18am, Leonid Isaev wrote: On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 11:35:04 -0400 Manolo Martínez wrote: > Is it safe to change an existing /boot from ext2 to ext4? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ext4 >>> Is the information on the move from ext3 to ext4 valid for the issue at >>> hand? >> >> Yes. >> > > Thanks, Thomas and Leonid. > M To be more precise: The wiki shows the following command: # tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/the_partition This converts ext3 to ext4 or ext2 to journal-less ext4. # tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index,has_journal /dev/the_partition This converts both ext2 and ext3 to ext4 # tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index,^has_journal /dev/the_partition This converts both ext2 and ext3 to journal-less ext4 I haven't tried most of this, but it should work. (Beware: This command alone doesn't work, only use it as described in the wiki.) signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On 08/09/12 at 06:26pm, Thomas Bächler wrote: > Am 09.08.2012 18:23, schrieb Manolo Martínez: > > On 08/09/12 at 11:18am, Leonid Isaev wrote: > >> On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 11:35:04 -0400 > >> Manolo Martínez wrote: > >>> Is it safe to change an existing /boot from ext2 to ext4? > >> > >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ext4 > >> > > Is the information on the move from ext3 to ext4 valid for the issue at > > hand? > > Yes. > Thanks, Thomas and Leonid. M --
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
Am 09.08.2012 18:23, schrieb Manolo Martínez: > On 08/09/12 at 11:18am, Leonid Isaev wrote: >> On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 11:35:04 -0400 >> Manolo Martínez wrote: >>> Is it safe to change an existing /boot from ext2 to ext4? >> >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ext4 >> > Is the information on the move from ext3 to ext4 valid for the issue at > hand? Yes. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On 08/09/12 at 11:18am, Leonid Isaev wrote: > On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 11:35:04 -0400 > Manolo Martínez wrote: > > Is it safe to change an existing /boot from ext2 to ext4? > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ext4 > Is the information on the move from ext3 to ext4 valid for the issue at hand? M
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
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Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 11:35:04 -0400 Manolo Martínez wrote: > On 08/09/12 at 05:27pm, Thomas Bächler wrote: > > Am 09.08.2012 17:12, schrieb Jonathan: > > > In the past I have seen ext2 saves time during boot vs ext3.Having a > > > journal is no use since the files are rarely changed and the > > > filesystem is mostly opened read only. The journal takes up some > > > space. These may matter to you if you are trying to optimize boot > > > times or disk usage. > > > > Then use ext4 without a journal. ext2 is out of date and ext4 is > > superior in every aspect. > > > > > Is it safe to change an existing /boot from ext2 to ext4? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ext4 > > Manolo > > -- Leonid Isaev GnuPG key: 0x164B5A6D Fingerprint: C0DF 20D0 C075 C3F1 E1BE 775A A7AE F6CB 164B 5A6D signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On 08/09/2012 12:08 PM, Thomas Bächler wrote: Am 09.08.2012 17:58, schrieb Baho Utot: It is not 10 year old information it was published just after ext4 came out google is your friend. It is still outdated information. After ext4 came out, it took a few months until Google started implementing ext4 without a journal - precisely because ext2 was outdated and had bad performance. This work has been finished long ago and is available to everyone. It seems Google is _your_ friend. What ever, I am not going to bow down to you
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On 08/09/12 at 06:08pm, Thomas Bächler wrote: > Am 09.08.2012 17:58, schrieb Baho Utot: > > It is not 10 year old information it was published just after ext4 came out > > > > google is your friend. > > It is still outdated information. After ext4 came out, it took a few > months until Google started implementing ext4 without a journal - > precisely because ext2 was outdated and had bad performance. This work > has been finished long ago and is available to everyone. > > It seems Google is _your_ friend. > ... and another enthralling battle of wits brought to you by arch-general! --
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
Am 09.08.2012 17:58, schrieb Baho Utot: > It is not 10 year old information it was published just after ext4 came out > > google is your friend. It is still outdated information. After ext4 came out, it took a few months until Google started implementing ext4 without a journal - precisely because ext2 was outdated and had bad performance. This work has been finished long ago and is available to everyone. It seems Google is _your_ friend.
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 11:12:34 -0400
Jonathan wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 8:46 PM, Ionut Biru wrote:
> > On 08/09/2012 01:55 AM, Myra Nelson wrote:
> >> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Dave Reisner wrote:
> >>> On Aug 8, 2012 6:04 PM, "Allan McRae" wrote:
>
> On 09/08/12 05:29, Tobias Powalowski wrote:
> > Am 08.08.2012 21:25, schrieb Evangelos Foutras:
> >> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Tobias Powalowski
> >> wrote:
> >>> It was just a rebuild, with an added optdepend :/
> >>> Sorry folks, didn't want to break something.
> >>> I don't have the time now to look at it.
> >> Seems like a patch was added: avoid-using-ext2_fs.patch.
> >>
> >> I took the liberty to remove the package from [testing] until we
> >> figure out what's broken.
> > The patch is from fedora, to be able to build syslinux.
> > http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/syslinux.git/tree/
> >
>
> It is needed as the ext2 fs stuff has been removed from the kernel
> >>> headers.
>
> Allan
>
> >>>
> >>> Incidentally it also causes ext2 /boot to be unbootable.
> >>
> >> Incidentally it also causes ext2 /boot to be unbootable, without a
> >> doubt it does.
> >>
> >> Dave's install scripts work great easiest install I've ever done,
> >> however it won't boot off of ext2 with syslinux.
> >>
> >
> > Why do you want ext2 on /boot? All bootloaders support ext3/4 this days.
> >
> >> Myra
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ionuț
> >
>
> In the past I have seen ext2 saves time during boot vs ext3.Having a
> journal is no use since the files are rarely changed and the
> filesystem is mostly opened read only. The journal takes up some
> space. These may matter to you if you are trying to optimize boot
> times or disk usage.
But there is no ext{2,3} these days. The driver is ext4 for all ext* FS, only
configurations differ...
>
> to see journal size:
> device=/dev/sda7; debugfs -R "stat <$(tune2fs -l $device | awk
> '/Journal.inode/ {print $3}')>" $device |& awk '/Size: / {print $6}' |
> head -1; unset device
>
> John
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Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On 08/09/2012 11:45 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote: Am 09.08.2012 17:34, schrieb Baho Utot: On 08/09/2012 11:27 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote: Am 09.08.2012 17:12, schrieb Jonathan: In the past I have seen ext2 saves time during boot vs ext3.Having a journal is no use since the files are rarely changed and the filesystem is mostly opened read only. The journal takes up some space. These may matter to you if you are trying to optimize boot times or disk usage. Then use ext4 without a journal. ext2 is out of date and ext4 is superior in every aspect. Ext2 Ext2 stands for second extended file system. It was introduced in 1993. Developed by Rémy Card. This was developed to overcome the limitation of the original ext file system. Ext2 does not have journaling feature. On flash drives, usb drives, ext2 is recommended, as it doesn’t need to do the over head of journaling. Maximum individual file size can be from 16 GB to 2 TB Overall ext2 file system size can be from 2 TB to 32 TB Have a look at entry 5. Thanks for telling me to look at "entry 5" but not enumerating the entries. Thanks for quoting 10 year old information without giving a source. What are you trying to tell us again? I gave you credit to be able to count, I guess you have trouble with that. It is not 10 year old information it was published just after ext4 came out google is your friend.
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
Am 09.08.2012 17:34, schrieb Baho Utot: > On 08/09/2012 11:27 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote: >> Am 09.08.2012 17:12, schrieb Jonathan: >>> In the past I have seen ext2 saves time during boot vs ext3.Having a >>> journal is no use since the files are rarely changed and the >>> filesystem is mostly opened read only. The journal takes up some >>> space. These may matter to you if you are trying to optimize boot >>> times or disk usage. >> Then use ext4 without a journal. ext2 is out of date and ext4 is >> superior in every aspect. >> >> > > Ext2 > > Ext2 stands for second extended file system. > It was introduced in 1993. Developed by Rémy Card. > This was developed to overcome the limitation of the original ext file > system. > Ext2 does not have journaling feature. > On flash drives, usb drives, ext2 is recommended, as it doesn’t need to > do the over head of journaling. > Maximum individual file size can be from 16 GB to 2 TB > Overall ext2 file system size can be from 2 TB to 32 TB > > Have a look at entry 5. Thanks for telling me to look at "entry 5" but not enumerating the entries. Thanks for quoting 10 year old information without giving a source. What are you trying to tell us again? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
Am 09.08.2012 17:35, schrieb Manolo Martínez: > On 08/09/12 at 05:27pm, Thomas Bächler wrote: >> Am 09.08.2012 17:12, schrieb Jonathan: >>> In the past I have seen ext2 saves time during boot vs ext3.Having a >>> journal is no use since the files are rarely changed and the >>> filesystem is mostly opened read only. The journal takes up some >>> space. These may matter to you if you are trying to optimize boot >>> times or disk usage. >> >> Then use ext4 without a journal. ext2 is out of date and ext4 is >> superior in every aspect. >> >> > Is it safe to change an existing /boot from ext2 to ext4? There's HOWTOs on doing this. You won't use all the features, but your files will convert to extents while being updated. To be safe, reinstall your bootloader after converting. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Baho Utot wrote: > On 08/09/2012 11:27 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote: >> Then use ext4 without a journal. [snip] > On flash drives, usb drives, ext2 is recommended, as it doesn’t need to do > the over head of journaling. Same holds for ext4 without journaling...
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On 08/09/12 at 05:27pm, Thomas Bächler wrote: > Am 09.08.2012 17:12, schrieb Jonathan: > > In the past I have seen ext2 saves time during boot vs ext3.Having a > > journal is no use since the files are rarely changed and the > > filesystem is mostly opened read only. The journal takes up some > > space. These may matter to you if you are trying to optimize boot > > times or disk usage. > > Then use ext4 without a journal. ext2 is out of date and ext4 is > superior in every aspect. > > Is it safe to change an existing /boot from ext2 to ext4? Manolo --
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On 08/09/2012 11:27 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote: Am 09.08.2012 17:12, schrieb Jonathan: In the past I have seen ext2 saves time during boot vs ext3.Having a journal is no use since the files are rarely changed and the filesystem is mostly opened read only. The journal takes up some space. These may matter to you if you are trying to optimize boot times or disk usage. Then use ext4 without a journal. ext2 is out of date and ext4 is superior in every aspect. Ext2 Ext2 stands for second extended file system. It was introduced in 1993. Developed by Rémy Card. This was developed to overcome the limitation of the original ext file system. Ext2 does not have journaling feature. On flash drives, usb drives, ext2 is recommended, as it doesn’t need to do the over head of journaling. Maximum individual file size can be from 16 GB to 2 TB Overall ext2 file system size can be from 2 TB to 32 TB Have a look at entry 5.
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
Am 09.08.2012 17:12, schrieb Jonathan: > In the past I have seen ext2 saves time during boot vs ext3.Having a > journal is no use since the files are rarely changed and the > filesystem is mostly opened read only. The journal takes up some > space. These may matter to you if you are trying to optimize boot > times or disk usage. Then use ext4 without a journal. ext2 is out of date and ext4 is superior in every aspect. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] syslinux 4.05-5 does not boot
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 8:46 PM, Ionut Biru wrote:
> On 08/09/2012 01:55 AM, Myra Nelson wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Dave Reisner wrote:
>>> On Aug 8, 2012 6:04 PM, "Allan McRae" wrote:
On 09/08/12 05:29, Tobias Powalowski wrote:
> Am 08.08.2012 21:25, schrieb Evangelos Foutras:
>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Tobias Powalowski
>> wrote:
>>> It was just a rebuild, with an added optdepend :/
>>> Sorry folks, didn't want to break something.
>>> I don't have the time now to look at it.
>> Seems like a patch was added: avoid-using-ext2_fs.patch.
>>
>> I took the liberty to remove the package from [testing] until we
>> figure out what's broken.
> The patch is from fedora, to be able to build syslinux.
> http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/syslinux.git/tree/
>
It is needed as the ext2 fs stuff has been removed from the kernel
>>> headers.
Allan
>>>
>>> Incidentally it also causes ext2 /boot to be unbootable.
>>
>> Incidentally it also causes ext2 /boot to be unbootable, without a
>> doubt it does.
>>
>> Dave's install scripts work great easiest install I've ever done,
>> however it won't boot off of ext2 with syslinux.
>>
>
> Why do you want ext2 on /boot? All bootloaders support ext3/4 this days.
>
>> Myra
>>
>
>
> --
> Ionuț
>
In the past I have seen ext2 saves time during boot vs ext3.Having a
journal is no use since the files are rarely changed and the
filesystem is mostly opened read only. The journal takes up some
space. These may matter to you if you are trying to optimize boot
times or disk usage.
to see journal size:
device=/dev/sda7; debugfs -R "stat <$(tune2fs -l $device | awk
'/Journal.inode/ {print $3}')>" $device |& awk '/Size: / {print $6}' |
head -1; unset device
John
[arch-general] Brasero cannot create mp3 based cds ?
Hello. I faced a weird bug with Brasero. Yesterday, I wanted to convert and burn mp3 to a CD. I got an error box saying : "Name of mp3 file" could not be opened "Name of mp3 file" is not suitable for audio or video media I had to use k3b. By the way, only mp3 are not usable. Flac files are ok. Any ideas ? Thanks. -- Frederic Bezies fredbez...@gmail.com
