April 2007 - CRUX - lists.crux.nu

Re: fonts do not look good
by arnuld 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

> On 4/25/07, Poulias Nikos <poulias.n(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Have u tried to install x11-fonts-corefonts?? thanks for telling this. it works. now fonts look good. i have noticed one more thing, even though my monitor is capable of 1280x1024, fonts look "awesome" (Tilman's word ;-) only in 1024x768 resolution (with corefonts installed) . every other resolution makes them look pretty ugly. thanks -- http://arnuld.blogspot.com/

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Re: X could not be configured (BUT TWM runs, SOLVED)
by arnuld 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

> On 4/19/07, Jesse Kokkarinen <jesse.kokkarinen(a)kapsi.fi> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 05:43:52PM +0000, arnuld wrote: > > DAMN IT, i can't refuse my love for "simplicity" :-) ...so.. i > > installed CRUX 2.3 again.... > > An overkill solution, don't you think? yes. i will never do that again. i want to mention that CRUX is the fastest distro i have ever seen. even Gentoo with "-march=athlon64" flag on does not run as fast as CRUX. 2nd, its ports stype of package management is great. the only thing i am not getting used to is "prt-get". i think i will take some time to get out of my "apt-get" or "emerge" or "pacman" mentality :-( > > "startx" and TWM greets me with its 3 terminals, hence i m using > > Firefox in TWM to write this email and my mouse is working too. Heck, > > there is no "X11" directory in "/etc/" or "/usr".... this strange > > phenomenon is just killing me. > > I am guessing that xorg has certain defaults it will use if xorg.conf is > misconfigured, but what would I know. You could either force xorg to > rebuild and hope the correct files are created. > > > somebody suggested me to use my "xorg.conf" file from Gentoo. so i > > copied that file to my system and at terminal tried this: > > > > Xorg -config xorg.conf > > > > and i get an error something like this: > > > > "module pcidata not found" > > "can not load base modules" > > Make sure your xorg.conf points to the right paths. Different > distributions may have alternative locations for the same stuff. I have > no idea about how gentoo has the locations setup because I do not use > that distro... Confs are similar, but they will not always work without > some changes. somebody mentioned it and it worked: "xorgcfg -textmode" i only had to change my "Driver" in "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" to "via" -- http://arnuld.blogspot.com/

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07.04.19. please unsubscribe: ktw.
by ken 22 Apr '07

22 Apr '07

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Last xserver update broke all java gui applications / Solution
by Markus Heinz 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

Hello, after updating the X-Server to version 1.3.0.0-1 and recompiling the package xorg-xf86-video-ati 6.6.3-1 all java programs with a gui do not run any more. The error message is as follows: java: xcb_xlib.c:50: xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion `c->xlib.lock' failed. Aborted After some googling I have found out that it might be a java bug which is not fixed yet. There is a patch available with a workaround at this location: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=251087 I have created an updated xorg-libxcb port including this patch. The patch enables you to disable the lock checking by setting the environment variable LIBXCB_ALLOW_SLOPPY_LOCK to any value. After that java programs using a gui run again. The updated port can be found here: http://home.arcor.de/markusheinz/xorg-libxcb-1.0-2.prt.tar.gz Regards, Markus

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[ANN] pkgutils 5.30.0 released
by Tilman Sauerbeck 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

Hi, I'm pleased to announce the release of pkgutils 5.30.0. The only change compared to 5.22 is that pkgutils is now using libarchive for tarball handling, rather than libtar. The initial implementation was written by Matthias-Christian Ott. A few bugs were later ironed out by Simone and myself. The core/pkgutils port has already been updated, the tarball is available at http://crux.nu/files/pkgutils-5.30.0.tar.gz as well. Enjoy, Tilman -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

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"prt-get" does not install anything
by arnuld 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

"prt-get depins package" fails. it fails only when it tries to connect to "dl.sourceforge.net" ro doownload source packages. when i tried to open that address in Firefox i get this page: http://mir1.ovh.net/ "prt-get" hangs in there like this: dl.sourceforge.net | 80 and then does not do anything. i am not able to install most of the packages i need, like "alsa" "mpg321", "emacs" etc. any solution ? -- http://arnuld.blogspot.com/

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[notify] xorg-server update -- rebuild your drivers
by Tilman Sauerbeck 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

Hi, I updated xorg-server to 1.3.0 today. This releases is API compatible to the current drivers, but it's not ABI (binary) compatible. That means that you'll have to rebuild your drivers after you updated xorg-server. If you don't, weird stuff will happen. I think weirdness will vary from a simple "x errors out" to "black screen/system hang". If you happen to read about the cool new Intel driver -- this one is still known as "xorg-xf86-video-i810" in CRUX. Different name, same code ;) Enjoy, Tilman -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

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making a custom ISO
by Dave McGuire 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

Hi folks. I need to install CRUX on a machine whose ATA controller is not supported by the kernel on the standard install CDROM. I have a kernel that works on this machine but I'd like to make a custom install ISO, as I have several identical systems. However, I don't know how to create a custom installation CDROM...can anyone point me to a quick how-to? Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire Port Charlotte, FL

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Couldt find Python headers
by Alexei Danchenkov 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

Trying to install avahi: prt-get depinst --install-scripts avahi and keep getting the message about python extensions not found, then the installation fails. checking for python script directory... ${prefix}/share/python2.5/site-packages checking for python extension module directory... ${exec_prefix}/lib/python2.5/site-packages checking for headers required to compile python extensions... not found Python 2.5 is installed successfully. Am I missing the point? Alexei

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X could not be configured (BUT TWM runs)
by arnuld 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

some days ago i posted my problem: "Xorg -configure" gives me blank screen and then stays *in* there. even "C-M-backspace" stops working then. i mean i can't get back to my terminal without manual reboot :-(" DAMN IT, i can't refuse my love for "simplicity" :-) ...so.. i installed CRUX 2.3 again but problem remains the same but i can run "startx" and TWM greets me with its 3 terminals, hence i m using Firefox in TWM to write this email and my mouse is working too. Heck, there is no "X11" directory in "/etc/" or "/usr".... this strange phenomenon is just killing me. somebody suggested me to use my "xorg.conf" file from Gentoo. so i copied that file to my system and at terminal tried this: Xorg -config xorg.conf and i get an error something like this: "module pcidata not found" "can not load base modules" WORST part is i can not copy that "xorg.conf" file here in my mail. Mouse refuses to paste anything :-( (but i can send file as an attachment which will be scrubbed in this mailing list. so if you can help me on this then please allow me to send that "xorg.conf" as an attachment to your email ID, if you can provide it OR if you have some other way of helping me. i love to use CRUX ) -- http://arnuld.blogspot.com/

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