Errors and glitches in xfce x86_64

[Axel]

1. Hi! fellas
   
   
   
   Congrats for the last release & thanks for Porteus 3.1
   (Rigt now, I'm using Porteus 3.1 xfce x86_64, fresh install)
   
   
   
   Anyway, there are some glitches/errors and bugs.
2. In the Applications Menu, several icons are missing and cannot be seen in the different menus.
   (System, Multimedia, Internet, Settings & Accessories, etc ....)
   
   As you can see in these graphic examples:
   
   
   
   • BTW right click on desktop, all icons in the menus are correct:
   
   
3. I can't navigate FTP sites at all; using a Web browser (SeaMonkey, Firefox, or PaleMoon) or using gFTP.
   
   With a web broser, I can not access and I only can see the next error:
   
   
   
   
   • And using gFTP, another error:
   
   Cannot create a data connection: Connection timed out
   Disconnecting from site ftp.slackware.com
   
   
   
   
   Really i don't know which is the reason. Because the firewall it's ON (Normal Mode or Strict Mode)
   Port 21 is allowed but as you can see, doesn't work properly.
   
   Something similar occurs with IMAP, POP and SMTP servers, in SeaMonkey Mail (using the following ports 443, 465, 587, 993, 995).
   As workaround* I had to add all these ports to the rc.Firewall. Only in this way it works correctly.
   
   

   Code: Select all

   #!/bin/bash
   #
   # usage: rc.firewall start|stop|status
   #
   # Simple firewall disallowing all incomming connections
   # but allowing all traffic on localhost (lo device)
   # and allowing all outgoing traffic for $ALLOWED_PORTS
   # (you can set the variable below)
   #
   # Author: Tomas M. <http://slax.linux-live.org/>
   #
   ALLOWED_PORTS="20 21 22 25 80 110 143 443 465 587 993 995"
   #-----------------------------------------------------------

4. Xarchiver 0.5.3
   
   Several errors with this message:
   No suitable archive manager found
   
   
   For the moment, that's all.
   I hope that can help me to solve these problems
   
   
   
   
   Cheers! 8)

[brokenman]

Thanks for the feedback.

In the Applications Menu, several icons are missing and cannot be seen in the different menus.

Already reported and will push an update to fix this

I can't navigate FTP sites at all; using a Web browser (SeaMonkey, Firefox, or PaleMoon) or using gFTP.

I have no problem using any of the mentioned programs. For example the below address works. Are you sure it is not a firewall blocking this? Try turning it off.
ftp://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/slackware/

Several errors with this message:

With which archives do these errors appear? I know about .iso files already, are there any others?

[Axel]

Thanks for the feedback.

You're welcome!

In the Applications Menu, several icons are missing and cannot be seen in the different menus.

Already reported and will push an update to fix this

OK, thanks.
When will the update be available?

I can't navigate FTP sites at all; using a Web browser (SeaMonkey, Firefox, or PaleMoon) or using gFTP.

I have no problem using any of the mentioned programs. For example the below address works. Are you sure it is not a firewall blocking this? Try turning it off.
ftp://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/slackware/

As you can see in the previous message, I said the ports that are allowed. Apparently, port 21 is allowed.
BTW with the firewall off, I can access ftp://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/slackware/ and ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/s ... 1/patches/ etc
But I don't want using Porteus 3.1 with the firewall off, since it is a security risk.

Several errors with this message:

With which archives do these errors appear? I know about .iso files already, are there any others?

Encrypted (password) .rar files and some .iso files (I didn't know that was already reported).



Cheers!

[brokenman]

When will the update be available?

I would like to wait a little longer (maybe 1 or 2 weeks) to see if any more bugs are found before pushing an update. I will discuss this with fanthom.

As you can see in the previous message, I said the ports that are allowed. Apparently, port 21 is allowed.

I was able to reproduce this finally.

Please try the following which will load a kernel module (perhaps it is not automatically loaded) and allow passive ftp traffic.

First enable the firewall on normal or strict mode then from a root console:

Code: Select all

modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp
iptables -A INPUT  -p tcp -m tcp --sport 1024: --dport 1024: -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "Allow passive inbound connections"
iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --sport 1024: --dport 1024: -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "Allow passive inbound connections"

Will check xarchiver with rar files. Thanks.

[Axel]

When will the update be available?

I would like to wait a little longer (maybe 1 or 2 weeks) to see if any more bugs are found before pushing an update. I will discuss this with fanthom.

OK, thanks.
Any advice to make it myself ...??

As you can see in the previous message, I said the ports that are allowed. Apparently, port 21 is allowed.

I was able to reproduce this finally.

Please try the following which will load a kernel module (perhaps it is not automatically loaded) and allow passive ftp traffic.

First enable the firewall on normal or strict mode then from a root console:

Code: Select all

modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp
iptables -A INPUT  -p tcp -m tcp --sport 1024: --dport 1024: -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "Allow passive inbound connections"
iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --sport 1024: --dport 1024: -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "Allow passive inbound connections"

Your code works fine. But only for the current session.
After switch off or reboot, the situation is the same as before.
What is the permanent fix ??? (Sorry, I don't know how to configure iptables)

Will check xarchiver with rar files. Thanks.

You're welcome!

BTW, there are an updated version of Xarchiver (Xarchiver-0.5.4 - 28/09/14)




Cheers!

[Axel]

When will the update be available?

I would like to wait a little longer (maybe 1 or 2 weeks) to see if any more bugs are found before pushing an update. I will discuss this with fanthom.

OK, thanks.
Any advice to make it myself ...??

• After so many days... do you have any answer to my question?

As you can see in the previous message, I said the ports that are allowed. Apparently, port 21 is allowed.

I was able to reproduce this finally.

Please try the following which will load a kernel module (perhaps it is not automatically loaded) and allow passive ftp traffic.

First enable the firewall on normal or strict mode then from a root console:

Code: Select all

modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp
iptables -A INPUT  -p tcp -m tcp --sport 1024: --dport 1024: -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "Allow passive inbound connections"
iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp --sport 1024: --dport 1024: -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT -m comment --comment "Allow passive inbound connections"

Your code works fine. But only for the current session.
After switch off or reboot, the situation is the same as before.
What is the permanent fix ??? (Sorry, I don't know how to configure iptables)

• I guess you have no interest in resolving this issue.
  
  So, I have solved the problem by myself.
  I have installed ufw / gufw and disabled completely the integrated (crappy) firewall.
  
  

Will check xarchiver with rar files. Thanks.

You're welcome!

BTW, there are an updated version of Xarchiver (Xarchiver-0.5.4 - 28/09/14)

• Partially solved using PeaZip Portable ...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cheers!

[Ed_P]

• I guess you have no interest in resolving this issue.

Don't be rude. brokenman is on vacation with his family and out of country. When he gets back and catches up I'm sure he will get back to you.

[brokenman]

Yes I am currently traveling (fogged in at Dubai) and having a computer free vacation. Put the commands in your rc.local file.

[Axel]

I am currently traveling (fogged in at Dubai) and having a computer free vacation.

• Good luck and bon voyage!

Put the commands in your rc.local file.

• Nope!
  As I've said before, I will not use a firewall with a lot of bugs (fails with POP, IMAP, FTP, Bittorrent, MLDonkey, etc ...)
  When I already have installed and configured perfectly ufw/gufw.
  Thanks anyway.
  
  
  
  
  Cheers!

[Axel]

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[brokenman]

Nope!

Hey, whatever works for you. In any case what you were using were iptables. A good firewall solution is obviously a better solution for you. Good luck.