Porteus-v3.2.1 bug reports

[fulalas]

Booting on a FAT32 usb stick and Porteus told me that it can only run on Always Fresh mode, but in fact it loaded all modules inside /porteus/modules and also copied rootcopy folder. Is this normal?

[ncmprhnsbl]

Booting on a FAT32 usb stick and Porteus told me that it can only run on Always Fresh mode, but in fact it loaded all modules inside /porteus/modules and also copied rootcopy folder. Is this normal?

its a little misleading but is correct...(to a point)
its referring to changes=/porteus/ cheatcode not being able to work because fat32 is not POSIX compatible ie. doesnt handle ownership/permissions..

[fulalas]

its referring to changes=/porteus/ cheatcode not being able to work because fat32 is not POSIX compatible ie. doesnt handle ownership/permissions..

I see. And also FAT32 doesn't support symlinks.

But anyway the Porteus message doesn't seem to be correct once Porteus isn't really running on AF mode in this case, right?

[Ed_P]

^ A porteus changes= save.dat file works fine on FAT32 & NTFS drive formats for me.

[Ed_P]

3.2.1 Cinnamon 64-bit

WiFi not working on an HP Pavilion notebook. WifI is an option in Network Manager but enabling it immediately disables it.

Hopefully there is enough here to help determine a fix.

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WIRELESS INFO:

02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 3165 (rev 81)
	Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless AC 3165
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 131
	Memory at b1500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
	Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [40] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 94-65-9c-ff-ff-b7-9c-b5
	Capabilities: [14c] Latency Tolerance Reporting
	Capabilities: [154] L1 PM Substates
	Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
	Kernel modules: iwlwifi, wl

DMESG INFO:

[    0.000000] Linux version 4.8.11-porteus (root@porteus) (gcc version 5.3.0 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Nov 28 00:18:06 BRST 2016
[    0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=(loop)/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz from=/ISOs/Porteus-CINNAMON-v3.2.1-x86_64.iso volume=33 reboot=cold extramod=/mnt/sdb1/porteus3.2/Modules
[    0.000000] x86/fpu: Supporting XSAVE feature 0x001: 'x87 floating point registers'
[    0.000000] x86/fpu: Supporting XSAVE feature 0x002: 'SSE registers'
[    0.000000] x86/fpu: Supporting XSAVE feature 0x004: 'AVX registers'
[    0.000000] x86/fpu: Supporting XSAVE feature 0x008: 'MPX bounds registers'
[    0.000000] x86/fpu: Supporting XSAVE feature 0x010: 'MPX CSR'
[    0.000000] x86/fpu: xstate_offset[2]:  576, xstate_sizes[2]:  256
[    0.000000] x86/fpu: xstate_offset[3]:  832, xstate_sizes[3]:   64
[    0.000000] x86/fpu: xstate_offset[4]:  896, xstate_sizes[4]:   64
[    0.000000] x86/fpu: Enabled xstate features 0x1f, context size is 960 bytes, using 'compacted' format.
[    0.000000] x86/fpu: Using 'eager' FPU context switches.
[    0.000000] e820: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000057fff] usable
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000000058000-0x0000000000058fff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000000059000-0x0000000000085fff] usable
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000000086000-0x00000000000fffff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000000100000-0x000000007ae3efff] usable
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000007ae3f000-0x000000007ae3ffff] ACPI NVS
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000007ae40000-0x000000007ae69fff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000007ae6a000-0x000000008c10dfff] usable
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000008c10e000-0x000000008c30dfff] type 20
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000008c30e000-0x000000008cafdfff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000008cafe000-0x000000008cdfdfff] ACPI NVS
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000008cdfe000-0x000000008cefdfff] ACPI data
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000008cefe000-0x000000008cefefff] usable
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000008ceff000-0x000000008fffffff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000e0000000-0x00000000efffffff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000fd000000-0x00000000fe7fffff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000feb00000-0x00000000feb03fff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000fec00000-0x00000000fec00fff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000fed00000-0x00000000fed00fff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000fed10000-0x00000000fed19fff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000fed84000-0x00000000fed84fff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000fee00000-0x00000000fee00fff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000ffa00000-0x00000000ffffffff] reserved
[    0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000100000000-0x000000016effffff] usable
[    0.000000] NX (Execute Disable) protection: active
[    0.000000] efi: EFI v2.40 by INSYDE Corp.
[    0.000000] efi:  SMBIOS=0x8c37b000  ESRT=0x8c37ca18  ACPI 2.0=0x8cefd014 
[    0.000000] esrt: Reserving ESRT space from 0x000000008c37ca18 to 0x000000008c37ca50.
[    0.000000] SMBIOS 2.8 present.
[    0.000000] DMI: HP HP Pavilion x360 Convertible/80D1, BIOS F.1D 08/17/2016
[    0.000000] e820: update [mem 0x00000000-0x00000fff] usable ==> reserved
[    0.000000] e820: remove [mem 0x000a0000-0x000fffff] usable
[    0.000000] e820: last_pfn = 0x16f000 max_arch_pfn = 0x400000000
[    0.000000] MTRR default type: uncachable
[    0.000000] MTRR fixed ranges enabled:
[    0.000000]   00000-9FFFF write-back
[    0.000000]   A0000-BFFFF uncachable
[    0.000000]   C0000-FFFFF write-protect
 :
 :
 :
[   13.057397] USB Video Class driver (1.1.1)
[   13.069001] Bluetooth: hci0: read Intel version: 370810011003110e00
[   13.069140] bluetooth hci0: Direct firmware load for intel/ibt-hw-37.8.10-fw-1.10.3.11.e.bseq failed with error -2
[   13.069143] Bluetooth: hci0 failed to open Intel firmware file: intel/ibt-hw-37.8.10-fw-1.10.3.11.e.bseq(-2)
[   13.069206] bluetooth hci0: Direct firmware load for intel/ibt-hw-37.8.bseq failed with error -2
[   13.069208] Bluetooth: hci0 failed to open default Intel fw file: intel/ibt-hw-37.8.bseq
[   13.192395] i915 0000:00:02.0: fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device
[   13.225190] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0: autoconfig for ALC3227: line_outs=1 (0x14/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0) type:speaker
[   13.225196] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    speaker_outs=0 (0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[   13.225197] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    hp_outs=1 (0x21/0x0/0x0/0x0/0x0)
[   13.225198] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    mono: mono_out=0x0
[   13.225199] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:    inputs:
[   13.225201] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:      Mic=0x19
[   13.225202] snd_hda_codec_realtek hdaudioC0D0:      Internal Mic=0x12
[   13.258897] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: Too many HDMI devices
[   13.258899] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: Consider building the kernel with CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS=y
[   13.261006] input: HDA Intel PCH Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input14
[   13.261077] input: HDA Intel PCH Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input15
[   13.261187] input: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input16
[   13.261255] input: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=7 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input17
[   13.261318] input: HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0/input18
[   14.767092] NET: Registered protocol family 10
[   15.408222] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[   15.435926] r8169 0000:03:00.0 eth0: link down
[   15.436004] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[   15.438697] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[   15.466262] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   15.466711] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   15.540082] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   15.540478] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   15.568579] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[   19.701615] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: IRQ timing workaround is activated for card #0. Suggest a bigger bdl_pos_adj.
[   65.889361] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   65.890024] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   65.958523] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   65.959104] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   65.990228] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[   66.054323] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   66.054879] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   66.122312] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   66.122869] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   66.152984] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[   66.192494] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[   78.476383] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   78.476997] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   78.545469] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   78.546025] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   78.578086] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[   78.628184] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[  100.321248] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[  100.321806] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[  100.389889] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[  100.390468] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[  100.420775] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[  100.466246] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready

[Bogomips]

Testing for baloo_file upon entry to KDE

Normally kill off baloo-file process in guiexec script. Here reporting situation without this precaution.

Upon text mode entry there is no sign of baloo_file activity:

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quiet from=/dev/sda10/tmp/iso/3.2.1/i586/Porteus-KDE-v3.2.1-i586.iso copy2ram ramsize=25% noauto rootcopy=/dev/sda4/kd_rcp 3

guest@porteus:~$ ps -e | grep baloo

Upon entry to GUI

1. Booting

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   quiet from=/dev/sda10/tmp/iso/3.2.1/i586/Porteus-KDE-v3.2.1-i586.iso copy2ram ramsize=25% noauto rootcopy=/dev/sda4/kd_rcp noload=1bp extramod=/dev/sda10/kd_xzm rammod=base;-2bp cliexec=mount~--bind~/home/guest/p9/tmp~/tmp 
   
   # Non standard /rootcopy dir:
   /dev/sda4/kd_rcp
   
   # Modules activated during boot time:
   /memory/copy2ram/000-kernel.xzm
   /memory/copy2ram/001-core.xzm
   /memory/copy2ram/002-xorg.xzm
   /memory/copy2ram/003-kde.xzm
   /mnt/sda10/kd_xzm/flashplayer-plugin-23.0.0.207-i586-1.xzm
   /mnt/sda10/kd_xzm/geany-1.25-i486-bundle.xzm
   /mnt/sda10/kd_xzm/gecko-mediaplayer-1.0.9.i686-pkg-1.xzm
   /mnt/sda10/kd_xzm/lt_040816.xzm
   /memory/copy2ram/nvidia-304.131_3.2.1-i586-2bp.xzm
   /mnt/sda10/kd_xzm/terminator-0.97-i486-1_slack.xzm
   
   ISO=/mnt/sda10/tmp/iso/3.2.1/i586/Porteus-KDE-v3.2.1-i586.iso
   

2. Excepting mouse pointer, GUI with just Konsole open freezes up 5 minutes after launch:

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   top - 14:59:03 up 5 min,  1 user,  load average: 6.33, 3.51, 1.54
   Tasks: 141 total,   5 running, 136 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
   %Cpu(s):  0.3 us, 99.1 sy,  0.0 ni,  0.0 id,  0.0 wa,  0.0 hi,  0.6 si,  0.0 st
   KiB Mem :   900928 total,    62268 free,   680876 used,   157784 buff/cache
   KiB Swap:   530108 total,        0 free,   530108 used.    11336 avail Mem
   
     PID USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S %CPU %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND
    1390 guest     20   0  165080  24660    512 R 19.8  2.7   0:12.21 org_kde_pow+
    1282 guest     20   0  308976  57912   7224 R 19.5  6.4   0:27.37 kwin_x11
    1286 guest     20   0  564068 119448  30912 R 19.5 13.3   0:50.96 plasmashell
    1501 guest     20   0  163164  32408   1328 R 19.5  3.6   0:29.92 konsole
    1424 guest     20   0  187912  24464     76 S  6.2  2.7   0:06.71 kactivityma+
    1570 guest     20   0    4008    492      0 R  3.1  0.1   0:01.27 top
       7 root      20   0       0      0      0 S  2.5  0.0   0:03.90 rcu_preempt
      26 root      20   0       0      0      0 S  2.2  0.0   0:04.73 kswapd0
     907 polkitd   20   0   61532   1504      0 S  1.9  0.2   0:03.28 polkitd
     988 root      20   0    2512     44      0 S  1.9  0.0   0:00.44 gpm
      85 root      20   0       0      0      0 S  1.5  0.0   0:04.20 kworker/0:3
     987 root      20   0    2392     52      0 S  1.5  0.0   0:00.17 crond
     339 root       0 -20       0      0      0 S  0.6  0.0   0:01.26 loop4
     606 message+  20   0    3588    540      0 S  0.6  0.1   0:00.54 dbus-daemon
     319 root       0 -20       0      0      0 S  0.3  0.0   0:00.39 loop2
    1283 guest     39  19 1247380 108548     16 S  0.3 12.0   0:31.09 baloo_file
   

3. After couple of minutes wait, returning to GUI with Alt+F7, still could not action anything. So back in console:

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    top - 15:02:07 up 8 min,  2 users,  load average: 7.87, 5.50, 2.67
   Tasks: 140 total,   4 running, 136 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
   %Cpu(s):  0.3 us, 99.1 sy,  0.0 ni,  0.0 id,  0.0 wa,  0.0 hi,  0.6 si,  0.0 st
   KiB Mem :   900928 total,    59880 free,   680844 used,   160204 buff/cache
   KiB Swap:   530108 total,        0 free,   530108 used.    10116 avail Mem
   
     PID USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S %CPU %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND
    1501 guest     20   0  163164  32528   1448 R 32.3  3.6   1:05.35 konsole
    1286 guest     20   0  565088 119008  30336 R 31.1 13.2   1:29.72 plasmashell
    1150 root      20   0   85576  23668   1200 S  8.3  2.6   0:27.69 Xorg
    1258 guest     20   0  216688   6028    364 D  5.5  0.7   0:13.66 kded5
    1424 guest     20   0  187912  24464     76 S  4.0  2.7   0:16.96 kactivityma+
     988 root      20   0    2512     44      0 S  2.8  0.0   0:00.71 gpm
       7 root      20   0       0      0      0 S  2.5  0.0   0:05.19 rcu_preempt
      26 root      20   0       0      0      0 S  2.5  0.0   0:09.15 kswapd0
    1307 guest     20   0    7180    384      0 S  2.5  0.0   0:00.99 gconfd-2
      85 root      20   0       0      0      0 S  1.8  0.0   0:08.85 kworker/0:3
    1487 guest     20   0  162432  24412     64 S  1.8  2.7   0:12.59 kdeconnectd
    1570 guest     20   0    4008    492      0 R  1.8  0.1   0:05.44 top
    1282 guest     20   0  303852  56832   6132 R  1.2  6.3   0:58.57 kwin_x11
    1283 guest     39  19 1247380 108520     16 S  0.9 12.0   0:31.80 baloo_file
   

   Still active baloo_file killed.
4. Alt +F7 Returns to black screen
5. Ctl+Alt+Backspace pops up dialog window with message that ksmserver could not be restarted
6. Back In Console: init 3 followed by init 4 gets Wallpaper and blue progress bar, followed by entry into GUI.
7. Ctl+Alt+F1 baloo_file is back:

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    top - 15:11:49 up 18 min,  2 users,  load average: 2.02, 3.28, 3.33
   Tasks: 143 total,   3 running, 140 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
   %Cpu(s):  4.1 us, 23.3 sy, 37.5 ni,  0.0 id, 34.5 wa,  0.0 hi,  0.7 si,  0.0 st
   KiB Mem :   900928 total,    64988 free,   600148 used,   235792 buff/cache
   KiB Swap:   530108 total,        0 free,   530108 used.    65584 avail Mem
   
     PID USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S %CPU %MEM     TIME+ COMMAND
    2122 guest     39  19 1196680  63840   4656 S 56.4  7.1   0:17.49 baloo_file
    2125 guest     20   0  526632 102796  26968 S  3.3 11.4   0:14.36 plasmashell
    1992 root      20   0   85164  27256   5412 S  1.7  3.0   0:03.88 Xorg
      26 root      20   0       0      0      0 S  1.0  0.0   0:13.16 kswapd0
    2118 guest     20   0  303408  63460  14400 R  0.7  7.0   0:04.59 kwin_x11
       7 root      20   0       0      0      0 R  0.3  0.0   0:08.04 rcu_preempt
   

8. Still in Console:

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   guest@porteus:~$ ps -e | grep baloo_file
    2122 ?        00:00:31 baloo_file
   guest@porteus:~$ kill 2122
   

   Alt+F7 finally good to go!

[brokenman]

Verdict, remove baloo?

[Ed_P]

Cinnamon 64-bit

On this netbook Cinnamon boots to a blank screen after displaying the standard text messages. alt+sysreq + reisub and ctl+alt+del have no effect, I have to power off to rebbot.

http://pastebin.ca/3745899

3.0.1 boots fine on it and is how I am able to post the pastebin link to the system dump it created.

-update-

The blank screen occurs not after displaying the standard Porteus text messages but rather after displaying the standard grub2 boot msgs. Similar grub2 code works for Porteus 3.5.

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menuentry "Porteus Cinnamon ISO - AF" --class slackware   --class icon-porteus  {
     echo Boot disk address is: $root
     echo Prefix is:            $prefix
     echo The boot mode is:     $grub2win_bootmode

     set iso=/ISOs/Porteus-CINNAMON-v3.2.1-x86_64.iso
     search -f $iso --set=root 

     set linux_drv=/mnt/sda5/porteus3.2
     if [ -f (hd1,1)/USB_INSTALLATION.txt ]; then
         set linux_drv=/mnt/sdb1/porteus3.2
     fi
     echo ISO root is:          $root
     echo ISO is:               $iso

     echo Porteus extramods is: $linux_drv
     set porteus_parms="volume=33 reboot=cold"

     echo Porteus parms are:    $porteus_parms
     echo
     loopback loop $iso
     sleep -v -i 17 
     echo "Loading Linux" 
     linux (loop)/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz from=$iso $porteus_parms
     echo "Loading initrd"
     initrd (loop)/boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
}

menuentry "Porteus Nemesis 3.5 ISO" --class slackware   --class icon-linux  {
     echo Boot disk address is: $root
     echo Prefix is:            $prefix
     echo The boot mode is:     $grub2win_bootmode

     set iso=/ISOs/porteus-nemesis-v3.5-lxde-x86_64.iso

     search -f $iso --set=root
     echo ISO root is:          $root
     echo ISO is:               $iso
     if [ -f (hd1,1)/USB_INSTALLATION.txt ]; then
         set linux_drv=/mnt/sdb1/porteus3.x
     else
         set linux_drv=/mnt/sda5/porteus3.x
     fi

     set porteus_parms="changes=$linux_drv/porteussave.dat volume=33 reboot=cold 3"

     echo Porteus changes:      $linux_drv/porteussave.dat
     echo Porteus parms are:    $porteus_parms
     echo
     loopback loop $iso
     sleep -v -i 7 
     echo "Loading Linux" 
     linux (loop)/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz from=$iso $porteus_parms
     echo "Loading initrd"
     initrd (loop)/boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
}

Is the Cinnamon ISO set up differently? Not UEFI enable?

Be sure to select 64bit and the UEFI enabled.

[fulalas]

Using vga_detect flag with a Nvidia card I get this message during boot, although everything goes well (i.e. Nvidia driver is loaded):

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linuxrc: cd: line 334: can't cd to /usr/share/pciids/NVIDIA

I checked and /usr/share/pciids doesn't exist.

[Bogomips]

Verdict, remove baloo?

It's not just me:

Square7 2016-06-30 15:39:34
Member
Registered: 2015-11-20
Posts: 5

The problem still persists on 3 of my Arch systems. They are all configured similar but are totaly independent. Baloo allways uses one entire core, which is why I disabled it again although I would really love to use it.

Here's the thing. There is 'updatedb' which normally paralyses the computer for a couple of minutes while it does it's thing. However this happens somewhere within the session, as opposed to baloo activity excluding starting the session. Being within the session one has a chance of finding out that it's slocate that has to be removed and to also see that find is not disadvantaged without 'updatedb' cron job. In the case of baloo however, certain users may not get chance of entering the DE, and may be put off by this.

Sorting out Baloo

• Baloo so far:

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  guest@porteus:~$ balooctl status
  Baloo File Indexer is not running
  Indexed 0 / 0 files
  Current size of index is 12.00 KiB
  
  guest@porteus:~$ cat .config/baloofilerc 
  [General]
  dbVersion=2
  exclude filters=*.aux,CVS,*.moc,.xsession-errors*,*.orig,CMakeCache.txt,confdefs.h,.obj,lzo,config.status,_darcs,*.rej,*.gmo,*.part,libtool,lost+found,*.o,.uic,*.vm*,Makefile.am,.moc,cmake_install.cmake,moc_*.cpp,qrc_*.cpp,.hg,*.nvram,*.loT,conftest,autom4te,*.m4,*.rcore,*~,litmain.sh,*.csproj,CTestTestfile.cmake,*.pc,CMakeTmp,confstat,*.pyc,*.tmp,po,CMakeFiles,ui_*.h,*.la,*.class,core-dumps,.git,*.swap,*.po,__pycache__,.svn,*.omf,*.elc,.bzr,CMakeTmpQmake,.pch,.histfile.*,*.lo
  exclude filters version=2
  first run=true
  

• guiexec

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  guest@porteus:~$ cat /proc/cmdline 
  quiet from=/dev/sda10/tmp/iso/3.2.1/i586/Porteus-KDE-v3.2.1-i586.iso copy2ram ramsize=25% noauto rootcopy=/dev/sda4/kd_rcp noload=1bp extramod=/dev/sda10/kd_xzm rammod=base;-2bp cliexec=mount~--bind~/home/guest/p9/tmp~/tmp guiexec=balooctl~disable
  
  guest@porteus:~$ balooctl status
  Baloo is currently disabled. To enable, please run "balooctl enable"
  

  Sorted.
• xinitrc
  • balooctl disable

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    quiet from=/dev/sda10/tmp/iso/3.2.1/i586/Porteus-KDE-v3.2.1-i586.iso copy2ram ramsize=25% noauto rootcopy=/dev/sda4/kd_rcp noload=1bp extramod=/dev/sda10/kd_xzm rammod=base;-2bp cliexec=mount~--bind~/home/guest/p9/tmp~/tmp guiexec=Prolog/pmx.sh 3
    INIT 3
    guest@porteus:~$ cat .xinitrc
    cat: .xinitrc: No such file or directory
    
    guest@porteus:~$ echo balooctl  disable >> .xinitrc
    guest@porteus:~$ cat .xinitrc
    balooctl disable
    
    INIT 4
    guest@porteus:~$ balooctl status
    Baloo File Indexer is running
    Indexer state: Idle
    Indexed 0 / 0 files
    Current size of index is 12.00 KiB
    
    guest@porteus:~$ balooctl disable
    inotify_add_watch("/etc/mtab") failed: "No space left on device"
    inotify_add_watch("/etc/fstab") failed: "No space left on device"
    Disabling the File Indexer
    
    guest@porteus:~$ balooctl status
    Baloo is currently disabled. To enable, please run "balooctl enable"
    
    guest@porteus:~$ ps -e | grep baloo
     1347 ?        00:00:27 baloo_file
    guest@porteus:~$ kill 1347
    guest@porteus:~$ ps -e | grep baloo
    

    Neutralised. (Premature invocation of balooctl)
  • Indexing-Enabled=false (baloofilerc)

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    INIT 3
    quiet from=/dev/sda10/tmp/iso/3.2.1/i586/Porteus-KDE-v3.2.1-i586.iso copy2ram ramsize=25% noauto rootcopy=/dev/sda4/kd_rcp noload=1bp extramod=/dev/sda10/kd_xzm rammod=base;-2bp cliexec=mount~--bind~/home/guest/p9/tmp~/tmp guiexec=Prolog/pmx.sh 3
    
    guest@porteus:~$ cat > .xinitrc
    echo [Basic Settings] >> ~/.config/baloofilerc
    echo Indexing-Enabled=false >> ~/.config/baloofilerc
    guest@porteus:~$ cat .xinitrc
    echo [Basic Settings] >> ~/.config/baloofilerc
    echo Indexing-Enabled=false >> ~/.config/baloofilerc
    
    INIT 4
    guest@porteus:~$ balooctl status
    Baloo File Indexer is running
    Indexer state: Initial Indexing
    Indexed 0 / 0 files
    Current size of index is 12.00 KiB
    
    guest@porteus:~$ balooctl disable
    Disabling the File Indexer
    guest@porteus:~$ pkill baloo
    
    guest@porteus:~$ cat .xinitrc 
    echo [Basic Settings] >> ~/.config/baloofilerc
    echo Indexing-Enabled=false >> ~/.config/baloofilerc
    
    guest@porteus:~$ cat .config/baloofilerc 
    [Basic Settings]
    Indexing-Enabled=false
    
    [General]
    dbVersion=2
    exclude filters=*.pc,*.csproj,*.loT,CMakeFiles,.histfile.*,CMakeTmp,confstat,core-dumps,*.la,.git,*~,*.po,.svn,config.status,*.pyc,*.tmp,.bzr,libtool,.pch,moc_*.cpp,*.lo,po,litmain.sh,_darcs,*.omf,__pycache__,CVS,CMakeTmpQmake,*.nvram,*.swap,*.elc,.xsession-errors*,.obj,CMakeCache.txt,*.aux,*.rcore,CTestTestfile.cmake,*.moc,lzo,lost+found,.uic,.moc,*.orig,*.o,*.class,*.rej,*.gmo,qrc_*.cpp,cmake_install.cmake,.hg,*.part,ui_*.h,conftest,*.m4,*.vm*,autom4te,confdefs.h,Makefile.am
    exclude filters version=2
    first run=true
    

    Neutralised. (Appears to be too late in the game. Config file not consulted at this stage, just appended to.)
• Text Mode

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    INIT 3
    quiet from=/dev/sda10/tmp/iso/3.2.1/i586/Porteus-KDE-v3.2.1-i586.iso copy2ram ramsize=25% noauto rootcopy=/dev/sda4/kd_rcp noload=1bp extramod=/dev/sda10/kd_xzm rammod=base;-2bp cliexec=mount~--bind~/home/guest/p9/tmp~/tmp guiexec=Prolog/pmx.sh 3
    
    guest@porteus:~$ cat .config/baloofilerc
    cat: .config/baloofilerc: No such file or directory
    guest@porteus:~$ balooctl status
    Baloo Index could not be opened
    
    guest@porteus:~$ cat > .config/baloofilerc
    [Basic Settings]
    Indexing-Enabled=false
    
    guest@porteus:~$ cat .config/baloofilerc
    [Basic Settings]
    Indexing-Enabled=false
    

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    INIT 4
    guest@porteus:~$ balooctl status
    Baloo is currently disabled. To enable, please run "balooctl enable"
    
    guest@porteus:~$ cat .config/baloofilerc 
    [Basic Settings]
    Indexing-Enabled=false
    
    [General]
    exclude filters=.histfile.*,*.loT,.uic,*.nvram,litmain.sh,.moc,CTestTestfile.cmake,conftest,*.rcore,autom4te,CMakeFiles,ui_*.h,*.m4,*.pyc,*.csproj,*.tmp,core-dumps,CVS,*.swap,CMakeTmp,confstat,*.pc,CMakeTmpQmake,*.class,__pycache__,*.omf,Makefile.am,lzo,*.la,*.elc,.xsession-errors*,.git,moc_*.cpp,*.po,qrc_*.cpp,.svn,*.aux,*.moc,*.orig,.bzr,*~,*.o,.pch,config.status,confdefs.h,*.lo,CMakeCache.txt,_darcs,.hg,*.part,*.rej,*.gmo,po,lost+found,.obj,libtool,cmake_install.cmake,*.vm*
    exclude filters version=2
    

    Sorted.
• Rootcopy

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    guest@porteus:~$ mkdir  /mnt/sda4/kd_rcp/home/guest/.config
    guest@porteus:~$ echo [Basic Settings] >> /mnt/sda4/kd_rcp/home/guest/.config/baloofilerc
    guest@porteus:~$ echo Indexing-Enabled=false >> /mnt/sda4/kd_rcp/home/guest/.config/baloofilerc 
    guest@porteus:~$ cat  /mnt/sda4/kd_rcp/home/guest/.config/baloofilerc
    [Basic Settings]
    Indexing-Enabled=false
    

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    guest@porteus:~$ cat /proc/cmdline 
    quiet from=/dev/sda10/tmp/iso/3.2.1/i586/Porteus-KDE-v3.2.1-i586.iso copy2ram ramsize=25% noauto rootcopy=/dev/sda4/kd_rcp noload=1bp extramod=/dev/sda10/kd_xzm rammod=base;-2bp cliexec=mount~--bind~/home/guest/p9/tmp~/tmp guiexec=Prolog/pmx.sh
    
    guest@porteus:~$ tail -n 16 /var/log/porteus-livedbg 
    # Non standard /rootcopy dir:
    /dev/sda4/kd_rcp
    
    # Modules activated during boot time:
    /memory/copy2ram/000-kernel.xzm
    /memory/copy2ram/001-core.xzm
    /memory/copy2ram/002-xorg.xzm
    /memory/copy2ram/003-kde.xzm
    /mnt/sda10/kd_xzm/flashplayer-plugin-23.0.0.207-i586-1.xzm
    /mnt/sda10/kd_xzm/geany-1.25-i486-bundle.xzm
    /mnt/sda10/kd_xzm/gecko-mediaplayer-1.0.9.i686-pkg-1.xzm
    /mnt/sda10/kd_xzm/lt_040816.xzm
    /memory/copy2ram/nvidia-304.131_3.2.1-i586-2bp.xzm
    /mnt/sda10/kd_xzm/terminator-0.97-i486-1_slack.xzm
    
    ISO=/mnt/sda10/tmp/iso/3.2.1/i586/Porteus-KDE-v3.2.1-i586.iso
    
    guest@porteus:~$ balooctl status
    Baloo is currently disabled. To enable, please run "balooctl enable"
    
    guest@porteus:~$ cat .config/baloofilerc 
    [Basic Settings]
    Indexing-Enabled=false
    
    [General]
    exclude filters=*.csproj,.git,*~,*.po,.svn,_darcs,lzo,litmain.sh,__pycache__,*.part,*.class,*.pyc,.bzr,*.tmp,.pch,qrc_*.cpp,*.lo,CTestTestfile.cmake,.histfile.*,po,*.o,*.omf,core-dumps,*.elc,.hg,.obj,conftest,*.aux,*.moc,CMakeTmp,.uic,confstat,ui_*.h,.moc,moc_*.cpp,libtool,Makefile.am,CMakeTmpQmake,confdefs.h,*.swap,*.rej,*.gmo,CMakeFiles,CMakeCache.txt,*.m4,*.vm*,.xsession-errors*,*.nvram,lost+found,*.pc,*.loT,*.rcore,CVS,config.status,autom4te,*.orig,cmake_install.cmake,*.la
    exclude filters version=2
    

    Sorted.

Hopefully of assistance in providing some pointer as to where an intervention would be effective.

[Jack]

@Mate 64bit

I downloaded video from youtube or from my Mobius 2 HD 1080p 60 or 30 fps video camera. When I play either of them the video don't match up with sound. What could the problem be and can it be fixed? When I play the same videos in Windows 7 they play OK with no problem's.

[Jack]

@Mate 64bit

Why don't the Volume Properties change when you add files to the USB? I added a few youtube download and it stay the same. Here is a screen shot. This is before or after they are both the same.

And a screen shot of how much is on the USB with GParted. And the same here.

What could be wrong?

[Blaze]

Cinnamon x86_64
I tried to run VirtualBox but I stuck on the message

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Failed to load R0 module /opt/VirtualBox/VMMR0.r0: The owner is not root: '/opt' (VERR_SUPLIB_OWNER_NOT_ROOT).
Failed to load VMMR0.r0 (VERR_SUPLIB_OWNER_NOT_ROOT).

/opt folder have a bad owner and group - fixed via

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chown root:root /opt

[Bogomips]

kde 32 bit: kde-baseapps omissions

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guest@porteus:~$ egrep "/konqueror$|libkonq.so.5" /var/log/packages/kde-baseapps-16.08.2-i486-1alien 
usr/bin/konqueror
usr/lib/libkonq.so.5.14.25

guest@porteus:~$ egrep "/konqueror$|libkonq.so.5" /var/log/packages/kde-baseapps-16.08.2-i486-1alien | xargs -i ls -lh /{}
ls: cannot access '/usr/bin/konqueror': No such file or directory
ls: cannot access '/usr/lib/libkonq.so.5.14.25': No such file or directory

Omission of libs and apps intentional?

[brokenman]

Yes. You can get them from alienbob's repository if you need them.