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VSIDO Support => General Support => Hardware Help & Support => Topic started by: tlinsley on February 20, 2013, 03:43:34 AM

Title: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: tlinsley on February 20, 2013, 03:43:34 AM
Smxi'd up the latest towo kernel (3.8-0.towo-siduction-amd64).  Everything is purring like a cheetah kitten.  No issues to report.


System:    Host: vsido Kernel: 3.8-0.towo-siduction-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Xfce 4.10.0 Distro: VSIDO
Machine:   Mobo: Dell model: 0P792H version: A04 Bios: Dell version: A04 date: 11/26/2008
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo CPU T6400 (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3)
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1200.00 MHz 2: 1200.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
           X.org: 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) tty size: 96x30 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio:     Card: Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.8-0.towo-siduction-amd64
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller driver: b43-pci-bridge
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Broadcom NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (24.0% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD3200BEVT size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID: / size: 9.1G used: 7.1G (83%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda8 label: N/A
           ID: /home size: 258G used: 65G (27%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7 label: N/A
           ID: swap-1 size: 7.97GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6 label: N/A
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0C mobo: 39.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 128 Uptime: 1 min Memory: 145.6/3919.7MB Client: Shell (sudo) inxi: 1.8.38
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: dizzie on February 20, 2013, 06:52:32 AM
Topic moved, wasnt really a support issue, as everything is working fine :D
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: hinto on February 20, 2013, 01:41:46 PM
^I've [mainly] used the distros (or the sources.list) from the guys that created siduction since about 2006, when Kanotix was based on SID.
-Hinto
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: tlinsley on February 21, 2013, 02:19:11 AM
@Hinto:  Does that mean you are using Siduction repos instead of Debian?  Or in conjunction?
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: tlinsley on February 21, 2013, 02:23:30 AM
Not really an issue, but I noticed that after installing the new towo kernel there was no grub entry for the previous kernel.  Is that resultant from installing with smxi?  Or is it by VastOne design?  Just curious...
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: hinto on February 21, 2013, 04:10:40 AM
@tlinsley  I track siduction (instead of sid)
-Hinto
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: VastOne on February 21, 2013, 04:33:41 AM
@ tlinsley, as far as I know, nothing smxi does (update-grub after the towo install) or anything I have done or have implemented should have affected the previous kernel

This is curious...  Have you tried another update-grub to see what it shows?
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: tlinsley on February 21, 2013, 12:27:27 PM
Smxi did a grub-update and according to the output it was successful.  Won't be on that system for a couple of days, but when next I access it I will perform another grub-update and post the results.

As I mentioned, not really an issue for me (since I took pre-update fsarchive backup  ;) ).  But yes it is curious behavior.
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: hinto on February 21, 2013, 01:25:29 PM
Did you remove any kernels during the smxi?  smxi offers that in "advanced kernel options" (if I recall the option correctly)
-Hinto
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: VastOne on February 21, 2013, 05:34:39 PM
Quote from: tlinsley on February 21, 2013, 12:27:27 PM

since I took pre-update fsarchive backup  ;)

Like a BOSS... well done!  Glad to see another fan of fsarchiver.

I just used it yesterday to create another 3 build environments... I have the build now down to 1 gig via fsarchiver.  It takes about 4 minutes to backup and only 3 minutes to restore to a new machine

So every time I have a major change on the ISO, I simply fsarchive it from where it was built and just overwrite it on the other machines..

so clean it is SCARY ...  ???
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: hinto on February 21, 2013, 05:39:06 PM
^reminds me... it's lunchtime... Time to install VSIDO.... now to come up with a clever name....
Juelp-> Mint
ElCid-> Siduction
#!-> CaptainCrunch (that was obvious)
Mint KDE (my kids)-> minty (after "My Little Pony")
OpenSolaris-> LouisXIV (the Sun King)
VSIDO-> ?

Maybe I should auction the name off ;)

-Hinto
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: Sector11 on February 21, 2013, 06:10:27 PM
VSIDO -> VOIDS The Rest!
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: vrkalak on February 22, 2013, 02:07:45 AM
I, just today, downloaded and installed the new version of VSIDO and it came with this kernel after initial update.

Linux 3.8-0.slh.1-aptosid-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Feb 19 00:54:45 UTC 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

So far - so good  :)
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: VastOne on February 22, 2013, 02:11:50 AM
^ Did you use smxi for that kernel or aptosid sources?
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: vrkalak on February 22, 2013, 02:18:55 AM
Quote from: VastOne on February 22, 2013, 02:11:50 AM
^ Did you use smxi for that kernel or aptosid sources?
Just updated using the default sources.list (I changed nothing)
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: VastOne on February 22, 2013, 02:21:16 AM
Then you must have called for that kernel to update?  I am not understanding how a normal update would pull in a kernel change from aptosid... I understand it is there because of the sources, but there is no way a simple update should be installing that kernel
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: vrkalak on February 22, 2013, 02:31:10 AM
^  Here's what I did.

I installed the .iso
Did my initial apt-get update and dist-upgrade.
Then manually updated the linux-image* (kernel) via the Terminal.  (the aptosid repro is in the default sources.list)

I did not use sxmi or Liquorix.
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: VastOne on February 22, 2013, 02:41:15 AM
Aye... the manual part makes sense now..  I just did the same thing on one install. 

You had me worried, I thought that somehow a normal apt-get update / apt-get dist-upgrade had somehow installed the wrong kernel

Thanks
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: vrkalak on February 22, 2013, 02:53:34 AM
^ like with most every distro, I've ever tried anew.

I figure "tweak it, 'til you break it" then either fix it or re-install.
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: tlinsley on February 22, 2013, 10:52:43 AM
QuoteNot really an issue, but I noticed that after installing the new towo kernel there was no grub entry for the previous kernel.  Is that resultant from installing with smxi?  Or is it by VastOne design?  Just curious...

^False alarm.  Turns out that if you scroll down to the second grub menu option, named "Advanced Options", all your installed kernels await you in a sub-menu.  So it's a feature!


After continued use of the 3.8 towo kernel, I have encountered no issues except...

VirtualBox guest additions refuse to compile under the 3.8 kernel.  Assuming next release of guest additions will address that.  So until then, if you are running as a Vbox guest, you might want to remain on 3.7 kernel.
Title: Re: Seduced by Siduction...
Post by: hinto on February 22, 2013, 01:53:29 PM
@Sector11 I meant machine name ;)
-H