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kumico

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Registered: 2007-09-28

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Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

??? wth,, why is everythign suddenly faster? (systems boots faster, app loads faster?;;with nvidia-beta, framerates have gone up)
i don't like this,, put it back please

Ink-Jet

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From: London

Registered: 2008-03-27

Posts: 64

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Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

You better be trolling.

kumico

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Registered: 2007-09-28

Posts: 224

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Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

maybe you can't see the hidden meaning ???

sash

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Registered: 2005-10-16

Posts: 155

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

Everything works as expected, except mythtv--the backend log reports a socket error, and mythbackend either crashes or refuses to start.

brain0

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From: Aachen - Germany

Registered: 2005-01-03

Posts: 1,382

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

Thanks for the backport! I have pretty lights now (LED works now), but still I can't find any single 11a network when scanning.

My router is dual band and I am currently connected to the 11g network and pick up a couple of other 11g networks.

With ipw3945 I could connect to 11a without problems, OpenBSD's wpi using the same µcode as iwl doesn't find 11a networks, either. I'm puzzled and have to continue using 11g, whilst the only reason for buying this router was 11a support...

I just checked and can't see 11a networks either. The problem might be some regulation thing:

# ./iw dev wlan0 info
Band 1:
    Frequencies:
        * 2412 MHz
        * 2417 MHz
        * 2422 MHz
        * 2427 MHz
        * 2432 MHz
        * 2437 MHz
        * 2442 MHz
        * 2447 MHz
        * 2452 MHz
        * 2457 MHz
        * 2462 MHz
        * 2467 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS)
        * 2472 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS)
    Bitrates:
        * 1.0 Mbps
        * 2.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
        * 5.5 Mbps (short preamble supported)
        * 11.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
        * 6.0 Mbps
        * 9.0 Mbps
        * 12.0 Mbps
        * 18.0 Mbps
        * 24.0 Mbps
        * 36.0 Mbps
        * 48.0 Mbps
        * 54.0 Mbps
Band 2:
    Frequencies:
        * 5170 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS)
        * 5180 MHz
        * 5190 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS)
        * 5200 MHz
        * 5210 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS)
        * 5220 MHz
        * 5230 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS)
        * 5240 MHz
        * 5260 MHz (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5280 MHz (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5300 MHz (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5320 MHz (passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5500 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5520 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5540 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5560 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5580 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5600 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5620 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5640 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5660 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5680 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
        * 5700 MHz (disabled, passive scanning, no IBSS, radar detection)
    Bitrates:
        * 6.0 Mbps
        * 9.0 Mbps
        * 12.0 Mbps
        * 18.0 Mbps
        * 24.0 Mbps
        * 36.0 Mbps
        * 48.0 Mbps
        * 54.0 Mbps

EDIT: This helps (partially): http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux. … eral/13803

Last edited by brain0 (2008-04-21 15:39:02)

dw

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From: Vienna, Austria

Registered: 2006-11-25

Posts: 160

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

Everything works as expected, except mythtv--the backend log reports a socket error, and mythbackend either crashes or refuses to start.

i cannot confirm this. myth runs fine here ...

Nocturnal_Deviant

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From: Kent, United Kingdom

Registered: 2008-04-09

Posts: 17

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

I just went and tried to upgrade to 2.6.25 but I have encountered a problem to do with my webcam, which uses the linux-uvc-svn driver from the community repo.

[root@richard-laptop richard]# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronising package databases...
 testing                   14.3K  202.4K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: linux-uvc-svn: requires kernel26<2.6.25
[root@richard-laptop richard]#

So it look like I will not be upgrading for a while unless I can find a work round.

brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

Posts: 3,742

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

cp the pkgbuild from /var/abs/ and remove the kernel restriction from it. Will probably need to set _kernver too, which is an often-used variable in kernel pkgbuilds:

V=$(cd /usr/src/linux && make kernelversion)
sed -i -e "/^_kernver=/s/.*/_kernver=${V}/" PKGBUILD

Last edited by brebs (2008-04-21 16:13:17)

zyghom

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From: Poland/currently Africa

Registered: 2006-05-11

Posts: 432

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Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

Update was smooth - kernel 2.6.25-ARCH works like a charm.

I was a bit afraid of ACPI problems, because my notebook has a crappy ACPI-Table - But everything works (Temp monitoring, fan control etc).

which laptop ?
mine (MSI GX700) has problems as well, would be nice trying 25 kernel for this reason

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wuischke

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From: Suisse Romande

Registered: 2007-01-06

Posts: 630

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

I just checked and can't see 11a networks either. The problem might be some regulation thing:
[...]
EDIT: This helps (partially): http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux. … eral/13803

Wow, thanks a lot! I might just set my router to use a specific channel (allowed in the US and the EU and therefore allowed in the driver) instead of DFS and my problem should be solved. I would never have thought of such an issue, thanks again!

I'll see if something like this exists with OpenBSD, too, I most certainly hope so. [And I'll probably write my second mail to a mailing list ...the last one was about wlan and openbsd, too...]

brain0

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From: Aachen - Germany

Registered: 2005-01-03

Posts: 1,382

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

I just went and tried to upgrade to 2.6.25 but I have encountered a problem to do with my webcam, which uses the linux-uvc-svn driver from the community repo.

error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: linux-uvc-svn: requires kernel26<2.6.25

So it look like I will not be upgrading for a while unless I can find a work round.

You can always rebuild the module yourself: uninstall it, update kernel&co, then get the PKGBUILD from abs, change the kernel version, build and install. All that assuming the source code is compatible to 2.6.25.

The community repository only in sync with core/extra, not with testing.

Nocturnal_Deviant

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From: Kent, United Kingdom

Registered: 2008-04-09

Posts: 17

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

Thanks for the info guys.  I will have to look into how I rebuild the module and how I use PKGBUILD as I am pretty new to Linux and have only been using Arch for about 2 weeks now.

Bestiapeluda

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From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Registered: 2007-10-16

Posts: 181

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

I am trying to reduce the amount of
patching, especially if it only benefits a few people or can be
potentially dangerous.

YAY!!

Geekosaurio

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From: Valencia - Venezuela

Registered: 2007-04-26

Posts: 17

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

For those using Nvidia Legacy Drivers (like me) you can find the patches and instructions to compile them for 2.6.25 kernel here:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=110088

I successfully compiled version 96.43.05 and I'm using it right now with the kernel from the testing repo and it's working fine until now.

PS: Sorry about my lousy english

silver

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Registered: 2008-01-11

Posts: 31

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

Good job!
Thanks a lot!

brain0

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From: Aachen - Germany

Registered: 2005-01-03

Posts: 1,382

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

For those using Nvidia Legacy Drivers (like me) you can find the patches and instructions to compile them for 2.6.25 kernel here:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=110088

I successfully compiled version 96.43.05 and I'm using it right now with the kernel from the testing repo and it's working fine until now.

You do know that those drivers are in the testing repository as well? No need to compile them (packages nvidia-96xx-utils and nvidia-96xx)

patroclo7

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From: Bassano del Grappa, ITALY

Registered: 2006-01-11

Posts: 915

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

This is the first vanilla kernel where:
1) the last non-working piece of hardware in my laptop works without patches and/or external modules (thanks to the new nozomi driver);
2) I can suspend to ram and resume without any trick, thanks to the new stuff in i915.
Very happy

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JaQoB

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Registered: 2007-04-04

Posts: 60

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

Anyone seeing some problems with nvidia graphic drivers?
Programs like glxgears is workish, but dont seems to update the windows, so i just see a frozen image.
In glxgears, the fps is still shown, and is about the same as before, so in some way it is still working.

I am not 100% positive that the kernel is to blame, but i know it worked some few days before the update...

Gigamo

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Registered: 2008-01-19

Posts: 394

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

All fine here as well. Thank you for the fast upgrade.

zyghom

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From: Poland/currently Africa

Registered: 2006-05-11

Posts: 432

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Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

what about virtualbox modules ?
compilation ok but somehow does not load:

sudo modprobe -v vboxdrv
Password: 
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/misc/vboxdrv.ko 
FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv (/lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/misc/vboxdrv.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

dmesg | tail
vboxdrv: Unknown symbol change_page_attr

Last edited by zyghom (2008-04-22 07:38:25)

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brain0

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From: Aachen - Germany

Registered: 2005-01-03

Posts: 1,382

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

what about virtualbox modules ?
compilation ok but somehow does not load:

http://users.archlinux.de/~pierre/packa … x/vboxdrv/
They released a new one which seems to work.

zyghom

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From: Poland/currently Africa

Registered: 2006-05-11

Posts: 432

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Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

many many many thanks :-)

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nDray

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From: Portugal

Registered: 2007-01-21

Posts: 143

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Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

More accurate statistics show that iwl3945 is working MUCH better
All great here, not one problem since update... nvidia, intel 3945, core2 duo, pata...

I did notice, though, that udev now takes about 2.6 seconds (.6 more than with 2.6.24) to load the modules... Maybe more modules are being loaded....

Last edited by nDray (2008-04-22 09:10:42)

setsuna

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From: Italy

Registered: 2008-04-10

Posts: 30

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

ok...

Installed kernel, nvidia-beta and all is working, I'm even trying Metacity's compositing again; when I updated to gnome 2.22 it crashed miserably, now it seems to work.

udev seems to take a little less time to me than before (850ms now, before was 980-1100ms) so it's all good for me.

Thanks a lot.

Geekosaurio

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From: Valencia - Venezuela

Registered: 2007-04-26

Posts: 17

Re: 2.6.25 enters [testing]

brain0:

Maybe I missunderstood the information from the firts post, in the message linked Thomas Bächler says

I didn't update any modules, so if there are new versions available for
any, please inform their maintainers. The following modules are
currently broken.

So I thought that the nvidia modules wasn't updated, sorry about the unnedeed info.