antiX-19-a1-full (64 bit) available

[BitJam]

Maybe this early alpha is meant to be a bare-bones release without all of the normal antiX stuff, meant just to test the boot repair tools, but in case that's not true I'll report this.

This alpha is meant to catch problems like yours. I added some things to be checked that may not have been obvious but we certainly want to make sure it is booting properly, which for you it is not. I'm busy elsewhere ATM but I wanted to assure you and others that this is exactly the kind of bug we want reported.

[BitJam]

I was unable to connect to my wireless network using ceni. I tried on two different machines. The wireless hardware is detected but when I ask it to scan for networks it doesn't find any.

Here is the inxi -Fxx for each machine.

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System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.170-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 Console: tty 2 dm: N/A 
           Distro: antiX-19.a1_x64-full Marielle Franco 27 April 2019 base: Debian GNU/Linux buster/sid 
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: Dell product: XPS 13 9350 v: N/A serial: 2M9Y562 Chassis: type: 9 serial: 2M9Y562 
           Mobo: Dell model: 076F9T v: A02 serial: /2M9Y562/CN1296363QA020/ UEFI [Legacy]: Dell v: 1.9.0 date: 08/31/2018 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 32.7 Wh condition: 57.2/57.5 Wh (99%) volts: 7.7/7.6 model: SMP DELL JHXPY53 serial: 1117 
           status: Discharging 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-6200U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Skylake rev: 3 L1 cache: 128 KiB 
           L2 cache: 3072 KiB L3 cache: 3072 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 19200 
           Speed: 680 MHz min/max: 400/2800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 680 2: 2779 3: 2649 4: 2479 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 520 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:1916 
           Display: tty server: X.org 1.20.3 driver: i915 tty: 133x34 
           Message: Advanced graphics data unavailable in console for root. 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 
           chip ID: 8086:9d70 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.170-antix.1-amd64-smp 
Network:   Device-1: Broadcom Limited BCM4350 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Dell driver: brcmfmac v: kernel 
           port: f040 bus ID: 3a:00.0 chip ID: 14e4:43a3 
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: 30:52:cb:82:1b:ad 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 149.12 GiB used: 1.09 GiB (0.7%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD CM871 M.2 2280 128GB size: 119.24 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
           serial: S26NNXAG738099 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Samsung model: Flash Drive FIT size: 29.88 GiB serial: 0362315090012485 
RAID:      Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci v: 3.0 bus ID: 00:17.0 chip ID: 8086.282a 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 5.92 GiB used: 1.1 MiB (0.0%) fs: overlay source: ERR-102 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 33.0 C mobo: 27.8 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:      Processes: 137 Uptime: 3m Memory: 7.46 GiB used: 134.6 MiB (1.8%) Init: SysVinit v: 2.93 runlevel: 3 default: 5 
           Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 running in: tty 2 inxi: 3.0.33 

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System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.170-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 Console: tty 2 
           dm: N/A Distro: antiX-19.a1_x64-full Marielle Franco 27 April 2019 base: Debian GNU/Linux buster/sid 
Machine:   Type: Portable System: Dell product: Inspiron 11 - 3147 v: N/A serial: FC5G812 Chassis: type: 8 v: A07 
           serial: FC5G812 
           Mobo: Dell model: 0VWN94 v: A00 serial: .FC5G812.CN7620648N00RK. UEFI [Legacy]: Dell v: A07 
           date: 07/20/2015 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 38.6 Wh condition: 43.0/43.8 Wh (98%) volts: 11.1/11.1 
           model: LGC-LGC3.95 DELL 0WF2847K serial: 34185 status: Discharging 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Celeron N2830 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Silvermont rev: 8 
           L1 cache: 56 KiB L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 8663 
           Speed: 534 MHz min/max: 500/2416 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 500 2: 500 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display vendor: Dell driver: i915 
           v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0f31 
           Display: tty server: X.org 1.20.3 driver: i915 tty: 120x30 
           Message: Advanced graphics data unavailable in console for root. 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio vendor: Dell 
           driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:0f04 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.170-antix.1-amd64-smp 
Network:   Device-1: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 1000 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 8086:08b1 
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: e8:2a:ea:9c:c2:f5 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 253.45 GiB used: 1.09 GiB (0.4%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: SanDisk model: SDSSDHII240G size: 223.57 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: 143670405375 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Samsung model: Flash Drive FIT size: 29.88 GiB serial: 0362315090012485 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 6.12 GiB used: 1.1 MiB (0.0%) fs: overlay source: ERR-102 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 35.0 C mobo: 31.0 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 
Info:      Processes: 118 Uptime: 3m Memory: 7.69 GiB used: 113.9 MiB (1.4%) Init: SysVinit v: 2.93 runlevel: 3 
           default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 running in: tty 2 inxi: 3.0.33 

[JayM]

More info on my boot issue: I played around some more, tried various F4 boot parameters and options, and even tried using a different USB stick. I noticed that the last text I saw before I got the black screen was "starting display manager slim". I timed it this time and have that black screen for 4 minutes. When I get to the text login prompt, if I hit ctl+alt+delete to reboot I saw some text "stopping display manager" then "slim was not running" so slim is the culprit. It does the same thing in a failsafe boot too.

I also did an md5 integrity check from the antiX boot menu and it passed.

[fehlix]

with the rescue menus from grub, it also generates entries for the efi on the live stick. any way to exclude those? (or maybe we don't want too?)

Well spotted. Actually I filtered it out first. But then could make it under some circumstances sometimes that the first partition on a hdd was filtered out too. So I disabled the filter again. As it meant to be a "rescue" tool, it might not matter to much to have it in the list anyway.

[jorgosek]

Maybe this early alpha is meant to be a bare-bones release without all of the normal antiX stuff, meant just to test the boot repair tools, but in case that's not true I'll report this.

On my system, when I just boot from the LiveUSB normally (just hit enter at the first boot menu screen) I get the usual text boot messages, then I get a totally black screen for several minutes (I didn't time it but it was at least to to three minutes), then I finally get dropped back to a tty screen with a text login prompt. After I log in as demo and run startx I get the desktop, sort of, but with no icons, wallpaper or Conky, just a black desktop

Exactly the same on my computer

[Head_on_a_Stick]

I can't get to a desktop at all from the live environment in gnome-boxes (Debian buster host):



The console menu and tools seem to work though (and are very nice).

I tried an installation and networking wouldn't connect in the installed system but gnome-boxes is unfamiliar to me so I will try again in Alpine Linux under pure QEMU and report back.

EDIT: I reinstalled in gnome-boxes and networking is fine, I was being an idiot (as usual).

I will also test the ISO on the bare metal.

I'll be back...

[chrispop99]

Attempting to add codecs from the Control Centre (running installed) results in this:

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Most of the wallpaper files are missing, but still appear in the wallpaper changer list.

Chris

[Friedrich]

Live starts well. Installation works well. The fast installer is great.
Suspend to RAM leads to a freeze of the current desktop (Rox-Icewm).

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 inxi -Fxx
System:
  Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.170-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc 
  v: 8.3.0 Desktop: IceWM 1.4.3.0~pre-20181030 dm: SLiM 
  Distro: antiX-19.a1_x64-full Marielle Franco 27 April 2019 
  base: Debian GNU/Linux buster/sid 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 740 Enhanced v: N/A 
  serial: <root required> Chassis: type: 3 serial: <root required> 
  Mobo: Dell model: 0YP806 v: A02 serial: <root required> BIOS: Dell v: 2.2.7 
  date: 08/03/2011 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ bits: 64 type: MCP arch: K8 rev.F+ 
  rev: 2 L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 svm bogomips: 4008 
  Speed: 1000 MHz min/max: 1000/3000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1000 2: 1000 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA C51 [GeForce 6150 LE] vendor: Dell driver: nouveau v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:05.0 chip ID: 10de:0241 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.3 driver: nouveau unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa 
  alternate: nv resolution: 1680x1050~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: NV4E v: 2.1 Mesa 18.3.4 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA MCP51 High Definition Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:10.1 chip ID: 10de:026c 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.170-antix.1-amd64-smp 
Network:
  Device-1: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express 
  vendor: Dell driver: tg3 v: 3.137 port: cc00 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 14e4:167a 
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:24:e8:3b:84:f3 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 447.10 GiB used: 3.20 GiB (0.7%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST3160318AS size: 149.01 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s 
  serial: 9VY27FF2 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Toshiba model: MK3263GSXN size: 298.09 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s 
  serial: Z989S14PS 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 19.05 GiB used: 3.20 GiB (16.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 3.04 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 37.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:
  Processes: 143 Uptime: 22m Memory: 3.80 GiB used: 880.4 MiB (22.6%) Init: SysVinit 
  v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 
  running in: lxterminal inxi: 3.0.33

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Tried the ISO on the family AMD laptop and the live session worked well, I was able to connect wirelessly using connman.

The rescue system managed to find the several old UEFI loaders I had on my ESP and got my Debian stretch system running just fine.

It couldn't find grub.cfg but that's probably because that file was within a btrfs subvolume on the partition, which is a peculiarity of my setup.

[manyroads]

Downloading it now... thanks!

Edit: Did some quick run tests....

--- Booted like lightning in my 8GB of memory 10GB disk VirtualBox partition.
--- Installer is nicely laid out.
--- Progress bar is handy.
--- hmmm "Save Automation file to disk"
--- I like the icon choice. (I'm sure everyone is thrilled to know that.)
--- I am unable to link Virtualbox Guest-Additions.iso
--- Drag and drop files/folders Hangs in VirtualBox (VB) (I hang forever most of the time with the little 'hand' icon. Have to hard crash the system to get out of the error. btw. that happens in the current release 17.4 as well.
--- Many of the "Large" font size themes seem hover to medium font size. "Medium" font size themes hover size often shrinks to small but not on the standard Radiant theme. This is also a carry-over error from v. 17