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From: GangGreene on 10 Jan 2010 19:34 I am a new slackware user. I am leaving Arch and going to slackware. I have the following questions 1. Cpufreq-utils. What does slack have for cpu frequency adjustment? I have an AMD X4 810 with 8GB ram Looking for cpu throttling. 2. Automount CD/DVD/USB etc. I get the following dialog box when inserting a dvd/usb A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" member "Mount" error name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.Hal") Howto fix? 3. Package management Package repositories? Package development HOWTOS? I want to package some things like B43 firmware etc. Looking for Wine package. Thank you
From: barnabyh on 10 Jan 2010 22:31 * GangGreene <GangGreen(a)invalid.com> wrote: > I have the following questions > > 1. Cpufreq-utils. > What does slack have for cpu frequency adjustment? > I have an AMD X4 810 with 8GB ram > Looking for cpu throttling. > > 2. Automount CD/DVD/USB etc. > I get the following dialog box when inserting a dvd/usb > > A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this > message > to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had > interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" member "Mount" error > name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.Hal") > > Howto fix? > > 3. Package management > > Package repositories? > Package development HOWTOS? > I want to package some things like B43 firmware etc. > Looking for Wine package. > > Thank you Are you sure you have explored your new commitment to Slackware fully when you don't even know about repositories yet :-) . Anyway, welcome. 1. This is enabled in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules-kernelversion. There are several user space utilities if you want to bother with them, the usual applets for Xfce and Gnome in case you want to install that one from one of the Gnome projects. I have mine just set to Ondemand and see no need to change it on the desktop. 2. You have to make yourself member of the plugdev group. 3. slackbuilds.org the repository from gnome.slackbuild (good for gstreamer and some other libraries and codecs even if you're not running Gnome, but compiling everything else, for example gdm, from slackbuilds.org will leave you with a lot less cruft due to gnome.slackbuild dependencies). gslacky.eu - massive Hope this is enough to get you started. Barnabyh -- The general public is a bunch of morons who destroy the fun and life in everything it collectively touches. Disney is what the public wants. NASCAR is what the public wants. Windows is what the public wants. (Comment on Slashdot, Monday March 28 2005, @11:02AM, Gnome Removed From Slackware.)
From: GangGreene on 11 Jan 2010 08:59 barnabyh wrote: [putolin] > Are you sure you have explored your new commitment to Slackware fully > when you don't even know about repositories yet :-) . Anyway, welcome. Yes, It was just the differences in package management that had me confused. > > 1. This is enabled in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules-kernelversion. There are > several user space utilities if you want to bother with them, the usual > applets for Xfce and Gnome in case you want to install that one from one > of the Gnome projects. I have mine just set to Ondemand and see no need > to change it on the desktop. OK, will have a look at that. > > 2. You have to make yourself member of the plugdev group. > Done now working well. > 3. slackbuilds.org > > the repository from gnome.slackbuild (good for gstreamer and some > other libraries and codecs even if you're not running Gnome, but > compiling everything else, for example gdm, from slackbuilds.org will > leave you with a lot less cruft due to gnome.slackbuild dependencies). > > gslacky.eu - massive > Yikes! > Hope this is enough to get you started. > > > Barnabyh I Thank you for your help I have a lot of the differences sorted out now between slack and arch. Slack is just what I have been looking for. Seems to be more stable and very much quicker than arch. I have now built three packages and installed them. Fixed the automount problem. The raid and encryption setups have went well. I just need to finish up on changing the kernel from huge to generic, smp setting up my wireless, and enabling kdm on boot and then I am good. BTW does the generic kernel have pae enabled? If not I can change it and recompile, I don't think it will be any trouble. I am installing on my desktop then will copy the whole thing to my laptop, no need to install twice. :) I can then complete my exodus from arch. Arch was good when I first installed it 3 to 4 years ago, but now it is a PITA.... Printing is now not working easily, I have worked at getting my HP Laserjet 2300d working for weeks and it still isn't right. Something causes my desktop to freeze requiring a hard poweroff/boot. This machine worked well until the last round of updates. I no longer agree with their philosify <SP? I am Filpino, English is my second lang. ;)> of having the lastest software packages ASAP after they are released. I want something that works and continues to work. I don't have the time to be constantly fixing things after an upgrade.
From: Douglas Mayne on 11 Jan 2010 10:33 On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:34:11 -0500, GangGreene wrote: > I am a new slackware user. > > I am leaving Arch and going to slackware. > > I have the following questions > > 1. Cpufreq-utils. > What does slack have for cpu frequency adjustment? I have an AMD > X4 810 with 8GB ram > Looking for cpu throttling. > I see that the kernel modules are now automatically loaded at boot (as of Slackware 13.0). It used to be necessary to manually probe the modules and set the frequency and throttling mode. BTW, my only experience is with Intel chips; AMD is probably similar. > > 2. Automount CD/DVD/USB etc. > I get the following dialog box when inserting a dvd/usb > > A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending > this > message > to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message > had interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" member "Mount" error > name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.Hal") > > Howto fix? > > 3. Package management > > Package repositories? > Package development HOWTOS? > I want to package some things like B43 firmware etc. Looking for > Wine package. > There is definitely instructions for getting the broadcom wireless firmware. "Packaging" it any other way may run afoul of legality. IANAL. > > Thank you > Note: comments inline. Do you mean you are switching to Slackware 12.0? or 12.1? or 12.2? I would really recommnend going with 13.0 if at all possible. YMMV. Spend some time with the documentation, wikipedia articles, etc. I see other responses on this thread which address some of your other questions, and I did not readdress them. -- Douglas Mayne
From: GangGreene on 11 Jan 2010 12:34
Douglas Mayne wrote: [putolin] >> > There is definitely instructions for getting the broadcom wireless > firmware. "Packaging" it any other way may run afoul of legality. IANAL. Don't care about running afoul, this is for my use only. I could use b43 fw-cutter every time but I rather just have a package to install. So what if they throw me in jail, they will let me out...quickly they won't last the week :) > > Do you mean you are switching to Slackware 12.0? or 12.1? or 12.2? Yes switching to slack 12.2, I don't want kde4, I want kde3.5 I will use kde 3.5 until kde4 is mature at the same state as kde 3.5. I was using kde4 on arch what a pain. Even after kde4 is mature I think I rather use xfce4. ;) KDE4 could be all right on slack but still I going with stable. > I would really recommnend going with 13.0 if at all possible. YMMV. > I have a laptop that is a few years old and I want to use the same distro, same DM on both the desktop and laptop. I am not concerned if I fall behind on what's new, I rather have rock solid stable than almost stable. I might go 13.0 and xfce, I look at that after I get the 12.2 going. I got tired of fixing this and fixing that with arch, "What are we running microsoft or something?" ;) I am looking for turn it on and you know it will boot and work, not let's see if it will boot without incident today or what do I need to fix today, just so I can browse usenet/web or pick up my mail from my LFS email server. I want a system that runs for years and not have to mess with it, like my Linux from scratch server that been running for 5 years plus, Only had a hard drive failure other than that it's been without incident. It's a AMD slot A processor if you know what that is :) somewhere about 10 to 15 years old I think. Early 2.6 kernel.. See I don't even know what kernel it's running that's how old and well it runs! ;) Thanks for your help. |