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| - | ====== Devuan Installation ====== | ||
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| - | My Devuan installation notes. | ||
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| - | ====== Use Tips ====== | ||
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| - | Some are applicable to any APT-based distro. | ||
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| - | //**Note for APT-based distro:** To remove translations, | ||
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| - | //**Note:** look into '' | ||
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| - | ===== GRUB Stuffs ===== | ||
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| - | To prevent GRUB from looking for other OS every time it is updated: | ||
| - | * edit ''/ | ||
| - | * run update-grub | ||
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| - | To add a custom entry: | ||
| - | * add a menuentry in ''/ | ||
| - | * uses the same menuentry format as in ''/ | ||
| - | * e.g. to boot my Slackware partition I can insert <code grub> | ||
| - | menuentry ' | ||
| - | insmod part_gpt | ||
| - | insmod ext2 | ||
| - | set root=' | ||
| - | if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then | ||
| - | search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0, | ||
| - | else | ||
| - | search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d95a526-2518-4fd6-a904-f7bd2729145d | ||
| - | fi | ||
| - | linux / | ||
| - | } | ||
| - | </ | ||
| - | * use '' | ||
| - | * of course, < | ||
| - | * run update-grub | ||
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| - | ===== KVM Stuffs ===== | ||
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| - | If KVM group is missing, simply create one... | ||
| - | < | ||
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| - | ====== Issues ====== | ||
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| - | Issues... and maybe fixes (if any). | ||
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| - | ===== Image Magick' | ||
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| - | I found an error when using image magick' | ||
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| - | Solution: | ||
| - | * (as root) edit ''/ | ||
| - | * modify following line (change none -> read|write) <code xml>< | ||
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| - | ===== GRUB Prompt ===== | ||
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| - | In some cases, after an installation | ||
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| - | To list available disks: < | ||
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| - | To list content of first partition on the first disk (/dev/sda1) that is using GPT: < | ||
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| - | So, to boot an installation on second partition instead: < | ||
| - | > linux (hd0, | ||
| - | > initrd (hd0, | ||
| - | > boot | ||
| - | </ | ||
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| - | ===== BCM Wireless ===== | ||
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| - | Device: | ||
| - | < | ||
| - | # lspci -nn | grep BCM | ||
| - | 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01) | ||
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| - | Install: broadcom-sta-dkms, | ||
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| - | *note*: only solves the Wireless Driver part... NOT the bluetooth hardware! | ||
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| - | < | ||
| - | # lsusb | grep BCM | ||
| - | Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0a5c:216d Broadcom Corp. BCM43142A0 Bluetooth 4.0 | ||
| - | # dmesg | grep blue | ||
| - | [ 8.850007] bluetooth hci0: firmware: failed to load brcm/ | ||
| - | [ 8.850197] bluetooth hci0: Direct firmware load for brcm/ | ||
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| - | So, download '' | ||
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| - | ===== XFCE Desktop ===== | ||
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| - | * tapping on my laptop touchpad is NOT working | ||
| - | * moving around & button clicks are working | ||
| - | * need to create file ''/ | ||
| - | Identifier " | ||
| - | MatchIsTouchpad " | ||
| - | MatchDevicePath "/ | ||
| - | Driver " | ||
| - | Option " | ||
| - | EndSection | ||
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| - | * lid event does not trigger suspend (but manual suspend works) | ||
| - | * this is a systemd-related aftermath: xfce power manager allows/ | ||
| - | * fix: < | ||
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| - | * issues when logging out/ | ||
| - | * may be caused by intel graphics library? i915? | ||
| - | * can install lightdm - but shutdown/ | ||
| - | * wicd feature is an issue for system with multiple users | ||
| - | * shared wifi password, no option to make private | ||
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| - | ===== Cinnamon DE ===== | ||
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| - | * login page (lightdm?) - cannot shutdown/ | ||
| - | * found a fix [[https:// | ||
| - | * i just needed to edit ''/ | ||
| - | * laptop battery quickly drain below 30 percent | ||
| - | * setup higher critical value for power management < | ||
| - | gsettings list-keys org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power | ||
| - | gsettings set org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power use-time-for-policy false | ||
| - | gsettings set org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power percentage-low 30 | ||
| - | gsettings set org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power percentage-critical 25 | ||
| - | gsettings set org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power percentage-action 23 | ||
| - | </ | ||
| - | * or use '' | ||
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| - | ===== PulseAudio ===== | ||
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| - | Youtube videos keep resetting the volume settings to 100%! The culprit is '' | ||
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| - | ===== (Re)-Compiling Syslinux ===== | ||
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| - | I need to recompile syslinux - just to remind myself, other than the usual development packages (build-essential, | ||
| - | < | ||
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| - | ===== Unwanted Background Program ===== | ||
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| - | I found this in my old notes... I somehow found an autostart program '' | ||
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| - | ===== Sound muted on startup on my HP laptop ===== | ||
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| - | trying two options found... so far, not successful? keeping this here for reference. | ||
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| - | - option 1: | ||
| - | * install alsa-utils | ||
| - | * make sure sound is not muted and set to desired volume level | ||
| - | * run (as root) alsactl store | ||
| - | - option 2: | ||
| - | * edit (as root) / | ||
| - | * can also copy this to home folder ??? for 1-user solution... | ||
| - | * comment out ' | ||
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| - | ===== General Issues ===== | ||
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| - | * wifi firmware missing after first restart | ||
| - | * manually install '' | ||
| - | * network manager cannot connect using wifi | ||
| - | * edit / | ||
| - | * add < | ||
| - | [device] | ||
| - | wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no | ||
| - | </ | ||
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| - | ====== Using Wine on Devuan ====== | ||
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| - | Setup Wine (as root): | ||
| - | * enable multiarch | ||
| - | * install wine and winetricks < | ||
| - | Configure Wine (as user): | ||
| - | * if required, remove previous settings < | ||
| - | * config for win32 < | ||
| - | * setup nice fonts < | ||
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| - | //Note: Install '' | ||
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| - | ===== Game: Red Alert 2 ===== | ||
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| - | Setup Installer ISO: | ||
| - | * create link to ISO as CDROM device < | ||
| - | * mount ISO < | ||
| - | * create link to mount path as CDROM drive < | ||
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| - | Run installer | ||
| - | * < | ||
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| - | Fixes: | ||
| - | * menu does not show (solution available at [[https:// | ||
| - | * download ddraw.dll from https:// | ||
| - | * place in RA2 install path | ||
| - | * run winecfg add that to library (as window native, instead of builtin) | ||
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| - | ===== Application: | ||
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| - | * download windows version from ltspice website and run < | ||
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| - | ====== Devuan on Raspberry Pi ====== | ||
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| - | Check out [[http:// | ||
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| - | ===== RasPi400 ===== | ||
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| - | Using '' | ||
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| - | * boots ok (default hostname=bcm2711) | ||
| - | * login (root:toor) | ||
| - | * setup < | ||
| - | * change hostname (edit / | ||
| - | * reboot | ||
| - | * remove default user < | ||
| - | * most development stuffs i want are preinstalled! yay! | ||
| - | * install vim < | ||
| - | * remove nano < | ||
| - | * also < | ||
| - | * install xorg stuffs < | ||
| - | * install suckless stuffs < | ||
| - | * create user and login as that user | ||
| - | * get my1shell and my1ubuild < | ||
| - | # git clone https:// | ||
| - | # git clone https:// | ||
| - | </ | ||
| - | * install '' | ||
| - | * install browser & font < | ||
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| - | //work in progress... 2 issues: {surf cannot validate cert}{reboot hangs}// | ||
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| - | //**Note:** Will simply use Raspberry Pi OS for now... // | ||
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