MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

[chrispop99]

I used the latest installer version this morning, and when I tried to preserve Home it said it couldn't format the partition. When I unchecked the preserve box, no problem. This is the second time in the last 24 hrs. Is it just my machine (dual booting with W10)?

It works OK for me here, but the test system was not dual boot.

Chris

[richb]

I used the latest installer version this morning, and when I tried to preserve Home it said it couldn't format the partition. When I unchecked the preserve box, no problem. This is the second time in the last 24 hrs. Is it just my machine (dual booting with W10)?

It works OK for me here, but the test system was not dual boot.

Chris

Same.

[SwampRabbit]

Ran across this odd "blip", seems the folder icon for gtmp under /usr/share decided it didn't want to conform to the norm lol.

I scrolled through the rest of /usr/share... none of the other icons were acting this way. Also wandered through other folders just to see if any other ones weren't using the default theme.

It's not really something I am concerned about, but figured I'd bring it up in case there is an underlying issue.

[Gerson]

I used the latest installer version this morning, and when I tried to preserve Home it said it couldn't format the partition. When I unchecked the preserve box, no problem. This is the second time in the last 24 hrs. Is it just my machine (dual booting with W10)?

On Windows 10 did you deactivate, fast boot? Because if it is activated many times it prevents the partition from working correctly when it was created from Windows. It happened to me.

[dolphin_oracle]

Ran across this odd "blip", seems the folder icon for gtmp under /usr/share decided it didn't want to conform to the norm lol.

I scrolled through the rest of /usr/share... none of the other icons were acting this way. Also wandered through other folders just to see if any other ones weren't using the default theme.

It's not really something I am concerned about, but figured I'd bring it up in case there is an underlying issue.

good ey.

that's thanks to the new custom folder icon features in Xfce. in /usr/share/gmtp's case, they happen to have an icon called "folder.png" which is picked up by the new thumbnail functions.

so weird, but coincidence and not a problem.

[SwampRabbit]

Thanks DO, yeah I was pretty sure it wasn't an real issue, just wasn't sure if the underlying cosmetic issue could after other things.

[Stevo]

Hi

OBS-Studio is not offering nvenc enccoding, even though nvenc is installed. obs v 0.01 (64 bit)

and the snap states Failed to initialize video. Your GPU may not be supported, or your graphics drivers may need to be updated.

Regards Zeb...
...

Debian's ffmpeg, which is all we have at the present in MX 19, probably doesn't build with nvenc support because it needs non-free packages. I'll see what we need to do to add the support, but we may then need to put our ffmeg into the non-free section (enabled by default, anyway). Ffmpeg is supposed to add the support automatically if it detects the correct Nvidia headers are installed.

[newguy]

I am giving the 2.1 Beta a whirl and so far it has been mostly positive. The only serious issue I've encountered so far is during the install process.

If I choose to format my root partition with Btrfs the installer accepts this and then, when it begins formatting my partitions, it pops up an error saying "Failed to format required partitions." Then I'm punted back to the previous screen where I can launch the partition manager or select guided or manual partitioning.

The reason for this issue seems pretty clear, the mkfs.btrfs program is not available on the live disc. The installer's log file contains these lines:

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2019-09-15 15:55:12.253 DBG default: Exec #44: "mkfs.btrfs -f /dev/sda1 -L \"rootMX19\""
2019-09-15 15:55:12.262 DBG default: SErr #44: "/bin/bash: mkfs.btrfs: command not found\n"
2019-09-15 15:55:12.262 DBG default: Exit #44: 127 QProcess::ExitStatus(NormalExit)
2019-09-15 15:55:15.190 DBG default: +++ void MInstall::cleanup(bool) +++

I confirmed the program mkfs.btrfs is not in my user's path. This should be an easy fix if the mkfs.btrfs program is installed on the live disc.

[dolphin_oracle]

I am giving the 2.1 Beta a whirl and so far it has been mostly positive. The only serious issue I've encountered so far is during the install process.

If I choose to format my root partition with Btrfs the installer accepts this and then, when it begins formatting my partitions, it pops up an error saying "Failed to format required partitions." Then I'm punted back to the previous screen where I can launch the partition manager or select guided or manual partitioning.

The reason for this issue seems pretty clear, the mkfs.btrfs program is not available on the live disc. The installer's log file contains these lines:

Code: Select all

2019-09-15 15:55:12.253 DBG default: Exec #44: "mkfs.btrfs -f /dev/sda1 -L \"rootMX19\""
2019-09-15 15:55:12.262 DBG default: SErr #44: "/bin/bash: mkfs.btrfs: command not found\n"
2019-09-15 15:55:12.262 DBG default: Exit #44: 127 QProcess::ExitStatus(NormalExit)
2019-09-15 15:55:15.190 DBG default: +++ void MInstall::cleanup(bool) +++

I confirmed the program mkfs.btrfs is not in my user's path. This should be an easy fix if the mkfs.btrfs program is installed on the live disc.

got it thanks!

[newguy]

I am giving the 2.1 Beta a whirl and so far it has been mostly positive. The only serious issue I've encountered so far is during the install process.

If I choose to format my root partition with Btrfs the installer accepts this and then, when it begins formatting my partitions, it pops up an error saying "Failed to format required partitions." Then I'm punted back to the previous screen where I can launch the partition manager or select guided or manual partitioning.

The reason for this issue seems pretty clear, the mkfs.btrfs program is not available on the live disc. The installer's log file contains these lines:

Code: Select all

2019-09-15 15:55:12.253 DBG default: Exec #44: "mkfs.btrfs -f /dev/sda1 -L \"rootMX19\""
2019-09-15 15:55:12.262 DBG default: SErr #44: "/bin/bash: mkfs.btrfs: command not found\n"
2019-09-15 15:55:12.262 DBG default: Exit #44: 127 QProcess::ExitStatus(NormalExit)
2019-09-15 15:55:15.190 DBG default: +++ void MInstall::cleanup(bool) +++

I confirmed the program mkfs.btrfs is not in my user's path. This should be an easy fix if the mkfs.btrfs program is installed on the live disc.

got it thanks!

Great, thank you. I'm looking forward to the final release.
Question: Will MX's Btrfs layout be compatible with Timeshift? I think it uses the Ubuntu-style layout and it would be a handy option to have under MX.