MX-21 beta 1 feedback thread

[hughparker1]

I have downloaded the 64-bit iso and written to USB

it boots ok on uefi laptop but hangs on an old legacy bios laptop. just wondered if there was something I am missing. thanks

[topcat]

I bought a sub $200 mini pc without expecting much from it. It comes with Win 10 and is working ok.

I tried the mx-21 beta and the wireless does not work. I am unable to try wired ethernet at this time. In Quick system info it is a Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter.

Per here : https://mxlinux.org/wiki/hardware/realt ... -detected/

I was able to get the deb rtl8821ce-dkms_5.5.2.1-7~mx21+1_all.deb file here: http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/pool/main/r/rtl8821ce/

So in mx-21 using thunar I right clicked and select to install using gdebi. Gdebi loads and when I click to install the package, the gdebi window disappears.

I've tried this a couple times after rebooting with the same results. I checked and the package is not installed.

Can someone else try installing this deb to see if it is a problem with the deb or my system.

[topcat]

Ok I managed to install the deb.

I ran gdebi-gtk from a terminal and using File/Open was able to install the package.

The difference this time was instead of the window disappearing, I was prompted for a password and the it proceeded to install.

However once done, when right clicking on network manager I still don't see a wireless option, just ethernet.

I still don't have internet access on this box. I copied the Quick System Info to a text file and transferred to another pc with internet access to post it here:

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System:    Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.10.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
           parameters: quiet splasht nosplash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-21_beta1_x64 Wildflower July 27  2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: N/A model: N/A v: 1.0 serial: <filter> 
           UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: 5.12 date: 03/24/2021 
Battery:   Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Keyboard serial: <filter> 
           charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: Discharging 
CPU:       Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Pentium J4205 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Goldmont 
           family: 6 model-id: 5C (92) stepping: 9 microcode: 44 L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 11980 
           Speed: 854 MHz min/max: 800/2600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 848 2: 845 3: 872 4: 844 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_store_bypass status: Not affected 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, 
           STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Celeron N3350/Pentium N4200/Atom E3900 Series Integrated Graphics 
           driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5a84 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
           resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 505 (APL 3) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.5 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel Celeron N3350/Pentium N4200/Atom E3900 Series Audio Cluster 
           driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:0e.0 chip ID: 8086:5a98 
           Device-2: C-Media Audio Adapter (Unitek Y-247A) type: USB 
           driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 1-8:5 chip ID: 0d8c:0014 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.0-8-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 
           v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8168 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter driver: N/A 
           port: d000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:c821 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 137.43 GiB used: 4.04 GiB (2.9%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: GSDSL128TY2AAQGCX size: 119.24 GiB block size: physical: 512 B 
           logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 0310 scheme: GPT 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB model: USB DISK 2.0 size: 14.46 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B serial: <filter> rev: PMAP scheme: MBR 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Verbatim model: STORE N GO size: 3.73 GiB 
           block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B serial: <filter> rev: 5.00 scheme: MBR 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: N/A size: 9.19 GiB used: 173.9 MiB (1.8%) fs: overlay 
           source: ERR-102 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 74.0 C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 212 Uptime: 59m Memory: 11.55 GiB used: 725.9 MiB (6.1%) Init: SysVinit 
           v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 alt: 10 Shell: quick-system-in 
           running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

This QSI was taken after installing the deb file. Any advice how to troubleshoot/proceed is appreciated.

[SwampRabbit]

So in mx-21 using thunar I right clicked and select to install using gdebi. Gdebi loads and when I click to install the package, the gdebi window disappears.

I've tried this a couple times after rebooting with the same results. I checked and the package is not installed.

Can someone else try installing this deb to see if it is a problem with the deb or my system.

This was already been reported, gdebi wasn't working initially, but should be good now... make sure your system is updated. I just used it right now.
That or use the right-click "Install deb files".

The dkms issue is going to be an issue for some wireless adapters that aren't inlcuded unless someone has wired access.

[topcat]

Thanks for the reply SwampRabbit. I edited the post while you were replying as I didn't believe anyone saw it yet.

I was able to install the deb, but not sure how to proceed as I don't see a wireless connection in network manager after the install.

In a few days I will be able to try using wired access. Need to get wireless working though as I will need this system to run with wireless internet.

[SwampRabbit]

Reboot if you didn't already and then Please post your Quick System Info

[topcat]

Sorry didn't mention I can't install yet (need to get a ssd drive to put mx on this box as has win 10 on a small ssd drive and can add a 2.5 inch drive) so was doing this using a live usb.

The QSI was added in above post after the deb install

[SwampRabbit]

Sorry didn't mention I can't install yet (need to get a ssd drive to put mx on this box as has win 10 on a small ssd drive and can add a 2.5 inch drive) so was doing this using a live usb.

The QSI was added in above post after the deb install

Yes I saw the QSI get added, but its not showing the dkms driver active, and thanks for that additional info.

Are you familiar with the Live USB persistence options?

[topcat]

I created the live usb selecting the option i believe allows you to install packages running live.

I don't know if this is something that would require reboot to work.

I don't mean to waste your valuable time with my lack of knowledge.

I wanted to know if I can get wireless working before I go buy a ssd to install mx. If wireless won't work I won't be able too use this pc.

Thanks for your help

[VCR58]

Live USB on Lenovo Thinkpad booted UEFI without issue. Touchpad and touchscreen works ok.

I believe there is a bug with display scaling though. From the display settings I selected scale 1.5x and hit apply and everything got smaller as if the display resolution increased! The 2x setting was even smaller yet. I believe this is backwards. Display scaling is supposed to make everything bigger and easier to read for higher resolution displays.

The installer went without any issues on my laptop. Everything installed correctly, including Nvidia driver installer. After messing with it for a few minutes I went back to Windows 10. Works much better for Laptops :)

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System:    Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.10.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/antiX/vmlinuz quiet splasht nosplash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-21_beta1_x64 Wildflower July 27  2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20DM000VUS v: ThinkPad S3 Yoga 14 
           serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: LENOVO model: 20DM000VUS v: SDK0E50512 STD serial: <filter> UEFI: LENOVO 
           v: JGET34WW (1.20 ) date: 12/04/2018 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 36.7 Wh condition: 36.7/56.0 Wh (66%) volts: 16.4/14.8 
           model: SMP 00HW001 type: Li-poly serial: <filter> status: Full 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-4210U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell 
           family: 6 model-id: 45 (69) stepping: 1 microcode: 24 L2 cache: 3072 KiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 19154 
           Speed: 837 MHz min/max: 800/2700 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 838 2: 886 3: 846 4: 896 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled 
           Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable 
           Type: mds 
           status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT vulnerable 
           Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
           Type: spec_store_bypass 
           mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, 
           STIBP: conditional, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Vulnerable: No microcode 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel 
           bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0a16 
           Device-2: NVIDIA GM108M [GeForce 840M] vendor: Lenovo driver: N/A bus ID: 04:00.0 
           chip ID: 10de:1341 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
           resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 4400 (HSW GT2) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.3.5 
           compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 00:03.0 chip ID: 8086:0a0c 
           Device-2: Intel 8 Series HD Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:9c20 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.0-8-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: efa0 bus ID: 02:00.0 
           chip ID: 8086:08b2 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 1.17 TiB used: 2.00 GiB (0.2%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD10SPCX-08HWST0 size: 931.51 GiB 
           block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm 
           serial: <filter> rev: 1A01 scheme: GPT 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Transcend model: TS256GMTS400 size: 238.47 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 5B scheme: GPT 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Ultra size: 28.64 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B serial: <filter> rev: 1.00 scheme: GPT 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: N/A size: 6.10 GiB used: 328.9 MiB (5.3%) fs: overlay 
           source: ERR-102 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0 C mobo: 31.0 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 202 Uptime: 6m Memory: 7.69 GiB used: 637.4 MiB (8.1%) Init: SysVinit 
           v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 alt: 10 Shell: quick-system-in 
           running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 
Video Tweaks:
Detected possible Hybrid Graphics