MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

[old_guy]

AisleRiot Solitaire is missing cardstyles. I copied /usr/share/aisleriot/cards from MX 18.3 - now can select other card styles.
Earl

[baldyeti]

just noticed "lsb_release -a" reports plain debian/buster (not MX19 yet)

[baldyeti]

Probably more a feature request for MXPI than strictly MX19-related:
i just installed plasma5 from the DE section of popular apps, and i had to add kwin-x11 afterwards (i remember having had to do that under MX17, too)
probably related to MX not installing recommended packages by default, but shouldn't it actually install them at least for those DE entries and perhaps all popular apps for a better noob experience (it should "just work")
MXPI could offer a toggle "install recommended packages" but then again users may not think of changing the default "off" setting ...

[zebedeeboss]

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...

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zebedee@mx19-2950x:~
$ inxi -Fz
System:    Host: mx19-2950x Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.14.1 
           Distro: MX-19beta-2.1_x64 patito feo September 8  2019 
Machine:   Type: Desktop System: PC Specialist product: Amd X399 Overclocked v: N/A 
           serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME X399-A v: Rev 1.xx serial: <filter> 
           UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1002 date: 02/15/2019 
CPU:       Topology: 16-Core (2-Die) model: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X bits: 64 
           type: MT MCP MCM L2 cache: 8192 KiB 
           Speed: 2200 MHz min/max: 2200/3750 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2098 2: 2094 3: 2200 
           4: 2200 5: 2185 6: 2246 7: 1957 8: 1930 9: 2093 10: 2053 11: 2098 12: 2221 13: 2094 
           14: 2200 15: 2200 16: 2200 17: 2200 18: 2200 19: 2200 20: 2200 21: 2200 22: 2220 
           23: 2223 24: 2216 25: 1966 26: 1996 27: 2200 28: 2200 29: 2196 30: 2197 31: 2200 
           32: 2200 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA TU102 [GeForce RTX 2080 Ti] driver: nvidia v: 418.74 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: nvidia 
           resolution: 3840x2160~60Hz, 3840x2160~60Hz, 3440x1440~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce RTX 2080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 418.74 
Audio:     Device-1: AMD Family 17h HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel 
           Device-2: NVIDIA TU102 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel 
           Device-3: Elgato Systems type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid,uvcvideo 
           Device-4: C-Media type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid 
           Device-5: Logitech type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid,uvcvideo 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-6-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network driver: igb 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 46.58 TiB used: 31.84 TiB (68.4%) 
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB size: 931.51 GiB 
           ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Mushkin model: MKNSSDRE1TB size: 931.51 GiB 
           ID-3: /dev/sdb vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB size: 931.51 GiB 
           ID-4: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Seagate model: Backup+ Desk size: 2.73 TiB 
           ID-5: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: Seagate model: Backup+ Hub BK size: 7.28 TiB 
           ID-6: /dev/sde type: USB vendor: Seagate model: Backup+ Hub BK size: 7.28 TiB 
           ID-7: /dev/sdf type: USB vendor: Seagate model: Backup+ Hub BK size: 7.28 TiB 
           ID-8: /dev/sdg type: USB vendor: Seagate model: Backup+ Hub BK size: 7.28 TiB 
           ID-9: /dev/sdh vendor: SanDisk model: Ultra II 960GB size: 894.25 GiB 
           ID-10: /dev/sdi vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB 
           ID-11: /dev/sdj type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 
           size: 1.82 TiB 
           ID-12: /dev/sdk type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD4000F4PZ-00ND9M0 
           size: 3.64 TiB 
           ID-13: /dev/sdl type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 
           size: 1.82 TiB 
           ID-14: /dev/sdm type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 
           size: 1.82 TiB 
           ID-15: /dev/sdn type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 
           size: 1.82 TiB 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 196.36 GiB used: 9.07 GiB (4.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb4 
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2 
           ID-3: swap-2 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 0.9 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 46 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 gpu: nvidia fan: 36% 
Info:      Processes: 528 Uptime: 1h 12m Memory: 62.84 GiB used: 2.99 GiB (4.8%) Shell: bash 
           inxi: 3.0.33 
zebedee@mx19-2950x:~

[Jerry3904]

Did you boot into systemd, which snaps require?

[dolphin_oracle]

just noticed "lsb_release -a" reports plain debian/buster (not MX19 yet)

yep, its a real pain in the butt. the new lsb_release no longer sources /etc/lsb-release as it has in the past.

[TerryL]

Question - but not really a problem.

Did anyone else find it a bit "odd" during install that the progress bar gets tp 90-something percent and then it looks like it just hangs until you read the bar which says it's waiting for user input, BUT you have to click the Next button to get to the screen where that input was needed? I think it happens twice. Wouldn't it make more sense to move to the screen where it's needed as well?

Or am I going crazy, missing something, or just plain stupid (all options are very possible).

[dolphin_oracle]

Question - but not really a problem.

Did anyone else find it a bit "odd" during install that the progress bar gets tp 90-something percent and then it looks like it just hangs until you read the bar which says it's waiting for user input, BUT you have to click the Next button to get to the screen where that input was needed? I think it happens twice. Wouldn't it make more sense to move to the screen where it's needed as well?

Or am I going crazy, missing something, or just plain stupid (all options are very possible).

you can keep clicking next while the copy is going on...no need to wait.

[chrispop99]

Question - but not really a problem.

Did anyone else find it a bit "odd" during install that the progress bar gets tp 90-something percent and then it looks like it just hangs until you read the bar which says it's waiting for user input, BUT you have to click the Next button to get to the screen where that input was needed? I think it happens twice. Wouldn't it make more sense to move to the screen where it's needed as well?

Or am I going crazy, missing something, or just plain stupid (all options are very possible).

It is explained in the User Manual that you can input data and make selections whilst the installation is proceeding.

Whichever way you do it, there is always a delay at 95% when some configuration is taking place. This takes a bit of time on older hardware.

Chris

[Jerry3904]

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)?