MX-19 Beta 3 Feedback

[Eadwine Rose]

TVTime update!

I got it working, in two ways.


One way was installing these two:
linux-image-4.19.25-antix.1-amd64-smp
linux-headers-4.19.25-antix.1-amd64-smp

On that kernel alsa has no issue, nvidia 418.74 installed on it just fine.



AND thanks to AK-47 there is an even easier solution:

Go into /etc/pulse/daemon.conf

and adjust the lines of default-fragments and default-fragment-size-msec to be:

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default-fragments = 5
default-fragment-size-msec = 2

And for goodness sake LOSE that semi-colon. Had I seen that before I might have sorted it out back in beta2.1 even!


I now have a working tvtime install, and nvidia to boot on this:

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System:    Host: eadwineMX19beta3 Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-6-amd64 
           root=UUID=2eda426b-dcc5-487b-baf4-ae082bc1a262 ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.14.1 tk: Gtk 3.24.5 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-19beta-3_x64 patito feo September 22  2019 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TUF B450-PLUS GAMING v: Rev X.0x serial: <filter> 
           UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1607 date: 06/17/2019 
Battery:   Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech MX Ergo Multi-Device Trackball 
           serial: <filter> charge: 100% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes 
           status: Discharging 
CPU:       Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen+ 
           family: 17 (23) model-id: 8 stepping: 2 microcode: 800820C L2 cache: 4096 KiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm 
           bogomips: 102193 
           Speed: 1394 MHz min/max: 1550/3200 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1428 
           2: 1546 3: 1546 4: 1484 5: 1750 6: 1546 7: 1323 8: 1380 9: 1546 10: 1500 11: 1734 
           12: 1482 13: 1421 14: 1442 15: 1430 16: 1539 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           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 AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia v: 418.74 
           bus ID: 08:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1c82 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: nvidia 
           unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa alternate: nv 
           resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 418.74 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Conexant Systems CX23887/8 PCIe Broadcast Audio and Video Decoder with 3D 
           Comb 
           vendor: Hauppauge works driver: cx23885 v: 0.0.4 bus ID: 07:00.0 chip ID: 14f1:8880 
           Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GL High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus ID: 08:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0fb9 
           Device-3: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 0a:00.3 chip ID: 1022:1457 
           Device-4: Logitech QuickCam E 3500 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo 
           bus ID: 3-1:2 chip ID: 046d:09a4 serial: <filter> 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-6-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK 
           driver: r8169 v: kernel port: f000 bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8168 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter type: USB driver: mt7601u bus ID: 1-1:2 
           chip ID: 148f:7601 serial: <filter> 
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 1.83 TiB used: 69.13 GiB (3.7%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 3B6Q scheme: GPT 
           ID-4: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: Seagate model: BUP Slim RD size: 931.51 GiB 
           block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B serial: <filter> rev: 0109 scheme: MBR 
           ID-5: /dev/sde vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 3B6Q scheme: GPT 
           ID-6: /dev/sdf type: USB model: USB DISK 2.0 size: 14.93 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B serial: <filter> rev: PMAP scheme: MBR 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 58.59 GiB size: 57.42 GiB (98.00%) used: 5.74 GiB (10.0%) fs: ext4 
           dev: /dev/sdc1 
           ID-2: /home raw size: 166.48 GiB size: 162.87 GiB (97.83%) used: 156.1 MiB (0.1%) 
           fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc3 
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 7.81 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap swappiness: 15 (default 60) 
           cache pressure: 100 (default) dev: /dev/sdc2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 33.8 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 31 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 gpu: nvidia fan: 25% 
Repos:     Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list 
           1: deb http://iso.mxrepo.com/antix/buster buster main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 318 Uptime: 5m Memory: 31.41 GiB used: 1.32 GiB (4.2%) Init: SysVinit 
           v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 
           running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

Alternatively there is a third solution that AK-47 gave me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm3_qEMTdc4

[mklym]

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System:    Host: cf29mx19b3 Kernel: 4.19.0-6-686-pae i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-6-686-pae 
           root=UUID=52534b9a-979f-430a-a1a2-1e5bb69ae914 ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.14.1 tk: Gtk 3.24.5 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-19beta-3_386 patito feo October 3  2019 base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: Matsushita product: CF-29LTQGZBM v: 004 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: Matsushita model: CF29-4 v: 001 serial: <filter> BIOS: Phoenix K.K. v: 4.00L11 
           date: 07/19/2005 
Battery:   ID-1: BATA charge: 66.2 Wh condition: 66.2/84.9 Wh (78%) volts: 12.3/11.1 
           model: Panasonic CF-VZSU29A type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Full 
CPU:       Topology: Single Core model: Intel Pentium M bits: 32 type: MCP arch: M Dothan 
           family: 6 model-id: D (13) stepping: 8 microcode: 20 L2 cache: 2048 KiB 
           flags: nx pae sse sse2 bogomips: 1595 
           Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 600/1600 MHz Core speed (MHz): 1: 800 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion 
           Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled 
           Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
           Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics vendor: Matsushita 
           driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:2592 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: intel unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa 
           resolution: 1024x768~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 915GM x86/MMX/SSE2 v: 1.4 Mesa 18.3.6 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW AC97 Audio vendor: Matsushita 
           driver: snd_intel8x0 v: kernel bus ID: 00:1e.2 chip ID: 8086:266e 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-6-686-pae 
Network:   Device-1: Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Matsushita driver: sky2 
           v: 1.30 port: 3000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 11ab:4362 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG [Calexico2] Network driver: ipw2200 
           v: 1.2.2kmprq port: 3000 bus ID: 06:02.0 chip ID: 8086:4223 
           IF: eth1 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 55.89 GiB used: 13.42 GiB (24.0%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Hitachi model: IC25N060ATMR04-0 size: 55.89 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> serial: <filter> rev: AD1A 
           scheme: MBR 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 53.86 GiB size: 52.76 GiB (97.97%) used: 13.42 GiB (25.4%) fs: ext4 
           dev: /dev/sda1 
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap swappiness: 15 (default 60) 
           cache pressure: 100 (default) dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:   Message: No sensors data was found. Is sensors configured? 
Repos:     Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list 
           1: deb http://iso.mxrepo.com/antix/buster buster main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 161 Uptime: 5m Memory: 1.40 GiB used: 312.7 MiB (21.8%) Init: SysVinit 
           v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 
           running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

I installed xinput_calibrator through MX Package Installer so I could calibrate the touchscreen in my CF-29. Installed with no problems. To calibrate, I run this in terminal:

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sudo xinput_calibrator --output-type xorg.conf.d --output-filename /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-calibration.conf

The program fires up okay. I start to touch the screen at the crosshairs, starting at the top left, then top right, next bottom left, all good. As I touch the last crosshair at the bottom right, the screen locks up and the only thing that works is the cursor. I have to press ctrl+alt+backspace to get out. When I log back in the touchscreen calibration is spot on. Happens when running live and as well as when installed to hdd.

Can a fix for the freeze up be found? I don't know if it is an xinput_calibrator issue or MX-19b3 issue. I do know that I have never had that issue with the program in any distro I have installed it on previously.

Other issue is that Conky blinks/flashes, but not regularly. I believe it is due to the proc being pegged at 100% when busy as that seems to be the only times Conky blinks/flashes. Thought I would at least mention it.

Thanks for all the work that has gone into getting MX-19 to this point. Looking very good.

EDIT
I don't know if it make any difference to the problem with the calibrator but I forgot to mention that I add 2 lines to the end of the 99-calibration.conf file.

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Option "EmulateThirdButton"  "1"
Option "EmulateThirdButtonMoveThreshold" "50"

This is the 99-calibration.conf file.

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Section "InputClass"
	Identifier	"calibration"
	MatchProduct	"LBPS/2 Fujitsu Lifebook TouchScreen"
	Option	"Calibration"	"367 3897 375 3841"
	Option	"SwapAxes"	"0"
	Option  "EmulateThirdButton"  "1"
	Option  "EmulateThirdButtonMoveThreshold" "50"
EndSection

Also, I have to do ctlr+alt+backspace to get out of the screensaver when it runs. Usually I turn it off.
/EDIT

[davemx]

A weird one this. I've been having a problem which was not present in MX18, that my USB remote controls URC6440 and OARUSB04G (essentially the same unit) were no longer automounted under MX19. But this is also true in many distros, and I think it's due to its nonstandard (to say the least) partitioning. In the end, I believe it's not a bug, just the system not welcoming access by a nonstandard item. Anyway I came up with a way of getting it to mount automatically in MX19ß3, and it also works in PCLinuxOS.

The issue is that, although it is mounted under ownership of the user, in MX19 (but not in PCLOS) it demands the root password when I attempt to unmount it for the first time in a session.

The code I used to get it to automount in the first place is described here: http://www.hifi-remote.com/wiki/index.p ... with_Linux
My user name and group name are davemx, uid and gid are 1000, so the mount command, with variables translated, is essentially:

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mount -t vfat /dev/disk/by-id/usb-UEI_Remotes_UEI_Mass_Storage_000000000001-0:0-part1 \
/media/davemx/REMOTE/ -o uid=1000,gid=1000,utf8,dmask=027,fmask=137

I'm at a loss as to why the root password is demanded to unmount it, when the current user owns the mount, its mount point and its files. Is it a bug?

[vlvtelvis]

Are you really going to break binary compatibility between beta and final? How is that even possible without breaking compatibility with Debian? I don't use any of the MX tools or default desktop.

[timkb4cq]

Heavens no. Binary compatibility won't change, but there may be configuration changes that are not packaged as applications so those won't update through apt. The beta will keep running but it won't be the same as the final. Fixes made during beta testing to areas you don't often use may show up as problems for you later on if you keep updating the beta instead of installing the Final.

[mklym]

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System:    Host: mx1 Kernel: 4.19.0-6-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 
           parameters: quiet splasht 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.14.1 tk: Gtk 3.24.5 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-19beta-3_x64 patito feo September 22  2019 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: Panasonic product: CF-31SBM61DM v: 003 serial: <filter> Chassis: 
           type: 10 v: 001 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: Panasonic model: CF31-3 v: 1 serial: <filter> BIOS: American Megatrends 
           v: 3.00L13 date: 09/11/2012 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT1 charge: 91.0 Wh condition: 91.0/91.0 Wh (100%) volts: 12.4/10.7 
           model: Panasonic CF-VZSU46 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Unknown 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-3320M bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ivy Bridge 
           family: 6 model-id: 3A (58) stepping: 9 microcode: 12 L2 cache: 3072 KiB 
           flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 20751 
           Speed: 1197 MHz min/max: 1200/3300 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1197 2: 1197 3: 1197 
           4: 1197 
           Vulnerabilities: 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 status: Vulnerable 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics vendor: Matsushita driver: i915 
           v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0166 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa 
           resolution: 1024x768~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ivybridge Mobile v: 4.2 Mesa 18.3.6 compat-v: 3.0 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Matsushita 
           driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:1e20 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-6-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Matsushita driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k 
           port: f080 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:1502 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: f040 
           bus ID: 09:00.0 chip ID: 8086:088e 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> 
           IF-ID-1: wwan0 state: down mac: N/A 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 253.45 GiB used: 50.77 GiB (20.0%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Intel model: SSDSC2CT240A4 size: 223.57 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 335u scheme: MBR 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Samsung model: Flash Drive size: 29.88 GiB 
           block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B serial: <filter> rev: 1100 temp: 11 C 
           scheme: MBR 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: N/A size: 6.07 GiB used: 540.0 MiB (8.7%) fs: overlay 
           source: ERR-102 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0 C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list 
           1: deb http://iso.mxrepo.com/antix/buster buster main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 234 Uptime: 13m Memory: 7.66 GiB used: 944.2 MiB (12.0%) Init: SysVinit 
           v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 
           running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

There is no sound, even after selecting the sound card with 'MX Select Sound', until I enter 'alsactl init' in terminal.
Live USB MX-19b3_x64 on CF-31Mk3.

[Eadwine Rose]

When there is no sound, can you grab the slider of the volume icon and slide it down and up, then try playing sound again?

[mklym]

When there is no sound, can you grab the slider of the volume icon and slide it down and up, then try playing sound again?

I tried increasing the volume with the built-in keyboard volume controls, Fn+F6. I did not try grabbing the slider with the cursor.
I will try that in a bit and report back. ATM I am testing MX-19b3_x64 on my CF-D1.

[Eadwine Rose]

Hopefully you will have luck with that. For me the silly thing gets muted and that fixes it.

[BV206]

I ran the beta 3 .iso from USB stick and about the only thing I noticed was some weird graphics artifacts or something between some of the panel icons in the notification area. If I moved the panel and moved it back or logout/login they were gone.