MX-23 RC3 (Xfce) Feedback thread

[dolphin_oracle]

This thread is for feedback and issue reports MX-23 RC 3 (Xfce)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-lin ... ting/Xfce/

Be sure to include the quick-system-info with your report.

If posting nvidia-installer (ddm-mx) issues, please post the contents of /var/log/ddm.log.
If posting remaster issues, please include the contents of /var/log/live/live-remaster.log
If posting installer issues, please include the contents of /var/log/minstall.log
If posting issues with MX-PackageInstaller “Popular Apps”, please post contents of /var/log/mxpi.log or /var/log/mxpi.log.old (whichever contains the log of your issue).

By the way, the gui for quick-system-info now has a pretty nice log viewer function.

if posting about an application, please be specific on what application.

[mklym]

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System:
  Kernel: 6.3.0-2mx-ahs-amd64 [6.3.11-1~mx23ahs] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.3.0-2mx-ahs-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23_ahs_RC3_x64 Libretto July 24  2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Panasonic product: CF-31SBM61DM v: 003 serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 10 v: 001 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Panasonic model: CF31-3 v: 1 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: American Megatrends
    v: 3.00L13 date: 09/11/2012
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 72.2 Wh (99.2%) condition: 72.8/72.8 Wh (100.0%) volts: 11.7 min: 10.7
    model: Panasonic CF-VZSU46 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: not charging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-3320M bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ivy Bridge gen: core 3 level: v2
    built: 2012-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6 model-id: 0x3A (58) stepping: 9 microcode: 0x21
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 128 KiB
    desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3117 high: 3192 min/max: 1200/3300 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
    governor: ondemand cores: 1: 3192 2: 3093 3: 3093 4: 3093 bogomips: 20753
  Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics vendor: Matsushita driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-7 process: Intel 22nm built: 2012-13 ports: active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2,
    HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0166 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Z-Star Micro Venus USB2.0 Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-1.5:4
    chip-ID: 0ac8:3420 class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1024x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 270x203mm (10.63x7.99") s-diag: 338mm (13.3")
  Monitor-1: LVDS-1 res: 1024x768 hz: 60 size: N/A modes: 1024x768
  API: OpenGL v: 4.2 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4000 (IVB GT2)
    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Matsushita 7
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1e20 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.3.0-2mx-ahs-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Matsushita driver: e1000e v: kernel port: f080
    bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1502 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 09:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:088e class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Centrino Bluetooth Wireless Transceiver type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 2-1.7:3 chip-ID: 8087:07da class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 2.1 lmp-v: 4.0
    sub-v: fc00 hci-v: 4.0 rev: 1ebd
  Info: acl-mtu: 310:10 sco-mtu: 64:8 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park
    link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio,
    telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 223.57 GiB used: 11.75 GiB (5.3%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Intel model: SSDSC2CT240A4 size: 223.57 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 335u scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 223.57 GiB size: 219 GiB (97.96%) used: 11.75 GiB (5.4%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 73.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2060 libs: 1047 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  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 bookworm-updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
    2: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm ahs
Info:
  Processes: 232 Uptime: 10m wakeups: 2 Memory: 7.62 GiB used: 1.73 GiB (22.8%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12 Client: shell wrapper
  v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)

Downloaded RC3 iso, verified integrity and wrote to USB stick with MX Live USB Maker that was in RC2. Did a clean install using full disk.

SD card reader LED was out, as compared to on continually from login screen forward, until I inserted an SD card and now the light blinks continually, whether there is a card in the reader or not.

Same as with RC2 there is no sound even after selecting the sound card in MX Tools. Looks like I will have to apply the same fix as I did with RC1 and RC2. Any ideas why this is an ongoing issue with this unit?

Install was smooth and fast.

[mklym]

Issues with hibernation that where not there in RC2.

Set hibernation using MX Tweaks in MX Tools. Reboot, get to the desktop, check for updates and then select Hibernation in the Log Out screen. Shows the screensaver for a few moments, lights flash (hdd access,etc), screen goes black then a moment later the screensaver comes on then goes to the Log In screen.

EDITI forgot to add that after the failed hibernation, there is no longer a hibernation button on the Log Out screen. Reboot and the hibernation button is back on the Log Out screen.END EDIT

[briainxyz]

Hi guys and gals,

Just want to say thanks for MX-23. My 78 year old mother installed it on a Lenovo Carbon X1 Gen 6 with myself guiding the installation over the phone with the help of the MX User Manual. I've no significant issues to report (she had MX-18 on a T420s for the past 5 years. For my part, I'm a Debian user for >20 years).

My mom shared her experience after wiping Windows 10 completely. This is what she said:

"You get the feeling that you're part of something intelligent and all-embracing. And that your not just a would be consumer of all kinds of rubbish at the whim of Microsoft. You feel a sense of belonging and that its not out to use you, and manipulate you for its own ends. You feel a sense of gratitude and that you're in a safe space, in the hands of people you can rely on and depend on."

Consequently, I'm about to flash MX-23 onto an old 4gb machine for my girlfriend who has no prior experience with computers. Much obliged to the MX Linux and Debian focus groups

[popjah]

Hi guys and gals,

Just want to say thanks for MX-23. My 78 year old mother installed it on a Lenovo Carbon X1 Gen 6 with myself guiding the installation over the phone with the help of the MX User Manual. I've no significant issues to report (she had MX-18 on a T420s for the past 5 years. For my part, I'm a Debian user for >20 years).

My mom shared her experience after wiping Windows 10 completely. This is what she said:

"You get the feeling that you're part of something intelligent and all-embracing. And that your not just a would be consumer of all kinds of rubbish at the whim of Microsoft. You feel a sense of belonging and that its not out to use you, and manipulate you for its own ends. You feel a sense of gratitude and that you're in a safe space, in the hands of people you can rely on and depend on."

Consequently, I'm about to flash MX-23 onto an old 4gb machine for my girlfriend who has no prior experience with computers. Much obliged to the MX Linux and Debian focus groups

Thanks for this heart-warming review!

[j2mcgreg]

Tell your mother to set up an account here.

[thinkpadx]

i am so happy for her. she is one eloquent lady too! tell her welcome! so far i installed the rc1 on 3 laptops - thinkpads x280, x220 and yesterday on an old x201 - updated everything along the way and just did todays and so far not one issue at all. stuff actually works better than on mx21. Knock on wodd - my head.

install was from a dvd iso and done via a cheapo older usb cd/dvd writer /reader. suspend works and i never use hibernate so never checked that - sorry.

nice work!

[AlphaElwedritsch]

@mklym sad, tried your suggestion with hibernation but don't work for me

[AlphaElwedritsch]

suspend works wkthout any issue, but it needs a lot of batterie
after 1 day, full loaded batterie is empty

if that would be better i would use supend...

[taraxacum]

MX23-RC3 (xfce) amd64

Just installed version RC3.
Error message on install routine: Waiting for /dev to be fully populated... persists as described in my post:
viewtopic.php?p=734784#p734784

Installation files from the i386 version:

minstall.txt

mxpi.pdf

mxpi log old.pdf

Go to problem solving with this Link:
viewtopic.php?p=734864#p734864