EMac G4-700 RAM & system upgrade limits

Let's try this again. I posted the message with a typo and couldn't figure out how to delete it, so I "unmarked it as a question" and am reposting the correct information.
My eMac gets really slow at times, especially if I'm using Photoshop Elements (don't own the full-blown Photoshop anymore). There seem to be two issues: RAM and OS. I'm actually running on 256 MB right now. Crucial.com says my maximum RAM is 1024 MB, and I have ordered the RAM to upgrade. Will this significantly improve the machine's performance? I have a 500GB external HD connected by Firewire if that makes any difference. At this time I'm just using it to backup the eMac (after a major crash a couple of years ago),
Then there's OS. I'm currently running 10.4.11 and previously backed down from 10.4.6 because I ran into odd performance issues I just didn't have time for. Is 10.4.11 effectively the latest OS I'll be able to run? I've already run into programs that say they need 10.5.

The issue was resolved by getting a new computer.

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I have an eMac that is running system 10.2.8. It is 384MB and 1GHz. Can it be upgraded to a newer system? Where can I find it? Is it a free download or do you have to pay for it?
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After upgrading RAM, take a look at Gulliver - Tiger Upgrade Guide. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how much more responsive your eMac will feel after jumping from 10.2.8 to 10.4.10 (use the OS X Update Combo 10.4.10 (PPC) to bump whatever version is on the Install DVD to the latest version).
Cavet: 10.4 comes on a DVD. If you have an emac model without DVD capability, you'll need either an external DVD drive (using Startup Manager to boot from the Install DVD), or you can call the Apple Store and reach a liver operator to ask if Apple still informally has any of the Tiger Media Exchange sets left in stock to exchange the Tiger DVD for a set of CDs.

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I was trying to upgrade (RAM and system) my children's iMac. I went from 9.1 to 10.2 (own all software). 256 chip went in first and only with 9.1. Ran fine. Next step was to put original CD (not tray) in iMac and install system upgrade.
Ran fine during requested restarts. Shut down and came back 4 hours later to run tutorial program (Total Training for Mac OS X). I could hear the 'good' mac startup sound, but the entire screen was dark...as if it were turned off.
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What's the best system upgrade for 'older' Mac Mini?

My MacMini is about five years old:
Model Name:    Mac mini
Model Identifier:    Macmini4,1
Processor Name:    Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:    2.4 GHz
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Total Number Of Cores:    2
L2 Cache:    3 MB
Memory:    2 GB
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Screen blinking after system upgrade

Hi!. Last evening I made a system upgrade (-Syu), this morning I've turned the pc on and I've discovered my screen was blinking, the problem starts when grub finishs and starts Arch. I've searching in the forum but I didn't find anything. The problem is solved partialy when the screen resolution is changed to 1280*960 (the original is 1280*1024), at this resolution, the blinking dissapears.
My graphic card is a Sapphire Radeon HD 6570, the driver I have ever used is xf86-video-ati.
[victor@LinuxPC ~]$ dmesg | egrep 'drm|radeon'
[ 5.863001] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[ 6.205599] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.
[ 6.205680] fb: conflicting fb hw usage radeondrmfb vs VESA VGA - removing generic driver
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[ 6.206444] [drm] register mmio base: 0xCFFC0000
[ 6.206447] [drm] register mmio size: 131072
[ 6.208061] radeon 0000:04:00.0: VRAM: 2048M 0x0000000000000000 - 0x000000007FFFFFFF (2048M used)
[ 6.208065] radeon 0000:04:00.0: GTT: 1024M 0x0000000080000000 - 0x00000000BFFFFFFF
[ 6.208069] [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=2048M, BAR=256M
[ 6.208071] [drm] RAM width 128bits DDR
[ 6.208312] [drm] radeon: 2048M of VRAM memory ready
[ 6.208315] [drm] radeon: 1024M of GTT memory ready.
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[ 6.463365] [drm] Internal thermal controller with fan control
[ 6.464395] [drm] radeon: power management initialized
[ 6.615141] [drm] GART: num cpu pages 262144, num gpu pages 262144
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[ 6.634913] radeon 0000:04:00.0: WB enabled
[ 6.634919] radeon 0000:04:00.0: fence driver on ring 0 use gpu addr 0x0000000080000c00 and cpu addr 0xffff880075688c00
[ 6.634924] radeon 0000:04:00.0: fence driver on ring 3 use gpu addr 0x0000000080000c0c and cpu addr 0xffff880075688c0c
[ 6.635818] radeon 0000:04:00.0: fence driver on ring 5 use gpu addr 0x0000000000072118 and cpu addr 0xffffc90007032118
[ 6.635821] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 2 (21.10.2013).
[ 6.635823] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
[ 6.635854] radeon 0000:04:00.0: irq 46 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 6.635875] radeon 0000:04:00.0: radeon: using MSI.
[ 6.635915] [drm] radeon: irq initialized.
[ 6.653036] [drm] ring test on 0 succeeded in 1 usecs
[ 6.653097] [drm] ring test on 3 succeeded in 1 usecs
[ 6.842083] [drm] ring test on 5 succeeded in 1 usecs
[ 6.842092] [drm] UVD initialized successfully.
[ 6.842272] [drm] ib test on ring 0 succeeded in 0 usecs
[ 6.842303] [drm] ib test on ring 3 succeeded in 0 usecs
[ 6.993949] [drm] ib test on ring 5 succeeded
[ 6.994555] [drm] Radeon Display Connectors
[ 6.994559] [drm] Connector 0:
[ 6.994562] [drm] HDMI-A-1
[ 6.994564] [drm] HPD4
[ 6.994567] [drm] DDC: 0x6450 0x6450 0x6454 0x6454 0x6458 0x6458 0x645c 0x645c
[ 6.994569] [drm] Encoders:
[ 6.994572] [drm] DFP1: INTERNAL_UNIPHY2
[ 6.994574] [drm] Connector 1:
[ 6.994576] [drm] DVI-D-1
[ 6.994578] [drm] HPD1
[ 6.994581] [drm] DDC: 0x6460 0x6460 0x6464 0x6464 0x6468 0x6468 0x646c 0x646c
[ 6.994583] [drm] Encoders:
[ 6.994585] [drm] DFP2: INTERNAL_UNIPHY
[ 6.994586] [drm] Connector 2:
[ 6.994588] [drm] VGA-1
[ 6.994591] [drm] DDC: 0x6430 0x6430 0x6434 0x6434 0x6438 0x6438 0x643c 0x643c
[ 6.994593] [drm] Encoders:
[ 6.994595] [drm] CRT1: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC1
[ 7.031444] [drm] fb mappable at 0xD0474000
[ 7.031447] [drm] vram apper at 0xD0000000
[ 7.031449] [drm] size 5242880
[ 7.031451] [drm] fb depth is 24
[ 7.031453] [drm] pitch is 5120
[ 7.031545] fbcon: radeondrmfb (fb0) is primary device
[ 7.260059] radeon 0000:04:00.0: fb0: radeondrmfb frame buffer device
[ 7.260063] radeon 0000:04:00.0: registered panic notifier
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Thanks

Hello everyone!
After upgrading to kernel 3.14.1-1, I suffered from the problem of screen flashing rapidly when I booted into the Arch Linux.
Problem Description
As we know, when the kernel boots from the grub, it firstly enters a text model where the resolution of the screen is low. At this stage, "Welcome to Arch Linux!" is printed on the screen. And then it loads some kernel modules and the video display becomes normal with a correct resolution supported by the monitor. If Xorg is not installed, it will stay at a command promt asking for user name and password. The above is a normal kernel booting process. Here the problem is:
When my Arch Linux kernel tries to change from the model with low resolution of the screen to a normal video model, it fails. After loading the video card driver, the screen flash once and I can see the kernel change the resolution of the screen correctly, but the whole screen begin flashing rapidly. The screen flash makes me feel very dizzy. At the same time the position of the screen display is also wrong. The screen splits into two part: the right part of the screen should be on the left while the left part of the screen should be on the right side. Each long line of text is splited into two non-continuous fragments.
After downgrading to the linux kernel 3.12.9-2, all the problems disappear. It should be the problem from kernel 3.14.1 I think since the problem begins when I upgrade my kernel to that version.
System info
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Platform: x86_64
kernel version: 3.14.1-1 from core.
GPU model: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos PRO [Radeon HD 7450] [1002:677b]
GPU driver:xf86-video-ati(for Xorg). I did not use the Catalyst driver.
Thank you very much!

[SOLVED] System upgrade broke pm-resume (kernel problem?)

It now seems every other time I suspend to RAM, it fails to come back. I just get a blank screen, no backlight, with a completely unresponsive keyboard. At this point, the only thing I do that has any effect is a hard shutdown by holding down the power button. I had no problems before I upgraded on April 10. I didn't post this immediately because I wanted to see if the new xorg-server and associated updates would fix it, but it didn't.
Here is pm-suspend.log:
Initial commandline parameters:
Tue Apr 14 03:46:54 PDT 2009: Running hooks for suspend.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/00auto-quirk suspend suspend: Adding quirks from HAL: --quirk-dpms-on --quirk-dpms-suspend --quirk-vbe-post --quirk-vbemode-restore --quirk-vbestate-restore --quirk-vga-mode-3
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/00logging suspend suspend: Linux helium 2.6.29-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 8 12:47:56 UTC 2009 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
Module Size Used by
radeon 144928 2
drm 138240 3 radeon
arc4 1556 2
ecb 2452 2
lib80211_crypt_wep 3476 1
snd_seq_oss 29888 0
snd_seq_midi_event 5972 1 snd_seq_oss
joydev 9600 0
snd_seq 48176 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 6080 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
pcmcia 33388 0
snd_pcm_oss 38112 0
snd_mixer_oss 14388 1 snd_pcm_oss
irtty_sir 4852 0
btusb 11720 0
wacom 19836 0
sir_dev 11224 1 irtty_sir
bluetooth 52292 1 btusb
psmouse 54536 0
ppdev 7192 0
lp 8964 0
usbhid 35136 0
hid 39744 1 usbhid
thinkpad_acpi 59736 0
rfkill 9392 2 thinkpad_acpi
led_class 3384 1 thinkpad_acpi
nvram 6336 1 thinkpad_acpi
serio_raw 5048 0
ipw2200 139808 0
libipw 26136 1 ipw2200
lib80211 5208 3 lib80211_crypt_wep,ipw2200,libipw
yenta_socket 23840 1
rsrc_nonstatic 10868 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 32328 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
snd_intel8x0 28688 2
snd_intel8x0m 13312 0
snd_ac97_codec 100120 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m
ac97_bus 1364 1 snd_ac97_codec
video 16484 0
output 2388 1 video
snd_pcm 67992 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 19260 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
nsc_ircc 16208 0
parport_pc 35556 1
parport 30924 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
iTCO_wdt 10680 0
iTCO_vendor_support 2840 1 iTCO_wdt
uhci_hcd 22500 0
snd 51460 14 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 6080 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 8092 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_pcm
irda 110648 2 sir_dev,nsc_ircc
crc_ccitt 1620 1 irda
sg 24712 0
ehci_hcd 35424 0
i2c_i801 8904 0
i2c_core 20648 2 drm,i2c_i801
usbcore 137232 6 btusb,wacom,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
tg3 109176 0
libphy 17780 1 tg3
intel_agp 25628 0
agpgart 29492 2 drm,intel_agp
evdev 9248 11
thermal 15120 0
fan 4056 0
button 5700 0
battery 9880 0
ac 3832 0
cpufreq_powersave 1268 1
cpufreq_ondemand 6752 0
acpi_cpufreq 7584 0
freq_table 3412 2 cpufreq_ondemand,acpi_cpufreq
processor 39136 3 thermal,acpi_cpufreq
rtc_cmos 10188 0
rtc_core 16304 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 2324 1 rtc_core
ext3 126556 4
jbd 45512 1 ext3
mbcache 6488 1 ext3
dm_mod 53640 9
sr_mod 14596 0
cdrom 33600 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 25072 3
ata_generic 4504 0
pata_acpi 3828 0
ata_piix 22136 2
ahci 30116 0
libata 157036 4 ata_generic,pata_acpi,ata_piix,ahci
scsi_mod 100500 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 2073804 1381928 691876 0 130512 929756
-/+ buffers/cache: 321660 1752144
Swap: 729080 0 729080
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/00powersave suspend suspend: success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/01grub suspend suspend: not applicable.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/11netcfg suspend suspend: /bin/stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device
:: home-wireless down [BUSY] [DONE]
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/49bluetooth suspend suspend: success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/55NetworkManager suspend suspend: success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/75modules suspend suspend: not applicable.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/90clock suspend suspend: not applicable.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/94cpufreq suspend suspend: success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/95led suspend suspend: success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/98smart-kernel-video suspend suspend: not applicable.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/99video suspend suspend: kernel.acpi_video_flags = 0
Allocated buffer at 0x2010 (base is 0x0)
ES: 0x0201 EBX: 0x0000
success.
Tue Apr 14 03:46:56 PDT 2009: performing suspend
Not very informative as far as I can see. Here is what I upgraded on that day (from pacman.log):
[2009-04-10 22:51] synchronizing package lists
[2009-04-10 22:51] starting full system upgrade
[2009-04-10 22:57] starting full system upgrade
[2009-04-10 22:57] upgraded fftw (3.2-1 -> 3.2.1-1)
[2009-04-10 22:57] upgraded gpgme (1.1.7-2 -> 1.1.8-1)
[2009-04-10 22:57] upgraded hdparm (9.12-1 -> 9.14-1)
[2009-04-10 22:57] upgraded ipw2200-fw (3.0-2 -> 3.1-1)
[2009-04-10 22:57] upgraded kbproto (1.0.3-1 -> 1.0.3-2)
[2009-04-10 22:57] upgraded kernel26-firmware (2.6.28-1 -> 2.6.29-1)
[2009-04-10 22:57] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2009-04-10 22:57] >>> MKINITCPIO SETUP
[2009-04-10 22:57] >>> ----------------
[2009-04-10 22:57] >>> If you use LVM2, Encrypted root or software RAID,
[2009-04-10 22:57] >>> Ensure you enable support in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf .
[2009-04-10 22:57] >>> More information about mkinitcpio setup can be found here:
[2009-04-10 22:57] >>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio
[2009-04-10 22:57]
[2009-04-10 22:57] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait...
[2009-04-10 22:57] ==> Building image "default"
[2009-04-10 22:57] ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.29-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26.img
[2009-04-10 22:57] :: Begin dry run
[2009-04-10 22:57] :: Parsing hook [base]
[2009-04-10 22:57] :: Parsing hook [udev]
[2009-04-10 22:57] :: Parsing hook [autodetect]
[2009-04-10 22:57] :: Parsing hook [pata]
[2009-04-10 22:57] :: Parsing hook [scsi]
[2009-04-10 22:57] :: Parsing hook [sata]
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Parsing hook [lvm2]
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Parsing hook [filesystems]
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Generating module dependencies
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26.img'...SUCCESS
[2009-04-10 22:58] ==> SUCCESS
[2009-04-10 22:58] ==> Building image "fallback"
[2009-04-10 22:58] ==> Running command: /sbin/mkinitcpio -k 2.6.29-ARCH -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/kernel26-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Begin dry run
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Parsing hook [base]
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Parsing hook [udev]
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Parsing hook [pata]
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Parsing hook [scsi]
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Parsing hook [sata]
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Parsing hook [lvm2]
[2009-04-10 22:58] :: Parsing hook [filesystems]
[2009-04-10 22:59] :: Generating module dependencies
[2009-04-10 22:59] :: Generating image '/boot/kernel26-fallback.img'...SUCCESS
[2009-04-10 22:59] ==> SUCCESS
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded kernel26 (2.6.28.8-1 -> 2.6.29.1-3)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded klibc-udev (140-1 -> 141-1)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded libdvdread (0.9.7-1 -> 0.9.7-2)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded libfontenc (1.0.4-1 -> 1.0.4-2)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded libid3tag (0.15.1b-2 -> 0.15.1b-3)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded libmatroska (0.8.1-1 -> 0.8.1-2)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded libofa (0.9.3-1 -> 0.9.3-2)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded libogg (1.1.3-1 -> 1.1.3-2)
[2009-04-10 22:59] installed libftdi (0.15-1)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded lirc-utils (0.8.4-1 -> 0.8.5pre2-1)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded m4 (1.4.12-1 -> 1.4.13-1)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded man-db (2.5.4-2 -> 2.5.5-1)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded man-pages (3.19-1 -> 3.20-1)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded python-numpy (1.2.1-4 -> 1.3.0-1)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded tzdata (2009d-1 -> 2009e-1)
[2009-04-10 22:59] upgraded udev (140-2 -> 141-1)
The kernel was upgraded then. Is that the most likely culprit? Generally, how can I help debug this?
Thanks...
Last edited by Lux Perpetua (2009-07-08 04:20:11)

Hi there. Me here with the same problem. Well I think it to be so...
I can not suspend/resume for the second time - when I resume the backlight turns on, but the suspend LED is not turned off, HDD works, CPU, fans work. My computer is Thinkpad T43p. And older kernel does solve the problems.
I am considering one more issue about this problem is that the drivers may conflict with the newest kernel (for example my opensource ati drivers). Any suggestions?
By the way, if someone needs older packages, you can use 'Arch Rollback Machine' (ARM - http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=53665)

System Upgrade to EHP 4

Hi all,
I am going to upgrade the developing system from ERP 6.0 EHP 3 to 4.
Could anyone tell me how long time it will take? What are the concerned issues? Could you list out the main processes and supporting documents?
The following is the server configurations:
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5430 @ 2.66 GHz
RAM: 6.00GB
System type: 64-bit OS
File format: NTFS
2 SATA Hard Disks:
1) 280 GBs --> 2 partitions: 60 GB and 220 GB
2) 838 GBs --> 2 partitions: 2 X 411 GB
I would like to point out this is a development environment. There are only thousands of transactions' records and it will be off-line during the system upgrading.
Cheers,
Simon

>
SimonLeeMis wrote:
> Hi Sunny and Manoj,
> could you give me an estimated time for doing the upgrade job? I need to plan the system down time.
>
Also, could you tell me wht's the most difficult part of the upgrading?
Upgrade is simple if donw carefully.
>
> Cheers,
> Simon
Hi,
As Sunny said earlier there is no such estimated downtime.
If you want an estimated downtime then you need to first upgrade a sandbox system(copy of your Prod.) so as to get a clear picture of your System Upgrade.
Regards,
Nirmal.K

[Slvd] What to restart after system upgrade? When to restart X server?

Hi all,
After a system upgrade, what should be restarted? The following actions I know about:
kernel (linux): reboot
daemon (sshd, cups, iptables, etc.): rc.d restart ...
application (fvwm, mutt, etc.): restart application
But what will require restarting X server? Can the current X server continue to run after upgrading one the following:
1. xorg-server
2. libx11 or other libraries xorg-server depends on
3. anything else?
I want to keep the system up-to-date but avoid restarting the X server to maintain my X session (>100 windows carfully spread and grouped over 22 workspaces). Unfortunately, there is no xsm anymore and, no, I don't like gnome/kde/thelike.
Thanks,
Daan
Last edited by drrossum (2012-03-26 15:37:37)

brebs wrote:
A useful command is:
lsof | grep 'DEL.*lib'
I put this line in a script called stalelibs. Helps to see which services should be restarted. Or whether I'll just take the easy option and reboot :)
This is very helpful!
Also, in the link that you sent it is explained why programs don't break when their shared libraries are removed:
Existing programs (that are already loaded) have pointers to the old version, as Naib says, in RAM as code or an inode location as a file handle to the deleted version. Once all handles are gone/programs terminated, the file will then truly be "removed" from the disk and space reclaimed. Until then you'll see shared libraries still eating disk space and RAM, despite them being removed.
This is why it's good to reboot the machine after certain upgrades such as libc, so programs like init can pick up a new copy of libc.
@brebs: Thanks for the great contribution!

My bank's system upgrade tells me that my Mac is a public computer. I know it's not but how do I find out for sure?

I purchased myMac for private, personal use. However, my bank's system upgrade says my Mac is a public computer and as such will now allow me to access any of my account information. The passcode that the bank gave to me will not work with a public computer. How can I make sure that my computer is still a private computer and not a public one? If it has become public, since the bank system upgrade, how dp I get it back to being a private computer for my use only? HELP PLEASE!

When most bank sites ask whether or not your computer is public or private, it is usually for you to understand that if you are on a public computer...like a library...to not have the computer remember your personal password and also to remind you to log out. If you are the only one that uses this computer, it is private.

[SOLVED] Xorg terminates after system upgrade

Im lost... Please someone help me.
I upgraded old installation of Arch yesterday (about one year old) and now Xorg fails to load up. I don't really know where to look for issues... I think its graphic card but I'm not sure...
Xorg isnt showing much errors...
# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE
[ 3948.803] Current Operating System: Linux bowman 3.13.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Mar 7 22:30:23 CET 2014 i686
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 3949.345] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 3951.026] (EE) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.
Warnings:
# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep WW
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 4198.590] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[ 4198.590] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[ 4198.590] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[ 4198.590] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 4198.590] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 4198.590] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 4199.631] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to support custom viewPortOut 1360 x 765 +0 +1
[ 4199.632] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to support custom viewPortOut 1360 x 765 +0 +1
[ 4199.940] (WW) evdev: SIGMACHIP USB Keyboard: ignoring absolute axes.
Log part related to "Unable to support custom viewPortOut" line:
[ 4199.226] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
[ 4199.626] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (LG Electronics W1946 (CRT-1)) does not support NVIDIA
[ 4199.626] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): 3D Vision stereo.
[ 4199.628] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 6200 (NV44) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 524288 kBytes
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.44.a2.14.ff
[ 4199.628] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 8X
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce 6200 at PCI:1:0:0
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): LG Electronics W1946 (CRT-1) (connected)
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-0: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): LG Electronics W1946 (CRT-1): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0: 155.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 4199.628] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0: Internal Single Link TMDS
[ 4199.628] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID for display
[ 4199.628] (**) NVIDIA(0): device LG Electronics W1946 (CRT-1) (Using EDID
[ 4199.628] (**) NVIDIA(0): frequencies has been enabled on all display devices.)
[ 4199.629] (==) NVIDIA(0):
[ 4199.629] (==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 4199.629] (==) NVIDIA(0): will be used as the requested mode.
[ 4199.629] (==) NVIDIA(0):
[ 4199.629] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
[ 4199.629] (II) NVIDIA(0): "CRT-1:nvidia-auto-select"
[ 4199.629] (**) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size configured to be 1360 x 768
[ 4199.631] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to support custom viewPortOut 1360 x 765 +0 +1
[ 4199.632] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to support custom viewPortOut 1360 x 765 +0 +1
[ 4199.633] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (84, 84); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
[ 4199.633] (--) NVIDIA(0): option
[ 4199.633] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 4199.646] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "CRT-1:nvidia-auto-select"
Xorg.0.log: http://pastebin.com/rJDxeXnV
Graphic card is: (lspci -v)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 3504
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 16
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at f9000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fa000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia
Packages installed:
# pacman -Qs nvidia -q
libcl
libvdpau
nvidia-304xx
nvidia-304xx-libgl
nvidia-304xx-utils
opencl-nvidia-304xx
xorg.conf has been automatically generated with nvidia-xconfig:
(only " Virtual 1360 768" has been added)
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 304.119 (buildmeister@swio-display-x64-rhel04-01) Fri Jan 17 10:35:08 PST 2014
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1360 768
EndSubSection
EndSection
Any ideas?
[EDIT]
Very important facts:
startx fails when running xfce4 or awesome
startx runs on root (with strange x environment) with no problems
Last edited by marzecki (2014-03-12 13:52:49)

For me it occurred after this update..... I dunno why , but openbox wouldn't load, kde would, however
Guess it's due to the mesa update and using the legacy nvida-173xx driver
[2014-03-12 21:17] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2014-03-12 21:17] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2014-03-12 21:17] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2014-03-12 21:24] [PACMAN] upgraded bluez-libs (5.15-1 -> 5.16-1)
[2014-03-12 21:24] [PACMAN] upgraded calligra-filters (2.8.0-1 -> 2.8.0-2)
[2014-03-12 21:24] [PACMAN] upgraded calligra-libs (2.8.0-1 -> 2.8.0-2)
[2014-03-12 21:24] [PACMAN] upgraded calligra-plugins (2.8.0-1 -> 2.8.0-2)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded calligra-krita (2.8.0-1 -> 2.8.0-2)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded libpng (1.6.9-1 -> 1.6.10-1)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded mjpegtools (2.0.0-4 -> 2.1.0-1)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded cinelerra-cv (1:2.2-19 -> 1:2.2-20)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded systemd (210-2 -> 210-3)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded mesa (10.0.3-1 -> 10.1.0-2)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded libevdev (0.6-1 -> 1.0.1-1)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded clutter (1.16.4-1 -> 1.16.4-3)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded libcups (1.7.1-3 -> 1.7.1-4)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded cups-filters (1.0.46-1 -> 1.0.48-1)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded cups (1.7.1-3 -> 1.7.1-4)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded dhcpcd (6.2.1-1 -> 6.3.1-1)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded dosfstools (3.0.25-1 -> 3.0.26-1)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded freetype2 (2.5.2-1 -> 2.5.3-1)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded geoip-database (20140108-1 -> 20140304-1)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded gst-plugins-bad (1.2.3-1 -> 1.2.3-2)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded gstreamer0.10-bad (0.10.23-7 -> 0.10.23-8)
[2014-03-12 21:25] [PACMAN] upgraded gstreamer0.10-bad-plugins (0.10.23-7 -> 0.10.23-8)
[2014-03-12 21:26] [PACMAN] upgraded kdenlive (0.9.6-3 -> 0.9.6-4)
[2014-03-12 21:26] [PACMAN] upgraded keyutils (1.5.8-1 -> 1.5.9-1)
[2014-03-12 21:26] [PACMAN] upgraded libnl (3.2.23-1 -> 3.2.24-1)
[2014-03-12 21:26] [PACMAN] upgraded libssh (0.5.5-2 -> 0.5.5-3)
[2014-03-12 21:26] [PACMAN] upgraded libva (1.2.1-1 -> 1.2.1-2)
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait...
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.13.6-1-ARCH
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.13.6-1-ARCH
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: smsmdtv
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
[2014-03-12 21:26] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2014-03-12 21:26] [PACMAN] upgraded linux (3.13.5-1 -> 3.13.6-1)
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait...
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-ck.preset: 'default'
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-ck -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-ck.img
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.13.6-1-ck
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-ck.img
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-ck.preset: 'fallback'
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-ck -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-ck-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.13.6-1-ck
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: smsmdtv
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-ck-fallback.img
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Thank you for using http://repo-ck.com/ for your linux-ck package needs.
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Note that the following CPU optimized packages are or could be available to you:
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] AMD : barcelona, bobcat, bulldozer, kx, k10, piledriver
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Intel : atom, core2, haswell, ivybridge, nehalem, p4, pentm, sandybridge
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Search via group name: pacman -Sg ck-ivybridge
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Post in the repo support thread if package group is unavailable for your architecture:
[2014-03-12 21:27] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=111715
[2014-03-12 21:27] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-ck-p4 (3.13.5-2 -> 3.13.6-1)
[2014-03-12 21:27] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-headers (3.13.5-1 -> 3.13.6-1)
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait...
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-lts.preset: 'default'
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.10.33-1-lts
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-lts.preset: 'fallback'
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.10.33-1-lts
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: smsmdtv
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [fsck]
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img
[2014-03-12 21:28] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2014-03-12 21:28] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-lts (3.10.32-1 -> 3.10.33-1)
[2014-03-12 21:28] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-lts-headers (3.10.32-1 -> 3.10.33-1)
[2014-03-12 21:28] [PACMAN] upgraded python (3.3.4-1 -> 3.3.5-1)
[2014-03-12 21:29] [PACMAN] upgraded mono (3.2.3-2 -> 3.2.8-1)
[2014-03-12 21:29] [PACMAN] upgraded ruby (2.1.0-2 -> 2.1.1-1)
[2014-03-12 21:29] [PACMAN] upgraded s-nail (14.6.1-1 -> 14.6.2-1)
[2014-03-12 21:29] [PACMAN] upgraded sqlite (3.8.3.1-1 -> 3.8.4.1-1)
[2014-03-12 21:29] [PACMAN] upgraded swt (4.3-1 -> 4.3.2-1)
[2014-03-12 21:29] [PACMAN] upgraded systemd-sysvcompat (210-2 -> 210-3)
[2014-03-12 21:29] [PACMAN] upgraded tzdata (2013i-1 -> 2014a-1)
[2014-03-12 21:29] [PACMAN] upgraded wine (1.7.13-1 -> 1.7.14-1)
[2014-03-12 21:29] [PACMAN] upgraded wireshark-cli (1.10.5-4 -> 1.10.6-1)
[2014-03-12 21:30] [PACMAN] upgraded wireshark-gtk (1.10.5-4 -> 1.10.6-1)
[2014-03-12 21:30] [PACMAN] upgraded xbmc (12.3-11 -> 12.3-12)
[2014-03-12 21:30] [PACMAN] upgraded xterm (302-1 -> 303-1)
Thanks a bunch
Last edited by 1LordAnubis (2014-03-13 02:39:41)

I can't connect to Wi-Fi - keeps timing out. No problem connecting from other laptops / phones. Stopped working after I did a system upgrade. What can I do?

I can't connect to Wi-Fi - keeps timing out. No problem connecting from other laptops / phones. Stopped working after I did a system upgrade. What can I do? I am on OS X Yosemite.

Take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried, until the problem is resolved. Some of these steps are only possible if you have control over the wireless router.
Step 1
Turn Wi-Fi off and back on.
Step 2
Restart the router and the computer. Many problems are solved that way.
Step 3
Change the name of the wireless network, if applicable, to eliminate any characters other than letters and digits. You do that on your router via its web page, if it's not an Apple device, or via AirPort Utility, if it is an Apple device.
Step 4
Run the Network Diagnostics assistant.
Step 5
In OS X 10.8.4 or later, run Wireless Diagnostics and fix the issues listed in the Summary, if any.
Step 6
Back up all data before proceeding.
Launch the Keychain Access application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Enter the name of your wireless network in the search box. You should have one or more "AirPort network password" items with that name. Make a note of the name and password, then delete all the items. Quit Keychain Access. Turn Wi-Fi off and then back on. Reconnect to the network.
Step 7
You may need to change other settings on the router. See the guidelines linked below:
Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
Potential sources of interference
Step 8
Make a note of all your settings for Wi-Fi in the Network preference pane, then delete the connection from the connection list and recreate it with the same settings. You do this by clicking the plus-sign icon below the connection list, and selecting Wi-Fi as the interface in the sheet that opens. Select Join other network from the Network Name menu, then select your network. Enter the password when prompted and save it in the keychain.
Step 9
Reset the System Management Controller (SMC).

[solved] After a full-system upgrade (Linux 3.15.8) = Wifi undetected

Hi, following this post, I'm seeking help concerning a big problem with my wifi.
In fact, it has been a few months since my wifi interface isn't recognized anymore. Yesterday, after a few tests, I found it was due to the kernel version, so I tried to reinstall my first ArchLinux (Linux 3.13.5-1-ARCH) : it worked, my wifi was back. The problem was that I couldn't reinstall all my stuffs : so I did a full-system upgrade (knowing I will lose my wifi) and now I just want to fix it once and for all (I'm done dealing with it).
So now, your help would be very appreciated. Does anyone have an idead? Or need more details about my config, my laptop, or whatever?
Last edited by nugetchar (2014-08-09 20:30:44)

Okay then, here we go :
When I do a
lspci
I have the following output :
[nugetchar@arch ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation QM77 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108GLM [NVS 5200M] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
0c:00.0 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ600FJ0/OZ900FJ0/OZ600FJS SD/MMC Card Reader Controller (rev 05)
So, as you can see, the Network Controller is the following :
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
When I do a
ip link
this is what I obtain :
[nugetchar@arch ~]$ ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: eno1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether f0:1f:af:25:3b:13 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
6: enp0s20u2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 6e:d6:2d:5c:29:bd brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
I started reading this page but am not sure if it is relevant due to the fact it concerns the 3.8.2B version.
Finally, a
more /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
gives me the following output :
^C[nugetchar@arch ~]$ more /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
alias floppy off
blacklist fd0
blacklist floppy
blacklist ipv6
blacklist bcma
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist snd_pcsp
I think I need to unblacklist bcma ?
@ewaller : I just saw you reply, here is the output for ls /lib/modules
[nugetchar@arch ~]$ ls /lib/modules
3.15.8-1-ARCH extramodules-3.13-ARCH extramodules-3.15-ARCH
Thank you for your answers, I really appreciate it

HT202008 I am having issues with my Window 7 on boot camp. My hardware is Macbook Pro Mid 2010 model and working on OS X 10.9.5. Recently I went to windows 7 to do a system upgrade but failed and was told to update the bootcamp drivers.

I am having issues with my Window 7 on boot camp. My hardware is Macbook Pro Mid 2010 model and working on OS X 10.9.5. Recently I went to windows 7 to do a system upgrade but failed and was told to update the bootcamp drivers. I installed boot camp5 but seem to be the wrong version and change to boot camp 4 which was updated okay. However I still cannot do the updates. Can someone advice me please? Thank you!

Please see Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems - Apple Support for the appropriate version of drivers related to the specific version of Windows 7.
MacBook Pro
(13-inch, Mid 2010)
4
4
DVD
DVD
DVD
MacBook Pro
(15-inch, Mid 2010)
5
5
4
DVD
DVD
DVD
MacBook Pro
(17-inch, Mid 2010)
5
5
4
DVD
DVD
DVD
Be careful with Windows Updates, especially driver updates. Standard WHQL drivers can cause problems.

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