SLVD I didn't edit /etc/conf.d/wireless-regdom; am I breaking the law?

Should i do what ca-certificates advises (via pacman output) to "Uncomment the right regulatory domain in /etc/conf.d/wireless-regdom"?
What happens if I don't? Am I breaking the law? lol
Last edited by trusktr (2010-06-04 18:05:03)

Cool, thanks tomk. I had no idea! I was clueless about channels until this thread.
My iwlist shows this:
[root@rocketship ~]# iwlist wlan0 channel
wlan0 11 channels in total; available frequencies :
Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
Current Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
I read an interesting article here that says in the US you can use channels 1-11 in the 2.4GHz range, so I'm set to go!
The article also said that the standard channel that most wireless products ship with in the US is 6, and mine is set at 6! To avoid interference due to the fact that most people use their wireless products on channel 6 (because they aren't so computer savvy like I was until right now), the article recomends that you use channel 1 or 11 since they don't overlap with channel 6 at all... Have a read, it's interesting!
Last edited by trusktr (2010-06-04 18:01:54)

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[solved] Editing makepkg.conf (x86_64)

Hello everyone,
I just set up my first Arch 64bit-system, so I want get to know its abilities and advantages a bit better for my everyday work.
Before installing any more stuff, I'm actually editing makepkg.conf, because I'd like to have the CPU usage optimzed, though I don't expect any significant performance boost -- I just want to learn about it and then use it. So far I read the specific Wikis Arch, Gentoo, and of course the Arch64 FAQ. -- However, tuning this file would only affect compiling PKGBUILDs from the AUR, or from other sources, because I'll mostly use the precompiled packages as they are, I suppose.
The CPU is a Xeon Kentsfield, looking like an early "quad-core, appearing as a single core" to me:
Wikipedia wrote:Intel released relabeled versions of its quad-core (2x2) Core 2 Quad processor as the Xeon 3200-series (,,,), these models only support single-CPU operation ...
Four processors are found anyway:
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3210 @ 2.13GHz
physical id : 0
siblings : 4
core id : 0
cpu cores : 4
processor : 1
physical id : 0
siblings : 4
core id : 2
cpu cores : 4
processor : 2
physical id : 0
siblings : 4
core id : 1
cpu cores : 4
processor : 3
physical id : 0
siblings : 4
core id : 3
cpu cores : 4
So I wonder: how would this quad-or-no-quad appear or have to be adressed in a (desktop) system monitor -- as 1, 4 or even 2 (as it also a "2x2") CPUs?
The related section of my makepkg.conf actually reads:
CARCH="x86_64"
CHOST="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-march=native -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
#MAKEFLAGS="-j2"
Well, I admit that I'm not sure that I got everything in details. But I guess with this I'd be able to use any PKBGUILD in the AUR (or provide my own that others could use without risk), right?
Last, what about the MAKEFLAGS? The wiki says,
Typically -j2, plus 1 for each additional core/processor is an adequate choice.
If the Xeon is a "real" quad-core (see above), it should rather be
MAKEFLAGS="-j5"
as in this case there are three additional cores, right?
Last edited by cameo (2012-08-19 23:56:24)

I see.
Alternatively, for i686 compiling on this very machine I probably must get to grips with this stuff (if I'm not mixing something up); well, that's a future plan.
Thanks very much anyway.
Hm, regarding that system monitoring matter, I've just a feeling, different programs could just use different hooks for showing the processor loads. I mean if that Xeon is physically a quad, but "acting" like a single, some could maybe show just 1 CPU, and others 4. -- Since my topic here is mainly about editing makepkg.conf, I'd better discuss this in detail in another thread later, if necessary. (But of course, if somebody has got some information about this, please let me know.)
Seems to me, there's nothing more for me to question here then, so I'll mark this as solved.

How to edit etc/apache2/httpd.conf? Pico won't take my password. :(

How to edit etc/apache2/httpd.conf? Pica won't take my password.
I can navigate to the pico prompt in terminal ... but when it asks for pw, I try to type, the cursor just blinks, doesn't move, nothing.
But if there's another way to edit this file, I'll try.
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magaroni wrote:
I like the tutorial, but yeah you are right, it's sudo, not pico that's not taking my pw. I can sudo pico or sudo vi, either way it asks me for my password but then the cursor doesn't respond to my typing.
I'm used to vi. You use control keys to navigate and make changes. It has two modes, command and insert. In command mode, to delete the '#' character, for example, move the cursor to '#' and type 'x' to delete it. Type 'i' to enter insert mode and add new text. Press 'esc' to go back to command mode.
There are numerous ways to save and quit. Usually you type 'ZZ' to save and quit. On some of these system files, their permissions are too restrictive for that. You have to do it the hard way. Type ':w!' to save. The 'w' is for "write" and the '!' is to force a write on a read-only. Then you can quit with "q!'.
I've never edited an administrative file with pico.
I can't even chmod to give myself rights to write to httpd.conf . "Operation not permitted."
Don't try that. Many tools will rightfully refuse to even launch if they detect that their administrative config files have been incorrectly modified.
internet chatter seems to suggest this 10.7.x is, like, super duper secure. And I'm new to macs. I'm logged in as admin, I have all the permissions I can find myself via finder ... but maybe there's a double-secret admin ...
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Hi,
about half way down this script (link at bottom) the guy has
genfstab /mnt >> /etc/mnt/fstab
should it be
genfstab /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
because I keep getting "file or directory not found" with /etc/mnt/ but the reverse worked.
I don't know jack about linux so I figured I better check in with you all first before I continue.
Thanks!
http://blog.portnumber53.com/2012/10/30 … installer/
Last edited by hbc2 (2014-07-28 03:36:11)

Yes, both the Beginners guide and the Installation guide excellent. I studied them (and others) for about two weeks before even downloading the install iso. Also, I’ve read the Arch Way and it’s for me.
The script that I dug up wasn't just random. It turned up in a google search when I was looking for more info on setting up LVM partitions. The first half of that script turned out to be nearly identical to the notes that I had made from reading those guides as well as the LVM guide.
The Beginners and LVM guides are great (!) I learned a lot and I appreciate their attempt to be linear step by step. I also understand the LVM can’t be placed “inside” the Beginners guide since not everyone will want LVM.
However I ran into a spot of confusion regarding the mounting of the partitions between the Beginners Guide and the LVM guide – and that’s what lead me to the question about the path in that guy’s script (“/etc/mnt” vs “/mnt/etc”). Also, the LVM guide seems to indicate editing “/etc/mkinitcpio.conf” (note the path) at a point BEFORE I run “pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel” and genfstab.
Below are the linear install steps that I attempted. In summary, I’m not sure about the mounting or when/where to edit mkinitcpio.conf.
Boot the install iso and set up the partitions.
[All GOOD]
Create physical volume, Vol group and logical vols
pvcreate /dev/sda2
vgcreate arch /dev/sda2
lvcreate -L 1G -n boot arch
lvcreate -C y -L 4G -n swap arch
lvcreate -L 100G -n root arch
lvcreate -L 100G -n home arch
[All GOOD]
Create file systems and mount logical volumes
mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/arch-root
mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/arch-boot
mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/arch-home
mkswap /dev/mapper/arch-swap
mount /dev/mapper/arch-root /mnt
[All GOOD]
Here's where my confusion starts:
Beginner's Guide (in "Mount the partitions" section) seems to indicate this way:
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mkdir /mnt/home
mount /dev/mapper/arch-home /mnt/home
mount /dev/mapper/arch-boot /mnt/boot
LVM Guide (in "Create file systems and mount logical volumes") seems to indicate this way:
mount /dev/mapper/arch-home /home
mount /dev/mapper/arch-boot /boot
I'm not sure which of the above I need to go with. (Probably just a matter of preference?)
Then the LVM Guide seems to want me to "Edit [/etc/mkinitcpio.conf] and insert lvm2 between block and filesystems" but how should I access that file at "/etc"? I think I'd have to run "pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel" first but the LVM guide seems to indicate doing this right after I mount the logical volumes - I probably misunderstand something here. (I can't find it anyway at this point using either mount method above.)
The rest I'll do right out of the beginners guide:
pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel
swapon /dev/mapper/arch-swap <<<<< I suspect I need this here before running genfstab to get the entry in the table
genfstab -U -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
nano /mnt/etc/fstab
Then I'll follow the rest of the beginners guide and edit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf during the "Create an initial ramdisk environment" step/
(I actually got to the point in the beginners guide where I should be editing the /etc/mkinitcpio.conf after pacstrap but I could not find it and suspect either I didn't mount correctly or messed up the chroot step.)
Last edited by hbc2 (2014-07-28 03:48:52)

DHCP_TIMEOUT in /etc/conf.d/netcfg has no effect

I want to set DHCP_TIMEOUT to 30 for all netcfg profiles. On this page in wiki it is suggested to set the variable in /etc/conf.d/netcfg. But this has no effect. I tried 'NETCFG_DEBUG="yes" netcfg <arguments>' and the timeout was still 10.
How can I set DHCP_TIMEOUT for all profiles without editing every profile?

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New /etc/conf.d/network network configuration does not work.

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After installing iTunes 10.4.0.80 "file" "edit" etc items from menu bar at top right corner disappeared -when cursor is put in that spot a darker rectangle appears - similarly tabs for syncing iPhone are invisible

After installing iTunes 10.4.0.80 "file" "edit" etc items from menu bar at top right corner disappeared -when cursor is put in that spot a darker rectangle appears - similarly tabs for syncing iPhone are invisible- and similarly small ovals appear when cursor is placed where tabs should be.

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With all due respect, I feel that this announcement should be accompanied by some addition documentation or at least a link to a relevant the wiki article. I don't even have core/netcfg installed on my systems.
Last edited by graysky (2012-08-12 03:41:16)

stryder wrote:I read the title and text and still could not be sure, because I was not sure whether netcfg is the basic program used by arch to handle interfaces. The text should say "Those using netcfg should configure interfaces in /etc/conf.d/netcfg rather than /etc/rc.conf." .....
That would be quite easy to understand and impossible to misunderstand. Those writing announcements should write them like that.
"Those using netcfg should..."
Yes the announcment bothered me very much. My overly educated mind trained in scholarly English said to me "What the HELL is netcfg and WHY do I now have to use it!"

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