EasyOS version 4.5.5 released

[BarryK]

I wonder, is there a reason for completely disabling support for SELinux and AppArmor in the kernel at compile-time, rather than simply booting the system without them?

(I'm asking because I'm using AppArmor on my main system)

No reason, other than, as Easy doesn't use them then no point in enabling in the kernel.

[BarryK]

Hallo,
i have a problem with remastering Easy. I get a new remasterd easy.sfs-file but cannt get it in the original easy-4.5.Img-file. When i click on the 4.5-img-file it opens correct as mount-img-1 ... and mount-img-2-ext4-loop3 . But when i try to override in the easyos-folder the easy.sfs with my new one i got a error-message - the file system is only readable. How can i change that?

Ah yes, that was done deliberately.
The reason was that when an update is performed, the latest /mnt/wkg/easy_<version>_amd64.img will be downloaded, and that must not be modified, as it can be used to download a small "difference file" for the next version update.
The md5sum of /mnt/wkg/easy_<version>_amd64.img is checked, to make sure that it is not corrupted.

If you have /mnt/wkg/easy_<version>_amd64.img, copy it somewhere else, then use manual steps to mount the partitions read-write. How to do that is described near the bottom of this page:

https://easyos.org/user/how-to-update-easyos.html

Just remembered, the /usr/sbin/mount-img defaults to mounting read-only, but if you pass and extra parameter "rw" then the partitions will be mounted read-write.

[BarryK]

Try modprobe mpt3sas
then,,,, cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`/ ; grep mpt3 *
ls kernel/drivers/scsi/mp*
not there
Yes, broadcom bought LSI maybe 5 years ago
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modinfo mpt3sas
modinfo: ERROR: Module mpt3sas not found
maybe what you uploaded is different than what you have in front of you?

Ah, yes. Most scsi modules are removed when building EasyOS, as a space-saving exercise.

I have changed the script in woofQ so that it now leaves mpt3sas.ko in.

Note, that module is 500KB, I don't really want to leave in big modules if they are not used.

This will be in Easy 4.5.1, coming very soon.

[BarryK]

Lots of testing and fixes for EasyShare:

https://bkhome.org/news/202211/easyshar ... f-tlc.html

[wdt]

>Note, that module is 500KB
That is odd, checking another distro I see
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 130280 Oct 15 02:52 mpt3sas.ko.xz
a dep is scsi_transport_sas.ko.xz, but this is 12K, and raid_class,,3K
This is 5.15.74
thanks

[BarryK]

>Note, that module is 500KB
That is odd, checking another distro I see
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 130280 Oct 15 02:52 mpt3sas.ko.xz
a dep is scsi_transport_sas.ko.xz, but this is 12K, and raid_class,,3K
This is 5.15.74
thanks

Yeah, but that's xz compressed. Expanded, it will be 500KB.

EasyOS uses lz4-hc compression on easy.sfs, so that 500KB will probably become about 250-300KB.
lz4-hc decompresses very fast, which is why I use it. Though, compression is no where as much as xz.

[BarryK]

EasyOS version 4.5.1 released, see announcement:

https://bkhome.org/news/202211/easyos-d ... eased.html

have fun!

[scsijon]

Just d/l and installed with devx (manually).

It went well except the sound had a x in it and didn't work, tried the usual with MSCW, set it up and tested ok, and then rebooted with accepting a save; sound failed on reboot; tried setting it up and save and rerboot again with same response; tried again with a shutdown and "start-from-cold", worked this time, maybe there is a need to shutdown and not just reboot first time for sound settings to be set ok. JWM gave two warnings, $HOME/.jwmrc [344] / [345]: could not open included file: /root/.jwmrc-drives and /root/.jwmc-containers, plus key binding root menu "2" and "4" not defined. And libpng gave a warning: Interface handling should be turned on when using png_read_image.

Not sure I like the first startup screen at power-up, seems to make easyos look very similar to a number of others and not individual anymore.

I shall try it on one of my AMD boxes this evening as the last I tried failed on a AMD 5700U processor
EDIT: yup, no good on the asis amd box, starts ok but can't select a working video in any sense and can't access any part of / to chase problems either.

[Ramachandra Iyer]

Tested result as usal.. cant read etc/fstab. Unable to find easy.sfs etc while booting from SSD. lamine also not generated menu for easyos which was on partiton 6. However, menue generated for antix and dpup installed on other partitions. Manually added menu entry. Except Antix Linux none of them are loading.

In old compaq laptop, wifi not working. Lack of B43 driver.

[BarryK]

In old compaq laptop, wifi not working. Lack of B43 driver.

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64 ... fell64.pet

[wdt]

Well, the update went well, but..
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'mpt3sas': Operation not permitted
id shows me to be 0, I am at a loss
---more---
A bios boot. laptop does not even have EFI
nothing in dmesg,,,, alt-sysrq-x does nothing,,,
the various echo cmds , the directory does not exist
(# echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
# echo x > /proc/sysrq-trigger)

[BarryK]

Well, the update went well, but..
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'mpt3sas': Operation not permitted
id shows me to be 0, I am at a loss
---more---
A bios boot. laptop does not even have EFI
nothing in dmesg,,,, alt-sysrq-x does nothing,,,
the various echo cmds , the directory does not exist
(# echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
# echo x > /proc/sysrq-trigger)

Does it show up when run this:

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# modinfo mpt3sas

if not, run:

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# depmod

[wdt]

Yes, modinfo shows it, ran depmod anyway, unchanged error

[BarryK]

Yes, modinfo shows it, ran depmod anyway, unchanged error

maybe do a search on the internet, in case this is a known problem

[wdt]

I have done this, mostly talking about secure boot,,UEFI
that is where those echo commands come from

[BarryK]

@wdt
Very interesting. I found what looks like a solution:

https://unix.stackexchange.com/question ... -permitted

...um, no, reading more of that page, the fix might not work.

But you shouldn't be getting that error, as UEFI secure boot should be disabled, and you are logged in as root.

I just tried on my computer, "modprobe mpt3sas" works.

Oh, one more thing. You have to be running the same kernel for which the module was compiled, as it is a signed module.

[wdt]

When I put in the usb stick into machine with scsi drive, it just loaded module
All automatically, so I am guessing that the laptop that I did update with,
is too old (? ~11years?)
Other machines though will load mpt3sas(not ezos) even without any scsi drive
thanks for your efforts, sorry to waste your time

[RyPuppy]

I just installed EasyOS 4.5.1 and like it so far. I was unable to configure WiFi on my laptop.

Laptop : HP Pavilion x360
Age: less than 10 years old
WiFi: Ralink corp. RT3290 Wireless

FossaPup64-9,5 is my everyday Pup and there WiFi does work flawlessly.

With EasyOS-4.5.1, it looks like WiFi Driver failed during load.

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$> lspci | grep 3290

02:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
02:00.1 Bluetooth: Ralink corp. RT3290 Bluetooth

$> modprobe -c rt2800pci | grep 3290 

alias pci:v00001814d00003290sv*sd*bc*sc*i* rt2800pci
alias usb:v18ECp3290d*dc*dsc*dp*ic0Eisc01ip00in* uvcvideo

$> dmesg | grep 3290
[   25.147316] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt3290.bin'
[   25.147505] rt2800pci 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for rt3290.bin failed with error -2
[   25.147513] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware
[   25.148471] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt3290.bin'
[   25.148521] rt2800pci 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for rt3290.bin failed with error -2
[   25.148528] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware

Any suggestions on how to addresss WiFi issue ?

[don570]

alt-F6 message disappears

EasyOS 4.5.1 frugal install

I came across an unusual event while ripping a music CD

Instructions to duplicate behaviour...
In the main window I inserted CD in tray and successfully did ripping of CD in /root folder.
I had to unmute audio with mixer to listen to music.
Then I switched to Dunfell container and I tried to do the same ripping of the same CD
and it wouldn't proceed. Error reported.
...But then I noticed in switching back and forth between Dunfell container and the main window
that the info message for Dunfell users 'Use alt-F6 to switch desktops' in the middle of the Dunfell desktop had disappeared.
Edit : couldn't duplicate the error . Everything alright.
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Other observations...

1) wacom driver worked well with mtpaint and gimp after taking it off the blacklist with the boot manager.
2) ptm timer worked well in Dunfell container however container must be active for message to pop-up.
3) I could make the samba server work ie smbd task is running in background
but my chromebook laptop still doesn't recognize the server.
By the way I use ethernet (not WIFI ) to connect to router. Then my chromebook connects to router wirelessly.
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[BarryK]

I just installed EasyOS 4.5.1 and like it so far. I was unable to configure WiFi on my laptop.

Laptop : HP Pavilion x360
Age: less than 10 years old
WiFi: Ralink corp. RT3290 Wireless

FossaPup64-9,5 is my everyday Pup and there WiFi does work flawlessly.

With EasyOS-4.5.1, it looks like WiFi Driver failed during load.

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$> lspci | grep 3290

02:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
02:00.1 Bluetooth: Ralink corp. RT3290 Bluetooth

$> modprobe -c rt2800pci | grep 3290 

alias pci:v00001814d00003290sv*sd*bc*sc*i* rt2800pci
alias usb:v18ECp3290d*dc*dsc*dp*ic0Eisc01ip00in* uvcvideo

$> dmesg | grep 3290
[   25.147316] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt3290.bin'
[   25.147505] rt2800pci 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for rt3290.bin failed with error -2
[   25.147513] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware
[   25.148471] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt3290.bin'
[   25.148521] rt2800pci 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for rt3290.bin failed with error -2
[   25.148528] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware

Any suggestions on how to addresss WiFi issue ?

I'm interested to know if that firmware is in the full "linux-firmware" package
-- click on "pkg" icon, type "firmware" in the Find box, click "Go", choose "oe-dunfell" repo.

...of course, if you haven't got Internet access when running EasyOS then it is a "catch 22" situation.
Alright, in a Linux with Internet access, download this (257MB):

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64 ... all.tar.xz

...then boot EasyOS and click on the downloaded file. Or right-click on it to open it up.

If not, then you could copy it from another linux distro. It will be somewhere in /lib/firmware

[RyPuppy]

I just installed EasyOS 4.5.1 and like it so far. I was unable to configure WiFi on my laptop.

Laptop : HP Pavilion x360
Age: less than 10 years old
WiFi: Ralink corp. RT3290 Wireless
...

I'm interested to know if that firmware is in the full "linux-firmware" package
-- click on "pkg" icon, type "firmware" in the Find box, click "Go", choose "oe-dunfell" repo.

...of course, if you haven't got Internet access when running EasyOS then it is a "catch 22" situation.
Alright, in a Linux with Internet access, download this (257MB):

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64 ... all.tar.xz

...then boot EasyOS and click on the downloaded file. Or right-click on it to open it up.

If not, then you could copy it from another linux distro. It will be somewhere in /lib/firmware

@BarryK Thank You... WireLess is OK now and am able to connect to the Internet using my WiFi.

I was able to install the Firmware required by my Wireless Card.

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EasyOS: / # ls -al /lib/firmware/rt32*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Oct 29 11:28 /lib/firmware/rt3290.bin

Issue :
I did EasyOS 4.5.1 install by

1. Download easy-4.5.1-amd64.img
2. Create folder SDA6: /EasyOS
3. Extract & place the following files in /EasyOS folder
easy.sfs
initrd
vmlinuz
4. Add Grub2 entry

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menuentry '2. EasyOS 4.5.1 - [SDA6] ' {                                                                 
  linux  /EasyOS/vmlinuz rw wkg_dir=EasyOS wkg_uuid=37251c78-9dad-45e2-866e-c03fc7a2a3ac                
  initrd /EasyOS/initrd                                                                                 
}   

I have enabled Direct-Write for the session.

SessionSave.png (21.43 KiB) Viewed 1853 times

During Reboot process, system gives me 4 choice like
1. .. use previous session
2. .. go back to pristine...
etc...
I have to go through initial configuration all over again.

What do I need to do to keep the configuration changes every time ?

[RyPuppy]

...
I have to go through initial configuration all over again.

What do I need to do to keep the configuration changes every time ?

I deleted all the files in my Install folder /EasyOS/* and repopulated the required 3 easyos system files.
Reboot EasyOS and went through the initial system configuration process one more time.
Went for SAVE at the time of Reboot.

Rebooted 3 times and looks like it is ok now.

[Ramachandra Iyer]

In old compaq laptop, wifi not working. Lack of B43 driver.

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64 ... fell64.pet

Now wifi working in old Compaq laptop. Some issue in display. Later with xwin booted into desktop 4.5.1

Please look into my very old issue pertained to booting from internal SSD.

[don570]

Note to Barry...

The created /etc/xdg/rox.sourceforge.net/MIME-types/inode_directory:

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#!/bin/sh
exec pfind -d "$1"
...that should work!

pFind right click menu item wasn't set up quite right.

The way Zigbert wanted it set up ...

It should open /usr/local/apps/pFind

which then opens the script --> AppRun

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#!/bin/bash
"/usr/local/pfind/pfind" -d "$@"

This will then make the right click menu item open up pFind window
so that a search is done inside a given folder.
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[BarryK]

Note to Barry...

The created /etc/xdg/rox.sourceforge.net/MIME-types/inode_directory:

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#!/bin/sh
exec pfind -d "$1"
...that should work!

pFind right click menu item wasn't set up quite right.

The way Zigbert wanted it set up ...

It should open /usr/local/apps/pFind

which then opens the script --> AppRun

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#!/bin/bash
"/usr/local/pfind/pfind" -d "$@"

This will then make the right click menu item open up pFind window
so that a search is done inside a given folder.
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Yes, I also discovered that. Posted in other thread:

viewtopic.php?p=73492#p73492

[anilraj]

Hello friends. Thank you for the great work you folks are doing for this OS.
I installed latest version-4.5.1 few days back. I have a problem with internet speeds. I think, the problem started with 4.5.0 version. Not sure.

Here is what the problem is.

-When I use usb internet dongle (Airtel 4G/LTE modem-India) with remote ndis connection, speeds are terribly slow. Here is what I see in ethtool and ifconfig outputs.. Particularly under ifconfig error count keeps on growing.
With ethtool, I see speed setting has a problem and it seems to be working ta hlaf duplex. IF I explicitely set it to full duples and 1gb, even then it has a problem.

-When I connect to this usb internel dongle over wifi-no problem
-On Windows, wifi and remote ndis works without problem.

I dont see problem with usb internet dongle as it works great in both modes in Windows (wifi and remote ndis) and on linux (under Wifi) great.
The only problem is remote ndis on Linux. Terrible speeds.

# ethtool eth1
Settings for eth1:
Supported ports: [ ]
Supported link modes: Not reported
Supported pause frame use: No
Supports auto-negotiation: No
Supported FEC modes: Not reported
Advertised link modes: Not reported
Advertised pause frame use: No
Advertised auto-negotiation: No
Advertised FEC modes: Not reported
Speed: Unknown!
Duplex: Half
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: off
MDI-X: Unknown
Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
drv probe link

# ifconfig eth1
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:C6:00:00:00
inet addr:192.168.1.101 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::2a0:c6ff:fe00:0/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:13703 errors:13372 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:13366
TX packets:11299 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:12604953 (12.0 MiB) TX bytes:1714330 (1.6 MiB)

Please help. Thank you,

[BarryK]

Hello friends. Thank you for the great work you folks are doing for this OS.
I installed latest version-4.5.1 few days back. I have a problem with internet speeds. I think, the problem started with 4.5.0 version. Not sure.

Here is what the problem is.

-When I use usb internet dongle (Airtel 4G/LTE modem-India) with remote ndis connection, speeds are terribly slow. Here is what I see in ethtool and ifconfig outputs.. Particularly under ifconfig error count keeps on growing.
With ethtool, I see speed setting has a problem and it seems to be working ta hlaf duplex. IF I explicitely set it to full duples and 1gb, even then it has a problem.

I have no idea what could be causing your problem.

I wonder if it is the kernel?

I suppose that you should test prior to 4.5, to confirm that's when the problem started.

[BarryK]

I found a bug, fixed:

https://bkhome.org/news/202211/fix-top- ... artup.html

I don't know if it is causing any trouble.

[BarryK]

Please look into my very old issue pertained to booting from internal SSD.

@Ramachandra Iyer
Remind me again what model laptop it is.

For a Linux distro that does recognize the nvme ssd, after bootup, is there a "vmd" kernel module:

# modinfo vmd

And, is it loaded:

# lsmod | grep vmd

Alternatively, is vmd not a module, but is builtin? Look at file:

/lib/modules/<kernel version>/modules.builtin

[Ramachandra Iyer]

My Laptop is from HP 14s-DY2500T, purchased during the year 2021 and kept at home town. Sir now I am away from HP Laptop, so no access. Hope to given information about modinfo vmd tomorrow evening. I back to home town tomorrow night. Presently at working place. In the meantime, you may see the attached two file which was taken from Antix Linux. (already posted in forum and downloaded from forum).

Output from HP Laptop while booting

http://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.p ... 6510a99fa4

Detailed specification of HP Laptop

HP 14 (2021) Intel 11th Gen Core i3 14 inches(35cm) FHD Screen Thin & Light Laptop, 8 GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10, MS Office, Built-in Alexa, 1.47kg (14s-dy2500TU), Black