What are you “here” with today?

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Brian Masinick wrote:

One of the things I was concerned about when running like this for a long time was something mentioned earlier by someone – USB getting very hot.
In my case I tried to put as much of this instance BACK into my persistent state and I think it’s working.
The USB is still on and it is warm but not super hot;

This is a very interesting observation. I am always running Live except when I run as Frugal. I have not noticed usb flash plugs to get hot though, just warm.
But I run them mostly with no persistence, as Read I/O, so no writing. I think (please correct me if I am wrong) usb flash media tends to get warmer when performing lots of Write I/O…
Thanks for reporting this interesting observation…

Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
https://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_Parameters

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Back with my frugal persistence – I saved a LOT so I wast hoping that it would fit; it DID, I’m back, and it even remembered my browser settings and the two tabs I had open. Nice! I may use this on the Dell and not worry about the problems with those kernels; then again, I’m a retired software engineer. While I wasn’t a great developer; my coding skills were on the slow side, my systems administration skills and testing skills were solid; these days the young test engineers are faster, but I’m thorough; I’m not sure that I can leave those “Waiting for /dev…” messages alone. I still think I need to update my firmware on this Dell, so when I’m back to 100% health I’ll put that on my list; I’m thinking that I may be able to grab the firmware image or images and put them somewhere in the /boot/efi space – I think there’s enough space there; if so that will be on my list; otherwise I’ll find another location and work on that; maybe it is one of the things that still keeps this Dell just a “bit off” when it comes to the setup; otherwise things have been going well here; the frugal persistence has done extremely well!

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Yeah, I think that’s what’s keeping me in good shape here too @olsztyn:
I don’t write too much on my systems UNLESS I’m updating software and therefore writing updates back in; I did that at the BEGINNING of this exercise, so when I update again I’m hoping the actual updates will be in the persistent state on the hard drive, which is an SSD.

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Back on my Acer Aspire 5 A515-55, where I have the entire system devoted to antiX; I am able to boot from a choice of several kernels here; the other day they were all working. If you don’t hear from me about it tonight or tomorrow morning, they STILL work! 🙂

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pinxi -Fxz
System:
  Kernel: 5.10.142-antix.2-amd64-smp arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
    v: 10.2.1 Desktop: IceWM v: 2.9.9 Distro: antiX-21-runit_x64-full Grup
    Yorum 30 October 2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A515-55 v: V1.12
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: IL model: Doc_IL v: V1.12 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde
    v: 1.12 date: 09/07/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 47.8 Wh (100.0%) condition: 47.8/47.8 Wh (100.0%)
    volts: 12.1 min: 11.2 model: LGC AP18C8K status: full
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Core i3-1005G1 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Ice Lake rev: 5 cache: L1: 160 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3282 high: 3400 min/max: 400/3400 cores: 1: 3264
    2: 3284 3: 3181 4: 3400 bogomips: 9523
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G1 vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-11 bus-ID: 00:02.0
  Device-2: Quanta HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5:3
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (ICL GT1) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.5
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
  Sound API: ALSA v: k5.10.142-antix.2-amd64-smp running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
    driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.3
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000
    bus-ID: 01:00.0
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 8.02 GiB (6.7%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLQ128HBHQ-00000
    size: 119.24 GiB temp: 17.9 C
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 111.14 GiB used: 8.02 GiB (7.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 252 MiB used: 274 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 5.5 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 180 Uptime: 16m Memory: 3.62 GiB used: 1.32 GiB (36.4%)
  Init: runit runlevel: 2 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 Packages: 1620 Shell: Bash
  v: 5.1.4 pinxi: 3.3.21-16

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That means the boot entries on the Acer have allowed me to reach the antiX 5 series kernels, including the test 5.10.142 kernel; it is working well again today!

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I’ve been updating the firmware on a couple of my systems. I successfully updated the firmware on my Dell Inspiron 5558; I’m currently collecting information and reading to obtain the correct drivers for my Acer Aspire. The Aspire 5 lineup is just as expansive as the Dell Inspiron lineup, but I’ve owned the Dell since the middle of the previous decade, so most of my research on that model has already been completed; the Aspire, though I’ve had it a couple of years, is something I’m just now exploring when it comes to firmware documentation; should be good bedtime reading!

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Hello Mister Brian and Everyone
antiX is known for running on old hardware
and here You are expounding on modern hardware Thank you for demonstrating antiX versatility tugging on both ends. (and in between. with the latest software)
antiX referred to as lightweight I disfavor;
antiX is ready to do all the heavy lifting in the repositories.

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Thank you; I actually have a couple of older systems built in the 2005-2011 time period, two laptops and one desktop. I don’t have any more 32-bit systems; 4-5 years ago I had 2 32-bit systems plus the Dell 5558 I talk about often, but a couple of decades ago, I had a nice group of old 32-bit systems, ranging from a Toshiba laptop, Compaq desktop 5000, Dell D600, and Dell Dimension 4100. I had a few HP models too plus a few relics I could use for replacement power supplies and memory cards; as a retiree in a small apartment, even what I have now is really stretching it!

Maybe I’ll have a bit of time to use an old system, possibly the Lenovo X201; that’s the “newest” of my old stuff, around 2011 vintage.

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Before I bring out the older systems I am finishing up a few scripts.

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I’ve been able to update several scripts and I’ve started to configure my personal IceWM toolbar, menu, and preferences. I have at least a usable configuration, one which I can now fine tune at my own convenience.

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pinxi -v2
System:
  Host: Brian Kernel: 5.10.142-antix.2-amd64-smp arch: x86_64 bits: 64
    Desktop: IceWM v: 2.9.9 Distro: antiX-21-runit_x64-full Grup Yorum 30
    October 2021
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A515-55 v: V1.12
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: IL model: Doc_IL v: V1.12 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde
    v: 1.12 date: 09/07/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 47.8 Wh (100.0%) condition: 47.8/47.8 Wh (100.0%)
CPU:
  Info: dual core Intel Core i3-1005G1 [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 3152
    min/max: 400/3400
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G1 driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: Quanta HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (ICL GT1) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.5
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
    driver: iwlwifi
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    driver: r8169
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 9.54 GiB (8.0%)
Info:
  Processes: 191 Uptime: 1h 45m Memory: 3.62 GiB used: 1.48 GiB (40.9%)
  Shell: Bash pinxi: 3.3.21-16

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Here is a listing of the IceWM toolbar file; to modify your own IceWM files, place them in the directory /home/masinick/.icewm, and replace masinick with the name of your home directory.

toolbar contains the programs and their icons, and they display on the IceWM toolbar panel.

cat toolbar
# This is a default toolbar definition file for IceWM
#
# Place your personal variant in $HOME/.icewm directory.

### Commonly used applications
prog "Software Installer" /usr/share/icons/papirus-antix/48x48/apps/packageinstaller.png su-to-root -X -c packageinstaller
prog "Unplug Removable Device" /usr/share/icons/papirus-antix/48x48/devices/drive-removable-media-usb.png unplugdrive.sh
prog "File Manager" /usr/share/icons/papirus-antix/48x48/apps/file-manager.png desktop-defaults-run -fm
prog "Web Browser" /usr/share/icons/papirus-antix/48x48/apps/web-browser.png desktop-defaults-run -b
prog "Firefox" /usr/share/icons/papirus-antix/48x48/apps/firefox.png /usr/bin/firefox
prog "Terminal" /usr/share/icons/papirus-antix/48x48/apps/terminal.png desktop-defaults-run -t

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Here is a listing of the IceWM keys file; this allows you to press certain keys and either move to a different workspace or start a program.

########################################################################
### Brian: These work on my system:

KeySysWorkspace1="Ctrl+Shift+1"
KeySysWorkspace2="Ctrl+Shift+2"
KeySysWorkspace3="Ctrl+Shift+3"
KeySysWorkspace4="Ctrl+Shift+4"
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key "Alt+F2" gexec
key "Ctrl+Shift+Delete" desktop-session-exit
key "Ctrl+Alt+e" desktop-defaults-run -e
key "Ctrl+Alt+t" desktop-defaults-run -t
key "Ctrl+Alt+p" desktop-defaults-run -t htop
key "Ctrl+Alt+s" gksu synaptic
key "Ctrl+Alt+f" desktop-defaults-run -fm
key "Ctrl+Alt+l" xlock
#key "Ctrl+Alt+z" grsync
key "Ctrl+Alt+x" xkill

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I still have some preference and keys changes to make but it’s a good start to the next stage of my custom configuration.

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