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Old laptop "goes to sleep" all the time after Linux installation
I’ve installed antiX 19.3 recently on a 16-yro (or older), laptop. One issue I’ve been having is that the thing keeps going to sleep! Every 30-45 seconds or so, it goes into sleep mode; and comes back up on a keypress. This includes even the boot sequence: While running the init scripts for runlevel...
I’ve installed antiX 19.3 recently on a 16-yro (or older), laptop. One issue I’ve been having is that the thing keeps going to sleep! Every 30-45 seconds or so, it goes into sleep mode; and comes back up on a keypress. This includes even the boot sequence: While running the init scripts for runlevel 5, this already happens once. It continues after my desktop environment (IceWM) has loaded.
I've read this highly related question , and found a workaround: Completely disable ACPI and APM on the grub2 boot line for the kernel:
acpi=off apm=off. But that’s not a good solution, because it is important for the laptop to go to sleep when unused; and you want fan speed control etc.
Another suggestion there involve systemd facilities - but my distribution doesn't use systemd.
What else can I do? Also, what could be the cause of this?
Here's the repeating segment of my dmesg:
[Wed May 12 17:11:00 2021] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0
[Wed May 12 17:11:26 2021] PM: suspend entry (deep)
[Wed May 12 17:11:26 2021] PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.
[Wed May 12 17:11:26 2021] Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done.
[Wed May 12 17:11:26 2021] OOM killer disabled.
[Wed May 12 17:11:26 2021] Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done.
[Wed May 12 17:11:26 2021] Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
[Wed May 12 17:11:26 2021] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache
[Wed May 12 17:11:26 2021] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Stopping disk
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ACPI: EC: interrupt blocked
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ACPI: Preparing to enter system sleep state S3
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ACPI: EC: event blocked
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ACPI: EC: EC stopped
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] PM: Saving platform NVS memory
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ACPI: Low-level resume complete
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ACPI: EC: EC started
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] PM: Restoring platform NVS memory
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ACPI: Waking up from system sleep state S3
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ACPI: EC: interrupt unblocked
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] usb usb2: root hub lost power or was reset
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] usb usb3: root hub lost power or was reset
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] usb usb4: root hub lost power or was reset
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] 8139too 0000:01:00.0 eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0xC5E1
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Starting disk
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ACPI: EC: event unblocked
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ata1.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:0c:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) filtered out
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ata1.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:45:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) filtered out
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ata2.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:0c:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) filtered out
[Wed May 12 17:11:28 2021] ata2.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:42:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) filtered out
[Wed May 12 17:11:29 2021] usb 3-2: reset full-speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd
[Wed May 12 17:11:29 2021] firewire_core 0000:01:02.0: rediscovered device fw0
[Wed May 12 17:11:30 2021] OOM killer enabled.
[Wed May 12 17:11:30 2021] Restarting tasks ... done.
[Wed May 12 17:11:30 2021] PM: suspend exit
[Wed May 12 17:11:35 2021] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0
[Wed May 12 17:12:01 2021] PM: suspend entry (deep)
einpoklum
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May 12, 2021, 02:32 PM
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AntiX Linux and amdgpu
Does the AntiX use amdgpu for AMD videocards? I found that in Xubuntu system there is a problem with new amdgpu, so I cannot update, and AntiX works normally. The problem is that after the update Xubuntu boots only in command line regime. Xfce4 doesn't start. I think that new amdgpu module doesn't s...
Does the AntiX use amdgpu for AMD videocards? I found that in Xubuntu system there is a problem with new amdgpu, so I cannot update, and AntiX works normally.
The problem is that after the update Xubuntu boots only in command line regime. Xfce4 doesn't start. I think that new amdgpu module doesn't support my 11 year old videocard.
In AntiX linux amdgpu works fine because there is 6.1 kernel while in Xubuntu there is 6.11 kernel.
Mahler
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Jul 3, 2025, 07:46 PM
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Alt Gr not working under antiX terminal
I have an antix installation which has this problem, when I'm trying to use Alt Gr + 2, the terminal just outputs the number 2, leaving me without the @ special character. This happens the same to the other special characters requiring Alt Gr or Ctl Alt. When I do a `dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-config...
I have an antix installation which has this problem, when I'm trying to use Alt Gr + 2, the terminal just outputs the number 2, leaving me without the @ special character. This happens the same to the other special characters requiring Alt Gr or Ctl Alt.
When I do a
dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration and restart the computer, I'm able to get the special characters, but randomly the problem gets back. With setupcon I can get it back but that's a little bit weird because when I power off or reboot the machine several times again the problem comes back.
Another strange thing is that when I open the X server on the machine the keyboard is able to output the special characters without any configuration.
So this looks like a terminal problem, could somebody give me some help please ?
Antix is based on Debian so I can try to use some solution related to Debian.
Contents of /etc/default/keyboard:
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="es"
XKBVARIANT="winkeys" XKBOPTIONS="lv3:ralt_switch,terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
BACKSPACE="guess"
Adrián
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Jun 30, 2020, 10:32 PM
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"onboard" keyboard shows the layout of the correct language but uses the wrong one
on antiX I need a on screen keyboard, I went with "onboard" and installed it. I also have multiple input languages set up in the antiX control center (German, Russian). Onboard seems to recognize it, because it shows me the layout of the correct language but as soon as I klick on a button it switche...
on antiX I need a on screen keyboard, I went with "onboard" and installed it.
I also have multiple input languages set up in the antiX control center (German, Russian). Onboard seems to recognize it, because it shows me the layout of the correct language but as soon as I klick on a button it switches back to English and the character it puts in is actually also from the English layout. What can I do?
A.Ston
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Mar 13, 2025, 08:52 PM
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What is AntiX's root default password?
Prompted for a system password on an AntiX Live USB/CD and it's not `root`...
Prompted for a system password on an AntiX Live USB/CD and it's not
root...
Wolf
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Sep 1, 2019, 10:23 PM
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Xorg: "Cannot run in framebuffer mode" infinite loop on boot and how to access a text interface before startx? [AntiX/Debian]
Upon rebooting my laptop today it appears to boot normally and then xorg is started. This immediately locks it into a loop where this message is displayed indefinitely. [![Cannot run in framebuffer mode. Please specify busIDs for all framebuffer devices][1]][1] - I would add the log file but stack e...
Upon rebooting my laptop today it appears to boot normally and then xorg is started.
This immediately locks it into a loop where this message is displayed indefinitely.
- I would add the log file but stack exchange keeps reporting me as spam :(
All the solutions I've come across so far consist of some combination of apt update(sometimes with backports), reinstall nvidia drivers, dist-upgrade to reset version headers, or run configure xorg.
Unfortunately these all require a terminal if I understand correctly, and I've no idea how to get one.
My grub menu has no recovery option, and I'm using a non-systemd Debian;
but from my research, I've tried booting after hitting 'e' in grub, and then with the following parameters appended to the 'linux' line:
- I would add the log file but stack exchange keeps reporting me as spam :(
All the solutions I've come across so far consist of some combination of apt update(sometimes with backports), reinstall nvidia drivers, dist-upgrade to reset version headers, or run configure xorg.
Unfortunately these all require a terminal if I understand correctly, and I've no idea how to get one.
My grub menu has no recovery option, and I'm using a non-systemd Debian;
but from my research, I've tried booting after hitting 'e' in grub, and then with the following parameters appended to the 'linux' line:
1, 3, recovery -- which all do nothing.
single -- which gives me this error:
Cannot open access to console, the root account is locked.
See sulogin(8) man page for more details.
Press Enter to continue.
Eagle P
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Sep 3, 2024, 11:38 PM
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Cannot connect Pantum P2500W Laser printer to my network
The manual says my Pantum P2500W Laserjet printer supports WiFi connection, but the only way I've been able to print to it is by using the Pantum Android app. I've tried every variation I can think of of pressing the 2 buttons on the printer and starting WPS on router via its admin interface but the...
The manual says my Pantum P2500W Laserjet printer supports WiFi connection, but the only way I've been able to print to it is by using the Pantum Android app.
I've tried every variation I can think of of pressing the 2 buttons on the printer and starting WPS on router via its admin interface but the router never sees the printer.
DocSalvager
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May 9, 2024, 01:08 PM
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Cannot automate with cron the changing of the configuration with dconf on Debian (it worked on Ubuntu)?
This script worked in adjusting the background color and the font color in `gnome-terminal` when run from cron on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ```bash #!/bin/bash detect_dstr() { distribution=$(grep -E '^ID=' /etc/os-release | awk -v FS='=' '{print $2}') if [ "$distribution" == "debian" ]; then echo "debian" e...
This script worked in adjusting the background color and the font color in
gnome-terminal when run from cron on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
#!/bin/bash
detect_dstr() {
distribution=$(grep -E '^ID=' /etc/os-release | awk -v FS='=' '{print $2}')
if [ "$distribution" == "debian" ]; then
echo "debian"
elif [ "$distribution" == "ubuntu" ]; then
echo "ubuntu."
else
echo "unknown"
fi
}
chng_t_drk() {
dconf write /org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/:b1dcc9dd-5262-4d8d-a863-c897e6d979b9/background-color "'#000000'"
dconf write /org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/:b1dcc9dd-5262-4d8d-a863-c897e6d979b9/foreground-color "'#ffffff'"
}
chng_t_lght() {
}
h=$(date +%-H)
if [[ "$h" -gt 16 ]]; then chng_t_drk
elif [[ "$h" -gt 4 && "$h" -lt 16 ]]; then chng_t_lght; fi
unset hsysvinit and this script no longer works from cron. The theme changes when I manually execute it, though. Even specifying the display
does not help:
*/10 * * * * DISPLAY=:0 ~/gnome-terminal/change-theme.sh
I checked with dconf-editor and the ID is the same on Ubuntu 22.04, Debian Testing(trixie) and on Antix (based on Debian Stable). Why is it then that I cannot automate of changing the configuration on the latter two distros?
John Smith
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repository does not have release file
I get this error while doing `sudo apt update` E: The repository 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/war1025/Debian_11 Release' does not have a Release file
I get this error while doing
sudo apt update
E: The repository 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/war1025/Debian_11
Release' does not have a Release file
Gurnoor Singh
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How does GNU Guix's resource usage compare to lightweight linux distros (Puppy, AntiX, Q4OS, Linux Lite, Mabox, and Arch) when using EXWM?
I am looking for a lightweight Linux distribution for development purposes on older hardware and considering GNU Guix (yes, I like lisp, functional programming, and reproducibility :D). My requirements are a system that is resource-efficient both in terms of memory and CPU usage. I'm planning to use...
I am looking for a lightweight Linux distribution for development purposes on older hardware and considering GNU Guix (yes, I like lisp, functional programming, and reproducibility :D). My requirements are a system that is resource-efficient both in terms of memory and CPU usage.
I'm planning to use EXWM (Emacs Window Manager) as my desktop environment, and here is my emacs config file , which is relatively modest.
Could someone with experience in using GNU Guix, especially with EXWM, provide insights into its resource usage compared to other lightweight distributions like Puppy Linux, AntiX, Q4OS, Linux Lite, Mabox Linux, and Arch Linux?
I am interested in metrics such as average RAM usage after boot, CPU load during typical development tasks, and responsiveness of the system.
Any comparative insights or pointing towards benchmarks would be greatly appreciated.
Pedro Delfino
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Nov 4, 2023, 02:23 PM
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AntiX linux disable laptop fan
I am trying to boot AntiX LiveCD on my old Toshiba A200 laptop with 2 GB of RAM. But when I accidentally launched the "sensors" in the terminal, I saw that the CPU temperature was 70°C! I turned off the laptop and turned it on again, and the fan revved up to the maximum. It turns out that antiX...
I am trying to boot AntiX LiveCD on my old Toshiba A200 laptop with 2 GB of RAM. But when I accidentally launched the "sensors" in the terminal, I saw that the CPU temperature was 70°C! I turned off the laptop and turned it on again, and the fan revved up to the maximum. It turns out that antiX stops the fan? What should I do in this case?
Peter
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Dec 17, 2022, 03:36 PM
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Problem installing NVIDIA driver - AntiX
Goodnight! I cannot install the **NVIDIA driver**. It asks for the **root password**, but it won't let me type it. As far as I know the password would be "demo". Can someone help me?
Goodnight!
I cannot install the **NVIDIA driver**. It asks for the **root password**, but it won't let me type it. As far as I know the password would be "demo".
Can someone help me?
Paulo Ricardo
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Oct 6, 2022, 12:01 AM
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AntiX linux, iceWM, how to suspend, and require password?
In AntiX Linux, using the default iceWM window manager. When I suspend a session, then wake it up, I expect it to ask for my screenlock password. Current behavior: it just wakes up without asking for password.
In AntiX Linux, using the default iceWM window manager. When I suspend a session, then wake it up, I expect it to ask for my screenlock password.
Current behavior: it just wakes up without asking for password.
Morris
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Oct 24, 2021, 07:12 PM
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How do I create a new locale, based on an existing locale and a different language?
I want to create an `en_IL.UTF-8` locale: Languages is English (US English if I need to be specific), but date, number, etc. as is common in Israel/Palestine. What do I need to do to make this happen? Note: In case it matters, the distribution is either Devuan Beowulf or antiX 19.3.
I want to create an
en_IL.UTF-8 locale: Languages is English (US English if I need to be specific), but date, number, etc. as is common in Israel/Palestine.
What do I need to do to make this happen?
Note: In case it matters, the distribution is either Devuan Beowulf or antiX 19.3.
einpoklum
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May 10, 2021, 02:32 PM
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I am not able to find antix base iso
I am only able to find the iso for full version but not base or even core. I searched on net but couldn't find any information more over the antix web site page is not of any help Also, can someone please help me with what is the difference between full,base and core. thank you for answering!
I am only able to find the iso for full version but not base or even core.
I searched on net but couldn't find any information more over the antix web site page is not of any help
Also, can someone please help me with what is the difference between full,base and core.
thank you for answering!
xzel
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Sep 23, 2021, 06:19 AM
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How do I avoid the "pin board has not yet been used" error
I just installed antiX Linux 19.3. When I (auto-)login and IceWM comes up, I get an error dialog saying: > The pin board has not yet been used ... set the default background. Start ROX-Filer with 'rox -p = Default' to activate the pin board. 1. WTF? I haven't done anything. Haven't even touched any...
I just installed antiX Linux 19.3. When I (auto-)login and IceWM comes up, I get an error dialog saying:
> The pin board has not yet been used ... set the default background. Start ROX-Filer with 'rox -p = Default' to activate the pin board.
1. WTF? I haven't done anything. Haven't even touched any configuration settings, and already an error?
2. Who starts
rox? i.e. where should I start it differently?
3. What is the pin board, and should it be "activated" at all?
Note: I've seen some forum threads suggesting an increase to some startup delay; and people reporting mixed results with that. I'd like a proper solution please.
einpoklum
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May 7, 2021, 09:19 PM
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Weird recursion in setting the default file manager in antix/icewm
I've installed antiX Linux 19.3, and I want to change the file manager - for the first user and by default - to something other than the annoying rox (sorry, I just don't like it). So, I've installed pcmanfm, went to the Control Center pressed "Preferred application" and got a dialog with paths of `...
I've installed antiX Linux 19.3, and I want to change the file manager - for the first user and by default - to something other than the annoying rox (sorry, I just don't like it). So, I've installed pcmanfm, went to the Control Center pressed "Preferred application" and got a dialog with paths of
.desktop file. Ok, so far so good. The file manager one is: deskto-p-defaults-follow-fm.desktop, suggesting the setting is actually taken from elsewhere.
Now, that .desktop file runs:
desktop-defaults-run -fm --followdesktop-defaults-set, but - if I run that one, I get the dialog I saw before. So it's as though there's a recursion without anybody choosing a file manager.
I then looked into desktop-defaults-run, and it seems to be looking for a file-manager-related .desktop file, which itself runs desktop-defaults-run -fm --follow. Unless I've mis-parsed the script (which I may have - it sources some more scripts when it starts).
What's going on?
einpoklum
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May 7, 2021, 10:15 PM
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How to comprehensively change my locale choice after installing antiX?
I've installed antiX Linux (v19.3), with a certain locale (let's say it's xx_XX.UTF-8). After installation, I've had a change of heart and want the locale for all users to be/to default to something else (yy_YY.UTF-8). How do I make that change _comprehensively_ (i.e. leaving no user, app or configu...
I've installed antiX Linux (v19.3), with a certain locale (let's say it's xx_XX.UTF-8). After installation, I've had a change of heart and want the locale for all users to be/to default to something else (yy_YY.UTF-8).
How do I make that change _comprehensively_ (i.e. leaving no user, app or configuration file believing the locale is or used to be xx_XX.UTF-8)?
Note: Answers about Debian-based distributions in general are also ok.
einpoklum
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May 7, 2021, 08:16 PM
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Device missing from lspci on one linux distribution but not the other???!! How and Why?
Everything I've read says that when the Linux Kernel boots up, PCI devices are scanned and should be in /sys/bus/pci. I have two different Linux distributions, one shows a wireless device at 01:00.0, the other can't find it at all (not listed). The same driver is loaded on boot (ath5k). Under what c...
Everything I've read says that when the Linux Kernel boots up, PCI devices are scanned and should be in /sys/bus/pci.
I have two different Linux distributions, one shows a wireless device at 01:00.0, the other can't find it at all (not listed). The same driver is loaded on boot (ath5k).
Under what circumstance would a device NOT show up even using lspci -M?
Everybody I've talked to is convinced that can't be true, until I boot up on two different distress and literally SHOW them that on one it's there and the other, it's not.
BTW, the two distributions in question are Antix (nothing shown) and MX (does show). Also Knoppix will show the device as well.
Danathar
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Mar 19, 2021, 10:32 PM
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No GUI in antiX 19.0
I'm trying to install antiX in a pretty old system. Compaq Presario 5000 to be precise. It is almost 20 years old and having 256 MB RAM and Pentium 3 processor on board. It's having Windows XP running currently. During the boot from the installation medium, I'm not getting GUI installer but CLI. I s...
I'm trying to install antiX in a pretty old system. Compaq Presario 5000 to be precise. It is almost 20 years old and having 256 MB RAM and Pentium 3 processor on board. It's having Windows XP running currently. During the boot from the installation medium, I'm not getting GUI installer but CLI. I still completed the installation. Upon reboot after installation it still shows only command line interface. During boot up there is a failed step which is related to X11. Full Xorg.0.log is available here . Is it really possible to install antiX on this system? I was curious when I found antiX can run on 256 MB machines as well. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Jijo Joseph
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Nov 29, 2020, 03:50 PM
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