Query :- Are you guys experiencing random freezing of GNOME 3 desktop with NVIDIA's proprietary drivers?
My desktop was freezing multiple times, so I uninstalled it and switched to KDE for the time being.. Will get back to GNOME 3 once 3.1 gets released..
I'm also pasting the output of my
rc.conf file to help new users.. Mods , please move it to the front page for the benefit of all.. this file is with a static ip address..
PHP:
LOCALE="en_US.UTF-8"
DAEMON_LOCALE="no"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
TIMEZONE="Asia/Kolkata"
KEYMAP="us"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
VERBOSE="3"
MODULES=(powernow-k8 cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_powersave vboxdrv vboxnetflt )
UDEV_TIMEOUT=30
USEDMRAID="no"
USEBTRFS="no"
USELVM="no"
HOSTNAME="AX-64"
interface=eth0
address=192.168.1.2
netmask=255.255.255.0
gateway=192.168.1.1
NETWORK_PERSIST="no"
DAEMONS=(hwclock @acpid syslog-ng network netfs dkms_autoinstaller sshd @crond @alsa dbus kdm @cupsd @cpufreq)
So here's the explanation.. I'll start it with sections..
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime" /* Keep it localtime if you've dual boot, keep it to UTC if you're using Arch only */
TIMEZONE="Asia/Kolkata" /* This is the timezone where I live in. Change it according to your needs */
KEYMAP="us" /* The keymap of your keyboard layout. */
USECOLOR="yes" /* Implies if you want to use color in the terminal/konsole */
Modules section
Here you can load the modules you want. Some of them are automatically detected these ones were not, so I loaded them here in the file
MODULES=(powernow-k8 cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_powersave vboxdrv vboxnetflt)
/*Explanation of the above modules*/
powernow-k8 = For AMD K8 & K10 power management. Don't know about Zacate, Llano & Bulldozer series
cpufreq_ondemand = On demand cpu frequency management. It is used for giving applications the necessary processing power
cpu_powersave = Power saving profile for CPU. A must for laptop users
vboxdrv = Virtualbox driver. Only if you've installed Virtualbox.
vboxnetflt = Virtualbox net driver. Only if you've installed Virtualbox.
USEMRAID="no" /*Yes if you've RAID*/
USEBTRFS="no" /*Yes if you're using Btrfs file system*/
USELVM="no" /*Yes if you're using Logical Volume Manager (learn about it, it is very helpful though) */
NETWORKING Section
HOSTNAME="AX-64" /* This is the hostname of my machine. */
/*For DHCP */
interface=eth0
address=
netmask=
gateway=
/*For static IP */ (boots quickly, if you set it to static IP)
interface=eth0
address=192.168.1.2 /* Change it to the desired one. This is my PCs address */
netmask=255.255.255.0
gateway=192.168.1.1 /* This is my router's address. Your's can be 192.168.0.1 too. (Issue
ifconfig in the terminal to look what's yours) */
Daemons Section
DAEMONS=(hwclock @acpid syslog-ng network netfs dkms_autoinstaller sshd @crond @alsa dbus hal kdm @cups @cpufreq)
/*Explanation*/
hwclock = system set to hardware clock
acpid = Advance configuration & power interface daemon. For power-management
syslog-ng = For starting system log daemon
network = To start the network
netfs = Network file systems such as SMB, NFS etc. If you don't require it, remove it.
dkms_autoinstaller = Dynamic Kernel Module Support. It automatically compiles modules when a new kernel is installed. A must have for everyone.
sshd = Secure shell daemon. For ssh login. Optional
crond = Cron daemon. A must have
alsa, dbus = Two very important daemon. Required or else no sound, graphics etc.
kdm = K Desktop Manager req for KDE. GDM for GNOME.
cupsd = For printing. Optional.
cpufreq = for CPU frequency scaling.
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