Void Install Guide

[MaBo]

I thought it all was working well, but now I get an error with installing packages:
Certificate verification failed.

What is wrong? I thought it worked all right earlier...

Maarten

[Varti]

I thought it all was working well, but now I get an error with installing packages:
Certificate verification failed.

What is wrong? I thought it worked all right earlier...

Maarten

That error appears when either the date on your Zaurus is wrong, or the repository you're using has currently certification issues. The latter is solved by temporarily switching the repository's URL from https to http, or by changing repository:

The repositories can be changed from the default by copying the /usr/share/xbps.d/00-repository-main.conf file to /etc/xbps.d/ directory and editing the repository for example:

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repository=http://alpha.us.repo.voidlinux.org/currenthttps://tutel.me/c/unix/questions/491888/vo...fication+failed

Varti

[greguu]

I thought it all was working well, but now I get an error with installing packages:
Certificate verification failed.

What is wrong? I thought it worked all right earlier...

Maarten

That error appears when either the date on your Zaurus is wrong, or the repository you're using has currently certification issues. The latter is solved by temporarily switching the repository's URL from https to http, or by changing repository:

The repositories can be changed from the default by copying the /usr/share/xbps.d/00-repository-main.conf file to /etc/xbps.d/ directory and editing the repository for example:

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repository=http://alpha.us.repo.voidlinux.org/currenthttps://tutel.me/c/unix/questions/491888/vo...fication+failed

Varti

Hi,

just to clarify, the official Void repos do not have ARMv5tel packages and are not of use for Zaurus users.

If you received a certificate error for the Voidz repo that is hosted on OESF, this should be resolved now.
To set back your repo to the default Voidz one use this command*

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echo 'repository=https://www.oesf.org/repository/feeds/voidlinux/testing/build8' > /etc/xbps.d/00-repository-main.confIf there is some more demand, I may update the voidz repository again this year, but so far the voidz usage has been quite low unfortunately.

Cheers,
Greguu

[MaBo]

It seems like it is working again. Thanks for the help!

Maarten

[MaBo]

Dear all,

Started my Zaurus today again. voidZ is installed. But I forgot how to get the wifi running. So, I simply entered the corresponding commands in the guide. However, turns out there are a few omissions now. Maybe due to the forum move?

I guess the correct statements should be:

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ip link show
ip link set up wlan0
wpa_passphrase <ssid> <passphrase> >> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf
iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf -Dwext
udhcpc -i wlan0
ping google.com
Where the wpa_passphrase command can be omitted if wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf already exists

Now find out what to do with the nice zaurus...

MaBo

[Varti]

Hi MaBo and welcome back.

You're right, the instructions in the first post were not correctly converted from the old forum: for some unknown reason all the <_> tags under the _code_ tag were not displayed at all, even if they were still present in the post when editing it. It was enough to edit and save again it to make them reappear, everything should be correct now, thanks for pointing this out. I'll keep in mind this issue when fixing the remaining bugs introduced by the forum migration.

Varti

[illbay]

Hello again.

I know this is an old topic but the oesf repository (https://www.oesf.org/repository/feeds/voidlinux/testing/build8) appears to be down.

Is it possible to turn it back on please?

Thank you.

illbay

[Varti]

Sorry for not answering earlier, I have been busy these last two days... I have checked on the server, all the files appear to be still there (there are repositories for build6, build7 and build8 under testing/). The directory contents cannot be listed under a browser, but direct files download work here, e.g. https://www.oesf.org/repository/feeds/voidlinux/testing/build8/acl-2.2.53_1.armv5tel-musl.xbps

Is your voidz installation complaining that it cannot find the repository?

Varti

[illbay]

No problem. Thanks for getting back as quickly as you did.

When I do a xbps-install -Su I get this:

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[*] Updating `https://www.oesf.org/repository/feeds/voidlinux/testing/build8/armv5tel-musl-repodata' ...
Certificate verification failed for /O=Digital Signature Trust Co./CN=DST Root CA X3
Certificate verification failed for /O=Digital Signature Trust Co./CN=DST Root CA X3
Certificate verification failed for /O=Digital Signature Trust Co./CN=DST Root CA X3
SSL_connect returned 1
ERROR: [reposync] failed to fetch file `https://www.oesf.org/repository/feeds/voidlinux/testing/build8/armv5tel-musl-repodata': Operation not permitted

I assumed that the server was down but now I look more closely it looks more like an SSL Certificate error.

My voidz linux install is unmodified.

Any ideas?

Thank you for your help.

illbay

PS: I have since worked out how to cross compile packages on an x86_64 install of void linux on a virtual machine. I am happy to post my steps here if that is something you think may be useful?

[Varti]

When I do a xbps-install -Su I get this:

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[*] Updating `https://www.oesf.org/repository/feeds/voidlinux/testing/build8/armv5tel-musl-repodata' ...
Certificate verification failed for /O=Digital Signature Trust Co./CN=DST Root CA X3
Certificate verification failed for /O=Digital Signature Trust Co./CN=DST Root CA X3
Certificate verification failed for /O=Digital Signature Trust Co./CN=DST Root CA X3
SSL_connect returned 1
ERROR: [reposync] failed to fetch file `https://www.oesf.org/repository/feeds/voidlinux/testing/build8/armv5tel-musl-repodata': Operation not permitted

I assumed that the server was down but now I look more closely it looks more like an SSL Certificate error.

This certificate issue seems to be from voidz itself, as it probably requires an older certificate since the rootfs itself is 2 years old. You could try to force it to ignore the certificate with

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sudo SSL_NO_VERIFY_PEER=true xbps-install -S xbps

as explained here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/voidlinux/comments/q31vim/certificate_verification_failed_for_odigital/

PS: I have since worked out how to cross compile packages on an x86_64 install of void linux on a virtual machine. I am happy to post my steps here if that is something you think may be useful?

Yes, any information about this will be more than welcome, for reference

Varti

[zengold]

hi bros,

i was setup build-8 rootfs void linux ,but dropbear starting , root & other user has not access for ssh, pls give any advise,many thks

by the way , if need dosbox & more void package , can share how to setup complies env ?

[Varti]

Greguu is preparing a new Void release and he's asking what new packages to add to the release, you might want to list the packages here and he'll add them to the new release.
Regarding the setup of the crosscompiling env, there are some instructions here: https://github.com/greguu/voidz-packages

Varti

[zengold]

Hi Varti,

Great to hear about Void's new release news—super excited! Any word on the release date?

I’m already using Void Linux build-8, plus the new kernel Greguu released in Jan 2025. Void feels really lightweight, but I’ve run into some challenges too.

Also, do people still use Arch Linux? Any tips to share, like on GUI or productivity? Eager for Void-related insights too!

By the way, I have a question: the USB hosts of C1K and C3K cannot provide sufficient power to support external devices. How can I get these devices to work properly? Thanks.

[DiTBho]

Do you mean external hard drive?
If so, you d best use externally powered units

[Varti]

Hi Varti,

Great to hear about Void's new release news—super excited! Any word on the release date?

I’m already using Void Linux build-8, plus the new kernel Greguu released in Jan 2025. Void feels really lightweight, but I’ve run into some challenges too.

Also, do people still use Arch Linux? Any tips to share, like on GUI or productivity? Eager for Void-related insights too!

By the way, I have a question: the USB hosts of C1K and C3K cannot provide sufficient power to support external devices. How can I get these devices to work properly? Thanks.

No release date yet unfortunately, I hope greguu can update us on the current status of the release.
As already mentioned by DiTBho, an externally powered USB hub/device is unfortunately required.

Varti