Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[Kallethen]

I noticed the ISO for the alpha 6 is lacking a zdrv_XXX.sfs file. Could this be what's keeping it from booting?

[raffy]

The drivers are already in the pup_4xx.sfs file. For alpha6, the parameter "nosmp" tells the kernel not to use multiprocessor setting. If you are using pre-alpha6, then try using the boot parameter "puppy nosmp".

There is an alternative, conservative kernel for alpha6, so you can try that too.

Download link

[Kallethen]

The reason I asked about the lack of that file is because I did get the AA1 to boot Puppy 4.0 from USB with the acpi=off parameter after using the Puppy installer to put it on the USB instead of unetbootin. I saw the instructions on the Puppy site for ugrading an existing USB drive by copying over key files from the ISO and that zdrv_XXX.sfs file was one of those listed.

[raffy]

Note that pup_4xx.sfs is much larger than pup_400.sfs because the drivers are already in it, no longer in zdrv_4xx.sfs.

[timothyli]

I found that if there is an SD card in the slot, booting 4.07 get stuck at "loading kernel...keyboard". If there is no SD card plugged in, booting is fine.

My work around is to temporary pull the card out before I boot, and reinsert after booting is completed.

[qasar.es]

Thanks for that.

It happens the same with the normal beta (4.08) version. I tried the retro version, but I have some problems with the X server. Your workaround works nicely, thanks again.

[deniros]

I do not know if this was already mentioned in another topic, but i'll post it in this one to keep information less fragmented for the acer one:

This is the info for puppy 4.1 on wifi and frequency scaling on the acer aspire one.

WIFI:
To make wifi work on the acer one it requires a non-standard variant of the MADWiFi (ath_pci) driver.

tempestuous (thanks! ), in the puppy forum, made this available for the For the ASUS Eee 700-series and 900, wich has the Atheros AR5007EG chipset. But it also works with the acer aspire one with the Atheros AR5006EG (at least that is the info i got from my wifi interface on the acer one).

It can be found here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=237740#237740

small note: I couldn't make WPA2 with AES encryption work, only WPA TKIP worked.

Frequency scaling:

To use cpu frequency scaling (between 800 MHz and 1.6 GHz) on the acer one, you have to load the acpi cpufreq module. You also have to load the governors you want to use (:

this can be done by :

modprobe the following:
the main cpu frequency module:
acpi-cpufreq

and the frequency scaling governors:
cpufreq_ondemand (this is the best one to use i think)
cpufreq_userspace
cpufreq_conservative
cpufreq_powersave

to properly use them here is a small howto:
(got the info from http://www.thinkwiki.org/)

Get a list of available governors with:

# cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_governors
conservative ondemand powersave userspace performance

Note: If the governors are compiled as modules, load them first (which they are in puppy 4.1):

# modprobe cpufreq_performance cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_userspace

Now we set our governor: What is our current governor?

# cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
userspace

Set new governor and watch if it has changed

# echo conservative > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
# cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
conservative

to use this every boot put the module loading in rc.local, plus plus the command to use the governor.

Now i would like to fully configure my acer one so that it all works. Next step for me will be maximum fan control, build in camera, and the wifi led. I also want to make some different loadable configs ( from maximum powersave to performance use).

Ill post that later
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[JB4x4]

Here is how to get the wifi LED working:

sysctl -w dev.wifi0.ledpin=3
sysctl -w dev.wifi0.softled=1

I put these commands in an executable file in the StartUp folder.


EDIT--

I also added a program for the webcam:

after installing start it with the command "luvcview -f yuv"


There was this and a lot of other good info here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne

JB

[deniros]

thanks JB4x4, wifi led works now. :p

I just came home from work, and to tired to find sdl dependency for luvcview, so i'll try that tomorrow. Thanks

[iscraigh]

Looking forward to a working variant. I have played with the linpus but it is to limiting.
I have started working on a puppy for my aspire. Not happy with any interface yet but here is my dream so far.

All hardware working out of the box
Status-
Have not tested web cam or mic,
sound will work after adding a line to modules config
eth0 works,
wlan works after changing driver,
Function keys not tested
wlan lights, have not tested above solution yet looks promising.

Software

currently testing firepup (looks very fast and stable so far)
Java
skype
games at least 10 or so
all regular puppy software but edit the menu to hide most items under an advanced section(no idea how to do this)
Wbar
Icewm (possibly stay with jwm)
battery monitor in icewm not showing up
show desktop button needed
possibly replace xine with vlc

Size is not a major consideration as this will be a hardrive install so I may even add Open Office.
speeding up boot times is important and a working suspend.

So anyone with more knowledge than me care to help out.

Craig

[iscraigh]

what it looks like so far

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[JB4x4]

@deniros

Here is the link for the SDL library I used:

http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/bugs/sdl-1.2.9.pet

I also installed the xorg_dri libs (from the official installer), but I don't think these are needed. I added them trying to get a game to work.

Let me know if it works out.
JB

[deniros]

@JB4x4
Works great now, thanks :p, and the quality is really not bad for a 0.3 mp cam.

@iscraigh
Linpus is not that limiting though, you activate the normal xfce menu by just do the folowing:


The Linpus Linus is using Xfce, so use
xfce-setting-show
to get the Xfce Settings Manager.

Click on Desktop to get to the Desktop Preferencs and choose the Behavior tab.

Now mark under Menus the Show desktop menu on right click option and close the window.

This setting will allow you to bring up the normal desktop menu when you right click somewhere on the desktop. The Desktop Menu contains much more options than the limited user interface on the Aspire One.


Also the repository contains quite some libs and apps.

But, linpus is just really slow. Probably also caused by the really slow cfdisk. Puppy is far more suitable on the acer, due to it's nature and philosophy.

[amiram]

I am running puppy 4.09 on the Acer one, booting from a usb drive and almost everything is fine.
By the way, thanks for all the good advice on this thread.

I have set another keyboard layout for writing hebrew. the installation was straight forward, but some of the hebrew letters does not work. This problem only occur in the second layout I set.
I.E. - if I choose hebrew as the primary(default) language and then set english as a second one - then hebrew works fine but some of the english letters doesn't work.

A temporary (and strange) 'solution' I found is to press the function key while typing which makes all the letters appear correctly.

Any idea how this can be fixed?

[iscraigh]

I am trying to install puppy to the aspire one's hardrive but with no success.
The universal installer just hangs after selecting the hardrive.
I suspect this is to do with the previosly mentioned problem with mounting the internal ssd drive.
Pmount/mut see it as a vfat drive and cannot mount it, if I manually type mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1

it mounts but I can still not install to it.

Any ideas? any files or info that would be useful, just ask.

Thanks
Craig