Puppy Stardust 004

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Jim1911 · #41 Post by **Jim1911** » Sat 09 Jan 2010, 22:35

Really like this derivative, especially the Puppy Control Center, however it does have a problem refreshing the screen when you select a function. See attached desktop.

One other problem, just a minor annoyance, an error message comes up upon start "wpa_supplicant failed to start". Clicking OK removes it.

pemasu · #42 Post by **pemasu** » Sat 09 Jan 2010, 23:50

Sundowns are beautiful. I took couple of days ago photo. -25 celcius, blue and red moment when sun was going down. View from our house lakeside. Posted it to other thread but..
It is my wallpaper now.

trio · #43 Post by **trio** » Sun 10 Jan 2010, 02:37

Ziggy,

you might want to delete this

/usr/bin/mtpaintsnapshotOLD.sh

zigbert · #44 Post by **zigbert** » Sun 10 Jan 2010, 10:36

trio
- updated sfsconverter to 1.4.
- removed old snapshot-tool.
- defaulttextviewer points now to geany.

Thanks a lot
Sigmund

zigbert · #45 Post by **zigbert** » Sun 10 Jan 2010, 10:44

bigpup wrote:What version of Puppy 4.3.1 did you use as the base for Stardust?
I ask, because some of the programs seem to be from the first release of Puppy 4.3.1 and not the final, fixed version, that was released after Puppy 4.3.1 RC2.

For example:
the CD/DVD Drive Wizard is not the fixed version that is in Puppy 4.3.1 RC2.

Have I missed a Puppy release

....... No, I don't think so. - I checked md5sum with the one in the Puppy repo. BUT, I have touched the CD/DVD wizard with my dirty fingers. Let me try to grab the very latest wizard for the next release. Please look at it as your mission to write a clear message if I don't get it right

Sigmund

zigbert · #46 Post by **zigbert** » Sun 10 Jan 2010, 10:48

Jim1911 wrote:Really like this derivative, especially the Puppy Control Center, however it does have a problem refreshing the screen when you select a function

You have increased the global fontsize......Hopefully fixed for 005. - Not hopefully, I should be ok now

Sigmund

zigbert · #47 Post by **zigbert** » Sun 10 Jan 2010, 10:50

pemasu
I understand easily why you like cross-country skiing. A wonderful surrounding !

jpeps · #48 Post by **jpeps** » Mon 11 Jan 2010, 08:32

nice derivative! I'm also getting the Xdialog: Wpa_supplicant failed to start error if there's no wireless card (previously reported by jim1911.. maybe needs a test? ). Works fine with my Netgear WAG511 card, though. (note: there's no saved wireless config present).

gyro · #49 Post by **gyro** » Mon 11 Jan 2010, 14:28

jpeps wrote:nice derivative! I'm also getting the Xdialog: Wpa_supplicant failed to start error if there's no wireless card (previously reported by jim1911.. maybe needs a test? ).

I had this problem with Pwireless2 in dpup. The problem is the Pwireless2 script in /root/Startup. It does not detect the absence of wireless hardware and exit. A simple workaround on machines with no wireless hardware, is to stop this script from running. An easy way to do this is to remove its Exec permissions.

gyro

gposil · #50 Post by **gposil** » Mon 11 Jan 2010, 14:39

gyro said:

I had this problem with Pwireless2 in dpup. The problem is the Pwireless2 script in /root/Startup. It does not detect the absence of wireless hardware and exit. A simple workaround on machines with no wireless hardware, is to stop this script from running. An easy way to do this is to remove its Exec permissions.

Even simpler...now in Dpup483beta3, is to move Pwireless2 out of /root/Startup, and simply have a dialog asking whether your network is wireless or not and continuing accordingly...

zigbert · #51 Post by **zigbert** » Mon 11 Jan 2010, 15:43

jemimah is working on Pwireless2 as a complete replacement of network-wizard.
At this stage of Stardust, I don't see the big deal of this dialog. On the other hand, I think it is very important to include Pwireless in Dpup and other puplets to give massive feedback to jemimah. She probably reads this, but to be sure you should consider to make some noise in the Pwireless2 thread.

Thanks
Sigmund

zigbert · #52 Post by **zigbert** » Mon 11 Jan 2010, 15:55

Isn't it time for a development screeny. - Already gone 3 days since last release.

Jim1911 · #53 Post by **Jim1911** » Mon 11 Jan 2010, 16:13

zigbert wrote:You have increased the global fontsize......Hopefully fixed for 005. - Not hopefully, I should be ok now Smile

Correct, 90 is better for my eyes.
Thanks,
Jim

jemimah · #54 Post by **jemimah** » Mon 11 Jan 2010, 16:56

zigbert wrote:She probably reads this, but to be sure you should consider to make some noise in the Pwireless2 thread.

I do read this thread. What this tells me is that I need a more descriptive error message.

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I'm in the process of rethinking the startup scripts. Hopefully it'll be fixed for the next version. If you want to help me figure out why you get that error, please run /root/Startup/Pwireless2 from the command line and post the output on the Pwireless2 thread.

tasmod · #55 Post by **tasmod** » Mon 11 Jan 2010, 17:40

Hi Zigbert,

Fresh 004 install, no changes.

Psync won't launch, the usr/local/bin file has no path in it.

One problem for me is Geany. It will not run 'execute' on scripts but instead generates a geany-run-Script file.

In 421 I could always test out scripts I was writing by using execute and watching output.

I cannot confirm it but I also think it is generating errors with some scripts when testing.
The only clue I have is I have to shutdown Geany and restart, then the results I expect are there on next run. This has also affected Mick in a similar way.

I know it's within the 004 install as it happens on two new installs here.

The default start directory is set to an apparent French file which occasionally error messages.

Love the pup though, the Control Center is a masterpiece, but must we spell in merkin, it's Centre in English.

tasmod · #56 Post by **tasmod** » Mon 11 Jan 2010, 17:47

To resolve issues with drives, as promised a new Startmount is released. This also has a new app incorporated.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=50845

trio · #57 Post by **trio** » Tue 12 Jan 2010, 06:50

zigbert wrote:Isn't it time for a development screeny. - Already gone 3 days since last release.

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=45029 ?

gerry · #58 Post by **gerry** » Tue 12 Jan 2010, 08:05

Is there/will there be a retro version? Puppy 431 with the modern kernel won't run on my old machine- it needs the retro version of 431.

gerry

zigbert · #59 Post by **zigbert** » Wed 13 Jan 2010, 07:51

Rob wrote:Psync won't launch, the usr/local/bin file has no path in it.

Fixed!

One problem for me is Geany. It will not run 'execute' on scripts but instead generates a geany-run-Script file.

Yes, very irritating from a developers viewpoint. This bug joined us for Puppy 4.3, and I am just waiting for one of our brilliant compilers to give us an updated package.

The default start directory is set to an apparent French file which occasionally error messages.

What does this mean? Are we talking Geany or......

aragon · #60 Post by **aragon** » Wed 13 Jan 2010, 08:07

One problem for me is Geany. It will not run 'execute' on scripts but instead generates a geany-run-Script file.

try to set the pref for terminal to

Code: Select all

/usr/X11R7/bin/xterm -e bash -c

this might solve the issue.

aragon

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