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#121 Post by James C »

ttuuxxx wrote:
glenco wrote:ttuuxxx
Not trying to hose up your holidays here but abiword is very erratic.
In the middle of typing into a document the cursor will suddenly jump to another part of the document. This is not just a 432 problem, it also happens in other recent Pups. Also copy and paste out of abiword sometimes create small blank windows in the desktop or the app you are pasting into.
Otherwise 432-002 is as solid as rock hound.
Ok I've been trying to reproduce what you said about abiword jumping and copy and paste out of abiword, and well nothing, It doesn't do either on my pc's. It works just fine. does anyone else have a abiword issues like above?
glenco are you sure your not using a pupsave? did you bootup with puppy pfix=ram ???
ttuuxxx
I don't really use Abiword much but I just did about 10 copy and paste tries both into and out of Abiword......... didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

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#122 Post by ttuuxxx »

NinerSevenTango wrote: Update 3: OK, spent a few hours fiddling with xorg.conf. Nothing I can do will get the synaptics section to be read. Can't turn tapping off, can't turn edge scrolling on. All the instructions I have must be for a newer or older xorg or synaptics version. Following my own instructions at http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=61624 gets me nothing.
Ok for your synaptics issue could you please install these 2 pets
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=22847
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=23117
once that is done could you then Add SHMConfig option at the end of the 'Synaptics Mouse section' in /etx/xorg.conf.
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Option "SHMConfig" "on"

The xorgwizard supports 3 types of touchpad, Elantech, Alps and Synaptics.
The lack of the SHMConfig option occurs for the Alps case.
Need to insert a line next to the line 1398 in /usr/sbin/xorgwizard (or xorg-setup):
Code:
Option "SHMConfig" "on"\
and see if that helps,
This was found on 2 pages.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 087#468087
and
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=48011
you should be able to run it via menu/Setup/Mouse and Keyboard setup ---> select "Configure your touchpad"
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4.3.2-SCSI 2.6.30.5 full older modem support

#123 Post by Billtoo »

I tried installing your new grub4dos pet and then running it but it
didn't solve the problem.
I'll attach two screen shots, the first is after running your new
grub4dos and the second is after I rebooted to Wary 104rc and ran
grub4dos.
In Wary the menu.lst is updated automatically when you run grub4dos.

I clicked on the Video Upgrade Wizard in the setup menu and it advises
downloading the Mesa DRI but when I tried to do that it got an 404
error, file not found.
In Wary 104rc adding the Mesa DRI driver makes a big difference in the
performance of this ati radeon 9200 pro graphics card in this pc, it
can run nexuiz,google earth, etc. with it installed.
Can it be added to 432 as well?
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smc2632w v.2 wireless network card

#124 Post by cbs »

I have a Compaq Armada M300, P3-600MHz. with 320mb RAM with an SMC 2632W V.2 Wireless PCMCIA Card.
It looks like I am stuck with Puppy 4.3.2 v.3. as all other versions of Puppu Linux would not detect the presence of the PCMCIA card.
I would like to upgrade it to the newer version - 4.3.2-SCSI 2.6.30.5 full older modem support or better still to use my computer with Puppy 214x.
I would appreciate it if someone could help make a PET driver installer for me. I tried following the instructions on these pages
"http://chip.org/~alb/SMC2632Wv2.html" and "http://www.wireless-driver.com/smc2632w ... -software/"
but failed miserably.

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#125 Post by ttuuxxx »

Hi Guys before I start compiling new drivers, First I would like to focus on stability issues, Here's the latest rox, Just install it and restart X server.
ttuuxxx

Ps I managed to make all the mimes under 1kb :)
http://audio.online-convert.com/ <-- excellent site
http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/A-codecs/ <-- Codec Test Files
http://html5games.com/ <-- excellent HTML5 games :)

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#126 Post by ttuuxxx »

With the Rox-Filer above and the latest abiword pasted below, abiword should be very stable again, please test all three packages, rox, abiword, abiword pluigins
ttuuxxx

http://www.smokey01.com/ttuuxxx/4.3/tes ... 6-i386.pet <--- Abiword

http://www.smokey01.com/ttuuxxx/4.3/tes ... 6-i386.pet <--- Many Plugins for abiword
ttuuxxx
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#127 Post by ttuuxxx »

The latest AlsaPlayer located at http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=36253
ttuuxxx
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#128 Post by scsijon »

rats, didn't know you'd even built a v2, download tonight and see what I can break! :twisted:

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#129 Post by ttuuxxx »

scsijon wrote:rats, didn't know you'd even built a v2, download tonight and see what I can break! :twisted:
Yes the announcement was http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 293#480293 better late than never :)
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#130 Post by glenco »

ttuuxxx
I found a problem with frugal installs and My analog modem. I was running 4.32-002 on a full HD install before so I didn’t notice it until I totally borged puppy beyond repair.LOL
This time I burned the ISO to a DVD-RW and after booting the DVD I also installed 432 to a USB stick using Puppy USB flash installer.
Now here is the problem. It’s the same for the DVD-RW and the USBstick.
Upon first boot of either DVD or USBstick my modem is found and functions fine on first boot (no pupsave or DVD session saved yet). After shutting down the DVD and/or USBstick and saving the setup, the next boot my modem is gone and can’t be found. Here is the problem:
My modem is an (snd-intel8x0m) /dev/ttySL0 which links to /dev/tps/o
On first boot it’s found and works fine but after a save file is created and the system is rebooted the “o

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v2 breakages

#131 Post by scsijon »

box1 -acer v3700gx 4Gig ram intel video, outside world via e'net and sat. This box normally has problems with puppy.

frugal install with your roxfiler update pet

ok to xorg video probe, picked intel ok but incorrect resolutions listed -showed only 3 instead of 7 normally shown
rebooted and started again and used select this time instead of probe, picked intel, same result at 75hz, but shows full set at 85hz? 5.1x and wary5 show full set at 75hz. Using now as xvesa, is ok at present.

Installed ok and seems to be running happily. 3 woofs

only problem seems to relate to the video.
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box2 - mismash system with 4gig ram ati radeon video, outside world via an internal agere winmodem.

frugal install with your roxfiler update pet

ok to xorg probe, it didn't pick radeon, chose xvesa
rebooted and started again, manually chose radeon, wouldn't allow me to use it, not detected, report on x test had nothing in the results and wouldn't test, went immediately back to same screen without test, in the end accepted that and it went through but to xvesa only.

saved ok and rebooted (noted no grub /grub4dos screen telling you what to add to the menu), came up ok, found modem, setup firewall ok, dialed out ok, downloaded and installed from ppm ok. 4 woofs

runs happily except for a video problem again
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general:

noted no dbus, dbus-glib or libgio in this version, thought was in v1 (i think), as a lot of apps nowadays use dbus besides Eudora OSE for which I have a v1.0 out, but it seems I will need to add these dependancies back into Eudora's config. I'm playing with building and packaging three others and all use dbus for some reason.

also noted my mouse jumped about when first started the system but was ok after about a minute, maybe there is something in the background tasks causing this.

also with the devx just being called devx, i renamed mine so I could tell which was which, maybe consider adopting barry's method to match the version??

one good thing is the browser font is good, frankly wary5's is hard on the eyes and 5.2's not much better with ffox.

that should give you a few things to consider for now.

:lol:

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Re: v2 breakages

#132 Post by ttuuxxx »

scsijon wrote: noted no dbus, dbus-glib or libgio This version has the latest libgio-2.0.so.0.2600.1. Due to the latest gtk/glib installed in v2 :)
As Dbus goes, well Barry's default 4 series never had it, it was always a pain to install a precompiled Firefox from mozilla, But the way Barry looked at it I guess, is that all the default apps were compiled without it, same with the latest Seamonkey I compiled for v2, The default base has no default apps needing dbus, Personally I would add it like I usually do for most of my releases, but This one I'm trying to keep as a 4 series and maybe even release it on Distrowatch If Barry gives it the green light and If we have enough users/testers/troubleshooters etc.



also with the devx just being called devx, i renamed mine so I could tell which was which, maybe consider adopting barry's method to match the version?? Yes I seen this option while building this release and I figured why not try it, lol I think its crap also, lol Next release will have version numbers again :)

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Re: v2 breakages

#133 Post by scsijon »

ttuuxxx wrote:
scsijon wrote: noted no dbus, dbus-glib or libgio This version has the latest libgio-2.0.so.0.2600.1. Due to the latest gtk/glib installed in v2 :)
As Dbus goes, well Barry's default 4 series never had it, it was always a pain to install a precompiled Firefox from mozilla, But the way Barry looked at it I guess, is that all the default apps were compiled without it, same with the latest Seamonkey I compiled for v2, The default base has no default apps needing dbus, Personally I would add it like I usually do for most of my releases, but This one I'm trying to keep as a 4 series and maybe even release it on Distrowatch If Barry gives it the green light and If we have enough users/testers/troubleshooters etc.


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ttuuxxx
thanks for the quick reply

wierd, will have to look at what actual libgio files are wanted as eudora would not work until I had installed all three 431 pets not just the two dbus ones, maybe I just need to create a link file by name or something. will let you know when i've fixed it so you can ppm it, it's on my puppy site if you want to play.

btw do we have an xorg-high.pet we can use or is it's "bits" installed already, i did wonder if that was what was needed for both the intel and ati drivers to work for me as i usually install it. also would like to see what glxgears say.

update: sorry but there is no libgio listed in /root/.packages/builtin_files, does it have another name or do you have a package list available for me to compare with ??? thanks.

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#134 Post by ttuuxxx »

scsijon wrote:
ttuuxxx wrote:
scsijon wrote: noted no dbus, dbus-glib or libgio This version has the latest libgio-2.0.so.0.2600.1. Due to the latest gtk/glib installed in v2 :)
As Dbus goes, well Barry's default 4 series never had it, it was always a pain to install a precompiled Firefox from mozilla, But the way Barry looked at it I guess, is that all the default apps were compiled without it, same with the latest Seamonkey I compiled for v2, The default base has no default apps needing dbus, Personally I would add it like I usually do for most of my releases, but This one I'm trying to keep as a 4 series and maybe even release it on Distrowatch If Barry gives it the green light and If we have enough users/testers/troubleshooters etc.


scsijon
ttuuxxx
thanks for the quick reply

wierd, will have to look at what actual libgio files are wanted as eudora would not work until I had installed all three 431 pets not just the two dbus ones, maybe I just need to create a link file by name or something. will let you know when i've fixed it so you can ppm it, it's on my puppy site if you want to play.

btw do we have an xorg-high.pet we can use or is it's "bits" installed already, i did wonder if that was what was needed for both the intel and ati drivers to work for me as i usually install it. also would like to see what glxgears say.

update: sorry but there is no libgio listed in /root/.packages/builtin_files, does it have another name or do you have a package list available for me to compare with ??? thanks.
libgio has always came with Glib2.0 sources tree for the past 1.5yrs now, Really they should of waited to introduce a new lib into glib, it really messed up version 4 of puppy, some pets on puppy 4 need ligio and if your using a earlier 4 series you would need to upgrade glib just to use them. I think they should of waited for glib3.0, oh well.

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All of my distro (servers) were built using LVM on SCSI driv

#135 Post by gcmartin »

Could LVM be added to next SCSI update? All of my SCSI implementations since 2005-6 have Linux's LVM implemented on SCSIs. Is LVM an offering in the current ...002 offering?
What would be needed to have it in 003?

The current version is stable on stnadard hardware.

Very clean implementation. Thanks.

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Re: All of my distro (servers) were built using LVM on SCSI

#136 Post by ttuuxxx »

gcmartin wrote:Could LVM be added to next SCSI update? All of my SCSI implementations since 2005-6 have Linux's LVM implemented on SCSIs. Is LVM an offering in the current ...002 offering?
What would be needed to have it in 003?

The current version is stable on standard hardware.

Very clean implementation. Thanks.
LVM is added at kernel configuration time just before compiling, I've never looked into using it myself, and haven't checked if Barry included in 2.6.30.5 kernel release. I'm not running 4.3.2 right now if I was I could check, probably the only way to find out is to check the kernel config in the 2.6.30.5 preconfigured sources. I had a look online and didn't see anything related in the config. http://bkhome.org/sources/kernel-2.6.30 ... CKLESS-SMP
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Re: All of my distro (servers) were built using LVM on SCSI

#137 Post by tempestuous »

ttuuxxx wrote:LVM is added at kernel configuration time just before compiling
No. LVM(2) is a utility. You're possibly getting confused with the device-mapper module, dm-mod, which the LVM utility depends upon. Indeed, all modern Puppies contain the dm-mod module.

gcmartin, I just posted the latest LVM2 here -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 667#483667

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#138 Post by PupGeek »

tempestuous wrote:
PupGeek, let us know how you end up running Puppy on your Dell PowerEdge.
So far, I have been experimenting with rebuilding the kernel (2.6.25.16 for my ProducerPup). The kernel appears to compile ok, but it is panicking about aufs. I have done a bit of research on this problem and am assuming that I am improperly building the initrd image. Is there anyone here who can direct me to a tutorial on how to create a puppy-specific initrd image? Can I just place the fusion modules into the initrd without modifying the init script? (The init script seems to use modprobe instead of insmod commands.)

If I am correct, and the kernel is compiling ok, then it was a much easier task than I expected. Its the initrd that seems to be difficult. I should probably not try creating a whole new initrd and just modify the one I have, since I'm trying with the same kernel version, only with fusion mpt enabled.

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#139 Post by tempestuous »

PupGeek wrote:The kernel appears to compile ok, but it is panicking about aufs. I have done a bit of research on this problem and am assuming that I am improperly building the initrd image.
Well if you know how to expand, then repack the initrd image, you're 90% there. I see a bigger issue with the initrd that you need to add the new fusion modules - then revise the kernel configuration files so that modprobe/insmod will know where to locate them.

I think your aufs problem is more likely a case of getting a compatible aufs module compiled. Get the Puppy-compatible aufs source here -
http://bkhome.org/sources/kernel-2.6.25 ... 825.tar.gz
And refer to these two notes
http://bkhome.org/sources/kernel-2.6.25 ... quired.txt
http://bkhome.org/sources/kernel-2.6.25 ... ompile.txt

Also see my comments about Realtime Preemption in your other post.

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#140 Post by PupGeek »

The kernel configuration files to let the kernel know where to find the modules that you are referring to: Would that be my modules.dep file?

I believe my aufs problem was in the fact that I had replaced the contents the initrd's lib/modules directory with those from the main /lib/modules directory (under the directions of the tutorial I was using) and the aufs module is located in a different place. Not knowing this, I didn't modify my modules.dep file accordingly. Anyways, thank Memorex for CD-RW's, they keep me from making too many coasters.

BTW Thank you for your patience, and I am really learning stuff here... there was a time I was completely new to linux and never even heard of puppy, but I kept doing research and asking questions and now, three years later, here I am with my own remastered puplet that I am trying to compile a new kernel for. :D

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