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[pemasu]

backi. Good news. I thought about asking you to check the md5sum....since your drivers should have been troubleless.
I am relieved....anyway....I found one realtek driver more r8169.ko which also needs firmware. Somehow I forgot to add it. I will create new release which have it and I also fix those 2 bugs which Shinobar pointed out with firstrun package.

[gcmartin]

5X327 working fine as a Live Meda OS.

Although this is not a problem, I am curious why the OS RAM needs reduce when SLACKO Pristine is boot from multi-session Live media, then SAMBA subsystem installed, then the session saved onto the Live media at system reboot. When PC is rebooted, SAMBA is running, RAM usage is less than it was before shutdown ???

This has "in no way" impacted system operations.

But, I'm just curious for an explanation. (Reported here with reports)

[sszindian]

Last few days I've been doing some rather extensive testing with Dpup Exprimo 5.X.3.2.7 with 3.2.7 kernel.

Everything is working just 'Great' and I've encountered but one single problem with a previous installed slideshow program however that was quickly fixed with a simple re-install!

Now... pemasu... you worked with me before on a different thread on my wifi... I never did get it going with any other puppy version including previous versions of Exprimo and 'I want to thank you for all the time spent there'... however... to put some icying on your cake... I am posting this message from Exprimo with the 3.2.7 kernel and yes... 'I'm running on WiFi!!!'

Just want to thank you for having the guts to go for the newer kernel when it seems all others are kind of holding back for one thing or another. There isn't any question in my mind that the newer kernel is in fact the reason I am now on wireless network! Oh... besides... it seems everything else a bit better and faster too! 'Keep after it!'

>>>---Indian------>

[sszindian]

Just a quick Pic of one of the desktops with the new kernel!

[pemasu]

sszindian. That was good news. Could you check what driver module you are using with your wireless. I would like to know if my firmware update was also useful.
Check with Barrys simple network setup ie SNS the loaded module name in the first panel. It is announced there.

[cthisbear]

Mr pemasu has succeeded with loading the dreaded b43

in this Dell Studio XPS 1340

Nothing to do, Frisbee just picked it up when I clicked the connect button.

Impressive.

And many thanks.....Chris.

:::::::::::::

Windows inf reads....

DriverVer=09/20/2007, 4.170.25.12
CatalogFile =BCM43XX.CAT
CatalogFile.NTamd64=BCM43XX64.CAT

[pemasu]

Pupzo posted about bug with heavy encryption in dpup exprimo 5.X.13.6 thread. The same bug applies with 5.X.3.2.8 build.
Losetup binary does not do its work. I have included in attached fix pet the working version from Racy.
If you want to create heavy encrypted savefile....for example for usb stick usage and you are afraid that the stick with your important stuff will be stolen....
Install this pet....use ext2 as savefile filesystem and in next boot the password - aes - handling works and you can mount the savefile.
This fix migth be needed for light encryption also....but that is unsafe anyway....lol...

cthisbear. That is also good news...it looks like that the wireless drivers....firmware updates really do its job.
It gives confirmation that kernel updates are sometimes useful.

[sszindian]

pemasu:

(Module you requested for my wifi setup)

Hmmm... BK's Simple Network doesn't seem to want to come up anywhere? Frisbee takes over!!! anyway, I'm certain the module is rt2800usb as I well remember that from all other 'try's' previously with the SNS.

>>>---Indian------>

[pemasu]

Okay...In console...sns should awaken sns.
And in console....lsmod...tells all loaded modules.
rt2800usb.ko got new firmware rt2870.bin. It was one of those updated ones.

[sszindian]

OK... I see it!

[backi]

Hi pemasu !
Using mostly this derivat now for testing . (using DpupExprimo 327 on a Usb stick)
Exept in the beginning ,it did not save my keyboard country settings (german ).
Solved this with downloading - installing language pack .

So far.....can not find anything wrong . (in case i find ...will give you feedback )
Thanks for your hard work .
Cheers !!

[pemasu]

Thank you all of the feedback. I have somewhat cleaned and updated more the firmwares for wireless drivers. I also compiled latest 3.2.8 kernel. It has now also driver for intel gma 5/600 graphics.
Nouveau kernel module has been included and through woof nouveau_unload script has been included.
I used the latest woof2 commit. All previous bugs has been fixed, remedy suggestions by Shinobar.
Heavy encryption bug has been fixed.

So Dpup Exprimo 5.X.3.2.8 with kernel 3.2.8 - SMP -hyperthreading - hibernation included has been uploaded.

Download link: http://www.smokey01.com/pemasu/DpupSqueeze5X/DpupExprimo5X328/

Kernel sources and pet: http://www.smokey01.com/pemasu/Kernel_sources/kernel-3.2.8/

[James C]

Downloaded. Testing to begin shortly.

[James C]

Now that the threat of a tornado has left my area......... 5.X3.2.8 live pfix=ram on my main Athlon XP box. All basics working on initial boot.

# report-video
Dpup Exprimo, version 5.X.3.2.8 on Wed 29 Feb 2012

Chip description:
0.0 VGA compatible controller
nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)
oem: NVidia
product: NV18 () Board Chip Rev A2

X Server: Xorg
Driver used: is

X.Org version: 1.7.7
dimensions: 1440x900 pixels (411x263 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/root/ as report-video,
and archived with xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log as report-video-full.gz
#
-Computer-
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Memory : 1033MB (176MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Wed 29 Feb 2012 08:32:24 PM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : VIA8233 - VIA 8235

Frugal install coming shortly........

[Fishy]

Works great, no problems at all. One question though, does it support more than 4 giigs of ram?