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Fatdog64-600rc

#1 Post by kirk »

James and myself are happy to announce Fatog64-600rc. Barring any big problems the next release will be final. If you have not tested any of the other 600 releases, there have been huge changes since the 521 release. See the beta2 notes here:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79265

Please note boot options have changed since 521. You can get all the new information from the FAQs.

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... s/faq.html

Changes from 600 beta2:
* Update peasyscan to 2.4 (proper support for multi-user) (thanks rcrsn51)
* Recompile VLC with --enable-pvr & subtitles
* Add Hauppauge firmware.
* Add ene-ub6250.
* Slim graphical login manager now included
* Easily switch between autologin, graphical, console login modes.
* Add firewall-status applet (thanks rcrsn51)
* Update peasypdf to 2.2 (thanks rcrsn51) - will replace puppypdf.

And numerous bug fixes.

Image

You can get it here:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... atdog/iso/

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#2 Post by jamesbond »

Mirrors (may take a while to synchronise):
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ibiblio/distributions/fatdog/
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/fatdog/
http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/fatdog/

01micko confirmed that nluug and uoc have been updated, aarnet still have to wait for a while 8) thanks Micko!

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Fatdog64-600rc

#3 Post by Billtoo »

I installed to an 8gb flash drive using the fatdog installer.

Computer
Processor 6x AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1045T Processor
Memory 8168MB (156MB used)
Machine Type Physical machine
Operating System Fatdog64 [54d320f566]
User Name root (root)
Date/Time Sun Jul 1 11:44:12 2012

Operating System
Version
Kernel Linux 3.4.4 (x86_64)
Version #1 SMP Sat Jun 23 18:31:59 GMT 2012
C Library GNU C Library version 2.13 (stable)
Distribution Fatdog64 [54d320f566]

Display
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels
OpenGL Renderer GeForce GT 430/PCIe/SSE2
X11 Vendor The X.Org Foundation

OpenGL
Vendor NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer GeForce GT 430/PCIe/SSE2
Version 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.59
Direct Rendering Yes

# glxgears
63233 frames in 5.0 seconds = 12646.547 FPS
63466 frames in 5.0 seconds = 12693.127 FPS
63438 frames in 5.0 seconds = 12687.493 FPS

Network controller Ralink corp. RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
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Gobbi
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#4 Post by Gobbi »

Installed and working . :D
I confirm subtitles are working in VLC . :D
Now I have to make a custom version... :)

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#5 Post by James C »

Booting from cd,savefile on hdd. No obvious problems yet.

Summary
Computer
Processor 4x AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
Memory 3787MB (358MB used)
Machine Type Physical machine
Operating System Fatdog64 [54d320f566]
User Name root (root)
Date/Time Sun Jul 1 13:43:55 2012
Display
Resolution 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x300)
X11 Vendor The X.Org Foundation
Audio Devices
Audio Adapter HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia

Display
Resolution 1366x768 pixels
Vendor The X.Org Foundation
Version 1.11.4
Monitors
Monitor 0 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL
Vendor VMware, Inc.
Renderer Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x300)
Version 2.1 Mesa 8.0.3
Direct Rendering Yes


However, I've been totally unsuccessful in running from a multi-session dvd.As soon as the saved session starts to load there is an immediate kernel panic. Tried twice with 2 different dvds but then again it may just be me. :lol:

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#6 Post by irishrm »

Did a USB install.

A bit of a disaster I'm afraid.

No frisbee in the menu.

No wl driver.
Failed to find save-file on re-boot.

I will download again and re-install, it must be a bad download.
irishrm.

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#7 Post by kirk »

No frisbee in the menu.
That's correct, no Frisbee. Use Wpa_Gui in the tray. For some basic instructions on how to use Wpa_Gui see:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... /tray.html
No wl driver.
The wl driver is in there. But it only automatically loads for PCID's not claimed by the open source drivers. To force wl to load for all Broadcom wireless chip sets, open the Control Panel and then on the system tab, click on Mange Servers and Services. Then enable BC-wl to start at boot.
Failed to find save-file on re-boot.
If you named your save file something other than fd64save.3fs or fd64save.4fs, or you put it in a sub-directory, you'll need to pass that information during boot. Usually in your grub entry, Read about how to use the savefile parameter here:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... tions.html

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#8 Post by irishrm »

Kirk thanks for the reply:

When creating the file-save I would have followed the default options.
However I did a fresh download and install and that for whatever reason solved my file-save problem.

Re Wpa-Gui:
I followed your instructions, double checked and re-booted a number of times but It doesn't find my wl driver.

Maybe you would consider re-instating frisbee in the final release or if that didn't fit with your plans maybe you would post a frisbee.pet.

I have the driver in a .pet you kindly provided when I had the same problem with the alpha release.
irishrm.

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#9 Post by jamesbond »

irishrm, I remember you said beta2 worked for you, is that true?

kirk - I think the wl module may have been accidentally omitted when we rebuild kernel-modules.sfs. :oops:
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#10 Post by kirk »

Yep, I put in wl.o instead of wl.ko. It will be fixed for final.

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#11 Post by irishrm »

jamesbond:
Beta2 was very easy to setup but that was with frisbee.

kirk:
Looking forward to the final :lol:

Thank you both for your interest.
irishrm.

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#12 Post by Gobbi »

My cusom Fatdog64 600rc works fine as a live CD . I installed it with a small initrd on USB , using it now ...
I have to use Network Wizard because wpagui doesn't work .
I used Frisbee successfully on a previous version : it can be configured to start when Fatdog starts just like wpagui .
I know net can be configured from boot line , so I wait for the final release ...
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Re: Fatdog64-600rc

#13 Post by Яadiøaktive TΣknik »

Wow and wow. That's all I can say. I've never been so impressed. And I'm a thirty-year geek with UNIX experience starting in 1994, first XWINDOWS at work in 1995, then many versions of Linux. This is the best thing I have ever seen or used. It's better than Windows.

Fatdog64 is a new version of Puppy Linux. It runs in 64bit and resides entirely in RAM, along with all the included apps. The boot may be unplugged once the desktop is loaded. I am using my SSD to store downloads and user settings but I've limited that to 2GB.

I really like my Fatdog64 desktop. And it comes preloaded with everything you should need, including the latest flash player and a top-notch media player, VLC. It's way better than Totem and compares to some of the best Windows media tools.

I have also already used the standard document > pdf converter, which I have never seen but it's great. Naturally it also had a .pdf reader, spreadsheet and word processor. No hassling with any downloads or drivers or anythings. OS just worked

From my experience with many linux distros, I'd have to say this is the best for me. I dislike the Gnome 3 desktop which many have chosen as their best offering. If I wanted a bunch of hidden, docking crap I'd buy an IPad or somerhing. KDE is equally bad.

I realize that you can install a different GUI for any given UNIX or Linux but it's much better to find something like FD64 who has the same vision and already put in all the effort to make it work as perfectly as this does. Thanks to all who have made this.

BTW: Wireless, sound + everything worked perfectly.

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Jim1911
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#14 Post by Jim1911 »

New frugal installation on an ext4 partition is working great on my desktop computer with my usual installed programs including using getnvidia. Amazing speed and stability.:D

Requests for final release. :idea:
1. Faster loading of pmount (it takes about 35 seconds to load on my hardware).
2. Include Frisbee.
3. Include Woof “Desktop drive icon manager

gcmartin

Re: Fatdog64-600rc

#15 Post by gcmartin »

kirk wrote:James and myself are happy to announce Fatog64-600rc. ...
The Ibiblio site provides a very good and much needed service. But, it has been much slower download speeds than other means of delivery. Kirk or James, would you consider using your Google means or some of the others available during the "RC" periods leading to "GA".

Here to help

gcmartin

#16 Post by gcmartin »

Multi session issues for Live media is problematic. Maybe another RC should be consider before rushing to GA.

Version 5.21 had hostname desktop issues which affected subsystems. The version 600 beta shows a different set of issues, but, only needed procedural solution. Hostname addressed?

Here to help

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#17 Post by kickstart »

600rc frugal install working well from ext4 partition on my laptop.

Some issues with certain wireless drivers & Wpa_Gui? No problems with my Atheros AR9285 wireless adaptor.

Is there supposed to be a firewall state applet in the system tray? It's absent from my desktop but Control Panel/Firewall Status confirms it is installed and on.

gcmartin

Thoughts

#18 Post by gcmartin »

Need
Menu>Network>Terminal Server client
is missing XDMCP feature to allow connection to another Linux box. Might be good for our Linux community to have the Terminal Server Client fully operational at least to Linux boxes, too.
VNC, as everyone knows, does not provide sound (and other features) to the client from another Linux TS server. XDMCP provides for fuller integration (similar to RDP to Microsoft).

Also
Is there a possibility that LVM-LVM2 support can be documented or included in FATDOG600?

Testing is proceeding. Here to help

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Fatdog64-600rc

#19 Post by Billtoo »

Installed to partition with fatdog installer.

Computer
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) Processor 2650e
Memory 1791MB (115MB used)
Machine Type Physical machine
Operating System Fatdog64 [54d320f566]
User Name root (root)
Date/Time Mon Jul 2 20:09:12 2012

Version
Kernel Linux 3.4.4 (x86_64)
Version #1 SMP Sat Jun 23 18:31:59 GMT 2012
C Library GNU C Library version 2.13 (stable)
Distribution Fatdog64 [54d320f566]

Display
Resolution 1280x800 pixels
Vendor The X.Org Foundation
Version 1.11.4

OpenGL
Vendor X.Org R300 Project
Renderer Gallium 0.4 on ATI RS690
Version 2.1 Mesa 8.0.3
Direct Rendering Yes

# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
56 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11.182 FPS
59 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11.780 FPS
57 frames in 5.0 seconds = 11.330 FPS

Network controller Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)

The FPS seems to be terrible but it plays videos at cnn fullscreen in
seamonkey pretty well.
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Re: Fatdog64-600rc

#20 Post by Яadiøaktive TΣknik »

Hey forum,

I'm not much of a poster, usually a lurker just reading - but I have a question. First of all, I'm running Fatdog64-600rc and it works awesome. Wireless works, sound and even my PVR-150 TV Tuner.

I spent a long time trying to get it working under Fedora Core 14 and never was successful. Apparently I needed to make a user called "MythTV" and watch from that limited account only. Also got it working in Ubuntu.

But today, I'm writing from FD64 and I opened VLC>Media>Capture Devices and there was my PVR tuner. Clicked that and and a TV program played! Only problem is I can't change the channel and it's stuck on American Idol.

I tried all the normal things, arrow keys, pgup pgdn. number pad, enter. Nothing. I feel like I need some additional package to control the channel but I don't want to muck up and add the wrong packages.

Thanks for your time. I'll try more web searching about this.

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