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Slacko 5.4 - FINAL 2 Dec 2012
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majorfoo
Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Posts: 418 Location: Wish I knew |
D/L PAE version and did full install to ext4 partition. Added several pets from storage partition and everything I have checked is working. No problems to report. Great job!!! |
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01micko
 Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7018 Location: qld |
Maybe because it's not native.. As I posted on BK's blog slackware doesn't ship the file, you have to generate it. If you have devx loaded run:
That's it. Just now have to find the right place to run it in the initial startup routine... or maybe I'll just hack 3builddistro and run it in chroot, then that saves me that headache. _________________ keep the faith  ..  |
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grump
Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Posts: 65 Location: Melbourne, Oz |
5.3.7.1 made a bit of a mess of my previously nice working live cd 5.3.6.5 system. However, if I can fix the menus I'll be happy again - the second click just shows a large number of identical entries - eg Desktop>Desktop Settings > shows 'GTK Theme Chooser' many times, and these entries don't respond to clicks. So I'm back to lupo for the time being. Any advice? |
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01micko
Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7018 Location: qld |
Ok, so I built (not to be released) 5.3.7.5 and updated my stick that went from 5.3.6.5 > 5.3.7.1 > 5.3.7.5 and it worked, no reboot or anything. i just wonder if it's a carry over bug from the older version. - grump, if you have a directory at /usr/share/applications/ked4 and it's a symlink, delete it. This is beta testing so unexpected things can and do happen in upgrades as we try and make things stable. Always backup the save before upgrading! _________________ keep the faith .. |
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grump
Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Posts: 65 Location: Melbourne, Oz |
Ran a pfix=purge when starting 5.3.6.5 and it looked and ran ok. I found the kde4 symlink and zapped it even though although the menus were ok this time. Restarted with 5.3.7.1 and everything is running smoothly ... |
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mavrothal
 Joined: 24 Aug 2009 Posts: 1058 |
Could be. When I checked /lib/modules where 3 kernels so was something before 5.3.6.5 (with an earlier kernel) On another matter. Any progress on getting Alsawizard going? On the XOs sound fails and multiple card wizard does not do much 
_________________ Kids all over the world go around with an XO laptop. They deserve one puppy (or many) too  |
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Billtoo
Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 1496 Location: Ontario Canada |
Manual frugal install to a 4gb flash drive running on an eeepc 701 netbook pc. There is a 1440x900 monitor connected to the eeepc along with a wireless keyboard and mouse. Report Video 1.4 -Thu 8 Nov 2012 on Slacko Puppy 5.3.7.1 Linux 3.4.17-PAE i686 Chip description: 2.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 04) oem: Intel(r)915GM/910ML/915MS Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS product: Intel(r)915GM/910ML/915MS Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0 X Server: Xorg Driver used: intel X.Org version: 1.12.3 dimensions: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters) depth of root window: 24 planes Computer Processor Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 900MHz Memory 500MB (71MB used) Input Devices AT Translated Set 2 keyboard Chicony 2.4G Multimedia Wireless Kit SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad Chicony 2.4G Multimedia Wireless Kit OpenGL Vendor Tungsten Graphics, Inc Renderer Mesa DRI Intel(R) 915GM x86/MMX/SSE2 Version 1.4 Mesa 8.0.4 Direct Rendering Yes # glxgears Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate. 209 frames in 5.0 seconds = 41.689 FPS 286 frames in 5.0 seconds = 57.126 FPS 246 frames in 5.0 seconds = 48.862 FPS Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter It's working pretty well, I have another flash drive with the non pae version and will test that for comparison later. EDIT:Not much difference as far as temperature goes. I installed kdegames, that requires a fast flash drive and lots of patience for something that big 
EDIT:The slacko 5365 install on my imac turned 21 this morning
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CatDude
 Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 1355 Location: UK |
Hey Mick, looks like you left something behind mate. 
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Sage
Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 4623 Location: GB |
Be proud all you late-night Aussies: www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20071644 world+dog is grateful. [It's (almost) relevant, mick, so hope you can tolerate it in your thread!] |
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Jades
Joined: 07 Aug 2010 Posts: 333 Location: Somewhere in Blighty. |
The following relates to running LiveCD installs of 5.3.7.1. on my Pentium D.
I'm finally feeling quite a lot better, so here's a detailed description of what I do from a pfix=ram boot - this is the standard procedure I use all the time when creating a new save. On Quick Setup I use the following settings:- Language: en_GB UTF-8 off Timezone: Europe/London Hardware clock set to UTC: unticked Keyboard layout: UK Numlock is ticked. After hitting OK and restarting the X-Server, I then load the file with my WiFi settings on from a memory stick and proceed to set up wireless networking using Network Wizard and Static IP addresses, I then set up the firewall. Next, I run GetFlash and download the latest version of Flash Player. Once that's installed I then run PPM and install a couple of Pets. I then run Opera, set it up and take a quick look at the forum then quit Opera and choose Shutdown->Reboot from the menu. I choose to create a save file and usually select the following options:- Partition is sda1 Save file file system is ext4 Save size 512MB Save file is named, typically including a short version number (5371new) - so, for example, the save will be called slackosave-5371new.4fs Saved into folder PuppyFiles It then gets on with creating the save, and then asks me if I want to copy the main SFS - I select no as it's already on the drive. The machine then reboots, I choose to boot from the LiveCD and select the new save on sda1 from the menu.
Yes, including on the broken saves, I usually don't bother mounting sda1 (the NTFS partition) on the initial setup.
The attempt to make the save appears to complete normally, and no errors are shown while it's being created or at any time before the machine reboots. The only sign anything is awry is once it's tried to boot off the new save. It initially seems to boot normally but the last bit of the sequence before the desktop comes up reads like it's doing another pfix=ram start. Once it has got to the desktop, it looks like I've shown in the previous screen shots and QuickSetup runs again as if it's a fresh boot. The missing icons are the most obvious sign something has gone wrong, but I have to set up everything from scratch. Even the pets I installed in the initial session are missing.
The problem I'm reporting is happening every single time I try to create a save on the NTFS partition. The odd thing is that existing saves from previous versions upgrade and work fine, as will new saves created on a FAT32 device and copied to the NTFS partition (i.e. in Windows or a pfix=ram boot). _________________ Zhaan - AMD K6 2 500, 512MB RAM, ATI Rage 128 VR. Full install Wary 5.5 HardInfo Report Merlin - Pentium D 3.4GHz, 2GB RAM, Radeon X1650 Pro AGP. LiveCD of 5.25. HardInfo Report |
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Jades
Joined: 07 Aug 2010 Posts: 333 Location: Somewhere in Blighty. |
Further to my previous post, I've been having a play with one of the broken 5.3.7.1 saves after booting it for the first time. I went through all of the setting up again, installed a couple of pets and rebooted. This time, the second time the save was booted, all of the settings were remembered including networking and the pets were still installed and listed in PPM. The icons and backdrop were still missing, however. Opera runs, however the menus usually appear as plain black blocks. Occasionally some text can be seen but it appears odd. Actual browsing seems to work normally. I've also checked Gnumeric and Abiword and the menus are fine in that. mtPaint won't run from on the desktop icon or the Menu. Trying to call it from the console results in the following:-
Attempting to choose any backdrop image in Nathan Wallpaper setup pops up the following error (obviously the filename is different):-
Attempting to actually view an image in /usr/share/backgrounds/ does bring up Viewnior, but all that's shown is a 'no-entry' icon and the message "The given locations contain no images." In fact, attempting to load any image from anywhere gives that error. As I said previously, it's producing quite broken saves. _________________ Zhaan - AMD K6 2 500, 512MB RAM, ATI Rage 128 VR. Full install Wary 5.5 HardInfo Report Merlin - Pentium D 3.4GHz, 2GB RAM, Radeon X1650 Pro AGP. LiveCD of 5.25. HardInfo Report |
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zigbert
 Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 5241 Location: Valåmoen, Norway |
Thank you Sigmund _________________ Stardust resources |
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Jades
Joined: 07 Aug 2010 Posts: 333 Location: Somewhere in Blighty. |
Out of curiosity, I tried that command on one of the broken saves and got the message
I then tried a Google search which suggested gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache and after entering that command I can view images again and mtPaint now works. I could also see the icons in Quick Setup again. Desktop icons reappeared after restarting the X Server and I could also then set a backdrop image. No idea why it only broke on saving to NTFS, or why it lost the settings and installed after the first boot from the new save. Edit: I then rebooted and everything appears to be fine, including the menus in Opera. Wierd. _________________ Zhaan - AMD K6 2 500, 512MB RAM, ATI Rage 128 VR. Full install Wary 5.5 HardInfo Report Merlin - Pentium D 3.4GHz, 2GB RAM, Radeon X1650 Pro AGP. LiveCD of 5.25. HardInfo Report |
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grump
Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Posts: 65 Location: Melbourne, Oz |
Jades - Try defragging before you try a new puup version. I sometimes (well, often) get the upside-down triangle icons on the first reboot after trying out a new puppy with a new savefile (.3fs) on a NTFS partition. If I then delete the save file and defrag the partition (with WinXP) and start over the new install usually goes ok and subsequent reboots are good. I only have about 10Gb spare on the partition I use for puppy saves on this old laptop. |
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01micko
Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7018 Location: qld |
Jades, yeah, good advice from grump. You might even want to use a third party defrag tool as I find the one that ships with windows slow and inefficient. Even a few meg of non-contiguous blocks is enough to baulk a linux filesystem. NTFS is old technology, going back to the mid 90's without any significant advances. The command I gave you was wrong, it supposed to read gdk, sorry about that.
Restart X, reset wallpaper. _________________ keep the faith .. |
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