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goolwa_pup
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black screen

#141 Post by goolwa_pup »

Hi All

I am using a quad core phenom II (2 extra cores unlocked) , with 4 gb ram, nvidia video card, and an ssd drive

just tried precise

on the black screen issue....i was greeted by a totally black screen....so I added the following to menu 1st (from the forum)

pfix=ram nouveau.modeset=0 worked for me.... thanx who wrote that :)

then i downloaded the nvidia driver from the package manager and that worked...

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#142 Post by Iguleder »

There's a missing package required for building stuff against gnutls: libp11-kit-dev. :!:

It's a new dependency of gnutls (which appeared in later Ubuntu releases and Slackware 14.0). If this package is missing, many applications with optional SSL/TLS support will build without it. Some won't tell you, until you notice you can't use SSL URLs, verify certificates, encrypt stuff, etc'.

So far, aria2 failed to build and BitlBee's configure script simply turned that support off (how rude!) and went on. I guess that's just the beginning - more things should fail.

EDIT: oh crap, it seems OpenSSL is problematic because of conflicts between 0.9.8 and 1.0.0. libcrypto.so does not exist and applications try to link against 0.9.8, while they build against 1.0.0's headers.

EDIT 2: file_DEV and /usr/bin/whereis (from util-linux) are needed to build Vifm.

EDIT 3: /usr/bin/col (from bsdmainutils) is needed to build UnNetHack.
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#143 Post by vicmz »

Sorry for the off-topic, I've made a .pet of Openbox with extra add-ons. Works in Precise, Wary and Slacko, may work in other Puppies:
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#144 Post by OscarTalks »

I notice that there is no package of x264 in Precise Puppy, only a libx264.so.120 with none of the usual symlinks in /usr/lib.

In order to compile the x264 plugin for Linphone I have to compile and install the x264 package first, which (with the latest snapshot) creates a libx264.so.129 and one symlink libx264.so as well as a binary and headers of course. I hope installing this does not cause any conflict with other applications.

Anyway I thought I would just mention that I have uploaded a new build of Linphone 3.5.2 for Precise Puppy with NLS enabled and would welcome any testers. I know it isn't quite as robust and user-friendly as Skype, but it is a fraction of the size. The x264 video codec plugin is posted as an optional extra.

Maybe I should also emphasise more that it is an Instant Messaging application which can be minimised to the tray. Perhaps computer users are generally more interested in that than in audio and video calling.

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#145 Post by pemasu »

http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/libx264-dev
http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/x264

I would have used those for compatibility.
I suppose you wont brake anything by using newer libx264 version... as long you have previous libx264 also installed. But having 2 versions of libx264 included does not make much sense....if you can go on with the existing one.

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#146 Post by OscarTalks »

Thanks Pemasu. That makes much more sense. I will give that a try. The plugin lib itself is located in /usr/lib/mediastreamer/plugins and is just a small linker so hopefully I can include it in the Linphone .pet and keep it under 2MB if another libx264 is not needed.

LATER:- Re-uploading now as an all-in-one .pet which I think works without needing to install the x264 package or anything else.
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5.4.2 Service pack - upgrade works fine

#147 Post by ETP »

BK.

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#148 Post by 666philb »

posted in wrong thread
Bionicpup64 built with bionic beaver packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=114311
Xenialpup64, built with xenial xerus packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=107331

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Cups Help Files Missing

#149 Post by shadower_sc »

Hello,

The CUPS help files are missing. None of them are there: /usr/share/doc/cups/help/

I was writing up my documentation for my new Kiosk based on Precise Puppy 5.4.2 and found that the cups help I referred to was not present.

Sincerely,
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Re: Cups Help Files Missing

#150 Post by rcrsn51 »

shadower_sc wrote:The CUPS help files are missing. None of them are there: /usr/share/doc/cups/help/
Those help files are mostly technical stuff. The more user-centric help is here.

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Re: DISTRO_ARCHDIR definition is empty.

#151 Post by BarryK »

npierce wrote:The /etc/DISTRO_SPECS file (in precise-5.4.2.iso -> puppy_precise_5.4.2.sfs) contains an empty definition of DISTRO_ARCHDIR:

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DISTRO_ARCHDIR=''
Because of this the new code in /usr/local/petget/installpkg.sh that fixes overwritten multiarch directory links does not execute.

I took a quick look at 3builddistro in Woof, but couldn't figure out why DISTRO_ARCHDIR is not being set properly.

Thanks to new Puppy user and forum member Repip for his patience and help in tracking this down. (See http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 448#669448 and http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 502#669502.)
Thanks for the report. This is now fixed:
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#152 Post by BarryK »

Iguleder wrote:There's a missing package required for building stuff against gnutls: libp11-kit-dev. :!:

It's a new dependency of gnutls (which appeared in later Ubuntu releases and Slackware 14.0). If this package is missing, many applications with optional SSL/TLS support will build without it. Some won't tell you, until you notice you can't use SSL URLs, verify certificates, encrypt stuff, etc'.

So far, aria2 failed to build and BitlBee's configure script simply turned that support off (how rude!) and went on. I guess that's just the beginning - more things should fail.

EDIT: oh crap, it seems OpenSSL is problematic because of conflicts between 0.9.8 and 1.0.0. libcrypto.so does not exist and applications try to link against 0.9.8, while they build against 1.0.0's headers.

EDIT 2: file_DEV and /usr/bin/whereis (from util-linux) are needed to build Vifm.

EDIT 3: /usr/bin/col (from bsdmainutils) is needed to build UnNetHack.
Thanks, I have added libp11-kit-dev to the devx.

libcrypto.so does exist in the devx, in /usr/lib.

Nothing can compile against libssl 0.9.8 as no dev-components for it are installed. Nor should any source configure even try to.
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#153 Post by BarryK »

Iguleder wrote:EDIT 2: file_DEV and /usr/bin/whereis (from util-linux) are needed to build Vifm.

EDIT 3: /usr/bin/col (from bsdmainutils) is needed to build UnNetHack.
thanks for the info, have added all of this.
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#154 Post by BarryK »

OscarTalks wrote:I notice that there is no package of x264 in Precise Puppy, only a libx264.so.120 with none of the usual symlinks in /usr/lib.
Thanks, I have added 'libx264-dev' to the devx.
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#155 Post by BarryK »

artsown wrote:Hi Barry.

Barking up the wrong tree? :)

I happened to have one "mostly black screen" Pup in a frugal
install on a old IBM NetVista. The Pup is Racy 5.3.90 The video
hardware is Intel and Racy is set for 1280 X 1024 The cpu is
a p4 2.0ghz and RAM is 512 meg.

I tried modifying both sleep settings in the .initrc from 0.5 to
various values from 0.1 to 6.0 None of the settings fixed the
problem. I verified that the ,initrc file was indeed modified by
checking it after each reboot. I could tell when the sleep was
set to a high value since the startup screen remained totally
black (except for cursor) for a seemingly long time before a gui
(or toolbar at least) appeared.
OK, could I stretch your patience a bit more, for some more testing?

If you get the JWM tray, with menu, and that all looks OK, but the actual desktop is black (no wallpaper) and no desktop icons, then it is just about certain that ROX-Filer failed to start, meaning it is most likely not a video-driver problem.

if you get other display issues, such as the JWM menu not displaying properly, or a completely black screen, then it is a video driver problem.

If your case is likely to be a ROX-Filer startup problem, here are some more tests:

1. Make sure that /root/.xinitrc is restored to pristine, before you edited it.

2. Reboot until you get the black-screen problem. Examine /tmp/xerrs.log -- this will usually have an error message if ROX-Filer had failed to start.

3. In a terminal window, run "ps" and you should be able to see if ROX-Filer is running, or not.

4. If, from above tests ROX-Filer is not running, or is outputing an error message, edit /root/.xinitrd as follows:

Uncomment this code:

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##w468 rox may not start old hardware, try again... 120517 bring this back...
##PS="`ps`"
##if [ "`echo "$PS" | grep 'ROX\-Filer'`" = "" ];then
#if ! busybox pidof ROX-Filer;then
# touch /tmp/roxfilerstartupproblem #see /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d
# sleep 0.5
# if ! busybox pidof ROX-Filer;then #check again.
#  rox -p /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin
# fi
#fi
...change "sleep 0.5" to "sleep 3", then reboot multiple times, see if you get the black screen. If not, try reducing that sleep.
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#156 Post by OscarTalks »

I have an old desktop which displays the problem of blackscreen but tray and menu is present. Pentium 4, 1.8 GHz, 480MB RAM, Tiny Computers with SiS chipset.

Testing Precise 5.4.2 on it now, Live CD, new save-file in USB flash drive (no HDD connected). One problem is that blackscreen doesn't happen at every boot so it's difficult to be scientific.

Confirmed that on blackscreen the command "ps" shows no ROX-Filer process listed.

/tmp/xerrs.log file looks like this:-

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X.Org X Server 1.11.3
Release Date: 2011-12-16
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.42-26-generic i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux puppypc28857 3.2.29 #1 SMP Thu Sep 13 20:33:02 GMT-8 2012 i686
Kernel command line: video=640x480 initrd=initrd.gz pmedia=cd BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz 
Build Date: 29 August 2012  12:10:05AM
xorg-server 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.8 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) 
Current version of pixman: 0.24.4
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Dec 11 17:52:39 2012
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
cat: /sys/block/fd0/device/vendor: No such file or directory
cat: /sys/block/fd0/device/model: No such file or directory

** (ROX-Filer:5421): CRITICAL **: pinboard_pin_with_args: assertion `current_pinboard != NULL' failed

** (ROX-Filer:5533): CRITICAL **: pinboard_pin_with_args: assertion `current_pinboard != NULL' failed

** (ROX-Filer:5625): CRITICAL **: pinboard_pin_with_args: assertion `current_pinboard != NULL' failed

** (ROX-Filer:5106): WARNING **: Existing ROX-Filer process is not responding! Try with -n
/usr/bin/jwm
Forgive my ignorance, but when you say uncomment the code in /root/.xinitrc, do you mean that the first 3 lines (double commented) will still be commented?

I've done that and set the sleep to 1 and have done 10 reboots.
Zero blackscreens, 3 perfect desktops, but on the other 7 I got no desktop drive icons (wallpaper and other icons were there).

Trying sleep 0.5
Zero blackscreens, 8 perfect desktops, 2 with no drive icons.

Trying sleep 3
Zero blackscreens, 7 perfect, 3 no drive icons.

Then with code commented out again, 10 boots
1 blackscreen (4th one), 9 perfect desktops

So not sure what to conclude from that, sorry!
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#157 Post by artsown »

Barry, when Precise black screens:

There is no Rox Filer entry in the list of PIDs using ps in terminal.

The last two lines of xerrs.log are:

** (Rox-Filer:3601) CRITICAL **:pinboard_pin_with_args:assertion
current_pinboard !=NULL' failed

** (Rox-Filer:3226):WARNING:Existing Rox-Filer process is not
responding! Try with -n /usr/bin/jwm

I've been unable to test with the modified .xinitrd since removing the
comments results in a inability to startup Precise. I get stuck endlessly
in xorgserver trying things to no avail. Please show exactly what the
uncommented code should be and I'll try again.

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#158 Post by artsown »

Barry, it looked to me like the code segment has a typo and a
missing fi instruction. Note the $PS I put in and the added fi in
the below code segment:

##w468 rox may not start old hardware, try again... 120517 bring this back...

$PS="`ps`"
if [ "`echo "$PS" | grep 'ROX\-Filer'`" = "" ];then
if ! busybox pidof ROX-Filer;then
touch /tmp/roxfilerstartupproblem #see /sbin/pup_event_frontend_d
sleep 3
fi
if ! busybox pidof ROX-Filer;then #check again.
rox -p /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin
fi
fi

I first tried this with sleep 3 as above and eventually changed it to
sleep 1. I've done a total of 17 hard machine reboots so far with
no black screens. I've counted seconds from the last text message
(starting x server) until a gui appears during startup. It has varied
from a low of 6 seconds to 31 seconds but most of the time it's
21 seconds (even with sleep 1).

BTW, I'm a old engineer-programmer who knows BASIC and
assembly language but I'm unfamiliar with the scripting language
used here ... just for your info. It appears that fi acts as a END IF
and one was missing.

I've mentioned before that all my test machines are similar, The
one I used for this test is a DELL Dimension 2350 having a 1.8 ghz
Pentium 4 and 768 meg RAM.

Art

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#159 Post by npierce »

This is a continuation of a Precise 5.4.2 discussion started on the Precise 5.4 thread.

(By the way, to avoid confusion, does the name of the Precise 5.4 thread (currently named "Precise Puppy 5.4 and 5.4.2") need to be corrected, and should this thread -- the real Precise 5.4.2 thread -- be made sticky?)
[url=http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=669830#669830]On Sat 08 Dec 2012[/url], backi wrote:During process of downloading from repo the whole letters which are indicating download suddenly changed to lttles squares ,became unreadable .
Hi backi,

Although there are a number of reports of the symptoms you are experiencing (text characters turning into little squares when installing a package) from folks running in PUPMODE 2 (full install), this is the first I have seen for PUPMODE 13.

Barry has a fix for users running PUPMODE 2, but it applies only to that mode.

Since many things could cause the text characters to be corrupted, your problem may be something totally unrelated to the problem PUPMODE 2 users ran into. But because it happens during package installation (as was the case for the other problem), it could well be related to the other problem.

That said, I have not yet found anything in the code that would explain what you are seeing in PUPMODE 13.

I have no experience with PUPMODE 13, so may not be able to help with this. But I can suggest a few items of information that you could provide which might help someone else figure this out.

1. The problem experienced by PUPMODE 2 users also caused the desktop icons to change. Did this also happen for you?

2. Do you remember what package you were installing when you ran into this problem?

3. What output do you get for these commands?

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ls -ld /lib/i386-linux-gnu
ls -ld /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu
(This will tell us if those items are still symbolic links, as they should be, or if the installation of the package changed them to directories or removed them entirely.)

4. What output do you get for this command?

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grep -E "PUP_LAYER|SAVE_LAYER" /etc/rc.d/PUPSTATE
(These variables are used by the installation script, so we need to see if they are set correctly.)

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Internet doesnt work on eeepc 1000H

#160 Post by dam973 »

I just installed precise puppy. Wpa supplicant doesnt work with my eeepc 1000H with Ralink rt2860 .
Network manager stays stuck at scanning and associating.
WPa supplicant is not detected...
I dont know what to do!

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