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Sage · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 4621 Location: GB

Thanks again, G. I plan to run a FULL with 610 as soon as I can release an HD, so will look into this and any other issue arising.

Fishy · Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 195

I appreciate all the effort in making Fatdog a multi-user system but I would prefer to use it as root only. Is there a simple way to change all applications to run as root or do I have to edit all exec files manually?

Some of the fun with Puppy is finding out what not to do. Laughing

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 2457 Location: Ontario

I made a special pet package to extract rpm packages.
It will only work in recent fatdog!!

Here's a simple script I call extract_rpm-fatdog-1.0.pet

It's only purpose is to put a right click menu option
to extract a rpm package (it must have a .rpm extension)

Just right click on file and choose 'Extract here'.
The original file will remain. A new folder will be created.
There will be a warning if a similar name is in use. Paths will be
preserved . (A rpm source package will be converted to gzip package)

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don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 2457 Location: Ontario

I fixed a few problems I've found while using Right-click-fatdog-6.0.4.pet.

There is a new version 6.0.4

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=82829

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Gobbi · Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 51

Sage , I remember other two issues with audio over HDMI that I had with 600 version .
First I noticed this in the soundcard behaviour : changes made in Fatdog64 had effects on sound settings in Windows 7 which I also used on my computer . I think settings on the card were changed ...
Second : when I switch the use of my TV that I use as monitor over HDMI , let's say I switch to another port antenna , VGA , another HDMI , whatever , coming back to computer on it's HDMI port made the sound disappear . To make it come back I had to unplug the HDMI cable from the socket and plug it again into the same port , and then it worked fine .

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 2457 Location: Ontario

Bug found in fatdog 610:

When I made my extract_rpm-fatdog-1.0.pet and extract_rpm-1.0.pet
I originally made the pet package while using fatdog.

To my surprise I couldn't install them on a regular puppy distro.
I would get error messages. I was able to extract the packages.

Could it be that the lack of a desktop file is the problem??

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A script I have written using gtkdialog3 won't launch
in fatdog 610 ---> an image request fails because
the image isn't installed . It will launch if I modify and use fatdog's
gtkdialog4.

Other puppies don't have this problem. Images don't have to present.

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jamesbond · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 1533 Location: The Blue Marble

Sage · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 4621 Location: GB

Thanks fellas, more HDMI advice from G and an .rpm installer from don, v.004 lina-lite from el. - truly Xmas has arrived early! {I know! the date is wrong anyway, Xmas should be in July or somewhere else thanks to Gregory, Victorian 10-day adjustments, odd-second adjustments as well as poor record-keeping. Some of us are still celebrating old Norse pagan festivals with fir trees, lights and co. anyway - glad the old sun hasn't changed its time-keeping habits much this last 4.3bn years}.

spandey · Joined: 20 Sep 2012 Posts: 47

In Fatdog, how do we check graphics driver in use? I am asking this because Fatdog 610 flash video is not as crisp as Fatdog 600.Sorry if it has been answered already.

Sage · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 4621 Location: GB

Gobbi · Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 51

spandey, try Menu / Control Panel / Desktop / Display Properties , maybe it works in your case ...
If you haven't installed a propietary driver ( intel , nvidia , ati-catalyst ) then it should be Mesa-9.0-x86_64 , the default driver installed by fatdog . If you did , check Menu / System / ...
It should also be a command line Idea

which I would like to find out too ...

Sorry to hear that Sage ...

kirk · Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 1333 Location: florida

Gobbi · Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Posts: 51

Thank's kirk Exclamation

Good to know ... Very Happy

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 2457 Location: Ontario

I compiled mhwaveedit in fatdog 610 to make sure
that mhwaveedit opened up retrovol when I clicked
on the mixer button . It's stripped to reduce size.

It includes a new configuration file to make sure that an old one
with a different entry for audiomixer won't confuse mhwaveedit.

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spandey · Joined: 20 Sep 2012 Posts: 47

I checked direct rendering enabled is both versions. The vendor name for driver in 600 is tungsten where as for 610 it's Intel Opensource . I am not sure if both are same company or different.

Other difference I noticed was under about:plugins, firefox lists the plugins twice in 610. One refers to /usr/lib where as other to /usr/lib64. But it 600 it refers to only /usr/lib64.