Upup Raring 3.9.9.2 with non-PAE 3.9.9 kernel. 13 July 2013

[pemasu]

artsown. Okay. Using the ubuntu raring ringtail own intel_drv.so seems to be solution for Brookdale. My compile was the newest version at the time. And it has been succesful for newer ivybridge and sandybridge intel graphics which didnt work with ubuntu version.

It looks like there is not easy solution to provide one working intel_drv.so for all intel graphics hardware. If you check alphaos thread, you will notice that simargl had to compile intel_drv.so also without sna acceleration enabled as default. The old and new does not seem to stick together peacefully anymore. At least without some extra xorg.conf parameter inclusion which I am not aware atm.

[James C]

Various graphics chips....

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# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.2

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
  Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1440x900
  Depth (bits, or planes):              24
  Modules requested to be loaded:       dbe 

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
  Driver loaded (and currently in use): nouveau
  Loaded modules: dbe dri exa extmod fb fbdevhw glx kbd mouse shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
  Resolution:  1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
  Depth:       24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
#

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# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.2

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
  Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768
  Depth (bits, or planes):              24
  Modules requested to be loaded:       dbe 

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
  Driver loaded (and currently in use): intel
  Loaded modules: dbe dri2 extmod fb fbdevhw glx kbd mouse

Actual rendering on monitor:
  Resolution:  1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
  Depth:       24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# 

Give me a minute and I'll be posting (hopefully) from a Brookdale.

[James C]

Good old Brookdale.

Booted to a black screen with a few icons.Ctrl/Alt/Bksp to xorgwizard....chose "modesetting" driver.....got correct screen resolution and correct working desktop.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.2

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe
Drivers requested to be loaded: modesetting

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): modesetting
Loaded modules: dbe extmod fb glx kbd mouse shadow

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
2 frames in 5.4 seconds = 0.373 FPS
256 frames in 5.0 seconds = 51.168 FPS
253 frames in 5.0 seconds = 50.500 FPS
309 frames in 5.0 seconds = 61.743 FPS
302 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.397 FPS
283 frames in 5.0 seconds = 56.362 FPS

-Computer-
Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.00GHz
Memory : 512MB (169MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Upup Raring - 3.9.9.2
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Mon 26 Aug 2013 03:20:09 PM GMT-8
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.2, 128 bits)
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : ICH4 - Intel 82801DB-ICH4

VGA compatible controller : Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

Gave me a good excuse to dig this thing out of the closet......needs some long overdue updates....

[pemasu]

Thanks James C. With modesetting you can get X and then you can download that xorg-xserver-video-intel .deb to get working intel_drv.so in use.

That way you get accelerated xorg driver and also intel_dri.so ie mesa dri in use.

Nice graphics show. Thanks.

[artsown]

musher0, personally, I'm far from ready to put any money at all into more modern
desktops. I have four desktops, all of which have pentium 4 cpus running from
1.7 to 2.0 ghz. Two have 512 and two have 756 meg RAM. Each one will run
several different pups well.

I usually don't find that it makes any difference whether I run a PAE or non-PAE
version. Either should work for me, and they generally do.

At one time, I tried a video card in the 2350 (don't recall which card) because of
it's problematic Intel on-board video hardware. That worked ok to get certain pups
working. But since some pups work ok without changing the video hardware, I
eventually removed the card. Anyway, my junk box is full of video cards that I
can try.

Good luck

Art

[musher0]

musher0, personally, I'm far from ready to put any money at all into more modern
desktops. I have four desktops, all of which have pentium 4 cpus running from
1.7 to 2.0 ghz. Two have 512 and two have 756 meg RAM. Each one will run
several different pups well.

I usually don't find that it makes any difference whether I run a PAE or non-PAE
version. Either should work for me, and they generally do.

At one time, I tried a video card in the 2350 (don't recall which card) because of
it's problematic Intel on-board video hardware. That worked ok to get certain pups
working. But since some pups work ok without changing the video hardware, I
eventually removed the card. Anyway, my junk box is full of video cards that I
can try.

Good luck

Art

Thanks for the encouraging words, artsown, and for the note on old video cards.

pemasu, could you please detail the procedure for download and
installation of the needed graphics driver, step-by-step, like
color-by-numbers instructions? You really lost me. (Intelligence
declines with age, you know!)

Thanks in advance.

musher0

[pemasu]

musher0. Do you mean for intel Brookdale or for your radeon 9600 card ?

[musher0]

musher0. Do you mean for intel Brookdale or for your radeon 9600 card ?

The latter.

[pemasu]

I do use ubuntu raring radeon_drv.so driver. I havent compiled it my self.
To get better amd-ati driver, I suggest using catalyst legacy proprietary driver. I believe it will give you the best result:

http://www.smokey01.com/pemasu/pet_pack ... legacy.pet

I dont have atm any intention to try to compile radeon_drv.so unless somebody tell me why.

[James C]

Just for future informational purposes...... the newer kernel versions (approx. k-3.6.x and later) need nouveau.noaccel=1 added as a boot parameter for a lot of older Nvidia chips.

EDIT:
Needed on some not-so-old Nvidia chips too........ forgot that without it the newer kernels will freeze up on my quad-core.

[musher0]

Many thanks to the two of you!

So I will install the "catalyst" pet on my current set-up.
I will also try James C's suggestion with my old NVidia card.

Thanks again. BFN.

musher0

[James C]

While I'm digging out old hardware...... an even older Nvidia card.

Raring 3.9.9.2 live....... working well.

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# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.2

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV5 [Riva TNT2 / TNT2 Pro] (rev 15)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
  Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768
  Depth (bits, or planes):              24
  Modules requested to be loaded:       dbe 

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
  Driver loaded (and currently in use): nouveau
  Loaded modules: dbe dri exa extmod fb fbdevhw glx kbd mouse shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
  Resolution:  1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
  Depth:       24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
674 frames in 5.0 seconds = 134.797 FPS
784 frames in 5.0 seconds = 156.784 FPS
808 frames in 5.0 seconds = 161.492 FPS
796 frames in 5.0 seconds = 159.071 FPS
803 frames in 5.0 seconds = 160.581 FPS

-Computer-
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
Memory : 253MB (130MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Upup Raring - 3.9.9.2
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Mon 26 Aug 2013 05:12:10 PM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI nv05 x86/MMX+/3DNow!+
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : VIA686A - VIA 82C686A/B rev20

-Processor-
Name : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
Family, model, stepping : 6, 4, 2 (AMD Athlon (Thunderbird))
Vendor : AuthenticAMD
-Configuration-
Cache Size : 256kb
Frequency : 851.49MHz
BogoMIPS : 1703.94
Byte Order : Little Endian

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# free
             total         used         free       shared      buffers
Mem:        253840       243148        10692            0        17584
-/+ buffers:             225564        28276
Swap:      1076316          752      1075564
# 

[don570]

Take a Shot (TAS) has been upgraded to 1.3
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=84528

Bulldog finder has been upgraded to 3.4
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=78592

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[anikin]

Hi pemasu et al,
A quick question regarding devx - does it include these items:
1) xorg protocol headers
2) util-macros

Thank you in advance.

[pemasu]

Anikin. There is xutils-dev which provides the util related macros header and there are a lot xorg related headers.

If you find something missing still....use ppm and download the related -dev .deb.

When I have compiled something xorg related, all the needed headers have been there.

[anikin]

One more, I want to compile the latest x-server - 1.14.2.
Do I need to have newer headers, are they version specific?

[pemasu]

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/vi ... erver.html

[anikin]

LFS - that's where I learned about xorg protocol headers
I have already upgraded a lot of x related stuff following their instructions. Now I want to start over from scratch - latest x-server first and compile stuff against it.

Thank you once again.

edit: "from scratch" does not mean I'm rebuilding everything. That will be a long term goal.
For the time being, I'm only recompiling stuff related to x and some other items.

.
.

[James C]

Raring 3.9.9.2 live pfix=ram on another old backup box......

All good on boot, needed to use SNS to connect to internet.Everything appears to be working fine.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.2

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): intel
Loaded modules: dbe dri2 extmod fb fbdevhw glx kbd mouse

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
377 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.236 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.127 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.148 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.143 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.988 FPS
377 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.316 FPS

-Computer-
Processor : 2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Memory : 1000MB (186MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Upup Raring - 3.9.9.2
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Wed 28 Aug 2013 12:32:24 AM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) 865G x86/MMX/SSE2
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : ICH4 - Intel ICH5

Multimedia audio controller : Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
Ethernet controller : Intel Corporation 82541EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller

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# free
             total         used         free       shared      buffers
Mem:       1000460       651440       349020            0        67468
-/+ buffers:             583972       416488
Swap:      2150396            0      2150396
# 

[artsown]

What follows isn't Raring 3.9.9.2 specific but merely some comments from a total
noob when it comes to installing a printer on any pup. I purchased a Hp Deskjet
1000 and decided to get my feet wet installing it on 3992. The situation didn't look
promising and I went down some useless roads. What saved the day is the very
useful info (and pet) supplied by rcrsn51 here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=59015

I first run the hplip_print-3.13.7.pet and then aim a browser at localhost:631
and select "Adding Printers and Classes" ... then just follow through until the final
"Add Printer".

After using the printer on 3992 I went ahead and installed the printer on eight more
pups I have frugally installed on my main test PC without a hitch.

Hope some other first-time printer user on Puppys finds this info useful.

Art