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[Sage]

6.1 : Method D. Typo .gz read .xz
On very old boards, it may be necessary to use PLOP or some FDD adjuct to achieve boot-up from a USB stick. On failrly recent, but not 1-2yr old boards, don't forget to switch back on the 'legacy/DOS USB' function in BIOS to activate USB booting from F8 or whatever the BIOS permits.

[timothyli]

Quirky 6.1 runs great on my Sony 16GB USB 3.0 Micro Vault stick on a Lenovo X201 i5 with 4GB of RAM However, if I use a cheap no name USB stick, it is a bit laggy, which is expected.

[Billtoo]

I did a fresh install of Quirky 6.1 to a hard drive partition.

video-info-glx 1.5.3 Tue 31 Dec 2013 on Quirky 6.1 Linux 3.12.6 i686
0.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 430] (rev a1)
oem: NVIDIA
product: GF108 Board - 1071v1p1 Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.14.3
dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels (513x292 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

Number of GPUs: 1

GPU #0:
Name : GeForce GT 430
PCI BusID : PCI:1:0:0

Number of Display Devices: 1

Display Device 0 (DFP-0):
EDID Name : HP S2331
Minimum HorizSync : 24.000 kHz
Maximum HorizSync : 94.000 kHz
Minimum VertRefresh : 50 Hz
Maximum VertRefresh : 76 Hz
Maximum PixelClock : 170.000 MHz
Maximum Width : 1920 pixels
Maximum Height : 1080 pixels
Preferred Width : 1920 pixels
Preferred Height : 1080 pixels
Preferred VertRefresh : 60 Hz
Physical Width : 510 mm
Physical Height : 290 mm


AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 810 Processor
Core 0: @2600 1: @2600 2: @2600 3: @2600 MHz

Just started testing, I found that trying to open the terminal by
right clicking in a folder doesn't work.

[Billtoo]

I installed to an 8gb SDHC card, running on my emachines D620 laptop.
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Quirky, version 6.1

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS690M [Radeon X1200 Series]

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1280x800
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: synaptics dbe

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Loaded modules: dbe extmod fb kbd mouse shadow synaptics

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1280x800 pixels (338x211 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

I installed a few pets and they are working well.

I installed grun 0.93 which is an application launcher that I find
handy to have.

[BarryK]

[BarryK]

[CHLee]

I upgraded from 6.01 to 6.1 with the service_pack-6.0.1_TO_6.1-quirky6.pet.
The Upgrade manager and Snapshot manager inside the Multimedia menu. ??
I tested the Snapshot manager, it made a Snapshot(in /audit/snapshots/). It size was 6MB, very nice. I haven't test the restore function yet. Thank Barry.

[James C]

Fresh install of Quirky 6.1 to an ext3 hard drive partition. No problems.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Quirky, version 6.1

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):
Loaded modules: dbe extmod fb kbd mouse shadow

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

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

-Computer-
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Memory : 1033MB (132MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Quirky - 6.1
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Wed 01 Jan 2014 12:34:13 AM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : VIA8233 - VIA 8235

[James C]

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[James C]

Another hard drive install, once again no problems.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Quirky, version 6.1

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):
Loaded modules: dbe extmod fb kbd mouse shadow

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

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

-Computer-
Processor : 2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Memory : 2065MB (167MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Quirky - 6.1
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Wed 01 Jan 2014 01:06:17 AM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : ICH4 - Intel ICH5

[timothyli]

Boot up time on Lenovo X201 with 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 SSD:
- Windows 7 pro X64 NTFS -> 18 seconds from grub4dos menu
- Quirky 6.1 EXT4 -> 12 seconds from grub4dos menu

From Sony Micro Vault USB 3.0 stick:
Quirky 6.1 on f2fs -> 15 seconds from syslinux menu

[BarryK]

Just want to upload this somewhere, details coming:

[Sage]

6.1: curious drive icons disappear on right click?

[BarryK]

[adi]

Happy new Year to all developers!!! It's Nice to see a new distro in the first day!!!