Precise Puppy 5.7.1

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Re: Precise Puppy 5.7.1

#341 Post by musher0 »

L18L wrote:New forum member MyPuppysaysWauWau has posted about issues with shutdownconfig: no back button.

Here is my fix to get a back button that enables everyone
- to repeat the entire process
- or cancel without shutdown.
(...)
Danke, L18L.

This simple solution was waiting for someone to think about it, and you did! :)
(Very free translation of the French: "Il suffisait d'y penser.")

How exportable is it? To other Puppy derivatives, I mean. Do you know?

BFN.

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#342 Post by musher0 »

RSH wrote:Hi.

What I did learn from programming functions, is: usually one can have only one function per name or one name per function.
I did not learn that it would be possible to have two functions using an equal name within the same code.
So why there is function free_coord twice in /usr/local/pup_event/frontend_funcs ???
Which one is used ?
If both are used, how does this work ?
And which one is executed first ?
Any clues ?

Thanks.

RSH

Code 1:
(...)

Code 2:
(...)
Hi, RSH.

Do functions not behave like variables? Meaning: the 2nd one by the same name
supersedes (updates) the first? Not to mention that it should never happen in a
well-written script.

BFN.

musher0

PS. There are "literal" repetitions of script code in the "init" as well... (the one in initrd.gz).
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#343 Post by 01micko »

RSH wrote:Hi.

What I did learn from programming functions, is: usually one can have only one function per name or one name per function.

I did not learn that it would be possible to have two functions using an equal name within the same code.

So why there is function free_coord twice in /usr/local/pup_event/frontend_funcs ???

Which one is used ?

If both are used, how does this work ?

And which one is executed first ?

Any clues ?

Thanks.

RSH
Nice catch RSH. This is now fixed in woof. Musher0 is right that the second function overrides the first so no bug was seen (regarding the duplification) however of course it is a bug!

https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... a82da03e11
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Re: Precise Puppy 5.7.1

#344 Post by L18L »

musher0 wrote:How exportable is it? To other Puppy derivatives, I mean. Do you know?
No, I don't know as I don't care about derivates....
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#345 Post by RSH »

Hi.

I tried to run Precise-5.7.1 in VirtualBox-4.3.4 (shinobar's edition), but VirtualBox complains about my computer doesn't have PAE. So it did not start.

Without VirtualBox I can run and use exactly this Precise-5.7.1 Version.

Is VirtualBox wrong or my Computer?

Is there a non PAE Precise-5.7.1?


Thanks,

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#346 Post by ASRI éducation »

RSH wrote:I tried to run Precise-5.7.1 in VirtualBox-4.3.4 (shinobar's edition), but VirtualBox complains about my computer doesn't have PAE. So it did not start.

Without VirtualBox I can run and use exactly this Precise-5.7.1 Version.

Is VirtualBox wrong or my Computer?

Is there a non PAE Precise-5.7.1?
Hello,
I think VirtualBox wrong.
For a non PAE Precise 5.71, you can use precise-5.7.1-retro.iso
http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/precise-5.7.1/
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PAE support on VirtualBox

#347 Post by shinobar »

RSH wrote:I tried to run Precise-5.7.1 in VirtualBox-4.3.4 (shinobar's edition), but VirtualBox complains about my computer doesn't have PAE. So it did not start.
Ensure the virtual machine settings.
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#348 Post by RSH »

Thanks.

I found this and tried this already. It began to boot, but it hangs when it comes to: making the filesystem usable...

A Precise 5.6 derivative and original Slacko 5.6.3 do make exactly the same problems. Lucid and THD boots fine.

Any clue, how to solve this (it destroys a vision of a cool app/function otherwise).
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#349 Post by puppyto »

Hello, anyone with Precise 5.7.1 on usb, has experienced like a freeze when execute "Menu---Shutdown---Power-off computer"? The black screen with "Precise-Puppy is now shutting down" remains indefinitely, so I have to remove the battery and unplug the power.

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#350 Post by MyPuppysaysWauWau »

Obsolete

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precise5.7.1

#351 Post by chrabak »

First time posting so be nice:)

Run this cmd on a Precise 5.7.1 full install (with devx) and you will find
about 830 duplicate directory tree entries. I think this is a result of the sfs_load routine. Same with Slacko5.6.

find / -type d | sed -n '/.*\(\/.*\)\(\1\)$/{p}'

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#352 Post by Semme »

Hello Chrabak, Welcome. Care to supply a little breakdown on that line of yours?

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#353 Post by tlchost »

puppyto wrote:Hello, anyone with Precise 5.7.1 on usb, has experienced like a freeze when execute "Menu---Shutdown---Power-off computer"? The black screen with "Precise-Puppy is now shutting down" remains indefinitely, so I have to remove the battery and unplug the power.
Not here on usb or flash card.

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Bit of selective censureship going on -Posts being blocked ?

#354 Post by april »

Barry
Precise 5.7.1
I notice the thread http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=84718deals with a lan wireless adapter I use as , no doubt , do countless other potential users.
They would be walking away in droves scratching their heads and going to other distros as there is only a limited fix by "pemasu" for the one distro only (5.4.2) and it has not been incorporated in subsequent releases so none of them are useable for people with that adapter . I last looked at 5.7.1.

I see also a bug noted in this threadhttp://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=85477with glipper failing to load reliably each time , sometimes it loads most times it does not and restarting the x server fixes it . If you are deep in the middle of something and want to copy text then everything has to be shut down first.

What is the point of continually updating distributions with new features if old problems are not fixed? I can't use any precise distro except 5.4.2. I guess the others are like that too huh?[/b]

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#355 Post by Makoto »

april: The forum software seems to have a bug where it'll "blank" posts that have something in tag sets it doesn't like. You'll noti ... the second that might be causing problems.
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Re: Bit of selective censureship going on -Posts being blocked ?

#356 Post by James C »

april wrote:Barry
Precise 5.7.1
I notice the thread http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=84718deals with a lan wireless adapter I use as , no doubt , do countless other potential users.
They would be walking away in droves scratching their heads and going to other distros as there is only a limited fix by "pemasu" for the one distro only (5.4.2) and it has not been incorporated in subsequent releases so none of them are useable for people with that adapter . I last looked at 5.7.1.

I see also a bug noted in this threadhttp://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=85477with glipper failing to load reliably each time , sometimes it loads most times it does not and restarting the x server fixes it . If you are deep in the middle of something and want to copy text then everything has to be shut down first.

What is the point of continually updating distributions with new features if old problems are not fixed? I can't use any precise distro except 5.4.2. I guess the others are like that too huh?[/b]

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#357 Post by bigpup »

BarryK has left the building and is not active in supporting Precise.
So, Precise Puppy 5.7.1 is what it is and that is about as good as it will be. There is really no active support, by the developer, in fixing anything.

I suggest you use Slacko 5.7.
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#358 Post by scabz »

april you can use parcellite instead of glipper.
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#359 Post by chrabak »

Hey Semme,

I am assuming the question is about the sed cmd itself and not the
duplicate directory tree that it finds. So.

find / -type d | sed -n '/.*\(\/.*\)\(\1\)$/{p}'

Breaks down as this...

find / -type -d # only looks for directory entries starting from root

sed -n # don't auto print the matches

# the guts of the pattern
'/.*\(\/.*\)\(\1\)$/{p}'
# means find any pattern where the pattern matched in
# (\/.*\) , is then repeated '\(\1\)$ at the end of the directory name.
# if matched, then the response is to print {p}

What this finds is a tall tree of directories that were copied into the full install tree and because (I guess) that tree already existed, it just copied that full tree below the existing one. For puppies that like to be lean, this is not the way to go.

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Re: Bit of selective censureship going on -Posts being blocked ?

#360 Post by RSH »

@april

You have messed up a little the 'url' tags in your posting - DO NOT insert spaces between those 'url' tags!

Here is your post refined:

Barry
Precise 5.7.1
I notice the thread http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=84718 deals with a lan wireless adapter I use as , no doubt , do countless other potential users.
They would be walking away in droves scratching their heads and going to other distros as there is only a limited fix by "pemasu" for the one distro only (5.4.2) and it has not been incorporated in subsequent releases so none of them are useable for people with that adapter . I last looked at 5.7.1.

I see also a bug noted in this thread http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=85477 with glipper failing to load reliably each time , sometimes it loads most times it does not and restarting the x server fixes it . If you are deep in the middle of something and want to copy text then everything has to be shut down first.

What is the point of continually updating distributions with new features if old problems are not fixed? I can't use any precise distro except 5.4.2. I guess the others are like that too huh?
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