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slacko-6.0 beta 2

#1 Post by 01micko »

Slacko 6.0 β

5.9.3 k 3.4.94

iso (~168 M) and delta from 5.9.2>>5.9.3 (+checksums)

Up at Ibiblio and NLUUG

For the devx use the one for 5.9.2. There are no header changes

kernel_source sfs is here + checksum (=direct link, my site, may be slow).

This release is 4G (non PAE)

Thanks to everybody who tested and gave feedback for alpha and beta1. I reckon this is as good a beta as can be released, above alpha quality.
Changelog

beta2
pmusic-4.3.6 - zigbert
mhwaveedit-1.4.23 - rebuilt - SFR
desk_icons_blue_moon_Slacko-1 - ttuuxxx

bugfixes
--------
init - sfs causing kernel panic on reboot - MHHP - commit 213e2d8
drop test for aufs in various scrpts - SFR - commit 40d485f
restored broadcom firmware


beta1
pavrecord-0.9.4 - upgrade - mcewanw, SFR
precord-8.1.5 - upgrade - mcewanw, SFR
pup-advert-blocker-3b - upgrade - OscarTalks
+pdesktop-0.1 - new - zigbert
-gtk-chtheme - removed
acpid-busibox-3 - shinobar
updates_mgr-0.11 - me
mtpaint-3.44.73 - upgrade - wjaguar
mhwaveedit-1.4.23 - built by SFR
gifsicle-1.83 - built by SFR
abiword-3.0.0 - rebuilt
gparted-0.19.0 - upgrade
sylpheed-3.4.2 - upgrade
squashfs-tools-4.3 - upgrade
+musl-1.1.2 - new - > devx
linux-3.4.94 - patched f2fs,aufs, ext2,3,4 + added jfs,btrfs,xfs as builtins

bugfixes
--------
intrd.gz/init - mavrothal
cups - perms - jamesbond, shinobar
MultipleSoundCardWizard - bugfix - Geoffrey, kirk
mksquashfs - symlink - shinobar
shutdownconfig - fix fail in CLI - shinobar
kernel_headers - update - old 5.7 version was in devx
firmware - cut down, saves ~7MB in iso
blkid - fix woof template - musher0
wireless_tools - missing libiw - SFR, davids45
pcre - symlink libpcre.so.0 - SFR
rc.update - attempt to fix icon mess when load sfs/update system


alpha
pmusic-4.3.5 zigbert
pburn-4.3.5 zigbert
psync-2.10 npeirce, tasmod
sfs_load-2.0.8 shinobar
tas-1.6 SFR
network_roxapp-0.8-1 shinobar, kirk
abiword-3.0.0
ffmpeg-2.2.3
xvidcore-14.06.17-git
libvpx-14.06.17-git
curlftpfs-0.9.2
+gpicview-2.4
-viewnior
firefox-24.6.0-ESR
kernel-3.4.93-4G

update to slackware-14.1 packages
new woof infrastructure

TODO
update sylpheed -done
update mtpaint -done
update mksquashfs -done
plus much more
There are some big changes here which as an end user you should hardly notice.

These include:
  • update to slackware-14.1 package base
  • complete change of how puppy boots. We are now using kernel modules and firmware in a zdrive. There are no kernel modules in initrd.gz. This is how it's done in FatDog. Thanks jamesbond and kirk.
  • save folder thanks to the collective efforts of gyro, shinobar, mavrothal and others. At shutdown you will see a new option to 'save to directory'. This replaces 'save to partition'.
This thing boots for me on 5 machines I tried and connects no issue, including 2 old clunkers. Saving works. There is a possible bug with saving from CLI interface - please test fixed (still test if you can).

There will likely be bugs. Perhaps many. I do not want to add more features, rather squash the bugs. If you want features, compile them and I'll consider them for the repo.

Bugs you may encounter not already mentioned are kernel bugs. If slacko booted fine for you before and doesn't now I need to know. It may be a kernel or firmware issue. Ditto if you can't connect.

Please check for user space bugs (mounting, applications, general running etc).

There is only old slacko stuffs in the slacko repo for now. I will build stuffs as time permits. Builders of programs wanted.

Why is this so big?
Firmware. I may trim that substantially -done.

Why change the kernel method if it wasn't broken?
Because it was cumbersome - duplication of modules, moving modules from initrd to root, difficulty in changing kernels. Now, you can change a kernel by building one with kernel-kit. Simply build a kernel with the "FD=1" option in the build.conf, make sure your .config supports aufs and many other modules as builtins (that is, WHATEVER_CONFIG=y not =m), add some firmware (manually for now, to do: automatic) and replace the z drive with your kernel-modules.sfs-$MY-KERNEL, renaming it to whatever the z drive is now, and replacing vmlinuz with vmlinus-$MY-KERNEL and reboot. That's it. More later on this feature.

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The reason I went 4G only is that I might bring slacko64 up to release standard. I will drop PAE if that is the case. I do not want a flame war about this. Any single post moaning about this either way will be requested to be deleted. Save it for a different thread. (Ping Flash). This decision is subject to change for reasons known to me only.
Have fun! :)
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#2 Post by 01micko »

Why is this here?

For updates.

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1. Just pushed changes to woof-CE > 0cdbfa8 commit

2. aarf (remember him?) has kindly provided a torent.
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#3 Post by James C »

Downloading .......and preparing to have fun. :)

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#4 Post by SFR »

Quick test on Acer AO 722 - boots fine from USB stick, everything looks fine, connects though WiFi just fine.
Created heavy-encrypted savefile (I haven't had ext? formatted USB stick at hand, only vfat) - ok.
TAS seems to play nice with newer ffmpeg.

More tomorrow. 8)

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#5 Post by rcrsn51 »

The most recent version of Legacy GRUB Config 2013 is here.

The version in Slacko 591 has a completely different user interface. How did this happen? Has this modified version become the standard in woof-ce?

What testing did this version get to ensure that nothing broke?

The Help button in the modified version links to the forum page of the official version. So who is taking responsibility for providing user support for the modified version?

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prinjting doesnt work with USB

#6 Post by sszindian »

'Confirmed as per rcrsn51'

Used drivers from rcrsn51 thread (3-14's) and also drivers from the PPM (there's only a one-for-all package for the USB HP hplip) Results...

'NO PRINTER FOUND' however, a quick check of xsane and the scanner does work just fine!

Looks like the same problem 'Tahr' has and maybe that's the reason that build doesn't print either?


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#7 Post by rcrsn51 »

As with the Tahr situation, this has nothing to do with driver packages and everything to do with USB hardware detection on some machines.

In the Tahr thread, I made several suggestions for work-arounds. Did you try them? What were the results?

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Manual frugal install to an 8gb sdhc card.

video-info-glx 1.5.1 Tue 17 Jun 2014 on Slacko Puppy 5.9.1 Linux 3.4.93 i686
0.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 1082 (rev a1)
oem: NVIDIA
product: GF110 Board - 12630002 Chip Rev
X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.14.3
dimensions: 3840x1080 pixels (1204x343 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GTX 560 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 340.17
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

I lost the mouse temporarily when running xorgwizard and choosing the
proprietary Nvidia driver but ctrl-alt-backspace and then startx got
to the desktop and the mouse works again.

Will test PPM next.

Edit:
I updated PPM and downloaded kdegames, everything downloaded and
installed in PPM but nothing showed up in the menu, trying to run
kpatience in gexec gave an error.
I also ran fixmenus and restarted X but nothing added to the Fun
section of the menu.
It appears that some files were downloaded.
EDIT:
Used getflash to install the flashplugin and started up firefox, it crashed immediately, deleted flashplugin and firefox is working again.
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#9 Post by James C »

Live pfix=ram on my new main Linux box. Other than needing to use SNS for internet connection all basics good ootb.

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# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.9.1

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C68 [GeForce 7050 PV / nForce 630a] (rev a2)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
  Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768x16
  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 dri2 exa extmod fb 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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# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
4212 frames in 5.0 seconds = 842.209 FPS
4273 frames in 5.0 seconds = 854.464 FPS
4339 frames in 5.0 seconds = 867.683 FPS
4282 frames in 5.0 seconds = 856.339 FPS

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-Computer-
Processor		: 2x AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
Memory		: 3112MB (203MB used)
Machine Type		: Physical machine
Operating System		: Slacko Puppy - 5.9.1
User Name		: root (root)
Date/Time		: Tue 17 Jun 2014 11:07:37 PM CDT
-Display-
Resolution		: 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer		: Gallium 0.4 on NV67
X11 Vendor		: The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter		: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
Did a manual frugal install........lets see if it'll boot. :)

EDIT:
Manually installed Flash 11.2r202..... no problems.

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James C wrote: Did a manual frugal install........lets see if it'll boot. :.
Same result as latest Tahr builds...... immediate kernel panic.

Shutting down from the live run it did make a save folder successfully ...... just cannot boot from an install.

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#11 Post by James C »

Same stuff...different box. Everything working on initial boot, including internet.

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# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.9.1

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):
  Driver loaded (and currently in use): intel
  Loaded modules: dbe dri2 extmod fb glx kbd mouse

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

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

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# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
372 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.246 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.153 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.143 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.144 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.143 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.144 FPS

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-Computer-
Processor		: 2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Memory		: 2064MB (192MB used)
Machine Type		: Physical machine
Operating System		: Slacko Puppy - 5.9.1
User Name		: root (root)
Date/Time		: Tue 17 Jun 2014 11:35:31 PM 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
Trying another frugal install. :)

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#12 Post by 01micko »

James

Run this and post the tarball running pfix=ram.

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tar -cjf logs-$HOSTNAME.tar.bz2 /initrd/tmp
Anyone else with fugal-install/panic/save issues please do the same.

Thanks
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#13 Post by James C »

As expected (since it did the same with Tahr) frugal install w/ save folder boots fine on the Intel box. GetFlash fine...Firefox still working.

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01micko wrote:James

Run this and post the tarball running pfix=ram.

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tar -cjf logs-$HOSTNAME.tar.bz2 /initrd/tmp
Anyone else with save issues please do the same.

Thanks

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#15 Post by James C »

01micko wrote: Anyone else with save issues please do the same.
Not a save issue. Latest Tahr builds and this Slacko will not boot a fresh frugal install (no savefile). Immediate kernel panic. Will boot from cd with savefile though.

EDIT:
Made a save folder after the live session...... rebooted with cd......Slacko gave choice of 3 Slackosaves...picked the folder and booted no problem.

Immediate kernel panic on regular frugal install though.

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#16 Post by Billtoo »

When I first booted up Slacko one of the options in the first run
settings is to "run internet apps as spot", I checked that box.
After seeing James success with getflash I am now running firefox as
root and the flashplugin is working fine.

I first reported this back in Slacko64, problem is still there but not
as bad as Slacko64 because firefox runs well as spot apart from the
flashplugin problem, in Slacko64 running the browser as spot slows
connecting to web sites to a crawl.

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#17 Post by 01micko »

James

From CD, does it boot fast? That is.. is it reading the CD for the Puppy_slacko-5.9.1.sfs or the hard drive? CD=slow, HD=fast boot. Maybe the hard drive drivers aren't getting loaded in initrd. Is it a new hard drive or motherboard? (thinking along the lines of hard drive controller).

BTW, logs seem ok.
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#18 Post by 01micko »

James C wrote:Not a save issue. Latest Tahr builds and this Slacko will not boot a fresh frugal install (no savefile). Immediate kernel panic. Will boot from cd with savefile though.
Yep. Edited my post. Left 'save' there as those logs are relevant for that circumstance too.
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#20 Post by 01micko »

me wrote:From CD, does it boot fast?
Just to add to this. Hide any save files made from slacko and make sure puppy_slacko-5.9.1.sfs is on the root of a partition. Boot of optical drive with no pfix= params. Does it load the main sfs of the CD/DVD or the HDD? Again, I should be able to tell from the logs so if you don't mind post them from that scenario please.
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