Fatdog64-700 beta2 [Closed]

Message

jamesbond · #401 Post by **jamesbond** » Fri 06 Feb 2015, 15:51

Wognath wrote:jamesbond wrote here
The system will automatically clean out everything inside /var during restart unless [kernel parameter "keepvar"] is set. It works fine for Fatdog, but slackware keeps a lot of stuff in /var (e.g - list of installed packages), so if you don't keep the content of var, well - lotsa things will break sooner or later (e.g. can't uninstall packages).

That /var cleaning is no longer correct. In 700 (or may be in late 600s, I can't recall), the only /vars cleaned out are: /var/cache /var/lock /var/locks and /var/run; others are kept, because this is what LSB actually says (and a lot of programs keep their "variable data" stuff in /var). "keepvar" still exists, and prevent even those above from being cleaned out.

/var/slapt-get contains a lot of txz packages, even from apps I have removed. Does "it works fine for Fatdog" mean I can delete these? (I'm cleaning house to reduce long "running auchk" delay during bootup)

Indeed, that directory is the "downloaded package cache" for slapt-get/gslapt. Feel free to remove anything inside there, either manually or by running "slapt-get --clean".

step wrote:I'm making an SFS file for an app that needs to add new MIME types to the system. That calls for automatically running:
update-mime-database /usr/share/mime/packages
when the SFS file is loaded. I will place that command inside tmp/sfs/autorun.sh in the SFS source folder.

1) Is it appropriate for an SFS file to update MIME types, or will it break something in the existing MIME types and/or menus?

No, it is okay and it is appropriate. It is actually better than shipping the "updated" MIME files in the SFS itself, because the same MIME files on pupsave can always override them. Note you run it as "update-mime-data /usr/share/mime".

2) Does /tmp/sfs/autorun.sh fire before or after the SFS filesystem is loaded? I need it to fire after.

It is run after SFS is loaded, and before SFS is unloaded (while the SFS has been/still being merged into the root filesystem). When it runs you have access to the SFS itself. You've got a parameter $1 that tells you what action is being done on the sfs (load/unload/systemload/systemunload) and the $2 tells you the path of the SFS (/aufs/pup_roxxxx) in case you need it.

Ted Dog · #402 Post by **Ted Dog** » Fri 06 Feb 2015, 19:50

will the build scripts for the newer way using LFS be released so we can build our own? Have been successful builting LFS and BLFS multiple times but not to the state like fatdog64. Also if/when how to share changes.
I know its kinda jumping the gun but was not owning a 64bit machine when Fatdog jumped to 64bit left me out of the understanding how things where done.
Also any Raspberries in the works?

Ted Dog · #403 Post by **Ted Dog** » Fri 06 Feb 2015, 19:53

Also will be mostly out of the big city till Feb 14th Valentines date, do you have a ballpark idea when the Fatdog64Beta3 or such will be released? Ideally before Friday the 13th since I have a pickup in the city and plan to stay till after Valentines date. That gives me almost two full days of high speed internet to play with.

in town today just incase its soon.. Based on the Spurs/Heat game tonight will mostly stay til tomorrow morning in San Antonio. Not sure if Kirk is a Heats fan so I will not post my normal Go Spurs Go, out of respect, could be a good game!!

gcmartin · #404 Post by **gcmartin** » Fri 06 Feb 2015, 22:02

@Ted Dog. An interesting idea: FATDOG on my HP Touch Laptop which has a swivel-screen being used to broadcast a international sports game...Go Toronto Go!

Ted Dog · #405 Post by **Ted Dog** » Fri 06 Feb 2015, 22:10

Lol both good matchups tonight who would ever expect the Raptors and LAC to have equal records at the tops of the heap

prehistoric · #406 Post by **prehistoric** » Sat 07 Feb 2015, 21:37

Now back to seeing the blinking penguin in the upper right corner of this page using Firefox 35.01 and Flash Player 11.2.202.442-X86_64-1.

We might be able to reduce the size of the code by simply displaying the message about blocking an outdated plug-in all the time. The time new plug-ins remain up-to-date has become negligible.

neerajkolte · #407 Post by **neerajkolte** » Sun 08 Feb 2015, 15:56

Hi,
My friend gave me his new WiFi usb adapter to test.
lsusb says it's an Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188CUS 802.11n WLAN Adapter.
It connects fine to my router.

But after each 4-5 min it drops connection.
Wpa_Gui shows it still as connected and IP address is shown too.
But webpages throw "This web page is not available". When I click 'Connect' again, web is working, It still shows the same IP.

Am I missing something.

Thanks.

- Neeraj.

gcmartin · #408 Post by **gcmartin** » Sun 08 Feb 2015, 16:13

Hello @NeerajKolte
Check your /etc/resolv.conf. Is it accurate? seen some past evidence that this can get screwed up randomly on new router connections. Here's an example to help:

Code: Select all

# Generated by dhcpcd from eth0
# /etc/resolv.conf.head can replace this line
nameserver 192.168.1.1
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 0.0.0.0
# /etc/resolv.conf.tail can replace this line
#
# above shows router as DNS at 192...
# above shows DNS at 8...
# above shows DNS at 0...
# above works for routers located at 192...

Here to help

neerajkolte · #409 Post by **neerajkolte** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 04:47

My /etc/resolv.conf reads

Code: Select all

# Generated by dhcpcd from wlan0
# /etc/resolv.conf.head can replace this line
nameserver 4.2.2.2
nameserver 8.8.8.8
# /etc/resolv.conf.tail can replace this line

Shall I add "nameserver 192.168.1.1" to it?
Thanks.

- Neeraj.

DrDeaf · #410 Post by **DrDeaf** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 05:04

I boot to RAM with no HD installed or connected to my notebook. All files are saved to an external hard drive. . Would it be possible to include native support for more file systems on these external drives in FD700? I believe that the kernel supports these but Fatdog has not included support in the past.

ExFAT, BTRFS and XFS baked-in would be nice. Larger SD cards in my camera require exFAT and I would rather not go find a Windows machine to access a card. Since that is proprietary, I would happily install exFAT after boot but I have not been able to find anything that works with FD630.
Thanks

8Geee · #411 Post by **8Geee** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 07:17

exFAT is propietary and patented by Microsoft. Many hoops to jump through.
IIRC FUSE can help with this.

gcmartin · #412 Post by **gcmartin** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 07:44

Hello @NeerajKolte

neerajkolte wrote:My /etc/resolv.conf reads ... Shall I add "nameserver 192.168.1.1" to it?

NO...ONLY IFF your LAN's router is the same as that LAN IP address. The first nameserver IP in my reference shown is your LAN router where that is the pathway for you PCs to the internet. So only use that 192... address if it is:

the primary path to the internet
its IP address is what is shown (I merely gave a reference). You actual router "might" have a different address on your LAN. Your router's IP address would be the one to test and use.

Another reference assuming YOUR router IP is be at 10.0.0.1

Code: Select all

# /etc/resolv.conf reference with router cache as 1st DNS in search order
nameserver 10.0.0.1
# if above address is NOT your router IP, change it to your router's IP
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 4.4.4.4
# end of /etc/resolv.conf changes

Hope the reference is helpful to correcting your browser issue of resolving URL addresses.

neerajkolte · #413 Post by **neerajkolte** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 08:24

When I access my router on 192.168.1.1 and login, I see following info

Code: Select all

WAN IP	    103.243.***.**
Subnet Mask	    255.255.255.255
Gateway	    10.0.0.1
Primary DNS	    8.8.8.8
Secondary DNS	    4.2.2.2
Connection type	    PPPoE

Any way what ever IP I put in that file doesn't make my connection stick.
Also it gets erased to previous values when I reconnect.
Also the content is the same when I connect through wire (eth0) but connection is persistent.
I also found while downloading (when connected with wlan0) in background the net kept alive for almost 15min, but as soon as downloading was finished it got off and I had to reconnect every 4 min afterwords.
Is there any setting for wifi inactivity time-out?

Thanks.

- Neeraj.

Ted Dog · #414 Post by **Ted Dog** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 14:26

small thumb drive have poor connections and some also have poor supported linux drivers. Found out in multiple places and by persons its critical to get one that is proven to work well or those are the problems. Move closer to router..
Currently getting my Raspberry Pi stuff together, got microflash card and picked out the wifi thumbdrive from Amazon. waiting for it to hit US suppliers.

Ted Dog · #415 Post by **Ted Dog** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 14:32

@drdeaf my no install boot metbod works on a large sdcard 32G fat-of-sometype and doesn't require any reformating of factory usb or sdcards.

jamesbond · #416 Post by **jamesbond** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 15:25

@neeraj: possibly your "power-saving mode" kicks in on your dongle. To disable it, run "iwconfig wlan0 power off" in terminal.

@drdeaf: exfat, xfs, btrfs read/write support is built-in (though not tested). If you want to make new xfs/btrfs partitions then you'll need to download the tool from the repo.

@ted dog: we'll see if we can release "rc" before you leave town, but no promises. Also, no raspberries2 in the works - I still owe someone who donated me nexus 7 to get FatdogArm running on that tablet.

@all: note that 64-bit firefox 35.0.1 (Mozilla build and Fatdog build) all suffer from this very annoying issue: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1122907 may be related with this old bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=417689 (I am experiencing this bug myself

)

purple379 · #417 Post by **purple379** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 18:00

Sorry I have not taken a much time to research this. I see some sites talking about Moonlight, and Pipelight.

I felt someone might have a package that does this already put together.

All I know for sure so far is that Netflix does not work automatically with FatDog.

I was asked to help a local Catholic Priest with his computer a laptop that uses Vista, which is, older. My first thought was to tell him to buy some new hardware. He says that he is waiting for the Diocese to give him approval/money, as he has for over a year.

I feel Fat Dog would do most everything for him, as he is not technically minded. However, the Catholic Church sends out a lot of video and podcasts, which I am sure at some point will include Silver Light. Then I would need to get his printer working, as he will want to use his printer.

Ted Dog · #418 Post by **Ted Dog** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 18:34

Purple someone released a sfs of Chrome for FD647b2 and it runs netflix. Unsure where I got it but that should jog someone elses memory.
I use it on my Mac and its better than netflix on OSX.

Ted Dog · #419 Post by **Ted Dog** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 20:08

Something odd at our link for 700 on the host. Do a save as and anti geany shell sripts is loaded into save directory listing. seems to setup jsapi and then delete itself.
Secondly unrelated checked with phone provider on new changes in plan. looks like we finally got what the rest of world has free teather/hotspot on dataplan. Which will greatly help my postings and downloading plus data rollover for a month.

olinm · #420 Post by **olinm** » Mon 09 Feb 2015, 23:36

Linux 3.19 released

New in this release is improved support for Intel and AMD graphics, plus support for LZ4 compression in the SquasFS which should make for better Linux performance on Live CDs.

Owners of Lenovo, Dell, Acer and Toshiba will now find Linux plays better with some of their unqiue hardware features, especially keyboard backlights.

The KVM Hypervisor has dropped support for the IA64 chip, a milestone in that architecture's demise

(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Fatdog64-700 beta2 [Closed]

flash player

Internet navigation hampered after plugging in Wifi dongle

Adding More File System Support

Silver Light Streaming with Fat Dog.