woof-CE needs you

[Billtoo]

Oh by the way, did you ever get a google earth working in the 14.2 Slacko 64? Been driving me nuts

No, I just tried a couple, had to settle for Google Maps.

[sszindian]

sszindian wrote:
Oh by the way, did you ever get a google earth working in the 14.2 Slacko 64? Been driving me nuts

Billtoo wrote:
No, I just tried a couple, had to settle for Google Maps.
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Maybe mic will correct that at some point... Myself, I use google earth a lot in the research I do (along with flash earth and mapper-2.0 but only google earth lets you 'tilt' the terrain, which for me is a must.)

Anyway, thanks for all your insight!!!

>>>---Indian------>

[Billtoo]

I did a fresh woof-CE install and a new build of Slacko-6.9.6.6, it's using the 4.4.63 PAE kernel compiled with the kernel kit.

# inxi -b
System: Host: puppypc15592 Kernel: 4.4.63-PAE i686 (32 bit) Desktop: Openbox 3.6.1
Distro: Slacko Puppy 6.9.6.6
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: HPE-410f serial:
Mobo: FOXCONN model: 2AB1 v: 1.00 Bios: American Megatrends v: 6.02 date: 07/21/2010
CPU: Hexa core AMD Phenom II X6 1045T (-MCP-) speed/max: 800/2700 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Redwood PRO [Radeon HD 5550/5570/5630/6510/6610/7570]
Display Server: X.org 1.18.3 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
tty size: 160x52 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Network: Card-1: Ralink RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci
Card-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller driver: r8169
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (7.7% used)
Info: Processes: 195 Uptime: 1:22 Memory: 276.3/8092.6MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.0
#

JWM seems to be broken, no panel, just icons on the desktop.
The firewall is missing too.

I'm using FbBox-4.1

[01micko]

JWM seems to be broken, no panel, just icons on the desktop.
The firewall is missing too.

Yeah, I broke something yesterday, but fixed it a couple of hours ago. Grab the latest woof and it should work.

[Billtoo]

JWM seems to be broken, no panel, just icons on the desktop.
The firewall is missing too.

Yeah, I broke something yesterday, but fixed it a couple of hours ago. Grab the latest woof and it should work.

Yes, it looks okay now.

# inxi -b
System: Host: puppypc15716 Kernel: 4.4.63-PAE i686 (32 bit) Desktop: JWM 2.3.2 Distro: Slacko Puppy 6.9.6.6
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: HPE-410f serial:
Mobo: FOXCONN model: 2AB1 v: 1.00 Bios: American Megatrends v: 6.02 date: 07/21/2010
CPU: Hexa core AMD Phenom II X6 1045T (-MCP-) speed/max: 800/2700 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Redwood PRO [Radeon HD 5550/5570/5630/6510/6610/7570]
Display Server: X.org 1.18.3 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
tty size: 130x37 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Network: Card-1: Ralink RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci
Card-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller driver: r8169
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (8.3% used)
Info: Processes: 186 Uptime: 15 min Memory: 173.1/8092.6MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.0
#

Thanks

[01micko]

sszindian wrote:
Oh by the way, did you ever get a google earth working in the 14.2 Slacko 64? Been driving me nuts

Billtoo wrote:
No, I just tried a couple, had to settle for Google Maps.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maybe mic will correct that at some point... Myself, I use google earth a lot in the research I do (along with flash earth and mapper-2.0 but only google earth lets you 'tilt' the terrain, which for me is a must.)

Anyway, thanks for all your insight!!!

>>>---Indian------>

Well indian you will be glad to know I have just tested and am uploading google-earth-pro-7.1.8.3036 (32 and 64 bit versions). I'll post links here when upload is complete. Should work in other recent pups too, although I used the rpm version rather than the deb.

Later..

here they are

32 bit sfs http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... 6_i386.sfs

64 bit sfs http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... x86_64.sfs

[Billtoo]

I saw more changes have been done in woof-CE so I did a fresh install and a new
build that uses the 4.9.24 kernel:

# inxi -b
System: Host: puppypc18827 Kernel: 4.9.24-x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: JWM 2.3.2
Distro: Slacko64 Puppy 6.9.6.6
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: HPE-410f serial:
Mobo: FOXCONN model: 2AB1 v: 1.00 Bios: American Megatrends v: 6.02 date: 07/21/2010
CPU: Hexa core AMD Phenom II X6 1045T (-MCP-) speed/max: 800/2700 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Redwood PRO [Radeon HD 5550/5570/5630/6510/6610/7570]
Display Server: X.org 1.18.3 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
tty size: 134x44 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Network: Card-1: Ralink RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci
Card-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller driver: r8169
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (8.7% used)
Info: Processes: 191 Uptime: 1:14 Memory: 435.5/7984.3MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.0
#

It's working well so far,
Thanks

I will try out the new Google-Earth SFS shortly, the 32 bit version works in Dpup Stretch 700a1.

EDIT: The 64bit version works well here.

[sszindian]

@ Billtoo...

Thanks for those sfs's of google earth... I tried the 64bit version in Slacko-64-6.9.6.4... It works fine however, slooow starting, After you finally get to a location (typed in) at approx one-frame every 15 seconds, it works OK panning-around... as soon as you try a function - tilt etc., it goes back in snail-mode. I have exactly this same problem on PCLinuxOS... it too has a google earth .rpm installed. In time I might try those sfs's in some other os's and see what happens.

I have google chrome browser also in this Slacko and went for the NEW google earth installed in the chrome browser.... slow also plus not a good experience either! I believe they will get it right eventually but working right in Slacko for my ole dual-core... hard to say.

>>>---Indian------>

[Billtoo]

@ Billtoo...

Thanks for those sfs's of google earth... I tried the 64bit version in Slacko-64-6.9.6.4... It works fine however, slooow starting, After you finally get to a location (typed in) at approx one-frame every 15 seconds, it works OK panning-around... as soon as you try a function - tilt etc., it goes back in snail-mode. I have exactly this same problem on PCLinuxOS... it too has a google earth .rpm installed. In time I might try those sfs's in some other os's and see what happens.

I have google chrome browser also in this Slacko and went for the NEW google earth installed in the chrome browser.... slow also plus not a good experience either! I believe they will get it right eventually but working right in Slacko for my ole dual-core... hard to say.

>>>---Indian------>

hi,

Thank 01micko not me, they came from him.

Your graphics would need to have hardware acceleration for Google-Earth to work properly, at least that's what I've found in the past.

EDIT:

If your pc has intel graphics you could exit to the prompt and run xorgwizard, then specify intel,then the proper screen resolution,then 24 for the bit depth.
xwin to get back to the desktop.

Intel graphics defaults to modesetting so changing it to the intel driver may fix Google-Earth.

[sszindian]

@Billtoo

Yes, tried resetting the graphics driver etc., etc., etc., 'same as it was before!'

I'm done testing on Slacko64 for now... other than the google earth thing, it's a very nice program and seemed reliable for all the basics... I have other programs that do a good job with the google earth I need in both 32 and 64 bit so its really not an issue for me.

Take care Bill!

>>>---Indian------>

[Billtoo]

I did another build, this one uses the 4.4.63 kernel:

# inxi -b
System: Host: puppypc16590 Kernel: 4.4.63 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: JWM 2.3.2 Distro: Slacko64 Puppy 6.9.6.6
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: p7-1246s serial:
Mobo: Foxconn model: 2ADA v: 1.00 Bios: AMI v: 7.12 date: 06/07/2012
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i5-3550 (-MCP-) speed/max: 1600/3301 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 430]
Display Server: X.org 1.18.3 driver: nvidia tty size: 144x50 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Network: Card-1: Ralink RT5390 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci
Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: r8169
Drives: HDD Total Size: 3000.6GB (1.4% used)
Info: Processes: 181 Uptime: 1:00 Memory: 391.9/11973.6MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.0
#

The proprietary Nvidia driver is installed.

With this kernel "intel_pstate=disable" is not required on the kernel
line of the menu.lst file, the Cpu Frequency Scaling Tool defaults to Ondemand.

[Billtoo]

April 25th: fresh woof-CE install,new build:

# inxi -b
System: Host: puppypc20833 Kernel: 4.4.63 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: JWM 2.3.2 Distro: Slacko64 Puppy 6.9.6.6
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: p7-1246s serial:
Mobo: Foxconn model: 2ADA v: 1.00 Bios: AMI v: 7.12 date: 06/07/2012
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i5-3550 (-MCP-) speed/max: 1600/3301 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 430]
Display Server: X.org 1.18.3 driver: nvidia tty size: 123x43 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Network: Card-1: Ralink RT5390 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci
Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: r8169
Drives: HDD Total Size: 3000.6GB (1.5% used)
Info: Processes: 184 Uptime: 1:15 Memory: 376.7/11973.6MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.0
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko64 Puppy, version 6.9.6.6

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 430] (rev a1)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1920x1080
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe
Drivers requested to be loaded: nvidia

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

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1920x1080 pixels (707x392 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

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

Next release getting closer?

[Billtoo]

I did a new build from a newly installed woof-CE

#
# uname -ra
Linux puppypc28368 4.4.64-x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Apr 27 19:25:42 EDT 2017 x86_64
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
#
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko64 Puppy, version 6.9.6.6

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 430] (rev a1)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1920x1080
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe
Drivers requested to be loaded: nvidia

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

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1920x1080 pixels (707x392 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

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

It's working well so far,
Thanks

[Sailor Enceladus]

@Billtoo: Does your mplayer and gnome-mplayer work in your latest build? I think mplayer needs to be recompiled to match the new libblurary and libvpx pets 01micko uploaded recently, or something like that. Maybe I'll try building it again later today.

[Billtoo]

@Billtoo: Does your mplayer and gnome-mplayer work in your latest build? I think mplayer needs to be recompiled to match the new libblurary and libvpx pets 01micko uploaded recently, or something like that. Maybe I'll try building it again later today.

I removed the built-in Mplayer then downloaded and compiled the Subversion snapshot.
I couldn't get Smplayer and Smtube to work properly until I did that, Smplayer would crash with a "Something went wrong error".
I haven't tried gnome mplayer.
I think the ffmpeg codecs that come with the Subversion snapshot fixed it.

EDIT: GnomeMplayer is working now (plays old vlcrecordings etc), didn't try it before compiling the new one.

[01micko]

yeah sorry about MPlayer... my main box the hard drive is fried so just getting set up on my external drive for now.

I will stick with 1.3 because making a build script is rather difficult using the snapshot with uploading the source elsewhere.

VLC in PPM might work (will in 64, forgot if I updated 32 - edit, just checked my 32 box and VLC 32 bit should be fine ). Requires the QT libraries in the updated sfs_manager (or the deps should downoad thru PPM).

[Billtoo]

I did a new 32bit build last night.

Apart from the Mplayer problem it seems to be working okay.

Thanks

[Billtoo]

I did a tahrpup64-6.0.6 build:

root# inxi -b
System: Host: puppypc6428 Kernel: 3.16.43 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: JWM 2.3.6 Distro: tahrpup64 6.0.6
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: HPE-410f serial:
Mobo: FOXCONN model: 2AB1 version: 1.00 Bios: American Megatrends version: 6.02 date: 07/21/2010
CPU: Hexa core AMD Phenom II X6 1045T (-MCP-) clocked at 800.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Redwood PRO [Radeon HD 5550/5570/5630/6510/6610/7570]
X.org: 1.15.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: vesa) tty size: 205x56 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Network: Card-1: Ralink RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci
Card-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller driver: r8169
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (6.9% used)
Info: Processes: 147 Uptime: 2:04 Memory: 325.5/7985.0MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 1.9.17
root#

I updated PPM and added firefox-53 + kdegames, also installed the
kodi-17.1.pet posted in the multimedia thread by forum member Lassar.

It's working okay so far.

[Billtoo]

I did a new woof-CE install + a new Slacko64 build:

# inxi -b
System: Host: puppypc4817 Kernel: 3.16.43 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: JWM 2.3.2 Distro: Slacko64 Puppy 6.9.6.7
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: HPE-410f serial:
Mobo: FOXCONN model: 2AB1 v: 1.00 Bios: American Megatrends v: 6.02 date: 07/21/2010
CPU: Hexa core AMD Phenom II X6 1045T (-MCP-) speed/max: 800/2700 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Redwood PRO [Radeon HD 5550/5570/5630/6510/6610/7570]
Display Server: X.org 1.18.3 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
tty size: 144x42 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Network: Card-1: Ralink RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci
Card-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller driver: r8169
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1008.2GB (7.9% used)
Info: Processes: 152 Uptime: 1:26 Memory: 357.6/7985.0MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.0
#

The mplayer problem is fixed.
The network wizard is gone, I used SNS to setup my wired connection.

I added all the usual applications, Vlc works well with Smtube.

Looking good so far,
Thanks.

[peebee]

The network wizard is gone

see: Github
Net-wiz is now in rootfs-packages
and needs to be activated by a line in /support/rootfs-packages.conf
i.e. network_wizard="true"
+ net_setup should be disabled in DISTRO_PKGS_SPECS-*
i.e. no|net_setup||exe