slacko-700 rc3

[norgo]

Created a snapshot of todays testing branch ( BUILD_FROM_WOOF='testing;42d04a7;2017-12-10 09:21:42 +0200' )

slacko-700-RC3_k4.4.70-PAE_2017-12-10.iso

size = 279 MB
md5 = 7bfa28aef059143f5d9dd3a914048bc9

Happy testing

[Sailor Enceladus]

Created a snapshot of todays testing branch ( BUILD_FROM_WOOF='testing;42d04a7;2017-12-10 09:21:42 +0200' )

slacko-700-RC3_k4.4.70-PAE_2017-12-10.iso

size = 279 MB
md5 = 7bfa28aef059143f5d9dd3a914048bc9

Happy testing

Thanks norgo, it's nice to see an updated iso. I had to copy the fdrv from 6.9.9.9 official so that my wireless (ipw2200) could be selected in SNS, but after doing that and rebooting, then browsing for a while, it seems to working as good as in 6.9.9.9 so far.

[foxpup]

Created a snapshot of todays testing branch ( BUILD_FROM_WOOF='testing;42d04a7;2017-12-10 09:21:42 +0200' )

Thank you norgo.
I installed it on my 64bit efi ssd and can boot it fine. On reboot the pink line "next time boot will be faster" (or something like that) stayed there a long time. In doubt I entered and it continued. No further problem so far.
I have slacko64-6.9.9.9 as my main OS on my computer for some time now. I do not have automatic wifi connection on startup with that one, now with this 32bit I do
I will change to this 32bit slacko now as my main Puppy, for testing.

[s243a]

I've created a package for haveged by running the slackbuild scripts in slaco 6.9.9.9

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ve26qm9epf7bc ... o.tgz?dl=0

This is an entropy generator daemon. If you use freenet it helps freenet start faster. I haven't tested it yet but I've had good luck with slackbuild scripts.

To build using the slackbuild scripts on needs to copy the makepkg script to /sbin as noted here.

[s243a]

Can someone recommend a better process manager for slaco. The one it comes with doesn't let me sort by ram ussage or cpu ussage and provides few details on the processes.

[Sailor Enceladus]

Can someone recommend a better process manager for slaco. The one it comes with doesn't let me sort by ram ussage or cpu ussage and provides few details on the processes.

I normally use htop (in Menu -> System). It does let me sort by CPU or RAM and kill things. What kind of details do you need?

[festus]

Can someone recommend a better process manager for slaco. The one it comes with doesn't let me sort by ram ussage or cpu ussage and provides few details on the processes.

I use lxtask with much satisfaction.

Here it is if you want to try it

bliss,
festus

[mash]

Please add snd_pcsp module to blacklist as a default.
I found it (moderately) annoying to hear loud "beep" while testing puppy on several machines without loading my personal pupsave.

Otherwise that's great distro.

[Billtoo]

I installed to a usb SSD on my Gateway desktop:

video-info-glx 1.5.3 Mon 18 Dec 2017 on Slacko Puppy 6.9.9.9 Linux 4.1.48 i686
0.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF110 [GeForce GTX 560 Ti OEM] (rev a1)

X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.18.3
dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels (524x292 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: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 387.34

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Core 0: @1600 1: @1600 2: @1600 3: @1600 4: @1600 5: @1600 6: @1600 7: @1600 MHz

I changed the kernel and installed the proprietary Nvidia driver.
Added applications with PPM.

It's working well so far,
Thanks.

[futwerk]

new wallpaper.

[Sailor Enceladus]

I tried a Slacko 6.9.9.9-uefi (32-bit) build with last night's woof-CE here: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/o2hpqpbhd2ohi/14.2

Changes:
- The adrv has Palemoon 27.6.2 (Walter Dnes SSE version) and Abi/Gnumeric
- patched jwm-2.3.2 with the first freezing fix mentioned here, it is working much better for me now so far
- chose Original Pup as the default theme, and gnome-mplayer as the default music player
- kernel has firmware-140621-cut, if you are missing any drivers/functionality there's instructions on how to swap kernels here

[norgo]

@Sailor Enceladus
thank you very much for sharing

regarding "intel freezing problem"
since I'm using uxa acceleration I had no kind of hanging or freezing any more

[Sailor Enceladus]

Using both the woof-CE 6.9.9.9 iso builds from me and norgo I have noticed that after a while my wifi connection will just die completely. My wifi is not great and goes on and off in other distros but here when I try to reconnect it will say "no wireless signals available" even though there's always 10-15 around here so it is like the entire wifi interface has been turned off or service terminated. Using slacko 14.0 with the same woof-CE has not caused this problem so I'm guessing it might have been an upgrade in slackware 14.2 dhcpcd that broke something but haven't scanned the logs yet just booted into something else.

edit: I used SNS to connect, might try Frisbee next and see if it acts the same or not later.

[HerrBert]

frugal install of norgos slacko-700-RC3_k4.4.70-PAE_2017-12-10.iso without savefile/folder:

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System:    Host: puppypc13367 Kernel: 4.4.70 i686 (32 bit gcc: 5.3.0) Desktop: JWM 2.3.2
           Distro: Slacko Puppy 6.9.9.9
Machine:   Device: laptop System: LENOVO product: 80G0 v: Lenovo G50-30
           Mobo: LENOVO model: Lancer 5A6 v: SDK0F82993WIN
           UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO v: A7CN48WW date: 08/03/2015
Battery    BAT0: charge: 28.7 Wh 90.6% condition: 31.7/31.7 Wh (100%) model: Lenovo status: Discharging
CPU:       Dual core Intel Celeron N2830 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 8657
           clock speeds: max: 2159 MHz 1: 1660 MHz 2: 1328 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.org 1.18.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: N/A Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio:     Card Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.70
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: ath9k bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 1000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (0.8% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST500LT012 size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: swap-1 size: 4.29GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 151 Uptime: 21 min Memory: 437.0/3928.8MB Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: N/A
           Client: Unknown : gtkdialog inxi: 2.3.8

with slacko-6.9.9.9-uefi-k4.4-PAE-PM-LO.iso i had randomly hangs in networking on booting connected via eth0. when that occured, pup-event didn't respond to connecting usb-drives.
tried to reproduce this behavior with norgo's build. connected to internet every boot so far. (ATM over wlan - also working for me)

an other issue i found (maybe):

tried to compile audacious 3.9 from source and get error

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# make
Entering directory src.
Entering directory dbus.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gdbus-codegen", line 37, in <module>
    from codegen import codegen_main
ImportError: No module named codegen
Makefile:15: recipe for target 'aud-dbus.h' failed
make[5]: *** [aud-dbus.h] Error 1
../../buildsys.mk:116: recipe for target 'all' failed
make[4]: *** [all] Error 2
../buildsys.mk:123: recipe for target 'dbus' failed
make[3]: *** [dbus] Error 2
../buildsys.mk:116: recipe for target 'all' failed
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
buildsys.mk:123: recipe for target 'src' failed
make[1]: *** [src] Error 2
buildsys.mk:116: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2
# 

compiled it before in slacko 6.3.2 and it worked

[norgo]

Using both the woof-CE 6.9.9.9 iso builds from me and norgo I have noticed that after a while my wifi connection will just die completely. My wifi is not great and goes on and off in other distros but here when I try to reconnect it will say "no wireless signals available" even though there's always 10-15 around here so it is like the entire wifi interface has been turned off or service terminated. Using slacko 14.0 with the same woof-CE has not caused this problem so I'm guessing it might have been an upgrade in slackware 14.2 dhcpcd that broke something but haven't scanned the logs yet just booted into something else.

edit: I used SNS to connect, might try Frisbee next and see if it acts the same or not later.

Hi Sailor,

I did your test today for comparison.
Here my result:
I can confirm that after a while any kind of data transfer via WiFi is not possible any more.
After dis- and reconnecting, WiFi is working again.

My observation:
This only happens if you've had no data traffic for a couple of minutes before.

If you are listening to Internet radio e.g., connection will be stable for hours.
Maybe a power management problem ? I'm not sure.


@HerrBert
see PM

[norgo]

Performed the tests today at my laptop with internal intel wifi card.

Result: No problems at all

This means, the problem is hardware depending and more and more my guess is a power management issue.

[Sailor Enceladus]

Thanks norgo. I haven't seen the issue at all today so glad to see it's not an everyday occurrence (knock on wood ).

[torm]

Hello.

slacko-6.9.9.9-uefi-k4.4-PAE-PM-LO.iso
frugal install with savefolder on HDD ( ext3, subfolder )

Some notes. Or the first impression of..
sry for not reading all 27 pages.
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Got the impression that the et_EE and am_ET locales are mixed/messed up some...
See the screenshot below, however XKB Configuration Manager can fix it runtime.
To have the correct layout:
Setup -> Mouse/keyboard wizard -> Input Wizard -> Advanced configuration -> (OK) -> XKB Configuration Manager
-> Layouts -> (Change) -> (OK) -> (Yes) -> (Exit)

Can be "long running" as I have not tested prior versions.
Not an issue with any other Puppy so far, that I know of..
Kinda wild quess about first-run.. ?

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JWM.
Is it possible to remove the "XY location pop-up" window?
From graphical UI? Maybe I did not find it..
One could edit the /root/.jwm/jwmrc-personal ( /root/.jwm is a hidden folder )
with Geany or Leafpad, and change lines:

<!-- The move mode (outline or opaque) -->
<MoveMode>opaque</MoveMode>
<!-- The resize mode (outline or opaque) -->
<ResizeMode>opaque</ResizeMode>

to look like this:

<!-- The move mode (outline or opaque) -->
<MoveMode coordinates="off" >opaque</MoveMode>
<!-- The resize mode (outline or opaque) -->
<ResizeMode coordinates="off" >opaque</ResizeMode>

..while that is not the most intuitive way.
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How to turn off the "bleep" at startup?
Only for Slacko, others don't bleep..
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I hope it helps.. someone.. maybe.
Good luck!

[gyro]

I tried a Slacko 6.9.9.9-uefi (32-bit) build with last night's woof-CE here: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/o2hpqpbhd2ohi/14.2

I tried this version of slacko and found no evidence of "intel freezing problem".

On my desktop, 01micko's slacko is virtually unusable without the "uxa acceleration" fix, and the problem shows itself from the start.
But running this slacko in the same environment displayed no problems.

My test:
I booted this slacko "out-of-the box" from a manual frugal install, no problems, in the few utilities I ran, and the "Exit" screen.
I rebooted and replaced the kernel with the 4.4.70 from 01micko's slacko, and my "overlayfs" initrd.gz.
I used this for a while, running many utilities, and many reboots.
No sign of the "intel freezing problem" and I did not apply any "uxa acceleration" fix.

gyro

[gyro]

@norgo,

Given the success of "slacko-6.9.9.9-uefi_r5737.iso" I decided to give "slacko-700-RC3_k4.4.70-PAE_2017-12-10.iso" a go.
And it worked without a hitch, without me applying any "uxa acceleration" fix.

Yes I was using it as test of my "mk-overlay-iso" script, and hence replaced the "initrd.gz", but that should be irrelevant to the "intel freezing problem".

So thanks, it was such a pain doing first boots of slacko, with the "intel freezing problem".

gyro