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Slacko 5.3.3 bug reports and feedback
Posted: Sat 05 May 2012, 19:44
by ETP
01micko
Initial boot to desktop with working sound & wired ethernet. Manually installed Thunderbird, MS TTF fonts, wallpaper and tested the following pets:
- nvidia-295.20-k3.1.10-slacko_4gA-s|Configure NVIDIA X Server Settings
PupClockset-1.9|PupClockset manager
PupControl-2.0|PupControl panel
PupShutdown-1.8|PupShutdown manager
PupSnap-1.6.3_Scrot-0.8_32Bit|PupSnap screen capture
fontwizard|Configure fonts for LCD
faenza_lrx_new|
Blue-Tripack|JWM themes
lm_sensors-3.1.2|sensorsfor cpu, motherboard, fan
tempicon-0.06|monitors CPU temperature with tray icon
lupufy-slacko-005|Popular Utilities from Lucid Puppy
pupsaveconfig-2.2.2|PupSave personal storage setup
chromium-19.0.1072.0-slacko|Browse the Web
flashplayer-11|Adobe flashplayer plugin
tickr-0.6.0-i486|GTK-based highly graphically-customizable Feed Ticker
smplayer-0.6.9-i686|A great MPlayer front-end
conky-1.8.1-i486|lightweight desktop widgets
wine-1.5.2-i486_v1|Wine Windows Program Loader
winesmooth|Wine font smoother
sh-4.1# glxgears
7272 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1454.400 FPS
7257 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1451.400 FPS
7267 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1453.400 FPS
All systems go.
Link to full size screenshot with conky & tickr running.
http://postimage.org/image/6d74geqap/
Posted: Sat 05 May 2012, 20:28
by James C
Pretty impressive resource usage....
Slacko 5.3.3 bug reports and feedback
Posted: Sat 05 May 2012, 20:39
by frankjoe
Gateway Desktop, manual frugal install to HDD ext3 partition.
Wired Ethernet network connect
Booted with 5.3.1 savefile, LibreOfficce352& jre170 sfs.
Restored desktop from 'backup' PuppyPin file.
Updated Ok. All looks good so far.
Product Name: T3612
Linux Kernel: 3.1.10-slacko_4gA (i686)
Version: #1 SMP Tue Mar 13 14:58:11 EST 2012
Operating System: Slacko Puppy 5.3.3
Desktop Window Manager: JWM vsvn-578
Desktop Start: xwin jwm
Boot Partition: sda3 (Size 9.7G, Free 7.4G)
Boot File System: ext3
Boot Media: atahd
Intel(R) Celeron(R) D CPU 3.46GHz
Socket Designation: LGA 775
Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
Voltage: 3.0 V
External Clock: 133 MHz
Max Speed: 4000 MHz
Current Speed of Core 0: 3457 MHz
Installed Memory: 1536 MB
Screen Resolution (pixels): 1440x900
X.Org version: 1.9.5
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
oem: Intel(r) 82945G Chipset Family Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
product: Intel(r) 82945G Chipset Family Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0
Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
KERNEL MODULE: snd_hda_intel
Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation PRO/100 VE Network Connection
KERNEL MODULE: e100
===================================
TOSHIBA Laptop, manual frugal install to USB Flash drive.
Wireless network connect
Booted with 5.3.1 savefile, jre170 sfs.
Restored desktop from 'backup' PuppyPin file.
Updated Ok. No sound, ran Alsamixer, fixed. Rest good so far.
Product Name: Satellite L755
Linux Kernel: 3.1.10-slacko_4gA (i686)
Version: #1 SMP Tue Mar 13 14:58:11 EST 2012
Operating System: Slacko Puppy 5.3.3
Desktop Window Manager: JWM vsvn-578
Desktop Start: xwin jwm
Boot Partition: sdb1 (Size 7.6G, Free 5.7G)
Boot File System: vfat
Boot Media: usbflash
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B940 @ 2.00GHz
Socket Designation: CPU1
Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
Voltage: 0.0 V
External Clock: 1333 MHz
Max Speed: 4000 MHz
Current Speed of Core 0: 800 MHz, Core 1: 2000 MHz
Core Count: 2
64-bit capable
Installed Memory: 4 GB
Screen Resolution (pixels): 1366x768
X.Org version: 1.9.5
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
oem: Intel(R)Sandybridge Mobile Graphics Chipset Accelerated VGA BIOS
product: Intel(R)Sandybridge Mobile Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0
Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
KERNEL MODULE: snd_hda_intel
KERNEL MODULE: snd-hda-intel
Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
KERNEL MODULE: rtl8192ce
KERNEL MODULE: rtl8192ce
Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet
KERNEL MODULE: atl1c
KERNEL MODULE: atl1c
Posted: Sat 05 May 2012, 23:10
by 01micko
nooby wrote:First boot without save file works very well but all the reboots
after creating savefile fails.
It start all over not being able to use the savefile.
Icons show _ in triangle How do I get them back?
No wall pater background is shown.
Do I use wrong code?
title Slacko 533 4g Puppy Linux
kernel (hd0,1)/slacko-533/vmlinuz PMEDIA=idehd PDEV1=sda2 psubdir=slacko-533
initrd (hd0,1)/slacko-533/initrd.gz
Should I have PMEDIA=satahd maybe
Seamonkey lack the scrollbar to the far right.
I tested with saving to ntfs partition and in a previous beta I did observe this. There is a reason. The ntfs-3g driver is very finicky and will mount ntfs READ ONLY if there is a single error or suspicion of an error. This is a safety mechanism to preserve data. Consequently, your newly created save file doesn not get mounted RW (read/write) at shutdown and your session is not saved.
You are warned to defragment the ntfs drive before saving in the shutdown save process. It should also carry a warning to run CHKDSK.EXE which checks the disk for errors.
If the problem persists there may be some damage to your drive.
There is a work around which I have explained before. I'll do it again.
When you boot and you get no desktop open a terminal and type.
Code: Select all
gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
restart X, reset your wallpaper. Things should save now but be aware that if there are errors on the ntfs drive it is possible the save file will not mount.
This begs the question.. "Why does it mount at all if it didn't save?"
The answer is that in the initial RAM disk there is a different, older version of ntfs-3g which is a bit more forgiving.This one mounts the save file. The version in the main filesystem is newer and more pedantic.
HTH
Posted: Sat 05 May 2012, 23:18
by 01micko
Jim1911 wrote:Outstanding!
One minor problem. The Bibletime pet included in the PPM does not install the required QT dependency. QT has to be selected separately.
Thanks,
Jim
Thanks Jim, I found the problem, a space in the dependencies list. I'll upload a new packages list in the next few days and a PPM update will fix the Bibletime issue.
Posted: Sat 05 May 2012, 23:56
by celeronM
Hi when i close my laptop goes to sleep or hibernate but when i opened slowly came back to life, touchpad not funtioning or mouse.
this not happen in lucid 528. Iron browser seems inestable versus lucid one.
Intel Screen Artefacts
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 05:30
by ozsouth
I like this Slacko, but (as with each), still get screen artefacts with Intel card. Someone suggested 2.17.0 intel driver fixes this, but I simply can't find it. Tried the Slackware current 2.19.0 driver - no good. Any clues?
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 06:38
by Karl Godt
01micko wrote:nooby wrote:First boot without save file works very well but all the reboots
after creating savefile fails.
It start all over not being able to use the savefile.
Icons show _ in triangle How do I get them back?
No wall pater background is shown.
Do I use wrong code?
title Slacko 533 4g Puppy Linux
kernel (hd0,1)/slacko-533/vmlinuz PMEDIA=idehd PDEV1=sda2 psubdir=slacko-533
initrd (hd0,1)/slacko-533/initrd.gz
Should I have PMEDIA=satahd maybe
Seamonkey lack the scrollbar to the far right.
I tested with saving to ntfs partition and in a previous beta I did observe this. There is a reason. The ntfs-3g driver is very finicky and will mount ntfs READ ONLY if there is a single error or suspicion of an error. This is a safety mechanism to preserve data. Consequently, your newly created save file doesn not get mounted RW (read/write) at shutdown and your session is not saved.
You are warned to defragment the ntfs drive before saving in the shutdown save process. It should also carry a warning to run CHKDSK.EXE which checks the disk for errors.
If the problem persists there may be some damage to your drive.
There is a work around which I have explained before. I'll do it again.
When you boot and you get no desktop open a terminal and type.
Code: Select all
gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
restart X, reset your wallpaper. Things should save now but be aware that if there are errors on the ntfs drive it is possible the save file will not mount.
This begs the question.. "Why does it mount at all if it didn't save?"
The answer is that in the initial RAM disk there is a different, older version of ntfs-3g which is a bit more forgiving.This one mounts the save file. The version in the main filesystem is newer and more pedantic.
HTH
I think this is a WOOF bug : rc.shutdown should take care for that with checking for mount | grep DRIVE | grep -w 'ro' && echo "Failure to mount DRIVE read-write" >/dev/console && dialog --yesno "Do you want to return to desktop ? if $? = 0 && kill `pidoff poweroff`
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 10:05
by nooby
Thanks 01micko and Thanks Karl Godt.
If the error comes back I have to do that.
Maybe rcrsn51 was right that it had to do
with reusing an old savefile. When I deleted both
and started all new it has survived now for some 4 boots.
Even an update to the PAE thing.
celeronM wrote:Hi when i close my laptop goes to sleep or hibernate but when i opened slowly came back to life, touchpad not funtioning or mouse.
this not happen in lucid 528. Iron browser seems inestable versus lucid one.
I am not only a total noob I am confused too but my poor memory
tells me that only Jemimah on her EEEPC and maybe Pemasu
on his derivatives can do such things so correct me if I am wrong
but neither Lupu not Slacko or Wary nor any official Puppy has
implemented sleep or similar tricks? Am I wrong?
But maybe the kernel itself has sleep and then one only have
to find out how to address that from within puppy???
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 10:28
by zigbert
Congrats Mick
Re: Intel Screen Artefacts
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 11:07
by 01micko
ozsouth wrote:I like this Slacko, but (as with each), still get screen artefacts with Intel card. Someone suggested 2.17.0 intel driver fixes this, but I simply can't find it. Tried the Slackware current 2.19.0 driver - no good. Any clues?
ozsouth.. can you run
lspci -nn | grep -i vga in a terminal please? I want to see if it's an intel Brookdale video chip, of which I have one that gave trouble in earlier Slacko but charlie6 and MHHP found a good work around. That work around was removed but may still apply.
---
drblock2.. did that script to unload nouveau not work? Nouveau works fine for me but the same script is needed when installing the proprietary nvidia driver, which unfortunately wouldn't compile for me for your older chipset. In saying that, the
nv driver should be fine for your card, just no hardware acceleration.
Artefacts info
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 11:32
by ozsouth
Thanks for the quick reply Mick. Xorg.0.log says 'Arrandale'. Screenshot of lspci attached.
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 14:25
by rjbrewer
The non-pae version would work very well on both of
my laptops, if xorg setup had the i810 driver needed
by 700m Inspiron with 852/855gm graphics.
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 18:23
by nooby
zigbert wrote:Congrats Mick
Zigbert does your Widgets work for Slacko?
I have it on Lupu but did not see it in Slacko.
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 18:36
by Jim1911
It does for me.
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 19:31
by Brown Mouse
Thanks for all the hard graft on 533 Mick.
Been running flawlessly for more that 36 hours now.
Had a couple of minor problems setting up the Nvidia driver after removing Nouveu and rebooting.I got a 'unsupported' message until selecting 'Xorgwizard'and hitting a few buttons.No big deal!
Also,I didn't see the 'install Flashplayer' box (as in past Slacko's )when opening SeaMonkey Browser but no problems with 'GetFlash'.
Seems to boot faster than Lucid but possibly a tad slower when running on my hardware.
A job well done!!
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 21:32
by majorfoo
Did full install on ext4 partition and only problem encountered is that cannot get cpu-bar to work in pwidgets
Great job on this
Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 21:34
by 01micko
Hi Brown Mouse,
Yep, sometimes when unloading nouveau and rebooting the monitor can't handle the resolution, that's why I mention it in the 'help' for the drivers gui in Slickpet. It instructs you (if that occurs) to CTRL-ALT-BKSPCE and run xorgwizard.
That's the best I could come up with for now, but perhaps there is a better way, I am always looking into better ways for everything
Cheers
ANOUNCE: Nvidia drivers in SFS is updated
Posted: Mon 07 May 2012, 01:52
by shinobar
UPDATE:
nvidia-glx-sdl-295.49-slacko.sfs (Update: 2012-05-07)
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/pup5/
For Slacko 5.3.1/5.3.3 with kernel 2.6.37.6, 2.6.39.4, 3.1.10-slacko_4gA, or 3.1.10-slacko_paeA. . (contains glx, OpenGL and SDL)
Load, but do not run the nVidia Settings at this point of time, just exit the sfs_load, and run xorgwizard or reboot PC following the coming message.
Slacko 5.3.1 may need not reboot PC, go straight to the xorgwizard.
Slacko 5.3.3 may need to reboot PC with your session saved before the xorgwizard.
Re: ANOUNCE: Nvidia drivers in SFS is updated
Posted: Mon 07 May 2012, 08:14
by peebee
Hi shinobar
Do you advise to run 01micko's
before installing your sfs on slacko?
Many thanks
peebee