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Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 10:42
by BarryK
Racy 5.4.93 (5.5RC2) is out. See my blog post:
http://bkhome.org/blog2/?viewDetailed=00157
That should be the last RC, hopefully. There are some little things to fix, but they won't necessitate an RC3.
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 12:24
by esmourguit
Bonjour à toutes et tous,
@ Barry Kauler
I didn't get the "Please wait" window. It crashed before.
I ran 'remasterpup2' from a terminal and here is what i got :
# remasterpup2
Gtk-CRITICAL (recursed) **: IA__gtk_widget_get_direction: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
Gtk-CRITICAL (recursed) **: IA__gtk_widget_get_direction: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
/usr/sbin/remasterpup2: line 278: 5087 Terminated Xdialog --wrap --left --title "$m_01" --no-buttons --ignore-eof --infobox "$m_06" 0 0 0
WKGPART=sda1
Usage:
losetup-FULL loop_device give info
losetup-FULL -a | --all list all used
losetup-FULL -d | --detach <loopdev> [<loopdev> ...] delete
losetup-FULL -f | --find find unused
losetup-FULL -c | --set-capacity <loopdev> resize
losetup-FULL -j | --associated <file> [-o <num>] list all associated with <file>
losetup-FULL [ options ] {-f|--find|loopdev} <file> setup
Options:
-e | --encryption <type> enable data encryption with specified <name/num>
-h | --help this help
-o | --offset <num> start at offset <num> into file
--sizelimit <num> loop limited to only <num> bytes of the file
-p | --pass-fd <num> read passphrase from file descriptor <num>
-r | --read-only setup read-only loop device
--show print device name (with -f <file>)
-v | --verbose verbose mode
Here are 2 savedlg2 files : one after the first crash and the other after the second crash :
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#!/bin/sh
Xdialog --wrap --left --stdout --title "Puppy simple CD remaster" --menubox "A working area is required in which to create the new live-CD iso file.\n Here are the available partitions. You must choose one that has at least 175M free space on it. Also, if you choose to create an ISO file rather than burn direct to CD/DVD, then you will need an extra 100 - 200MB space (whatever the size of ISO file is going to be). \n\n If the partition that you would like to use has less than 175M free space on it, you will need to quit this script and delete some files. \nNote 1: you can use a usb drive, but it needs to have been plugged in before running this script, so that it will get detected.\n Note 2: you can use the tmpfs ramdisk, which is in RAM, if it has enough space.
\n Highlight desired choice then click OK button..." 0 0 5 sdb1 "Filesystem: ntfs Size: 286165M Free: 115456M (not mounted)" \
sda1 "Filesystem: ext3 Size: 238441M Free: 35967M (currently mounted)" \
sda2 "Filesystem: ext3 Size: 238496M Free: 6461M (currently mounted)" \
ramdisk "Filesystem: tmpfs Size: 755M Free: 750M (currently mounted)" \
> /tmp/tag.txt
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#!/bin/sh
Xdialog --wrap --left --stdout --title "Puppy simple CD remaster" --menubox "A working area is required in which to create the new live-CD iso file.
Here are the available partitions. You must choose one that has at least 175M free space on it. Also, if you choose to create an ISO file rather than burn direct to CD/DVD, then you will need an extra 100 - 300MB space (whatever the size of ISO file is going to be).
If the partition that you would like to use has less than 175M free space on it, you will need to quit this script and delete some files.
Note 1: you can use a usb drive, but it needs to have been plugged in before running this script, so that it will get detected.
Note 2: you can use the tmpfs ramdisk, which is in RAM, if it has enough space.
Highlight desired choice then click OK button..." 0 80 5 sdb1 "Filesystem: ntfs Size: 286165M Free: 115456M (not mounted)" \
sda1 "Filesystem: ext3 Size: 238441M Free: 35738M (currently mounted)" \
sda2 "Filesystem: ext3 Size: 238496M Free: 6456M (currently mounted)" \
ramdisk "Filesystem: tmpfs Size: 755M Free: 736M (currently mounted)" \
> /tmp/tag.txt
And here is the xerrs.log, after the first crash :
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#!/bin/sh
Xdialog --wrap --left --stdout --title "Puppy simple CD remaster" --menubox "A working area is required in which to create the new live-CD iso file.\n Here are the available partitions. You must choose one that has at least 175M free space on it. Also, if you choose to create an ISO file rather than burn direct to CD/DVD, then you will need an extra 100 - 200MB space (whatever the size of ISO file is going to be). \n\n If the partition that you would like to use has less than 175M free space on it, you will need to quit this script and delete some files. \nNote 1: you can use a usb drive, but it needs to have been plugged in before running this script, so that it will get detected.\n Note 2: you can use the tmpfs ramdisk, which is in RAM, if it has enough space.
\n Highlight desired choice then click OK button..." 0 0 5 sdb1 "Filesystem: ntfs Size: 286165M Free: 115456M (not mounted)" \
sda1 "Filesystem: ext3 Size: 238441M Free: 35967M (currently mounted)" \
sda2 "Filesystem: ext3 Size: 238496M Free: 6461M (currently mounted)" \
ramdisk "Filesystem: tmpfs Size: 755M Free: 750M (currently mounted)" \
> /tmp/tag.txt
I hope it helps...
Cordialement
Wary and Racy Puppy 5.5 Release Candidates
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 12:36
by L18L
in file:///usr/share/doc/home.htm link to Barry's blog should link to blog
2 
translators may do this in their translated file:///usr/share/doc/home.htm
---
edited later:
the link is already pointing to blog2
How did this happen?
I had downloaded and used 5.4
.91
Now in Racy 5.4
.93 it is OK and (edit: added
Racy)
@esmourguit,
are you sure you are using 5.4.93
I could run
remasterpup2 without crash now
Wary and Racy Puppy 5.5 Release Candidates
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 13:50
by L18L
hardinfo
operating system
distribution displays just "Puppy Linux"
no "Racy"
Re: Wary and Racy Puppy 5.5 Release Candidates
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 14:12
by esmourguit
Bonjour à toutes et tous,
@L18L
L18L wrote:@esmourguit,
are you sure you are using 5.4.93
No, i am using and talking about Wary 5.4.90.
Cordialement
Re: Wary and Racy Puppy 5.5 Release Candidates
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 14:31
by L18L
esmourguit wrote:Bonjour à toutes et tous,
@L18L
L18L wrote:@esmourguit,
are you sure you are using 5.4.93
No, i am using and talking about Wary 5.4.90.
Cordialement
Just in case you like to try latest remasterpup2 (from latest Racy) before Barry is waking up.
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edited:
Wait a moment:
next version
#130302 moved m_09 m_10 m_11 top and made another use of it L18L
is with
Filesystem
Size
Free
translated (I have found the bug
)
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 15:05
by James C
Fresh frugal install of Racy 5.4.9.3 on the Athlon XP box. Sound and internet working on initial boot.......display using incorrect "vesa" driver at 1280x1024.Attempts to use xorgwizard results in a complete freeze as soon as X stops necessitating a hard poweroff.Will copy a good xorg.conf into Racy and report back......always works to get the correct "nouveau" driver and 1400x900 resolution.
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Racy Puppy, version 5.4.93
Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)
Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1440x900
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe glx dri
Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): vesa
Loaded modules: dbe ddc dri dri2 extmod fb glx int10 kbd mouse record shadow vbe
Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1280x1024 pixels (412x260 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes
...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
#
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 15:25
by James C
After copying a good xorg.conf ....
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Racy Puppy, version 5.4.93
Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)
Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
24
24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe
Drivers requested to be loaded: nouveau fbdev vesa
Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): nouveau
Loaded modules: dbe dri dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse record shadowfb
Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes
...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
340 frames in 5.0 seconds = 67.908 FPS
525 frames in 5.0 seconds = 104.992 FPS
560 frames in 5.0 seconds = 111.902 FPS
543 frames in 5.0 seconds = 108.293 FPS
523 frames in 5.0 seconds = 104.489 FPS
523 frames in 5.0 seconds = 104.414 FPS
-Computer-
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Memory : 1033MB (189MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Puppy Linux
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Fri Mar 1 09:27:33 2013
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Software Rasterizer
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : VIA8233 - VIA 8235
-Version-
Kernel : Linux 3.0.66 (i686)
Version : #1 SMP Wed Feb 27 21:59:56 GMT-8 2013
C Library : GNU C Library version 2.10.1 (stable)
Distribution : Puppy Linux
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 16:17
by Sage
R5.4.93: Everything still working- sound, vision(ATI),connection, Flash - ootb. Nice work. 1hr d/l from ibiblio.
racy 5.5rc2 readme
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 16:42
by broomdodger
Barry
Racy 5.5RC2 has the 3.0.66 Linux kernel, configured without PAE support (so only accesses first 4MB of RAM), and for a i686 CPU. It has SMP (multi-core) support.
I think that should read:
first 4GB of RAM
Bill
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 17:15
by zigbert
I have looked at the
pMusic report. It would be great if more users tested this, because I can't reproduce the bug. I need more info.
The updated multiple-soundcard-wizard doesn't seem to work 100% in Racy. I got no sound because Retrovol keeps hw:0 as card, even I chose hw:1 in the wizard. In Slacko, Retrovol shows correct soundcard when opening the configure window.
Sigmund
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 17:21
by Jades
Will test shortly. Can anyone suggest which things may have trouble on an i586 CPU (AMD K6-2 500) so I can check them? If it needs CMOV it won't work. On one of the earlier builds SeaMonkey bombed out with an Illegal Instruction error.
How to setup halting/resume for laptops
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 18:43
by Ted Dog
I still use a very old version of quirky that will halt the computer if I close the lid and restart it with a press of the space bar.
How do we set up any of the newer versions to do the same? Racy 5.5RC2 runs full 'hot' mode and drains batteries with lid closed.
Wary and Racy Puppy 5.5 Release Candidates
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 19:36
by Billtoo
I'm running quirky-5491 from an SDHC card on my AAO netbook.
video-info-glx 1.5.1 Fri 1 Mar 2013 on Racy Puppy 5.4.91 Linux 3.8.0 i686
5.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M880G
[Mobility Radeon HD 4200]
oem: ATI ATOMBIOS
product: RS880M 01.00
X Server: Xorg Driver: radeon
X.Org version: 1.11.0
dimensions: 1024x600 pixels (270x158 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa Project
OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.3
AMD Athlon(tm) II Neo K125 Processor
Core 0: @1700 MHz
I've added a few pets and they work fine.
I gave it a 1gb savefile which seems good enough so far.
It's definately fast on this netbook.
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 19:41
by James C
Since I have frugal installs of both the latest Racy and Quirky on this old Athlon XP box I did a little very unscientific comparison of boot time and ram usage at idle.
Boot time is the average of 3 boots of each version from selection in grub to a full desktop.
Quirky
boot 23 seconds average
Code:
# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 1033472 551252 482220 0 46112
-/+ buffers: 505140 528332
Swap: 1228936 0 1228936
#
Racy
boot 19 seconds average
Code:
# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 1033996 166452 867544 0 19424
-/+ buffers: 147028 886968
Swap: 1228936 0 1228936
#
Quirky still has the annoying habit of not booting about 1 time out of 3...... when grub finds the kernel all activity stops necessitating a hard reboot.
Broadcom wl driver for Racy 5.5
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013, 22:22
by peebee
Broadcom WL wifi driver for Racy 5.5 with k3.0.66:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 5&start=50
Load the delta pet then the multi-kernel pet and then reboot
Cheers
peebee
Re: Wary and Racy Puppy 5.5 Release Candidates
Posted: Sat 02 Mar 2013, 01:58
by BarryK
L18L wrote:esmourguit wrote:Bonjour à toutes et tous,
@L18L
L18L wrote:@esmourguit,
are you sure you are using 5.4.93
No, i am using and talking about Wary 5.4.90.
Cordialement
Just in case you like to try latest remasterpup2 (from latest Racy) before Barry is waking up.
------
edited:
Wait a moment:
next version
#130302 moved m_09 m_10 m_11 top and made another use of it L18L
is with
Filesystem
Size
Free
translated (I have found the bug
)
Thanks, fixed.
Re: Wary and Racy Puppy 5.5 Release Candidates
Posted: Sat 02 Mar 2013, 01:59
by gcmartin
Barry I think the quote refers to this update for you by Rodin.S
L18L wrote:hardinfo
operating system
distribution displays just "Puppy Linux"
no "Racy"
Probably should be in WOOF
Re: racy 5.5rc2 readme
Posted: Sat 02 Mar 2013, 02:03
by BarryK
broomdodger wrote:Barry
Racy 5.5RC2 has the 3.0.66 Linux kernel, configured without PAE support (so only accesses first 4MB of RAM), and for a i686 CPU. It has SMP (multi-core) support.
I think that should read:
first 4GB of RAM
Bill
Oops. Thanks, fixed.
Posted: Sat 02 Mar 2013, 02:06
by BarryK
Jades wrote:Will test shortly. Can anyone suggest which things may have trouble on an i586 CPU (AMD K6-2 500) so I can check them? If it needs CMOV it won't work. On one of the earlier builds SeaMonkey bombed out with an Illegal Instruction error.
Wary will work, Racy won't.