Quirky Xerus 8.6 (Aug. 16), Beaver 8.7.1 (Sept. 21), 2018

[slackfan]

somewhat equivalent available for Quirky Xerus 8.6 ?

https://www.howtogeek.com/196933/how-to ... ard-drive/

[BarryK]

@Barry

I installed Quirky 8.6 on hd (ssd) frugally, puppy style.
It installed very well, found wifi right away with sns and runs smoothly.
It has plenty of apps I still have to explore.
Very nice build!

The main reason I installed Quirky is EasyShare. I want to connect it to my android tablet.
I followed the instructions and it finds the tablet but when I push the Mount button it says

Directory '/mnt/phone/sdcard' not found.

and nothing happens.
But since the tablet is strictly speaking not a phone it does not have /mnt/phone/sdcard but /mnt/sdcard.
Can you fix that?

Interesting. My phone has '/sdcard', a symlink. /mnt/phone is a directory created in EasyOS/Quirky, and '/' of the phone f.s. gets mounted there.

So /mnt/phone/sdcard is where your files are.

I have a tablet, will check on that.

One possibility, would be to remove "sdcard" from the script.

Try the attached. gunzip it, make sure it is executable, and place at /usr/local/EasyShare

Another thing, run "easyshare" in a terminal, so you can see any error messages.

Ha ha

I have just received an email, telling me what is wrong.

Nowhere does /usr/local/EasyShare/easyshare script create folder /mnt/phone

In my test system, I created it manually. So, do that also, then easyhare android phone should work.

[foxpup]

/mnt/phone is a directory created in EasyOS/Quirky, and '/' of the phone f.s. gets mounted there.
....
Ha ha

I have just received an email, telling me what is wrong.

Nowhere does /usr/local/EasyShare/easyshare script create folder /mnt/phone

In my test system, I created it manually. So, do that also, then easyhare android phone should work.

Haha indeed.
I was looking on the tablet for /mnt/phone/sdcard or sdcard since I did not see anything like that on my connecting laptop. lol

I created /mnt/phone in Quirky on the laptop. Connection to the android tablet works very well now.

Speaking of phones, I see there is no puppyphone (psip) in Quirky.
I looked at pidgin, but I don't think it can work as a sip softphone. Something I overlook?

[BarryK]

/mnt/phone is a directory created in EasyOS/Quirky, and '/' of the phone f.s. gets mounted there.
....
Ha ha

I have just received an email, telling me what is wrong.

Nowhere does /usr/local/EasyShare/easyshare script create folder /mnt/phone

In my test system, I created it manually. So, do that also, then easyhare android phone should work.

Haha indeed.
I was looking on the tablet for /mnt/phone/sdcard or sdcard since I did not see anything like that on my connecting laptop. lol

I created /mnt/phone in Quirky on the laptop. Connection to the android tablet works very well now.

Speaking of phones, I see there is no puppyphone (psip) in Quirky.
I looked at pidgin, but I don't think it can work as a sip softphone. Something I overlook?

I took out the puppyphone years ago, no one complained, so I thought no one was using it.

[foxpup]

I took out the puppyphone years ago, no one complained, so I thought no one was using it.

I use it to phone between laptop at home and android tablet on the road. On the tablet I have csipsimple.
I have no smartphone.

I wondered whether it would be possible to use/compile puppyphone in other distros or even for android.

I like the simplicity of puppyphone and it works very well.

There is also an article from Smokey in the latest newsletter (august 2018) about 'Psip P2P & VPN' with n2n.
It's another interesting way to use sip calling. Maybe the article will attract some people to sip/psip again.

[rufwoof]

I wondered whether it would be possible to use/compile puppyphone in other distros or even for android.

puppyphone is in FatDog 721 (PSIP 1.41) - haven't tested/used it myself however.

[foxpup]

puppyphone is in FatDog 721 (PSIP 1.41) - haven't tested/used it myself however.

I am sure it is still in most Puppies and Derivatives.
It has one little downside: there is no control on the codecs.

[rufwoof]

Mentioned it as I believe PSIP (Puppy) phone is James' baby (who co-authors FatDog).

[Sage]

I used to use PSIP (Puppy) phone as it was one of the most successful of its genre. I still have the print-out (somewhere) of how to set it up, which is a trifle convoluted, but explicit and works. Main problem I've had is that correspondents, esp. across the Pond, have either reverted (in ignorance) to the devil's OS, despite the endless adverse postings, or have decamped to Android (or worse, over there, - Apple, the poser's choice for guys with too much dosh!) Unfortunately I don't have the talent nor time to make PSIP (Puppy) phone function with those machines.
As an aside: don't you just hate the way our youth, and not so young, have been subverted by those mobile monstrosities? I don't think supergluing them to their ears would help. Really what is required is either direct brain implants or maybe just open their bank accounts to messrs Zuckerberg, Pichai, Page & co.?

[scsijon]

Barry,

I downloaded the iso (twice in the end even though crc's were ok) and burn't cd's.

My Dell Optiplex745 used for testing, which always gives problems with easy but has not with earlier Xerus64's, is now just core dumping and totally locking up, only fixed with a power off at the power point, poweroff switch on the base (soft powerdown) does nothing.

Is the coredump > file set in the kernel so I can look at it or pass it on? And if so where is it saving it please?

regards
scsijon
(home for a few days while students are field drawing, thought i'd try to start to kill the mail backlog)

[BarryK]

Barry,

I downloaded the iso (twice in the end even though crc's were ok) and burn't cd's.

My Dell Optiplex745 used for testing, which always gives problems with easy but has not with earlier Xerus64's, is now just core dumping and totally locking up, only fixed with a power off at the power point, poweroff switch on the base (soft powerdown) does nothing.

Is the coredump > file set in the kernel so I can look at it or pass it on? And if so where is it saving it please?

If I recall rightly, the kernel is configured without core dump.

You could boot with "loglevel=7" to see what is happening.

[scsijon]

If I recall rightly, the kernel is configured without core dump.

You could boot with "loglevel=7" to see what is happening.

Yea, at least something is readable. It seems to be something missing in the kernel, relating to just past the switchroot. I shall research further, just hope it's not tied to the http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... ?p=1003443 problem as it is a core2duo machine and they are now finding the problem rootcause goes back some linux minor versions.

On the otherhand, i've been given an 'old' i5 (shesh, 3 years is considered old now at a uni ....) that's been written off as they no longer have others of that model in use, so I may build sourcery on that, and use it as a dedicated development machine;

and? do you know if we have the qt5 to development version for Xerus 8.6 available, I have something for the graphic comic people that scanlate to build and test after I debug/update the code if so?

[Reneetje]

It's possible to cast from your computer with wired internet in Quirky Xerus64 8.6 and Google Chrome to your chromecast. You can watch on your computerscreen as on the screen with chromecast. So mobile phone or tablet is not needed.

[BarryK]

Have made the jump to building Quirky with Ubuntu Bionic Beaver 18.04.1 DEBs, version 8.7, for 64-bit PCs.

Might as well continue feedback for the new "Beaver" series in this thread.

Blog announcement:

http://bkhome.org/news/201809/quirky-be ... eased.html

[Sage]

Wooppee! .img AND .iso. Should suit 99% of followers. Will be able to continue diagnostics as well as rapid OTG booting to OB's machines. Fantastical. Many thanks, BK.

[Billtoo]

I installed to a 32gb sdhc card:

I loaded the devx and kernel sources,black listed nouveau, but when I
run NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.107.run it gives an error "signal caught
extraction failed" or something close to that.
When I xwin back to the desktop report-video shows vesa as the
driver.

video-info-glx 1.5.3 Wed 19 Sep 2018 on Easy Beaver 0.9.3 Linux 4.18.8 x86_64
0.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation ION VGA (rev b1)
oem: NVIDIA
product: MCP79 Board - hornet-0 Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg Driver: vesa
X.Org version: 1.19.6
dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels (508x286 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: llvmpipe (LLVM 6.0, 128 bits)
OpenGL core profile version string: 3.3 (Core Profile) Mesa 18.0.5

Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 330 @ 1.60GHz
Core 0: @1599 1: @1599 2: @1599 3: @1599 MHz

It's connected to a 32" TV via hdmi and I think I'll need the proprietary driver
for sound from the TV speakers.

Thanks.

[Billtoo]

I started from scratch and installed to a 32gb SDHC card:

System: Host: EASYPC27242 Kernel: 4.18.8 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: JWM git-1685 Distro: Quirky 0.9.3 beaver64
Machine: Device: desktop System: Acer product: Aspire R3610 serial: PTSCX0205302001AC12700
Mobo: Acer model: FMCP7A-ION-LE serial: U020102009703
BIOS: American Megatrends v: P01-A4 date: 11/03/2009
CPU: Dual core Intel Atom 330 (-MT-MCP-) speed/max: 1599/1600 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA ION VGA
Display Server: X.Org 1.19.6 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
OpenGL: renderer: NVAC version: 3.3 Mesa 18.0.5
Network: Card-1: NVIDIA MCP79 Ethernet driver: forcedeth
Card-2: Ralink RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci
Drives: HDD Total Size: 192.1GB (1.6% used)
Weather: Conditions: 60 F (15 C) Time: September 19, 12:17 PM EDT
Info: Processes: 125 Uptime: 27 min Memory: 164.5/1494.3MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.56

The nouveau driver is working okay with xine to play a movie dvd but
have to use external speakers for sound.

Thanks.

[roadkill13]

I did a fresh install to a flash drive using EasyDD on my Dell Optiplex 745 USFF.

System: Host: QUIRKYPC30632 Kernel: 4.18.8 x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: JWM git-1685 Distro: Quirky 8.7 beaver64
Machine: Device: laptop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 745 serial: JR9TYD1
Mobo: Dell model: 0GW726 serial: ..CN6986179L0353.
BIOS: Dell v: 2.6.6 date: 06/26/2011
CPU: Dual core Intel Pentium Dual E2180 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB
clock speeds: max: 1788 MHz 1: 1744 MHz 2: 1788 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics Controller
Display Server: X.Org 1.19.6
drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1280x1024@60.02hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 965Q version: 2.1 Mesa 18.0.5
Audio: Card Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.18.8
Network: Card: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit Ethernet PCIE
driver: tg3
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full
mac: 00:1a:a0:6c:73:4b
Drives: HDD Total Size: 515.8GB (0.5% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD5000AAKX size: 500.1GB
ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: Cruzer_Blade size: 15.7GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 6.3G used: 2.2G (35%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb2
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info: Processes: 99 Uptime: 50 min Memory: 583.7/3872.7MB
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.56

I updated the package manager, installed a couple of packages including Chromium 69. Everything is working well at the moment.

[BarryK]

It is interesting that Xorg now defaults to using the modesetting driver, not the intel driver (when your PC has intel video). I did see a post about that somewhere.

You would have to run the Xorg Wizard to change to the intel driver.

scsijon sent me an email, the 4.18.8 kernel has a security flaw. I am compiling 4.18.9 right now.

There was another email with some bug reports, one of them was that the youtube downloader doesn't work. Will check that out. Looks like a bugfix release is coming very soon!

Note about youtube downloader, it uses youtube-dl, which is a python script. It has to be upgraded every now and again, as youtube.com people move the goal posts, to foil downloaders.

[Reneetje]

It can happen that after a while the mouse is freezing and the system dead (unable to use any key). So I returned to Quirky Xerus64 8.6