Xenialpup64 CE 7.5 / 25 Nov 2017

[artsown]

I tried my microsoft lifechat LX-3000 headset, and there was no way to
control sound volume using mpv. The headset must be set in Sound
Setup as the "card" to use. Doing this disables the tray volume control.

I found quite a number of gui for mvp, and picked smplayer which
installed from the repo using PPM. It works fine.

I can't get over how nice certain things are when using Tahr and Xenial
pups. The PPM is amazing. Linux is amazing for having drivers for such things as my MS headset and canon printer.

Art

[James C]

Just a quick live test on an old Windows 10 box.Sound,video and internet all working on initial boot.

Nothing major found yet.

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root# inxi -Fxx
System:    Host: puppypc29360 Kernel: 4.9.15 x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: JWM 2.3.6 dm: N/A Distro: xenialpup64 7.0.8.5
Machine:   System: LENOVO product: 7220AK7 v: ThinkCentre M58p serial: MJBYTTT
           Mobo: LENOVO model: LENOVO
           Bios: LENOVO v: 5CKT69AUS date: 01/10/2011
           Chassis: type: 3
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E8400 (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 11970
           clock speeds: min/max: 2000/3000 MHz 1: 2000 MHz 2: 2000 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 4 Series Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:2e12
           Display Server: X.org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           tty size: 80x26 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio:     Card Intel 82801JD/DO (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:3a6e
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.9.15
Network:   Card: Intel 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 1820
           bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:10de
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 70:f3:95:19:43:91
Drives:    HDD Total Size: NA (-)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST3250312AS size: 250.1GB serial: N/A
RAID:      System: supported: linear raid0 raid1 raid10 raid6 raid5 raid4
           No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
           Unused Devices: none
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 167 Uptime: 8 min Memory: 221.8/7448.3MB
           Init: SysVinit v: N/A runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: N/A
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.421 running in urxvt) inxi: 2.2.35 

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root# free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:       7627100     922228    6704872     390516      89312     612176
-/+ buffers/cache:     220740    7406360
Swap:            0          0          0

[charlie6]

Hi,
thanks 666philb for this new version 7.0.8.5

I got a try on a laptop hp2530p elitebook featured with wireless broadcom BCM4312 802/11b/G.

No wifi connection: Simple Network Wizard does not detect any wlan interface.
lsmod reports b43 module is loaded.
Wireless interface is active:

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root# rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: wlan
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
1: hp-bluetooth: bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
2: hp-wwan: wwan
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
3: hp-gps: gps
	Soft blocked: yes
	Hard blocked: yes
4: hci0: bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
5: phy0: wlan
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
root#

I also compiled a wl.ko driver using a broadcom patch to kernel 4.8.0 according to forum member peebee's post http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 946#884946: compilation went well but dmesg reports the patch might be too old for kernel 4.9.15:

...
wl: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
wl: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
wlan0: Broadcom BCM4315 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.271 (r587334)

DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 2
DMAR: [DMA Read] Request device [02:00.0] fault addr fffeb000 [fault reason 06] PTE Read access is not set
ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
...

Thanks for any advice.
Best regards
Charlie

[tlchost]

Hi tlchost,

he one named wine-portable-1.6.2-2-p4.tar.gz, being a creation of version2013 and having wine-tricks built in.

mikesLr

Extract it to where....no matter where I did the extraction, it asks for a location for wine-data...and none that I tried worked.

bump

[mikeslr]

Hi tlchost,

My apologies. I thought that the first post on the portable-wine thread gave instructions. It doesn't. Or that the HELP..html you'll find within the extracted package would help. It sort-of does, but tells you to click OK and I think OK has undergone a name change. I've been using portable-wine so long I don't remember where I got the instructions.

At any rate, this post discusses portable-wine in detail. http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 296#814296. Instructions are given below the one paragraph line reading "On to working with wine:"

But, my recollection is that all that is necessary after you've extracted wine-portable from the tar.gz you downloaded is to RIGHT-CLICK the wine-portable folder and from the Pop-up menu select Register Portable Wine on Puppy Menu. It will do that, but also create the Wine-data folder within the Wine-portable folder. You're next step would be to configure wine: Menu>Utilities>Wine Config.

Among the menu entries created is Menu>System>Wine Windows Program Loader. It will enable you to scroll thru all executables in the Wine-data folder and select which to run. But, if you intend to create individual menu entries to programs --instructions on the post linked to above-- I suggest that before registering wine-portable, you right-click the folder and rename it to just "wine-portable" without the version designation. The registration mechanism only allows one wine-portable anyway: a second will over-write the first. And, if you change the name of the wine-portable folder after registering, you'll have to register again, IIRC, having first Uninstalled the first registration via Puppy Package Manager.

mikesLr

[tlchost]

Hi tlchost,

My apologies. I thought that the first post on the portable-wine thread gave instructions.

At any rate, this post discusses portable-wine in detail. http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 296#814296. Instructions are given below the one paragraph line reading "On to working with wine:"

ThanKS...Im worked one-eyed for a few days after cataract surgery...so its hard to read...

I run xenial on a usb drive formatted in fat32...do you thinK the portable wine will work on fat32...if not, it's a no starter since I need to access text files, etc. on a windows macHINE

[corvus]

I'm writing from Xenialpup-7.0.8.5 right now, it seems to be much more compatible with my ASUS X555LB laptop than previous versions.
The only issue detected, until now, is when in Puppy event manager I set save session to 0 and tick on "Ask at shutdown to save session Whether or not", during the shutdown procedure the choice window appears properly but it is freezed, fortunately the procedure continues after 60 seconds but I could not choose whether or not to save.

Greetings

Edit: The issue is related to the video driver, it happens only if I choose VESA video driver. With the modesetting video driver, unlike in tahr64-6.0.5 in which it is my default video driver, I get a black screen with an X instead of a mouse pointer. If I choose the automatic xorgwizard procedure (intel video driver) the pc sometimes freezes.

[eztuxer]

WOW !
This pup ROCKS !
Fast as a greyhound.
Everything works fine, just need to use an USB stick for wifi, as my built in device and other usb wlan power antenna is not working ATM.
Other minor issue : The savefile is on HDD partition as dialog box only offers to save on SDB2 (10 MB too small) when I try to save on USB 2 GB SDB1 partition.
other mall issue num pad not working yet.
So far this is the best 64 bit pup for my LENOVO idea pad 110.

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root# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 2280 (rev 35)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 22b1 (rev 35)
00:13.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Device 22a3 (rev 35)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Device 22b5 (rev 35)
00:1a.0 Encryption controller: Intel Corporation Device 2298 (rev 35)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Device 2284 (rev 35)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 22c8 (rev 35)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 22cc (rev 35)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 22ce (rev 35)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device 229c (rev 35)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Device 2292 (rev 35)
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter

root# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 174f:1173 Syntek 
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:0821 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller
Bus 001 Device 012: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 0b05:1723 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. WL-167G v2 802.11g Adapter [Ralink RT2571W]
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0930:6545 Toshiba Corp. Kingston DataTraveler 102/2.0 / HEMA Flash Drive 2 GB / PNY Attache 4GB Stick
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0605 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
root# 

Very Génial (in French : Genius)

This is my new toy.

Thank you !

[bigpup]

Xenialpup64 7.0.8.5
Frugal install on USB stick.

Used the save folder from Xenialpup64 7.0.8.4.

Save updated OK.

Everything from the save seems to be working OK

Now testing this update.

[mikeslr]

Hi tlchost,

I can't say from experience whether portable-wine will function properly from a Fat32 partition. But if I read the posts correctly, it now does. Shortly after shinobar published, OverDrive posted that it wasn't. Shinobar worked on it and posted new links.http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 993#762993

That post, however, contained the statement "#Fix was failed on VFAT filesystem". English is not shinobar's native language, I think the quotation reflects the reason for the new publication rather than the current status of the application because:
(1) why publish new versions if they also don't work' and
(2) the next post on the thread is by OverDrive and tells us that it now works.

OverDrive indicates that a reboot is required.

I may be mistaken, but I think the links to applications from the above cited post take you to the same repo and folder as those from the first post, the original versions of portable-wine having been replaced by the fixed versions. But, just to be safe, I'd download one of the versions from that post.

If that version doesn't include winetricks and you want it, Mike Walsh provided the recipe for adding it which he's tested under Ubuntu based Puppies: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 096#900096

mikesLr

[666philb]

Testing xenialpup64 7.0.8.5:

Running as root, the three standard dbus processes are running (image 1).

However, when palemoon is launched as spot it seems the $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS is not recognized in the spot environment and a session-bus file is not created. For comparison, see a normal session-bus file below for tahrpup64 (image 2).

Although palemoon launches as spot for me in xenialpup64-7.0.8.5, I see the following pop-up error message: No D-BUS daemon running (image 3).

Note: I see this error in xenialpup64 but not in tahrpup64-6.0.6.

Thanks

hi radky,

tahrpup64's dbus seems to work http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... x86_64.pet

i wonder if this will cause problems elsewhere

[666philb]

any hints warnings abou wine in xenial? downloaded it from ppm...no joy

try tahrpup's wine by forum memeber 'version2013' http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... 0_v2.2.pet
needs the 32bit compatibility libs installed

[666philb]

Hi,
thanks 666philb for this new version 7.0.8.5

I got a try on a laptop hp2530p elitebook featured with wireless broadcom BCM4312 802/11b/G.

No wifi connection: Simple Network Wizard does not detect any wlan interface.
lsmod reports b43 module is loaded.
Wireless interface is active:

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root# rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: wlan
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
1: hp-bluetooth: bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
2: hp-wwan: wwan
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
3: hp-gps: gps
	Soft blocked: yes
	Hard blocked: yes
4: hci0: bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
5: phy0: wlan
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
root#

I also compiled a wl.ko driver using a broadcom patch to kernel 4.8.0 according to forum member peebee's post http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 946#884946: compilation went well but dmesg reports the patch might be too old for kernel 4.9.15:

...
wl: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
wl: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
wlan0: Broadcom BCM4315 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.271 (r587334)

DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 2
DMAR: [DMA Read] Request device [02:00.0] fault addr fffeb000 [fault reason 06] PTE Read access is not set
ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
...

Thanks for any advice.
Best regards
Charlie

hi charlie6,

b43 was requested earlier in the xenialpups thread and is probably blocking your wireless driver.

try blacklisting it in ...menu>>system>>bootmanager

[riedzig]

With xenialpup64 7.0.8.4 or 5 the leds on Genius Comfy KB 21e Scroll above the numpad don'ť light (unlike 7.0.7 with the older kernel). The numpad itself is working.
Very interesting: adding another usb keyboard revives the leds on Genius and they keep working even after unplugging the second keyboard!

Unfortunately I couldn't create nvidia drivers 304xx with any xenialpup64 using getnvidia (errors reported). Especially mpv+nouveau+my nvidia card causes screen freezing.

So far I stick with 7.0.7

7.0.8 otherwise very promising!

[bigpup]

Unfortunately I couldn't create nvidia drivers 304xx with any xenialpup64 using getnvidia (errors reported).

You are using the 64 bit version of Getnvidia?
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=72405
The correct kernel source and devx sfs? 64 bit?
Nvivida 64 bit driver run package?

Getnvidia 64bit and the correct other sfs packages worked OK for me to make the Nvidia64 bit 375.39 driver.

Get kernel source sfs here:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... -xenial64/
Make sure you get the correct kernel source

The devx sfs here:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/test/xenialpup/

The Nvidia driver run package does need to be in /mnt/home

I did get errors if it was not in that location.

[artsown]

Why was this thread moved to Puppy Derivatives?

Art

[charlie6]

Hi Phil, thanks for your reply !

...
b43 was requested earlier in the xenialpups thread and is probably blocking your wireless driver.

try blacklisting it in ...menu>>system>>bootmanager

I did it but no success
I indeed already had "blacklisted" b43 by editing /etc/rc.d/MODULESCONFIG and copying wl.ko to /lib/modules/4.9.15/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
as forum member ozsouth does (see http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 110#921110)
So, b43 is not longer listed in lsmod report nor in the bootmanagers modules list.

Charlie

[riedzig]

Hi bigpup,
I checked everything, moved it all under /mnt/home and got the same error

ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module.


ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find
suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available
on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
nvidia: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
NVRM: DRM init failed
See also 'nvidia-installer.log'

[bigpup]

What is the specific Nvidia hardware?

Yes, the SFS packages and the Nvidia run package all need to be in /mnt/home.

You do have the devx and kernel sfs packages loaded by using menu->Setup->SFS-load-on-the-fly?

I would double check and make sure you got the correct Nvidia driver run package and it was a good download.
You are getting the Nvidia driver package directly from Nvidia web site driver download?

Same for the other sfs packages.

I have seen those same errors and it turned out I had a bad or wrong package. Nvidia run or SFS.

This is a computer with at least 1GB of memory?
That could be an issue.

[bigpup]

Why was this thread moved to Puppy Derivatives?

Art

Someone spammed the forum.
Flash had to do a lot of topic fixing.
He probably moved it by mistake.

I sent him a PM about this.