Quirky Xerus 8.1.4 for Raspberry Pi2 and 3

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#61 Post by don570 »

Perhaps you have installed something that has messed things up.

I have just booted up my 8.0.19 build on the Pi2, which is the same as 8.0.18 as far as sound is concerned, I think.
The first version of Quirky Alpha I had no problems with the sound.

The subsequent versions I have had the same problem of alsamixer and
amixer not working (and retrovol giving me a blank window)

Here's an example...

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# alsamixer
cannot open mixer: No such file or directory
The only difference with your installation is how I output sound.

To stop stuttering of audio playback I must put in the following in my
config.txt

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hdmi_ignore_edid_audio=1
Could this be incompatible with alsa?? but it works in fatdogarm
which I assume uses alsa. alsamixer works in fatdogarm

This is a trick I learned in fatdogarm.

The odd thing is that when I install omxplayer v7 3.7

the sound is perfect on my TV set and also over the analog jack.,
but just that app. It uses totally different media libraries.

I'll try the following tonight.

1) Boot up with default config.txt , set up my sound
(which will be difficult because of distorted TV screen :roll: ), then power off
2) Reboot again to see if sound settings are persistent and check for stuttering problem
3) Change my config.txt file to

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disable_overscan=0
start_x=1
gpu_mem=128
hdmi_group=1
hdmi_mode=4
# Safest video mode
#hdmi_safe=1

#  If audio stutters uncomment the next line to output sound to stereo jack...
hdmi_ignore_edid_audio=1

# Berryboot settings, do not change
#initramfs berryboot.img

#[pi2]
#kernel=kernel_rpi2_aufs.img

initramfs initrd.rpi2
[pi2]
kernel=vmlinuz.rpi2

# Warning: CMA does not work properly in newer firmware versions
#
#cma_lwm=16
#cma_hwm=32
#cma_offline_start=16 
Boot up and test again.
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#62 Post by don570 »

I can confirm that my USB wifi adaptor works.
carl9170 driver loads automatically.
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Also my dropbear package works as well with the firewall
I left SSH port 22 open

XMING and putty was used on my windows machine

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#63 Post by don570 »

It took over an hour but I was successful in compiling gimp 2.8.18
(python disabled). It works with wacom tablet.


I added in babl and gegl to package to make it simpler to install.
(It take about 15 seconds to install)

https://www.mydrive.ch/download/3480861 ... 2.8.18.pet
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#64 Post by BarryK »

don570 wrote:
cd to / ---> there is a lot of folders beginning with the word 'Debian'
Very strange.
Yeah, that's on my to-do list to fix.
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#65 Post by BarryK »

eowens2 wrote:Another problem I stumbled into was with the Quirky Package Manager. On clicking ‘Update now’, the manager seemed to do its thing, going to each repository and downloading the current package list, and then arranging the info into a usable format. However the process was faster than usual.

But when I looked for some common packages (e.g. Chromium, HPLIP) they could not be found. So I looked into the database folders at /root/.Packages/Packages-ubuntu-xenial-main (and xxx-multiverse and xxx-universe). Although, in ROX-Filer the directories were labled in boldface fonts as if they had fresh content, they were EMPTY. However the database folders for /root/.Packages/Packages-pet-armv6-official (and xxx-noarch-official and xxx-xerus-official) all had reasonable content. I verified that I was connected to the internet during this process.

For some reason, the package list for the Ubuntu repositories doesn’t seem to be updating.
I discovered that /usr/local/petget/debdb2pupdb and find_cat are x86_64 binaries!

They snuck in during the build with woofQ, replacing the correct armv7 ones. This happened because I did a cross-build, host system my x86_64 laptop, target is armv7. Fixed.
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#66 Post by BarryK »

I clicked on a PDF file, Evince did not start. A library was missing. Fixed.

Clicked on a DOC file, Libreoffice did not start. Ditto a spreadsheet file. Fixed.

Tested printing, works.
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#67 Post by ally »

a quick spin of #18

psync not working (program starts but does not sync)

galculator and gmeasures do not start

more to follow

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#68 Post by don570 »

don570 wrote:


cd to / ---> there is a lot of folders beginning with the word 'Debian'
Very strange.


Yeah, that's on my to-do list to fix.
I don't see that problem in the current version quirky-pi2-sd-8gb-xerus-8.0.18alpha.img.xz
, so I assume you fixed that.

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You did fix the problem with xz compression in the pet package. 8)

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#69 Post by don570 »

GTKhash program launches from the start menu but I can't open a file
with it (menu greyed out). Instead I have to use the terminal...

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gtkhash  myfile
There is a right click utility pupmd5sum.sh that's available..
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=84019

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mhwaveedit should be compiled with alsamixer or retrovol as the mixer
that launches from the mhwaveedit window
explained in ./configure --help

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#70 Post by don570 »

Update on sound problem...

Here is how I partially solve sound problem on quirky arm...
(the procedure needs to be done each time I boot :roll: )

When I first boot up I must launch retrovol configuration from tray.

I switch the sides so that left side now has

Image

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Next I launch retrovol from start menu or tray.

Here is what I see...

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I must drag mouse over and set to...

Image

(full is also possible)


Now my volume is excellent and there is no stuttering problem.

I check with

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 madplay  ivy.mp3
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#71 Post by BarryK »

ally wrote:galculator and gmeasures do not start
I have fixed galculator and gmeasures. they were armv6 pets. I need to remove that armv6 PET repo. from the list.
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#72 Post by don570 »

If you're interested in replacement for gtkhash, here's a right click utility
that also can be launched from menu.

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#73 Post by don570 »

if retrovol is launched from the start menu it creates a speaker icon in the tray.
The icon doesn't disappear when retrovol is quit, so there will be multiple
speaker icons . (see image)

When retrovol is launched from the tray this doesn't occur.

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#74 Post by don570 »

If you need an app that converts measurements, I wrote puppy units.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=92152

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#75 Post by don570 »

I suggest a change of code during the launching the sound at bootup.
Instead of 10-alsa script , I suggest 99-alsa which is based on fatdog arm
( file has fake gz extension)

It is simpler and works better than 10-alsa.

It makes the sound settings persist on my machine to the next bootup,
so I don't have to recreate them each bootup.

This line of code actually works properly in this script to restore my sound setting
whereas it doesn't in 10-alsa script!!

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 alsactl -f /etc/asound.state restore #restore from /etc/asound.state.
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fake gz extension
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#76 Post by BarryK »

In some earlier posts, I reported that the screen flickered off. It was sensitive to vibration perhaps.
Pakt reported that it is most likely a faulty HDMI cable.

Yes, that does seem to be the case. Using that cable with my Odroid XU4, when compiling the kernel, the screen started flickering off a lot, I think probably it is a heat issue affecting the cable contacts -- maybe.

Whatever, with my Odroid order I also received a new HDMI cable, and that is working fine. Haven't tried it with the Pi yet.

Perhaps should just throw out the old cable.
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#77 Post by don570 »

While trying to compile gmic plug-in for gimp I got the error

opencv.pc not found.

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#78 Post by BarryK »

don570 wrote:GTKhash program launches from the start menu but I can't open a file
with it (menu greyed out). Instead I have to use the terminal...

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gtkhash  myfile
A gschemas file was missing. Those files are in /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas. I added DEB 'libgtk-3-common', which has the gtk3 schemas.

Those schemas also need to be compiled, which was not happening in a woofQ cross-build.

Both problems are fixed, thanks for the feedback.
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#79 Post by gcmartin »

This is just an FYI. A new Raspian OS

Not sure if it will help with compiling behavior.

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#80 Post by BarryK »

I purchased Linux-compatible wifi and bluetooth USB adaptors from Amazon, they arrived today.

Tested them on my Pi2, running Quirky 8.0.23 (not uploaded), success.

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Bluetooth: http://barryk.org/news/?viewDetailed=00423
Wifi: http://barryk.org/news/?viewDetailed=00422
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