BionicDog (updated: 2018-06-04)

[ITSMERSH]

Hi.

How to disable the Screensaver in BionicDog and how to boot into a DE desktop?

Thanks.

[irishrm]

rcrsn51:
I installed the printer with these pets. They install the ML2162 driver in cups.
samsung_print-4.01.17.pet
samsung_print-4.00.35.pet
These are a bit hit and miss but work best with older puppies.
Does this answer your question.


I downloaded and installed "uld_V1.00.39_01.17.tar.gz". It seemed to install OK.
Now cups does not appear in the menu so don't know how to access it. (checked cups is installed).

I don't want to take up any more of your time on this. I'll keep working on it, probably start again from scratch.

Thanks for sticking with me.

Edit: When I ran ./install.sh in terminal it went straight to a terms and conditions window so I don't think it installed at all. I'll start again.
irishrm.

[rcrsn51]

You start the CUPS web interface as usual: by opening your web browser and going to "localhost:631".

When I ran ./install.sh in terminal it went straight to a terms and conditions window

That's what it does - Press Enter until you get to the bottom and press "y".

[irishrm]

rcrsn51:
I'm beginning to wonder if I actually have a brain.
I got that installed OK.
I opened the cups webpage and was confronted with a request for a password.
I tried root and puppy but neither were excepted.???
irishrm.

[rcrsn51]

The 64bit BionicDog has a bug - the root user's password should be "root", but it's not.

Run the "passwd" command and reset it to "root".

I was confused by your statement above:

The ML2162 driver showed in cups but when installed it didn't work.

It suggested that you had already opened the CUPS web interface and done a CUPS setup, just like you would have done in Puppy.

[irishrm]

I.m not surprised your confused.

That referred to the results of my previous attempt to install the unified driver. Cups appeared in the menu no idea how that happened. I un-installed
the unified driver and all that disappeared.

Will try to finally install the printer later.
irishrm.

[fredx181]

The 64bit BionicDog has a bug - the root user's password should be "root", but it's not.

Good catch, major bug, thanks ! It only affects the 64-bit version (also previous Bionicdog64 version 2018-04-21), 32-bit versions are OK, sorry for the inconvenience.
Fix it from terminal being root, to create new root password as you prefer:

Code: Select all

passwd root

EDIT: Added to Changes and fixes list:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 364#989364

Fred

[rcrsn51]

Will try to finally install the printer later.

Fingers crossed.

I have a vague recollection of early versions of the ULD with different version numbers and some GUI functionality. But I stripped out the GUI stuff when I converted them to PETs.

Those drivers got replaced long ago with the current uld_V1.00.xxx class of drivers.

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samsung_print-4.01.17.pet

Those PETs are really old. The most recent ones I made were named samsung_print-uld.1.0.37.pet.

[ITSMERSH]

Hi again.

Anyone knows how to disable the Screensaver in BionicDog and how to boot into a desktop using a different language other than EN (e.g.: DE)?

Thanks.

[fredx181]

Hi RSH, if you mean to disable the screen blanking every 10 min, see here:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 147#992147

Setting locale (language) is possible but not perfect, download, load (activate module, right-click from pcmanfm) the "99-locales-BionicDog-2018-04-21.squashfs" from download first post and see here:
EDIT: Better, instead loading -on-the-fly-, place "99-locales-BionicDog-2018-04-21.squashfs" in the casper folder of a frugal install, and reboot and it will be loaded everytime you boot BionicDog.
(@shelezyaka asked for how to set to russian locale, in your case change every "ru_RU" to "de_DE")
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 270#991270

Just tell me if you need further help.

Fred

[irishrm]

rcrsn51, fredx181:
Success the printer is installed and working.

Thanks for all the help.
I promise to leave you both in peace now for a while.

irishrm.

[rcrsn51]

rcrsn51, fredx181:
Success the printer is installed and working.

Excellent. To summarize, it's the same procedure in Puppies and Dogs.

1. Get a compatible driver package.
2. Install the driver.
3. Run the CUPS web interface at localhost:631 . Login as root if required.
4. Do a CUPS printer setup.

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[ITSMERSH]

Hi RSH, if you mean to disable the screen blanking every 10 min, see here:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 147#992147

Thanks, yes that's what I meant.

Meanwhile I'd solved this by trying to use /root/.xset.sh from Puppy - worked pretty well, has also effect on mouse speed...

I will try to setup BionicDog for the use of DE desktop etc. later, when I'm back in BionicDog.

Again thanks.

[ITSMERSH]

Hi.

I had already downloaded the 99-locales-BionicDog-2018-04-21.squashfs and it loads automatically at boot. Following the advice here I was able to boot into DE desktop.

But there wasn't much of locales files downloaded, so I just grabbed the DE locales from German Language Package of L18L. Worked well.

Thanks!

[ITSMERSH]

Hi,

I have made two remasters, one per RemasterDog and one per RemasterCow, just to find out how it works.

Named the files to:

01-remaster.squashfs (RemasterDog)
02-changes.squashfs (RemasterCow)

I suspect when using 01-remaster.squashfs the OS will run on this machine only?

Would this be different when using only 02-changes.squashfs?

And how do I use them?

When copying e.g. 02-changes.squashfs to the location of 01-filesystem.squashfs shall I remove everything from directory 'changes' before doing a reboot?

Or do I need to make a new install?

Thanks!

[fredx181]

Hi RSH,

RemasterDog makes a remaster of the full system "/", including changes and loaded extra modules.

RemasterCow (COW=CopyOnWrite) makes a module from the save-folder or save-file.

I'd say use one or the other, not both, probably your 01-remaster.squashfs has already the changes included same as in 02-changes.squashfs

I suspect when using 01-remaster.squashfs the OS will run on this machine only?

Not sure what you mean. Why would it ?

When copying e.g. 02-changes.squashfs to the location of 01-filesystem.squashfs shall I remove everything from directory 'changes' before doing a reboot?

Yes, the 02-changes.squashfs has the changes already, so it would be waste of space if you keep the old changes.
I would not remove content of 'changes' while running the system, there's Menu entry "Clear changes at reboot", better use that.

There's more to say about this all, it's a bit late here, so keeping it short.
I admit it can be confusing how to use these options. (BTW, there's also "Quick-Remaster Gui" which is more convenient to use then RemasterDog)

P.S. I wouldn't recommend using RemasterCow (and loading e.g. 02-changes.squashfs) if your changes contain installed programs with apt-get or synaptic, specially if you kept the checkbox checked "Disable dpkg registration", then the package management doesn't know about these programs.
(for personal changes, added files, configuration etc... it's OK to use it)

Fred

[ITSMERSH]

Thanks for the reply.

Not sure what you mean. Why would it ?

I just thought this remaster is equal to puppy remaster with full customized /etc? So, all devices and its settings are customized dependent on the machine doing the remaster?

Ok, as I do understand this so far, .squashfs is equal to .sfs (just a different extension?) and I can create .squashfs files manually, naming them 03-blabla..squashfs, 04-somemoreblabla..squashfs and so on, placing them to the location of 01-filesystem.squashfs and they will load at boot?

If so, which one would be on top layer?

Sorry for so many questions, but I really like this OS and there is a learning curve for me to achieve my goals, since there's many stuff different to puppy. It took me hours to manipulate the Openbox Menu to have a quick-start menu for some preferred applications.

Currently I got a complete Audio Studio running in BionicDog on a Samsung N150 Netbook, including QJackCtl, QTractor, QSynth (ZynAddSubFx is too resource hungry unfortunately), JACK Mixer, Hydrogen (not completely tested yet) and Audacity to record and mix down.

That's really pretty cool!

Btw.: when the Samsung N150 turns out to be ready and able for the use as portable Audio Studio e.g. playing sequences to make me able to perform some live drumming to these sequences, I will do a Video about the ability of BionicDog as portable Audio Studio on a Samsung N150 Netbook.

So, thumbs pressed !?

[dancytron]

If so, which one would be on top layer?

The *.squashfs files in the /casper (or /live in debian) are loaded in alpha numeric order.

So, 01-filesystem.squashfs would be loaded and then 99-vlic.squashfs would be loaded. In other words, 99-vlc.squashfs would be loaded on top of 01-filesystem.squashfs.

If you load them on-the-fly after you start, then it gives you the choice. If you choose "safe activate" it is loaded underneath, otherwise it is loaded on top.

Definitely give the "Quick Remaster" a try. It is very good.

[rufwoof]

The *.squashfs files in the /casper (or /live in debian) are loaded in alpha numeric order.

You can specify which sfs files get loaded and in what order ... see the manual page for liveboot (extract below)

live/filesystem.module
This optional file (inside the live media) contains a list of
white-space or carriage-return-separated file names corresponding
to disk images in the "/live" directory. If this file exists, only
images listed here will be merged into the root aufs, and they will
be loaded in the order listed here. The first entry in this file
will be the "lowest" point in the aufs, and the last file in this
list will be on the "top" of the aufs, directly below /cow.
Without this file, any images in the "/live" directory are loaded
in alphanumeric order.

That's for Ubuntu, Debian have similar (I thought the filename listing sfs's was just called filesystem, so check the specific detail as appropriate for your installation).

[ITSMERSH]

Thanks @rufwoof and @dancytron!

I will try Quick-Remaster Gui soon...