BionicPup32 (UPupBB) (27 June 2020)

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tosim · #571 Post by **tosim** » Sun 31 Mar 2019, 16:09

I'm assuming the info-see screenshot, was typo errors, as dl shows proper info???

bigpup · #572 Post by **bigpup** » Sun 31 Mar 2019, 16:26

Bionicpup32 8.0+1

WIFI does not work. No wireless devices detected.

This is the network setup on this computer:

Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8822BE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi adapter [10ec:b822]
• Kernel Driver: r8822be
• Memory Used: 768.00 KB
• Path: /lib/modules/4.19.23/kernel/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/r8822be.ko

The firmware for RTL8822BE is not in Bionicpup32 8.0+1

When first doing network setup.
A info window opens giving info on where to get more firmware and how to find out what is needed.
If you close that window.
There seems to be no way to reopen it, to read again.

This info is in a txt file /opt/upup/upup-hints.txt

Strongly suggest make some easy way to re-access this info.
Maybe by applications>Help

wanderer · #573 Post by **wanderer** » Wed 03 Apr 2019, 19:46

hi peebee and everyone

i am using bp32 and it is a great distro
i have not encountered any issues yet

i did do a few fun things

i downloaded fredx firefox and unzipped it in home
then started it
it worked fine and updated
and i now have the latest firefox
posting from it now

i also downloaded firefox-esr from debian
and it runs fine from a directory as well

i also really like the light browser

anyway

thanks for making this
very useful and fun

wanderer

Ether · #574 Post by **Ether** » Wed 03 Apr 2019, 20:06

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wanderer wrote:i also downloaded firefox-esr from debian and it runs fine from a directory as well

Hi Wanderer.

Would you please explain the steps for doing that? I would like to try it.

Thank you.

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wanderer · #575 Post by **wanderer** » Wed 03 Apr 2019, 20:13

hi ether

go to debian site
download deb for 32 bit 386 firefox-esr

unzip into a directory with uextract
in bp32 home in save file on hard drive

go into the directory
to the usr/bin directory
open a terminal
and type ./firefox-esr

and it will just run

wanderer

Ether · #576 Post by **Ether** » Wed 03 Apr 2019, 20:25

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wanderer wrote:unzip into a directory with uextract in bp32 home in save file on hard drive

I don't understand that part.

I don't have a save file. I have a save folder.

/mnt/home/Bpup32 is the folder that contains the system files and the save folder.

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wanderer · #577 Post by **wanderer** » Wed 03 Apr 2019, 20:32

hi ether

if you have a home directory
just uextract the deb there

and then go into the unzipped firefox-esr directory
to usr/bin
and type ./firefox-esr in a terminal

wanderer

bigpup · #578 Post by **bigpup** » Fri 05 Apr 2019, 11:45

bigpup wrote:Bionicpup32 8.0+1

WIFI does not work. No wireless devices detected.

This is the network setup on this computer:
Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8822BE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi adapter [10ec:b822]
• Kernel Driver: r8822be
• Memory Used: 768.00 KB
• Path: /lib/modules/4.19.23/kernel/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/r8822be.ko
The firmware for RTL8822BE is not in Bionicpup32 8.0+1

Update info and can anyone offer any help
I have found and installed the needed firmware (r8822befw.bin), but I still need the kernel driver r8822be.ko.

The kernel in Bionicpup32 8.0 does not have the r8822be.ko driver in the kernel.
So, just having the needed firmware is not enough.
If the kernel was 4.14.xx or newer. The driver would be in the kernel.

I am having problems getting the kernel driver downloaded and compiled.
There are some at Github:
https://github.com/search?q=rtl8822be
None of them will compile.

(YES I HAVE EVERYTHING NEEDED TO COMPILE)

I am new to trying to get kernel drivers compiled.

Any ideas?

OscarTalks · #579 Post by **OscarTalks** » Fri 05 Apr 2019, 13:42

Hello bigpup,

The source from the "wsyco" github page compiles in my Bionicpup32 to produce a driver module named 88x2be although the package does appear to be rtl8822be so not sure if it is compatible or not. I just ran make and make install in the driver sub-directory.
Kernel version here is 4.9.163 though.

peebee · #580 Post by **peebee** » Fri 05 Apr 2019, 14:14

bigpup wrote:If the kernel was 4.14.xx or newer. The driver would be in the kernel.
Any ideas?

Try kernel 4.14.91 or 4.19.13 from:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lxpup/ ... e-kernels/

??

OscarTalks · #581 Post by **OscarTalks** » Fri 05 Apr 2019, 15:17

This source package here:-
https://github.com/rtlwifi-linux/rtlwifi-next
Compiles in BionicPup32 k4.9.163 here and produces various driver modules including rtl8822be
Just running make and make install in the top directory.

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# modinfo rtl8822be
filename:       /lib/modules/4.9.163-lxpup-32-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8822be/rtl8822be.ko
firmware:       rtlwifi/rtl8822befw.bin
description:    Realtek 8822BE 802.11n PCI wireless
license:        GPL
author:         Larry Finger	<Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
author:         Realtek WlanFAE	<wlanfae@realtek.com>
alias:          pci:v000010ECd0000B822sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        rtlwifi,rtl_pci,btcoexist,halmac,phydm_mod
retpoline:      Y
vermagic:       4.9.163-lxpup-32-pae SMP mod_unload modversions 686 
parm:           swenc:Set to 1 for software crypto (default 0)
 (bool)
parm:           ips:Set to 0 to not use link power save (default 1)
 (bool)
parm:           swlps:Set to 1 to use SW control power save (default 0)
 (bool)
parm:           fwlps:Set to 1 to use FW control power save (default 1)
 (bool)
parm:           msi:Set to 1 to use MSI interrupts mode (default 1)
 (bool)
parm:           debug:Set debug level (0-5) (default 0) (int)
parm:           debug_mask:Set debug mask (default 0) (ullong)
parm:           disable_watchdog:Set to 1 to disable the watchdog (default 0)
 (bool)
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bigpup · #582 Post by **bigpup** » Fri 05 Apr 2019, 19:40

OscarTalks,

Thank you very much!!

Your last post did it.

Compiled and installed working driver and firmware.

I guess I was just trying to use the wrong package.
Github has so much to select from

Using it now to post this.

This is a very new, low cost laptop, that has some very new hardware.
With this wifi fix Bionicpup32 8.0 now works on it.

Have not tried to change the kernel to see how that would work.
peebee, if you want me to test that I will?

perdido · #583 Post by **perdido** » Sat 06 Apr 2019, 02:48

Wifi driver PET for the Realtek rtl8192eu chipset compiled for latest Bionicpup32 kernel 4.9.163
Contains the firmware and driver.
http://ibm-pc.org/puppy/bionic/realtek- ... .9.163.pet

Confirmed working with TPLinkWN821N 2357:0107
Confirmed working with SimplecomNW382 0bda:818b

See this post for additional info
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 33#1024333

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peebee · #584 Post by **peebee** » Sun 07 Apr 2019, 12:52

Latest version is bionicpup32-8.0+2-uefi.iso
Kernel is 4.9.163

iso md5 = 613f1677958fd64bdc58187fe92d8cbb bionicpup32-8.0+2-uefi.iso

Preferred download from SourceForge

Alternative download from Ibiblio (mainly for DistroWatch purposes)

Delta available - can only be applied to the base iso:
9d753e2dffd49beaba80751e87a45c3f bionicpup32-8.0+0-uefi.iso
which can be downloaded from SourceForge

vtpup · #585 Post by **vtpup** » Wed 10 Apr 2019, 13:00

BionicPup32 19.03
kernel 4.9.163-lxpup-32-pae (i686)
Acer 5349 laptop

Just tried this pup and installed wine32_3.0 via Puppy Package Manager.

Wine is not recognized or found as a program or command from the console.

The actual command can be found as /usr/lib/wine/wine, and works from a terminal opened there.

Does this mean that subdirectories in /usr/lib/ are not in the path?

vtpup · #586 Post by **vtpup** » Wed 10 Apr 2019, 13:51

Hmmmm, maybe that's standard operation. I think I've figured out how to fix.....

So would I write a script like

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#!/bin/sh

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/wine:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

exec /usr/lib/wine/wine "$@"

And call it wine and put in /usr/bin/ ?

EDIT: That worked but, wine could not exec the wineserver. I had to create a link in /usr/bin/ to /usr/lib/wine/wineserver32.

I also had to name that link winserver (not wineserver32). After that a test on Google SketchUp7 (SketchUp.exe) opened the program.

Another problem I noticed with BionicPup when I was working with this issue: right clicking on a file and then selecting "properties" always failed the first time I did it.

I had to do it a second time to actually get properties.

I am using a touchpad with real (physical) mouse buttons, and with the touchpad tap functions turned off.

bigpup · #587 Post by **bigpup** » Thu 11 Apr 2019, 00:12

I would remove the Wine you got from PPM.

Install the Wine pet made for Puppy.

For Wine.

Make sure you have the latest version of Wine.
Well, some programs do seem to work better on older versions of Wine, but I would start with the newest and see.
Good place to get Wine for Puppy.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=88711

Also, look on the first post of the Wine topic for a added 'wine_extras-v2.1.pet' that puts Wine entries in the menu.

When you get Wine installed and the Wine menu entries.
Run Wine config to setup Wine.
It will probably offer you a few more programs needed for Wine to run properly.
Should download and install them as part of the initial config.

Also, in Wine config->Drivers Select autodetect to get all the driver locations loaded in Wine.

A lot of settup options in Wine config, so check them all.

What version of Windows you want Wine to mimic can affect how a program runs. Wine Config->Applications.

About specific programs running in Wine.
Go to the Wine web site and see what it says about a specific program and issues.
http://www.winehq.org

Using Wine is almost like learning a new operating system.
Takes a while to learn how to use Wine and to get things working properly.

lizardidi · #588 Post by **lizardidi** » Thu 11 Apr 2019, 06:39

I tried to install lifeograph 1.4.2 via PPM. First i updated the repo files. Then PPM suggest to install 2 files, ie lifeograph_1.4.2-1 & libgtkmm-3.0-1v5_3.22.2-2.

After installation complete, i can open lifeograph, but i cannot use it because all the functions and icons are not present. This might due to some missing libraries. It says "glibmm-ERROR".

Can anyone please help compile and post a working lifeograph.sfs here? I have been using it instead of for years. Wish i can continue to write journals on my Bionicpup as well. I think such sfs file will benefit other forum member as well.

Thanks for all your kindness..

My system:
1. frugal installed bionicpup32 on 2GB pendrive, pupsave on ext2 file system.
2. Tahrpup 6.0.6
3. Bionicdog64

vtpup · #589 Post by **vtpup** » Thu 11 Apr 2019, 17:08

Thanks BigPup, I've been running Wine for years, though not for many programs. Mainly the old Google SketchUp 7, a must-have for me. It runs perfectly on Wine 1.5.9, and has problems after that version in the 1.x.series with image exports. They end up blank.

I've been able to install Wine 1.5.9's .pet on other Puppies up until now, but BionicPup32 won't properly run that one, hence the experiment with Wine 3.0 using the installer.

After a few tweaks, Wine 3 seems to run SketchUp 7 okay, so far, but still testing. My aim is to switch to BionicPup32 as my main distro after several years on TahrPup if all works out. And SketchUp is a pivotal program for any change in a tried and true system, used daily.

If I run into problems with the present installed Wine, I'll look at what's specifically available for PionicPup32. Thanks for the suggestions -- and yup, the utilities and config are useful -- used them in the past.

OscarTalks · #590 Post by **OscarTalks** » Sat 13 Apr 2019, 17:25

I compiled the new DeaDBeeF 1.8.0 from source in BionicPup32

Build complained about missing libcurl4-nss
Might be worth looking at adding this to the Woof-CE build recipe
I added it via PPM and included the run-time lib in the package.

Optional extra functionality libs added:-
- opus (libopus) upgrade to version 1.3 plus opusfile package for opus file and streaming support.
- libmpg123 to provide the option to choose between that or libmad for mp3 playback
- libwavpack for wavpack playback support

I added a couple of MIME associations including left-click for .opus and
Right-click > Open With > DeaDBeeF for easy playback of any type of audio file in ROX

All looks and sounds very good here on initial testing.
Uploaded strictly for experimentation
http://smokey01.com/OscarTalks

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lifeograph 1.4.2 sfs?