Bionicpup64 8.0 CE

[sheldonisaac]

Do you have any pointers as to how to make it spot-friendly?

Please excuse: I don't understand this spot stuff, especially re Frisbee.

I rebooted into Bionic64 with pfix=ram on this Dell E6410.
Ran Internet Connection Wizard, chose Frisbee. Pretty soon I was connected.

Linux puppypc5012 4.14.79-u64oz #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Nov 9 16:39:26 AEDT 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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whoami
root

ifconfig gave, in part:

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 5C:AC:4C:75:28:12
inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

[Revolverve]

Phil,
Remember my jackserver 1 and 2 saga...well i was able to get muse 3 sequencer with jack to run ....without removing included libjackserver...another puzzle to solved,well,solved ,hmmm,no sure.. maybe i did say abracadabra while hitting enter one time...
if magic still works,i will try to make a sfs of muse3/lv2-yoshimi/qt5 for bionicpup.

[artsown]

Works well for my requirements.Both the 4.9.58 and 4.9.15 kernels used
on xenialpup64 versions work ok for me.

The temps icon works with right click then run-in-terminal. All four cpu
core temps are reported as well as the hard drive temp.

Art

[Revolverve]

Thanks rerwin

Got frisbee working,
a new savefile simply did it...
sigh...where corruption is not only a political thing...

[Billtoo]

I updated PPM and installed xfce4 + xfce4-goodies:

System: Host: puppypc28882 Kernel: 4.9.138 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 Distro: bionicpup64 7.9.6
Machine: Device: desktop System: Compaq-Presario product: AU194AA-A2L CQ5123F serial: MXX9300M0F
Mobo: MSI model: Boston v: 1.0 BIOS: Phoenix v: 5.24 date: 06/19/2009
CPU: Dual core Pentium E5200 (-MCP-) speed/max: 1600/2500 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV530 [Radeon X1600 PRO]
Display Server: X.org 1.19.6 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
tty size: 157x30 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller driver: r8169
Card-2: D-Link System AirPlus G DWL-G122 Wireless Adapter(rev.C1) [Ralink RT2571W] driver: rt73usb
Drives: HDD Total Size: 626.4GB (4.8% used)
Weather: Conditions: 5 F (-15 C) - Clear Time: November 23, 1:37 AM EST
Info: Processes: 166 Uptime: 39 min Memory: 271.0/3951.0MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.8

Also changed the kernel.

It's working well, pretty awesome really

Thanks to Philb.

[Billtoo]

I updated this SDHC card install as well which uses a 32" TV for a monitor,sound + video via HDMI.
PC is an Acer i3.

[wiak]

I installed pulseaudio from PPM but the pulseaudio daemon was refusing to start up with pulseaudio --start

I have since found a simple fix as detailed here:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 09#1011109

wiak

[Revolverve]

hi wiak, while im fooling around sound topics too,
as libpulseaudio is "twist in" bionicpup,
in a "learning process" i got a question:
did you removed build in libpulseaudio before installing from ppm?

and surfing the topic waves...
packed muse3 sequencer,lv2(yoshimi,calf,invada),sooperlooper,rakarrack,+
alpha...read more
muse-3.0.2-51.Fx-synth-extra_x64.sfs

[666philb]

new iso uploaded. link on first page.

There's been some radical changes with this build!

the kernel has been configured using fatdogs config which produces a much smaller kernel (thanks james & kirk)

8821au, 8821ce, wl wireless drivers included

we're now using ffmpeg & mpv .pets rather than the ubuntu packages.
Abiword, gnumeric & inkscapelite are swapped for libreoffice.
Mtpaint swapped for gimp.

Libreoffice is a stripped down ubuntu version, i've left out math & base but these can be installed from the PPM. as can dictionaries, help and anything else you want to add. For spellchecking you might need to install the hunspell version for your language.
The first launch is slowish as config files are written to /root/.config, but after that it's pretty snappy. Also turning on tools>>options>>general>>enable systray quickstarter makes it super snappy.

should we keep libreoffice & gimp? or keep abiword and mtpaint?

[LateAdopter]

Hello 666philb

On 7.9.6 adding kernel modules via bootmanager doesn't seem to work.
They appear in the right pane
The on-screen messages during boot up show them being loaded.
But they are not loaded.

Modprobing them in rc.local does load them and then the VirtualBox udev rule creates the device nodes correctly. So the modules are OK.

[ozsouth]

7.9.7 - very nice - well done Phil.. As mtpaint is only a small package, easy for users to add. Libreoffice good. 402mb not a giant iso - most of my remasters are bigger.

[bigpup]

should we keep libreoffice & gimp? or keep abiword and mtpaint?

Mtpaint is about all that is needed by most people.
I say keep Mtpaint.
Gimp can always be installed if you really need it.
Offering a Gimp pet package or sfs package would be a good idea.

Abiword is a piece of junk for me. I have never had good results using it.
Just having LibreOffice write would be good to replace Abiword.
I guess, if you need all of LibreOffice's programs, you could still use Get LibreOffice to install the full LibreOffice suite.

[mikeslr]

should we keep libreoffice & gimp? or keep abiword and mtpaint?

Pretty much agree with bigpup, but having lots of RAM to waste, and by now having forgotten how to use Mtpaint, I always load gjuhasz's gimp + mypaint, even though gimp is a couple versions old and I never use mypaint. But for large programs, and those which update often, I prefer SFSes: Keeps SaveFiles small, easy to update, and --when not in use-- requires considerably less RAM.
People's needs and experience differ. Bionicpup64 has quickpet. I'd suggest not including any of the mentioned applications in the ISO. Provide them thru quickpet: mtpaint and abiword as pets, Libreoffice (small), Libreoffice (full) and gimp as SFSes. Saves unnecessary use of bandwidth.

[Billtoo]

I installed to the hard drive of my Compaq Presario:

System: Host: puppypc26259 Kernel: 4.19.4 x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: JWM 2.3.7 Distro: bionicpup64 7.9.7
Machine: Device: desktop System: Compaq-Presario product: AU194AA-A2L CQ5123F serial: MXX9300M0F
Mobo: MSI model: Boston v: 1.0 BIOS: Phoenix v: 5.24 date: 06/19/2009
CPU: Dual core Pentium E5200 (-MCP-) speed/max: 1595/2500 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV530 [Radeon X1600 PRO]
Display Server: X.org 1.19.6 driver: radeon tty size: 163x25 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller driver: r8169
Card-2: D-Link System AirPlus G DWL-G122 Wireless Adapter(rev.C1) [Ralink RT2571W] driver: rt73usb
Drives: HDD Total Size: 626.4GB (0.9% used)
Weather: Conditions: 39 F (4 C) - rain mist Time: November 26, 10:57 AM EST
Info: Processes: 111 Uptime: 34 min Memory: 220.2/3946.5MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.8

Installed favorite applications with PPM.
Installed xfce4 + xfce4-goodies, not working properly, will boot to
xfce4 desktop but in a few seconds jwm background appears with nothing
else, no icons or panel.

That's it so far,
Thanks for the new beta.

[belham2]

Well, hot-diggity-dam#!

Houston, we have SDCard slot Contact & Operation.

All systems are set for launch

Countdown commences.




Many thanks, Phil!

[sheldonisaac]

But for large programs, and those which update often, I prefer SFSes: Keeps SaveFiles small, easy to update, and --when not in use-- requires considerably less RAM.
People's needs and experience differ. Bionicpup64 has quickpet. I'd suggest not including any of the mentioned applications in the ISO. Provide them thru quickpet.

I use only a few of the applications included by you Puppy developers. I'd rather get them like mikeslr said.

Thanks a lot,
Sheldon

[zigbert]

Tested 7.9.7 on the problematic tablet-pc Lenovo Yoga 530. This one is BETTER!
It does not freeze (has run for 3 hours), so in some way, it is useful.

It fails to enter desktop at first try, but after resetting xorg.conf it works. Second boot goes straight to X.

- It seems that the support of the integrated gpu ( vega 8 ) is limited, as hdmi does not work at all. The external monitor reports "No hdmi signal".
- Touchpad doesn't work.
- Touchscreen doesn't work.
- CPU-temp monitor seems locked on 32 degrees.
- Wifi does not work (Realtek RTL8821CE).
- Function-buttons doesn't work, so not able to adjust screen brightness.

Thank you!

[zigbert]

Regarding Libre-office and Gimp.

- I personally prefer Gimp, but I think mtpaint (or similar) fits better as the default choice.

- Abiword has its issues, but I have no problem get my job done with it. I use Libre Writer when I receive complex Word/Writer-files that Abiword doesn't convert correctly. Libre-office is a great (and bloated) piece of software. Abiword is responsive... and responsiveness is one of the reason for using Puppy.

- Gnumeric is the best spreadsheet I have used. Neither Excel nor Libre Calc can match Gnumeric when it comes to speed and calculations. It is weaker with graphical output of pies and graphs. In my opinion, Gnumeric is a perfect match for Puppy with its smaller footprint and because it is GTK-based.

[666philb]

Tested 7.9.7 on the problematic tablet-pc Lenovo Yoga 530. This one is BETTER!
It does not freeze (has run for 3 hours), so in some way, it is useful.

It fails to enter desktop at first try, but after resetting xorg.conf it works. Second boot goes straight to X.

- It seems that the support of the integrated gpu ( vega 8 ) is limited, as hdmi does not work at all. The external monitor reports "No hdmi signal".
- Touchpad doesn't work.
- Touchscreen doesn't work.
- CPU-temp monitor seems locked on 32 degrees.
- Wifi does not work (Realtek RTL8821CE).
- Function-buttons doesn't work, so not able to adjust screen brightness.

Thank you!

hi zigbert,
i found this bug report https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... ug/1787775
i've built both the i2c-amd-mp2 & 8821CE modules from the thread and packaged them as an adrv.sfs. just place the adrv.sfs with the puppy.sfs and boot.
after it's booted to desktop wait 20seconds ish (a script runs depmod -a and blacklists ideapad-laptop module) and then reboot
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Q0J-K ... 2jUqHUoTk0

[LateAdopter]

Hello 666philb. Thanks for this.

I'm happy with LibreOffice. I use OpenOffice 3.3 on Windows 2000 and LibreOffice on Fatdog, so that makes them all properly compatible.

On 7.9.7 I'm getting blank Rox windows left after unmounting partitions/drives. Have I broken something, since I haven't seen anyone else mention it?

EDIT the only thing I changed, this time, was to uncheck the UTF8 box in the firstrun screen. That could affect the mount command.