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cb88 · Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 1160 Location: USA

i am trying to run beryl on an nvidia 6200 pci express any tips see the anouncement for 2.17 alpha xorg basically crashes right from the start. do i need newer drivers? have both beryl 2.1 and 3.0 working on my geforce2 400mx 64mb 4x agp at home needed glitz for beryl 3.0 got it off your filefront page and it works
here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=19677

thanks everybody
@wow thanks 10^100000

cb88

wow · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 950

erikkire · Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 30 Location: cebu

can someone please post a link of binary package of xfce 4.4.1 here? tnx

wow · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 950

Get the graphical installer or sources from: http://www.xfce.org/download/

I cannot share my xfce-4.4.1 binaries because "my Puppy" uses gtk+-2.10.12 and the official Puppy works under gtk+-2.8.x

And about Compiz Fusion, I got it working on the same system required to run Beryl(Puppy) with few updates such as: intltool-0.35.5; pygobject-2.12.x; pygtk-2.10.4; mesa-7.0. BUT there are problems, CCSM(CompizConfigSettingsManager) still needs gtk+ 2.10.x; so Compiz Fusion is almost unconfigurable. Some tweaks can be done through an old version of "CompizConfigSettings".

This is the end(for now) we have to wait for a more updated release of Puppy; switch to Grafpup or use a fancy puppy derivate.

Note: Compiz and Beryl can't coexist(in my setup).

Wilsonb · Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 57

[quote="wow"]

wow · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 950

Wilsonb · Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 57

I have successfully used Puppy 2.17 and Knoppix 5.1.1, Booting off a USB. ( FAT 32) 1GB Sand Disk Ultra USB SD.

I got a little discouraged with trying to get Beryl working on Puppy. (primary sys- Intel 945G video)

A.)
http://puppylinux.org
I like how puppy boots up fast and runs on older systems.
Puppy was originally build ground up with a small foot print in mind. (These days, size isn't as much of a concern though.)
I had problems installing removing applications in Puppy. Also had problems with packages being outdated/missing or video (Intel 845G) Dri not Active/Open Gl from Original CD. Takes a little work.
Seems to take a lot of tweaking to get Beryl working in Puppy.

B.)Knoppix 5.1.1 boot off USB.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/01/01/usb-knoppix-510/
It does seem to boot slower. Beryl is native using cheat codes.
I like that Knoppix has a lot support in Package manager and hardware detection. It seems easier to install apps.
It seems Knoppix is more solid and supported. Is this assumption true?
If Knoppix booting off USB 'Emulates' a live boot from CD, how easy / hard is it to add remove apps? Do I have to recreate the "Live-CD"?
For example; I don't need Open office at the moment (400MB) or silly games and other apps that are packaged with 5.1.1.
How do I remove them? I tried through the package manager, but Office was still there and the updates didn't stick after restarting.
Do I have to stick with a 750MB partition for the "emulation of a Live CD" boot? I want to trim down the original package to what don't use, then build it up with what I do use.

Is Puppy ideal being that, Knoppix seems to simulate a live CD distro using Persistence mode versus Puppy using one big personal file.
I ran out of space on the 1Gb memory with Knoppix. (Im getting a 2Gb tomorrow.)

Trying to way to cons/pros

Is there a way to configure a hardware profile at boot up? Meaning, It wont have to do a hardware detect again. I could just select, PC#2 or #4
At boot up and it would boot faster.

I do like the Eye Candy and transparencies (like Beryl) but also the portability. (Being able to boot on any of most of todays systems - good hardware detection.)

Trying to figure which Distro I want to stick with. (Knoppix or Puppy)

I want to decide, so that way I will spend my time to configure and customize...

Thanks for all you time / input/ Advice on this.

I am a novice to linux. , but learning.. Confused

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wow · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 950

This file won't work on puppy-2.17. It is a clean save file with beryl 0.3 preinstalled, ATI and Intel opensource drivers, xfce, xfmedia, etc.
[pup_save-test01-p216beryl.zip] [53 MB]

Note1: Puppy won't boot if you place this file on a USB device at the first time.
Note2: You must extract this pup_save file on a hard disk the first time you boot it, you can copy the save file to a USB device only after reset or power off.
Note3: Some ATI gpus are incompatible with AIGLX(e.g. Radeon Xpress 200 and newer).

1. Extract to the same place where your others pupsave.2fs are placed. And Reboot
2. Choose my backup "pup_save-test01-p216beryl.2fs" when Puppy ask for it.
Edit: added 3rd step
3. Select a keyboard layout, and don't forget to choose Xorg as x server with 24bpp(e.g. 800x600x24)

If you have an nVidia card, install the proprietary driver, configure xorg with the nvidia tool as showed in the first post and restart X.

Lobster · Posted: Mon 23 Jul 2007, 05:24 Post subject:

This should be fun for those with ATI and Nvidia cards. Many thanks.

I tried from Linux Tmxxine which is based on 2.16.1 but I think it safer to start from Puppy 2.16.1

Basically I followed your instructions but when I got to installing the NVidia driver, I ran low with memory - which is another issue to do with sfs

from the prompt (ctrl + alt + backspace) do you use "xwin xfce4" to start xfce?

I think Icewm, xfce and jwm all seemed to want to be the window manager . . .

Be interested how others get on from Puppy 2.16 and 2.16.1

wow · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 950

cb88 · Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 1160 Location: USA

have you tried to run beryl or compiz on NOP it has the nvidia divers (9639)preinstalled at only 84 mb and xfce 4.4.1 as default not sure if it has gtk 2.10 or 2.8

i tried beryl 3.0 but got glxinfo missing and libglut missing

maybe you are more familiar with these issues

maybe some stuff got overwritten when i upgraded x
cb88

Wilsonb · Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 57

Ok, im in learning phase.. (fustrating phase.. Sad )

I tried to help myself, but think Im to novice at this point.
Should I just give up and start over?

I was trying to get Beryl working on my Puppy 2.17 1GB SD (Now moved everything and working off a 2GB SD) REsized the Personal storage file.

I followed these instructions;
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=16427

I installed;
- [Pack]x11-7.2-i486.pup
1. libcroco-0.6.1.pup
2. librsvg-2.14.1.pup
3. cairo-1.4.0[svg].pup
- mesa-6.5.2.pup
- mesa-6.5.2-xdemos-glxinfo.pup
Python-2.5.pup
- pycairo-1.2.6.pup
- pygtk-2.8.6.pup
- pyrex-0.9.5.1a.pup
More Beryl & Emerald dependencies:
- startup-notification-0.8.pup
- libwnck-2.16.1
- xdpyinfo.pup
- glitz-0.5.6.pup

And now I have no icons/background on desktop and roxy file shower doesn't work In ICEwm & xfce. (just the rt click menu & taskbar)
jwm doesnt even start. Always drops me to command terminal)

The only thing this project did for me was fill up my save file(storage file, even after I deleted the pup packages)
(Now moved everything and working off a 2GB SD) REsized the Personal storage file.

Attached is my xerrs.log file. (Please let me know if there is another log thats helpful)
Quote:

** (ROX-Filer:3597): WARNING **: Couldn't recognize the image file format for file '/usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer/images/rox-show-details.png'

(ROX-Filer:3597): GdkPixbuf-WARNING **: Error loading XPM image loader: Image type 'xpm' is not supported

(ROX-Filer:3597): Gtk-WARNING **: Useless empty GtkIconSource
icewm
IceWM: using /root/.icewm for private configuration files
IceWM: Warning: Deprecated option: considerHorizBorder == true
IceWM: Warning: Deprecated option: considerVertBorder == true
IceWM: Warning: Deprecated option: sizeMaximized == true
IMLIB ERROR: Cannot load image: /usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps/mozicon32.xpm
All fallbacks failed.

Heres the directories that have this file for example.
It's all over the place and some show file size 0 and a few show 9 & 7093 .

/initrd/pup_ro1/usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps/mozicon32.xpm
/initrd/pup_ro1/usr/local/lib/X11/X11/pixmaps/mozicon32.xpm
/initrd/pup_ro1/usr/local/lib/pixmaps/mozicon32.xpm
/initrd/pup_ro1/mozicon32.xpm (-initrd-pup_ro1-usr-local-lib-pixmaps)
/initrd/pup_ro1/mozicon32.xpm (-initrd-pup_ro1-usr-local-lib-X11-pixmaps)
/initrd/pup_ro1/mozicon32.xpm (-initrd-pup_ro1-usr-local-lib-X11-X11-pixmaps)
/initrd/pup_ro1/mozicon32.xpm (-initrd-pup_ro2-usr-local-lib-X11-pixmaps)
/initrd/pup_ro1/mozicon32.xpm (-usr-local-lib-pixmaps)
/initrd/pup_ro1/mozicon32.xpm (-usr-local-lib-X11-pixmaps)
/initrd/pup_ro1/mozicon32.xpm (-usr-local-lib-X11-X11-pixmaps)
/initrd/pup_ro2/usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps/mozicon32.xpm
/usr/local/lib/X11/pixmaps/mozicon32.xpm
/usr/local/lib/X11/X11/pixmaps/mozicon32.xpm
/usr/local/lib/pixmaps/mozicon32.xpm
/mozicon32.xpm (-initrd-pup_ro1-usr-local-lib-pixmaps)
/mozicon32.xpm (-initrd-pup_ro1-usr-local-lib-X11-pixmaps)
/mozicon32.xpm (-initrd-pup_ro1-usr-local-lib-X11-X11-pixmaps)
/mozicon32.xpm (-initrd-pup_ro2-usr-local-lib-X11-pixmaps)
/mozicon32.xpm (-usr-local-lib-pixmaps)
/mozicon32.xpm (-usr-local-lib-X11-pixmaps)
/mozicon32.xpm (-usr-local-lib-X11-X11-pixmaps)

wow · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 950

I'm back, let's see...

Wilsonb · Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 57

[quote="wow"]This file won't work on puppy-2.17. It is a clean save file with beryl 0.3 preinstalled, ATI and Intel opensource drivers, xfce, xfmedia, etc.
[pup_save-test01-p216beryl.zip] [53 MB]

Out of curiosity, does Beryl work on 2.17 at all?

Paul-B · Posted: Mon 06 Aug 2007, 00:29 Post subject:

That's my question too Wilson, I don't have a machine capable of running Beryl at the moment (the specs in my sig are a work in progress).

Paul-B