after few more retries, i've narrowed down a process that works. may not be the best. i used tombh's wnop.iso for install.
1) copied devx_301.sfs and kernel-src_301.sfs to my puppy install partition.
2) rebooted. bootmanager came up and imported devx and kernel-src files
3) installed the ati driver (45meg)
3) edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf. replaced "vesa" with "fglrx"
4) restartx. ctrl+alt+backspace. type "xwin"
5) copied fglrx_dri.so from "/usr/lib/dri/fglrx_dri.so" to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/fglrx_dri.so
6) restartx. ctrl+alt+backspace. type "xwin"
7) then in terminal type "SKIP_CHECKS=yes compiz-manager
so everything is working great. now if someone could help me get this to autostart, i would be so grateful.
thanks to all!
how i got wobbly on dell 6400 ati x1400... autostart?
Puppy 3 is using hardwareprofiles.
This technique overwrites manual changes in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
I currently experiment in adding a nvidia-driver to Muppy008 beta, the problem is I have no nvidia-card, and so do it "blind".
However, it seems I could disable the hardware-profile like this:
In /usr/X11R7/bin/xwin
around lines 180 I commented some lines:
Now my xorg.conf keeps the nvidia entry, though I have a SIS card.
This means on my system X will not start, what is intended, as I test a uninstaller for those people, where the nvidiadriver will not work.
For you this change might help to keep the fglrx entry.
Mark
This technique overwrites manual changes in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
I currently experiment in adding a nvidia-driver to Muppy008 beta, the problem is I have no nvidia-card, and so do it "blind".
However, it seems I could disable the hardware-profile like this:
In /usr/X11R7/bin/xwin
around lines 180 I commented some lines:
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#MU removed hardwareprofile to be able to install nvidia-drivers
esac
# PROFILECHIP="`echo "$DDCPROBE" | grep '^oem: ' | head -n 1 | cut -f 2-4 -d ' ' | tr ' ' '_' | sed -e 's/[^0-9a-zA-Z]/_/g'`"
# PROFILEMONITOR="`echo "$DDCPROBE" | grep --extended-regexp '^monitorrange: |^monitorid: |^eisa: ' | head -n 1 | cut -f 2 -d ':' | sed -e 's/ //g' | sed -e 's/[^0-9a-zA-Z]/_/g'`"
# HARDWAREPROFILE="${PROFILECHIP}${PROFILEMONITOR}"
#find out if current xorg.conf matches this profile...
# CURRENTPROFILE="`cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep '^#PuppyHardwareProfile' | cut -f 2 -d '=' | cut -f 1 -d ' '`"
# if [ ! "$CURRENTPROFILE" = "$HARDWAREPROFILE" ];then
# #video hardware has changed. either changed monitor or booting different PC.
#same current xorg.conf as a profiled filename...
# mv -f /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.${CURRENTPROFILE}
#if a previous profiled filename for new hardware, use that...
# [ -f /etc/X11/xorg.conf.${HARDWAREPROFILE} ] && cp -af /etc/X11/xorg.conf.${HARDWAREPROFILE} /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# fi
This means on my system X will not start, what is intended, as I test a uninstaller for those people, where the nvidiadriver will not work.
For you this change might help to keep the fglrx entry.
Mark
You're not doing all 7 steps every time you boot are you!?
Step 7 can be setup to be automatic with the following
Open up /root/.xinitrc for editing and near the start where it says
you could add SKIP_CHECKS=yes like this
Step 7 can be setup to be automatic with the following
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echo "yes" > /etc/compizflag.txt
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if [ $COMPIZFLAG = "yes" ]; then
compiz-manager &
sleep 1
fi
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if [ $COMPIZFLAG = "yes" ]; then
SKIP_CHECKS=yes
compiz-manager &
sleep 1
fi
sooo freakin awesome! actually, i just had to make a slight edit:
your suggestion of:
if [ $COMPIZFLAG = "yes" ]; then
SKIP_CHECKS=yes
compiz-manager &
sleep 1
fi
wasn't working for me. i had to edit to:
if [ $COMPIZFLAG = "yes" ]; then
SKIP_CHECKS=yes compiz-manager &
sleep 1
fi
then it worked! my world is being rocked.. i'm wobbly!
again, tombh, you are a wealth of knowledge and because of your support and the support of others in the forum, i am going to be a puppy user for a long time to come.
enough ass kissing. one other question.... do you know of a way to have puppy save it's pup_save file to a drive other than the install location? i've been told it's not possible, but i thought i had done it once. so many re-installs it's hard to keep track. i basically would like to stop writing to my flash drive and keep settings and changes to hard drive. cheers!
your suggestion of:
if [ $COMPIZFLAG = "yes" ]; then
SKIP_CHECKS=yes
compiz-manager &
sleep 1
fi
wasn't working for me. i had to edit to:
if [ $COMPIZFLAG = "yes" ]; then
SKIP_CHECKS=yes compiz-manager &
sleep 1
fi
then it worked! my world is being rocked.. i'm wobbly!
again, tombh, you are a wealth of knowledge and because of your support and the support of others in the forum, i am going to be a puppy user for a long time to come.
enough ass kissing. one other question.... do you know of a way to have puppy save it's pup_save file to a drive other than the install location? i've been told it's not possible, but i thought i had done it once. so many re-installs it's hard to keep track. i basically would like to stop writing to my flash drive and keep settings and changes to hard drive. cheers!
I'm Wobbling..Holy Cow....
Thanks tombh and topjohn!!!!!
Just a reboot and I'll see if it still works.
I used the full ati driver and topjohn's directions with the /root/.xinitrc hack.
Be back in a bit with the results after rebooting..EDIT..ok all is well after a reboot and I'm a wobblin'...can I make an remastered iso out of this setup to have a permanent boot cd?
OMG!!!!!! This puppy is REALLY more gorgeous than...well...normal Puppy.
EDIT...I seem to have a lot of cpu usage....a tad slower than standard 3.01...but still faster than you know who..
Well done all...and a movin' on up.
Ati Mobility Radeon X1600 256mb ram
Thanks tombh and topjohn!!!!!
Just a reboot and I'll see if it still works.
I used the full ati driver and topjohn's directions with the /root/.xinitrc hack.
Be back in a bit with the results after rebooting..EDIT..ok all is well after a reboot and I'm a wobblin'...can I make an remastered iso out of this setup to have a permanent boot cd?
OMG!!!!!! This puppy is REALLY more gorgeous than...well...normal Puppy.
EDIT...I seem to have a lot of cpu usage....a tad slower than standard 3.01...but still faster than you know who..
Well done all...and a movin' on up.
Ati Mobility Radeon X1600 256mb ram
[color=darkred][i]Be not afraid to grow slowly, only be afraid of standing still.[/i]
Chinese Proverb[/color]
Chinese Proverb[/color]
Is that why xvidtune mods are lost on a rebbot? See my thread:MU wrote:Puppy 3 is using hardwareprofiles.
This technique overwrites manual changes in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=23094