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[Lobster]

OK just downloaded - thanks Barry
Check the md5sum - just in case . . . because of below results
Any new pics of windmill construction?

[ahem] back to testing . . .
Remember Guys

Beta = can be used but maybe be buggy
Alpha (this version) = still needs testing - NOT for everyday use . . .

By all means test (testing welcome) but be aware this is ALPHA grade
It is not nearly ready for use. . .

My results:
Previous version keyboard and mouse did not work
This version:

Keyboard worked
I waggled my mouse and it worked - Hooray - then it stopped (froze) - boo . . .
(The mouse was a ps2)
Plugged in a USB mouse and rebooted
Mouse worked but acceleration was all wrong - had to change the acceleration to '1' from the default '2.0' just to get it to work - just about usable
'orrible . . .
OK one last test . . .
Serial mouse = same as ps2 - it waggled and then froze . . .

Look forward to the next version
It seems it is the kernel or squash file?
Anyone else getting this dead rodent problem?

[BarryK]

Lobster, are you testing with a brand new system, that is, 'puppy pfix=ram'?

[DreamsToGo]

Here are my results,

I did a clean installed 4.00 as frugal and used whole HDA for save file on my test machine. I renamed the old pup_400.sfs and drv_400.sfs,
copied new files from 4.02 cd to HD and rebooted.

Puppy went through its upgrade process and then I had the system.

No keyboard or mouse probs. Here is what I have found so far,

1) The Install, Paint, and Play desktop icons were misplaced and were put behind other icons.

2) Wallpaper setter has no icon and appears twice, once in Desktop and once in System

3) Drive icons appeared on the desktop as they should with the new MNTD in orange, as expected. I don't like having them there, so I went to the Puppy event manager and unticked the show drive icons. I rebooted, Icons are still on desktop, plus one called "drives" (showing no MNTD, though). On a second and subsequent boots, drive icons disappeared but the drives icon appears every time, even if I remove it.

[twointo1]

Same issue as with alpha 1. Usb network card detected - wlan0, but after trying to connect with the network manager, I get no networks detected. Looking into dmesg, it reports "can't load firmware error -2. This adapter has worked in all versions of Puppy from 2.17.1 through 4.0 k 2.26.25 beta.

[Lobster]

[DreamsToGo]

Yes, I had the mouse freeze in Ubuntu Hardy too. I haven't had it yet on Puppy 4.02.

[prit1]

@Lobster: You posted your thread when I was writing mine. Anyway, I am trying to move further posts on my thread to this one.

Anyway, there is an alternate download location for Alpha2:

http://puppylinux.ca/puppyfiles/test/puppy-4.1alpha2/

Bug reports from me so far:

I tested this version briefly. I found that I am having wireless issues with RT2500. The same module works perfectly with 4.00. But now I have to rescan and go through Network Wizard on each boot (atleast on 3 of my boots so far). Also the speed of the net seems to be slow.

[nic2109]

Please see http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=203988#203988
for a posting that really belongs in this new thread.

To summarise :- my wireless card is detected but not activated.

Edit :- my posting in that thread has been replied to by tempestuous, so I will carry on over there. Sorry about the need to flit about from thread to thread.

[DreamsToGo]

I have done another install to a different machine that I use in the kitchen. There's no user data on the machine but I have heavily modified the desktop.

Install went smoothly but I now have all the standard desktop icons back again and the tray has been modified to take out my 24hr clock modification.

You probably won't think this is a bug, but it really is a big inconvenience and I think very off putting for someone who wouldn't know how to put everything back the way they want it.

During the boot process I was told that .jwmrc and .jrmrc-tray had been put in /tmp/oldversion (or similar) so I thought, good, I can restore them. But they are not there! and I haven't done a second boot since the upgrade.

I know that if I make changes to the system I should back it up, but,

I would expect that the system 'remembers' my desktop changes and puts them back again automatically after an upgrade..

Can some way be found to do this?

[GeorgR]

First puppy version booting on amd 690G chipset with no need for booting parameter acpi=noirq!

Booting and frugal install without any problems.
No problems with mouse and usb keyboard.

When more than one save file is found while booting, puppy stopped booting and asked for input to select one of the saved files.
So far as usual.

But:
No reaction when typing any key on the usb keyboard => no way out.

As mentioned before: if only one file is available and puppy had started without asking for selection, no problems with usb mouse and keyboard.

[pdrito]

BarryK,

Thanks for this puppy.

I don't use harddrive, so my experiences with puppy goes to CD/DVD multisessions.

On puppy 4.0.2(4.1alpha2):
-detection of all my hardware OK
-internet navegation OK
-additional software added, OK
-multisession record, OK.

The fault part:

-Dougal remaster, No OK.
It start the process creating the pup_402.sfs, but dont close the windows, so the remastering process never ends.

-Remaster puppy live-CD
Same as Dougal remaster.

-Shutdown process no OK.
After record the session (OK till there), a lot of info of shutting process begins and finally freeze the shutdown process. In that moment have to manually shutdown the PC.

Notes:
On puppy 4.0.1(puppy 4.1alpha1),
-Dougal remaster CD/DVD went OK
-Remaster puppy live-CD went OK
-Shutdown process no OK. same as puppy 4.0.2

In general:
Very happy with puppy 4.0.x
Thanks a lot for your beatiful work.

pdrito.

[veronicathecow]

Hi Barry, same result as last few version of 4
Stops at loading kernel
Frugal with a intel d201gly2 MB

[boscobearbank]

My wireless nic (an Atheros 5005G or something similar) does not like the ath5k driver , but works well with the madwifi driver . It's not hard to guess what I'd like to see in future Puppy versions.

[nic2109]

[prit1]

@nic2109:

Thanks for that thread and the information. I will read through and give it a try when I get home today.