Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

G_Pup is a Barebones (fat free), SMP enabled, Puppy 4.1.2. Thanks to MU for the SMP kernel, and Pizzasgood for the SM crash fix, multiple monitor fix and petget path fix. Very Happy

Note: For the lock icon to work install, xlockmore-5.20.1patched.pet
For wallpaper setter to work install, gpicview-0.1.9.pet

g_pup-1.2.iso
md5sum
Kernel_src to compile modules is here.
For devx use puppy 4.1.2 devx.

Lobster · Posted: Fri 12 Dec 2008, 05:00 Post subject:

OK I am running low on HD space so this may explain my difficulties.

Booted up OK and I then tried to install the nvidia drivers
after rebooting I was unable to use xorg and had to revert to xvesa.

Defeated the purpose for me as I wanted to set up SecondLife

Be interested how others get on and if they notice any speed increase on multi processors?
Thanks wolf-pup, sorry was unable to devote more time to testing dues to system deficiencies . . . Embarassed

MU · Posted: Fri 12 Dec 2008, 09:25 Post subject:

the Nvidia drivers might have to be recompiled for the new Kernel.
What driver did you use?
Mark

aragon · Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 1690 Location: Germany

lobster, i haven't tried this one yet but have also just remastered a puppy with smp-kernel.

my first impressions:
- everything seems to run a little more 'fluently' but as i use an actual laptop (sure multicore) i didn't really have speed-deficits with puppy ...
- using dir2sfs is much faster

i will test with some encoding and report back.

cheers
aragon

BuddhaDog · Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 49

Does G Pup have a GUI? I have not been able to get any Puppy's to run on my computer. It is a Dell PowerEdge 2300. It was used as a server and has 6 hard drives. I can run Slackware on it fine. I have Wolvix running on it right now and I really like it but I have all these Puppy CD's (probably more than 40 because I'm either nuts or addicted) lying around and it just bugs me that I can't get any of the versions to work.

What are the applications included, if any?

Thanks.

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

Lobster · NVIDIA-177.82-k2.6.25.16.pet

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

Found out that USB booting seems to work in the puplet using the fatmbr, have not tried in reg puppy 4.1.2.

J-Bob · Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 283 Location: Canada

downloading it now.

hopefully should make a nice base for 0.4.

well, i guess the next thing to do is test it.

- J-Bob

paulh177 · Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 870 Location: ST862228

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Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

g_pup updated to 1.1, fixed modules not loading when installed and removed the extra SCSI modules to save space.

wosifat · Posted: Fri 19 Dec 2008, 23:29 Post subject:

For some reaason, the wallpaper setter won't work.
And I have conky set to run on startup, but after a few times it won't run on startup anymore.

bdika · Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 44 Location: London, Canada

Hi Lobster:

Did you ever get Nvidia working with G_Pup 1.1. I haven't had any luck with either the latest pet or building with the download from Nvidia's site. If you did get it working could you give a hint as to how you got it working? The pet installs without any problem and the driver downloaded from nvidia's website builds successfully but both approaches leave me unable to start X. See my note to Wolf Pup below to see what I have tried so far.

Hi Wolf Pup:

When I build the nvidia driver using the file downloaded from nvidia's site it appears to complete successfully, however when I:

gyro · Posted: Wed 31 Dec 2008, 12:33 Post subject:

gyro

In menu, "Desktop->JWM configuration->Application launch buttons in tray", does not work.
The problem is in file "/usr/local/jwmconfig2/panel-buttons". It uses the program "bc", which is not present.

Very crude work around: Install "bc". Use "Application launch buttons in tray". Uninstall "bc".

gyro