4.3 Beta 1 -- bugs and reports
LAN Printing No Longer Working
Well now this can be in the right thread anyways.
I setup a network printer (HP LaserJet 4000) via the CUPS interface.
It says it's successful and the 4000 appears in the print dialog boxes.
But, puppy-4.3beta1-k2.6.29.6-v423.iso appears to print only browser
generated pages; the CUPS test page and Sea Monkey browser pages.
Viewing 'lpstat -t', shows the editors in Puppy aren't generating
any print jobs, while Sea Monkey and CUPS setup page are.
Editors Abiword, Medit & Nico lock up the system. Any attempt to click
on the printer, from Abiword, medit or Nico freezes the application
and eventually requires powering off the computer.
Using the same hardware, identical setup and identical network,
puppy 4.12 prints fine, Puppy 4.3 beta doesn't print via LAN at all.
I setup a network printer (HP LaserJet 4000) via the CUPS interface.
It says it's successful and the 4000 appears in the print dialog boxes.
But, puppy-4.3beta1-k2.6.29.6-v423.iso appears to print only browser
generated pages; the CUPS test page and Sea Monkey browser pages.
Viewing 'lpstat -t', shows the editors in Puppy aren't generating
any print jobs, while Sea Monkey and CUPS setup page are.
Editors Abiword, Medit & Nico lock up the system. Any attempt to click
on the printer, from Abiword, medit or Nico freezes the application
and eventually requires powering off the computer.
Using the same hardware, identical setup and identical network,
puppy 4.12 prints fine, Puppy 4.3 beta doesn't print via LAN at all.
Has any one noticed Puppy Browser not working? Am I the only one? I must have broken it but I've no Idea how. Will do a pfix=ram and see...
Nope, it's ok, I broke it somehow...
Nope, it's ok, I broke it somehow...
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Updated Linuxant HSF/HCF/DGC modem drivers
Attached is a dotpet made from the Linuxant drivers recompiled for the latest (patch2) kernel 2.6.29.6. Please try this if you have one of those modems. I have sent the source code to Barry.
UPDATE 8/27/09: I have replaced the dotpet with a better version for beta2. I have one further update to make to the firmware tarballs, to simplify them but retain their current functionality.
UPDATE 8/28/09: I have upgraded the dotpet with further refinements to the firmware tarballs. I believe I have solved all the issues I have been working on for beta2. Please accept this as my contribution to beta2.
Richard
UPDATE 8/27/09: I have replaced the dotpet with a better version for beta2. I have one further update to make to the firmware tarballs, to simplify them but retain their current functionality.
UPDATE 8/28/09: I have upgraded the dotpet with further refinements to the firmware tarballs. I believe I have solved all the issues I have been working on for beta2. Please accept this as my contribution to beta2.
Richard
Last edited by rerwin on Fri 28 Aug 2009, 22:03, edited 2 times in total.
Re:LAN Printing No Longer Working
Thanks jakfish, you appear to be correct.
It is the newer kernel.
puppy-4.3beta1-k2.6.25.16-v423.iso prints via LAN successfully.
puppy-4.3beta1-k2.6.29.6-v423.iso does not.
It is the newer kernel.
puppy-4.3beta1-k2.6.25.16-v423.iso prints via LAN successfully.
puppy-4.3beta1-k2.6.29.6-v423.iso does not.
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Message for trio, or anyone else who has the problem of the 'b43' firmware not getting installed.
Please run this script (gunzip it first!) and post the output log file here.
Please run this script (gunzip it first!) and post the output log file here.
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[url]https://bkhome.org/news/[/url]
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Trio requested my 'Pcur' cursor selector for testing.
Install xcur2png pet pkg.
gunzip pcur.gz and place at /usr/sbin
place default_left_ptr.png at /usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons
Run pcur.
Install xcur2png pet pkg.
gunzip pcur.gz and place at /usr/sbin
place default_left_ptr.png at /usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons
Run pcur.
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- xcur2png-0.7.0-p4.pet
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[url]https://bkhome.org/news/[/url]
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Re:LAN Printing No Longer Working
Okay, the next thing for you guys to do is figure out whyarby wrote:Thanks jakfish, you appear to be correct.
It is the newer kernel.
puppy-4.3beta1-k2.6.25.16-v423.iso prints via LAN successfully.
puppy-4.3beta1-k2.6.29.6-v423.iso does not.
[url]https://bkhome.org/news/[/url]
i don't know how to copy and paste from a terminal screen but here are 2 screenshots encompassing the output from the terminal when i ran the b43_test script above. thanks.
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4.3 beta 1 SeaMonkey closed on me once when I accidentally hit the Insert key (I'm pretty sure that was the key I hit.) I don't remember what I was doing at the time. Probably composing a message in the Puppy Linux Forum.
SeaMonkey has also closed several times while Flash junk was loading. I don't know which version of Flash is supposed to be in 4.3 beta 1 I have 10.0 r32.. I tried to install Flash 10 from the Adobe site before I upgraded my multisession DVD to 4.3 beta 1, so it's possible that the Flash I have is not the one that's supposed to be in 4.3 beta 1.
The sound is messed up when I try to play Flash stuff, such as YouTube videos. Not all the time, but most of it.
All the problems I have with 4.3 beta 1 seem to have to do with Flash. Other than that, it's great.
SeaMonkey has also closed several times while Flash junk was loading. I don't know which version of Flash is supposed to be in 4.3 beta 1 I have 10.0 r32.. I tried to install Flash 10 from the Adobe site before I upgraded my multisession DVD to 4.3 beta 1, so it's possible that the Flash I have is not the one that's supposed to be in 4.3 beta 1.
The sound is messed up when I try to play Flash stuff, such as YouTube videos. Not all the time, but most of it.
All the problems I have with 4.3 beta 1 seem to have to do with Flash. Other than that, it's great.
Barry,
here's b43log (already copied b43 folder in pup_save). I will boot with pfix=ram and post another b43.log
here's b43log (already copied b43 folder in pup_save). I will boot with pfix=ram and post another b43.log
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Filenames of remastered puppy
For the main file names of remastered puppy,
the puppyinstaller allows, say 'ppa4-423ja.sfs'.
It writes '${DISTRO_FILE_PREFIX}-${NEWVER}*.sfs".
But init in initrd.gz does not allow. At line 438 and anywhere it writes
'${DISTRO_FILE_PREFIX}-${DISTRO_VERSION}.sfs'.
And bootflash at line 436, '*-[0-9][0-9][0-9].sfs'.
the puppyinstaller allows, say 'ppa4-423ja.sfs'.
It writes '${DISTRO_FILE_PREFIX}-${NEWVER}*.sfs".
But init in initrd.gz does not allow. At line 438 and anywhere it writes
'${DISTRO_FILE_PREFIX}-${DISTRO_VERSION}.sfs'.
And bootflash at line 436, '*-[0-9][0-9][0-9].sfs'.