Dpup 484beta Testing

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iscraigh · #601 Post by **iscraigh** » Fri 12 Mar 2010, 02:22

I can't seem to download the synaptic pet. Is there another location I can get it from? I tried the dpup.org site.

Craig

shankargopal · #602 Post by **shankargopal** » Fri 12 Mar 2010, 07:48

gerry wrote: But what a palaver to set up wlan0 again!! I had to go through the process over and over, before eventually getting a connection set up. How can a scan show no networks available, then another scan a few seconds later show five?

gerry

Gerry - you probably have an atheros wifi card, in fact I think we discussed this earlier. [after a search] Yes, we did. See this post by me and this one here for tempestuous' updated atheros driver (which may help) and one other kludge that might work as well.

Why, incidentally, does the forum keep failing to notify me of replies in this thread? Damn.

shankargopal · #603 Post by **shankargopal** » Fri 12 Mar 2010, 07:52

iscraigh wrote:I can't seem to download the synaptic pet. Is there another location I can get it from? I tried the dpup.org site.

Craig

The synaptic dotpet was made for 477beta1 - rather out of date now. If you have that, you can find it under additions in the 477beta1 directory here. I really doubt it will work in the later dpup's. Incidentally, it has a lot of caveats - see this thread for some experiences with it. Two basic caveats - do not use it with a frugal install; and dependency resolution will leave out one or two dependencies in most cases, but installing them manually will fix it.

NB: Has anyone seen gposil recently? I tried shouting for him from the rooftop, but as I live in Delhi and he lives in Australia, it is unlikely that he heard.

tubeguy · #604 Post by **tubeguy** » Sat 13 Mar 2010, 18:23

shankargopal wrote:NB: Has anyone seen gposil recently? I tried shouting for him from the rooftop, but as I live in Delhi and he lives in Australia, it is unlikely that he heard.

See this post. Supposed to be back in April after taking care of life things.

gerry · #605 Post by **gerry** » Sun 14 Mar 2010, 07:52

@Shankar- thanks for the reminder, but I'm keeping a big "Do not disturb" sign on it until next time I need to connect.

gerry

tubeguy · #606 Post by **tubeguy** » Thu 18 Mar 2010, 15:35

I just found out why it's a Good Thing- sometimes the button doesn't work on my laptop, but the taskbar eject still does. Cool!

stu90 · #607 Post by **stu90** » Thu 18 Mar 2010, 16:43

Does any one else have missing Lenny repos in package manager after updating?

yvonne · #608 Post by **yvonne** » Sun 21 Mar 2010, 23:45

- - Can't save internet connect settings.

Sorry to ask. Looked though couldn't find solution.

Using latest dpup which is really working for me. One issue: doesn't remember my connect setting after I do a wired dhcpcd configurating. That's a simple connect internet setup of course. Then browse, which all works though upon reboot I gotta do it all again.

So, how can I get dpup to remember and save the connect setting for a simple eth0 wired setting?

tubeguy · #609 Post by **tubeguy** » Sat 27 Mar 2010, 01:36

I just spent a half hour searching with wellminded and the forum search and can't find an answer, looking for a way to up my refresh rate on an old IBM crt. Seems like I should be able to modify xorg.conf. It that possible? I get 60hz, looking for anything higher. (I know it can do at least 1600x1200@75hz under Windows)

#Special base config file used in Puppy Linux.

# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this section is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#
Section "Module"

# This loads the DBE extension module.

Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension

# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection

# This loads the font modules
# Load "type1"
Load "freetype"

# This loads xtrap extension, used by xrandr
Load "xtrap"

# This loads the GLX module (if present)
Load "glx"

# This loads dri module (if present). 7.4 loads it by default, have to disable...
Load "dri"
# Disable "dri"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)

FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/TTF/"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><Fn> VT switch sequence
# (where n is 1 through 12). This allows clients to receive these key
# events.

# Option "DontVTSwitch"

# Enables mode switching with xrandr
# There is a report that this can cause Xorg not to work on some
# video hardware, so default is commented-out...
# but i want to use it in xorgwizard so leave on...

Option "RandR" "on"

# With this, Xorg won't talk to HAL to add evdev devices and you'll be back
# with the old Xorg behavior (pre-7.4)...

Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"

# For no-Hal, kirk also suggests this...

# Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"

# Xorg 7.4, Ubuntu Jaunty, CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE is disabled by default...

Option "DontZap" "false"

EndSection

#everything past here is auto-generated by Puppy's Xorg Wizard...

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
Option "XkbLayout" "us" #xkeymap0
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" #mouse0protocol
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
#Option "Emulate3Buttons"
#Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" #scrollwheel
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 31.5-79
VertRefresh 50-85
#UseModes "Modes0" #monitor0usemodes
Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes0"
#modes0modeline0
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "FlatPanel" # [<bool>]
#Option "FPDither" # [<bool>]
#Option "CrtcNumber" # <i>
#Option "FPScale" # [<bool>]
#Option "FPTweak" # <i>
#Option "DualHead" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nv" #card0driver
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV18 [GeForce4 MX - nForce GPU]"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubsection
EndSection

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Hesse James · #610 Post by **Hesse James** » Sat 27 Mar 2010, 08:38

Good morning tubeguy
It looks like you are using the nv driver for your Nvidia-graphics card. Did you try the driver available by Nvidia ? This might solve your refresh issue. Description how to do was given by gposil some pages earlier. Otherwize try one of the PETs available by gray.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 63&t=46686
Good luck.

tubeguy · #611 Post by **tubeguy** » Sat 27 Mar 2010, 10:41

Hesse James wrote:Good morning tubeguy
It looks like you are using the nv driver for your Nvidia-graphics card. Did you try the driver available by Nvidia ? This might solve your refresh issue. Description how to do was given by gposil some pages earlier. Otherwize try one of the PETs available by gray.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 63&t=46686
Good luck.

You. Are. Awesome.

tubeguy · #612 Post by **tubeguy** » Sun 04 Apr 2010, 13:48

Just a few points on running Aqualung, I spent some time trying to get it right, so to speak. The Aqualung deb from the Debian-Lenny-Main repo in PPM installed fine but I had to go looking for a few libs afterward. Only problem is that it doesn't "idle"- that is, when a playlist finishes playing the program locks up and has to be killed. That is the only issue there is for me, I even got the LADSPA plugins working with no real fuss. Awesome. But I saw another thread about Aqualung pets, so I tried them hoping they would not have that bug, and they didn't. But the pets did not come with LADSPA support, so I, for the first time ever, somehow managed to compile and install the sucker from source. Awesome again, but still no LADSPA support. Not sure what I missed but I don't have it in me to do it all over again to find out. So I'm back to the debian version from PPM, and it works fine as long as I remember to catch the player before it finishes out the playlist and stop it before it locks up.

dejan555 · #613 Post by **dejan555** » Sun 04 Apr 2010, 14:40

I may try to install aqualung, will tell you how it works

dejan555 · #614 Post by **dejan555** » Sun 04 Apr 2010, 18:42

Took this from squeeze repos, haven't tested on fresh boot with pfix=ram though, I might throw together package /w dependencies maybe.

dejan555 · #615 Post by **dejan555** » Sun 04 Apr 2010, 20:01

Here's the aqualung from squeeze repo with all dependencies and tap plugins and jack driver, it doesn't lock up for me but I haven't tested it that much though. Use at your own risk

Tested with pfix=ram

aqualng_0.9b11-i386-dpup.pet 4.53 MB

Laie · #616 Post by **Laie** » Mon 05 Apr 2010, 20:57

Broadcom Wifi again
I use a Lenovo S12 netbook with the Nvidia ION Chip. jrb's pup-431bcm4312v3 runs the built in broadcom wifi device but it doesn’t cope with the graphic processor. Dpup beta4 runs the netbook smoothly but does not recognize the Broadcom 43xx wireless device. Any help possible?

tubeguy · #617 Post by **tubeguy** » Mon 05 Apr 2010, 21:50

dejan555 wrote:Here's the aqualung from squeeze repo with all dependencies and tap plugins and jack driver, it doesn't lock up for me but I haven't tested it that much though. Use at your own risk

Tested with pfix=ram

aqualng_0.9b11-i386-dpup.pet 4.53 MB

Thanks dejan for the effort!- however on my Athlon Presario test box it starts but then closes right away after a second, ran with frugal and pfix=ram.

I compiled from the SVN sources at sourceforge, I grabbed the whole thing with

Code: Select all

svn co https://aqualung.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/aqualung aqualung

It's really not a big deal, I just wanted to post my experiences with Aqualung, not looking for anyone to put any extra time into this (I won't be). Aqualung itself is a work in progress, not expecting perfection here. If it weren't for the LADSPA plugins and DSP settings I wouldn't even be interested in it, there are plenty of other players and BEEP works fine anyway.

#618 Post by **ttuuxxx** » Mon 05 Apr 2010, 22:10

tubeguy wrote:
dejan555 wrote:Here's the aqualung from squeeze repo with all dependencies and tap plugins and jack driver, it doesn't lock up for me but I haven't tested it that much though. Use at your own risk

Tested with pfix=ram

aqualng_0.9b11-i386-dpup.pet 4.53 MB
Thanks dejan for the effort!- however on my Athlon Presario test box it starts but then closes right away after a second, ran with frugal and pfix=ram.

I compiled from the SVN sources at sourceforge, I grabbed the whole thing with
Code: Select all
svn co https://aqualung.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/aqualung aqualung
It's really not a big deal, I just wanted to post my experiences with Aqualung, not looking for anyone to put any extra time into this (I won't be). Aqualung itself is a work in progress, not expecting perfection here. If it weren't for the LADSPA plugins and DSP settings I wouldn't even be interested in it, there are plenty of other players and BEEP works fine anyway.

aren't you using beep with ladspa included? from 4.3
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=26013

mp4 addon
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=26014

wma addon
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=26015

ttuuxxx

tubeguy · #619 Post by **tubeguy** » Mon 05 Apr 2010, 22:23

ttuuxxx wrote: aren't you using beep with ladspa included? from 4.3
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=26013

mp4 addon
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=26014

wma addon
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=26015

ttuuxxx

Aw, man- I bet all the cool kids have been hip to this for a while, too. Here's an anal-retentive, over-analytical question though: what interpolation does beep use, linear or sinc?

OverDrive · #620 Post by **OverDrive** » Tue 13 Apr 2010, 02:07

This is my first test of Dpup. The UI is quite a nice step in the right direction. What all I tested was usually very intuitive.

One problem I found though...

The b43 driver has a bug ( the same as puppy 4.3.1 ) in that it's lan throughput is about 1/12 of what it should be. The wl driver in Stardust 13 or the b43 driver in quirky 018 do not have that problem though.

Keep up the good work...

OverDrive

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