Wary Puppy 0.9.4 (094) feedback

[rerwin]

I have added a new capability to the modem update package on page 2 of this thread. It supports USB modems that do not need their mode switched after the initial switch to modem mode. This requires the usb_modeswitch 1.1.4 package. Please try 1.1.4 (and related data base update -20100826) and this fix if your modem does not work after a "warm boot" (a restart, instead of shutdown and boot) with the modem still plugged in from the previous session.

The "-3" package is here: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 900#461900
The usb_modeswitch packages are here: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 074#431074
Richard

[Sage]

Having NIC problems with W0.9.4. Got boxloads of RTL8139D cards, but cannot get them auto nor manually detected, using the loaded modules. Green light is ON. 8139C nor 8139too drivers don't work. 8139D is utterly ubiquitous; expected it to be the default RTL module in the list? Is this an oversight or have I got other issues with this Intel chipset/cpu?!

[Billtoo]

I installed Wary 094 to a 4gb flash drive using bootflash and it's
running on my Acer Revo Nettop pc which has an Atom processor.

Computer
Processor 4x Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 330 @ 1.60GHz
Memory 1813MB (598MB used)
Operating System Puppy Linux 0.09
User Name root (root)
Date/Time Tue 02 Nov 2010 01:43:38 PM EDT
Display
Resolution 1280x1024 pixels
OpenGL Renderer Unknown
X11 Vendor The X.Org Foundation
Multimedia
Audio Adapter HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia

Version
Kernel Linux 2.6.31.14 (i686)
Compiled #1 SMP Mon Oct 25 23:28:59 GMT-8 2010
C Library GNU C Library version 2.10.1 (stable)
Default C Compiler GNU C Compiler version 4.3.4 (GCC)
Distribution Puppy Linux 0.09

The graphics chip is an Nvidia ION and I downloaded and installed the
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.12.run graphics driver from the Nvidia web
site.

I switched to icewm version 1.3.7 and the lucid themes pet for icewm
installed and works.
I also added EudoraOSE, plus some other stuff.

Wary 094 is working well on this little pc.

edit: I've gone back to Wary 090 kernel 2.6.35.7 on two newer desktop computers, I bought more flash drives and had to use them for something

[Béèm]

Billtoo,
Could you show the contents of PUPSTATE here?

[James C]

Wasn't sure which Realtek card I had, turns out to be "C".


<tt>d000-d0ff </tt> : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
<tt> d000-d0ff </tt> : RealTek RTL-8139 Fast Ethernet driver


-Version-
Kernel : Linux 2.6.31.14 (i686)
Compiled : #1 SMP Mon Oct 25 23:28:59 GMT-8 2010
C Library : GNU C Library version 2.10.1 (stable)
Default C Compiler : Unknown
Distribution : Puppy Linux 0.09

[Billtoo]

Billtoo,
Could you show the contents of PUPSTATE here?

PUPMODE=13
PDEV1='sdb1'
DEV1FS='vfat'
PUPSFS='sdb1,vfat,/wary_094.sfs'
PUPSAVE='sdb1,vfat,/warysave-bill.3fs'
PMEDIA='usbflash'
#kernel with libata pata has both sata and pata drives in ATADRIVES...
ATADRIVES='sda '
#these directories are unionfs/aufs layers in /initrd...
SAVE_LAYER='/pup_ro1'
PUP_LAYER='/pup_ro2'
#The partition that has the warysave file is mounted here...
PUP_HOME='/mnt/dev_save'
#(in /initrd) ...note, /mnt/home is a link to it.
#this file has extra kernel drivers and firmware...
ZDRV='sdb1,vfat,/zw094114.sfs'
#complete set of modules in the initrd (moved to main f.s.)...
ZDRVINIT='no'
#Partition no. override on boot drive to which session is (or will be) saved...
PSAVEMARK=''

I had to google pupstate to find out where to get it

[irishrm]

As stated in previous posts I've had a couple of serious crashes which appear to be related to sound (dell PC) so I decided to try it on an older Gateway PC.
Audio Adapter : ICH - Intel 82801AA-ICH
Everything worked except the sound icon had a big red X over it-no sound. It would appear that my PCs and Wary don't like each other. I'll look forward to the next Wary release with interest.
BTW: Both PCs are working away happily on Lupu 5.1.1-Irishrm.

[rjbrewer]

As stated in previous posts I've had a couple of serious crashes which appear to be related to sound (dell PC) so I decided to try it on an older Gateway PC.
Audio Adapter : ICH - Intel 82801AA-ICH
Everything worked except the sound icon had a big red X over it-no sound. It would appear that my PCs and Wary don't like each other. I'll look forward to the next Wary release with interest.
BTW: Both PCs are working away happily on Lupu 5.1.1-Irishrm.

With red x on sound; right click icon > full window > turn up
pcm and volume controls.

Or in the alsa window.

[glenco]

Hi rerwin

I installed the new modem_update_to_wary094-woof-3.pet and still no modem found L
I got 094 so messed up that I used unetboot and did a clean install of the 094.iso to my usb stick. Now things get complicated (sorry).
I booted up puppy 4.21 to see why it worked with my modem and what it used for the modem. Well 4.21 sees the modem as ttySL0 so I booted up 094 and added the slamr module using bootmanager and rebooted but pupdial > prode still did not find the modem so I manually added the /dev/ttySL0 to wvdial and then tried pupdial again and of course the modem was listed so I used the test modem button and the modem DID respond but errors out when I try to dial.
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.53
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT9083735
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT9083735
NO CARRIER
ERROR

Modem test

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

Port Scan<*1>: S0 S1 S2 S3
ttyS4<Info>: No such device or address
Port Scan<*1>: S4
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- SmartLink Soft Modem
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT -- OK
ttySL0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.
ttySL0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK

Found a modem on /dev/ttySL0.
Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf.

*** WARNING! Line "115200"
in /etc/ppp/options may conflict with wvdial!

ttySL0<Info>: Speed 460800; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"
Welcome to PupDial, originally written by Barry Kauler and enhanced by Richard Erwin for Puppy Linux.


NOW WHAT?????

[Béèm]

Billtoo,
Could you show the contents of PUPSTATE here?

PUPMODE=13
PDEV1='sdb1'
DEV1FS='vfat'
PUPSFS='sdb1,vfat,/wary_094.sfs'
PUPSAVE='sdb1,vfat,/warysave-bill.3fs'
PMEDIA='usbflash'
#kernel with libata pata has both sata and pata drives in ATADRIVES...
ATADRIVES='sda '
#these directories are unionfs/aufs layers in /initrd...
SAVE_LAYER='/pup_ro1'
PUP_LAYER='/pup_ro2'
#The partition that has the warysave file is mounted here...
PUP_HOME='/mnt/dev_save'
#(in /initrd) ...note, /mnt/home is a link to it.
#this file has extra kernel drivers and firmware...
ZDRV='sdb1,vfat,/zw094114.sfs'
#complete set of modules in the initrd (moved to main f.s.)...
ZDRVINIT='no'
#Partition no. override on boot drive to which session is (or will be) saved...
PSAVEMARK=''

I had to google pupstate to find out where to get it

Thank you. I hadn't realized you didn't know that PUPSTATE is in /etc/rc.d

[Sage]

RTL8139D NIC problems turned out to be artefactual, although I was unable to pinpoint the exact cause of issues reported above. Notwithstanding, the xxxxD driver isn't specifically mentioned in the list like the xxxxC, even though it proved unnecessary.
James C : NIC chip type is clearly written on top of the chip - usually don't even need a magnifier to read it for Realtek devices.

[DaveS]

Interesting location for the 'official wary' Firefox install... opt! Trying it because yahoo mail hangs on Seamonkey sometimes. I think it is a Yahoo problem, and given the heritage, Firefox is unlikely to be better, but hey, one has to try

[don570]

I tested Barry's new wacom driver that he compiled for Wary
AVAILABLE HERE

I love it . Perfect. I don't have the problems that I still have in Lucid Puppy.

On a related subject...

I received a modified version of mtpaint 3.34.56 from the
maintainer Dimitri Groshev that was compiled in Slack Linux.
He made some quick changes in the method used for mouse position
in the mtpaint window and he succeeded. No problems
now in pressure sensitivity.


He asked me to test it. It works perfectly in Wary except for one minor
flaw...it wouldn't launch. I launched the terminal and typed

Code: Select all

ldd mtpaint

The terminal gave the message 'libtiff.so.4 not found'. So I made a
link to the older version of libtiff I found in /usr/lib/.

mtpaint now launches and works very well.

If you want to try out this application, here's
a download site...

http://www.datafilehost.com/download-ebf11bdd.html

Post any bugs you find.

___________________________________________________________

[BarryK]

I tested Barry's new wacom driver that he compiled for Wary
AVAILABLE HERE

I love it . Perfect. I don't have the problems that I still have in Lucid Puppy.

On a related subject...

I received a modified version of mtpaint 3.34.56 from the
maintainer Dimitri Groshev that was compiled in Slack Linux.
He made some quick changes in the method used for mouse position
in the mtpaint window and he succeeded. No problems
now in pressure sensitivity.


He asked me to test it. It works perfectly in Wary except for one minor
flaw...it wouldn't launch. I launched the terminal and typed

Code: Select all

ldd mtpaint

The terminal gave the message 'libtiff.so.4 not found'. So I made a
link to the older version of libtiff I found in /usr/lib/.

mtpaint now launches and works very well.

If you want to try out this application, here's
a download site...

http://www.datafilehost.com/download-ebf11bdd.html

Post any bugs you find.

___________________________________________________________

Thanks for testing it.

The PET that I created has some utilities in it, I wonder if they would be useful to you?

Ah, I have already upgraded mtPaint to 3.34.56, so I will do it again, thanks for that too.

[BarryK]

I received a modified version of mtpaint 3.34.56 from the
maintainer Dimitri Groshev that was compiled in Slack Linux.
He made some quick changes in the method used for mouse position
in the mtpaint window and he succeeded. No problems
now in pressure sensitivity.

Ah, it isn't here, this is where I got the source from last time:

https://github.com/wjaguar/mtPaint/archives/master

So Dimitri has done an unofficial patch? I guess that if it tests out ok, it will go into the main source.

[Shep]

In Wary, what is the CLI mimencode utility known as? Or what is the nearest base64 encoder?

[BarryK]

In Wary, what is the CLI mimencode utility known as? Or what is the nearest base64 encoder?

I don't think we have one. We do have 'metamail', which if memory serves me correctly can read base64 encoded mail attachments (?)

[pakt]

This is a problem I've run into while creating a savefile. Even though there is room at the top of the screen, the bottom of the text is still below the bottom of the screen when the question to encrypt the savefile comes up.

I get similar problems when I run xorgwizard a second time while installing e.g. an Intel or Nvidia driver.

Here's an example screenshot:

[Shep]

In Wary, what is the CLI mimencode utility known as? Or what is the nearest base64 encoder?

I don't think we have one. We do have 'metamail', which if memory serves me correctly can read base64 encoded mail attachments (?)

I've got used to it in others. I'll have to dig up my perl script then, I need the encoder.

[ttuuxxx]

Here's the latest Mrxvt I added system links to rxvt and urxvt so it would be default I also changed the icons to make it look nicer
ttuuxxx