Slacko 5.3.3-RC2 (5.3.2.4[0])

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5.3.3.-alpha4

#196 Post by majorfoo »

Created live cd using delta file
booted to desktop, sound ok, auto connect to internet ok

Did full install to ext4 partition
Updated seamonkey to 2.7b4
added audacious 3.02Lucid529
plus many other applications from my storage partation

Everything working - Very fast bootup. 35 seconds on Hp pent4 with 2gb mem

I know many, many hours have gone into the producing this and I thank you for all the hard work.

Excellent product

majorfoo
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Touchpad

#197 Post by yordanj94 »

Hi.
Probably i am doing something wrong,but how to enable tapping with my touchpad ?
I can only move my cursor,but to execute i have to right click.
Configuring my touchpad didn't do anything.
My laptop is DELL latitude c610.
I don't have that problem with LUPQ-511 and Lucid Puppy.
Thanks in advance.

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#198 Post by James C »

Slacko 5.3.1.4 live pfix=ram. Boots on Athlon XP. Everything working on initial boot.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.1.4

Chip description:
oem: NVidia
product: NV18 () Board Chip Rev A2

Driver used by Xorg:
nouveau

Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: "1440x900" Depth: Depth 24

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video


-Computer-
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Memory : 1033MB (159MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Wed 25 Jan 2012 02:04:42 PM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : VIA8233 - VIA 8235

-Version-
Kernel : Linux 3.2.1-slacko_4gx2 (i686)
Compiled : #1 SMP Wed Jan 25 08:01:15 EST 2012
C Library : GNU C Library version 2.13 (stable)
Default C Compiler : Unknown
Distribution : Unknown distribution

# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 1033976 435264 598712 0 49808
-/+ buffers: 385456 648520
Swap: 1228936 0 1228936

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Wobbly Boot in Slacko 5.3.1.4, yayyyy!!

#199 Post by russoodle »

Thanks for this one Mick....i was about to d/l 5.3.1.3 when it suddenly morphed into 5.3.1.4 in front of my very eyes :lol:

Very snappy on this modest 1.8GHz T42P, i like it very much.

I'm pleased to report that compiz is working a treat now, but initially i was experiencing the same issue as rhadon in this post, regarding the 2nd image and the "Software Rasteriser in use" error.

After entering the code you suggested, for turning on kernel modesetting, i rebooted, dropped to the prompt and fired up the dummy with roaring success :D

CatDude's patient assistance with aspects of this voyage of discovery is very much appreciated, too..
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#200 Post by 01micko »

pemasu wrote:01micko. Have you or do you intend to upload puppy patches for the 3.2.1 kernel. Aufs patches I should get from aufs site ?
It would save a lot work if you have patches to offer :D
Yes :)

I am going one better and posting the fully automated build kit based on Iguleder's work. The big change though is that when it's time to swap over the DOTconfig to the kernel source the script pauses and offers to open a config tool of your choice to configure the kernel. Also, the slacko suffixes (custom and package_name) are hard coded so you need to change that unless you want ta slacko branded dpup kernel! You should not need to do anything manually, just run dir2pet. I can automate this too.. later maybe.

There is also a bug in 3builddistro in woof, I have a nasty hack for now but I'll explain the gist of it.

@ line 215 I had to change head to tail. This is because I have a custom naming. "head" or "tail" is wrong really and what should happen is that the symlink be read with readlink, but it was getting late and as usual I was running out of time :shock: . If you don't do this you can end up with a non-booting iso image. You can see the error pop up if you look close when the kernel is merged with the rootfs. I'll patch it properly later and report to Barry.

Have fun!
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#201 Post by James C »

Another quick hardware check/test. All good.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.1.4

Chip description:
oem: NVIDIA
product: MCP67 - mcp68-01 Chip Rev

Driver used by Xorg:
nouveau

Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: "1024x768" Depth: Depth 24

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video

-Computer-
Processor : 2x AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
Memory : 903MB (153MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Wed 25 Jan 2012 08:30:28 PM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
VGA compatible controller : nVidia Corporation C68 [GeForce 7050 PV / nForce 630a]

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Works on celeron

#202 Post by rodin.s »

Slacko-5.3.1.4 boots and works OK on Celeron 900MHz 512RAM. I see no problems except for Russian translation in menu in some places.

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#203 Post by 01micko »

@russoodle.. you can't go wrong with the King-o-Bling's advice :wink:

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There's a little bling for your browser in the main post. I'd include it in the build but the only way I know how is to hard code it in /root/.mozilla.. I don't do that. I haven't written anything hard coded to /root in awhile and I'm not about to revert to that bad habit.

You can easily make personas yourself. I was surprised how easy it was. You need to do it in firefox though (but it can be worn by seamonkey). You also need the "personas plus" extension then follow this tut.

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@rodin.s , can you update the translation? Or is it a software issue?

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#204 Post by James C »

Manual frugal install on the main Athlon XP box...... no problems.Actually seems to be consuming a bit less ram than previous kernels.
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#205 Post by James C »

Now I can tell which Pup I'm running........ :lol: Very cool. :)
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#206 Post by rodin.s »

can you update the translation? Or is it a software issue?
I will update it when I find the file. It's in new jwm-tools somewhere but I haven't found it yet.
I would also suggest upgrading Homebank to version 4.4 like iguleder did in his puplets. It has version 4.4 more then a year now.

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#207 Post by pemasu »

Thanks 01micko. Testing now your scripts. I tried not to create slacko kernel, lol.
So far looks good. Of course I had to change something in DOTconfig. Just for my liking, nothing important was left out, what I quickly scanned.
And the build.sh script is great already.
Big hand for you form snowy Finland.

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Slacko 5.3.3-alpha4 ..testing (5.3.1.4)

#208 Post by Billtoo »

I'm running from the live dvd with a save file.
I used SNS on the wireless network.
I installed the mesa driver from slickpet.
I installed a Goggles Music Manager 0.12.6 sfs that I made today (it
needs mesa from quickpet installed to work), if anyone might like it
tell me here and I'll upload it and post the download link.

Wed 25 Jan 2012 Operating System: Slacko Puppy-5.3.1.4 Linux 3.2.1-slacko_4gx2
5.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS690M [RadeonX1200Series]
oem: ATI ATOMBIOS product: RS690 01.00

X Server: Xorg Driver: radeon
X.Org version: 1.9.5
dimensions: 1280x800 pixels (338x211 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa Project
OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.2

AMD Athlon(tm) Processor 2650e
Core 0: 800 MHz

# glxgears
912 frames in 5.0 seconds = 182.297 FPS
932 frames in 5.0 seconds = 186.259 FPS
917 frames in 5.0 seconds = 183.086 FPS

Network controller Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
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Russian in jwm

#209 Post by rodin.s »

I have found and corrected jwm file. It was in /usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES
I also noticed that reminder to install flash player appears each time when browser is started if I say 'no'.
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#210 Post by 01micko »

Thanks rodin.s

I'll fix the flash popup issue in /usr/sbin/delayedrun (note slacko's version is a custom)

Billtoo, goggles music mgr will be a fine addition to PPM, please post.
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#211 Post by Billtoo »

01micko wrote: Billtoo, goggles music mgr will be a fine addition to PPM, please post.
Okay, it needs the mesa driver from slickpet installed but I imagine most everyone installs that during setup anyway.

The download link is:

http://www.datafilehost.com/download-7573f4a8.html

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#212 Post by James C »

May be a bug,may just be a glitch here but....... as soon as I select the "drivers" tab in Slickpet it freezes and becomes totally unresponsive.Killing the process makes Slickpet disappear but upon trying to relaunch the message "Slickpet is already running...." is the result.Restarting X has no results,complete reboot is necessary.
However, ignoring the "drivers" tab Slickpet works and downloads fine.

Otherwise, installed Mesa (with nouveau) and......

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# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
2178 frames in 5.0 seconds = 435.261 FPS
2268 frames in 5.0 seconds = 453.531 FPS
2336 frames in 5.0 seconds = 467.023 FPS
2283 frames in 5.0 seconds = 456.428 FPS
2341 frames in 5.0 seconds = 467.666 FPS
2300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 459.500 FPS
2297 frames in 5.0 seconds = 459.238 FPS
2299 frames in 5.0 seconds = 459.351 FPS
2293 frames in 5.0 seconds = 458.522 FPS

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#213 Post by 01micko »

James, didn't test myself yet the drivers thingy for nvidia because I don't have any yet, that may be the bug. Also, I need a new routine because nouveau needs to be unloaded before nvidia can be loaded requiring a reboot.

needs a rewrite anyway because of some hard coding.

That will come soon. Thanks for report.
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#214 Post by James C »

Further clarification on Slickpet....... it does freeze when actually clicking the "test" button..... not the actual "drivers" tab.
Otherwise,appears to function normally.

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5.3.1.4 Kernel working great

#215 Post by mikeslr »

Thank you 01micko for another great job. Slacko with the 5.3.1.4 kernel is working great on my Amd Phenom II X4 920, Ati Radeon 3100 Graphics ZTSystem, It's good to hear that puppians with Athlon CPUs also found it usable. I'll have to try it on my eMachine with AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ with NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Graphics.
Actually, both the 3.1.2 & the 3,1,3 worked well on the ZTSystem. So well that I installed my "customary apps" in to the 3.1.2's SaveFile, and after making certain that my system didn't have inherent problems with 3.1.3 or 3.1.4 moved it out of a protected folder and rebooted, choosing that SaveFile rather than the initial SaveFile created by 3.1.3 and 3.1.4. Updating the SaveFile to 3.1.3 went smoothly, but the system hung while updating it to 3.1.4. Not, however, before the update had been completed as I was able to reboot into it on the second try. So far, nothing appears to be broken.
A note in passing which may help others who run into problems testing new puppies. When I initially tried the 3-Kernel Slacko, the 06 version of Saluki and the 3-Kernel version of Lupu all reported being unable to find their respective sfs files. 3 different puppies was too much to be a coincidence. So I moved all my puppy files out of the Ext3 partition on which I kept them, reformatted it as an Ext4 and moved the puppy files back. I also redownloaded the "offending" ISOs. Frugal installs of each then successfully booted to desktop and worked, although the 3-Kernel Lupu still was unable to connect to the web via RaLink RT2561/RT61 wifi.

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