slacko 5.3.3, final

[bigpup]

@gcmartin, I'm not adding java as a dep to the libre pet, it's optional and is (AFAIK) only needed for Base, which many users don't use. Can you link me to the exact Java pet that works correctly for you and I'll upload that too and make an sfs.

May be more to it.

Found this statement on Java in the LibreOffice Getting Started Guide.

Quote:
Some LibreOffice features (wizards and the HSQLDB database engine) require that the Java
Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6.x or higher be installed on your computer. Although LibreOffice will work without Java support, some features will not be available. If you have an older PC and do not
need the features requiring the JRE, you can disable it to speed up the loading of the program.

Quote:
Base (database)
Base provides tools for day-to-day database work within a simple interface. It can create and edit
forms, reports, queries, tables, views, and relations, so that managing a connected database is much the same as in other popular database applications. Base provides many new features, such as the ability to analyze and edit relationships from a diagram view. Base incorporates HSQLDB as its default relational database engine. It can also use dBASE, Microsoft Access, MySQL, or Oracle, or any ODBC-compliant or JDBC-compliant database. Base also provides support for a subset of ANSI-92 SQL.

[01micko]

The xz compression was added to the standard kernel with version 2.6.38 .

Since There are/had been several Puppy kernels out version 2.6.39.x the code schould be something like

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KERNEL_VERSION=`uname -r`
KERNEL_VERSION="${KERNEL_VERSION//[[:punct:][:alpha:]]/}"
KERNEL_MAJOR="${KERNEL_VERSION:0:1}"
[ "$KERNEL_MAJOR" = 0 ] && KERNEL_VERSION=1000
KERNEL_VERSION="${KERNEL_VERSION:0:4}"
[ $KERNEL_VERSION -lt 1000 ] && KERNEL_VERSION=$((KERNEL_VERSION*10))
[ $KERNEL_VERSION -ge 2638 ] && COMP="-comp xz" #||gui to select compression
 

(I bloated it for test if kernel 0.9.x)

Thanks karl but I guess a better test is to just see if the thing exists so I made a different patch

EDIT: Nah, patch removed, working patch and script in below post.

Iguleder, of course we should add more tests for arch to get the filter right so I'm just leaving it off for now.

[01micko]

Hi Mick

Which version of the Broadcom sources are your pets?

Please see my efforts at:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=76495

I'll point people to your pets if they are the latest 5.100 versions...

Have you included rerwin's logic to avoid having to do blacklisting?

Cheers
Peter

Bugger! I hate duplification of effort, I guess I should have looked more closely!

Can you post rerwin's code please? And is it in a conf file or as a pinstall.sh?

Cheers

[peebee]

Can you post rerwin's code please? And is it in a conf file or as a pinstall.sh?

Cheers

Hi Mick

This is the latest version of Richard's initialisation logic that he sent to me to combine with wl.ko compiled from the Broadcom source - it is both conf files plural (3) and a pinstall.

It's this code that is now in pemasu's Precise Puppy 5.3.3.3

It is more complicated than you might expect because it not only deals with the wl / b43 contention situation but also is setup ready to fallback to an earlier version of the wl driver (5.60) if that is present when the 5.100 driver fails (only 1 report of this to date).

We've also applied the patch to the Broadcom source to cause it to create wlan% instead of eth% as the eth% seems to confuse both sns and some users sometimes.

Should I also send you the 5.100 source with all the patches for wlan% and also for k2.6.39 and also > k3.2???

Cheers
Peter

[01micko]

Should I also send you the 5.100 source with all the patches for wlan% and also for k2.6.39 and also > k3.2???

Cheers
Peter

If I can get confirmation from cthisbear or anyone else that your drivers are fine (on Slacko) then I'll remove mine and upload yours.

Please post the patched source, I'm not sure of the legal requirements in this department.. are you even allowed to patch broadcom source? I guess they would want to know about it.

Cheers

[peebee]

Please post the patched source, I'm not sure of the legal requirements in this department.. are you even allowed to patch broadcom source? I guess they would want to know about it.

Cheers

Hi Mick

I've not done your PAE version - only your vanilla kernel version........

Both ubuntu and debian have patched the source - that's where we got the patches from - don't know if this makes it legal....

It'll take me a bit to package up the source suitable for posting........I'll pm it to you.

Cheers
Peter

[01micko]

Hi Mick

I've not done your PAE version - only your vanilla kernel version........

Both ubuntu and debian have patched the source - that's where we got the patches from - don't know if this makes it legal....

It'll take me a bit to package up the source suitable for posting........I'll pm it to you.

Cheers
Peter

Ok, thanks, I was about to ask about the pae vesion. Also, I posted in your thread about possible problems with permissions on /tmp.

I dislike the idea of using /tmp in pets. You can always create an "install" directory and remove it in the pinstall once all procedures have taken place.

Also. the pinstall.sh needs work to be woof compliant. Bit of a minefield this broadcom stuff!!!

[pemasu]

Most distros have patched the 32-bit driver 5.100.82.112 10/25/2011 wl module source....because it needs a patch for 3.2 - 3.3 kernels.

[playdayz]

Someone else might want to test the xz patch to remasterpup2 because it is not working for me. However I made a Slacko Libre by manually compressing the sfs and got big space savings.

324 MB default (old-style) gzip (this was the one posted)
272 MB -comp xz
260 MB -comp xz -Xbcj x86 (suggested by iguleder)

That 260 will almost copy into ram on ICPUG's 512MB machine *with* java. Also, I tested and the responsiveness didn't seem any slower because of the higher compression.

[zekebaby]

Sound does not work on a Dell C610 using the latest .5 beta. Alsa wizard detects the Intel sound card and goes through it's configuration without error. Test sound does not make any sound, but does not throw an error. Volume set to max.

Sound works well in Wary 5.3 and Lucid Puppy 5.28 (005)

[01micko]

Sound does not work on a Dell C610 using the latest .5 beta. Alsa wizard detects the Intel sound card and goes through it's configuration without error. Test sound does not make any sound, but does not throw an error. Volume set to max.

Sound works well in Wary 5.3 and Lucid Puppy 5.28 (005)

hmmmm.. if it worked in previous versions that is strange as nothing to do with sound settings has changed. Did a reboot help? A setting in alsamixer?

[01micko]

Firstly

Libre Office pet, useful for full installs, or running in large RAM. If you use in a pupsave make sure you have at least 600M free or you get corruption when the pet installs. Usefull for woofing too as the pinstall is woof compliant.

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... -3.5.2.pet 151M, US only, get the language packs from the libre site.(debs are easiest).

It includes playdayz integration and the pinstall makes all the defaults point to libre writer, calc, etc.

_________________________________________________

Secondly

I patched remasterpup2 and tested working. I was close before but the option was in the wrong place. It also has the extra option for x86 and I have added code to accommodate for when x86_64 and arm arches become a reality.

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--- remasterpup2.orig	2011-09-04 16:55:49.000000000 +1000
+++ remasterpup2	2012-04-28 15:34:06.000000000 +1000
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #110722 tweak sort.
 #110808 PANZERKOPF: bug fix.
 #110902 rodin.s bug fix.
+#120426 01micko support xz compression
 
 [ "`whoami`" != "root" ] && exec sudo -A ${0} ${@} #110505
 
@@ -236,6 +237,21 @@
 LANG=C #faster, plus Xdialog happier.
 KERNELVER="`uname -r`"
 
+#set compression 01micko 120428
+COMP=""
+mksquashfs -help &>/tmp/mk #refuses to grep from stdout
+grep 'xz' /tmp/mk &>/dev/null
+[ "$?" = "0" ] && COMP="-comp xz"
+ARCH="`uname -m`"
+[ "$(uname -m|grep ^i)" ] && ARCH="`uname -m|cut -c3,4`"
+case "$ARCH" in 
+86)AOPT="-Xbcj x86" ;;
+*)AOPT="" ;; #todo add other arches
+esac
+rm /tmp/mk
+COPTIONS=""${COMP}" "${AOPT}""
+#end set compression
+
 #variables created at bootup by /initrd/usr/sbin/init...
 . /etc/rc.d/PUPSTATE
 [ "$PUP_LAYER" = "" ] && PUP_LAYER="/pup_ro2"
@@ -507,7 +523,7 @@
   ANOTHER_REMOVE="/lib/modules"
 fi
 # display terminal only for the first stage because it takes the most of time. 'squash' is a function, see above.
-squash / $WKGMNTPT/puppylivecdbuild/$PUPPYSFS -e /etc /proc /initrd /var /tmp /archive /mnt /root /puppylivecdbuild $ANOTHER_REMOVE $DIRHOME $DIRSYS $DIRLOST /$PUPPYSFS
+squash / $WKGMNTPT/puppylivecdbuild/$PUPPYSFS "${COPTIONS}" -e /etc /proc /initrd /var /tmp /archive /mnt /root /puppylivecdbuild $ANOTHER_REMOVE $DIRHOME $DIRSYS $DIRLOST /$PUPPYSFS
 sync
 
 #add pristine folders (out of current puppy.sfs)...
@@ -688,6 +704,8 @@
 Xdialog --wrap --left  --title "$m_01" --msgbox "$m_23" 0 0
 
 sync
+
+
 mksquashfs /tmp/etc $WKGMNTPT/puppylivecdbuild/$PUPPYSFS -keep-as-directory
 sync
 rm -rf /tmp/etc

Attached is the script. I produced a remaster with Libre and Firefox that weighs in at 245M and I removed nothing. I am posting from it now.

[zekebaby]

Sound does not work on a Dell C610 using the latest .5 beta. Alsa wizard detects the Intel sound card and goes through it's configuration without error. Test sound does not make any sound, but does not throw an error. Volume set to max.

Sound works well in Wary 5.3 and Lucid Puppy 5.28 (005)

hmmmm.. if it worked in previous versions that is strange as nothing to do with sound settings has changed. Did a reboot help? A setting in alsamixer?

Although I didn't keep any old betas, I'm pretty sure it worked in previous versions as well. I rebooted with 'pfix=ram' and nothing improved. I'll try again when I get the laptop back tomorrow. Is there anything in particular you'd like me to check?

[01micko]

Is there anything in particular you'd like me to check?

Nothing in particular, as long as wireless is ok. You can try the new remaster script

[01micko]

RC is out

see main post

[cthisbear]

RC is out :

And it worketh on the dreaded Dell.

Dell Studio XPS.

Sound works.

Screen works.

Wireless >> encryted wpa2 etc.

"""""""""

I did try Peebees patch on the previous release....today.
It saw the wireless but failed to find interface????

I had things to do after AM yesterday, so I couldn't
report back here.

Anyway....good work...and nicer pic mate.

Thanks again uncle Mick.

Youse did good...Aka Jeff Fenech.

Chris.

[01micko]

RC is out :

And it worketh on the dreaded Dell.

Dell Studio XPS.

Sound works.

Screen works.

Wireless >> encryted wpa2 etc.

"""""""""

I did try Peebees patch on the previous release....today.
It saw the wireless but failed to find interface????

I had things to do after AM yesterday, so I couldn't
report back here.

Anyway....good work...and nicer pic mate.

Thanks again uncle Mick.

Youse did good...Aka Jeff Fenech.

Chris.

Yippee!

[smokey01]

Good job mate.

[James C]

Quick live pfix=ram sanity check of Slacko 5.3.2.9 RC. Internet,sound and display all working and correct on initial boot.No problem downloading and installing Flash.From a quick test,looks really solid.

# report-video
nouveau
Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.2.9 on Sat 28 Apr 2012

Chip description:
d.0 VGA compatible controller
nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] (rev a2)
oem: NVIDIA
product: MCP61 - mcp61-86 Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg
Driver used: nouveau

X.Org version: 1.9.5
dimensions: 1366x768 pixels (361x203 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/root/ as report-video,
and archived with xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log as report-video-full.gz
#
-Computer-
Processor : 4x AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
Memory : 2854MB (160MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sat 28 Apr 2012 08:31:52 PM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
VGA compatible controller : nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a]

-Version-
Kernel : Linux 3.1.10-slacko_4gA (i686)
Compiled : #1 SMP Tue Mar 13 14:58:11 EST 2012
C Library : GNU C Library version 2.13 (stable)
Default C Compiler : Unknown
Distribution : Unknown distribution

[James C]

Successfully made a slackosave.3fs file on a usb flash drive ....no problems and no shutdown difficulties as have been reported on other Puppy versions.
Now for a frugal install on the Athlon XP box......