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fyujj
Joined: 04 Apr 2009 Posts: 103
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Posted: Thu 05 Apr 2012, 16:04 Post subject:
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When I uninstalled the 260.16 package and then ran rmmod nvidia, the message said there was no nvidia module on /lib/proc/modules (or somewhere like that).
So maybe while it was ticked to be installed besides the driver, the kmod package I think plus one another, maybe they weren't installed? Anyway, I'll try the upstream .run package now in Puppy for the first time.
*edit* yay, running 295.33 right now. Sometimes something doesn't work so we find something even better.
drblock2, not wanting to spam the thread, which is a bug report thread but just saying that I think the driver for your FX5200 is 173.14.31
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drblock2
Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 153
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Posted: Thu 05 Apr 2012, 16:31 Post subject:
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@fyujj
Yes, you are right. The recommended driver for the nvidia GeForce FX5200 is 173.14.31, but the PPM only has files for nvidia 71.86.15 and much later versions. I took the hint from BK and installed nvidia 71.86.15 in the manner described.
If I have time, I will try the other drivers for the sake of comparison.
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pemasu

Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5484 Location: Finland
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Posted: Thu 05 Apr 2012, 17:53 Post subject:
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Racy 5.3.
I couldnt get Pmusic to play net streams. The default Hoovers and selections from Webmusic tab didnt play. ....connecting just stayed on the bottom. Maybe it is just me. I installed ffmpeg pets for my dpup exprimo and net streams started to work.
Could someone else give feedback also....
Racy, Saluki and Precise Pangolin suffers all drunken semiprecise touchpad problem. I suppose the xorg - xorg-server is the guilty. My bad luck.
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FeodorF

Joined: 07 Jul 2010 Posts: 228 Location: Heidelberg, Germany
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Posted: Thu 05 Apr 2012, 19:12 Post subject:
GParted and Pdisk (..if they can't do the job..) Subject description: Please add an info window what to do next |
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Hm, how to start?
Well, I have an old sata drive, which is/was hijacked (Hell yeah, my Puppy Linux PC can fly!) by Windo..-NT professional.
I tried GParted and Pdisk (fdisk and cfdisk) - all three included in Wary/Racy 5.3 . No matter what I tried, I always ended up with lots of unused space on the hard disk and partition errors, looking like a broken drive.
Before experimenting for some hours, I should have went to our forum. - The answer was right there.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77288
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forum member bigpup:
I suggest getting the latest live CD version of Gparted and using it to do any heavy changes. It is a live CD that is specifically made to run Gparted. The kernel is tweaked, to support Gparted functions, it is the latest version of Gparted, and required programs are updated. Has TestDisk and other recovery programs.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/0.12.0-5/
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I burned the ISO onto a cd, started this version of gparted and got rid of the Wind.. shi., as you can see.
I would strongly suggest, that a help page be added before the start of Gparted and Pdisk (Asking to use the gparted live cd, if in trouble).
Best Wishes,
Feodor
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duke93535

Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 194 Location: California , High Desert
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 01:10 Post subject:
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Changed the /usr/bin/xterm script to read urxvt on the last line. This gets the terminal console when opened by rox menu to appear the same as directed by Urxvtset setup terminal emulator in main menu> desktop.
duke
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l2ulinux

Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Posts: 147 Location: Blountstown, Fl.
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 03:03 Post subject:
Racy 5.3 Subject description: Will not save to CD |
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I was doing a test run of Racy 5.3 and wanted to save the added programs to the CD and it fell on two different CD's. Both were tried a couple times a piece.
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shinobar

Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2664 Location: Japan
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 08:23 Post subject:
ANOUNCE: Nvidia drivers in SFS |
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nvidia-glx-sdl-295.33.sfs (UPDATE: 2012-04-06)
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/
For both Wary and Racy 5.3.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=72405
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aarf
Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 3613 Location: around the bend
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 10:56 Post subject:
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racy5.3
opera-11.62-1347.i386.linux
flashplayer -You have version 11,2,202,228 installed
run opera in a terminal and get
Code: | open: No such file or directory
open: No such file or directory
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doesnt happen in lupu528.005 or saluki16 with the exact same portable opera setup.
pemasu recently posted about flash having missing dependancies perhaps that is what is not being found.
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aarf
Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 3613 Location: around the bend
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 11:15 Post subject:
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seamonkey already running but not in lxtask or pprocess so i cant kill it. not in bottom tray. reboot, run seamonkey in terminal, gives same message.
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tronkel

Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 1120 Location: Vienna Austria
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 11:47 Post subject:
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The ATI Radeon open source driver looks as if it's broken for Racy 5.3 at least. I tried to compile the AMD proprietary driver in Racy - no go. Looks as if the kernel used here needs a specific patch in order to build the fglrx module.
I then had a go with Wary. This time the module built and ran OK.
I'm having bother with the Realtek wlan drivers in Wary though. I can take the stable source code wifi stuff from linuxwireless.org, build them OK, but the firmware seems to be kaput - won't scan for wifi hotspots nor asscociate with them.
Racy is better with the wlan drivers, but then again there is no decent video module - I have to put up with the VESA driver.
I wonder if Barry could see his way to building a hybrid version just for me - a cross between Racy and Wary?
Call it Wracy or Rwacy?
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nooby
Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 10548 Location: SwedenEurope
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 11:56 Post subject:
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aarf wrote: | seamonkey already running but not in lxtask or pprocess so i cant kill it. not in bottom tray. reboot, run seamonkey in terminal, gives same message. |
Yes your not the first nor the last to experience this mystery.
I've had it too and also with Firefox and it is very annoying.
Sadly I don't remember if somebody came up with a solution.
We talked about it in threads some time ago.
Maybe the search engine in my signature can find these and
see if anybody know the easiest way to get it going when it lock up.
You knowing linux way better than me maybe can get a hang
on what is needed based on all the reports about it. I am too lazy
and not bright enough to get what is going on. I solved it by using
Opera each time that it happens
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not an ideal solution though
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Argolance

Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 3255 Location: PORT-BRILLET (Mayenne - France)
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 12:59 Post subject:
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Hello,
=> nvidia-glx-sdl-295.20-1.sfs (for my geforce 9600 gt card). I copied this sfs file into my home directory, set my puppy to take it in account at startup, then reboot... Had to come back to prompt/xorgwizard/choose/nvidia... At this point, if choosing 1920X1200x24 (native resolution), this didn't work and the nvidia gui said that my card seemed not to be well installed. If choosing a lower resolution, this works and I can finally set the good resolution through the nvidia gui which is available. Don't know if it is a good way but this is how I did to make my nvidia card working .
Cordialement.
Edit: Sorry, was writing and didn't see the post of Shinobar: so there is a new sfs file!
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alec78
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 49
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 13:58 Post subject:
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Hi All,
Did a manual update to a frugal install on the hard disc, deleted the save file so there would be no conflicts, edited the boot.lst file, shut down and booted into Wary 5.3, result, "Searching for Puppy Files ... puppy_wary_5.3.sfs not found. Dropping out to initial ramdisc console . . ."
Booted into Arch on the same laptop, navigated to the puppy_wary_5.3.sfs file, in the same directory as the initrd and vmlinuz files, and checked its permissions, Arch said it had none, so I changed it to "read only", shut down and re=booted into Wary, result exactly as before, dropped to ramdisc console.
Anyone have any ideas before I have to burn a CD?
Cheers
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rcrsn51

Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 11889 Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 14:08 Post subject:
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Please post your GRUB menu.lst file.
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drblock2
Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 153
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Posted: Fri 06 Apr 2012, 14:49 Post subject:
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I have an installation of Mandriva 2008 Spring on my hard disk. I no longer use it, but I was curious to see whether it would consent to being an Underdog. Simple to set up and worst that could happen - it wouldn't work.
Ooops! Rebooting, I received a flood of error messages, mostly from /etc/profile.d. I have not been able to find the appropriate log file, so I cannot provide specifics.
I deleted the offending Underdog.lnx file and hoped that all would go well on reboot. It did not. I was initially unable to start X, when I did succeed, I booted into a gray desktop with drive icons and the jwm tray bar, but no desktop icons. Menus and everything else worked fine.
Thanks to a contribution by Dejan555:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=617675#617675
I was able to locate the problem. The crash and restoration had trashed /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin.
I copied PuppyPin from Slacko 5.3.3 running on another machine on my LAN and entered:
Code: | killall Rox-Riler && rox -p /root/choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin |
as Dejan recommended.
Desktop restored to normal state!
The positive lesson to be learned from this experience: Make a backup of your save file or create an additional save file for experiments.
The pluses for Puppy:
1. No reason for a panic attack. My data is was not affected. I could have accessed it from another Puppy if necessary.
2. The Puppy community provides excellent help.
3. Sibling Puppies cooperate very nicely.
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