Slacko 5.3.3.2 alpha (shooting for 5.3.4)

[James C]

Another quick run pfix=ram. No problems.Everything working on initial boot.

# report-video
nouveau
Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.3.1 on Wed 27 Jun 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: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 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
#

...the above also recorded in /tmp/root/ as report-video,
and archived with xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log as report-video-full.gz

# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
5032 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1006.310 FPS
5254 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1050.657 FPS
5189 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1037.628 FPS
5235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1046.754 FPS
5261 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1052.028 FPS

Not bad with just Nouveau and Mesa.

-Computer-
Processor : 2x AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
Memory : 3374MB (166MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Wed 27 Jun 2012 12:04:55 PM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Gallium 0.4 on NV4C
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia

# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 3374292 497720 2876572 0 52648
-/+ buffers: 445072 2929220
Swap: 8265724 0 8265724
#

[davec51]

(SOLVED) I burned Slacko 5.3.3.1 alpha to a CD. It booted vmlinuz and initrd, but then I got the message that the .sfs. file couldn't be found. I looked, and there it was on the CD. What am I doing wrong?

I have two CD players, internal and external. I was trying to boot from the external one, which apparently the program couldn't find. Strange, because that has not happened before as I tried live CD's.

I'm sorry to have intruded prematurely; I should have investigated further.

[01micko]

I have made the transmission pet smaller by upxing the binaries and removing the icon cache file, seems to work ok.

Download <-- transmission-2.51-i486-supx.pet ~1.4M

I don't know how to enable magnet protocol in seamonkey ootb (working on it, bearing in mind I dislike setting up a profile in /root) but it's pretty easy to set up in a running seamonkey/firefox, see here.

I tried with aria2 but it's a bit finicky to get set up, never mind.

[shinobar]

menu->Setup->Remaster Puppy Live CD
Click on it.
Nothing happens.

missing spaces between '-q' and 'xz'.

grep -q'xz' /tmp/mk &>/dev/null

To be:

grep -q 'xz' /tmp/mk &>/dev/null

But also the remasterpup2 in the most recent woof may work.

grep 'xz' /tmp/mk &>/dev/null

[marmalade]

Any chance of a reply to my post, or is it just lost in another multi-page thread on this server that's impossible to search?

(query re Alpine and uxrvt)

[01micko]

lxterminal is nice, in the repo (use search box), as for Alpine, if the one in the repo doesn't suit try a search with puppy in the string in your favourite search engine, also there are numerous puppy optimised search engines floating around the forum. Failing that put in a request in the requests section.

Any chance of a reply to my post, or is it just lost in another multi-page thread on this server that's impossible to search?

(query re Alpine and uxrvt)

[oldyeller]

It booted up just fine on my IBM Thinkpad x60

Did a savefile and still was good,

Thanks for the continuation of Slacko, It took awhile for it to grow on me but I like.

Thanks for all your work, This will be great when it is done

Keep it up Mick

[Lobster]

Has anyone else noticed this?
I was downloading Alpha1 of Puppi Sap6 and I could not detect my hard drive - even when mounted.
. . . wait a minute this could be because Slacko moved its save file to another partition - the only reason for that? Could be a nearly full HD?

Mick glad you are getting a slice of the Raspberry action
- hopefully you will have a great base

OK just reporting in. Otherwise Slacko working OK . . .

[majorfoo]

d/l and created live cd.

Did full install and added following
Wbar_with_setup-1.3.3-lucid.pet
Evince-2.30.3-i386
Audacious-3.2.3-2.pet
Xscreensaver-5.15-i486-1.pet
Roxterm-1.17.1-lucid.pet
Shermans Aquarium-3.01.i486
PuppyBrowser-1.1-lucid
Flashplayer-11.2.202.236
Bibletime-2.72-lucid.pet
Tcl-856.pet
Tk-856.pet
Updated Seamonkey to 2.11.3 beta
Installed Get_libreoffice-0.17.pet
Installed Libreoffice-3.54.2.sfs

Everything working.
Really like the new LibreOffice - Very fast

No problems to report at this time.

Good Job!!!!

[mikeslr]

Hi 01micko,

Another great job. So far I've only run into one hitch. Dl & unpacked into Slacko directory with SaveFile created in some previous incarnation. Rebooted. Loaded OK, but none of the wireless apps recognized my wireless adapter. Removed SaveFile from Slacko directory. Rebooted and wireless worked. Posting from it now. Will explore some more.

mikesLr

[shinobar]

UPDATE: Test release: firstrun-2.2.pet (1 Jul 2012)
#1jul2012: v2.2: ensure current localedef, hostname, handle different path to keymaps in kbd pkg.(keymap-set), slovakian keyboard (keymap-set), fail safe without xorg.conf (keymap-set)
http://shino.pos.to/linux/puppy/

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=58312

[shinobar]

# screeny
error: install xwd package for your distro

EDIT: i recommend matpaint-snapshot:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 574#638574

[playdayz]

The Help is not working in mtPaint.

This pet has /usr/share/mtpaint/mtpaint_handbook... plus /root/.mtpaint to tell it where the docs are (I could see no other way to do so). The "docs" are in fact just an index.html to use the online docs.

[sszindian]

Any chance for a quick script-fix-mtpaint to get it working or must we wait until the next release?

>>>---Indian------>

EDIT: From the above, Slacko-5.3.3.1 was done with an 'UPGRADE' to Slacko-5.3.3

It appears now after more testing, and a fresh pfix=ram install that mtpaint works fine!

As for the UPGRADE.. there are more issues... GNOMEplayer doesn't work anymore as well as the mtpaint, was going to test for more problems (which I'm sure there are) but with so many files and programs installed, it isn't worth the effort!

Recommendation: Don't UPGRADE... do a fresh install!

[James C]

Booting from cd, savefile on usb flash drive. Looking good.

# report-video
nouveau
Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.3.1 on Sun 1 Jul 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
#

# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
5266 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1053.174 FPS
6367 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1273.267 FPS
5936 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1186.902 FPS
5953 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1190.479 FPS
5946 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1188.951 FPS
5948 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1189.586 FPS
6513 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1302.294 FPS
6746 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1349.111 FPS

[Sage]

5.3.3.1 (& 5.3.3). Is it me?! (Yes!)
The no-sound issue and this version of overly expansive retrovol is driving me crazy. How about a simple mixer for simple folk? In a rare diversion onto an Intel board, unable to get any sound by any subterfuge*. The tray icon constantly remains mute and so does the sound whether I stick to 'native' or run ALSA. Cannot see all of the retrovol screens in 1024x768 even using the ALT+drag-edge method. This is such a good distro, I'd like to use it as my default in all locations, but...
Too much to twiddle from boot-up, not enough time to devote to it.
* - a typical Intel issue.

Much Later:
Back to AMD; most of above issues disappeared, others manageable. In answer to my own question, vide supra, upgrading a FULL to 5.3.3.1 from 5.3.3 yields an hideous mess of a mixture. Not a problem - quicker to wipe and re-install - that's the benefit of a compact distro. Any chance of propagating 5.3.3.1 onto thinslacko? Good things come in small packages...

[Lobster]

Forgot I was using Alpha software.
Pretty good going I would say . . .

. . . however . . . tried to press configure and get other depositories of software in ziggy and classical views of PPM.

I could not.
All I want is xcowsay (yesterday) and Gimp 2.8 (today)

The other thing I am having problems with is our old nemesis (Flash)
Booh!
. . . basically vids are playing to about 3/4's and then jamming up resources.


Puppy Linux Users
Demand Better

[shinobar]

Attached ROX-MIME-additional-20120705.pet.
Contains:
notecase and some archive ROX MIME icons.
Default applications for some multimedia files including playlists and .mkv fix.

[shinobar]

Attached matpaint-snapshot-1.0.pet, intended to replace the screeny.
RELATED: playdayz provids mtpaint-help.pet.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 8&start=57

[01micko]

Sorry shino, already uploading next version, the rox additions missed the boat, but I do have .mkv fix already.

Also, mtpaint is updated, with the former mtpaintsnapshot.sh and playdayz help integrated, without the root hack, which failed for me anyway, also screeny is fixed, handy for window shots in a hurry.

New kernel k3.2.22 is compiled and source uploaded. Fixes include ilwifi, logitech and dell fixes (thanks to rjbrewer).

There are still some bugs, I'll wait for the next pburn to fix the help issue.

Sage, I haven't dealt with sound or vesa issues yet, they are next.

I'll announce when it's all uploaded (~40 mins)

Thanks for reports so far.