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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...

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

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.

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

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.

UPDATE: remasterpup2-20120705.pet
http://shino.pos.to/linux/puppy/

#110902 rodin.s bug fix.
#120323 replace 'xmessage' with 'pupmessage'.
#120329 Xdialog bug --yesno supposed to "yes" "No" buttons, but they are "OK" "Cancel".
#120512 01micko: support xz compression.
#120628 shinobar: no change id-string for reuse
#120705 shinobar: dummy 'pupmessage'

Alpha2 is uploaded

Take note of known issues and changelog

see main post

Download and installation of 5.3.3.2 went OK.
Set up was smooth. So far so good.

nvidia-glx-295.59-k3.2.22-4g.pet, sfs available:
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?pu ... o-5.3.3.2/

made using,
getnvidia-0.5
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/

Collection (and correction) of useful for slacko:
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/slacko/opt/

PupControl-2.1.20120706.pet http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 707#638707
Extract-makepet-1.0.pet ... a subset of don's right-click, useful for treating PET and other packages.
dir2iso-1.0.pet http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79539
dir2sfs-20120704.pet ... dir2sfs alternative which supports xz compression
a4paper-20101231.pet http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 495#615495
defaults-chooser-0.8-20120522.pet http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 749#638749
fonts-conf-artificial-bold-1.pet http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 774#638774
pnethood-0.7.i18n.pet http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 2&start=15
pupmd5sum-0.4s.pet http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 818#637818
rp-pppoe-fix-20100919-1.pet http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=59993
rxvt-color-fix-20120706.pet http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 703#638703

EDIT: I did mistake. The dir2sfs-20120703 does not support xz compression. Updated dir2sfs-20120704.pet.

Slacko 5.3.3.2 booting from cd...savefile on usb flash drive.

As expected,everything good and working on initial boot. Missing menu icon for Gnome MPlayer.

# report-video
nouveau
Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.3.2 on Thu 5 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.
5384 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1076.607 FPS
5876 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1175.137 FPS
6062 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1212.351 FPS
6060 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1211.835 FPS
6059 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1211.717 FPS
6042 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1208.276 FPS

-Computer-
Processor : 4x AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
Memory : 2853MB (169MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Thu 05 Jul 2012 09:19:29 AM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Gallium 0.4 on NV4C
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia

These may be corrected in 5-3.3.2 but in 5-3.3.1

mesa-7.10.2-s will NOT install. Tried from both PPM and direct from ibiblio Slacko repo. Downloads just fine, just won't install!

mesa-7.9.2 did install after a bit of a fuss with xorgwizard.

As for mesa... if you run programs like Google-Earth, it makes a world of difference in speed.

Screensaver Control (On & Off) is not consistant in its function.

WiFi (wlan0) setup fine but dropped after a few hours of use and reboot was required to get it back online. This has been pretty much the case with ALL recent Puppy versions, not just Slacko. (Linksys AE1000 stick, Belkin 300 router, using the rt2800usb package) eth0 works just fine.

Other than those few things, 5-3.3.1 works very well as far as I've tested, graphic clarity is the best yet...

Downloading 5.3.3.2 now.

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

Broadcom wl driver updated for Slacko 5.3.3.2 k3.2.22-4g

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=76495

Indian,

Mesa is already in the iso, so it's not surprising you can't install! It's documented on the first page

As for wireless issues, I have found in the past that slowing the rate can significantly stabilise flakey connections. It's usually due to poor driver performance.

I had the particular issue of very flakey wireless in earlier puppy kernels with the rtl-8187 module but since then they have been fixed,

I used this code: (credit @tempestuous) (starts when machine boots)

I know it seems slow but it's probably faster than your internet so the only time it will affect is on LAN browsing/transfers. You can try 11 instead of 5.5 or even higher if you are adventurous.
HTH

01micko wrote:

Mesa is already in the iso, so it's not surprising you can't install! It's documented on the first page
---------------------------------------------------------
Hmmm... interesting, guess I should have read the first page? However, I wonder why Google-Earth ran like a snail until I was able to get the 7.9 mesa installed??? after that it literally fly's, makes one wonder??

I'll have to play with the Internet WiFi sometime when I have more time (downloaded info) thanks for the tip!

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

I think Mesa is broken too. After my 5.3.3 cacked itself and I did a clean re-install Mesa failed from the slickpet(?) drivers tab and likewise if I got the pet from ibiblio. Downloads ok but the install fails and sorry I can't remember the error message.

Hi,

The 'Personalize - Settings' application is not properly translated. I made some corrections but was unable to use them in Slacko. Maybe the new .mo file should be in a directory different than /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES ?

Slacko 5.3.3.2 live pfix=ram on the P4 test box.


# report-video
intel
Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.3.2 on Thu 5 Jul 2012

Chip description:
2.0 VGA compatible controller
Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
oem: Intel(r)865G Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
product: Intel(r)865G Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0

X Server: Xorg
Driver used: intel

X.Org version: 1.9.5
dimensions: 1024x768 pixels (270x203 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.
377 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.371 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.947 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.143 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.144 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.143 FPS

-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
Version : 1.9.5
-Monitors-
Monitor 0 : 1024x768 pixels

-OpenGL-
Vendor : Tungsten Graphics, Inc
Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) 865G x86/MMX/SSE2
Version : 1.3 Mesa 7.10.2
Direct Rendering : Yes

1.3 Mesa 7.10.2

-Computer-
Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Memory : 512MB (139MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Thu 05 Jul 2012 11:22:19 PM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) 865G x86/MMX/SSE2
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : ICH4 - Intel ICH5

Went ahead and did a quick frugal install......looking good so far.

Frugal installation on an ext4 partition running fine with my usual applications.

Cheers,
Jim