Precise Puppy 5.5 Release Candidate

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#226 Post by BarryK »

mchabez wrote:
Hi everyone, I found another debdb2pupdb bug. It's in 5.4.3, I have to check yet in the 5.5beta.
Some Ubuntu packages have weird dependencies like "udev(>=", "libx11-6(>>" and so on. The root cause is that in the Ubuntu package databases, in the package dependency data, sometimes the dependent package name and version requirement has no space between them.

To check which packages are affected, run this command:
Code:

grep -e "|+.*(.*|" ~/.packages/Packages-ubuntu-*

Edit: Latest Woof as of 21th Feb 2013 also has this bug.
Cross-posting this from the 5.4.3 thread, 5.5beta has this bug, too.
I have hunted through all of the 'precise' and 'precise-updates' pkg database files, and none of them have this problem.

Every db entry has a space between package name and version requirement, also between version operator and version, ex:

udev (>= 2.3

If there are some rogue debs out there with this problem, then the developers should be contacted. It does not affect Woof or the PPM.
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#227 Post by tater »

@rcrsn51

I have tried all of your codes in YASSM and still no connection to my Samba shares.

I booted puppy pfix=ram in various puppy distros and running Pnethood.

1) lupu 528.005 connected yes
2) precise 5.4.93 connected no
3) puppy 431 connected no
4) puppy 214X connected yes
5) slacko 5.4 connected no

I've also looked at the logs and I can't see why I'm not connecting to my samba shares.

Every thing else in precise 5.4.93 seems great.

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#228 Post by rcrsn51 »

@tater: That's too bad. But it sounds to me like you have a different problem than the kernel 3.8 - Samba-TNG issue.

For example, Slacko 5.4 works fine with Samba-TNG without requiring a sec= option.

Run dmesg. Are there any error codes from CIFS?

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#229 Post by pemasu »

pemasu,
Would you mind sending me your .config file?

I'll do another compile of the 3.8.0 kernel.
Sorry that I didnt post it earlier.
Here is it is in attachment. I added those missing multimedia - dvb drivers. Especially support for analog TV is important. The name is misleading. That support creates ivtv driver and also enables several hybrid analog-digital dvb tuner sticks to work ( like mine )
I fixed the brcmsmac support and unticked that overlapping support so that the wireless chip is not recognized by B43 driver. If brcmsmac has been included, that option should be unticked.
I removed poulsbo stub driver ie poulsbo.ko.
Couple of new or missing drivers were added elsewhere, like new staging crs wlan driver....there are posts asking it in the aether. I believe it will need firmware to work.

I confess....I did add samba new SMB2 support in the cifs section. I have used it in my kernels, like 3.6.2 and 3.7.2 and it has not done harm.

Only section which is quite obscure for me is under multimedia: encoders, decoders, sensors and other helper chips. It has decoder modules which are needed and useful like for Hauppage chips and TV watching, but some support are for boards with incorporated chips I am not familiar with.

Also I was afraid that some modules probably have dependency to that section. So....I have enabled most of them. But surely some of them are not so useful. I just dont have experience to mess with them.

I did add also 'usb over ip' - support. There is one pet in the murga-forum utilizing it: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... d87b9cc3d7
It was fun to test it when rcrsn51 created it. It is also one of the few which have kernel source userspace binary components included. Anyway...it is for single-user usb sharing over ip. ....dont print with other computer attached usb printer with it though. Use Cups printer sharing for that one.
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#230 Post by Sage »

bright yellow on black
Back in 1980, Alan Sugar took best advice on readability, resolution & co. on cga monitors from the world's clinical and optical experts for his upcoming CPC range (Arnold/Joyce were green-screen). All answers came back to him: yellow text on royal blue background. It works for everyone, colour-blind, partially sighted, in bright light, you-name-it.

Still a good combo for troublesome card-monitor-OS systems.

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#231 Post by pemasu »

I forgot to add. Aufs-3.8 standalone is not there yet. I suppose it would be good idea to use aufs-3.8 when it is ready.

http://aufs.git.sourceforge.net/git/git ... ;a=summary
sfjro | 7 Jan 2013 03:58
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aufs3 GIT release

o news
- a new branch aufs3.7 is created, and supporting for linux-3.8-rcN
started.

o TODO (in short term)
- test aufs3.x-rcN ( for linux-3.8 ), particulary around NFSD.
- investigate trunc_xino.

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#232 Post by mchabez »

BarryK wrote:
mchabez wrote:
Hi everyone, I found another debdb2pupdb bug. It's in 5.4.3, I have to check yet in the 5.5beta.
Some Ubuntu packages have weird dependencies like "udev(>=", "libx11-6(>>" and so on. The root cause is that in the Ubuntu package databases, in the package dependency data, sometimes the dependent package name and version requirement has no space between them.

To check which packages are affected, run this command:
Code:

grep -e "|+.*(.*|" ~/.packages/Packages-ubuntu-*

Edit: Latest Woof as of 21th Feb 2013 also has this bug.
Cross-posting this from the 5.4.3 thread, 5.5beta has this bug, too.
I have hunted through all of the 'precise' and 'precise-updates' pkg database files, and none of them have this problem.

Every db entry has a space between package name and version requirement, also between version operator and version, ex:

udev (>= 2.3

If there are some rogue debs out there with this problem, then the developers should be contacted. It does not affect Woof or the PPM.
If the bug is not in the Ubuntu repos, then the bug is in debdb2pupdb parser. In the latest Woof (24 Feb 2013), I was getting faulty database entries like this from the ubuntu-precise-main repo:
fbset_2.1-25|fbset|2.1-25||Setup|360K|pool/main/f/fbset|fbset_2.1-25_i386.deb|+libc6&ge2.3.4,+udev(>=|framebuffer device maintenance program|ubuntu|precise|
glance_2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf|glance|2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf|0ubuntu1.3|BuildingBlock|31K|pool/main/g/glance|glance_2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf-0ubuntu1.3_all.deb|+python-glance&eq2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf,+python-routes,+python-eventlet,+python-migrate,+python-sqlalchemy-ext(<<,+python-crypto,+python-xattr,+glance-api&eq2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf,+glance-registry&eq2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf,+ca-certificates,+adduser|OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service - Daemons|ubuntu|precise|
glance-common_2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf|glance-common|2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf|0ubuntu1.3|BuildingBlock|87K|pool/main/g/glance|glance-common_2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf-0ubuntu1.3_all.deb|+python,+python-eventlet,+python-glance&eq2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf,+python-migrate,+python-routes,+python-sqlalchemy-ext(<<,+python-xattr,+adduser|OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service - Common|ubuntu|precise|
libplrpc-perl_0.2020-2|libplrpc-perl|0.2020-2||BuildingBlock|152K|pool/main/libp/libplrpc-perl|libplrpc-perl_0.2020-2_all.deb|+perl&ge5.6.0-16,+libstorable-perl(>=,+libnet-daemon-perl|Perl extensions for writing PlRPC servers and clients|ubuntu|precise|
mythes-ca_3.3.0|mythes-ca|3.3.0|2ubuntu3|BuildingBlock|812K|pool/main/o/openoffice.org-dictionaries|mythes-ca_3.3.0-2ubuntu3_all.deb|+libreoffice-core(>=,+dictionaries-common&ge0.10|Catalan Thesaurus for LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org|ubuntu|precise|
.
. #omitting the rest...
.
I bolded the problematic areas.

There are 80 faulty entries just in the Packages-ubuntu-precise-main file.

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#233 Post by BarryK »

mchabez wrote:
BarryK wrote:
mchabez wrote: Cross-posting this from the 5.4.3 thread, 5.5beta has this bug, too.
I have hunted through all of the 'precise' and 'precise-updates' pkg database files, and none of them have this problem.

Every db entry has a space between package name and version requirement, also between version operator and version, ex:

udev (>= 2.3

If there are some rogue debs out there with this problem, then the developers should be contacted. It does not affect Woof or the PPM.
If the bug is not in the Ubuntu repos, then the bug is in debdb2pupdb parser. In the latest Woof (24 Feb 2013), I was getting faulty database entries like this from the ubuntu-precise-main repo:
fbset_2.1-25|fbset|2.1-25||Setup|360K|pool/main/f/fbset|fbset_2.1-25_i386.deb|+libc6&ge2.3.4,+udev(>=|framebuffer device maintenance program|ubuntu|precise|
glance_2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf|glance|2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf|0ubuntu1.3|BuildingBlock|31K|pool/main/g/glance|glance_2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf-0ubuntu1.3_all.deb|+python-glance&eq2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf,+python-routes,+python-eventlet,+python-migrate,+python-sqlalchemy-ext(<<,+python-crypto,+python-xattr,+glance-api&eq2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf,+glance-registry&eq2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf,+ca-certificates,+adduser|OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service - Daemons|ubuntu|precise|
glance-common_2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf|glance-common|2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf|0ubuntu1.3|BuildingBlock|87K|pool/main/g/glance|glance-common_2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf-0ubuntu1.3_all.deb|+python,+python-eventlet,+python-glance&eq2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf,+python-migrate,+python-routes,+python-sqlalchemy-ext(<<,+python-xattr,+adduser|OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service - Common|ubuntu|precise|
libplrpc-perl_0.2020-2|libplrpc-perl|0.2020-2||BuildingBlock|152K|pool/main/libp/libplrpc-perl|libplrpc-perl_0.2020-2_all.deb|+perl&ge5.6.0-16,+libstorable-perl(>=,+libnet-daemon-perl|Perl extensions for writing PlRPC servers and clients|ubuntu|precise|
mythes-ca_3.3.0|mythes-ca|3.3.0|2ubuntu3|BuildingBlock|812K|pool/main/o/openoffice.org-dictionaries|mythes-ca_3.3.0-2ubuntu3_all.deb|+libreoffice-core(>=,+dictionaries-common&ge0.10|Catalan Thesaurus for LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org|ubuntu|precise|
.
. #omitting the rest...
.
I bolded the problematic areas.

There are 80 faulty entries just in the Packages-ubuntu-precise-main file.
Thanks for that info, I understand the problem now.

I will have a go at fixing it in debdb2pupdb.

A problem is that the original deps have "|" which is an "or" operator, but I have not yet implemented that in the Puppy pkg db format. I do plan to one day.

For now, just have to choose one of the options, the first before the "|".

The original deps line for fbset:

Code: Select all

Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), udev | makedev (>= 2.3.1-24)
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#234 Post by Jejy69 »

Hello,

I haven't many issues with this kernel 3.8.
So, I build Kde 4.10 for Puppy Precise 5.4, 5.5, available here.
I hope this will be appreciated.

Cheers,
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#235 Post by bigpup »

BarryK,

Are you doing anything with Precise to address booting with secure boot that is used in newer computers that use UEFI?
This is what Fatdog is doing.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/fa ... -boot.html
http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/fa ... drive.html
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected :shock:
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I can offer some bandwidth

#236 Post by dennis-slacko531 »

I read Barry's mention that he wouldn't mind some hosting help from users. I've only uploaded one 46M delta listed below (plus md5sums text). I haven't figured out how to let the user view and pick files, but until I do, you're welcome to follow these two links at my Godaddy account.
EDIT: SeaMonkey made It easy to correct the html, so now it's just...
http://www.beok.com/lnux

I'm removing the (my name is) [url] tags below.
http://www.beok.com/lnux/precise-5.4.3. ... .iso.delta
http://www.beok.com/lnux/md5sums.txt

I'll (still) monitor this posting for suggestions to improve my limited offering. :oops:
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Puppy can't fully change between my 2 network IFs - FIXED

#237 Post by zygo »

Rerwin, BK,

Thanks for adding Frisbee

Live CD PP5.4.92

I can get fully on the internet with a cdc_ether 3g usb dongle using SNS. I can unplug it and replug it later and all is well.

I have occasionsal access to a truely wired network through a router and PCI nework card. (DHCP is disabled. ) But if I try to get on the internet with either Frisbee or Dougal's thing I don't get a DNS service despite the correct DNS numbers being in /etc/ppp/resolve.conf. If I have names and numbers in /etc/hosts then they work.

** Edit: I was too hasty. Interface swapping is fixed in PP5.4.92. While flayling around I blocked UDP on my firewall. **

This was also the case in the previous PP except I didn't try Frisbee.

Additionally:
- selecting disconnect from the network tray applet doesn't change the icon nor disconnect. I tend to unplug to disconnect the usb NIC which is reflected in the icon.

- I notice that this PP5.4.92 automatically tries to connect when it finds an interface. Can a switch be added to stop this automation please.

- Frisbee's interfaces tab lacks a connect button.

On the plus side Frisbee remembers the settings for next time. While Dougal's gives a false error about subnet mask mismatching network type to which I have to click ok to get online. Then it offers to remember but forgets some settings.

Oh and of course if I boot and use only the truely wired network it fully connects. And reconnects.
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#238 Post by zygo »

For some reason the forum wont let me edit my previous post.

Also (after trying the truely wired NIC) a click of the network tray icon causes only the IP info window to open regardles of what is selected in the internet conection wizard. A purple splash says to right click for the network menu but that has missing items now.

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Re: Puppy can't fully change between my 2 network interfaces

#239 Post by rerwin »

zygo,
Thanks for your report on frisbee and network_tray.
zygo wrote:Live CD PP5.4.92
I can get fully on the internet with a cdc_ether 3g usb dongle using SNS. I can unplug it and replug it later and all is well.
This confuses me. A 3G dongle should be used with pupdial to connect to a data service. How does SNS get involved? Or am I just behind the times.
I have occasionsal access to a truely wired network through a router and PCI nework card. (DHCP is disabled. ) But if I try to get on the internet with either Frisbee or Dougal's thing I don't get a DNS service despite the correct DNS numbers being in /etc/ppp/resolve.conf. If I have names and numbers in /etc/hosts then they work. This was also the case in the previous PP except I didn't try Frisbee.
This is not something I am knowledgeable enough to address and would seem to be outside of frisbee, which is my focus these days.
Additionally:
- selecting disconnect from the network tray applet doesn't change the icon nor disconnect. I tend to unplug to disconnect the usb NIC which is reflected in the icon.
Which was the last network manager you used before selecting 'disconnect'? Oh, if you see 'disconnect', it must have been SNS or NetWiz. That's enough info.
- I notice that this PP5.4.92 automatically tries to connect when it finds an interface. Can a switch be added to stop this automation please.
I, too, am concerned that this behavior might be too much. I notice that when I disable wireless in frisbee and then reboot, the wireless network is automatically reconnected. I am open to ideas on how to control this.
- Frisbee's interfaces tab lacks a connect button.
I find that if I click 'Restart DHCP' the wired network is found. But your situation may be different from mine. I am uncomfortable with the label on that button, but wanted to minimize changes to the original "beta" Frisbees to be sure I didn't introduce problems. But I am open to recommendations on this, as well.
Also (after trying the truely wired NIC) a click of the network tray icon causes only the IP info window to open regardles of what is selected in the internet conection wizard. A purple splash says to right click for the network menu but that has missing items now.
I see that contradictory behavior, but still have 3 items in the right-click menu. Again, which was the last network manager you used before that? (I am running with frisbee.) I need to avoid the concurrent ipinfo display if the user is expected to right-click to get it.

To avoid hijacking this thread, can we continue the frisbee and network_tray parts of this dialog in the "Frisbee beta 2" thread?
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... &start=180
Richard

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#240 Post by gcmartin »

Hi @Zygo
Questions
  • What PC/laptop are you using?
  • Is your cell ability a USB from your Cell-phone vendor?
  • Is your LAN card a USB device or is it on the PC's motherboard?
  • Now that Barry has re-released both WARY and RACY using lots of new stuff in Woof to build them, could you restart your installation?
The symptoms may have changed a bit..

Oh, your LAN to internet routing issues may be related to the combination of devices active for internet connectivity at the same time. This, has been seen in other PUPs, as well. The problem differs from PUP to PUP and from the combination of LAN and Internet related devices active, not to mention, the activation timing. All in all, the DNS feature can get confused.

Here to help

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#241 Post by zygo »

Thanks rerwin,

Puppy *can* fully change between my 2 network IFs.

I've replied on the Frisbee thread http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... &start=180

Thanks gcmartin,

I have a tower PC but prefer "pay as you go" ISPs. Mr reply on the Frisbee thread should answer your questions.

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Another frisbee version to avoid endless wpa log

#242 Post by rerwin »

I have noticed that the /tmp/wpa_supplicant.log file gets updated with many lines every time the networks are scanned, every 30 seconds or maybe more frequently. This is unacceptable for normal operation for long periods.

To correct this excessive logging, I added a control checkbox for when debug-level logging is needed, but otherwise to be left unchecked (disabled). The updated frisbee-1.0 package, 20130228 (was 20130227), is at the usual place:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 092#684092

Please test this version soon, so it can be considered for inclusion in the release version of precise 5.5. Thanks.
Richard

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Precise-5.4.93

#243 Post by sszindian »

Starting to get a little confusing as to where to post results for Precise with all the various threads, and new versions some things starting in the middle of old threads, hope this gets to the eyes and ears of BK

Precise-5-4-93

Did an 'upgrade' to Precise-5.4.91 (was going to upgrade to 5.4.92 but BK beat me to the draw with 5.4.93 just after downloading 5.4.92... boy, when he's on a roll :)

Anyway, upgrade went fine, usual loss of personal apps & icons, no big deal.

All programs appear to be working as before with one little 'quirk' as in previous versions... analog clock disappears from pwidgets ( 2.4.0 & 2.4.1) on desktop every now and then? Appears to me it isn't a pwidgets fault as this also happens in Dpup-Precise, Dpup-Wheezy and Slacko... Hmmm... maybe a big bad wolf thingy? Just guesing of course?

Previous version of 5.4.91 was 'dropping WiFi' a few times per day, only re-coop was a cold hard button shutdown... have to see what happens for a few days with 5.4.93? (Using: Linksys AE1000 usb plugin... Verizon Router - built into DSL modem- and rt2800usb setup - which was automatic.) Hope it's now fixed! There are some other distro's that have an auto re-connect after a drop, that would be a nice feature to consider for somewhere down the road?

OK... 2-hrs after writing the above on the WiFi thing... WiFi DROPPED, again a cold shutdown. The WiFi hung while my wife was posting a message in Facebook. After thinking on this, I decided to try to remove Pwidgets as I have a Weather module installed that keeps reaching out for updates, I thought this may be the problem with the drops. Going to the PPM I REMOVED Pwidgets (PPM said it in fact removed Pwidgets). Well, Pwidgets was still on the desktop! A reboot and although Pwidgets was said to be removed, all the modules still appear on the desktop? I re-installed Pwidgets and just removed the weather module (that took) so now I maybe can see if that has anything to do with the WiFi drops? Don't understand why Pwidgets DID NOT remove after being un-installed through the PPM???

EDIT: It's not the Pwidgets weather module, another drop without it!!!!

Seamonkey 15 preforming well!

Youtube viewing... some of the fonts are showing up as 'PCOMPASS FONTS' (squiggly little arrowheads) instead of regular text? (That's a new one for me.)

OK... that's what I have so far... testing continues!

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#244 Post by mchabez »

A few more issues:

1. Glipper tray icon's background is white, not transparent.

2. Package deps like "upstart-job" aren't resolved in PPM. There is no such package name "upstart-job" in the Ubuntu Precise repos, as it's a virtual package provided by "upstart". One such package dependent on upstart-job is "binfmt-support".

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#245 Post by artsown »

Barry, 01Mico requested that I post this on one of your threads. It
concerns a bug in the startup script where optical media are being
interrogated. A freeze occurs forcing a power down. I had learned to
live with this happening once in awhile but for some reason his latest
Slacko (5.4.0.5) is really bad in this regard (10 freezes in a row). So
I finally opened the case and disconnected the cables from the DVD
Drive. That allowed Slacko to startup.

The drive is a fairly new LiteOn Super All Write DVD Writer. It's been
causing this trouble going back to your Precise 5,4.3 (or so). It doesn't
happen if I manage to start up and create a Save file. It only occurs
when trying to start a pup the first time.

Art

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