Precise Puppy 5.5 Release Candidate

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#256 Post by kurtdriver »

Probably more of a feature request than a bug, but when I attempted to install puppy to a desktop computer this afternoon, the universal installer wouldn't give me the option of a full installation, it assumed I wanted to keep Windows. I had to run mkfs.ext4 on them first. A newcomer to Linux wouldn't have known to do that.

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Yet another frisbee update, 20130304

#257 Post by rerwin »

Thanks to mavrothal and peebee keeping after me, I think I have solved the issue of frisbee not running correctly in racy and wary, and now also in precise. Frisbee, all along, has used the wpa_supplicant "-f" option to specify a "debug" log file. That is apparently configurable when compiling wpa_supplicant. Now, it is rejected, preventing wpa_supplicant from starting. Since the same output goes to stdout, the fix simply redirects the output from the startup of wpa_supplicant, to the log file. I feel it is important that this fix be included in the next beta release, assuming the testing of it goes well.

Barry, please hold off until we get confirmation that my fix works. For anyone who is willing to test it, the package is here:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 092#684092

EDIT early 3/5/2013: I have verified that the 20130304 frisbee package restores frisbee's normal functionality with wireless networks, on precise 5.4.92. Mavrothal is testing, too, probably on Racy 5.5.
Richard
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Re: /tmp permissions hazard - fixed

#258 Post by BarryK »

rerwin wrote:01micko has been after me to clean up the /tmp directory permisions in my frisbee-1.0 packages, because it created situtaion that jeopardizes puppy stablity/rebustness. I have corrected that problem in the 20130228 version now available in the usual places.

Here is his patient explanation to me:
Here is the problem.. I wish i could find the link.

If permissions on /tmp are not drwxrwxrwt (or 1777) some cups drivers do not work. We found this problem occurring time and time again in Lupu, and it was mainly because of bad DEB packages with 755 or drwxr-xr-x. A package that contains those permissions will change the permissions on /tmp on the system. Some debs were so bad that they weren't even owned by root! They would default to users:500.

I know you delete the file directly but the damage is done. As soon as the pet gets extracted to it's path the permissions change, check your /tmp, permissions will likely be wrong.

It also affects users who want to use the universal installer to install to a USB drive, I don't know why but it is reported in the slacko-5.4 bug thread, I can find that link.. http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 630#677630

I hope this gives you some understanding. I had problems with zigbert's Pmusic too, as he was using /tmp as a temporary location to install other stuff, rox right clicks I think, that don't work in woof.

It's not for me, because woof changes the permissions to 1777 when the build is almost complete. it's for the users out there installing and testing. They may find later on that printing has failed or they can't get their USB stick to work. These problems are difficult to debug. If I see a post like that I'll ask for the output of ls -l /

NOTE: You only need to change the permissions on /tmp and no other directory in your package tree.
. . .
In rox, if you select "properties" you get the checkboxes, all on the left (9 of them) should be checked and on the right the bottom one.. "sticky" is the label.
The link points to this conversation:
Master_wrong
. . .
during install into usb flashdisk there is syslinux error
Quote:
possibly unsafe /tmp/ permissions

fix
Quote:
chmod 1777 /tmp

then run installer
_________________

01micko

Perms are already 1777 on /tmp. You may have installed a bad package.
_________________

SFR

@Master_wrong & @01micko

That's strange, but in my case /tmp sometimes has 1777 and sometimes 777.
Eg. in my install (pmedia=ataflash on internal SATA HDD) it had 777 by default and I couldn't make it to preserve 1777 after reboot.
(/initrd/pup_ro2/tmp has 777 as well, perhaps that's why?)
I simply added chmod 1777 /tmp to rc.sysinit to achieve this.

On the other hand, when I switch to pmedia=atahd, /tmp suddenly becomes 1777 and, in addition, it appears as a mount point.
(I checked this a few minutes ago in VBox, 5.4-PAE)

Also, pristine boot without a savefile also gives /tmp 777.

IIRC I noticed this also in 5.3.3, but I didn't report it, because usually I have "luck" of experiencing "it's_just_me" kind of issues...
Attached are small mods to dir2pet and installpkg.sh to ensure correct permissions in a .pet and after installation of any package. Here are the difference listings:

Code: Select all

--- dir2pet-5492	2013-01-13 19:09:21.000000000 -0500
+++ dir2pet	2013-03-02 16:33:48.000000000 -0500
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #w482 if preexisting pet.specs, read fields from it.
 #100201 improve reading of pet.specs
 #100303 fix bug detection arch-dependent pkg.
+#130302 ensure package tmp directory, if any, has all permissions.
 
 if [ ! $1 ];then
  echo "It is required to invoke this script like this:
@@ -347,6 +348,8 @@
  exit
 fi
 
+[ -d $DIRPKG/$BASEPKG/tmp ] && chmod 1777 $DIRPKG/$BASEPKG/tmp #130302
+
 cat /tmp/petspec_db_entry | tail -n 1 > $DIRPKG/$BASEPKG/pet.specs
 
 echo



--- installpkg-5492.sh	2013-02-19 08:35:15.000000000 -0500
+++ installpkg.sh	2013-03-02 16:31:22.000000000 -0500
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #130114 revert 130112 "multiarch symlinks now optional".
 #130126 'categories.dat' format changed.
 #130219 grep, ignore case.
+#130302 ensure tmp directory has all permissions after package expansion.
 
 #information from 'labrador', to expand a .pet directly to '/':
 #NAME="a52dec-0.7.4"
@@ -358,6 +359,8 @@
 mv /*.xpm /usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons/ 2>/dev/null
 mv /*.png /usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons/ 2>/dev/null
 
+ls -dl /tmp | grep -q '^drwxrwxrwt' || chmod 1777 /tmp #130302
+
 #post-install script?...
 if [ -f /pinstall.sh ];then #pet pkgs.
  chmod +x /pinstall.sh
Thanks, done in Woof.
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#259 Post by BarryK »

mchabez wrote: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".
Yes, I see. OK, I will have a go at fixing that.
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#260 Post by Ray MK »

 Precise Puppy version 5.4.93, released Feb 2013

Linux puppypc17519 3.8.0 #1 SMP Wed Feb 20 17:29:16 GMT-8 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 366580 351240 15340 0 13320
-/+ buffers: 337920 28660
Swap: 658660 35992 622668

#top
Mem: 353560K used, 13020K free, 0K shrd, 15580K buff, 235568K cached
CPU: 15% usr 5% sys 0% nic 79% idle 0% io 0% irq 0% sirq
Load average: 0.37 0.61 0.50 1/94 25031

This running extremely well on my 10yr old Acer laptop. Usual setup - manual frugal to ext3 - booting with grub4dos.

Resources are only fractionally more than Wary 5.5 and much less than Racy 5.5 - temp seems similar to Wary - quite remarkable - and with k3.8.0.

Report whilst running SM browser, Abiword and top.

This is one stunning Puppy - very snappy (even on 10yr old kit) - Luvly.
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#261 Post by mchabez »

BarryK wrote:
mchabez wrote: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".
Yes, I see. OK, I will have a go at fixing that.
This article shows how virtual packages work in Ubuntu-based distros.
http://people.canonical.com/~cjwatson/u ... #s-virtual
It also applies to Debian-based ones as well.

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#262 Post by 666philb »

anikin wrote:An attempt to remaster precise-4.5.93 (no CD drive, but the ISO is mounted) ends with this error warning - see attached image. The one-line fix suggested in wary/racy thread doesn't help. Any ideas?

PS: this was initially posted in a wrong thread, sorry.

edit: a quick test - remaster doesn't stumble on this ISO in dpup exprimo-3.6.2. Something must have changed in the script. See another attached image.
hi again anikin,

i can confirm this bug in 5.5 beta
Bionicpup64 built with bionic beaver packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=114311
Xenialpup64, built with xenial xerus packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=107331

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Re: Yet another frisbee update, 20130304

#263 Post by BarryK »

rerwin wrote:Thanks to mavrothal and peebee keeping after me, I think I have solved the issue of frisbee not running correctly in racy and wary, and now also in precise. Frisbee, all along, has used the wpa_supplicant "-f" option to specify a "debug" log file. That is apparently configurable when compiling wpa_supplicant. Now, it is rejected, preventing wpa_supplicant from starting. Since the same output goes to stdout, the fix simply redirects the output from the startup of wpa_supplicant, to the log file. I feel it is important that this fix be included in the next beta release, assuming the testing of it goes well.

Barry, please hold off until we get confirmation that my fix works. For anyone who is willing to test it, the package is here:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 092#684092

EDIT early 3/5/2013: I have verified that the 20130304 frisbee package restores frisbee's normal functionality with wireless networks, on precise 5.4.92. Mavrothal is testing, too, probably on Racy 5.5.
Richard
OK, I have grabbed the 20130304 frisbee pet, this morning, I am doing the 4th download.
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#264 Post by BarryK »

Precise Puppy 5.4.95 (5.5 Release Candidate) is out:

http://bkhome.org/blog2/?viewDetailed=00163
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Jasper

#265 Post by Jasper »

Hi BarryK,

Upgraded direct from my 5.4 PAE Multi-session-live-CD to
5.4.95 and all seems perfect.

I will use as my Main OS until Sunday and will report back
should there occur anything of interest.

My regards

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#266 Post by mchabez »

Two very minor issues in the RC:
1. Glipper's tray icon is still completely opaque, it's in a white box.
2. Acceptthesesettingsandadjustconfigurationfiles(y/n)? in pppoe-setup.

I'll post them if I find more :)

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#267 Post by James C »

Quick manual frugal install of Precise 5.4.9.5..... everything working ootb.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Precise Puppy, version 5.4.95

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1440x900
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): nouveau
Loaded modules: dbe dri dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse record shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
2029 frames in 5.0 seconds = 405.782 FPS
2079 frames in 5.0 seconds = 415.642 FPS
2040 frames in 5.0 seconds = 407.782 FPS
2123 frames in 5.0 seconds = 424.554 FPS

-Computer-
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Memory : 1034MB (191MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Wed 06 Mar 2013 03:55:14 AM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI nv18 x86/MMX+/3DNow!+/SSE
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : VIA8233 - VIA 8235

Waiting for the final so I can install a non-pae kernel and get some use out of this.Good job though.

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#268 Post by Sage »

5.4.95:
Everything, sound, video, connection, Flash, OOTB, even on an heavily clocked XP2800+@XP3000+, both ATI and nV without subterfuges.
[Won't be testing on any Intel cr*p any more, not even freebies - too many issues, failures, inadequacies, etc. quite apart from the Mickey Mouse cpu socket design and compatibility dances they've led us this last decade. Good luck to those determined to persevere!]

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#269 Post by OscarTalks »

Very minor thing and may even be intentional, but the Planner Project Management app is in both the "Business" and "Utility" categories of the menu.

In /usr/share/applications/planner.desktop the line
"Categories=ProjectManagement"
places it in both (in accordance with /etc/xdg/menus/hierarchy ?).
Oscar in England
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Precise Puppy 5.5 Release Candidate

#270 Post by Billtoo »

Running from a remastered 5495 installed to a 16gb SDHC card, using
grub4dos as the bootloader.
video-info-glx 1.5.1 Wed 6 Mar 2013 on Precise Puppy 5.4.95 Linux 3.2.29 i686
0.0 VGA compatible controller:NVIDIA Corporation G84[GeForce 8600 GT](rev a1)
oem: NVIDIA
product: G84 Board - p402h00 Chip Rev
X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.11.3
dimensions: 1440x900 pixels (373x231 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 8600 GT/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 310.32
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Core 0: @1603 1: @1603 2: @1603 3: @1603 MHz
Memory 8310MB (218MB used)

I haven't tested it a lot but no problems so far.
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Latest Version 5.4.95

#271 Post by Jim1911 »

It's working great on my hardware except for sound. With all required items at full volume in Retrovol and the speaker icon at full volume, there is still no sound. Attached is sys info report.

Jejy69's fine KDE4.10 works great as will as 01micko's get_libreoffice-027.pet. Also Bibletime and Xiphos programs are working fine.

Thanks,
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#272 Post by 666philb »

remaster puppy cd is now working, mounted iso detected
Bionicpup64 built with bionic beaver packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=114311
Xenialpup64, built with xenial xerus packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=107331

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#273 Post by tater »

Manual frugal install and Grub4Dos.

I've tested Pnethood and it's working well with this k3.2.29.

Video detected and running nouveau with Mesa DRI.

Connected to my print server after installing hplip_print-3.12.10a.

Successfully compiled Sylpheed 3.3.0.

This precise puppy is working good on my old kit:
P4 1.7 with 768mb and nVidia GeForce4 MX 440 sitting on an Asus P4PE motherboard.

Thanks for another great puppy!

Peace!

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#274 Post by majorfoo »

d/l full version of 5.4.95 and created live cd

tried to boot on Hp Pavillion dm4-2070us laptop
I5-2410M processor and Intel HD Graphics 3000

Did not get to desktop. Only have black screen. All other versions go to desktop w/o fail. I have seen this before on couple of earlier versions but don't remember what caused the problem.

please advise steps I need to correct.
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#275 Post by Sage »

Did not get to desktop. Only have black screen.
It's a feature.
Afraid you've been missing a lot of discussion, most probably that contained on BK's blog. With such fast moving development in this kennel, one has to read the lot. My problem is I tend to forget it after a week or so and cannot find it again!

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