"Testing" Sensei & Sensei64
Didn't try your OS yet but will definately download it and give it a spin.
I've read that Arch based distros are rolling distro's and because of that they tend to break from time to time.
So I welcome your attempt to minimize brekage with using self contained sfs files - which I concur is a nice solution.
Also wanted to mention that Manjaro has nice graphical installer forked from Linux Mint and adapted for pacman.
Maybe you want to look into it and use it for your OS. So you don't have to reinvent the wheel.
Now where is my download button...
Keep up the good work!
I've read that Arch based distros are rolling distro's and because of that they tend to break from time to time.
So I welcome your attempt to minimize brekage with using self contained sfs files - which I concur is a nice solution.
Also wanted to mention that Manjaro has nice graphical installer forked from Linux Mint and adapted for pacman.
Maybe you want to look into it and use it for your OS. So you don't have to reinvent the wheel.
Now where is my download button...
Keep up the good work!
@efgee
Appreciated! the installation procedure is not hard like Arch's installation, it's the same like how a lot of users would install Puppy. and that's by simply dragging and dropping the sfs files from the iso, onto their hard drive...and adding a grub entry to boot the system.
I added the pacmanexpress gui package manager and save file dialog to the other isos so they are now all the same.
I need someone with an ati card to try it out and let me know if 'X' is working. If not, hopefully help me nail down the solution to getting it working....then i'd feel comfortable removing the 'Testing' off the title.
If there's any other questions, or issues, or "what the heck is this?" type of thoughts....please leave feedback.
Appreciated! the installation procedure is not hard like Arch's installation, it's the same like how a lot of users would install Puppy. and that's by simply dragging and dropping the sfs files from the iso, onto their hard drive...and adding a grub entry to boot the system.
I added the pacmanexpress gui package manager and save file dialog to the other isos so they are now all the same.
I need someone with an ati card to try it out and let me know if 'X' is working. If not, hopefully help me nail down the solution to getting it working....then i'd feel comfortable removing the 'Testing' off the title.
If there's any other questions, or issues, or "what the heck is this?" type of thoughts....please leave feedback.
Wanted to run the 64-bit version in Virtualbox, but the iso stopped running during install of the modules. Oh well...
Next, burned a real cd and it loaded fully (on real hardware).
Wow, it looks like the little brother of Manjaro, pretty cool.
Didn't have much time to play with it but here some info:
Wi-Fi was not recognized, so it didn't work.
It's a Centrino Wireless-N 1000 BGN.
Also the cpu fan ran at high speeds most of the time.
But don't feel bad, Sensei64 is not the only distro where this happens.
If the kernel is the culprit:
Manjaro 0.8.5 doesn't have this problem, it has the 3.8.5 kernel.
Sensei64 uses the 3.0.3 kernel...
Will surely test more over the weekend.
(just need to get Wi-Fi working somehow...)
Good Job
Next, burned a real cd and it loaded fully (on real hardware).
Wow, it looks like the little brother of Manjaro, pretty cool.
Didn't have much time to play with it but here some info:
Wi-Fi was not recognized, so it didn't work.
It's a Centrino Wireless-N 1000 BGN.
Also the cpu fan ran at high speeds most of the time.
But don't feel bad, Sensei64 is not the only distro where this happens.
If the kernel is the culprit:
Manjaro 0.8.5 doesn't have this problem, it has the 3.8.5 kernel.
Sensei64 uses the 3.0.3 kernel...
Will surely test more over the weekend.
(just need to get Wi-Fi working somehow...)
Good Job
The other issues you mentioned, i'll see what can be done to hopefully get them resolved. Maybe trying a updated kernel just might do it. The isos work fine in my VirtualBox though.efgee wrote:Wi-Fi was not recognized, so it didn't work.
It's a Centrino Wireless-N 1000 BGN.
This one that i have quoted is what's taking precedence at the moment. Do you know which module your wireless adapter usually uses? could you try the command:
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iwconfig
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modprobe iwlagn
iwconfig
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dmesg
attempting to load savefile with latest PAE and non-PAE causes kernel panic...
btw I have an ATI 4850, and X works though it only loads VESA and not the radeon module... so I cannot use full 1920x1200 resolution.
Cannot get the save file to work at all, so i cannot add "radeon" to modules in rc.conf to test.
btw I have an ATI 4850, and X works though it only loads VESA and not the radeon module... so I cannot use full 1920x1200 resolution.
Cannot get the save file to work at all, so i cannot add "radeon" to modules in rc.conf to test.
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kernel panic savefile
Same here; thought due my full noobness.meowcats wrote:attempting to load savefile with latest PAE and non-PAE causes kernel panic...
btw I have an ATI 4850, and X works though it only loads VESA and not the radeon module... so I cannot use full 1920x1200 resolution.
Cannot get the save file to work at all, so i cannot add "radeon" to modules in rc.conf to test.
Made clean savefile, that is, after having done nothing went straight to "save file" 500mb ext3 etc.
save file issues
There were some save file issues resolved between alphaOS 1.0 and 2.0. They generally were with lack of persistance, not kernel panic related in my experience.
See here: http://alphaos.freeforums.org/savefile- ... l-t13.html
See here: http://alphaos.freeforums.org/savefile- ... l-t13.html
Pups currently in kennel :D Older LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64 and upupEF for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.
Manual frugal install of the non-pae version on my trusty Athlon XP box. Zero problems so far. Working and correct display,sound and internet on initial boot. No problem with savefile.
Looking good so far.
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@James C
Thanks for the good news. if you happen to have a machine with a 64-bit processor..could you give the sensei64 a whirl...
meowcats & nancy reagan,
I believe the save file is now working correctly when booting from USB (hopefully no kernel panic). i know the download is a little larger than usual...but i've made it abt 70MB lighter. If you want to try it again, and let me know your thoughts after...
Thanks for the good news. if you happen to have a machine with a 64-bit processor..could you give the sensei64 a whirl...
meowcats & nancy reagan,
I believe the save file is now working correctly when booting from USB (hopefully no kernel panic). i know the download is a little larger than usual...but i've made it abt 70MB lighter. If you want to try it again, and let me know your thoughts after...
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Foremost: I am a full noob, thus my reports might be false, while I hope not. ..stifiling wrote:@James C
meowcats & nancy reagan,
I believe the save file is now working correctly when booting from USB (hopefully no kernel panic). i know the download is a little larger than usual...but i've made it abt 70MB lighter. If you want to try it again, and let me know your thoughts after...
Though no kernel panic, at end of session was'nt asked whether or not wanted to save. This while according to setting was going to be "prompted" whether or not save.
Tested with FF but no history to be found while set to "save".
i made some necessary adjustments to the 32bit isos for users interested in usb flash drive booting.
i believe the problem nancy, may be that:
you should make the directory on your flash drive /mnt/sdb1/Sensei and copy the sfs files from the iso into that directory.
also use the boot paramater in your grub entry
and there should be no kernel panic or session saving issues.
i believe the problem nancy, may be that:
you should make the directory on your flash drive /mnt/sdb1/Sensei and copy the sfs files from the iso into that directory.
also use the boot paramater in your grub entry
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psubdir=/Sensei
that's not a task that would be too difficult to accomplish. kind of conflicted on it though. what would really be a great reason for using an updated kernel, opposed to an already well tested one? My experiences with newer kernels have brought about unwanted hardware issues.meowcats wrote:what do you think about providing a updated kernel?
I notice Barry also never rolls out the new Puppy releases, with the brand spanking new kernel. I wonder if his reasons for not doing so are similar to mine.
I'm not against that idea. It 'sounds' like a good idea. But is it? what's the benefit? Like i said i've only come across, "oh no! my ____ doesn't work anymore. let me figure out how to get this back on."
Of course the flipside to unwanted bugs/issues are that an outdated kernel may not have support for some newer hardware. So instead of 'it doesn't work anymore' it becomes 'why won't it work at all'
Especially for a portable frugal install, IMO more driver support > occasional bug.
also, I tried latest sensei and save file indeed works!
However I added "radeon" to modules in rc.conf, and on reboot my ati4850 goes off and "monitor out of range"
Especially for a portable frugal install, IMO more driver support > occasional bug.
also, I tried latest sensei and save file indeed works!
However I added "radeon" to modules in rc.conf, and on reboot my ati4850 goes off and "monitor out of range"
meowcats,
could you try installing:
and editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf changing line 3 from:
Driver "vesa"
to
Driver "radeon"
and see if that works...
could you try installing:
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pacman -S xf86-video-ati
and editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf changing line 3 from:
Driver "vesa"
to
Driver "radeon"
and see if that works...