Puppy 4 Beta Bugs

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Turpin
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#161 Post by Turpin »

linuxcbon wrote:I was wondering what /etc/foomatic is.
I type in shell : foomatic-gswrapper
I got

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ERROR: /undefinedfilename in --.libfile--
Ooh! Something I can help with! I know! I know! Pick me!

I'm guessing you probably googled it by now, but foomatic is part of the printer driver mechanism, based on my experience installing my HP printer.

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puppy 398 on laptop dell inspiron 1526 bugs:

#162 Post by ferikenagy »

puppy 398 on laptop dell inspiron 1526 bugs:

1)wireless doesn't work. Broadcom BCM 4311 (14e4:4311) wifi needs newer module.
Old deprecated module "bcm43xx" & "ieee80211..." could recognize and scan avalable signals,
but cannot connect WPA or OPEN mod.It should be replaced with"b43" & "mac80211" modules.
( on http://linuxwireless.org/ main page:<b43 and b43legacy Broadcom drivers which replace the older bcm43xx driver. bcm43xx is now deprecated and will be removed in future kernel releases.>),newer module needs newer 4 version firmware too.

ndiswrapper: has problem too, when quering about version, so it is no alternative for using wifi.
# ndiswrapper -v
modinfo: could not find module ndiswrapper
module version is too old!
utils version: '1.9', utils version needed by module: '0'
module details:
modinfo: could not find module ndiswrapper
You may need to upgrade driver and/or utils to latest versions available at
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net

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2) video is ATI Radeon X1270. Xvesa works fine (doen't have 1280x800, resolution but works with 1024x768)
Xorgwizard for Xorg recognize ok the resolution, it offers 2 choiceis: 1280x800 with 16 & 24 colours, properly modify 'xorg.conf' with these resolutions, but when X starts the real resolution is 1024x768 i presume (reported by 'hardinfo')
regardless that xorg.conf says 1280x800)

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "vesa" #card0driver
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "ATI Radeon Xpress 1200 Series"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubsection
EndSection
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3) audio controler is: Sigmatel STAC9228Codec.Alsa wizard says it founds these cards:
- hda_intel 00:14.2 class 0403: 1002:4383
- hda_intel 01:0.52 class 0403: 1002:7919
The module "snd_hda_intel" is loaded but sound doesn'working ! (in other distros like ubuntu the same module works)

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4) modem is Conexant HDA D330 MDC. it is softmodem wasn't recognized, although there is some driver on dell site:
http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Tech/Modems, & here: http://linux.dell.com/files/ubuntu/modem-drivers/hsf,
maybe it should be included?
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5)-external monitor, video, and firewire, memory card slot was not tested yet
-Battery aplet is working ok.
-Even it is no paralell port in ilaptop the parport_pc, parport modules were loaded.
touch pad works ok, even in paralell with external usb mouse.The 'wheel' function on touch pad is simulated too (good point), I missed only the simulation of 'finger touch' equal 'left buton press' which works in ubuntu and win. Can it be someway activated too?
-laptop kebboard works ok in paralel with usb keybard, but I couldn't manage to setup altenative language keyboard (I tried to se to romanian ro, with no luck even the control key seems to be working , it turn on/off the led)
I don't remember well, but wasn't created an 'kbd' little aplet for menu bar in the past? It should be included in dingo!
- Cups printing: I have an Brother HL-1430, laser usb printer,for which the www.linuxprinting.org says to use hl1250 ppd file, well I tried it in puppy dingo with the included hl1250 from menu, it comunicates and load the printer with data (printer led are flashing), but no paper no actual printing command comes out. In the past with older puppy I could use the printer but if I remember with an downloaded hl1250.ppd file, it was easy to install because the older "CUPS setup" had an option to load external PPD file not included in puppy.But in this "dingo CUPS setup" that option has dissapaired, so I don't know how to probe rapidly in an easy way with external downloaded PPD file! Why was that option disregarded?
-Omnivision/Creative laptop webcam OV2640 2.0 megpix (05a9:2640) wasn't recognized, it was no "uvcvideo" module from http://linux-uvc.berlios.de included in dingo.
-CD/DVD read-write seems ok
-mounting NTFS file system (created win vista home premium 32) for reading is ok but writing to
NTFS was denied with error message: <Error creating '/mnt/sda2/NewFile': Permission denied>
-scanner wasn't tested because my HP scanner has no linux module developt.

# lsmod
Module Size Used by
evdev 10240 1
parport_pc 31716 0
lp 12616 0
parport 35528 2 parport_pc,lp
snd_mixer_oss 16896 0
ac 5252 0
battery 10116 0
usblp 14080 0
bcm43xx 431392 0
firmware_class 9600 1 bcm43xx
ieee80211softmac 29056 1 bcm43xx
ieee80211 33864 2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac
ieee80211_crypt 5632 1 ieee80211
sdhci 17548 0
mmc_block 8712 0
mmc_core 27284 2 sdhci,mmc_block
8139too 25088 0
mii 5888 1 8139too
snd_hda_intel 289308 0
snd_pcm 75656 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 22020 1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 10120 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep 9220 1 snd_hda_intel
snd 52068 5 snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_timer,sn d_hwdep
soundcore 7520 1 snd
i2c_piix4 8716 0
i2c_core 22032 1 i2c_piix4
fuse 44052 0
unionfs 83732 1
nls_iso8859_1 4224 0
nls_cp437 5888 0
usbhid 24928 0
usb_storage 83264 0
ehci_hcd 31116 0
ohci_hcd 21252 0
usbcore 127128 6 usblp,usbhid,usb_storage,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
sr_mod 17188 0
ide_cd 39200 0
cdrom 36768 2 sr_mod,ide_cd
squashfs 46856 1

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Re: puppy 398 on laptop dell inspiron 1526 bugs:

#163 Post by nic2109 »

ferikenagy wrote:2) video is ATI Radeon X1270. Xvesa works fine (doen't have 1280x800, resolution but works with 1024x768)
Xorgwizard for Xorg recognize ok the resolution, it offers 2 choiceis: 1280x800 with 16 & 24 colours, properly modify 'xorg.conf' with these resolutions, but when X starts the real resolution is 1024x768 i presume (reported by 'hardinfo')
regardless that xorg.conf says 1280x800)

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "vesa" #card0driver
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "ATI Radeon Xpress 1200 Series"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubsection
EndSection
This happens to me all the time with my ATi card which nees the proprietory fglrx driver package installing before doing anything other than 1024x768 whatever xorg.conf says!

You can get a copy of the .pet package at http://files.filefront.com/ATI+fglrx+84 ... einfo.html and there's a thread about it at http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 61&t=23995

Hope this helps.
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#164 Post by HairyWill »

NOT A BUG
I just wanted to report that universal installer usb stick comboformat option worked for me when I couldn't get the other methods to work. After installing to the stick I reformatted the large empty ext2 partition as fat16 so that I could use it easily on windows. It boots fine though on shut down the only place I was offered to put the save file was on the small boot partition (only 32MB). I haven't tried moving it to the other partition yet.
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"Overwrite?" Y (a zillion times)

#165 Post by Turpin »

In Rox, when you copy a massive group of files and folders over a similar group of files, it asks you "overwrite?" for each and every single file that it's overwriting, even if you have "force" and "quiet" turned on. To the user, this means having to hit the Y key while holding down alt sometimes many thousands of times. It's so annoying it's almost funny (to look back on). I'm glad I installed XFCE and Thunar.

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Re: "Overwrite?" Y (a zillion times)

#166 Post by John Doe »

Turpin wrote:To the user, this means having to hit the Y key while holding down alt sometimes many thousands of times.
perhaps it's too late this time, but one way around that behaviour is to hold down the y key rather than pressing it again and again.

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#167 Post by Turpin »

That would work if the repeat didn't happen so slowly. I have my typematic rate turned to highest, and it was still only copying a couple files a second when I tried that. So I had to resort to using my dexterity that luckily I still have in my hand to speed the process up. I figure I did on average 8 files a second that way, but my hand was worn out. At times I was probably doing 20 files a second, playing a little game to see if I could max out the cpu for a moment. :lol:
oops, that would max out the hd before the cpu.
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#168 Post by DreamsToGo »

NOT A BUG but there's a new version of xine-lib out.
From xinehq.de

[quote]15.04.2008 xine-lib 1.1.12
A new xine-lib version is now available. This release contains a security fix (unchecked array index, CVE-2008-1686). There are also a few bug fixes (including the 1.1.11.1 regressions), a new version of the pulseaudio output plugin, and open-source support for RealAudio “cook

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Suggestions..

#169 Post by Wilsonb »

Using Puppy 398, Beta 4
Bugs
Initially running Live-CD;
The Install Icon - brings up the Pet Package Manager. Is this normal or what install suppose to bring up Universal Installer or HD Install. Maybe I\'m thinking of standards like in Ubuntu.

After doing a Universal Install on USB flash device;
Was a hit or miss when trying to make device bootable.
Fat32 (lba) , boot flag- dos label
Also, most of the time get;
syslinux: possibly unsafe /tmp/permissions
and it doesn't write a bootable syslinux.
You will have to go here if your using windows and download syslinux.exe
and run;
syslinux.exe -sfma [USB drive letter]
http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php

Also, it starts to hang sometimes at 'switch-root'.
Also after creating .2fs file, hangs at Starting X, xorg.conf, even when selecting XVesa mode.

Novice question:
Why doesn't Puppy understand commands like;
Apt-get
I thought that was universal.



Suggestions;

Make Puppy Software Installer a standard app included in build. Pet Package manager is lacking.
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Dual core

#170 Post by divisionmd »

Hello,

Was really glad when i tested the Dingo Alpha 1 that it works/loads both CPUS in my computer.

However when i try the latest release of Puppy 4 the Beta it however does not load the dual core in my pc?

I hope that the final version of Puppy 4 will use and autoload both CPUS´s.

To test if the Puppy is using both cores i typed this command: "cat /proc/cpuinfo"

Best regards,
Johan

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#171 Post by jcagle »

Dotpuphandler is not working right. I installed it, then tried to install a .pup, and all I get when I click on it is a window with the filename. It doesn't actually install it or ask me if I want to install it.

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#172 Post by cam34 »

Puppy 3.98 (beta) does not work in a Virtual Machine (Virtual Workstation 6.0.0) Hangs on: Uncompressing Linux... Ok booting the kernel

This is a shop stopper for lots of reviewers etc etc.

PS MD5 sum is good

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#173 Post by HairyWill »

I'll second the dotpuphandler problem.
You can also add me to the list of those whose sound settings are retained between boots. Both the main volume and PCM are zeroed and muted every boot.
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#174 Post by DreamsToGo »

Sound Problems,

I only sometimes get the sound problem. It doesn't happen every boot. I have found that when it does occur all I need to do get the sound back is right click the tray icon, this shows the mixer which I close immediately without touching any of the sliders. Hey presto sound comes back!

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Re: Dual core

#175 Post by nic2109 »

divisionmd wrote:Hello,

Was really glad when i tested the Dingo Alpha 1 that it works/loads both CPUS in my computer.

However when i try the latest release of Puppy 4 the Beta it however does not load the dual core in my pc?

I hope that the final version of Puppy 4 will use and autoload both CPUS´s.

To test if the Puppy is using both cores i typed this command: "cat /proc/cpuinfo"

Best regards,
Johan
Johan; my guess is that this is a kernel issue. If I recall correctly dual-core support is present in the latest kernel but not the previous one.

Barry started Dingo with the latest kernel but reverted (round about alpha 5) to the previous one (as in Puppy 3) as he wasn't happy with some of the new wireless "features". See his blog for details.
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#176 Post by nic2109 »

jcagle wrote:Dotpuphandler is not working right. I installed it, then tried to install a .pup, and all I get when I click on it is a window with the filename. It doesn't actually install it or ask me if I want to install it.
This has already been noted by Barry and may have been caused by the 'gettext' function being omitted by accident.

See his blog (bottom of page 5) for a bit more detail.
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Doglover

pup_save

#177 Post by Doglover »

Hi just tried the beta and found that entering my password to my pup_save was displayed and not hidden as usual.

Ndiswrapper also does not work.

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#178 Post by linuxcbon »

Do you plan to make firewall on by default ?
Here is short and ok :

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# ! /bin/sh
#reset
iptables -F
iptables -X
iptables -Z
# block all
iptables -P INPUT DROP
iptables -P OUTPUT DROP
iptables -P FORWARD DROP
# allow all out
iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
# allow local in
iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
# allow answers in
iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
This improves security.

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#179 Post by mclien »

File open dialog gxine:
still opens outside the screen, but is moveable with 'alt' key pressed.
Has anybody the same problem with this window, or is it a thinkpad 600 specific problem?

NFS:
I am yhe only one not able to do a nfs mount?
(even mount-FULL doesen't work)

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#180 Post by Botanic »

is 4.00 the latest stable version or not yet?

that is what i understand first from the release notes.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... -4.00b.htm
but on the websites, distrowatch, etc. it's still 3.01 ... and there is no "Dingo" mentioned

also, release notes say the file is puppy-4.00-seamonkey.iso, but really it's 3.98 ??
i'm not sure what exactly to download to be up to date... thank you to let me know
Puppy 2.16 on HP Vectra VL400 - PIII 800 MHz - 320M RAM
Wary on Acer Aspire X3200 - Phenom X4 - 2.2GHz - 4G RAM

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