Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[technosaurus]

RE: autocopy pup....sfs - would it be better to have the install script specify the locations of pupXXX.sfs, zdrv, other sfs files as a boot parameter when it writes the grub menu.lst?

These would be parameters you could change at boot as well.

[ttuuxxx]

[Iguleder]

Anoter bug: the mouse wizard says that my PS/2 mouse is USB.

[jeros]

i try install Puppy430 with frugal on ext2 partition as usual, edit Grub menu.lst and boot my machine, end up with console, when i type "xwin" it back to previous stage. XorgWizard result okay, detect the dispaly well.
My machine okay with older Puppy like 421, 412, and 411.
Any suggestion?

[r__hughes]

Running Pup430 from a bootable USB flashdrive

On a Dell Latitude D610 Laptop with combo CD/DVD read/writer a data DVD opens up gxine & tries to autoplay - I have to mount it by a right-click/Run-Pmount) . Plays normal DVDs beautifully
DVD drive is a TSSTcorp CDRWDVD (Seagate) Rev-DE09 accessed as sr0

On a Dell Dimension 2400 PC with combo CD/DVD read/writer just the opposite - opens all DVDs as data disks - I need 'goggles' dvd player to play a normal DVD.
DVD drive is NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD Rev-103D accessed as sr1 (there is another CD-RW accessed as sr0)

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edited 04oct2009
The inconsistency has been resolved - when the Dimension 2400 PC's NEC DVD/CD-RW and the other CD-RW were switched to master & slave respectively - the DVD was defined as sr0 and the /dev/dvd link was pointed at sr0. Now the PC plays DVDs via gxine by left-clicking the sr0 icon, and like the Laptop, needs a right-click/pmount to read a data DVDs. This I can live with

[cichlasoma]

[WN2A]

Weird pupsave on USB problem:

Hello All:
Firstly, the new apps and everything looks great to me on Puppy 430 and ttuuxx's 4.3.1.
I am trying to use pup-430.iso (and its varients), booting off the CD and using
a pupsave.2fs file on a 16G USB Patriot XT Flash Drive. (Formatted fat32)

But what is weird is that unlike 4.1.2 k2.6.25.16 (which works universally great
with all my systems), 430,etc doesn't find the pupsave.2fs on the older ones
(but does work with the newer one for some reason).

Older: Dell XPS R400 (400MHz P2, 384Meg RAM; USB 1.1 ?)
Sony Vaio PCG-932A 600MHz P3 700MHz 125M RAM USB 1.1
(Does not work on above systems)
New: HP PC P4 2.8GHz 775M RAM USB 2.0
(Works OK, finds pupsave.2fs)

Thus far same results for all: (pupsave only works on new)
pup-430.iso
pup-430-small.iso
pup-430-k2.6.25.16.iso
and:
puppies-431.1-main-Xserver.iso

But all machines (new or old) work with puppy 4.1.2 k2.6.25.16!

Any Ideas?
Thanks!--WN2A

[Koshpeli]

Had 4.2.1 on my Compaq Presario R4000 booting off the Live CD. When I downloaded 4.3, I changed my pupsave file as instructed. Booted 4.3 off the D: drive. Everything loaded up fine. But when I hit the shutdown option in the Menu, it did nothing. Same problem with the shutdown option on the top tool tray. Only way to power down was to hold the power button key on the computer, which just killed power, didn't start the script i.e. didn't save my settings.

[DaveS]

[gray]

somethin funny with depmod.

When trying to activate the virtualbox drivers in puppy 4.3 the depmod command did not work. I had to use depmod-FULL.

Begs the question - what other drivers are not being activated by depmod ?

[cichlasoma]

I booted 4.3 from USB FD KingstoneDataTraveller 20. Later I plugged in an USB FD Kingstone DT 101 II (both 8 GB). Puppy was not able to mount both and when I drew the second one out, it gave me no access anymore to the first one (it booted from).

[Koshpeli]

[dogone]

I'm observing a particular and fatal instability in 430, both 2.6.31.5 "small" (am presently testing main) and 2.6.25.16. The problem seems related to Xorg and window manipulation over time in a given session. It tends not to occur during sessions in which there's little or no window creation, destruction, manipulation, etc. I otherwise see no correlation to system loading or memory use.

Eventually, during a busy X session, X stops responding. Mouse clicks are ignored and menus do not appear. One can still switch to another terminal (CTRL-ALT-Fx) or exit Xorg (CTR-ALT-Backspace). Back at the prompt, Puppy appears alive and well. TOP reports no unusual loading and FREE reports nominal memory use. Attempts to restart X result in a black screen and the X-windows "X" cursor. CTRL-ALT-Backspace returns one to the prompt. Xorgwizard will still run normally but fails to start X. At that point one has no option but to "reboot".

I have observed this problem with 430 on two desktop machines - one 1999 Intel-based with 512MB and one 2004 AMD-based with 2GB. I do not experience the problem under 425, earlier betas nor under any earlier Puppy or derivative. It appears new and unique to 430 final and it's "specials" (though I have not tested the 2.6.21.x release).

UPDATE: In the event of the forced reboot described above, Puppy displays the expected "Saving changes..." message upon leaving X, However it often stops there and fails to execute the reboot. Changes are correctly saved but the system must be hard reset.

If you have experienced any such problem under 430 or earlier, please post the details. Thanks.

[aarf]

[lwill]

I had reported a sound problem back on page one with a Gateway laptop, I found a solution.
The solution is in Forum index » Advanced Topics » Hardware » Audio No Sound on Gateway Laptop
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=45213

Sound worked in Small iso but not full.
Seems to be some conflicting intel modem / sound modules.

Lyle