Classic Pup 2.14X -- Updated 2 series

[ttuuxxx]

I also have to add some plugins/templates for lyx, maybe tomorrow I'll update it
ttuuxxx

[Colonel Panic]

Hi. I'm afraid I've had a few problems with this one. I downloaded a copy of the iso and burnt two copies to disk, and in each case when I tried to boot it up I got this message;

Loading isolinux: Disk error 00, AX=42A2, drive 9F

Boot failed...press a key to retry...

and I have therefore had to write them both off as duds.

Can anyone tell me what the problem is? I've downloaded and used four previous versions of Ttuuxxx's 2.14X series and whilst in my experience they're all prone to freezing up and necessitating a reboot, mostly when Firefox is running with several windows open, I've not had this problem so far with any of them.

In fact, just to prove the point I booted up Puppy 2.14X7, made a savefile from it and then used it to boot 2.14X4, which I'm posting from now - all with no problems whatsoever.

[Aitch]

Nice icon arch .....

I take it 'arch' is one of your typo/spelling errors you're famous for...

The name's Aitch

btw see my edit - icon....pah!

you were commenting elsewhere about praise & kicks

getting a simple name wrong feels like a kick...

Aitch

[ttuuxxx]

Nice icon arch .....

I take it 'arch' is one of your typo/spelling errors you're famous for...

The name's Aitch

btw see my edit - icon....pah!

you were commenting elsewhere about praise & kicks

getting a simple name wrong feels like a kick...

Aitch

Lol Aitch really it doesn't bug me if you spell ttuuxxx like tux, ttux,ttuux,ttuuxx, tttux, tttuuux, etc lol
After a long hot week at work, I'm not worried about my famous typos lol
ttuuxxx

[sinc]

thanks clarf, I read the thread and right away switched to 214X to download the fix. Thank you very much for your time and knowledge, you have been a HUGE contributor in applications and getting these hidden bugs out of 214X. Thank you again!!!

[ttuuxxx]

Hi Guys I've been thinking it would be nice if could finish this off and continue with puppy 2.20. Since its the smallest woof and we could keep that version going into the future.
With 2.20 I could use it for Living water, OLPC, and a main puppy retro release.
Right now I'm over extending myself with so many large projects and not enough hours in week.
So I'll let this release go for another week or two, then make a RC2 to test the changes and for Christmas I guess I could Release 2.14X-Final.
Meanwhile I'll get 2.20 going again
ttuuxxx

[James C]

ttuuxxx,

Sounds like a plan to me. It looks like most of the bugs have been squashed in 2.14 X and its basically down to polishing off the final few details.

Anyway, work and family need to come first.....but 2.14 has been a heck of a journey.....

[davesurrey]

Hi ttuuxxx and everyone,
Yes sounds a great plan ttuuxxx and a great Xmas present.

My only regret is that I can't use it on my asus eee 901 due to the lack of wifi drivers for this kernel. Needs rt2860sta.


Cheers
Dave

[ttuuxxx]

Hi ttuuxxx and everyone,
Yes sounds a great plan ttuuxxx and a great Xmas present.

My only regret is that I can't use it on my asus eee 901 due to the lack of wifi drivers for this kernel. Needs rt2860sta.

Cheers
Dave

hmmm maybe these I just compiled for you ?

ttuuxxx

[davesurrey]

Ahhhh...my stupidity again. Just found a load of interesting stuff about this on this very thread. Sorry for wasting your time.
Off to try this now.
Dave

[ttuuxxx]

well that's ok it only took a second to find the sources and compile it
hmmm I came across a streamtuner desktop icon I made about 2 years ago today when I was look at my older files, I like it better than the default arrow, I made it with Photoshop, anyways if anyone wants it, here it is
ttuuxxx

[davesurrey]

ttuuxxx wrote:

well that's ok it only took a second to find the sources and compile it

Yes I see it was 7 minutes from my request to your posting it. So I guess you are using one of those 512-core CPUs I've been reading about.

Nice icon. Thanks. Hope it can go in 214X Final.
Dave

[davesurrey]

Been trying to get 214X-RC1 to behave on my Asus eee 901 (sound, resolution, wifi with wpa) and have had no success.

I read through the forum section about wifi (around page 151) and installed tempestuous's pet but still can't establish a wpa connection.
ttuuxxx's pet didnt work either. Eventually the save file filled up and I had to reboot.

Also would like to set up resolution for 1024x600. Modified xorg.conf Screen Section with

Code: Select all

 Modes  1024x600

but this still doesn't seem to give me fits to the screen.

Anyone any experience of this setup?

Thanks
Dave

[Colonel Panic]

OK, if no one replies I'll assume the problem I described on the previous page was a bad burn or something. Good luck with 214X-Final.

[davesurrey]

Colonel Panic,
If you do a google for that error message you'll see that most folk who have had with other distros this have put it down to a bad burn or bad CD burner (same thing I guess.)

Not trying to tell you how to suck eggs but...

Did you check that the downloaded MD5 agreed with that on page 1 of this thread?

Have you tried another burner, reduced the burn speed, changed type of CD you use?

What about doing a manual install (assume you're using frugal) by opening the iso and extracting the individual files.

Just a few thoughts as this is the only post I've seen concerning this error with RC1.

Tell us what happens.

Cheers
Dave

[Colonel Panic]

Dave,

Thanks for replying and for the advice. I'll need to get to a machine with a CD rewriter (this one hasn't) before I can test some of your suggestions but a manual install, extracting the files from the CD (I don't have the ISO), sounds like a good idea.

Best,

CP .

[Roy]

davesurrey wrote,

Also would like to set up resolution for 1024x600. Modified xorg.conf Screen Section with
Code:
Modes 1024x600
but this still doesn't seem to give me fits to the screen.

Unfortunately, I have tried the Mode setting before as well (different Puppy) -- and failed to achieve a 1024x600 screen resolution -- so no positive experience here. But found a couple of threads that seem to go about it another way, if you want to try further:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=30986
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=31453

Hope this is helpful.

-Roy

[davesurrey]

Roy,
Thanks for the useful pointers. It's gone 2am here so need my sleep but will try this in a couple of days time and report back.
Many thanks.
Dave

[Roy]

davesurrey (et al),

You are most certainly welcomed (and I truly hope my input is helpful). However, I feel that I must point out that I do not know if this trail leads to an individual work-around or something to be hard-coded into a distribution (where everything "just works" out-of-the-box).

I see that a lot of work has been put into compiling and testing this Puppy, and imagine that folks are tired and/or over-stretched by daily demands for living.... Guess what I am trying to say is that I hope everything "just works" for everyone on this one, but can easily understand why some things might not (having monitored first-hand the amount of effort already expended). Laws of physics still apply, too; some things just aren't possible. Being a simple end-user who has not been involved in testing leaves me on the sidelines with no horse in the race -- only a sense of awe over the selfless dedication displayed by all of you!

-Roy

[ttuuxxx]

Hi Roy after the RC2 and Final is released, If there is still a need to update 2.14X, I'll make updated releases maybe every 6-8 weeks if need be. But I'm pretty positive that puppy 2.20 should be able to fully replace 2.14X within time.
ttuuxxx