Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[wuwei]

Thanks again pemasu for attending to my questions.

Don't worry too much about the screen recording. gtkrecordMyDesktop didn't do better, either.
But that is really not an important issue in an otherwise very promising Puppy.

I'd still like to find out where to fetch the cpu usage from, and I will continue fiddling with ICE.

Have a great Sunday

[pemasu]

wuwei. Well, anyway, I will play with conky compile and conky.conf when I have time. Probably after I have uploaded next kernel version Ice Puppy.

[Billtoo]

Frugal install to an 8gb sdhc card formatted to ext4.

Summary
Computer
Processor 2x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz
Memory 4149MB (173MB used)
Operating System Puppy Linux 0.00
User Name root (root)
Date/Time Sat 30 Apr 2011 08:26:08 AM EDT
Display
Resolution 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer Mesa DRI R300 (RV530 71C2) 20090101 x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL
X11 Vendor The X.Org Foundation
Multimedia
Audio Adapter HDA-Intel - HDA Intel

Operating System
Version
Kernel Linux 2.6.38.2 (i686)
Compiled #1 SMP Sun Apr 24 22:42:11 EEST 2011
C Library GNU C Library version 2.11.1 (stable)
Default C Compiler GNU C Compiler version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5)
Distribution Puppy Linux 0.00

Sat 30 Apr 2011 Operating System: Ice Puppy-006 Linux 2.6.38.2
0.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV530 [Radeon X1600]
oem: ATI ATOMBIOS product: RV530 01.00

X Server: Xorg Driver: radeon
X.Org version: 1.7.6
dimensions: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
OpenGL vendor string: DRI R300 Project
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R300 (RV530 71C2) 20090101 x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL
OpenGL version string: 1.5 Mesa 7.7.1

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500
Core 0: 2199 1: 2199 MHz

...the above also recorded at '/tmp/root/report-video-glx'.

sh-4.1# glxgears
14563 frames in 5.0 seconds
15176 frames in 5.0 seconds
15161 frames in 5.0 seconds
15174 frames in 5.0 seconds
sh-4.1#

The mesa driver is working great with the card in this pc.

There is still room on the sdhc card for icepuppy 07 when it's ready

Installing a pet from either a usb flash drive or the sdhc card
doesn't seem to work (or I'm not patient enough),installing one from
the hard drive works fine.

[pemasu]

Billtoo et al. Thank you of your reports.
Attached is my IcePuppy-007 compiled conky pet with my edited conky.conf. The pet includes only binary and conky.conf. So it needs to be launched in console. You can close the console after launching though. In console: #conky
Install liblua from ppm, otherwise conky wont work.

Desktop capture from Ice Puppy-007.

It is based on kernel 2.6.38.4 with Highmem + PAE and it is optimized for dual cores and newer.

It is already uploaded in smokey01.com ftp site with kernel sources and kernel.pet.

Have fun. I wont update first page today, because I have other hobbies to attend, so I dont have time to check posts frequently.

[Billtoo]

Frugal install of icepup 07 to hp desktop.

Computer
Processor 2x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz
Memory 4148MB (189MB used

Sat 30 Apr 2011 Operating System: Ice Puppy-007 Linux 2.6.38.4
0.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV530 [Radeon X1600]
oem: ATI ATOMBIOS product: RV530 01.00

X Server: Xorg Driver: radeon
X.Org version: 1.7.6
dimensions: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
OpenGL vendor string: DRI R300 Project
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R300 (RV530 71C2) 20090101 x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL
OpenGL version string: 1.5 Mesa 7.7.1

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500
Core 0: 2199 1: 2199 MHz

...the above also recorded at '/tmp/root/report-video-glx'.

sh-4.1# glxgears
14899 frames in 5.0 seconds
15179 frames in 5.0 seconds
15187 frames in 5.0 seconds
15173 frames in 5.0 seconds
sh-4.1#

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Frugal install of icepup 07 to acer revo nettop.

Computer
Processor 4x Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 330 @ 1.60GHz
Memory 1813MB (135MB used)

Sat 30 Apr 2011 Operating System: Ice Puppy-007 Linux 2.6.38.4
0.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation ION VGA (rev b1)
oem: NVIDIA product: MCP79 Board - hornet-0 Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg Driver: vesa
X.Org version: 1.7.6
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: ION/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.41.06

Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 330
Core 0: 1600 1: 1600 2: 1600 3: 1600 MHz

...the above also recorded at '/tmp/root/report-video-glx'.

sh-4.1# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
7297 frames in 5.0 seconds
9088 frames in 5.0 seconds
8986 frames in 5.0 seconds
9089 frames in 5.0 seconds

Proprietary nvidia driver successfully installed after installing devx
and kernel sources.

[gcmartin]

007 up and running.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a tool that can be run to compare one distro release vs the prior?

Sure would be nice to offer some news that would be a little more objective to Pemasu. He has been a tremendous person to opening our eyes.

Thanks in advance

[pemasu]

Most important is to see how Ice Puppy-007, kernel 2.6.38.4 behaves in different hardware. And also to see how this core 2 and newer optimization works.
Also to see if there is nonworking applications.
I will make next ndiswrapper kernel module.
Billtoo has succesfully compiled and installed nvidia proprietary driver which is important report already.

[Billtoo]

[gcmartin]

[gcmartin]

Don't know how this has happened, but an issue that has arisen with a drive that is used for SWAP has come up with some peculiar errors. On this boot. I cannot say that it is attributed to this release. My feeling is that it is not.

But, I have a FAT32 partition on that drive that has suddenly reported errors

Here's what ICE007 has to say:

[Billtoo]

Computer
Processor 2x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz
Memory 4149MB (163MB used)


icepup07
Benchmarks
CPU Blowfish
CPU Blowfish
This Machine 2200 MHz 7.712
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz (null) 26.1876862
PowerPC 740/750 (280.00MHz) (null) 172.816713
CPU CryptoHash
CPU CryptoHash
This Machine 2200 MHz 173.566
CPU Fibonacci
CPU Fibonacci
This Machine 2200 MHz 4.358
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz (null) 8.1375674
PowerPC 740/750 (280.00MHz) (null) 58.07682
CPU N-Queens
CPU N-Queens
This Machine 2200 MHz 10.097
FPU FFT
FPU FFT
This Machine 2200 MHz 3.851
FPU Raytracing
FPU Raytracing
This Machine 2200 MHz 20.767
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz (null) 40.8816714
PowerPC 740/750 (280.00MHz) (null) 161.312647
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
icepup06
Benchmarks
CPU Blowfish
CPU Blowfish
This Machine 2200 MHz 7.619
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz (null) 26.1876862
PowerPC 740/750 (280.00MHz) (null) 172.816713
CPU CryptoHash
CPU CryptoHash
This Machine 2200 MHz 168.366
CPU Fibonacci
CPU Fibonacci
This Machine 2200 MHz 4.408
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz (null) 8.1375674
PowerPC 740/750 (280.00MHz) (null) 58.07682
CPU N-Queens
CPU N-Queens
This Machine 2200 MHz 10.087
FPU FFT
FPU FFT
This Machine 2200 MHz 3.733
FPU Raytracing
FPU Raytracing
This Machine 2200 MHz 20.744
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz (null) 40.8816714
PowerPC 740/750 (280.00MHz) (null) 161.312647
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[pemasu]

gcmartin. I would fix fat errors using windows tools. Like in windows console: chkdsk /f c: or d: or e: or whatever
If you dont have windows os, download latest hiren bootcd and and launch minixp and there is chkdsk console tool available.
When you write to the fat32 partition from linux, file system errors are possible, especially if you have done forced shutdown.

[puppyluvr]

Hello,
`007....Geez.....maybe tomorrow...
Still on `006, running well, no problems...
Xcompmgr working fine, transparency etc....

Interestingly enough, glxgears...
If the glxgears window is on top, ie highlighted/opaque...3300/3500...
If it is transparent (.6).....2300/2400...
VLC and MPlayer seem unaffected by being transparent...
Neither does Flash video in FF4 ....

PAW had transparency in JWM, but kinda glitchy...
In this version it works very smoothly...

Be back...

[gcmartin]

Thanks Billtoo, I'll post back soon with same.
Thanks Pemasu. I've got those tools. But, FAT32 has been around since 1998. Could I assume that the messages offered from Linux would be adequate for repair? And, could someone explain which MBR would be more successful solution. Can I assume the backup is a better selection than the primary? Are these items datestamped? Is there a tool displaying datestamp if it exist?

I believe that this problem was caused by my actions. Since, I have had so many problems with Save-sessions, I have stopped (unitl I find a resolution) doing it because it destroy the ability to boot the Live media. So, even though I know better, (and I do), I have been forcing poweroff versus proper shutdowns. So in my haste to reboot the latest 007 after CDRW creation, I believe I caused this problem.

Now, how can I use my Puppy system to get it repaired....hummmm,

[pemasu]

gcmartin. I think the error info is reason enough to check the filesystem integrity.
About MBR. I dont have much experience about fixing mbr. I have just installed bootloaders there.

Puppyluvr. I made ndiswrapper pet for Ice Puppy-007.