Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[Lobster]

Well done Tazoc. More 64bit magic.

I was able to use browser and mtpaint to create this in the Alpha
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=534363#534363

That really is the test for me. Get in and do something.

I had a go with kino - it seemed to be working fine
- I just did not have the skills required . . .
I find Openshot easier but it needs Python

The only problem I could not import my HTML bookmark file into FF
(it might be corrupt though - this has happened before)

. . . beginning to go off topic . . . I know Lighthouse started
or still is a Christian orientated puplet - so here is something I wrote on Christianity a while back . . .
http://tinyurl.com/5rdmxde

[pemasu]

About Personalize settings and hostname not updated bug. 01mickos post.

[Roy]

Just a short note to say I am having the same problems with shutdown/save. Appears as if monitor shuts down but computer power has stayed on for >9 hours without responding. Will try suggested actions and report back.

A couple of other (minor) things: Startup screen looks good except for the half-buried LOCK in the bottom right corner; easy to move, since a bit of it shows to let me know it's there... using 1024x768x24 resolution.

Drive icons do not give any indication of mounted/unmounted status. But, I do realize this is an ALPHA at this point and have not participated in alpha testing before.

-Roy

[Jim1911]

Hi Tazoc,

All that's necessary to get the Wine desktop items to show up properly in the utility menu of the full hd installation is to change "BuildingBlock" in Categories to "Utility;" or better yet "Wine;Utility;" so they also show up under Wine in the menu.

Too bad, all problems aren't this simple to correct.

Cheers,
Jim

[Roy]

I am attaching my gzipped system logs for help. These were taken via 'puppy pfix=ram' parameter.

I also tried vesa nouveau.modeset=0 boot parameter from my Live CD, but could not get to the desktop. Got only as far as:

X started by /usr/bin/xwin
Exited from X to Command Line.
bash-4.1#

And could not get any further, even when trying 'xwin', 'startx', 'xorgwizard' or 'mv -f /Startup/fullstart /Startup/DisabledItems/ xwin'

One thing, though -- both 'reboot' and the powerdown command would give me the opportunity to create a save file.... I didn't. Should I have created a savefile at this point?

Also, 'puppy pfix=ram' boot parameter DOES get me to the desktop (no save file option) and the partition icons DO indicate mounted/unmounted status in Openbox. Maybe I was using JWM before?

-Roy

[tazoc]

@All,
If you've experienced reboot or save file creation failure, and find that nomodeset pfix=vesa,ram or other boot options allow proper reboot/shutdown, it is possible that a corrupt save file was created earlier without any feedback on the screen, and this might need to be deleted and, if desired, a new one created.

[Jim1911]

[Billtoo]

I did a frugal install on a pc with an nvidia graphics card using the
nomodeset pfix=vesa,ram
I loaded the Devx-L64_511.sfs and vlc-1.1.10-amd64.sfs files
I downloaded and installed the nvidia-260.19.21-for-510-only.pet from
the fatdog repo, exited to the prompt and did nvidia-xconfig then xwin to get back to the desktop.
Changed the menu.lst entry to pfix=fsck and rebooted creating a 4gb
save file.
I downloaded and installed the newest
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-275.09.07.run proprietary driver.

Tue 14 Jun 2011 Operating System: Lighthouse64-511 Linux 2.6.35.7
0.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600 GT (rev a1)
oem: NVIDIA product: G84 Board - p402h00 Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg Driver: #card0driver
X.Org version: 1.9.0
dimensions: 1280x1024 pixels (382x302 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: GeForce 8600 GT/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 275.09.07

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600
Core 0: 2393 1: 2393 2: 2393 3: 2393 MHz

...the above also recorded at '/tmp/root/report-video-glx'.
bash-4.1# glxgears
50817 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10163.330 FPS
50877 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10175.400 FPS
50831 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10166.080 FPS

It was a bit of a struggle but it's working good now

[smokey01]

Using the puppy pfix=ram noveau.modeset=0 option allowed me to create a savefile on the DVD, however It didn't find my wireless connection.

It booted to the desktop but only at 800x600.

Without the noveau.modeset=0 it booted to the desktop at 1280x1024

Hope this helps

[myke]

After booting up successfully, I encountered a problem with the time zone: the system simply refuses to change the time zone being used from PDT (UTC hardware clock) despite displaying the time zone =Canada/Eastern or US/Eastern.

I am impressed with the look of the system and its fast response.

myke

[myke]

tazoc, It worked after reboot.

myke

[Jim1911]

Hi Tazoc,

The code “nomodeset pfix=vesa” that you suggested to add to kernel line in menu.lst rescued my frugal installation. Upon boot it recognized all the save files it had created. I then installed the fatdog nvidia driver you recommended, removed “pfix=vesa” from kernel line in menu.lst and rebooted. Working perfectly with nvidia driver.

Now both frugal and full hd installations are working great. You have done a tremendous job and I am amazed at how fast and stable that this release is.

Thank you again,
Jim

[myke]

tazoc,
Trying to make myself at home in LP-64 . Have python, tcl and tk but can't seem to find tkinter python binding for tk to run PySol.

Dependency check says AOK but not see there after running in console.

myke

[tazoc]

[Roy]

The nvidia-260.19.21-for-510-only.pet from Fatdog64 worked for me in LHP64, too. I installed it immediately after getting to the desktop with the Vesa driver. Trying to get to the nv driver on initial boot failed in every previous attempt (CRT monitor just went to black "power savings" mode).

I noticed that only once did the
"X started by /usr/bin/xwin
Exited from X to Command Line.
bash-4.1#"
screen give me the instruction to use "xorgwizard-puppy". The remainder of the times that screen only referred to "xorgwizard". The missing dash-puppy ending of the xorgwizard instructions in most of those screens left me in ignorance.

Did get my CD to create a save file by using 'puppy pfix=ram nouveau.modeset=0' and the immediately using the shutdown menu to drop down to the X server. Typing 'reboot' then brought up the option to create the save file. This reboot then got me to Nvidia graphics with xorg.

It is in Vesa (default Openbox WM) that the drive icons do not show mounted status for me.

Please keep in mind that I LOVE your work, tazoc, and am only trying to contribute my experiences with this Alpha at this time.

-Roy

Edit: To automatically find a wireless connection, I must first use Frisbee to save a profile for that network. Also, since I do not have an ethernet connection, I use Frisbee's GUI to change that connection from 'auto' to 'ignore' in order to shave a few seconds off of wireless search/recognition. This is normal behavior in all my Puppys with Frisbee.