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#1 Post by 01micko »

yep.. time again for..

Slacko

Slacko RC 124M (k2.6.37.6)

Slacko RC++ 111M (k2.6.39.4 PAE)

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devx and checksums <-- http://www.brainwavedesigncentral.net/m ... y/spup/RC/

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[u]Changes[/u]

update pmusic-2.1.8 -zigbert
update pburn-3.4.1 -zigbert
update slickpet-1.4 -remove transmission, add tor, update translations
-rodin.s, Tasgarth, MHHP
added leafpad, removed nicoedit
update jwm-508
shutdown bugfix
udate seamonkey-2.4.1
updated wag-profiles.sh
Frisbee update
fixed defaultcdplayer
add defaultmixer, plus menu entry
bugfix network wizard -icons for gtkdialog-0.8.0
bugfix grub4dos-config -icons for gtkdialog-0.8.0
wag-profiles updated



heaps of other stuff I forget 

NOTES

Kernels for RC and RC++ are identical to B5 and B5++. I could make a ton of excuses, no excuses.

Everything is in place. Slickpet should work as expected for drivers and correct kernel sources. Please test. Much stuff has filtered through to mirrors, but k2.6.39.4 and source rc devx is still uploading [1800hrsGMT 111007].

Legacy video-update-wizard is gone

Still need to upload lang packs.

Compile stuff please.. post pet.specs, make sure it's compiled in Slacko! [ :!: ]

I'm out of town for about 10 days in half an hour.

Enjoy!

[edit: link fixed]
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#2 Post by 01micko »

Here be goannas

Slacko should be fully reproducible from woof with these attached files.

Delete Packages-puppy-slacko-official from your woof tree, a new one will be downloaded from ibiblio, if not grab it from there.

Accept most defaults and xz for 2.6.39.4

Have fun!
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DISTRO_PKGS_SPECS-slackware-13.37.gz
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test of Slacko RC k.2.6.32.7 on Laptop + siliconmotion video

#3 Post by charlie6 »

Hi Mick,
Enjoy your trip !
thanks for the ... string ! I couldnt resist to burn and test it on my Laptop (...Siliconmotion video) before this thread got opened !

This post several times edited after various testings of slacko 5.29.5 on this Laptop:
1. booting with pfix=ram: if SiliconMotion driver is <choosen> among the full list of drivers, then xorgwizard returns to prompt.
[an xorg.conf file has however been created, verified doing cd /etc/X11.]

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puppypc15601 login: root (automatic login)
#
2. further, starting again xorgwizard and choosing <Probe> instead, returns to the prompt after the "Silicon* enhancement" box. Here doing xwin brings X to a black screen.
At this point, doing whatever Alt-Ctrl-BS or Alt-Ctrl-Del or Ctrl-C doesn't bring anything! So did a "forced poweroff". No slackosave file saved.
3. Good news now: rebooting fresh again with pfix=ram and choosing <Probe> brings the X to start the desktop using vesa. Here a slackosave.3fs file may be saved. Further attempts to set xorgwizard to the siliconmotion driver result as described in paragraph 2. above (drivers full list again).
(slacko has been installed by using a usb stick to copy the iso content to the Laptop; this live-cd indeed couldn't be red on its dvd reader ... happens somme times)
4. Now on the savefile created under 3. above having installed:
-xf86-video-siliconmotion-1.7.5-i486.pet (see B5 thread)
-xf86-video-vesa-2.3.0-i486.pet
-xorgfor_Charlie-0.7.pet ... modified by editing /usr/sbin/xorgwizard replacing:

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 207  wa) XKEYMAP="fr" ;;     #wangbe 
by

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 207  be) XKEYMAP="be" ;;     #be-latin1 
then starting xorgwizard again and choosing <Probe> brings automatically "smi" driver to be active :D .
Moreover; deleting the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/synaptics.conf brings the touchpad to be active.
Touchpad setting with Flsyclient returns

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Error: synaptics module not loaded
Big difference with the earlier tests on B5: here xorgwizard always proposes the drivers full list; there were only 'siliconmotion' and 'vesa' on last B5 tests.
During B5 testings, I have used a savefile created on slacko4.99.1 ... this maybe makes a difference too...?

5. Another way to get slacko 5.29.5 working is to update from an existing slackosave first created with versions 4.99.1 or 4.99.2 (i.e. frugal install) - not 4.99.4 and later !:
5.1 xorg.conf just needs being edited by adding

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Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
	Option      "XkbModel" "pc102"
	Option      "XkbLayout" "be" #xkeymap0
EndSection
5.2 then install of
-xf86-video-siliconmotion-1.7.5-i486.pet
-xf86-video-vesa-2.3.0-i486.pet
-xorg_Charlie_indian.pet with modified xorgwizards line 207 (see 4. above)
(maybe it works too with the xorgfor_Charlie-0.7.pet ... not tested)
note:
- siliconmotion_drv.so present inside iso is 109K whereas 119K in the above pet
- vesa_drv.so inside iso is 21K whereas 26K in the above pet

Hope this helps.
Anyway, again, I send you all my gratefulness for your work !
Charlie

ps:
- I also could reproduce the above tests on slacko5.29.6. Time to frugal boot is 65 sec.; whereas 45 sec for 5.29.5.
- CPU use : on both versions, HTop reports a cpu ranging from 0 to 42% with a rough estimated middle value of 20% ... I have no idea... isn't it a bit too much ? Or maybe normal on such a light and slow PC (600MHz, 192MBRam) ?
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#4 Post by john3voltas »

Evening.
Can someone check the link for RC++?
It's giving me a 404 not found. And below it says that the file was removed.
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#5 Post by Roy »

I **think** that this is the intended link for RC++, although I am only guessing from the choices available in that directory

http://www.brainwavedesigncentral.net/m ... 6-SCSI.iso

Note that the link I am providing is for SCSI drives and does not specify PAE in its name....

EDIT: Maybe not, as wget is showing my provided link as being only 112M instead of 01micko's above stated 124M. 01micko's Slacko RC is showing as his stated 124M...

2nd EDIT: I see playdayz posted (immediately below) at the same time of this edit, so go with what he says. (Thanks, playdayz!)
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#6 Post by playdayz »

112M instead of 01micko's above stated 124M.
2.6.39.4 is smaller because of xz compression.
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#7 Post by john3voltas »

So, is 5.29.6-scsi supposed to be RC++?
Cheers

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#8 Post by Billtoo »

Running slacko rc (slacko-5.29.6-SCSI.iso) from DVD+RW.
Installed devx + kernel source sfs with SFS-Load on-the-fly.
Installed mesa from ppm.
Installed NVIDIA-Linux-x86-285.05.09.run.

Fri 7 Oct 2011 Operating System: Slacko Puppy-5.29.6 Linux 2.6.39.4
0.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 1082 (rev a1)
oem: NVIDIA product: GF110 Board - 12630002 Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.9.5
dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels (513x292 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 GTX 560 Ti/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU
Core 0: 1600 1: 1600 2: 1600 3: 1600 4: 1600 5: 1600 6: 1600 7: 1600 MHz

# glxgears
123628 frames in 5.0 seconds = 24725.463 FPS
124045 frames in 5.0 seconds = 24808.737 FPS
124549 frames in 5.0 seconds = 24909.600 FPS

Computer
Processor 8x Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Memory 16613MB (355MB used)

# uname -ra
Linux puppypc20585 2.6.39.4 #1 SMP Sat Oct 1 10:04:49 EST 2011 i686 GNU/Linux

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#9 Post by john3voltas »

@Billtoo
Thanks for the info.
I can't see any PAE in your uname -ra.
Is this image PAE or not?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers

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#10 Post by Billtoo »

john3voltas wrote:@Billtoo
Thanks for the info.
I can't see any PAE in your uname -ra.
Is this image PAE or not?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
It sees all the ram in my pc so it is PAE I'm pretty sure.

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#11 Post by john3voltas »

Thanks Billtoo :)
Cheers

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#12 Post by jim3630 »

john3voltas yes 5.29.6-scsi is RC++.

did pfix=ram frugal manual install to ext4. slickpet downloaded mesa driver installed and works, previous troublesome broadcom wifi found on wlan0 by SNS then configured and made the connection without issue.

what doesn't work again as reported in B5++ appears to be the multi-sound card. it will configure HDMI 0 and output sound but only until mplayer closes.

the sound settings require resetting each time something is played. think I was the only one reporting this but in other pups such as 528, 529 the multi-sound card kept the settings persistently so doubt it is my hardware.

Computer-
Processor : 2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU P6100 @ 2.00GHz
Memory : 3937MB (150MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Fri 07 Oct 2011 06:30:26 PM PDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ironlake Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA Intel

# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
304 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.672 FPS
303 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.411 FPS
303 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.411 FPS
303 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.413 FPS
303 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.412 FPS

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#13 Post by Stripe »

hi all

@jim3630 are you using the multiple sound card wizard and if so what is the number of the soundcard you are choosing? HD:0 etc

I had problems with my laptop and this sounds very similar

don

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#14 Post by gcmartin »

Billtoo wrote:Computer
Processor 8x Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Memory 16613MB (355MB used)
Are you running LiveCD or DVD or Blu?

Did you have any problems with save-session back to the media? Or the Live media reboot using its save-session?

BTW That quite a PC you've got. Speaking for myself, I can't wait to get behind the wheel of one of those. Congrats!

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#15 Post by Billtoo »

gcmartin wrote:
Billtoo wrote:Computer
Processor 8x Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Memory 16613MB (355MB used)
Are you running LiveCD or DVD or Blu?

Did you have any problems with save-session back to the media? Or the Live media reboot using its save-session?
I'm running from a DVD+RW and after installing some pets etc. I rebooted and saved the session to the DVD, it rebooted with all my additions with no problems.

The new pc is pretty nice thanks, I quit my tobacco habit 5 years ago so I can afford a new pc now and then :)

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#16 Post by jim3630 »

Stripe wrote:hi all

@jim3630 are you using the multiple sound card wizard and if so what is the number of the soundcard you are choosing? HD:0 etc

I had problems with my laptop and this sounds very similar

don
yes using the wizard and selecting device 3 "HDMI 0" for that output.
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#17 Post by majorfoo »

Full Install of Slacko RC 5.29.5
ext4 partition
Everything that I have tried works OTB
Very fast boot
No problems to report

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Slacko RC++ (112 MB )http://www.brainwavedesigncentral.net/m ... 6-SCSI.iso
http://www.brainwavedesigncentral.net/m ... so.md5.txt check ok.

slacko-4.99.7.iso___slacko-5.29.6-SCSI.iso.delta is 100+MB so am not going to post it.

manual frugal.
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#19 Post by mavrothal »

That is ridiculous, after updating to RC I do not have anything co complain about :lol:

Oh wait,... I do. Actually is an old issue. Probably a woof issue.
The update script does not check for sfs compatibility (devx) , or calls the boot manager after an update.
The old devx is loaded for example, even if it is not compatible.
Even worse bootmanager/sfs_load show an sfs loaded even if you have deleted it!
I think that particularly now with 2 parallel Slacko versions, it may create issues down the road. Specially with the devx sfs

Latter. On other old news, settings is still prompting for an unnecessary X restart when only the timezone is changed, and frisbee is still misbehaving on the XO-1.

Even latter. Xorgwizard window is suffering from the same issue as the connection wizard in early builds before fixed. When a higher Xft.dpi is set the window is not scaling
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#20 Post by Lobster »

:)

Hi Micko - has he gone fishing again :)
fellow Slackers

In b5++ (as far as I remember) it told me ATI graphic acceleration was not supported or available. Now it is.
Watching movies - luvly :)
Screen desktop fonts - 'orrible :cry:

The FPS has shot up :)
tried changing settings
in the video xorg.conf file
I noticed that drivers for radeon and vesa were activated
disabled vesa - no difference
tried ATI crystal graphics settings - nope, can not get it :oops:
tried xvidtune (even though it warned I might damage my graphic card and monitor)
no luck
monitor and graphic card survived :wink:

Not sure what to try next? :?

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