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#81 Post by sc0ttman »

Updated Pup-Advert-Blocker

- noticably faster, i18n'd, de, es, en, fr, ru translations included


(I am posting the updates of my apps now, as I have been late to see the RC status of Slacko.. I hope it is not too late to include the new 'defaults'chooser', or this updated 'pup-advert-blocker'..)

Advert blocker is setup differently in Woof than in my puplets, so I have just attached an archive with the files needed - they will need to be placed in the right place...

I think the main script will go in /usr/sbin/, and the .mo files in /usr/share/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/ (as usual)...
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Short test required.

#82 Post by tasmod »

Can someone in the USA who has their timezone set please run a command for me in the terminal?

I believe that the USA now changes it's DST in November.

I'm getting the old October date reported.

This is the command :-

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zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2011

Rob
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#83 Post by Tman »

It's funny; I didn't like the rockstar-GTK theme at first, but it seems to have grown on me. Strange how that works.

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#84 Post by 8-bit »

tasmond,
Here you go for member in US Pacific time set.

# zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2011
/etc/localtime Sun Mar 13 09:59:59 2011 UTC = Sun Mar 13 01:59:59 2011 PST isdst=0 gmtoff=-28800
/etc/localtime Sun Mar 13 10:00:00 2011 UTC = Sun Mar 13 03:00:00 2011 PDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-25200
/etc/localtime Sun Nov 6 08:59:59 2011 UTC = Sun Nov 6 01:59:59 2011 PDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-25200
/etc/localtime Sun Nov 6 09:00:00 2011 UTC = Sun Nov 6 01:00:00 2011 PST isdst=0 gmtoff=-28800
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And that is spring ahead, fall back as far as which direction to change time to in the US.

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Re: Short test required.

#85 Post by JackWagon »

tasmod wrote:Can someone in the USA who has their timezone set please run a command for me in the terminal?

I believe that the USA now changes it's DST in November.

I'm getting the old October date reported.

This is the command :-

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zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2011

sh-4.1# zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2011
/etc/localtime Sun Mar 13 07:59:59 2011 UTC = Sun Mar 13 01:59:59 2011 CST isdst=0 gmtoff=-21600
/etc/localtime Sun Mar 13 08:00:00 2011 UTC = Sun Mar 13 03:00:00 2011 CDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-18000
/etc/localtime Sun Nov 6 06:59:59 2011 UTC = Sun Nov 6 01:59:59 2011 CDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-18000
/etc/localtime Sun Nov 6 07:00:00 2011 UTC = Sun Nov 6 01:00:00 2011 CST isdst=0 gmtoff=-21600
sh-4.1#

Is this the what you are looking for

JW

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#86 Post by tasmod »

Yep, all correct.

My bad :oops:

I used Arizona as a test. Not knowing that Arizona on MST does not use DST. :oops:

I was concerned just for the USA :lol: :lol:

I was just doing checks on Psync when I inadvertently used the only one that appears differently.
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math-slacko.sfs

#87 Post by emil »

after some hard work I finished math-slacko.sfs (75 MB)
it contains several math applications (maxima, octave, R, gnuplot)
forum thread & Download

Hope the sfs works smooth. All the best to the slacko project!
8) emil

Some comments after using slacko for several days:

worked out of the box as expected.

slackware packages from repos worked (just tested small apps, big apps led to exploding dependencies).

tested some older apps - most of them still worked, seems more tolerant in that respect than the ubuntu puppies.

Is there any chance that slacko will boot straight to desktop ever?

shinobars sfs_load on the fly is in! its just great - I compiled all apps from initial boot with the devx loaded on fly.

There is also a gui system for creating the savefile by shinobar (quickset editions). Any chance that something similar goes in?

Currently installing of packages is a bit confusing, at least for everybody who is not a Puppy Linux insider.
I counted the following possibilities (just the ones offered from the GUI):
a) slickpet
b) ppm
c) sfs_load on the fly
d) Bootmanager configure bootup
e) Get Flash install Flashplayer
f) Install icon on desktop, with SFS download from official repos
IMHO it would be an improvement if ppm would handle the above cases.

I am not sure about font rendering in slacko, I *think* I have seen smoother fonts in lucid.

desktop background color went from black (in B5) to grey (RC). so couldn't read some of the text below the desktop icons (drives). Changing the text color to make it readable is not obvious (right click on icon , ROX Filer, Options, Pinboard).

regarding drives, I read here, that there would be the possibility to show drive labels.

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#88 Post by peebee »

A tiny point - but I get white pixels left when windows close and these show up on the black background....see screen attached
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#89 Post by MinHundHettePerro »

peebee wrote:A tiny point - but I get white pixels left when windows close and these show up on the black background....see screen attached
Me too ... :(.

But, the problem is obliviated when changing JWM-theme from DGmod to Gradient-gray :).

I spent quite some time trying to identify where the problem originates, by starting with the Grad-gray theme and pasting into it line by line from the DGmod theme - still couldn't find the reason :shock: :shock: (un-necessary knowledge :oops: :shock:: the white pixels are actually #BEBEBE).

No fret, I generally switch to Gradient-gray, anyway, because I tend to find the default themes too murky for my eyes .........

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#90 Post by Lobster »

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Updated Pup-Advert-Blocker

- noticeably faster
Nice. Has anyone tested? I have been busy watching the ads - yuk. What happens when we get HTML or Chromebook Google sponsored ads?
I always use your 'product'. Appreciate it. 8)
Currently installing of packages is a bit confusing
Click install
Click uninstall
That works :wink:

End users do not know or care about SFS, PPM, pet, slickpet or tgz source.
The techheads do. A pop up info option will keep them happy.
Do penguins honestly think 'package management' is simpler to comprehend than 'software installation'?

I am off to fry my brain yet again with Zensound (working in Slacko rc++)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 660#570660

Then I may record the sound of sizzling . . . (recording app working in Slacko)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 354#537354

then may try http://portablelinuxapps.org/
working apps at bottom of page here
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/NoobHelp

and do we still have porteus module compatibility?

Thanks guys 8)
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#91 Post by 8-bit »

Is anyone else having problems with the desktop SAVE button application?
I have a 512 meg save file and after the initial message displays and then the Saving Ram to file.... appears, it never disappears and I do not know if the save to USB has completed.
When I shut down or reboot, the save to the pupsave file is fast.
So what is happening here?
Is the Desktop save button application broke?
This is with a 4gig USB flash drive with a 512 meg save file.
Also, I am not running ant other applications when this happens.

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#92 Post by DaveS »

I have been having some trouble with keybindings working inconsistently in JWM (latest with F11 fix) so have reverted to an earlier one for more testing.
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#93 Post by emil »

Quote:
Currently installing of packages is a bit confusing

Click install
Click uninstall
That works :wink:
Really?
Dear Lobster, that was not exactly my point, but thanks for the tip :wink:

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#94 Post by Lobster »

Click install
Click uninstall
That is how it should ideally work . . .

I do not feel it does yet . . .
We have moved towards the ziggy interface in Slacko PPM.
A big part of Woof is trying to make more packages (and quicker) available for Puppy.

I think Barry and Micko are aware of the ideal - it is simple to state
difficult to implement . . . 8)

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I used the upgraded Flash recently supplied.
No issues that I could detect - seems OK
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#95 Post by john3voltas »

As pemasu has pointed out on previous develp threads, I am also experiencing a veeery slow touchpad.
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#96 Post by 01micko »

jim3630 wrote:01micko,

this problem is beyond my skill level and looks like it is not my hardware since in other pups once the speakers are chosen via multi-sound card wizard on reboot sound continues to go to those speakers. have looked in other pups multi-sound card wizard and the choices are the same as in the pic of my first post here in RC. any ideas?
Was this a problem in any of the betas? If not I have a possible fix. Let me know please before I post it. Thanks.
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#97 Post by Tasgarth »

Don't know if this should be reported here or not, but I notice that through PPM :
Test 1:
PPM > Puppy-Slacko >Desktop => Blackbox 070. and >system > desktop => the same blackbox...
But PPM > Slackware 17.17 > Desktop => blackbox 0.70.1 (the same one)
Test 2:
PPM > Puppy-Slacko... > slacware 17.17... >Puppy-Slacko > Desktop => ati-fghx-11...

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Scribus, QT4

#98 Post by mave »

hi all

@mave there is a QT pet in the PPM there is also a qt_all sfs that can be downloaded from slickpet

hope this helps

Don
Thanks Don,

the qt_all.sfs link in slickpet seems to be broken...
but meanwhile I think reaching the whole compiling of scribus 1.4x with all its neccessary 3d part libs :P

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INFO: Trouble with mini pci wlan card: rt73usb

#99 Post by mave »

Hi 01micko,

I tried in a MSI VR610X notebook a min pci express wlan card RT73 (because the orginal Atheros 242 didn't work all).

Under Lupu 5.2.8 this runs good, also WPA2. In Slacko network wizard are showing the wlan-interface but scans reaches no results. Log:

Code:
Information about this interface:
Interface: wlan0 Driver: rt73usb Bus: usb MacAddress: 00:0D:F0:4A:A4:34
Description: Ralink RT73 USB Wireless LAN driver.

STEP1a: ifconfig wlan0 up
ifconfig: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not possible due to RF-kill

I'm not familar with rfkill (Barry told about somewhere), maybe there is a kernel issue...
...
INFO: Didn't get this running under Slacko RC with updated wag-profiles... then took a 5,- EUR Mini PCI Express card WLAN "ZCOM XG-920"out of Medion-Notbooks via eBay
http://www.ebay.de/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... SA:DE:1123

... no trouble, runs out of the box :P

mave

stu90

#100 Post by stu90 »

Test frugal install of RC ++

AMD turion 64 x2 tl-50
ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150

Very very slow mouse on first boot - editing xorg.conf to:
Option "MinSpeed" "0.80"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.80"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0080"

Then refining setting further in flsynclient resolves problem.

Ram usage is rather high - around 75-80mb idle after boot, if i recall about on par with the older lucid 525 however considerably higher than the Dpups - Dlite 40-45, Exprime 55-60

New save file dialog worked ok.

cheers.

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