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jamesbond · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 3051 Location: The Blue Marble

Newer versions:
Fatdog 600 beta2 is here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79265

Sylvander · Posted: Mon 25 Jun 2012, 11:45 Post subject:

mini-jaguar · Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 574

Nice, it has two obvious fixes:

1. There aren't many missing icons in the menu, like in Alpha 2. This doesn't really affect functionality, but it looks much nicer in Beta 1.

2. The wallpaper setter doesn't cut off certain wallpapers like in Alpha 2, as noted that it's fixed in the o.p. of this thread as well.

Speaking of wallpapers, I made one a while ago:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=36334&start=1140
and here are two more from futwerk, older ones, the blue one works well as a tile too:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=36334&start=990

Some things I am having problems with though are Audacity and Wine. They simply don't run, and didn't in Alpha 2 either, although they are in the menus. (edit: oh, damn, I just now noticed beta 2, I'll have to try that)

Sage · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 5248 Location: GB

Many thanks, jb.
Beta1 took 6hrs to d/l but worth every penny. This one seems to be heading that way, so might look at the mirrors if it's still going tomorrow morning.
Update: just over the hour! Tested on beta2 thread, having sound problems.

gcmartin · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 6730 Location: Earth

I see posts on FATDOG600 thread about the time increase at boot for initrd.

I just wanted to share some info that might help in understanding what is being done in FATDOG600. Up until now, this technology was only used in the Netboot technology that is in all the 32bit and 64bit Repos for each respective distro.

Rather than have initrd call an external file SFS, the intrd in the ISO have the SFS buried within. This provides some minor savings in boot time, but it guarantees that the could be reduced confusion on where to look for the SFS that is being used at boot.

So, should one understand that, we see a combined initrd doing what use to be separate initrd and sfs files at boot-time....not separate times.

With the Netboot facility, this provided some obvious advantage (and, probably was a good testbed for the building of Puppy PXE technology and use.)

I hope this makes sense and provides some level of understanding. With this, it provides some observance of how this is useful on stand-alone booting as well as PXE booting for any one of us. Hoping soon to get a new document (and also we may see some simple instructions forthcoming) to show how easy it is to PXE boot FATDOG600 ("Fatdog600 Netbooting").

Hope this helps

Anniekin · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 215

downloaded and loaded wine sfs for fatdog 600

it says '/usr/bin/wine not found' when run from terminal

which is strange because it shows up in file manager

any chance for a skype 4.0 sfs?

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 10548 Location: SwedenEurope

I would try with Beta 2 instead of the old Beta 1 in case
a lot of things is better in Beta 2?

jamesbond · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 3051 Location: The Blue Marble

Anniekin · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 215

Thanks for the responses,

I am using beta2 just posted the wrong thread : p

I got Skype 4 to work via sfs with the slacko 32bit libraries

If anyone wants I posted it @ http://dimensions-web.com/downloads/skype_static-spot-4.0.0.7_600.sfs

It runs as user spot via su -c spot

let me know if there are any problems

someone tell me how to install proprietary ATI drivers (radeon) so that I can post that too?

jamesbond · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 3051 Location: The Blue Marble

Thank you Anniekin for the skype sfs, I will take a look.

For ATI (you mean the Catalyst driver? "radeon" driver is the open source driver and Fatdog comes with it already) - we'll release one for final if you can wait (won't be that long anymore from now).

Newer versions:
Fatdog 600 beta2 is here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79265
Fatdog 600 rc is here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79424

Anniekin · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 215

Hey James,

Skype 4 seems to be working well, haven't seen any ads yet, unlike in the Windows version

The new fatdog comes with the new kernel no-xorg.conf by default, what do I do to enable opengl to play windoze games Very Happy

is this enough to have as xorg.conf?
Section "Device"
Driver "radeon"
EndSection

or do i need to put more than that?

glxgears works with my current config (no-xorg) as well as glxinfo indicating rendering is on, yet Guild Wars complains about 3dx / direct x

Directx 8 should be included in wine already, did you strip it?

Also unrelated but PCM audio channel is not present on my new acer aspire 722, do i have to add some package?

Window manager locks up alot on boot, not sure if it is because I plugged in a wireless mouse,

pls advise,

thanks