Precise Puppy 5.4 and 5.4.2

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#161 Post by Sage »

Couldn't get my (USB)card reader to function in retro. Tried several <mount> commands but my CLI skill set is vanishingly small or less. The reader combo is listed in <lsusb> on bus003 dev002.
Any suggestions, please?

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#162 Post by Semme »

Sage- does: fdisk -l list it? Yes? Then: mount /dev/<fdisk_listing> /mnt/<dir_you_create>

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#163 Post by Sage »

Thanks for your suggestion, Semme. but sadly not. Tried a bunch of stuff from the 'net but none worked for me. Seems a lot of folks have this problem on various distros, some find solutions, but not all. Tried editing /etc/fstab - no go.

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#164 Post by `f00 »

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#165 Post by Semme »

With the device plugged during boot, attach a gzipped dmesg to your reply:

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dmesg > dmesg.txt
gzip dmesg.txt
You'll find it in /root to attach.

There may be more to it than a simple mount..

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#166 Post by 01micko »

rjbrewer reported here thet grubconfig is broken in the latest Slacko.

rcrsn51 found the cause and solution here

Precise suffers from the same bug, missing cp-FULL. Though I haven't tried it, it seems gubconfig is broken at the woof level.

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# find / -name cp-FULL
# grep cp\-FULL `which grubconfig`
 cp-FULL -p /usr/share/grub/*/*stage* $BOOT/grub 2>$TMP/null
 cp-FULL -p /usr/local/share/grub/*/*stage* $BOOT/grub 2>$TMP/null
 cp-FULL -p /usr/lib/grub/*/*stage* $BOOT/grub 2>$TMP/null
Evidence that cp-FULL is not in Precise.
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pupmode 6 and 7 issues

#167 Post by mavrothal »

There are a couple of issues in PUPMODE 6 and 7 (save to the entire partition).
A minor one is that on first reboot you get again the first setup window although you layered file system is already all set.(see picture) After second reboot things are OK.

The big problem is that puppy fails to shutdown after exiting to console.
You must hard-shutdown and if you have an ext3 partition this will usually messup your journal.
I think it because it can not unmount the boot partition.
Looks like an aufs/rc.shutdown issue.

This issue also appears in the latest slacko so must be a woof thing
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#168 Post by rjbrewer »

01micko wrote:rjbrewer reported here thet grubconfig is broken in the latest Slacko.

rcrsn51 found the cause and solution here

Precise suffers from the same bug, missing cp-FULL. Though I haven't tried it, it seems gubconfig is broken at the woof level.

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# find / -name cp-FULL
# grep cp\-FULL `which grubconfig`
 cp-FULL -p /usr/share/grub/*/*stage* $BOOT/grub 2>$TMP/null
 cp-FULL -p /usr/local/share/grub/*/*stage* $BOOT/grub 2>$TMP/null
 cp-FULL -p /usr/lib/grub/*/*stage* $BOOT/grub 2>$TMP/null
Evidence that cp-FULL is not in Precise.
Yes; found same problem in Precise when doing full install
to empty drive with grub legacy.

Grub4dos is functioning okay.

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#169 Post by cthisbear »

Barry's blog today.

" Bugs are being discovered in Precise Puppy 5.4

However, there is definitely going to be a need for a Service Pack 1,
for those who already have 5.4,
and a corresponding bug-fix release 5.4.1."

http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=03078

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Tranmission qt 2.5.1+ deps corrupts system fonts

#170 Post by badab99 »

Tranmission qt 2.5.1+ deps corrupts system font.

installed from ppm ubuntu rep. required a reinstall with wipe to correct.

Not sure what caused this but it was severe. installed the 2.31 i486 pet and all is well shows 2.51 installed in ppm too. wierd

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Re: pupmode 6 and 7 issues

#171 Post by shinobar »

mavrothal wrote:There are a couple of issues in PUPMODE 6 and 7 (save to the entire partition).
(snip)
The big problem is that puppy fails to shutdown after exiting to console.
You must hard-shutdown and if you have an ext3 partition this will usually messup your journal.
Try pupsaveconfig-2.2.5.pet.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 425#661425

But note that the pupsaveconfig does not allow saving session to the entire partition.
Save to the entire partition before, and then install the pupsaveconfig.

As for the rc.shutdown in the woof, the line 594-612 are better to be modified to see grand parents.

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# diff -u rc.shutdown.org rc.shutdown
--- rc.shutdown.org	2012-07-17 19:51:39.000000000 +0900
+++ rc.shutdown	2012-10-30 13:56:51.366572134 +0900
@@ -599,10 +599,13 @@
 if [ "`busybox mount | grep "$ABSPUPHOME"`" != "" ];then
  #BADPIDS="`fuser -v -m $ABSPUPHOME | grep -v --extended-regexp 'kernel|COMMAND|^$' | tr -s ' ' | cut -f 3 -d ' ' | tr '\n' ' '`"
  BADPIDS="`fuser -m $ABSPUPHOME 2>/dev/null`" #100107
+ PSRESULT=$(ps -al)
+ PSRESULT=$(echo "$PSRESULT"| tr -s ' ' | cut -f4,5,14 -d' ')
  for ONEBAD in $BADPIDS
  do
   [ "$ONEBAD" = "$MYPID" ] && continue #120514 precaution.
   [ "$ONEBAD" = "$PARENT" ] && continue #120514 precaution.
+  echo "$PSRESULT" | grep -w "$ONEBAD" | grep -qw -E "$PARENT|poweroff|reboot" && continue
   #echo "`eval_gettext "Killing process \\\${ONEBAD}..."`"
   echo "Killing process $ONEBAD..."
   kill $ONEBAD
Last edited by shinobar on Tue 30 Oct 2012, 05:00, edited 1 time in total.
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#172 Post by tallboy »

rerwin, I always attach the modem before start, when running a puppy first time, I am sorry I didn't mention that right away. The reason for omitting it, was that it has never been recognized as a modem that way in any puppy so far.

lupu-5.2.5 and puppy-4.32 actually recognize the modem's memory if I attach it before starting up, and autmatically mount it as a memory stick.

puppy-4.32's connect wizard claims it has found the modem as /dev/ttyUSB0, but then refuse to recognize it when tested in the wizard, and will not connect.

lupu-5.2.5 refuse to accept it as a modem.

My normal procedure is to attach the modem after startup. If it comes up on the desktop as a CD disc icon - as it does in dpup-485, I mount and unmount it, and wait for it to show as a memory stick, then modify the /etc/wvdial.conf file manually, before running the connect wizard. The last point is actually important, as the connect wizard deletes any changes to the wvdial.conf, if it is closed after a failed attempt to connect. It usually take 2 connect attempts with the wizard open, before the modem stay connected.

What also really puzzled me, was that Precise would not recognize any memory that was attached after the failed attempt to make the modem work.

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Precise Puppy 5.4

#173 Post by Sky Aisling »

Tallboy,
Perhaps the issue has to do with the kernel version.
Have you tried running Puppy-4.3.1 with the older kernel?
I corrected a similiar issue by reverting to the earlier kernel in combination with an old Dell Inspiron 600m machine.
The modem had to be plugged in before bootup.

(I realize this is off your original concern that Precise Puppy should connect to just about anything without issue.)

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Re: pupmode 6 and 7 issues [SOLVED]

#174 Post by mavrothal »

shinobar wrote:
mavrothal wrote:There are a couple of issues in PUPMODE 6 and 7 (save to the entire partition).
(snip)
The big problem is that puppy fails to shutdown after exiting to console.
You must hard-shutdown and if you have an ext3 partition this will usually messup your journal.
Try pupsaveconfig-2.2.5.pet.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 425#661425

But note that the pupsaveconfig does not allow saving session to the entire partition.
Save to the entire partition before, and then install the pupsaveconfig.

As for the rc.shutdown in the woof, the line 594-612 are better to be modified to see grand parents.

Code: Select all

# diff -u rc.shutdown.org rc.shutdown
--- rc.shutdown.org	2012-07-17 19:51:39.000000000 +0900
+++ rc.shutdown	2012-10-30 13:56:51.366572134 +0900
@@ -599,10 +599,13 @@
 if [ "`busybox mount | grep "$ABSPUPHOME"`" != "" ];then
  #BADPIDS="`fuser -v -m $ABSPUPHOME | grep -v --extended-regexp 'kernel|COMMAND|^$' | tr -s ' ' | cut -f 3 -d ' ' | tr '\n' ' '`"
  BADPIDS="`fuser -m $ABSPUPHOME 2>/dev/null`" #100107
+ PSRESULT=$(ps -al)
+ PSRESULT=$(echo "$PSRESULT"| tr -s ' ' | cut -f4,5,14 -d' ')
  for ONEBAD in $BADPIDS
  do
   [ "$ONEBAD" = "$MYPID" ] && continue #120514 precaution.
   [ "$ONEBAD" = "$PARENT" ] && continue #120514 precaution.
+  echo "$PSRESULT" | grep -w "$ONEBAD" | grep -qw -E "$PARENT|poweroff|reboot" && continue
   #echo "`eval_gettext "Killing process \\\${ONEBAD}..."`"
   echo "Killing process $ONEBAD..."
   kill $ONEBAD
Shinobar,
your patch alone fixed the hung shutdown issue in pupmode 6 and 7!
Indeed, there was a warning before about some PIDs that were not found yo be killed.

Later The welcome screen on first reboot in pupmode 6, 7 remains after the application of the patch. So I assume is a derayedrun issue (or maybe related to my mods if no one else sees this).
No. delayed run does the job but somehow the entire /var folder is not saved to the save partition on first shutdown :?
Can not see anything in shutdownconfig, snapmergepuppy or rc.shutdown that could account for that. Any ideas?
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#175 Post by Sage »

With the device plugged during boot, attach a gzipped dmesg to your reply
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There may be more to it than a simple mount..
Thanks again, Semme, it's much more complicated as per PM.

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#176 Post by nubc »

Since the purpose of this Puppy is to make Ubuntu repo's available to PPM, it would be useful to start making a list of Ubuntu packages that successfully install on Precise Puppy. If some or most packages require tweaking or minor modification, that should be noted as well. Once the list gets started, it may be observable that some Ubuntu repo's work and some don't. I didn't have much luck with VLC from ubuntu-precise-universe.

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#177 Post by 666philb »

nubc wrote:Since the purpose of this Puppy is to make Ubuntu repo's available to PPM, it would be useful to start making a list of Ubuntu packages that successfully install on Precise Puppy. If some or most packages require tweaking or minor modification, that should be noted as well. Once the list gets started, it may be observable that some Ubuntu repo's work and some don't. I didn't have much luck with VLC from ubuntu-precise-universe.
hi nubc,

i agree with the starting of a list to say what works and what doesn't.... playdaze wished that a list had been started for lucid.

VLC should work, it works for me, barry made a script that detects when you try to install vlc from the ppm, and it edits the binary to allow running as root. did you choose the 'examine dependencies' option and install them all?
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#178 Post by nubc »

Yes, I chose 'Examine dependencies' and installed all dependencies (67). After all dependencies were installed, however, VLC was not installed. Installing VLC required opening PPM again then installing it, which went smoothly. I then restarted the X server. When I got to Desktop again, I opened urxvt and entered "vlc", which returned "not a bash command."

EDIT: I tried installing again, this time with better results as 'VLC media player' is now in the menu tree under Multimedia.

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# vlc
VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower (revision 2.0.2-93-g77aa89e)
[0x8053150] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Unable to load library icui18n "Cannot load library icui18n: (libicui18n.so.48: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)" 
Works good now using 'Open with...' dialog, after I made an absolute link with vlc binary located /usr/bin
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#179 Post by bigpup »

The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
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#180 Post by rjbrewer »

Testing url:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=60180

edit:
Not necessary to highlight link first.

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