(OLD) (ARCHIVED) Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[pemasu]

Upup Raring 3.8.7 has been uploaded. A lot fixes has been included. I recommend strongly to update into this update.

Download link: http://www.smokey01.com/pemasu/UpupRaring/UpupRaring387/

Latest announcement from this link: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=700603#700603

You can read through next pages and posts to see what bugs has been found and I have tried to face most of them.

Feedback, bug reports and bug fix suggestions are appreciated.

It has non-PAE 3.8.7 kernel with large driver support.

Barry Kauler has been the main architect by incorporating Ubuntu Raring Ringtail package support to the woof. I have merely used that work and started to fix things more.

Barry Kauler has created woof2 specs based on Ubuntu Raring Ringtail packages. I have compiled kernel for it and started to fix those things that were left to be fixed.
There is still work to do. But...I think this build is good enough for testing, feedback, reporting and bug fix suggestions.
It is easier when there are people and community giving feedback compared to do it yourself without feedback.

I have included gparted which has f2fs support included. Thanks 01micko.

Also intel gma graphics support for intel atom based netbooks should be there. Thanks 01micko.

I consider this one beta stage build after feedback of 7 pages.

The build has libgtk+3 included. Initial support for gtk3 themes has been included.

Download link: http://www.smokey01.com/pemasu/UpupRaring/UpupRaring387/

Kernel sources: http://www.smokey01.com/pemasu/Kernel_sources/kernel-3.8.7-upup-raring/

[ally]

posting from raring 384 on lenovo t61

display, ethernet and sounds correctly configured

will test and report

[01micko]

Nice for alpha

Frgal USB install using f2fs-usb-installer in triple boot with PHAT and upup-precise-3.8.2 no issue, booted straight up. Made 512 ext4 save on f2fs filesystem, no problem.

Correct res on my compaq presario cq-60 lappy (see hardinfo report for more), sound working. So the silly issue where I couldn't get right res in progs is fixed. May have been kernel intel driver issue, anyway, issue is dead now.

Did a seamonkey sync (works with firefox too) to grab all my bookmarks and settings, except flashblock for SM is different for FF, no big deal. Works flawlessly otherwise.

Abiword, gnumeric, gnome-mplayer etc etc all start from icons.

GParted starts fine and recognises f2fs.

Hmmm.. minixcal? Same issue, crashing X if closed by right-click on pager >"close". ON restart X frisbee (which works fine), the icon shows disconnected but is connected, dunno if Richard fixed that yet.

Bash-3.0??? Yeah, I know, Barry hasn't updated, it's 9 years old now! Guess it's ok for alpha

Nice work!

EDIT:

I noticed this in slackware-current (and raring pup) where Xorg is the latest, a dramatic improvement in glxgears numbers for intel

[majorfoo]

posting from Rarnig 3.8.4
Everything I have tried works great otb

Very impressive

Keep up the excellent work.

[anikin]

Hi pemasu,

Looks good. Posting from it now. What a difference fonts can make! They render really nice in this build.
Found this in the xorg log:

[James C]

Raring 3.8.4 appears to be working on my semi-new Nvidia boxes .....live pfix=ram. Initial boot to the correct 1366x768 resolution with working sound and internet.

VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.8.4

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] (rev a2)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768x16
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): nouveau
Loaded modules: dbe dri exa extmod fb fbdevhw glx kbd mouse shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1366x768 pixels (361x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video

-Computer-
Processor : 4x AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
Memory : 2853MB (195MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Mon 25 Mar 2013 09:43:01 PM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia

At least this versions works well enough that I could install the appropriate Nvidia driver if I so choose.Would have been a bit difficult when the computer was freezing up.

Looks good.

[pemasu]

Thank you guys of your initial reports.

01micko. I will update bash:
yes|bash||exe,dev>null,doc,nls|pet:quirky
I noticed your Barry`s blog post.

Good to hear about intel graphics. I suppose that your intel and James C noticed nouveau problem in Upup Precise latest are both possibly kernel module dependent. I believe I will update the kernel in Upup Precise to the newer version also, but it will possibly be even newer one.

Thank you of the f2fs tests. I havent had time to do it myself yet.

Anikin. Kernel compile directory during compiling is big. Now when the source has been prepared ie ready for compressing for sfs file for module compiling (preparing the source with 'make prepare' shrinks kernel source a lot) and with the folder containing kernel headers and kernel pet folders and those created pets and kernel source sfs, the folder size is 860 Mb.

Anikin, that modesetting driver is meant for those intel gma graphics intel atom netbooks which need it. It has been transferred in alternate location, so that it is not loaded if not needed. The xorgwizard and cedarview scripts should handle the right usage and transfer of that driver to the active location when needed. Aarf and Raffy for example have netbooks which need that driver.
If loaded unneeded, it has bad side-effects. Nvidia graphics boot to the black screen and that driver is also non-accelerated.

I will include PupClock, PupControl and PupSysinfo to the next build. Minixcal bug will be handled at the same time.

[charlie6]

Hi Pemasu,
thanks, and congrats for the upup-Raring ...as also for gtk-3.0 in it !!
running in RAM (=no savefile):
1. [possibly fixed --> see next post] some troubles with glx -->see terminal comments when lauching glxinfo
(info: glxinfo tells «all OK» on this machine till upup-Precise-3.8.3.1)

Would this machine (Pentium IV + 82845G intel video chip) be too old for k3.8.4 ...would'nt it?

[charlie6]

Hi,
abour glxinfo problem in above post: here is a solution/workaround ?
doing in console (found while «googling» about that error):
here
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1071530

[LateAdopter]

Hello Pemasu

Thanks for this new puppy. Rabid Rottweiler, maybe!

With my Athlon II plus RS880G integrated GPU it is working well and I can confirm the highest glxgears score for a 32 bit Puppy, when using the xorg Radeon R600g driver.

There was an error loading AIGLX initially.

libLLVM-3.1.so.1 not found. (libLLVM -3.0 was there).

I installed the libLLVM31 package from the Ubuntu repo and then AIGLX loaded correctly.

[artsown]

Upup Raring 3.8.4 looking good here so far. I see seamonkey is on
ACTIVE update ... hooray!

I always check the latest kernels for the old wireless bug. It hasn't
been fixed yet, I see

Anyway, here's my little ringtail gift again for pemasu
http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg/ringtail.jpg

Makes a good wallpaper.


Art

[01micko]

Like the pic Art.. . I'll add it as a splash as long as it works ok in the f2fs-usb-installer proggy (which incidentally seems to work fine with raring pup.) (here)

BTW, pemasu, I have a print server shared with CUPS, a PDF printed to the server just fine ootb. (FYI)

[pemasu]

Thanks again of the feedback.
Yeah libgl1-mesa-dri has libllvm dependency and the needed version is libllvm3.1.
Sniff. 20 Mb uncompressed size and I have non-working 20 Mb older libllvm3.0 version included. That lib is HUGE. But seems to be needed anyway.

Thank you Artsown of the pic. It will be in the next build as wallpaper choice also.

Upup Raring is shaping up nicely.

[Sage]

Thanks, pem, - very interesting.
Quick-look: Radeon9200/XP3000+/1Gb - no problems on sound, video, connection and Flash. Rapid boot, snappy response - ootb.
nV MX400/64 proved much more interesting: with pfix=ram, nox arrive at garbled video occupying ~20% top of screen, full width. With pfix=ram, same garbled video shows for ~30s but then switches into an entirely viable mode, with all sound, video, connection and Flash functions operative ootb.

Three cheers for non-PAE, kindly accept a gong for ISA slot enabled! This is real progress and a nice poke-in-the-eye for one of the unnecessarily greediest industries on the planet. Rummaging around for some dinosaurish boards - later.

What else would you have us test?

[pemasu]

Important bug fix. This one fixes Abiword saving and surely many others also:
In console:
ln -s /usr/lib/glib-2.0/glib-compile-schemas /usr/bin/glib-compile-schemas
and then...
glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

Will be fixed in next build.

Sage. At this alpha stage, everything is under inspection. Use the build with your normal needs, I am sure there still can pop up things which need fixing.