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#201 Post by peebee »

pemasu wrote:For testing new xorgwizard and xorgwizard-cli, I woofed 3.8.7 kernel Upup Raring.
It has jwm-733. Also pup-volume-monitor and suitable libgio are included. I did use Ubuntu Raring Ringtail packages of today ie fresh downloads.
Hi pemasu

Quick report on testing so far.....

Booted up as expected on my HP550 laptop.

Have done some testing of pup-volume-monitor using pcmanfm - works as expected for real devices including usb sticks - also for mounting Samba shares and ftp shares....

What doesn't seem to work is filemnt of .iso / .sfs / .2fs files - they are mounted but the mount is not detected by p-v-m and so not displayed by pcmanfm

This is different to p-v-m0.1.13 + pcmanfm on Slacko 5.5.

Will try to do some more testing....

But looking good - congrats
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#202 Post by James C »

Just happened to have an old box with ATI graphics hooked up so....... Upup Raring 3.8.7 live pfix=ram.
Display,internet and sound all working and correct on initial boot.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.8.7

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS480 [Radeon Xpress 200 Series]
Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS480 [Radeon Xpress 200 Series] (Secondary)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768
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): ati
Loaded modules: dbe dri2 exa extmod fb fbdevhw glx kbd mouse radeon ramdac

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
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-Computer-
Processor      : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+
Memory      : 967MB (207MB used)
Machine Type      : Physical machine
Operating System      : Upup Raring - 3.8.7
User Name      : root (root)
Date/Time      : Sat 27 Apr 2013 10:43:48 PM CDT
-Display-
Resolution      : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer      : Gallium 0.4 on ATI RS480
X11 Vendor      : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter      : ATIIXP - ATI IXP 

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VGA compatible controller      : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS480 [Radeon Xpress 200 Series] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Display controller      : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS480 [Radeon Xpress 200 Series] (Secondary)
Ethernet controller      : Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 20)
Multimedia audio controller      : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI IXP SB400 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
I'll install on my usual Nvidia boxes a bit later.....

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#203 Post by pemasu »

Xorgwizard-cli missed support for touchpad. Barry Kauler added support for it.
For me the synaptics and Flsynclient started to work after using this updated version.
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#204 Post by linux28 »

Thank you pemasu, upgrade!
Upup Raring 3.8.7

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#205 Post by Billtoo »

I'm running from the live dvd with a savefile on an external hard
drive, computer is a mac mini.

video-info-glx 1.5.3 Sat 27 Apr 2013 on Upup Raring 3.8.7
Linux 3.8.7-upup i686
2.0 VGA compatible controller:
Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
oem: Intel(R) Sandybridge/Ivybridge Graphics Chipset Accelerated
VGA BIOS
product: Intel(R) Sandybridge/Ivybridge Graphics Controller Hardware
Version 0.0

X Server: Xorg Driver: intel
X.Org version: 1.13.3
dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels (524x292 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x301)
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 9.0.3

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz
Core 0: @1200 1: @1200 2: @1200 3: @1200 MHz

I installed VLC-2.0.6 with ppm, at first vlc had sound but no picture
but after I ran xorgwizard and chose the intel driver it's working.
One choice that I made (forget which intel driver) worked too but not
well.
Anyways, it's working well now.

EDIT: I thought it was working okay but it's not, this is the video
info from PhatSlacko which works well on this pc:

X Server: Xorg Driver: intel
X.Org version: 1.12.3
dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels (507x285 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ivybridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz
Core 0: @1200 1: @1200 2: @1200 3: @1200 MHz

Anyhow, I'll use PhatSlacko on this one and Upup Raring on something
else.
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#206 Post by James C »

Upup Raring 3.8.7 live pfix=ram on the trusty Athlon XP box..... quick test before installing.Display,sound and internet all working and correct on initial boot. Have the dreaded faded and missing icons but assume that nouveau.noaccel=1 will take care of it when I install.

First time I launched SeaMonkey it crashed........ launched from the terminal to see any possible error messages and now it will not crash..... naturally.I did get this little error message upon launching but SeaMonkey is working.

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# seamonkey

(process:14022): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion `sys_page_size == 0' failed
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.8.7

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1440x900
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: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

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

# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
288 frames in 5.0 seconds = 57.499 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.902 FPS
299 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.700 FPS
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.898 FPS

Guess I'll go ahead and do a quick frugal install.

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#207 Post by James C »

Install completed and tweaking stated. nouveau.noaccel=1 solved the no icon problem.
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#208 Post by pemasu »

(process:14022): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion `sys_page_size == 0' failed
This error message has been in Upup Raring in earlier versions also. Hunting the error message in net, it looks like it is focused on mozilla browsers and Thunderbird also.
Firefox-20 produces it also. There have been samekind error reports from Ubuntu Raring users also. Updating Seamonkey to the latest does not help. It looks like there isnt anything I can do than wait and check solutions....when there is those.

Chromium does not create that error message.

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#209 Post by pemasu »

When playing with Ubuntu Raring Chromium and Puppy Package manager ie PPM, I edited /usr/local/petget/hacks-postinstall.sh to support Chromium with PPM from Ubuntu Raring repo.

I also added support for iron.deb from the SRWare Iron page:
http://www.srware.net/downloads/iron.deb

After installing the pet, you can download Chromium from Ubuntu repo with PPM and also iron.deb from srware iron download link should work.
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#210 Post by artsown »

Pemasu, Raring 3.8.7 is looking good here but I thought I'd report that
I'm still experiencing the old wireless bug. Presumably, this (kernel)
bug affects Ubuntu and other popular Linux distros, so I'm amazed that
it hasn't yet been fixed. I refer here, of course, to the power
management bug that affects some wireless hardware such as my
Linksys Wireless-G PCI adapter Model WMP54G using the RT2500
driver.

Art

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#211 Post by anikin »

Here's something weird in the xorg log. If I read it correctly, some modules are built-in, but the system, nevertheless is trying to load them:

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61.854] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
61.854] (II) Module "dbe" already built-in
61.854] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
61.854] (II) Module "extmod" already built-in

62.154] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
62.178] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
62.178] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
62.178] (II) Unloading modesetting
62.178] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)

62.207] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
62.208] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
62.208] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
62.208] 	compiled for 1.13.3, module version = 2.21.6
62.208] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
62.208] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.1
62.208] (II) UnloadModule: "intel"
62.208] (II) Unloading intel
62.208] (II) Failed to load module "intel" (already loaded, -1216771934)
62.208] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
62.209] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
62.209] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
62.213] 	compiled for 1.12.99.902, module version = 2.3.2
62.213] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
62.213] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.0
62.213] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
62.213] (II) Unloading vesa
62.213] (II) Failed to load module "vesa" (already loaded, -1216771934)
62.213] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
62.216] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
62.216] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
62.216] (II) Unloading modesetting
62.216] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
62.216] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
62.217] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
62.217] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
62.217] 	compiled for 1.12.99.902, module version = 0.4.3
62.217] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
62.217] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.0
62.217] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
62.217] (II) Unloading fbdev
62.217] (II) Failed to load module "fbdev" (already loaded, 0)

63.934] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
63.934] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
63.934] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in

66.354] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0) card0 /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card0
66.354] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
66.354] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
66.357] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
66.357] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
66.357] (II) Unloading modesetting
66.357] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
66.357] xf86: found device 0
66.485] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0) card0 /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card0
66.485] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
66.485] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
66.488] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
66.488] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
66.488] (II) Unloading modesetting
66.488] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
And why modesetting is missing?

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#212 Post by pemasu »

Artsown. Creating udev rule for rt2500pci assuming that it is associated to wlan0 is easy.
My attached pet has udev rule for disabling powersaving for rt2500pci wireless driver.

The problem is that I would like it to be generic like wlan* so that rt2500pci would be disabled as wlan1 also.

Test the pet. Reboot is required before the result can be seen.
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#213 Post by pemasu »

Anikin. Modesetting_drv.so xorg driver needs to be in alternated location and not found automatically... if not needed. It is not useful if you dont need it. intel atom netbooks with certain intel gma graphics need it and I hope modesetting can be taken in use when needed in those netbooks. Modesetting driver is unaccelerated xorg driver for getting better resolution in those dedicated netbooks.

Otherwise. It is wanted behavior that modesetting driver is not found.

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#214 Post by anikin »

Thank you, pemasu for explaining this. No issues with modesetting, just reporting what's in the log.

I've been reading your dotconfigs (out of curiosity) for some time, and they didn't have built-in video modules in your earlier builds. They seem to have appeared in upup Raring, is that correct?

I ditched Seamonkey and installed Firefox from ppm. Works like a charm!
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#215 Post by Sage »

3.8.7:
Looks nice, fast, was able to change to 1024x768 on Quickset (new! - doesn't usually work from there). Sound ON and working by default.
No working FlashPlayer by default nor did loading files/XOrg reset/ nor the usual Mickey Mouse tricks persuaded it to play. Too close to 'buntu? They don't like Adobe; does anyone?! SM crashed at first use, not the most stable version. Just needs a proper browser and email client now!

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#216 Post by artsown »

Pemasu, I tested your udev pet and Raring starts up with power
management off on wlan0. My brief testing suggests your method
works on Raring 3.8.7. Is the pet supposed to work on other pups?
If so, I can do more testing if you wish.

Recall that I had initially modified rc.sysinit but later found that
one pup turned pwr mgnt back on again. So I placed the script
in /root/startup (runs after X starts) and that has worked ok on all
the many pups I've tried that have the bug.

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#217 Post by pemasu »

artsown. It should work in most Puppies. It has been created as simple udev rule file and placed to the usual location. That kind udev rule based, rt2500pci extra command, can be included to the base build. That is why I wanted to have feedback. That rule is for rt2500pci only.

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#218 Post by OscarTalks »

Xorgwizard seems to work OK even if run many times. There is a file xorg.conf.new generated in /root but is it supposed to be left there?

On my nVidia GeForce FX 5200 machine I don't know if it is possible to load the nv driver in xorgwizard, but I can select and load vesa if I want to. The default nouveau driver seems OK with this kernel. Glxgears (after export vblank_mode=0) shows 468 FPS which is not bad.

There is a new version 173.14.37 of the nVidia legacy driver released a few days ago. Don't yet know if it will compile in these newer kernels, probably not though.

Upup Raring still does not boot to desktop on my Pentium 4 SiS chipset machine. It gets to a cursor in the middle of a black screen and freezes like that with no response.

Works fine on all my other computers including an old Dell Pentium M laptop.
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#219 Post by pemasu »

OscarTalks. If I decide to stay with this kernel, I will give a go for proprietary graphics drivers. But you can try getnvidia-0.8.1.pet by Shinobar. You find links from this forum for it. It compiled nvidia proprietary driver in 3.8.4 kernel just fine.

Also after patching I managed to compile catalyst modern driver. Legacy should compile as well. But havent tested them yet with this kernel.

So far feedback of this kernel has been promising. I might stick with it for awhile.

nv_drv.so is in alternate location. I dont know if new xorgwizard sees it. Of course you can manually move nouveau_drv.so and switch nv_drv.so in place instead. Check /usr/lib/x content. That is the alternate location. And /usr/lib/xorg is the location for offered xorg drivers which are selectable.

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#220 Post by rodin.s »

I still have problem with savage card in the new build (I guess old savage cards are no longer supported) but new xorgwizard works well. It was easy to switch to vesa. Seamonkey crashed once and asked to send report to Mozilla.

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