Upup Raring 3.9.9.2 with non-PAE 3.9.9 kernel. 13 July 2013

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#421 Post by anikin »

Never mind, I've done it.
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#422 Post by starhawk »

FINALLY figured out a fix for one of the things that really bugs me about Puppy. The delete-a-file (etc) key is not DEL. It's CTRL+X. ARGH >.< trips me up almost every time.

For those who want a more ...conventional... way of deleting things in ROX, here's how to achieve it in Upup Raring.

NOTE: I got a lot of this from here --> http://antix.freeforums.org/post30951.html

1. Open /root/.gtkrc.mine in Geany
2. Create a new blank line as the second line in the file
3. Type the following on the new line 2:

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gtk-can-change-accels = 1
4. Save & exit
5. Restart X
6. Highlight a file that you want to remove
7. Right-click and HOVER on the "Delete" line of the right-click menu
8. Press the DEL key, twice -- you should see the keypress option on the right side of the menu disappear, and then come back as "Delete"
9. There is no Step 9 :P that's it, you're done.

Probably good to comment out that line in .gtkrc.mine afterwards, so you don't accidentally change everything. To do that, add a pound/hashtag symbol to the start of the line, like this --

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#gtk-can-change-accels = 1
The procedure should be fairly similar across all Puppies and Puplets, FWIW. (not to mention completely identical for Vincent Van Pup ;) )

Hope I've helped someone :) good luck folks.

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#423 Post by James C »

Been running this full install of Raring on an old box for a while.......

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.2

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)

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): intel
Loaded modules: dbe dri2 extmod fb fbdevhw glx kbd mouse

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1024x768 pixels (270x203 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.
374 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.723 FPS
367 frames in 5.0 seconds = 73.346 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.140 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.146 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.143 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.143 FPS

-Computer-
Processor : 2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Memory : 2065MB (216MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Upup Raring - 3.9.9.2
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sat 14 Dec 2013 02:45:21 AM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) 865G x86/MMX/SSE2
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : ICH4 - Intel ICH5

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# free
             total         used         free       shared      buffers
Mem:       2065716       493220      1572496            0         9600
-/+ buffers:             483620      1582096
Swap:      2150396            0      2150396
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Bluetooth?

#424 Post by edoc »

I have acquired a Bluetooth USB adapter.

It's plugged into a Netbook running Raring.

Puppy Package Manager offers lots of alternatives when "Bluetooth" is entered.

Any recommendations as to which I should use?

The only planned purpose is to link with a Bluetooth-only accessible device in order to update the firmware.
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#425 Post by rcrsn51 »

You have not identified the device. But the procedure for updating its firmware would probably be device-specific and may be a Windows-only operation.

Do you know what the procedure is for doing it through Windows?

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#426 Post by edoc »

Sorry, this sore throat & sinus cold is eating my brain ...

ORICO BTA-403

It was listed as Linux-friendly.
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Win7 access to Linux setup router

#427 Post by edoc »

Moved to Printers area ...
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#428 Post by rcrsn51 »

edoc wrote:ORICO BTA-403
That's the BT adapter. What device are you trying to update through this adapter?

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Re: Win7 access to Linux setup router

#429 Post by rcrsn51 »

edoc wrote:I have an ASUS RT-N16 router.

It's loaded with the Tomato OS.

I set it up, as well as adding the P1006 printer setup, in Linux.

The P1006 printer works fine from multiple Linux computers.

It does not work from the Win7 computer our teen son insists on using. Sigh.

Is this a common problem?

Does he have to do something special on his computer or do I need to do something different re. the USB printer setting on the router?
This question would be better asked in the Printers section.

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#430 Post by edoc »

rcrsn51 wrote:
edoc wrote:ORICO BTA-403
That's the BT adapter. What device are you trying to update through this adapter?
It's a http://mobilinkd.com device that Bluetooth links to an Android device and hard-wires to a handheld radio for Amateur Radio APRS.
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#431 Post by rcrsn51 »

If you follow the link to the Downloads section, you will find a config utility that supposedly does the firmware update.

There are both Windows and Linux versions, but the Linux version requires Python.

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#432 Post by edoc »

I have the Firmware update downloaded - but he said I first had to establish a Bluetooth link to his device from my computer.

I ordered the ORICO based on the Linux-friendly description.

I'm guessing I need to load a module but there are so many files shown in PPM ...

bluez
gnome-bluetooth
bluedevil
blueman
bluemon
bluetooth
bluewho
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#433 Post by rcrsn51 »

If I was in your situation, I would do the simplest thing - download the Windows installer for the configuration program, run it on a Windows machine and update the firmware through Windows.

That way, I could be done in minutes instead of spending days trying to do it in Linux.

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#434 Post by nmlkngdm »

Frugal install to HP Pavilion Entertainment laptop
-Computer-
Processor : 2x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5850 @ 2.16GHz
Memory : 3113MB (128MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Upup Raring - 3.9.9.2
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sat 28 Dec 2013 07:43:56 AM EST
-Display-
Resolution : 1280x800 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Gallium 0.4 on NV86
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
-SCSI Disks-
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#435 Post by starhawk »

Currently taking an immersion course in Puppy :P my Win7 laptop (main system :oops: ) is awaiting a repair of its graphics chip (look up "solder reflow" in Google/etc if you're interested in the nitty gritty of what's involved there).

Chose Upup Raring 3992 since it's my goto Pup.

Upup runs on friggin' everything (except The Infernal Dell but that's OK because it's a 1999 P2 laptop from You Know Where). It has all sorts of Great Things in it already. Oh... and it just generally... ya know... works.

No wonder I like it so much!

*ahem* Did a full install to my netbook (spare system) overwriting two previous installs (one I didn't care about and the other was experimental). Screen is dinky (10", 1024x600) but I'm not complaining because it actually works ;)

So I have a question: my netbook (ASUS 1000HEB; specs below) has a VGA-out port -- within Upup Raring, can I output to a secondary display with that, and if so, how? I only need (and want) one display active at a time.

System specs --
Atom N270 CPU @ 1.6GHz
i945 series chipset (don't remember exact model)
2gig RAM (upgraded from half that)
64gig Transcend (brand) SATA SSD (faster than a spooked cat! that's pretty fast...)
Upup Raring 3992 (of course)

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#436 Post by edoc »

rcrsn51 wrote:If I was in your situation, I would do the simplest thing - download the Windows installer for the configuration program, run it on a Windows machine and update the firmware through Windows.

That way, I could be done in minutes instead of spending days trying to do it in Linux.
Took your always-good advice.

Learned that downloading a .msi in Linux then transferring it to MSwin7 corrupts it somehow - so had to risk win7 online long enough to download it directly.

Felt dirty :roll: but it got the job done.

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#437 Post by starhawk »

starhawk wrote:within Upup Raring, can I output to a secondary display with that, and if so, how?
Just poked around in the Laptop Tool wizard and figured this out :oops: when all else fails go exploring (by which I mean press random buttons and watch what happens)...

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#438 Post by starhawk »

....well, almost :roll:

Here's the problem. The display I'm using goes up to 1440x900 and looks the best there.

So I set it to 1440x900 (having manually created such a mode) with the resolution-changer wizard (without leaving X) and it doesn't change squat. Computer thinks it's smarter than I am (wrong!).

*sigh* go into rxvt, and...

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xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1440x900
Works fine, except that it screws up the background -- my wallpaper is now tiled and generally junky looking.

*bigger sigh* restart X. OH CRAP. The LCD for the netbook comes back on and makes everything 800x600.

*AARRGH!!* Dunno what to do at this point. I just want a 1440x900 display output and NOTHING from my netbook screen unless I reboot without the external monitor attached.

Help?

EDIT: temporary workaround is to re-set the wallpaper and drag the icons around to fill the screen. Quite clumsy and probably won't "stick" (reboot will undo everything, in other words)... but it'll do for now.

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#439 Post by edoc »

I am trying to recall as I used to use a large display with my Netbook & had to do this ...

I think I opened Utility --> Laptop Tool --> Change Resolution --> then twiddled with display settings - I think the external on Auto and Internal Off.

I do remember that it took several tries to get it right.

I also had to force it into Turbo mode daily but the external monitor resolution mode stuck once I found the right setting.

If I took the Netbook on the road then I had to reset things once to use the internal display then again to use the external display once back in the home office.

When switching to the internal display I the system defaulted to set-up resolution & I had to then set the Internal resolution to AUTO & the external to Off.

HTH ...
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#440 Post by starhawk »

That's about what I did.

Unfortunately, I rebooted and it didn't work anymore :(

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