TahrPup 5.8.4

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rcrsn51 · #41 Post by **rcrsn51** » Mon 09 Jun 2014, 19:51

Billtoo wrote:I think the problem is that I created a .spot-status file and chose to run some applications as user spot.....Also, once you try running applications that way there is no undoing it.

On my desktop, I have a second icon called "safe browser". It links to this script.

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#!/bin/sh
su -l -c "PATH=$PATH LANG=$LANG DISPLAY=$DISPLAY defaultbrowser" spot

In my case, defaultbrowser points to Firefox. Spot's browser profile is set to use Private Browsing Mode.

So I have two choices - my regular browser and one for the darker corners of the Internet (not that I ever go there).

If I suspect that Spot's browser has been hacked, I can just delete its profile and start again. Nothing is lost and an attack can never go beyond Spot's environment.

James C · #42 Post by **James C** » Mon 09 Jun 2014, 20:54

Problem may just be on certain Nvidia chips....another frugal install on a box with a different Nvidia chip....no problems.

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# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: TahrPup, version 5.8.0.8

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 dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
  Resolution:  1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
  Depth:       24 planes

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

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# glxgears
993 frames in 5.0 seconds = 198.568 FPS
1085 frames in 5.0 seconds = 216.952 FPS
1141 frames in 5.0 seconds = 227.956 FPS
1202 frames in 5.0 seconds = 240.398 FPS
1216 frames in 5.0 seconds = 243.040 FPS

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-Computer-
Processor		: 2x AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
Memory		: 3887MB (237MB used)
Machine Type		: Physical machine
Operating System		: TahrPup - 5.8.0.8
User Name		: root (root)
Date/Time		: Mon 09 Jun 2014 03:54:00 PM CDT
-Display-
Resolution		: 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer		: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.4, 128 bits)
X11 Vendor		: The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter		: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia

sszindian · #43 Post by **sszindian** » Mon 09 Jun 2014, 21:10

Sorry to say philp, the above patch-pet did NOT fix the printer problem... again, tried with both 3-11 and 3-14 drivers!

>>>---Indian------>

Billtoo · #44 Post by **Billtoo** » Mon 09 Jun 2014, 21:34

rcrsn51 wrote:
Billtoo wrote:I think the problem is that I created a .spot-status file and chose to run some applications as user spot.....Also, once you try running applications that way there is no undoing it.
On my desktop, I have a second icon called "safe browser". It links to this script.
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#!/bin/sh
su -l -c "PATH=$PATH LANG=$LANG DISPLAY=$DISPLAY defaultbrowser" spot
In my case, defaultbrowser points to Firefox. Spot's browser profile is set to use Private Browsing Mode.

So I have two choices - my regular browser and one for the darker corners of the Internet (not that I ever go there).

If I suspect that Spot's browser has been hacked, I can just delete its profile and start again. Nothing is lost and an attack can never go beyond Spot's environment.

I wanted to run xbmc and vlc as user spot as well, that can be done in
Slacko 5.7 by editing the hidden .spot-status file in the root
directory and then running loginmanager in the terminal.
Was Slacko 5.7 built in woof or woof-ce?
I backed up my savefile and xbmc from PPM installed and ran okay,
after installing 3 udev-136 wary pets from the quirky site on ibiblio
I got kdegames in PPM to install and run but not for long, next bootup
the whole works was broken again.

Maybe the 3 wary udev-136 pets wrecked something, or maybe I should
have done a new manual frugal install instead of just a new savefile.
I'm tired of this for now but will start fresh again at some point,
maybe tomorrow.

Thanks

rcrsn51 · #45 Post by **rcrsn51** » Mon 09 Jun 2014, 22:51

Re printing:

Jrb's fix may have worked for his Brother printer, but it is not a general solution. 666philb's patch PET worked for me, but it's overkill. All I needed was the attached PET, which contains one additional CUPS filter. This worked with several printer models.

BTW, I noticed that an HPLIP package is included in the ISO. This is a bad idea - in a few months it will be obsolete.

Also, the CUPS intro screen has reverted to referencing the dreadful old Puppy CUPS help page. This thing should have been retired long ago.

shinobar · #46 Post by **shinobar** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 11:39

The network_roxapp in Tahr Precise 5.8.0.8 complains error message when copying a file.

Icon fix, mount options, utf.8 as the default
network_roxapp-0.8-1-utf8.pet
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/

I think utf8 to be the default because recent woof takes its default locale as en_US.UTF8.

sszindian · #47 Post by **sszindian** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 12:24

Tried all the fix's mentioned here, still no printer recognized for the HP usb1050 all-in-one!

Simple 'Peasy Scan' 'DOES' recognize the printer and takes a scan but no print!!!

Xsane installs and makes menu entry but when clicked on, NOTHING!

Everything else tested appears to be working OK so far.

>>>---Indian------>

rcrsn51 · #48 Post by **rcrsn51** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 12:32

sszindian: What Tahr ISO version are you testing? I have tahrpup-5.8.0.8.iso.

shinobar · #49 Post by **shinobar** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 13:10

You can test save-to directory on Tarh Puppy.
save_to_directory-20140606.pet
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?pu ... psave_dir/

1. Install Tahr Puppy frugally on a Linux partition.
2 Boot Tahr Puppy with RAM mode ('pfix=ram' option).
3. Install save_to_directory-20140606.pet.
4. Shotdown or reboot and make pupsave as a folder.

Visit the topic on save_to_directory:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=93559

sszindian · #50 Post by **sszindian** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 14:47

rcrsn51 wrote:
What Tahr ISO version are you testing? I have tahrpup-5.8.0.8.iso.
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I too have the tahrpup-5.8.0.8

>>>---Indian------>

666philb · #51 Post by **666philb** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 16:06

a warning to people installing stuff from the PPM ....

some packages 'xbmc' for example have a libudev1 as a dependency. tahr puppy already has it's own libudev1 and installing the one from the PPM breaks lots of things .... network, sound & graphics.
so if you see libudev as a dependency untick it before installing your chosen package.

i'll fix this in the next tahrpup

rcrsn51 · #52 Post by **rcrsn51** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 16:19

@sszindian: Don't forget that some HP units need a reset after running in scanner mode before the printer will work again.

I did a clean boot of tahrpup-5.8.0.8.iso and added the gstoraster_s533-9.05.pet.

I installed my HP Deskjet f4280 using the version of HPLIP already in Tahr. It worked correctly.

I then did a simulated install of your Deskjet 1050. It also worked.

sszindian · #53 Post by **sszindian** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 17:08

rcrsn51 wrote:
Don't forget that some HP units need a reset after running in scanner mode before the printer will work again.

sszindian: Yes, well aware of that from the past, I reset and even rebooted several times.
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rcrsn51 wrote: I installed my HP Deskjet f4280 using the version of HPLIP already in Tahr. It worked correctly.

sszindian: Where are you finding this? I don't see a menu entry for it in my 5.8.0.8 ?

>>>---Indian------>

rcrsn51 · #54 Post by **rcrsn51** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 17:41

sszindian wrote:Where are you finding this? I don't see a menu entry for it in my 5.8.0.8 ?

If CUPS is auto-detecting the printer, it should appear at the top of the models list.

If you don't have an entry, how are you installing the printer?

Is your problem at the hardware device detection phase or at the driver selection phase?

sszindian · #55 Post by **sszindian** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 19:39

rcrsn wrote: If CUPS is auto-detecting the printer, it should appear at the top of the models list.

sszindian: NO models list that I can see?

rcrsn wrote: If you don't have an entry, how are you installing the printer?

sszindian: By way of browser- http://localhost:631 Also tried by way of desktop 'SETUP' also tried by way of regular menu entry System/cups manage printing, then use 'Find New Printers' from cups.

rcrsn wrote: Is your problem at the hardware device detection phase or at the driver selection phase?

sszindian: It would appear that it's at the hardware device as the option to install the PDF printer is the only listing that I get that's available for installation.

Might be possible I have a BAD download or install of tahar??? However, everything else seems to work OK.

>>>---Indian------>

rcrsn51 · #56 Post by **rcrsn51** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 19:53

OK. If your problem is at the initial device-detection screen, then there is ZERO point to installing other driver packages.

I plugged a bunch of USB printers into my Tahr setup and CUPS auto-detected them all, even before I installed any patches.

So I have no idea why you have this problem. Have you tried a clean download and install?

I notice that seven people have downloaded the gstoraster PET. It would be really nice if some of them would report back. But that's the way Puppy development works.

sszindian · #57 Post by **sszindian** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 20:17

rcrsn51...'thanks as always!'

I believe I'll try the fresh download and install before anything else, might get to that tonight... If you're getting working printers, good enough for me. Oh... I was one who downloaded that program.pet you mentioned but it made no difference on my end

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>>>---Indian------>

01micko · #58 Post by **01micko** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 20:37

rcrsn51 wrote:I notice that seven people have downloaded the gstoraster PET. It would be really nice if some of them would report back. But that's the way Puppy development works.

I know how that is. I had over a thousand downloads of slacko-5.7 alpha-beta-rc with the same 15 or so testers. It's always hard to say whether those folks that didn't report thought it was just great and didn't bother saying or thought it was rubbish and the same.

Anyway, back on topic, my cups shared printer (on my puppy NAS box) gets detected and prints ok in tahr.

rcrsn51 · #59 Post by **rcrsn51** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 21:02

01micko wrote:Anyway, back on topic, my cups shared printer (on my puppy NAS box) gets detected and prints ok in tahr.

Could you plug it in as a local USB printer and report back? That's the crucial issue here.

01micko · #60 Post by **01micko** » Tue 10 Jun 2014, 21:19

Could you plug it in as a local USB printer and report back? That's the crucial issue here.

Yes I'll get back, but it won't be until tomorrow night (my time).

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