Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Flash · Posted: Sun 24 Dec 2006, 15:13 Post subject:

In 2.12, I noticed that sometimes when I close a window the icons on the desktop all disappear for a moment, but they have always come back on their own. I hadn't realized it isn't supposed to do that. Laughing

Kal · Posted: Sun 24 Dec 2006, 18:02 Post subject: Starting ROX

Rox is not starting on a reboot for me. Something wrong in .xinitrc, so I changed it out for 2.12's .xinitrc and it's all right for now. I think Pizzagood is right.
Kal

BarryK · Posted: Sun 24 Dec 2006, 18:13 Post subject:

Okay, I'll be testing the Xorg Wizard on a wider range of hardware,
particularly old PCs, over the next few days.
I have been away from home, and at home I have kitchen table stacked
high with old PCs!

kirk · Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 1333 Location: florida

Maybe this is just disabled for beta, but if you put the pup_213.sfs file on the same partition as the pup_save.2fs file, Pupppy still loads the pup_213.sfs from CD when booting.

DesertPuppy · Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 34 Location: Mississippi

First off let me say 2.13beta is awesome!!!, It is the best boot up so far, the only thing I had to do was run the network wizard and I was up on the internet.
As far as the MTU removing the desktop when you unmount, I had never seen that before so I experimented, I have always closed the window before I unmounted a drive and never had that problem, but sure as can be if I leave the window open and unmount with MTU then everything does disappear, with Pmount it works fine with or without the window closed. I guess sense I always closed the window first I never seen that bug in 2.12.

One last thing I am so glad we have updated ROX, I have always had to download the dotpup with each new version now it's all set to go, great job on the new version everyone, I will test more over the next few days.

BarryK · Posted: Mon 25 Dec 2006, 05:19 Post subject: Re: Starting ROX

ferikenagy · Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 53

from ROX clicking an /proc directory simply freeze the rox windows, on /sys works fine, the freezed rox windows can be killed but desktop icon and background dissapears too. I have 256RAM AMD athlon 1.4Gb........so maybe it's some bug with new ROX not MUT...who knows......uXplore 2 panel works fine with /proc......

Kal · Posted: Mon 25 Dec 2006, 08:42 Post subject:

Barry, It was a pristine frugal install, no upgrade, with pup_213.sfs, zdrv_212.sfs, dev_213.sfs, pup_save.2fs. in Window 2000 with Fat 32. As soon as I put the original .xinitrc back in, there was no start of rox. I had been changing backgrounds with Puppybackground and rox backdrop. Must have been a minor fluke with backgrounds. Because now after playing with other things, options in rox, and time pasting, I put the original .xinitrc back in again and all is good. It was repeatable at the time, but not now.
Good Luck, Kal

ferikenagy · Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Posts: 53

it seems it is an ROX 2.5 problem: freezing on /proc directory. I tested on muppy 006 too (not only puppy 2.13beta) based on puppy 2.12 , it has ROX 2.5 an d ROX 1.x, so I switch between them and the old ROX 1.x is working ok on /proc directory ,but ROX 2.5 is freezing on same directory, and of course the desktop items and desktop bakground too have problems..

Kal · Posted: Mon 25 Dec 2006, 15:56 Post subject:

ferikenagy
Same story here with rox 2.5, this problem may be related to what I ran into. I never entered /proc directory in my playing. The dotpup for rox 2.5 did the same on Puppy 2.12, as you.
Good Luck, Kal

PS:
I discovered that if you turn off "show image thumbnails" in ROX-Filer>Options>Thumbnails, that the problem with opening /proc stops. But, of course you don't have thumbnails.

kirk · Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 1333 Location: florida

debernardis · Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 170

Would you try screen lock please? Both on a pristine 2.13 beta and with my .3fs addons it doesn't work.

brad_chuck · Posted: Tue 26 Dec 2006, 12:16 Post subject: 2.13b bug

The live CD works great... I use the installer to install Puppy on my SATA hardrive.

when this install is booted I get this error message.

raffy · Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 4636 Location: Manila

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