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[01micko]

Slacko and Slacko64 700 BETA 2

This is 32 bit and 64 bit version of Slacko built on top of the recently released binaries of Slackware(64)-14.2.

It is also using the very latest woof-ce experimental 'rationalise' branch.

DOWNLOADS


32 bit

MAIN ISO (265MB)

slacko-6.9.6.4-uefi.iso

32 iso checksum

DEVX (for now use 6.9.6.1 version, the same anyway).

devx_slacko_6.9.6.1.sfs

32 devx checksum

INTERIM DELTA 6.9.6.3 >> 6.9.6.4

http://01micko.com/iso/32/slacko-6.9.6.3-uefi.iso___slacko-6.9.6.4-uefi.iso.delta

http://01micko.com/iso/32/slacko-6.9.6.3-uefi.iso___slacko-6.9.6.4-uefi.iso.delta.md5.txt


64 bit

MAIN ISO (a whopping 298MB )

slacko64-6.9.6.4-uefi.iso

64 iso checksum

DEVX (for now use 6.9.6.1 version, the same anyway).

devx_slacko64_6.9.6.1.sfs

64 devx checksum

INTERIM DELTA 6.9.6.3 >> 6.9.6.4

http://01micko.com/iso/64/slacko64-6.9.6.3-uefi.iso___slacko64-6.9.6.4-uefi.iso.delta

http://01micko.com/iso/64/slacko64-6.9.6.3-uefi.iso___slacko64-6.9.6.4-uefi.iso.delta.md5.txt



Changes

6.9.6.4
- bugfixed scroll wheel (ty jlist)
- touchscreen right click - hold with one finger and tap with a second finger
- new 'xfwm touch' theme + minor UI improvement thanks to zigbert
- bugfixed removal of some redundant slackware init scripts
6.9.6.3
- touch support
- new updates manager
- new xorgwizard
- lots of bugfixes
6.9.6.1
- new themes somewhat similar to the ones here.
- new kernels: slacko64 4.1.32 : slacko 3.14.78
- latest woof as of this morning (10 hours ago)
- all iwlwifi firmware *should* be there
- fdrv, which is only small, contains b43 and b43legacy firmwares (thanks to gyro, I cherry picked them from the sfs)
- new wallpaper arrangement so icon and text is closer to centre
- uses slackware util-linux (so encrypted saves wont work - but that is work in progress)

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FEATURES

• Touch screen support!!!
  
• revised updates manager
  
• *NEW* UEFI USB installer (only supports vfat for now - support for ext{2,3,4}, f2fs and possibly NTFS is on the drawing board)
  
• latest experimental woof with improvements to the init script from gyro as well as significant contributions to sfs_load plus many more 'under the hood' enhancements. Also new xorgwizard from jlist
  
• new initrd statically compiled programs from jlist (aka wdlkmpx). These can actually be reproduced as part of the woof process.
  
• numerous library and application upgrades from upstream including Firefox 45 ESR (latest in 6.9.6.3), CUPS-2.1.5, GParted and many more (see the Slackware changelog)
  
• Many updates locally, including, but not limited to, htop, samba, pMusic (and friends form zigbert), peasy* apps (from rcrsn51), PupMates (from radky) and many more
  
• Almost all apps have been recompiled against the Slackware64-14.2 toolchain for maximum stability
  
• latest 4.1x LTS kernel compiled natively
  
• UEFI boot capability is built in to the ISO image - turn off secure boot and fast boot first if running windows>=8.0

KNOWN ISSUES

• B43 and B43 legacy firmware is not included. I'm looking for a way to better integrate this in woof. EDIT: now in fdrv on the ISO
  
• there is an SVG bug when using embedded images to do with glib/gtk - reported to upstream NOTE: as of 11/09/16 gtk+-2 is updated for a CVE. Dunno yet if it fixes the SVG bug (doesn't)
  
• firmware is huge accounting for the size of the ISO image. Probably 30M of this could be trimmed, but I'll only do this on the i686 (32 bit) version
  
• xsane is partially broken - sometimes works but of course that isn't good enough EDIT: looks like my scanner is flakey as reports are xsane is working
  
• 32 bit misses pure-ftpd so that is broken - fixed
  
• 32 has less firmware

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Please whack this hard with sfs loading and various pupmodes (USB installs, save to CD/DVD installs and fulls if you dare). Qemu is in the package manager if you prefer to test that way.. don't forget to load the right KVM module for your processor!. (BTW, qemu was broken, now fixed in 32 and 64)


Enjoy!


NB: the chromium screenshot is @peebee's chromium64 sfs

[01micko]

later..

32 bit compat SFS (not tested)

32bit-compat-slacko-14.2.sfs 75MB

32bit-compat-slacko-14.2.sfs.md5.txt checksum

kernel sources (again not tested)

Newer

kernel_sources-3.14.78-slacko.sfs 100MB

kernel_sources-3.14.78-slacko.sfs.md5.txt checksum

kernel_sources-4.1.32-slacko64.sfs 108MB

kernel_sources-4.1.32-slacko64.sfs.md5.txt checksum

Older

kernel_sources-4.1.31-slacko64.sfs 108MB

kernel_sources-4.1.31-slacko64.sfs.md5.txt checksum

[James C]

Downloading ........ but may be a while before testing, busy here too.....

[ally]

mirrored here: http://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_Slacko64_700

[James C]

Decided to do a quick manual frugal install on sdb1. No boot.

Threw up some Ext4 errors and then couldn't find the slacko64 sfs on sdb9.

Supposed to be looking in (hd1,0) so something is incorrect.

Just installed the new Xenial on the same partition, boots fine.

Live cd now,all basics working ootb.

[James C]

Booted the cd again, default boot. Interestingly, didn't detect any of the 3 slacko64 savefolders on that sdb1 partition.

Anyway,deleted the existing frugal install and used the installer to do a frugal install. Still no boot. Different error messages but can't find the sfs.

[James C]

Manually changed the kernel and zdrv, still no boot.

No time for additional hacking tonight.

[Sailor Enceladus]

I wonder if it's because slacko64 uses util-linux-2.21.2 but lvm2-2.02.154 expects 2.23? (wild guess)

[James C]

[zigbert]

yeees

[01micko]

[pemasu]

Getting old means presbyopia and smaller resolution is needed. This slacko is the first one for long time that I was able to change resolution to the lower spectrum, meaning that I was able to read with my glasses what I saw in the desktop. Now with 1366x768 and I am able to test this slacko !
Wireless works, Pmusic works, listening to some Australian station while writing. The great feature of Pmusic is that you can restart X without losing your station. Benefits of aplay I believe. In terminal: syndaemon -i 1 -K -d helps also when writing this. The jumping cursor stops jumping.

I had some difficulties when I tried to move tray to the below. At last I just edited the appropriate config file. I didnt understand the gui app, but my skills are rusty I believe. Now the tray is below and I feel like home. Some Stardust theming applied and here it goes, looks homely. There are some problems with Geany or with fonts overall. After some editing my fonts seem to lack portions, and Geany is slow to load config files. I would post some screenshots but too lazy atm.
Overall. As early alpha, this slacko version is already usable and promising new puppy. Thanks Micko !

PS. I am using old fat32 formatted usb stick, so problems I noticed might be because of my used media. So dont take too seriously my report.

[zigbert]

I will try to work on this Slacko and report as I find bugs/solutions. Looks overall stable.

- dir2pet does now set gzip compression as default instead of xz. What is the thoughts behind this. Do you want me to pack stuff for Slacko 7 with gzip compression?

- much slower internet connection with my usb dongle in 7 than in the previous releases. Driver is rt2800usb

- wine is not in the repo. I find this a bit strange for a large distro like Slackware. Am I missing something?

- I've been testing upgrade / fresh install of pMusic 5.2.0 in Slacko 7. Will upload to Woof when ready.


Thank you for pushing Puppy further.

[cthisbear]

01micko:

B43 and B43 legacy firmware is not included.

"""""""

I am sure there was more talk on this, but I couldn't find it.

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=917795#917795

Someone used this method on about 5 different pups.

I only replied because I see Mr pemasu is on deck...ha! ha!

Cheers....Chris.

[Billtoo]

Manual frugal install to a 32gb usb-3.0 flash drive, computer is a hp
mini stream.

video-info-glx 1.5.3 Sun 28 Aug 2016 on Slacko64 Puppy 6.9.5 Linux 4.1.31 x86_64

X Server: Xorg Driver: intel
X.Org version: 1.18.3
dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels (508x285 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Haswell Mobile
OpenGL core profile version string: 3.3 (Core Profile) Mesa 11.2.2

Intel(R) Celeron(R) 2957U @ 1.40GHz
Core 0: @800 1: @800 MHz

It's working not too badly on this computer, I tried another flash
drive install yesterday on my lenovo dual core with nvidia graphics and
it wouldn't boot, stopped part way with errors.

Thanks.