Xenialpup CE 7.5 / 25 Nov 2017

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step · #401 Post by **step** » Fri 17 Mar 2017, 22:40

666philb wrote:
step wrote:xenialpup64-7.0.8.1-uefi.iso boots in qemu with UEFI option. A small issue: while the system is early loading, qemu displays a black screen with just this message "system hasn't inizialized video (yet)". Then after about 20 seconds, the normal boot console log starts showing until the system is fully booted to graphics.
hi step ,
have a look through /var/log/messages to see what happened during the boot process.

Hi Phil, I did, and I couldn't find anything terribly suspicious. No blatant error messages for sure.

bigpup · #402 Post by **bigpup** » Sat 18 Mar 2017, 00:15

666philb wrote:hi bigpup,

can you try booting with
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nouveau.config=NvGrUseFW=1
and if that fails can you try this http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... .0.8.1.sfs

renaming to adrv.......sfs as before

No affect.

Tried with just the boot option

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nouveau.config=NvGrUseFW=1

Tried with just the firmware adrv sfs.
Tried using both.

Only thing that works is booting with added boot option:

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nouveau.modeset=0

It boots OK in Tahrpup 6.0.5 or 6.0.6, with no added boot option.
Is Xenialpup using a different Nouveau driver?
Maybe could be that

Or different Xorg

Maybe a setting in the Kernel

Are we having fun yet?

bigpup · #403 Post by **bigpup** » Sat 18 Mar 2017, 00:39

Also wondering why this is happening.
Changed the refresh rate in menu->Setup->Xorg Video Wizard->Screen Resolution (Xorg.conf) and it says it changed.

However I get this output in Pup-Sysinfo

VIDEO REPORT: xenialpup, version 7.0.8.1

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] (rev a1)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1366x768
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 ddc fb fbdevhw glx int10 kbd mouse shadow vbe vesa

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1024x768 pixels (271x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

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

666philb · #404 Post by **666philb** » Sat 18 Mar 2017, 01:30

bigpup wrote:Also wondering why this is happening.
Changed the refresh rate in menu->Setup->Xorg Video Wizard->Screen Resolution (Xorg.conf) and it says it changed.

However I get this output in Pup-Sysinfo

VIDEO REPORT: xenialpup, version 7.0.8.1

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] (rev a1)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1366x768
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 ddc fb fbdevhw glx int10 kbd mouse shadow vbe vesa

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1024x768 pixels (271x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

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

hi bigpup.... can you try the 4.9.15 kernel here
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/huge_kernels/

if you have a savefile/folder type into a terminal and follow the instructions

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change_kernels

else grab the kernel from ibiblio, unzip & rename accordingly vmlinux...blaah..blaahh > vmlinuz
& kernel-modules...blah..blah > xenialpup-or-whatever.zdrvsfs

recobayu · #405 Post by **recobayu** » Sat 18 Mar 2017, 03:28

Thank you Phil. I install it by copying into my flashdisk. That's works.
But when I use YUMI, I can not boot it. How to make YUMI boot my Xenial 7.0.8.1?

bigpup · #406 Post by **bigpup** » Sat 18 Mar 2017, 07:34

hi bigpup.... can you try the 4.9.15 kernel here

Downloaded the huge-4.9.15-xenialpup64.tar.bz2

Tried the 4.9.15 kernel in Xenialpup64 7.0.8.1

No help.

Still had to use nouveau.modeset=0 to get it to boot to desktop.

Pup_Sysinfo

▶—— Linux Kernel ——◀

Kernel Release: 4.9.15
Build Date: Fri Mar 17 15:54:36 GMT 2017
OS Support: GNU/Linux
Architecture: x86_64
SMP Enabled: Yes

I am having fun are you?

This had no affect on the resolution settings.
Still shows the same Pup-Sysinfo.

This could be the monitor telling something it can not use the 1366X768 resolution, but it is suppose to be able to.
Well, the native resolution is 1360x768.
It may be detecting that, so it will not let 1366x768 work.

Graphics hardware, resolution settings, seems to have turned into a black art.

What should work seems to never work.

peebee · #407 Post by **peebee** » Sun 19 Mar 2017, 11:36

I'm getting a network interface tunl0 that I've never seen before - only on the first screen on Internet Connection Wizard - does not show on sns or frisbee gui....

bigpup · #408 Post by **bigpup** » Fri 24 Mar 2017, 20:50

xenialpup 7.0.8.1
Frugal on USB flash drive.
Save folder.

Desktop drive icons.

The unmount (added icon) that appears (upper right) on drive icons when mounted.

Clicking on this (added icon) does not unmount drive.

valks · #409 Post by **valks** » Fri 24 Mar 2017, 23:32

Booting from a external hard drive. I get a black screen then X failed. Enter in text mode, the advice from the terminal was execute the Xorgwizard.
After executed it and trying to execute the X server, still fail.
The xorg log says:

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RADEON: failed to initialise surface manager
radeon_setup_kernel_mem failed

Pc Info

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Lenovo
AMD A6-6310 APU with AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
6 GB of Ram

Sorry for my english
any advice?

Edit
The X server work now, just executing xorgwizard and select the 2nd option "modesetting" I think. Then just execute in terminal Xwin and the dekstop appear.

bigpup · #410 Post by **bigpup** » Mon 27 Mar 2017, 06:56

Xenialpup 7.0.8.1
Xenialpup64 7.0.8.1

To boot to the desktop. I had to add nouveau.modeset=0 to the boot options.

Both boot to desktop and seem to be working with the Nouveau driver.
Do not understand why this should be needed.

This may explain what the problem could be caused by.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 723#696723

Some good info in this post and the one below it.

bigpup · #411 Post by **bigpup** » Wed 29 Mar 2017, 14:20

Xenialpup 7.0.8.1
Frugal on USB flash
Save folder

sfsget in console brings up the xenial kernel source sfs.

It will not download.

This is the windows I see and the errors.

bigpup · #412 Post by **bigpup** » Wed 29 Mar 2017, 23:03

Xenialpup 7.0.8.1
kernel 4.9.13

Something not looking correct on memory information.

This computer has 16GB of memory.

Look what free shows.

root# free
total
Mem: 2141524

-/+ buffers/cache: 316032 1825492
Swap: 0 0 0

Look at what it shows in Pup-sysInfo

Memory Allocation:
Total RAM: 2091 MB
Used RAM: 1306 MB
Free RAM: 785 MB
Buffers: 72 MB
Cached: 920 MB
Total Swap: 0 MB
Free Swap: 0 MB

Actual Used RAM: 314 MB Used - (buffers + cached)
Actual Free RAM: 1777 MB Free + (buffers + cached)

Looks to me like it is only seeing and using 2GB of memory.
Because Xenialpup 7.0.8.1 is no PAE
It should be seeing around 4GB

noalternative · #413 Post by **noalternative** » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 22:01

666philb wrote:Xenialpup 7.0.8.1 beta

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iso devx here http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/test/xenialpup/
for the kernel sources type sfsget into a terminal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

happy testing

Can this devx and kernel source be used for 7.0.4 version of xenial beta? If not, where can I find those sfs programs?

backi · #414 Post by **backi** » Sat 01 Apr 2017, 14:16

Hi !
Installed zram-config with PPM .

Module zram not included ......Zram not working .

bigpup · #415 Post by **bigpup** » Thu 13 Apr 2017, 10:30

Any ideas on my above issue with memory?
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 552#949552

peebee · #416 Post by **peebee** » Thu 13 Apr 2017, 10:42

Anybody got a copy of kernel_sources-4.1.31-xenial_PAE.sfs as used in xenial-7.0.4 ? (no longer available on ibiblio....)

If it could be uploaded somewhere that would be great.
Thanks
peebee

watchdog · #417 Post by **watchdog** » Thu 13 Apr 2017, 11:26

kernel_sources-4.1.31-xenial_PAE.sfs:

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# md5sum /mnt/home/kernel_sources-4.1.31-xenial_PAE.sfs
58dfefb713b051f5995f0990d41dc42a  /mnt/home/kernel_sources-4.1.31-xenial_PAE.sfs
#

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9iMb4 ... sp=sharing

shinobar · #418 Post by **shinobar** » Sat 15 Apr 2017, 11:21

I hope 32bit PAE kernel with forcepae option available such as kernel 4.0.4-tahr_PAE.

6502coder · #419 Post by **6502coder** » Sat 15 Apr 2017, 17:08

bigpup wrote:Any ideas on my above issue with memory?
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 552#949552

Xenialpup 7.0.8.1 uefi iso, LiveCD test
I got similar results on my Dell desktop, with free and Pup-sysInfo only showing about 3 GB of the 8 GB installed.

However, I could not reproduce the sfsget bug you reported.

sheldonisaac · #420 Post by **sheldonisaac** » Sat 15 Apr 2017, 18:05

bigpup (in part) wrote:Xenialpup 7.0.8.1
kernel 4.9.13
Something not looking correct on memory information.
This computer has 16GB of memory.
Look what free shows.
root# free
total
Mem: 2141524
-/+ buffers/cache: 316032 1825492
Swap: 0 0 0
Look at what it shows in Pup-sysInfo
Memory Allocation:
Total RAM: 2091 MB
Used RAM: 1306 MB
Free RAM: 785 MB
Buffers: 72 MB
Cached: 920 MB
Total Swap: 0 MB
Free Swap: 0 MB
Actual Used RAM: 314 MB Used - (buffers + cached)
Actual Free RAM: 1777 MB Free + (buffers + cached)
Looks to me like it is only seeing and using 2GB of memory.Because Xenialpup 7.0.8.1 is no PAE
It should be seeing around 4GB

bigpup, I just booted without savefile: will snip some. The PC has 4GB.

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Pup-SysInfo Hardware Report (Summary), Sat 15 Apr 2017
PC Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product Name: Latitude E6410
Memory Allocation:
 Total RAM: 3814 MB
 Used RAM: 676 MB
 Free RAM: 3138 MB
 Total Swap: 0 MB
Actual Used RAM: 150 MB  	Used - (buffers + cached)
 Actual Free RAM: 3664 MB	Free + (buffers + cached)
Linux Kernel: 4.9.15 (x86_64)
Distro: xenialpup64 7.0.8.5

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free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:       3905920     976672    2929248     389692      97760     620892
-/+ buffers/cache:     258020    3647900
Swap:            0          0          0

Oh, maybe this is not relevant; you reported on the regular Xenial, not the 64?

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Re: Xenialpup CE 7.0.8.1

kernel_sources-4.1.31-xenial_PAE.sfs

32bit PAE

re the memory found