(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Lobster wrote:I now remember we only got the SD card working initially after formatting from a Windows machine.

That's not my experience .

I have 3 SD cards, all from PNY.

1 some years old 16GB, the last times formatted with Gparted, I think 3 partitions ext3.

2 new 8GB cards, class 10 with original VFAT.

All 3 are working with my Rasp, one with Debian, one with Arch and one with OpenElec/Raspbmc. I didn't reformat anything, just used dd command.

The last days I was playing with Raspbmc. It was the first time that I've seen 1080p movies on my screen (some play smooth, some with glitches and some don't play). By now only mp4 seems to be working. Coverted some mpg movies with Handbrake. Seems to be a good program for this.

I wasted many hours in Arch to mount usb sticks . I tried 2 different sticks (1 with VFAT and one with ext3) but nothing happend. After many hours I tried a 3rd one (3 ext3 partitions), which worked as expected. Needs more testing, maybe because a passive usb hub?

~Rolf

@Rolf - that's interesting. I'll have to look out for PNY SD cards.



What happened exactly with the USB sticks?

I know that with Arch in the past, I've had to use the "-t" option to specify the filesystem. For instance, a nfts stick mount command might look like this: mark

It was the first time that I've seen 1080p movies on my screen

Good news.
Was sound working too?

dd should indeed - just work - which version of Puppy are you using?

Just about to try Arch again
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppiArch

Been wasting my time ordering a dishwasher and I may have to plant some parsley this afternoon. Which reminds me, we had some parsley were the stems tasted like chilli - for the first time I really think parsley is a good 'erb (I am a chilli addict). Is this normal or is it really old parsley (could be the third year and it only grows for two . . .)?

oops rambling . . .

OK claws crossed, will report back . . .

@antiloquax
PNY cards were the cheapest ones in the store where I bought them (8Gb class 10, 13.99€). All others were more expensive or were only class 4.

The older one (16GB) I used all the time in my Eee since ~2008 without any problem.

The problem with usb sticks, they were not recognized in /dev/. Plugging in, plugging out, no difference. Nothing like sdXX. Only when I plugged in the 3rd stick, sda, sda1 and so on popped up. I used one usb slot for wireless mouse dongle and the 2nd one for a passive usb hub, where I connected the keyboard and one usb stick. Keyboard was allways working. Power supply, from my Motorola smartphone, output 5.1V, 850mA. Maybe the problem is solved, now I have a wireless Logitech keyboard with touch pad (39.99€) and an active hub..But I've not tested the usb stick because I was busy with Raspbmx .

@Lobster

Was sound working too?

Yes, with Raspbmx ootb, with Arch when I use modprobe snd_bcm2835. I don't need sudo because I'm allways root (Puppy damaged ).

Since my Gericom refuses to work, I use older Puppies (too busy to upgrade ), Slacko 5.3 and Luci-528 without update.
About http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppiArch and JWM:
I think at least xinit is missing. I used the steps given by Tman in his first post, I think it was on page 2 of this thread.

Parsley is very healthy. I use it often but never had the taste of chili. The plant needs 2 years for blooming the first time. Maybe the taste changes after that? Also there are many different sorts of parsley. OK, off topic, but I couldn't resist .

~Rolf

Thanks for parsley tips.

Not having much luck with my new SD card - it could be that I don't unmount (I am just a sloppy end user at heart)

Issue 2 of the excellent Magpi has very detailed SD card set up info
Will try following that . . .
http://www.themagpi.com/

I am having a few problems with Python / Pygame. It was working fine, but then the next time I booted up nothing worked.
I've re-compiled it all and about to try again.

Also I am hoping to compile build mupdf (a fast pdf viewer).

I've been running the RPi through a nice 1080p tv this morning. It looks good.

EDIT
Here's a screen-shot: viewing "PracticalCommonLisp.pdf" with mupdf while I have a little play with hello-world in CommonLisp.

fun!

Also I am hoping to compile build mupdf (a fast pdf viewer).

It's easy to compile zathura and it's very fast.

https://zathura.pwmt.org/

I made a GUI for it using gtkdialog.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=70032

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Thanks Don. I'll have a go if mupdf doesn't satisfy me!

Check out my ftp site if you want to have a play with:

mupdf.
clisp

User: a3804781
Pwd: puppi1

Is anyone planning or is looking at gtkdialog C source code?
Any tips?

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 684#629684

There is a problem - the 'pull down' menu appears at the base of the program . . .
I will be looking at the code this weekend with Shadow . . .
actually he will be looking at the code and I will be making tea . . .

No promises. Will do what we can . . .

Barry is working from Gentoo to bootstrap from

Lobster wrote:Is anyone planning or is looking at gtkdialog C source code?
Any tips?

I considered it, but then realised that I would have no idea what I was looking for
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I considered it, but then realised that I would have no idea what I was looking for

When building a time machine that is the normal starting point.
http://tmxxine.tumblr.com/

In the beginning was the word
and the word was sonarluminescence

Why not have a look anyway?

Thought it would be nice to have a Life program on the Pi.
I've uploaded the binaries here.

News section added to wiki
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppiNews

Image of Sap6 Puppi from BarryK

I have changed the icons and JWM theme. Otherwise this is pretty much what boots to the Raspberry Pi powered desktop . . .
USB recognition and many other things awaiting debugging.
http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=02865

Sadly me and Shadow were unable to fix gtkdialog

gosh long time since I used the links browser . . .
Anyway it is working and I am posting from Sap6. The keyboard arrow keys are not working, (something I also noticed in Abiword). So am using the mouse to position the cursor . . .
You also get Geany and leafpad text editors - so that and Rox and a terminal and already feels at home. I may have to change the background image. Oh it may be childish but it makes me feel at home . . . come to think of it I am using a primitive Puppy with a Puppy menu and some of the Puppy programs running on ARM.
I say woof X 2
= woof woof

possibly a long shot for a working browser
http://puppylinux.info/topic/create-por ... y-with-cde , guess try the skype there and see first?

then there is also portable opera?

edit : perhaps not, " After receiving the package, the user can
now run those same commands from within
the package on any modern x86-Linux
distro. "

OK had a go with the devx SFS but it crashed out at 40MB download and I am told I have no more room on my 4GB SD card.

Will delete file and see if I still have a working SD image . . .

Lobster wrote:OK had a go with the devx SFS but it crashed out at 40MB download and I am told I have no more room on my 4GB SD card.

Will delete file and see if I still have a working SD image . . .

That would be because you tried to download to the first partition, which is only 64MB.

That would be because you tried to download to the first partition, which is only 64MB.

Yes I am an embarrassment to the kennel.

The enclosed file is psync which sets the Puppy clock by linking from
time servers on the net.
This is taken straight from Slacko and may be of use. I have not modified.

If the clock is off by a series of hours, in the command line type: Not tried that in sap6 - but worked in Debian Squeeze and . . .
we probably don't need sudo

Puppy Linux
Root access available at all times

i hadnt realized that the first puppy for the rasp has become a reality already.....

what is the performance like? as far as speed goes?
and does OpenGL work at accelerated speeds?

is there a package list somewhere?

sry for all the questions, im preparing myself mentally for when my Rasp arrives. ill follow the thread from now on so there wont be any need to repeat answers just for sickgut