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01micko wrote:Ok you beat the announcement

Beta is out

See main post

I waited for the announcement.....

Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.2.1

I'm running with the live dvd and a save file.
Sun 29 Jan 2012 Operating System: Slacko Puppy-5.3.2.10 Linux 3.1.10-slacko_pae
0.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G84[GeForce 8600 GT](rev a1)
oem: NVIDIA product: G84 Board - p402h00 Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.9.5
dimensions: 1440x900 pixels (373x231 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 8600 GT/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 275.43

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600
Core 0: 1603 1: 1603 2: 1603 3: 1603 MHz

# glxgears
49309 frames in 5.0 seconds = 9861.685 FPS
49347 frames in 5.0 seconds = 9869.238 FPS
49342 frames in 5.0 seconds = 9868.266 FPS

Memory 8234MB (129MB used)

I had a "signal out of range" message appear on the monitor after
doing the extra reboot to remove the nouveau driver but I hit ctrl alt
backspace right away and finished installing the proprietary driver,
rebooted and all is well.

Fresh manual frugal install of 5.3.2.1.Zero problems.

-Computer-
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Memory : 1034MB (172MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sat 28 Jan 2012 11:49:01 PM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI nv18 20091015 x86/MMX+/3DNow!+/SSE
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : VIA8233 - VIA 8235

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.2.1

Chip description:
oem: NVidia
product: NV18 () Board Chip Rev A2

Driver used by Xorg:
nouveau

Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: "1440x900" Depth: Depth 24

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

Just for the fun of it, Slacko 5.3.2.1 live pfix=ram on my old P3 test box. Everything working out of the box.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.2.1

Chip description:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 (GMCH) Graphics Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 (CGC) Chipset Graphics Controller (rev 03)

Driver used by Xorg:


Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: "" Depth: Depth 24

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

-Computer-
Processor : Pentium III (Coppermine)
Memory : 253MB (106MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sun 29 Jan 2012 12:06:26 AM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : ICH - Intel 82801AA-ICH
Working but the kernel may be getting too new for some older hardware.Probably stay with 2.6.37.6 on this old box.

EDIT:Went ahead and did a frugal install....much snappier than running live.

Back to the Athlon XP box....... used Slickpet to test for and install the Nvidia 96.43.20 driver. Rebooted to unload "nouveau" and booted into some kind of desktop using "vesa". Used xorgwizard to select the Nvidia driver and......

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.2.1

Chip description:
oem: NVidia
product: NV18 () Board Chip Rev A2

Driver used by Xorg:
nvidia

Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: " 1440x900 " Depth: Depth 24

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

# glxgears
9890 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1978.000 FPS
14292 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2858.400 FPS
14582 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2916.400 FPS
14300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2860.000 FPS
14659 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2931.800 FPS
14402 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2880.400 FPS

5.3.2.1 live pfix=ram on a bit newer box. Everything working out of the box once again.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.2.1

Chip description:
oem: NVIDIA
product: MCP61 - mcp61-86 Chip Rev

Driver used by Xorg:
nouveau

Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: "1366x768" Depth: Depth 24

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

-Computer-
Processor : 4x AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
Memory : 2854MB (160MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sun 29 Jan 2012 12:45:31 AM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
VGA compatible controller : nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a]

Slickpet is reporting correctly and recommends the correct driver for this box.

Beta, an absolute DELIGHT! B43, tick, touchpad, tick. Everything else, great! Well done and huge thanks.............

This is my first time, do I just download then update it form the Universal installer?

Your best bet is a virgin Puppy
download ISO
go to menu/multimedia/(burn)/burniso2CD
boot
when boot: appears type in a p (you have 5 seconds)
complete typing puppy pfix=ram

You are now a tester
We are the Dorg
Resistance is futile

Tried 5.3.2.1 on my iMac.
Original b43 firmware: "TOO NEW"
5.10.65: Did not work because of errors in ucode16_mimo.fw
But version 5.10.143.3 worked!
Posting from it
The pet is attached

Now I have to check why installing a pet messes up snapmerge, fails to exit to prompt, restart Xserver or shutdown with no relevant errors I could find ...

Next thing will be to test LibreOffice from Get LibreOffice menu entry. I suppose it is in Slacko, cause it is great 01micko`s script app. I have just remade my LibreOffice Rox-right-click pet, so that it should support 01micko`s sfs application paths. Okay....menu entries might change a little. I havent tested this in Slacko, since I am using now dpup Exprimo 3.1.10 experimental build. But somebody might find this pet useful.

sorry posted wrong forum - wish you could delete your own wrong posts

Oh dear... spoke too soon. All kinds of weirdness with screen and Rox

OK, the problem is xcompmgr

pristine 533 Beta added KDE Trinity
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 664#584664
seemed to run OK
I needed that for Secondlife which I could not get going
(no doubt me or SL software)

video report (slickpet under file) Libreoffice 3.4 seems OK

mavrothal wrote: Now I have to check why installing a pet messes up snapmerge, fails to exit to prompt, restart Xserver or shutdown with no relevant errors I could find ...

Here is how it goes.
Boot with a save file, do something, snapmergepuppy (terminal or desktop icon) works fine.
Install a pet from terminal (to see any messages) with "petget somepet.pet" after the GUI confirmation petget never exits though the files are copied into the file system.
Run snapmergepuppy after that, it hangs.
Killall petget, installpkg.sh, snapmergepuppy etc, run snapmergepuppy, still hangs.
Autosaving at time interval also fails after that

Then tried to see if running directly installpkg.sh on the pet gives any info. Just hangs

None of these are happening when I run slacko in a VM on my Mac, but when I boot the iMac directly from the CD with a savefile in a (n ext3) USB stick
Anybody has seen this in a similar boot setting (Mac or no-Mac)?


One thing I noticed is that slacko has aufs-utils 2.1 !!!
This is unsupported long time now and not recommended by the developer for 3.x kernels and indeed gives me troubles in the above setting (independent of the pet issue).
I do not know if this may relate to the pet installation issue, but you may want to compile a newer one or use one pet that I made for the 3.1.4 XO kernel.
(BK in not using Aufs anymore so I do not know if/when the aufs-util pet will be updated)

PS: Just in case, here is my iMac's system info.

Dave S
Yep.. xcompmgr, jwm issue, but the improvements in jwm outweigh that bug, I informed Joe a few weeks ago. I will direct him to your post because he reckons it was a driver issue but I get it on radeon, nvidia and intel. Definitely jwm.

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mavrothal
I can confirm the bug where you boot from CD and save to usb, petget hangs. Exactly what you describe happens on wifey's macbook, it's not the kernel as there are no kernel messages, woof bug. We'll see if it happens with the upcoming racy using unionfs eh?

It does not occur in a normal usb install. I tried on my eee-701SD, my IBM r51 Thinkpad and my xo-1.5, all ok installing a few pets after the save was made.

I know Jasper has tried the boot CD/save to usb method.. Jasper? Can you confirm? (mav and myself have only tried macs, could be a mac quirk)

BTW, update of aufs-util is written on the TODO list

01micko wrote: mavrothal
I can confirm the bug where you boot from CD and save to usb, petget hangs. Exactly what you describe happens on wifey's macbook, it's not the kernel as there are no kernel messages, woof bug. We'll see if it happens with the upcoming racy using unionfs eh?

Used aufs-util3. Still hangs.
I think there are some recent changes on snapmerge/PPM. Which woof did you use for 5.3.2.1?

Hmmm, 5.3.2.1 does not have this commit. Though I do not think is the problem

Dpup Exprimo, jwm-579, 3.1.10 kernel produces those ghost shadows with xcompmgr also. Kcompmgr somehow suffers less of that ghost shadows.
I have 2Pfx Gui pet with both composite managers.

Everything seems to be running ok in 5.3.2.1
I lost the speaker icon on the first attempt after boot.On the second attempt it seems to have stayed put so far.

Hi 01micko,

THE 5.3.2.1 NEWS IS GOOD from the very quick "pfix=ram" test that is all I have time for immediately, in that the two problems I had with the last version are fixed:

(1) Internet connection was A1.

(2) The portable version of Opera by stu90 again loads (and now also unloads without a spurious error message though unimportantly Opera's red tray icon was still in a small white box).

My regards and thanks

Addendum

I have now tried to execute your request re "Jasper has tried the boot CD/save to usb method" and I hope I have understood you properly.

Using the still pristine CD referred to above I booted to my sdc1 flash drive and updated from 5.3.1 to 5.3.2.1, then I renamed the sdc1 file from "puppy_slacko_5.3.1.sfs" to "zzzpuppy_slacko_5.3.1.sfs".

Then, before installing shinobar's petget-20120108.pet I installed Iron browser then rebooted and reloaded installing another pet every time.

Then I installed "petget-20120108.pet" and similarly installed and saved more pets three times.

I used the save icon once for both trials and then used my Tower RESET button and otherwise used the normal reboot twice each.

Throughout, I got no unexpected error messages and all the pets worked well.