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mill0001 wrote:@playdayz: Thanks for the reply, but what I'm saying is the link to the kernel sources in the first message of this thread shows me nothing but a blank page. So is the link bad or is it something wrong with my Firefox browser?

Try http://puppylinux-online.net/index.php? ... atched.sfs

Thanks, Got it.

Hi Playdayz,

I also checked in an oldish Wary, 512, and it doesn't work there either.

Back to 3HD V3, as you suggested I opened Alsamixer. It opens with the built in Intel sound card active. F6 allows me to select the Webcam but it comes up with the message "This sound device does not have any playback controls." Hitting either F4 Capture or F5 All at that point takes me to this panel. Maximising the gain using this panel and leaving this panel open makes no difference, I still get flat-line recordings. Closing Alsamixer and reopening it shows that it has reverted to the Intel card.

Hope that this is some use in diagnosis.

I have PMed don570 and will wait and see what he has to say. Did your webcam work for recording?

I have no experience with USB mikes.

However I know that in the Windows and Mac world that
special drivers need to be installed to make them work
but in the Linux World the ALSA API has the drivers built-in.

I do know that Audacity connects to the sound chip in your
computer differently than any other applications
and this is why it is successful in recording when other apps
will record. Audacity has a preference option to
select the input source. If you can't get that to record your
usb audio, then you're probably out of luck.


I always fiddle with the retrovol settings but I have only
a standard line-in not usb audio.

By the way I will have a new version of bacon recorder
early next week.
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I'm trying to compile a sensor chip driver for my Asrock 890fx Deluxe4 AMD motherboard and I got kernel sources downloaded but now it's telling me I need the linux-headers-2.6.37.6, where do I get this animal? Heres the output in terminal when I try to compile the driver:

sh-4.1# make
make: *** /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.37.6: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [modules] Error 2
sh-4.1#
I'm a complete noob at compiling stuff, HELP!

now it's telling me I need the linux-headers-2.6.37.6,

What you downloaded is an sfs file probably. You can put it in .mnt/home and then use Setup Puppy -> SFs Load on the fly or Bootmanager to install the sfs.

(This is my second go at submitting this reply, the Forum seems to have eaten the first)

Thanks Don,

Audacity records sound perfectly from my USB webcam!

What is it about Skype and Audacity that the other Puppy apps lack? It is clear that Puppy infrastructure is there, or neither Audacity nor Skype would work, as they do. It can't be a missing library as with both Skype and Audactity installed Bacon still produces a flat-line sound file. Webcam sound support in Linux is no longer new, so it is a bit of a pity that the standard apps are still lacking in this regard.

I would suspect that users and computer manufacturers are moving to USB as the standard, if the majority hasn't already done so.

infrequent random crashing

Please try to note the programs that are running when a crash occurs. With the programs that I use I do not have a problem with either 3HD or Lucid 5.2.8 crashing. Thanks.

still there. From boot used only the picture game in the fun menu. When selecting a new picture to load x crashed then the usual xorgwizard xwin failed to get it to the desktop. Reboot and repeat and it didnt crash. Only 3HD of the current puppies i use (racy saluki 2HD pussy) does this random crashing. Not frequently enough to be a show stopper. Not at the same apps each time either. Could be openbox or kernel related?

...just an observation...when running clementine pet (music player) http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 75&t=68537 in three headed dog all keyboard input stops ...close clementine and keyboard input returns...weird

sheepy wrote:It's a bug. To fix it, remove all the keyboard commands in Clementine. They conflict with the regular keyboard input.

thanx sheepy

I have a friend who emails me .wmv files. If I try to open the files in SeaMonkey mail, SeaMonkey crashes. I get the message window apologising for Seamonkey crashing and a large, blank, grey square, which is all that Gnome-MPlayer can show.

If I save the file, instead of trying to open it in SeaMonkey mail, I can click on it in Rox and the file plays without any issues.

Updated ISO of Three-Headed Dog (luci-001.003)

The very newest in bold.

ffconvert 1.2 - shinobar
sfs-load 1.3 - shinobar
PupControl 1.8.9 - radky
Sylpheed 3.1.3 - playdayz
mtpaint 3.40 - don570
PupApps 1.6.2 - radky
PupSnap 1.6.3 - radky
pprocess 2.2.4 - zigbert
Pburn 3.5.0 - zigbert
firewallstate 2.1 - tasmod
grub4dos 1.7.2 - shinobar
isomaster 1.3.9 - BarryK
pbackup 3.1.9 - zigbert
pfilesearch 1.28 - zigbert
pfind 4.24 - zigbert
PupClockset 1.9 - radky
PupSysinfo 2.1.3 - radky
Bacon Recorder 2.6.1 - don570
Pmusic 2.4.4 - zigbert

http://diddywahdiddy.net/Puppy500/luci-001.003.iso
md5sum -> 96694af4d0fbf2afea9855e34009eb18

Testing right now

Snail wrote:I have a friend who emails me .wmv files. If I try to open the files in SeaMonkey mail, SeaMonkey crashes. I get the message window apologising for Seamonkey crashing and a large, blank, grey square, which is all that Gnome-MPlayer can show.

If I save the file, instead of trying to open it in SeaMonkey mail, I can click on it in Rox and the file plays without any issues.

hmmm, tell your friend not to send you wmv files.

Fresh manual frugal install of 003.All the basics working out of the box on my Athlon XP box.I'll do some tweaking/testing and see how it holds up.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Three-Headed_Dog, version 001

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

Driver used by Xorg:


Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth:

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

Installed the Nvidia driver and using Billtoo's VLC 2.0.0 sfs and Terryphi' Opera sfs ...... everything looking good so far.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Three-Headed_Dog, version 001

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

Driver used by Xorg:
nvidia

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

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
20228 frames in 5.0 seconds = 4045.549 FPS
36073 frames in 5.0 seconds = 7214.502 FPS
36361 frames in 5.0 seconds = 7272.119 FPS
35437 frames in 5.0 seconds = 7087.314 FPS
36005 frames in 5.0 seconds = 7200.840 FPS

Testing latest iso from post 1.
Installed Geeqie from Dpup which works in Lupu 528
but fails in this 3head.

sh-4.1# geeqie
Desktop file '/usr/share/geeqie/applications/geeqie-ufraw.desktop' should not include extension in Icon key: 'ufraw.png'

** (geeqie:13749): WARNING **: invalid menu path item FileOpsSection

** (geeqie:13749): WARNING **: invalid menu path item FileOpsSection
Segmentation fault
sh-4.1#

would the i486 work better? I test it

nope that one says
sh-4.1# geeqie
geeqie: error while loading shared libraries: libexiv2.so.10: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
sh-4.1#

Thanks for your continued work, Larry. I have just downloaded the latest 3HD iso and it works perfectly. I had forgotten just how good it is.

There's a new version of mtpaint 3.44.03

I didn't notice any new features though.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 58&t=71332
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don570 wrote:There's a new version of mtpaint 3.44.03
I didn't notice any new features though.

Because there are none.
User-visible changes will appear in 'NEWS' as usual. (And technical changes, in commit messages.)

Just found the new three headed dog.
D/L and did full install

Very fast boot to desktop 1368x760 screen
Sound - ok
auto connect to internet - ok

Added seamonkey 2.7, then updated to 2.8 beta 4
Added audaucious 3.2.1 - sounds good
Added Abiword-2.90
Added xorg-high, puppybrowser and latest flashplayer for swf games
Added Shermans Aquarium, Evince 2.30.3, tcl-tk_plus, Bibletime-2.72
More to add and check out
Everything working - no problems to report

Thanks for your continuing support of this great product

I'm running from the live dvd with a save file.
I installed mesa + nvidia-285.05.09-k2.6.37.6-s.pet.

Sat 3 Mar 2012 Operating System: Three-Headed_Dog-001 Linux 2.6.37.6
0.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT 220] (rev a2)
oem: NVIDIA product: GT216 Board - 0682vb12 Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.7.6
dimensions: 1440x900 pixels (411x263 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 GT 220/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 285.05.09

sh-4.1# glxgears
26054 frames in 5.0 seconds = 5210.800 FPS
31195 frames in 5.0 seconds = 6239.000 FPS
31190 frames in 5.0 seconds = 6238.000 FPS

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500
Core 0: 2200 1: 2200 MHz

It's working well, no problems.