Quirky Werewolf 64-bit 7.4 released

[don570]

Review of werewolf64 7.3 installed on USB stick

- I found I had to to blacklist i915 driver to achieve VESA 1280x1080 resolution

- installquirky.x86 ---> if a folder is chosen rather than a file
then a strange warning is given

- pschedule is still not working correctly on my machine
because of confusion of local and GMT time

- fsck now works when booting

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quirky qfix=fsck

Around seven errors found ???

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[BarryK]

Well done Barry.
For me QW-7.3 on USB made from DVD is a nice stable release
and for what it's worth SM 2.38 is rock solid so far.

Only two questions, will 7.3.1 be available via the
Version Upgrade Manager and will all my SM 2.38
bookmarks & settings be transferred across to SM 2.39,
as would happen in Firefox?

Thanks, best regards.

Yes, I am hoping that a Service Pack will be available, used by the Version Upgrade Manager, and SM bookmarks etc should transfer.

[BarryK]

Very nice Barry !

I did a full install to an 8gig flash drive
A couple of things:

1. cpu freq. scaling from the menu doesn't work

2. When installing from ppm when there are a lot of depends. the window is to large and can't click on the radio buttons !

I didn't get a lot of time with it yet but I did notice those 2 things !
Other than that I did install supertuxkart from ppm ! All good !
Looking nice ! Thanks !

More Later !

Anyone know about frequency scaling, can check that out?

Regarding PPM, yes, I increased the allowed number of dependencies, as some apps have so many, even hundreds.

But then, ran into a window-size problem.

With all puppies and quirkies, just hold down the Alt key and drag, to move a window around.

[gcmartin]

BarryK, I know you have mentioned a new kernel for your upcoming 7.3.1 based upon a message you received.

As you progress, have you seen this 2-week old announcement from Tovalds?

[partsman]

With all puppies and quirkies, just hold down the Alt key and drag, to move a window around.

Yes remembered that after I posted !

Anyone know about frequency scaling, can check that out?

Well It does work ok is started from /usr/sbin/wcpufreq

Looking Good !
Thanks Barry !
Having some fun !

[Puppus Dogfellow]

sha1
1dd84fd65ba9aefa915d3db9237d3f04e3edbe01 installquirky.amd64
71b94273b4cd675f977adf5f1e93142cf62946bd werewolf64-7.3-8gb.img.xz
9d699a5f0f9762c4a0816976fb26ba34b7403abd werewolf64-7.3.iso
a11bfac31a2f0ec92ce0bf38e76b3d442509dfbc werewolf64-7.3.usfs.xz

md5
ec307470df9bd027e3a7a02c9de43591 installquirky.amd64
5a2515180f3899868daddf0cc39d04cd werewolf64-7.3-8gb.img.xz
93b9292b21fbb6d96f298e80ec994d32 werewolf64-7.3.iso
c5a0b3aa6f16fb7b5fcf7d813453e86e werewolf64-7.3.usfs.xz


Quirky Werewolf 7.3

[James C]

Full install from the live cd.Looking good.

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# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Quirky Werewolf64, version 7.3

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] (rev a2)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
  Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768x16
  Depth (bits, or planes):              24
  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 dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
  Resolution:  1440x900 pixels (381x238 millimeters)
  Depth:       24 planes

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

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# inxi -Fff
System:    Host: puppypc9821 Kernel: 4.2.5 x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: JWM git-976 Distro: Quirky 7.3 werewolf64
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A97 LE R2.0 v: Rev 1.xx serial: 150545593600028
           Bios: American Megatrends v: 2601 date: 03/24/2015
CPU:       Hexa core AMD FX-6300 Six-Core (-MCP-) cache: 12288 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 3500 MHz 1: 2000 MHz 2: 1400 MHz 3: 1400 MHz
           4: 3000 MHz 5: 1400 MHz 6: 1400 MHz
           CPU Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm aes aperfmperf apic arat avx bmi1
           clflush cmov cmp_legacy constant_tsc cpb cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de
           decodeassists extapic extd_apicid f16c flushbyasid fma fma4 fpu
           fxsr fxsr_opt ht hw_pstate ibs lahf_lm lbrv lm lwp mca mce
           misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor msr mtrr nodeid_msr nonstop_tsc nopl
           npt nrip_save nx osvw pae pat pausefilter pclmulqdq pdpe1gb
           perfctr_core perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pni popcnt pse pse36 rdtscp
           rep_good sep skinit sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm svm_lock
           syscall tbm tce topoext tsc tsc_scale vmcb_clean vme vmmcall wdt
           xop xsave
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210]
           Display Server: X.org 1.17.2 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: vesa)
           tty size: 80x25 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.2.5
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 1c:87:2c:5a:bb:e2
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1120.2GB (0.8% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: KINGSTON_SV300S3 size: 120.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD10EZEX size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 34G used: 1.1G (4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb9
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.60GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 120 Uptime: 4 min Memory: 202.5/7896.9MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.16 

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# free
             total         used         free       shared      buffers
Mem:       8086400       442000      7644400         6408        15044
-/+ buffers:             426956      7659444
Swap:      8396796            0      8396796

[linuxcbon]

Quirky Werewolf 64-bit 7.3
- /usr/include/ is not empty (belongs to devx)
- my opinion : /root is better than /file
- /lib/systemd/ ?
- gshadow missing line with audio

[BarryK]

Review of werewolf64 7.3 installed on USB stick

- I found I had to to blacklist i915 driver to achieve VESA 1280x1080 resolution

- installquirky.x86 ---> if a folder is chosen rather than a file
then a strange warning is given

- pschedule is still not working correctly on my machine
because of confusion of local and GMT time

- fsck now works when booting

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quirky qfix=fsck

Around seven errors found ???

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I do have zigbert's latest version, 1.1.6, in fact I have 1.1.6-1 as I did fix something.

You need to take this up with zigbert:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=22166

[BarryK]

- /usr/include/ is not empty (belongs to devx)

Thanks, fixed.

[FeodorF]

Very nice piece of software - running rock solid!
Running 'frugal' on my sda2.

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▶—— BASE SYSTEM ——◀

Motherboard Vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Name: P5Q

BIOS Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
Version: 1501   
Release Date: 11/04/2008

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Max Speed: 3800 MHz
Current Speed of Core 0:2336 MHz, 1:3003 MHz
Core Count: 2
Thread Count: 2

Memory Allocation:
 Total RAM: 3958 MB
 Used RAM: 921 MB
 Free RAM: 3037 MB
 Buffers: 78 MB
 Total Swap: 0 MB
 Free Swap: 0 MB

Boot File System: ext2

PUPMODE=2

▶—— DISPLAY ——◀

Display Specifications:
• Monitor VertRefresh: 59.98 times/s
• Screen Dimensions: 1600x900 pixels (423x238 millimeters)
• Screen Depth: 24 bits (planes)

Xorg Startup Log (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
• Xorg Driver in use: nouveau
• Loaded Modules: dbe dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse shadowfb
• X.Org version: 1.17.2

OpenGL 2D/3D Rendering:
• Direct Rendering: Yes
• Vendor: nouveau
• Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NV86
• Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.0.2

VGA controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation G86 [GeForce 8500 GT] [10de:0421] (rev a1)
• Kernel Driver: nouveau
• Memory Used: 1101.09 KB
• Path: /lib/modules/4.2.5/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.ko
• Description: nVidia Riva/TNT/GeForce/Quadro/Tesla

▶—— SCSI DEVICES ——◀

ATA Hitachi HDS72168 Rev: AB3A
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20 Rev: 2.00

▶—— SCSI PARTITIONS ——◀

ATA Hitachi HDS72168 – sda: 80.0GB
Unknown (unknown)– zram0: 6207MB

sda1	 ext3	 39.1GB
sda2	 ext3	 35.4GB

[Sage]

Refused to boot on my nV-C51 939 machine with EDD: Error reading sector 373, -[20s detente] - ditto 1638 -[20s detente] carried on loading until switching error and KP.

[musher0]

Hello Sage.

That simply means that your medium is corrupted. It has nothing to do with
BK's distro. (Maybe the medium has a scratch or some dirt on its surface?)

Please try again after burning the iso on another CD or DVD, a new one
preferably, or a re-formated RW with no signs of wear on it.

BFN.

musher0

[gcmartin]

Not sure @BarryK has provided a DVD version, yet.

But, I would certainly try downloading a new copy and insuring its MD5 checksum matches. But, of course, this is a little difficult if you are using his utility to build your USB/HDD boot image where it does everything, including downloading, for you. I am not sure if the utility actually checks the download against that checksum before proceeding. I have always pre-downloaded and checksum before executing his utility in the past so that it could use my stored version.

Hope this helps.

[TIW]

Hi Barry.
I just downloaded werewolf 7.3 and tried it out . It's beautiful and seems to work without a hitch. But most importantly, it boots lightning fast. A big thank you for all that incredible work.

[Flash]

Neither Pcdripper nor Asunder would rip a CD in Werewolf 7.3. Asunder reported that cdparanoia could not be found. Also, the version of Pcdripper that comes with Werewolf is 3.9.3. The last version of Pcdripper was 3.9.4. I have the 3.9.4 .pet if anyone wants it. It seems to install right over 3.9.3, but it wouldn't work either and the GUI didn't look like it usually does -- perhaps because cdparanoia is missing or can't be found.

I can confirm that SeaMonkey occasionally, but reliably, shuts down for no apparent reason. I won't even be doing anything.

Other than those things, Werewolf 7.3 seems to be a winner so far. I haven't tried the Save icon yet.

[BarryK]

Quirky Werewolf64 7.3.1 is released, see blog announcement:

http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00289

Flash,
Missed out on that missing cdparanoia problem!
That will have to be fixed in 7.3.2!

SeaMonkey, though, is now stable, for me anyway.

[mavrothal]

A very fast run of 7.3.1 with a 7.3 savefolder using $boot_specs as mentioned above.
It can not be done since will read q.sfs from QPATH.
Then it fails to load any kernel modules, so is not very usable.
Saving and rebooting does not solve anything and the only way around it is to
manually replace the q.sfs from the CD to the hard disk.
Maybe the/an update mechanism should be looked at a bit.

[James C]

Upgraded full install with the service pack. No apparent problems.

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# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Quirky Werewolf64, version 7.3.1

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] (rev a2)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
  Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768x16
  Depth (bits, or planes):              24
  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 dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
  Resolution:  1440x900 pixels (381x238 millimeters)
  Depth:       24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
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# uname -a
Linux puppypc9821 4.2.6 #1 SMP Thu Nov 12 03:14:09 GMT-8 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Sage]

Many thanks for your advice, musher. I used a brand new RW! But I have experienced issues before with RW, just very, very occasionally, though. It may be that I need to blow the dust out of the old drives. Previously, I've never seen those messages but reversion to a CD-R has always rectified the situation. Wondered if it was something to do with density at which data arrived. Probably not in view of your diagnosis. Running old kit is so much more fun - learn new things all the time...
Later:
Tidied up generally, re-burned with 7.3.1 - all quiet of the Western front.