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Python applications running on Drake
Posted: Fri 08 Jul 2011, 10:19
by charlie6
Hi Barry,
again many thanks for this Puppy !
Have browsed across the Mageia repo's;
I have found there a lot of Python archives and modules; and of course could not resist to get a try ...:
- loaded Python 2.7 + proposed dependencies
So I tested some python dependent programs which seems running well.
(i.e. GanttPV /scheduling software; GNU Solfege /music education - needs timidity + pyalsa to get sound; PyCAD /light graphic application)
Just has to copy the requested modules from /usr/share/pyshared into /usr/lib/python2.X/site-packages to get the modules recognized through the command
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#python
...blablibla
>>import RequestedModule
>>
I am not that much experienced with programming, well it although seems to me easier to get Python applications running on Drake than on other Puppies ( maybe am I wrong by leak of knowledge ... ? ).
So this Drake seems to me an interessant startpoint for running Python apps.
Applications (i.e. for example LinuxCad ) require some python modules + OpenGl. As Drake runs Vesa till now, I could not test LinuxCad.
Hope there will be some video improvements in the future Drake versions.
Cheers from Belgium !
Charlie
Posted: Sun 10 Jul 2011, 04:08
by James C
Still running Drake Pup some every day.......... this is really solid for a very early release. Working great.
Posted: Mon 11 Jul 2011, 16:17
by rcrsn51
Drapu is missing a CUPS file. Without this filter, certain applications cannot print. It is contained in the attached PET.
Also, the file /etc/cups/snmp.conf needs to be world-readable in order to detect network printers.
Please provide some feedback as to whether or not this resolves any printing problems.
[Edit] Attachment removed. No feedback provided.
Posted: Tue 19 Jul 2011, 03:20
by jrb
jrb wrote:Have found one problem:
seems to be broken. Produces SFS's but they fail to mount/unmount.
Turns out that the default for mksquashfs in Drake is xz compression, but /usr/sbin/filemnt doesn't want to mount and open xz compressed SFS's. I can set the gzip parameter for mksquashfs on command line and can modify dir2sfs to use gzip but some of my (and other's) other scripts also need reworking. I took the lazy way out and copied and renamed mksquashfs4 from Lucid 525. Works a treat!
With service_pack_drake-0.1-2.pet PPM works very nicely. A huge selection of stuff. I installed libmesaglu1-7.10.2-4.mga1.i586.rpm (191 Kb) and am able to run GoogleEarth-6.0.3.2197-i386 with no problems even with the vesa driver.
Printer, sound, video, autoconnect, everything is working great!
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VIDEO REPORT: Drake Puppy, version 0.1
Chip description:
oem: Intel(r)Grantsdale-G Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
product: Intel(r)Grantsdale-G Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0
Driver used by Xorg:
vesa
Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth 24 Depth: "Display"
Note: I also exited to prompt and ran Xorgwizard to setup the intel video driver, works equally well.
Thanks for this Barry, I think this may become my "default Puppy".
Drake Puppy feedback
Posted: Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:48
by L18L
Scripts internationalized by gettext do NOT display the gettext text.
After installation of
gettext-base from
mageia-1-core texts have been displayed.
Want to reproduce this?
yad GUI for zathura PDF viewer
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Screenshot added
Posted: Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:16
by BarryK
rcrsn51 wrote:Drapu is missing the CUPS file /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops. Without this filter, certain applications cannot print. It is contained in the attached PET.
Also, the file /etc/cups/snmp.conf needs to be world-readable in order to detect network printers.
Please provide some feedback as to whether or not this resolves any printing problems.
[Edit] Attachment removed. No feedback provided.
Sorry for the delay in responding to your post. I have sent you a pm.
Posted: Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:19
by BarryK
jrb wrote:jrb wrote:Have found one problem:
seems to be broken. Produces SFS's but they fail to mount/unmount.
Turns out that the default for mksquashfs in Drake is xz compression, but /usr/sbin/filemnt doesn't want to mount and open xz compressed SFS's. I can set the gzip parameter for mksquashfs on command line and can modify dir2sfs to use gzip but some of my (and other's) other scripts also need reworking. I took the lazy way out and copied and renamed mksquashfs4 from Lucid 525. Works a treat!
That was the mageia package. I am now using my own squashfs-tools4 pet package, which, if I recall rightly, I configured not to default to xz compression.
Re: Drake Puppy feedback
Posted: Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:07
by BarryK
L18L wrote:Scripts internationalized by gettext do NOT display the gettext text.
After installation of
gettext-base from
mageia-1-core texts have been displayed.
Want to reproduce this?
yad GUI for zathura PDF viewer
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Repo corrected
Screenshot added
Thanks for the report. I needed to fix the 'gettext' template in Woof.
Also, the 'libintl8' package had to be installed. This is actually part of the original gettext package, but Mageia, along with Debian (etc.) have the habit of splitting packages up into lots of little ones.
Re: Drake Puppy feedback
Posted: Tue 26 Jul 2011, 14:39
by PANZERKOPF
Cannot connect to wireless AP using NetworkWizard.
(Card: Broadcom BCM4318, WEP encription).
Network wizard's library (wag-profiles) has a function: useIwconfig. This
function uses iwconfig for configuring wireless card.
Iwconfig sets parameters of card (mode,key,ESSID,etc..)
The ESSID must be last parameter set by this function. When I changed this order, connection was made without any problem.
Re: Drake Puppy feedback
Posted: Wed 27 Jul 2011, 08:33
by BarryK
PANZERKOPF wrote:Cannot connect to wireless AP using NetworkWizard.
(Card: Broadcom BCM4318, WEP encription).
Network wizard's library (wag-profiles) has a function: useIwconfig. This
function uses iwconfig for configuring wireless card.
Iwconfig sets parameters of card (mode,key,ESSID,etc..)
The ESSID must be last parameter set by this function. When I changed this order, connection was made without any problem.
I presume that you mean Dougal's Network Wizard, not Simple Network Setup?
(I call it Dougal's Wizard because he put a lot of effort into it, but actually many people contributed)
But, I don't know who is maintaining dougal's Wizard these days. anyone in the Lucid Puppy team?
I am maintaining SNS, after a fashion -- meaning occasionally.
Re: Drake Puppy feedback
Posted: Wed 27 Jul 2011, 12:40
by PANZERKOPF
BarryK wrote:
I presume that you mean Dougal's Network Wizard, not Simple Network Setup?
Yes, I mean Dougal's Network Wizard (net-setup.sh).
BarryK wrote:
But, I don't know who is maintaining dougal's Wizard these days. anyone in the Lucid Puppy team?
Maybe. I never played with Lucid Puppy so don't know it's maintainers.
Posted: Wed 27 Jul 2011, 13:30
by Bruce B
jrb wrote:Have found one problem:
seems to be broken. Produces SFS's but they fail to mount/unmount.
I think it would if the right squash version is not used.
file will tell you the version of the sfs you are using, see example below
file lupu_devx_520.sfs
Here is your output
lupu_devx_520.sfs: Squashfs filesystem, little endian, version 4.0
Lupu 5.20 includes 3 mksquashfs tools.
mksquashfs mksquashfs3 mksquashfs4
With Lupu 5.20, as an example of the Puppy I'm running, version 4 works. Therefore, when I make a squashfs, I use version 4 because it is known to work, and it does.
~
Posted: Thu 28 Jul 2011, 09:49
by BarryK
Drake Puppy 0.3 uploaded, see my blog post:
http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=02369
Drake Puppy feedback
Posted: Thu 28 Jul 2011, 13:58
by Billtoo
I did a manual frugal install of drake03.
I installed devx + kernel source sfs + NVIDIA-Linux-x86-275.21.run
When the nvidia driver was compiling it gave an error message about a
gcc version mismatch but it compiled and is working well.
I installed vlc 1.1.9 from the ppm and it won't run as root but starting it
from gexec with "su -c vlc spot" works.
Sound and wired network working fine.
I tried a hd 1080p video at youtube.com and it played perfectly at full
screen.
Drake03 is working well so far on this pc.
Posted: Thu 28 Jul 2011, 15:53
by James C
Drake Pup 0.3 live pfix=ram. Everything working on initial boot..... sound,internet and correct 1366x768 resolution.
VIDEO REPORT: Drake Puppy, version 0.3
Chip description:
Driver used by Xorg:
vesa
Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth 24 Depth: "Display"
...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
-Computer-
Processor : 4x AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
Memory : 3883MB (165MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Thu 28 Jul 2011 11:07:55 AM UTC
-Display-
Resolution : 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
Posted: Thu 28 Jul 2011, 19:22
by pemasu
Acer 5820TG laptop. Touchpad, wireless, seamonkey working fine. I havent got yet synaptics-synclien-flsynclient chain to work but touhpad movements are quite right anyway. Sound works. Older flashplayer and also the latest flashplayer works without errors. Xerrs.log does not accumulate any new errors. Libpng error were there after the boot.
Devx and kernel sourxe sfs loaded. Acpi_call module compiled and loaded. Works. Cpu temp under 50 c, Battery status comes from conky nicely.
Posted: Thu 28 Jul 2011, 19:51
by nooby
Acer Netbook D250 with N270 Atom CPU and Intel video chips.
I was lazy and just upgraded from 001 instead of doing a pfix=ram.
I just tested if Seamonkey could do streaming of local TV station and it did.
So most likely it is a good version.
Posted: Thu 28 Jul 2011, 21:28
by James C
Drake Puppy 0.3 on another old box.Once again,everything working on initial boot. Correct 1440x900 resolution.
VIDEO REPORT: Drake Puppy, version 0.3
Chip description:
Driver used by Xorg:
vesa
Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth 24 Depth: "Display"
...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
-Computer-
Processor : 2x AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
Memory : 3888MB (180MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Thu 28 Jul 2011 04:41:01 PM UTC
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
Drake puppy 03
Posted: Thu 28 Jul 2011, 22:36
by elraven
Drake pup 03 running smooth on my old 1.5 celeron . no issues to report . I'll say this : Its real smooth running for a beta .
Elraven :
ps - we should form a team and keep Drake alive ... every one chant ! Barry.......Barry ......Barry !!
Posted: Fri 29 Jul 2011, 05:38
by James C
I decided to run Drake Pup 0.3 from a multi-session dvd on the old dual-core. The only minor problems so far were the internet connection wasn't detected on boot....used SNS so real quick fix...... and sound was muted...just had to check "center" in Retrovol and adjust the slider.Otherwise, looking really good so far.
Already saved a couple of sessions to dvd so no problems there either.