CUPS in Hand (2.17 experimental feedback)
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Puppy 2.17 experimental & BCM4306 Broadcom Wireless Chip
Booted with multi-session cd on my Dell Latitude D800 laptop. This is the first time I could go wifi with the BCM4306 wireless chip in ANY Linux without using ndiswrapper. It configures WPA connection with no problem.
However, must reconfigure on re-boot.
Looks good.
However, must reconfigure on re-boot.
Looks good.
Barry,
(Booting 2.17 exp1 from cd with no hd & no pup_save. )
I got nothing back when I ran your grep so I had a look in /var/log/messages. I found some errors at the end regarding fd. Sadly, I didn't copy them but thought they were about detection of the drive at bootup. I found that:
1) with floppy inserted just after boot line 159 was:
pmount shows floppy icon and drive was mountable through pmount
2) with no floppy inserted until just before starting pmout line 159 was:
pmount doesn't show floppy icon but the drive is mountable from ROX and with mount-FULL!
This failure did not happen after a reboot. It required a cold start so maybe my floppy drive is too slow in responding to the kernel when it is cold. I don't know.
(Booting 2.17 exp1 from cd with no hd & no pup_save. )
I got nothing back when I ran your grep so I had a look in /var/log/messages. I found some errors at the end regarding fd. Sadly, I didn't copy them but thought they were about detection of the drive at bootup. I found that:
1) with floppy inserted just after boot line 159 was:
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Jul 4 05:40:13 (none) user.info kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
2) with no floppy inserted until just before starting pmout line 159 was:
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Jul 4 05:57:57 (none) user.info kernel: drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
This failure did not happen after a reboot. It required a cold start so maybe my floppy drive is too slow in responding to the kernel when it is cold. I don't know.
Barry,
(Booting 2.17 exp1 from cd with no hd & no pup_save. I have never booted it any other way. )
With regard to puppyserialdetect: After help from Jesse I have to apolgise. I lead you to believe that I had 2 copies of the program but I didn't.
So the real mystery remains: both 1.1g and 1.2 detected my modem but my modem is not detected at bootup of 2.17 exp1! Now the successful detections were while running 2.16.1.
I thought I'd have a go at modifying pupdial so that it could read my wvdial.conf properly. And it worked I got online!
- I changed how the init strings are read - everything after '= ' (I don't know if this is safe for all strings)
- It reads all 3 init strings now.
- I changed the gui to accomodate longer strings.
- Finally, I changed the bit that saves the ENTRYINITnM's.
Now, I don't understand all the code. I have been meaning to look at gins doc etc but I haven't. I just hacked away. Anyway...
(Booting 2.17 exp1 from cd with no hd & no pup_save. I have never booted it any other way. )
With regard to puppyserialdetect: After help from Jesse I have to apolgise. I lead you to believe that I had 2 copies of the program but I didn't.
So the real mystery remains: both 1.1g and 1.2 detected my modem but my modem is not detected at bootup of 2.17 exp1! Now the successful detections were while running 2.16.1.
I thought I'd have a go at modifying pupdial so that it could read my wvdial.conf properly. And it worked I got online!
- I changed how the init strings are read - everything after '= ' (I don't know if this is safe for all strings)
- It reads all 3 init strings now.
- I changed the gui to accomodate longer strings.
- Finally, I changed the bit that saves the ENTRYINITnM's.
Now, I don't understand all the code. I have been meaning to look at gins doc etc but I haven't. I just hacked away. Anyway...
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Sorry to say so, but the tittle 'CUPS in hand', didn't invite me to give feedback on the 2.17 experimental, CUPS being for me the printing system. If the tittle would have been 'Feedback on 2.17 experimental, I would have jumped on it.
So as requested by Flash I give my feedback on a general basis, well if I am allowed to do so.
So as requested by Flash I give my feedback on a general basis, well if I am allowed to do so.
1. It's a pitty SeaMonkey is still at 1.08 and not 1.11, specially for the spell checking. Hope it comes soon.
2. My ipw2100 is not detected (like before) and a ipw2200 is, altho Dougal has spend quite some time on this problem his efforts aren't in here. Is this for the final version?
3. Once the ipw2100 loaded I tried to configure my WiFi interface through the NetWork Wizard. The device is found, but it was unable to connect to the WiFi access point. I could however connect with RutilT, so in this way I can post as I do now.
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Ah, the Smartlink drive, very good. Could I bother you with one more request, type this in a terminal window:Marco_Inge wrote:/dev/ttySL0BarryK wrote:Marco, also, I'm curious what driver is working with your modem? When you start PupDial, at the top it states in bold letters that your modem is found and it gives the device, like this: /dev/something -- what is that "something"?
# lsmod
... do you see any entry fo 'slusb' or 'slamr'?
... what entry is there for sound? It will be something starting with 'snd_'
(note, just drag mouse over text to highlight, it will automatically be in the clipboard)
Does sound work on your system? -- you can test, go to /usr/share/audio and click on a sound file.
The rason I ask that, is Smartlink can use some ALSA sound drivers for the modem, but in some cases it is known to clash with sound support.
Note, Smartlink has been bought out by Conexant. I hope that doesn't mean the end of the free Smartlink driver support.
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Okay, I've modified the script so that it only looks for the string ' fd0 '.zygo wrote:1) with floppy inserted just after boot line 159 was:pmount shows floppy icon and drive was mountable through pmountCode: Select all
Jul 4 05:40:13 (none) user.info kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
2) with no floppy inserted until just before starting pmout line 159 was:pmount doesn't show floppy icon but the drive is mountable from ROX and with mount-FULL!Code: Select all
Jul 4 05:57:57 (none) user.info kernel: drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
This failure did not happen after a reboot. It required a cold start so maybe my floppy drive is too slow in responding to the kernel when it is cold. I don't know.
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I need to know the details on this. Please post the url of forum thread that discusses this. Is it just your particular chip that needs ipw2100 instead of ipw2200, or does ipw2200 have a more widespread problem?Béèm wrote: 2. My ipw2100 is not detected (like before) and a ipw2200 is, altho Dougal has spend quite some time on this problem his efforts aren't in here. Is this for the final version?
If it's just your chip, let me know the vendor:chip IDs and I can fix it.
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Here is the initial discussion regarding ipw2200 detection -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=18183
Dougal has done a lot of script tweaks but these have generally not been made public, and he's still working on them.
Maybe send a PM to Dougal to get the work-in-progress?
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=18183
Dougal has done a lot of script tweaks but these have generally not been made public, and he's still working on them.
Maybe send a PM to Dougal to get the work-in-progress?
feedback on modems
I have a Diamond Supraexpress modem on the serial port (com1)
I tried for the first time for me a multisession disc.
The pupdial did not find my modem, but after using wizard to click on the ttsy0 port it
found my modem and i was able to configure gkdial. I now runs ok.
On saving to disc and rebooting it did not remember any settings or any added programs like wvdial and gnome-ppp which I use. Is this normal for a multisession? ie new each time?
I tried for the first time for me a multisession disc.
The pupdial did not find my modem, but after using wizard to click on the ttsy0 port it
found my modem and i was able to configure gkdial. I now runs ok.
On saving to disc and rebooting it did not remember any settings or any added programs like wvdial and gnome-ppp which I use. Is this normal for a multisession? ie new each time?
unable to pipe
running 217exp I tried to pipe results to several files inside /ect/
gives back error no such file ect so did ls from console and no ect directory anyone else have this problem?
gives back error no such file ect so did ls from console and no ect directory anyone else have this problem?
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Barry,BarryK wrote:I need to know the details on this. Please post the url of forum thread that discusses this. Is it just your particular chip that needs ipw2100 instead of ipw2200, or does ipw2200 have a more widespread problem?Béèm wrote: 2. My ipw2100 is not detected (like before) and a ipw2200 is, altho Dougal has spend quite some time on this problem his efforts aren't in here. Is this for the final version?
If it's just your chip, let me know the vendor:chip IDs and I can fix it.
Dougal and I have worked on this.
Dougal developed some scripts for detection and loading executed at boot and finally the ipw2100 was loaded and not the ipw2200.
I did the testing having the hardware and we did it through PM sessions.
I'll try to make a compilation of the PM messages.
It may take some time.
Bernard
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Correct Dougal has done tweaks which I tested for the ipw2100 part.tempestuous wrote:Here is the initial discussion regarding ipw2200 detection -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=18183
Dougal has done a lot of script tweaks but these have generally not been made public, and he's still working on them.
Maybe send a PM to Dougal to get the work-in-progress?
As far as the ipw2100 is concerned I think the tweaks are working, at least on my machine.
I think Dougal was searching for someone with a ipw2200 hardware to be sure that part was working as well. I don't know if he found someone.
We did this through PM sessions and I could make a compilation of this.
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Re: unable to pipe
Try /etc directory instead, if you have not already done so.willhunt wrote:running 217exp I tried to pipe results to several files inside /ect/
gives back error no such file ect so did ls from console and no ect directory anyone else have this problem?
Hope that helps.
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I have responded to that thread, requesting feedback from Beem and Jonyo, and anyone else who has got the wrong module loaded.tempestuous wrote:Here is the initial discussion regarding ipw2200 detection -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=18183
Dougal has done a lot of script tweaks but these have generally not been made public, and he's still working on them.
Maybe send a PM to Dougal to get the work-in-progress?
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Re: feedback on modems
Your situation is not clear to me. On first boot, did you boot into ram only, either by using 'puppy pfix=ram' boot parameters, or by booting up on a PC that doesn't have any pup_save file?Firefox wrote:I have a Diamond Supraexpress modem on the serial port (com1)
I tried for the first time for me a multisession disc.
The pupdial did not find my modem, but after using wizard to click on the ttsy0 port it
found my modem and i was able to configure gkdial. I now runs ok.
On saving to disc and rebooting it did not remember any settings or any added programs like wvdial and gnome-ppp which I use. Is this normal for a multisession? ie new each time?