Macpup 2.17.1 Alpha 1
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wbar
prit1,
Hey thanks for the quick reply.
Checked out the link and was able to get a rough idea.
Now, where is the wbar config located?
home/.wbar doesn't list any parameters just icons linked to apps...
Checked in .jwmrc-tray like in the link mentioned but cannot seem to locate the thing.
Really liking this macpup.
Was able to autohide the taskbar.
It seems I do not understand the setup which Macpup contains:
Icewm (theme only?)
JWM
Wbar
All parts of the whole, yes?
So to make the experience easier and less work for you:
Goal is a media macpup with wbar in the middle of the page.
tray hidden until needed;
wbar icons zooming as much as possible;
internet, media, chat, real simple for the wife.
She clicks program or file opens/plays
This will likely end up without a keyboard so browser will have bookmarks setup to make it easy.
Anyway I am quite a novice but enjoy puppy a lot. It is the most consistent among the players we've tried.
Have a great night,
Thanks again!
linuxblues
Hey thanks for the quick reply.
Checked out the link and was able to get a rough idea.
Now, where is the wbar config located?
home/.wbar doesn't list any parameters just icons linked to apps...
Checked in .jwmrc-tray like in the link mentioned but cannot seem to locate the thing.
Really liking this macpup.
Was able to autohide the taskbar.
It seems I do not understand the setup which Macpup contains:
Icewm (theme only?)
JWM
Wbar
All parts of the whole, yes?
So to make the experience easier and less work for you:
Goal is a media macpup with wbar in the middle of the page.
tray hidden until needed;
wbar icons zooming as much as possible;
internet, media, chat, real simple for the wife.
She clicks program or file opens/plays
This will likely end up without a keyboard so browser will have bookmarks setup to make it easy.
Anyway I am quite a novice but enjoy puppy a lot. It is the most consistent among the players we've tried.
Have a great night,
Thanks again!
linuxblues
Hello prit1
Just did a FULL install of your Macpup_2.17.1_Alpha1b (nice job)
Installed GRUB, edited the menu.lst and rebooted.
Only to be confronted by the following:
Looks like puppyluvr encountered the same problem: see here
So i did a quick search of the forum,
and found this: Can't boot full install from Grub
As Irihapeti notes in the 3rd post, the /usr directory was missing (not copied at install) only a text file called usr with some garbage in it.
Well this is exactly the same issue, only (in this case) the file (script) called usr has the following content:
So i booted the liveCD and copied the /usr directory to the partition with the FULL install on it.
Rebooted and i managed to get as far as choosing keyboard layout, then i chose xorg, but it would not work.
So i chose xvesa (just so i could have a mooch about).
Looking in /etc/X11
i looked at xorg.conf.NVIDIADEL515b (Yes, i have an nvidia card)
the thing that struck me was the Device Section,
it was trying to use the nvidia driver (which modprobe failed to find).
So i edited it, to use the nv driver instead
The following is as best as i can recall what i did next. (needless to say, it was a PITA)
I then re-ran the xorgwizard, but it still would not work.
So i again re-ran the wizard, when it would not work i edited the xorg.conf via Tweak,
i only edited the VertRefresh in the Monitor Section, still no go.
So i re-ran the wizard again, only this time i told it to use the "Generic Driver"
i ended up being left at a prompt, so i typed xwin and hit enter, and up came the desktop.
Biting the bullet, i rebooted and chose Macpup from the GRUB menu,
and bingo, it went right to the desktop without a hitch.
I hope this may help anybody having similar problems.
CatDude
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Just did a FULL install of your Macpup_2.17.1_Alpha1b (nice job)
Installed GRUB, edited the menu.lst and rebooted.
Only to be confronted by the following:
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-sh error while loading shared libraries
libreadline.so.5: cannot open shared object file:
Error 20
unable to determine TTY name, got /dev/pts/0
root login on 'pts/0'
Looks like puppyluvr encountered the same problem: see here
So i did a quick search of the forum,
and found this: Can't boot full install from Grub
As Irihapeti notes in the 3rd post, the /usr directory was missing (not copied at install) only a text file called usr with some garbage in it.
Well this is exactly the same issue, only (in this case) the file (script) called usr has the following content:
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#! /bin/sh
exec defaultspreadsheet "$1"
Rebooted and i managed to get as far as choosing keyboard layout, then i chose xorg, but it would not work.
So i chose xvesa (just so i could have a mooch about).
Looking in /etc/X11
i looked at xorg.conf.NVIDIADEL515b (Yes, i have an nvidia card)
the thing that struck me was the Device Section,
it was trying to use the nvidia driver (which modprobe failed to find).
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Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia" #card0driver
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
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Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nv" #card0driver
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
I then re-ran the xorgwizard, but it still would not work.
So i again re-ran the wizard, when it would not work i edited the xorg.conf via Tweak,
i only edited the VertRefresh in the Monitor Section, still no go.
So i re-ran the wizard again, only this time i told it to use the "Generic Driver"
i ended up being left at a prompt, so i typed xwin and hit enter, and up came the desktop.
Biting the bullet, i rebooted and chose Macpup from the GRUB menu,
and bingo, it went right to the desktop without a hitch.
I hope this may help anybody having similar problems.
CatDude
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[img]http://www.smokey01.com/CatDude/.temp/sigs/acer-futile.gif[/img]
@CatDude: Thank you for the post. I believe this might be of help to folks who are having issues.
Macpup is a simple remaster of Puppy 2.17.1 using a new look. Other than that I wonder how the internal functioning can be any different from 2.17.1.
I never do a full install of Puppy. I already have a good looking grub so I keep using the same with any new Puppy by doing a frugal install. So have never come across such issues.
Macpup is a simple remaster of Puppy 2.17.1 using a new look. Other than that I wonder how the internal functioning can be any different from 2.17.1.
I never do a full install of Puppy. I already have a good looking grub so I keep using the same with any new Puppy by doing a frugal install. So have never come across such issues.
Will you be making one based on a newer version of puppy ?prit1 wrote: Macpup is a simple remaster of Puppy 2.17.1 using a new look.
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I have both FULL & FRUGAL installs of various puppies.prit1 wrote: I never do a full install of Puppy. I already have a good looking grub so I keep using the same with any new Puppy by doing a frugal install. So have never come across such issues.
I only tried a FULL install of this, as Meshica7 is having trouble with my GRUB package, and i thought that he might still be using this version
(have just noticed his reply, he isnt, hes using a full install of Teenpup 2008) oh well.
It just so happens i already have a FULL install of that, and i dont have any problems.
CatDude
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[img]http://www.smokey01.com/CatDude/.temp/sigs/acer-futile.gif[/img]
OK, i will keep an eye open for itprit1 wrote:@CatDude: I have not decided whether or not to release the Macpup using a newer version. I am also contemplating a pet or sfs package that can be plugged into the versions of Puppy. Since there are no additional features in Macpup except the looks.
CatDude
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[img]http://www.smokey01.com/CatDude/.temp/sigs/acer-futile.gif[/img]
I have both FULL & FRUGAL installs of various puppies.
I only tried a FULL install of this, as Meshica7 is having trouble with my GRUB package, and i thought that he might still be using this version
(have just noticed his reply, he isnt, hes using a full install of Teenpup 2008) oh well.
Ah but I configured it to look like MacPup now!
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... &start=420
Thanx!
[url=http://juanrleon.tripod.com/]Juan[/url]
Teen Pup 2008,Wbar, OSX Icons."Teen Mac Pup"?
TigerPup on usb stick with modded Wbar & Mac4Lin Emerald theme
OS X Tiger on a Power Mac G3
System 7 on a Macintosh Plus (old skool baby!)
[url=http://juanrleon.tripod.com/]Juan[/url]
Teen Pup 2008,Wbar, OSX Icons."Teen Mac Pup"?
TigerPup on usb stick with modded Wbar & Mac4Lin Emerald theme
OS X Tiger on a Power Mac G3
System 7 on a Macintosh Plus (old skool baby!)
Where can I download macpup?
I can't seem to find a working link for this...