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wow · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 950

@techtype: I'm sorry, currently I don't have the time to even read posts in this forum.

techtype · Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 181

MU · Posted: Sat 18 Apr 2009, 10:31 Post subject:

This message extends:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=292007#292007

I added Ati Catalyst 9.4.

Important:
the r300 to r500 chips are no longer supported by this driver!
So you need at least a HD 2400.

For older chips, use Catalyst 9.3.
Or the free ati radeon driver in xorgwizards autodetection.

I also updated the NYP xorgwizard in it.
The menus are easier to use now.

Mark

MU · Posted: Sat 18 Apr 2009, 11:35 Post subject:

I got a report, that INTEL driver 2.6.3 works erratic on a G45.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=41343

That driver is included in Newyearspup 02rc9.
Installing the 2.6.0 fixed it.
There remains an issue:
the display is very dark.
I found this message about a non working backlight:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492458
According to reports, this is fixed with driver 2.6.99.x from april, 3rd.

So I compiled the latest driver now.
It also requires a new libdrm.

I attach them for tests.
Please let me know, if they work better than 2.6.0.

Mark

MU · Posted: Sat 18 Apr 2009, 13:35 Post subject:

This message extends:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=292007#292007

I updated all the proprietary Ati/Nvidia pets.

Changes:
- replaced Nvidia 180.29 with Nvidia 180.44.
- Included newest NYP-xorgwizard in all pets.
- In the Nvidia menu, you now can read a list, that shows, which driver supports which card.

Mark

techtype · Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 181

wkr · Joined: 06 Feb 2009 Posts: 35

Wonderful
Thank you Mark !

MU · Posted: Sat 18 Apr 2009, 21:00 Post subject:

There was a small bug in the ATI menu in the new NYP wizard.
If you had Catalyst 9.3 AND 9.4 installed, it did not work.

I updated all the pets with a fixed xorgwizard.

Mark

techtype · Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 181

The new Fatdog pup has kernel 2.6.28.6 and has fast local network copy. I tried several times to drop the kernel into this pup, but I am not yet up to the task. (even trying Mark's instructions, I get a lot of scary errors about the file system -- I don't want to lose my other work)

MU · Posted: Fri 24 Apr 2009, 21:58 Post subject:

Updated the Ati/Nvidia pets again, they now include this bugfix:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=298634#298634
Mark

CavedOOde · Joined: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 21

Hellos, great pup and one that has smp enabled (others then NYP and thisone won't run on my laptop Compaq CQ60)

I found some kind of bug with it. I have installed Nvidia drivers wich work perfect, but now i wanted to edit the conky config somewhat to add batterry and stuff when i notice that my bottom bar had vanished and i don't seem to be able to get it back. any pointers? thx in advance.

Another thing is i wanted to use compiz, what exacly do i install ? i got 3d running on this machine just fine. Does compiz run with this LXDE ?

Caved

MU · Posted: Sun 26 Apr 2009, 08:18 Post subject:

CavedOOde,
you have no smp with NYP?
This is strange, because it uses the sam kernel Shocked

CavedOOde · Joined: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 21

Hallos MU, thx for the quick reply but you don't understand what i meant.

NYP, Unnamed and puppy 4.2 SMP are the only pups that run on the machine.

It is not the CPU bars in Conky that dissapeared (i can configure conky).
It is the bottom bar of the screen (the one with the pager on it, lxpanel or what issit?) that dissapears after i install NVIDIA drivers, and i can't get it back.

Thanks for the link to compiz, i will look into it after i resolve the bottom bar issue...
Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Caved

MU · Posted: Sun 26 Apr 2009, 10:13 Post subject:

does the problem with the bottom panel persist, if you change the screenresolution in the nvidia settings program (it is in the menu) ?

Mark

CavedOOde · Joined: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 21

Hey MU, like most widescreen laptops there is really only 1 decent screen res to use, the compaq CQ60 is no different in this regard so i really don't want to fiddle with that.

I just created a new toolbar and then put a pager and taskbar onit, and it seems to do the job. I am going to apply now some patches as described in this forum and then have a go with Compiz, when i finish that i am thinking of remastering it for safe keeping.

Thanks again for your help

greetz
Caved