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seeker · Joined: 26 Nov 2008 Posts: 89 Location: Indiana, USA

ttuuxxx

It would be nice if your updated Puppy could handle a frugal install to a sub directory like the 4 series Puppies. A very good feature IMO.

Seeker

ttuuxxx · Posted: Tue 26 May 2009, 08:48 Post subject:

ttuuxxx · Posted: Tue 26 May 2009, 12:30 Post subject:

Well guys I won't be finishing tonight, so you might as well take these last few hours give some ideas what programs should be updated, or installed, within reason Smile

So far as applications goes it has
Xmms and latest - Xarchiver, Transmission, Htop, epdfview, JWM, Blinky, Seamonkey
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BarryK · Posted: Tue 26 May 2009, 20:58 Post subject:

ttuuxx,
as you are compiling updated puppy-2 packages, you could if you wish put them in pet_packages-2 at ibiblio. Request would have to go through WhoDo, and WhoDo would have to update the 'Packages-puppy-2-official' file at ibiblio, meaning that he would need the package information in the new standard format.

Note, I have fixed some bugs in the Woof puppy-puppy build. Amongst other things, the Puppy Package Manager now works properly in that situation.
In theory, Woof could also build puppy-2, I don't see any reason why not, then you have complety updated puppy-2 infrastructure in one hit. All that would remain is to upgrade application packages.

After I get home (I'm still in Melbourne) I'll make the puppy-2 kernel into a PET package so Woof can choose it.
There are a few other PET packages that I would have to create, but as I have already been through the exercise with puppy-4, I know exactly what to do. So I'll do it, upload all required PET packages to ibiblio and Woof alpha10 will be able to build puppy-puppy-2.

Ray MK · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 675 Location: UK

Hi ttuuxxx

Hardinfo would be nice if not already included.

Also click on ISO or sfs to open would also be useful - if not already included.

Conky with a battery readout - that would be fantastic.

Hope thats not asking too much 'cos it sounds like you've been busy enough with this and Dpup, upup, etc.

Thanks for all that you do to make our puppy experience better.

Very best regards - Ray

ttuuxxx · Posted: Tue 26 May 2009, 22:33 Post subject:

reckrhodes · Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 116

Sorry ttuuxxx, I don't know either but i guess it's a kernel aufs enable thing or something. (I am not good at those things Sad

)

It's okay. Just continue with your project. I am just around testing some great puppies including yours.

Thank you also for you're great effort with the Deep Thought and the rest of the puppians.

Mabuhay kayong lahat! (Filipino way of saluting) Very Happy

Eric
Philippines

vg1 · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 142

Re 'frugal install to a sub directory' -
p214R already has the ability to boot from a subdir several levels deep [have not tested how many]. This is the only 2 series puppy with this ability. Other p2 versions needed pup_xxx.sfs on root, and later versions even pup_save on root [including p215ce]. Very inconvenient for multiple frugal installs. This was partly solved in p216 with 'psubdir' and a better version in p217.

If ttuuxxx keeps the original init this should work fine. All puppy files can be in a subdir, and for any file not on root grub will need: SFSFILE= ZDRV= & PUPSAVE= [specifying the subdir as in pupstate: vfat,sda3,/puppy2/pup214R/]. This all works like in the 4 series, albeit with different params as above. I suppose the ultimate addition would be keeping pup_save on a different partion, as crash has demonstrated in another thread. But that is based on series 4 search routines, completely different from p214R. I don't think ttuuxxx plans to rewrite the complete search routines of p214R? And anyway it would probably only be useful in some extreme cases.

regards
vg

ttuuxxx · Posted: Wed 27 May 2009, 09:45 Post subject:

thanks vg1, I'm going to remove XMMS due to the fact it somewhat buggy, it freezes up if i drag and drop a non supported music format, I compiled BMP which uses the same skins and it doesn't have this flaw, plus its 1/2 the size:)
once thats done I'll give it a test and then we'll see where we're at.
I don't really want to release like 10 update versions, so I'm working out most of the bugs first Smile

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ttuuxxx · Posted: Wed 27 May 2009, 12:56 Post subject:

hi Guys I made a testing release for you to find the BUGS Wink

http://www.puppylinux.asia/tpp/ttuuxxx/alphatesting/214X.iso
username:puppy
password:linux
basically I've found 1 bug, when you run the puppy package manager, and click on dependencies check, it doesn't work. It works fine on my building pc, but not on the built cd, So if anyone could figure out a fix for that it would be great.
Also could someone come up with a name for this please?
I called it 2.14X <-- lol nice name. Anyways I'm starting to updat more packages, I just compiled the latest Geany and Gftp, which will go in the next release. enjoy. And please give back some feedback Smile

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clarf · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 606 Location: The old Lone Wolf

ttuuxxx · Posted: Wed 27 May 2009, 13:53 Post subject:

ttuuxxx · Posted: Wed 27 May 2009, 13:56 Post subject:

Oh ya I still have to add flash, I'm testing different versions out, trying to get fullscreen working on youtube, Kind of hard with older Glibc.
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techtype · Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 181

Put this at the top of run-mozilla-sh

ttuuxxx · Posted: Wed 27 May 2009, 14:36 Post subject: