(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

If you still have problems with Eees with Elantech touchpads you can download a kernel without Elantech support here:
http://drop.io/vmlinuz_noelantech

Simply rename it to vmlinuz and overwrite the one on your current usb stick or card.

Edit: this has been removed as it is out of date. Let me know if you want a new version.

Well done, jemimah.

Blazingly fast, under a 30-second cold boot from class 6 sd card.

Touchpad works at last. EEE 900 video specs load without complaint.

Can I assume that my 4.31 puppy save fille won't work with all its tricks (tempestuous's hotkeys, standard bluetooth pets [not yours, but the previous ones], etc.)?

Congratulations,
Jake

I am so relieved it worked for somebody!

I would start over with the save file, especially with old acpi stuff in it. This version has new bug fixes that should help it not crash on suspend, and stuff like that.

Would you do me a favor and try flsynclient and see if your touchpad is configurable? Also please let me know if the mouse driver gives you problems. The elantechs need a newer version of the synaptics driver than the standard one in 4.31, but I've been having some odd mouse problems since I installed the new version - like left clicking will stop working once in a while. I need to know if it's just me, or if we should try a different version of the driver.

Installed the new version and after about a minute I get a message that says warning do not unplug the usb drive and then it goes to the blue default color and I have to do a hard reboot.

Also the tap click not working.

It booted this time though and I liked the feel of it until it crashed.

Thanks

tried on eee pc 701
booted ok
xorg started, but then screen flicked and i got mosaic of different colors:) and it hung
i think it's because of setting cpu to performance mode( there was yafbar with a message about this)
is it possible to turn it off by default?
also i suggest to replace seamonkey to newest seamonkey2

Try booting with the ac unplugged to see if "performance mode" is killing it.

If you have time, first delete /root/Startup/setpower. Then delete /etc/acpi/performance.sh and /etc/acpi/powersave.sh to disable power management completely.

My 701 works fine with the overclocking... I wonder what the difference could be.

unfortunately the same happens with only battery pluged....
ok i'll try to remove these file from console before startingX

removed all these files and now it works
touchpad works

i woul suggest to remove some unnesessary apps to make sfs even smaller
also i read that you made a skippy clone
is it availble somewhere?

the main dissapointing thing for me is wifi with pppy 4.3.1 on eee pc ( ath5k driver)
it's much slower than on older puppies

Mine works also after deleting the files setpower, performance.sh, powersave.sh files. Still get the Warning: do not unplug usb drive but it doesn't crash.

I downloaded the new kernel without elantech and the touchpad tap click is now working.

Does wireless work with wpa, it wouldn't connect on my connection and I think I saw somewhere that there is an issue with long wpa keys. mine is 63 characters.

sorry for double post

Installed both flyn and sym pets, but when clicking on flyn in Menu, the program comes up and with this error:

"Can't access shared memory area. SHMConfig disabled?"

(eee 900)

On the bright side, I very much like your hotkeys with the brightness and volume numeric levels. Your network connect app found and connected me to my unsecured wifi right off.

I'll reserve a fresh sd card for this and continue to test anything you want, but I'm loathe to make a complete switch to this vanilla 4.31 since making my 4.31 puppy save file has taken a lot of my time and can't really be used with this.

Do you plan to release a customized 4.31 built for your 700 (with your groovy bluetooth apps, especially, and your other tricks)?

I would make the switch then and abandon all my previous puppy save files (I have bluetooth working, everything; what I lack is the speed of your kernel and your mods).

Well done,
Jake

jakfish, you didn't need to install any pets for flysynclient, I installed it in the sfs, it should be on the menu (I forget which one right now, Desktop or Setup I think). The pets posted in "Addtional software" are an old version of synclient so you probably want to start over with a clean save.

I think, you can just boot up in the old version, uninstall the acpi pets, and then your save file should be ok for puppeee. (You may also have to install a pet file for the new acpi, which I need to update and post once I get some more feedback.) You can make a copy, uninstall bluetooth, see if my pets work better, and if they don't, go back to the old one. That's why puppy rocks!

This version has all the tricks I know of, for both atom and celeron. Although it seems the celeron overclocking is crashing for some people so I'll probably disable it by default and you'll have to turn it on if you want it. I don't think bluetooth will be standard since a lot of Eees don't have it and it takes up some space.

magerlab, all the cool window manager stuff I'm working on will be released soon. This is just a release of the kernel and a couple utilities for people like jakfish who are heavily invested in 4.31. Fluppy and Flupeee with be the complete rebuild you and I are both dreaming of.

Is there a better ath5k driver somewhere? Point me to it, and I'll install it.

ad4mm, I don't know a whole lot about wpa. Can you change your key to test it? I would think wpa_gui would have fewer problems with wpa than the Network Wizard but I'm not sure. Which network card to you have? I haven't done any testing for the RAlink cards so people will have to tell me if that driver works.

If you use the non-elantech kernel, your touchpad is detected as a logitech wheel-mouse and will work, but you can't change any settings. If you use the elantech kernel, you will have a proper touchpad, and can use the flsynclient utility (located on either the Desktop or Utility menus, I forget which) to adjust it's function, turn on drag-lock and that sort of thing.

Okay, I'm still getting the flyn erroe listed aboved even without the installed pets.

I'm taking your advice and playing with my current puppy save. A couple of caveats that I hope you can help me with. Using eee 900/sd card boot (w/ puppy save on card itself):

1) when booting, I get a loo-ong count down on usb section: "Waiting for modules to complete loading 1-2-3-4-5-etc

2) then at the end of the boot, I get this error, but it doesn't prevent puppy loading:

"FATAL ERROR inserting usbhid (/lib/modules/2.6.30.5/initrd/kernel/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbhid.ko): Invalid module format"

Any ideas? With the slow down on the usb section of the boot, it takes all the fun away from the fast kernel.

Jake

just to clarify, do you get that same error with flsynclient if you boot with no save file?

1. This is an easy fix. Open /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit in Geany. Go to line 377. It should say 'sleep 1'. Change it to '#sleep 1' and save.

2. The usbhid module is built in to this kernel, so you get that error message when the xwin script tries to modprobe it. It's nothing to worry about.

I've disabled the celeron overclocking code in the power management scripts. I will upload the new version tonight. If you have a celeron, and know that overclocking works on your machine, you can turn it back on by editing /etc/acpi/powersave.sh and /etc/acpi/performance.sh.

Many thanks for the tips--they work.

flsynclient presents that same error even with fresh install, no pupsave file on the eee 900.

Jake

jakfish, can you post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log so I can see what's wrong with the synclient?

Also, it would be great if some people would test my new application webcam-snapshot on the Graphics menu. If it's really dark, or spits out garbage, try setting the stablization delay to "long."