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gposil · Posted: Sat 02 Jan 2010, 13:23 Post subject:

We aren't going to migrate the database till Squeeze becomes stable...the system files are Squeeze backports to Lenny....

Cur Dog · Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 60

I have installed the control panel patch and still have problem with wireless. before it would start old version of pwireless, after I installed the patch nothing starts.

Note**** I have installed the Pwireless2 pet discussed earlier in the thread, so I am not sure if that could be the problem or not.

gnz11 · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 29

i have the 484b1 iso and the patches.
the listing for 484b2 is just a md5sum

should i run the delta and then burn the iso or will the patches do the same thing?

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5167 Location: Finland

Acer backlight problem
My echo should have worked also because there were symlinks.

gposil · Posted: Sat 02 Jan 2010, 22:27 Post subject:

484beta2 will be out later today...should we keep the same thread or go for a new one...

One other thing...484beta2 introduces a Sanboxed Dpup SafeBrowser in the Internet Menu. This is an isolated non-root user browser which deletes it's own cache, history and settings, the moment you close it. It's user home directory is /tmp. so when you reboot it, it also tidies up any leftovers....

Cheers
Guy

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7018 Location: qld

Same thread, this one is only 6 pages, it's when they get up over 20 or 30 it is a hassle

Cheers

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7018 Location: qld

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 4741 Location: Kentucky

I'd say that we just continue this same thread, it's still reasonably short and manageable.

So far the only real problem that I'm experiencing is the PPM will not update the package lists.It tries to connect then the window just disappears.

But, Debian packages appear to be installing fine and since Beta 2 is coming soon I'm not too concerned at the moment.Everything else appears to be working fine. Smile

aarf · Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 3620 Location: around the bend

dpup484beta1 plus pets.
there still seems to be a fundamental serious error somewhere in the flashplayer department. previously there have been reports of a crashing firefox. well i have crashed my opera10.10 portable to the extent of blackscreen with with just the off screen lights for power and wifi still on and the screen completely black with a little background light as in the pre-boot period. havent been able to repeat the full crash but can readily just crash opera with the desktop still functioning.
heres how: get Opera version 10.10 portable and customized 33Mb extracted from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=39444
just unpack the tar.gz file somewhere outside the pupsave and click opera and you are running.
opera 10.10 is customized for a different puppy so you have to symlink the Mozilla flashplayer to the old location.
just symlink ALL files in the new firefox plugin directory to the older recent past mozilla plugin directory for good measure.

then open omelette.swf (pfind search it, it is the only .swf file in puppy) in opera and it will play OK

then close opera and the crash manager will appear. close the crash manager without sending and then that is where the total crash will happen if it is going to.
havent had this crash problem with any other puppies playing oper10.10

other past noted issue:
keyboard and timezone selection reappearing at each boot. it stopped reappearing when i chose the default US keyboard. vaguely recall others mentioning this for other puppies in the past.

gposil · Posted: Sun 03 Jan 2010, 02:07 Post subject:

aarf,

have not had any FF/Flash problems reported for 48x series Dpup at all...I will try the Opera 10.10 you mention to see if i can reproduce crash and report back.

gposil · Posted: Sun 03 Jan 2010, 02:34 Post subject:

aarf,

Could not reproduce your crash at all...one thing is obvious though, Opera uses far more resources to play flash than Firefox...the example omelette.swf uses 60-65% cpu under Firefox, but 90-95% under Opera...something amiss in Opera's flash handling...no errors reported though.

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 4741 Location: Kentucky

I haven't experienced any flash related problems or crashes on any of the 48x series either. Right now I have Firefox 3.5.7, Opera 10.10, Google Chrome, Dillo 2 and Arora browsers and using Flash 10.0r42 and I try a lot of flash video .....no crashes.
However, I haven't tried Opera Portable.....I use WolfPup's Opera pet.

aarf · Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 3620 Location: around the bend

more info on the crashing.
left out perhaps a critical step which is the scan for plugins in opera attached image.
note also that I had another full crash after immediately after saving this screen shot with opera still open and omelette.swf paying in the back ground. only thing I did after the save was to click on the second alternate screen in the bottom tray.

here also is some screen shots of ./opera run from a console with the output from just opera crashing in the first image.
the subsequent crashes as restart opera is a check box in the opera crash handler partially seen in the background of the first shot. if the restart opera is left check in the crash handler, opera cash handler appears repeatedly after opera is closed by clicking the (x) in the top right of the opera window, the second images gives the output in the console of the subsequent continuing crashes.
an opera produced crash report is available if it is of use.

aside : went to upup452 to send this post using the gprs connect and with the same portable opera, and opera still opened with omellete.swf and made a crash report popup when I experimentally closed opera in upup452. no fully crash to black screen in upup452 yet, previously didn't need to scan for plugins in upup452 so only have gxine and shockflash in the plugin list.

gposil · Posted: Sun 03 Jan 2010, 06:53 Post subject:

aarf,

Kept trying with Opera 10.10 portable but cannot get it to crash on any plugin...your plugin scan is also different to mine....see below

gposil · Posted: Sun 03 Jan 2010, 07:21 Post subject:

aarf

Could you open your opera and just leave it idle and do an Task Manager window like below, and post it...

Thanks