Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

playdayz · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 3705

If these Tips & Tricks do not help, please post a message in this thread describing the problem. If you want help in getting something accomplished, please post a new message in the Users forum. http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php?f=3

***Please install the latest Instant Update -> http://www.diddywahdiddy.net/LupuNews/
If you are having a problem the best place to begin is to install the latest Instant Update. Especially if you are having modem or wifi problems. Thank you.

If 5.1.1 gives you any trouble then by all means use 5.10 with the Instant Update 003. 5.10 is a very good version.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/puppy-5.1.1/Updates/UpdateLupu510-003.pet
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/puppy-5.1.1/lupu-510.iso

Problem starting Lucid Puppy. Lucid Puppy (Lupu) will boot to a graphical screen in almost all cases and from that screen you can make adjustments if they are needed or wanted. If it does not boot to a graphical screen, it might boot to a “prompt.” If that happens please enter ‘xorgwizard’ and then enter it again ‘xorgwizard’, which will allow you to configure Lucid Puppy. If it does not boot to a prompt but a black screen, then you should reboot the CD and enter ‘puppy pfix=nox’, in the space that asks for any boot options. Then at the prompt enter ‘xorgwizard’ twice.

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3033 Location: Oregon

I booted Lucid 5.1.1 fresh with no lupusave file.
When I went to install the Nvidia Pet (One I had already downloaded for lupu 510), it had an information window pop up.
The information window said to exit to prompt, then type "nvidia-xconfig" and then type "xwin".
But nvidia-xconfig kicked out an error of not finding a complete xconfig file.
I remedied this by running xorgwizard and picking "Choose" and then picking Nvidia from the drop down menu.
It might not be much of an error, but should be noted in the Nvidia Pet's info window.

playdayz · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 3705

DC · Posted: Mon 06 Sep 2010, 17:18 Post_subject:

Hi all,
minor bug

When selecting country locale
If using arrow keys to scroll down, scroll bar and country selections do not move.
result is you scroll off the screen.

scroll bar is fine with mouse

tested with two different live CD's and two different laptops

thanks

DC

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4950 Location: Australia

playdayz
The Network Wizard needs to be updated to accommodate WPA encryption with some new wifi drivers found in the 2.6.33 kernel:

Realtek r8187se as found in several netbooks.

Realtek N-mode chips:
r8192_pci
r8192s_usb
r8192u_usb

VIA wifi:
vt6655_stage
vt6656_stage

The relevant configuration file is /usr/sbin/wag-profiles.sh

Around line 318 this line needs to be removed -

playdayz · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 3705

tasmod · Posted: Thu 09 Sep 2010, 04:12 Post_subject:

Can someone confirm whether firewall bug exists as I posted in other thread.

Reboot and then run lsmod in terminal looking for iptables.

playdayz · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 3705

tasmod · Posted: Thu 09 Sep 2010, 12:17 Post_subject:

It was in the thread lower down Lucid 5.1 bugs.

However if you have firewall showing then it must be at this end.

I have a clean frugal install running though as well and the problem shows up there. A reboot shows no firewall running even though it was set.

Hmm, will investigate further. Only thing different in new install is I added dev sfs at boot.

tasmod · Posted: Thu 09 Sep 2010, 15:00 Post_subject:

OK, I completely wiped my laptop test machine frugal install and re-installed.

Firewall now restarts OK, so there must be something I loaded that caused the problem.

I only had a few items loaded so will try and isolate what caused the problem to start.

babaguy · Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 111

Dear All,

I have had Lucid Puppy running from CD on my Toshiba Equium Laptop.

System Info SAYS: 2 x AMD Athlon (tm)64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-55

It also says: Audio Adapter null

However, I *know* I had to change my motherboard (water damage by previous owner) and the current processor is an Intel Celeron.

I have run ALSA config from the SETUP menu many times, but still no sound.

The ALSA Sound Card selection puts the following as the Top Card of four possibles:

hda-intel ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)

I've tried other possibilities, and I notice now my volume icon has disappeared from the task bar at the bottom of the screen! (It did say it might make the system 'unstable'...)

I've tried the following listed above, to list the sound cards, in the RV Text emulator:

More than one sound card. There is a good chance that Lupu will get it right the first time, but if not....
Easiest way to block an unwanted soundcard
Run in terminal: less /proc/asound/modules #to list the soundcards
open etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf #in a text editor
look for # Prevent abnormal drivers from grabbing index 0
At the bottom of the list type:
options snd_nameofunwantedsoundcard index=-2

- but when I try the first command all I get is a huge column like:
~
~
~
endlessly and then it says at the bottom that it is 1 file of 2 - but no way to scroll back up the column of ~'s nor to look at the second file that I can see...

What ought I to do get sound in Lucid Puppy? The machine has Ubuntu 10.01 on the hard drive, and I have to say that in my other Puppy machine, an old HP Omnibook XE2 with Puppy 4.2 Retro, sound was configured right off...

Any help will be appreciated! Thanks!

babaguy · Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 111

Dear All -

Sorry if I goofed up here - My LuPu is 5.01, not 5.1.1 - Should I re-post on the main Beginners' page...?

babaguy · Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 111

Lucid Puppy 5.10 - NOT 5.11 - again, apologies...!

willem1940NLD · Posted: Thu 09 Sep 2010, 18:06 Post_subject:

Puppy 511, full install, dektop, HD, IDE, grub in mbr.

Cannot see my screen setting, which I left "as is" from the install CD, so avoiding to use the X-wizard, since by means of that wizard I cannot get/find exactly the same setting and I want to keep it.

Evading that wizard, however, means I cannot touch keyboard setting/variant (I need USA-alt-int), as it gives a summary instead of the options.

I need to leave the screen as is, but alter the keyboard to usa-alt-int.

EDIT: Problem solved ... my EIZO 17 inch flat screen appears to need the 1280 ... setting "as classic screen", to scroll deeper in the list of options. now o.k and I amended keyboard var to usa-alt-int.

playdayz · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 3705

Babaguy, try this--it is not perfect but it is what I use myself. You can install Audacious from the Puppy Package Manager.

Audacious with multiple sound cards.
Boot fresh without doing anything special to sound config.
Open a terminal and enter 'alsamixer'.
In alsamixer press F6.
For me, both (actually all 3) sound cards show up on the alsamixer list.
I have found that if they show up on this list then Audacious will play through them.
Then I hit ESC to close alsamixer without doing anything else.
Install Audacious.
In Audacious, Menu, Preferences, Audio and the button Output plugin preferences
There is a long list. I have been picking the first listing for each card, called default and the name of the card.
Then I have to go back to alsamixer F6, choose the bottom card and then raise the volume,