Simplified Puppy 4.3.1/4.3.2 Upgrade Center
Posted: Wed 05 Jan 2011, 21:57
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Due to tightening of the limit on attachment size, the PET packages below cannot be downloaded! To overcome this problem, the packages are now housed in my mediafire account:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/rtnecm25lnu2n/Puppy431
In addition, there is also a disk image ISO file that contains the upgrade_pack package as of 20110901, but none of the other packages.
There is also a new web site created by KentC containing a comprehensive
set of resources for Puppy 4.3.1 here:
http://www.puppylinux431.com/
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This work is in progress. Please do not reply to this thread. To keep this thread as a download center only, please make comments in either of these threads, whichever appropriate:
Dialup/Wireless Modem Upgrade Packages for Puppy 4.3+: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=57290
Puppy 4.3.1 -- bug reports and suggestions: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47563
Thanks.
The goal is for a user to start with a puppy 4 CD and install these few packages to add 15+ months'-worth of improvements. Then other application packages can be added. Ultimately, the result can be remastered to make and up-to-date distro CD.
The main upgrade package contains not only my modem and module-loading improvements, but also many fixes provided by testers in the 4.3.1 Bugs forum. The following issues are addressed:
1. Typo in Pwireless (Bruce_n_Duane)
2. Shutdown hang on older PCs (noabody)
3. Clicking on a web link in documents viewed with Epdf - nothing happens (b...@openplatformeducation.org)
4. ALSA modems sometimes get detected as ttySL0, other times incorrectly as ttySHSF0 (rerwin)
5. Multiple monitor support (pizzasgood)
6. Module preferences not working properly to set priority of one module over another (rerwin)
7. Monitor gamma correction button in Xorgwizard does nothing - replacement for "tkgamma" tool (PANZERKOPF)
8. Modules from initrd not gunzipped, impacting remastering (PANZERKOPF)
9. Make Puppy recover automatically from improper shutdowns (silverpuppy)
10. Roaring Penguin PPPOE fix to user instructions (fyujj)
11. How to cleanly unmount your filesystem on shutdowns, method 1 (Patriot)
12. Unload Ethernet drivers on shutdown to prevent laptop battery drain, but allow for WOL on mains-connected PCs (Shel)
One other thing about shutdown: Old PCs without ACPI support may not shut down completely. The package now allows the user to specify a boot parameter to activate full shutdown for such machines:
apm=power-off
Edit 3/7/2011: I previously suggested here that you consider upgrading the kernel to improve the "layered file system". I now recommend against using the "Kernel 2.6.30.5 updated PET": because it appears to be created for wary, so could corrupt a 4.3.1-based puppy.
Also, something I have learned in my testing of this upgrade: Before you install any of the packages here, be sure you have already created a pupsave file (if using a frugal puppy installation). If you install the upgrade pack in your initial "pfix=ram" session, some files and directories it deletes will reappear in the new pupsave after reboot. Creating the pupsave before any dotpet installation seems to avoid that problem. (Edit end)
Since my knowledge is limited as to other things that can be easily fixed, please make suggestions (in the above-named threads) for script corrections or low-risk upgrades to basic puppy functions, as well as recommendations of utility upgrades to add to the application link list, and upgraded drivers to link to. I would then update the package with appropriate script improvements.
Richard
Due to tightening of the limit on attachment size, the PET packages below cannot be downloaded! To overcome this problem, the packages are now housed in my mediafire account:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/rtnecm25lnu2n/Puppy431
In addition, there is also a disk image ISO file that contains the upgrade_pack package as of 20110901, but none of the other packages.
There is also a new web site created by KentC containing a comprehensive
set of resources for Puppy 4.3.1 here:
http://www.puppylinux431.com/
***********************************************************************
This work is in progress. Please do not reply to this thread. To keep this thread as a download center only, please make comments in either of these threads, whichever appropriate:
Dialup/Wireless Modem Upgrade Packages for Puppy 4.3+: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=57290
Puppy 4.3.1 -- bug reports and suggestions: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47563
Thanks.
The goal is for a user to start with a puppy 4 CD and install these few packages to add 15+ months'-worth of improvements. Then other application packages can be added. Ultimately, the result can be remastered to make and up-to-date distro CD.
The main upgrade package contains not only my modem and module-loading improvements, but also many fixes provided by testers in the 4.3.1 Bugs forum. The following issues are addressed:
1. Typo in Pwireless (Bruce_n_Duane)
2. Shutdown hang on older PCs (noabody)
3. Clicking on a web link in documents viewed with Epdf - nothing happens (b...@openplatformeducation.org)
4. ALSA modems sometimes get detected as ttySL0, other times incorrectly as ttySHSF0 (rerwin)
5. Multiple monitor support (pizzasgood)
6. Module preferences not working properly to set priority of one module over another (rerwin)
7. Monitor gamma correction button in Xorgwizard does nothing - replacement for "tkgamma" tool (PANZERKOPF)
8. Modules from initrd not gunzipped, impacting remastering (PANZERKOPF)
9. Make Puppy recover automatically from improper shutdowns (silverpuppy)
10. Roaring Penguin PPPOE fix to user instructions (fyujj)
11. How to cleanly unmount your filesystem on shutdowns, method 1 (Patriot)
12. Unload Ethernet drivers on shutdown to prevent laptop battery drain, but allow for WOL on mains-connected PCs (Shel)
One other thing about shutdown: Old PCs without ACPI support may not shut down completely. The package now allows the user to specify a boot parameter to activate full shutdown for such machines:
apm=power-off
Edit 3/7/2011: I previously suggested here that you consider upgrading the kernel to improve the "layered file system". I now recommend against using the "Kernel 2.6.30.5 updated PET": because it appears to be created for wary, so could corrupt a 4.3.1-based puppy.
Also, something I have learned in my testing of this upgrade: Before you install any of the packages here, be sure you have already created a pupsave file (if using a frugal puppy installation). If you install the upgrade pack in your initial "pfix=ram" session, some files and directories it deletes will reappear in the new pupsave after reboot. Creating the pupsave before any dotpet installation seems to avoid that problem. (Edit end)
Since my knowledge is limited as to other things that can be easily fixed, please make suggestions (in the above-named threads) for script corrections or low-risk upgrades to basic puppy functions, as well as recommendations of utility upgrades to add to the application link list, and upgraded drivers to link to. I would then update the package with appropriate script improvements.
Richard