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#316 Post by **BÃ©Ã¨m** » Fri 12 Aug 2011, 13:51

Well this is the way it works in the puppy community.
There is indeed an ipinfo in frisbee. The developer is free to adapt the original one.

A forum member, radky, has developed another one based on the original one and called it ipinfo2.

So, nothing to worry about.

#317 Post by **BÃ©Ã¨m** » Fri 12 Aug 2011, 13:55

peebee,
If you want to go the frisbee route, after your puppy install afresh, don't run any connection network wizard, but install directly frisbee and use it exclusively.

Brown Mouse · #318 Post by **Brown Mouse** » Fri 12 Aug 2011, 15:00

Béèm wrote:
Also the battery icon is still blank. Thought that that had been resolved to run correctly now out of the box.
Don't know if the other icons display as designed.

Odd because this is what I see on the netbook.

DaveS · #319 Post by **DaveS** » Fri 12 Aug 2011, 15:56

Lobster... SeatabX will put a close tab button on each tab in Seamonkey. Why the hell could the devs not do this.....http://tom-cat.com/mozilla/extensions.html
Last one up from bottom of page.

Lobster · #320 Post by **Lobster** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 00:02

could the devs not do this.....

They have their reasons - maybe not being aware of it is one of the reasons.

Anyway it worked in Seamonkey 2.2

even though it is for 2.1 (and 2.3 beta is out)
The zoomer add on which I also tried did not appear to work . . .
Most Seamonkey add ons are not yet ready for Seamonkey 2.2

Anyway thanks for that

Meanwhile . . .
Right click on the lock icon top right
and select 'lock the screen now'
Does it? Not on my desktop . . .

01micko · #321 Post by **01micko** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 00:24

Lobster wrote:
could the devs not do this.....
They have their reasons - maybe not being aware of it is one of the reasons.
[snip]

Do what?

[I must have missed it sorry EDIT: ah Dave! Good point]

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Anyways, regarding Barrys post about USB booting, I think it still works fairly right without building usb_storage into the kernel. I haven't really the time to recompile again and I think in other regards this kernel seems pretty solid and stable, although it may be why Béèm's machine is a little warmer than usual. I trust it doesn't exceed manufacturer's specification? It's cool as a cucumber on my test machines (between 45 and 55 C, my main box has never exceeded 50 under heavy compiling conditions).

Brown Mouse.. new tray icon theme

. I will offer alternatives.

I am off to purchase a radeon graphics card. Hopefully I can have the ati catalyst driver up by tonight

Cheers

Lobster · #322 Post by **Lobster** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 00:49

01micko wrote:I am off to purchase a radeon graphics card. Hopefully I can have the ati catalyst driver up by tonight
Cheers

I knew your new job would come in useful

Here is where the Slacko magic takes place:

overlooked by 'Santas Little Helper' aka Billy
http://users.tpg.com.au/01micko/theshed.html
No paypal donations?

PS.
I think I use the same electrician . . .

01micko · #323 Post by **01micko** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 05:00

<--------------<<< haha! Yep I have immortalised Billy in cartoon form Ed

Ok, ATI catalyst fglrx driver is compiled and uploaded.

I will need help with the pinstall script, so Lobster, mikesLr, davids45, Billtoo, playdayz.. anyone else with a late model Radeon video card please test and report your experience. It is not recommended to install the driver pfix=ram unless you are running the vesa driver, because radeon modeset=0 is running now and then you get no console when you install the driver !!!

It's written in the pinstall. I do have to improve it though, the driver does work ok for me.

Here it is: http://brainwavedesigncentral.net/micko ... 37.6-s.pet.. a whopper at 50M (about 137M installed, so make sure your save is big enough!)

The intention is to have this available from the slickpet/drivers tab.. slickpet detects save size and aborts if you don't have the space, warns if you are short on space. It also does an integrity check.

Now onto intel Brookdale

Lobster · #324 Post by **Lobster** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 10:23

OK just ran/installed over my existing slacko
'aticonfig --install' ran OK but did not do anything visible on the command line . . .
xwin gave me a BSOD and I rebooted
I was given a choice of normal boot (xorgwizard ran automatically) or command line
I accidentally pressed normal

but it worked
glxgears is a little faster
Here is the test video from slickpet

Sat 13 Aug 2011 Operating System: Slacko Puppy-312.37 Linux 2.6.37.6
0.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV710 [Radeon HD 4350]
oem: ATI ATOMBIOS product: RV710 01.00

X Server: Xorg Driver: vesa
X.Org version: 1.9.5
dimensions: 1280x1024 pixels (338x270 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: ATI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series
OpenGL version string: 3.3.10907 Compatibility Profile Context

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
Core 0: 2593 1: 2593 MHz

...the above also recorded at '/tmp/root/report-video-glx'.

update
tried running Secondlife
Not up to it - was getting window display error (plus loads of others)

vanchutr · #325 Post by **vanchutr** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 10:27

To 01micko
Cannot boot slacko 312.37 frugal-installed on USB-Flash (without harddisk)
I can boot slacko 312.37 frugal-installed on USB-Flash (on system with hard disk, even if this hard disk not contained anything of slacko)

01micko · #326 Post by **01micko** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 10:43

Lobster wrote: X Server: Xorg Driver: vesa

Hmm.. bad news Lobster, driver should be fglrx. Try xorgwizard from prompt >choose and from the list "fglrx". Select resolution and xwin back to X. If that fails, try at the prompt in console mode (out of X) the aticonfig --initial again. Maybe backup the pupsave first if you have valuable data there.. erm we are still alpha

Oh and Lobster, davids45 reports success with the same driver/kernel in the triple headed dog offshoot by playdayz.

vanchutr wrote:To 01micko
Cannot boot slacko 312.37 frugal-installed on USB-Flash (without harddisk)
I can boot slacko 312.37 frugal-installed on USB-Flash (on system with hard disk, even if this hard disk not contained anything of slacko)

Thanks for the report. Will investigate.

Lobster · #327 Post by **Lobster** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 11:00

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Sat 13 Aug 2011  Operating System: Slacko Puppy-312.37  Linux 2.6.37.6
 0.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV710 [Radeon HD 4350]  
 oem: ATI ATOMBIOS  product: RV710 01.00  

X Server: Xorg   Driver:  radeon
X.Org version: 1.9.5
  dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (338x270 millimeters)
  depth of root window:    24 planes


AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
 Core 0: 2593  1: 2593  MHz

...the above also recorded at '/tmp/root/report-video-glx'.

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# glxgears
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual
# glxgears
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual
#

OK choose the fglrx - any closer?

Lobster · #328 Post by **Lobster** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 11:05

triple headed dog offshoot by playdayz

Already grown another head?

Fluffy - how you been boy?
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Fluffy

01micko · #329 Post by **01micko** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 11:06

Ok Lobster.. um.. not really any closer.. drop to the prompt and try the aticonfig --initial again, then xwin. If it besods, type ctrl>alt>backspace, then type reboot, don't hit the power button.

Lobster · #330 Post by **Lobster** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 13:08

01micko wrote:Ok Lobster.. um.. not really any closer.. drop to the prompt and try the aticonfig --initial again, then xwin.

Did above
got below

(glxgears no faster) - so going to do a reboot from prompt

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Sat 13 Aug 2011  Operating System: Slacko Puppy-312.37  Linux 2.6.37.6
 0.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV710 [Radeon HD 4350]  
 oem: ATI ATOMBIOS  product: RV710 01.00  

X Server: Xorg   Driver: fglrxdrm: vendor=FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc.
X.Org version: 1.9.5
  dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (338x270 millimeters)
  depth of root window:    24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: ATI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series       
OpenGL version string: 3.3.10907 Compatibility Profile Context

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
 Core 0: 2593  1: 2593  MHz

It seems OK and glxgears is faster but not as fast as it has been in Lucid

Stripe · #331 Post by **Stripe** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 18:25

Hi all

tried a manual frugal install on usb stick with grub4dos and boots ok here (with a hard drive installed)

hope that helps

stripe

01micko · #332 Post by **01micko** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 21:52

Stripe wrote:Hi all

tried a manual frugal install on usb stick with grub4dos and boots ok here (with a hard drive installed)

hope that helps

stripe

Hmm.. yes thanks Stripe. Seems to me grub4dos is very good with USB drives. I have grub4dos on my 2GB SD card that has slacko, old spup and puppeee installed with libreoffice-sfs and skype! What other distro can do that? The only thing that bothers me is vanchutr's report of failing when the HDD is removed. I'm going to try it with different methods of USB install, and if I can get at least 1 to boot I'll leave the kernel.. else I'll have to recompile with usb_storage built in to the kernel, which will mean recompiling all those drivers!!

---Onwards..

Anyone know the game TORCS? Well it runs fine in Slacko, just needs one small dependency. [I simply had to try out a game once I got the new radeon card!]

http://www.smokey01.com/01micko/lupu520 ... .3.1-2.sfs 146M
7980eb799b43dbcfa56ca1ec0b5c28e9 torcs-1.3.1-2.sfs

See attachment for deps.

Have fun

zigbert · #333 Post by **zigbert** » Sat 13 Aug 2011, 21:56

Torcs

Shouldn't that be in Slickpet

01micko · #334 Post by **01micko** » Sun 14 Aug 2011, 06:44

Charlie.. MHHP.. anyone else with an Intel Brookdale chipset (cowboy, you have one.. James .. you too)..

I have experienced exactly what Charlie described with my Brookdale by having no text in menus, a fuzzy section near centre screen,, only when the widescreen LCD monitor is used. When I plugged it into an old 15" CRT all was perfect ..

.. which actually makes things worse as there are literally millions of different monitor and screen brands. Maybe, before I try to do gymnastics with xorgwizard, I'll re-compile i915. It can't hurt. I'll do this for the next version and we go from there.

James C · #335 Post by **James C** » Sun 14 Aug 2011, 07:05

01micko wrote:Charlie.. MHHP.. anyone else with an Intel Brookdale chipset (cowboy, you have one.. James .. you too)..

I have experienced exactly what Charlie described with my Brookdale by having no text in menus, a fuzzy section near centre screen,, only when the widescreen LCD monitor is used. When I plugged it into an old 15" CRT all was perfect .. .. which actually makes things worse as there are literally millions of different monitor and screen brands. Maybe, before I try to do gymnastics with xorgwizard, I'll re-compile i915. It can't hurt. I'll do this for the next version and we go from there.

I'll drag mine off the shelf tomorrow and give it a go.

I generally use it on a CRT monitor but I'll try it on my LCD too.Heading toward 3 am here so I need sleep first.

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