Three-Headed Dog 5.2.8.005 Updated APR 25 2012

[Snail]

Hi playdayz,

Thanks for taking the time to de-confuse me. I hope that the process will have been useful to others as well as myself.

[playdayz]

Three-Headed Dog Version 3 JAN 10 2012

Includes Instant Update 001 plus fixes for usb/sound (as in Lucid 528.004), Pmusic 2.3.0, Pburn 3.4.3, PupControl 1.8.7, Mtpaint 3.4.0, PupApps-1.6.1, PupSysInfo-2.0, PupSnap-1.6.3, ffmpeg libraries 0.8.9.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=70736

[Billtoo]

Running from the live dvd with a save file.
SNS configured wireless network connection.
I installed the renamed devx and kernel source sfs.
I installed Xorg_High-1.1-Lucid.pet
I downloaded and compiled the newest proprietary Nvidia driver.

Wed 11 Jan 2012 Operating System: Three-Headed_Dog-001 Linux 2.6.37.6
0.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600GT](rev a1)
oem: NVIDIA product: G84 Board - p402h00 Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.7.6
dimensions: 1440x900 pixels (411x263 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 8600 GT/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 275.43

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600
Core 0: 1603 1: 1603 2: 1603 3: 1603 MHz

sh-4.1# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
49430 frames in 5.0 seconds
49470 frames in 5.0 seconds
49480 frames in 5.0 seconds

[James C]

Downloading ....give it a spin shortly.

[James C]

Just to make certain I haven't missed anything....the original "luci-529" release of Three-Headed-Dog and now 3 subsequent releases of "luci-001".Correct?

[playdayz]

James C, I would say

luci-529 - Original Three-Headed Dog
luci-001 - Three-Headed Dog Version 2 Take 2
(Instant_update 001 for 3HD) NOV 17 2011
luci-001.002 - current Three-Headed Dog Version 3 JAN 10 2012
(Instant_Update 002.1 for 3HD - will update either Version 1 or Version 2 to Version 3 specs)

IMHO people should use either the current luci-001.002.iso Version 3 or use the IU 002.1 to update either V1 or V2. to V3 specs. These are both in the first section of the first message of this thread.

[James C]

Fresh manual frugal install of luci-001.002.iso aka latest and greatest.
No problems.Looking good.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Three-Headed_Dog, version 001

Chip description:
oem: NVidia
product: NV18 () Board Chip Rev A2

Driver used by Xorg:
nvidia

Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth 24 Depth: "Display"

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video

# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
8448 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1689.582 FPS
10255 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2050.919 FPS
10210 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2041.856 FPS
10241 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2048.085 FPS
10272 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2054.345 FPS
10291 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2058.053 FPS
13620 frames in 5.0 seconds = 2723.159 FPS
15383 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3074.162 FPS
17235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3446.954 FPS
17061 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3412.163 FPS

-Computer-
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Memory : 1034MB (188MB used)
Operating System : Puppy Linux 0.00
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Wed 11 Jan 2012 03:52:10 PM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : VIA8233 - VIA 8235

[Snail]

Just installed V3 by applying the update to the original 529. I am working in a brand new pupsave, so I'm reinstalling all my customisations from scratch.

I downloaded Seamonkey and installed the pet. I then went to Quickpet/Drivers and tested the graphics, which recommended Xorg-high. I was unable to get it downloaded by Quickpet, either from the test results window or directly from the drivers tab. It kept saying I was downloading something else, which I was not. Maybe the system hadn't recorded the fact that the earlier download had completed? A reboot fixed it however.

I noticed that all the items in Menu/Desktop/Country settings are noticeably slow to open on this Pentium 4 Dual core 3.4GHz system. (7 seconds for Set hardware-clock type) It might be a bit painful on my eee701.

I vaguely recall (My usual memory setting) that we should use UTC. Something to do with getting reliable timestamps? The default is UTC off. I set it on, is that right? If it is, should the default be changed?

I tested a random Youtube video and Seamonkey wanted to download a plug-in. Last time I installed Seamonkey to Lucid, I think that I was prompted to download the plugin. Now it isn't even in Quickpet. It is in the PPM. Is there now some way that we can dispense with adobe flashplayer?

I updated the PPM. Is it my imagination or is that even slower than a windows update? (Haven't done one of those for several years now thank God.) I thought that I saw an error message involving Wary but thought that I'd wait until the end of the update to scroll back up and look at it more closely. That didn't work, because although the window is supposedly scrollable, scrolling to the top still leaves you somewhere in the midst of all that garbage that is listed after the last file download. Only puppy-lucid-official and puppy-wary5-official are enabled. This is changed from before, why is this?

What does this mean?

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sh-4.1# glxgears
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual
sh-4.1# 

Sound and my USB camera are working OK so far. Haven't tested extensively but so far no major problems.

Thank you for all your work

[Snail]

That's weird! Rebooted and ran glxgears again. Now I get a mini-window showing smoothly running gears and this output:

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sh-4.1# glxgears
4474 frames in 5.0 seconds
4435 frames in 5.0 seconds
4444 frames in 5.0 seconds
4481 frames in 5.0 seconds
4488 frames in 5.0 seconds
4469 frames in 5.0 seconds
4490 frames in 5.0 seconds
4483 frames in 5.0 seconds
4490 frames in 5.0 seconds
4480 frames in 5.0 seconds
4482 frames in 5.0 seconds
4483 frames in 5.0 seconds
4485 frames in 5.0 seconds
4469 frames in 5.0 seconds
4343 frames in 5.0 seconds
4483 frames in 5.0 seconds
4483 frames in 5.0 seconds
4483 frames in 5.0 seconds
4449 frames in 5.0 seconds
4483 frames in 5.0 seconds
4484 frames in 5.0 seconds
4481 frames in 5.0 seconds
4752 frames in 5.0 seconds
5994 frames in 5.0 seconds
6049 frames in 5.0 seconds
6036 frames in 5.0 seconds
6020 frames in 5.0 seconds
6031 frames in 5.0 seconds
6022 frames in 5.0 seconds
6037 frames in 5.0 seconds
6046 frames in 5.0 seconds
6016 frames in 5.0 seconds
5248 frames in 5.0 seconds
4436 frames in 5.0 seconds
XIO:  fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0.0"
      after 512109 requests (512106 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
sh-4.1# 

It didn't seem to want to stop, so I closed the gear view window and then the error message appeared.

I have just checked that it wasn't Seamonkey interfering the first time. The only difference now is that the frame-rate started out at only 3700 but is now back up to about 4800, with a couple of dips into the 3000's.

It must be clear I don't know what I'm doing. I'm posting this in case it is of interest.

[playdayz]

I tested a random Youtube video and Seamonkey wanted to download a plug-in. Last time I installed Seamonkey to Lucid, I think that I was prompted to download the plugin. Now it isn't even in Quickpet. It is in the PPM. Is there now some way that we can dispense with adobe flashplayer?

Can't do without it I'm afraid. The easiest way to install it is in Menu -> Internet -> Install Flashplayer.

That was normal behavior from glxgears--it will just keep going forever. The first message meant that you had not restarted in order to activate the glx graphcis, so after you rebooted they were active.

If you update the entire PPM it will take almost forever, because for one reason ibiblio is very slow plus there is a lot to download. It is not really necessary to update the whole thing--better is to start Quickpet -> More Pets (from the menu) and then Update Lupu PPM. That is very fast.

[Snail]

I clicked on the Menu/Internet/Install Flashplayer and downloaded the tar.gz file.

I then dragged the file from a Rox window into the entry box in the Flash-Installation 0.1 window and hit OK. I got the message: "No file was selected". I tried again using the file browser method, with the same result. I tested and the plug-in is not there, as expected.

I rebooted and immediately tried again, same result.

Do I have to unpack the tar.gz archive first?

[jim3630]

snail

i just did the same as you and it worked. no you do not unpack it.

[Snail]

Now I have succeeded too. I deleted the .tar.gz file from the directory
/mnt/home/Puppy ISOs, where I had it. I reran the installer from scratch but this time I put the download in /root.

It appears that there is a problem with the program if you put the download too deep in the directory structure? If so, this is unfortunately quite common with Puppy utilities. Anyone else tried using this with an "exotic' download directory?

[majorfoo]

D/L and booted from live cd

Internet auto connected
sound works great

Did full install and loaded several applications from my saved stuff

works great

Thanks to bigpup for the three dogs that I use for my wallpaper

[Snail]

Forum hiccup

[Snail]

Sorry late at night

[backi]

Here is something which looks quite interesting .

Compressing RAM with zRam .
I am not a a Linux expert but maybe someone more skilled can use this idea to make use of it in Puppy or elsewhere .
http://weirdfellow.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... with-zram/

[Snail]

Lupu News is no longer accessible in 529 with the instant_Update-3HD-002.1.pet applied to the original 529 sfs, using Seamonkey. Neither the Menu/Help/Lupu News Help nor the Quickpet news tab gives anything but a blank page in Seamonkey

the file /usr/share/doc/index99.html is not changed. however it no longer displays anything in seamonkey when clicked on in Rox. Totally strange.

What is even odder is that clicking on that file in Rox has totally diffferent behaviour with Firefox and again in Dillo. Dillo still opens the same pages that Seamonkey did in 529 original and also with 529 plus the instant update 001 (erroneously) installed. Firefox opens the Puppy Jumping off page!!! I presume that it id Dillo which is working properly?

Previously, and still with Dillo, this file loaded a local help page with a link to the page diddywadiddy.net/Lupu News/index4.html. Quickpet loaded, and still does in Dillo, the page diddywadiddy.net/Lupu News. (That page is however concerned with 528, not 529.)

[aarf]

luci003 default wallpaper lasted less than a minute from first boot
still see luci as the most polished puppy in the current kennels.
will see if the infrequent random crashing is still around in the current incarnation..

[playdayz]

Lupu News is no longer accessible in 529 with the instant_Update-3HD-002.1.

Snail, Menu/Help/Lupu News Help should open file:///usr/share/doc/index99.html

Quickpet.News. should open http://www.diddywahdiddy.net/LupuNews/ (Yes, the LupuNews is really for 5.2.8--I don't have one for 3HD.)

I suggest uninstalling Seamonkey and installing this new one for Lucid ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pet ... -Lucid.pet

Also, I recommend using this pet for Firefox http://diddywahdiddy.net/Puppy500/Firef ... -Lucid.pet

They are both on page 65 of this thread. Let's see if that fixes the problem.

luci003 default wallpaper lasted less than a minute from first boot

I understand that aarf. That is by far the most "complicated" wallpaper Lucid has ever used. I knew it would not work for everyone. I almost used the 3-Headed Puppies that bigpup found http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 563#594563 Generally a wallpaper should be "uncomplicated" I think, but as an artist this one appealed to me and I thought all of the complications worked together into a striking background.

infrequent random crashing

Please try to note the programs that are running when a crash occurs. With the programs that I use I do not have a problem with either 3HD or Lucid 5.2.8 crashing. Thanks.