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#1336 Post by kevin bowers »

Double post

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libreoffice update

#1337 Post by cowboy »

Playdayz,

Any chance you could upload the most recent libreoffice .sfs file (maybe the last stable 3.4+ or the new 3.5 version) to the ibiblio repos for lucid? While 01micko has created the get office pet, it is advised that we not attempt to run it on a USB install. The libreoffice version in the repos (3.3.1) has not been updated in over a year, and for many, this office suite is becoming a crucial bit of work. I know it's here or there on the forum, perhaps, but it's always nice to have it in the "official" channel. If possible, thanks so much.
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Re: broadcom continued

#1338 Post by rerwin »

cowboy wrote:rerwin, playdayz, et al.,

Not sure this is what you intended, but I attempted to use your new Cumulative patch-2 pet (which includes a broadcom fix ). Did a new install, broadcom bcm4311 found and installed through SNS. Can do this, sometimes, on a first boot, though it is erratic. Then, ran your fix, and created the new savefile and rebooted. On reboot, wifi light is off, and SNS can not find the broadcom driver. Tried again, created new savefile, then rebooted, and then ran the fix. On reboot, driver again not found. This is for a broadcom bcm4311 in a Dell Latitude.

Have no problem with finding and creating a connection in all Lucids up to 525. With 528, 528v4 and Three Headed Dog, it's been very hit and miss, and the driver if found and applied on the first boot, usually won't survive a second. Usually doing an install to a ext2 partition on a USB flash drive. Please let me know what else I can try, or what you need me to report.

thanks so,
cowboy
cowboy,
I am surprised to not see any more info on this problem. In case you were not aware of what to expect, I will describe it here. The new driver creates an "eth" device instead of wlan0. When the new driver is loaded, the open-source driver (b43) will not be loaded and will not create a wlan0.

If wlan0 was not there, then the new driver must have loaded. You should see a new device, probably eth1. You should open SNS and set up that device, as you originally did for wlan0. Then, when you reboot, SNS should find the new eth1 (or whatever).

If it does not work out that way, please run pmodemdiag and post/send its output file, so that can see why. Maybe there is another tweak to be made to the "magic" logic. I would like to resolve this soon, so playdayz can confidently release a new "testing" ISO with the updated proprietary driver.

Thanks for your help.
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broadcom 528 update

#1339 Post by cowboy »

rerwin,

will run this test on 528 setup this evening, and will PM you results of the pmodemdiag. Thanks for your efforts regarding this troublesome broadcom setup.
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Puppy unable to boot

#1340 Post by scotts824 »

It appears that when saving a session on a USB drive to ext3 filesystem and encrypting the data, the USB becomes unable to boot.

(See thread in Subject Line)

Otherwise, a very clean, super-fast and responsive interface ... a keeper!

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#1341 Post by playdayz »

Any chance you could upload the most recent libreoffice .sfs file (maybe the last stable 3.4+ or the new 3.5 version) to the ibiblio repos for lucid? While 01micko has created the get office pet, it is advised that we not attempt to run it on a USB install. The libreoffice version in the repos (3.3.1) has not been updated in over a year, and for many, this office suite is becoming a crucial bit of work. I know it's here or there on the forum, perhaps, but it's always nice to have it in the "official" channel. If possible, thanks so much.
OK. It will be a few days though. I haven't done it since the Get Libre is installed in Lucid's menu and it could always be updated but what you say makes sense.

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528 and broadcom

#1342 Post by cowboy »

rerwin, after creating new savefile on FAT partition of usb drive, lost wifi on second boot, after successful initial setup. have run the rerwin fix pet for 528v4, and have the eth0 offered, but can not make connection. pics attached here, and will PM you the results of pmodemdiag.
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#1343 Post by playdayz »

Libre Office 3.5.1

Fast download -> http://diddywahdiddy.net/Puppy500/Libre ... n_US-2.sfs

Ibiblio -> ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pet ... n_us-2.sfs

This is the latest Libre Office--the same as the Get Libre Office menu item downloads. There was a bug in the first version posted a few hours ago--the printeradmin menu item was wrong. I took the opportunity to have the Libre programs open without displaying the logo because I think that is slightly faster.

Here is a pet that will integrate LibreOffice as the default word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and draw programs. It will do two things: 1) the desktop icons will open LibreOffice programs and 2) clicking files with appropriate extensions/mime types will open LibreOffice programs (such as .docx will open Libre Writer). Of course, LibreOffice must be installed.
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#1344 Post by playdayz »

Abiword RTF

This makes Abiword default to saving in RTF format instead of abw. The reason is that once too often Abiword saved a file in abw and then refused to open it.

This works with the Abiword 2.8.6 that is default in Lucid (which is still the official stable release of Abiword).

After applying the pet there should be a file named /usr/share/abiword-2.8/system. profile, and it should contain DefaultSaveFormat=".rtf" (By changing the DefaultSaveFormat=".rtf" to DefaultSaveFormat=".doc" it is possible to have Abiword save by default in doc format.)
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#1345 Post by Atle »

Thanks for the new Libre Office... Shall download and try.. Great work Playdayz

Donwloaded and installed the other .pet and it all works great
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#1346 Post by bigpup »

The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected :shock:
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#1347 Post by majorfoo »

playdayz wrote:Abiword RTF

This makes Abiword default to saving in RTF format instead of abw. The reason is that once too often Abiword saved a file in abw and then refused to open it.
Just tried this out - did not default to RTF on save
I tried this is 528 testing -01a-patch-02
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#1348 Post by playdayz »

Just tried this out - did not default to RTF on save
That's weird majorfoo. I just retested on a fresh boot. Did you restart Abiword after applying the pet? Are you using a different language than default? Had you opened a file that was in another format? After applying the pet there should be a file named /usr/share/abiword-2.8/system. profile, and it should contain DefaultSaveFormat=".rtf" I hassled with this for a couple of hours yesterday, so I probably don't understand it all.

(By changing the DefaultSaveFormat=".rtf" to DefaultSaveFormat=".doc" it is possible to have Abiword save by default in doc format.)

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#1349 Post by majorfoo »

playdayz wrote:
Just tried this out - did not default to RTF on save
That's weird majorfoo. I just retested on a fresh boot. Did you restart Abiword after applying the pet? Are you using a different language than default? Had you opened a file that was in another format? After applying the pet there should be a file named /usr/share/abiword-2.8/system. profile, and it should contain DefaultSaveFormat=".rtf" I hassled with this for a couple of hours yesterday, so I probably don't understand it all.

(By changing the DefaultSaveFormat=".rtf" to DefaultSaveFormat=".doc" it is possible to have Abiword save by default in doc format.)
Problem solved - I am running Abiword-2.9.0-lucid52.pet. The Rtf pet created a Abiword 2.8 folder in /usr/share containing a single entry = system.profile

I changed the system.profile in Abiword 2.9 and all is well.
Thanks for your quick response.

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libreoffice 3.5.1

#1350 Post by cowboy »

Playdayz,

Just downloaded and installed Libreoffice 3.5.1. Up and running with no problem - menus, etc all there. Also, the pet to integrate Libreoffice is a fine idea - can't tell you how many times I've wished for this capability.

You've made the Lucid line a stable yet responsive and evolving operating system. Thanks for everything.
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Announcing Lucid Plus

#1351 Post by playdayz »

Announcing Lucid Plus (formerly known as the TESTING ISO)

This is a complement to Lucid 5.2.8, not a replacement. It will exist alongside Lucid 5.2.8. It is called Lucid Plus because 1) it has 41 extra drivers (thanks to tempestuous); 2) it has extra provisions for HP printers and scanners (thanks to lluamco); 3) it has the 2 series of Pmusic plus the necessary updated multimedia components (ffmpeg). Thanks mainly to rerwin for Lucid Plus because he had the ideas for 1) and 2) and provided numerous tweaks to the infrastructure.

Should you use it? 1) If you have had any driver problems with Lucid 5.2.8.004; 2) if you have an HP printer or scanner and have had trouble configuring it; 3) if you want Lucid with the new ffmpeg and Pmusic 2.x; 4) if you want a Lucid ISO with the latest versions of the Puppy programs contributed by members of the Puppy community. Most people will tell no difference except for the additions. For some Lucid Plus will work better than Lucid 5.2.8.004, but for others Lucid Plus might not work as well. (The updated Puppy programs will be included in an upcoming Lucid 5.2.8.005.)

Patch-2 to the Testing01a ISO - rerwin
usb-modeswitch 1.2.2 - rerwin
Pmusic 2.5.1 - zigbert
ffmpeg 0.8.9 - playdayz/shinobar
ffconvert 1.2 - shinobar
sfs-load 1.3 - shinobar
PupControl 2.0 - radky
Sylpheed 3.1.3 - playdayz
mtpaint 3.44.3 - don570
PupApps 1.8 - radky
PupSnap 1.6.3 - radky
pprocess 2.2.4 - zigbert
Pburn 3.5.1 - zigbert
firewallstate 2.1 - tasmod
grub4dos 1.7.2 - shinobar
isomaster 1.3.9 - BarryK
pbackup 3.1.9 - zigbert
pfilesearch 1.28 - zigbert
pfind 4.24 - zigbert
PupClockset 1.9 - radky
PupSysinfo 2.1.4 - radky
Bacon Recorder 2.6.1 - don570
Hpliplite 3.12.2 - lluamco - New Program http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 31&t=58421
PupMenu 1.0 - radky - New Program http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 12&t=76713

41 Extra drivers - tempestuous This is all of the extra drivers that tempestuous has prepared for Lupu since its release. He has quietly been making Lucid more useful for many people.

LupuPlus 5.2.8.001 -> http://diddywahdiddy.net/Puppy500/lupuplus-528.001.iso
a13b76e6ab356d905ab2cde6d33e99ac

Here are the extra drivers. All thanks to rerwin, who had the idea to include the drivers and who compiled the list. And of course to tempestuous who built them all in the first place.

acx-mac80211-20110602-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 985#443985
ath5k-patched-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 659#444659
tg3-3.110-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 938#447938
broadcom_sta-5.6.48.36-i486.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 596#421596 referenced from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 464#448464 needs preference: "ssb:b43"
Puppy5.1-WPA-hotfix.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 997#448997 #lost since 5.1.1
rfkill-upgrade-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 093#452093
xhci-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 853#453853 already in lupu002-patch-6
r8192se_pci-k2.6.33.2.pet and 3 others from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 469#462469 needs
preference: "r8192_pci:r8192se_pci"
sn9c102-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 698#469698 and...
libv4l-0.6.1.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 701#469701
rt5370sta-v2.5.0.1-k2.6.33.2.pet and 2 others from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 085#481085
rt3090sta-v2.4.0.4-k2.6.33.2.pet and 2 others from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 618#494618
orinoco_usb-git20101211-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 672#495672
iwlagn-firmware-update-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 421#497421
hid-logitech-k2.6.33.2.pet and perhaps joystick-utils.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 184#500184
w35und-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 722#500722
rt3070sta-v2.3.0.1-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 360#513360 should be made available as an alternative to the latest version, but not included in the ISO.
ar5523-svn-r29060-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 414#513414
snd-emu10k1-firmware.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 568#515568
dvb-usb-rtl2832u_k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 199#522199
hostap-upgrade-k2.6.33.2.pet and prism-NV-firmware-1.8.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 677#525677
qcaux-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 920#526920
jmb38x_xd-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 015#564015
dialup_modem_drivers-agere-lucent-k2.6.33.2-20110913.pet and 2 others from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 112#564112
dialup_modem_drivers-intel-537-2010_07_19-k2.6.33.2.pet and 3 others from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 113#564113 Could be left as optional packages.
cdc-acm-update-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 318#578318
dvb-usb-af903x-k2.6.33.2.pet and 1 other from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 751#584751
meye-k2.6.33.2.pet from http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 101#592101 This might require a "rules" file to get the driver loaded.

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#1352 Post by Sage »

Lucid Plus
Wow! Stunning! Yu' da man, PD.
...even gets the correct monitor/video card res. on default. Eudora in PPM. What more could anyone desire?

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#1353 Post by playdayz »

Abiword Help

I am trying to make the Help work in Abiword. This is what I am told on the abiword-users list. Maybe someone will get it before I do. (In Lucid there is a menu item for Abiword Help, but it would be much preferable if it worked from the program menu of course.) Add: Doing what they recommend with the browser does not seem to work--I am afraid it has to do with gnomevfs.

My question:
The items in the Help Menu start "your default browser" to display the help. How is that accomplished? I ask because it does not work for me. If I start Abiword in a terminal I get the message 'Warning: Operation Not Supported' when I click the Help menu -> Help Contents. This is in Puppy Linux which is not standard in many ways--to get the Help working in one program, I needed a file named 'sensible-browser' to start the default browser. Thanks for any help.
The answer:
In the first instance abiword checks the content of the "BROWSER" environment variable to search for prefered installed web browser. If this is not set it then itterates through a list optential browsers and looks for each on the users system. The first one it finds it uses to open the help page. The list is:

"sensible-browser", /* debian */
"epiphany", /* primary gnome */
"galeon", /* secondary gnome */
"encompass",
"firefox",
"mozilla-firebird",
"mozilla",
"netscape",
"konqueror",
"xterm -e w3m",
"xterm -e lynx",
"xterm -e links"

If it fails to find any of these give up and you get the error you see.

That is the fallback. In there there gnomevfs of gvfs (build time dependency, the later is likely present on any recent Gtk 2 build) then it will use that and likely launch the browser defined.

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#1354 Post by cthisbear »

Lucid Plus.

Working on Dell Studio XPS 1340 .

""""""""""

Screen = 1280 x 720

::::::::

Broadcom b43 ....works >>

now seen as >> Eth 1 Broadcom 802.11/a/b/g/n Wireless Lan Controller

But I have to repeat some steps >>> as follows.
Doing it once fails.

"""""""

From the connect icon

I selected >> Internet by Wireles or Wired Lan

run the Classic Network Wizard .....
>> not the >> Simple Network Wizard..

I selected >> Eth 1

and I installed the Firewall first >>> old habits.

I ran the Classic Network Wizard again >> Eth 1

I first clicked on >> Test wlan0

and Auto DHCP

click on >>> Wireless >> Scan

Select one of the available networks.....>> my hidden network

tick >>WPA2

as I run >> WPA2-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 with Pre-Shared Key)

add my user name into >> Profile Name and >> Essid

type my password into >> Shared Key

Clicked >> Save and >> Use this Profile.

The Wizard connects >> acquiring connection

and then I repeat the steps

>> Click again >> Test wlan0 and Click on Auto DHCP

Xdialog reports >>> Network Configuration of wlan0 Successful

Do you want to save this configuration

I click >> Yes....and >> Done

>>> You have finished running Dougal's Network Wizard

Clicked >>> Yes Set as Default...>> Clicked OK

And I am connected.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Reboot fresh....no save...to try Frisbee.

Install the pet from the menu >> Internet

Won't connect.....I had waited 2 minutes plus.

Fiddle in the settings...and then it decides to see the networks.
I booted twice to see what I did the first time with Frisbee.

I had clicked on some free program within it...the first time
but second time around I couldn't see it within Frisbee.
Just clicked and mucked about in it till it started again.

"""""""""""

Permasu got it working here...6th post

Dpup Exprimo 5.X.3.2.11 with 3.2.11 kernel.

Yeah! I know that it's newer.
But then I tried his on some botched laptops I have been taking data off
and it didn't like one at all for wireless..

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 7&start=30

::::::::::

Anyway....thanks mate....Chris.

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#1355 Post by playdayz »

Abiword Help

radky found that technosaurus had dealt with the problem of the missing Help.
In 2010, Technosaurus described similar problems with Abiword's inability to call Help resources through an external browser. The following links may be of some value. Smile

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... c73440f74a
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=52591
The Help did work in 4.3.1 Abiword 2.6.3.

Possibility: There is a configure option "--without-gnomevfs" which mght help, just a guess. I don't think gnomevfs is fully enabled in Lucid. I am trying in 4.3.1 at the moment.

Nope. Abiword 2.8.6 compiled in 4.3.1 without gnomevfs, but the Help was still broken.

The AW 2.8.2 that technosaurus made has the same broken Help when run in Lucid.
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