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Slacko B5

#31 Post by majorfoo »

Booted live cd
probe detected 1024x768 screen
sound = ok
auto connect to internet =ok
seamonkey-2.4 = ok
setup printer = ok

next
full install to ext4 partition
probe detected 1024x768 screen
sound = ok
auto connect to internet - did not work on boot of full install, however, did work on boot of live cd - strange
seamonkey-2.4 = ok
setup printer = ok

shutdown and rebooted = no problems on shutdown - reboot clean

added pets from my save partition and have not encountered any problems at this point.

Working great for me.

majorfoo

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#32 Post by jim3630 »

pemasu wrote:http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 235#568235

Joe Wing is back. New JWM binary fixes the fullscreen bug.
pemasu thanks!

gcmartin

#33 Post by gcmartin »

Java in SLACKO
I have already reported on QuickPET issue in its Menu.

Here's an issue with PPM to add JAVA to SLACKO. The problem is easy installation issues because of the dependency requirement.

It would be nice to know how I should proceed to install JAVA in Slacko. Here's what happened to JRE.
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#34 Post by eternal-sunshine »

Just made a frugal install of B5 and have the following observations (hope some of it may help):

1. No need any more for acpi=force in Grub nor 01micko's acpi.pet to make a shutdown. Good news.

2. Installed Opera from slickpet but it isn't seen in the Change Browser Default menu selection.

3. And installing Browser-default from slickpet still suggests it's to be found other than where it is ie in Utility.

4. Trivial typo in slickpet
Transmissiom
.

5. I understand the reason why 01Micko doesn't want to put dependancies in slickpet (chromium 15 is still there by the way) but when I tried to install Chromium 16.0.881-slacko instead from slickpet (or at DaveS's suggestion using Playdayz's version from the forum...but I think they are the same though) this time it doesn't tell me I need any dependancies but still won't run, despite appearing in the Default Browser list. From the cmd line it reports
Illegal Instruction.
What is it missing??

6. And if some kind soul could look into why OOoLight.sfs (see http://download.ooolight.org/) isn't recognised in B5 but is in for example Puppy528 that would be really appreciated.

Many thanks

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#35 Post by jpeps »

gcmartin: what, you didn't like DGmod? (I think someone is color blind :) )

I left slacko running for a few hours, and when I returned:

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Mem: 879096K used, 155416K free, 0K shrd, 78828K buff, 628472K cached
After cleaning cache:

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Mem: 186180K used, 848332K free, 0K shrd, 2512K buff, 46768K cached

gcmartin

#36 Post by gcmartin »

jpeps wrote:gcmartin: what, you didn't like DGmod? (I think someone is color blind ...
"What is DGmod?" Does it come with something in SLACKO that I'm missing?

I welcome advice or assistance.

Thanks in advance

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#37 Post by jpeps »

gcmartin wrote:
jpeps wrote:gcmartin: what, you didn't like DGmod? (I think someone is color blind ...
"What is DGmod?" Does it come with something in SLACKO that I'm missing?

I welcome advice or assistance.

Thanks in advance
It's the new default jwm theme. It resembles what happens when your laptop video chip needs reseating.

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#38 Post by Jim1911 »

Hi Mick,

KDE 4.5.5 desktop, installed with PPM, still works with Slacko, although many bugs ie plasma, Shutdown and Panel items don't work.

Shutdown problem is easily corrected by installing radky's PupShutdown, others are more difficult to correct. Hopefully, someone will develop a fully operational KDE 4.5.5 sfs after Slacko is final. However, not I since that's way above my skill level.

Cheers,
Jim
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#39 Post by 01micko »

Jim1911 wrote:Hi Mick,

KDE 4.5.5 desktop, installed with PPM, still works with Slacko, although many bugs ie plasma, shutdown.

Shutdown problem is easily corrected by installing radky's PupShutdown, others are more difficult to correct. Hopefully, someone will develop a fully operational KDE 4.5.5 sfs after Slacko is final. However, not I since that's way above my skill level.

Cheers,
Jim
Thanks Jim.. actually I have KDE running nicely in my full install of one of the very early slacko alphas.. I use it for kernel compiling.

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jpeps wrote:It's the new default jwm theme. It resembles what happens when your laptop video chip needs reseating.
:lol: :lol: :D
I wrote:(typos and all)The theme.. you'll either love it or hate it! :lol: I think it's co-ordinted, semi-professional and above all fun. :)
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In other news....

Barry has fixed the shutdown bug 8) ... those adventurous enough .. try it. I'm outa here in 2 hours. (I can hear the fishies calling).
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#40 Post by Lobster »

01micko wrote:(I can hear the fishies calling)
8)

My file system is behaving erratically
At the moment I have saved a txt file in root, that is saving but not appearing.
There are other instances - this was not happening in B4
:shock:

The file was a system report from this excellent system reporting pet
http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=02503

Also from Barrys blog - New JWM could be tested . . .
http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=02507

The fishies are after me :wink:
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#41 Post by James C »

01micko wrote: I have KDE running nicely in my full install of one of the very early slacko alphas..
Me too........ :lol:

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#42 Post by Lobster »

OK just been running and the fishes never caught me . . .
:)
. . . mystery of missing root save solved
the Lighthouse Sys Info file is saved in /tmp/root . . .
and I thought I was just in root as root was in the dialog box :oops:

The fishes are giggling at me again :roll:

I enclose my system details for the record :)

Incidentally Lighthouse is 32bit and 64bit, and complete with all the trimmings . . .
http://www.lhpup.org/index.php
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#43 Post by tasmod »

gcmartin,

I have jre 1.6.0.27 as an sfs which I load and it causes no problems. maybe that's the way to go. Can't be sure but I think it came from Barrys site.

The point being I have it in /mnt/home and that way whichever iso I'm using can load it.

Mick,

No real issues but I did notice a slight icon mouse 'focus' issue sometimes. i.e. click on icon on desktop and nothing happens unless I'm dead centre of icon.
Rob
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The moment after you press "Post" is the moment you actually see the typso 8)

aarf

#44 Post by aarf »

slacko-4.99.6.iso___slacko-4.99.7.iso.delta

md5sum a57da18a74817aa31833b0568abaf1d3

Size: 8.72 MB

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Re: Slacko B5

#45 Post by Jim1911 »

01micko wrote: (I'll be away for some days as of tomorrow.. recharge the batteries before the final assault :wink: )
You need to get that recharge started. :lol:

Cheers,
Jim

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Xorgwizard hangs up from 4.99.4 to .7 using smi driver

#46 Post by charlie6 »

Hi,
last edited: summary:
Xorgwizard behaves as if something has changed in it since Slacko4.99.4 and later, that brings xorg.conf not being configured automaticaly as earlier.

All this happens here on laptop (Medion LT9399 ... Asus made) featured with siliconmotion SM720 video set, upon live-cd bootup and xorgwizard setup:
Story
X was working OK on 312.37 (except that Xkblayout keeps fixed to 'us' whatever the Personalize settings change to 'fr azerty' or 'be-latin1') as early reported in the post here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 7d425a0cf8
That Laptop was also booting up as well with Slacko 4.99.1 and 4.99.2 but with the persisting keyboard layout problem as above.

Got a try now with Slacko B5: X or xorgwizard hangs up upon live-cd boot after manual driver type and resolution choices.

Thanks for any advice
Charlie

edited 29 sept 2011: here are further testings on that Laptop:
Since slacko 4.99.4 till 4.99.7, Xorgwizard cannot configure anymore upon live-cd boot (blackscreen after having manualy choosen the siliconmotion driver and set the display resolution even if manualy set using option 'Z'). Till B1 and B2 X does start: I meanwhile created a slackosave-B1.3fs file for further use and updating with later slacko version.

Updating Slacko from B1 or B2 slackosave file:
Slacko B5 boots up frugal on a slackosave-B1.3fs and updates it nice; but the keyboard layout problem remains: the keyboard keeps set on 'us'.

attached are some documentation files (renamed adding .gz - delete .gz to read them as text)

edited sept 30 sept 2011:
country keyboard setup hopefully solved: (do not know is this is enough ?) by editing xorg.conf and adding the missing Section Device
at the end:

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Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier  "Keyboard0"
   Driver      "kbd"
   Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
   Option      "XkbModel" "pc102"
   Option      "XkbLayout" "be"
EndSection
Now xorg.conf looks like:

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#Special base config file used in Puppy Linux.
# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this  section  is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#
Section "Module"
   Load "synaptics"
# This loads the DBE extension module.
    Load        "dbe"     # Double buffer extension
# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
    SubSection  "extmod"
      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension
    EndSubSection
# This loads the font modules
#    Load        "type1"
#    Load        "freetype"
# This loads xtrap extension, used by xrandr
#    Load       "xtrap"
# This loads the GLX module (if present). xorg 7.4/5 need explicit disable to disable...
    Disable    "glx" #LOADGLX
# This loads dri module (if present). 7.4 loads it by default, have to disable...
#    Load       "dri" #LOADDRI
#    Disable "dri"
EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Files section.  This allows default font paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
    FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc/"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/"
    FontPath   "/usr/share/X11/fonts/TTF/"
EndSection
#
*********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************
Section "ServerFlags"
# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><Fn> VT switch sequence
# (where n is 1 through 12).  This allows clients to receive these key
# events.
#    Option "DontVTSwitch"
# Enables mode switching with xrandr
# There is a report that this can cause Xorg not to work on some
# video hardware, so default is commented-out...
# but i want to use it in xorgwizard so leave on...
    Option "RandR" "on"
# With this, Xorg won't talk to HAL to add evdev devices and you'll be back
# with the old Xorg behavior (pre-7.4)...
    Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"
# For no-Hal, kirk also suggests this...
#    Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true"
# Xorg 7.4, Ubuntu Jaunty, CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE is disabled by default...
    Option "DontZap" "false"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier  "Keyboard0"
   Driver      "kbd"
   Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
   Option      "XkbModel" "pc102"
   Option      "XkbLayout" "be"
EndSection

#everything past here is auto-generated by Puppy's Xorg Wizard...
#PuppyHardwareProfile=Silicon_Motion_SM720
Remainig problem: on that Laptop xorgwizard hangs up from Slacko 4.99.4 till 4.99.7 upon live-cd fresh bootup (all versions tested).
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aarf

#47 Post by aarf »

lost the "save file" dialog in opera-next. had to restart x before i could proceed to save.

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#48 Post by mavrothal »

What is this?... an intelligence test to figure out when the next beta is out?... :lol:

B5 looks :wink: really nice and works fine too.
I guess next should be an RC. 8)

As usually VM update and SlaXO update and fresh build was smooth.
The shutdown bug is gone in the SlaXO/vfat case (without BK's change of rc.shutdown) and updating to JWM 505 had no issues.

I have a strange bug though. Frisbee works fine in the XO-1.5 but not in the XO-1 :? I get "failed to set ssid" and indeed /usr/lical/Frisbee/iface is empty.
I guess something is tripped by the XO-1 wifi module.
Does not appear to be the presence of the msh interface because "ignoring" if or bring it down it does not change things. dhcpd also is fine with other connection tools.
wpa_cli or supplicant maybe.(?)

The problem is also present in B4.
The original jemimah's frisbee does not have this problem in XOpup. I guess I'll check it to see how it behaves in SlaXO...
..... No it does not work :(
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#49 Post by tater »

Manual frugal install of slacko B5.

Pburn freezes at the end of burning an iso. CTRL ALT Backspace to close it.

I had the same problem in Beta 4.

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#50 Post by DaveS »

No problem with latest JWM. F11 bug fixed.
Spup Frugal HD and USB
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