Wary Puppy 5.2.2, 18 Nov. 2011

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#136 Post by tronkel »

Just tried the pet from rcrsn51

On a first attempt I got no joy. I then remembered I had allowed a version update from 5.1.106beta2 the first time I booted into 5.2, so I thought I'd try a pristine pup_save.

Then installed the printer driver plus the pet from rcrsn51 for good measure. Printing now works in the normal fashion!

After a day of playing about with this problem, I've still got no idea what the real cause was. Was there some change in udev rules maybe between 5.2 and its predecessor? Or something in the pup_save itself?

Anyway that's a relief. Doesn't seem to have anything to do directly with the CUPS version.

I had also compiled the source for the latest CUPS version 1.5 and installed it. Compiled no problem in Wary 5.2, but didn't make any difference at all to the printing problem.
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#137 Post by rcrsn51 »

The change is the rebuild/upgrade of GTK. The old version sent data to CUPS in Postscript form. The new version sends it in PDF form. Hence the need for the additional filter.

You can confirm this by taking the GTK CUPS backend from an old Wary where printing did work and dropping it into Wary 5.2.

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#138 Post by DaveS »

rcrsn51 wrote:The change is the rebuild/upgrade of GTK. The old version sent data to CUPS in Postscript form. The new version sends it in PDF form. Hence the need for the additional filter.

You can confirm this by taking the GTK CUPS backend from an old Wary where printing did work and dropping it into Wary 5.2.
So why do I get the scrambled characters in Racy, any idea?
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#139 Post by Karl Godt »

rcrsn51 wrote:The change is the rebuild/upgrade of GTK. The old version sent data to CUPS in Postscript form. The new version sends it in PDF form. Hence the need for the additional filter.

You can confirm this by taking the GTK CUPS backend from an old Wary where printing did work and dropping it into Wary 5.2.
Inside the pet is a single binary , that replaces the link to /usr/bin/pdftops from /usr/lib/cups/filter directory .

15 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 14264 2011-09-21 19:02 pdftops
15 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 14288 2011-09-16 23:36 pdftops-orig


Printing seems to work on Wary-Racy here,too .

Had not tried Drake because of the former .rpm problems in earlier puppies (dotpuphandler&puppybasic) or busybox rpm not being able to extract but installs with no trace of the files to uninstall again ...

I had also an error message in cups pstoraster failed , but
find /usr/lib/cups -iname "*pstoraster*"
/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster
# file /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster
/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster: POSIX shell script text executable

is a shell script , nice to learn about cups command line syntax .

Anyway printing is working [ tried to install a ghoscript 9-04pet by dingo which seems not to have helped , applying cupsd.conf from quirky-130 , where i remembered cups-1.3.11 was working , investigating /etc/*shadow files ... ] .

Thanks , rcrsn51 !

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More USB weirdness

#140 Post by LoboGrande »

My computer runs Wary 5.1.4 and 5.2 fine from the live CD but won't run them from USB. I get a kernel panic. I've tried both Uni and Bootable Flash installs and it will open, start to load and then get a kernel panic message.

P4 3.0ghz w/800fsb, 4gb ddr/ Asus P4V800 mobo/ 80gb SATA HD

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#141 Post by Jades »

Tried moving the K6 into the Study to test printing on the Canon i865 in there. Somewhat surprisingly, the machine still worked! Unfortunately, I got the same results as with the BJC-70. Test page worked, printing from Abiword and Gnumeric didn't. Same error as before.

I've seen rcrsn51's post with his pet and will report back after testing it tomo^h^h^h^hlater today (it being 1:18am).
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#142 Post by nubc »

I substituted a 'bookmarks.html' file into the .mozilla folder in root, but the bookmarks do not appear in SM 2.3.1, even after a reboot.

The version of Flashplayer does not put a temporary flash file in tmp directory. So I obtained a 'libflashplayer.so' file from Wary 5.1.1 which does put the flash temp in tmp. After rebooting, the flash file still does not show in tmp. Incidentally, I don't see a YT download app in the menu tree.

Clicking the "Playback" tab in 'Adobe Flash Player preferences' causes the gui to crash and close.

While typing this feedback, I accidentally hit the Windows key on my Dell QuietKey keyboard. This caused the window to suddenly and completely disappear from all three desktops. However, the window was reconstituted with text (whew!) when I clicked the Browse icon. Not a pleasant experience, really.

Edit: The accidental keystroke might have been the Print key.
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#143 Post by broomdodger »

nubc wrote:I substituted a 'bookmarks.html' file into the .mozilla folder in root, but the bookmarks do not appear in SM 2.3.1, even after a reboot
go to the Bookmarks menu
+ select Manage bookmarks
+ Tools menu
+ Import HTML
+ File
+ navigate to your bookmarks.html
! done

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#144 Post by James C »

Fresh full install of Wary 5.20 on my old P3 test box.Internet,sound and display all working and correct on initial boot.Overall,looking good.

-Computer-
Processor : Pentium III (Coppermine)
Memory : 253MB (108MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Wed 19 Oct 2011 12:34:45 AM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa GLX Indirect
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : ICH - Intel 82801AA-ICH
VGA compatible controller : Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133
Ethernet controller : Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100
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#145 Post by Shep »

nubc wrote:While typing this feedback, I accidentally hit the Windows key on my Dell QuietKey keyboard. This caused the window to suddenly and completely disappear from all three desktops. However, the window was reconstituted with text (whew!)
Almost certainly the Inset key, a known issue. http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=69175

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#146 Post by nubc »

I can state with some confidence that it wasn't the Insert key, since fingers of my right hand were dragging along the bottom edge of the keyboard. The three suspect keys are therefore Ctrl, Print, MSWindows, and less likely Alt. The puzzling thing is that I can't reproduce the disappearing act, so maybe it's a key combination.

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#147 Post by Sage »

Broken record checking in.
Wary is fantastic - I use it all the time for a range of functions on many machines and peripherals. One of the most useful for the liveCD is checking, diagnostics, passwords, settings & co.
So here come the buts - every so often it jumps up and bites you in the butt.

Just what will it take to persuade BK to dump this worthless browser? All I wanted to do today was change my router settings. The important parts of the config monitor weren't displayed. Whether this needed Java, javascript, flash, w.h.y., it was easier to d/l & install Opera! So unnecessary when one's in a hurry!

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#148 Post by rjbrewer »

nubc wrote:I substituted a 'bookmarks.html' file into the .mozilla folder in root, but the bookmarks do not appear in SM 2.3.1, even after a reboot.

Incidentally, I don't see a YT download app in the menu tree.
.
I move my saved bookmarks file to root, then use bookmarks
manager to import.

For youtube:
Install video download helper 4.9.5 from here.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... /versions/

When installed right click around navigation bar until you see
a little window with "customize" at the bottom. Click customize.
Drag the little colored balls up between the printer and search
icons.

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#149 Post by p3m4la5 »

I am install fresh Wary 52 ( frugal ). everything ok, like detect my huawei e173 modem etc until klick power off > save file > Administrator .........
and until wait.... there is nothing happen ( wary not shutdown ). Did i miss something ?
sorry for bad english.....

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#150 Post by popguy »

Hi, I'm booting wary on my Portege 2000 (PIII 750, 512, 20GB, Trident Microsystems cyberblade XPAi1-rev d2), after giving up booting with lupu 5.2.8. (hangs after "ISOLINUX.." writing flashes). However, when wary gets to the point where it says "Setting up services (network, printing, etc.)... it hangs.
Thanks for any help!

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#151 Post by Shep »

popguy wrote:Hi, I'm booting wary on my Portege 2000 (PIII 750, 512, 20GB, Trident Microsystems cyberblade XPAi1-rev d2), after giving up booting with lupu 5.2.8. (hangs after "ISOLINUX.." writing flashes). However, when wary gets to the point where it says "Setting up services (network, printing, etc.)... it hangs.
Thanks for any help!
I see you have made only a handful of posts to the forum, so I assume you are relatively new to using puppy (though I have noted the 2007 join date). :o I'm wondering have you succeeded in running ANY version of puppy on that P3 machine? Does microsoft's windows run happily?

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#152 Post by popguy »

Thanks for your reply. Sorry for my posts a bit here and there, I only now realized my second last was out of place. Anyhow, I've been a happy puppy user on many machines, and 4.3.1 works fine on my p3, like practically all versions before. 5.2.1 worked, but my orinoco wireless had trouble, so i hoped for joy with 5.2.8 or wary. I would however like to get 5.2.8. or 5.2 wary running on it. Yes, windoze works on the machine of course.
thank you!

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#153 Post by rcrsn51 »

Is the CD-ROM drive still working OK? Can you still boot an older Puppy CD off it?

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#154 Post by popguy »

Thanks. Yes, The cd drive is fine, I can boot 4.3.1. The media is fine too, no probs in booting from another machine. I tried turning acpi to off while booting, but that didn't seem to solve it.

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#155 Post by Sage »

Wary was designed with old machines in mind - nothing amiss with your 750. But there have been lots of changes with Puppy recently and dozens of issues have arisen with almost all variants. Presently, too many matters remain to be addressed, in my opinion. However, refinement and polishing takes forever and is less exciting for developers. The best option for your machine might be john biles' LegacyOS. But before you do a full install, clear out your HD completely, including the MBR, if necessary with a debug script (dd scripts don't always do the biz from within Linux). Make sure you destroy, rather than 'delete', any hidden partitions. You may need one of the specialist Linux CD utilities - I use System Rescue, but not everyone around here likes it; there are others.

PS. As recommended many times before, if you insist on using laptops, always a good idea to remove the HD, mount it in an IDE adapter and run/install it in a desktop. There are no issues when you swap it back for Puppy.
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