Lighthouse 64 5.14.2 release notes | ISOs | SFS add-ons | What is an SFS?
What's New
[Update] Newer release available, please visit:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=81832
Linux kernel 3.0.3 and Xorg 1.9.5 from Fatdog 64-521. SquashFS compressed main file, initrd and SFS add-ons compressed with xz (LZMA2). Size reduction of 20% or more vs. gz compression.
The Xfce 4.8 SFS (17M) requires Gvfs-1.8.1-x86_64.sfs (12M). Both of these are available in the latest Mariner ISO or d/l from lhpup.org/sfs. Udisks-1.0.2-x86_64.sfs (<1M) is included in KDE SFS and is recommended with Gvfs. The DevX-L64_514.sfs is the same as the 513 version, only renamed; but don't rename the older 512 version--it is not compatible with 514.
Built-in Samba Server 3.6.0 with support for SMB2 sharing to Windows clients. For SAMBA information see here, (thanks to Gcmartin)
Changes from 5.13
Remaster LiveCD Wizard (Setup menu) was adapted from latest Woof for Lighthouse 64 with xz compression and inclusion of Wine and 32-bit libs, if present. (Booting with pfix=pure64 means they are not.) Building a custom LiveCD should be much easier!
Bootflash Install Lighthouse to USB updated.
wcpufreq CPU Frequency Scaling updated to 0.9.1: expand driver search to new kernel module locations. More info on the first panel.
Multi-session PUPMODE=77 bug fixes (thanks to Gcmartin)
Drive icon / hide icons bug fixes (thanks to Barburo)
Pmount Drives Manager freeze/high CPU usage bugs should be improved, if not eliminated (thanks to Jim1911.) If this still occurs, type
Code: Select all
cp -f /usr/sbin/pmount-puppy /usr/sbin/pmount
Added some getting started information and a Fatdog 64 Faqs link to the Help page.
Pets/SFS
Chromium Pet and SFS both were missing a few symlinks; fixed
4-KDE-4.6.5-x86_64-B.sfs Bug fixes and updated Flash for Konqueror
CompizFusion-0.8.8-x86_64-3.sfs Bug fixes and new alternative menus tool in Fusion desktop menu system.
MPlayer-20110624-x86_64-2.sfs Updated tvisor_barLHP skin
LibreOffice-3.4.2-x86_64-2.sfs libreoffice-quickstart disabled by default. The quick-start tray icon can freeze or cause high CPU usage.
Multi-session CD/DVD
Several bug fixes to startup, save session and improved loading of SFS add-ons directly from CD/DVD top level; (ex: Mariner ISO.) For SFS not already on the CD/DVD, load via session save by opening ROX Filer at /, and copy the .sfs file there to the top level of the main file system. The SFS will then be available to select in BootManager, or at the 5 sec. SFS bootup selection prompt. Desktop 'Save' session icon describes this in the first dialog.
Tip: For a new multi-session CD/DVD, boot with puppy pfix=ram to ensure that you can save the first session back to the LiveCD/DVD, (this is the experimental PUPMODE=77.)
64-bit initrd.xz (initramfs) updates
Fixed kernel panic when booting from or with a local NTFS partition.
Display pdev1 and pfix options (if used) with title of boot screen.
Skip zWine loading if it was not built into a remastered LiveCD.
Gvfs, Udisks and Thunderbird SFS queued by default (in Mariner ISO.)
If no pfix=fsck, automatic save file recovery detection via /bin/file, (if 'errors or unclean' detected, then automatic file system check on save file only.)
Threshold for automatic unencrypted save file up-sizing (+64M) increased from 4% free to 5% free.
Automatic boot-time estimation, (see /initrd/tmp/bootsecs.log) 30-50s is typical. Longer when large SFS are copied to RAM. Shorter from frugal install with pfix=noram,sfsauto. Shortest with pfix=noram,pure64,nosfs. (noram and nocopy are the same in LHP. Of course nosfs isn't recommended if your current WM is on one!)
(Carry over from 5.13) - If kernel has acpi-ondemand built-in, auto switch to performance governor during boot process only.
Changes from 5.12 - please see Lighthouse 64 5.14.2 release notes and known bugs
With the new kernel and Xorg in Lighthouse 5.14, rather than upgrading an L64save from 512 or earlier, it is best to boot with pfix=ram and begin anew with a fresh save file.
For booting this release from Grub or Grub4dos remember to change initrd.gz to initrd.xz
-TaZoC