Wary/Racy 5.3RC2 (5.2.91)

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Re: Wary5.2.2.7

#31 Post by L18L »

/usr/sbin/momanager: line 1284: [: edit_xml: unary operator expected

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#  if [ "$EXIT" "edit_xml" ];then
  if [ "$EXIT" = "edit_xml" ];then # fix

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Re: Wary5.2.2.7

#32 Post by L18L »

/usr/local/Apps/ROX-Filer/Options.xml is opened in geany.

I have no idea how to proceed
Edit `ROX-Filer/Options.xml' so that your language is listed, restart the filer and select it from the Options box (see the Translations section).
quoted from
http://rox.sourceforge.net/Manual/Manua ... .html#i18n

I have rox.mo available.
Have tried it
copied into
/usr/local/Apps/ROX-Filer/Messages/de/LC_MESSAGE
moved to
/usr/local/Apps/ROX-Filer/Messages/de.mo
and
/usr/local/Apps/ROX-Filer/Messages/de.gmo

without success.

I think all (I have checked some) translations for this Options.xml are in the mo file.

--------------------------

edited:
After restart of X ( :wink: :wink: :wink: ) options are translated

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yet another edit

This is what made me restart X:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=76281
Last edited by L18L on Sun 26 Feb 2012, 09:39, edited 1 time in total.

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#33 Post by BarryK »

BarryK wrote:
mave wrote:This Racy with internationalization changes seems to be great - thanks Barry!

Did updates from 5.2.2.6 to 5.2.2.3 on three machines. Every time german localization of desktop-icons falled back to english (menu entries okay).

Can't see why...

mave
I just did a test. Running 5.2.2.7, I changed to de_DE, then edited /etc/DISTRO_SPECS and changed the version back to 5.2.2.6, then rebooted.

After reboot, desktop icons are still 'de'.

Well, 5.2.2.6 and 5.2.2.3 are alpha releases, there must have been something odd in them that upset the version upgrade of the save-file.

Oh yes, there was, the SSS translation method changed.

Now that the SSS stuff has settled down, upgrading of save-file should be ok.
Ah, the falling-back-to-English problem occurs when you change the SFS layers, such as loading the 'devx' SFS.

The problem is in /etc/rc.d/rc.update and has now been fixed.
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Re: Wary5.2.2.7

#34 Post by BarryK »

L18L wrote:/usr/sbin/momanager: line 1284: [: edit_xml: unary operator expected

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#  if [ "$EXIT" "edit_xml" ];then
  if [ "$EXIT" = "edit_xml" ];then # fix
Thanks, fixed!

I don't know how I manage to have such dumb typos sometimes!

...I guess that coding 10+ hours straight might be a contributing factor!
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#35 Post by 01micko »

Samba for wary/racy

With the Samba Simple Setup gui

samba_full-3.5.12-wary-racy.pet 36M

It's the full enchilada with docs and dev. It's still large split so I left it all in... libs and bins are stripped.

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./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-swat --enable-cups --localstatedir=/var --sysconfdir=/etc --with-statedir=/var/locks --with-configdir=/etc/samba
It would need inetd server for SWAT functionality. I didn't compile that.

3.6X wont compile due to older glibc, but this is as of Oct 2011, so recent enough.
Puppy Linux Blog - contact me for access

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Wary5.2.2.8

#36 Post by L18L »

BarryK wrote:...
Thanks, fixed!

I don't know how I manage to have such dumb typos sometimes!

...I guess that coding 10+ hours straight might be a contributing factor!
.. and finding dumb typos enable normal coders contribute something useful :lol:

BTW a bug in chooselocale
# locale -a
locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
C
en_US
en_US.utf8
fr_FR.utf8
POSIX
# echo $LANG
fr_FR
#

fix see
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 2&start=34 please

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Wary/Racy 5.3beta1 (5.2.2.7)

#37 Post by Billtoo »

I did a full install of racy 5.2.2.8 to an acer desktop pc.
The CPU frequency scaling utility isn't working, it doesn't show any
options.
I copied the wcpufreq file from slacko into /usr/sbin and it's
working now.

Sun 26 Feb 2012 Operating System: Racy Puppy-5.2.2.8 Linux 3.0.17
0.0 VGA compatible controller:nVidia Corporation C77 [GeForce 8200] (rev a2)
0.0 VGA compatible controller:nVidia Corporation G98[GeForce 9300 GE] (rev a1)
oem: NVIDIA product: MCP77 Board - mcp78pvo Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.11.0
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 9200/integrated/SSE2/3DNOW!
OpenGL version string: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 295.20

# glxgears
7108 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1421.409 FPS
7126 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1425.007 FPS
7139 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1427.795 FPS

Athlon(tm) Dual Core Processor 4850e
Core 0: 1000 1: 1000 MHz
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#38 Post by Tman »

Any chance of upgrading glibc so that newer versions of Chromium/Chrome/Iron can be used?

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Wary/Racy 5.3beta1 (5.2.2.7)

#39 Post by Billtoo »

I did a full install of racy 5.2.2.8 to a compaq desktop pc.

Sun 26 Feb 2012 Operating System: Racy Puppy-5.2.2.8 Linux 3.0.17
2.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated
Graphics Controller (rev 10)
oem: Intel(r)Q33/Q35/G33 Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS product:
Intel(r)Q33/Q35/G33 Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0

X Server: Xorg Driver: # vesa
X.Org version: 1.11.0
dimensions: 1280x1024 pixels (338x270 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) G33 x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.4 Mesa 7.10.3

# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.066 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.021 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.019 FPS

Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200
Core 0: 1200 1: 1200 MHz

I clicked on the install icon and used the sfs downloader, I used
ftp.nluug.nl repo to download the sfs files and it worked well, fast.

On my full install there was an error message that the sfs was not
found or was the wrong type but they were downloaded to /mnt/home. I
installed Shinobar's sfs_load-1.3.pet and used it to load the sfs
files, it worked great.

EDIT: I've been using this for a few hours now and no problems, it's working well, and fast.
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console font again

#40 Post by L18L »

xorgwizard running in console seems missing the new console font .

I have noticed this because ö and ü had no correct display in dialogs.

prepending 1 line before line 335
zcat /lib/consolefonts/LatGrkCyr-8x16.psfu.gz | loadfont #120227
#do this code block if X is running...

and before 1570
zcat /lib/consolefonts/LatGrkCyr-8x16.psfu.gz | loadfont #120227
dialog --no-collapse --title "$(gettext 'Xorg Video Wizard')" --yes-label "$(gettext 'FINISHED')" --no-label "$(gettext 'Tweak')" --yesno "$(gettext 'Report on X test:')
`eval_gettext \"Resolution: \\\${XTEST}x\\\${YTEST} pixels\"`

and ö was correct !

console font has to be (re)loaded independent of locale changing ?!

Some ö´s in xorgwizard:

# pwd
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES
# msgunfmt xorgwizard.mo | grep lö
msgstr "Es ist möglich, Bildschrmauflösungen zu ändern, ohne X zu verlassen:"
msgstr "MEHR: weitere Bildschirmauflösungen anzeigen..."
msgstr "Ändern der Auflösung"
msgstr "Auflösung: ${XTEST}x${YTEST} pixels"
#

The last one is displayed as Auflölsung. Very strange.

Of course, this loadfont hack is just a hack for now...

Test yourself, lang_pack_de attached

-------------------------------------
edited concerning usability:

in dialog the buttons are always visible now so there is no more need for text like
TAB TAB ENTER to choose this or that...

Maybe just 1 new hint:
Use PAGE DOWN key to see entire text...

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mount vfat partition

#41 Post by tatemono »

I ran Racy 5.3beta2 and found the following shortage.
By clicking harddisk icon on desktop to mount a vfat partition, Racy 5.3beta2 does not use utf8 option when UTF-8 locale is used.

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Wary/Racy 5.3beta2 (5.2.2.8)

#42 Post by L18L »

Thanks to new forum member LaRioja who has translated ROX-Filer from latest source
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=76281

I have used it in racy5228
Now there is no need for momanager to display:

XML files without de translation:
/usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer/Options.xml

and

Binary executables that do not have a mo file:
/usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer/ROX-Filer

because this is translated by
/usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer/Messages/de/LC_MESSAGES/ROX-Filer.mo

if ROX-Filer.pot is in /usr/share/doc/nls/ momanager can handle this I think.
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#43 Post by npierce »

Barry,

Back in 2010, forum member "Wheres One" ran into a problem installing to partition 1. Looking into the matter, he kept careful notes and pretty much solved the problem himself. I stepped in at the last minute to suggest what might need to be changed in /usr/sbin/puppyinstaller.

His problem occurred after he created partition 10, and he correctly determined that puppyinstaller did not like two-digit partition numbers.

Looking at the code, I noticed three places where $DRVMSG was searched with grep for the destination partition ($DESTPART). You can guess what comes next . . . Yes, grepping for "sda1" matched "sda10".

I suggested adding a colon in each of those lines to change "$DESTPART" to "$DESTPART:". This worked for him.

Looking at the code today, I see a couple of other lines where there might be a problem. In one line the output of mount and in the other the output of ps -e is being searched. So "/dev/$DESTPART" probably needs to be changed to "/dev/$DESTPART ".

In the current version in fossil/wolf2 (checked-in 2012-02-02 10:04:42), the lines that I propose adding colons to are: 705, 706, 712, and the lines where I propose adding spaces are: 1145, 1149.

But I will be the first to admit that this script makes my head spin. For instance, I think that the destination partition in $DRVMSG is always followed by a colon, but I'm not entirely sure. So I am hoping that the author will know best if my proposed changes make sense.

I have not tested this because I don't want to change my partition 1. I do know that the changes I suggested for adding the three colons worked for Wheres One in 2010. The other two changes are totally untested.

Original bug report from Wheres One:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 367#438367

Original post with my 2010 suggestions:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 339#438339

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#44 Post by charlie6 »

Hi,
anew thanks for your continuus quest with this racy !
That's nice to have an embedded OpenGL !
But ....
Here on a pentium IV with 82845G brookdale video chip:
the X and/or OpenGL settings defined on the pristine state change to another (-->different and maybe downgraded) settings when the corresponding pupsave file is created.
No new software nor libs were added.
and...
question: I had like to know how to keep the same settings as upon the pristine boot?

Some more details:
1. Booting pristine (pfix=ram) + restarting Xorgwizard to «Choose» the Intel driver and 1280x1024x24 resolution gives the following reports:

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# xdriinfo 
Screen 0: not direct rendering capable.                   <--------<<<
#
# glxinfo 
name of display: :0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes                                     <--------<<<
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, 
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_OML_swap_method, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_INTEL_swap_event
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, 
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event
GLX version: 1.4
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa Project
OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.3                                     <--------<<<
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20
OpenGL extensions:
...
#

# report-video 
Racy Puppy, version 5.2.2.8 on lun 27 fév 2012

Chip description:
 2.0 VGA compatible controller
 Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01)  
oem: Intel(r)845G/845GL/845GE/845GV Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
product: Intel(r)845G/845GL/845GE/845GV Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0
 
X Server: Xorg
Driver used: intel

X.Org version: 1.11.0
  dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (338x270 millimeters)
  depth of root window:    24 planes 

   ...the above also recorded in /tmp/root/ as report-video,
and archived with xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log as report-video-full.gz
#
Scrolling is inhabitually slow (for instance scrolling any text file in geany);
looking at xorg.conf: commenting Screen 1 related lines (vesa driver) does not change anything in the X behaviour.

**********************************
2. Now just rebooting and creating the (frugal install) pupsave file (size = 768MB) gives the following reports:

Now xdriinfo tells «Screen 0: i915» without having done any change done on Xorgwizard ..whereas was «not direct rendering capable» on pristine !!
and
glxinfo tells «OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 7.10.3» whereas it was «OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.3» under pristine boot ?

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# xdriinfo 
Screen 0: i915                             <--------<<<

# glxinfo 
name of display: :0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes                             <--------<<<
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, 
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_INTEL_swap_event
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, 
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event
GLX version: 1.4
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, 
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 845G  x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 7.10.3                             <--------<<<
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, 
...
#
 
# report-video 
Racy Puppy, version 5.2.2.8 on lun 27 fév 2012

Chip description:
 2.0 VGA compatible controller
 Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01)  
oem: Intel(r)845G/845GL/845GE/845GV Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
product: Intel(r)845G/845GL/845GE/845GV Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0
 
X Server: Xorg
Driver used: intel

X.Org version: 1.11.0
  dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (338x270 millimeters)
  depth of root window:    24 planes 

   ...the above also recorded in /tmp/root/ as report-video,
and archived with xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log as report-video-full.gz
...
#
Scrolling for instance any text file in geany is now at habitual speed;.
looking at xorg.conf: only one screen now.

Thanks for any answer.
Cheers
Charlie

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Re: Wary5.2.2.8

#45 Post by BarryK »

L18L wrote:
BarryK wrote:...
Thanks, fixed!

I don't know how I manage to have such dumb typos sometimes!

...I guess that coding 10+ hours straight might be a contributing factor!
.. and finding dumb typos enable normal coders contribute something useful :lol:

BTW a bug in chooselocale
# locale -a
locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
C
en_US
en_US.utf8
fr_FR.utf8
POSIX
# echo $LANG
fr_FR
#

fix see
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 2&start=34 please
Thanks very much, I have fixed the script.
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#46 Post by BarryK »

01micko wrote:Samba for wary/racy

With the Samba Simple Setup gui

samba_full-3.5.12-wary-racy.pet 36M

It's the full enchilada with docs and dev. It's still large split so I left it all in... libs and bins are stripped.

Code: Select all

./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-swat --enable-cups --localstatedir=/var --sysconfdir=/etc --with-statedir=/var/locks --with-configdir=/etc/samba
It would need inetd server for SWAT functionality. I didn't compile that.

3.6X wont compile due to older glibc, but this is as of Oct 2011, so recent enough.
Thanks for that. pet_packages-wary5 repo already has samba 3.5.9, but a later one is good. I am uploading it right now.
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Re: console font again

#47 Post by BarryK »

L18L wrote:xorgwizard running in console seems missing the new console font .

I have noticed this because ö and ü had no correct display in dialogs.

prepending 1 line before line 335
zcat /lib/consolefonts/LatGrkCyr-8x16.psfu.gz | loadfont #120227
#do this code block if X is running...

and before 1570
zcat /lib/consolefonts/LatGrkCyr-8x16.psfu.gz | loadfont #120227
dialog --no-collapse --title "$(gettext 'Xorg Video Wizard')" --yes-label "$(gettext 'FINISHED')" --no-label "$(gettext 'Tweak')" --yesno "$(gettext 'Report on X test:')
`eval_gettext "Resolution: \\\${XTEST}x\\\${YTEST} pixels"`

and ö was correct !

console font has to be (re)loaded independent of locale changing ?!

Some ö´s in xorgwizard:

# pwd
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES
# msgunfmt xorgwizard.mo | grep lö
msgstr "Es ist möglich, Bildschrmauflösungen zu ändern, ohne X zu verlassen:"
msgstr "MEHR: weitere Bildschirmauflösungen anzeigen..."
msgstr "Ändern der Auflösung"
msgstr "Auflösung: ${XTEST}x${YTEST} pixels"
#

The last one is displayed as Auflölsung. Very strange.

Of course, this loadfont hack is just a hack for now...

Test yourself, lang_pack_de attached

-------------------------------------
edited concerning usability:

in dialog the buttons are always visible now so there is no more need for text like
TAB TAB ENTER to choose this or that...

Maybe just 1 new hint:
Use PAGE DOWN key to see entire text...
Hi, I am just starting to look at this. Regarding your PET, great work so far.

Note that /usr/share/sss/doc_strings/doc_strings.de needs to be updated. I have modified MoManager to do that, from the master file /usr/share/sss/doc_strings/doc_strings.
[url]https://bkhome.org/news/[/url]

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Missing firware for Asus EeePc 901

#48 Post by mark »

For Racy 5.2.2 on an Asus EeePc 901,

ifconfig wlan0 up would return:
ifconfig: SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory

I was getting the following from the system log:
phy0 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request firmware.

So I downloaded RT2860_Firmware_V26.zip from http://www.ralinktech.com (PCI, not USB), and copied the .bin to

/lib/firmware/rt2860.bin

And now Puppy is scanning OK :D

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Strange 'rob you blind Issue' Using mtPaint

#49 Post by LaRioja »

Hello,
is this a bug?
I booted Racy 5.2.2.8 with the life CD on a about one year old laptop to test. I tried to scale an image for an internet site. After loading the image file, I pressed the key 'Bild' with an up arrow on my German keyboard to open the dialog to scale the canvas. The dialog opened and the two numbers for the new size following the 'New' label changed all the time (they were counting up) just like a gambling machine in a rob you blind and I couldn't close mtPaint. I was not able to take a screenshot either. The screenshot appended was taken after opening the dialog in a new mtPaint using the menu. I reproduced the issue several times with and without loading an image first: I opened mtPaint and pressed the key 'Bild' with an up arrow and I was in the rob you blind again. Even Pprocess didn't help me to close mtPaint. I restarted the X-server to close it.

Regards
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#50 Post by pemasu »

3.X kernels have new drivers which needs new firmwares. I checked racy situation and searched through included kernel driver modules.

I believe the attached pet would be useful to have all those wireless drivers in use for those who need them.

Also.../all-firmware/rt2860sta-fw folder and /all-firmware/rt2870sta-fw folder are deprecated. The kernel now has included drivers for those previously proprietary drivers. 2860.bin and 2870.bin are inside rt2x00 folder which I modified. So removing those 2 folders might be possible.
# modinfo rt2800pci
firmware: rt2860.bin
description: Ralink RT2800 PCI & PCMCIA Wireless LAN driver.

# modinfo rt2800usb
firmware: rt2870.bin
description: Ralink RT2800 USB Wireless LAN driver.

In the attached tar ball is also the firmware.dep file for association. It can be used to update easily those folders in racy. The right location is /etc/modules. You find the existing file there.

ar9170usb folder is deprecated. It can be removed. carl9170 folder provides firmare for the replacing driver carl9170.ko.

Previously added rtl8192SE folder is now part of the rtlwifi folder. I placed all the new rtl8192* firmwares there....those drivers are present in wary.
# ls -R rtlwifi
rtlwifi:
rtl8192c rtl8192ce rtl8192cu rtl8192se rtlwifi.ko
rtlwifi/rtl8192c:
rtl8192c-common.ko
rtlwifi/rtl8192ce:
rtl8192ce.ko
rtlwifi/rtl8192cu:
rtl8192cu.ko
rtlwifi/rtl8192se:
rtl8192se.ko

Those folders I attached need to be placed to the /lib/modules/all-firmware folder and the firmware.dep file need to be updated.

In the attached tar ball is also firmware folders with firmware/s inside for some other drivers which are included in racy but the firmwares were missing.
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