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#1036 Post by pemasu »

Irishrm. For vo=x11, you might benefit if you enable the commented line in mplayer.conf:
zoom=yes

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#1037 Post by irishrm »

pemasu:

Thanks for the suggestion.
As I understand things I think "zoom=yes" is already enabled?

See extract from config file:

# Start in fullscreen mode by default.
#fs=yes

# Change to a different videomode when going fullscreen.
#vm=yes

# Override the autodetected color depth, may need 'vm=yes' as well.
#bpp=0

# Enable software scaling (powerful CPU needed) for video output
# drivers that do not support hardware scaling.
#zoom=yes

# standard monitor size, with square pixels
#monitoraspect=4:3

# Use this for a widescreen monitor, non-square pixels.
#monitoraspect=16:9

# Keep the player window on top of all other windows.
#ontop=yes

irishrm.

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#1038 Post by pemasu »

Irisrm. No, it is commented out. You have to uncomment it. By removing that: #
#zoom=yes needs to be changed to:
zoom=yes

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#1039 Post by irishrm »

pemasu:

I'm afraid your dealing with a real nooby here (will the other nooby move over).
I should have known that.

I did what you said and I now have full screen.
Thanks for figuring that out for me.

irishrm.

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#1040 Post by Ray MK »

Hi - been using Dpup Exprimo 5.X.3.4.2.9 with 3.4.2 kernel on the E732 and it really is good.

Very impressed with the new E17 Wman. and the background.

Had one unexpected crash with Firefox after downloading a pet.
When I tried to move the pet from download folder to USB Hdd drive for storage - FF crashed?

All ok since then.

Suspend/resume in 5x3429 and 5x15 all seem to be working as expected.
Broadcom wifi in both seems fine.

HDMI output seems to be activated in 5x3429 - need to get a cable or other device to test it on the LCD TV/monitor in the lounge.

Again - many thanks for a another super Puppy - very best regards - Ray
[b]Asus[/b] 701SD. 2gig ram. 8gb SSD. [b]IBM A21m[/b] laptop. 192mb ram. PIII Coppermine proc. [b]X60[/b] T2400 1.8Ghz proc. 2gig ram. 80gb hdd. [b]T41[/b] Pentium M 1400Mhz. 512mb ram.

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#1041 Post by don570 »

Notes to Pemasu:

Would you check that mini-cross icon is installed in Exprimo?
A red cross should appear in right corner of yaf-splash windows

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yaf-splash -bg_gradient false -fontsize large -bg orange -close box -deco Puppy Clock -text "

You must update your version of GTKDIALOG
to use the World Clock feature.
" &
fi

Image

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If you have time would you test puppy clock for me.
I put in a World Clock feature ( from Zigbert) . I wonder is it working correctly for the various time zones or is off by an hour.

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=73168


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#1042 Post by pemasu »

# find /mnt/+mnt+sda6+testpuppy+puppy_squeeze_5.X.3.4.2.9.sfs -name "mini-cross*"

/mnt/+mnt+sda6+testpuppy+puppy_squeeze_5.X.3.4.2.9.sfs/usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons/mini-cross.xpm

I will test the puppy clock tomorrow. Now compiling kernel.....

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#1043 Post by ciento »

this dpup is working fine from a unetbootin usbstick, on an HP G60 laptop, internet, mplayer, package manager, E17, and saved session. Thanks for making the vista partition into a
movie storage droid :lol:
cheers

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#1044 Post by linuph »

Now using 5.X.3.4.2.9 latest ("B"). No more problems with pfind and frisbee wireless like in "A" version.

Unforunately mplayer doesn't work. It just bails out without any message. When using the GNOME MPlayer frontend, I get an error message: 'GNOME MPlayer Error. MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module:dmux_open'. What does that mean?

I tried under both JWM and E17: no dice.

The video file is a regular DivX AVI on a DVD disc that plays well on DVD players and my MacMini with VLC or Quicktime (I tested, just to be sure).
Note that it's a file, not a DVD format.


I tried x11, xv in mplayer.conf but to no effect. I need some directions to look for what's wrong.

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#1045 Post by pemasu »

Roll back this thread a little. There is mplayer with external ffmpeg attached in the post. I believe it might work better.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 890#645890

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#1046 Post by linuph »

Yes, thanks! mplayer-svn11082012.pet works. I saw the post before but did not understand the issues....

GNOME MPlayer does not work, it doesn't recognize video files (greyed out) but Mplayer does.
I installed umplayer from the repository and that one works like a charm. Next to a VGA monitor, I use a small S-video monitor in 800x600 mode. Video's come out great, like I hoped it would.

Thanks again!

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#1047 Post by pemasu »

Don570. I have tested Puppyclock. As Barry Kauler suggested, fix the _NLS suffix for woof compliance.

1. Console does not flood anymore with error or anything else. So that is fixed. I can use and include Puppyclock to the next Dpup version. Thanks !

1. Font size changer is great. I dont have to change the font size in the script. I can change it from the gui inside app. Great.

3. You have GMT for world clock. I dont myself use GMT at all. I use Europe/Helsinki timezone. Why that. It fixes the summer time and winter time straight. Now it is +3 GMT for me but with winter time it is +2 GMT. I dont have to remember that when I use Europe/Helsinki timezone.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=101
Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours
Daylight saving time: +1 hour
Current time zone offset: UTC/GMT +3 hours

Anyway...world clock shows the right +3 GMT for me...so it seems to work.

4. Good job. Thanks.

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black X desktop on 82845G Brookdale VGA controler workaround

#1048 Post by charlie6 »

Hi Pemasu,
Good news !!! :D
here might be a workaround for the black X desktop issue on PCs featured with a 82845G Brookdale VGA controller.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 116#647116
Hope this helps!

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#1049 Post by jpeps »

I haven't been able to recognize a plugged in Nexus 7, or find a driver to download. Supposedly it works in Ubunto without issue. I got it working on an old XP computer by installing a toolkit. My LG cellphone shows up with debugging checked (I have to uncheck debugging for the Nexus to show up in XP).

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#1050 Post by pemasu »

I found this guide with really quick searching:
How to Connect Nexus 7 to Linux
Open the terminal window and type the commands to setup.
* First install the necessary tools:
sudo apt-get install mtp-tools mtpfs
* Set up a UDEV rule
gksu gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
* Type this text in it. Make sure all are in a single line:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTR{idProduct}=="6860", MODE="0666", OWNER="your-username-in-the-linux"
* Set up a mount point
sudo service udev restart
sudo mkdir /media/Nexus7
sudo chmod a+rwx /media/Nexus7
* Plug your Nexus 7 in and select MTP on the tablet, then enter:
sudo mtpfs -o allow_other /media/Nexus7
* Now You can browse your Android phone contents or add/remove/modify files using Nautilus. When you need To unmount, try this:
sudo umount mtpfs

So...have you downloaded with ppm the mtpfs with needed dependencies and mtp-tools. Those seem to be needed.

or....you could post the nexus 7 to me....and I can test the mounting.....lol.

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#1051 Post by jpeps »

...hassle; compile problems for libmtp with missing PTPParam members and undeclared inconv_t variable.

edit. I'll try the one in the PM.. There's also an mtp-tools in debian, along with deps like libmtp9. When I have some time, maybe I'll hunt for the winning combo.

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#1052 Post by jpeps »

Okay..this worked:

From PPM:

mtpfs_0.9
mtp-tools_1.0.3-1+squeeze1
libmtp8_1.0.3-1+squeeze1

Add line to /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
SUBSYSTEM=="usb",ATTR{idProduct}=="6860", MODE="0666", OWNER="your-username-in-the-linux"

mkdir /root/Nexus7
chmod a+rwx /root/Nexus7


* Plug in your Nexus 7, then:

mtpfs -o allow_other /root/Nexus7

Files are shown in the /root/Nexus7 directory



* Now You can browse your Android phone contents or add/remove

To unmount:
umount /root/Nexus7

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#1053 Post by pemasu »

Thanks jpeps. I will save your post for future reference. Thanks.

By the way....my wheezy experiment...with pre...pre...pre...alpha is going fine. Some problems with gcc stuff though. And a lot missing core packages....which I hunt...and I have started to compile my own needed pets.
Ffmpeg, mplayer, gnome-mplayer have been compiled. To get rid of libpulse dependencies. Also latest dhcpcd. Next will be some other stuff. But I wont update the whole application league...only those which are dependent of gtk-3.0 so that I can include them with gtk-2.0 puppy. But the 3.5.2 kernel compiled fine. Posting from Dpup Wheezy 3.5.2 using firefox. Next I start my evening project with compiling and debugging missing packages. X, jwm, net, works.
Main problem is to get udev working correctly so that devices are autoloaded. That is still buggy.

Experience with Precise Puppy and Upup Precise have helped a lot. The package structure, need for schemas support and fixes for them are all the same. Wheezy is basically Ubuntu Quantal version what comes to library version numbers...it seems. I have even used some Quantal packages for quick fix before I found the real Wheezy ones...lol. Wheezy package database still changes, that is the reason for difficulties sometimes.

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failed to build of 96.43.20 nvidia driiver on 5X.3.4.2.9

#1054 Post by charlie6 »

Hi,
failed to build of 96.43.20 nvidia driiver on 5X.3.4.2.9; using the sh-installer method given on www.nvidia.com;
Now trying to get the 96.43.20 nvidia driiver built here on my Compag Evo with Nvidia GeForce2 MX200:
on a fresh squeezesave 512MB size
+ devx_squeeze_5.X.3.4.2.9.sfs (1)
+ kernel_sources-3.4.2-dpup.sfs (2)
+ linux_kernel-3.4.2-dpup.pet (3)
md5sums checked OK;

I got the attached nvidia-installer.log report which tells something about the kernel ...could be kernel version...? (above my knowlledges ...!);
first attempt after (1) and (2) installed;
second attempt after added (3);

All went well using the same method on Dpup-Exprimo 5X15.
Maybe the nvidia archive is not yet compatible with kernel 3.4.2 (cannot check this)?
Any advice would be welcome !
cheers, charlie
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#1055 Post by pemasu »

Charlie6. Post the content of debug file:
Installation has failed. Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.

And no...dont install the kernel pet. It is for woof or for kernel switching only. Not for compiling the kernel modules.

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