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musher0 · Posted: Sun 22 Apr 2012, 12:46 Post subject:

Another thing: the locales list in the parameter setting panel on first boot is incomplete.

The Earth on which Upup-Precise operates is missing three continents Laughing

: North America, Central America and South America.

Luckily this alien knew his TZ by heart! Smile

BFN.

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5463 Location: Finland

Thanks. I created a pet of it.

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5463 Location: Finland

Jim1911.
Try this pet. It has the firmware your dmesg requested.

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5463 Location: Finland

time zone comes from tzdata package. It installs the timezone stuff to the /usr/share/timezone/*

Woof packages-templates...under glibc screws ubuntu new format of timezones. It means that it removes American continents. Not big deal some might think....but it disturbs the time zone selections and that is bad thing.

I will test how to fix the glibc packages-template.

EDIT. Got it. Just remove the previous content from zoneinfo template folder and add PLUSEXTRAFILES and PLUSEXTRADIRS into it.

I wonder how many other templates needs fixing.

Jim1911 · Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 2445 Location: Texas, USA

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5463 Location: Finland

Jim1911. I suppose you did remove the module first:
rmmod iwlwifi and loaded it: modprobe iwlwifi
and then run: dmesg
There is still that 4 version to test...if is possible to find that firmware.
And possiblity that the firmware version I found from rpm package is not suitable.

Also...could you check in dpup exprimo...what firmware version is loaded there. It would help a lot. If it is not too big trouble.

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Jim1911 · Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 2445 Location: Texas, USA

sszindian · Joined: 24 Apr 2010 Posts: 600 Location: Pennsylvania U.S.

Test Precise-5.3.3.1-SCSI.iso

Type Install: UPGRADE to previous BK's Precise-5.2.52

Results: Everything updated just fine, all regular Puppy installed programs remained intact and those programs that didn't work properly in 5.2.25 now work as they should! The only 'self-installed' program that didn't work was 'Pwidgets' but that didn't work in 5.2.52 either?

The Mplayer with the new 3.3.2 kernel is just super, no more 'buffering' or stopping or fluttering of the videos tested from various sites that is so common on every other version of Puppy that I've tested to date!

To say the least, it's 'FAST'... I didn't think Puppy could get any faster than a few of the last recent versions I've tested... 'I was wrong... this Puppy really rocks for speed!!!'

-Computer-
Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Memory : 772MB (89MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sun 22 Apr 2012 09:35:01 PM NFT
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : ICH4 - Intel ICH5
-Input Devices-
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
2.4G Wireless Mouse
Power Button
Power Button
PC Speaker
-Printers (CUPS)-
CUPS-PDF : <i>Default</i>
HP_Deskjet_1050_J410_series
-SCSI Disks-
ATA WDC WD1600AAJB-0
ATA ST340014A
TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-H492A

Conclusion: I personally believe Precise could become the Puppy of choice for many many users!

Extremely nice work pemasu!

>>>---Indian------>

musher0 · Posted: Mon 23 Apr 2012, 00:27 Post subject:

pemasu wrote:

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5463 Location: Finland

You just need to install tzdata package with PPM and you get full time zone data.

bigpup · Posted: Mon 23 Apr 2012, 01:03 Post subject:

pemasu,

This may not be something to bring up, this far along in the process. Just an idea.
When Barry made Precise Puppy, it was my understanding that he did not try to do a complete build with Woof. Just did enough to test it out. So he left a lot out that a normal build would have.
If this is true.
Would it not be better to do a fresh complete build using Woof?
Start bug fixing that one.

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5463 Location: Finland

Jim1911. From your dmesg, the relevant wireless information.
iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: loaded firmware version 17.168.5.2 build 35905
[ 27.380075] wlan0: authenticate with e8:39:df:d8:99:f3 (try 1)
[ 27.382648] wlan0: authenticated
[ 27.382975] wlan0: associate with e8:39:df:d8:99:f3 (try 1)
[ 27.385160] wlan0: RX AssocResp from e8:39:df:d8:99:f3 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=4)
[ 27.385168] wlan0: associated

So...the firmware in that puplet in use is...iwlwifi-6000g2b-5.ucode

I suggest you to replace the iwlwifi content from that working puplet. So that we can eliminate the problem by non-working firmaware. Well of course it could be demand of newer firmware...which is not even available yet. There is coming 3 new firmwares from intellilinuxwireless soon....

I suppose it is wireless you want to get working. You posted about r8169 also and that is ethernet nic card.

Just replace the folder content of: /lib/modules/all-firmware/iwlwifi/lib/firmware/iwlwifi

And if this does not help, move the iwlwifi folder under /lib/firmaware

It is possible that something with this new kernel is behind the behavior and so...it might be new Puppy or kernel behavior problem.

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5463 Location: Finland

bigpup.
I do create all my builds by using woof. I dont remaster or unsqhuash existing main sfs files and replace stuff.

These builds are pure woof builds. Using latest woof version, and I have added all included stuff to the distro_specs file to be imported in to the build by woof processing.

So....this is woof build.

The reason I am doing this...is to add those things which Barry had left out...or better....he did quick building so that Precise Puppy boots the X and most stuff quickly tested seems to work.

Through forum posts I have added already a lot missing stuff.