PHATSlacko - March 2013

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#106 Post by James C »

01micko wrote:
James C wrote:Back in Windows 7 ..... submitted the above post,opened Hardinfo to add more hardware info and had an instant freeze with distorted display and no keyboard input.Hard poweroff.
Might have to await 3.9 James before you can have any fun with f2fs! BTW, I did read about PV's avoidance of 3.8x. What gets me is how the kernel devs get some things so wrong when in previous versions they were stable . :? .
Update from the nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] box.

Adding nouveau.noaccel=1 to the kernel line solves the freezing problem ... at least on this particular Nvidia chip.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: PHATSlacko Puppy, version 5.5.02

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] (rev a2)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768x16
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): nouveau
Loaded modules: dbe dri dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse record shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1366x768 pixels (361x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
2423 frames in 5.0 seconds = 484.588 FPS
2443 frames in 5.0 seconds = 488.485 FPS
2710 frames in 5.0 seconds = 541.905 FPS
2722 frames in 5.0 seconds = 544.268 FPS
2709 frames in 5.0 seconds = 541.800 FPS

Also got rid of the error messages when running "glxgears".

-Computer-
Processor : 4x AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 620 Processor
Memory : 3883MB (219MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : PHATSlacko Puppy - 5.5.02
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sat 06 Apr 2013 02:31:42 PM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1366x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x300)
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia

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#107 Post by 01micko »

Interesting James, thanks for the info.

I did experiment rolling back to 3.7.10 and 3.6.11 but f2fs was a failure on those. I couldn't see any other advantage of those over 3.4.17 in slacko-5.5 proper.

I'll see if I can compile the latest nvidia proprietary driver so that cards like yours can at least have full acceleration, although I do notice you do seem to get some with those glxgears numbers. Do you happen to have any 3d games to test acceleration under your stated setup?
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#108 Post by James C »

Further testing with the troublesome Nvidia chips.

Tested several of Pemasu's earlier releases with k-3.7.x or k-3.8.x kernels that also froze up and by adding "nouveau.noaccel=1" to the kernel line all freezing has stopped.

Don't recall exactly when the problem started but it seems like it was about the area of k-3.5.x or k-3.6.x......... never noticed a problem with Slacko until PHATSlacko though.

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#109 Post by 01micko »

Ok, I might add "nouveau.noaccel=1" to the iso, I'll just test it works ok on my nvidia which works fine (pfix=ram)..

Just for reference, here's my glxgears numbers with the default as it stands now:

# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
3941 frames in 5.0 seconds = 788.146 FPS
4117 frames in 5.0 seconds = 823.320 FPS
4147 frames in 5.0 seconds = 829.196 FPS
# export vblank_mode=0
# glxgears
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
4974 frames in 5.0 seconds = 992.166 FPS
5085 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1016.974 FPS
5031 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1004.453 FPS
5098 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1019.527 FPS

GS8400 nvidia

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

More here in a moment...

..back already

Seems perfectly acceptable :)

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: PHATSlacko Puppy, version 5.5.02

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G98 [GeForce 8400 GS] (rev a1)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768x16
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): nouveau
Loaded modules: dbe dri dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse record shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1366x768 pixels (361x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
1982 frames in 5.0 seconds = 396.294 FPS
2055 frames in 5.0 seconds = 410.982 FPS
2155 frames in 5.0 seconds = 430.972 FPS
# export vblank_mode=0
# glxgears
ATTENTION: default value of option vblank_mode overridden by environment.
1762 frames in 5.0 seconds = 352.383 FPS
1717 frames in 5.0 seconds = 343.355 FPS
1736 frames in 5.0 seconds = 347.096 FPS


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#110 Post by James C »

Went ahead and did a frugal install of PHATSlacko on the dual-core with the troublesome Nvidia chip.No problems after adding nouveau.noaccel=1.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: PHATSlacko Puppy, version 5.5.02

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] (rev a2)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768x16
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): nouveau
Loaded modules: dbe dri dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse record shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
1376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 275.070 FPS
1510 frames in 5.0 seconds = 301.832 FPS
1535 frames in 5.0 seconds = 306.827 FPS
1508 frames in 5.0 seconds = 301.493 FPS
1495 frames in 5.0 seconds = 298.953 FPS

-Computer-
Processor : 2x AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
Memory : 3888MB (230MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : PHATSlacko Puppy - 5.5.02
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Mon 08 Apr 2013 12:13:00 AM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x300)
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia

Code: Select all

# free
             total         used         free       shared      buffers
Mem:       3888008       915720      2972288            0        66776
-/+ buffers:             848944      3039064
Swap:      6211580            0      6211580
#

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PHATSlacko - March 2013

#111 Post by Billtoo »

I have a computer with intel 4000 graphics, it's working well in
PHATSlacko.
video-info-glx 1.5.3 Tue9Apr 2013onPHATSlacko Puppy 5.5.02 Linux 3.8.5.1 i686
2.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 0166 (rev 09)
oem: Intel(R) Sandybridge/Ivybridge Graphics Chipset Accelerated VGA BIOS
product: Intel(R) Sandybridge/Ivybridge Graphics Controller Hardware
Version 0.0
X Server: Xorg Driver: intel
X.Org version: 1.12.3
dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels (507x285 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) Ivybridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4
# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
303 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.441 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.001 FPS
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.000 FPS
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Nexuiz works great :)

EDIT: after using this for a few hours it's working great, thanks.

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Skype 4.0 in Phat is 423 MB download ?

#112 Post by jenom »

Downloaded and installed Phat on a Lenovo T61.....works very well
However, when I tried to install SKYPE 4.0 with pkg manager from slackware repositories......checked fro dependencies.....it will be a huge 423 MB download !!!
Anybody can verify this ?
Thanks!

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Re: Skype 4.0 in Phat is 423 MB download ?

#113 Post by peebee »

jenom wrote:Downloaded and installed Phat on a Lenovo T61.....works very well
However, when I tried to install SKYPE 4.0 with pkg manager from slackware repositories......checked fro dependencies.....it will be a huge 423 MB download !!!
Anybody can verify this ?
Thanks!
Try Skype 4.2 - about 50MB for the 2 sfs's - should work fine on PhatSlacko
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Re: Skype 4.0 in Phat is 423 MB download ?

#114 Post by 01micko »

peebee wrote:Try Skype 4.2 - about 50MB for the 2 sfs's - should work fine on PhatSlacko
Well and good to try skype-4.2 but there is skype-4.1 in the Sfs Manager from the Setup menu.

Be aware too that Qt (the other sfs peebee mentions in the post linked) is already on the PHATSlacko Adrive (ie: is part of the system). Only the skype sfs is needed. Getting the other Qt sfs linked won't do any harm but will waste valuable resources on your system.
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#115 Post by peebee »

01micko wrote:Be aware too that Qt (the other sfs peebee mentions in the post linked) is already on the PHATSlacko Adrive (ie: is part of the system). Only the skype sfs is needed.
I've edited my Skype thread to make this clear (I hope).

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#116 Post by jenom »

thanks for the info
I am going to try first 4.0 without qt....to see what happens
I am not familiar (yet), what to do with sfs files

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#117 Post by Jim1911 »

Hi mick,

My health has kept me from my computer, however, I finally got around to checking out your PHATSlacko. It's a super distribution with everything checked working great :D on my hardware except for the nvidia driver.

PPM NVIDIA driver installation did not work so I had to revert back to nv. When trying to compile the latest driver '319.23', I get an error: "Unable to find the system utility 'ldconfig'; make sure you have the package 'glibc' installed." This usually indicates that the devx or kernel source is not loaded. I was under the impression that they are contained in the adrive. Also, I haven't found the scripts used to edit the adrive. Is there a pet utility available for edit of the adrive?

Thanks for continuing to support Bibletime which installed fine using the PPM. :D

Thanks again, :D
Jim

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#118 Post by Colonel Panic »

I've not long ago downloaded 5.5.02 and am happy to say that it's working well. I also like the fact that it can install programs with .deb and .rpm extensions.
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#119 Post by umair »

Refer to my post regarding Jitsi (VOIP Protocol)
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 37&t=82679
Jitsi working Nicely without any issue in PHAT Slakco :).
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installing PHATSlacko

#120 Post by toronado »

So after using the universal installer to frugal install and finding that there was no Menu>Network>Samba Simple Management, and that several of the desktop icons do nothing when you click them, I found this thread and manually copied the adrv_slacko_5.5.02.sfs to the install directory. This gave me the Menu>Network>Samba Simple Management but the "write" and "calc" desktop icons still do nothing.

What is the correct method to install this? Boot from the CD and use the Universal Installer and then manually copy the adrv_slacko_5.5.02.sfs from the CD, or do not run the universal installer at all and instead just manually copy each of these files from the CD to the install directory:
vmlinuz
initrd.gz
puppy_slacko_5.5.05.sfs
adrv_slacko_5.5.02.sfs

???

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MIssing SAMBA Simple Management (SSM) in PhatSlacko

#121 Post by gcmartin »

toronado wrote:So after using the universal installer to frugal install and finding that there was no Menu>Network>Samba Simple Management, and that several of the desktop icons do nothing when you click them, I found this thread and manually copied the adrv_slacko_5.5.02.sfs to the install directory. This gave me the Menu>Network>Samba Simple Management but the "write" and "calc" desktop icons still do nothing.

What is the correct method to install this? Boot from the CD and use the Universal Installer and then manually copy the adrv_slacko_5.5.02.sfs from the CD, or do not run the universal installer at all and instead just manually copy each of these files from the CD to the install directory:
vmlinuz
initrd.gz
puppy_slacko_5.5.05.sfs
adrv_slacko_5.5.02.sfs

???
Something is amiss???

Questions
  1. After downloading, were you able to compare the md5 of your download?
  2. Are you sharing that when you created a CD/DVD from the ISO, you did NOT have a Menu item for SSM utility?
Maybe someone else has had a similar issue with a PhatSlacko download. Curious??

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Something is amiss with PhatSlacko 5.5.02

#122 Post by gcmartin »

@Toronado, you're absolutely spot-on!

Missing 01Micko's SSM Utility.

ISO and System has been either corrupted or crippled from version 5.5.00

Appealing to @01Micko for resolution.
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Re: MIssing SAMBA Simple Management (SSM) in PhatSlacko

#123 Post by toronado »

gcmartin wrote:After downloading, were you able to compare the md5 of your download?
OK, just checked and it matches.
gcmartin wrote:Are you sharing that when you created a CD/DVD from the ISO, you did NOT have a Menu item for SSM utility?
I didn't check for (nor was I aware of) the existence of SSM when I first booted PHATSlacko from the CD I created from the ISO. I only noticed that it didn't exist in my frugal install. (It wasn't until after I manually copied the adrv_slacko_5.5.02.sfs file to the frugal install directory that the SSM menu item existed in my frugal install.)

In an attempt to better answer your question, I just tried booting from the CD using pfix=ram and the SSM menu item does exist when booting this way.

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#124 Post by gcmartin »

Hummm???

I tried in the prior post and did NOT find SSM when I booted a new download. I verified the md5, created a new CD, and booted pfix=ram only to get to the desktop and NOT have an SSM in the Menu (as shown)???

Must be some explanation which, at the moment, is escaping me.

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#125 Post by James C »

Might help.....


http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=84913
Changes of interest (from 5.5.00)


new 3.8.5 kernel (ID's as "3.5.8.1".. there is a reason for that ..more later)
Firefox is moved to the Adrive
JWM-715
samba is now switched off at first boot, run Simple Samba Setup (from Menu>Network) and it turns on.
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