Upup Raring 3.9.9.2 with non-PAE 3.9.9 kernel. 13 July 2013

[tlchost]

GWP does not save the value when one changes the name of the wallpaper(background graphic)....When selecting the graphic the background changes, but the value is not saved when the system is rebooted.

Running Raring 3992 on a bootable USB.

[futwerk]

new background.

[James C]

Pulled an old Windows box off the shelf to use as another Linux box and in preparation for some minor upgrades (bigger hdd and more ram) decided to quickly install Raring as a hardware check.Full install of Raring 3.9.9.2.No troubles yet.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.2

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768
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): intel
Loaded modules: dbe dri2 extmod fb fbdevhw glx kbd mouse

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
360 frames in 5.0 seconds = 71.950 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.144 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.141 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.144 FPS
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.144 FPS

-Computer-
Processor : 2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Memory : 1000MB (117MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Upup Raring - 3.9.9.2
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Mon 04 Nov 2013 10:58:09 PM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) 865G x86/MMX/SSE2
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : ICH4 - Intel ICH5

Still works fine......

[bigpup]

Frugal install of UpupRaring 3,9,9,2

Downloaded iso file from Index of /pemasu/UpupRaring/UpupRaring3992

I am having two issues.
Firewall Wizard will not run.
Terminal urxvt will not run.

[rcrsn51]

I am having two issues. Firewall Wizard will not run. Terminal urxvt will not run.

Both of these work for me.

[bigpup]

Thanks rcrsn51.

That tells me a need to make sure I got a good download of iso file or maybe I have a bad install.

It happens

Edit:

Can you believe it
A 10 year old USB flash drive going bad. Bad memory section.

New Frugal install of UpupRaring 3,9,9,2 to HDD working fine.
At least this 9 year old HDD seems to still be working OK.

[greengeek]

Can you believe it
A 10 year old USB flash drive going bad. Bad memory section.

Remove any plastic parts from the stick then bake it in a preheated 450degrees fahrenheit oven for 8 minutes. I don't know if it will restore your particular type of flash drive but it works like a charm on HP jetdirect boards and LJ3005 formatter boards.

Worth a try if there is important info on the stick that you want to recover...

[bigpup]

greengeek,

Thanks for the tip

I have used the dish washer trick on bad mother boards.

How would we ever fix computers without our Out house appliances

[greengeek]

I have used the dish washer trick on bad mother boards.

That's a new one on me. Is that for cleaning up your data?

[edoc]

Sold the critter to a MS-serf.

[edoc]

I used PPM to acquire and install CuteSDR_1.0.5-3 along with all of the dependencies.

The only thing missing was "update-job". (Which appears to be a ubuntu script or something to monitor version changes.)

I ran an update of the PPM/ubuntu respositories just prior to this.

I have the devx sfs set for boot.

I have tried the qt-4.7.1.sfs set for boot and removed, no difference.

CuteSDR fails to recognize my terratec SDR and sometimes freezes and has to be killed.

Anyone tried this and/or have a suggestion as to what may cause this, please?

[edoc]

Just discovered an app called Direwolf that includes Gqrx but once the Linux source is unzipped I have no idea how to successfully get it into a PET or SFS for Raring 3992.

Has anyone compiled this for Puppy?

http://home.comcast.net/~wb2osz/site/?/page/Download/

[Keef]

edoc

Rename Makefile.linux to Makefile, or symlink it.
Run 'make' and it compiles quite quickly.
Have a look in the Makefile at the 'install' section. It shows the directory structure - what goes where. Create this in a 'direwolf-0.9' directory and copy the relevant files over.
This is what it is like - file first, followed by destination (just stripped this out of the Makefile).

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decode_aprs /usr/local/bin
text2tt /usr/local/bin
tt2text /usr/local/bin
ll2utm /usr/local/bin
utm2ll /usr/local/bin
aclients /usr/local/bin
tocalls.txt /usr/share/direwolf/tocalls.txt
dw-icon.png /usr/share/direwolf/dw-icon.png
direwolf.desktop /usr/share/applications/direwolf.desktop
direwolf.conf ~
dw-start.sh ~
CHANGES.txt /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/CHANGES.txt
LICENSE-dire-wolf.txt /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/LICENSE-dire-wolf.txt
LICENSE-other.txt /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/LICENSE-other.txt
User-Guide.pdf /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/User-Guide.pdf
Raspberry-Pi-APRS.pdf /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/Raspberry-Pi-APRS.pdf
APRStt-Implementation-Notes.pdf /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/APRStt-Implementation-Notes.pdf
Quick-Start-Guide-Windows.pdf /usr/local/share/doc/direwolf/Quick-Start-Guide-Windows.pdf

You could probably skip the Windows.pdf...

Run dir2pet or dir2sfs on this directory, and off you go.

[edoc]

Thank you Keef ...

I renamed Makefile.linux to Makefile.

I ran Make.

When you wrote the following were you referring to the text that scrolled as Make did it's thing?

Have a look in the Makefile at the 'install' section. It shows the directory structure - what goes where.

So, what I am looking for is in the Console history?

This next I don't understand.

Create this in a 'direwolf-0.9' directory and copy the relevant files over.

Are you saying that I need to create a file of some sort into which I copy the list that you extracted (or a list like it from my Console history)?

Thanks!

[Keef]

I'll start again!!

I'm assuming 'make' ran ok, and you have got the binaries.

You now need to make a new directory for direwolf to create the pet or sfs. You also need to replicate the file structure the relevant files would be installed to.
This is quite easy, if a little tedious:
Open a terminal and type (or copy and paste)

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mkdir -p direwolf-0.9/usr/local/bin direwolf-0.9/root
cd direwolf-0.9/usr/
mkdir -p share/direwolf local/share/doc share/applications

[mkdir foo will make a single directory called 'foo'. mkdir -p foo/boo makes 'foo' and another inside it called 'boo'. In case you wondered what '-p' was for]

You can check in a rox window (or whatever filemanager you use) that this looks ok.
Leave the terminal open.

You don't actually need to look at the Makefile (Makefile.linux) as I gave you the information anyway.
You don't have to copy it - just read it!
It tells you where each file needs to go eg direwolf, aclients, and gen_fff etc go in /usr/local/bin
dw-icon.png goes into /usr/share/direwolf/
..and so on.
The direwolf.conf and dw-start.sh files go into the 'root' directory (shown by '~' in the list).
Just drag'n'drop using Rox will do. Set the window to list the contents then sort by 'Type' to make it easier (see pic below)
(I don't think the other folders in there 'misc' 'regex' 'utm' are needed for anything).

Once you've done copying, type

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cd ../../

This takes you up a couple of levels so you are outside the 'direwolf-0.9' directory.
Now, if you want a pet, just type 'dir2pet direwolf-0.9' and follow the instructions.
For a sfs..
dir2sfs direwolf-0.9

You can make all the directories with Rox if you prefer - just right click, 'New' > 'Directory' then enter the name. Click on the new directory and do the next one etc..

Hope this is clearer.

[edoc]

Thank you for your patience and the extra detail.

I go way back in Linux ... and way back in missing the tiny steps that others take for granted (Debian drove me nuts) ... so I've learned to wait on others, to request paint-by-numbers instructions, or to live without.

After I get some breakfast and coffee I me I'll walk through this and report back.

Thanks again ... I have printed this and will save it in my Linux binder ... just maybe there will be a breakthrough in my aversion to compiling & creating PETs!

[edoc]

Finally got to try this.

sh-4.1# mkdir -p direwolf-0.9/usr/local/bin direwolf-0.9/root
sh-4.1# cd direwolf-0.9/usr/
sh-4.1# mkdir -p share/direwolf local/share/doc share/applications
sh-4.1# cd ../ ../

I had to manually create the /usr/share/direwolf/ directory

/usr/share/applications/ was actually /usr/share/apps - is that OK?

Is the "WARNING" in this next part of things of concern?

GUI window
Press ENTER key to bring up a GUI window that will help you to create
a database entry for the package. This will be shown in a text editor
for saving somewhere, also written to file 'pet.specs' inside the pkg.
Press ENTER:

** (gtkdialog4:23553): WARNING **: The recently launched window "DLG_REPONAME" is missing an equivalently named variable directive <variable>DLG_REPONAME</variable> which is a requirement of the launch action.

|ubuntu|raring||ewolf|0.9||Network|8136K||direwolf-0.9.pet||APRS Soundcard TNC

Creating package...

File ./direwolf-0.9.tar.gz created. Now converting to .pet...

direwolf-0.9.pet has been created. Finished.

If you look in direwolf-0.9 you will see the new '.specs' file.
Directory direwolf-0.9 is now configured correctly as a PET package
and in future you do not need to go through this script again.
You could manually edit the files if required, and create another
.pet package just by doing this:
# tar -c -f direwolf-0.9.tar direwolf-0.9/
# gzip direwolf-0.9.tar
# tgz2pet direwolf-0.9.tar.gz

dir2pet exited.
sh-4.1#

[peebee]

If anybody wants to try a derivative of Upup Raring 3.9.9.2 with LXDE as the desktop environment, the iso is available from:

Sourceforge - 201MB

Cheers
peebee

[James C]

Did a full install on yet another old box...... working well.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.2

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 4000] (rev a4)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768
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 exa extmod fb fbdevhw glx kbd mouse shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
376 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.187 FPS
382 frames in 5.0 seconds = 76.332 FPS
471 frames in 5.0 seconds = 94.172 FPS
390 frames in 5.0 seconds = 77.868 FPS
363 frames in 5.0 seconds = 72.504 FPS
.
-Computer-
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+
Memory : 2073MB (272MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Upup Raring - 3.9.9.2
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Thu 21 Nov 2013 02:08:49 AM CST
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.2, 128 bits)
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter : VIA8237 - VIA 8251

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# free
             total         used         free       shared      buffers
Mem:       2073568       402848      1670720            0         8860
-/+ buffers:             393988      1679580
Swap:      2150396            0      2150396
# 

[sszindian]

Post to wrong thread... sorry

Thanks for catching that edoc.... just out of hospital, not thinking clear yet I guess, was just excited to see pemasu on a roll again!

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