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

[pemasu]

Cut and copy from this post: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=52232

What to do... for upgrading an iso image.

* Download the correct .delta file for the iso image you want to upgrade:eg if you have pup_stardust-005.iso get pup_stardust-005.iso:pup_stardust-006.iso.delta. Of course check the checksum
Code:
md5sum pup_stardust-005.iso:pup_stardust-006.iso.delta
.This will produce a long string of alpha and numeric characters, it must be exactly the same as the one posted by the developer.
* Save the original .iso and the new .delta in the same directory, this is not essential but will save some searching time
* Simply click the .delta file and the Xdelta gui will appear

* Click GENERATE
* You should see a green splash screen indicating that the new file is generated and there will be a new .iso file in the same directory as the .delta file. Again, compare the checksum with the one provided by the developer. All should be well.

[edoc]

I went back and grabbed the iso and devx and updated manually.

All is well ... even LibreOffice and devx now play nicely together.

Good puppies!

Thanks for the upgrade.

[Billtoo]

I did a manual frugal install of 3.9.9.1 to a 16gb SDHC card, running
on a Compaq S6700NX desktop pc.
Computer
Processor 2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Memory 1553MB (199MB used)
Machine Type Physical machine
Operating System Upup Raring - 3.9.9.1
User Name root (root)
Date/Time Sat 20 Jul 2013 10:48:50 PM EDT
Display
Resolution 1280x1024 pixels
OpenGL Renderer Mesa DRI R200 (RV280 5961) x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL DRI2
X11 Vendor The X.Org Foundation
Audio Devices
Audio Adapter CMI8738-MC6 - C-Media CMI8738
Input Devices
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
Logitech USB Receiver
Logitech USB Receiver
Power Button
Power Button
PC Speaker
Linksys USB wireless adapter [RT73]

I installed lots of applications in ppm, added openbox_plus-1.5.3.pet
and a few others.

Thanks for the new version.

EDIT: I found that pmusic makes the processor run at 80%+ usage, clementine only uses 20% or so with Seamonkey active at the same time.
EDIT:I just tried pmusic again and it's okay now.

[anikin]

(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
LoadModule: "intel"
Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.13.3, module version = 2.21.12
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.1
UnloadModule: "intel"
Unloading intel
Failed to load module "intel" (already loaded, -1217513310)
LoadModule: "vesa"
Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.12.99.902, module version = 2.3.2
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.0
UnloadModule: "vesa"
Unloading vesa
Failed to load module "vesa" (already loaded, -1217513310)
LoadModule: "modesetting"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
UnloadModule: "modesetting"
Unloading modesetting
(EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
LoadModule: "fbdev"
Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.12.99.902, module version = 0.4.3
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 13.0
UnloadModule: "fbdev"
Unloading fbdev
Failed to load module "fbdev" (already loaded, 0)
Loading sub module "dri2"
LoadModule: "dri2"
Module "dri2" already built-in

I have already asked this question. Why modules are loaded if the are already loaded?
We didn't have anything like this in earlier builds. In the past, this section of the log was and should normally be whistle-clean - modules are just loaded, get along nothing to see here ... something ain't right. Regarding SNA, Barry's raring has it I beleive. Works well for me, Ubuntu has accepted it, Barry is reverting to UXA only because he aims at older hardware. Is upupRaring targeting the same segment?

For my eeepc (atom n270/945) the first video driver worked better. This one, doesn't give me a chance of doing some very basic xorg.conf settings. For a long time, I've been applying this to all my puppies:

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Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "HSD"
	ModelName    "3e9"
	HorizSync    30-41
	VertRefresh  56-65
	DisplaySize	220	129
EndSection
	
Section "Modes"
	Identifier "Modes0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "intel"
    VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
    BoardName   "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics"
    Option      "AccelMethod" "sna"
	Option      "DRI" "true"	
	BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth 24
		Subsection "Display"
		Depth       24
		Virtual     2048 2048
		Modes       "1024x600"
	EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
       Group  "video"
       Mode   0660
EndSection

Some puppies give better font rendering if I specify the display size, others will do better if I comment out that line. But overall, these settings work perfectly well, because xorg has everything it needs, already predefined. However, this raring rejects my legitimate and innocent settings! It gives a square screen, that can only be adjusted (via quicksetup) to what you'll see in the second image. Note also, this is a 945 chip - very basic one, absolutely unassuming, humble and unpretentious. Not a performance beast. It just works and never fails on any puppy.

[pemasu]

Anikin. I dont know about that xorg.log. The new mechanism how xwin - xorgwizard - xorgwizard-automatic works is not yet quite familiar to me. You should ask straight from Barry K.

About intel_drv.so choice. I know surely that IvyBridge and Sandybridge intel graphics didnt work with 3.9.9. Sandybridge intel graphics didnt even get to the X. JWM crashed. IvyBridge was slower than snail. That is why I reverted to the uxa acceleration as default. I decided to test the newest version at the same time.

Beside. Sna acceleration is not in use, even though it has been compiled as default, if you dont have that xorg.conf device section, which defines sna acceleration. Just like in Anikin has tried to do.
The intel_drv.so driver has been compiled with sna and uxa in Ubuntu version and in mine. The default choice is just different in mine and Ubuntu version.

I knew that there are some which would like to use default sna accelerated intel_drv.so. For them fix is easy and quite small.
Just download from PPM: xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.21.6 .deb. Install it and restart X.
Done.

[James C]

Used delta to make new iso..... upgraded from 3.9.9 to 3.9.9.1. All good so far.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.1

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1440x900
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: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
134 frames in 5.0 seconds = 26.733 FPS
145 frames in 5.0 seconds = 28.975 FPS
150 frames in 5.0 seconds = 29.903 FPS
149 frames in 5.0 seconds = 29.788 FPS

[James C]

Manual frugal install on an old P4 test box.Looking good.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.1

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.
377 frames in 5.0 seconds = 75.267 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.941 FPS
375 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.943 FPS
371 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.143 FPS
371 frames in 5.0 seconds = 74.131 FPS

-Computer-
Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Memory : 2592MB (222MB used)
Machine Type : Physical machine
Operating System : Upup Raring - 3.9.9.1
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sun 21 Jul 2013 01:31:30 PM CDT
-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

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# free
             total         used         free       shared      buffers
Mem:       2592384       701252      1891132            0        84916
-/+ buffers:             616336      1976048
Swap:      4198396            0      4198396
# 

[Jim1911]

Hi pemasu,

It's working great although I still have the mounting problem for an ntfs partition. Your new sfs for VirtualBox appears to work fine. Although, there is a newer version available from Oracle. I did add their Extension Pack which is required to activate some USB features and it installed fine.

Thank you for another super distribution.
Jim

[charlie6]

Hi Pemasu,
thanks having "fished" this |>--3.9.9.1- (°> new «fish» from island...

Charlie6. If I understand correctly you should have azerty in Rox. Instead you have qwerty...

in this 3.9.9.1 rox "Rename" function still writes qwerty while keyboard settings are be-latin1 (i.e. belgian azerty)

About xorg intel_drv.so driver problem with brookdale graphics...

this can be solved either
with:
- loading intel 2.21.6 debian package (i personaly picked up it from the former 3.9.9 and made a pet)
or
- upon boot-up,
1. right click somewhere in the black screen area to let the main popup menu be displayed (only icons, no text);
2. then point on the bottommost icon (i.e = Shutdown) to let the side menu and have the side popup menu displayed having red X icon standing for "X restart" in it;
3. click on this red X ...and it is done. The X desktop comes fully dipslayed.
4.Then select Menu/Setup/QuickSetup first-run settings to achieve locale settings as usual.
Cheers, Charlie

[pemasu]

Charlie6. If you run in console: keymap-set
....and choose your keyboard setting with it. Does it fix the Rox-filer right click problem ?

[charlie6]

Hi Pemasu !

Charlie6. If you run in console: keymap-set
....and choose your keyboard setting with it. Does it fix the Rox-filer right click problem ?

I went to fresh-1st-boot raring-3.9.9.1, and run quicksetup first settings:
abiword and gnumeric display azerty when i type azerty;
as also rox rename .... ..!!??

but geany display qwerty instead .

I then run keymap-set in console + select be_latin1; then closed and reopened geany: OK ! it displays azerty now

This post typed from that very session ...
Thanks!
Charlie

[pemasu]

Charlie6. Quicksetup runs keymap-set command and Upup Raring definitively has your wanted keyboard map. I am quite amazed what goes wrong. It looks like the quicksetup does not behave as it should. I suppose you have used quicksetup for your keyboard map selection.

[charlie6]

Hi Pemasu,

... I suppose you have used quicksetup for your keyboard
map selection.

Yes i have !
I use to adjust quicksetup
- fr_BE for locale
- GMT Europe Brusels
- be_latin1 keyboard map
whenever booting-up pfix=ram

Yesterday when running keymap-set in console, be_latin1 was in first topmost position in the keymap-sets keyboard maps list.

This morning, i booted-up using a live-cd having the former 3.9.9 version, and again i got rox displaying qwerty when typing azerty.
I also booted-up on 3.9.9.1 with:
- 1st: adjusting the quicksetup kbd map to azeryy (Tandon); again rox display qwerty ....
- 2nd: run keymap-set and adjust to be_latin1; again got rox diplaying qwerty.

Typing in abiword, gnumeric, geany works OK as expected. Rox only has that behaviour.

[anikin]

I knew that there are some which would like to use default sna accelerated intel_drv.so. For them fix is easy and quite small. Just download from PPM: xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.21.6 .deb. Install it and restart X. Done.

Hi pemasu,
In its default UXA mode, this build doesn't have any of the above desktop distortions. I want to set it straight. Those happened only when I attempted to have SNA as accel method. And it runs pretty fast. Fast to the extent, that I'm re-thinking my position on SNA vs UXA for my eeepc. I want to compile video-intel driver myself and do 2 versions of it - SNA only + UXA only. That would be the best way to chose the right one for this machine, I think. And looking at charlie6's effort on compiling mesa - I want to do that too. Any advice, hints, cflags from both of you, or anyone who cares to share, will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

[charlie6]

Hi,
gnumeric-1.12 displays cells «shadow» when using freeze panes (see shot attached).

This does not happen if not using freeze panes.

[Jim1911]

Hi pemasu,

I reported previously that no text is visible in Bibletime on Raring compatible pups due to recent Ubuntu Raring updates. It has been confirmed as a Raring bug, however the recent update of Bibletime 2.9.2 has fixed this bug. We just need to package Bibletime 2.9.2 for puppy if possible.

Thanks,
Jim

[edoc]

Speaking of Bible-study apps ...

Has anyone visited bible.org lately?

They updated and it's lot easier to use.

Type a search word or phrase into the first window and it brings up all of their related resources for study.

Nothing required but a browser and Internet access.

I posted a daily OT chronological study, broken into 7-day groups, as well as chronological Gospels and the rest of the NT in canonical order and now all I have to do is enter my name to find it.

From inside the study each heading has the texts to be covered - a mouse-over pops up the Bible text.

In the Bible text pop-up is "Read More" - clicking that brings up a split screen - full Bible text on the left - with links to translator's notes on the right, as well as a Greek/Hebrew dictionary, commentary, etc.

A pretty amazing resource! For those who are interested.

[Billtoo]

I used the universal installer to do a frugal install to the hard
drive of a Gateway desktop pc.

VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.1
Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 430]
(rev a1)
Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe
Drivers requested to be loaded: vesa nvidia nvidia
Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): nvidia
Loaded modules: dbe dri2 extmod fb glx kbd mouse ramdac shadow wfb
Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 3360x1080 pixels (959x315 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes
sh-4.1# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
306 frames in 5.0 seconds = 61.173 FPS
304 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.734 FPS
304 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.734 FPS

There is a bug in the universal installer in that while it installs to
the raring3.9.9.1frugal directory when you reboot for the first time
to create your savefile it will save to / unless you notice and change
to the proper directory.

I added applications with ppm,openbox_plus-1.5.3.pet and a few others
that's it so far.

[linux28]

I used the universal installer to do a frugal install to the hard
drive of a Gateway desktop pc.

VIDEO REPORT: Upup Raring, version 3.9.9.1
Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 430]
(rev a1)
Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe
Drivers requested to be loaded: vesa nvidia nvidia
Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): nvidia
Loaded modules: dbe dri2 extmod fb glx kbd mouse ramdac shadow wfb
Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 3360x1080 pixels (959x315 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes
sh-4.1# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
306 frames in 5.0 seconds = 61.173 FPS
304 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.734 FPS
304 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.734 FPS

There is a bug in the universal installer in that while it installs to
the raring3.9.9.1frugal directory when you reboot for the first time
to create your savefile it will save to / unless you notice and change
to the proper directory.

I added applications with ppm,openbox_plus-1.5.3.pet and a few others
that's it so far.

openbox_plus-1.5.3.pet
In that download? You figure game in the download?

[Billtoo]

openbox_plus-1.5.3.pet
In that download? You figure game in the download?

There's no game in the openbox plus pet.