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[koulaxizis]

I have just noticed something weird!

Each time i load or unload an SFS, all the programs i have removed from "remove builtin packages", appear again in the menu and they work like they were never removed!

Another (minor) issue is that, after installing openbox_extras, the "fun" menu doesn't exists in the panel menu.

[gcav]

Hi Micko...
the F2FS looks promising... I managed to get a USB sitck working
on it, and it is FAST... damn fast...

I am having issues whith X starting up apart from VESA.
I need to boot with PFIX=NOX and then manual setup VESA.

Did you modify the init scripts?

gc

[gcmartin]

I just tested the awakening of SLACKO 5.6 PAE on my little Netbook EeePC (ATOM powered). It sleeps, awakens, and renews IPs over the ethernet cable as well as via wireless AND, MOST importantly, it IS able to navigate, and touch other PCs.

This is not the case for my HP laptop for some reason. Although, I am NOT using ethernet wire and wireless at the same time as is the case in Netboot testing.

Ideas..anyone.

[Billtoo]

I used the F2FS Installer - Flash Drives to install 5.6.0 pae to a 32gb
flash drive (frugal install)
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.6.0
Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 6611
Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1920x1080
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): ati
Loaded modules: dbe ddc dri dri2 extmod fb glx int10 kbd mouse record shadow
vbe vesa
Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1920x1080 pixels (524x292 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes
I installed some applications with ppm,and some pets including icewm.

It's working well.

[ally]

hey micko

I had a problem with playing DVDs with gnome-player

tried a different machine running 5.5 & 55.70 no luck, that machine has retroprecise 5.7 so tried that (version 1.03) which plays ok

HTH

[bigpup]

[ally]

hey pup

the problem is playing DVDs - they don't

I have tried a 3 different machines so not isolated to my main machine (lenovo T500)

I pulled out an old IBM T21, booted slacko 5.5, DVD does not play (select play DVDs with menu - window refreshes and back to 'idle')

booted slacko 5.5.70 same result

booted precise 5.7 retro (same T21) and DVD played straight off so not hardware related

precise uses version 1.03 of gnome-player where slacko is using 1.08b

I'm batch uploading on the T500 so unable to try different puppy's at present but suspect it's a 'gnome thing

[bigpup]

ally,

This could be your Gnome-player problem.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=88098
Also try this:
Open gnome-mplayer, then choose Edit -> Preferences, click the drop-down Video Output menu, and try x11 or XV for setting.

[ally]

thanks pup

I tried x11 and xv (tried the other options too) no luck

I will try older slacko and the new precise when my uploads finish and will report back



edit: just had a quick player before I retire for the day

[Billtoo]

Continued from earlier post:

I couldn't get DVD movies to play well, gnome mplayer, and the
xine in the repository would bring up the menu but the movies didn't
play properly, blurry,xine couldn't play an encrypted DVD either.
I installed an older version of ffmpeg (1.1) and a
xine-lib-1.2.2-i686.pet,xine-ui-0.99.7-i686.pet.
Vlc didn't work with the new ffmpeg, the newest vlc wouldn't compile
in 5.6.0 but I was able to compile it in 5.5 pae the the pet that I
made works in 5.6.0...guvcview wouldn't work with ffmpeg 2.0 but after
installing the older ffmpeg and some other pets that I made last
december,guvcview is working now.
Installing the older ffmpeg broke tas, pupsnap to the rescue, that's
all that it broke that I've found so far.
Also moved the flash drive to my laptop because the graphics card in
the other pc isn't supported in linux yet.

video-info-glx 1.5.1 Wed 21 Aug 2013 on Slacko Puppy 5.6.0 Linux 3.10.5 i686
0.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Manhattan
[Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series]
oem: ATI ATOMBIOS
product: PARK 01.00
X Server: Xorg Driver: fglrx
X.Org version: 1.12.4
dimensions: 1600x900 pixels (423x238 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: ATI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
OpenGL version string: 4.3.12414 Compatibility Profile Context 13.15.100.1
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 430 @ 2.27GHz
Core 0: @1199 1: @1199 2: @1199 3: @1199 MHz

It's working well now, so far anyway

EDIT:I just tried a DVD in GnomeMplayer on my other Slacko 5.6.0
install that is using the proprietary Nvidia driver, it's working fine.
I wonder if the problem on the laptop is caused by the beta
proprietary ati driver that I'm using?

[bigpup]

Slacko 5.6 pae live cd save on hdd.

If I enter gnome-mplayer in a console I get this:

[watchdog]

I failed to play dvds with gnome-mplayer, too. Instead:

[01micko]

Odd this dvd behaviour, I tested on several machines with little issue. There may be issues if you have the later kernel on older hardware as the mplayer is a different compile (same version). The i486 compile should show itself on a PPM search for MPlayer if mplayer isn't working for you. (This may occur on older athlons and P3's and early P4's, with the 3.10.5 kernel only).

I normally poke in a dvd, wait till the desktop icon appears and click it, that's it, works, even on my old r51 thinkpad.

[gcmartin]

Edit: Skip this request. It seems that it may be an isolated issue i observe.

[Jades]