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runtt21 · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 1651 Location: BigD Texas

Since you can run precise 5.5.0 . make a new savefile with it and rename the save file.

Schpankme · Joined: 09 Nov 2013 Posts: 51

Karl Godt · Joined: 20 Jun 2010 Posts: 4208 Location: Kiel,Germany

Just to give a link with a person that had troubles with that GCARD upgrading from Ubuntu Lucid to Precise :
http://linuxnorth.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/troubles-with-ubuntu-12-04-and-radeon-hd6450/

Macpup-550 includes XORG_HIGH (Mesa/OpenGL) by default - not sure about 528 .
Kernel modesetting might be different and the newer libdrm might handle that different, too .

I have no ATI/AMD machine, so cannot say much else about it .

Schpankme · Joined: 09 Nov 2013 Posts: 51

Karl Godt · Joined: 20 Jun 2010 Posts: 4208 Location: Kiel,Germany

What we need is mainly log files .

The Bootup has two/three different stages :

1) Initrd.gz 's /init , that loads a few drivers in frugal installations .
2) The /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit that loads the most drivers .
3) The xwin script that starts Xorg .

If your screen is usable until xwin starts , then the way would be to boot frugal with the pfix=nox option
and examine the files in /initrd/tmp and /tmp .

After that xorgwizard might need to run to choose the vesa driver for example .

If things hang, the log files likely are still present in the save-file and are possible to be viewed booting another Puppy that works and clicking the save-file .

Schpankme · Joined: 09 Nov 2013 Posts: 51

Schpankme · Joined: 09 Nov 2013 Posts: 51

Sky Aisling

Hello,

Where do I find the latest Macpup .iso download?

Thanks for your timely reply.

Sky

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 6735 Location: Kentucky

giannis4 · Joined: 28 Jun 2013 Posts: 98

Hello,I am looking a way to have a language indicator on my panel.I have no problems with keyboard settings.I am using English,Greek and Russian and I would like to have a flag indicator also if this is possible.How can I do this?

runtt21 · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 1651 Location: BigD Texas

Right now you can't. Sorry but e's language module was removed from 550's build in the effort to fix then localization issues.

giannis4 · Joined: 28 Jun 2013 Posts: 98

Is there any pet for a screenshot tool?.I know there is a Takeshot option but I want to be able to take a screenshot on a specific area on my screen.

runtt21 · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 1651 Location: BigD Texas

MP550 comes with three screenshot apps. The e17 screenshot app is in the main menu as "take screenshot" this will give you a full screenshot that you can edit with mt paint. If you right click on the top window border you have the "take shot" option that will give you a screenshot of just that window. This option can also upload your shots to :

http://www.enlightenment.org/ss/

My fav is mtpaint-screenshot screen capture under graphics in the menu . This will also give you a full screenshot but it opens in mtpaint so you can instantly crop or resize it .

Also included is screeny capture windows app but I have never used it.

giannis4 · Joined: 28 Jun 2013 Posts: 98

giannis4 · Joined: 28 Jun 2013 Posts: 98

Sorry for bothering again but I am trying to figure out how can I select a small region screenshot with mtpaint-screenshot screen capture.I used before Carolina Linux and the screenshot option was way more easy to use.I dont want the whole window but just a small region to be able to upload it on prntscr.com.I dont know how to do this.