PuppEX Tahr Linux Live CD with kernel 4.0.1-PAE-puppex

[exton]

Will include? Or already included in this update?

I certainly meant to include such support in version 141116 of PuppEX. I don't know if I succeeded since I can't test it myself.

[yerc1]

Will include? Or already included in this update?

I certainly meant to include such support in version 141116 of PuppEX. I don't know if I succeeded since I can't test it myself.

Thanks for meaning to include touchpad support.

It's early days but playing around with PuppEX Tahr (even only briefly atm), I'm impressed by how well it is running on the chromebook.

The touchpad still doesn't work though.

synclient gives "Couldn't find synaptics properties. No synaptic drivers loaded?".

Posting from chromebook running PuppEX Tahr.

[exton]

The touchpad still doesn't work though.

synclient gives "Couldn't find synaptics properties. No synaptic drivers loaded?".

Posting from chromebook running PuppEX Tahr.

I'm sorry to hear that. I did my best, but I couldn't find a special line for your touchpad during the configuration of kernel 3.17.3.

[pemasu]

You had in 3.17.0 .config:
# CONFIG_CHROME_PLATFORMS is not set

If you still have that row in config, try to enable it:

CONFIG_CHROME_PLATFORMS=y
CONFIG_CHROMEOS_LAPTOP=m
CONFIG_CHROMEOS_PSTORE=m

http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/CHROME_PLATFORMS.html

[James C]

Working well.....

[exton]

You had in 3.17.0 .config:
# CONFIG_CHROME_PLATFORMS is not set

If you still have that row in config, try to enable it:

CONFIG_CHROME_PLATFORMS=y
CONFIG_CHROMEOS_LAPTOP=m
CONFIG_CHROMEOS_PSTORE=m

http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/CHROME_PLATFORMS.html

Ok. Obviously I missed that. I will try to do better next time.

[exton]

Today (141124) I have uploaded a new version of PuppEX Tahr. It uses kernel 3.17.4-puppex. Kernel 3.17.4 was released 141121.

To yerc1
If your Toshiba Chromebook touchpad now works it is thanks to pemasu's advice. See above.

READ MORE...

[rufwoof]

LiveCD boots to blank screen other than a (graphical) blinking cursor "_"

AMD64, Nvidia

[yerc1]

Today (1411214) I have uploaded a new version of PuppEX Tahr. It uses kernel 3.17.4-puppex. Kernel 3.17.4 was released 141121.

To yerc1
If your Toshiba Chromebook touchpad now works it is thanks to pemasu's advice. See above.

Awesome. Thanks exton.
Will download on first opportunity.

With regard to updated ISO images, Saluki/Carolina and X-Slacko (iirc official puppies too) have a separate small delta file for the updates.
Users can then build the new ISO from the old ISO and the delta file using a delta utility.
It's gentler on the server (i think) and saves users data.
You may already know this. I'm just bringing it up in case you'd be interested to do your updates that way.

[exton]

LiveCD boots to blank screen other than a (graphical) blinking cursor "_"

AMD64, Nvidia

Try boot alternatives (with F2 or F3). Or run xorgwizard.

PuppEX works without problems on my five different computers...

[yerc1]

Hi exton,

The Toshiba Chromebook touchpad issue was not fixed in PuppEX Tahr 141124.

I attached a hardinfo report generated on the chromebook running Fatdog64-700 beta2 in case you wanted to investigate further.

As far as I have tested, the chromebook is running perfectly on Fatdog.

Thanks for your efforts to resolve my chromebook's issues.

[exton]

The Toshiba Chromebook touchpad issue was not fixed in PuppEX Tahr 141124.

As far as I have tested, the chromebook is running perfectly on Fatdog.

Ok, then I should be able to fix this by comparing Fatdog's config file with "mine". I.e. when compiling kernel 3.17.5-puppex.

[Ray MK]

This is astonishing - outstanding even, boots fast
and absolutely fly's on my old X60 Thinkpad.

Lost for words to describe just how good this is.

Anyone that want's a real OS experience and more should try this.

Still playing - looking better all the time.

Much appreciated and best regards - Ray.

[exton]

This is astonishing - outstanding even, boots fast
and absolutely fly's on my old X60 Thinkpad.

Lost for words to describe just how good this is.

Anyone that want's a real OS experience and more should try this.

Still playing - looking better all the time.

Much appreciated and best regards - Ray.

Thanks for your kind words, but do you really mean that my remaster PuppEX Tahr is faster than the original system (Tahrpup 6.0)?

[Ray MK]

Running puppy tahr 6ce now - nopae, as pae did not recognize Wlan.

Very little between them booting, but considering your PuppEX has Gimp, VLC, the latest stable kernel and presumably additional tweaks / bits & bobs etc.

Very impressive.

Will play some more and see - both are exceptional.

[Ray MK]

re-booted into PuppEX - so hard to be sure - but it does seem to be a little faster booting.

(have mislaid my IWC timer)wish)(must get another quality timepiece)

perhaps the verbose mode (very informative) generates the illusion of greater activity = faster?

Still very good, all things considered. More playing to do.

[exton]

Yesterday (141209) I have uploaded a new version of PuppEX Tahr. It uses kernel 3.17.6-puppex. Kernel 3.17.6 was released 141207. (So was kernel 3.18, but it cannot be used in Puppy Linux/PuppEX just yet).

To yerc1
Hope it works this time. If not I have to throw in the towel.

READ MORE about PuppEX Tahr...

[exton]

A new version of PuppEX Tahr is ready. Most important changes: I've changed kernel from 3.17.6 to 3.18 and installed NVIDIA Graphics driver 340.65. The Nvidia driver will be used if your computer/card is "modern" enough. I've also added Tahrpup's Service Pack 6.0.1 in PuppEX version 141221. (Kernel 3.18.1 can't be used in Puppy/PuppEX just yet).

To yerc1
Please give it another try. This time...

[James C]

Quick live test....looking good.

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-Computer-
Processor		: 8x AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor
Memory		: 3024MB (368MB used)
Machine Type		: Physical machine
Operating System		: puppex - 6.0
User Name		: root (root)
Date/Time		: Sun 21 Dec 2014 11:22:57 PM CST
-Display-
Resolution		: 1920x1080 pixels
OpenGL Renderer		: GeForce GTX 750/PCIe/SSE2
X11 Vendor		: The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter		: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB
Audio Adapter		: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
Audio Adapter		: PC-Speaker - pcsp

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-Version-
Kernel		: Linux 3.18.0-puppex (i686)
Version		: #2 SMP Sat Dec 20 23:22:43 EST 2014
C Library		: GNU C Library version 2.19 (stable)
Distribution		: puppex - 6.0

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sh-4.3# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: puppex, version 6.0

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM107 [GeForce GTX 750] (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): nvidia
  Loaded modules: dbe dri2 extmod fb glx kbd mouse ramdac wfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
  Resolution:  1920x1080 pixels (513x292 millimeters)
  Depth:       24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
sh-4.3# 

[exton]

Thanks for testing the new version. It was especially nice to see that the Nvidia driver 340.65 was useful.