Puppy 4.2 RC3 Deep Thought - Bugs & Fixes
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Find a spot in a Linux partition with 300+ MB of free space and create a directory named rootfs-complete. For this example, I assume /mnt/home/rootfs-complete.zigbert wrote:How can I experiment with it if it only occur at first boot (or is it at every boot). Pup_420.sfs is read only, and is out of my reach?????
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From the same directory where you have a pup_420.sfs file, run these commands:
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mount -o loop pup_420.sfs /mnt/data
cp -a /mnt/data/* /mnt/home/rootfs-complete/
umount /mnt/data
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mksquashfs rootfs-complete pup_420.sfs
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Try replacing the madwifi pet package with the one on the package repository (madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3861-k2.6.25.16.pet). Did the trick for my eee 701.bigbeck wrote:I can't connect the wireless on my Asus eee 900A. It loads the driver for ethernet, though. I'm using RC3. When I load the proper driver (atho),It just returns, "no new devices found". This same driver works fine with the Pupeee distro. Any possible solutions?
Thank you,
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Thanks thats a better way of changing system files and building a test modelPizzasgood wrote: Find a spot in a Linux partition with 300+ MB of free space and create a directory named rootfs-complete. For this example, I assume /mnt/home/rootfs-complete.
From the same directory where you have a pup_420.sfs file, run these commands:Now you can go into /mnt/home/rootfs-complete/ and change things. When done, go to /mnt/home and run this:Code: Select all
mount -o loop pup_420.sfs /mnt/data cp -a /mnt/data/* /mnt/home/rootfs-complete/ umount /mnt/data
That will produce a pup_420.sfs file in /mnt/home. Test it. If it needs more adjustments, go back to /mnt/home/rootfs-complete/ and make more changes.Code: Select all
mksquashfs rootfs-complete pup_420.sfs
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Hey WhoDO heres all the stripped libs from 4.2RC3
http://www.puppylinux.asia/tpp/ttuuxxx/ ... 4.2rc3.pet
Remember its a 1.44MB saving expanded, maybe 500kb compressed.
and if your installing any newer applications like alsa audio, make sure you install them after the libs so they don't get overwritten, I'll post this link on page 2 also with the rest of the files.
ttuuxxx
http://www.puppylinux.asia/tpp/ttuuxxx/ ... 4.2rc3.pet
Remember its a 1.44MB saving expanded, maybe 500kb compressed.
and if your installing any newer applications like alsa audio, make sure you install them after the libs so they don't get overwritten, I'll post this link on page 2 also with the rest of the files.
ttuuxxx
http://audio.online-convert.com/ <-- excellent site
http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/A-codecs/ <-- Codec Test Files
http://html5games.com/ <-- excellent HTML5 games :)
http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/A-codecs/ <-- Codec Test Files
http://html5games.com/ <-- excellent HTML5 games :)
I don't remember at this point but its not a major issue. When I run Barry's dependency checker at build time it complains about a python-2.5 file being missing. Doesn't seem to impact on the program any other way but testing will confirm that.ttuuxxx wrote:Hey Who I also compiled alsa, Which file is complaining about missing libs, I could give you the same file. I compiled alsa-firmware, alsalibs, alsa-oss, alsaplugins, alsatools, alsautils. Then only one which wouldn't compile was alsa drivers, That was screwy on my pc. So inform me which file you need and i'll send it to you.
Claws-3.6.0-html already includedttuuxxx wrote:Also don't forget the older but better Claws mail on page2 plus my other updates.
No, Seamonkey-1.1.15 is not required for this release.ttuuxxx wrote:I guess probably no need to update Seamonkey since there doesn't look like anytime left before the final for testing.
Seems like a kludge to me. I'd rather not include kludges at this late stage. Save that one as a suggestion for the next release. It's not really a bug ... just a usability issue related to mouse sensitivity.ttuuxxx wrote:Oh ya one thing thats bugging me a lot, when i right click on a file, a lot of the time I get "Customise Menu" and it auto starts because I have a sensitive i-rocks mouse, anyways we could have a blank space in the menu located at that same area so the Customise menu doesn't basically autostart around 30 times today also?
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It is definitely at 1st boot only, so you'll need Pizzasgood's method for unpacking and repacking the sfs to make changes and experiment.zigbert wrote:How can I experiment with it if it only occur at first boot (or is it at every boot). Pup_420.sfs is read only, and is out of my reach?????
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Hi there,WhoDo wrote:It is definitely at 1st boot only, so you'll need Pizzasgood's method for unpacking and repacking the sfs to make changes and experiment.zigbert wrote:How can I experiment with it if it only occur at first boot (or is it at every boot). Pup_420.sfs is read only, and is out of my reach?????
Just a quick one:
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WhoDo wrote:Alsa has been upgraded to 1.0.19 despite a minor dependency issue
Careful guys, as I have reported in the past it's important to match the exact version of ALSA drivers and libraries. I have been playing with ALSA since RedHat8 in 2003, and I can say that if you get things wrong you will screw up the audio system. The ALSA modules will load, but you may get audio playback errors. And things as basic as alsamixer can crash with segmentation fault.ttuuxxx wrote:Hey Who I also compiled alsa
And be very very careful when adding new kernel modules (such as ALSA) - the module dependencies must be updated. That's why the addition of my updated wifi drivers broke your earlier release candidates.
You need the full kernel sources, configured, and possibly also recompiled.ttuuxxx wrote:Then only one which wouldn't compile was alsa drivers, That was screwy on my pc
Point taken, tempestuous. The addition of the updated Alsa-1.0.19 was the last experiment in RC4. If it doesn't fly in wider testing then I'll revert to the tried and tested Alsa-1.0.16 that has featured in all earlier versions of 4.2 when I go to Final.tempestuous wrote:Careful guys, as I have reported in the past it's important to match the exact version of ALSA drivers and libraries. I have been playing with ALSA since RedHat8 in 2003, and I can say that if you get things wrong you will screw up the audio system. The ALSA modules will load, but you may get audio playback errors. And things as basic as alsamixer can crash with segmentation fault.
And be very very careful when adding new kernel modules (such as ALSA) - the module dependencies must be updated. That's why the addition of my updated wifi drivers broke your earlier release candidates.
Cheers, and glad to see you are quietly monitoring these threads.
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nilla wrote:Try replacing the madwifi pet package with the one on the package repository (madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-r3861-k2.6.25.16.pet). Did the trick for my eee 701.bigbeck wrote:I can't connect the wireless on my Asus eee 900A. It loads the driver for ethernet, though. I'm using RC3. When I load the proper driver (atho),It just returns, "no new devices found". This same driver works fine with the Pupeee distro. Any possible solutions?
Thank you,
Don
Ha! Pet Get ain't gettin.It's broken Thanks for the info,though. I ended up putting Puppy 4.1.2 on the eee with the madwifi package and now I'm in wireless heaven.
Will madwifi work with all Puppy distros?
Thanks again
Don
tempestuous:
Does this bluetooth work now please?
Intel® WiFi Link 5100 Bluetooth
Please say yes.
I had to fix this laptop again yesterday as it lost the wireless
connection with Vista and even Network Magic could not fix it.
"""""
I used Teamviewer and what a great program it is.
Choose run....not install.
Wish that Puppy could run this.
Maybe someone could get it working?
http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx
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I want to try and give her a Puppy alternative on her laptop again.
Getting wireles to work on this Vista Porcine laptop would be great.
Puppy 4.12 worked for most things.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=35962
She's getting desperate...thinking of going Apple.
""""""""""""""
My blood boiled when I logged on to this Vista crudware.
A powerful laptop that HP screwed like the devil
when they loaded up this joke software.
Bad enough how they usually load XP with bloatware.
And that's after I used Vista tweakers to manage it better.
If Puppy Wifi still does not work on this hardware I think that
I'll persuade her to buy another drive, take out the vista drive
as a spare - to stop warranty issue crap - and stick on XP.
"""""""""""
For those with this lappy here are the links.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=291787
http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/for ... Id=1272393
Democracy in action at Puppy.
Yes! HP brilliantly made her brand new drive last 3 weeks on Vista
before it died last year.
Sorry to rant. Must think good thoughts and lower the
blood pressure. Should I log onto Lobsters Site.
Chris.
Does this bluetooth work now please?
Intel® WiFi Link 5100 Bluetooth
Please say yes.
I had to fix this laptop again yesterday as it lost the wireless
connection with Vista and even Network Magic could not fix it.
"""""
I used Teamviewer and what a great program it is.
Choose run....not install.
Wish that Puppy could run this.
Maybe someone could get it working?
http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx
""""""""
I want to try and give her a Puppy alternative on her laptop again.
Getting wireles to work on this Vista Porcine laptop would be great.
Puppy 4.12 worked for most things.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=35962
She's getting desperate...thinking of going Apple.
""""""""""""""
My blood boiled when I logged on to this Vista crudware.
A powerful laptop that HP screwed like the devil
when they loaded up this joke software.
Bad enough how they usually load XP with bloatware.
And that's after I used Vista tweakers to manage it better.
If Puppy Wifi still does not work on this hardware I think that
I'll persuade her to buy another drive, take out the vista drive
as a spare - to stop warranty issue crap - and stick on XP.
"""""""""""
For those with this lappy here are the links.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=291787
http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/for ... Id=1272393
Democracy in action at Puppy.
Yes! HP brilliantly made her brand new drive last 3 weeks on Vista
before it died last year.
Sorry to rant. Must think good thoughts and lower the
blood pressure. Should I log onto Lobsters Site.
Chris.
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Hi tempestuoustempestuous wrote: You need the full kernel sources, configured, and possibly also recompiled.
If you wanted to compile the latest since, The volume has never never worked on 2 of my PC's plus others have had the same issues,like the image below is what a default puppy looks like. Also last week I was reading about this person with a different motherboard/company and he had the same issue. About half of the of the settings don't work, and the absvolume slider doesn't work, its either full or off, nothing gradual working in the middle when sliding. Even when I compile absvolume. If you were to compile the latest version, Could you have some document notes so that others could learn from it, like which files you need and what was your configure codes, etc. If not I understand your busy. Thanks anyways for your time.
ttuuxxx
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http://html5games.com/ <-- excellent HTML5 games :)
http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/A-codecs/ <-- Codec Test Files
http://html5games.com/ <-- excellent HTML5 games :)
Sorry to drop this in here, but I just tried RC3, and the wireless network failed to work. My wireless interface is detected and listed as eth1. On using the wizard to scan for available networks, the following error message is returned
Error!
Failed to raise interface eth1
failed command was, ifconfig eth1 up
error returned was
ifconfig: SIOCSIFFLAGS: no such file or directory
RC3, pfix=ram
On previous Puppies it has been detected from the start and works flawlessly. Oh dear....................
Error!
Failed to raise interface eth1
failed command was, ifconfig eth1 up
error returned was
ifconfig: SIOCSIFFLAGS: no such file or directory
RC3, pfix=ram
On previous Puppies it has been detected from the start and works flawlessly. Oh dear....................
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Maybe this helpsDaveS wrote:Sorry to drop this in here, but I just tried RC3, and the wireless network failed to work. My wireless interface is detected and listed as eth1. On using the wizard to scan for available networks, the following error message is returned
Error!
Failed to raise interface eth1
failed command was, ifconfig eth1 up
error returned was
ifconfig: SIOCSIFFLAGS: no such file or directory
RC3, pfix=ram
On previous Puppies it has been detected from the start and works flawlessly. Oh dear....................
i had the same problem when puppy detect that my interface is bcm43xx
so work around is:
I found that b43 can be used with success (by trying similar modules one by one)
I blacklisted bcm43xx and rebooted
go to network wizard again and choose b43
next reboot --> all's well
cheers
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Don't confuse the bluetooth component with wifi. They're separate devices, even though they're described in sales literature as "wifi bluetooth".cthisbear wrote:Does this bluetooth work now please?
Intel® WiFi Link 5100 Bluetooth
If you're referring to the Intel wifi, I've answered that question before:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 183#252183
In short; move up to a Puppy variant with modern kernel.
I hate to drop this on you Whodo, as you seem to have so much on your plate.
Have you given any thought to additional applications for 4.2? Currently there are no easily available/discoverable ways to get the two biggest open source applications onto puppy, Firefox 3 and Openoffice. AFAIK they are not available from the desktop "install" icon, which will probably be the first place people will look.
If the person using 4.2 is a new linux user, they may probably be looking for these packages (which are both windows and linux), just to clutch at something familiar.
Perhaps is something you could delegate (not to me I dont have the skills....yet)
Keep up the good work, do as many releases as it takes to get it right.
Have you given any thought to additional applications for 4.2? Currently there are no easily available/discoverable ways to get the two biggest open source applications onto puppy, Firefox 3 and Openoffice. AFAIK they are not available from the desktop "install" icon, which will probably be the first place people will look.
If the person using 4.2 is a new linux user, they may probably be looking for these packages (which are both windows and linux), just to clutch at something familiar.
Perhaps is something you could delegate (not to me I dont have the skills....yet)
Keep up the good work, do as many releases as it takes to get it right.
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