Quirky 1.1rc feedback
- BarryK
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Quirky 1.1rc feedback
Here is the announcement from my blog:
This is the release candidate for Quirky 1.1. The build is actually numbered 104.
Preliminary announcement and release notes:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... ky-110.htm
Download:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... ns/quirky/
There is the normal Quirky, qrky-104.iso, built with the 2.6.33.2 kernel. Note that I have changed the file prefix from "quirky" to "qrky", so the save-file will now be named "qrkysave.2fs".
A bonus is another build, Quirky-Retro, built with the 2.6.30.5 kernel (same as used in Puppy 4.3.1). This build has all the analog modem and SCSI drivers. Note, the file prefix is "qret", so the save-file is named "qretsave.2fs".
Please note the scope of the fixes and improvements of 1.1 relative to 1.0, explained in the release notes. I plan multimedia improvements for 1.2.
ibiblio.org has become incredibly slow for me right now. Downloading might be a problem.
Everyone is welcome to try out this 'rc'!
This is the release candidate for Quirky 1.1. The build is actually numbered 104.
Preliminary announcement and release notes:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... ky-110.htm
Download:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... ns/quirky/
There is the normal Quirky, qrky-104.iso, built with the 2.6.33.2 kernel. Note that I have changed the file prefix from "quirky" to "qrky", so the save-file will now be named "qrkysave.2fs".
A bonus is another build, Quirky-Retro, built with the 2.6.30.5 kernel (same as used in Puppy 4.3.1). This build has all the analog modem and SCSI drivers. Note, the file prefix is "qret", so the save-file is named "qretsave.2fs".
Please note the scope of the fixes and improvements of 1.1 relative to 1.0, explained in the release notes. I plan multimedia improvements for 1.2.
ibiblio.org has become incredibly slow for me right now. Downloading might be a problem.
Everyone is welcome to try out this 'rc'!
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- broomdodger
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e3vi problem cause
quirky100 frugal
I found the problem I was having with e3, specifically e3vi.
In .Xdefaults I set:
Rxvt.geometry: 88x44+3+33
With that setting, cursor keys and any vi style movement keys would create error messages in blue at the bottom of the console window, a new one with each keystroke.
Resizing the console window AFTER e3vi is running causes NO problem.
I have not seen a problem with the geometry setting in any other terminal app that I have tried.
I found the problem I was having with e3, specifically e3vi.
In .Xdefaults I set:
Rxvt.geometry: 88x44+3+33
With that setting, cursor keys and any vi style movement keys would create error messages in blue at the bottom of the console window, a new one with each keystroke.
Resizing the console window AFTER e3vi is running causes NO problem.
I have not seen a problem with the geometry setting in any other terminal app that I have tried.
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I tried qret retro kernel version on laptop with Intel 855gme graphics.
So far, Wary 020 is still the only Quirky that lets me use xorg or vesa
without black screen hang-ups.
No version will let me install and run an alternate media player.
I use ttuuxxx vlc for video and audio on my other Puppys', it doesn't
have dvd playback problems like gnome-mplayer does.
So far, Wary 020 is still the only Quirky that lets me use xorg or vesa
without black screen hang-ups.
No version will let me install and run an alternate media player.
I use ttuuxxx vlc for video and audio on my other Puppys', it doesn't
have dvd playback problems like gnome-mplayer does.
Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs
qrky-104
1st run from fresh frugal install 466mhz/256meg mach64 24bit:
everything displays correctly and it's holding up well and performing well with many things running simultaneously.
Successfully did gtktheme change and jwmtheme change while streaming audio in seamonkey and ayttm running. Overall, gave it a good torture test and it stayed stable and responsive.
Then exited without save, dropped in my old quirky savefile and renamed to "qrkysave-" and restarted. Update process was smooth and it's running fine now.
everything displays correctly and it's holding up well and performing well with many things running simultaneously.
Successfully did gtktheme change and jwmtheme change while streaming audio in seamonkey and ayttm running. Overall, gave it a good torture test and it stayed stable and responsive.
Then exited without save, dropped in my old quirky savefile and renamed to "qrkysave-" and restarted. Update process was smooth and it's running fine now.
Last edited by upnorth on Sat 15 May 2010, 00:40, edited 2 times in total.
Sorry, I am not good at this but did my best and sadly q1 = q104 crashed when I installed wine and tried to play Spotify while it just works in q100 and q021 and so on.
Symptom is that when I start the spotify program then the X shut down and I write xwin to prompt and it start and all is there and works until I try spotify again. it crash when I log in and hit enter so the first part of the spotify prog survive but not when it shall load the browser window.
Could be me doing something wrong so if there is something to look into hopefully others can give more relevant details.
Nvidia seems to have installed properly. First time that happens for me I guess.
Here is how it looks in q100 which I write from now. I finally got the radio going by PPM the mplayer plugin from puppy4 repo.
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Quirky, version 100
Chip description:
oem: NVIDIA
product: G98 Board - 5610001u Chip Rev
Driver used by Xorg:
nvidia
Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth 16 Depth: "Display"
...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
#
as I remember that is how it looked in q104 too.
Symptom is that when I start the spotify program then the X shut down and I write xwin to prompt and it start and all is there and works until I try spotify again. it crash when I log in and hit enter so the first part of the spotify prog survive but not when it shall load the browser window.
Could be me doing something wrong so if there is something to look into hopefully others can give more relevant details.
Nvidia seems to have installed properly. First time that happens for me I guess.
Here is how it looks in q100 which I write from now. I finally got the radio going by PPM the mplayer plugin from puppy4 repo.
# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Quirky, version 100
Chip description:
oem: NVIDIA
product: G98 Board - 5610001u Chip Rev
Driver used by Xorg:
nvidia
Video mode used by Xorg:
Resolution: Depth 16 Depth: "Display"
...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
#
as I remember that is how it looked in q104 too.
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though
not an ideal solution though
rc.update line 232 in q104
just spotted this in another thread:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... a66#418434
but is line 232 in q104
Also, spotted the following in xerrs.log but I couldn't find cause and there aren't any associated problems:
** (ROX-Filer:2914): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/usr/cocal/lib/X11/pixmaps/connect48.png': No such file or directory
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... a66#418434
but is line 232 in q104
Also, spotted the following in xerrs.log but I couldn't find cause and there aren't any associated problems:
** (ROX-Filer:2914): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/usr/cocal/lib/X11/pixmaps/connect48.png': No such file or directory
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Re: rc.update line 232 in q104
Good, I have fixed that bug in rc.update.upnorth wrote:just spotted this in another thread:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... a66#418434
but is line 232 in q104
Also, spotted the following in xerrs.log but I couldn't find cause and there aren't any associated problems:
** (ROX-Filer:2914): WARNING **: Failed to open file '/usr/cocal/lib/X11/pixmaps/connect48.png': No such file or directory
I don't get that error message in xerrs.log. The typo, incorrect path "cocal" must be in a package that you have installed.
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Sorry about that, it turned out to be from a makeshift .desktop file I had sitting in the home directory. Now that I think about it, rox will generate that error whenever it encounters a .desktop file with a bad path for "Icon=" line. I was looking in the wrong places.I don't get that error message in xerrs.log. The typo, incorrect path "cocal" must be in a package that you have installed.
- BarryK
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Does video work in Lupu?tubby wrote:Tried the retro release on this Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop and xorg goes to black screen and locks up, vesa gives a tearing screen,Intel 855GM Chipset.
If the 2.9.0 driver that I posted doesn't work, did you try the i810 driver that is in Quirky?
If everything fails, I do plan an official release of Wary soon.
EDIT:
No, the i810 driver doesn't work at all. I have taken it out for 1.1 final. It will however work with Xorg 7.3, that is, in Wary.
Last edited by BarryK on Sat 15 May 2010, 12:42, edited 1 time in total.
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I also reported video issues on onboard intel in 1.0 thread:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 264#418264
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 264#418264
puppy.b0x.me stuff mirrored [url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_Mb589v0iCXNnhSZWRwd3R2UWs]HERE[/url] or [url=http://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_puppy.b0x.me_mirror]HERE[/url]
hi Barry, i have tried your suggestions and the only way i can display a viewable screen is to tweak the refresh rate in the vesa driver, this allows the lowest resolution but the touchpad is very sensitive.
Below is info from my own build of dpup,(i am using a full install on the dell at the moment) if this helps you.
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux Debian (xorg-server 2:1.4.2-10.lenny2)
Current Operating System: Linux puppypc 2.6.33.2 #1 SMP Mon Apr 5 12:55:04 Local time zone must be set--see zic m i686
Build Date: 08 June 2009 09:12:57AM
This is an entry from my dpup bootkernel.log
intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 55264 usecs (2663 samples)
i have downloaded lupo and tried it pfix=ram and it did not get as far as Quirky, it hung on the loading the xscript, black screen and lockup.
intel8x0: clocking to 48000
Below is info from my own build of dpup,(i am using a full install on the dell at the moment) if this helps you.
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux Debian (xorg-server 2:1.4.2-10.lenny2)
Current Operating System: Linux puppypc 2.6.33.2 #1 SMP Mon Apr 5 12:55:04 Local time zone must be set--see zic m i686
Build Date: 08 June 2009 09:12:57AM
This is an entry from my dpup bootkernel.log
intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 55264 usecs (2663 samples)
i have downloaded lupo and tried it pfix=ram and it did not get as far as Quirky, it hung on the loading the xscript, black screen and lockup.
intel8x0: clocking to 48000
Last edited by tubby on Sat 15 May 2010, 10:58, edited 1 time in total.