Lucid Puppy 5.1.1 Release - This is the official release
A simple solution to xorg problems with Intel 855gm graphics chip.
Eliminates the need for:
1. i915 modeset=1
2. 640x480 video boot param.
3. flsynclient wrapper.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 553#447553
Eliminates the need for:
1. i915 modeset=1
2. 640x480 video boot param.
3. flsynclient wrapper.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 553#447553
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
I tested 222 tonight after downloading yesterday.
Followed my usual frugal install procedure on the intel855 graphics box. Uses Xorg with the Intel driver, a UK keyboard and London time zone. Everything worked fine.
Tried changing to icewm and back to jwm to encourage a black screen of death as a previous poster reported. There were no black screens for me.
2 points I would note.
The tray icon showing free memory as 4 green bars rather than a number seems pointless. The number was meaningful whereas 4 green bars means less and the mouse has to be moved to get the number.
The wording on the original screen that proposes accepting the default or giving options to change resolution / locale / CCE does NOT define what the default is. A new user does not have sufficient information to know whether they are happy with the default if they do not know what keyboard / time zone etc has been given by default. It costs nothing to add some words so why not add them?
Followed my usual frugal install procedure on the intel855 graphics box. Uses Xorg with the Intel driver, a UK keyboard and London time zone. Everything worked fine.
Tried changing to icewm and back to jwm to encourage a black screen of death as a previous poster reported. There were no black screens for me.
2 points I would note.
The tray icon showing free memory as 4 green bars rather than a number seems pointless. The number was meaningful whereas 4 green bars means less and the mouse has to be moved to get the number.
The wording on the original screen that proposes accepting the default or giving options to change resolution / locale / CCE does NOT define what the default is. A new user does not have sufficient information to know whether they are happy with the default if they do not know what keyboard / time zone etc has been given by default. It costs nothing to add some words so why not add them?
Lucid Puppy 5.1.1 Release Candidate
I booted the lupu 511 live dvd with pfix=ram
It booted directly to the desktop at the correct resolution and the wired network was connected.
I downloaded Firefox 4 beta 3,google earth,vlc, and the latest nvidia driver with quickpet.
I rebooted to create the save file.
I ran the setup wizards and put the devx file in /mnt/home and used configure startup wizard to have it loaded on next bootup.
I chose to resize the save file, then rebooted.
I compiled lxterminal 0.1.8,dosbox 0.74,weechat 0.3.3,xchat 2.8.8
I configured ppm to add the ubuntu repositories and added tunapie with ppm
# glxgears
46301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 9260.200 FPS
50514 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10102.800 FPS
50503 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10100.600 FPS
50516 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10103.200 FPS
50505 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10101.000 FPS
#
Computer
Processor
4x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Memory
3375MB (153MB used)
Operating System
Puppy Linux 0.51
User Name
root (root)
Date/Time
Thu 02 Sep 2010 07:36:09 PM GMT-8
Display
Resolution
1920x1080 pixels
OpenGL Renderer
GeForce 8600 GT/PCI/SSE2
X11 Vendor
The X.Org Foundation
OpenGL
Vendor NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer GeForce 8600 GT/PCI/SSE2
Version 3.3.0 NVIDIA 256.35
Direct Rendering Yes
Everything works well
It booted directly to the desktop at the correct resolution and the wired network was connected.
I downloaded Firefox 4 beta 3,google earth,vlc, and the latest nvidia driver with quickpet.
I rebooted to create the save file.
I ran the setup wizards and put the devx file in /mnt/home and used configure startup wizard to have it loaded on next bootup.
I chose to resize the save file, then rebooted.
I compiled lxterminal 0.1.8,dosbox 0.74,weechat 0.3.3,xchat 2.8.8
I configured ppm to add the ubuntu repositories and added tunapie with ppm
# glxgears
46301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 9260.200 FPS
50514 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10102.800 FPS
50503 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10100.600 FPS
50516 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10103.200 FPS
50505 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10101.000 FPS
#
Computer
Processor
4x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Memory
3375MB (153MB used)
Operating System
Puppy Linux 0.51
User Name
root (root)
Date/Time
Thu 02 Sep 2010 07:36:09 PM GMT-8
Display
Resolution
1920x1080 pixels
OpenGL Renderer
GeForce 8600 GT/PCI/SSE2
X11 Vendor
The X.Org Foundation
OpenGL
Vendor NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer GeForce 8600 GT/PCI/SSE2
Version 3.3.0 NVIDIA 256.35
Direct Rendering Yes
Everything works well
Upgrade from 510 to 511 of the frugal install on my main Linux box.
The only thing I've noticed is having to redo the desktop icons,which I expected.Otherwise,everything appears to be working normally. All settings,bookmarks, Pwidgets etc. were retained. Basically upgraded with no problems.
EDIT:
Also had lost the menu icon for Opera, easy fix though.
The only thing I've noticed is having to redo the desktop icons,which I expected.Otherwise,everything appears to be working normally. All settings,bookmarks, Pwidgets etc. were retained. Basically upgraded with no problems.
EDIT:
Also had lost the menu icon for Opera, easy fix though.
Yes. In 5.2. Or perhaps 5.1.2. It would have to be current and the code would not be trivial and would need to be tested--we are at the end of the testing cycle for 5.1.1.The wording on the original screen that proposes accepting the default or giving options to change resolution / locale / CCE does NOT define what the default is. A new user does not have sufficient information to know whether they are happy with the default if they do not know what keyboard / time zone etc has been given by default. It costs nothing to add some words so why not add them?
I reverted the 915resolution (which may or may not have been the cause of that report). We had had no reports of problems with it and so I should not have upgraded without testing time.Tried changing to icewm and back to jwm to encourage a black screen of death as a previous poster reported. There were no black screens for me.
This was my initial reaction also. The explanation is that it is a graphic representation so language-free. But now that I think of it Arabic numerals are widespread--perhaps some one can say, Do we have users who don't know Arabic numerals? Anyway, It has come to grow on me or I have gotten used to itThe tray icon showing free memory as 4 green bars rather than a number seems pointless. The number was meaningful whereas 4 green bars means less and the mouse has to be moved to get the number.
Hey, Hey, Maybe 01micko can make a selector for the freememapplet_tray icons like he made for the network_tray icons. But not for 5.1.1 micko
.
cool booting 511rc to 1600x1200 Desktop without flickering like some others before. Also tested the connect icon on the desktop and Internet by dialup or wireless modem ran pupdial. had to rmmod usb_storage to get the sim pin delivered to the modem like some versions before. but second attempt : connect .... !
midori is running
pupdial still missing in menu
for /usr/share/applications/menu
`Pwireless` doesn`t exists but as icon at /usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons
nasatv very beautiful at pupRadio - still no streamtuner in the path -- needed gxine as I searched the forum ( only 1 thread ! ) copied from 4.3 ( bins, sh ,lib > couldn`t read the driver...SegFault )
ayttm should be backed up with xchat.pet (330 KB)
top:
hardware : everything`s best ++ ; software +-
midori is running
pupdial still missing in menu
for /usr/share/applications/menu
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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=PupDial modem dialup
Icon=mini-connect.xpm
Comment=PupDial modem dialup
Exec=pupdial
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Network;Dialup;
GenericName=PupDial
`Pwireless` doesn`t exists but as icon at /usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons
nasatv very beautiful at pupRadio - still no streamtuner in the path -- needed gxine as I searched the forum ( only 1 thread ! ) copied from 4.3 ( bins, sh ,lib > couldn`t read the driver...SegFault )
ayttm should be backed up with xchat.pet (330 KB)
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# scanpci
pci bus 0x0000 cardnum 0x01 function 0x00: vendor 0x1039 device 0x0001
Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP)
CardVendor 0x0000 card 0x0000 (Card unknown)
STATUS 0x0000 COMMAND 0x0107
CLASS 0x06 0x04 0x00 REVISION 0x00
BIST 0x00 HEADER 0x01 LATENCY 0x40 CACHE 0x00
MAX_LAT 0x00 MIN_GNT 0x0a INT_PIN 0x00 INT_LINE 0x00
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff
Memory behind bridge: cde00000-cfe0ffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: c9c00000-cdc0ffff
pci bus 0x0000 cardnum 0x02 function 0x02: vendor 0x1039 device 0x7001
Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller
CardVendor 0x1019 card 0x0a14 (Elitegroup Computer Systems, Card unknown)
STATUS 0x0280 COMMAND 0x0117
CLASS 0x0c 0x03 0x10 REVISION 0x07
BIST 0x00 HEADER 0x00 LATENCY 0x40 CACHE 0x08
BASE0 0xcfffe000 SIZE 4096 MEM
MAX_LAT 0x50 MIN_GNT 0x00 INT_PIN 0x04 INT_LINE 0x0b
pci bus 0x0000 cardnum 0x02 function 0x03: vendor 0x1039 device 0x7001
Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller
CardVendor 0x1019 card 0x0a14 (Elitegroup Computer Systems, Card unknown)
STATUS 0x8280 COMMAND 0x0117
CLASS 0x0c 0x03 0x10 REVISION 0x07
BIST 0x00 HEADER 0x00 LATENCY 0x40 CACHE 0x08
BASE0 0xcffff000 SIZE 4096 MEM
MAX_LAT 0x50 MIN_GNT 0x00 INT_PIN 0x01 INT_LINE 0x0b
pci bus 0x0000 cardnum 0x02 function 0x05: vendor 0x1039 device 0x5513
Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]
CardVendor 0x1039 card 0x5513 (Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS], Card unknown)
STATUS 0x0000 COMMAND 0x0005
CLASS 0x01 0x01 0x80 REVISION 0xd0
BIST 0x00 HEADER 0x80 LATENCY 0x80 CACHE 0x00
BASE0 0x000001f0 SIZE 8 MEM
BASE1 0x000003f6 SIZE 1 MEM
BASE2 0x00000170 SIZE 8 MEM
BASE3 0x00000376 SIZE 1 MEM
BASE4 0x0000ff00 SIZE 16 I/O
MAX_LAT 0x00 MIN_GNT 0x00 INT_PIN 0x00 INT_LINE 0x00
pci bus 0x0000 cardnum 0x02 function 0x07: vendor 0x1039 device 0x7012
Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller
CardVendor 0x1019 card 0x0a14 (Elitegroup Computer Systems, Card unknown)
STATUS 0x0290 COMMAND 0x0105
CLASS 0x04 0x01 0x00 REVISION 0xa0
BIST 0x00 HEADER 0x00 LATENCY 0x40 CACHE 0x00
BASE0 0x0000dc00 SIZE 256 I/O
BASE1 0x0000d800 SIZE 64 I/O
MAX_LAT 0x0b MIN_GNT 0x34 INT_PIN 0x03 INT_LINE 0x0b
pci bus 0x0001 cardnum 0x00 function 0x00: vendor 0x10de device 0x002d
nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro]
CardVendor 0x0000 card 0x0000 (Card unknown)
STATUS 0x02b0 COMMAND 0x0007
CLASS 0x03 0x00 0x00 REVISION 0x15
BIST 0x00 HEADER 0x00 LATENCY 0x40 CACHE 0x00
BASE0 0xce000000 SIZE 16777216 MEM
BASE1 0xca000000 SIZE 33554432 MEM
BASEROM 0x00000000 addr 0x00000000
MAX_LAT 0x01 MIN_GNT 0x05 INT_PIN 0x01 INT_LINE 0x05
#
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# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 385052 376036 9016 0 21264
Swap: 2273176 20 2273156
Total: 2658228 376056 2282172
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Mem: 376384K used, 8668K free, 0K shrd, 21264K buff, 214240K cached
CPU: 8% usr 5% sys 0% nic 86% idle 0% io 0% irq 0% sirq
Load average: 0.58 0.41 0.27 1/99 29036
PID PPID USER STAT VSZ %MEM CPU %CPU COMMAND
24932 11870 root S 134m 36% 0 7% midori
11741 11740 root S < 79468 21% 0 2% X :0 -br -nolisten tcp
- Attachments
-
- mini-connect.xpm
- PupDial icon
- (2.11 KiB) Downloaded 1786 times
-
- Pwireless.png
- (398 Bytes) Downloaded 2451 times
Last edited by Karl Godt on Tue 14 Sep 2010, 17:13, edited 1 time in total.
511rc - box2, mod-box1
hi,
box 2, frugal install,ati radeon video card, 2cdrom's
- ok to install and through to save
>still having to change savefile directory. ?Shouldn't this be a preset to use the puppy install directory if a frugal install?
- reboot
- ok right video matrix
>drive icons are appearing as two lines overlapping with fd0, sr0, sr1 as upper row with names appearing on top of lower row icons and sda1-10 lower which has it's names below the tray.
- setup modem
> fail, no modem detected, probe doesn't work. Hardinfo says modem there as Agere LT WinModem (rev02)
- test ends here on box2 until modem works, works ok with 431.
box1
>usual video setup problems still > do like the picklist for the video types though instead if having to manually type it in, much more professionable.
- everything seems ok otherwise >except for when installing a decent number of pets it locked up at 8, could have been me though, all was ok after reboot.
regards
scsijon
box 2, frugal install,ati radeon video card, 2cdrom's
- ok to install and through to save
>still having to change savefile directory. ?Shouldn't this be a preset to use the puppy install directory if a frugal install?
- reboot
- ok right video matrix
>drive icons are appearing as two lines overlapping with fd0, sr0, sr1 as upper row with names appearing on top of lower row icons and sda1-10 lower which has it's names below the tray.
- setup modem
> fail, no modem detected, probe doesn't work. Hardinfo says modem there as Agere LT WinModem (rev02)
- test ends here on box2 until modem works, works ok with 431.
box1
>usual video setup problems still > do like the picklist for the video types though instead if having to manually type it in, much more professionable.
- everything seems ok otherwise >except for when installing a decent number of pets it locked up at 8, could have been me though, all was ok after reboot.
regards
scsijon
Last edited by scsijon on Sat 04 Sep 2010, 00:58, edited 1 time in total.
/usr/sbin :
4.3.10/1 : usb_modeswitch, usb_modeswitch.sh | pupdial 661/2 lines
5.0.1 : pusb_modeswitch_adapt, pusb_modeswitch.sh, usb_modeswitch, usb_modeswitch.sh | pupdial 670/1 lines
218 : pusbmodeswitch, pusbmodeswitch_adapt, usb_modeswitch | pupdial 692/3 lines
219 : pusbmodeswitch, pusbmodeswitch_adapt, usb_modeswitch | pupdial 692/3 lines
220 : pusbmodeswitch_adapt, pusbmodeswitch.sh, usb_modeswitch, usb_modeswitch.sh | pupdial 670/1 lines
222 : pusbmodeswitch, pusb_modeswitch_adapt, pusbmodeswitch_adapt, pusb_modeswitch.sh, usb_modeswitch, usb_modeswitch.sh | pupdial 692/3 lines
5.11rc : == 222
4.3.1 pupdial never connected while modem was plugged in at bootup but I never had to rmmod usb_storage manually
5.1.1rc modem can be plugged in at boot but I have to rmmod usb_storage (that modem has got an internal micrco SD card slot (no mem`rycard inserted)).. guess I'll try to adjust BootManager a little
udev whatever autoloads usb_storage when pendrive gets inserted -- no complains about this
4.3.10/1 : usb_modeswitch, usb_modeswitch.sh | pupdial 661/2 lines
5.0.1 : pusb_modeswitch_adapt, pusb_modeswitch.sh, usb_modeswitch, usb_modeswitch.sh | pupdial 670/1 lines
218 : pusbmodeswitch, pusbmodeswitch_adapt, usb_modeswitch | pupdial 692/3 lines
219 : pusbmodeswitch, pusbmodeswitch_adapt, usb_modeswitch | pupdial 692/3 lines
220 : pusbmodeswitch_adapt, pusbmodeswitch.sh, usb_modeswitch, usb_modeswitch.sh | pupdial 670/1 lines
222 : pusbmodeswitch, pusb_modeswitch_adapt, pusbmodeswitch_adapt, pusb_modeswitch.sh, usb_modeswitch, usb_modeswitch.sh | pupdial 692/3 lines
5.11rc : == 222
4.3.1 pupdial never connected while modem was plugged in at bootup but I never had to rmmod usb_storage manually
5.1.1rc modem can be plugged in at boot but I have to rmmod usb_storage (that modem has got an internal micrco SD card slot (no mem`rycard inserted)).. guess I'll try to adjust BootManager a little
udev whatever autoloads usb_storage when pendrive gets inserted -- no complains about this
It's Friday so a light hearted comment.playdayz wrote:This was my initial reaction also. The explanation is that it is a graphic representation so language-free. But now that I think of it Arabic numerals are widespread--perhaps some one can say, Do we have users who don't know Arabic numerals? Anyway, It has come to grow on me or I have gotten used to itThe tray icon showing free memory as 4 green bars rather than a number seems pointless. The number was meaningful whereas 4 green bars means less and the mouse has to be moved to get the number.
Hey, Hey, Maybe 01micko can make a selector for the freememapplet_tray icons like he made for the network_tray icons. But not for 5.1.1 micko
.
My mother has a Sony TV with a remote control with 'language free' icons on it. I have trouble understanding it. My mother has no chance.
e.g. The ability to change from widescreen to 4:3 to all sorts of other options is under an icon which shows a square with 4 arrows going off N,E,S,W.
It wouldn't be so bad but the adverts can sometimes change the format and it doesn't get changed back when the programme returns. I know what to do, but my mother suffers a silly screen format.
language free is OK when we have a universally accepted icon - like the tape/video/DVD recorder controls I suppose. Not so good when we don't.
If you want to be language free - why not remove the words under the desktop icons. It will be OK when you get used to it. (I am not being serious - just making a point!).
That's what I do when I set up a new Puppy for myself!ICPUG wrote:If you want to be language free - why not remove the words under the desktop icons. It will be OK when you get used to it. (I am not being serious - just making a point!).
http://tubeguy.org/puppybg/tubetop08-29-10.jpg
[b]Tahr Pup 6 on desktop, Lucid 3HD on lappie[/b]
good news
while connected to internet I decided to run setup > setup the x video > xorgwizard to see if the disordering of driveicons (still) happens (again) if the resolution was changed : puppy511rc escaped X + probed + changed from 1600x1200 to 1280x1024 : drive icons still in order : internetconnection had been cut but without test or choose or rmmod/modprobe pupdial connected !
looks to be the main point to shift from 4.3.0/1 to 222/5.1.1rc
while connected to internet I decided to run setup > setup the x video > xorgwizard to see if the disordering of driveicons (still) happens (again) if the resolution was changed : puppy511rc escaped X + probed + changed from 1600x1200 to 1280x1024 : drive icons still in order : internetconnection had been cut but without test or choose or rmmod/modprobe pupdial connected !
looks to be the main point to shift from 4.3.0/1 to 222/5.1.1rc
xfce4 on 511rc
installed 01micko`s xfce pet :
[ 5-6 MB dl : 20-30 MB of pupsave ]
is working and beautyful
but
pCD didn`t want to see audio CD and interrupted internet-connection
after one reboot it did see audio CD at jwm
another reboot gave internet-connection back at jwm and pCD did not interrupt internet connection
[ 5-6 MB dl : 20-30 MB of pupsave ]
is working and beautyful
but
pCD didn`t want to see audio CD and interrupted internet-connection
after one reboot it did see audio CD at jwm
another reboot gave internet-connection back at jwm and pCD did not interrupt internet connection
Thanks for taking notice of my tale of woe with Luci 222 with my Intel 845 graphics chip(s). It continues; once booted, 5.1.1rc runs like a charm but is a naughty puppy when I need to restart X.
Reverting 915resolution didn’t seem to make a difference. Per Jemimah’s recent post, if 915resolution is only used by Xvesa, maybe Lucid Puppy doesn’t even need it??? Nevertheless, sorry to have caused unnecessary worry.
My laptop’s problem must be some subtle issue, perhaps something like timing. I will give a little detail here in hopes it might someday be helpful, then I will be quiet on the subject. It turns out that the black screen isn’t always deadly; multiple (1 to 6) “xwin
Reverting 915resolution didn’t seem to make a difference. Per Jemimah’s recent post, if 915resolution is only used by Xvesa, maybe Lucid Puppy doesn’t even need it??? Nevertheless, sorry to have caused unnecessary worry.
My laptop’s problem must be some subtle issue, perhaps something like timing. I will give a little detail here in hopes it might someday be helpful, then I will be quiet on the subject. It turns out that the black screen isn’t always deadly; multiple (1 to 6) “xwin
With 855gm; the xorg problem.JonT wrote:minor detail: The tool tip in flsynclient for "Tap Time" should have the word "double" removed. It's a duplicate of the "Double Tap Time" tool tip.
I found that some 2.xx series do fine with xorg, and they don't even
have the intel_drv.so.
I just deleted it in Luci and the xorg is still working fine; might be worth
a try.
It does need a few reruns of xorgwizard and a reboot .
Also the elimination of /etc/modprobe.d/i915 file.
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