Macpup 525 & Macpup 528 & 528v2
I was trying to install Pyroom. And when installing libfontconfig, e17 would crash periodically.
Two times I tried uninstalling and reinstalling libfontconfig1 and e17 crashed.
Also when I tried a .pet of Focus Writer, saving my work would cause everything to freeze and nothing would respond. Except trying to switch x sessions through ctrl+alt+f2/3/4...etc;
In which I case I found that switching x sessions into the tty was not possible due to the login.
I finally got a .pet of pyroom that works so I'm fine now but it's still sad how e17 crashes. I hope that bug will be fixed in newer versions of e17.
Speaking of which? I was wondering about Macpupv2.
Is that mainly a development version? Or a final?
Two times I tried uninstalling and reinstalling libfontconfig1 and e17 crashed.
Also when I tried a .pet of Focus Writer, saving my work would cause everything to freeze and nothing would respond. Except trying to switch x sessions through ctrl+alt+f2/3/4...etc;
In which I case I found that switching x sessions into the tty was not possible due to the login.
I finally got a .pet of pyroom that works so I'm fine now but it's still sad how e17 crashes. I hope that bug will be fixed in newer versions of e17.
Speaking of which? I was wondering about Macpupv2.
Is that mainly a development version? Or a final?
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Boot failure
Hi;
I've tried both 525 and 528 on my P4 running XP with no luck.
525 just fails and 528 stops at a grub prompt.
I have no idea how to proceed, being a complete dunce with Linux but I have installed and run nearly every puppy around - except these two.
Roger
I've tried both 525 and 528 on my P4 running XP with no luck.
525 just fails and 528 stops at a grub prompt.
I have no idea how to proceed, being a complete dunce with Linux but I have installed and run nearly every puppy around - except these two.
Roger
Do either of them make it to this screen? 525's has a different background but the same thing. You do a md5sum on the downloads right?
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/ ... enshot.png
The reason I ask is that our .iso's use the stage2 grub bootloader to boot the cd. Cause we like a pretty boot screen. Once in a while a computer dosen't like it and the cd wont make it to that screen. If you didn't get there I will need to explain a work around.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/ ... enshot.png
The reason I ask is that our .iso's use the stage2 grub bootloader to boot the cd. Cause we like a pretty boot screen. Once in a while a computer dosen't like it and the cd wont make it to that screen. If you didn't get there I will need to explain a work around.
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Just my taste ! :COOL:runtt21 wrote:Another new theme . The MP528-Lucax-4.pet is now in the macpup 528 folder on my macpup page. Enjoy !! The wallpaper is animated Logo and text fade in and out on mouse over.
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For Grub people have to watch out when they SWAP OR ADD HDDs,
GRUB keeps part of it's syntax
especially for hd0
but the kernel not !
If HDD-0 becomes HDD-1 but bootorder is HDD-1 first,
Grub in HDD-1 still thinks it is on hd0
but the kernel needs root=/dev/sdbX instead of /dev/sdaX .
Otherwise Grub may recognize the new order for new HDD-1 and HDD-2 so root (1,1) may have to be root(2,1) for File not found error .
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Boot failure
No, I get a black screen with a grub prompt. Seems to be a bash prompt.
Roger
Roger
Then apparently (hdx,y)/boot/grub/stage2 is foundNo, I get a black screen with a grub prompt. Seems to be a bash prompt.
Roger
which is actually something like /usr/sbin/grub
with few more internal functions/commands or help output ,
but /boot/grub/menu.lst is missing .
grub> help configfile[ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For
the first word, TAB lists possible command
completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
completions of a device/filename. ]
So :configfile: configfile FILE
Load FILE as the configuration file.
grub> configfile (hda,b)/path/to/menu.lst
could do it if menu.lst is somewhere .
To find menu.lst :
grub> find /boot/grub/menu.lst
(hd0,1)
(hd0,2)
(hd0,5)
(hd1,1)
(hd1,2)
(hd1,5)
(hd1,7)
(hd2,1)
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Runtt21 : Silk4 is running on 511 (with a lot of F1 Recover xmessage s without the funny TUT TUT TUT fix your code error messages in xerrs.log ... hmmm seems i have to fill up -lfridge with liquids ) .
The fading of the logo is awesome !!
Next might be to put it somewhere probably to the lower right corner
like the logo placement in A-Plat-Red-Macpup theme,
that i managed to make it scale by adjusting the .edc file a little ..
devil os, wont edje_decc now, seems i have to open all older themes
and make an archive of them to be able to _cc them on later e17s ...
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edje_decc for Silk-4 goes but edje_cc not :
# edje_cc default.edc ../MP-Silk-4-511.edj
ERR:EDJE_CC edje_cc_parse.c:115 new_object() edje_cc: Error. <stdin>:13555 unhandled keyword min
So the internal words have changed or more have been added to newer enlightrenment svn s or edje version 1.0|1.1|1.2 ..
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Boot failure
Karl;
grub> find /boot/grub/menu.lst
gives me
File not found
It should be on the CD but I don't know what the CD drive is called in Linux.
For that matter it should find it there anyway since that's what it's booting from.
Roger
grub> find /boot/grub/menu.lst
gives me
File not found
It should be on the CD but I don't know what the CD drive is called in Linux.
For that matter it should find it there anyway since that's what it's booting from.
Roger
Roger, as far as i know, the live cd/iso uses a different grub :
How to have a graphical GRUB (Updated Package Available)
by CatDude
Might be its' syntax is different and probably does not get the DRIVES syntax right . I don't boot the live cds often, nearly never, cos i am using Full Installations of Macpup_Foxy_3 and -Opera_2 as my main OSs together with a Lupu-511 development preview and Macpup511 once a while . Newer Pups i usually boot frugal from HDD by installing "manually" . There had been times when people had been too stupid to find the menu.lst and now the puppyinstaller should open the menu.lst by default. That feature was added i think later than Lupu-5.1.1 , so Macpup-528 should have that .
How to have a graphical GRUB (Updated Package Available)
by CatDude
Might be its' syntax is different and probably does not get the DRIVES syntax right . I don't boot the live cds often, nearly never, cos i am using Full Installations of Macpup_Foxy_3 and -Opera_2 as my main OSs together with a Lupu-511 development preview and Macpup511 once a while . Newer Pups i usually boot frugal from HDD by installing "manually" . There had been times when people had been too stupid to find the menu.lst and now the puppyinstaller should open the menu.lst by default. That feature was added i think later than Lupu-5.1.1 , so Macpup-528 should have that .
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That would be me all right but MacPup isn't finding it either.by CatDude
There had been times when people had been too stupid to find the menu.lst and now the puppyinstaller should open the menu.lst by default. That feature was added i think later than Lupu-5.1.1 , so Macpup-528 should have that .
Roger
Sorry to say that, but somehow you seem to simply have no menu.lst anywhere on the installed drives . I would suggest to post this in the Users Section of the forum, maybe forum member rsnsn51 or whatever his name may recognize you . There are stickies also in the Beginner Section for installation .
I suggest to post there because it involves to post a lot of diagnostic output about your drive(s) setup .
Cheers
I suggest to post there because it involves to post a lot of diagnostic output about your drive(s) setup .
Cheers
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Ok, but that shouldn't matter. it should be on the CD at the very least.Karl Godt wrote:Sorry to say that, but somehow you seem to simply have no menu.lst anywhere on the installed drives . I would suggest to post this in the Users Section of the forum, maybe forum member rsnsn51 or whatever his name may recognize you . There are stickies also in the Beginner Section for installation .
I suggest to post there because it involves to post a lot of diagnostic output about your drive(s) setup .
Cheers
I just booted up Racy5.2.2 without a hitch from the CD.
Roger
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It is not too long ago since runtt21 responded to a similar happening (3 month ago):http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 784#616784
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Thats odd !
The live cd uses normally a cpio archive, which has here a name called "bottom"
if i cat ../cpio -d -i it, i get a menu.lst called gfxboot.cfg which should run normally the bootsplash screen :
It is not too long ago since runtt21 responded to a similar happening (3 month ago):http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 784#616784
Guessing the burn of multiple .iso to a multi boot dvd of some magazines might not work in some circumstanesVery rarely the stage 2 grub boot loader we use wont like someone's hardware and it will give a promp like what you are saying
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Thats odd !
The live cd uses normally a cpio archive, which has here a name called "bottom"
if i cat ../cpio -d -i it, i get a menu.lst called gfxboot.cfg which should run normally the bootsplash screen :
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Boot failure
HA!
Found the problem.
Menu.lst is right where it should be but there's nothing in it.
Now what?
Roger
Found the problem.
Menu.lst is right where it should be but there's nothing in it.
Now what?
Roger