X-Slacko-4.4 with Xfce

[rg66]

X-slacko-3.0 iso is available for download

Major changes include:

Update to slacko-6 (5.9.3 beta 2 thanks to 01micko)
Update to Xfce-4.12.x with thunar-1.6.10
Update to kernel 3.14.20 PAE and NoPAE (thanks to 666philb)

Download and md5
http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-slacko/iso/

Change log
http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-slacko/change_log.txt

[starhawk]

So far so good on the Poulsbo sys -- no cursor glitch this time.

Thunar no longer displays eject buttons tho. That, I do not like...

EDIT: the Thunar misfeature/bug is the only one I've encountered. Ran FF (much to my chagrin) and updated/changed wallpaper, iconset, etc. Added latest Chromium 43 from peebee's thread, started up fine with only minor carping in the terminal.

It's quite fast particularly given the hardware in question...

Well done!

[rg66]

So far so good on the Poulsbo sys -- no cursor glitch this time.

Thunar no longer displays eject buttons tho. That, I do not like...

EDIT: the Thunar misfeature/bug is the only one I've encountered. Ran FF (much to my chagrin) and updated/changed wallpaper, iconset, etc. Added latest Chromium 43 from peebee's thread, started up fine with only minor carping in the terminal.

It's quite fast particularly given the hardware in question...

Well done!

Thanks starhawk, I think it turned out quite well.

As far as the Thunar eject buttons go, you'll have to downgrade to thunar-1.4 to get them back. If you want a .pet I can upload one.

[Sage]

X-slacko-3.0 iso is available for download

Nice to have, thanks, rg.
Always liked this offering, not had any serious issues.
Noted that my wired DHCP connection was not enabled by default, which has become fairly standard these days. Not a problem with SNS, but possibly worth considering for bog-std. installations and neophytes?
Best Wishes.

[rg66]

X-slacko-3.0 iso is available for download

Nice to have, thanks, rg.
Always liked this offering, not had any serious issues.
Noted that my wired DHCP connection was not enabled by default, which has become fairly standard these days. Not a problem with SNS, but possibly worth considering for bog-std. installations and neophytes?
Best Wishes.

Thanks Sage.

I'm an "old school desktop wired network" kind of guy so never had an issue connecting. Just looked at /usr/local/bin/defaultconnect and it's set as connection wizard, I guess I should change it to SNS.

[starhawk]

rg -- I'm cooking up a sort of X-Slacko 3.0 remix with a few modifications that suit me. I'm thinking of posting it in case someone else wants to use it. It's almost certainly a one-shot... I'm not much good at maintaining anything, even interest, lol.

Would you mind if I put the two ISOs up here (one each, PAE and non), or should I get my own thread? (I'm guessing the second, given zagreb's mess and all, but thought I'd ask anyways.)

[rg66]

rg -- I'm cooking up a sort of X-Slacko 3.0 remix with a few modifications that suit me. I'm thinking of posting it in case someone else wants to use it. It's almost certainly a one-shot... I'm not much good at maintaining anything, even interest, lol.

Would you mind if I put the two ISOs up here (one each, PAE and non), or should I get my own thread? (I'm guessing the second, given zagreb's mess and all, but thought I'd ask anyways.)

You should start you're own thread but you can do a post here if you like. Just name it something else please. Even X-slacko-remix is ok, as long as it's different.

[toomanyquestions]

I love your use of 4.12; the xfce panel hide options are quite nice.

[starhawk]

@rg66 -- don't worry, I thought of a different name wouldn't want to confuse people, of course. Given my track record with these things, though, I'll be quite happy just to have it work properly. LOL.

[Marv]

X-slacko-3.0 iso is available for download

3.0n iso downloaded, md5sum checked, Frugal install to one of my core 2 duo iwlwifi i915 laptops. Booted both pristine and updating my 3b7 savefile after renaming it to xslackosave-xxx from slackosave-xxx and cleaning out the Firefox updates etc. No issues noted in either install. Intel mesa used, glxgears 1306 FPS.. a good number for this laptop, iwlwifi (5300 chip) connection normal with Frisbee as expected. Might be a bit but I'll put it on an ipw2200 Pentium M laptop and on a Bay Trail box where I no longer have to do a kernel swap And I like having the standard svg icons on board. Now I no longer have to patch to get manilla folders in Thunar And not doubling up on the devices when mounted saves me a bit of vertical real-estate for my places in the sidepane

Thanks once again,

[starhawk]

rg, you have a PM.

In related news, my creation was not given life it kernel panics on attempted bootup.

[Sage]

Frugal install to one of my core 2 duo iwlwifi i915

Do we know how far back we can go in the technology, ie P3/P4/XP1200/Duron/etc? And what is the minimum memory demand? Won't have an oldie available for test for a few weeks. Maybe James or Bill already knows the answer? That'll be the -n version, of course.

[rg66]

@ toomanyquestions, thanks.

@ Marv, thanks for the support.

@ Sage, haven't tested on old hardware, I'll try and make some time for that.

[James C]

X-Slacko 3.0 PAE version on the old trusty Athlon XP box...manual frugal install.

Wired internet wasn't automatically connected but SNS made quick work of that task.Otherwise seems to be working well and fairly snappy.

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# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: X-slacko, version 3.0

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
  Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768
  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): nouveau
  Loaded modules: dbe dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
  Resolution:  1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
  Depth:       24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
1290 frames in 5.0 seconds = 257.802 FPS
1596 frames in 5.0 seconds = 319.118 FPS
1646 frames in 5.0 seconds = 329.077 FPS
1633 frames in 5.0 seconds = 326.467 FPS
1560 frames in 5.0 seconds = 311.817 FPS

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-Computer-
Processor		: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Memory		: 1027MB (293MB used)
Machine Type		: Physical machine
Operating System		: X-slacko - 3.0
User Name		: root (root)
Date/Time		: Wed 10 Jun 2015 11:52:11 PM CDT
-Display-
Resolution		: 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer		: Mesa DRI nv18 x86/MMX+/3DNow!+/SSE
X11 Vendor		: The X.Org Foundation
-Audio Devices-
Audio Adapter		: VIA8233 - VIA 8235
Audio Adapter		: PC-Speaker - pcsp

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-Display-
Resolution		: 1024x768 pixels
Vendor		: The X.Org Foundation
Version		: 1.14.3
-Monitors-
Monitor 0		: 1024x768 pixels
-OpenGL-
Vendor		: Nouveau
Renderer		: Mesa DRI nv18 x86/MMX+/3DNow!+/SSE
Version		: 1.2 Mesa 9.1.7
Direct Rendering		: Yes

[rg66]

X-Slacko 3.0 PAE version on the old trusty Athlon XP box...manual frugal install.

Wired internet wasn't automatically connected but SNS made quick work of that task.Otherwise seems to be working well and fairly snappy.

Thanks for testing on old hardware.

Strange, both you and Sage weren't automatically connected. I just booted into RAM and it connected immediately.

[James C]

Just for informational purposes....

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Ethernet controller		: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

[Sage]

old trusty Athlon XP box

Ah! I meant old old...

[James C]

old trusty Athlon XP box

Ah! I meant old old...

Oldest I had handy at the moment...

[rg66]

old trusty Athlon XP box

Ah! I meant old old...

James' CPU usage was at 49% with an Athon XP, you might be flogging a dead horse with anything older.

[rg66]

Just for informational purposes....

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Ethernet controller		: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

I used the updated 3.14.20 kernel from the repo, just out of curiosity, can you swap in the original zdrv from the ISO and try a fresh boot to see what happens? (don't forget to rename it)