caiosama wrote:Another request, the VLC included in Lina doesnt load subtitles (i think is 2.0.0 by Billtoo)
It does load subtitles but they are tiny, tiny,tiny ...
I partially solved this problem changing fonts and font size under : Tools/Preferences/Subtitles/ . Note that you should fix this both in Simple and All interfaces ( there should be a bug here if it is not done automatically ) .
I said partially because it is not persistent , but since I don't use savefile - in the remastered ISO - the first instances of VLC play subtitles well . @Biltoo's VLC is the only one that plays my favorite webcam in wallpaper mode - instead of background ... I couldn't do it with no other VLC in puppyland .
@battleshooter - the patch and link you provided some months ago were helpful to install the latest AMD Proprietary on Vanguard Lina R2 . Thank you again !
TTW wrote:After using Saluki since its inception I thought I would finally give Carolina a spin.
Booted up beautifully and I love the look and feel. One major problem though is no wifi.
Booting Saluki my wifi network is found straightaway. On Carolina no such luck. Seems it can't see my Broadcom card. Disappointed.
TTW
Odd, I thought the Broadcom issue was resolved awhile ago. As Mike pointed out in the old post did a reboot resolve anything? Though I'm not sure why that would make a difference.
battleshooter wrote:
Odd, I thought the Broadcom issue was resolved awhile ago. As Mike pointed out in the old post did a reboot resolve anything? Though I'm not sure why that would make a difference.
What's the model number for the Broadcom device?
Yes I thought I had read that the Broadcom issues were resolved. I had high hopes particularly as I never had a single problem using Saluki and I just assumed that as this was a fork from Saluki then it would be easy too.
I didn't reboot - it was late last night but will do so tonight.
I will post my Broadcom stats later when I get home.
14e4:4727 is not supported by b43 driver and the warning is given "BCM4313 is not fully supported" for the brcm80211 driver.
So you probably do need the proprietary wl driver - which is kernel specific and I don't think has been compiled for the 3.18.1 kernel..... I can provide sources if somebody wants to try.
LxPup15.06 has the wl driver available as an option - so it would be interesting to know if your wifi worked there.
LxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
14e4:4727 is not supported by b43 driver and the warning is given "BCM4313 is not fully supported" for the brcm80211 driver.
So you probably do need the proprietary wl driver - which is kernel specific and I don't think has been compiled for the 3.18.1 kernel..... I can provide sources if somebody wants to try.
I would be willing to try and compile it however I have never compiled anything before so will need an idiots set of step by step instructions and list of what I need to make it work.
TTW wrote:I would be willing to try and compile it however I have never compiled anything before so will need an idiots set of step by step instructions and list of what I need to make it work.
On a Linux formatted partition or savefile (not ntfs or fat):
Download and extract source (will be in folder wl223.248-patched-k4)
Install both devx and kernel-sources for Carolina: Vanguard Edition Release 2 December 2014 (download from bottom of post #1 of this thread)
In a terminal, navigate to the above folder
type: make
move wl.ko when created to /lib/modules/3.18.1/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
in a terminal type: depmod -a
then: modprobe wl
then: lsmod
and check wl has loaded successfully
reboot
if wl is not loaded (check with lsmod) you may need to manually load it and reboot again
Cheers
peebee
LxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
On a Linux formatted partition or savefile (not ntfs or fat):
Download and extract source (will be in folder wl223.248-patched-k4)
Install both devx and kernel-sources for Carolina: Vanguard Edition Release 2 December 2014 (download from bottom of post #1 of this thread)
In a terminal, navigate to the above folder
type: make
move wl.ko when created to /lib/modules/3.18.1/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
in a terminal type: depmod -a
then: modprobe wl
then: lsmod
and check wl has loaded successfully
reboot
if wl is not loaded (check with lsmod) you may need to manually load it and reboot again
Cheers
peebee
Thanks Peebee - I hope you have lots of patience I'm IT literate but have never done anything like this before.
Progress so far:
I now have folder wl223.248-patched-k4
I have downloaded devx and kernel-sources for Carolina: Vanguard Edition and know where to find them
Assumption:
I put the two devx and kernel-sources sfs in my Carolina folder where the puppy_vlina_1.3.sfs is so they will load on booting Carolina Vanguard.
"In a terminal, navigate to the above folder " - can you explain how this is done please. The path is sda7/Broadcom/wl223.248-patched-k4
I worked out how to use the sfs manager to load the dev and kernal sfs files
I then worked out how to open the terminal in the right directors.
so far so good.
Now I used the make command and got the following output:
# make
KBUILD_NOPEDANTIC=1 make -C /lib/modules/3.18.1/build M=`pwd`
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux'
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
Kernel architecture is X86_32
LD /mnt/sda7/Broadcom/wl223.248-patched-k4/built-in.o
CC [M] /mnt/sda7/Broadcom/wl223.248-patched-k4/src/shared/linux_osl.o
CC [M] /mnt/sda7/Broadcom/wl223.248-patched-k4/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
CC [M] /mnt/sda7/Broadcom/wl223.248-patched-k4/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.o
CC [M] /mnt/sda7/Broadcom/wl223.248-patched-k4/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211_hybrid.o
LD [M] /mnt/sda7/Broadcom/wl223.248-patched-k4/wl.o
Building modules, stage 2.
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
Kernel architecture is X86_32
MODPOST 1 modules
WARNING: modpost: Found 1 section mismatch(es).
To see full details build your kernel with:
'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'
CC /mnt/sda7/Broadcom/wl223.248-patched-k4/wl.mod.o
LD [M] /mnt/sda7/Broadcom/wl223.248-patched-k4/wl.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux'
Seemed that I had wl right at the top so did a reboot.
An voila - OMG - I now have visible wifi network.
Easy to use frisbee to connect and start firefox
I am now using Carolina Vanguard to post this update
Peebee thank you so much for your patience and clear instructions. If I can feed this back to the community then I will. Is it possible to make a PET for other users? I never did that either but I'm so spurred on with today's success that I am willing to try and share my success for the benefit of others.
TTW wrote:An voila - OMG - I now have visible wifi network.
Is it possible to make a PET for other users? I never did that either but I'm so spurred on with today's success that I am willing to try and share my success for the benefit of others.
Thanks again - Puppy is the best Linux distro
Cheers
TTW
Congrats! Well done.
Yes - you can now make a pet...........make a folder with a suitable name and put into it the full directory tree starting at /lib and down to wl.ko in /lib/modules/3.18.1/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
then use dir2pet on the folder to make a pet.
Cheers
peebee
LxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
Updates and fixes for Carolina Vanguard R2 vlina_xfce_4.12_updates_and_fixes-08082015.pet
This should be ok to upgrade an existing save file, the changes can not be uninstalled, backup your save file first.
Upgrade to XFCE 4.12
Added box_splash, updated gtkdialog-splash, now uses notify-send for notifications.
Fixed a resulting problem of notification looping in PPM when checking for dependencies.
Updated Whisker Menu, now has a user image, clicking image shows gui to change image and change computer name.
Updated "bash" to version 4.3.39
Updated "ln" to ln (GNU coreutils) 8.23
Added create-sym, create Relative and Absolute links in the Thunar right-click menu
Removed thunar wallpaper plugin, doesn't work with xfce 4.12 .
Might pay to try this with a new save first to be sure that it's working as advertised
It seems to be working fine for me, to check that the thunar ftp is working try this address in the thunar path entry, ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux
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I installed the update Geoffrey and now my cairo dock causes an issue wherever it is on the screen, with a box on the left ( my cairo dock auto hides on the left).
Is there an easy fix for this, or should I restore my save file to fix?
p310don wrote:I installed the update Geoffrey and now my cairo dock causes an issue wherever it is on the screen, with a box on the left ( my cairo dock auto hides on the left).
Is there an easy fix for this, or should I restore my save file to fix?
In the control panel > Windows Manager Tweaks > Compositor, turn off " Show shadows under dock windows" that will fix it.
Applied update.pet, all working well. Only minor issue was 2 launchers in Panel wouldn't execute (Control Panel and Terminal). Easily fixed and working now.
In the control panel > Windows Manager Tweaks > Compositor, turn off " Show shadows under dock windows" that will fix it.
Thanks Geoff. That sorted it out perfectly.
Next problem. I installed something (can't remember which, but might have been xfce task manager) that screwed up my menu. A couple of the menu entries are now in the wrong order. See attached.