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Posted: Sat 02 May 2015, 16:36
by bwoy
sc0ttman, I salute you dude, this product is so appreciated.
However, not knowing very much about linux (I know a little more after last night
) I spent many many many hours trying to deal with networking.
The USB WLAN thing is a Asus USB N-13 (B1),
the A1 and B1 revisions are two very different chips, the one I'm trying to get going is Realtek rtl8192cu
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/ASUS_USB-N13_rev_B1
When I try to connect to my network with the correct WPA2 key, I get a kernel panic and num- and capslock blinks.
So, I have tried blacklisting drivers, installing new ones, tried Windows drivers but man... I will not give up, but some help could be really great.
When the kernel panics, you get alot of text onscreen - can this be found in some log after a reboot?
OH ALSO! I have to generic (made in china) NES controllers with USB-jacks. These pop up in in Windows as a regular gamepad, what do I have to do to get Puppy Arcade to find them?
Posted: Mon 04 May 2015, 16:59
by rcrsn51
Sc0ttman has not replied, so here is a suggestion. The in-kernel version of the rtl8192cu driver is notoriously bad. So I have attached a better one built from vendor sources. It is specifically for the latest Puppy Arcade - Slacko 593, k3.4.94.
Please report back.
Posted: Mon 04 May 2015, 18:51
by bwoy
rcrsn51 wrote:Sc0ttman has not replied, so here is a suggestion. The in-kernel version of the rtl8192cu driver is notoriously bad. So I have attached a better one built from vendor sources. It is specifically for the latest Puppy Arcade - Slacko 593, k3.4.94.
Please report back.
Thanks, but I can't get it to work. I have "rtl8192c_common" and "rtl8192cu" blacklisted, but this way, I have no wlan-device showing at all.
EDIT: Nevermind, I think I whitelisted the rtl8192c_common and then suddenly it worked! THANKS ALOT MAN!
Posted: Mon 04 May 2015, 19:14
by rcrsn51
Excellent. Just to be sure, do a reboot and confirm that your blacklisting holds.
I don't have a copy of Puppy Arcade, but the driver works fine for me in the base Slacko 593.
Posted: Mon 04 May 2015, 20:56
by bwoy
Well now that I've got networking going, and I've managed to transfer alot of roms via ftp, I need to get the gamecontrollers/gamepads working.
Could someone guide me here? Is there a "dmesg" something command to see whats connected to the usb ports?
Please
Posted: Mon 04 May 2015, 22:55
by starhawk
...would be what you're looking for.
Posted: Tue 05 May 2015, 00:44
by bwoy
starhawk wrote:
...would be what you're looking for.
That was it, thank you for that
These are my controllers:
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Bus 007 Device 002: ID 0079:0011 DragonRise Inc.
Bus 007 Device 003: ID 0079:0011 DragonRise Inc.
I will google around and try things but if someone knows right off the top what to do, I'm all ears
Well, I'll just keep them coming;
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2544 MiB free (incl. buffers,cache) of 2656 MiB total RAM (shared unaccounted for)
How come it can't find all 8gb's of RAM I have installed?
1: How do I get the gamepads working?
2: How come I won't get any sound via HDMI? (SOLVED: had to add radeon.audio=1 to grubsettings)
3: It doesnt detect all of my ram, why?
Sorry people, many questions...
Posted: Tue 05 May 2015, 02:43
by bwoy
I did a "lsusb -v" and here's the info on the gamepads. In the /dev/input I see no js-devices
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Bus 007 Device 002: ID 0079:0011 DragonRise Inc.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 8
idVendor 0x0079 DragonRise Inc.
idProduct 0x0011
bcdDevice 1.06
iManufacturer 0
iProduct 2 USB Gamepad
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 34
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 100mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device
bInterfaceSubClass 0 No Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 0 None
iInterface 0
HID Device Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 33
bcdHID 1.10
bCountryCode 33 US
bNumDescriptors 1
bDescriptorType 34 Report
wDescriptorLength 101
Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0008 1x 8 bytes
bInterval 10
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)
Bus 007 Device 003: ID 0079:0011 DragonRise Inc.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 8
idVendor 0x0079 DragonRise Inc.
idProduct 0x0011
bcdDevice 1.06
iManufacturer 0
iProduct 2 USB Gamepad
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 34
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 100mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device
bInterfaceSubClass 0 No Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 0 None
iInterface 0
HID Device Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 33
bcdHID 1.10
bCountryCode 33 US
bNumDescriptors 1
bDescriptorType 34 Report
wDescriptorLength 101
Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0008 1x 8 bytes
bInterval 10
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)
EDIT! Ok I'm really trying here, keep in mind my Linux skills are extremely limited. So, tonight I've managed to get audio working, and I sort of got the gamepads working. Need help with this one though...
When I boot up with the gamepads connected, they don't show up in /dev/input .. I tried running modprobe joydev and modprobe usbhid but nope. However, they do show up as js0 and js1 when I reconnect them while the OS is running.
This is one problem. The other one is, when calibrating them, only one of them works at a time. I can calibrate js0 fine, but when I switch to js1 it's like the gamepad is dead.
So, at the moment I'm going to bed but I really need these two solved before moving on.
Thanks alot, sorry for posting alot....
Posted: Tue 28 Jul 2015, 05:35
by marlowe221
I was trying Arcade 11.
It doesn't seem to matter where I put my rom folder - the rom loader can't seem to find it and nothing that I click on seems to do anything. All I have is a green arrow pointing up...
What am I missing here?
Posted: Sun 20 Sep 2015, 05:41
by crass_sandwich
Hey guys! I'm copying this over from the beginners forum since a lot of these problems seem to be Puppy Arcade specific. I'm a total Linux beginner so all help is greatly appreciated.
I'm running Puppy Arcade 11 on a couple computers, one of them being a mid-2014 Macbook Pro with Retina. Unfortunately the wifi did not work out of the box, and despite a few days of Googling I still don't quite understand how I can get to fixing that. One solution I found was taking a driver that Apple supplied on a support disc and installing it using ndiswrapper, but Apple stopped giving out those discs a while ago. Is there any other way to go about it?
Also is there any way to get some of the functionality as a laptop that OS X offers? Things like battery life indicators, screen brightness, sleep mode when the lid is closed, etc.
Finally, super nooby question, but I got the .pet for Tuxcube and double clicked to install it, but I can't figure out how to use it now
There are Tuxcube files in the filesystem now, but nothing I do opens any interface, nor is it in the rom-loader. How do I use it?
Posted: Sun 20 Sep 2015, 07:19
by cthisbear
mavrothal posted last on your problem >> OpenEmu
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 604#864604
Chris.
Posted: Mon 21 Sep 2015, 00:23
by crass_sandwich
Thanks Chris, I'll look into it. In the meantime I'm interested in trying to get Puppy to work before attempting another solution.
Posted: Mon 21 Sep 2015, 00:39
by rokytnji
crass_sandwich wrote:Thanks Chris, I'll look into it. In the meantime I'm interested in trying to get Puppy to work before attempting another solution.
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Have you considered using a usb wiffi adapter compatible with the kernel of the Puppy Acrade version you are running as a easy solution. I would turn off the wireless in the mac bios 1st before going this route if me to avoid conflicts of hardware.
I am hesitant to recommend a usb wireless adapter since I do not run Puppy Arcade.
But I am pretty sure another member has a good idea on what is plug and play .
The USB wireless Chip I use on the puppy distro I am running below. Mine (usb) plugs inside the netbook and is hidden from view.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 985#863985
Edit: It won't hurt to show what the internal wireless chip in your Mac uses, you know.
There are menu entries for looking at hardware specs in Puppy.
I am just a command line type of linux user.
But Puppy has the tools built in to show your exact wireless chip name and numbers.
Posted: Mon 21 Sep 2015, 00:47
by rokytnji
Finally, super nooby question, but I got the .pet for Tuxcube and double clicked to install it, but I can't figure out how to use it now Embarassed There are Tuxcube files in the filesystem now, but nothing I do opens any interface, nor is it in the rom-loader. How do I use it?
Try which or whereis in terminal for tuxcube. I am not familiar with it.
Or use Pfind in menu and look to see if tuxcube has a launcher in /usr/bin/tuxcube.
to launch it if it is in there.
Posted: Mon 21 Sep 2015, 00:54
by rokytnji
3: It doesnt detect all of my ram, why?
You need a pae kernel for 32 bit to see all 8 gig of ram.
I am not on Puppy right now but I am on a 32 bit system with 8 gig of ram on this laptop.
Because I run a pae kernel. All 8 gig of my ram is seen.
But again. I am not on a Puppy edition presently.
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harry@biker:~
$ uname -a
Linux biker 3.17-7.dmz.2-liquorix-686-pae #1 ZEN SMP PREEMPT Debian 3.17-9 (2014-12-23) i686 GNU/Linux
harry@biker:~
$ free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 8238256 1561080 6677176 51020 83832 952560
-/+ buffers/cache: 524688 7713568
Swap: 0 0 0
Some issues and questions
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016, 04:22
by donmularz
I've been tinkering with slacko arcade for a week or so, it was a lot of fun troubleshooting all the little quirks that popped up but now i'm a bit stuck.
i'm using an older gateway machine, a 7310, almost everything worked the way i wanted (ps1, snes, nes) but i had a few small issues:
when loading snes games through the rom loader i was greeted by an empty browse menu. no directories or files, nothing. also unable to move up a level using the arrow with the two periods (is there a name for that? i've never actually said that phrase before). playstation and nes rom selection work fine.
also, i wasn't able to have more than 1 controller configured at a time in the rom loader. i had configured all 3 controllers (generic or off-brand usb nes controller, 2 port snes controller to usb adapter with official snes pad, and a 2 port ps2 to usb adapter) one after the other, and they seemed to work, but when i went from ps1 to nes in the rom loader the other controller would no longer be active. the ps1 settings seemed to stay the same, though i believe i did have to reconfigure the snes and nes settings each time. i can't say with 100% certainty because...
unfortunately, due to my divided attention and a massive miscommunication, i erased the puppy arcade install and replaced it with the newest version of slacko puppy. i'm very well versed in the installation and i have the roms backed up so it's no big hassle, but i'm wondering if i should install one of the older versions? performance-wise, everything worked fine, there were just those few little problems that may or may not be bugs that i haven't come across in the forum or the readme (trying to inch my way through, but video games).
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016, 07:19
by cthisbear
Specs:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2c2817% ... ?tab=Specs
Intel 5 Series (Pentium 4)
Processor Speed: 3.2 GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 6200
Chris.
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016, 07:33
by donmularz
sorry, i meant 7310, not 7310S. I'm not sure what the exact differences are, i could never find anything just for the 7310, but this one didn't come with a discrete gpu, just intel igp that i can't remember the specifics of, and it's got a 80gb HDD, i changed the ram to 3.5gb, but the cpu is either the same or very similar. i edited my post with the correct model.
Posted: Wed 16 Mar 2016, 07:24
by cibban
Where can I find a suitable devx for Arcade 11, based on Slacko 5.9.3? All links here and everywhere point to devx_slacko_5.9.2.sfs but that file is not to be found anywhere on the net. It seems to have been removed from the official mirrors and all alternative links I have been able to find with my not-to-shabby google fu are broken. I'm totally at a loss and would be grateful for any help or pointers.
Posted: Wed 16 Mar 2016, 16:40
by ally