MX-14 beta 2

[james c]

Regret to report that the Nvidia Installer grabbed and installed the incorrect driver(319.xx instead of the correct 304.xx) and someone was too oblivious too notice in time to stop it. Will try to reinstall tomorrow.

http://packages.debian.org/sid/nvidia-l ... 4xx-driver

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Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C68 [GeForce 7050 PV / nForce 630a] (rev a2)

Posting from Puppy Raring running 304.88......

Yeah, I already posted that the Nvidia Installer that beta2 comes with will install the incorrect driver for GeForce 6xxx/7xxx cards, the post is here: http://forum.mepiscommunity.org/viewtop ... 38#p328938.

There's a command in that post that will download an updated version of the installer.

The updated version should now detect and install the 304xx driver for 6xxx/7xxx cards.

The update also worked for Eadwine Rose with her GT 640 card which had previously been reported as unsupported.

Anticapitalista tried it, and it worked (or I should say still works) with his GeForce 8400 GS card.

I would appreciate it if you would try the updated installer, because no 6xxx/7xxx user has tried it yet. It can be tested in a Live session.

Did a fresh reinstall to clear out any junk........installed the updated installer from the linked post and success.

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james@mx1:~
$ inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA C68 [GeForce 7050 PV / nForce 630a] X.Org: 1.12.4 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1440x900@59.9hz 
           GLX Renderer: GeForce 7050 PV / nForce 630a/integrated/SSE2/3DNOW! GLX Version: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 304.117

Thanks.....

[KrispyKritter]

I have tried the liveCD. I was able to get in and post from it. This is more than I can do with M12b2.

Steve

[namida12]

Dell Vostro 220 on Work Bench with junk power supply booted Live :

demo@mx1:~/Desktop
$ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: mx1 Kernel: 3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.6.3)
Desktop: Xfce 4.10.2 (Gtk 2.24.10) Distro: MX-14_13.98_386-xfce beta2 30 January 2014
Machine: System: Dell product: Vostro 220 Series
Mobo: Dell model: 0P301D version: A00 Bios: Dell version: 1.0.4 date: 02/10/2009
CPU: Dual core Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2200 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 8778.02
Clock Speeds: 1: 1595.00 MHz 2: 2195.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel 4 Series Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
X.Org: 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1920x1080@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel G45/G43 x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card: Intel 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae
Network: Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e800 bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 80.0GB (-) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD800JD size: 80.0GB
Partition: ID: / size: 765M used: 154M (21%) fs: rootfs
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 105 Uptime: 1:12 Memory: 527.1/973.7MB Runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.7.2
Client: Shell (bash 4.2.37) inxi: 1.9.16
demo@mx1:~/Desktop
$

Default QupZilla is a bit iffy, freezing any time there is a flash problem.

Plays Jpop well on Sky.FM however!

Am going to add larger hard drive and see how well it performs with a faster drive. I know I need another gig stick of memory in this system , to make it run a bit quicker but could not find a stick in my memory bin.

JR

[namida12]

Could not boot this older Compaq, only got a blinking cursor on black screen:

Was able to boot beta 1 using Via cheat code: <--can not find that posting, but nothing loads from media. Same media works in 4 other systems before and tested one afterwards with same DVD Rom.

Here is inxi info

Sue01@antiX1:~
$ inxi -F
System: Host: antiX1 Kernel: 3.7.10-antix.5-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-13.2_386-full Luddite 4 November 2013
Machine: System: Compaq Presario 061 product: PJ506AA-ABA SR1215CL NA440 version: 0n41411CO101KELUT00
Mobo: ASUSTek model: Kelut version: 2.02 Bios: Phoenix version: 3.11 date: 09/02/2004
CPU: Single core AMD Sempron 3000+ (-UP-) cache: 512 KB flags: (pae sse) clocked at 1999.722 MHz
Graphics: Card: VIA KM400/KN400/P4M800 [S3 UniChrome]
X.Org: 1.12.4 drivers: openchrome (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1920x1080@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on softpipe GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.5
Audio: Card: VIA VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller driver: snd_via82xx Sound: ALSA ver: k3.7.10-antix.5-486-smp
Network: Card: VIA VT6102 [Rhine-II] driver: via-rhine
IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:11:2f:9f:fa:b2
Drives: HDD Total Size: 82.3GB (4.2% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: HDS728080PLAT20 size: 82.3GB
Partition: ID: / size: 14G used: 3.3G (26%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 1.61GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 43.5C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 87 Uptime: 15 min Memory: 158.6/944.8MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 1.9.16
Sue01@antiX1:~
$

[james c]

Have a bit of free time since I'm in the middle of yet another winter storm so ...... Beta 2 test on an old box with 512 Mb ram and no hdd,so no swap.In other words,some old parts thrown into a case. Booted fine from the old IDE cd-rom drive...internet,sound and display all working on initial boot.

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demo@mx1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: mx1 Kernel: 3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.10.2 Distro: MX-14_13.98_386-xfce beta2 30 January 2014
Machine:   System: Compaq Presario 06 product: DD307A-ABA 6412us NA910 version: 0n41411RE101SALSA
           Mobo: N/A model: KM266-8235 Bios: Phoenix version: AM37308 date: 12/16/2002
CPU:       Single core AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (-UP-) cache: 256 KB flags: (pae sse) clocked at 1665.257 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: S3 VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266] 
           X.Org: 1.12.4 drivers: savage (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x768@87.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on softpipe GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.5
Audio:     Card: VIA VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller driver: snd_via82xx Sound: ALSA ver: k3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ driver: 8139too 
           IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:40:ca:46:5b:e6
Partition: ID: / size: 363M used: 5.3M (2%) fs: rootfs 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 98 Uptime: 8 min Memory: 178.5/468.9MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 1.9.16 
demo@mx1:~

$ free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 480112 466408 13704 0 90332 195084
-/+ buffers/cache: 180992 299120
Swap: 0 0 0

[BitJam]

Could not boot this older Compaq, only got a blinking cursor on black screen

At what stage in the boot process did this happen?

Since antiX is booting okay, maybe there is a mismatch between the machine that burned the dvd and this machine trying to read. A relatively easy way to check the dvd on the older Compaq is to mount the dvd and then check the md5sum of the files linuxfs, vmlinuz, and initrd.gz in the /antiX directory. For example:

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$ md5sum /media/dvd/antiX/linuxfs 
f046ac305aab5c9d14a9ca395b5108c4  /media/dvd/antiX/linuxfs
$ cat /media/dvd/linuxfs.md5 
f046ac305aab5c9d14a9ca395b5108c4  iso/antiX/linuxfs

If you want to run these tests from a antiX LiveCD session then just select "F4 Options" --> "to ram" in the bootloader. This will allow you to eject the antiX LiveCD and insert the MX LiveDVD.

[james c]

One more quick test run....all IDE drives on this old box.All good on initial boot.

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demo@mx1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: mx1 Kernel: 3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.10.2 Distro: MX-14_13.98_386-xfce beta2 30 January 2014
Machine:   Mobo: MICRO-STAR INTL model: MS-7037 version: Ver 0A Bios: Phoenix version: 6.00 PG date: 06/08/2004
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium 4 CPU (-HT-) cache: 512 KB flags: (pae sse sse2) 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 3000.721 MHz 2: 3000.721 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller 
           X.Org: 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x768@85.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 865G x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 1.3 Mesa 8.0.5
Audio:     Card: Intel 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller driver: snd_intel8x0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ driver: 8139too 
           IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:11:09:27:3b:5a
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 200.0GB (-) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD2000JB size: 200.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 1.6G used: 5.3M (1%) fs: rootfs ID: swap-1 size: 2.20GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 37.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 108 Uptime: 7 min Memory: 171.6/2016.2MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 1.9.16 
demo@mx1:~

$ free
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 2064588 658840 1405748 0 88920 395740
-/+ buffers/cache: 174180 1890408
Swap: 2150396 0 2150396

[whell]

Default QupZilla is a bit iffy, freezing any time there is a flash problem.

Plays Jpop well on Sky.FM however!

JR

Similar results here. QupZilla doesn't seem to like my Yahoo mail. I get taken to a page in Yahoo that asks me to use IE or Firefox instead. If I click on a link that allows me to proceed to Yahoo mail with QupZilla, Yahoo sends me back to the IE/Firefox page. The good news is that Firefox installs fast and easy with the meta-installer.

[kmathern]

Default QupZilla is a bit iffy, freezing any time there is a flash problem.

Plays Jpop well on Sky.FM however!

JR

Similar results here. QupZilla doesn't seem to like my Yahoo mail. I get taken to a page in Yahoo that asks me to use IE or Firefox instead. If I click on a link that allows me to proceed to Yahoo mail with QupZilla, Yahoo sends me back to the IE/Firefox page. The good news is that Firefox installs fast and easy with the meta-installer. ;)

Qupzilla works a lot better for me, midori would crash on a lot of sites (gmail, yahoo, random sites returned in search results that I would try to go to).

As far as yahoo requiring IE/Firefox, is there a way to change Qupzilla's user agent?

[Silent Observer]

Wow, this looks like it could be a good candidate to replace antiX on my second desktop machine, maybe even in place of MEPIS on my quad-core -- but I have a question: the mention of a PAE kernel seems to imply MX is 32-bit (if 64-bit, it wouldn't need PAE to access large RAM installation). Is there a 64-bit version, or some advantage to running a 32-bit kernel on 64-bit capable systems?