topic title: antiX-14R-a4-a5 patch
anticapitalista
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Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#1
For those of you helping out with testing, apply the a5 patch to the a4 iso you downloaded.

Patch and md5sum files here:


========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/Testing/"
linktext was:"http://download.tuxfamily.org/antix/Testing/"
====================================


xdelta patch is c 180MB.

Download the delta patch to the same diretory as where you have your a4.iso and patch like this"

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xdelta3 -d -s fromfile patchname.delta tofile

eg 

xdelta3 -d -s antiX-14RV-a4.iso a4-a5.delta a5.iso
This bringd the live iso to using 3.18.1-486-smp kernel and 99.9% systemd-free! No libsystemd0 and includes nosystemd debs for cups, gvfs etc.
The iso should just fit on a cd - you might need to overburn.

Please test and give feedback.
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james c
Joined: 23 Apr 2014
#2
Downloaded delta and created new a5 iso.

Command used for a4 full was

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 xdelta3 -d -s antiX-14-a4-RV_386-full.iso a4-a5.delta
Resulting iso is exactly 700 mb.(734003200 bytes)
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james c
Joined: 23 Apr 2014
#3
For whatever it's worth, I was unable to get a verified burn on a cd....... no problem at all on a dvd.

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james@antix1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 3.18.1-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-14-a5-RV_386-full Killah_P 14 January 2015
Machine:   Mobo: ASRock model: N68-S UCC
           Bios: American Megatrends v: P1.70 date: 03/03/2011
CPU:       Dual core AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 2712 MHz 1: 2712 MHz 2: 2712 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210]
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.2.901 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1440x900@59.89hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA8 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA MCP61 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2 NVIDIA High Definition Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: ALSA v: k3.18.1-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card: NVIDIA MCP61 Ethernet driver: forcedeth
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 00:25:22:61:55:fc
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1250.3GB (0.9% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10EZEX size: 1000.2GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST3250318AS size: 250.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 49G used: 2.5G (6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda9
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.49GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 32.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 42.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 108 Uptime: 5 min Memory: 340.2/3538.8MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.16 
james@antix1:~
$
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james c
Joined: 23 Apr 2014
#4
Installed to second hdd successfully .

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james@antix1:~
$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 3.18.1-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-14-a5-RV_386-full Killah_P 14 January 2015
Machine:   Mobo: MICRO-STAR INTL model: MS-7037 v: Ver 0A
           Bios: Phoenix v: 6.00 PG date: 06/08/2004
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium 4 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 3000 MHz 1: 3000 MHz 2: 3000 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.2.901 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x768@85.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 865G x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 1.3 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card Intel 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller
           driver: snd_intel8x0
           Sound: ALSA v: k3.18.1-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
           driver: 8139too
           IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: 00:11:09:27:3b:5a
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 400.1GB (1.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD2000JB size: 200.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD2000JB size: 200.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 24G used: 2.5G (12%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb2
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.20GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 96 Uptime: 8 min Memory: 182.1/2010.3MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.16 
james@antix1:~
$
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skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#5
Due to the kernel change, the patch cannot be applied from a live persistence session, right?
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#6
skidoo wrote:Due to the kernel change, the patch cannot be applied from a live persistence session, right?
you can run the xdelta3 on the a4 iso to make the a5 from the live session, but you'll have to make a new liveUSB.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#7

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 $ xdelta3 -d -s antiX-14-a4-RV_386-full.iso a4-a5.delta
xdelta3: using default output filename: antiX-14-a5-RV_386-full.iso
 ~/Isos/AntiX $ md5sum antiX-14-a5-RV_386-full.iso 
d61817b8369b2317fe187cb793d0254e  antiX-14-a5-RV_386-full.iso
In between working on my Truck and Testing. Will get back later on.

My PU truck broke from the cold. Desert truck and all not used to long freezes.
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skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#8
roxterm --} sudo apt update && apt install lxterminal
then switch between"alternate desktops" and note that no new menu entry has been created for lxterminal
(in any of the menus) via the scripted post-install trigger. (bug)

===========

behavior different from prior build (bug, or by design, idunno):
Running"update menu" command in fluxbox session update ONLY the fluxbox menu.
Running"update menu" command in iceWM session update ONLY the iceWM menu.
Running"update menu" command in JWM session update ONLY the JWM menu, AND does not take effect until JWM is restarted

===============================

In JWM menu, visit the"Themes" flyout and note the bottommost entry labeled"Restart".
If you use the"update themes" command in that menu, the bottom menu entry in"themes" flyout submenu disappears.
Afterward, the new bottom-most entry is"white"... and that"Restart" menu option remains absent, even after restarting a session.(bug)

===============================

Have keybinds been changed for this build?
New mappings or I just never noticed... today the plain Fkeys are launching filemanager, roxterm, browser....
and (apparentl in logfiles) something related to keymappings is wrong/buggy

For example:
I'm seeing F2(rename) in the spacefm menu, and spacefm obviously has mouse focus
but F2 opens gexec instead.
This misbehavior is _consistent_ across iceWM/JWM/fluxbox: F2 opens gexec dialog

Another example:
After launching alsamixer, need to press F6 to select hardware device.
Although alsamixer window has focus, F6 keypress is intercepted and antix screencapture util is launched.

At some point in changing between"alternate desktops", something got hung up (conky showing constant 60%+ cpu load).
htop showed 2 processes each causing 50%+ cpuload:
usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp /var/run/slim.auth vt07
and
fbxkb
I decided"caint hardly kill slim, can i?" and killed the fbxkb process.
Wheeee, as I discovered later, that event spewed 467Mb worth of errors to .desktop-session/log.
(trimmed logfiles are attached to my later post here)
^---v
When I initiated shutdown, persist save ran successfully within the desktop session...
...then when it ran again in console (I had not previously regarded this 2x as a bug, it's built into the live-init shutdown & I welcome it as a failsafe measure)
I glimpsed a"purple text" error code 11 message before the pc switched off.
-=-
Hmm, I guess this is bad & needs to be considered as a bug.
If the persistence save a few seconds ago was successful, really the shutdown script should check the datestamp (or something) and not retry persist-save.
If the secondary (live-init shutdown script) persist-save MUST run, it should not be generating an"rsync error 11: not enough space" error.

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second boot...
persisted content is fine.
custom boot line successfully saves the parameters.
KEYBIND WEIRDNESS IS STILL THERE.
-=-
Same result after"re-burning" the patched ISO to a different pendrive.
Idunno ~~ the downlowded patch and md5sum matched.
-=-
(I'm back revising this post after ultimately re-downloading ISO and patch and starting afresh)
KEYBIND WEIRDNESS IS STILL THERE.
Last edited by skidoo on 16 Jan 2015, 04:24, edited 1 time in total.
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skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#9
other jotted notes (before I lose/forget 'em):

Mentioned earlier, due to theme colors... can't recognize unticked checkboxes (can't see a border or a differing background color inside the checkbox element)

"root's editor" preference is not configured in spacefm config.

With the the a5 build, I'm still noticing"ghost rectangles" when dragging desktop application windows
(I always test using the autoselected default noveau driver)
Shhh... not worth chasing as a bug

Are we supposed to be seeing"brit icons" applied to spacefm for sudo/root ?
Compared to other theme (or non sudo?) an extra/unexpected icon is displayed
(brit icon: red/black/white concentric circles inside a sort of"tilted raindrop" shape)
There's no tooltip text for the icon, and clicking it {cross yer fingers} seems to have no effect.

not consistently repeatable:
During shutdown, while the cli persist-save was asking y/n, I was able to reach an Alt+f2(?) console, but
my keystrokes were ignored at the"antiX login:" prompt

========

The JWM menu lacks a"Run..." menu entry
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#10
I have not tested on my IBM T23 yet skidoo. Maybe this weekend. Just curious. Did your md5sum match mine when you patched into a5 completely before installing to usb?
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skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#11
Rocky, I'm not sure I understand the question.

antiX-14-a4-RV_386-full.iso
72b660ff67608d6c4d493de8d179c69c

a4-a5.delta
c7a73b8f2fb3ce4b224a67e88cb58fc7

antiX-14-a5-RV_386-full.iso (generated by xdelta)
d61817b8369b2317fe187cb793d0254e

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edit:
okay, I just realized that you had ALREADY posted md5sum
d61817b8369b2317fe187cb793d0254e antiX-14-a5-RV_386-full.iso
d61817b8369b2317fe187cb793d0254e
d61817b8369b2317fe187cb793d0254e
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fatmac
Joined: 26 Jul 2012
#12
brit icon: red/black/white concentric circles
That configuration of shapes is known as a 'roundel' - just thought I'd mention it. __{{emoticon}}__
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#13
Testing live usb I just made.

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$ inxi -Fz
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 3.18.1-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: Blackbox
           Distro: antiX-14-a5-RV_386-full Killah_P 14 January 2015
Machine:   Mobo: SAMSUNG model: RV410/RV510/S3510/E3510
           Bios: Phoenix v: 02UC.P026.20100916.LX date: 09/16/2010
CPU:       Dual core Pentium T4500 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 2300 MHz 1: 2300 MHz 2: 1600 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.2.901 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@59.99hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: ALSA v: k3.18.1-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Marvell 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller driver: sky2
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
           driver: ath9k
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 322.1GB (1.5% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: SAMSUNG_HM321HI size: 320.1GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: DataTraveler_2.0 size: 2.0GB
Partition: ID-1: swap-1 size: 4.19GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda7
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0C mobo: 42.0C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 106 Uptime: 14 min Memory: 200.5/2965.9MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.16
Sound works. Tap on touchpad Works. I had to disable flashblock for youtube to work. Clicking on video with flashblock enabled would not start.
Not a AntiX issue. Probably something else causing this. So just a observation.
Wireless through WICD as usual for me with wpa2 encrypted wireless.
Nice touch adding wlan0 up/down graphs to conky automagically after connecting with WICD wirelessly.
I will be moving on later to the P3 IBM T23 laptop next to see if things improved with driver for graphics in 3.18 since I posted in the a4 thread about it.

Image

@skidoo
If you use the"update themes" command in that menu, the bottom menu entry in"themes" flyout submenu disappears.
Not in mine. I hit update themes and checked in JWM and restart stayed and worked. I checked it. I run no persistence or install though right now.
Just a live usb.
Have keybinds been changed for this build?
New mappings or I just never noticed... today the plain Fkeys are launching filemanager, roxterm, browser....
on mine
F1 = Terminal
F2 = Gexec
F3 = RoxFM
F4 = Open Iceweasel session
F5 = Open antixcc (control center for antiX)
F6 = Open screen shooter
F7 = Pressing F7 turns Caret Browsing on or off. This feature places a moveable cursor in web pages, allowing you to select text with the keyboard. Do you want to turn Caret Browsing on?
F8 = Nothing happens/ Nada
F9 = same as F8
F10 = open file in Iceweasel tool bar
F11 = Full Iceweasel screen > Hit F11 again to escape from full screen
F12 = Page properties in browser/icewesel page you are in currently.
After launching alsamixer, need to press F6 to select hardware device.
Although alsamixer window has focus, F6 keypress is intercepted and antix screencapture util is launched.
Yep. same happens to me.

I gotta go. So I can't test other things you mentioned skidoo. sorry.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#14
confirming roky's flashblock finding. I also disabled flashblock.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#15
__{{emoticon}}__ Sad. No love again on my IBM T23 P3 Laptop. Default boot pegs cpu in conky at 100 % and scrambles screen till it freezes up the laptop and locks up the mouse.

Safe graphics semi scrambled screen and cpu is also running hard.

Vesa graphics OK but resolution again at 1600x1200 and using antixcc>session>screen resolution to 1024x768 gives a scrambled screen.

Good news is it boots OK with 3.18 kernel. I guess savage graphics is suffering kernel depreciation?

@anti. I even pulled out a 30 gig ide hard drive so to install a5 if I had a good live session run.
I guess cli installer needs a ethernet cable hard line and not wifi.

I carved up the drive to
ext3 > 6gig>sda1> Tahr Puppy 6 Frugal install >grub4dos for bootloader.
ext3 > 19.99gig"/"> sda2> ready for a5> was going to install grub to root instead of mbr and use grub4dos to chainload antiX grub2 bootloader.
swap> 2 gig > sda3> since this P3 only has 1 gig of ram.

But no luck getting a good gui in any desktop environment during a live session so I can run the graphical installer. This is round one for this laptop tonight. Maybe round 2 I will try the frugal install to /dev/ sda2 tomorrow which will be breaking virgin territory for me also.

Maybe things will improve with a install vs a live session. I don't know, but what the hell. I am always
up for something during testing. I could install on a P4 single core like I did before on the Emachine 3507.

But I thought the point was to get these P3 laptops running.
Anyhows. That is my savage, savage graphics report tonight.

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# inxi -Fz
System:    Host: puppypc25340 Kernel: 3.14.20 i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: JWM git-976 Distro: tahrpup 6.0
Machine:   System: IBM (portable) product: 26474MU
           Mobo: IBM model: 26474MU
           Bios: IBM v: 1AET64WW (1.20 ) date: 10/18/2006
CPU:       Single core Mobile Intel Pentium III - M (-UP-) cache: 512 KB
           speed: 1200 MHz (max)
Graphics:  Card: S3 Graphics SuperSavage IX/C SDR
           Display Server: X.org 1.15.1 drivers: (unloaded: vesa) FAILED: savage
           tty size: 80x25 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio:     Card Intel 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller driver: snd_intel8x0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.14.20
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller
           driver: e100
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Ralink RT2800 802.11n PCI driver: rt2800pci
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 30.0GB (6.7% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: IC25N030ATCS04 size: 30.0GB
Partition: ID-1: swap-1 size: 2.10GB used: 0.18GB (8%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 94 Uptime: 1:25 Memory: 366.3/1003.4MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.17

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# xrandr
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
   1024x768       60.0* 
   800x600        75.0     72.0     60.0  
   640x480        75.0     73.0     60.0  
   512x384        75.0     70.0     60.0  
   400x300        75.0     72.0     60.0  
   320x240        75.0     73.0

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# inxi -f
CPU:       Single core Mobile Intel Pentium III - M (-UP-) cache: 512 KB
           speed: 1200 MHz (max)
           CPU Flags: cmov cx8 de fpu fxsr mca mce mmx msr mtrr pae pge pse
           pse36 sep sse tsc vme
#
No sse2 support on this cpu chip. Just sse. Just info in case it matters.
I wish they had put nvidia or ati in here instead. Like your P3. __{{emoticon}}__

Edit: All code reports done in Puppy Linux. I have to post from something on this virgin drive to give info on this gear.