11.0 (with geany, openbox-git) & 11.1 bugfix release

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11.0 (with geany, openbox-git) & 11.1 bugfix release

Postby simargl » 13 Sep 2013, 19:02

Another month, another release and now it's version 11.0 with kernel 3.10.10, built from Arch packages dated 2013-09-12. Pacman's mirror list is setup to use packages from this date for maximum stability. Geany is moved to the main iso and it replaces l3afpad, as the standard text editor. This version includes git version of the Openbox window manager with fixed bug in the windows placement policy.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/alphaos/

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Re: Version 11 - added geany

Postby john3voltas » 13 Sep 2013, 19:06

Want to share with us why geany vs l3afpad. Just curious ;)

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Re: Version 11 - added geany

Postby simargl » 13 Sep 2013, 19:13

Geany has syntax highlighting, so it looks better and I'm used to write in geany, l3afpad is just too simple.

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Re: Version 11 - with geany and openbox-git

Postby Marv » 14 Sep 2013, 02:40

Up and running in 11 on the usual core 2 duo all intel laptop. Sound and display correct. Usual tweaks all worked, iwldvm and mac80211 added in daemons line of /etc/rc.conf for iwlwifi, numlock off in /root/.startup. Frisbee connected immediately now with wpa key, pacman synced and working fine. My common opera working. Only the touchpad remains. The /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf from alphaOS 10 doesn't start synaptics and locks up the cursor center screen. I'll wrestle with that as I need to turn off tapping and add scrolling etc. Posting from 11 now. :)

edit: my modified pmount from 10 also broken in 11. Looks like a Gtk thing. More wrestling.
edit: Both touchpad and pmount now working. See relevant posts in general discussion and scripts/programming. :D

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Re: Version 11 - with geany and openbox-git

Postby simargl » 14 Sep 2013, 07:54

Window manager is now defined in /root/.xinitrc with export WINDOW_MANAGER="openbox"
instead of /etc/profile.d/openbox.sh to be more accessible, and previous /root/.start script is now renamed to /root/.start.sh.

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Re: Version 11 - with geany and openbox-git

Postby john » 17 Sep 2013, 10:57

v11 not in sourceforge.
anyone release an sfs that fixes problems with netbook.eg: keyboard touchpad wifi they are the three main annoyances

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Re: Version 11 - with geany and openbox-git

Postby simargl » 17 Sep 2013, 11:28

11.1 bugfix release list of changes:

1) new packages:
mtdev needed for synaptics Xorg input driver
glamor-egl and xf86-video-modesetting required for ATI/Radeon video cards support,

2) included more of the necessary radeon firmware,

3) mesa recompiled with more options enabled including wayland egl,

4) removed /etc/X11/xorg.conf file because new eudev works fine without it, and it caused some problems with touchpad for some users.

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Re: 11.0 (with geany, openbox-git) & 11.1 bugfix release

Postby john » 18 Sep 2013, 00:02

how do i get the frisbee version that is in slacko56 into v11.1 without any internet connection in alphaos?

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Re: 11.0 (with geany, openbox-git) & 11.1 bugfix release

Postby simargl » 18 Sep 2013, 08:17

You can't use original frisbee from slacko because it installs files under /usr/local, and that directory is removed in alphaos as it's in original Arch also. This is slightly modified Frisbee package, but it is new version, and works for everyone. If you have problems with wireless connection, usually that is not because of Frisbee, but something else like missing firmware or module not loaded.

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Re: 11.0 (with geany, openbox-git) & 11.1 bugfix release

Postby john » 18 Sep 2013, 10:06

ok. see you again at version 20


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