Fienix - New PowerPC Distro

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Re: Fienix - New PowerPC Distro

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corto wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:53 pm - "-z" has to be removed in the "ramdisk" line
Hi Corto,

Thanks a lot for testing! Did you try "-z" and it didn’t work?
corto wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:53 pm Please don't forget to remind to start with "set pmu -astate=A4" in CFE to run at full speed.
OK, thanks for the hint.

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Re: Fienix - New PowerPC Distro

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MichaelMerkel wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:16 pm yes. i tried my old card (6870) and that worked! there i executed the bandage stuff. then also the current card works.
Hi Michael,

Many thanks for testing!

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corto wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:53 pm - "-z" has to be removed in the "ramdisk" line
I tested it today. Both are working. I was able to boot with "-z" and without "-z".

Thanks for the hint!
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Re: Fienix - New PowerPC Distro

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xeno74 wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:59 pm
corto wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:53 pm - "-z" has to be removed in the "ramdisk" line
I tested it today. Both are working. I was able to boot with "-z" and without "-z".
You're right, I tested again with "-z" and that works. I suppose the first time, I made a syntax error elsewhere on the line ...

Anyway ... I still don't know how to install the system once it is booted from USB.

And note that with a Radeon SI board, Xorg does not start. There is a non-blinking cursor on a black screen and nothing more. And impossible to switch to a console.
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Re: Fienix - New PowerPC Distro

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corto wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:55 pm Anyway ... I still don't know how to install the system once it is booted from USB.
I wrote some instructions for installing Fienix 3.0-20200426 on a hard disk for the X5000 a month ago.

Maybe it helps you with installing it on the X1000.

Link to the thread: Fienix - New PowerPC Distro -- X5000 thread

You have to replace the U-Boot commands with the CFE commands. I am sure you are able to do it. Please try it.

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FYI:
caseycullen wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 11:52 pm Minetest 5.2 and several mods are now available in the Fienix software repositories. Minetest is an open-world voxel sandbox game similar to Minecraft. The mod "Skyblock" gives a good introduction to the game and crafting.

I created a tutorial video for the Fienix Open-Source Gaming series: Minetest Tutorial

Additionally, some games were recently updated to their most recent release including Blobwars, PRBoom+ and xmoto.

Please let me know if you run into any issues.

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Re: Fienix - New PowerPC Distro

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Some Fienix news:
klesterjr wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:10 am Final Edit:

For anyone else using an unsupported graphics card (I have a 7750), I thought I would post how I was able to get Fienix working correctly.

1) Copy /usr/lib/fienix-gpu-bandage/xorg.conf to /etc/X11/xorg.conf (just to boot -- I did it from another distro I had installed)
2) Log in as root
3) In /usr/share/glib-2.0/org.mate.background.gschema.xml change the value of "background fade" from true to false
4) Run glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/
5) Log in as fienix
6) In the menu System/Preference/Personal/Startup Applications, turn off Redshift (I also turn off Blueman since my machine doesn't have a bluetooth card)

These changes are all related to the graphic card and not problems with Fienix, per se.

Hope this helps anyone else with an unsupported graphics card!

-Ken
caseycullen wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 5:18 am Please test if you're able:
* fienix-folder-color - A customized fork of the Ubuntu version; adds a Caja menu that allows you to change individual folder colors and/or add an emblem to folders.
* fienix-tranquilo - A project I've been working on,fie an audio tool that lets you mix your own ambient soundscape to play in the background while you work or relax.

Let me know if you run into any issues.

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-Casey
caseycullen wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:50 am Hi everyone; I'm looking for feedback. I've been thinking about updating the default desktop theme for Fienix. I'm thinking about something like this:
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If you want to try out the new theme and tell me what you think, I packaged a "draft candidate" .deb that you can download here. After you install it, go to Control Center, Appearance, and select "Fienix Default".

Both this proposed theme and the current theme, called Materia, are "Material Design" compliant themes (Material Design is a design language - mostly flat, simple shapes, responsive interface, etc.), so they're somewhat similar, but feel free to let me know if you like Materia better, or if you have any other feedback!

Thanks,
-Casey
caseycullen wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:05 am InterWeb and SpiderWeb have been updated in the Fienix repositories for better theme consistency.
Arctic Fox has been added.
-Casey
caseycullen wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 3:40 am Cave Story is a platform-adventure game that received widespread critical acclaim, and is now available in the Fienix software repository.

Thanks to EXL, the developer of the open-source NXEngine, for committing changes so it builds on PowerPC. Both the engine and the game data (released by Studio Pixel as freeware) are in the repository. Just install the package "cavestory", and if you experience any issues please let me know!

-Casey

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caseycullen wrote: Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:21 pm @all: I've added packages for the following:
-Cenon (cenon.app), an illustration application - Cenon website
-Drawing (drawing), a painting and image editing application Drawing website
-Open Surge (opensurge), a platforming game Open Surge website
-SurgeScript (surgescript), a game engine and level editor SurgeScript website
-Blob Wars II (blobandconquer), a 3D shooter Blob Wars II website
-Almanah, a personal diary Almanah on Gnome wiki
-Support for squashfs with libsquashfs1, squashfs-tools, and squashfs-tools-ng

I also released new versions of Evolution, Flowblade, and ioquake3.

Please let me know if you have any issues with any of these (or other) packages.
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Re: Fienix - New PowerPC Distro

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FYI: /etc/apt/sources.list:

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#Fienix
#Do not modify this file; add additional repositories to "sources.list.d".
deb http://fienix.servehttp.com/repos/fienix/soar/ soar-di main
deb http://fienix.servehttp.com/repos/fienix/soar/ soar-dh main
deb http://fienix.servehttp.com/repos/fienix/soar/ soar-cp main
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Re: Fienix - New PowerPC Distro

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Great news! :-)
caseycullen wrote: Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:04 am If you'd like to help test the next version:
Download Fienix 5.0

This is a test beta and it needs more testing. The image contains many new packages that I have tested already. Additionally, there is a new repository named "Fliegend" (German for Flying), that contains new versions of many packages. Please install packages from the new repository and test them. Describe any bugs you encounter in this forum.

What's New:
- Most apps are updated and available in the "Fliegend" repository. Please try them and let me know about any bugs.
- Fienix-Companion is an app that provides information and can help resolve issues. Some features are not finished yet.
- The classic theme (based on Materia) is currently used, but a new "Fienix-Default" theme is installed. Please try using the new theme and let me know if you like it. Should this theme be default or do you like the classic theme more?
- A "GPU compatibility mode" is enabled by default. This uses fbdev and disables some special effects. Use "Fienix-GPU-Enabler" in Fienix-Companion to enable hardware acceleration.
- Kernel 5.15 is included
- Fienix 5.0 Release Video (via YouTube)

Known issues:
1) Bleachbit: does not work; I haven't tried rebuilding it yet. If you're able to rebuild it successfully please let me know.
2) Fienix-Companion: unfinished functions: Fienix Tour Video, Fienix Reference Guide, Supported Hardware, Install Curated App Suite, Troubleshooting Guide, Fienix Merch Store, and Assist the Project / Maintainer's Manual (finished functions: Setup Libre Cloud Services, Fienix News, Fienix-Desktop-Mechanic, Fienix-GPU-Enabler, Fienix-Pkg-Mechanic, Support, Donate)
3) Fienix-Companion: if you need to restart, you will need to do it manually - clicking the "restart" button does not currently work.
4) Qt app theming: not implemented, Qt apps should work fine but they currently look out of place.
5) Redshift: is known not to work with GPU compatibility mode.
5) You still need to dd the image to a disk and increase the disk space using GParted. Fienix-Installer isn't finished yet.

Other ways you can help the project:
- If you know what you're doing, add the Debian sid repo and test packages. Since the majority of Fienix packages are Debian imports, it is good to know about problems "upstream". Additionally, if there are functional applications not currently in the Fienix repositories we can add them.
- If you are a particularly good technical writer and you'd like to assist with the Fienix Reference Guide, Supported Hardware, and/or Maintainer's Manual send let me know.
- If you are a good general writer and you'd like to contribute to Fienix-News let me know.
- Take a look at the Fienix Support page once in a while and help other users if you're able to.
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Re: Fienix - New PowerPC Distro

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Hello everyone
Is it just me who has issues with the Fienix 5 repository? got this: Fail to fetch Http://fienix.servehttp.com/repos/dists ... /inrelease something wiched happen resolving fienix.serhttp.com
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