Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Q&A Forum => Topic started by: ttz on January 05, 2016, 04:38:51 PM
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hope i can get some help with waitforX problem.
made tcz for ratpoison wm. all well with tinycore 5.4 but not with core(not tc) 6.1& 6.3
with core 6.1 & 6.3 i get: failed in waitforX
i've tried haplessly. i searched forum for "waitforX":
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,15950.msg94051.html#msg94051
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,8284.msg44772.html#msg44772
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,6326.msg44618.html#msg44618
i've tried adding fltk and fluxbox in hopes that would fill in some blank (that gave me same failure - no fluxbox on starx - same fail). i've tried using 'sleep=10" as per/variation of above. i've looked at my onboot.lst and /optional in 5.4 for reference and tried to ensure i have equiv in 6.1 & 6.3. (using xorg, Xlibs... not xvesa).
ideas? please.
footnote: i created new tcz for each of 5.4, 6.1, 6.3
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Stab in the dark, best first guess did you recompile for TC6 (not just TC5)?
What are ratpoison's dependencies? Run ldd ratpoison_executable against the executable.
Most WM need a startup script, see other WM for examples.
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did you recompile for TC6 (not just TC5)?
footnote: i created new tcz for each of 5.4, 6.1, 6.3
What are ratpoison's dependencies?
to my thinking, if tcz build succeeded on 5.4, 6.1, 6.3 && worked on tc 5.4, deps must have been handled(?). yes?
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Ratpoison was previously built for TC4, only dependency listed Xorg-7.6-lib.tcz.
For TC 6 ratpoison, you have Xorg-7.7-lib.tcz dependency?
Otherwise see if old build notes help.
Edit: Clarity helps.
Creating a new .tcz does not necessarily mean it was re-compiled.
Also see if anything in Xorg log.
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@nitram
Edit: Clarity helps.
Creating a new .tcz does not necessarily mean it was re-compiled.
this seems strange to me; is new view. to create tcz, to me, implies i compiled anew.
seriously(!), thanks for your time ;D
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i just set up ratpoison in tinycore 6.4 - no problems. there must be something i don't know about doing things like this in core - perhaps tinycore is providing something that i don't realize.
i'll try more, but still hope for some direction/hints here.
thank you
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As nitram said
Most WM need a startup script, see other WM for examples.
Do you have something similar to this in your extension?
/usr/local/tce.installed/ratpoison
echo "ratpoison" > /etc/sysconfig/desktop
This is needed in order for startx to set the $DESKTOP variable which will be executed by ~/.xsession .
http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:creating_extensions#adding_custom_startup_scripts
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checked /usr/local/tce.installed/ratpoison & /etc/sysconfig/desktop on tinycore 5.4, core 6.3, core 6.4.1 - all the same. i've only succeeded in tc 5.4.
however, last night and today i've failed with alsa as well on tc & core 6.4.1. i had no problem with this in at least 3 sticks w/ tc 5.4. something is wrong and it must be me.
the right thing to do is to let this issue die for now and start from scratch with tc/core just to get alsa - a different and easier problem since i don't have to build anything.
thanks to nitram & Misalf.
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Hi ttz
Does this post by gerald_clark help:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,19326.msg119065.html#msg119065
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@Rich
yes, i've read that post but I did not really catch what gerald_clark wrote. i don't recall checking that i had topside or xsetup, for example.
but, since i'm failing with alsa (no building rqrd), i have to step down from this problem.
Thank you, sir.
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You should only need "alsa-config.tcz " installed in "onboot.lst" to get alsa to work in tc-6.x