Hi,

The RC3 ISO is ready for testing :

http://ftp.nux.ipb.pt/pub/dists/zenwalk ... 7.2RC3.iso
http://chronos.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr/di ... 7.2RC3.iso

Please report anything wrong

Thanks for your help fixing remaining bugs

Cheers
JP

Great, thanks!
I'm going to test it.

Hi JP sir,

First of all, Thanks for the Zenwalk team for the latest version of Zenwalk.

I installed RC3 just now and here is what I found.

1) After the installation of Zenwalk iso into my system, I found that no command line editors like nano, pico or joe were there for editing the files. ( which was there is previous versions of Zenwalk )

p.s. -> This may not be a bug, but they were a source of alternatives for vim/vi

2) The VIM or VI editor when started gives this error.



Even after adding few updates, I was not able to resolve the error and VIM console doesnt open. So, command line editing was a problem and had to use sed in a rigorous manner

3) xorg.conf file is unable to find the monitor horizontal and vertical frequency and I had to use xorg.conf-vesa as my xorg.conf file to run in init4.

4) There is a problem while shutting down or rebooting the system from init4. The problem is that, whenever I hit the power off Tab or reboot tab, then the system doesnt execute rc.6 files. The system hangs with the monitor becoming black. The keyboard doesnt work and I cant even use Ctrl+Alt+F2 to go to command line

p.s. -> when using only init3 the poweroff and reboot works fine without any problem and I think that Xserver kill is not happening properly :<

5) Finally, before start of the plymouth at the beginning, there are two errors which I see on system console. But I dont know wher to find it. If possible someone guide me to check it out.

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These were some of the things I observed. I am not an expert in this area, but I am trying to learn things, how they work... So, if I have mistaken something as a bug and reported here, kindly correct me.

Thanks in advance...

Hi all,

After the recent updates, I have solved many of the problems stated above in my previous reply. So, I am updating some things here.

Because of the old monitor probably, the xorg.conf doesnt configure the screen section automatically. I had configure it myself manually by adding these lines in xorg.conf



Then the xorg.conf worked well without need for changing the vesa file to xorg.conf file.

Secondly, because of this xorg.conf problem got solved, the poweroff problem which I thought of as a bug also got solved.

Third, the vi and vim editors now work with the latest updates of packages installed in the system.

Still, the vi and vim editors wont work with the OS only. Updates are to be used in conjuction.

I suggest one thing
kindly include nano or pico or joe or some cmd line editor other than vim. but if there are any other editor than vim already existing, kindly enlighten me regading that so that I would atleast be aware of it.

Thanks in advance...

More updates soooon...


With regards,

I don't know how to use vim.
What I do use mostly is mc(midnight commander)
There is also ed. I don't know either how it works.
I think Rc3 whit all the recent updates is old.

Hi franco,

I didnt get you what you said :



And by the way, I havent used mc and ed. I tried using ed, but as it was first time, even ed seemed very difficult.

-----< Jul 02 2012 >----- PERL & PYTHON ... -------
-----< June 30 2012 >----- ACL ... ------
I mean after this updates
You can always build a zen.iso whit ISO-master.
just extract the rc3.iso in some folder then remove the old pkg and add the new pkg and you have a fresh snapshot or just modify the way you like. You would like nano or pico instead of vim? Just remove from the iso vim and put the one you like. For what I suppose there is no more lxdm but a new gdm. The duty, if we can call duty is to "report anything wrong". Then the system is yours.
I want exaile, I want vlc, I do not want this please put me this.
The team put what they think or need or are accustomed to use. I also put what I need after the installation or before in the iso.

Hi franco,

Of course you are right. Everyones taste differs, I agree and that is replicated by the numerous Linux based OS present in this world.

But, what I meant to say was that when one of the editor like vim was not working with the iso installed, it was difficult for me to configure X for my system. Because, I was not in a position to edit xorg.conf file as per requirements of my old monitor. (This was solely because vim or vi had some problem).

Secondly, since Zenwalk 5.2 till 6.4, I have seen that nano or pico editors were present along with the vi or vim editors in iso. So, it was a bit helpful. As I havent tried Zenwalk 7.0 and currently started with Zenwalk 7.2 RC1, I felt a bit change in iso. Hence, I had just suggested that it would be helpful.

And after you suggested me about mc and ed, I went through some documentations and found that mc editor is fine and good. Here, no one is perfect and no one knows everything. So, this is how we can learn and hence goes the learning process.

Anyways thanks for suggesting me those two editors and of course, I will take your suggestion positively and act accordingly

Cheers

Thank you for your kindliness.
Please forgive me. I know sometimes I'm not very nice and mostly of all
I have no tittle to suggest anything to anybody. I'm just a beginner.
Don't let you foolish for all that dolphins, they put to have fun of me.
That's why I know mc.

Hi franco,

No hard feelings as such.. We are human beings after all, some ignorant things may sometime irritate.. Yes, of course..

And actually, I am not so quite programmer but I am also a beginner to this pkging world.

By the way, I was using Linux OS in the same way as a frigging kindergarten student reads the letters. But, now I have taken some interest to learn a little deeper things and thats why I put little more questions (which may appear silly sometimes ).

Anyways no hard feelings and I keep looking for your suggestions ( not only yours, but any one in this forum) in future too.

Cheers

Is there any ETA for the final release?
I can't wait to try this one, but I don't wanna risking my life because I only have 1 laptop for working. So I better wait for final release of 7.2

Hi sandal,

I think the team is waiting for testing.

As u might know, there were major updates in kernel, xfce, python, perl n so on...
So, most of extra pkgs need updation recompilation and maintenance. Hence I think, the final release is getting delayed. Also, we are moving again from lxdm to gdm. lots of changes are happening... That is why i think it is getting delayed...

Probably u may get reply soon from a global moderator about this

Thanks ajaykumar,

I'll wait for 7.2.
Meanwhile I will use 7.0 and separate partition for system from data for easy "upgrade" once 7.2 is released.

Nice

It's been a month since RC3 and I was wondering:

1. Has critical issues been solved?
2. It seems to me (from snapshot) that several new packages have been added.

Would it make sense to release a RC4 now - or is there something that shold be done before releasing the next RC?

Thanks for some info.

/Claus