PCLinuxOS KDE 64bit RC1

[chrisretusn]

I notice when I upgraded on the 18th that digiKam now has the needed libraries and installs. As a bonus it works too.

Thanks! That was my show stopper, now all stops are out. 

[µT6]

this rc1 does everything i ask so i don't have much to report

it is a bit annoying, i was expecting something weird to happen but no, this is as stable as 32 bit stable version

i'm not testing it, i'm just enjoying it, thank you to everyone involved in this amazing version of pclinux

[johnmart]

this rc1 does everything i ask so i don't have much to report

it is a bit annoying, i was expecting something weird to happen but no, this is as stable as 32 bit stable version

i'm not testing it, i'm just enjoying it, thank you to everyone involved in this amazing version of pclinux

Yeah, me too.
Wow, annoyed at the lack of problems. How good does it get?  
Well, installing MiniMe.............that'll be very good.  

[Just17]

Stellarium ......  tries to launch but seg faults.

Similar output as on 32 bit where it has not worked for the best part of a year. 

[ghostbunny]

Stellarium ......  tries to launch but seg faults.

Similar output as on 32 bit where it has not worked for the best part of a year. 

as far as i know 64bit has the same mesa version so probably the same problems with stellarium.

[Just17]

So the mesa package/s need to be updated it seems.

[daniel]

some package are ready, but no time for the rest. It needs a long time 
Sorry

[Just17]

some package are ready, but no time for the rest. It needs a long time 
Sorry

NP 

Once the problem is to be worked on when time allows.

[niculinux]

Excellent!...
PCLOS : The best KDE distro. Now 64 

PCLOS >>> kubuntu >>> opensuse kde etc.

thanks!! you won't regret if it was your choice!

[cozzykim]

Lenovo/Thinkpad W500:
Core2 Duo T9400:
4GB RAM:
ATI FireGL5700 (HD3600/RV635) - Intel GMA 4500MHD

I installed to a spare/empty 160GB drive and the installer performed perfectly.

RC1 seems to be amazingly good. 

I've only found a couple of problems so far;

1/ Kdenlive hangs at 99% when rendering, I think this is something to do with 'melt' as the process remains permanently using significant resources until killed even after kdenlive has been exited.
There's some stuff on the Kdenlive forum about similar problems in the past.
It works fine in my 32bit installation.


2/ 2ManDVD warns of missing ffmpegthumbnailer

kamoso and 2ManDVD (you may need to add ffmpegthumbnailer in Synaptic) coming to 64bit. 
-p.

Synaptic shows it's not installed, but if I mark it then it says it'll will uninstall kde-multimedia and kde-multimedia-ffmpegthumbnailer


3/ devede can't be installed, as it has a missing dependancy - python-psyco - ISTR this has also been discussed elsewhere on the forum (but not resolved AFAIK).

I was testing the overall speed increase of the 64bit release by rendering some H264 videos to DVD by comparing the 64bit install with my 32bit system.

RC1 appears to be about 20-25% faster at this kind of task 32bit rendered in 51 minutes, 64bit rendered (almost ) in 41 minutes 
Not to be sniffed at if previously expecting a rendering session of 10 hours.


The good news is, although I couldn't complete the rendering tests for the reasons above, the 64bit version feels faster to me on my machine.

Also, great news for me, I've been stuck with the 2D GMA4500HD for ages, as HD videos were tearing and stuttering with all the drivers for the ATI card.

When I installed RC1 I tried both cards, the Radeon HD 2000 and Later driver has improved since I last tried it and I now have my 3D desktop/OpenGL/ and all my games back, woooohoooo :D:D
(I don't know whether this just applies to the RC1 version of the driver, I'll have to try it on my 32bit install.)


Thanks to Pinoc and all the testers/packagers for this release, it's an amazing achievement.

The speed increase and return to 3D have made me a happy bunny, and I'll be looking to replace my 32bit install soon, once I'm confident that all the minor problems are sorted.

[pinoc]

Hi cozzykim,

good to hear you like it, wrt your issues
2) 2ManDVD:

but if I mark ffmpegthumbnailer then it says it'll will uninstall kde-multimedia and kde-multimedia-ffmpegthumbnaile

that is perfectly fine because ffmpegthumbnailer and kde-multimedia-ffmpegthumbnailer don't like each other, either one or the other. And kde-multimedia is just a meta-package.
=> go ahead and install 2ManDVD

3) devede: I have recompiled devede and it now also works on 64bit.
=> Wait for version 3.23.0-3 to appear in Synaptic.

regards,
-p.

[menotu]

some package are ready, but no time for the rest. It needs a long time  
Sorry

NP  

Once the problem is to be worked on when time allows.

From Phoronix

Mesa 9.1 Released, Brings Many Driver Improvements

For those users of the open-source Linux graphics drivers, if you're not a habitual Mesa Git follower, go forth and download Mesa 9.1 now that it's been officially released.

With Mesa 9.1 incorporating six months worth of changes and improvements to this library for OpenGL support (and other functionality via Gallium3D state trackers) used most notably by the Intel, Nouveau (NVIDIA), and AMD Radeon graphics drivers, there's a hell of a lot of good stuff.

For those not closely following Mesa Git development, be sure to read Nine Exciting Features Coming To Mesa 9.1 and Reasons Mesa 9.1 Is Still Disappointing For End-Users. These articles provide concise overview of the major work in Mesa 9.1 while there's also dozens of Phoronix articles covering individual aspects of Mesa 9.1.

Nine Exciting Features Coming To Mesa 9.1

Reasons Mesa 9.1 Is Still Disappointing For End-Users

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTMxMDE

[Linath]

Very nice news to hear on the release of the 64 bit RC1.  Yay!     

Out of curiousity,  I noticed that on the download page there are no US based areas to download the ISO from.    I take it I missed a general memo?   

Thank you.

[johnmart]

Well....you're right....the links listed in the homepage;
http://www.pclinuxos.com/?page_id=1867
don't include US ones. Not sure why, but here is one. (at least I think it's US)

http://pclosusers.com/isos/

Scroll down this page for more sources. Some links may not have it. 
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,80110.0.html

[YouCanToo]

Well....you're right....the links listed in the homepage;
http://www.pclinuxos.com/?page_id=1867
don't include US ones. Not sure why, but here is one. (at least I think it's US)

Yes, it is in the USA, on the west coast

http://pclosusers.com/isos/

Scroll down this page for more sources. Some links may not have it. 
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,80110.0.html