What happend to pgprs?

[JakeSFR]

Just noticed (in Slacko-5.9.3 & Tahr-5.8.3) that /lib/modules/all-firmware/pgprs/* no longer exists, hence "Connect to internet by -> Wireless GPRS modem" in "Internet Connection Wizard" won't work.
Was it intentional removal?

[01micko]

Hmm.. got lost with deletion in 3builddistro_Z . Oversight. Ideas welcome.

[JakeSFR]

Network related stuff is not my strong suit, but maybe just move all pgprs' files to their destination locations in rootfs-skeleton?
The only difference would be two more items in Network menu, no one will notice. ;)
Unless there was a significant reason (some conflicts?) to have it hidden by default...

Btw, and what about all those additional files (apart from firmware binaries), which are no longer present in current woof-ce builds (like e.g. script from ./all-firmware/ipwireless/etc/init.d/Ipwireless) - are they still necessary or redundant/obsolete?

Thanks.

[mavrothal]

There is no reference to pgprs in 3builddistro or 3buiddistro-Z. What I believe is happening is that the firmware tarballs in http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/firmware/ that are used with the new style kernels, do not have the pgprs firmware. Whoever build them, left them out.
They probably need to be rebuild with the gprs included, though it may not be so simple...

[mavrothal]

Actually this patch may fix this

--- a/woof-code/3builddistro-Z
+++ b/woof-code/3builddistro-Z
@@ -638,6 +638,14 @@ fi
 echo "...done."

 cd sandbox3
+# Add All-firmware files. May need to move after the kernel
+cp -a -f ../kernel-skeleton/* rootfs-complete/
+cd rootfs-complete
+./pinstall.sh
+sync
+rm -f ./pinstall.sh
+cd ..
+mv -f rootfs-complete/etc/modules/firmware.dep rootfs-complete/etc/modules/firm
 #now do the kernel...
 #140615
 echo

If any puppy builder can test this pls let us know.

[mavrothal]

I tried the following patch and works

--- a/woof-code/3builddistro-Z
+++ b/woof-code/3builddistro-Z
@@ -723,6 +723,15 @@ mv -f vmlinuz-$KERNEL_VERSION vmlinuz
 cd ..
 #end 140617

+# Add All-firmware files. May need to move after the kernel
+cp -a -f ../kernel-skeleton/* rootfs-complete/
+cd rootfs-complete
+./pinstall.sh
+sync
+rm -f ./pinstall.sh
+cd ..
+mv -f rootfs-complete/etc/modules/firmware.dep rootfs-complete/etc/modules/firmware.dep.$(echo ${KERNEL_VERSION} | cut -f 1 -d '-')
+
 #120613 kernel image can have different names. rename to vmlinuz, however change back later if build sd card...
 REALKERNAME='vmlinuz'
 [ -f rootfs-complete/boot/vmlinuz ] && cp rootfs-complete/boot/vmlinuz build/
@@ -1751,9 +1760,9 @@ do find rootfs-complete/ -type f -name $r -delete
     echo "deleting $r"
 done
 #140616 remove firmware - in kernel-modules.sfs = $ZDRVSFS
-echo "Removing firmware as it is in the z drive"
-rm -rf rootfs-complete/lib/{modules,firmware}
-sleep 1
+#echo "Removing firmware as it is in the z drive"
+#rm -rf rootfs-complete/lib/{modules,firmware}
+#sleep 1
 #100613 create font cache for fontconfig (in /var/cache/fontconfig)...
 echo
 echo "Creating Fontconfig cache files..."

However, is the wrong approach. The files should be added in the "huge kernel" sfs instead and the kernels should be rebuild.

[mavrothal]

Fixed in c066ff4
closing