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by stefek
Mon 13 Apr 2009, 08:45
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: how do i remove the screensaver app?
Replies: 1
Views: 827

how do i remove the screensaver app?

hello puppy community! i'm a puppy user for more than a year now and i am a devoted puppy user that has no intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the x server. i am slightly annoyed that i cannot turn off the screen saver in the properties of x (that simply doesn't work) when i watch movies, i ...
by stefek
Thu 10 Jul 2008, 00:40
Forum: Audio
Topic: Acer Aspire 5315 no sound etc.
Replies: 13
Views: 15585

Oh yeah, back that baby up

thanx for the tip! yeah i have it on various different flash drives, i had to do it like that since they otherwise all come up in a list and stall the start up. audacity i am familiar with, i'll try that! thank you again!
by stefek
Wed 09 Jul 2008, 00:22
Forum: Audio
Topic: Acer Aspire 5315 no sound etc.
Replies: 13
Views: 15585

recordings?

Hi John! thanks to tempestuous and you, everything is now fully functional on my computer as it is, with no pnp stuff. well that is with the exception of the sound input and the internal sound bus. i'm not sure how to configure it to record streams or external audio. i'm sure its just as simple as t...
by stefek
Mon 07 Jul 2008, 14:00
Forum: Audio
Topic: Acer Aspire 5315 no sound etc.
Replies: 13
Views: 15585

Its alive!!!! hahahahaaaaa!!!

Big correction! the modprobe edit worked!!! :D thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! John Lewis you are the man! :wink: So here's how it went, i followed your instructions exactly then restarted the JWM and the X server and nothing happened... disappointment ensued... some 30 min later it suddenly my ...
by stefek
Mon 07 Jul 2008, 11:39
Forum: Audio
Topic: Acer Aspire 5315 no sound etc.
Replies: 13
Views: 15585

mega thanx!

Hey there John Lewis! man i'm glad and thankful that you took the time to help me out! so i did what you suggested, however my machine remains mute. i'm not sure why, but it won't play wav files either. other files .pls, .mp3 play without sound. Is there some other mixer that i'm not aware of? i hav...
by stefek
Sat 14 Jun 2008, 08:53
Forum: Audio
Topic: Acer Aspire 5315 no sound etc.
Replies: 13
Views: 15585

!!!

thank you guys for responding! hi Trobin, and thank you for the tip! i tried that and it came out the same. no error messages, for all intents and purposes i should be getting sound. i checked all 3 of the mixers and i noticed something curious, both the alsamixer and the sgmixer shows the wrong aud...
by stefek
Sat 14 Jun 2008, 02:50
Forum: Audio
Topic: Acer Aspire 5315 no sound etc.
Replies: 13
Views: 15585

dead thread

wow! way to post a dead topic! this topic is the least viewed there is on the list!

oh well, on the bright side, total disregard is better than and cruel ridicule.
by stefek
Thu 12 Jun 2008, 20:55
Forum: Audio
Topic: Acer Aspire 5315 no sound etc.
Replies: 13
Views: 15585

Acer Aspire 5315 no sound etc.

I just got a puppy! I have fallen in love with the sheer potential i see here! gr8 work Barry! i applaud you on your litter of pups! now is the part where i excuse myself for my lack of knowledge and experience. and on to the facts: I have an Acer Aspire 5315 notebook that i bought in Moscow, Russia...
by stefek
Thu 12 Jun 2008, 09:47
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Boot Puppy from USB Stick run "virtual XP"
Replies: 11
Views: 4503

that would be great!

dude if your willing to do that, i would be in your debt! i suppose its only a matter of figuring out the steps to put it on my drive. can i do this to a bootable drive that already has puppy on it? BTW i'm running dingo, does that make any difference?
by stefek
Thu 12 Jun 2008, 08:34
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Boot Puppy from USB Stick run "virtual XP"
Replies: 11
Views: 4503

just curious

couldn't you just install the xp os to an ntfs or fat32 formatted partition? (usb flashdrive)
by stefek
Thu 12 Jun 2008, 08:20
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Boot Puppy from USB Stick run "virtual XP"
Replies: 11
Views: 4503

thanx i'll try that!

yes i wanted to "sync" my zune to linux and i totally misunderstood what you had written... but wow if i can get the functions to work like you described, then i got way more useful 411 than i had hoped for!!! :D thanx for your reply, i had no idea you could do that. doh! :shock: now i'm a...
by stefek
Thu 12 Jun 2008, 02:17
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Boot Puppy from USB Stick run "virtual XP"
Replies: 11
Views: 4503

how did you do that?

hi stifling, that sounds like what i need to connect my zune to my puppy! would you tell me how you did it? i'm a total n00b, but i learn quick. any help would be gr8ly appreciated.