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by jpr
Tue 10 Apr 2012, 04:49
Forum: Dialup
Topic: Filemate USB Modem CX and Puppy 421
Replies: 4
Views: 9915

The modem works in Lucid Puppy 525 Retro. As does my mouse.

Cheers.
by jpr
Tue 10 Apr 2012, 04:44
Forum: Browsers and Internet
Topic: Firefox on Lucid 525 Retro
Replies: 4
Views: 2682

Running Firefox 11

Thanks, James. I am running Firefox 11 right now.

So I guess it is not recommended to download Firefox directly from their site and try to install it? What should I do when the Firefox tells me that updates are available? Wait until there is a pet package for it?

Cheers.
by jpr
Mon 09 Apr 2012, 23:23
Forum: Browsers and Internet
Topic: Firefox on Lucid 525 Retro
Replies: 4
Views: 2682

Firefox on Lucid 525 Retro

Hi all, I just instlled Lucid Puppy 525 Retro. When given a choice of browsers, I clicked on Firefox. The list showed three PET packages, the most recent being Firefox-4.0-Lucid.pet , so that is what I downloaded and installed. When the Firefox opened up and connected to their web site it said I nee...
by jpr
Thu 05 Apr 2012, 04:03
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Legacy GRUB and 256 byte inode
Replies: 6
Views: 1560

rjbrewer,
Your post indicates that Puppy 4.30+ came out with an upgraded GRUB, capable of handling the 256-byte inode.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 549#352549

So, is it still the Legacy GRUB?
I guess I will need to upgrade my GRUB installation after all.
by jpr
Thu 05 Apr 2012, 03:41
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Legacy GRUB and 256 byte inode
Replies: 6
Views: 1560

It isn't Grub that is the inode problem. Puppy uses legacy Grub by default. Gparted changed in the 4.21 series. Make the partitions with the 4.21 or later Gparted and it will work for any version. Hmm, I am not sure I am following your post. I made the partitions for GRUB and Puppy-421 with the Pup...
by jpr
Thu 05 Apr 2012, 02:54
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Dell fan control
Replies: 10
Views: 18396

Works on Puppy-431 ?

It seems I will have to stay with Puppy-431 due to this older laptop.
Has anyone tried i8kutils-1.33.pet with Puppy-431?
Thanks.
by jpr
Thu 05 Apr 2012, 02:34
Forum: Dialup
Topic: Filemate USB Modem CX and Puppy 421
Replies: 4
Views: 9915

Doesn't work on slacko-5.3.1-SCSI-MAIN

slacko-5.3.1-SCSI-MAIN had the same problems as Lucid Puppy-528.004
No modem (no dialtone), and my Logitech optical PS/2 mouse wouldn't work.
Both the modem and the mouse were showing in the HardInfo.
by jpr
Thu 05 Apr 2012, 02:25
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Legacy GRUB and 256 byte inode
Replies: 6
Views: 1560

Legacy GRUB and 256 byte inode

I have a full Puppy-421 installation in a ext3 partition, along with GRUB in its own ext3 partition. GRUB is chainloaded from the WinXP bootloader. I just did a full install of Puppy-431 on a new partition. I used Puppy-431 GParted to format it to ext3. I added a GRUB entry for Puppy-431. On boot, G...
by jpr
Wed 04 Apr 2012, 05:08
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Lucid Puppy 5.2.8 - Updated ISO Version 005 - APR 05 2012
Replies: 2857
Views: 1618011

PS/2 mouse didn't work

Tried Lucid Puppy-528.004 Live CD on Dell Latitude C840, and the optical PS/2 mouse didn't work. However the PS/2 keyboard did work.

Also had problems with a hadware-based USB modem.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 087#617087

Cheers.
by jpr
Wed 04 Apr 2012, 04:45
Forum: Dialup
Topic: Filemate USB Modem CX and Puppy 421
Replies: 4
Views: 9915

Doesn't work on Lucid Puppy-528.004

I just tried Lucid Puppy-528.004 Live CD, and got same error as Puppy-421 - modem recognized, but no dialtone. Bummer. This is really strange that it would be recogninzed and initialized, but wouldn't dial. On top of that my PS/2 optical mouse wouldn't work. So I guess this release is not a good fit...
by jpr
Tue 03 Apr 2012, 16:56
Forum: Additional Software (PETs, n' stuff)
Topic: PET Compatibility
Replies: 4
Views: 6887

Which pet?

RSH wrote:Installed in LazY Puppy (lucid based) and get this from terminal

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sh-4.1# dellfand
v0.9: Fan 0 Status -1 Speed -1 CPU Temp -1C
sh-4.1# 
RSH, did you install dellfand-0.9.pet or i8kutils-1.33.pet ?
by jpr
Tue 03 Apr 2012, 16:51
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Dell fan control
Replies: 10
Views: 18396

Puppy Versions Compatibility

Which Puppy versions has this pet (i8kutils-1.33.pet) been tested with?

Will it work with the latest Lucid and/or Slacko Puppies?

Thanks.
by jpr
Tue 03 Apr 2012, 14:11
Forum: Additional Software (PETs, n' stuff)
Topic: PET Compatibility
Replies: 4
Views: 6887

PET Compatibility

I don't know much about Puppy packages and which pet is compatible with which release of Puppy. In particular, I want to install "i8kutils-1.33.pet" on Dell Latitude C840. It is fan control utilities. http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42540 Would I better off downloading the...
by jpr
Sat 31 Mar 2012, 04:20
Forum: Dialup
Topic: Filemate USB Modem CX and Puppy 421
Replies: 4
Views: 9915

Works in Puppy 431 Live CD

Well, I just booted into Puppy-431 Live CD and the modem worked out of the box. I connected to the internet with no problems. In fact I am posting this from Puppy-431 Live CD. (Puppy-421 is a full installation.) It gave me a slightly different initialization string: Initialization string1: ATZ Initi...
by jpr
Fri 30 Mar 2012, 20:10
Forum: Dialup
Topic: Suggestions for Inexpensive, External Dialup Modem [SOLVED]
Replies: 11
Views: 20678

Not working in Puppy-421

Please also see this post:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=615941

@Sky Aisling
What is your initialization string for the modem?

Thanks.
by jpr
Fri 30 Mar 2012, 20:02
Forum: Dialup
Topic: Filemate USB Modem CX and Puppy 421
Replies: 4
Views: 9915

Filemate USB Modem CX and Puppy 421

I have a Dell Latitude C840 laptop with dual boot: Win XP Pro and Puppy 421. I have a Wintec Filemate USB Modem CX. http://www.wintecind.com/features/FileMate/Networking/hardmodem.html The modem works fine under windows, after installing the driver. However, I can't get it to work under Puppy. I hav...
by jpr
Sat 10 Mar 2012, 18:06
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Imaging Vista 64 HDD
Replies: 5
Views: 1076

I then used 'dd' (via a live CD) to image my C drive to a 500GB USB hard disk with no problems. It's hard to beat dd and bit-by-bit raw data dump for reliability. (But can be dangerous too.) Which version Live CD did you use? Maybe others could post here on their experiences with running on 64-bit ...
by jpr
Thu 08 Mar 2012, 18:38
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Imaging Vista 64 HDD
Replies: 5
Views: 1076

Imaging Vista 64 HDD

Hi, I have a Puppy 4.2.1 Live CD. And I have a Vista 64-bit quad-core desktop. I have never tried Linux on this desktop. I would like to boot from this Puppy Live CD and create a hard drive image of the windows entire disk (about 750 GB), saved as an image file on an external USB hard drive. Do you ...
by jpr
Fri 15 Jul 2011, 16:14
Forum: Wireless
Topic: WiFi adapter for an old laptop
Replies: 1
Views: 1485

WiFi adapter for an old laptop

Hi all,

I am running Puppy 4.2.1 on an old Gateway Solo 2500. I would like to get a USB to WiFi adapter for it.

Any advice on brands/models that would be easy to setup?

Thanks.
by jpr
Fri 10 Dec 2010, 04:07
Forum: Documents
Topic: Gnumeric - How to have Windows newline character?
Replies: 6
Views: 8751

Gnumeric - How to have Windows newline character?

Hi, I am using Puppy-421. It came with Gnumeric which is great. I need to move my work between Puppy and Windows. If I create a spreadsheet in Gnumeric and save it as .xls then I can open it in Excel in Windows. But I have one problem. If a cell contains a multi-line text (created using ALT + Enter)...