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by buford
Mon 14 Jan 2013, 05:28
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Toshiba Satellite p505d-s8930 crashes Puppy CD every time
Replies: 9
Views: 2647

thanks postfs1, i will take a look. i still have puppy installed, several actually. we just figured on not using them. however when i can get her back off it, i will check it out. 8-bit, i tried running off just the battery ,and turning the stepping off in bios. neither helped. was too noisy to list...
by buford
Sun 13 Jan 2013, 04:23
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Toshiba Satellite p505d-s8930 crashes Puppy CD every time
Replies: 9
Views: 2647

between super overheating, hanging up on the exit ,and wifi problems, i decided to give up. I put lubuntu on it, still had to fight with wifi for a good five hours, but its running good now.
by buford
Sat 12 Jan 2013, 19:25
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Toshiba Satellite p505d-s8930 crashes Puppy CD every time
Replies: 9
Views: 2647

thanks big pup, i was just running 528 and while booting it said something about temp being at 105c and shutting down. i just dont get why windows doesnt care.
by buford
Fri 11 Jan 2013, 17:27
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Toshiba Satellite p505d-s8930 crashes Puppy CD every time
Replies: 9
Views: 2647

I thought it was getting hot so i put something under each side of the bottom to keep it from sitting flat. Problem is persistant. Tried installing usb flash, booted in, then while downloading a browser it just shut itself down in the middle of the down load. however it doesnt do this with windows, ...
by buford
Fri 11 Jan 2013, 07:12
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Toshiba Satellite p505d-s8930 crashes Puppy CD every time
Replies: 9
Views: 2647

Toshiba Satellite p505d-s8930 crashes Puppy CD every time

My girlfriend has been wanting to try puppy versions for a very long time. We finally are ready, however 3 different cds make it to the desktop sometimes and sometimes they don't . The laptop just powers off randomly. Maybe i should try booting from a usb stick, thats the one thing i havent tried. T...
by buford
Tue 18 Dec 2012, 04:00
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: where does frugal temp store?
Replies: 5
Views: 732

i couldnt figure it out, but i did clean up some space in wine.
by buford
Tue 18 Dec 2012, 02:27
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: where does frugal temp store?
Replies: 5
Views: 732

funny you say that because i just stumbled across it, thanks :)
i guess im on the right path.
by buford
Tue 18 Dec 2012, 01:05
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: where does frugal temp store?
Replies: 5
Views: 732

where does frugal temp store?

using pudd copy to try to back up a image of 100gig partition, my personal storage immediately ran out. Of course pudd did error out due to this but now i cant find the partial image pudd created to delete it. can i delete everything out of /temp ? says its 1.7gig in size my total personal storage i...
by buford
Wed 05 Dec 2012, 03:01
Forum: Multimedia
Topic: how do i record ISO from game cd ? solved
Replies: 3
Views: 1817

WOW, you are amazing. I always love it when i can write a novel of my problems and someone comes along with a brilliant one-liner. This is totally working as far as i can see.

the only question i have is do i need to vary this code for a dvd? or same code regaurdless of dvd vs cd?
by buford
Wed 05 Dec 2012, 01:46
Forum: Multimedia
Topic: how do i record ISO from game cd ? solved
Replies: 3
Views: 1817

how do i record ISO from game cd ? solved

i have pburn 3.4.1 .I see this would be simple if i had the new pburn at least if it was in a .pet so i could install and use it. My goal is to get this done without devoting 3-12hours in learning things i will soon forget :D Im sure if i was a master at searching forums it would seem possible to fi...
by buford
Tue 15 May 2012, 16:31
Forum: Wireless
Topic: SMC2662W V.3 USB with puppy 5.2.8 nightmare :(
Replies: 9
Views: 7260

it all seems to work :)
by buford
Tue 15 May 2012, 04:17
Forum: Wireless
Topic: SMC2662W V.3 USB with puppy 5.2.8 nightmare :(
Replies: 9
Views: 7260

you are amazing, will try it soon and let you know :)
by buford
Mon 14 May 2012, 16:49
Forum: Wireless
Topic: SMC2662W V.3 USB with puppy 5.2.8 nightmare :(
Replies: 9
Views: 7260

also curious to if TP-LINK TL-WN722N would work with newer puppy versions, as im thinking about buying a few of these.
by buford
Mon 14 May 2012, 14:35
Forum: Wireless
Topic: SMC2662W V.3 USB with puppy 5.2.8 nightmare :(
Replies: 9
Views: 7260

zd1211rw wifi driver. is my hfield wifire adaptor, im using this to be online right now.

i was figuring the SMC2662W will be wlan1 i will be using it on a different PC for my g/f ,she is upset because i cant get it to work for linux.So it isnt even going to stay on this computer.
by buford
Sun 13 May 2012, 19:02
Forum: Wireless
Topic: SMC2662W V.3 USB with puppy 5.2.8 nightmare :(
Replies: 9
Views: 7260

i rebooted to try to cut back on the length of dmesg but i dont think that helped.i didnt get a error message but i still dont think its working. sh-4.1# modprobe at76c50x-usb sh-4.1# ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1B:B9:88:01:AD BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 err...
by buford
Sun 13 May 2012, 06:25
Forum: Wireless
Topic: SMC2662W V.3 USB with puppy 5.2.8 nightmare :(
Replies: 9
Views: 7260

SMC2662W V.3 USB with puppy 5.2.8 nightmare :(

just a example of what im trying to do below: h-4.1# cd .. sh-4.1# dir at76503-0.11.tar.gz bin initrd mnt root sys var atmelwlan-3.4.1.1.tar.gz dev lib opt sbin tmp automake etc lost+found proc selinux usr sh-4.1# tar -zxvf atmelwlan-3.4.1.1.tar.gz ./etc/pcmcia/atmel.conf ./lib/modules/2.4.29/net/wi...
by buford
Thu 01 Mar 2012, 17:57
Forum: Network
Topic: get signal through wlan resend out eth to router?
Replies: 6
Views: 5480

this is seriously working great.i have their signal coming in strong only to my pc. my pc sending eth signal to routers input port number 1. 3 out ports if needed.but much more importantly wireless net full strength throughout my house.
by buford
Thu 01 Mar 2012, 07:20
Forum: Network
Topic: get signal through wlan resend out eth to router?
Replies: 6
Views: 5480

would think this is all i need: rm -f /var/lib/dhcpcd/*.info rm -f /var/run/*.pid ifconfig wlan0 0.0.0.0 up ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 up modprobe bridge brctl addbr br0 brctl addif br0 wlan0 brctl addif br0 eth0 however it just isnt working the bridge comes on.do i need to be putting ip numbers or somet...
by buford
Wed 29 Feb 2012, 07:17
Forum: Network
Topic: get signal through wlan resend out eth to router?
Replies: 6
Views: 5480

thanks for all that help, i will study up and work with it tomorrow.then i will let you know what i come up with :)