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by upnorth
Fri 03 May 2019, 17:33
Forum: Security
Topic: The Terrifying Potential of the 5G Network
Replies: 12
Views: 5256

5g

Real 5G will work between 2.5 -4.2 gigahertz. But, the current FCC is hyping 28-37 gigahertz where the range is "a few hundred feet" line of sight only. btw, ATT is already labelling some of their phones with some kind of pseudo 5g labels (5G E). It is the same scam as the 4g label they us...
by upnorth
Mon 08 Apr 2019, 19:10
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Dpup Stretch 7.5 CE (RC-5)
Replies: 711
Views: 411376

dir2sfs, dir2pet, and new2dir are still present. I havn't used them in years, but they are worth a try. If it fails, you can use:
make DESTDIR=/somedirectory install
then mksquashfs <options> /somedirectory
by upnorth
Fri 21 Dec 2018, 13:03
Forum: Security
Topic: Cryptographic erasure
Replies: 3
Views: 1761

The hard disk internal components make for good Christmas decorations, especially the platters. :)
by upnorth
Sun 11 Nov 2018, 01:13
Forum: Security
Topic: Why not use IP numbers instead of DNS?
Replies: 28
Views: 3992

firefox trr caveates

" Caveats TRR doesn't read or care about /etc/hosts In TRR-only mode, you might end up " held hostage " if you start up Firefox while behind a captive portal There's no way to exclude or white list specific domains" The bypassing of /etc/hosts is a very important consideration fo...
by upnorth
Fri 09 Nov 2018, 03:54
Forum: Security
Topic: Why not use IP numbers instead of DNS?
Replies: 28
Views: 3992

@purple379 Cloudflare supports both dns over tls and dns over https. Firefox 60 or above is easy to set up using about:config for dns over https (doH) https://www.ghacks.net/2018/04/02/configure-dns-over-https-in-firefox/ For those with dnscrypt-proxy see toward bottom of this page: https://develope...
by upnorth
Thu 09 Aug 2018, 22:52
Forum: Security
Topic: Firefox and Trusted Recursive Resolver
Replies: 10
Views: 3329

That article made for good comedy reading :) Too bad it didn't have a comment section :twisted: added: Here is cloudflare's info: https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/commitment-to-privacy/privacy-policy/firefox/ New article today 20 August on thereg: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/20/dn...
by upnorth
Fri 22 Jun 2018, 20:53
Forum: Security
Topic: Firefox and Trusted Recursive Resolver
Replies: 10
Views: 3329

That is awesome. Was already using 1.1.1.1(non DoH), anyway. But, this is a convenient way to set and use secure DNS right in the browser. Seems to work now on v60 as well. about:networking#dns -------------------------------------------- btw, here are the two parameters to set under about:config ne...
by upnorth
Wed 09 May 2018, 01:17
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: EasyOS version 2.3.2, June 22, 2020
Replies: 2577
Views: 922184

.session dir was the only place I could find root, etc, user, dirs using only rox. I made some changes to etc and root and they persist. Other than that, :?: 0.9.1, tried first on this older machine: AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 B55 Processor Actual Used RAM: 157 MB Used - (buffers + cached) Actual Free RAM...
by upnorth
Mon 16 Apr 2018, 14:30
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: EasyOS version 2.3.2, June 22, 2020
Replies: 2577
Views: 922184

EasyOS Pyro64 0.9

Hi Tigs: I booted with a 10 year old card reader tethered to usb port. Then used the uefi bios menu via F12 on this machine. I have heard of others having trouble with the "built in" card readers on some machines. So maybe somebody knows how to get it working? But, check through your bios ...
by upnorth
Sun 15 Apr 2018, 18:05
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: EasyOS version 2.3.2, June 22, 2020
Replies: 2577
Views: 922184

easyos pyro64 0.9

Installed 0.9 to microsd 4gig via gzip/dd, first boot was good with internet, graphics, audio all working. Second boot now, with all working.

easy-0.9-amd64.img.gz
by upnorth
Tue 20 Mar 2018, 18:03
Forum: Security
Topic: Meltdown-Spectre mitigation BIOS updates for Dell computers
Replies: 3
Views: 1948

spectre-meltdown

just patched a opti 7010 bios, available since 2018.03.14, labelled a28. and a 9010, which was labelled a29. Neither one bricked :wink: opti 380 and 780 are still listed as "in process", 580 not even listed yet - amd/ati. UPDATE: 20180415 380 and 780 no longer on list either,, so it looks ...
by upnorth
Sun 11 Mar 2018, 16:02
Forum: Security
Topic: middleboxes and redirects
Replies: 1
Views: 447

middleboxes and redirects

citizenlab.ca research project https://citizenlab.ca/2018/03/bad-traffic-sandvines-packetlogic-devices-deploy-government-spyware-turkey-syria/ "Targeted users in Turkey and Syria who downloaded Windows applications from official vendor websites including Avast Antivirus, CCleaner, Opera, and 7-...
by upnorth
Sat 30 Dec 2017, 08:07
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Where r extension files kept for Seamonkey,PaleMoon,Firefox
Replies: 2
Views: 365

~/.mozilla/firefox/<defaultprofile>/extensions/ ~/.config/opera/Extensions/ ~/.config/vivaldi/Default/Etensions/ ~/.config/chromium/Default/Extensions With the chromium-based browsers, there are several other directories in the Default profile that are related to extension settings. Not sure about t...
by upnorth
Mon 25 Dec 2017, 21:17
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Dpup Stretch 7.5 CE (RC-5)
Replies: 711
Views: 411376

In FbBox desktop, when changes are made via rox>options>display, they revert after restartwm or reboot. but not when restart x is used. I wasn't sure if this was a necessity for FbBox or not. Everything else is working real good - using murrinedark gtktheme. EDIT-ADDED: I think I found it in ob auto...
by upnorth
Sat 23 Dec 2017, 09:36
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Dpup Stretch 7.5 CE (RC-5)
Replies: 711
Views: 411376

Awesome compton config, Radky! 8) For anyone using compositing, here is something you can try I always comment out this old hack and never had any problems, line 47 in /etc/profile: #v2.10 MU: rox crashes with DRI modules. solution: # export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 It will give lxterm true transpar...
by upnorth
Wed 20 Dec 2017, 05:46
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: EasyOS version 2.3.2, June 22, 2020
Replies: 2577
Views: 922184

vid signal lost

You ran xwin, without running xorgwizard, and got the desktop?! That's odd, that it didn't start the desktop before.
I suspect it was started, but something was killing the vid signal during the normal boot process right at that stage.
by upnorth
Tue 19 Dec 2017, 10:01
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: EasyOS version 2.3.2, June 22, 2020
Replies: 2577
Views: 922184

easyos pyro booting

Thanks, I put qfix=nox in the grub entry and when I got to the console prompt I decided to try xwin first. It came up fine with net connected, audio works, and full resolution 1920x1080. ThenI edited the xorgwizard-cli just in case I need it later. Have not rebooted yet. So, will try normal boot lat...
by upnorth
Tue 19 Dec 2017, 00:17
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: EasyOS version 2.3.2, June 22, 2020
Replies: 2577
Views: 922184

First tried frugal install, but video signal shut off just before desktop appearance, so tried the easydd install to usb stick. At same point the video signal shut off. Computer was still responsive, though.
Connected via HDMI/DiplayPort.

Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RS880 [Radeon HD 4200]
by upnorth
Sat 09 Dec 2017, 02:14
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: [CLOSED] Fatdog64-720 Beta [1 Dec 2017]
Replies: 153
Views: 85991

manually installed firefox 57.x

@belham or anybody: With a manually installed firefox 57, as long as Apulse is installed, enable sound with about:config set security.sandbox.content.level to a value of 1 The default level is 3. Requires restart of ff. EDIT added : Better to leave that value at 3 and use finer grained control - per...
by upnorth
Mon 27 Nov 2017, 00:10
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Quirky Pyro64 version 0.6 (alpha) -- and Pyro32 0.5
Replies: 212
Views: 81629

Barry, the link in OP is broken: http://bkhome.org/news/201711/quirky-pyro64-version-06-released.htm, the l at the end is black. Updated a 32 gb stick with full install using the 05-06 pet, took awhile but worked fine. Using a frugall install to directory now on desktop with grub2, only problem was ...