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by never_stop_learning
Sun 13 Jun 2010, 18:35
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Wary 0.3 (030) feedback
Replies: 87
Views: 40229

Sony PCG-TR2AP, no HD, 1gb RAM, Intel graphics, 915 resolution issue..... Bless you, Barry.....! I have been having issues getting video to work right with Lucid Pup. Booted Wary 0.3 from CD, selected 'choose' -> Intel driver and everything worked right out of the box. The sfs files I used with 431 ...
by never_stop_learning
Wed 30 Dec 2009, 23:55
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: 3.01 hangs on poweroff in Thinkpad 390
Replies: 6
Views: 2628

Try adding the boot prompt 'acpi=off' when you boot from CD. Once up and running, open a terminal and try 'modprobe apm'. If that works and you can poweroff and save, repeat the above steps (both of them), add the 'acpi=off' to the kernel line in your boot loader (or use it each time you boot from C...
by never_stop_learning
Sun 06 Dec 2009, 08:28
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: Hooray for Hackers!!
Replies: 225
Views: 33242

Are Sunspots Disappearing? 09.03.2009 September 3, 2009: The sun is in the pits of the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century. Weeks and sometimes whole months go by without even a single tiny sunspot. The quiet has dragged out for more than two years, prompting some observers to wonder, are sun...
by never_stop_learning
Tue 01 Dec 2009, 05:36
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: .pet install for HP Mini Broadcom wireless driver fails
Replies: 13
Views: 5395

mikeb wrote:...I actually use 4.12 on my netbook
mike
Same here.....Dual boot Vector 6.0 and PupFlux 4.1.2. 8)
by never_stop_learning
Tue 01 Dec 2009, 04:12
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: Hooray for Hackers!!
Replies: 225
Views: 33242

OK...... Any real proof in there that any observed warming trend is actually caused by humans and can't be explained by natural causes.....? 'Global Warming' has become very big business and many of the scientists sounding the alarms are financially vested through grants and, according to the leaked...
by never_stop_learning
Sun 29 Nov 2009, 05:51
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: Hooray for Hackers!!
Replies: 225
Views: 33242

...The output of our sun has been increasing "by .05 percent per decade since the late 1970s"..... http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/sun_output_030320.html I don't have time to check every assertion I see on the internet. It was easy to find Wikipedia's article on the solar cycle thou...
by never_stop_learning
Sat 28 Nov 2009, 01:19
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: Hooray for Hackers!!
Replies: 225
Views: 33242

I doubt he meant all scientists. The way I read it, there was an implied "some" before the scientists, and an implied "many" before the politicians. Some scientists certainly do do stupid things if it serves their agendas. @never_stop_learning: Hey, thanks for the links. I've he...
by never_stop_learning
Fri 27 Nov 2009, 20:08
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: Hooray for Hackers!!
Replies: 225
Views: 33242

Perhaps any measured warming on the Earth has a natural cause? The ice caps on Mars have also been shrinking..... http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070228-mars-warming.html The output of our sun has been increasing "by .05 percent per decade since the late 1970s"..... http://...
by never_stop_learning
Tue 03 Nov 2009, 03:23
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Frugal 4.3.1 HD mount/umount icons disappeared from desktop
Replies: 2
Views: 1468

Here is a copy of /etc/rc.d/pupstate: PUPMODE=13 PDEV1='sr0' DEV1FS='iso9660' PUPSFS='sda1,ext2,/puppy431/pup-431.sfs' PUPSAVE='sda1,ext2,/puppy431/pupsave-431.2fs' PMEDIA='usbcd' #v3.97: kernel with libata pata has both sata and pata drives in ATADRIVES... ATADRIVES='' #these directories are unionf...
by never_stop_learning
Mon 02 Nov 2009, 18:55
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Frugal 4.3.1 HD mount/umount icons disappeared from desktop
Replies: 2
Views: 1468

Frugal 4.3.1 HD mount/umount icons disappeared from desktop

Installed 4.3.1 (frugal) on my Sony PCG-TR2a (Pentium M 1ghz, 1gb RAM, no HD, pupsave on 4gb MagicGate flash) and the desktop icons for the MagicGate flash drive and/or any USB drives disappeared. They were there but do not appear any longer nor do they appear in Pmount. Puppy still reads the pupsav...
by never_stop_learning
Mon 07 Sep 2009, 05:29
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Classic Pup 2.14X -- Updated 2 series
Replies: 5186
Views: 3043479

Thank you..... Just downloaded the revised bootmanager and am rebooting now..... Edited post reboot: Success.....! OOO sfs mounts and has menu entries. The graphics.sfs mounts and I can access through gExec - but no menu entries. I also can't run Blender.....something in the dark recesses of my memo...
by never_stop_learning
Mon 07 Sep 2009, 02:15
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Classic Pup 2.14X -- Updated 2 series
Replies: 5186
Views: 3043479

First of all, congratulations to ttuuxxx and everyone else who has contributed to 2.14x10..... Works great on my old IBM TP240 (Celeron 400, 320mb RAM) and I am posting this from 2.14x10 now. One issue - I can't get any sfs files to load. Verified that they are version 3.0. Renamed them _214.sfs. Al...
by never_stop_learning
Fri 21 Aug 2009, 23:55
Forum: Audio
Topic: No Sound hp mini 1000
Replies: 8
Views: 13179

Loaded the updated alsa .pet and I have sound.....!!!!!
by never_stop_learning
Mon 17 Aug 2009, 17:46
Forum: Audio
Topic: No Sound hp mini 1000
Replies: 8
Views: 13179

Thank you....I will try this and report back.....
by never_stop_learning
Mon 17 Aug 2009, 17:42
Forum: Audio
Topic: Sound Problem with HP mini 1119
Replies: 1
Views: 3013

Posted this response to another HP Mini thread: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=331326&search_id=2116956075#331326 I tried loading 4.2v2 and neither the broadcom-5.10.27.6-k2.6.25.16.pet nor the broadcom-5.10.27.14-k2.6.25.16.pet worked. Both loaded and provided the wl module in...
by never_stop_learning
Mon 17 Aug 2009, 17:39
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: which puplet for hp mini 1000
Replies: 3
Views: 3132

I tried loading 4.2v2 and neither the broadcom-5.10.27.6-k2.6.25.16.pet nor the broadcom-5.10.27.14-k2.6.25.16.pet worked. Both loaded and provided the wl module in the wag but gave me a kernel error when selected. I have Pupflux 4.1.2 with internal wireless working with the broadcom-5.10.27.6-k2.6....
by never_stop_learning
Tue 11 Aug 2009, 21:55
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Can't get Puppy 2.xx xorg to fill widescreen....
Replies: 3
Views: 1051

Thank you, MU.....

Tried various combinations but still can't get the work area to fill the screen. I will keep trying.....
by never_stop_learning
Wed 05 Aug 2009, 21:11
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Can't get Puppy 2.xx xorg to fill widescreen....
Replies: 3
Views: 1051

Tried vesa. Tried manually editing xorg.conf.

Still can't fill the screen..... :?

Any ideas.....?
by never_stop_learning
Mon 03 Aug 2009, 01:08
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Can't get Puppy 2.xx xorg to fill widescreen....
Replies: 3
Views: 1051

Can't get Puppy 2.xx xorg to fill widescreen....

I wanted to play with either 2.15ce or (preferably) the new TeenPup2009 on my Sony PCG-TR2AP (no hard drive, boot from CD and save to Sony Magic Gate flash drive). The problem is that on both 2.15ce and TeenPup2009, the working area does not fill the screen and I have a 1 - 1 1/2 inch black strip on...
by never_stop_learning
Fri 10 Apr 2009, 05:10
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: USB Flash Drive Will Only Mount At Boot.....
Replies: 4
Views: 2504

Been searching further and still have not been able to figure this out. Any and all assistance is appreciated.

Thank you.....