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by brwnstown
Thu 02 Dec 2010, 05:54
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Puppy On Laptops
Replies: 347
Views: 584683

Hi @ cthisbear Cheers mate, i have added links to my wiki page. @ brwnstown So maybe we can bang around ideas on getting the sound right on the gateways.. Hopefully sombody can help you with that, but i'm afraid that i cannot. When you eventually get that gateway mx3215 sorted out, add another post...
by brwnstown
Tue 30 Nov 2010, 02:21
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to disable screen saver? (solved)
Replies: 17
Views: 29917

Another way: 1- Do wath Lobster said (be sure that (in Pupx) you click the 'Exit apply and save settings' button) From the menu Puppy 4 Menu / Desktop / pupx / Screensaver untick 'enable screensaver' 2- Then, in rox, go to root directory. 3- Right clik on 'eye' button (now you can see shared files ...
by brwnstown
Sun 28 Nov 2010, 17:11
Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
Topic: Sound fix for Gateway mx 3215 and maybe more.
Replies: 0
Views: 1765

Sound fix for Gateway mx 3215 and maybe more.

Ok I feel pretty dumb for missing this for a while now. I bounced around all over this forum,Ubuntu,Mint,Debian,opensuse etc. nothing worked to get sound and then I started from scratch again and overlooked this simple process. Right click on the volume speaker in the tray, select full window and sc...
by brwnstown
Sun 28 Nov 2010, 02:17
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Puppy On Laptops
Replies: 347
Views: 584683

Re: Puppy on Laptops

First off: Puppy Linux is the best Linux distribution available...period. The Gateway is a barebones MX3225 with a 1.5 Celeron. All 3 laptops work seamlessly with Puppy. And the speed is fantastic. I save my configuration to the hard drives and that makes it easy to boot up and use Puppy. There hav...
by brwnstown
Sun 28 Nov 2010, 00:51
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: 2 hard drives: how to install Puppy on 1, Windows on 2?
Replies: 2
Views: 946

puppyluvr wrote::D Hello,
Yep, you got it...
Also, you must edit grub (menu.lst) to point to it...


Cool. I must admit puppy is by far the easiest distro to work with.
I may have to pop it on my laptop too.
I have tried ubuntu, LM8, debian 5, etc.
by brwnstown
Sat 27 Nov 2010, 21:55
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: 2 hard drives: how to install Puppy on 1, Windows on 2?
Replies: 2
Views: 946

2 hard drives: how to install Puppy on 1, Windows on 2?

Ok I installed puppy 5.1.1, well dual booting with xp. I recently received another hard drive, So my question now is what would be the best way to move all the linux stuff to the new HD and leave all the xp stuff on the other? Do I just run the disc again install on the new HD and transfer the save ...