Seems like you and me are only users so we'll add what we need :lol:. Don't be so sure. I'm sure there are others like me who have tried archpup but are too unfamiliar with archlinux to really do much. :? ... I like the idea of keeping archpup as a very small core to which apps can be added and upd...

@toro: Do you want to connect to ethernet or wireless network interface? If it's DSL ethernet it should automatically connect to eth0. See what's output when you type ifconfig, if it is eth1, type this ifconfig eth1 up; dhcpcd Thanks for the reply simargl and for making the distro. I posted the out...

On about my 7th back & forth from Puppy 4.1.3 (working) to these forums looking for ArchPup 12.12 answers. Which tells you how excited I am to get this distro working. Still can't connect to the internet though. I tried following the Arch beginner's guide ( ip link up eth0 etc) plugged directly ...

Just noting my experience from last night installing ArchPup 12.12 on a Lenovo T60. I was able to boot into the OS (at first not--stuck at a cli with /puppy_ro2 .. /puppy_ro9 etc, but then when I had a USB with the SFS files on it already stuck in at boot, for some reason it did. May have been I did...

I also come looking for help on the Smash Filesystems. I double-checked my MD5's (downloading with a working Puppy 4.1.3) and they're correct. Still the ArchApps.sfs won't load. (Doesn't give an error, it just hangs.) I am copying the files from /dev/usb1/archpup/ to /root/ before loading the SmashFS.

MU wrote:oh, I thought rox can handle parameters.

But this works:
Open /root/.Xdefaults in the editor (in rox click on the "show hidden"-icon to see that file).

Add these 2 lines:

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Rxvt*background: #333333 
Rxvt*foreground: White

Mark

Worked for me! Puppy 4.1.3 Lenovo T60. Thanks