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by mikprog
Thu 25 Jun 2020, 16:36
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to run Wine in Xenialpup 64?
Replies: 12
Views: 455

Guys! Job is not done. In this case you're need to publish instruction how to launch windows app using wine too. I mean third party apps too, not excepting build in apps (who do use wine to launch explorer, calculator, paint, etc). I use portable wine to play old windows version Stars! game. I spent...
by mikprog
Fri 12 Jun 2020, 17:05
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to reboot or turn off Puppy remotely from Bionicpup32?
Replies: 12
Views: 1191

So conclusion close the X-Forward and open a second Terminal without it. Then do poweroff. Hope it helps. Please submit a bug report in " Forum index » Bugs ( Submit bugs )" Unexpectedly deep investigation you done. Thank you enrique . Have you did experiments with hardware power button t...
by mikprog
Wed 03 Jun 2020, 16:21
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to reboot or turn off Puppy remotely from Bionicpup32?
Replies: 12
Views: 1191

Thank to all for my problem participation. My puppies are bionicpup32 as I wrote before. It is signed Ubuntu Bionic x86 32-bit BionicPup32 8.0 on puppy download page http://puppylinux.com/index.html#download I use bionicpup32 installed with default settings. So I'm root in local and remote sessions....
by mikprog
Tue 02 Jun 2020, 16:56
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to reboot or turn off Puppy remotely from Bionicpup32?
Replies: 12
Views: 1191

How to reboot or turn off Puppy remotely from Bionicpup32?

I use my puppies park puppets in NOX mode under bionicpup32. They are torrent stations, print servers, DLNA servers and renderers., etc. They are without keyboards, mouses and monitors. I use remote connection by ssh terminal session or windows version of xming to use remote xwindow session to contr...
by mikprog
Wed 27 May 2020, 05:39
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Where's the terminal in a Raspberry Pi 3b?
Replies: 5
Views: 682

Did you see a large black icon with >_ symbols on the top toolbar? Then click it! Or Click Applications on bottom left corner. Then Utility. Then LXTerminal Or Click Applications on bottom left corner. Then Run. pRun program will start and you will see list of puppy programs. Find LXterminal, rxvt o...
by mikprog
Thu 14 May 2020, 07:12
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Is cutting out "nobody:nogroup" legal in init.d scripts?
Replies: 8
Views: 892

Thank you Rockedge for advice. I found nobody already exists in puppy and one is a member of nobody group by default. So nobody:nogroup changed to nobody:nobody everywhere. It works!
by mikprog
Wed 13 May 2020, 13:31
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Is cutting out "nobody:nogroup" legal in init.d scripts?
Replies: 8
Views: 892

Is cutting out "nobody:nogroup" legal in init.d scripts?

I have installed gmediarender and gmediaserver onto my bionicpup powered nettop. I used puppy package manager to install gst123_0.3.5-1, gmediarender_0.0.7 and gmediaserver_0.13.0 packages. After installation completed I found gmediarender and gmediaserver in /etc/init.d directory. After reboot no o...
by mikprog
Tue 28 Apr 2020, 07:11
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Canon printing system software problem
Replies: 1
Views: 1232

Canon printing system software problem

I need help regarding to start up ccpd daemon of Canon CAPT printer driver at boot time. I use official Canon LBP 810 linux drivers installed on my BionicPup32. Installation procedure creates Canon printing system ccpd control script in init.d like #!/bin/sh # startup script for Canon Printer Daemon...
by mikprog
Sat 25 Apr 2020, 16:28
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: What is 'nox' option really mean?
Replies: 6
Views: 1290

Solved. I found my own old script over every of my puppys that stops init.d processing if nox specified (just like ram option). "Me so stupid! Mmmm. Mmmm" (C) ZZ
by mikprog
Tue 21 Apr 2020, 16:48
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: What is 'nox' option really mean?
Replies: 6
Views: 1290

"nox" means the X server isn't started.
I know this fact. And this is not answer to the question "why other services not started too?" Really why other services (they are not X server dependent) from /etc/init.d are will not start if 'nox' specified?
by mikprog
Tue 21 Apr 2020, 05:21
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Which Puppy Linux for older laptop?
Replies: 36
Views: 6049

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by mikprog
Tue 21 Apr 2020, 02:26
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: What is 'nox' option really mean?
Replies: 6
Views: 1290

What is 'nox' option really mean?

As I used a bunch of Puppy installed in frugal and native mode on several machines I noticed 'nox' boot option have different action to his description. If 'nox' used on boot than ssh server dropbear will not start and samba server will not start too. Is it normal 'nox' action? I just want to boot p...
by mikprog
Sat 11 Apr 2020, 17:49
Forum: Security
Topic: security issue of ZOOM
Replies: 17
Views: 7429

The fact of the matter is this: people __always__ choose convenience above anything else. Including security. Security will only factor in once the inconvenience of insecure communications outweights that convenience (that is, until there is a security breach). The another fact is this: the most of...
by mikprog
Sat 11 Apr 2020, 09:10
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: windows putty + xming to get to puppy's graphical desktop
Replies: 9
Views: 1620

Bingo! Great thanks to jamesbond ! JWM is started and shows dark desktop, top toolbar, bottom status bar etc. Menu navigation works, top toolbar buttons are clickable. Not every app launched from menu. Top toolbar do not launch any app at all. Reason is environment variables - they values are not ma...
by mikprog
Sat 11 Apr 2020, 02:59
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: windows putty + xming to get to puppy's graphical desktop
Replies: 9
Views: 1620

Thank you rockedge. Here is result

Xming started on windows machine. Putty tty session launched and I logged in

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# jwm &
[1] 8963
# JWM: error: display is already managed

Then nothing happens for a long time so I decide to hit Enter

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[1]+  Done(1)                
# 
JWM want not working
by mikprog
Fri 10 Apr 2020, 06:12
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: windows putty + xming to get to puppy's graphical desktop
Replies: 9
Views: 1620

Thank you guys for efforts. But this topic about How to run puppy desktop (jwm) in remote session. I need not a single graphic interface app, but I need hole JWM desktop.
by mikprog
Thu 09 Apr 2020, 11:59
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: windows putty + xming to get to puppy's graphical desktop
Replies: 9
Views: 1620

windows putty + xming to get to puppy's graphical desktop

Hi! I have installed bionicpup32 8.0 with dropbear ssh server to the old notebook. After this I have installed putty and xming to my Windows 10 new notebook. Now I can run ssh terminal session and xterm session on my windows desktop using xming settings like WindowMode="MultiWindow" Client...
by mikprog
Wed 01 Apr 2020, 06:16
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Dark screen on Lenovo S12 with VIA Chrome HC3 video
Replies: 8
Views: 781

enrique wrote:Then run it again on a Failing Puppy so that we can compare. Then let us see the results.
I can't run script since I can't see command prompt on a Failing Puppy. Great thanks to you for trying help anyway. NowI will stop investigation about Puppy 6 until I ever needed in 256 M distro
by mikprog
Wed 01 Apr 2020, 06:09
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Dark screen on Lenovo S12 with VIA Chrome HC3 video
Replies: 8
Views: 781

How exactly is slacko-6.3.2 installed? A live CD? A live USB? Live SD card with isobooter in external USB card reader. Your big problem is getting a working driver for that graphics hardware. I am thinking the older Puppies, you say work OK, are probably just using the Vesa driver. The VIA Chrome H...
by mikprog
Tue 31 Mar 2020, 12:27
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Dark screen on Lenovo S12 with VIA Chrome HC3 video
Replies: 8
Views: 781

Great to have anybody wish help. Thank you! First of all I need put some notes to make you more familiar with my problem 1. Lenovo S12 Nano (VIA processor, VIA video) is really old computer. It is 10 or even 12 years I have one (may be longer?) 2. My Lenovo S12 runs Puppy 3, 4 and 5 with no question...