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Béèm · Posted: Sat 28 Mar 2009, 19:35 Post subject: RE: Puppy Package Manager.

Thank you for your reply, Whodo on the Puppy Package Manager.

It gives hope for the future.

XiaolinDraconis · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 19

are we gonna need an rc5? i didnt think rc4 would go 30 pages before being finalized..
and btw 4.2 is kick face! i have been using it for a week or more now and loving it but im getting a lil detailed with my "temp" setup.. cant wait to try the final guys thanks for the hard work!

steve_s · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 1543 Location: Austin, TX, USA

XiaolinDraconis · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 19

steve_s · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 1543 Location: Austin, TX, USA

ttuuxxx · Posted: Sat 28 Mar 2009, 21:59 Post subject:

[quote="Pizzasgood"]

ttuuxxx · Posted: Sun 29 Mar 2009, 03:44 Post subject:

Hi pizzagood I worked it out Smile

Thanks anyways
ttuuxxx

pa_mcclamrock · Posted: Sun 29 Mar 2009, 07:56 Post subject:

Pizzasgood · Posted: Sun 29 Mar 2009, 15:40 Post subject:

hobbiest_2k3 · Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Location: INDIA

hi

i just run Puppy-4,2DeepThought with swap file, but it does not detect iPhone(i got it for sim-unlocking, after unlocking i try to attach it with latest Puppy-4.2, but not detected as usb)

however, in hardware probe, i can see it on my usb port.

is it a bug ? or do i need some other special .pet installer, if so where can i get it.

thanks

Pizzasgood · Posted: Thu 16 Apr 2009, 22:43 Post subject:

Depends. If the iphone is supposed to work like some mp3players, where you plug it in and it is treated as a simple USB drive (as in, it is considered by the OS to be a "mass storage device"), then it should be able to be mounted (there may be a lag before the desktop icons update to show it). If that is how the iphone works, but this is not what happens, then there is probably a bug somewhere.

However, I highly doubt that that's how the iphone works. More likely it uses something more complex to communicate, in which case this is not a bug, just a feature that isn't currently supported. There's probably a linux program out there somewhere that will support it. There might even be software released by Apple themselves (likely closed source but free).

If it uses some proprietary and undisclosed protocol, and if Apple hasn't made any moves to provide at least a closed-source method to utilize it in Linux, then you should complain to Apple. It would be pretty stupid for them to support their biggest competitor, but not their ally (well, I consider us allies still). It isn't like it would be hard for them. Internally, they are much more similar to us than Windows.

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

gtkpod is a Linux application to access the contens of an iPod/iPhone ...
but you first need to "jailbreak" an iPhone to remove its software restrictions.
gtkpod dotpet, plus jailbreak details here -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=41028

hobbiest_2k3 · Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Location: INDIA

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If it uses some proprietary and undisclosed protocol, and if Apple hasn't made any moves to provide at least a closed-source method to utilize it in Linux, then you should complain to Apple. It would be pretty stupid for them to support their biggest competitor, but not their ally (well, I consider us allies still). It isn't like it would be hard for them. Internally, they are much more similar to us than Windows.[/quote]
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thanks 4 ur answer, but i am not complaining, i just wished to share my experience with latest puppy. as in previous puppy,i used many phones like Motolora-P2K Series, LG, even some nokia phones( but not all worked), all of these phones uses USB cable, and detected as usb mass storage device.

regards
hobbiest_2k3

Pizzasgood · Posted: Sat 18 Apr 2009, 02:02 Post subject:

I know you were not complaining. I meant that if Apple goes out of their way to make things difficult, then you should complain to them.

If there is a jail to be broken on a device, I tend to question whether the device is worth using in the first place, and whether the company behind it is worth giving any respect at all.

I don't take kindly to limits that other people attempt to place on me.

Thus why I use neither Microsoft nor Apple products. Apple is better than MS, but they're still rotten.