Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[01micko]

[mfilmore]

I installed on a Toshiba Satellite laptop L355-S7915 and most everything works well.

I was able to install slackware 14 packages and got OpenDNS (via dnscrypt-proxy) working fine.

I use sylpheed email and was able to migrate seamlessly after adding the sylpheed 3.0.3 package.

The one PROBLEM I noticed was that the Opera browser does not play video.pbs.org videos, but SeaMonkey plays them fine. Opera seems happy with YoyTube. I am not a big Opera fan, so no real problem for me. I would appreciate Iron, however.

FYI, I had updated the flash player to 11.2 r202 .

Thanks a bunch!!
-Mike

[01micko]

mfilmore,

Hello and welcome.

I'm playing some of those pbs videos now but using flashplayer10-10.3.183.23. Could be a hardware issue with Opera. It's on the chopping block anyway, I'm thinking firefox/sylpheed (16.0 and 3.2). I'm a bit sick of seamonkey, see earlier rants.

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By the way, Slackware have just released the first "patch" to 14.0 (FF-16.0) so I will have to enable the "patches" repo too, actually want to build from that one so will require some experimentation.

[mhanifpriatama]

Just report :
Using Inkscape from ppm slacko 5.3.3, need libpopler.so.1.13 (I think). So, copy from puppy_slacko_5.3.3.sfs, can run.
Still problem with crapy vt6656 via wireless usb, and no problem with my new usb wireless TL-WN721N.
Using libre from ppm, no problem.
Using virtual box, problem. Because different kernel, so must use resource.

[BHINTZ]

I do have a working usb slacko. The only issue apart from not being able to install on the hard drive is that I am unable to reduce the brightness of the screen on an aspire one 756 64 bit machine.

The files on sda2 are windows files. I attempted to install lubuntu, but it also wanted to put the boot files on sda1 and could not access them. It offered to put them on sda2 or sdb1 as that was the location of the installation disc as this machine does not have a cd rom. I choose to abort as I didn't want to take a chance on making the hard drive unbootable.

Lubuntu is also unable to reduce the brightness on this machine. I have searched for the standard menu list that grub4dos creates as I know it exists because I see the screen it creates so that I can boot windows. It is no doubt on sda1, which I can no longer open.

bob

[01micko]

Hello BHINTZ

I would tread carefully here.

The first thing I would do at this point is backup your Windows installation. Create a full image that can recover the OS and your files and probably do a separate backup of your data only.

Second, I would attempt to make the install media from the hidden partition if you haven't already done so. There should be software included in your windows installation to do this. This usually creates a couple of DVDs so I don't know how it would work without a dvd burner, maybe it can make a usb recovery drive? If not, complain to the manufacturer!

If you still want to install linux on your hard drive you can use EasyBCD. I know WhoDo (Puppy 4.2 series developer) swore by this method. It involves altering the Windows bootloader configuration and chainloads grub, grub4dos or lilo.

[01micko]

Another repo patch, this time adding the "patches' repo from slackware.

You have to update PPM, then configure PPM to show it, avoid updating the Slacko repo.

It looks bare (as in nothing shows) but this is another shortcoming of PPM. The only thing in there at this stage is mozilla-firefox-16.0, which you can find by typing "firefox" into the searchbox of PPM, then scrolling to the bottom of the results list. The list shows it's "already installed" if you have firefox-15.01 installed. . It installs fine and runs fine.

Looks like I am going to have to make a lot of patches for PPM. The "already-installed" bug is PPM's inability to handle versions. It thinks gtk+1, gtk+2 and gtk+3 are all installed when in fact only gtk+2 is installed. All 3 can co-exist happily.

Hmmm.. justed noticed that firefox-15.01 directory still resides in /usr/lib .. . I think I better get out my hammer...

[01micko]

ETP

I think this is the fontwizard you have been talking about.. tweaked to show saved settings.

[Bill_Gates]

I upgraded from Slacko 5.3.3 to the PAE version, k3.5.5 because 5.3.3 did not support the touchpad in my Dell e6420 and PAE k3.5.5 does. However now I can not connect to WPA2 encrypted networks. Connecting to Open, WEP and WPA/TKIP networks is no problem but not WPA2.

I tried using both Puppy Network Wizard and Frisbee running from either a Live CD or a USB install.

So back to 5.3.3 until I (with the help of the community) get this worked out!

[BHINTZ]

Just a quick update

I installed grub4dos on the usb slacko and now I can boot from the hard drive win 7 and several puppies on a different partitions.

Now the only problem is how to reduce the backlight which seems to be always at maximum. The ability to reduce screen brightness is the main advantage of the windows OS as in the evening it is almost painful to look at anything on the screen.

Thanks for responses,

bob

[ETP]

01micko

Thanks for the revised pet. It was simes who raised the issue in the 5.3.3 bugs thread but I habitually use it and have mentioned it in a recent "How To" ([How To] Tweaking Puppy for Poor Eyesight.)

I have sent simes a pm to draw his attention to your 0.0.1pet
Thanks once again.

[simes]

Thank you to ETP for his PM. I have installed the new fontwizard-0.0.1 version on my Slacko 5.3.3 system(s) and confirm that it does save the settings now, which gives the user more confidence that it's working.

I think fontwizard is excellent and I install it on all my Puppy systems (all use LCDs). It makes old screens like that on my treasured ThinkPad T42 seem plenty sharp and clear enough, whereas without fontwizard, the screen quality seems poor.

[01micko]

well @<2k I think fontwizard can go into the build..

ETP, funnily enough I have the older tempicon on the laptop I'm posting from and after a reboot the font went small! (after tweaking with fontwizard)

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Bill_Gates

It is strange that WPA2 ebcryption is not working for you. I use it and am using the k3.5.5 version right now. However, this version is getting trashed (runs too hot) as I have compiled k3.4.13 (LTS) which still should work with your touchpad and hopefully solve your WPA2 issue.

[gcmartin]

[01micko]

MHHP

gapan has solved the depfinder issue on the Salix forum, so in future versions we can test out installing audacious and be confident that at least the database has the correct dependencies listed.

So that's one upstream bug solved out of.. how many?