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[BarryK]

Ha ha, I don't let up!

EasyOS Pyro64 version 0.7 is out:

http://bkhome.org/news/201801/easyos-pyro64nbsp-version-07-released.html

The big news is inclusion of EasyShare.

[Sage]

[don570]

Easy version 0.6.6

I returned to Easy version 0.6.6 to check why I was not able to
connect to a Samba sever with a second PC.

I found the reason

First here is what I did....

1) Fresh install of version 0.6.6 on USB stick
2) Booted and clicked 'Share' button
3) Selected firewall and then Samba setup
Selected everything but 'Printers' option. Clicked 'Apply'
4) Checked with a second PC running Fluppy 013.
It saw the share but couldn't make a connection.
5) I booted again the second PC with old Racy CD, but I had the same problem i.e. no connection was possible.
6) I nearly gave up , but I had a Raspberry Pi 2 board nearby so I tried it.
I booted it ( Quirky Xerus OS) and used Yassm 2.9 to find share.
The share showed on list. I selected it and then clicked 'Mount' . Great!!
It did mount
(see image)

My conclusion -----

The previous OS's were old and were using 'pnethood' software.
Raspberry Pi2 was using a different way of connecting to share.

(Note that Easy pyro doesn't have this problem)
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[don570]

Here is how pnethood works from puppylinux.org

[stemsee]

EasyShare looks fantastic from your tutorial. I want to try it out on my network which is created from an android wifi hotspot connecting 4k tv, tablets, phones and laptops, i have an hp 2130 usb printer scanner to try and share. It will be great if as easy as shown ... ! I also wonder if it will find printers on campus network?

[don570]

To Stemsee..

If you're connecting printers you should use most recent version of Easy 0.7
and read Barry's description...
http://bkhome.org/news/201801/easy-network-printing-with-cups.html
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[stemsee]

Thanks don570

I read it and I installed 0.7 to a usb 2 stick using Etcher, iso/img to usb writer. Worked great.

Easy touchscreen works well, no calibration needed. No two finger gestures yet working. Still an improvement.

No broadcom wl driver ... I have trouble compiling that one. Using usb wifi dongle.

So far so good!

stemsee

[Billtoo]

I installed to a 64gb usb-3.0 flash drive:

System: Host: EASYPC7089 Kernel: 4.14.13 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: JWM git-976 Distro: Quirky 0.7 pyro64
Machine: Device: desktop System: LENOVO product: 7491B8U v: ThinkCentre M58e serial: MJ01509
Mobo: LENOVO model: N/A serial: INVALID BIOS: LENOVO v: 5HKT39AUS date: 06/17/2009
CPU: Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E8400 (-MCP-) speed/max: 2011/3003 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 430]
Display Server: X.Org 1.19.1 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,nv,vesa)
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
OpenGL: renderer: Rasterizer version: 2.1 Mesa 17.0.2
Network: Card: Marvell 88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: sky2
Drives: HDD Total Size: 509.4GB (0.6% used)
Weather: Conditions: 23 F (-5 C) - Overcast Time: January 18, 5:10 AM EST
Info: Processes: 105 Uptime: 27 min Memory: 264.3/3955.1MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.56

The system froze a couple of times, had to hold the power button down
until the computer shut down and choose to check the file system on the next bootup.

I installed Palemoon 27.7.0 and it's working well.

That's it so far, I will see if I can get my wireless printer working
later.

Thanks.

[BarryK]

[stemsee]

I installed easy 0.7 to an hp cherrytrail 2-in-1 and touch, wifi, bt all working. But the bt app does not connect and maintain a connection. /tried with headphones and android phone. It seems the app is expecting a string, but on the app end there is no input possible. This means bt connection can only be initiated from easy not from phone. Anyway, it works but a bug prevents connection persistence.

Would not even see my android 7 phone!

[stemsee]

Is there a bug on line 93 of the formula script?

[rameshiyer]

Till date I was not able to install EasyOs. I have tried to copy all the contents to folder. ( machine having lot other Puppy linuxs versions and try to boot the same through grub. Other distros with grub have identified and made the grub entry. However unable to load the easyOs during boot up due to kernal panic etc. I don't know whether I have done the right thing.

i don't know whether any mistake has been made in my Frugal Install. I having been following Puppy Linux from early days of puppy. I don't have any proficiency in programming etc. I don't have made 1 MB fat partition. Already machine having grub menu. Grub detected Easy Linux folder created in separate partition of ext4.

i would like to install and run EasyOs ? I also like to install easy Os and also with Network Printer having Department Id. please help with simple steps.

[foxpup]

@rameshiyer
Did you go into initrd.q and adapt the file BOOT_SPECS?

[don570]

The instructions for a frugal instruction is here
http://bkhome.org/easy/easy-frugal-installation.html

I was successful installing Easy 0.6.6 and Easy 0.7
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However I have some suggestions for improving the instructions.

1) The instructions are

[don570]

Mypaint was able to use an external app (GIMP) to modify a layer. GOOD.