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Love this pup. I mirrored the iso here:
http://tubeguy.host56.com/iso/Diamond_2_12rtp.iso

Dear Sir:

I have been using Diamond 2.12 for three days with no trouble.

Kernel modules auto-load for my hardware:

Video chip: Intel 845G (i915)
Sound chip: Intel 82801DB (snd_intel8x0)
Ethernet: Realtek RTL-8139 (8139too)
Wireless: 3Com OfficeConnect (zd1211rw)

I chose the 'intel' driver during Xorg setup at first boot.

My only concern is the default enabling of Java in Firefox.
Some people might consider that a security problem.

Thank you for both the clean GUI and including
Firefox 10 with a working Flash.

Kind regards,

Bat

tubeguy wrote:Love this pup. I mirrored the iso here:
http://tubeguy.host56.com/iso/Diamond_2_12rtp.iso

Thank you its always a good thing when the availability of a puplet increases.

batchain wrote:Dear Sir:

I have been using Diamond 2.12 for three days with no trouble.

Kernel modules auto-load for my hardware:

Video chip: Intel 845G (i915)
Sound chip: Intel 82801DB (snd_intel8x0)
Ethernet: Realtek RTL-8139 (8139too)
Wireless: 3Com OfficeConnect (zd1211rw)

I chose the 'intel' driver during Xorg setup at first boot.

My only concern is the default enabling of Java in Firefox.
Some people might consider that a security problem.

Thank you for both the clean GUI and including
Firefox 10 with a working Flash.

Kind regards,

Bat

Thank you for the feedback. I was pretty sure i had the java DISABLED by default in FireFox. However i might of missed it. I will run the live cd and doublecheck. The coming 528 version will not have java. The java package was necessary for LibreOffice to run, and it installed the firefox java plugin as well, but i think i had it disabled.

New version based on Lucid 528 will be uploaded this evening! Check back for the download link. There is a screenshot of the new version in the second post in this thread if anyone wants a sneak peak.

New version based on Lucid 528.004. Drastically reduced iso size. See first post for download link.

Hi. Just downloaded and and now posting from the new Diamond (5.2.8 ), it's another great Puppy.

Thanks for all your hard work! I think I'll still keep the old one around though for when I need a good live implementation of Libre Office without having to download it again.

Cheers,


CP .

Just using the new version on CD. Internet connection is fine now, but a new problem has arisen: I can't get the printer (HP) to work. I set up the CUPS as usual, the printer shows up on my LibreOffice, but there is no printing. I set it up several times, so it's not likely that I made a mistake in the setup. Is it a bug, or just my usual incompetence?

davec51 wrote:Just using the new version on CD. Internet connection is fine now, but a new problem has arisen: I can't get the printer (HP) to work. I set up the CUPS as usual, the printer shows up on my LibreOffice, but there is no printing. I set it up several times, so it's not likely that I made a mistake in the setup. Is it a bug, or just my usual incompetence?

Did you add LibreOffice? The new 528 version of Diamond does not come with LibreOffice. However I have Diamond528 installed (full) on my PC, and i was able to configure my HP PSC1610 printer and print from Abiword without any issues. CUPS did not list my printer model, but i have seen this in the past; i just choose the driver for HP PSC 2110 and it works fine. Let me try it from the live cd and see if it works there as well.

I used a LibreOffice .sfs that was already on my hard drive. The printer is HD Photosmart 4600 series, and with all Puppies I use the first printer available for Photosmart.

Ok, i am able to print in Abiword from the live cd as well. Can you print from Abiword? I do not remember, but does LibreOffice have its own printer administration? if so, maybe something in there.

I found that I could no longer print from another Linux OS on this computer (Netrunner, a derivative of Ubuntu). A copy of Windows XP on this computer, however, printed easily. I found that I had reinstalled Windows XP on the server a couple of days ago and the share name had somehow changed from "HPPrinter" to "Printer3." Changing the share name back enabled printing to operate from all my Linuxes on this computer.
The lesson here is that one should check the whole pipeline before declaring a blockage at any point.
Thanks for your attention and help.

tubeguy wrote:http://tubeguy.org/puppybg/diamondwall1600x1200.jpg

Cool!! And Thanks. I will incorporate it into the next release.

Colonel Panic wrote:Hi. Just downloaded and and now posting from the new Diamond (5.2.8 ), it's another great Puppy.

Thanks for all your hard work! I think I'll still keep the old one around though for when I need a good live implementation of Libre Office without having to download it again.

Cheers,


CP .

You're welcome! Good news! A 528 version with LibreOffice will be available soon.

TLM wrote:

Colonel Panic wrote:Hi. Just downloaded and and now posting from the new Diamond (5.2.8 ), it's another great Puppy.

Thanks for all your hard work! I think I'll still keep the old one around though for when I need a good live implementation of Libre Office without having to download it again.

Cheers,


CP .

You're welcome! Good news! A 528 version with LibreOffice will be available soon.

It's your project, but would that be better than keeping Diamond the way it is and loading LibreOffice from an SFS file, which could also be loaded from any other Puppies which might share the partition?

Colonel Panic wrote:

TLM wrote:

Colonel Panic wrote:Hi. Just downloaded and and now posting from the new Diamond (5.2.8 ), it's another great Puppy.

Thanks for all your hard work! I think I'll still keep the old one around though for when I need a good live implementation of Libre Office without having to download it again.

Cheers,


CP .

You're welcome! Good news! A 528 version with LibreOffice will be available soon.

It's your project, but would that be better than keeping Diamond the way it is and loading LibreOffice from an SFS file, which could also be loaded from any other Puppies which might share the partition?

There will be two versions of Diamond: the first one without LibreOffice, and the 2nd one will be called Diamond_full, with LibreOffice. Other than LibreOffice and Java, the two versions will be the same and i will do my best to keep both up to date. The SFS option will still be available for those who want to use the smaller version of Diamond with an SFS. Actually as of the time of this posting, Diamond528_full is finished; i just need to get it uploaded and post a DL link. Also added Lxmenu category icons to the lx start menu in Diamond_full. Will do this to the smaller version next update as well. Diamond Slacko is doable, if i find the time

New full version of Diamond528 available. The only thing different on the full version is LibreOffice and Java. I have disabled the Java plugin in FireFox by default. Also added icons to the lxmenu categories. See first post of the Diamond thread for all download links.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=75858

First of all, thanks for the Diamond distro.

It's currently at the top of my list to put on my 9yr old laptop.
Working better than about 7 or 8 others that shall remain nameless.


I am using the Diamond_2_12rtp.iso version at the moment but wanted
to try the updated Diamond528_full.iso. I have downloaded it three times and each time I get an md5 hash value of:

0bc5552978c4948feb35665baa34d780

NOT

99ede5b456c65a23ff52113b83d47627

as you have stated. I'm using HashCalc.


Are your totally sure about that MD5 or am I doing something wrong?
Could someone else confirm this or is it just me?


Thanks.

Ruff-Boy wrote:First of all, thanks for the Diamond distro.

It's currently at the top of my list to put on my 9yr old laptop.
Working better than about 7 or 8 others that shall remain nameless.


I am using the Diamond_2_12rtp.iso version at the moment but wanted
to try the updated Diamond528_full.iso. I have downloaded it three times and each time I get an md5 hash value of:

0bc5552978c4948feb35665baa34d780

NOT

99ede5b456c65a23ff52113b83d47627

as you have stated. I'm using HashCalc.


Are your totally sure about that MD5 or am I doing something wrong?
Could someone else confirm this or is it just me?




Thanks.

Hello, and thank you for the feedback. I just ran GtkHash on the iso and i am getting:
0bc5552978c4948feb35665baa34d780

which is identical to the hash you have. Sorry for the error; not sure how i got that md5 which is posted. I will correct it in the thread.

BTW i am working on an update of Diamond528_full which will be available for download within a couple of weeks. There will be many improvements: LibreOffice 3.5.2, FireFox 11, latest flashplayer, improved support for HP scanners, and quite a few more cosmetic tweaks.