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rcrsn51 · #301 Post by **rcrsn51** » Tue 22 Oct 2019, 23:38

The post-install script puts an entry in /root/.config/openbox/autostart. It's not smart enough to deal with non-root users.

If this isn't working, use:

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ln -sf /usr/local/bin/vnstat-tray $HOME/Startup

Restart X. Or reboot.

dancytron · #302 Post by **dancytron** » Wed 23 Oct 2019, 23:28

rcrsn51 wrote:The post-install script puts an entry in /root/.config/openbox/autostart. It's not smart enough to deal with non-root users.

If this isn't working, use:
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ln -sf /usr/local/bin/vnstat-tray $HOME/Startup
Restart X. Or reboot.

It did add vnstate-tray to /root/.config/openbox/autostart and it didn't work. No idea why, maybe a systemd thing.

I made a link to /usr/local/bin/vnstat-tray in /root/Startup and that fix it. It works now.

Thanks,

rcrsn51 · #303 Post by **rcrsn51** » Thu 24 Oct 2019, 01:30

Thanks for testing. I have posted a new version above that uses /root/Startup.

rcrsn51 · #304 Post by **rcrsn51** » Thu 24 Oct 2019, 10:11

MP3-OGG-WAV Converter renamed and updated here.

rcrsn51 · #305 Post by **rcrsn51** » Fri 01 Nov 2019, 10:29

Additions to the WiFi driver pack here.

backi · #306 Post by **backi** » Fri 01 Nov 2019, 18:09

Thumbs up !

rcrsn51 · #307 Post by **rcrsn51** » Tue 05 Nov 2019, 00:24

BT4Stretch Bluetooth client updated here. It has a new version of the bluetoothctl tool that does a better job of disconnecting/reconnecting.

dancytron · #308 Post by **dancytron** » Tue 05 Nov 2019, 01:29

rcrsn51 wrote:BT4Stretch Bluetooth client updated here. It has a new version of the bluetoothctl tool that does a better job of disconnecting/reconnecting.

Thanks. Getting this to work with my bluetooth headset is still on my list of things to do.

rcrsn51 · #309 Post by **rcrsn51** » Tue 05 Nov 2019, 09:51

rcrsn51 · #310 Post by **rcrsn51** » Wed 20 Nov 2019, 09:12

Additions to the combo WiFi driver pack for k4.19.0-6-amd64 here.

rcrsn51 · #311 Post by **rcrsn51** » Wed 20 Nov 2019, 18:44

Instructions for building a Hexchat squashfs module here.

rcrsn51 · #312 Post by **rcrsn51** » Thu 21 Nov 2019, 11:09

Updates to the discussion about GPT-formatted hard drives here.

rcrsn51 · #313 Post by **rcrsn51** » Sat 30 Nov 2019, 18:15

rcrsn51 · #314 Post by **rcrsn51** » Wed 04 Dec 2019, 15:59

CPUtemp updated here.. The Info section has a fuller report of your installed drives.

rcrsn51 · #315 Post by **rcrsn51** » Thu 05 Dec 2019, 01:52

This is a Lenovo N22 "cloudbook". It has a Celeron N3050 chipset, 4GB RAM, a 32GB emmc drive and UEFI firmware. The Lenovo UEFI config is easy - disable Secure Boot and set the boot order (USB, emmc, Windows).

The refurbished N22 came with a clean Win10 setup that I wanted to keep for a while. So I shrank the NTFS partition and made an ext4 Linux partition. I booted off a UEFI flash drive, ran the stretch-live-frugal-installer and put the Buster Starter Kit on the emmc drive (Buster needs the alternate initrd1.xz for this). Unlike some Puppies, installing onto emmc is routine. Windows multi-boots from the Linux UEFI GRUB2 menu.

Everything works (audio, battery, WiFi, HDMI) except for the micro-SD slot. This is a known problem in Linux.

Edit: I decided to scrap Windows. I ran Gparted, deleted the Windows partitions and expanded the Linux partition to fill the drive. On the emmc, this was done in seconds. I expected that the Linux partition's UUID would change and I would need to update GRUB, but it didn't! So the machine booted up in Buster as before.

rcrsn51 · #316 Post by **rcrsn51** » Fri 06 Dec 2019, 19:50

Installing old Canon printers in the Buster Starter Kit

Many old Canon printers from the Pixma series still have downloadable Linux drivers. They are packaged as two 32bit Debian files and can be right-click-installed into the 32bit Stretch Starter Kit.

But if you are now using the 64bit Buster release, you need a compatibility pack.

1. Start here and do Step #8.

2. Follow the link to here and read the general information.

3. Go here and get the 32bit Debian driver for your model. Extract it to get the pair of .deb files.

4. Read the instructions for Brother printers here.

5. Download and install the brother-canon-32bit-compat-pack.

6. Install your two Canon .deb driver files with the candi64 tool. For example:

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candi64 cnijfilter-common_3.00-1_i386.deb
candi64 cnijfilter-ip1900series_3.00-1_i386.deb

7. Follow the instructions for running "filter-fix". The Canon filter will be "pstocanonij".

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filter-fix pstocanonij

8. Run CUPS and install your printer as usual.

rcrsn51 · #317 Post by **rcrsn51** » Sun 08 Dec 2019, 18:03

rcrsn51 · #318 Post by **rcrsn51** » Wed 11 Dec 2019, 09:17

proebler · #319 Post by **proebler** » Thu 12 Dec 2019, 10:57

I am running the latest Firefox 71.0 (64bit) on DebLive_Buster-amd64-60.
Trying to view programs on ABC i-View https://iview.abc.net.au results in 'Video Player Error'.
Youtube videos are playing ok, sound is ok too as long as apulse is invoked with firefox.

I can use the same Firefox on ScPup64 or on LinuxLite and have no problem with viewing programs on ABC i-View.

What might be the reason for the error under DebLive_Buster-amd64-60, how can it be fixed?
regards
proebler

rcrsn51 · #320 Post by **rcrsn51** » Thu 12 Dec 2019, 11:59

Firefox in Buster needs libavcodec58 for certain streaming content.

This works for me with the ABC news live-stream, after some stuff about DRM.

Recent Firefoxes should play most Youtube content without any modifications. But read here for more info.

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