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#16 Post by KJ »

I probably should have posted my problem here first instead of in the announcements forum.

I like rainbow very much; however, it will not allow me to start with "puppy nopcmcia' or any other 'puppy' command I typed in.

I can successfully run 216 final (with EZpup) using "puppy nopcmcia' on my AMD D700 desktop and need to run it on my Acer Aspire 5570Z laptop or the boot hangs on "loading kernel modules'.

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I am using Linux Tmxxine “Rainbow
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I tried to download but get "Forbidden [403]" problem

#19 Post by Shagbag »

I just tried (1 min ago) to download from the link in your very first post on this thread. I even followed the links in your sig. Any which way but lose - still get a Forbidden [403] error. Perhaps you're working on the Beta and you've taken it offline??

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#20 Post by Lobster »

I am very grateful that 'Previously known as Guest' is hosting Linux Tmxxine
I did have it on the Tmxxine Server, where we have the wiki and the wiki went down for two days due to server limits

:(

So I removed that link. I am sure you will get through eventually . . .

As you are near Battersea Bridge and I too live in Wandsworth I could send you a copy, if that would help :)

There is nothing mysterious about Linux Tmxxine - just the latest Puppy with Ezpup and four sfs included
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Re: I tried to download but get "Forbidden [403]" problem

#21 Post by Previously known as Guest »

Shagbag wrote:I just tried (1 min ago) to download from the link in your very first post on this thread. I even followed the links in your sig. Any which way but lose - still get a Forbidden [403] error. Perhaps you're working on the Beta and you've taken it offline??

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403 Forbidden 	

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Should be available here.

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#22 Post by Shagbag »

I do live near Battersea Bridge (or Battersby Bridge as my mother-in-law calls it, LOL! She's a Corrie fan) but I don't want to put you out. If you can provide a link to a host I can simply download it and burn it myself.

I take it you're in London as well, then?

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Thanks PKAG!

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#23 Post by Béèm »

Nothing is hidden on the internet. :wink: :P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battersea_Bridge

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#24 Post by Shagbag »

Béèm wrote:Nothing is hidden on the internet. :wink: :P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battersea_Bridge
Inderdaad ^_^

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"Prism" Beta 2 now being prepared

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I am working on the next Beta . . .

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333MB was a little big . . .

So now I am creating the possibility of a staggered download of the components you want . . .
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#26 Post by Firefox »

Hi Lobster
I`d like to try Tmxxine though it is a bit much on dial up and I always have problems about installation especially devx.sfs with its loops and things.
Could you please make your Staggered components in a .PET format? so it just works! Thanks

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#27 Post by KJ »

Thanks for the prompt response to my 'nopcmcia' post .... getting slow in my old(er) age. Loads like a charm on my laptop when I use the right commands. Just need to get sound and wlan working now.

I think your idea of offering 'prism' as a base with add-on (seperately downloadable and hopefully independently installable) is great. I usually have to rely on dial up and generally have had good luck with downloads of about 100 MB. On a good night that's 3-4 hours. Lucked out and got a good wlan connection on my laptop running vista (not my first choice) to DL rainbow.

Thanks for the good work. You sure live in a different part of the 'tidal pool' than I do.

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Linux Tmxxine Rainbow Prism Puplet 2.17 Beta 2

#28 Post by Lobster »

Thanks for the comments and support
8) It is going well and I may release a taster shortly after Barry releases
2.17 "Dancer" alpha (for testing) this will be on Wed 27 June 2007
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Puppy217

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"FireFox"
individual .pets and .pups for major programs are available here
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppyLinuxMainPage
A version of this page was available in 1.09CE, Puppy Viz (2.15CE) and will be available in Linux Tmxxine Prism

Basically the wiki page and the Linux Tmxxine page links to info and .pets for the latest and best 'must have programs' - some of which are too big for the base Puppy

Warren has I believe shown the future possibilities with EZpup and Rainbow and Prism use the EZpup enhancements :)

Also available are the SFS squash files most of which were developed for Puppy Viz

The SFS Bootmanager was experimentally introduced in Puppy 2.16
The sfs needs further work, as even on a pristine 2.16.1 install sfs files, wander, dissapear, fail to appear and so on

I also believe that it makes sense to adopt a naming convention, that Warren is using with EZpup, consistent with Puppy - so "Prism" will be Linux Tmxxine 2.17 / Prism (for short)
or Linux Tmxxine Rainbow Prism Puplet 2.17 Beta 2 (to give it a grandiose title)

The name Linux Tmxxine was choosen before I knew it wouold be based on Puppy - hence the name
http://peace.wikia.com/wiki/Tmxxine_Linux

I may (though it seems unnecessary) release a complete distro based on Puppy 2.17 . . . Rainbow downloads closed the Tmxxine website for a couple of days so that may not be possible. I really have no intention of using unleashed but would just use Dougals remaster :)

CUPS printing was asked for - this can be added from the included web page. I rarely print, so it is not a priority. It may be more important in the future.

How you can help?
Well really helping Puppy helps Tmxxine.
In particular Sunburnt I believe did the initial work on the Sfs boot manager - maybe he will look at the code again . . . :)

Also I am only testing this running Puppy from CD. Not sure how it will work on frugal or HD installs . . . So when the taster / tester comes out coders will be able to make suggestions. Though I might not understand them :)

There is not much code in Linux Tmxxine (it is not something I relish or am any good at) So I like things to be simple . . . less to go wrong

. . . just to keep you informed . . :)
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#29 Post by Lobster »

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Prism 3 Beta now available
http://tmxxine.com/Wikka/wikka.php?wakka=LinuxTmxxine10
  • Firefox default browser
    OpenOffice
    IceWm from Ezpup3
    Flite text to speech
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#30 Post by Lobster »

:) Linux Tmxxine Prism 3.01 based on Puppy 3.01 Final released

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#31 Post by headfound »

I've given it a spin and its very nice and polished :)
I couldn't use xorg because my nvidia chip and usb mouse don't agree with it :( but it worked fine with xvesa and seemed very fast. Everything opened almost instantly, much faster than my ageing 2.15 install!
There's a great choice of software too.
Great work Lob!
Download a better Computer :)
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#32 Post by Sage »

Looks nice on your displays, Lob., but is far too big!
I don't permit any of my many machines to run on more than 256Mb main memory, although it can be a struggle with some distros.
Really, we do NOT want to follow the bloat-road set by some OSes I could mention.
Trim it, friend!

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Sage wrote:I don't permit any of my many machines to run on more than 256Mb main memory, although it can be a struggle with some distros.
Really, we do NOT want to follow the bloat-road set by some OSes I could mention.
Trim it, friend!
You are right.
It is too big and I am getting some slow down after an hour or two, which I guess is something to do with memory flushing and sfs? Not sure..

Warren wanted to make a big Viz in Puppy 2.15 (again by adding Open Office and I berated the early betas until we got it down to Puppy size.
Viz was still big but great and the legacy continues in Ezpup. So I have to take my own medicine . . .

One of the things I am very keen on with Tmxxine is as much compatibility with Puppy as possible and rapid operating system creation, modification and deployment

It is time to create "Shard 3.01" . . .
Will announce its arrival soon . . .
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#34 Post by pupshock »

Lobster wrote:It is too big and I am getting some slow down after an hour or two, which I guess is something to do with memory flushing and sfs? Not sure..

I'll hazard a guess that it is the Open Office slow-bloat.
Suggest leaving out OpenOffice and including Wine;
M$office is better : )

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#35 Post by Lobster »

I created Shard based on NOP (Puppy 3.01 based puplet)
http://tmxxine.com/Wikka/wikka.php?wakk ... xxineShard

There is a section on adding sfs, which I have not automated - but something along the lines of automated sfs is being prototyped for Talking Stick
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=22514

The only program I have tried with Wine is Dreamweaver
and even though Dreamweaver is a great product
I did not enjoy using it with Wine and preferred Kompozer

Native apps feel better

I imagine the same is true of MS Office
If I need to run from MS Office
I would take the Shard CD out of my DVD Drive
and boot into Windows and run
- well to be honest I would run Open Office . . .

Why should I learn to use a piece of software
that I have no interest in using anymore?
I have taught MS Office and I know it is a great product.
Open Office has NOT surpassed it - Yet.

Abiword becomes unstable after 7-8 pages
but Open Office Write is stable.
I don't use IE under Wine
(I hear the latest version is very good)
simply because MS only make a good product
when they have to.
When there is no competition, they don't bother . . .
Anyway IE is now the inferior, insecure, incompatible product

My commitment to Linux is pragmatic.
I use it because it has a future. MS is heading for a crash
(they won't dissapear) Everyone at MS know this.
Tesco (the largest UK supermarket) have put Ubuntu
on a base unit and sell it for £139 (with Open Office)
This sort of thing moves Linux into mainstream adoption. Hardware + Linux

The other day I had to transfer pics via cable to my PC
- I have done it with Puppy but could not find the info
- I used Win98 which I have on the computer
and which the camera is designed for.

If it works for you. Use it.

I think I am ramblin' . . .
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