Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[pemasu]

Testing now stu90`s tunapie.pet and audacious. Works fine. Still wonder the big size of the tunapie.pet 17.5 Mb. Are all the dependencies really needed ? When I tested pulseaudio and stream2ip I had to install only one dependency and total install was much less than 17.5 Mb. I had already installed already a lot of libs and dependencies so I am not best person to evaluate.

[upnorth]

here is a repacked xchat with min deps from the 10.04 repo - good to try out until there's an official ver.
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UPDATE: Dejan has compiled a new version, is much better. Get it here:

http://puppy.b0x.me/software/packages/internet/xchat-2.8.8-i486-lupu.pet
info:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=448249#448249

Thanks Dejan
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file below is nls enabled, but you would need to install this file also, containing the locales .mo files 1048.9K for NLS support:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/all/xchat-common/download

But, don't be alarmed by the first run warning box - it's an upstream thing.

[Stripe]

Hi all

Just built a new box for somebody and I am trying it out, (card ASRock N68C-S UCC, amd x2 3000mhz dual core chip. nvidia C61[GeForce7025/nForce 630a] (rev a2) on board graphics/sound and 1gb ddr2 ram)

The graphics work perfectly (better than a graphics card) with the 173.14.25 driver, but gnome mplayer or Pmusic will not work properly with the sound, you can set the playlist at a reasonable volume but as soon as the next track starts the volume goes to max, have tried all the settings in alsamixer and no joy, installed vlc as the default sound/play/video player and no problems.

Any ideas?
Stripe

[bigpup]

I read posts here about problems with video drivers and using xorgwizard and after running xorgwizard, they get black screen of death. That black screen of death is a indication, that whatever they did running xorgwizard, has it trying to use the wrong video driver and settings for their equipment.

Here is a guide to follow in running xorgwizard:

Source of drivers from forum
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php?f=48&ppage=30&sort=lastpost&order=DESC


Be aware that you will need at lest 200MB free in your pupsave

If You Have Not Installed a Driver
Instructions:
*install new driver from PPM (Puppy Package Manager) or from other source.
*exit to a prompt, Menu/Start >> Shutdown >> Exit to Prompt in JWM, Menu/Start >> Logout >> Logout in Icewm
*type xorgwizard at the prompt
*select choose from the dialog
*type name of new driver in the entry box
*select your desired resolution in the next list view and then your desired color depth, I always recommend the "x24" option
*You can choose to test your settings (optional), and follow the prompts
*xorgwizard is now finished so then type xwin at the prompt.
*You can check if the new driver is being used several ways-
1. look in the xorg.conf file
2. Hardinfo hardware information program (display> open GL info)

IF YOU ARE USING A NVIDIA DRIVER
Nvidia X server settings program
If you cannot get the settings you want with xorgwizard
Try Nvidia X server settings program (should be listed in menu)
* In the section "X server display configuration" If you change the resolution settings
do not use the apply button but make sure you select save to X configuration file.
*Restart X to make sure the new settings are being used.


Having Video Driver Issues
(Try a different driver)
Be aware that you will need at lest 200MB free in your pupsave

If you have tried a new driver
Instructions:
*Uninstall whatever new driver you have now with Puppy Package manager.
*reboot, this is important, a full reboot flushes all traces of the old driver
*install new driver from PPM or from other source.
*exit to a prompt, Menu/Start >> Shutdown >> Exit to Prompt in JWM, Menu/Start >> Logout >> Logout in Icewm
*type xorgwizard at the prompt
*select choose from the dialog
*type name of new driver in the entry box
*select your desired resolution in the next list view and then your desired color depth, I always recommend the "x24" option
*You can choose to test your settings (optional), and follow the prompts
*xorgwizard is now finished so then type xwin at the prompt.
If something goes wrong try again without uninstalling the driver or try this method with a new driver, FIRST uninstalling whatever driver is installed.

[playdayz]

[playdayz]

[Karl Godt]

[jemimah]

[Billtoo]

[playdayz]

[smil99]

Hi playdayz and 01micko,
These might be too late to tackle before lucid 511 is released but I think it is worth knowing them.
1. 'Choose Browser' sometimes picks up non-browser entries.
2. When one installs xfce package (thanks to 01micko), clicking the trash icon opens a trash folder alright but the contents are that of / !
3. I have never had automatic internet connection through Barry's SNS since lupu 505. So I always have to copy /usr/sbin/dhcpcd from lupu 505 for use in all recent lupus and this works like a charm.

As always, keep up the good work.

Cheers.

[Billtoo]

[dejan555]

You don't need to run as spot, you can also change username in xchat settings (username is not same as nickname) so server doesn't recognize you as root (it takes your system username by default). I'll try to compile Xchat on lupu today and see how big it is.

[Karl Godt]

[chrismt]

I was thinking about Grub2

Is it possible for it to work in Puppy?

GRUB2 can boot a USB in a computer that can't normally boot a USB drive.

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/