I setup the Proxy using Setup in Puppy Quirky 1.4 and now it is stopping a lot of services. It always starts when I boot my PC. How can this be stopped ? # env | grep -i proxy http_proxy=http://foo.org:8080 ftp_proxy=ftp://foo.org:8080 # Disabling the firewall by commenting in the rc.local didn't he...

Also, for X, drivers are suggested here: http://www.winischhofer.net/linuxsispart4.shtml However, The version of X that I have on my system as per below is not in the above link. So not sure how to proceed here. # X -version X Window System Version 1.3.0 Release Date: 19 April 2007 X Protocol Versio...

I tried to get the correct ALSA drivers and configure. Got the following error: # ./configure checking for gcc... no checking for cc... no checking for cl.exe... no configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH See `config.log' for more details. # Link for the driver is as follows: ftp:/...

Yes, when I play a CD then it plays
but makes a huge whirring noise that
covers the main music. This whirring noise is from the CD spinning.

It doesn't read DVDs, Bios not even setup for that.

I have a long thread about this PC here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions ... page6.html

I have an old IBM PC 333 Mhz with 152Mb Ram that dates back to 1999. I have given a generous swap partition of 512Mb on the 4.2Gb hard drive. Puppy Wary for older PCs gives kernel panic and crashes. Only Puppy Quirky Live CD works on this PC. Following are the issues on this PC: 1. A20 Fail This mes...

1. I verified that trash is empty. 2. The partition was full, so I made more space on it. 3. Then I increased the file size of the *.2fs file by 512MB. 4. I also backedup this file, if the same issue occurs again. However, it would still be good to solve the original issue. Let us view this from a b...

This sounds strange since Pmusic doesn't store any data temporary. - Are you running the latest Pmusic? - Do you get any terminal output? - What format are the podcast? Sigmund mp3 podcast Pmusic Version 0.6.4 Didn't see any terminal output How do I empty Trash in Puppy Linux ? Can something be sto...

Puppy Version: 4.2.1 Install: Frugal Puppy Space Total: 1GB Available: 100Mb Approx. PC: Dell Desktop I tried to listen to podcast twice from Pmusic. Each time my Puppy Space got dramatically reduced. Clearing cache, deleting cooking, deleting the podcasts and rebooting PC etc., didn't help. What ca...

I got the Java1.5*.pup file, converted it to pet file and this resolved the issue. So here are the remaining questions. Is it possible to set the background color in Freemind to something other than the default or add a background image perhaps ? Lastly, how can I add an icon for Freemind to my Pupp...

Freemind was working for me sometime ago. I had to reinstall Java and after that it is not working again. The following packages were used: http://dotpups.de/puppy4/dotpups/Libraries/jre1.6.0_11.pet http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/26/2239160/freemind_0.7.1-6_all.pet Following error is obtained ...

Thanks for this post, I was also able to Install Freemind onto my PC. Is it possible to set the background color in Freemind to something other than the default ?

Also, how can I add an icon for Freemind to my Puppy Desktop ?

Thank You in advance.