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by tnhomestead
Fri 12 Mar 2010, 03:38
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Which version of Skype should I download?
Replies: 16
Views: 5063

Skype 2.1 beta static runs fine on my old Dell with a 400 MHZ processor and 128 MB of ram sight now. I havent tried the video tho, all I neeed is the skype phone. Skype has really good directions, download, drag the skype gear to your desktop and click on it to start it. To add an icon, right click ...
by tnhomestead
Sun 07 Mar 2010, 23:50
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Lost my Screen! anyone know how to fix a library?
Replies: 7
Views: 2843

Thnx potong, got me in the right direction but now I know whats wrong, not how to fix it! when I gnome apps, get this message symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_dgettext Anyone know how to fix this library? I cant run the system, so how can I reinstall and where d...
by tnhomestead
Sun 07 Mar 2010, 05:43
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Lost my Screen! anyone know how to fix a library?
Replies: 7
Views: 2843

One other odddball thing, in that install my USB mouse no longer works! I had it all nice and customised for me, sigh -- I hope someone has a brilliant idea -- I have a hard enough time coming up with stupid ideas! LOL Thanks for looking, hoping someone can help!
by tnhomestead
Sun 07 Mar 2010, 04:52
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Lost my Screen! anyone know how to fix a library?
Replies: 7
Views: 2843

Thanks for the ideas, but nothing seems to work! Reinstalled 4.3.1, still have the same problem! Its like a black cloud over the screen, if I run the connect script, the yellow information bar will appear, nothing else tho. It seems anything that has those yellow pop up bars will have them show up, ...
by tnhomestead
Sun 07 Mar 2010, 03:57
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Lost my Screen! anyone know how to fix a library?
Replies: 7
Views: 2843

Lost my Screen! anyone know how to fix a library?

I was loading a pet of gimp, nothing was happening, did a clean shut down, rebooted and no more desktop! The taskbar is there, as well as the menu. But nothing works other than the shutdown commands, on a full install of 4.3.1 -- Is there any way to save all my settings and files? Can I do another i...
by tnhomestead
Wed 24 Feb 2010, 01:09
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Puppy On Laptops
Replies: 347
Views: 584269

Dell latitude cpi a 400 xt here, running puppy 4.3.1 i believe, found everything no work needed for my pantech px 500 only problem now is my Samsung sgh=t639 phone, havent got that to work as a modem yet,
I LOVE MY PUPPY!! LOL
by tnhomestead
Sat 20 Feb 2010, 05:48
Forum: Cutting edge
Topic: Special Puppy431 for broadcom 4312 (and other?) wifi cards
Replies: 42
Views: 55419

Just installed works on a pantech px500 sprint wifi card! Thnx!
by tnhomestead
Fri 19 Feb 2010, 23:24
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: At Last - The Age of Stupid - a recommendation
Replies: 21
Views: 2185

New to puppy put I couldnt pass this up -- whats the right weather? Is it the ice age where I live would be under 1/2 mile of ice? Or the non man made global warming where green land is green or the center of the US is a sea? Posted from a solar powered computer in a solar powered house miles from t...