thanks a lot for these new packages emil. a R-puppy would be a very nice project... but as i am using emacs now, i am thinking about another thing: why not a kind of 'emacs-puppy' which would integrate everything -- like for instance R using EMS, and also org-mode (which is amazing by the way) -- on...

emil, thanks again. I did install the devx file only, and I have updated R packages easily with update.packages() from within R. Then, I have added missing packages manually (I have downloaded the last version of the packages from the cran archive, and I have installed their deps). After that, I can...

thanks emil, indeed, I am running slacko and I have forgotten that I can use the devx sfs package for puppy slacko. I shall try that and report back. I usually do (within R): update.packages (lib.loc = "/usr/local/R/library/") in order to update the libraries. This "should" enabl...

thank you very much for the update. I have a question regarding R. I have tried to update the library in order to get packages that are provided for R 2.14 only (as f.ex. the tm package), but can not get the list updated. I think I am missing the dev package in order to do that. Is it possible to in...

Hi all, hereafter a short report on my tryings with lucid 5.2 and wary 5 on the surfboard: Lucid 5.2 on surfboard: rdc driver not present, as it seems, or I can not find it from the xorgwizard; but networking is working, probably sound too; ~ EDIT: the rdc driver is not present because there is none...

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first impression: 520 is a great release, thanks much. Two questions related to things that I had no time to check (and shall not have for the following 48h.): 1. does X handle the rdc driver (I think yes, but could not try xorgwizard out)?; 2. does the kernel handle the vortex86 cpu?; Yes, you got ...

pskin, thanks for your time - it works with insmode on the surfboard! the other module (rtl8187) was the one of my netgear wg111 usb dongle, I even did not blacklist it, and it works. Many many thanks, that's a really great improvement for the surfboard. Now, last thing to solve would be the connect...

correction for the surfboard: wireless module not loaded, even if its there - trying with modprobe returns 'module not found' lsmod Module Size Used by parport_pc 29828 0 lp 9476 0 parport 34508 2 parport_pc,lp snd_pcm_oss 37440 0 snd_seq_dummy 2608 0 snd_seq_oss 27648 0 snd_seq_midi_event 6892 1 sn...

@ttuuxxx/pskin: thanks both for the great work. I did test the xdelta patch, which works perfectly well on the gecko edubook and on the surfboard until two limitations (which are not related with the patch in itself): X: the rdc utility works, but I am unable to get a display on my beamer (optoma ep...

pskin: thanks a lot for your extensive post. I have myself solved the wireless problem with the gecko edubook by using a usb-wifi stick. I did the same for the surfboard, but I shall try to recompile the driver for the native usb module with the kernel headers you suggested. X: I compiled the rdc dr...

@pskin: again, thank you very much for the link to the driver for the in-built wifi, but I can't get it compiled on the surfboard (I am using puppy 4.31 BK special gecko edition with the dev file for compilation). I have the opportunity to get another monitor, and now resolution is no more an issue....

pskin, thanks for the link, I am not at my surfboard now, but will give it a try and report back on this forum soon. I have seen on deviceonchip.com that you have a patch for puppy 4.31 in order to add modules (your 14MB file); I would very much like to test it on my gecko edubook and on the surfboa...

thanks, it's nice to know that. Unfortunately I don't have any other choice left for monitors. Don't you find it strange, that the people at x86core were not aware of this, since the surfboard, I think, could frequently be plugged using a 15 pin cable to a vga monitor? Na, again something more to le...

hi, thanks for your post. Ah, you know, solutions.... say, we are just doing it for the sake of it, important thing is to stimulate our brain on this. Xorg.: as you have pointed it out, yes, I did believe that the surfboard would behave like the edubook. But this is not true. With the surfboard and ...

so, I have tried lupu 5.11 on the surfboard. as expected, the built-in wifi works out of the box, as sound. but no success with X. I tried all the rdc drivers provided by deviceonchip.com, to no go. I can use the xvesa server, but this does not make any difference with what I have by now using puppy...

thanks everyone for the your posts. Lupu 5.1: I did not try it on the surfboard, because I need wikidpad, and I did not find one to use with Lupu 5.1. If someone could point me to a solution for wikidpad, i shall then install lupu 5.1 on the surfboard and give a feedback here. youtube: yes, I could ...

unfortunately, the surfboard does not handle youtube video and flash better than the gecko edubook... that is not good, given the name of the device. After my emails to Michael Barnes, he told me that it should behave better with unbuntu 10.04 made for the surfboard. I can not imagine that it is tru...

Hi all, I am new to this forum and an enthusiast puppy fan. I have also ordered a surfboard, and I had the possibility to play with it and puppy linux 4.31 (gecko netbook edition). I would like to share my experience with you so far: 1. interesting features: a. the keyboard is very light and compact...

simply install the deb package for graphviz from the etch old stable repos. click on it, let it install, then at the command line, do:

dot -c && neato -c

enjoy