Hi bigpup.

I have a full install

Thank for reply
tui

Hi Karl, What does this all mean? fuser etc! assume that you replaced some binaries like fuser that kills the shutdown commands . Look into killzombie function and the unmount part of rc.shutdown of current slacko for differences to Lupu-5.2.8 . Slacko also does not use /sbin/pup_event_backend_modpr...

Hi all, I have been using puppy version V5.2.8-005.2 for some time now, and the other day when I wanted to close down the machine it would restart with the desktop again! As machines these days don't have a reset button I pulled the power plug to kill it! After a restart the machine went into the pr...

I tried to install Quirky V6.3 to hard drive using
the Terminal Console, I get this returned!

bash: ./install-quirky-to-partition.sh and this is what
I get back -- Permission Denied !

I also tried it out on my L/Top - same result !

What am I not doing right ?

Tui

Hi shadicrypass I have got one of these series of Toshiba, and I am using Precise Puppy V5.7.1, I got all the hardware talking to this version of puppy with lots of other stuff running. PS I blew the MS -V8 off the h/d with all now puppies! See my other posting for a screenshot of what the desktop ...

This is a great os have it working well on
this Toshiba laptop c855d-s5320

I have put up a screenshot of what I found.

Can anyone point to what to change to fix the problem

Thanks

Hi all, I have just been working with one of the latest cheapo Tosh laptop. The os full install is the Fatdog64, and I have had it connected to the internet using Firefox but now I get page not found. I then tried to get a connection via Seamonkey with the same, page not found. I have checked for ip...

I got the three progs from trailing through
the search in the Forum.

I also note from time to time others have problems
with finding libs.

Maybe one should setup a directory on usb stick
or ext hd for all such missing files so as to draw on when
required.

Thanks all !

I am using Puppy v528 and have loaded Blender , QCAD and gCAD3D. After trying to get then up on screen neither would work! So I opened the terminal console and typed up the command there only to find that libGLU.so.1 cant' be found! I also typed in the Puppy search but could not find the file there,...

I have a friend that has just got a Toshiba l/top c855d-s5320, he finds that it has MS-WIN8 on board and finds that he can't get his older software to run. Store suggested that he purchased all new again ! He was not so happy to do that as his old machine with XP is a bit slow now. I now have a l/to...

Hi zigbert I have tried to download pmusic and comes back as
account suspended.

What to from here ?

Where now do I try ?

Cheers Tui

I have a laptop pc and wish it to
talk with another product using a null modem cable to this
product.

What do I need regarding, software, code script etc?

Any help with this ?

Thanks Tui

I have just got a HP Laptop model ZE4500, and want to run an external monitor . The machine was rather slow when I run MS windows. So I cleaned off all the MS progs. I have done a full install of Puppy V528.005-2, all looks to run well. I have got an external monitor to work and it shows what I have...

Well I have tried to run itunes in wine , but the response is a very very slow result. I have changed various versions of wine but still no good. I have also loaded pwidgets to monitor the CPU working and notice that its working flat out. This is not a slow machine, so whats going on? Any clues to s...

I have been using the Thunderbird mail prog for some months and was having troubles with slow data through put from Firefox web browser. As the browser was set for automatic updates, it must have been near to the latest version. I thought that these latest versions was causing my connection to the i...

Thanks for reply guys.

Re swap, the h/d is a 20gb one and has MSWINS98,
so I ran a GNOME CD with all the stuff to reduce wins,
take 8gb off and and create ext3 finish of with a 512mb swap
part. - thats' what I got now.

So ready to load a fast puppy

Thanks
Tui

I have got this HP 6318 to try and speed up performance for
a friend.
I have put 256 meg of ram onboard and got 512 meg swap file.

This machine has I think a 300 mhz CPU. What version of
Puppy could I get to run and looks fast ?

Or is this machine off to the skip ?

Cheers
Tui

Regarding webcam brand, no name on it, its' got a clip on
bracket and three LEDs' down both sides of lens.

The cam works I can see myself on screen, but will not show in
the skype viewer, the method of share cam as suggested
no good. So what next to change ?

Any more suggestions ?

Thanks all

Hi all, I got a bit of a problem with the webcam. I have got the cam working through Guvcview and all is ok there.! With the skype and working thro' options and the webcam is selected but on the test I get no pix view with the webcam ! Is there something missing to link the Guvcview ? Help please Th...

Great tips guys keep them rolling in.

I will try and get some more higher value mem sticks.

Any advantage using OPERA over Seamonkey / Firefox ?
I have been told that the OPERA IS FASTER !

Once again

Thanks