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rcrsn51 · Posted: Sat 02 Mar 2019, 07:31 Post subject:

How to make a squashfs module for wxMaxima

wxMaxima is a GUI front-end for the open-source Maxima symbolic math system. It is in the Debian repos, so you can do a standard repo2sfs build.

Use the Package name: wxmaxima
And the Extra package: gnuplot-x11

At Pause B, go to /tmp/repo2sfs and make two changes:

1. Go into usr/share and delete the mime folder.
2. Go into usr/bin, open a terminal and type: ln -sf gnuplot-x11 gnuplot

Finish the build. Look for wxMaxima in the Education menu.

When the program starts, it pops-up a Hints window that may be hiding behind the main screen. You must close it first.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Mon 04 Mar 2019, 10:28 Post subject:

See below.

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rcrsn51 · Posted: Wed 06 Mar 2019, 05:52 Post subject:

Thanks for testing. Regarding the defaults: I considered handling them with a config file, but it didn't feel like it was worth the trouble.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Thu 07 Mar 2019, 08:09 Post subject:

Audio Converter

This little app converts audio files between MP3, OGG, FLAC and WAV formats. The dependencies are lame, vorbis-tools and flac.

It primarily works with single files. But if you paste in the path of a folder, it will batch-process all the audio files inside.

Update: V1.3 has several new features.

1. A Config button that uses the file ~/.audio-converter. For example, use it to change the quality of MP3 encoding. Set:

rcrsn51 · Posted: Fri 08 Mar 2019, 06:50 Post subject:

How to use a modem in the Starter Kit

This is a simple dialing program that runs wvdial in a terminal window. It has been tested successfully with a USB analog modem and should also work with cellular modems. The dependencies are wvdial and usb-modeswitch.

If your modem initially presents itself as an optical or USB device, it should be automatically converted into a modem by usb-modeswitch. If necessary, unplug/replug it.

Run: wvdialconf
This creates an initial config file /etc/wvdial.conf.
Edit /etc/wvdial.conf and insert your connection data.

Run PeasyDial from the Internet menu.
Wait for "--> local IP address aaa.bbb.cc.dd".

Leave the terminal window open or minimized. When done, end the connection by typing Ctrl-C. Press Enter to close the window.

As a quick test, run: busybox ping -c5 www.google.com

Netsurf is an excellent light-weight browser for working over dial-up. Use repo2sfs to build a squashfs module from the Stretch repos.

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rcrsn51 · Posted: Sun 10 Mar 2019, 07:10 Post subject:

This is an old Thinkpad T61 laptop. It has a 1.8 GHz Core2Duo CPU, 3GB RAM, Intel Mobile GM965 graphics and Intel WiFi.

Everything works except for the Conexant modem. It has enough power to run Youtube video at 720p.

This is a refurbished unit with a clean install of Win7 that I wanted to keep for a while. So I split off a Linux partition sda3, did a frugal install, put Legacy GRUB on sda3's PBS and flagged sda3 as bootable. Windows boots from the GRUB menu on sda3 by chainloading.

As a test, I reduced the RAM to 1GB. It still runs OK.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Sun 10 Mar 2019, 10:41 Post subject:

How to make a squashfs module for Osmo 0.2.14

This is a standard repo2sfs build. But if you want spellchecking, you must include an Extra package like: hunspell-en-ca.

People who use Osmo regularly might want to auto-start it at bootup.

1. Copy the squashfs module into the "live" folder of your frugal setup. Or just do a regular apt-get install of Osmo.
2. Run: ln -sf /usr/bin/osmo /root/Startup/osmo
3. Under Preferences > General > System Tray, select Start Minimized.

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rcrsn51 · Posted: Mon 11 Mar 2019, 05:59 Post subject:

This is an old DOS game running through a squashfs module of DOSBox. Since I no longer own any gameport hardware, it's keyboard-control only. But it may be possible to emulate a USB joystick as a gameport device under DOS.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Sun 13 Oct 2019, 11:12 Post subject:

Updated 2019-10-13.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Mon 14 Oct 2019, 06:29 Post subject:

I have updated the combo package of additional WiFi drivers to include the Realtek USB 8811cu/8821cu.

Read here.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Sun 20 Oct 2019, 05:23 Post subject:

Here is a set of 64bit SANE scanner backends.

Note: You CANNOT install these package with apt because they overwrite existing files.
a. Download and extract the debbi tool below. Copy it to /usr/local/bin.
b. Run, for example: debbi sane-backend-pixma_1.0.28_amd64.deb

Pixma: The updated scanner driver for Canon Pixma printers. It is from SANE v1.0.28 and supports new models like the TS series.

Xerox_mfp: An open-source substitute for the Samsung vendor scanner driver and others.

Genesys: The SANE v1.0.28 driver for the Canon LiDE series of scanners. Download it here.

Epkowa: The original Epson driver from the vendor's Debian package but without a lot of extra stuff. Epson appears to have discontinued epkowa in favour of a more complicated scanning system. But epkowa still works for me.

If you have a newer model that is not detected by epkowa:
a. Run lsusb to get its vendor:product ID codes
b. Go to /etc/sane.d and open the file epkowa.conf
c. At line 25, add a line like: usb 0x04b8 0x1114

You may have conflicts between epkowa and the older epson/epson2 drivers.
Open /etc/sane.d/dll.conf and comment out the ones you don't want.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Mon 21 Oct 2019, 22:49 Post subject:

This is a tray applet that runs the vnstat network traffic monitor. The dependency is vnstat.

The default interface is eth0. Look in /etc/vnstat.conf to change various settings.

If anyone wants the 32bit version, post a request.

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rcrsn51 · Posted: Tue 22 Oct 2019, 11:33 Post subject:

How to build a squashfs module for Blender

This is a routine (but large) build using repo2sfs.

However, it needs (naturally) mesa accelerated graphics, which you can load from a separate module.

It also appears to want jack audio, but starts without it.

dancytron · Joined: 18 Jul 2012 Posts: 1507