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Bruce_n_Duane · Joined: 01 Nov 2005 Posts: 64 Location: Washington State

Duane has found that Audacious plays audio files louder and cleaner than Pmusic. He can hardly hear audio files using Pmusic on mp3 files on his notebook. Even setting mixer at 100% didn't help.

Suggest looking at Audacious

Found Audacious 1.5.1 in Lighthouse Pup 442d.

We both prefer Firefox over SeaMonkey.
We use web mail providers so we don't need an email server.
SeaMonkey does not support the extensions and addins available to Firefox. It also does not seem as reliable. I know I can add Firefox as I did this for Duane's Lighthouse Pup.

Thanks. Great work on the Stardust series!!!

bigpup

Trying to use Puppy Package Manager to install stuff.

Select item to install.
Select URL to download from.
Get error message failed to download item.
Selected other download URL sites- get same error message.

yes I do have access to the internet Rolling Eyes

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 4741 Location: Kentucky

I mostly just download individual pets with my browser, but I'm having the same problem with the package manager.Read the above post and decided to test it......

Just for information purposes, on this test computer I have 9 Puppy installs...Stardust 008,Quirky 006, Dpup 477, Upup 457, Puppy 431 "small iso", 214x RC3, Puppy 460, Spup 451and Dpup 484.This problem is occuring only on my Stardust install.

zigbert · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 5241 Location: Valåmoen, Norway

ppm-bug is related to the mentioned rxvt issue

run in terminal

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 4741 Location: Kentucky

That took care of the problem. Smile

Thanks for the quick solution........

Kirby · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 52 Location: Oregon, US

My Goodness Stardust 008 already? Don't you ever sleep?

I downloaded 002 and loved it. Saw 004, then 005, and was waiting for 006 and now 008! LOL I keep wanting to upgrade but every time I blink a newer version comes out. Should I just take the plunge and jump on the next one that comes by and go from there?

The PCC is just amazing and Stardust just seems to be getting better by the day.

I am using Puppy 4.31 now because It's the only one that is ext 4 compatible. I love the fact that folks are now starting to base Puplets on it.

I am just afraid that by the time I am done downloading 008, that 009 or 010 will be ready! Laughing

I am not complaining by any means of course. To be honest I am really impressed and amazed by all the incredible work that is being done on it at break neck speeds.

It's just Amazing!
Kirby

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3669 Location: UK

Get the same endless loop trying to run petmaker. Only way to stop it was a full shutdown..............

zigbert · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 5241 Location: Valåmoen, Norway

trio
I know the answer.

When you made a pack of cpu_freq, you have included the executable (the one in $PATH) in $HOME/my-applications/bin. - It is NOT wrong, - just uncommon. When I decided to use $HOME/my-applications/bin for Stardust starter-scripts, I was not aware of that you, Mick and Rob have used it for your executables. Maybe I am the one to blame here. What happens is that $HOME/my-applications/bin/cpu_freq points to cpu_freq (in $PATH) which is the same $HOME/my-applications/bin/cpu_freq. - The loop is endless. I should probably move the Stardust starter-scripts out of $PATH.

Sigmund

zigbert · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 5241 Location: Valåmoen, Norway

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3669 Location: UK

trio · Posted: Sun 07 Feb 2010, 09:20 Post subject:

Sigmund,

?? , I don't think did put something in $HOME/my-applications/bin/ ??

But, it's great to know the answer...

zigbert · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 5241 Location: Valåmoen, Norway

Trio, Mick and Rob
You're right Trio. You didn't put anything in $HOME/my-applcations. Sorry for blaming you. The problem was; you haven't defined ANY executable in the $PATH. - that lead to that the autogenerated script in $HOME/my-applcations became its executable. I have fixed this by adding a symlink in /usr/local/bin/ to cpu_freq, jwmthememaker, Startmount and Psync.

If you don't provide a executable inside $PATH ('echo $PATH' shows its value), your scripts are not reachable from terminal (else you write full path). And, Stardust will fail to start the script.

Sigmund

prehistoric · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 1210

Zigbert,

That explains why I didn't see the problems reported by trio and DaveS. With the rxvt fix, most things looked pretty good.

My own feeling is that frequency-scaling executables, at least, belong in /usr/local/sbin. (Careful prehistoric, you know what happens when you try coding.) Rolling Eyes

After some experiments with video, I've decided that the ATI video drivers really don't want me to run at 85 Hz refresh rates. (This machine has ATI Radeon 1250 integrated graphics.) Strangely, the less specific drivers used in Boxpup 431 and Lighthouse Pup 4.4.3 have no problem allowing this, and performance looks good. When Barry uploads the experimental 4.3.2 with the GTK fixed, xorg 7.5, (and the elantech touchpad driver,) I'm going to test that.

bigpup

Zigbert,

What programs would you like for us to chew on, before you make the next Puppy Stardust? Anything we can break to help you make a better Stardust? If I can turn it on I can break it. Any new program you need tested?

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3669 Location: UK

Here is what happens when I try to run PetMaker

Same package is just fine in generic 4.3. Tried symlinking, no go........