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bigpup · Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2011, 08:29 Post_subject:

Slacko 5.29.5 frugal + save file.

While doing a Nvidia driver install by way of Slickpet.
After clicking on install pet,
Before the install finished.
Got window telling me to run xorgwizard.
During countdown got finish windows for pet install.
Then got pet installed message on top of finish window.
The point trying to make,
got window on top of message, on top of window, on top of message.
Seems sequence of events overlapping each other.
I understood what was happening, but a newbie would be confused.

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3138 Location: Oregon

tasmod · Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2011, 08:37 Post_subject:

8bit,

That's my first effort. I was working on extending grub but found pizzasgood's Pebble which he stopped development on. I just continued on it and modded an up to date initrd.gz.

It can be disabled by changing menu.lst and it can also pause during boot to use selections.
Animation of sorts is supported by changing the jpg on the fly. It runs at approx 40 frames a sec

Pizzasgood has it setup so a live cd can be created which uses it.

It works here on a USB install. I understand it will work on a Full install.

I'm still testing.

I posted in the cutting edge section.

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3138 Location: Oregon

Thank you tasmod!
I will have to check it out.

bigpup · Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2011, 09:57 Post_subject:

Brown Mouse · Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2011, 10:28 Post_subject:

mavrothal · Joined: 24 Aug 2009 Posts: 1196

tubeguy · Joined: 28 Aug 2009 Posts: 1301 Location: Park Ridge IL USA

Messing around this afternoon.

bigpup · Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2011, 16:19 Post_subject:

Slacko 5.29.5
Installed to USB flash drive using universal installer.
Flash drive formatted ext3
On first shutdown
Get save option to save to sdb1 (the flash drive)
(You will only get this option if it is a Linux format)

Choose save to sdb1.
On reboot changes seem to be saved and Slacko working.

Problems after doing stuff:

1.Save button on desktop -after selecting button get message saving ram to pup_save file
Nothing happens and message just stays there.

2.Trying to install pet or package in PPM.
Get click OK to install pet -nothing gets installed.
Click on package in PPM -starts install and PPM locks up.

3.After trying to install something.
menu->shutdown nothing works.

Seems this save to sdb1 option causes problems if done to a USB flash drive.
Could someone confirm or tell me it's me causing these problems.

Just make sure to format with a Linux format and choose the option to save to the flash drive not make a save file.

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7320 Location: qld

@ all

The message that stays there when saving to usb (hitting save icon) is fixed. (RC2)

@ bigpup

Shinobar did report a similar bug with petget. There is a fix. I was reluctant to put it in as I have done extensive testing on usb and can not reproduce. It seems it is hardware specific. I'll put the fix in.

bigpup · Posted: Fri 21 Oct 2011, 16:43 Post_subject:

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Lobster · Posted: Tue 10 Jan 2012, 09:43 Post_subject:

Barry is sorting out Fido
http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=02644

Hopefully Puppy will soon have the option to not run as root
- I imagine I still will Rolling Eyes

Does anyone have time to help with this useful initiative?
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=595168#595168

Mick are you gonna do a Spup/Slacko on the latest woof2
anytime?

Puppy Linux Slacko
Safer, Swifter, Surprisinger [sic]

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2355 Location: near here

Hi

I'm particularly interested in the audio improvements in Slacko over Lucid