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[L18L]

Reboot: screen is all black except bottom panel

[puppy_apprentice]

i hope this is usefull and i hope that it is good place to post my hint, i've change rox script (usr/local/bin/rox) in my Slacko 5.3.1 because when i wanted to get to file download folder in Seamonkey Download Manager with old rox script i've got message that there is no file or folder file://root/...

i've changet it to:

[Tasgarth]

L18L

[Jades]

I've uploaded the HardInfo Report for my brother's Celeron 633 setup. It appears to be using the rt2800pci driver for the wireless card, will double-check when the extra memory has arrived and been fitted.

[B.K. Johnson]

Environment: 8 puplets on flash drive includes slacko-5.3.27; frugal install, P4, 512Mb RAM, Intel board,

As much as I like slacko it will have to take 2nd place to wary-5.290 and lupu-5.2.8-04 because of 3 factors:
1. Seamonkey/Composer does not seem to be a preferred browser. The evidence: just about every browser except seamonkey is in PPM and/or available from slickpet's Internet Pets; an extremely old version is in PPM (5.3.1). So, the version available will consistently be older than what is currently available from mozilla.
2. Three of my favourite pets used in lupu, ThreadGet, ClipGrab and emelFM2, are unavailable Guess I'll have to learn how to make a pet if I want these and the latest seamonkey in my slacko.
3. edpview is pathetic as a pdf viewer - limited header (minimize, restore & close), not even an about, no zoom, no paging; PDF Viewer in wary is considerably better.
BK

This is either my 2nd or 3rd time attempting to post to the forum. Hope I got it right this time.

[futwerk]

a couple of new slacko backgrounds.

[01micko]

B.K Johnson

Seamonkey is the default browser in all Slacko's I have produced and I have made a point of including the latest version at the time of release, a compilation against Slacko libs to reduce size. There are numerous scripts around to get you the latest seamonkey install from the official seamonkey site.

As for the other apps, I a haven't the time to chase them all up .. if someone does that and the apps test favourably then I can most certainly include them or add them to the repo.

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puppy_apprentice,

I have added your snippet for the next beta, due shortly, just running some tests and fine tuning.

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Shinobar,

I didn't take a good look, but does pupsaveconfig allow for user to use fido? Not a big issue as I believe fido is still problematic.

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futwerk,

Thanks again for your cool designs

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L18L

In ~/.xinitrc there is a commented section to restart rox desktop if it doesn't start first go.. can you uncomment it and report back please?

[01micko]

5.3.2.8

is out

See main post..

[James C]

[James C]

Fresh manual frugal install....... all looking good.

# report-video
nouveau
Slacko Puppy, version 5.3.2.8 on Sun 22 Apr 2012

Chip description:
0.0 VGA compatible controller
nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x] (rev c1)
oem: NVidia
product: NV18 () Board Chip Rev A2

X Server: Xorg
Driver used: nouveau

X.Org version: 1.9.5
dimensions: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/root/ as report-video,
and archived with xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log as report-video-full.gz

-Computer-
Processor : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
Memory : 1034MB (154MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Sun 22 Apr 2012 01:53:29 AM CDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : VIA8233 - VIA 8235

[James C]

Better now.....

[Sage]

Couple of niggles:
Seems to have become tradition to stick folks into an overdriven 1600x1200 resolution for less common video chipsets, eg SiS. Some developers have mastered this glitch.
DCHP didn't connect automatically.
FlashPlayer wasn't auto-loaded.
The disc eject on poweroff snatched the disc back before I could lift it out!
Otherwise, as nice as ever and entirely competent.

[01micko]

...ok James ... whose conky and lua pets? ..And any other deps?


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[James C]

[cthisbear]

I reckon sage that 01micko has been playing around with
Windows machines too much lately,
while furthering his computer studies at tech????.

Gone to the dark side and forgotten the basics.

I better download though as a test before he phones me.
A shocking bloke.

Gooday Mick....Chris.