Lighthouse 64 5.14.2 Beta 4

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fixerdave
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thank you!

#61 Post by fixerdave »

I just wanted to say thank you for the Lighthouse puplet. I've been struggling with the 5.28 Lucid pup, running into all kinds of odd issues (stuff like not being able to display the Japanese fonts I have in music tags - very weird) and nfs connection problems. Everything seemed like a struggle. Lighthouse just worked out of the box, and worked well.

I'm still working through a few issues, like not being able to load the ATI driver and the VLC mp4v error, but they're 'extras' for my goal at hand. The vesa driver works, as does Xine. All I really need to find is a wife-friendly music player. She's used to rhythmbox... sigh.

David...

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Re: thank you!

#62 Post by gcmartin »

fixerdave wrote:I just wanted to say thank you .... All I really need to find is a wife-friendly music player. She's used to rhythmbox... sigh ...
@FixerDave, "Congratulation!"
I have a LH64 which has NOT been down for any reason since its initial save-session to its DVD (live media use). Its fast, friendly, stable, and fully featured for all of my LAN's devices, desktop needs, and streaming which is done from LH64.

I believe that you may be able to use both PETs from FATDOG distros as well as PETs that are provided thru LH64's PPM (although, I have to admit I haven't tried this for RhythmBox)

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great puppy

#63 Post by edexter »

This puppy works great with clearwire (now clear). The pad (mouse replacement for laptop) works a little slow and the volume is even worse than it is with windows. If I can find a 32 bit version I will be going back to my old tashiba. This machine is a brand new hp2000 64 bit (bottom of the market I think but my first machine was 16k so I am impressed easily).

It's great for what I am using it for (from rewritable cd)

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getnvidia-0.4-64

#64 Post by shinobar »

getnvidia-0.4-64.pet, NVIDIA driver / build SFS/PET, supports Lighthous 64.
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/opt/pup64/

You need Devx-L64_514.sfs package to build the kernel module. Required internet connection.
Recommended to build with new pupsave of 512MB or larger, or in RAM mode. I am not quite sure but If your RAM is less than 640MB, needs 500MB swap.
  1. Load devx package
  2. Install getnvidia.
  3. Exit X and down to the command prompt
  4. Type 'getnvidia'.
NVIDIA Graphics tip is not essential to build (thanks to pemasu). You can build on another PC if the target PC has not enough power and/or internet connection.
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#65 Post by Arun01 »

Hi,

I need to run both 32 bit and 64 bit apps.

so i chose lighthouse 64 5.14 B4 .when i installed to hard disk it successfully

installed after installation complete i tried to restart .it show "Error 15".in

grub. i tried both installation full and frugal .both reporting same error.

any thoughts ?


thanks
Arun

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grub error

#66 Post by shinobar »

Arun01 wrote:when i installed to hard disk it successfully installed after installation complete i tried to restart .it show "Error 15".in grub.
Try Grub4DosConfig 1.8.0 which supports LHP64.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=51697
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gcmartin

Re: grub error

#67 Post by gcmartin »

shinobar wrote:
Arun01 wrote:when i installed to hard disk it successfully installed after installation complete i tried to restart .it show "Error 15".in grub.
Try Grub4DosConfig 1.8.0 which supports LHP64.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=51697
Hi @Arun01.

I have, for years, been a user of Live media (specifically multi-sesssion DVDs). I have had excellent success in doing this. It works for me for when I get a distro that I'm happy with, it is rarely rebooted. My LH64 (Mariner) has not been rebooted but once at the very beginning. It is stable, fast, and full-featured. I also understand that everyone would not run in the same manner as I and would want to use other local media (HDD/USB/PXE) as a means to boot there systems.

I am no expert on running ANY PUP on an HDD/USB. I have not done it with any of the 64bit PCs. So, I am not the best to answer how to address resolving the GRUB problem.

Shinobar gives a "hint" to a solution. So, I try to clarify what he offers with a stepwise approach:
  1. Boot the Live media (CD/DVD) you used to build the Frugal/Full installation.
  2. Open Menu>System>Grub4dos config.
  3. Follow its instructions for setup on your HDD..
When done, copy the menu.lst and paste it here to this thread.

Your PC should be capable of booting the frugal and the full and MS (should you have that on the HDD) once it is complete; assuming I read Shinobar's hint correctly.

Hope this helps

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#68 Post by Arun01 »

hi

shinobar ,gcmartin,

thanks for your info .

its fine now after configuring grub.

could u help me on this

"http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79322"



thanks,
Arun

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Web site migration

#69 Post by tazoc »

Thank you for your feedback and support, especially for the expert assistance and suggestions for those needing help here in my absence. I am feeling a little better, but have been very busy trying to keep the lhpup.org web site up and available, (about 21 GiB in all.)

The Site5.com web host notified me May 17th that file repositories are not permitted on the share hosting plan, (~$5/mo) and needed to upgrade to a managed VPS server ($53/mo). That migration is complete, however I can't afford it for the long term, so I've found another hosting company that offers a self-managed Xen HVM VPS for ~$23/mo, with more available disk space and b/w. That means I am now responsible for installing and maintaining the server OS and configuring the software. The nice part is that it allows for easier administration over a VNC remote desktop connection. I got the VPS up and running with CentOS 6.2 last week and migrated a test website on to it. I'm in the process of doing the same with lhpup.org content. The URL will not change, but the underlying infrastructure will be improved.

It's been quite a challenge... I'm learning more than I ever wanted to know about web hosting :!: but hopefully will be able to adapt the new VPS for lhpup.org as needed. Also hope that the experience shows that I can get some work done again as my health improves. Still feeling very moody, and anxious about interacting with people I don't know and trust. Some days are better than others... :)

Thanks again for your patience and kindness,
TaZoC
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#70 Post by Jim1911 »

Hi tazoc,

Great to hear that you are feeling a little better and feel up to keeping your LHP site up and running. It's really super to have you back. :D

LHP 64 5.14.2 b4 is still one of the best pups around and it's solid and fast, hopefully we will see it as a RC.

Hope that you continue to improve.

Cheers,
Jim



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#71 Post by 01micko »

Great to hear you are on the mend TaZoC!

Take it easy :)

Regards Mick
Jim1911 wrote:Anyone wishing to donate to help out on LHP expenses, go here where you will find a link to donate at the bottom of the page.
Ditto!
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#72 Post by cthisbear »

tazoc ...all the best mate......Chris.

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Re: Web site migration

#73 Post by RandSec »

tazoc wrote:Thank you for your feedback and support, especially for the expert assistance and suggestions for those needing help here in my absence. I am feeling a little better,
Hi TaZoC!

I am so happy to hear that you are working again, first because that is important, and also because I love Lighthouse 64.

If you are having problems with funds, you need to tell us so we at least have a chance to help. Your work is just too good to lose.

My issue is malware protection. Lighthouse 64 currently is my suggestion for secure banking online for ordinary people.

RandSec

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#74 Post by Q5sys »

Dug out my LHP CD and gave it another whirl.

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#75 Post by Bligh »

Good to hear from you tazoc, I have been watching this thread, hoping to hear from you.
Cheers

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#76 Post by Puppyt »

GREAT NEWS! We're still concerned for your health - but really glad that you are lurking around still, at the very least. puppyluvr reminded me of your legacy recently and since I now have My First 64bit system, this shall Be The One that finally drags my household away from Micro$oft (by puppet strings). Please steel yourself for the usual round of accolades (feedback) in due course,
Best Wishes!
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#77 Post by Puppyt »

Cheers TazOC and interested parties,
having great (too much) fun configuring Lighthouse64 to replace M$ - have removed the pinboard and strung my preferred applications along the top panel in the Application Launch Bar, tucked out of the way until needed (unhide). I've also installed my bought copy of SoftMaker Office2010 for Linux - using the 64bit deb install - runs PERFECTLY. (And the student version is about a 10th the cost of the latest M$ Office, last time I checked)
I'm having a few minor problems however.
The Chromium SFS in the /sfs/514-x86_64 repository (same one as in the Mariner ISO I believe) seems to be broken in some way - looks like it should work with no install/dependency complaints, but simply refuses to load in my setup. Is anyone else having success with this?
Updated Firefox using playdays' FF13 pet for Lucid - seems to have misplaced an icon library for tab forward/backward, reload, close tabs etc. Otherwise works fine. I have troubles with both installing the flashplayer add-in from Adobe (shudder), or using the "install Flashplayer" pet for Lucid - just can't seem to get Shockwave flash working in FF13 at present - but that is certainly NOT a show-stopper :)
The last issue I have is configuring a Spam filter. We've opted to run with Thunderbird here (but Claws is a very useful addition too) to replace our old Outlook 2002. This is principally because our ISP - Telstra BigSwamp (they call themselves 'BigPond' - as if to remind us little fish customers, our place in the dangerous cyberworld) - insists on funneling us spam -even stuff purporting to be from Telstra(!) - because we don't pay for the extra 'privilege' of their anti-spamming service. Then they have the cheek to keep emailing and even snail-mailing us warnings that our computer is infected with viruses - ClamWin identified all the issues lurking solely in the trashed/ignored attachments from BigSwamp....
oops sorry for the rant. Anyway I downloaded both the latest MailWasher http://www.mailwasher.net/mailwasher-free (http://cdn.firetrust.com/downloads/mail ... 062012.exe) and found I couldn't get it running in this Wine environment, and I tried also SpamAssassin (http://mirror.mel.bkb.net.au/pub/apache ... 3.2.tar.gz). But, even after downloading the perl pet via PPM to enable a compile:

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perl Makefile.PL
	[option: add -DSPAMC_SSL to $CFLAGS to build an SSL-enabled spamc]
	make
	make install
I ran into all sorts of problems and failed to install. A Console-LHP issue perhaps, as I was still getting bash errors? A SpamAssassin pet would be marvelous, if it were possible http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/.

I'm totally clueless about these finer points for tweaking the LH64 environment, and would appreciate any advice,
Cheers

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64-bit Firefox update; dealing with spam

#78 Post by tazoc »

Puppyt wrote:The Chromium SFS in the /sfs/514-x86_64 repository (same one as in the Mariner ISO I believe) seems to be broken in some way - looks like it should work with no install/dependency complaints, but simply refuses to load in my setup. Is anyone else having success with this?
Updated Firefox using playdays' FF13 pet for Lucid - seems to have misplaced an icon library for tab forward/backward, reload, close tabs etc. Otherwise works fine. I have troubles with both installing the flashplayer add-in from Adobe (shudder), or using the "install Flashplayer" pet for Lucid - just can't seem to get Shockwave flash working in FF13 at present - but that is certainly NOT a show-stopper :)
Hi Puppyt,

Thank you for the kind wishes and for sharing your experience thus far.

Please try installing this new update, which might fix Firefox and Chrome on your system.
http://www.lhpup.org/update/L64-514/Int ... x86_64.pet md5sum: 1396245959e26e07faf9f0d0a0701f6e

If it doesn't, please type

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google-chrome-spot
or

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firefox-spot
into a terminal and paste the output here. Or start anew with a clean L64save by rebooting and entering puppy pfix=ram at the boot menu, then rename your pupsave, e.g., L64save.4fs to L64save.4fs.bak or similar.

Please don't install any Pets or packages, unless they are compatible with 64-bit Linux. You can tell by noting the the Pet/package name: it should contain x86_64 or amd64 or 64-bit or possibly 'noarch'. 32-bit packages will not work properly in Lighthouse 64. That's likely why Adobe flash isn't working for you with the Pet for Lucid's 32-bit Firefox, and L64 comes with a 64-bit flashplayer. In a frugal install you can restore 64-bit flash-11.1 by pasting this into (Shift + Insert) a terminal:

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cp -f /initrd/pup_ro2/usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/
The only exceptions to the '64-bit rule' would be Windows apps to be run in Wine, which must be 32-bit, or possible CUPS printer drivers. If the built-in CUPS doesn't detect your printer, and you have checked Lighthouse Update --> System for a suitable driver, then you can try a 32-bit printer driver PET from Forum index » Advanced Topics » Hardware » Printers.
The last issue I have is configuring a Spam filter. We've opted to run with Thunderbird here (but Claws is a very useful addition too) to replace our old Outlook 2002. This is principally because our ISP - Telstra BigSwamp (they call themselves 'BigPond' - as if to remind us little fish customers, our place in the dangerous cyberworld) - insists on funneling us spam -even stuff purporting to be from Telstra(!) - because we don't pay for the extra 'privilege' of their anti-spamming service. Then they have the cheek to keep emailing and even snail-mailing us warnings that our computer is infected with viruses - ClamWin identified all the issues lurking solely in the trashed/ignored attachments from BigSwamp....
oops sorry for the rant. Anyway I downloaded both the latest MailWasher http://www.mailwasher.net/mailwasher-free (http://cdn.firetrust.com/downloads/mail ... 062012.exe) and found I couldn't get it running in this Wine environment, and I tried also SpamAssassin (http://mirror.mel.bkb.net.au/pub/apache ... 3.2.tar.gz). But, even after downloading the perl pet via PPM to enable a compile:

Code: Select all

perl Makefile.PL
	[option: add -DSPAMC_SSL to $CFLAGS to build an SSL-enabled spamc]
	make
	make install
I ran into all sorts of problems and failed to install. A Console-LHP issue perhaps, as I was still getting bash errors? A SpamAssassin pet would be marvelous, if it were possible http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/.
I don't think SpamAssassin is a likely solution in L64, or any Pup for that matter. It is very complex and not very user-friendly. Aren't even any Slackware64 13.37 packages available. Personally I rely mostly on web-based email accounts, which can be accessed from any machine with a browser. They are free and don't rely on using any particular ISP. Get two and keep one as a throw-away for any questionable web sites that might need an email address. Maybe others using Thunderbird or Claws Mail (also in L64) might have some ideas, apart from getting a new email account and being cautious about who gets the email address once you start using it.

Hope that helps,
TaZoC
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gcmartin

Welcome BACK!!!

#79 Post by gcmartin »

TaZoc is BACK!

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#80 Post by Puppyt »

PERFECT :D
(actually I was responding to Tazoc's earlier post re FF13, but the sentiment is echoed for gcmartin's comment, above).

With more struggling with the Lucid pet for FF13 I downloaded from elsewhere on the forums, I saw that it was a gross mis-match for the LH64 environment in ways to numerous to list here. Opera11 also wouldn't run any Shockwave Flash given the flash-plugin-11.xxxx I also installed. I removed the Lucid FF13 and installed your new compile -MANY THANKS - but had to surrender the computer to the wife before I got a chance to test... (I hadn't uninstallled and reinstalled the flash package. Originally downloaded from the slackware64 repro in PPM.)
My wife discovered that all the flash sites (e.g., TED) she had been trying to access in Opera11 were immediately functional since your updated FF13 pet, and I can confirm that FF13 works brilliantly, in all respects. Have yet to re-install the Chromium SFS, but am sure it would work with Flash.

I forgot to mention also that this is the first time I've tried to use CUPS in yonks (err - before now resorted back to XP to do my printing). Got the ppd for my Lexmark T632 downloaded and she is humming off the USB very well indeed! Able to print off my SoftMaker Office manuscripts without any drama whatsoever - what a pleasure to use! (Ctrl-P combo is so cool!)

And, I appreciate Sven keyboard daemon very much. I'm afraid I'm a stickler for my WINkey combos, and I was delighted how quickly I was able to configure "win+F" to now open pFind, for example. (PS thanks for including Win+D for desktop clearing!) Other combos will follow as I require them - guess "Print Scrn" key options for PupSnap, dialog window saves etc will be my next little project. I know they probably have their own hotkeys already, but for a Windows refugee (like me I guess), those little 'homely' touches of familiarity would help anyone curious about actually leaving Windows behind in their wake.

3 Cheers!

P.S. And, given my earlier success with the SoftMakerOffice10(ish)_amd64.deb, while I was writing here I downloaded "opera_12.00.1467_amd64.deb" from their website. The deb file extracted the USR and VAR subdirectories in my downloads folder, and I just dragged them over into root dir to merge all. Ta-da - Opera12 installed and ready for action! Flash intact. Not elegant I guess, but looks kosher :)

P.P.S. Thanks for warning me off SpamAssassin too. I thought it might serve as it is listed as a plugin filter option in T'bird, but will look into your alternative suggestions soon. We will be very happy indeed to see our contract with BigSwamp expire in 2 months time - they were a necessary evil this time around - never had such phishing issues with other ISPs, but as we are charged for the bandwiidth they are not overly worried about their "service" :evil: (ranting again - apologies)
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