Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[Billtoo]

[666philb]

Has anyone got the ati/amd driver working yet?

[ETP]

[step]

@BarryK,
I'm posting here the output you requested in your blog, as all my direct replies to the blog entry didn't stick even though I specified my blog password.

# fdisk -l /dev/sda

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe554bbd3

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 20482047 10240000 27 Hidden NTFS WinRE
/dev/sda2 20482048 488396799 233957376 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 20484096 37269503 8392704 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 37271552 79214591 20971520 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda7 79216640 142622719 31703040 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 142624768 446453759 151914496 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 446455808 488396799 20970496 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
# probepart
/dev/sda1|vfat|20480000
/dev/sda2|ntfs|2
/dev/sda5|swap|16785408
/dev/sda6|ntfs|41943040
/dev/sda7|ext4|63406080
/dev/sda8|ext3|303828992
/dev/sda9|ntfs|41940992
/dev/sdb1|vfat|32768
/dev/sdb2|f2fs|14974976
#

[Rodney Byne]

Re: blog point 14. Child-proofing. Optional, make PC hard drives invisible.

From Barry's blog link & after reading the Ubuntu spiel,
in plain english, is this harmful to hard drives or SSDs
with an existing OS installed?

How does making a hard drive invisible, reconcile with people
who want to install Q Tahr or Q T2 to their pc hard drive partition,
rather than as simply portable on a flashdrive?
Does "invisibility" cloaking protect the HD from virus infections?

Am somewhat apprehensive where this is all going.
To the uninitiated this is dark territory - uncharted waters.
Would appreciate serious clarification.

[bobtron]

My QT 6.0.5 report:
Trying to get "cursor_themes-1.1" {".gz" downloaded first, then linked to ".pet" from "ETP" {Tnx!}..It installed with no Menu entry so I do not know what to do next. Sorry to be a 59 y/o noob and I am little slow at navigating around because my eyesight is getting dimmer.
I think new cursor themes are in "/root/.icons" but I do not know how to set "default"
So then I downloaded "pcursor.pet"..installed OK and has entry in "Menu > Desktop > pcursor"
"clicked" on that and shows a blank table {no theme to select} how can i populate the list ? {I understand must re-start-X to change}
Any Hints?
TNX Again!
-Bobtron {aka-"Sponge Bob'}

[ETP]

Hi Bobtron,

1. Having installed the .pet and restarted x the "Pcur cursor selector" choice off the desktop menu should be populated.

2. Select "whitelarge" then restart x again.

3. Assuming success:.......... cd /fridge/beer | drink && fallover.

[bobtron]

Greetings ETP.
-Ok restarted pcur but still the list was not populated.
Do I need to provide path where cursor themes are at? If so how to do it?

No beer {yet}..it is 6:13 a.m. {too early for me to start. -haha}

[ETP]

[bobtron]

Tnx ETP

Ok..my /root/.icons has 26 items..all themes..with 1 symlink folder ROX that shows the path to /usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer/ROX

PPM/QPM shows installed:
cursor_themes-1-1
pcursor-0.1

restart-X and menu >desktop >pcursor shows empty window {no entries}

Tnx for ur time!

[ETP]

[bobtron]

WoW ETP ! :
-went to PPM/QPM
-un-installed pcursor-0.1
-re-started X
-went to menu >desktop .and pcur was there.
-clicked on that and got full list!
-selected Vox...{easier for my dim vision}
-restarted-X
-POOF ! that worked!

YaaY!..mucho many Tnx ETP !
I owe one pint of your favorite(s) ! Cheers !
(so now It is time to "cd /fridge/beer" I can't seem to find? Is it hidden or buried somewhere else? -haha {just kiddin'}
Problem Solved! Tnx ETP !

[Ted Dog]

childproofing... ted dog style remove hardrive store in safe. Burn a multisession dvd or blueRay for them to use. Load it full of host file blocks of all social media. Add parential controls for websurfing and redo the kernel to remove camera and mike hardware support..
Pre download as much fun pets as possible and help the little tike personalized desktop.
Then allow them to go hog wild on there own..



Never give them the option to hurt themselves or your files. period..

[eowens2]

I don't think I have seen anyone in this thread mention OPENVPN yet, so I thought I would report that I have openvpn up and running on Quirky Tahr 6.0.5, using openvpn_2.3.2 from the PPM/Ubuntu repository.

Although openvpn can be run from the terminal, I am using a GUI facilitator, GADMIN-openvpn-client. This is available also in the Ubuntu repository as version 0.1.2-4, but I have compiled a later version from the maintainer with bug fixes etc.; compiled it under Quirky Tahr 6.05/devx-6.0.5.

GADMIN also has an openvpn server in the Ubuntu repository, but I use the client to connect to a commercial openvpn service provider. GADMIN-openvpn-client-0.1.9 will import config files downloaded from commercial openvpn service providers, and it is a fairly straightforward process to set up a connection. One can enable activation of the program at boot, so that anytime the browser is used, it is working through an encrypted tunnel.

I went ahead and made a PET of GADMIN-openvn-client-0.1.9, should anyone else be interested.

[mamoon001]

On my HP Compaq 6510b I put the rfkill line into the rc.d/rc.networking_basic file. I placed it at the top right before the networking entries start. I only use the unblock all option so I don't need more than one line.

Thank you, Barry, for the newer Quirky Tahr. It has made my hobby much more enjoyable. Keep up fantastic work. I am learning more now than I have in a long time.