Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

richard.a · Posted: Wed 11 Oct 2006, 01:52 Post subject:

That's what I experience too.

Now if they would allow those who post to not just edit but also delete their own posts (like many other similar forums do), it would go a long way towards fixing the visual effect.

It is a simple admin setting in the forum software that is enabled by default.

vito · Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 51 Location: US

I have tried Updating Gliesl's puppy to 2.13 via the puppy installer only to find that it completely does away with Xpuppy's windows style taskbar.

I haven't checked yet to see if it changes the desktop as well. Anyone know if it is possible to upgrade without losing all the beautiful graphics work?

BTW I've already tried the icewm xp/vista and find that I am not enough of a hacker to put up with all of the buggyness of this process even though it produces some really stellar graphics.

Mny Thx,
Vito

MU · Posted: Fri 09 Feb 2007, 20:43 Post subject:

exit X (hit ctrl alt backspace).
Then type:
xwin fvwm95

If it fails:
xwin jwm

Mark

richard.a · Posted: Sat 10 Feb 2007, 07:15 Post subject:

richard.a · Posted: Sat 10 Feb 2007, 07:47 Post subject:

Tried to edit that post. Three times.

Three times it told me it was invalid and I should resubmit it.

I did and it still would not accept it.

Each time I logged out and back in again and that didn't work either.

So please replace the paragraph as below...

cicerosc · Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 3

Could someone post the current state of this project.... or directions to where to find the latest version?

thanks

richard.a · Posted: Thu 29 Mar 2007, 09:39 Post subject: Re: Update

over_soul · Joined: 14 Oct 2009 Posts: 29

I like it, I want to download it, but the links are inactive... (the core is Puppy Linux, right?)
Can someone give me an active link?
Thanks in advance Smile

BTW, how big is it? (Megabytes)

Dingo · Posted: Sat 17 Oct 2009, 18:18 Post subject:

richard.a · Posted: Sun 18 Oct 2009, 02:10 Post subject:

over_soul if Dingo hadn't replied I could also have put it up for you... I'm attempting to put together a repository of what I've liked and the add-ons I've found useful - all being suitable for old boxes.

And, yes, it is Puppy version 2.02

Just a warning, though.

Older kernels (on older distributions) do not coexist at all with SATA drives (modern hardware).

As most modern computers have SATA motherboards, which conveniently have an IDE connection for a maximum of two drives for what Microsoft sneeringly refers to as legacy hardware, you may be able to get away with removing SATA cables and drives and using just the IDE.

That is as true for SATA CD and DVD drives as it is for hard drives.

There is a way round part of this problem.

If you have a working windows98 boot floppy (and a floppy drive) and you make yourself a bootable USB flashdrive that way, you may be able to get by with some fiddling.

Best of luck, and please contact us again if you need to.

Another good tip...

On earlier boxes you may get some later distributions to work by adding the statement irqpoll to the boot command string on the live CD - and also on the installed version if you get that far. In Live CD mode the whole string is:

puppy pfix=ram irqpoll

Richard in Adelaide

over_soul · Joined: 14 Oct 2009 Posts: 29

Thank you Dingo Smile

I'm downloading now Smile

richard.a, thanks for the info Smile

One last question - what are the minimum system requirements? And how it'll work on a very slow machine (say, 300 MHz, 512 RAM)? I'm asking, because I'm thinking, maybe I'll be able to bring to live some of my old computers, witch will be great Smile

richard.a · Posted: Mon 19 Oct 2009, 03:27 Post subject:

It should work very well

I have run the basic 2.02 as a demo on a Pentium 100 (without MMX) with 64Mb of RAM and a swap file. It was not fast. Smile

I have run it very succesfully on Intel Pentium 300MHz and an AMD K6-2 300MHz (and faster) from the old fleet of IBM Aptivas with very great success.

They all have two slots for RAM and seriously you should be able to pick up sticks of RAM for those boxes for literally nothing.

The RAM they use would have two notches in them, to differentiate from later RAM tht has a single notch in a different location.

I would also recommend your using Firefox browser (you can upgrade from 2.0.0.1 to 2.0.0.20 once installed using Mozilla's update menu item). Also to use Sylpheed as an email client if you don't wish to use web mail. Leave the other browser and mail clients in there, they use very little overheads.

I'll post a link to how it looks on one of my boxen when I get a moment

Best of luck

ttuuxxx · Posted: Mon 19 Oct 2009, 06:50 Post subject:

danrael · Joined: 03 Jan 2011 Posts: 2

Been trying for days to download xpuppy pro from the two links provided. One looks down permanently and the other unavailable. Are there other active links available someone here knows about and can post? If not, can someone upload their copy and provide a viable download link. This is frustrating.

Thanks

37fleetwood · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 403

I have to say that coming from Windows the biggest issue I had with Puppy Linux was the use of ROX. I have played with both Jwm and fvwm95 and 98 pretty extensively and found that the most "Windows XP" experience is simply had by picking the latest Puppy and installing Xfce. it makes sense and functions very intuitively. you could also simply install Thunar and change a few things so when you click on a folder it comes up. it's not as small but I think the whole Xfce package is worth it for a Windows convert.
if it serves your purpose better to have an older puplet use one of Grey's NOP puplets. I still have my old puppy-216-NOP disc laying around, I even have the iso in a folder ! Laughing

216-NOP uses Jwm and ROX but if you move up to 217-NOP it uses Xfce.
I think all the NOP's are still readily available.
wNOP-v0.2 is kinda fun, it's basically a puppy 3 variety with the NOP treatment and Compiz added in for fun.