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setecio
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Re: Let me build you a custom ISO

#16 Post by setecio »

Todd wrote:That should be enough memory to surf the net (as long as you disable caching) or run AbiWord.
:oops: I misread that as don't run AbiWord.

Maybe I'll try iPup first since all that is needed for the laptop is internet and Abiword. So if I wiped the drive and repartitioned it with a swap file, I assume that iPup would work OK ?

I assume it is designed for ethernet and common Epson or HP printers can easily be installed? If so it sounds perfect, no point in having the other stuff on full Puppy if it is never going to be used on the laptop.

Would it be as likely as the full puppy to work with an on board dial up modem?

Does iPup set up a cd player at all during install, not for music but for installing programs and files, or does it have no CD player ability at all ?

Thanks.

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iPup and CD/DVD's

#17 Post by Todd »

I have had a really hard time getting onto the forum. I started at 7:00 a.m. this morning and haven't been able to get on until now (3:00 p.m.). Of course I haven't been trying continuously. Anyways. . .

iPup has the command line CD utilities that are needed to make the re-master script work and to allow reading of CD's. It just doesn't have any of the toys. Fact is, it has very few toys of any kind.

I share my computer with my children, so I have split the hard drive in two. I have Windows installed on one half and the second half is a type 82 linux partition that I use for Puppy Unleashed. When I am not testing, I typically boot from a 256 MB flash drive. I built the computer with 512 MB of RAM. Basically, what I am saying is that I know that my builds work with 256 MB flash device and 512 MB of memory, but have yet to test it on anything else. (My work computer also has 512 MB of RAM.) The funny thing is that when I boot from the flash device, the memory showing is usually just over 100 MB, no more.

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iPup 1.01

#18 Post by Todd »

I just finished uploading iPup 1.01. This release includes Raffy's suggestions along with the removal of a few programs and libs.

Sincerely,

Todd

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Re: iPup

#19 Post by setecio »

raffy wrote:iPup (yes, that's small "i") is indeed a very attractive build - one that lets the user operate a client device as an Internet kiosk cum typewriter (word processing) with pages sent to a network printer.
Can iPup print to inkjets via USB or is it only for printing to network printers ?

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USB printing

#20 Post by Todd »

You are supposed to be able to, but I never have been able to get it to work. However, I have CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) in my archive which works wonderfully. (See forum thread http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=11294 )

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#21 Post by raffy »

The default printer service in Puppy works easily as it has a wizard. The default printer actually is one for inkjets, and can print to HP without modification. For the setup, choose "local port" and then specify the USB interface - the Wizard will show what to enter for USB.
Puppy user since Oct 2004. Want FreeOffice? [url=http://puppylinux.info/topic/freeoffice-2012-sfs]Get the sfs (English only)[/url].

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#22 Post by raffy »

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Puppy user since Oct 2004. Want FreeOffice? [url=http://puppylinux.info/topic/freeoffice-2012-sfs]Get the sfs (English only)[/url].

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#23 Post by g7kse »

Todd if you're after a little feedback on custom iso's then here's something that I hope you'll consider.

I was after a lightweight distro that can run off a CF card or USB key on a mini-itx board that'll give a quick boot directly into Firefox in a full screen, so no tool bars etc.

Why?

I would like to conduct a little experiment into reducing the overall footprint of the majority of the computing in our house...i.e the internet. So office based applications to be done by Writely etc, news etc as rss through firefox plugin ins etc.

the ultimate goal would be for me to have media like music etc to be stored centrally with USB keys for local stuff.

Re-creating a web pad for sustainable computing. Using the set up wizards etc for internet connection at first run I couldn't think of too much else that'll need configuring from trying out IPup as a live distro.

Anyway what do you think

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#24 Post by GuestToo »

when I boot from the flash device, the memory showing is usually just over 100 MB
as far as i know, the jwm memory applet shows the amount of free space in the save file, it has nothing to do with ram (unless you are running totally in ram with no save file, in which case, the ram is the "savefile")

you can start Puppy with only firefox running by editing .xinitrc and replacing exec $CURRENTWM with something like exec firefox

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Memory

#25 Post by Todd »

GuestToo:

What you are saying explains a lot. (I am able to run Unleashed when I boot from USB no problem.)

Sincerely,

Todd

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#27 Post by EZ4arabs »

I run it from a live CD and its just what i need (Thank you so much Todd ),when i installed it full install while booting till it gets to where it checks for floppy then the following line keeps on scrolling over and over :
/usr/X11R7/bin/xwin line 35 /tmp/kbdextlayout.txt read only
I didn't do anything different than what i did with installing any other versions?!
can you please help me fixing it .
its on a thinkpad /128ram/2gb partition/800mhz

also if its not too much to ask :oops: what to i need to run it from windows using Qemu?
reading what was posted in that thread
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.p ... light=qemu
tried several suggested parameters but it didn't work.
can someone please tell how to do it.
Thank you

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#28 Post by MU »

EZ, that's a bug, solution:
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=12601

However, a frugal installation might be better, see:
http://murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=12686

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#29 Post by Q »

a while back I posted a sarcastic reply saying "that is not the linux way..." (sorry bout that EZ.anyway i found myself doing the same things when faced with the same problem ,it worked on a full install but i don't know the repercussions of what i did .
what i did was extracting the content of the iso and booted with grub

Code: Select all

root (hd0,3)
  kernel /boot/isolinux/vmlinuz  root=/dev/ram0  rw vga=normal
initrd /boot/isolinux/initrd.gz
what i changed was removing loglevel=3
don't know if that fixed it or before full installing i saved then rebooted and run it then did the install.

another thing that nobody said anything about is that since version 1.08 if i put (vga=771 or 788 or 791) i get nothing but black screen but if i put vga=normal i can see the boot process ,maybe it has something to do with the kernel newer than 2.4.29 or maybe its my ancient monitor ???!!!
God bless us noobs :lol:

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iPup 1.02 (55.8 MB) w/ Firefox 2.0

#30 Post by Todd »

iPup 1.02 is based on 2.12. I tried to keep everything the same as in 1.01, but ended up adding metamail and gftp.

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Website for iPup. . .

#31 Post by Todd »

I have created a website for iPup. The .org, .net and .com domains were taken by cyber-squatters, so I selected http://www.ipup.info/. This domain is actually just being forwarded to http://www.toddrichardson.com/ipup/, so you can access it either way.

Sincerely,

Todd Richardson

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#32 Post by EZ4arabs »

Mr.BarryK posted in the news site:
More kernel modules compiled
Thursday, November 9, 2006, 08:23 PM
I have compiled the sis7019 sound driver, Linux-wlan-ng (USB only) and rt73 drivers.
http://www.puppyos.net/news/index.php?m ... 110-160925
if its not too much to ask (if it can be done),can rt73 drivers be compiled for ipup separately as a dotpup?

Thank you.

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To be perfectly honest. . .

#33 Post by Todd »

To be perfectly honest, I don't know how. However, that has never stopped me before. I will look into it and see what I can do.

Sincerely,

Todd

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iPup 1.03

#34 Post by Todd »

I have been thinking a lot about the next version of iPup. It has been my "modus operandi" to parallel each of Barry's releases of Puppy Linux with a updated release of iPup. I have worked on the assumption that I need to keep things small. Because of this, I did not include "zdrv" in iPup 1.02. (I assumed that those that want it would get the .sfs version of it.) Am I correct in this assumption? I ask this question because it appears that the 2.13 version of Puppy will not contain xorg. Personally, I use xvesa, so this isn't a problem.

Sincerely,

Todd

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#35 Post by Pizzasgood »

I ask this question because it appears that the 2.13 version of Puppy will not contain xorg.
Where did you hear that? Barry just made a post in his blog the other day about the Xorg keyboard configuration, so I doubt this. :?
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