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Todd · Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 310

Icepup 0.5

Changes:

Added wireless support

Wallpaper:

Puppy Dog · Joined: 21 May 2005 Posts: 58

Running 0.5 with IceWeasel web browser.

I ran the Network wizard,loaded my driver,ran Auto DHCP---

and Presto,only a browser click away from internet.

Thanks Todd !

macadavy · Posted: Tue 16 Oct 2007, 22:20 Post subject:

Can IceWeasel/IceCat use Firefox extensions/plug-ins? Their website mentions that they run their own plug-in finder @ gnuzilla.gnu.org but I was unable to access it to see what was there.
I'd like to use IcePup as a browser-only means to access Web2/Rich Internet Applications like myPup but using my own selections as simple browser bookmarks, organized by category e.g. Word processors, spreadsheets, etc. I note you offer a Flash9 tar.gz download but have you considered offering IcePup with Flash, Java, a mediaplayer and a PDF reader pre-installed and configured to work with the browser? Sure would be nice! (Though I realize the Java especially would make it a much larger ISO.) Smile

p.s. What's that beautiful font you used for the 'IcePup' title on your website?

magerlab · Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 730

is it possible to find iceweasel for a normal puppy?

Lobster · Posted: Thu 18 Oct 2007, 18:52 Post subject:

Which version of Puppy is used as the base? Smile

macadavy · Posted: Fri 19 Oct 2007, 03:42 Post subject:

The version I'm playing with (0.5) is based on Puppy 2.13. HTH

Todd · Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 310

Caneri · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1565 Location: Canada

Icepup will also be on puppylinux.ca

http://www.puppylinux.ca/puppyfiles/custom/

ftp server went down in the middle of my upload.

It's up now

Regards,
Eric/caneri

KF6SNJ · Posted: Tue 23 Oct 2007, 00:29 Post subject:

In some ways, IcePup is brilliant. In other ways, it is rather disappointing. I decided to test out IcePup as a potential platform for my K-9 project. It worked well on my pentium 4. However, it failed miserably on my Gateway Solo 2000 laptop (which is running Puppy 2.13 derivative DigiPup). I know that I set the BIOS to boot from cdrom and I know that I typed: "puppy pfix=ram"

I have no clue..................

Still, given I am probably going to use an old 486 as the motherboard, it may still work out....

Todd · Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 310

I am planning on using the new Puppy Jr. (that Barry has been working on) as the base for Icepup in the future. This should fix the problems you are talking about.

Todd

Lobster · Posted: Tue 23 Oct 2007, 11:14 Post subject:

Good plan Todd Cool

Iceweasel (a totally free - no copytrighted logos - no proprietary drivers) plus Puppy base - sounds good

You might like to add some bookmarks to free services for example:
http://tmxxine.com/g/

Todd · Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 310

Lobster:

http://tmxxine.com/g/ is incredible! This is a great resource!

Todd

Todd · Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 310

Macadavy mentioned a PDF reader. I really dislike Gview and I was at Lowe's (an American hardware store chain) and noticed they were using Xpdf. I had never used it, so I tried it. Here is the package:

http://www.toddrichardson.com/icepup/xpdf-3.01.tar.gz

It will print if I check the box next to "Print with command:" and then type in "lp". (I have the CUPS package found on http://www.icepup.info/ installed.)

I was able to open 1.3, 1.4, and 1.7 PDF files from various different sources but, strangely, the PDF files created by the HP "Multi Function Printer" at work would not open.

Todd