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Kal

DreamsToGo and capoverde

The problem with JWM configuration saying "New config corrupt. Keeping original", has already been addressed by BarryK. Check Barry's blog and this thread.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=27975

bde · Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 25

As the subject says, when clicking Summary under Computer in System Information obtained from Menu/System/Hardinfo hardware information, the Hardinfo application crashes immediately without any additional information. This thinkpad has 4G of RAM.

Update: This problem seems like is associated with restarting from a saved puppy session. I saved this with heavy encryption. Later, I deleted this and restarted fresh. The crash problem disappeared.

WN2A · Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 44 Location: USA

Hello All:
Puppy 4 Beta 1 looks great, and works great, but I can't install dotpets (*.pet) that worked great on Puppy 2.16 thru 3.01 inclusive. Seems like I have dependency issues (library related??) on all these.

1) xpaint-2.7.0 : PETget Package manager message is:

........HOWEVER, these dependencies are missing:
File /usr/local/bin/xpaint has these missing library files:
libXaw95.so.7 .......

It creates the menu entry but can't run

2) Both qucs-0.0.13-i486 and qucs-0.0.14-i486

(I am the "packager" for QUCS on Puppy Linux, my "claim to fame")
I installed qt-3.3.8.pet first from repository ibiblio.org, OK.
PETget Package manager messages are:

........HOWEVER, these dependencies are missing:
File /usr/local/bin/qucs has these missing library files:
libqt-mt.so.3
File /usr/local/bin/qucsedit has these missing library files:
libqt-mt.so.3
File /usr/local/bin/qucshelp has these missing library files:
libqt-mt.so.3
File /usr/local/bin/qucstrans has these missing library files:
libqt-mt.so.3
File /usr/local/bin/qucsfilter has these missing library files:
libqt-mt.so.3
File /usr/local/bin/qucslib has these missing library files:
libqt-mt.so.3
File /usr/local/bin/qucsattenuator has these missing library files:
libqt-mt.so.3

So I tried creating a symlink (muggins suggested this in an earlier post) http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=22591
but got same results

3) openoffice_cutdown3-2.2.0.pet (from repository ibiblio.org)
Several (different) dependencies. It creates the menu entry but can't run.

4) fldigi-1.34-i486.pet also same results. Was available from
http://www.w1hkj.com/Fldigi.html

Any suggestions?? Otherwise Puppy 4 Beta 1 looks very promising.
WN2A

jcagle · Joined: 29 Sep 2005 Posts: 634

Finally got around to trying Hotpup (saw a lot of talk about it, but didn't know what it was before now)

So, when I try to apply the settings, it says it failed to apply the new mode, and restores the old one.

Maybe this has been brought up here already, I didn't really look, but I will later... good idea with hotpup...

John Doe · Joined: 01 Aug 2005 Posts: 1689 Location: Michigan, US

John Doe · Joined: 01 Aug 2005 Posts: 1689 Location: Michigan, US

WN2A · Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 44 Location: USA

Thanks, John Doe
I was suspecting qt3 vs qt4 issue.

Referring to QUCS, it uses qt3.1 up but <qt4 . The qt-3.3.8.pet installed fine, so I thought that supply the necessary libs?

Thanks for the suggestion in your second post ( export QTDIR=/usr/lib)
I haven't tried that yet.
1) I assume that means the source code will not need to be
recompiled, nor the package need be re-built.
2) Wonder if there was a way I could re-build the qucs package so
export would be included? (Simpler qucs install for Puppy 4 users?)

Referring to xpaint-2.7.0, openoffice_cutdown3-2.2.0.pet and fldigi, I don't think they use qt . Agreed, this qt3 vs qt4 thing is a mess, but I'd take open-source over M$ anyday.

Thanks for your help,
WN2A

Sooty2 · Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Tassie

Hi all, I posted a similar problem in the alpha forum....

I haven't been able to get clean USB flash FAT16 installs work properly since 3.01.

* 398 will install and boot ok from an USB Flash ext2 partition.
* if I install from 398 to FAT16 it will not boot.
* if I install from 301 to FAT16 and then upgrade to 398 I am able to boot ok.
* the number of files differs from the 301 install to the 398 install. ldlinux.sys doesn't get added in a 398 install.
I take it this is needed for the FAT16 boot?

Regards, Sooty2

Sage · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 4683 Location: GB

A number of 'missingmod' and other files have turned up in /tmp of the FULL install. Safe to delete?

bde · Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 25

When typing password for restarting from a saved and encrypted pup session, the typed password shows up on the screen as as-typed text (instead of stars). Somebody, watching the screen, could easily pick this up.

mclien · Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 62 Location: germany

after a log 'puppy-free' time.
So excuse me, when I'm not up=to=date with all topics
I installed puppy 3.98 on a Thinkpad600.
Here are my problems/bugs:
1. even with mount-FULL, I'm not able to do a nfs mount
2. when running gxine, selecting 'open', the window I get is out of the screen left an top. So you can't select the path in the left window and you can't resize, move the window because the top bar of the window is not visible.

Kal · Posted: Sun 13 Apr 2008, 12:24 Post subject:

mclien

Hit your alt button on your keyboard and you should be able to drag the window. The newest JWM only resizes from the sides, corners and bottom.

Good Luck, Kal

disciple · Posted: Sun 13 Apr 2008, 21:27 Post subject:

This isn't really an issue for Barry, but I can't find a thread for Hotpup.
It would be really nice to be able to disable Hotpup's message asking if you want to unmount a device after you close the filer window.

oli · Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 194 Location: Germany, Frankfurt

I had mentioned my problems with wired DSL at this post before (I think it's on page 6). Now I have managed to solve the problem.

The problem is that the file /etc/resolv.conf is deleted when you execute pppoe-start and replaced by a symboli link to /etc/ppp/resolv.conf. And this is a symbolic link back to /etc/resolv.conf. Both links direct to each other. I have copied the file /etc/resolv.conf of my Puppy 2.14 and then I get an internet connection. But when you stop the internet connection with pppoe-stop and start it again with pppoe-start, the file /etc/resolv.conf is deleted again and replaced by the symbolic link again. So you have to copy the file resolv.conf everytime you execute pppoe-start.