Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

ttuuxxx · Posted: Wed 19 Jan 2011, 03:15 Post subject:

MinHundHettePerro I uploaded the early 2 series kernels that Barry prepared, located in http://www.smokey01.com/ttuuxxx/2.14X/2SeriesKernels/
ttuuxxx

sfeeley · Joined: 14 Feb 2010 Posts: 807

First, I want to say many many thanks. I've been using classic pup RC3-version for about a year on an old windows 98-era sony laptop. Love it. I think this is a great project. I've also installed it on a few relatives computers. I look at this thread occasionally and am always impressed at how helpful everyone seems.

Two questions/requests:

1) Is there a recommended version of Wine? I looked at wisdom seekers but don't see anything.
(I'd like to use it to try to install msoffice97. I managed this on another computer running Lucid 5.2.--I know its blasphemy in these parts but openoffice and abiword wreak havoc on the hundreds of footnotes in my manuscript)

2) Any nooby-friendly tips on installing pianobar?

Explanation: pianobar is a console version of Pandora--a popular music streaming site in the US. Pandora is a flash-heavy resource hog. But I've got pianobar going on a different machine with lucid 5.2, and it is great.

I tried installing the pet from here:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=62581

After intalling in Classicpup, when I run pianobar I get:
'Glib_2.7' not found (required by pianobar)

Is this a difficult fix? (keep in mind that I'm still a noob)

Thanks in advance.

wdm · Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 57 Location: Texas

Hi sfeeley

MinHundHettePerro · Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Posts: 831 Location: SE

Hello

!

Kernel 2.6.18.1 patched with squashfs-3.4:
patch, patched sources, DOTconfig, vmlinuz and squashfs-tools-3.4 can be found here, thanks to smokey01 Smile

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Cheers Smile

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MHHP

clarf · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 606 Location: The old Lone Wolf

Hi MHHP,

Thanks for sharing your experience.

One question: Why didn´t you go right to 2.6.18.8 kernel?. BarryK already patched this kernel with squashfs-3.3. Although the unionfs version he used has some bugs and your squashfs patch is newer, that kernel version is very stable.

Long time ago I used Barry´s source and found some workaround for the unionfs problems. I posted my founds here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=58858. Maybe you could share your knowledge there and continue my experiments in 2.14X.

Greetings,
clarf

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 4740 Location: Kentucky

I let Firefox auto-update to 4.0 b9, the result was that it quit working. See pic.
Took the easy way out, I installed FF 3.6.13. Smile

Working fine now.

ttuuxxx · Posted: Wed 26 Jan 2011, 23:28 Post subject:

obxjerry · Posted: Thu 27 Jan 2011, 00:14 Post subject:

obxjerry · Posted: Fri 28 Jan 2011, 14:15 Post subject:

Ditto my ditto. Firefox automatically updated on my new install of 2.14x. It was that same helplessness I used to feel back in my Windows daze, there was nothing I could do (not a pity party, it's my attempt at humor).

At first I was wanting to replace Firefox with SeaMonkey but now I have a need for a late version of Firefox. I have gone from being intrigued with 2.14x to liking it quite a bit. I am going to wait a day or two before I install 3.6.13 in case someone chimes in with another suggestion. Is there a way to disable updates in FF 4.0?

ttuuxxx · Posted: Fri 28 Jan 2011, 18:39 Post subject:

Hi Guys

I've been complaining at the Mozilla developers forum, lol they haven't been liking it much either, Basically any Linux distro over 4+ years old Firefox support will be dropped, Because they are added WebGL to Firefox and somehow they think that a newer GlibC than 2.5 is needed for that. It doesn't make sense but they are going ahead with it, Either when FF4 final is released I'll compile it, Or I might take a stab at replacing GlibC once again, I figured We were lucky when I managed to change GlibC version from 2.3 to 2.5, That was a puppy first, Usually you shouldn't be able to do that, I might give it a shot once again.

But First I might have to take a couple days off, My wife and I had a daughter last night, She had to have a C-section so for the next bit, she's in the hospital and then I have to take care of her when she gets home.
The baby girl was really big & healthy 10 pounds 1 ounce. Smile

ttuuxxx

ttuuxxx · Posted: Fri 28 Jan 2011, 19:11 Post subject:

Another option is changing browsers back to Seamonkey and giving it a theme. I made such a fuss at the mozilla forum they locked the thread, lol serves them right!!. Sometimes I get a bit too passionate about linux I guess.
ttuuxxx

Sit Heel Speak · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 2595 Location: downwind

My congratulations on the new addition to your family.

MinHundHettePerro · Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Posts: 831 Location: SE

sfeeley · Joined: 14 Feb 2010 Posts: 807

Note to self: pull wireless card, boot computer and disable autoupdating on firefox asap.

Congrats on the newborn!