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starhawk · Posted: Tue 03 Sep 2013, 16:53 Post_subject:

ttuuuxxx, you sure have created one cheeky bastard of a Puplet Laughing

I have a Neoware CA19 thin client (basically a small, low-power 'computer' whose only real purpose is to display the contents of a virtual machine on a server somewhere) that I've been trying and trying and trying to find a puplet light enough to run well on it... and failing with all my usual stuff.

Specs of this thin client --
400MHz (!) VIA Eden CPU
VIA CN700 chipset (with horrible integrated graphics)
1gig RAM
8gb Microdrive (CompactFlash-size HDD)

Modifications I have done to it --
Added two USB ports
Added a fan header and chipset fan (with good reason!)
Upped the RAM from IIRC 256meg
Replaced the original 128meg (!) "Disk On Module" solid state drive (with little more than IE6 on it -- seriously, it was MS' version of Chrome OS!) with an IDE-to-CompactFlash adapter on a cable, and the previously-mentioned Microdrive.

Now, every time in the past that I have tried ClassicPup, it has been slow slow slow. I don't know why. I've never known why. I'm not that technical. I have consistently, in fact, warned people that I've never known ClassicPup to be fast in any way.

All that just changed. I booted Top10 from an external USB optical drive successfully, after a little futzing with the boot options. I was AMAZED at how fast it was -- while only slightly faster than some other Pups I could name (Akita, its predecessor Puplite 5.0, ThinSlacko, and the BabyBones versions of Wary 53 and Racy 53 all come to mind), it was /faster/ -- and that's what surprised me.

I really don't understand how you've created a Pup (or, for that matter, OS) that runs slowly on new hardware and yet reasonably speedy on the older stuff. That's completely backwards to how it should be! Congratulations, you've made quite a paradox with this Pup.

The only things I DON'T like right now --
- no grub4dos. It's idiotproof, which means it's perfect for me Razz

- doesn't want to recognize my Rosewill RNX-EasyN1 USB wifi adapter -- the rt2870sta driver is reported as supporting this model of card according to WikiDevi, and is in ClassicPup, but does not in fact seem to work... but then, it also doesn't work in the other Pups I've tried -- so perhaps the adapter has decided to retire itself, rather than anything Puppy-related.

Dewbie · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 1642

starhawk · Posted: Tue 03 Sep 2013, 21:29 Post_subject:

Sorry, should've clarified. I booted into Akira in slow-mo and used its grub4dos.

More questions --

Anyone try QtWeb on ClassicPup...? Does ClassicPup come with Flash built in (and what version, if so)? If not, what's the most recent I can run? I realize this heap I've got isn't going to respond well to YouTube exposure but I'd like to try...

...ah, but my WiFi dongle doesn't work (as mentioned in my last post) so I've got to get another before I can find out.

Dewbie · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 1642

From ttuuxxx, page 1:

starhawk · Posted: Tue 03 Sep 2013, 22:00 Post_subject:

Oh, shoot, that's what I get for not doing my research! D'oh!

Sorry I made you look when it was right there...

starhawk · Posted: Tue 03 Sep 2013, 23:13 Post_subject:

Just adding a little volume to a request of mine. (This is very ClassicPup related.)

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=723779#723779

Basically: can anyone compile for me (since I can't code) the rt2800usb driver for ClassicPup Top10?

Dewbie · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 1642

starhawk wrote:

starhawk · Posted: Wed 04 Sep 2013, 12:55 Post_subject:

The 'missing' menu entry is because the *.desktop file reads, in part...

Dewbie · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 1642

I wrote (on page 325):

Dewbie · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 1642

Edit:
Just located the init file.
It does have a fsck boot option for the save file.
(which doesn't work)
It will only fsck partitions at shutdown.

To fsck 2.14x save files manually, boot into pfix=ram.
Go into ROX, to the partition containing save file; do not mount it!
Instead, right click, then left-click Window / Terminal Here.
(For this example, save file is named the default pup_save.2fs.)

Then enter the following:

starhawk · Posted: Mon 14 Oct 2013, 12:56 Post_subject:

Dewbie -- if it's not too much trouble, could you upload an ISO (remaster or otherwise) of your ClassicPup RC5 somewhere and either post or PM the link (or both)? (PM or both would be preferable since I rarely if ever check this thread...) I have a PII/300 laptop that I'd like to try it on, see how it performs, particularly with regards to the sound driver...

Dewbie · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 1642

starhawk wrote:

greengeek · Joined: 20 Jul 2010 Posts: 1702 Location: New Zealand

starhawk · Posted: Tue 15 Oct 2013, 11:11 Post_subject:

I wanted Dewbie's remaster.

Downloaded what you sent me anyways -- disregard the PM reply I sent, I was confused.