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01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7037 Location: qld

Thanks Lobster, fixed Embarassed

Lobster · Posted: Mon 12 Dec 2011, 03:17 Post subject:

After some kelp and recent discussions, I decided no need for PAE, so am going for main. Updated wiki - gonna see if you are on IRC Cool

jpeps · Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 2449

Dillo 3.0.2 with ssl.

Lobster · Posted: Mon 12 Dec 2011, 04:38 Post subject:

Had a brief chat with Micko on IRC before Billy (the dog) had to drag him off for some R&R . . .

Some good news. I am running pristine (puppy pfix=ram from boot) with the ATI crystal driver and the (previously mentioned) Openshot 1.4 SFS and claws crossed, it is working. Very Happy

No need for python (included) and no need for xfce - it is working in JWM - did not think that was possible . . .

Oh joy Cool

OK gonna add the blender SFS . . .
. . . then I am gonna create
Why did it not work before? Probably some claw fisted fool did something wrong. That would be moi Embarassed

Sage · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 4638 Location: GB

Bingo - you've got the prime slot on DWW this week! Got to be doing something right.

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7037 Location: qld

ooh, thanks for heads up Sage.

Pretty fair review by Robert Storey.. Fortunately the touchpad issue is sorted in this release.

Good idea of his to try other mirrors if a package isn't found, might try and work that one in somehow.

I don't expect we'll be getting a review off Caitlin any time this century. Maybe if we were called Ferret Linux?

Lobster · Posted: Mon 12 Dec 2011, 05:26 Post subject:

Thanks Sage just saw that - it is out of date being based on 5.3 Wink

Sage · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 4638 Location: GB

Shame those guys keep bashing on about /root, though.
Paranoids can of course run as nobody-in-particular users if only they read the destructions.
For ultimate security, remove HD and run under liveCD using a CD-R ! Bit tedious putting in the settings every time, but nothing to write malware onto.
Guess we need someone to write a little IP-hiding utility. Or, perhaps in the spirit of a nation that really did invent computing, a little code that sends out a spoof IP address?

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9479 Location: SwedenEurope

Lobster · Posted: Mon 12 Dec 2011, 06:55 Post subject:

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9479 Location: SwedenEurope

Ooop sorry I realize I have derailed this one
I am on track with the lost sound thing though
in the Slacko bug thread.

Thanks Lobster, I had forgot all about GROWL.
Clam01 write a good thing below my post in that thread.
Maybe we can continue there then to not derail this one

jpeps · Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 2449

Lobster · Posted: Mon 12 Dec 2011, 14:59 Post subject:

In any other distro - I run as root. My machine. I choose. Smile

Now then . . . been playing again with Openshot 1.4
http://puppylinux.info/topic/openshot-14
. . . it seems I don't need xfce (or KDE)?
What has changed to make this possible? Cool

Lobster · Posted: Mon 12 Dec 2011, 16:18 Post subject:

Well . . . who cares . . .
. . . 5.3.1 promo video created in Openshot 1.4 and Slacko
http://youtu.be/1Kn6ZRDH3vk

zekebaby · Joined: 17 Nov 2010 Posts: 46

Just popped in and tried Slacko on my steam-powered Toughbook CF-T2. Unlike Lucid, video is stable and does not crash randomly. Vesa is solid. Xorg doesn't crash at all, but it's giving me lots of tiny artifacts. Best way to describe it is little squares that obscure the lower half of some random letters. I'll try to play around some more later on and get a good screen shot (if that's possible) and some benchmarks.

This computer seems to be real picky with Xorg and video drivers; my guess is that Slacko is just too modern for this dinosaur. Wary video is and has always been solid, probably due to the fact that Barry uses an older Xorg.

Will test Slacko on a Dell C610 later on as well. Slacko 5.3 runs perfectly on that machine, as does Lucid and Wary.