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#76 Post by TLM »

Colonel Panic wrote:Hi TLM,

Success at last! GetFlash didn't work at all for me (and nothing was showing up in the Add Ons menu), but what did work was downloading Flash Lucid 10. 3 r181from the Puppy Package Manager, Firefoxt plays You Tube videos just fine now (and the Flash plugin now shows up in the Add Ons menu too).

All's well that ends well! Thanks for your help anyway,

Cheers,

CP .
Good. :D Still curious about what caused this. I will test on as many machines as i can access to see if i can replicate your situation.

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M&A Companion Netbook

#77 Post by rokytnji »

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sh-4.1# inxi -z -F
System:    Host: puppypc Kernel: 2.6.33.2 i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: Openbox 3.4.11 Distro: Diamond Linux
Linux 2.6.33.2 [i686 arch]
Machine:   System: manda (portable) product: Intel powered classmate PC version: Gen 1.5L
           Mobo: N/A model: N/A Bios: American Megatrends version: CM94515A.86A.0024.2008.0715.1716 date: 07/15/2008
CPU:       Single core Intel Core CPU N270 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB flags: (nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1596.096 MHz 2: 1596.096 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller 
           X.org: 1.7.6 driver: intel tty size: 79x23 Advanced Data: N/A for root 
Audio:     Card: Intel N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: HDA Intel Sound: ALSA ver: 1.0.21
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller driver: r8169 
           IF: eth2 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 34.1GB (4.6% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: SAMSUNG_HS030GB size: 30.0GB 
           2: id: /dev/sdb model: U3_Cruzer_Micro size: 4.1GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 1010M used: 56M (6%) fs: rootfs 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured?
Info:      Processes: 102 Uptime: 19 min Memory: 218.6/2018.4MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.5 
Pup-Scan-info for internal usb wireless.

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Manufacturer=Ralink
Product=802.11 bg WLAN
VendorID=0db0  ProductID=6877  KERNEL-MODULE=rt73u
Atom CPU readout from Pupsys-info

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=== CPU ===

processor	: 0
vendor_id	: GenuineIntel
cpu family	: 6
model		: 28
model name	: Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU N270   @ 1.60GHz
stepping	: 2
cpu MHz		: 1596.096
cache size	: 512 KB
physical id	: 0
siblings	: 2
core id		: 0
cpu cores	: 1
apicid		: 0
initial apicid	: 0
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 10
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 xtpr pdcm movbe lahf_lm
bogomips	: 3192.19
clflush size	: 64
cache_alignment	: 64
address sizes	: 32 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
power management:

processor	: 1
vendor_id	: GenuineIntel
cpu family	: 6
model		: 28
model name	: Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU N270   @ 1.60GHz
stepping	: 2
cpu MHz		: 1596.096
cache size	: 512 KB
physical id	: 0
siblings	: 2
core id		: 0
cpu cores	: 1
apicid		: 1
initial apicid	: 1
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 10
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 xtpr pdcm movbe lahf_lm
bogomips	: 3191.93
clflush size	: 64
cache_alignment	: 64
address sizes	: 32 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
power management:
Fat32 pendrive install made with http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

personal save file is now 1 gig on sdb pendrive where Diamond is installed.
Backup I put in My Documents in internal 30gig zif drive running Windows XP. Backup is 512MB save file.

Wireless was a breeze with Barrys simple network manager. Funny thing is. I tried Slack0 first. Wth rt73 module in Slack0. Barry network manager and Dougal failed for some reason regarding wpa2 which I use on home router.
No problems with that in Diamond.

Tint 2 taskbar hides my drive icons (cuts them off 1/2 way, no biggy though for me). Trying to figure out though how to find size of personal save file before getting the orange window warning.

Just installed today while barbecuing steaks for holiday. Using xorg-high pet also for intel 945 chip.

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sh-4.1# glxgears
2305 frames in 5.0 seconds
2238 frames in 5.0 seconds
2211 frames in 5.0 seconds
2181 frames in 5.0 seconds
2230 frames in 5.0 seconds
All in all. Diamond works pretty durn well on this M&A Companion Netbook.
Might be some cheap ones left if you live in the USA. It is a toughbook that is kid proof with a water resistant keyboard. I own eeepcs also.
Google 'M&A Companion 8.9" ebay '
There should still be a few refurbished $149.00 ones available.

Thanks TLM for one fine distro from a Biker in TX.

Edit: forgot to mention. Flash 11 and java 1.7 working out of the box (enabled java in addons). Full screen flash also works good.
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#78 Post by TLM »

Hi rokytnji,
Happy to hear that Diamond is working well for your setup. A couple possible solutions to the panels hiding your drive icons:

First, you might try manually moving the icons and then see if they stay put after reboot.

Second, you can lower the size of the panels a few pixels. You will need to do the lxpanel on the left and the tint2 on the right separately: To change the size of lxpanel, just right click on it anywhere and choose Panel Settings (4th item up) In the resulting Panel Preferences box, change the Height and Icon settings to about 36.

Now, for the tint2 panel, you will have to manually edit a text file. Open Thunar and enable hidden files (under View---Show Hidden Files) Now navigate to /root/.config/tint2/
Now open the tint2rc file with a text editor (just left click on it) and go down to line 41 and CAREFULLY backspace off the 40 and then type 36. Save the file and close. Restart the xserver for the tint2 size to take effect. If 36 pixels is too much or too little, you can repeat the above steps with a different value until you achieve the desired results.

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#79 Post by rokytnji »

First off. Thanks for the prompt reply.

I took the easy way out and just moved the drive icons and then locked them.
They survived a reboot.

Thanks also for the tint2 tip. I am sure other users of Diamond can benefit from it.

I run tint2 taskbar in fluxbox in AntiX also with a Conky. I tricked it out a bit to make it autohide and look and act like a faux gnome 3 panel.

http://i39.tinypic.com/29llnbt.jpg

That is on a IBM T23 Laptop that triple boots Windows 2K pro/Puppy 520/and Antix 8.5 on a 100 gig hard drive.

My pastebin files if you care to look at them
http://pastebin.com/zhx39vRE
http://pastebin.com/8gjFkgZ8

Happy Trails, Rok

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#80 Post by TLM »

rokytnji wrote:First off. Thanks for the prompt reply.

I took the easy way out and just moved the drive icons and then locked them.
They survived a reboot.

Thanks also for the tint2 tip. I am sure other users of Diamond can benefit from it.

I run tint2 taskbar in fluxbox in AntiX also with a Conky. I tricked it out a bit to make it autohide and look and act like a faux gnome 3 panel.

http://i39.tinypic.com/29llnbt.jpg

That is on a IBM T23 Laptop that triple boots Windows 2K pro/Puppy 520/and Antix 8.5 on a 100 gig hard drive.

Cool! I really like the lightweight panels and window managers, even on strong hardware.

My pastebin files if you care to look at them
http://pastebin.com/zhx39vRE
http://pastebin.com/8gjFkgZ8

Happy Trails, Rok

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#81 Post by chdslv »

Downloaded the base version.
It is nice!

I found the tint2rc, but cannot find conkyrc

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#82 Post by TLM »

chdslv wrote:Downloaded the base version.
It is nice!

I found the tint2rc, but cannot find conkyrc
Hi,
Thank you for trying Diamond. There is no conkyrc. The very first version a few months ago used conky, but then i switched to Pwidgets.

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#83 Post by TLM »

I have launched a sister project of Diamond. Built like Diamond, but based on Slacko 5.33. Those who want a Slacko Version of Diamond can download PatriotOS
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79294

Simply apply the wallpapers and themes from Diamond and you will have a Slacko based Diamond. I have no immediate plans to create a Slacko Diamond. My next efforts will focus on Lucid528.005 LucidPlus to take advantage of all the extra drivers included in that release.

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#84 Post by Colonel Panic »

A quick update; I've just downloaded and burnt Diamond (with LibreOffice) to CD, and I have to say this disk is a lot better
and more satisfactory than my previous one and has none of the faults that that one had. I think the old one may have been a "bad burn."

Just one thing though; how do I disable the "Initiating startup sequence " audio startup message, which I must admit I could do without especially when I use the distro during the "small hours"?

Thanks in advance,

CP .
Gigabyte M68MT-52P motherboard, AMD Athlon II X4 630, 5.8 GB of DDR3 RAM and a 250 GB Hitachi hard drive running Ubuntu 16.04.6, MX-19.2, Peppermint 10, PCLinuxOS 20.02, LXLE 18.04.3, Pardus 19.2, exGENT 200119, Bionic Pup 8.0 and Xenial CE 7.5 XL.

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#85 Post by TLM »

Colonel Panic wrote:A quick update; I've just downloaded and burnt Diamond (with LibreOffice) to CD, and I have to say this disk is a lot better
and more satisfactory than my previous one and has none of the faults that that one had. I think the old one may have been a "bad burn."

Just one thing though; how do I disable the "Initiating startup sequence " audio startup message, which I must admit I could do without especially when I use the distro during the "small hours"?

Thanks in advance,

CP .
To disable the startup sound, go to /etc/init.d and look for the file named startup-sound.qs. You can remove this file without it affecting anything else. Or, if you just wish to temporarily disable it, right click on it and go to Properties, then to the Permissions tab and untick the box that says "allow this file to run as a program.

I really need to release an updated version of Diamond, but cannot find the time lately. Currently running Firefox 18.01 in my full install. I need to roll that and a heap lot of other improvements into a new release. Hopefully I will find the time soon. Cheers.

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#86 Post by Colonel Panic »

TLM wrote:
Colonel Panic wrote:A quick update; I've just downloaded and burnt Diamond (with LibreOffice) to CD, and I have to say this disk is a lot better
and more satisfactory than my previous one and has none of the faults that that one had. I think the old one may have been a "bad burn."

Just one thing though; how do I disable the "Initiating startup sequence " audio startup message, which I must admit I could do without especially when I use the distro during the "small hours"?

Thanks in advance,

CP .
To disable the startup sound, go to /etc/init.d and look for the file named startup-sound.qs. You can remove this file without it affecting anything else. Or, if you just wish to temporarily disable it, right click on it and go to Properties, then to the Permissions tab and untick the box that says "allow this file to run as a program.
Thanks, I'll try that when I'm next in Diamond (I'm posting from a different Pup at the moment)
TLM wrote:I really need to release an updated version of Diamond, but cannot find the time lately. Currently running Firefox 18.01 in my full install. I need to roll that and a heap lot of other improvements into a new release. Hopefully I will find the time soon. Cheers.
You're welcome. I can't speak for others here but as long as I've got a reasonably up to date browser with Flash working, and can open my documents OK (older versions of Abiword struggle with OpenOffice documents, for example), then I'm happy, and I can do all that with Diamond right now. So, no hurry as far as I can see :).
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#88 Post by Colonel Panic »

Hi again. Just an update; I've now installed Diamond (the one with Libre Office etc.) to my hard drive and, if you don't want the startup message, the /etc/init.d one is the one to look for. Why it changed from what I said above I don't know.

It's a great Puplet anyway
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PuPpy Linux Diamond kernel 3.0.25 (2014)

#89 Post by Pelo »

PuPpy Linux Diamond kernel 3.0.25 (2014). Try was a success, wireless and audio are perfect. It's now five o'clock, time to sleep :wink: .
8 A.M JRE and L.O can be loaded on the fly when needed, said RSH. Sure RSH ! I am retreated from the Office and all day long databases, word, and Excel. If tex is not enough, Abiword shall do the job for the house husband that i am and for my housewife too.
No Need of JRE, Qt should have been a better choice.
All apps needing JRE are available Windows, so i shall make W7 work a little bit, from time to time.
"in these race cases when wifi does not work i have a mini usb wireless adapter i orderd from DX. Cheap Smile
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultra-mini ... pter-48166 " not my problem but this info could be useful a lot for many Puppy users.
Switching the kernel to 3.0.25 solves the atheros drivers problem.
Hidden Drive icons, i move menu to top left, icons are here. Nice distro.
Live in Paris November 2014 for two weeks show YouTube What applications in the Package manager ? Watch it !
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The best Lucid i have ever used !

#90 Post by hamoudoudou »

The best Lucid i have ever used !
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Re: The best Lucid i have ever used !

#91 Post by Colonel Panic »

hamoudoudou wrote:The best Lucid i have ever used !
I agree, but unfortunately the download link on page 1 doesn't work now (I've just tried it) and I don't know of any others.
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Re: The best Lucid i have ever used !

#92 Post by darry1966 »

Colonel Panic wrote:
hamoudoudou wrote:The best Lucid i have ever used !
I agree, but unfortunately the download link on page 1 doesn't work now (I've just tried it) and I don't know of any others.
Hi Colonel and others,

Thanks to Ally
https://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_Diamond528

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Re: The best Lucid i have ever used !

#93 Post by Colonel Panic »

darry1966 wrote:
Colonel Panic wrote:
hamoudoudou wrote:The best Lucid i have ever used !
I agree, but unfortunately the download link on page 1 doesn't work now (I've just tried it) and I don't know of any others.
Hi Colonel and others,

Thanks to Ally
https://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_Diamond528
Thanks Darry.
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#94 Post by slavvo67 »

In my eyes, this was the first puppy that came with LibreOffice included and didn't cause a significant memory issue when having limited ram. I recall having issues connecting to wifi, however.

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#95 Post by Colonel Panic »

Diamond is a life saver for me at the moment as I can't boot my hard drive right now (I messed something up in Grub when trying to shrink my Windows partition), and Full Diamond comes with Firefox, Thunderbird and LibreOffice already on the ISO.

So thanks once again to TLM!
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