just switch back to windows. all problems solvedWognath wrote:I also tried jamesbond's script run-as-spot: same result.
Thanks.
Slacko 5.6 - feedback, bug reports
Re: Problem running browsers as spot
- MochiMoppel
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Have you installed Slacko?MochiMoppel wrote: When I select menu Setup > Sfs manager dowload and install sfs files: "You must install Puppy before using this tool". Hmm... leaves me scratching my head.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
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When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
It works OK for me.MochiMoppel wrote:Just dowloaded Slacko 5.6. I can't install anything as the Install button does nothing. When I run /usr/local/petget/pkg_chooser.sh I see that the script creates index.html in /usr/local/petget/ and immediately deletes it. What's up?
Maybe your download of Slacko is bad.
Suggest you do a fresh download of Slacko 5.6 and try again.
If still does not work.
Be specific about how you are running Slacko.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
Slacko 5.6 release notes states:
In extlinux.conf and syslinux.conf the code is placed at the end of the line dealing with initrd.
This is a little miss leading.If you boot to blackscreen:
for intel cards:
i915.modeset=0
ATI/AMD radeon cards:
radeon.modeset=0
nvidia cards:
nouveau.modeset=0
Those strings must be placed after (example) "puppy pfix=ram i915.modeset=0" for live boot or on the kernel line of extlinux.conf, syslinux.conf, menu.lst, lilo.conf
In extlinux.conf and syslinux.conf the code is placed at the end of the line dealing with initrd.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
- MochiMoppel
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If you mean by "installed" a full install: no. Frugal with boot parameters pmedia=usbflash pfix=ram.bigpup wrote:Have you installed Slacko?
The Package Manager problem is solved. Refuses to start when it can't find /usr/local/petget/ui_Ziggy. My standard startup script (created for Precise) renamed it to /usr/local/petget/ui_Classic so I can use Ziggy instead of Classic, but obviously that was not a good idea. Sorry for the confusion
MochiMoppel wrote:If you mean by "installed" a full install: no. Frugal with boot parameters pmedia=usbflash pfix=ram.bigpup wrote:Have you installed Slacko?
Because you are using "pfix=ram", you never have a savefile in play. It looks like the SFS Manager requires a savefile.When I select menu Setup > Sfs manager dowload and install sfs files: "You must install Puppy before using this tool". Hmm... leaves me scratching my head.
- MochiMoppel
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No, it doesn't and if it would, it should say so. The message is sheer nonsense.rcrsn51 wrote:Because you are using "pfix=ram", you never have a savefile in play. It looks like the SFS Manager requires a savefile.
The SFS Manager shows this message if a user runs PUPMODE 5 (=from a flash drive and without a savefile) and then exits the script:
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[ "$PUPMODE" = "5" ] && gtkdialog-splash \
-timeout 5 \
-bg hotpink \
-icon gtk-dialog-error \
-text \
"$(gettext "You must install Puppy before using this tool")" \
&& exit
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case $PUPMODE in
12|13)DDIR=/initrd/mnt/dev_save ;;
2|3|5|6|77)DDIR=/ ;;
*)DDIR=/tmp ;;
esac
When I comment out [ "$PUPMODE" = "5" ] the SFS Manager works as expected: It offers a list of SFS packages for download, and after downloading to the root level of the flash disk it opens sfs_load so that I can install the package on-the-fly. Perfect.
Some of this is to keep people with very low ram from trying to use SFS files before they have a place to put the file. Some of the SFS files are very large.
A frugal install with a save file provides that room.
A frugal install with a save file provides that room.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
- MochiMoppel
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Firstly: I have enough RAM, but it still keeps me from downloading. And what does this have to do with RAM anyway? The script downloads the files (the user can see how large they are) to the installation drive. If the drive of a user cannot accomodate a 200MB download, then the user shouldn't download. No need for a savefile here and (at least at this point) no need for RAM. SFS Manager runs sfs_load (SFS Loan on-the-fly), a script that enables SFS files to load without the need of a savefile. I admit that I can't understand your reasoning.bigpup wrote:Some of this is to keep people with very low ram from trying to use SFS files before they have a place to put the file. Some of the SFS files are very large.
A frugal install with a save file provides that room.
Look here for how Puppy works
You may not understand the difference between Pupmodes.
http://puppylinux.com/development/howpuppyworks.html
You may have found some need for tweaking the code for this program.
You may not understand the difference between Pupmodes.
http://puppylinux.com/development/howpuppyworks.html
You may have found some need for tweaking the code for this program.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
- MochiMoppel
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Pupmode 5 could be while running from a live CD. No way to download to it.The script downloads the files (the user can see how large they are) to the installation drive
Pupmode 5 everything is in ram.
How does the program know you have enough ram?
Pupmode 5 says there is a good chance you do not.
A lot of people still have computers with 256MB-512MB of ram.
In Puppy land SFS files are big.
100MB is a big file for Puppy.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
Because you normally put the SFS files in /mnt/home which is outside of the save file.sfs_load (SFS Loan on-the-fly), a script that enables SFS files to load without the need of a savefile
/mnt/home is the top layer of the partition the frugal install is on.
As you say, root level of the flash disk.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
- MochiMoppel
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Agreed, but the script wouldn't try that anyway, so no conflict here.bigpup wrote:Pupmode 5 could be while running from a live CD. No way to download to it.
...and the downloads as well would go to RAMPupmode 5 everything is in ram.
The little applet in the tray shows the amount of personal storage and free space so there are ways to figure that out. But even then: Why does the script shuts down before even knowing how big or small the file will be and if the - not yet selected - file will fit into space or not?How does the program know you have enough ram?
Pupmode 5 doesn't say anything about my installed or available RAM. Any speculation about the probability is meaningless.Pupmode 5 says there is a good chance you do not.
Well, what I said was rubbish . The script doesn't download to "root level of the flash disk", it downloads to /, which is the root level of the filesystem, RAM that is. That is good enough to load the sfs and for anyone who does not need or has no means to permanently save the file in /mnt/home. But the sfs_load takes care of that too: The script urges the user to permanently save the file and proposes locations./mnt/home is the top layer of the partition the frugal install is on.
As you say, root level of the flash disk.
As I said before: The program runs fine once I remove the unnecessary show-stopper for pupmode 5. If the author is worried about RAM challenged users he could include a warning (an understandable one, not the present), but otherwise let the program continue.
All programs could probably use a little tweaking.
Tweak away and post your version to the forum.
May turn into the new version for that program.
Tweak away and post your version to the forum.
May turn into the new version for that program.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
- MochiMoppel
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I'm still in exploration mode , not much to tweak yet.bigpup wrote:Tweak away and post your version to the forum.
New problem: When I try to run a script from Geany with F5 it doesn't work. Was no problem in Precise.
As a workaround I changed back to Geany 0.19.1, copied from Precise, with command /usr/bin/xterm -e bash -c in Preferences > Tools > Terminal. But what would be the correct command in Slacko's Geany 1.23.1?
I found a description of the same problem in How to make Geany execute command (F5 key) to work, but unfortunately no solution
Edit:
I guess I found the solution. Posted to above thread
Unable to use files whose names contain special characters
Files and directories whose names contain special characters (ß, ô, ö, etc.) can be opened, but you can't save changes to them.
Regards,
Regards,
Wilhelm Eberhard
Io comprende Interlingua :) (Reguarda http://www.interlingua.com/)
Je parle Français :wink:
Hablo Español :P
Eu comprendo Português (mas eu não falo muito bêm) :roll:
Io comprende Interlingua :) (Reguarda http://www.interlingua.com/)
Je parle Français :wink:
Hablo Español :P
Eu comprendo Português (mas eu não falo muito bêm) :roll:
No problem here:
I edited ßôö/ßôö.txt with geany just fine
Did you get a good download?
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# mkdir -p ßôö
# echo hello > ßôö/hello.txt
# echo hello > ßôö/ßôö.txt
# cat ßôö/ßôö.txt
hello
goodbye
Did you get a good download?
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In this posting http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 181#756181 Wilhelm has noted that AbiWord in Slacko 5.6 is a unstable version (2.9.4) The latest stable version being 2.8.6 http://www.abisource.com/
From Menu, Wizard Wizard (PupControl) I see that you can uninstall original programs (Install, Remove Builtin) such as abiword 2.9.4.
After doing that how do I install abiword 2.8.6 (stable) ?
TIA
From Menu, Wizard Wizard (PupControl) I see that you can uninstall original programs (Install, Remove Builtin) such as abiword 2.9.4.
After doing that how do I install abiword 2.8.6 (stable) ?
TIA