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by PeteAir
Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:22 am
Forum: Users
Topic: Dual Boot Puppy with other Linux
Replies: 5
Views: 405

Re: Dual Boot Puppy with other Linux

Wiak, I have Linux mint installed on a ssd/sda5 , I dropped bookworm10.6 into sda5. I went to 40 custom and put the same stanza that was on menu.lst from grub4dos, changing the uuid. Ran update-grub and it did not find puppy. Suggestions? Thanks pete Never mind, I used grub2puppy to make the boot lo...
by PeteAir
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:50 pm
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: Low Cost Bluetooth for Bookworm64
Replies: 0
Views: 274

Low Cost Bluetooth for Bookworm64

mazon has a usb bluetooth dongle for $6.49 that works perfect on Bookworm. Warmstor Bluetooth 5.1 Dongle Receiver ONLY compatible with windows 11/10/8.1/8/7. This statement is not true currently. It has a rtl8761b chip that is linux supported in Kernel 5.8 and above. I have two of these on my 2 OLD ...
by PeteAir
Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:26 am
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: BookwormPup 64 Works Great!
Replies: 0
Views: 280

BookwormPup 64 Works Great!

Hey guys, I just istalled bookworm on my old Dell Optiplex 790/i5 3.2/8gb RAM/240 gb ssd. i kinda thought the 6.1 kernel would be too new. It has booted and run perfect! It is a very good touch having the global dark themes so wasy to get to and change for us older folks with bad eyes. The legacy th...
by PeteAir
Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:47 am
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: How to make browsers use Fuchsia cursor? {SOLVED}
Replies: 9
Views: 406

Re: How to make browsers use Fuchsia cursor?

Mike I tried to get those oreo to work xenial abd never did. I just got fuchisa working again in firefox and vivaldi.
I just wish I knew how I did it :roll:
thanks pete

by PeteAir
Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:24 am
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: How to make browsers use Fuchsia cursor? {SOLVED}
Replies: 9
Views: 406

Re: How to make browsers use Fuchsia cursor?

Mike, I have the fuchsia, and the fuchsia-red they both work real well for me and my eyes. They are the only cursors that do not get lost in web pages.
pete

If I remember correctly you have eye probs also?

Mike I posted a question about Brave-Portable in the advanced /Browser-internet

by PeteAir
Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:21 am
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: How to make browsers use Fuchsia cursor? {SOLVED}
Replies: 9
Views: 406

Re: How to make browsers use Fuchsia cursor?

Thanks guys, everything is running in root, no spot, and the cursor fuchsia is in .icons and it is listed in the default folder. Index.theme
Comment=Default Cursor Theme
Inherits=Fuchsia

pete

by PeteAir
Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:34 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: How to make browsers use Fuchsia cursor? {SOLVED}
Replies: 9
Views: 406

Re: How to make browsers use Fuchsia cursor?

Flash, thats exactly what I found, and I cannot start fossa again from scratch. There has got to be a simple fix for this.

I unloaded the vivaldi.sfs and renamed the vivaldi folder under .config
reloaded vivaldi and ot did not use my system wide cursor{fuchsisa},
pete

by PeteAir
Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:10 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: How to make browsers use Fuchsia cursor? {SOLVED}
Replies: 9
Views: 406

How to make browsers use Fuchsia cursor? {SOLVED}

I have bad eyes so I use a cursor named Fuchsia. It has worked well in all puppy windows and programs except Vivaldi browser. Vivaldi refuses to use it. Brave, Palemoon and Firedox until today and FF stopped using it.
Any suggestions where to look
thanks pete

by PeteAir
Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: Browsers and Internet
Topic: Brave Portable-Fonts {Shelved for now}
Replies: 0
Views: 286

Brave Portable-Fonts {Shelved for now}

Hey Mike, thanks for your work on brave portable. It works very well on fossa, but I have a small hang-nail. The fonts on bookmarks and the tool bar arre to small for me to read. I have adjusted all the fonts in settings and tries different themes to no avail. Amy place for me to look? I did a lot o...
by PeteAir
Sat Dec 31, 2022 12:38 am
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: I'd like a magnifier
Replies: 4
Views: 475

Re: I'd like a magnifier

boof, Have you tried VMG? It is in the PPM. I have used it for years, works for me.
Pete

by PeteAir
Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:05 am
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}

Yes mike, I read a lot of your posts because you state things in "easy for old guys to understand". Even though I have used Puppy since version 4 came out my retention and thought process is not the same as it once was.
thanks, pete

by PeteAir
Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:18 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

Thanks wizzard, ozsouth, richard, bigpup. williams2. clarity, Mike Walsh and the entire Puppy Forum for the great help that has been noted numerous times around the world. I went to my network spares box and dug out a realtek wireless pci card, stuck it in, booted fossa bang installed and setup with...
by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 7:31 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

Richard, this is a strange setup. I pull eth thru a linksys switch thats connected to a router/wifi bridge that gets wifi from a 4g Hotspot. This is the only system to have probs with the setup. I will change routers tonight and try that.
thanks. pete

by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 5:44 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

Clarity right now it shows axtive interface eth0 but the ip is 169.254;231.230 no pings

by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 5:38 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

clarity I can get success in wizzard only, and not the taskbar icon, yes abd test did nothing. but here iseth0 Settings for eth0: Supported ports: [ TP ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Full Supported pause frame use: No Supports auto-negotiation...
by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

bigpup, the taskbar icon states Active interface: None and browser no go. I have fossa on 3 laptops with no probs, and it was on this dell until last week when Ms/Win10 stated that it detected disk errors abd I needed to reboot so it could FIX them. I did and MS fixed it with NO BOOT to the drive. I...
by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 4:15 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

rerwin » Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:39 am I just saw this reply and I will work on it
Thanks Pete

by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 4:01 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

Hey bigpup, I have done exactly as you put it and it states sucessful but it is not

by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 3:55 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

oldaolgeezer, Your Dell specs are the same as my 790 and here is what I get root# dmesg | grep e1000e [ 6.436395] e1000e: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel. [ 6.437038] e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - 3.8.4-NAPI [ 6.437039] e1000e: Copyright(c) 1999 - 2020 Intel Corporation. What t...
by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 3:46 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

Xenial, At boot the screen says loading each of the sfs files done in green.

by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 3:02 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

Xenial, I did use the 3rd option and selected scan and it said it did not find a new adapter.
thanks pete

by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 9:58 am
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

ozsouth,
lspci -nn Gives 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) [8086:1502] (rev 04)
Thanks so much for the help\
pete

by PeteAir
Tue Jun 14, 2022 1:51 am
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Re: Cannot connect eth0

Thanks ozsouth, I just installed the new driver and the updated sns and connector but no change, no eth0,

by PeteAir
Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:02 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}
Replies: 32
Views: 3767

Cannot connect eth0 {SOLVED}

This is a DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ 790 with intel onboard nic e1000e, I tried all 3 connection managers. SMS says it does not exist. Frisbee says eth0 is active but no connect. Wizzard Identifies it and says connection, but no connect. When I run dmesg | grep -i firmware iget ACPI: [Firmware Bug]: BIOS _OSI(...
by PeteAir
Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:11 am
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: How to use Bluetooth speakers in Fossapup?
Replies: 2
Views: 426

Re: How to use Bluetooth speakers in Fossapup?

These are the directions I used to get bluetooth headphones to work on fossapup64. pBluetooth 4.0 alpha 7 found under networks
viewtopic.php?t=1135
Good Luck
Pete

by PeteAir
Sun Oct 31, 2021 7:45 pm
Forum: DebianDogs
Topic: Bluetooth Headphones to work BusterDog64 (SOLVED)
Replies: 6
Views: 490

Re: Bluetooth Headphones to work BusterDog64

Thank you rcrsn51 and dancytron

It be working just fine now, after I put the "Right" mac number for the headset in.

Pete

by PeteAir
Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:55 pm
Forum: DebianDogs
Topic: Bluetooth Headphones to work BusterDog64 (SOLVED)
Replies: 6
Views: 490

Re: Bluetooth Headphones to work BusterDog64

And yours works without having BlueAlsa? It finds my BT dongle and my headset but no connection.

by PeteAir
Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:05 pm
Forum: DebianDogs
Topic: Bluetooth Headphones to work BusterDog64 (SOLVED)
Replies: 6
Views: 490

Re: Bluetooth Headphones to work BusterDog64

Thanks for the suggestion..

bt4stretch calls for bluealsa, but buster does not have it available in synaptic. Is there a hacked version of bluealsa for buster?

by PeteAir
Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:57 pm
Forum: DebianDogs
Topic: Bluetooth Headphones to work BusterDog64 (SOLVED)
Replies: 6
Views: 490

Bluetooth Headphones to work BusterDog64 (SOLVED)

How do I get bluetooth working on Buster to use my wireless headphones?

Thanks, Peie

by PeteAir
Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:47 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: fossapup64-9.5 waiting for modules to complete loading
Replies: 27
Views: 1657

Re: fossapup64-9.5 waiting for modules to complete loading

"bigpup" You did it again! Great post on "change_kernels", worked perfectly. My HP-G60 la[top cira 2008 seemed sluggish on fossa/kernel 5, partitions were slow to open with rox (5 seconds or so), Now since loading kernel 4.19.23 from bionic partitions load instantly and everythin...

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