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I don't know if this is helpful, but I thought I'd drop it in...

One of my USB ports has become a bit wobbly, which has resulted in drives suddenly becoming disconnected while still in use. This freezes the session and I have no option but to power off and reboot - at which point they become ...

Thanks for the update, KevinTheGerbil . Sorry to hear you're still having problems, but it's good to know you still have another Puppy that works the way you want it to.

I've occasionally had mysterious issues with upgrades as well, and ended up either sticking with the previous version or trying a ...

The same problem persists with both UG Chromium and Iron - i.e. downloading seems to be completely disabled, and also if I go into the settings screen and try to change the location of the downloads folder, that function is disabled too.


KevinTheGerbil mikewalsh I've just upgraded from BWPup ...

Thanks, Jasper. Definitely worth keeping a note of that!

We are investigating the issue with our Linux partners and will provide an update when more information is available.

Hmm... looks like they might have published a workaround because they've realised the move could hurt their own pockets ...

At long last, I've been able to work out what makes the difference! I'm still not quite sure what's happening behind the scenes, but happy to mark this as resolved for now.

I don't have wifi at home. Instead, I tether my phone (Moto G5) via USB cable. On this model, I need to manually enable USB ...

I still feel it would be interesting to have some repeatable examples of cases where shutdown prior to reboot fixed a problem whereas straight reboot did not. Would be useful to identify why? Certainly there are many who have stories where they think that was the reasons seen happening to them ...

Thanks for all your helpful replies - and thanks to whoever changed the title of this thread; that's a lot clearer. :thumbup:

If you're comfortable with taking the laptop apart, I'd say remove everything you can, especially the RAM, blow the dust out and put it back together. Just removing and ...

I've been using Vanilla Dpup 10.0.x-xwayland since its release, It still works perfectly once it boots up, but the boot screen has recently started hanging on 'Waiting for modules to complete loading...' This doesn't always happen and when it does, it sometimes continues after a few minutes - but ...

That's why I like the Privacy Possum extension; see https://github.com/cowlicks/privacypossum for details. Seeing it in action is quite satisfying - or maybe that's just me :lol:
Does some of my real data slip through? Probably, but mixed up with a lot of nonsense to confuse the trackers.

Some ...

@pp4mnklinux 's page contains a plethora of wrong information and opinions.

If both of you @redquine and @pp4mnklinux would simply search online it would take just few minutes to get the info you need.

Have you at least read the small web page I linked in my first post?



darksun , yes, I did ...

that article about mullvad browser you linked contains rubbish information and consideration, to say the least


darksun , he was just saying what his impressions were. Can you tell us how you've found it, please? Especially if you've managed to get it working with another VPN or with Firefox ...

I've occasionally had similar issues after an update, when running Puppy and Firefox from a USB device. I stay signed into my Mozilla profile, though, so if I sign out then back in, they usually fix themselves when I re-sync.

Whether or not you do that: if you have a Mozilla profile, you can log ...

what i am working on now
is trying to get firefox.sfs (from upup32) running in tinycore


It's been a while since I used Tiny Core or Corepup, as I no longer have the laptop I used to run it on. But I remember using the "Firefox latest" .tcz, which I really liked as it was so effortless to ...

To convert back, just create a new blank directory, name it appropriately - no need for the 2fs/3fs/4fs extension, obviously! - then mount the save-file and just copy the contents over. I've never had any issues with doing this.

Agreed. The only thing I'd add is, make sure you show the hidden ...

im now experiment with

BionicPup32-8.0 (UPupBB-19.03) BionicBeaver Woof-CE build



Ah ... in that case, have a look at https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=10900#p10900

I haven't used Bionic for a while but seem to recall having success with the WL driver. You might be able to find ...

Hi babinio74,

PPM is limited and out of date, unfortunately. However, I use BCM43142 as well, with the Broadcom STA driver.

Which Puppy are you using (including the version number)?
If you go to Menu > Setup, can you see another Package Manager listed?

My own example: I'm using Vanilla Dpup 10.0 ...

Here is another FF "bug".

If FF is running, and you try and run it again, get this:

ff-running-err.png

Chromium, on the otherhand, will start a new tab in the currently-running Chromium.


I wonder if this is something to do with how Firefox interacts with EasyOS? I usually use FP96 or Vanilla ...

Cannot acquire 32b,v10 download from: https://vanilla-dpup.github.io/. I get about 430KBbbbb, and then it "breaks".
Any suggestions, please? Thanks.


I've had the same problem downloading ISOs through the browser.
Try using uGet instead; if you're already using VanillaDpup, it should appear in ...

Thanks dimkr . The only thing is, when Firefox freezes, everything freezes and I can't even access the terminal.

I've tried again while Firefox isn't running and can confirm that Ctrl+Alt+F2 does normally work. I suspect I was just being impatient; it seemed to be taking a long time to go from a ...

I'm running Vanilla Dpup 10.0.154 Wayland on an HP Stream 11 with kernel 6.1.12, booting from a USB stick.

I've been extremely impressed with it so far; everything "just works" - even the (usually tricky) Broadcom wireless connection. However, Firefox occasionally freezes when playing a video ...

Thanks for starting a discussion about this, Mike. I've been having trouble getting to grips with PulseAudio and wasn't sure if it was a common issue or just my peculiar laptop (Toshiba Satellite P200; ALSA only recognises my speakers if they're plugged into the headphone socket).

After tweaking ...

Elegant, easy to read and highlights the distro's best features. Less is definitely more! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

I love the graphic design and particularly love that you've included the requirements so clearly. (Why so many distros bury this info two levels deep on a forum is totally beyond ...

I think the RasPI guys have made that decision based on how people use their boards. The legislation appears to apply to IoT devices like fridges and alarms, not home PC operating systems.

From https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/new-uk-iot-law-means-huge-fines-and-a-ban-on-default ...

There are people out there (masochists) who like to run really old hardware with really old operating systems.


... and (peculiar?) people who have peculiar problems requiring peculiar answers! ;) I sometimes find the clues in the old stuff, such as commands I'd forgotten about or even complete ...

Many thanks, Richard!

I've tested it three times on FossaPup 64, switching both laptop and phone off between tests (so the MAC address definitely changed each time). The third time, I waited until the desktop came up before switching on USB tethering; I could simply click the network icon and ...

root# udevadm info -a -p /sys/class/net/usb0 | grep 'DRIVERS=='
DRIVERS=="rndis_host"
DRIVERS=="usb"
DRIVERS=="usb"
DRIVERS=="ehci-pci"
DRIVERS==""


root# ls -1 /sys/class/net/usb0/*/device/driver/module/drivers/
ls: cannot access '/sys/class/net/usb0/*/device/driver/module/drivers/': No ...

@redquine ,
To fix the code to handle randomized MAC addresses, I am considering using the interface name as an indication of that possibility, usbx. I need to know what the other form of the name is, too. Peebee's bionicpup32 (upupbb) and later upups use the "predictable" form of the names ...

Output as requested:

root# lsusb -v | grep 'Product'
idProduct 0x2e25
iProduct 2 Moto G (5)
can't get debug descriptor: Resource temporarily unavailable
can't get device qualifier: Resource temporarily unavailable
can't get debug descriptor: Resource temporarily unavailable



I haven't had a ...

I had the same issue with a couple of older laptops - and yes, it was power management. Fixed it by adding the bootcodes

I was advised to try just noapic first and add nolapic if that didn't work - although for the life of me, I can't remember why!

Alas if two of you, including the maintainer, are convinced my problem is the default network utility that seems to work, I will definitely pay more attention to it.


I'm not knowledgeable enough to be convinced of anything, but it's a possibility - especially as Frisbee seems to work for you ...