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by AQUAR
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: A few minor issues after remastering Fossapup
Replies: 21
Views: 1973

Re: A few minor issues after remastering Fossapup

Many years later! I struck the same issue as the OP when remastering Fossapup64, went looking and found this thread with the bash script. When using the bash script during the remaster the first try created a remastered puppy that just boots into a terminal (and XWIN also fails). Looking carefully a...
by AQUAR
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:10 am
Forum: F96-CE
Topic: new computer needs to use nomodeset=0 only an issue with F96-CE_4
Replies: 8
Views: 1048

Re: new computer needs to use nomodeset=0 only an issue with F96-CE_4

This puppy distro also defaults to the VESA driver on older hardware (just has the MBR way of booting) with only an Nvidea GPU in it.
Only tried FC96-CE_4 it as it was a later "fossa" effort. No such issues with fossapup64.

by AQUAR
Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: Users
Topic: Screen Resolution With Old GPU's
Replies: 2
Views: 172

Re: Screen Resolution With Old GPU's

Absolutely no joy with the Radeon kernel mode driver at all, but I am still a noob so probably someone with more experience in the process to configure these drivers might have answers (just didn't find much with DR GOOGLE - except confusion). The Nvidea GT 1030 beats the AMD HD 5670 by a good margi...
by AQUAR
Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: Users
Topic: Screen Resolution With Old GPU's
Replies: 2
Views: 172

Screen Resolution With Old GPU's

Been ages since I last posted about my "efforts" in the "old forum" about getting native monitor resolutions when using puppies. Many years ago I was using macpup which with some modelines in Xorg.cfg provided what I wanted (1920 x 1080). With macpup, the older kernel played nice...

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