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Federico

On my laptop the integrated touchpad did break, so I decided to disable it inside the BIOS and remove it physically from the chassis (to save weight and improve cooling), since I basically do not use it (only work with mouse). Could it be that for some reason the Linux kernel 6 (and not the 5) or ...

Federico

I will have to do further testing.
As already said, it could be just related to my video chip (or other piece of hardware).
By the way: I've also set a file system encryption password.
Anyway, I will install it on another stick, so that we can exclude further possible causes, and I'll report back.

Federico

If I reinstall the Scarthgap image onto the USB stick from scratch I regain the ability to boot the system, but just for a couple of times. So I assume that the stick is OK, and that either: - the kernel is buggy or: - the driver is buggy or: - the shutdown routine makes something wrong Most ...

Federico

Hi Barry, I tested Samba and it's 100% working. - Configured the Samba service through EasyShare - the default share ( /files ) can be accessed and written on from Windows PCs - the service detects automatically and successfully Windows network shares - the Windows network shares can be read but not ...

Federico

You are using a video card of the '90s. Have you already tried with another video driver? I mainly use virtio on my VMs.

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-vga [std|cirrus|vmware|qxl|xenfb|tcx|cg3|virtio|none]

VGA and other display devices in qemu

Federico

I confirm that the CPU runs slightly hotter on Kirkstone with the kernel 5.15.158. It's 4 °C hotter when idling (42 °C instead of 38 °C). It's not the world, but it for sure results in better battery life. So I found that Scarthgap is slightly faster, slightly more efficient and includes updated so ...

Federico

Installed Easy Scarthgap on a test USB stick. Posting this from Scarthgap . First impressions are very good. Hardware: - Video --> Working - 3D acceleration --> Working - Screen brightness setting --> Working - Audio --> Working (and easyer / faster to setup compared to Easy Kirkstone ) - Network ...

Federico

Greetings, Barry!
Thank you very much for this new version.
The black-blueish theme with the picture from the surface of another planet is the one I prefer.

Short question: is it possible to update to Scarthgap from Kirkstone 5.8.3?

Thanks in advance.

Federico

It's quite annoying that the manufacturers don't publish complete data sheets. There's basically no way to know the maximum power draw of the stick. The power draw is not constant. Exactly like for HDDs and SSDs, the fact that it "works" does not mean that it can work in every possible situation ...

Federico

Please check the USB ports of the PC. The maximum current which the ports can handle may give problems. Refer to the following table: USB 1.X --> max current is 100 mA = 0.1 A = 0.5 Watts @ 5 Volts USB 2.x --> max current is 500 mA = 0.5 A = 2.5 Watts @ 5 Volts USB 3.x --> max current is 900 mA = 0 ...

Federico

Yes, in fact the picture I sent in my previous post is wrong, and shows exactly just a USB3-SATA adapter cable. What I meant is something like this . Long story short: something which connects to 2 USB ports on the PC and to the given enclosure. There are enclosures around which also provide an own ...

Federico

This argumentation is not completely correct from a technical standpoint: in no way you can overload a USB port. The port will simply not supply a greater current than its allowed maximum. The risk is not to overload the port, but not to supply the HDD with the power it requires, resulting in ...

Federico

For going into developer mode just once, you most probably just need to connect an external Mac type USB keyboard. Some keyboards come in 2 flavours: PC and Mac (like the famous Logitech MX Keys for example). Obviously this could also be a permanent solution in case you plan to use the laptop as a ...

Federico

Please, refine your english, because what you mean can only be interpreted. To install EasyOS itself on a QEmu virtual machine looks to be an interesting topic. I don't know if it's even possible at the moment, but I think that this thread should be anyway moved to the Containers and VMs section.

Federico

I discovered that it's possible to switch color theme on Geany , since the version 1.22 (we are currently using v 1.38). Generally speaking, a dark theme is more comfortable for the eyes, it is somehow less tiring to be working for several hours in front of a screen when using a dark theme ...

Federico

Just updated to the 5.8.3 from the 5.8.1. Firefox not working, but I've never used it. The new included version of Ungoogled Chromium (125) is much faster to launch than the AppImage which I was previously using. I was also able to fully transfer my profile (including all extensions) from the ...

Federico

@ BarryK, @ all for sure we know that Ungoogled Chromium is freely released by people who freely take over the task of searching the whole Chromium source code and removing by hand all traces of Google spying / collecting user data and sending it to some server. For every new Chromium version ...

Federico

@ all So, I restarted the system and, as usual, the X server did not start: - Black screen - System fan spinning fast - Command prompt still available through Ctrl+Alt+F2 at this point I was going to format the usb stick once again. But I thought: why not to try it on my desktop first (Nvidia RTX ...

Federico

@ Caramel It did not only run, we have used it for an hour without even the smallest issue. The connection between Germany and Italy ran also silk smooth, without any stuttering or disconnection, even if the internet connection was only average fast. So, basically, QV already works quite well. The ...

Federico

@ Caramel /usr/lib/libpam.so.0 is a symbolic link to libpam.so.0.85.1 . I renamed it and rebooted. This time AnyDesk still does not work, but I do get some errors: # ./anydesk (process:5806): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 17:21:47.008: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (process:5806): GLib-GObject ...

Federico

After installing the KDE meta package kde5-6.0.4_2 Konqueror still does not work, but at least for us it's not that important. The important point is Dolphin with root access and that was my fault: I did not read fully the instructions from PKGget . So, sorry, I apologize. To get system wide root ...

Federico

@ Caramel /usr/lib/libpam.so.0 is a symbolic link to libpam.so.0.85.1 . I renamed it and rebooted. This time AnyDesk still does not work, but I do get some errors: # ./anydesk (process:5806): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 17:21:47.008: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (process:5806): GLib-GObject ...

Federico

Version 5.8.3 will have significant fixes: "Snapshot exclusions bug fix" https://bkhome.org/news/202405/snapshot-exclusions-bug-fix.html "Kernel AMD GPU disaster fixed" https://bkhome.org/news/202405/kernel-amd-gpu-disaster-fixed.html ...that latter post means the kernel will be bumped, to 5.15.158 ...

Federico

as you have already noticed by yourself, https://www.forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=118617#p118617, Ungoogled Chromium offers several privacy advantages over simple Chromium or Google Chrome (absence of Google stuff). Me and my family have been using successfully Ungoogled Chromium for the ...

Federico

It follows my report (V 240506). SOFTWARE: AnyDesk --> NOT working (the window doesn't show up, the tray icon disappears after 5 seconds and no errors are reported) I confirm. Still the PAM problem. with the same solution: rename (or move) /usr/lib/libpam.so.0 and reboot. Thank you Caramel. I'm ...

Federico

SOFTWARE: German translation --> working (I think that "Befehl" is more suitable for translating "command") KDE Dolphin --> working (there's an issue with version 24.02.2: there's no way to gain root privileges. I tried to install a pair of versions of the package kio-admin , to no avail) KDE ...

Federico

At the end, is the official name "Quirky Void" or "Quantum Vis" ? It follows my report (V 240506). HARDWARE: Video --> working Audio --> working Network --> working Bluetooth --> NOT working CPU frequency scaling --> working (Intel i5-1135G7) Access to NTFS drives --> working Keyboard lighting ...

Federico

As far as I know (been using EasyOS since Buster), these have never worked. These settings have never been automatic (and were probably never meant to be automatic): one must set them every time the system boots, but that doesn't require more than 1 or 2 seconds. It is so fast that it became an ...

Federico

If you don't like / want the hibernation when you close the lid, if I remember well, you can just edit the file lid.sh file, located inside the folder /etc/acpi/ and simply comment the line which says << /usr/sbin/pm-suspend >>. The file should look as follows: #!/bin/sh /bin/grep -q open /proc/acpi ...

Federico

I think this post important considering all thing EASY will be moving forward in 2024. External useful web information PipeWire and QEMU release consideration s. Pipewire and JACK considerations . I hope QEMU packaging is upgraded , by now version 8+, for use in EASY for modern Pipewire services ...

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