F96-CE_4 Latest Stable Release

[Clarity]

Yes, I do performance test using Hardinfo.

Seems 'maybe' your video card and the video subsystem struggle a bit.

Oh well, hardware differences may be why I dont have the same problem(s) you see.

[ChrisH]

Hi @rockedge (and friends),

Following from our discussion about fixing my Vassal implementation problem on this thread I'm trying to download the iso for F96-CE_4 so that I can try implementing Vassal on that distro.

Unfortunately every attempt to download it ends with a Secure Connection Failed error.

It doesn't matter which route I take to do that, whether from your webpage, from the ISO link or from the Puppy Linux home download page nor does it matter whether I use Firefox or Pale Moon to access the page.

So I'm rather stuck and will be grateful for any help you might offer.

Best regards, @ChrisH

[Jasper]

@ChrisH

Try using Wget in terminal

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wget https://rockedge.org/kernels/data/ISO/F96-CE/F96-CE_4.iso

[pp4mnklinux]

@ChrisH

Try using Wget in terminal

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wget https://rockedge.org/kernels/data/ISO/F96-CE/F96-CE_4.iso

Using uGet, 8 secs download time with no problem.

[ChrisH]

@Jasper & @pp4mnklinux , thanks for your advice. I'll give that a try. Best regards, @ChrisH

[ChrisH]

So, wget worked and the iso was successfully downloaded as follows

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wget https://rockedge.org/kernels/data/ISO/F96-CE/F96-CE_4.iso

but the file failed with GtkHash using the hash file from https://rockedge.org/kernels/data/ISO/F ... _4-ISO.txt. So maybe I shouldn't trust it? Regards, ChrisH

[Jasper]

Guess, you will have to download again if you want the correct verification to match.

[rockedge]

@ChrisFH

I just downloaded a copy of F96-CE_4.iso from the same location and the ISO tested against the SHA1-MD5_F96-CE_4-ISO.txt values in gtkhash successfully. The value for SHA1 match:

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[ChrisH]

@rockedge , @Jasper , thanks. I've never been really sure of the purpose of the hash key. I have it in mind that it's to verify that the downloaded file has not been maliciously modified, though I don't remember where I first got that idea from. That's the reason why I wondered whether I should trust it. I'll try again. Best regards, @ChrisH

[ChrisH]

@rockedge , OK, it looks like I downloaded an out of date Hash key file. The file I used for my failed attempt came from this address https://rockedge.org/kernels/data/ISO/F ... 64_9.6.txt , which I must have picked up by mistake by copying the hash file link for the devx version instead of the https://rockedge.org/kernels/data/ISO/F ... _4-ISO.txt version . So I'm good to go now that the hash check shows green . Thanks everyone and best regards, @ChrisH

[oafunv]

2 CDs in the bin with this. One with cdrecord speed=4 -multi F96-CE_4.iso, the other with xfburn. I can't say if it's the CDs (maybe) or the burner or the iso. Any info?

[bigpup]

@oafunv

What exactly happens when you try to boot using one of these CD's?
You do what?
You see what?
Give specific details.

Information on what the computer is will help.
Make and model?

[oafunv]

What exactly happens when you try to boot using one of these CD's? nothing, cdrom makes noises and pc goes to next normal boot ie skips cd cos it failed to read it
You do what? nothing
You see what? black screen
I'm leaning towards CDs being bad because I could burn both CDs a second time.

[rockedge]

@oafunv what should happen if the CD-ROM is burned correctly, is the system will boot and start up and a desktop will appear on the monitor.

Does sound like something went wrong during the first burn attempt. I had to burn a copy recently for a machine that had the hard drive replaced and was not partitioned and formatted yet. This worked for me but I had to go through several tries until I found a CD-ROM/DVD drive that would write (burn) still.

If you can still write data to a previously "burned" CD-ROM then nothing was written to the blank CD/DVD.

Can you in anyway burn F96-CE_4 again and check the disk's integrity after the burn process is finished?

[bigpup]

@oafunv

Can you look at what is on the CD and tell us what is on it?
Should see a bunch of files:

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What operating system are you using, to run a program in, to burn the ISO image to CD?