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by rockedge
Mon 01 Jun 2020, 02:30
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: installed BionicPup64 routinely loses vmlinuz
Replies: 12
Views: 1283

What about make/flag USB #2 bootable (Manage Flags) with Gparted ? backi you are correct! Good you pointed it out, it is important. I've added it the above post with the how to details. @enrique I have a DELL INSPIRON 1505 E laptop that was originally a WIndows 7 machine that I upgraded to Windows ...
by rockedge
Mon 01 Jun 2020, 01:58
Forum: Misc
Topic: Other Distros
Replies: 3058
Views: 1163108

Do we have a Puppy derivative base on Tiny Core?
There has been work done in that direction: CorePup
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=108188
by rockedge
Sun 31 May 2020, 21:22
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: redeem.thesoundofvinyl.com and Universal Music Group
Replies: 4
Views: 54

"Globalization at its... best?"

It certainly seems so!
by rockedge
Sun 31 May 2020, 18:15
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: installed BionicPup64 routinely loses vmlinuz
Replies: 12
Views: 1283

there is a manual method which is fairly easy to do. boot up the LIVE USB of Bionic insert target USB stick start GParted delete what ever partition is on target USB (#2) create a partition and format it one of these -> ext2, ext3, ext4 set the boot flag to ON for that partition create a new directo...
by rockedge
Sun 31 May 2020, 16:47
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: RC7 (STABLE) WeeDogLinux Arch 64 now released
Replies: 821
Views: 189691

Built a WeeDog64-Arch-RC3 under 20 minutes sucessfully.

Screenshot is RC3 running as 'root' with a jwm - rox pinboard and xLunch menu system desktop and for the user weedog it uses the stock openbox. So as I swtich user I am switching to a customized desktop for that user.
by rockedge
Sun 31 May 2020, 16:40
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Cannot unmount because of 'active kernel process'
Replies: 19
Views: 1611

open htop and investigate what process if still running or is present in RAM and terminate that process. Do you have the you downloaded opened in anything like geany? If even a txt file is loaded in geany from a partition and is not closed in geany the kernel will respond with that error....for exam...
by rockedge
Sun 31 May 2020, 16:35
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: If you didn't believe in fake news here's a prime example
Replies: 40
Views: 8493

Hey backi.......

I love to see you run the show...to see how it goes and it would be really interesting to see what you discover.........
by rockedge
Sun 31 May 2020, 12:53
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: redeem.thesoundofvinyl.com and Universal Music Group
Replies: 4
Views: 54

This is the main site https://thesoundofvinyl.com/

They are in Europe....the U.K. it appears not American based.
by rockedge
Sun 31 May 2020, 01:21
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: How to control another computer on LAN?
Replies: 11
Views: 1294

I posted a simple set of instructions to set up a Dropbear SSH server.

I compiled both pUTTY and Dropbear on Bionic64-v8.
I have tested building the same for Xenial and Tahr and it works as well.

Here is the post with the HOW TO
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=118885
by rockedge
Sun 31 May 2020, 01:15
Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
Topic: Install Dropbear SSH server on Bionic64
Replies: 1
Views: 3925

Install Dropbear SSH server on Bionic64

To connect two Puppy Linux Bionic64's using a SSH remote session. Two packages will be used, the pUTTY-.0.73 client and a Dropbear SSH server. Also a small shell script that will create the keys. For #1 Bionic64 the PET file for the Server component is here -> https://rockedge.org/kernels/data/PET/B...
by rockedge
Sat 30 May 2020, 01:01
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: How to control another computer on LAN?
Replies: 11
Views: 1294

here is pUTTY as a PET file for Linux. Compiled in Bionic64

http://rockedge.org/kernels/data/PET/Bi ... x86_64.pet
by rockedge
Fri 29 May 2020, 16:45
Forum: Hardware
Topic: 8 gig raspberry pi 4
Replies: 9
Views: 3488

I know someone who used one of the small single board computers to make a controller for the watering of the garden etc Me too! This guy made a garden weeder that works like a big CNC machine or 3D printer. webcam does object recognition and can identify like 30 different weeds and an little robot ...
by rockedge
Fri 29 May 2020, 15:21
Forum: Hardware
Topic: 8 gig raspberry pi 4
Replies: 9
Views: 3488

some people work with the Pi to set up doorbell cameras and other home automation purposes. Also the Pi can easily be disguised as something like a book on a bookshelf. This computer hidden in a book looking case let's say is running ZoneMinder a CCTV system & network video recorder for home or ...
by rockedge
Wed 27 May 2020, 18:57
Forum: Hardware
Topic: WebCam installation of Fuji FinePix S304 DigiCam (Solved)
Replies: 3
Views: 2343

Good work O.F.I.N.S.I.S. !!

glad to see it worked right away.
by rockedge
Wed 27 May 2020, 01:52
Forum: Hardware
Topic: WebCam installation of Fuji FinePix S304 DigiCam (Solved)
Replies: 3
Views: 2343

Hello! you can try to connect to your camera with guvcview. This you can find in the PPM. guvcview does well with a broad range of local cameras ( webcams ). Also you can take snap shots and record video. There are more options like connecting to the camera with VLC. Which method you use depends on ...
by rockedge
Tue 26 May 2020, 22:58
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Bionic-Pup-64 RAM usage goes to the roof quickly.
Replies: 20
Views: 1909

you could try this: Open htop and look for a process called dhcp check if this is running in multiple instances and using a lot of CPU cycles. If so select the process in htop then keys 'F9' followed by '9' to terminate it. the CPU usage should drop drastically. I have one Bionic64-v8 that does this...
by rockedge
Tue 26 May 2020, 18:55
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to add a category to the XDG / JWM menu?
Replies: 9
Views: 1157

Hello UncleScrooge!!
I may post something about some tricks I had to use, as I struggled a bit to have some of the executables started when launching from the menus.
Yes! please do. I am working on a jwm rox --pinboard set up from scratch and would appreciate learning what you've discovered!
by rockedge
Mon 25 May 2020, 01:38
Forum: Security
Topic: LTE hotspot - Secure, privacy - live usb/dvd lite distro ?
Replies: 13
Views: 4439

these devices and software are highly suspect. They are dangerous tools.

Totally the Dark Side of the Force
by rockedge
Mon 25 May 2020, 01:03
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Why no Arch Linux-based Puppy? (Solved)
Replies: 28
Views: 15007

Hello musher0! at the beginning of February, peebee made an alpha ArchPup32 available I have 4 versions of peebee's ArchPup32 on 2 drives and they work okay. WeeDog is different in that it uses the pacman file manager, systemd and is a rolling release. There are some other differences as well. I ran...
by rockedge
Sun 24 May 2020, 23:32
Forum: Programming
Topic: Font Preview
Replies: 78
Views: 12741

Nice step! nice...

More than the doctor ordered, I thank you and vovchik for this really useful tool.

Outstanding work people.........take a coffee break