Dragon Puppy
- technowomble
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I D/L'd Dragon Puppy last night and had a quick look at it, and it's looking good. I needed to manually select Xorg resolution, but that's a two-click job - and seems to be a Puppy thing with my Dell Latitude CPi laptop - and the background selector opens and works, but doesn't seem to ' take ', although the default wallpaper is cool! Other than that Dragon is the current candidate for ' Puppyfying ' my laptop as soon as I replace my defunct desktop.
I saw somewhere on the Puppy site that Gimp 2.4 is available in Slackware, any chance of it being in the next Dragon? ( My main use for the lappie will be reviewing digital photos and making a ' first cut '. )
One question, a few days ago I had to re-install SAM Linux on the laptop, so I tried a full install of Shard, which - as far as I can see - installed the base Puppy, then when I shut down, as well as asking where I wanted to place .pupsave it asked if I wanted to save the .sfs to HD as well. The resultant set-up did not boot! Actually it started, failed and offered to re-start but failed again at the same point. I suspect that I'm missing something obvious, I've several years experience of linux, but on the ' big distros ', Puppy makes you think a bit more!
I saw somewhere on the Puppy site that Gimp 2.4 is available in Slackware, any chance of it being in the next Dragon? ( My main use for the lappie will be reviewing digital photos and making a ' first cut '. )
One question, a few days ago I had to re-install SAM Linux on the laptop, so I tried a full install of Shard, which - as far as I can see - installed the base Puppy, then when I shut down, as well as asking where I wanted to place .pupsave it asked if I wanted to save the .sfs to HD as well. The resultant set-up did not boot! Actually it started, failed and offered to re-start but failed again at the same point. I suspect that I'm missing something obvious, I've several years experience of linux, but on the ' big distros ', Puppy makes you think a bit more!
- Béèm
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I installed it as frugal like I did for other Puppy versions.
Added Dragon-1 to the menu list likewise.
Dragon comes at a stop after displaying Search for Puppy files in computer disk drives.
A msg says: /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
And then there is the command prompt #
Commands like reboot poweroff aren't found.
What goes wrong here?
Added Dragon-1 to the menu list likewise.
Dragon comes at a stop after displaying Search for Puppy files in computer disk drives.
A msg says: /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
And then there is the command prompt #
Commands like reboot poweroff aren't found.
What goes wrong here?
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I tested Dragon on my mediaPC - the grey parts of the icons was too dark for the LCDtv and the projector ;(
and then i mounted my ntfsdrive - pmount started rox - blue on black was impossible to read (why does the mount programs start rox - not thunar?).
I'd also problem with the new ati 7.10 driver - i only get 1080p on my tv (1280x720 only in xorg.conf). I think its ati's drivers problem not xorg/puppy...
But I realy liked it on my surfPC - looked great - tnx for a goodlooking puppy
and then i mounted my ntfsdrive - pmount started rox - blue on black was impossible to read (why does the mount programs start rox - not thunar?).
I'd also problem with the new ati 7.10 driver - i only get 1080p on my tv (1280x720 only in xorg.conf). I think its ati's drivers problem not xorg/puppy...
But I realy liked it on my surfPC - looked great - tnx for a goodlooking puppy
looks nice one problem
looks real nice i downloaded it today only thing is you don't have in networks LinNeighborhood samba client so i can get to my other computer thur the network but it does look VERY NICE THANK YOU
- ttuuxxx
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Re: looks nice one problem
install this http://www.puppylinux.ca/pet2/linneighb ... atched.petoldog1984 wrote:looks real nice i downloaded it today only thing is you don't have in networks LinNeighborhood samba client so i can get to my other computer thur the network but it does look VERY NICE THANK YOU
then it will ask you to install samba and click yes, then everything should work fine I have the same problems with my 4 Fire Hydrant release right now , www.ttuuxxx.com
New release of Dragon Puppy
Dragon puppy 2 - codename "Junior"
Ok I have finished some modifications on Dragon puppy. As I mentioned before. I have done some clean up added pdf reader. Iso size is now 108 MB Many work to do. Still working on that stupid xvesa script. Maybe in next release wil be fixed.
Bonus:
Added new wallpaper. I hope you will like it.
Added startup sound. So when your Dragon puppy boot every in 10m circle will know.
I have done some work on boot so its now faster.
Fixed emblems and some file asociations.
Screenshot:
Have to go to work again.
I will download .iso today at evening. Good bye guys. At next release. I think about your ideas. Give some more inspiration.
Ok I have finished some modifications on Dragon puppy. As I mentioned before. I have done some clean up added pdf reader. Iso size is now 108 MB Many work to do. Still working on that stupid xvesa script. Maybe in next release wil be fixed.
Bonus:
Added new wallpaper. I hope you will like it.
Added startup sound. So when your Dragon puppy boot every in 10m circle will know.
I have done some work on boot so its now faster.
Fixed emblems and some file asociations.
Screenshot:
Have to go to work again.
I will download .iso today at evening. Good bye guys. At next release. I think about your ideas. Give some more inspiration.
- Béèm
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Ok sorted it out.Béèm wrote:I installed it as frugal like I did for other Puppy versions.
Added Dragon-1 to the menu list likewise.
Dragon comes at a stop after displaying Search for Puppy files in computer disk drives.
A msg says: /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
And then there is the command prompt #
Commands like reboot poweroff aren't found.
What goes wrong here?
See http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 200#154200
Beware, long thread.
Time savers:
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
Consult Wikka
Use peppyy's puppysearch
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
Consult Wikka
Use peppyy's puppysearch
- Béèm
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Re: New release of Dragon Puppy
Can you please resize you screen shots to 800x600.D1G1T wrote:Dragon puppy 2 - codename "Junior"
Ok I have finished some modifications on Dragon puppy. As I mentioned before. I have done some clean up added pdf reader. Iso size is now 108 MB Many work to do. Still working on that stupid xvesa script. Maybe in next release wil be fixed.
Bonus:
Added new wallpaper. I hope you will like it.
Added startup sound. So when your Dragon puppy boot every in 10m circle will know.
I have done some work on boot so its now faster.
Fixed emblems and some file asociations.
Have to go to work again.
I will download .iso today at evening. Good bye guys. At next release. I think about your ideas. Give some more inspiration.
Time savers:
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
Consult Wikka
Use peppyy's puppysearch
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
Consult Wikka
Use peppyy's puppysearch
- Béèm
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No problem with the link in the first post.oldog1984 wrote:not able to download dragon puppy junior tried it 2 times didnt work any help..thanks maybe a utorrent?
Just select download in the top line menu and follow.
I am downloading right now.
Time savers:
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
Consult Wikka
Use peppyy's puppysearch
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
Consult Wikka
Use peppyy's puppysearch
how are you downloading? you know wget can resume don't you? ..utorrent are you running windows? transmission is the torrent app in puppy...
if you are running windows google free download manager.... it is now open source and supports torrents and regular downloads...
if you are running windows google free download manager.... it is now open source and supports torrents and regular downloads...
Taking Puppy Linux to the limit of perfection. meanwhile try "puppy pfix=duct_tape" kernel parem eater.
X86: Sager NP6110 3630QM 16GB ram, Tyan Thunder 2 2x 300Mhz
Sun: SS2 , LX , SS5 , SS10 , SS20 ,Ultra 1, Ultra 10 , T2000
Mac: Platinum Plus, SE/30
X86: Sager NP6110 3630QM 16GB ram, Tyan Thunder 2 2x 300Mhz
Sun: SS2 , LX , SS5 , SS10 , SS20 ,Ultra 1, Ultra 10 , T2000
Mac: Platinum Plus, SE/30
Downloaded Dragon Puppy 1 - Started up fine, worked nicely. The only thing that I really noticed was that the Xvesa wizard didn't work. I have to run in Xvesa due to the fact that if I run in Xorg it gives me a block instead of a pointer for my mouse. Is there a way to change this in Xorg or make the Xvesa wizard run in Dragon? I like the fact that it already has the four programs I use the most built in: Firefox, Thunderbird, Pidgin, and Gimp.
Downloaded Dragon Puppy 2 - Niiice. Cleaned up but still retains the functionality of the original Dragon Puppy. The only bad part is now this one doesn't even have a Xvesa wizard. This begs the question: is there a way to fix the mouse pointer in Xorg mode?
I forgot to throw in that I do the video-wizard on the command line, it tells me that permission denied. Is there a way to fix this?
Downloaded Dragon Puppy 2 - Niiice. Cleaned up but still retains the functionality of the original Dragon Puppy. The only bad part is now this one doesn't even have a Xvesa wizard. This begs the question: is there a way to fix the mouse pointer in Xorg mode?
I forgot to throw in that I do the video-wizard on the command line, it tells me that permission denied. Is there a way to fix this?
This is a very nice offering. Xfce is well-received. SAM Linux (PCLinuxOS derivative) is also worth a look, although much bigger, of course. Since you're actively developing this one, it might be a great opportunity to tidy up a whole bunch of stuff (eg double entry for US k/b, etc - but there's much more) as BK clearly isn't going to get around to detail with so much on his plate. I would dump Thunderbird (clumsy) in favour of Sylpheed, which is adequate. If you like MeanPup, you'll see why substituting Opera for Firefox has fantastic advantages, even if some folks have problems clicking 'I agree' or running through the extensive settings and add-ons. Both of these are likely to be space saving which will please. I'm sure you'll have a very long list of additional suggestions. The trick is to slim your product - world + dog has been creating bloat for too long. Xfce should help?
what's the MD5 checksum for Dragon junior?
what's the MD5 checksum for Dragon junior? I just downloaded it and want to make sure it's not corrupted.
- darrelljon
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Is this anything to do with http://dragonlinux.sourceforge.net/
Is this anything to do with the 50Mb distro thats appeared on Mini Linux on Wikipedia?
Is this anything to do with the 50Mb distro thats appeared on Mini Linux on Wikipedia?
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Network Problems
Hello; I have tried both versions 1 and 2 of Dragon puppy and like it a lot, but have encountered a very odd failure which is present in both versions.
If I boot from the live CD then things are fine, but if I do a frugal install and then boot from it the network wizard finds no network interface. There should be 2 (eth0 for wired and eth1 for wireless) and i know the proper modules to load, namely b44 and ipw3945. However the network wizard won't even load them when specified.
Whatever might have caused this? And how can it be remedied?
If I boot from the live CD then things are fine, but if I do a frugal install and then boot from it the network wizard finds no network interface. There should be 2 (eth0 for wired and eth1 for wireless) and i know the proper modules to load, namely b44 and ipw3945. However the network wizard won't even load them when specified.
Whatever might have caused this? And how can it be remedied?