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#51 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Vuu-do 5.03 (daedalus) New: with more legacy-firmware support » 2025-01-01 06:08:02
doing a topic-only search for "vuu-do" shows eight different threads.
but only one of them has the vast majority of posts(same as i referred to earlier).
just continue posting to that one well-known, well-used, thread(hopefully for years to come)...ha!
i have not looked at all the _other_ _lesser_ threads so don't know how easy it would be to combine them or incorporate them into the preferred thread.
as always, your mileage may vary.
#52 Re: Devuan » Devuan runit system pauses during first boot at net connect manager. » 2024-12-31 11:38:42
according to this, q4os-setup.sh puts a q4os system "on_top_of" whatever _debian_distro_ is "under" it?
https://www.q4os.org/dqa017.html
distrowatch says q4os expects?/uses? systemd?
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=q4os
hmmm...
#53 Re: Freedom Hacks » Amazon mydedia » 2024-12-31 11:25:19
#54 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Sources.list hates me! » 2024-12-31 10:32:51
whatever happened to gksudo and kdsudo for elevated privileges in gui applications(i.e. mousepad, synaptic, etc.)?
#55 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Instructions for installing lightdm on new Devuan 5 installation? » 2024-12-31 09:29:34
also see /var/log/apt/term.log (for the same stuff you see scroll by in the synaptic terminal window)
#56 Re: Freedom Hacks » Amazon mydedia » 2024-12-31 09:18:30
music CDs and video DVDs are making a comeback and can easily be found at resale shops offline/online/etc.
perhaps the bigger issue is keeping those simple players operational
(who knew you could wear an optical device out...rhetorical, naturally)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discman
then there are those returning to acoustical roots(actual instruments)
see for example(requires javascript):
https://www.awfulpurdies.com/
for the non-javascript amongst us:
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-music/2023-05-08/awful-purdies-iowa-folk-band
#57 Re: Devuan Derivatives » Vuu-do 5.03 (daedalus) New: with more legacy-firmware support » 2024-12-31 09:02:09
imhho, there would be nothing wrong with having just one thread for Vuu-do(same for other derivatives as well)
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=766
and since this one is the most popular with almost 100K views it is the best candidate for rolling other threads into(if that is even possible...don't know...just thinking out loud)
#58 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] syslinux.cfg help » 2024-12-31 05:42:59
also for future thread visitors this page might provide additional insight as well
(read whole page including red text):
https://clonezilla.org/livehd.php
came back to add an additional link to the discussion referenced at the previous webpage(url above) mostly because the command line character limit is something others might accidentally trip over:
https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/discussion/Clonezilla_live/thread/461e7054/
#59 Re: Installation » Devuan 5 not Booting on 2005 Toshiba Tecra A7 Intel Centrino Duo » 2024-12-29 14:08:36
iirc this might be the correct manual page:
someone@somewhere:~$ man sources.list#60 Re: Devuan » Xfce 4.20 released in Dec 15,2024 » 2024-12-28 08:39:54
re greenjeans comment in reply number eight(old-man-yelling-at-clouds):
...
It's like elementary school kids are doing everything these days, whatever they see on cartoons and anime`, they feel the need to include that bizarre crap in computer operating systems. The themes and icons are just beyond stupid. Nobody bothers to think of whether they should do a given thing , they just do mindless crap because they can.
...
https://phosh.mobi/posts/phosh-2024-in-retrospect/
...how about all those cool names...p...h...you...see...kay
...ugh
[emoji-shaking-fist-at-sky-while-shouting-obscenities]
_elvis_has_left_the_building_
#61 Re: Installation » Epson Printer Driver (PC Fax) - systemctl not found? » 2024-12-28 06:38:36
https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/s/article/ART172299
After you have connected the fax machine to your telephone line, you can now test to see if it is ready to send and receive faxes.
Here’s how:
Program your full 10-digit fax number into your fax machine.
Send a test fax to 1-855-FX-CANON (1-855-392-2666).
Once our service receives your fax, a test page will be sent back to the fax number programmed into your machine.
This process generally takes 2 to 3 minutes.
#63 Re: Installation » Devuan 5 not Booting on 2005 Toshiba Tecra A7 Intel Centrino Duo » 2024-12-27 09:34:44
RedGreen925 wrote "set the bios time to UTC" because that is what most *nix distros expect.
your reply was confusing
That must be a feature of newer BIOS/UEFI systems. This Laptop has a BIOS from 2006.
you will need to set your bios time to UTC for the operating system to display the correct time without additional fiddling.
#64 Re: Installation » Devuan 5 not Booting on 2005 Toshiba Tecra A7 Intel Centrino Duo » 2024-12-27 07:28:50
searched the forum for "changed its 'Suite' value from 'testing' to 'stable'"(quotation marks added to this post for clarity but not used for the keyword search).
this was one of around a half-dozen results:
#65 Re: Devuan » Xfce 4.20 released in Dec 15,2024 » 2024-12-27 07:06:16
@greenjeans,
very much agree with your observations and sentiments. it gets continually worse(and i don't foresee it ever getting better). i am actively searching for a completely different approach that _does_not_need_or_rely_on_anything_alphabet_apple_microsoft_redhat_etc_
any ideas from your end?
#66 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » [SOLVED] syslinux.cfg help » 2024-12-27 06:53:46
thinking about your project i visited:
https://clonezilla.org//clonezilla-live-doc.php
and more specifically this particular subpage:
perhaps the wealth of documentation there might be of assistance.
#67 Re: Installation » Daedalus desktop live: Cannot load memtest » 2024-12-25 10:43:11
see this webpage for information on the older v4 memtest stand-alone that should work on your unit.
https://www.memtest86.com/download.htm
sidenote: if you have _any_ other distro discs(installer and/or live) that have memtest in the boot menu those should work.
#68 Re: Devuan » Xfce 4.20 released in Dec 15,2024 » 2024-12-25 10:31:01
ditto, what they said...enshittification indeed
#69 Re: Other Issues » Vanishing UEFI Boot Entry » 2024-12-25 10:19:27
you may be having hardware issues. if the internal drive is going bad you may only have a limited number of power-ups left before it becomes unrecoverable(by the time you read this it may already be too late). only you can decide on any continued experimentation based on your specific situation. hopefully you have backup(s). good luck and keep us posted on your progress!
#70 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » broadcom BCM 4313 wireless network card not working » 2024-12-24 11:01:26
what happens when you just boot the machine with the "desktop-live" version(s) offered at:
https://www.devuan.org/get-devuan
desktop-live: Explore the default Xfce desktop before installing. Then install easily and quickly from the live session using the refractainstaller. Firmware is installed but can easily be removed.
#71 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] window /frame content not displaying » 2024-12-23 11:06:21
along with the webpage LinuxMan references, please review this one also:
#72 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » NVidia issues » 2024-12-23 10:58:01
remember to create and save all the usual documents/files/outputs/etc while still on PeppermintOS so that you can compare when you go back to investigating your previous issues with Devuan. dmesg and Xorg.log and such. good luck and keep us posted.
#73 Re: Installation » Devuan 5 not Booting on 2005 Toshiba Tecra A7 Intel Centrino Duo » 2024-12-22 12:46:53
huge thanks for the clarification and update!
good luck with the ram and happy holidays whatever/whichever is your pleasure.
#74 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Help needed to install Devuan Beowulf on Asus Mini-PC » 2024-12-22 09:44:33
what they said...and Welcome to the Forum!
#75 Re: Installation » Devuan 5 not Booting on 2005 Toshiba Tecra A7 Intel Centrino Duo » 2024-12-22 09:33:09
went back and reread the entire thread. have an additional question for clarification. in reply number thirty-eight(38) you relate:
Yesterday morning, for the second time, I removed the original Hard Drive (with Windows XP on it) to check that a more modern and higher capacity Hard Drive (WD 500GB Blue, 5400 RPM) was detected by the BIOS and could be recognised and accessed with Thunar using the Devuan 5 Live DVD. That was successful.
so that quote seems to imply that your original thread topic "Devuan 5 not Booting on 2005 Toshiba Tecra A7 Intel Centrino Duo" is no longer accurate? what got me thinking and then rereading was wondering exactly what your optical drive could and/or couldn't do/read/write and i recalled your mention of a blank dvd and wondered if the optical drive could even do dvd media.
so...again, i rereference the same quote where you describe
was detected by the BIOS and could be recognised and accessed with Thunar using the Devuan 5 Live DVD. That was successful.
and so you are using Thunar via the Devuan 5 Live DVD on the 2005 Toshiba Tecra A7 Intel Centrino Duo?
humbly request clarification please. thanks.
ps/fyi: am also dealing with inconsistent and problematic bios and am leaning towards firmware level corruption in this particular case since there was quite a bit of unofficial bios firmware "modding" within the gaming community surrounding this particular device(back when the unit was new, but not anymore). definitely frustrating and in some cases unfixable(at least without a known-good-firmware written directly to the chip which normally requires extensive disassembly)
nevertheless, when it stops being fun...stop. imho. ymmv.
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