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#51 Re: Off-topic » [SOLVED] "A future for the i386 architecture" and other good(???) news » 2025-01-03 13:44:38

@yeti and all, we are already in the "off-topic" area and discussing "architecture(s)" IS what we are already doing.

so i see no reason not to cross-post(yeti-again, pun intended!):

https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=53863#p53863

https://archive.fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/rv_selfhosting_all_the_way_down/

we/us users/developers/engineers/etc. are all in this together and as long as there are people willing AND hardware available...and the two have access to each other(physical people AND physical hardware, no qemu please) then we will continue to see some antique architecture software availability.

wonder what architecture and operating system Voyager is using?

https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/12/21/0612239/voyager-1-signals-from-interstellar-space-detected-by-amateur-astronomers-on-1950s-telescope

amazing.

#52 Re: Off-topic » [SOLVED] "A future for the i386 architecture" and other good(???) news » 2025-01-03 12:16:18

have been watching risc-v with interest for several years now.

these boards ship with ubuntu pre-installed(i know...ugh)

https://www.sifive.com/boards/hifive-premier-p550

#53 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] cannot boot netinstall iso » 2025-01-03 09:34:02

re: corsiar voyager GTX 128GB

this doesn't reference your specific model/version but i wonder if corsair support is still so lacking?

https://forum.corsair.com/forums/topic/29621-voyager-bootable-linux/

sidenote: in the early days of thumbdrives we came across some that had "special" drivers and software on them as well as an autorun function(windows executable) that would automatically install "drivers" and offer to install and set-up some sort of encryption capability that may or may-not have been just for these brand/make/model/version of thumbdrives(too long ago to remember exactly). also, back in those days there were questions regarding alignment/block-size/erasing/formatting/secure-deletion/trimming/etc...sigh...

i would like to know exactly what corsair has to say for themselves and a product that doesn't perform the same as _virtually_any_and_every_other_external_storage_media_ so please keep us informed(even if you just return it for a refund/exchange/etc).

#55 Re: Hardware & System Configuration » Screen Brightness app for SysTray? » 2025-01-02 10:08:05

guessing by now you've come across this webpage but just in case you haven't:

https://support.dynabook.com/support/viewContentDetail?contentId=4015505

were you able to determine if the functionality you desire was operational in the units original operating system?

do you need a brighter or dimmer screen and/or is the adjustment more for power conservation efforts?

keep us posted.

#56 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] cannot boot netinstall iso » 2025-01-02 09:28:46

have you tried other *nix liveusb distros on that setup? if you have definitively established that a certain hardware combination fails then it would be valuable to know the specifics of your assembly(make/model/version/firmware/etc).

#57 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Sources.list hates me! » 2025-01-01 06:32:36

i seem to remember using "sudo gedit" for some files that required elevated privileges to save edits.

then i came across a commentary saying never to use plain "sudo" for gui applications but use "gksudo gedit" instead.

that was many years ago and i don't remember the exact scenario/situation but in those days when something went borked i just did a fresh install and carried on(simpler times...ha!)

#58 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.

#59 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...

#61 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.)?

#62 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)

#63 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

#64 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)

#65 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/

#66 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

#67 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_

#68 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.

#70 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.

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone/utc

#71 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:

https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=4421

#72 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?

#74 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.

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