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rustysmoove — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:44:48 +0200

I'm running slitaz 3.0 stable. Can i install newer packages from the cooking repository's. If so how do i add the repository to the package manager. thanks

SOLVED open office install problem with get-OpenOffice3

wetterau — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:03:47 +0200

SOLVED
Thank you all for your suggestions. I thought it might be helpful to try ernia's get script, so I downloaded it and followed instructions. It worked perfectly. Very good work! My system wouldn't allow me to respond in the thread, so I've answered this way.
SOLVED

Webcam

SergiyNesterenko — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:07:07 +0200

Hey guys,
I am trying to get a Dynex 1.3MP webcam to run on slitaz.

When I do lsusb, i see my webcam as 19ff:0102 Dynex 1.3MP Webcam.

However, when I do tazhw detect-usb, I cannot find my webcam as a module.

I have tried to modprobe uvcvideo, and the webcam still doesn't show up.

tazhw setup webcam also fails without finding the webcam.

I found a driver here: http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/#download that is supposed to work for this camera, however I have not been able to make it, getting errors upon trying to make the driver.

Any ideas?

Xircom rem56g-100 pcmcia - HOWTO install with pcmciautils.tazpkg?

Kozel — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:24:14 +0200

Hi all,

Sorry, but I am a bit of a newbie. I would like to continue on the following thread.

http://forum.slitaz.org/index.php/discussion/1864

How do I "install with" that given package with no net (on the Slitaz machine - loram version since it is an old lappy with 64MB RAM)? On the other hand I though that Slitaz 3.0 comes with pcmciautils, don't it?

Also I did try a few weeks back to add the module xirc2ps_cs to rsS.conf, but no luck. I remember that dmesg still talked about "unknow stuff" (etc.), while ejecting and plugging back, but I can post it (transcribe), if needed.

Please advise. Thank you very much in advance!

Cheers,

Kozel

[Solved] Slitaz and SCSI

harrung — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:42:58 +0200

Hi there,

I´m working in a shelter for menthally disabled people and I´ve serveral old PC for them to surf the internet and doing some online games.
My problem is that the machines are all with SCSI drives! Slitaz is booting normally in RAM. When I try to use the installer, CD and HDD will not be found. I´ve to install the package "linux-scsi" and do a hardware scan to load the "aic7xxx" driver. Now I can install Slitaz on HDD.
But after reboot an error appears: "Unable to mount root fs...." I think the module "aic7xxx" can´t be loaded in that stage.
I tried everything and made a post in german community. No one was was able to help me.
Maybe here. Is there a flavor with SCSI in the kernel available? Or maybe could someone build it up for me? I´m a linux n00b, so I´d build it on my own if I could.

Please help!
Best regards
harrung
http://forum.slitaz.org/index.php/discussion/1742/slitaz-und-scsi

Impossible to change desktop wallpaper

Giancarlo — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 07:18:13 +0200

Hi to everybody! I created a new user on my laptop with slitaz and then changed desktop wall paper images through preferences in start menu. Everything seemed ok, but when I logged out and in again, new wallpaper disappeared substituted by standard slitaz wallpaper.

I tried it many times always with the same result: changing desktop wallpaper lasts only till the end of the session. Anyone knows this problem? Thanks very much for helping!

For anyone wanting to use Conky

Deagon — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:19:17 +0200

If you have tried conky and found that it disappears behind the desktop everytime you ALT+TAB or click an icon.

Here is the fix;

Create the file ".conkyrc" in /Home/(YOUR USERNAME) and open with leafpad (or any preferred text editor)

put this at the top

#PCMANFM Fix;
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_class Conky
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes

Note: instead of conky being merged with the desktop, then being hidden by pcmanfm file manager. You now have an invisible window, with no decorations that cant be moved and doesnt show up in ALT+TAB or your taskbar. Double buffer is only to stop conky flickering, you would get a slight performance increase without it.

Customise your conky;

These are the configuration options available in .conkyrc under the header "TEXT". This can be used to give your performance meter a custom look that suits your needs.

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# Possible variables to be used:
#
# Variable Arguments Description
# acpiacadapter ACPI ac adapter state.
# acpifan ACPI fan state
# acpitemp ACPI temperature.
# adt746xcpu CPU temperature from therm_adt746x
# adt746xfan Fan speed from therm_adt746x
# battery (num) Remaining capasity in ACPI or APM
# battery. ACPI battery number can be
# given as argument (default is BAT0).
# buffers Amount of memory buffered
# cached Amount of memory cached
# color (color) Change drawing color to color
# cpu CPU usage in percents
# cpubar (height) Bar that shows CPU usage, height is
# bar's height in pixels
# downspeed net Download speed in kilobytes
# downspeedf net Download speed in kilobytes with one
# decimal
# exec shell command Executes a shell command and displays
# the output in torsmo. warning: this
# takes a lot more resources than other
# variables. I'd recommend coding wanted
# behaviour in C and posting a patch :-).
# execi interval, shell Same as exec but with specific interval.
# command Interval can't be less than
# update_interval in configuration.
# fs_bar (height), (fs) Bar that shows how much space is used on
# a file system. height is the height in
# pixels. fs is any file on that file
# system.
# fs_free (fs) Free space on a file system available
# for users.
# fs_free_perc (fs) Free percentage of space on a file
# system available for users.
# fs_size (fs) File system size
# fs_used (fs) File system used space
# hr (height) Horizontal line, height is the height in
# pixels
# i2c (dev), type, n I2C sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6). dev
# may be omitted if you have only one I2C
# device. type is either in (or vol)
# meaning voltage, fan meaning fan or temp
# meaning temperature. n is number of the
# sensor. See /sys/bus/i2c/devices/ on
# your local computer.
# kernel Kernel version
# loadavg (1), (2), (3) System load average, 1 is for past 1
# minute, 2 for past 5 minutes and 3 for
# past 15 minutes.
# machine Machine, i686 for example
# mails Mail count in mail spool. You can use
# program like fetchmail to get mails from
# some server using your favourite
# protocol. See also new_mails.
# mem Amount of memory in use
# membar (height) Bar that shows amount of memory in use
# memmax Total amount of memory
# memperc Percentage of memory in use
# new_mails Unread mail count in mail spool.
# nodename Hostname
# outlinecolor (color) Change outline color
# pre_exec shell command Executes a shell command one time before
# torsmo displays anything and puts output
# as text.
# processes Total processes (sleeping and running)
# running_processes Running processes (not sleeping),
# requires Linux 2.6
# shadecolor (color) Change shading color
# stippled_hr (space), Stippled (dashed) horizontal line
# (height)
# swapbar (height) Bar that shows amount of swap in use
# swap Amount of swap in use
# swapmax Total amount of swap
# swapperc Percentage of swap in use
# sysname System name, Linux for example
# time (format) Local time, see man strftime to get more
# information about format
# totaldown net Total download, overflows at 4 GB on
# Linux with 32-bit arch and there doesn't
# seem to be a way to know how many times
# it has already done that before torsmo
# has started.
# totalup net Total upload, this one too, may overflow
# updates Number of updates (for debugging)
# upspeed net Upload speed in kilobytes
# upspeedf net Upload speed in kilobytes with one
# decimal
# uptime Uptime
# uptime_short Uptime in a shorter format
#
# seti_prog Seti@home current progress
# seti_progbar (height) Seti@home current progress bar
# seti_credit Seti@hoome total user credit

# variable is given either in format $variable or in ${variable}. Latter
# allows characters right after the variable and must be used in network
# stuff because of an argument
#${font Dungeon:style=Bold:pixelsize=10}I can change the font as well
#${font Verdana:size=10}as many times as I choose
#${font Perry:size=10}Including UTF-8,
# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
#${font Grunge:size=12}${time %a %b %d}${alignr -25}${time %k:%M}
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So have fun making your own custom desktop performance meter, and please feel free to share you configs and give screenshots ;)

Setting up a NoMachine (NX) server

seawolf — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:21:37 +0200

Hi all --

I currently have remote access to my machine with SSH and X forwarding. It works wonderfully with key-only auth, no passwords are accepted, and I often run graphical apps via my netbook. Fantastic, but a little slow on dodgy/slow connections elsewhere; I'd like to have some compressed or optimised remote desktop going, low colours & resolution etc.. I'd like NoMachine (NX) but am having some trouble connecting. This are the steps I have taken:

1. Unzip 3x NX packages (client, node, server) on server into /usr to create /usr/NX directory.
2. Unzip client package on client.

Server:
3. Created links /etc/rc.d/rc#.d/ to /etc/init.d/

4. Modify scripts/setup/nxserver by:
- fixing user add/del commands in lines 924, 963, 984, 1032.
- comment out command in line 956 (will do manually later)
- drop "2" from authorized_keys2 in line 2573
5. Run: sudo ./scripts/setup/nxserver --install fedora
- doesn't really matter but it's the closest match
6. Change server name & SSH port in /usr/NX/etc/server.cfg (line 31, 36 & 236)
7. Allow admin logins in line 87 of /usr/NX/etc/server.cfg
8. Drop "2" from authorized_keys2 in line 337 of /usr/NX/etc/server.cfg

9. Modify scripts/setup/nxnode by:
- specify SSH port in line 43
- change to local.sh on line 1305
10. Run sudo ./scripts/setup/nxnode --install fedora
- ignoring warning about CUPS detection, I don't have a printer
11. Change server name & SSH port in /usr/NX/etc/node.cfg (line 32, 342)
12. Drop "2" from authorized_keys2 in line 186 of /usr/NX/etc/node.cfg
13. Run: sudo bin/nxserver --restart (no errors)
14. Enable the nx user account by using: sudo passwd -u nx
15. Run twice: sudo bin/nxserver --usercheck seawolf

seawolf@Felicity:/usr/NX $ sudo bin/nxserver --usercheck seawolf
NX> 900 Verifying public key authentication for NX user: seawolf.
NX> 900 Adding public key for user: seawolf to the authorized keys file.
NX> 716 Public key added to: /home/seawolf/.ssh/authorized_keys.
NX> 900 Verifying public key authentication for NX user: seawolf.
NX> 900 Public key authentication succeeded.
NX> 999 Bye.


seawolf@Felicity:/usr/NX $ sudo bin/nxserver --usercheck seawolf
NX> 900 Verifying public key authentication for NX user: seawolf.
NX> 900 Public key authentication succeeded.
NX> 999 Bye.

Client:
The client fails to connect to the server with the following messages:

NX> 203 NXSSH running with pid: 13991
NX> 285 Enabling check on switch command
NX> 285 Enabling skip of SSH config files
NX> 285 Setting the preferred NX options
NX> 200 Connected to address: 91.109.8.138 on port: 252
NX> 202 Authenticating user: nx
NX> 208 Using auth method: publickey
NX> 204 Authentication failed.

Server:
16. Switch SSH/PAM authentication for the NX own auth (line 206 & 225 of etc/server.cfg)
17. Add the 'seawolf' user with the same password as my SSH key (for argument's sake):

seawolf@Felicity:/usr/NX $ sudo bin/nxserver --useradd seawolf --administrator
NX> 900 Setting password for user: seawolf.
NX> 102 Password: 
NX> 102 Confirm password: 
NX> 110 Password for user: seawolf added to the NX password DB.
NX> 900 Checking user: seawolf with the NX password DB enabled
NX> 306 Administrator: seawolf added in the NX administrator DB
NX> 900 Adding public key for user: seawolf to the authorized keys file.
NX> 716 Public key is already present in: /home/seawolf/.ssh/authorized_keys.
NX> 900 Verifying public key authentication for NX user: seawolf.
NX> 900 Public key authentication succeeded.
NX> 301 User: seawolf enabled in the NX user DB.
NX> 999 Bye.

Checks on the seawolf user are still successful but connecting results in the same failure.

As the failure is of public key auth on the 'nx' user, I created this user on the client and copied the default DSA key as its ~/.ssh/id_dsa but log-in still fails with the same error.

Any advice or pointers would be most appreciated as I've had trouble getting even x11vnc and TightVNC going! I will put this in the Remote Desktop section of the documentation if/when it's working :)
Many thanks in advance.

Citadel groupware server can't start in SliTaz cooking

avamk — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:39:06 +0200

Hello,
After the help this forum has given me (thanks!!), I have finally compiled and installed Citadel groupware server in latest SliTaz cooking.
However:

1) The server can be accessed via a web interface called WebCit. But when I tried to start the web interface server (its in /usr/local/webcit/), it fails with a segmentation fault. According to the Citadel help documents, this might happen if WebCit tries to bind to a port that is already in use, such as port 80 by lighttpd. I checked task manager, and /etc/rcS.conf, and lighttpd is NOT running, and it doesn't start on boot. I tried to bind WebCit to other ports, such as 2000, but it still fails. Any ideas why?

2) I would like my citadel server (binary is /usr/local/citadel/citserver), and WebCit web interface (binary is /usr/local/webcit/webcit) to launch during boot. How do I add them to the startup files? I tried to add them to local.sh, but they don't show up in top or task manager, looks like they are not running?

Thanks!

Firefox Closes Randomly

kevin_Roth — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:44:57 +0200

i've been noticing that firefox has been crashing a lot latel, especially in those sites that containg Flash content.
I wonder if this is happening to anyone else, and if there is a solution. Or delfault web browser supporting flash?

[solved] C compiler can't create executable in SliTaz cooking

avamk — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:06:11 +0200

Hello again,
I've been trying to compile Citadel groupware in SliTaz cooking, but keep encountering the following ./configure error:

"checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables"

I am running all commands as root during compilation, and I've installed the slitaz-toolchain, gcc, autotools, [all development packages I could find], etc.
Any help would be appreciated.

Slitaz 3.0 Microphone

ChrisMoss — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:24:54 +0200

I have been unable to get the microphone to function on a EeePc 700 machine running Slitaz 3.0. I have no problem with speaker output either from the built in speakers or via the headphone jack. However I am unable to get either the built-in microphone or an external microphone in the line in jack to work. I have run soundconf which correctly identifies the sound card but the microphone simply doesn't work.

I have set the gain level to max and select both i-sound and e-sound without success. I have also tried using mhWaveEdit but all that happen is the app closes when I select Record sound.

Could anyone advise how I can get either microphone working as I would like to use the machine for Skype calls.

Thanks

Chris

sudo can't find glibc in SliTaz cooking

avamk — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:00:57 +0200

I installed the packages for sudo and glibc, but when I try to run sudo (I've already added Tux to sudoers via visudo) I get an error:

"sudo: /lib/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.11' not found (required by sudo)"

What should I do? Thanks.

Help installing sound

kevin_Roth — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:55:02 +0200

Hello i am having some problems getting the sound to work on Slitaz 3.2
Some things you should know:
i am running the OS from USB flash drive. I have speakers connected to the audio port in the back (no usb connection).
I am getting no sound i have configured the soundcard by typing the command "soundconf" but am still getting
no audio. What should i do? please help me as i am new to this.

Problems con fat disc dvd with 4gb and dvd movies

fijatequesuave — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:13:07 +0200

Hi All

History : I installed SliTaz 3.0 cooking in two old computers:

A "PII 500 MHz AMD K6 with 512MB of RAM"
Another "Intel Celeron 500 MHz PIII 256MB ram

Both computers have a drive installed "DVD Read / Write" LG brand.

Both DVD drives work well as a unit of R / W in wME (PII) and wXP PIII)

In both and I can see avi and vcd (PII and PIII) and only films in DVD in the PIII because of the limited power of the central processor of the PII.

Current Problems

In the IIP I can´t access the disc DVD files with 4.2GB of information recorded with various video formats (flv, wmv, avi, mpeg) filled .

Mount box" instead of the DVD drive mounted a "usb" 4GB or partition larger than 4GB

A data dvd with only 1.2 GB is installed any problem

In the PII and PIII the program Mplayer does crash trying to play an avi or mpeg file and note that this error commonly occurs because it was compiled on a different cpu that is using it so it generates an illegal instruction.

In the PII VLC just open the avi or mpeg file and freezes.

In the PIII , only from PcMan, read the files but not the movie In DVD

My DVD disc with 4.2 GB of data, I cant load

PcMan only reads a DVD data with only 1 to 2GB of information

I can hear from PCMan an mp3 or Ogg file in Mplayer

But if I try to read a movie from PCMan CRAH so Mplayer crash

I can't see a movie dvd from Mplayer

The DVD units aren´t damaged In PIII I can see DVD movies but from GEEBOX. And in that PII too with Geebox I can see a vcd or avis without problems

Questions:
How do I get SliTaz in PII and PIII can read a 4GB dvd information

What should I do to make Mplayer read a DVD film

Thanks

Problems booting slitaz 3.0 on aspire one from USB

petardo — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:23:59 +0200

Hi everybody,

I already posted this on the Spanish forum about a week ago but couldn't get a lot of help. Please tell me if there's any rule against posting the same topic in two different languages.

Well, the point is that I can not get to boot slitaz 3.0 on a aspire one. The booting process hangs on the PCI detection stage (I think).

I have already tried the same USB on another laptop (dell e6400) and it boots OK.

I´m a newbie to linux so I do not know how to solve this.

Anyone out there that can think of something to help?

thanks in advance...

PS. Sorry for my English if it not completely right but it is not my mother tongue so I just do my best.

Better Graphics in SliTaz

jake — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:03:56 +0200

the only thing i don't like about SliTaz is that the resolution is very low by defualt, i tried booting with the screen command but nothing change, i ran $ slitaz screen = 1900x1020 but no such luck. it also dose not take up the whole of my screen. i find these things very annoying and would like to remedy them as i am becoming rather fond of SliTaz (i have not installed it yet but i have tested it from the CD a bunch). how do i get it to 1) increase the resolution to 1900x1020 and 2) make it fit the screen completely. i have a 24' 1900x1020 screen and i like to be able to look at a lot of things at once so the only taking up 20' and having a 800x600 resolution(i don't know the resolution just guessing)

Truecrypt alternative that works in SliTaz?

avamk — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:11:38 +0200

Since people are having trouble compiling Truecrypt, is there an alternative piece of encryption software that is known to work in SlitaZ?

Jumping Slitaz

Atle — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:53:02 +0200

I have a insane idea. I have heard its possible, and I think it can be cool... At least where I am.

Ok folks... There is other parts of the world. Where internet is not "just there". Where you pay pr mb getting robbed by mobile internet operators that never drops their prices no matter how many new optic fiber sea-cables they lay ashore. Welcome to Africa. Where free software is freaking expensive and your Ubuntu update can bankrupt you.

So... The idea... Jumping Linux... Is to jump-start the distribution of Linux, Open Source Software trough creating Live CDs and DVD that will make reverse your Wlan card, as in becoming a AP, whereas people can log on to your AP and download files and Linux Operating Systems. I mean... I have the various Slitaz .iso files, incl the DVD. I dont mind setting up a Slitaz with a webserver so that files can be found in a neat interface as they now. Give the web feeling.

What is the facts here is that we live close upon each other. We don't have internet, and if it's there its expensive, slow and often unstable. So this Jumping Linux is nothing for places with XDSL and whatever delivered for nothing.

Its a third world concept.

Most Linux is first world concepts. Look at latest Puppy Linux, where the first thing you are supposed to do is to download a webbrowser. As we speak, i have thirty-something mb left on my bundle. Do I want to download anything via the net? Nope.

If it was possible to get some "out of the box" solutions that first of all distributes Slitaz and its installable programs etc. I would even consider to stream out some music and maybe offer a movie every now and then...

This could be a trend, as it can be something you bot from a USB, a CD, a DVD and then just leave it running as a "Distro Station" until machine is needed for other purposes.

Me my self could not create this even with a gun at my head, but if anyone like, I think Slitaz is quite a perfect candidate to start with if I am not wrong.

Comments?

eth0 , eth1 , liveusb and udev persistent rules

ernia — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:49:07 +0100

Moving (and saving rootfs) my liveusb key from a machine to another i found myself with eth* numbers different from 0, which is not good because the network script (if i got it right) configures eth0 and not other card.
As a workaround i'm using a script that save rootfs deleting /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules before to save rootfs. If somebody else should be interested...

See Wireless Router wlan/WPA - Why cant I see internet with Midori & Print Drivers

RWE — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:27:37 +0200

I have installed on Thinkpad G40. I see wireless network. I cannot figure out what needs to be done to get browser to work. Pls help. Also will SLitaz have print drivers for HP INkjet 2280tn, Dell Photoprinter 720, HP Photosmart 1000 or C4280. These 2 will determine if I can proceed with Slitaz - I have tried very hard to browse and use online portal but cannot seem to be able to move ahead. Frustrated newbie here.

can't get xircom rem56g-100 pcmcia ethernet card to work

Deagon — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:28:35 +0200

For some reason i cannot get this device to work at in Slitaz

xircom rem56g-100
http://repositorio2.masoportunidades.com.ar/ARG01/14/116/1441502/fotos/1441502_3_2010827_0_16_16.jpg

So far i have tried compiling and installing the old "pcmcia-cs" so that i could grab the Module that makes my ethernet work (xirc2ps_cs). rebooted then Tried to load the module when i seen it wasnt running

removed that software because it never worked...

so I converted an old ubuntu7 "pcmcia-cs.deb" (exactly the same software, but pre~compiled) and installed it. Tried to load the module again but without luck.

i know that software is for the old 2.4.xx kernel

so, i booted up a kubutu 9.10 live cd i have only to find that it had loaded "pcmcia-CIS" (the modern equilvilent of the prebiously tried software) AND the "xirc2ps_cs" module to make my lan work.

I rebooted again, installed "pcmcia-cis-3.2.8" and tried to insert the old "xirc2ps_cs" module again without luck

Tried to wrap the windows driver with NDIS (yeah i know thats for wlan :P ) but that was just wasted time.

Outputs;

pccardctl ls

Socket 0 Bridge: [yenta_cardbus] (bus ID: 0000:00:03.0)
Socket 0 Bridge: [yenta_cardbus] (bus ID: 0000:00:03.1)

-----

pccardctl info

PRODID_1=""
PRODID_2=""
PRODID_3=""
PRODID_4=""
MANFID=0000,0000
FUNCID=255
PRODID_1=""
PRODID_2=""
PRODID_3=""
PRODID_4=""
MANFID=0000,0000
FUNCID=255

-----

pccardctl status

Socket 0:
no card
Socket 1:
5.0V 16-bit PC Card

-----

lsmod

Module Size Used by Tainted: P
rtc 9136 0
ndiswrapper 154116 0
intel_agp 23032 1
agpgart 25980 1 intel_agp
option 19728 1
usbserial 25904 4 option
snd_nm256 63996 1
snd_ac97_codec 88736 1 snd_nm256
ac97_bus 1308 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 51780 2 snd_nm256,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 16344 1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 7256 1 snd_pcm
snd 43584 6 snd_nm256,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 5180 1 snd
yenta_socket 20988 1
rsrc_nonstatic 9136 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 27628 2 yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic

(SOLVED) [NEWBIE need help] [1]Error message [2] failed execute login

stopstock — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:38:11 +0200

I see an error message like this.

Error : Unable to estabilish connection with FAM.
Do you have "FAM" or "Gamin" instaled and running?

what is FAM? and what is GAMIN?
I've just installed geanny and pidgin.

how to resolved this?

Old Computer for Tuning

grantwt — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:55:11 +0200

Hello all,

Been around the windows scene long enough, but brand new to linux aside from doing a dual boot Ububtu a year ago.

I have an old laptop running windows 98, 1.27GB hard disk, 28MB RAM, and a Pentium(r) processor. The only thing I use this laptop for is tuning my truck when I go wheeling in the bush. I am running a megasquirt DIY fuel injection system.

What I want to be able to do is use megalogviewer (http://www.ideasandsolutions.biz/MegaLogViewer/) to view datalogs and process some data, but that requires Java, and it also requires a newer version of Java than you can install on windows 98.

What I want to know is will I be able to run this thing once I install SliTaz? My concern is that it has an old display adapter NeoMagic 128ZD, and other antiquated hardware that I will not be able to find drivers for if I change to SliTaz, so how do I know that SliTaz includes modules that will work?

Thanks
Grant

[SOLVED] Slitaz 3 & SSL certificates

Davide — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:50:48 +0200

Hello. I'm very happy with my slitaz, except for the SSL certificates handling. I have problems both with

- Pidgin & msn (he cannot validate the server certificate saying: "The certificate for login.live.com could not be validated. The certificate chain presented is invalid.")
- Google Chrome. He says that even the gmail.com website cannot be trusted, the usual https stuff.

I have everything such as openssl, openssh, nss installed. What is missing? thank you

requesting how-to, slitaz for headless server / appliance, install on disk

bdutta — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:41:17 +0200

Hi,

Tried out Slitaz Low-Mem on Virtualbox on a PC running 1.6GHz Processor, by allocating 128MB RAM to the virtual machine, and was amazed by what this thing could do. I'd tried other distros, most of which refused to even be installed for anything less than 512MB, and if installed, were really sluggish.

Wondering however, if someone has attempted using slightly modified slitaz for headless, alliance, server-oriented usage, where there is no need of the desktop / gui-apps, or Xwin gui of any kind (thereby reducing RAM and disk footprint even further). So installation / management is done via command-line tools alone.

Also, would like to know if it is possible to "install (on harddisk)" from the LowMem LiveFS iso image ?

My ultimate aim is to create a very lean, mean and fast Amazon EC2 AMI image, or similar cloud-hosted images. My main aim is to reduce RAM foot print to a bare minimum.

Any help / pointers appreciated.

regards,
BD

64-bit Slitaz: is it even necessary?

avamk — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:12:39 +0200

Has a 64-bit Slitaz ever been considered? Considering it being meant for computers that could be old and with little memory, 64-bit might not help. Just curious, though.

SliTaz en español

danielhdz — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:42:21 +0100

Hola buenas noches un saludo desde,
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mex.

El asunto de este comentario es
saber si hay gente que hable
español jeje.

Ya que estoy interesado
en apoyar a la distro, pero
yo no tengo el dominio
del idioma ingles.

Espero puedan responder.
Estare al tanto del foro.

Saludos.

Nota: Tengo pocas nociones
de linux.

Where is Trash in Wine and in Slitaz. Which is the way to clean

fijatequesuave — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:57:56 +0200

Hi

I´m new user of slitaz 3.0. I live in Mexico. Can you help me? PLease tell me:

Where is ".trash" in slitaz and where in "Wine" and which is the way to clean ".trash"

In Deli (0.7) Linux ".trash" is a hidden folder in home and I can delete the files from the file manager, when I was root . But I can´t see .trash from emelfm or from default file manager in Slitaz

About Wine is my first experience I dont know nothing.

Thanks for your time and reply.

Grub Error after install on HD

jrbest — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:45:15 +0200

I've tried installing SliTaz 3.0 a couple of times on my HD. The LiveCD works fine, the install seems to run smoothly as well. However, after it reboots and the Grub menu comes up and SliTaz 3.0 is selected, the next screen is an error that says...

Booting 'SliTaz GNU/Linux (cooking) ...

root (hd2,0)

Error 21: Selected disk does not exist

Press any key to continue...

I'm not really sure what to try... I'd really like to install SliTaz on my harddrive. I'm hoping this is an easy error to fix that someone has seen before. Thanks!