http://tinymelinux.com/forum/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:01:28 +0000 MyBB http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-892.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:11:37 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-892.html how may i get a cd]]> how may i get a cd]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-891.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:58:57 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-891.html After figuring out what went wrong and entering "no scsi" at boot screen, it now goes to a command line/terminal type of thing...

Does disabling SCSI send me into a TERMINAL?]]> After figuring out what went wrong and entering "no scsi" at boot screen, it now goes to a command line/terminal type of thing...

Does disabling SCSI send me into a TERMINAL?]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-890.html Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:10:13 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-890.html Here are my requests:

1. mousepad/trackpad (or whatever pad you want to call it) scrolling.
not having to navigate to the scrollbars in the windows, but just be able to edge scroll or two-finger scroll as with other distros.

2. a more flexible browser than midori (maybe chrome, or chromeplus)

3. double touchpad tap can launch a desktop shortcut]]> Here are my requests:

1. mousepad/trackpad (or whatever pad you want to call it) scrolling.
not having to navigate to the scrollbars in the windows, but just be able to edge scroll or two-finger scroll as with other distros.

2. a more flexible browser than midori (maybe chrome, or chromeplus)

3. double touchpad tap can launch a desktop shortcut]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-889.html Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:53:43 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-889.html
There was another link in the menu for "install with smart package manager" but that just blinks a few message boxes before doing nothing.

How do I install synaptic or any other command line tool that lets me sideload RPM packages?]]>
There was another link in the menu for "install with smart package manager" but that just blinks a few message boxes before doing nothing.

How do I install synaptic or any other command line tool that lets me sideload RPM packages?]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-888.html Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:30:15 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-888.html http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-887.html Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:07:13 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-887.html J'ai plein de questions donc je commence.
Depuis 2 ans j'utilise pclinuxos pas de probléme et je voudrais tester tynime sur mon ssd pour voir si niveau vitesse consomation ce n'est pas mieux mais bon vu que c'est mon pc principal pas secondaire je ne voudrais pas me gourer .
Ma premiére question concerne les soft alors j'ai besoin de xmoto supertux wine openoffice evolution et opera sont'ils dispo?
Sinon quelle version prendre je serais bien tenter par la 2010 rc1 mais est ce risquer
Ah oui tout est installé par defaut (flash player et les autres plugin) ?
Sinon ah oui j'explique ma config sony viao core 2duo t 7100 nvidia 8400 gt ssd crucial 16 go pas de place mais grossse vitesse.
Perso j'avais pris a la base pclinux os car c'etait la seule distrib qui etait fonctionnelle des le depard live usb install et op et surtout c est la seule que je n'ai pas eu d'emmerde avec]]> J'ai plein de questions donc je commence.
Depuis 2 ans j'utilise pclinuxos pas de probléme et je voudrais tester tynime sur mon ssd pour voir si niveau vitesse consomation ce n'est pas mieux mais bon vu que c'est mon pc principal pas secondaire je ne voudrais pas me gourer .
Ma premiére question concerne les soft alors j'ai besoin de xmoto supertux wine openoffice evolution et opera sont'ils dispo?
Sinon quelle version prendre je serais bien tenter par la 2010 rc1 mais est ce risquer
Ah oui tout est installé par defaut (flash player et les autres plugin) ?
Sinon ah oui j'explique ma config sony viao core 2duo t 7100 nvidia 8400 gt ssd crucial 16 go pas de place mais grossse vitesse.
Perso j'avais pris a la base pclinux os car c'etait la seule distrib qui etait fonctionnelle des le depard live usb install et op et surtout c est la seule que je n'ai pas eu d'emmerde avec]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-886.html Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:01:32 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-886.html
Any help]]>
Any help]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-885.html Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:49:29 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-885.html
I have been following TinyMe for a few years and finally got the time explore TinyMe. So I have installed TinyMe in Virtualbox and have been trying to customize the layout to my liking and have got two little questions.

Is it possible to install anonther language (like Dutch)??
Or is it something for future plans?

And I cannot find Local Setting for the Netherlands. Is it missing or forgotten??

Greetings, Mathijn]]>
I have been following TinyMe for a few years and finally got the time explore TinyMe. So I have installed TinyMe in Virtualbox and have been trying to customize the layout to my liking and have got two little questions.

Is it possible to install anonther language (like Dutch)??
Or is it something for future plans?

And I cannot find Local Setting for the Netherlands. Is it missing or forgotten??

Greetings, Mathijn]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-884.html Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:20:20 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-884.html
I was delighted that it detected my WiFi chipset and allowed me to set that up. Most other lightweight distros don't do this well.

However, after configuring the WiFi, Midori will not load (it did before that).
In Configure your Computer, the mouse settings crashed.

After, neither Midori nor Configure Computer, nor Package Manager will load.
As a mater of fact, nothing seems to be loading... Logout doesn't even work.

I installed to SDD, and the same results. It installed "fine" to the SSD though.]]>
I was delighted that it detected my WiFi chipset and allowed me to set that up. Most other lightweight distros don't do this well.

However, after configuring the WiFi, Midori will not load (it did before that).
In Configure your Computer, the mouse settings crashed.

After, neither Midori nor Configure Computer, nor Package Manager will load.
As a mater of fact, nothing seems to be loading... Logout doesn't even work.

I installed to SDD, and the same results. It installed "fine" to the SSD though.]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-883.html Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:27:40 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-883.html http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-882.html Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:44:05 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-882.html
ERROR: Unable to mount loop filesystem,

Commands were:
losetup /dev/loop0 initrd/cdrom/livecd.sqfs
mount -r -t squashfs /dev/loop0 initrd/loopfs


I am running this on a lenoovo d500 thinkpad with centrino 2 processor.


Any help would be appreciated. I am wondering if i have to edit a command line to make it look in the usb pendrive instead? Forgive me for my newbie question. Thanks!]]>
ERROR: Unable to mount loop filesystem,

Commands were:
losetup /dev/loop0 initrd/cdrom/livecd.sqfs
mount -r -t squashfs /dev/loop0 initrd/loopfs


I am running this on a lenoovo d500 thinkpad with centrino 2 processor.


Any help would be appreciated. I am wondering if i have to edit a command line to make it look in the usb pendrive instead? Forgive me for my newbie question. Thanks!]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-881.html Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:40:02 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-881.html
Or rather, I should say I failed. The distros may have been fine, but required a significantly more advanced user to handle the challenge. I'm quite happy to dive-in to attempting advanced stuff; but usually end-up botching it.

Enter tinyme. I actually downloaded and burned the 2008 iso a couple of years ago, and found the CD during a moment of frustration and despair with the latest failure this weekend. I still ended up having to do some command-line stuff (like reformating the hd with cfdisk) as the hd was borked by all my hacking, and tinyme at first couldn't recognize it.

After that, tinyme installed cheerfully, and had only minor issues to correctify.

Therefore, I proclaim it top of the lightweight division! For what it's worth ;-)

One problem I have not yet discovered the fix for - if anyone reads this and can comment - is the outdated repos. The CD was old, and Synaptic loads 2007 era repos. I get tons of errors when I try to reload, and no new packages are listed. I assume there is a way to add newer repos, I just haven't found it yet.

And I am a bit worried about messing up my now-working laptop! If I update the repos, I may manage to mess-up what is working. Hard to restrain myself though!

Anyway, that's my greeting message. Glad to be aboard.
griennehornette (aka Chris)]]>
Or rather, I should say I failed. The distros may have been fine, but required a significantly more advanced user to handle the challenge. I'm quite happy to dive-in to attempting advanced stuff; but usually end-up botching it.

Enter tinyme. I actually downloaded and burned the 2008 iso a couple of years ago, and found the CD during a moment of frustration and despair with the latest failure this weekend. I still ended up having to do some command-line stuff (like reformating the hd with cfdisk) as the hd was borked by all my hacking, and tinyme at first couldn't recognize it.

After that, tinyme installed cheerfully, and had only minor issues to correctify.

Therefore, I proclaim it top of the lightweight division! For what it's worth ;-)

One problem I have not yet discovered the fix for - if anyone reads this and can comment - is the outdated repos. The CD was old, and Synaptic loads 2007 era repos. I get tons of errors when I try to reload, and no new packages are listed. I assume there is a way to add newer repos, I just haven't found it yet.

And I am a bit worried about messing up my now-working laptop! If I update the repos, I may manage to mess-up what is working. Hard to restrain myself though!

Anyway, that's my greeting message. Glad to be aboard.
griennehornette (aka Chris)]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-880.html Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:35:24 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-880.html
Story goes as this:
I must say I'm not an expert !
I got a very old pc (actually I assembled it) 800MHz -256 MB (100) with dvd/cd
I'dlike to use that pc as a game machine for my kids
I am a big fun of 2008 version - so I installed it in minutes!..and ....it flew!
Since I d'like to download some things from repository , I decided to "move" to 2010version...
AND it was then that I realised that 2010 cd DOES NOT run no matter which dvd/cdplayer (I tested with several) is used:as the cd tries to boot a little table appears on screen (probably coming from some bios)and everything stops!

The same problem goes with pclinux2009.4-lxde vs 2009.2KDE(which works!..and ,since I n e e d e d some updates , was what I finally installed!)
My question is
Is there a "new" method of creating the cd iso's adopted, that is not compatible with older bios'es??
If so, it is a pitty , especially for tinyme since itis supposed to be for us, the older ones
can I overcome the problem?
and , if not ,are there any 2008 repos from which one can download ?(eg locales games etc)??]]>
Story goes as this:
I must say I'm not an expert !
I got a very old pc (actually I assembled it) 800MHz -256 MB (100) with dvd/cd
I'dlike to use that pc as a game machine for my kids
I am a big fun of 2008 version - so I installed it in minutes!..and ....it flew!
Since I d'like to download some things from repository , I decided to "move" to 2010version...
AND it was then that I realised that 2010 cd DOES NOT run no matter which dvd/cdplayer (I tested with several) is used:as the cd tries to boot a little table appears on screen (probably coming from some bios)and everything stops!

The same problem goes with pclinux2009.4-lxde vs 2009.2KDE(which works!..and ,since I n e e d e d some updates , was what I finally installed!)
My question is
Is there a "new" method of creating the cd iso's adopted, that is not compatible with older bios'es??
If so, it is a pitty , especially for tinyme since itis supposed to be for us, the older ones
can I overcome the problem?
and , if not ,are there any 2008 repos from which one can download ?(eg locales games etc)??]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-879.html Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:04:44 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-879.html ?]]> ?]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-878.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:46:58 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-878.html
I am using safe boot if that matters because on all the other including consol i get a probing SCIS devices error it just hangs.

Am running 183 mb ram
Pentium 3
And got an empty 4 gb hard drive

=edit=
Also the installer did work yesterday just did not install it because it need to downlaod somethign off the internet and it was not connected to the net]]>
I am using safe boot if that matters because on all the other including consol i get a probing SCIS devices error it just hangs.

Am running 183 mb ram
Pentium 3
And got an empty 4 gb hard drive

=edit=
Also the installer did work yesterday just did not install it because it need to downlaod somethign off the internet and it was not connected to the net]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-877.html Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:36:01 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-877.html Well, the thing is that the nwer CAELinux versions are based on Ubuntu and only for 64bit systems. Ubuntu is not bad, but it's not what you would call a feather-weight, specially when you need to have a lot of apps opened at the same time and many of them using RAM and CPU with hunger. Also, 64bit software forces to have a more expensive hardware (where I live it's not the most desirable, specially if you're a student). So my idea is to (in a future) restart making a 32bit engineering oriented distro, basically an updated clon of CAELinux 2008, but with a lightweight system as a base. TinyMe already provides common everyday apps, is small, thus allowing to include more apps in a single DVD, and easy to port from Windows. My idea then would be to propose it's use in my uni and distribute it for free among the students.
Now that I've made that introduction, I would like to know in which state is the TinyMe repository compared to PCLOS, specially regarding science-related software and libraries. For example, many OSS can be found as fortran files, and sometimes GCC fails to compile them, but gfortran or g77 does it very well. Then other apps like LabPlot and RKWard are very nice to have. I want to know this so to know if I can be able to start the project or I should wait until the repos are more complete, or in any case if I can use PCLOS/Mandriva rpms in case the corresponding ones are not available in TinyMe/Unity list. Oh, I almost forgot, is it posible also to use Synaptic instead of Smart? I was going to do everything with TinyMe 2008, but I didn't because I understand updating it will bork the system...
Thank you,

César]]> Well, the thing is that the nwer CAELinux versions are based on Ubuntu and only for 64bit systems. Ubuntu is not bad, but it's not what you would call a feather-weight, specially when you need to have a lot of apps opened at the same time and many of them using RAM and CPU with hunger. Also, 64bit software forces to have a more expensive hardware (where I live it's not the most desirable, specially if you're a student). So my idea is to (in a future) restart making a 32bit engineering oriented distro, basically an updated clon of CAELinux 2008, but with a lightweight system as a base. TinyMe already provides common everyday apps, is small, thus allowing to include more apps in a single DVD, and easy to port from Windows. My idea then would be to propose it's use in my uni and distribute it for free among the students.
Now that I've made that introduction, I would like to know in which state is the TinyMe repository compared to PCLOS, specially regarding science-related software and libraries. For example, many OSS can be found as fortran files, and sometimes GCC fails to compile them, but gfortran or g77 does it very well. Then other apps like LabPlot and RKWard are very nice to have. I want to know this so to know if I can be able to start the project or I should wait until the repos are more complete, or in any case if I can use PCLOS/Mandriva rpms in case the corresponding ones are not available in TinyMe/Unity list. Oh, I almost forgot, is it posible also to use Synaptic instead of Smart? I was going to do everything with TinyMe 2008, but I didn't because I understand updating it will bork the system...
Thank you,

César]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-876.html Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:06:56 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-876.html
However, I do not seem to have any browser with Droplet, and many basic packages are not being loaded (possibly because there's no browser). So I can't simply download a browser (from another computer) and install it offline.

And all the portable browsers I've seen have some dependencies that are not met with my current setup. Even hv3-something, which claims to have "no dependencies," requires sharing a library that doesn't exist.

Can anyone suggest a solution for me? I can't get my wifi working with Acorn, so that's not an option.

Thanks!]]>
However, I do not seem to have any browser with Droplet, and many basic packages are not being loaded (possibly because there's no browser). So I can't simply download a browser (from another computer) and install it offline.

And all the portable browsers I've seen have some dependencies that are not met with my current setup. Even hv3-something, which claims to have "no dependencies," requires sharing a library that doesn't exist.

Can anyone suggest a solution for me? I can't get my wifi working with Acorn, so that's not an option.

Thanks!]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-875.html Sun, 23 May 2010 08:28:25 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-875.html
When I shell out nothing is right in the CLI. for example: q=´, w=, & e=. (continuing), r=p, t=y, y=f. u=g, i=c, o=r, p=l, g=i, z=; , x=q, m=m, ,=w. .=v.

Also, I received an error window stating : ¨Unable to establish connection with FAM. Do you have ´FAM¨ or ´Gamin´ installed and running?¨ on one recent boot-up.

Any ideas what´s going on with the keyboard input and/or what FAM is? I hav not had any problems with keyboard recognition until installing TinyMe.]]>
When I shell out nothing is right in the CLI. for example: q=´, w=, & e=. (continuing), r=p, t=y, y=f. u=g, i=c, o=r, p=l, g=i, z=; , x=q, m=m, ,=w. .=v.

Also, I received an error window stating : ¨Unable to establish connection with FAM. Do you have ´FAM¨ or ´Gamin´ installed and running?¨ on one recent boot-up.

Any ideas what´s going on with the keyboard input and/or what FAM is? I hav not had any problems with keyboard recognition until installing TinyMe.]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-874.html Sat, 22 May 2010 18:33:45 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-874.html I would like to say thanks for TinyMe. I installed it and got it working with a minimum of effort. It does bring old equipment "back to life."
Anyway, I don't know if this is a "bug," but after installing the 2010-Acorn-RC-1b.i586 image and creating a few user accounts, I cannot get it to use the "autologin" option.
When I goto the Unity control options -> boot -> autologin, and then select "yes" for autologin, and choose a user and desktop, it appears to be fine. But, after I hit "ok" and then re-open the autologin config screen, the changes that were just made are gone, and the autologin option is again set to "no."
So, is this a "bug," or am i doing something wrong.
I have spent some time trying to find which files these config changes are stored in, but have been unsuccessful.
Any help would be great.
thanks
bye - ted]]> I would like to say thanks for TinyMe. I installed it and got it working with a minimum of effort. It does bring old equipment "back to life."
Anyway, I don't know if this is a "bug," but after installing the 2010-Acorn-RC-1b.i586 image and creating a few user accounts, I cannot get it to use the "autologin" option.
When I goto the Unity control options -> boot -> autologin, and then select "yes" for autologin, and choose a user and desktop, it appears to be fine. But, after I hit "ok" and then re-open the autologin config screen, the changes that were just made are gone, and the autologin option is again set to "no."
So, is this a "bug," or am i doing something wrong.
I have spent some time trying to find which files these config changes are stored in, but have been unsuccessful.
Any help would be great.
thanks
bye - ted]]> http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-873.html Sun, 16 May 2010 03:15:24 +0000 http://tinymelinux.com/forum/thread-873.html
Is there any way to enlarge the cursor and reduce screen resolution? I can't find it just fiddling with the screens. Not that I've quite put in on the HD yet...

I am hooking up and old machine (64 megs RAM) to our living room tv so that, hopefully, my little brother can use his pandora radio (and what have you) on his own, and Tinyme seems like the lead for best choice.

However, He has to be a within a few feet to spot the cursor with complete reliability, so it'd be nice if I could pull it all off... thanks!]]>
Is there any way to enlarge the cursor and reduce screen resolution? I can't find it just fiddling with the screens. Not that I've quite put in on the HD yet...

I am hooking up and old machine (64 megs RAM) to our living room tv so that, hopefully, my little brother can use his pandora radio (and what have you) on his own, and Tinyme seems like the lead for best choice.

However, He has to be a within a few feet to spot the cursor with complete reliability, so it'd be nice if I could pull it all off... thanks!]]>