Lighthouse 64 was loosely based on
Fatdog 64 511, but had a newer
kernel from a recent (at the time)
Fatdog
64, many core updates from Slackware64 14.0 and significant
customizations unique to Lighthouse 64.
Just-Lighthouse was built around a newer kernel and has as it's core updates or toolchain from Slackware64 14.1 and a few more customizations. Most of the following from the original help page still applies:
Except maybe for CUPS Printer drivers, do not use 32-bit Puppy Pet
packages in
Lighthouse 64; most
of them won't work. Instead begin with the
Update icon on the desktop, then
use the
Install icon for
more
64-bit
applications via the Lighthouse website or PPM (Puppy
Package Manager.) PPM can access Slackware 64, Slacky 64 and Salix 64
repositories.
The core files, Pet packages and
SFS
add-ons are xz compressed for a size reduction
of more than 20% vs. gz compression.
With major core updates in this release, upgrading a save file from
LH64 5.15 and earlier is not recommended; but if an upgrade is required--and you back
up your L64save file
first, remember that display drivers, Wine applications and any apps
with compiled kernel modules such as VirtualBox may need to be
reinstalled.
If you experience a blank screen or problems with the text-mode
console, try typing setfont (or
reboot and enter
vesa
at the LiveCD boot menu.)
More
information here
and
here.
If the display seems OK, but the console
fonts are way too small, exit X to command line and type
setfont big, or boot with
lhp video=800x600 or
lhp
video=640x480 or
lhp
video=1024x600 These options only affect the
console when
kernel modesetting is active.
To reconfigure the open source Xorg
display drivers, close any open
applications, click Menu -> Setup -> Xorg Video Wizard ->
XorgWizard ->
Choose. To install the
very latest
proprietary drivers you'll need to install the
Devx-JL64.sfs with
BootManager in the System Menu
first,
reboot, then download and install
the
x86_64 or
amd64 drivers direct from ATI or
Nvidia's website.
The online Tips
link above is a good place to get acquainted with Lighthouse. Local
Lighthouse
64 FAQs are here (adapted from Fatdog's.) Puppy
Linux has an
online FAQ. Most
local documentation is in HTML
or plain text format at
/usr/share/doc.
(This folder contains additional documentation if the
documentation.sfs is loaded.
)
The pull down menus provide easy
access to online documentation of most applications and utilities in
Lighthouse. These menus require a JavaScript enabled browser. Select
and go!...