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by LarryDC
Sat 06 Jun 2020, 12:36
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: EasyOS: getnvidia: linux-5.4.40 kernel source file is needed
Replies: 2
Views: 2180

Easy Buster: Gitnvidia needs both SFS loaded via Boot SOLVED

Click the "sfsget" icon at top of page, you will see the kernel source SFS listed. Download it, choose to install it to the main desktop. To do any compiling, you will also need the "devx" SFS. Thanks for the rapid response, Barry. It had been a while since I used buster. I keep...
by LarryDC
Fri 05 Jun 2020, 21:39
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: EasyOS: getnvidia: linux-5.4.40 kernel source file is needed
Replies: 2
Views: 2180

EasyOS: getnvidia: linux-5.4.40 kernel source file is needed

Since it was an option, I decided to try it. But I can't find the subject kernel source file. I even went to Linus T.'s site and downloaded the kernel 5.4 source: "/home/downloads/linux-5.4.tar.gz". That didn't help. I have the nvidia 340.108 run file and the devx sfs. Could someone point ...
by LarryDC
Sun 30 Mar 2014, 15:32
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Extra Application Repository for Legacy OS 2
Replies: 54
Views: 58611

Ethernet Driver for Dell Dimension 4500 (2002 vintage)

John, My PM to you has stayed in the Outbox, not the Sentbox, so I am repeating my request here, perhaps inappropriately. I work for a school dept. & donate mostly Dell computers to needy (AKA poor) children. I had a Dell Dimension 4500 (from 2002) given to me. While I have Wary running on it fi...
by LarryDC
Tue 03 Jan 2006, 15:12
Forum: Security
Topic: Why I don't like running as root (in Puppy)
Replies: 129
Views: 188393

Hard Disk Install needs a user login

I' m with HypoCee on this one. After a day of trying to get Austrumi to boot as a user ( I think it users the same busybox tinylogin as Puppy) I gave up in frustration & installed (Option 2) Puppy 1.07 w/ Mozilla over it. BEWARE: Austrumi automatically mounts the 17 partitions on one hard drive ...