Frugal install Puppy 2.17 using xvesa set to 1152×864. I switched to a monitor that doesn't support this. How do I get xvesa to change down to 1024×768 if I can't see the desktop to change the resolution? Obviously, I can hide the save file, but then I don't get the save file contents. Is there a &q...

<< Dingo alpha1 and alpha2 has a cutdown zdrv file and probably a driver needed for your scsi drive is missing. >> Finding drives is kinda critical to usage....maybe even more important than an app that can be petted. Both my hd and cd can't be found. Is there an expanded zdrv that can be gotten to ...

Alpha 1 (puppy-4.00alpha3.90-k2.6.21.7) couldnt find my scsi drive. I boot from ide and then mount scsi. Pup 2.17 can mount scsi. Alpha1 doesnt even acknowledge its existence. Is that fixed in alpha 2? pup is a real slow download, so i dont want to bother trying till the scsi problem is fixed. On a ...

Typing this from win98. Problem found and hopefully fixed. autoexec.bat and config.sys get changed by grub. So i zero'd the both out. Windows was starting but autoexec was kicking it back to puppy.bat and config.sys was kicking it back to dos. Hopefully, reinstalling windows didnt mess things up too...

I managed to puppy.bat twice, causing grub to save grub as the win mbr, losing the true wiin mbr Boot disk is scsi (tho puppy files on an ide disk). A: fdisk/mbr says it can't find hard disk (probably because it's scsi). How do i get win98 mbr back? Where does grub save win mbr? Can win mbr be saved...

I'm trying to compile tkrat (a MUA) in 2.17 w/ devx.

I don't have the pc in front of me, but it has trouble compiling the c-client.
Worked fine on a Sun/Solaris.
I'm wondering if anyone's tried/succeeded in compiling tkrat.

Thanx

OS: 2.16.1 USR 56k hardware ISA modem (5687-53) set to pnp Modem works in win98. win98 says com1 & 2 are 2f8, 3f8 and modem uses 2e8/int3 dmesg shows isapnp found modem. Did pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf and uncommented 2e8. Displaying "io" shows serial addresses are 2e8, 2f8, 3f8. I can'...

By adding an idehd, i got puppy1 installed. Then i tried the latest pup. given: C: SCSI win98 D: IDE win98 E: idezip I keep getting the "Cannot find puppy" and any of idehd, idezip, xxx What file is it not finding.. I've put the 4 files on C: and D: top, and /boot subdirs. Ive tried PMEDIA...

I unzip PupWin98.zip to the proper places in win98 on SCSI C: drive. I start PupLinux.pif, it reboots and gives L/W prompt. Upon trying to boot up Linux, it stops when it can't find usr_cram.fs, Is PupWin98 capable of finding the SCSI drive? I don't have a cd burner, usb, etc, which is why i'm tryin...