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Topic: DSL 0.8.0 issues

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ke4nt1

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Posted: Aug. 28 2004,04:34

Good info, cbagger01.....
I was seeing this issue on some systems I tested..

mikshaw..
Your assumption was correct...
When using "toram" there ( IS ) a "mydsl" section in the menu..
You can access your extensions whether from CD or partition by
using the myDSLgui or emelfm..

This is not something we did..
This is something KNOPPIX did.

EDIT - again correction - I'm confusing my terms/names.
There IS a mydsl-menu - it no longer has the "optional" link in it.
It would not work if you removed the CDROM,
which is one of the benefits of using toram for audio CD's etc..

73
ke4nt

cbagger01

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Posted: Aug. 28 2004,05:24

FYI,

The new Opera uci compressed iso file works great in verison DSL 0.8.0 without having to hide any libs like the old extension.

The only thing missing is a symlink or some other method contained inside the *.uci file that points Opera in the direction of the new storage location for the Flash viewer download script. If someone doesn't get to it before me, I will attept a fix in the future after I understand the *.uci format and set aside a few minutes...

In the meantime, you can manually enable flash in Opera (for DSL version 0.8.0) by doing the following:

(1) Use the menu item Apps -> Net -> Get Flash Plugin to download the flash plugin from the Internet.
(2) Follow the instructions and add opt/.firefox_plugins to your filetool.lst or you will have to redownload every time you boot from livecd.
(3) Install Opera.uci extension.
(4) Start up Opera. Go to the menu File -> Preferences -> Multimedia -> Plugins.
(5) Click on the Modify Path button.
(6) Click on the "Add" button.
(7) Type in the following for your additional path:
/opt/.firefox_plugins
(8) Click the two OK buttons to get back to the Preferences/Plugins Menu.
(9) Click on the "Find Plug-ins" button.
(10) Click on the "Apply" button and then the "OK" button.
(11) Do any other Opera customizations that you wish. For example, change your home page.
(12) Before doing a backup, click on File -> Preferences -> Network -> History and Cache and then click on the "Empty Now" button, or add a checkmark to the "Empty on exit" checkbox. Then exit the Opera program.
(13) Add home/dsl/.opera to your filetool.lst so you will not have to do this over again on every boot.

Hope this helps.

ke4nt1

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Posted: Aug. 28 2004,06:03

That's just how I made the connection to libflash in testing..

It was so cool to see the same file we get for firefox work so well
in the opera.uci...

It's so much faster on my lil' 233 MHz 32MB laptop than Firefox..
I really notice it reading thru the forums..

And aren't the new .uci files just awesome?
WIth 8 cloops available now, this should get fun..
I've already recieved Gimp 2.0 and Firefox 0.9.3 ..
Gimp 2.0 is nearly complete.. So fine...

Thanks for the contrib, cbagger01...

73
ke4nt

roberts

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Posted: Aug. 28 2004,06:38

For normal booting from liveCD, all extensions and optionals should work as expected. The following discussion applies only to the boot time toram option

The behaviour while using toram is the following:

The optional section will not show. This is because, the usual pupose of using toram, is to be able to remove the cdrom, therefore the cdrom may not be available to load the extensions in the optional directory of the cdrom. The solution is to use the "add drive" /cdrom of the mydsl desktop icon, or the mount.app utility to mount the cdrom and then use emelfm mydsl button to load the optional extensions as desired.

Also the uci extensions will not mount, again, this is because it would prevent the cdrom from being removed. Again, same solution, use the "add drive" of the mydsl desktop icon or use the mount.app util to mount the cdrom then use emelfm mydsl button.

So, if you frequently use the toram option then:
Place only .dsl and .tar.gz into the root, Place uci and any other extensions into /optional directory.