ABANDONED.
Now trying a new approach in a new thread.
In short I downloaded firefox: menu -> setup -> default applications chooser.
The result: FF loads, runs but without sound. I will start a new thread, as I am now using firefox from a diff't directory on my PC.
- - - everything below is history - - -
Overall problem to be solved. Sound from files on HDD, no sound from Firefox.
Context:
My desktop PC is called 'Mobius'.
HDD on Mobius failed to boot several days ago.
At that time I ran uPupBB-64 by PeeBee.
Decision: replace uPupBB with Fossa.
Action: Puppy Linux (Fossa) installed on another HP desktop (to HDD).
Installation method: MikeSLR's 'manual installation using ROX'. <- always works!
HDD transferred from HP to Mobius - and Mobius (a very faithful PC) booted as expected.
Result: OS installed was FossaPup 9.5 (with Tas. tiger under a pink moon).
Distro: fossapup64 9.5
Installation - looks good. I see the HDD. I see the desktop. I think god loves me.
But Fossa9.5 has only PaleMoon Browser and PM is acting up (a little).
Decision: Install/run Firefox.
Firefox (v 122.0.1) is in /mnt/home (ie SDA3)
From FireFox: 122.0.1 Firefox Release, February 6, 2024
Version 122.0.1, first offered to Release channel users on February 6, 2024
I copied FF to that directory from another place. (Can't remember, but perhaps from a working copy - probably on Mobius).
FossaPup 9.5 is in /mnt/home/SYSTEM (ie SDA3)
SDA1 is BOOTLOADER - installed using GRUB4DOS. 48MiB - FAT32.
Firefox runs - I'm posting to the forum from Firefox. now. today. at this moment in time.
I have no sound from FF I have sound from MP3 files on my HDD.
More into about running/installing FF.
(1) See screengrab #1, where I show files in /mnt/home/firefox/
(2) See screengrab #2 where I show the Puppy menu, where FF is absent.
(3) To start FF I must open /mnt/home/firefox and click on "firefox" 5336 bytes.
(4) Below: see report from PSI about sound and sound card.
Rebooting does not solve my problem.
Help appreciated. Hope I put all the relevant info in this posting!
cobaka
(Tue 2024-Feb-13th)
ScreenGrab #1 showing folder where FF 'lives'.
- screenGrab_#1-FF_folders.jpg (165.22 KiB) Viewed 240 times
ScreenGrab #2 - does not exist. When menu is active - screengrab (printscreen key) is inactive.
All I see is Seamonky and PaleMoon. No Firefox.
Here is info from PSI about sound:
!!Kernel Information
!!------------------
Kernel release: 5.4.53
Operating System: GNU/Linux
Architecture: x86_64
Processor: x86_64
SMP Enabled: Yes
!!ALSA Version
!!------------
Driver version: k5.4.53
Library version:
Utilities version: 1.2.2
!!Loaded ALSA modules
!!-------------------
snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_intel
!!Sound Servers on this system
!!----------------------------
No sound servers found.
!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA
!!-----------------------------
0 [PCH ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
HDA Intel PCH at 0xfbff8000 irq 36
1 [HDMI ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI HDMI
HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfbafc000 irq 37
!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system
!!--------------------------------------
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
02:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6450 / 7450/8450/8490 OEM / R5 230/235/235X OEM]
!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Subsystem ID's
!!-------------------------------------------------------
