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Torymon
Joined: 22 Aug 2006
Posts: 96
Location: The Great State of Mississippi,USA
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 Posted: Sun 20 Jan 2008, 20:15 Post subject:
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Dougal,
In trying to find out how to save multi-session(s) to a pup_save file on a harddrive, I read up on your pupremaster script.
Keep in mind, my objective was to get the tweaking and additional installs off of the multi-session cd (2.15CE) onto the harddrive into a pup_save file to speed up boot time.
I figured that would be faster than reading (and loading) numerous sessions off of the cd.
The script ran flawlessly!!! Major pat-on-the-back!!! The ONLY problem I ran into was during boot-up off the newly created re-mastered disk, was the existing pup_save file I had created trying to get my settings off of the cd.
I went back to the harddrive, deleted the pup_save I'd created, and tried booting again.
Success!!! Not ONLY did it boot perfectly (with ALL tweaks and installs in place), but the start-up screen in Dillo even barked at me!!! [This is kinda special in that the audio stuff doesn't work "out of the box" for me!]
Hearing the woof woof upon start-up WAS a treat!!!
I wish I had a photographic memory to tell you exactly what the error message I got was, but I do remember that it had to do with trying to load user settings from the pup_save file.
I believe the problem there was that I had "forced" the creation of the pup_save, but nothing ever got written to it.
Hence, I believe I rec'd the error because there was nothing in the file to load. At least I believe that's the cause.
Regardless, cudo's for an excellent job on the script!!!
Woof woof!
ToryMon
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Inuyasha
Joined: 21 Jul 2007
Posts: 118
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A couple of questions:
1. When it's creating a folder in /tmp, is this creating /tmp in RAMDISK if I'm using a Frugal install (fully in RAM)?
If so, could that not happen?
For instance, could the folders be created in or binded to the area where the new iso/.sfs/other would be saved? Or could at least the option be made for hard drives?
Also, this script will work with frugal installs, right?
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##### START WORKING ON /root #####
rm -rf /tmp/root 2> /dev/null
## if using the full /root:
if [ "$ALLROOT" = "yes" ] ; then
cp -a /root /tmp/root
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That part is what is making me think all of this is going to /tmp on the RAMDISK and not /dev/hdaX
And this part, too:
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## if using a "pristine" /root:
#do some work on /root before add it to the squashfs...
cp -a $RO2DIR/pup_ro2/root /tmp/root #pristine /root
#copy all of my-applications/
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Wouldn't it be better if it looked like this?
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TMP=/dev/hdaX # hasty line, but you get the point
# ...
else
## if using a "pristine" /root:
#do some work on /root before add it to the squashfs...
cp -a $RO2DIR/pup_ro2/root /"$TMP"/root #pristine /root
#copy all of my-applications/
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Dougal
Joined: 19 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun 03 Feb 2008, 09:02 Post subject:
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| Inuyasha wrote: |
| Quote: | cp -a /root /tmp/root
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That part is what is making me think all of this is going to /tmp on the RAMDISK and not /dev/hdaX |
/tmp in Puppy is not a tmpfs in ram like on other distros, but a directory in your pup_save. If you're running with pfix=ram then, yes, it will be in the ramdisk. However, /tmp is only used for directories that need to be "worked on" -- /root and /etc -- before they are added to the sfs. So all the "big stuff" doesn't go in /tmp, but directly to the sfs on your HD (or where you chose it to be).
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Flash
Official Dog Handler
Joined: 04 May 2005
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Location: Arizona USA
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| Posted: Sun 03 Feb 2008, 15:02 Post subject:
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Torymon, would you be up to doing a Howto for the forum, describing how to use Dougal's remaster to convert a multisession Puppy to a hd install? 
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tlchost
Joined: 05 Aug 2007
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Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Posted: Sun 03 Feb 2008, 16:08 Post subject:
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| Dougal wrote: | | However, /tmp is only used for directories that need to be "worked on" -- /root and /etc -- before they are added to the sfs. So all the "big stuff" doesn't go in /tmp, but directly to the sfs on your HD (or where you chose it to be). |
Wonder how things are going to be able to use the script on 3.1? The ease of use under 2.17.1 really spoiled me
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