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#81 Post by MU »

you can click on the sfs to mount it, then you can browse it in the filemanager to see, if everything is in there.

If you already booted with it, look in:
/initrd/pup_ro3/
Instead of ro3, it also could be 04 or 05.

/initrd/ displays the "layers", of which the current filesystem is generated (so the contents of the current sfs files).

If everything is in there, but not in the "real" /usr", then you encountered a bug.
Sometimes, merged layers are invisible!
I have not found out exactly, why.
It might happen, if files are available twice, e.g. once in pup_400.sfs, and once in "games.sfs". But I'm not sure.
But check first, if the "ro" layers display correct, before we try to sort out this issue.

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#82 Post by steve_s »

MU wrote:...
But check first, if the "ro" layers display correct, before we try to sort out this issue.

Mark
Will do...that's what I needed to know. Thanks, Mark.

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#83 Post by steve_s »

Oooo-kaaayy...very strange.

It seems I did the process correctly for the sfs. I checked the areas you mentioned, MU, and everything is there. Actually, everything is in a few places; let me explain.

Started the wesnoth-free frugal install. Added the wesnoth.sfs. Rebooted. I then checked to see if Battle of Wesnoth was added to the Games menu, and it was. Click on it, nothing happens. Ran command:

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# wesnoth
..nothing happened. Said wesnoth couldn't be found.

Looked the places you recommended and found it right away. So, I ran this:

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# cd /initrd/pup_ro2/usr/local/bin
# ./wesnoth
Battle for WEsnoth v1.4.3
Started on Wed Sep 17 18:06:13 2008

cound not initialize fonts
#
?? Ok, don't even know where to begin with that one. All the font files seem to be there...

Then I noticed something else strange. As I mentioned before, in the sfs file /usr/local/share/ contains the wesnoth folder. /usr/local/bin contains the x-executable. These were in /initrd/pup_ro2/...

However, they were also in /initrd/pup_ro3

And under pup_ro3 there was a /usr/ folder (complete with the aforementioned internal folders) but there was also a /usr_1/ that had the same folders in it, all complete.

Also, under the main Puppy directory, along with the other standard folders/directories, there was also a /usr_1 that had all the same wesnoth folders/x-executables in it.

In other words, using the sfs seems to create multiple locations of the same directory.

?? What do I do with that?

Oh, and just to be sure, I cd'd to each of those and ran the same ./wesnoth command and got the same result.

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#84 Post by MU »

there was also a /usr_1
Bingo!
This is created, if you create a SFS file, while it already existed!
So you have game.sfs, and run:
mksquashfs SFS game.sfs

Now the /SFS/usr is added as /usr_1

This is a very bad issue with squashfs, the only solution is to delete the old game.sfs before you create a new one.

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#85 Post by steve_s »

MU wrote:
there was also a /usr_1
Bingo!
This is created, if you create a SFS file, while it already existed!
So you have game.sfs, and run:
mksquashfs SFS game.sfs

Now the /SFS/usr is added as /usr_1

This is a very bad issue with squashfs, the only solution is to delete the old game.sfs before you create a new one.

Mark
Hmmm...I thought I had, but maybe not. I'll delete that, then start all over...

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#86 Post by steve_s »

MU wrote:
there was also a /usr_1
Bingo!
This is created, if you create a SFS file, while it already existed!
So you have game.sfs, and run:
mksquashfs SFS game.sfs

Now the /SFS/usr is added as /usr_1

This is a very bad issue with squashfs, the only solution is to delete the old game.sfs before you create a new one.

Mark
Ok, got it to go. Started back with the original hard drive install, removed Wesnoth while creating the iso and got it to go...tweaked wesnoth a few times, but got it set up perfectly as an sfs.

I want to modify the frugal with a couple more things, then I'll remaster via the MU method :wink: upload the growler.iso (seems a good enough name) and the wesnoth.sfs.

I'll probably upload the file to filefront unless anyone else has suggestions about a good upload site...the iso is around 600MB and the sfs for wesnoth is about 190MB...

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#87 Post by MU »

great, you may upload here:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 9398#99398
I then would mirror it on the canadia mirror, too, as people from the states reported problems to download from there.

Filefront is ok, too, I could grab it there.

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#88 Post by ttuuxxx »

MU wrote:great, you may upload here:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 9398#99398
I then would mirror it on the canadia mirror, too, as people from the states reported problems to download from there.

Filefront is ok, too, I could grab it there.

Mark
Shouldn't be any problems in Canada, other than vote for Steven Harper and give him more than 50% for once
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#89 Post by steve_s »

ttuuxxx wrote: Shouldn't be any problems in Canada, other than vote for Steven Harper and give him more than 50% for once
ttuuxxx
...being a typical, self-absorbed American, I had to look that one up. 8)

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#90 Post by steve_s »

Ok, the puplet for this gaming settup has been released here.

Check it out, download it, use it, change it, etc. 8)

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#91 Post by _MegadetH_ »

I need help. I want to setup a puppy gamer installation. My computer is Pentium 3 650Mhz 320mb ram with video card Nvidia tnt 2 riva vanta 32mb.
I'd like to run emulators and old 3d games (doom, duke nukem 3d, descent,diablo ...).

Do I have to install drivers for Nvidia? Where can I find Puppy 4.0 is good to play games? or do you suggest another system? Yes I know there is hurt me plenty distro, but It doesn't work for me.

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#92 Post by steve_s »

_MegadetH_ wrote:I need help. I want to setup a puppy gamer installation. My computer is Pentium 3 650Mhz 320mb ram with video card Nvidia tnt 2 riva vanta 32mb.
I'd like to run emulators and old 3d games (doom, duke nukem 3d, descent,diablo ...).

Do I have to install drivers for Nvidia? Where can I find Puppy 4.0 is good to play games? or do you suggest another system? Yes I know there is hurt me plenty distro, but It doesn't work for me.
I recomend checking my last post as it has the link for the puplet that I set up...I think it has nvidia stuff already it in, so it's at least worth a download and try.

4.0 is easy to find...google search for puppy linux will get you barry's site which has download info there; you could get 4.1 there if you wanted. Then if you need nvidea stuff, just search this forum for nvidea and you'll find a few threads. I would also look puppylinux.ca and search their server for nvidea and you'll find various pet's that would apply.

So, search the forum for nvidea options, find which pet works for your card, then install on my version (if needed) or install on 4.0/4.1...then add games either from this thread (which also has various links leading away from it to other locations for games) or search around.

Perhaps others will give input as to other ways to find .pet packages but that should get you started... 8)

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#93 Post by Lobster »

games and programs you might like to compile . . .
http://www.digitaldarknet.net/thelist/i ... page=games
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#94 Post by RoteSocke »

when i run the mksquashfs, i get at 37% a Fatal error in zlib: uncompress failed.

What could be the problem.

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#95 Post by steve_s »

RoteSocke wrote:when i run the mksquashfs, i get at 37% a Fatal error in zlib: uncompress failed.

What could be the problem.

Michael
Please give more information as to what you are referring to...are you talking about running the wesnoth.sfs file?

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#96 Post by RoteSocke »

sorry, i refer to the post from MU on Wed 10 Sep 2008, 12:26
The tutorial, how to save the system and make an iso.
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#97 Post by steve_s »

RoteSocke wrote:sorry, i refer to the post from MU on Wed 10 Sep 2008, 12:26
The tutorial, how to save the system and make an iso.
hmmm...that one is beyond me and refers to squashfs assembly...Mark (MU), you out there? Any ideas? Or anyone else know what to do about a zlib error?

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#98 Post by MU »

I never had this error.
Does it also appear, if you compress on another drive (like a usb stick)?
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#99 Post by MrSchism »

Sorry for the delay in saying this, but I find myself somewhat taken aback by the fact that the list of top games available for Linux doesn't include Alien Arena 2008.

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#100 Post by Max Uglee »

I am not sure what dependencies it requires but I play atanks (atomic tanks) all the time on my ubuntu partition. It is based off of an old dos game but I don't remember what it is called. Dopewars is a great Linux game also but I am not sure if you want your kids playing it :) I wish there was a Garry's Mod type of game for linux.

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