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ETP · Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 605 Location: UK

Hi step,

Thanks for your reports. Your testing has revealed previously unreported problems which have been shown up by SP1 but are in fact due to flaws in a couple of the original scripts. Basically I failed to cater for all possibilities and need to find alternate ways of doing some things. Embarassed

SP1 itself is sound but I need to fix some of the scripts that it calls. I will look at them and hopefully will issue a fix in the form of a compulsory service pack in a few days time.
We are now getting down to the nitty-gritty. Smile

step · Joined: 04 May 2012 Posts: 260

My testing at your service, Sir! I'm looking forward to your next step. Lov the Blue Pup.

gcmartin · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 4670 Location: Earth

Hi @ETP. Awhile back, @BarryK developed a way for system service, like "bluepup-sp1", to be pushed to facilitate a system upgrade. (Of course, the user must exercise to allow it to continue installation)

Does QT/BLUE have that same mechanism builtin? Could that be a way to move service to BLUE users, while still offering service explanation for understanding in the thread?

Hope this helps

Jasper · Joined: 25 Apr 2010 Posts: 1220 Location: England

Hi gcmartin,

From the screen shot below you only use multi-session-CD/DVD and I personally do not even begin to understand your comment above.

Also, since multi-session is your principal interest; how is your promised multi-session-manual coming along?

My regards

greengeek · Joined: 20 Jul 2010 Posts: 2857 Location: New Zealand

Don't know if it will help anyone preparing a stick for Blue pup, but there is an interesting thread concerning Gparted and formatting here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=93047

gcmartin · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 4670 Location: Earth

Hi @Jasper

BLUE and QuirkyTahr (QT) are not ISO supported nor are they multi-sessioned as is found with CD/DVD PUPs and Frugal PUPs.

BLUE and QT are ONLY "full" install distros whose life begins as a full-install USB or a full-install HDD.

Save-sessions have no place and are not a part of full-install systems.

Hope this is helpful

ETP · Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 605 Location: UK

Hi gcmartin,

gcmartin · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 4670 Location: Earth

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3402 Location: Oregon

I would like to know the inner workings of Zram and wondered if that feature was included in a full install, if it would minimize writes to a Flash drive.
The os with files would be loaded into Zram as a compressed image and the directory and menus items would be links to expand an application while it was being used and discarded afterward.
But I could be called crazy thinking that.
Being Old School, I still remember when one could use executable zip files that would expand when used and be removed when finished.
There was a utility called Zip2exe that would convert a normal zipped application into one that would expand and open when used/clicked on.

Also, on the subject of installing Blue Pup to a partition on my hard drive, with all the frugal installs of various Puppys on a few partitions and sharing some directories from /mnt/home with each at this point I am not ready to do a hard drive install.
I did make an SFS of the contents of the f2fs partition though that I can open with most Puppy versions.

rameshiyer

Please let me know how to install Blue Pup V3 in Hard Disk of PC. Looking for a detailed reply.

ETP · Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 605 Location: UK

nancy reagan · Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 525

Though I dunno understand what it means bur BK has published the build system for quirky with changes ?

http://bkhome.org/news/?viewDetailed=00077

ETP · Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 605 Location: UK

This is an optional dotpet for all versions of Blue Pup. In QT 6 BarryK introduced a feature to check for new service packs. The check could be selected as a menu item or was carried out automatically if PPM was launched.

This pet checks automatically for new pets or service packs at each boot-up without any user intervention.
If either of the above is available an audible and a visual alert will be triggered.

For testing purposes the server based trigger is currently turned on.

The pet (petalert-mk1.pet) can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_iVVJCd9q09cTFfNnhaR2QybFk&usp=sharing

Please let me know if this .pet performs as expected. Test by re-starting X.

gcmartin · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 4670 Location: Earth

I installed the PET to my BLUE on USB. I restarted X. After a short period, while on desktop, I got a pop-up message indicating there exist a "service" on the forum, without specifying where.

Question
Should the PPM be used after the pop-up? Or, how should one proceed after viewing the popup?

Thanks in advance

step · Joined: 04 May 2012 Posts: 260

Hi ETP, I sent you a PM. Thanks.