XenialDog (Ubuntu 16.04 'Xenial Xerus' LTS, 32-bit)

[Max Headroom]

Actually I've just Discovered wot the issue is, I was rather oblivious of the Demands Quick-Remaster Process mksquashfs places on the CPU 100%, So I had 2 Do the Remaster on a Slightly More Modern & Higher Spec PC, it went thru the eNtire Process & Completed the iso, which I'm about 2 Test, But I might yet need 2 Do it again 1 More Time!

:)K

[Max Headroom]

All Good w/ ReMaster, Tested Booting... eXcept since I Switched 2 E17, Conky Transparency isn't happening How2 Config Edit, Where? Please

So Much Searching & Reading the interWeb 4 a Solution I'm going Cross I'd

But perhaps more concerning is VLC, Application eXecution Error... Any ideas? Please

:)K

[backi]

Hi Max !

Regarding :

But perhaps more concerning is VLC, Application eXecution Error... Any ideas? Please

Has to do with running Vlc as Root .
Dont know if you installed Vlc -
or using a Vlc-Module generated with ApT0Sfs (in Menu>Module Tools ) and activated .

Both works for me when :

Made a small script :
sed -i 's/geteuid/getppid/' /usr/bin/vlc
vlc

Save it as ( for Example ) Run Vlc .
Make it executable .

When Vlc installed or Vlc_Module activated ........simply click the executable Script above ........wait a moment ......Vlc will probably start .........
So it does for me .

[backi]

Hi Max Headroom !

Can you hear me ? Do you have Success with the Hint i gave you ?

[Max Headroom]

Sorry Backi that I hadn't Replied, I Did Read it, But I'm Not sure that I completely understand your Solution & I've been Distracted by Life or Busy, But I am eNthusiastic & eNCouraged by Progress So Far!...

I'll take a Closer Look in the next couple of days.

Thanx 4 your Help!

:)K

[Pelo]

Feed back : GCstars working well with XenialDog.. (unavailable in my Puppies)
Why Simplescreenrecorder would not work with Xenial.. Checking to -day for install, and use, quite an evidence.
SSR the latest version compiled for puppy by Norgo. shared with Linux experts and ex-Windows passengers by clicking the blue. Norgo is very welcome to help everybody in our Puppy forum

Symphytum, the database, will be uploaded too. That does not mean i can use it (version 2.0) New version fails with my Linux Puppies
3.6M symphytum-2.0-x86.deb

[Pelo]

root@xenial:~# symphytum
symphytum: error while loading shared libraries: libQt5PrintSupport.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Available as package. Print Support installed
No printer at ome (expensive)
Symphytum is the best database for home (Hobby as sports, or cooking, or collections)

[Max Headroom]

G'day Backi, I can't remember if I installed VLC via Synaptic or Apt-get, Dunno about ApTOSfs? ( I was Sure I had Module Tools Must have Disappeared When I Switched 2 E17 !?! , But I aint going back because it gives Me per Desktop Background Wallpapers ), Activated?

Sorry How2 Make a Script & Where it Belongs???

& then Once I've Done that, Can I put that Script in the Shelf / Dock / Task Bar w/ the VLC icon?

:)K

[backi]

Hi Max !
If you installed Vlc with Synaptic it will not start because you are running as Root .
There for this script will start Vlc .
Make this small script with Leafpad or Geany :

sed -i 's/geteuid/getppid/' /usr/bin/vlc
vlc

name it "Run Vlc" (for Example )
save it in Root.
Make it executable .
I assume i you know how to do it .
If not.... look with Rox-filer for this Script
left Mouse-Click on Script> Menu>Properties> Permissions >>check Exec >>>>> refresh (now it should change appearance and will be executable)
Just click the executable script in Root to make installed Vlc start .


How to create a new Sfs Module with ApToSfs :

https://github.com/DebianDog/SFSget/wik ... SFS-Module

[Max Headroom]

Great Thanx Backi, that Works 4 Me Too...

G'day FredX181, is there a No PAE Version of the Ke*nel, How Hard is it 2 Mod & Swap & Wot might it Break? etc So that I Can Run & install this on Centrino & Older CPUs, Thanx!

:)K

[fredx181]

G'day FredX181, is there a No PAE Version of the Ke*nel, How Hard is it 2 Mod & Swap & Wot might it Break? etc So that I Can Run & install this on Centrino & Older CPUs, Thanx!

Not that I know of any offical Ubuntu non-pae kernel, but you can try adding "forcepae" (without quotes) to your kernel boot commandline.
Works for me on my old thinkpad x40 (with no pae capable cpu)
Good chance it works for you also.

Fred

[backi]

Hi Max !
If you can not find an Application in E17 ,you could try out " Run Everything" .... its in Menu.
This Everything Starter (it`s like Whisker Menu in Xfce )it can also be invoked with ALT+ESC .......or add it to a Shelf .( go Shelf>Contents>check Everything Starter click >add Gadged ).
Quite convenient .
Invoke it....... type in some Letters of Application you are looking for ......test it for yourself .

You say you lost some Items in Menu when using E17.
Maybe try this :
Go Menu> Settings>Settings Panel>Menu>Menu Settings>Applications>check Dog Applications .....apply ...restart Desktop .

[Max Headroom]

G'day FredX181, Thanx 4 Your Answer, All Looked Very Promising Booting this Uncommon NEC Versa E600 1.7 GHz Pentium 4 w/ 1 GB RAMemory, from a Live CD, it Parked Up w/ a Server Error

The Previous Few Lines were...

nal information. (EE) (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.k the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additio
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error
root@xenial:˜#

Fred Note How the Beginning of the Line " nal information. (EE) " Appears 2 Belong 2 the Truncated eNd of the Line... How Does that Happen?
Dunno if that's the Problem or part of or a Red Herring?

Backi Thanx Again 4 Your Response, I've Applied All of Your Suggestions & Everything's Working Great!

:)K

[Max Headroom]

G'day Again FredX181 or Backi, Back 2 the Centrino which is a 2003 Toshiba Portege M200, 1.6 GHz, 2 GB RAMemory, This is in Fact My Personal Keeper & Linux Demo ( Show Off ) Laptop, Altho it Dual Boots w/ M$ Windows 7 Virus Bait! This is also Fairly Funky in that it's an Early Convertible Touch Screen Tablet ( w/ a Stylus, that I've Lost & Never Used in that Function ), But it doesn't have an Optical Dr, So I have 2 Used an eXternal USB Optical 2 Boot & install, which they're Famously Fussy about, But I got Lucky! ( Btw it doesn't Boot from USB Flash Dr )

Anyway, because I've Done a Frugal install on an NTFS File System I Can't have the /casper/changes Folder & Get the Message 2 Use the Porteus Save File Manager, But I can't find it, Not Even in the Everything Starter!?! indeed Yes this is Me ReMastered / Customized E17 installation.

Sorry if I'm a pain?

:)K

[backi]

Hi fred !

Not sure if it can boot from a NTFS Partition ..........maybe somebody knows .
Why not use Save Folder ( because of NTFS ???)...
If Save Folder possible on NTFS maybe make Boot menu.lst look like this :

title Xenial Dog1 - porteus-boot - save on EXIT changes=/XENIALDOG1/changes folder
find --set-root /XENIALDOG1/casper/vmlinuz
kernel /XENIALDOG1/casper/vmlinuz from=/XENIALDOG1 noauto forcepae changes=EXIT:/XENIALDOG1/casper/ ramsize=100%
initrd /XENIALDOG1/casper/initrd1.xz

[Max Headroom]

G'day Backi that's Not the Problem, the Specimen Subject is Booting from Grub, it's just about Creating the changes.dat File, How2?

Thanx 4 Your Help!

:)K

[backi]

Hi Max !
No experience with Grub .

This one seems to work for Gub4Dos:
Here some links with Boot Methods :

https://github.com/DebianDog/xenialdog/wiki
https://github.com/DebianDog/xenialdog/ ... rteus-boot

Some Example for Save file instead of Save Folder ....from the links above :

Me thinks maybe try booting with this first >>>>

This way of saving changes is equivalent of “pupmode=13

[Max Headroom]

G'day Guys, this is wot I mean...

A Windows filesystem (FAT, NTFS ) or other non-posix compatible filesystem has been detected on /casper/.
Your changes cannot be saved directly to the specified storage media with this setup. Please use the 'Porteus save file manager' to create a .dat container and use it for saving your changes after your next reboot.
Press eNter to continue in 'Always Fresh' mode 4 this session

Sorry Again I Tried Attaching a JPeg taken by Me Ph & it Failed Again!

:)K

[backi]

Hi Reread my post again from above .......

Use :
title XenialDog porteus-boot save on EXIT in /casper/changes.dat file (sda1)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /casper/vmlinuz noauto from=/ changes=EXIT:/casper/changes.dat
initrd /casper/initrd1.xz

So it does work for me ......but dont know if it does from NTFS ....

[fredx181]

Hi Max,

If I understand well this is about how to create savefile changes.dat ?

Sorry, my mistake, "Create Save" should be in the Menu, but I forgot to add it to /usr/share/applications

3 ways to achieve the same (to create savefile):

1) Fix the missing "Create Save" entry in the Menu (copy from /root/tint2launchers)

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cp -a "/root/tint2launchers/Create Savefile.desktop" /usr/share/applications/

And run "Create Save" from menu (in Category: Accessoiries on openbox, may be different in E17)

2) Run the script '/usr/bin/makepfile.sh' and choose size and place where to create the savefile (probably for you in /mnt/sda1/casper)

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makepfile.sh

3) Create savefile "changes.dat" directly from commandline, open a terminal in your casper folder (e.g. /mnt/sda1/casper) and do:

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dd if=/dev/null of=changes.dat bs=1M seek=2000 # for 2GB save file, use seek=1000 for a 1GB savefile
mkfs.ext2 -F changes.dat

If you created changes.dat in the casper folder (and casper is on the root of the partition) the changes parameter should be:

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changes=/casper/changes.dat

Or for save on exit:

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changes=EXIT:/casper/changes.dat

Hope this helps.

EDIT: On NTFS you do need a save file, because save to folder doesn't work (only if you have/create a linux (ext2/3/4) partition and point changes=/... to a folder you created there)
EDIT2: To clarify more, say you create a extra linux partition , e.g. sda2
Then create a folder e.g. xendogsave on that linux partition, and make the changes parameter:

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changes=/xendogsave

If it's a unique name it will be found and used.

Fred