YaPI (yet another Puppy Installer) install any Puppy iso

[mavrothal]

Tried it briefly.
In the "forgotten" search, does not search the mounted devices!

That was intended.

Does not make a lot of sense (since I forgot where it is...) but should at least say so instead of "all plugged-in devices"

If no ISOs are found Xdialog runs and having nothing to display spits an error screen.

Thank you, fixed. (I hope so, can not test)

The Xdialog error is fixed but still displays a "cryptic" help screen. Even worse, it now quits if click OK on the found SFS

Last searched partition stays mounted.
When you cancel after a successful search spits an error about missing vmlinuz then a help screen and then the make a choice window. If you cancel again then it quits.

Thank you, fixed. (tested)

Now unmounts at the end of the search OK. However, if you select cancel at the results screen the partition mounts an error about vmlinuz missing comes up and it quits. If you select OK, the partition mounts, unmounts and exits with the help screen and goes back to the 'Choice' window

[musher0]

(...)
Need info about CD/DVD writer (PuppyPin line) ? Is it 'drive_sr0' ???
Any suggestions for improving TEXT and HELP welcomed.

Hello L18L.

In your picture above, I cannot read the opaque blue line properly, but if
this is what you are asking:

In Puppy, CD/DVD drives on your system are listed as:
sr0 whatever_description

OR

sr0 whatever_description
sr1 whatever_description
if you have two CD/DVD drives on your system.

Usually, in your /mnt directory listing, and in PBurn, cdrom refers (is
linked) to sr0 and dvd refers (is linked) to sr1. But if you have only one
CD/DVD drive, cdrom and dvd both refer (are linked) to sr0. You can also
see this -- and modify it -- in the CD/DVD wizard.

I hope this helps.

[bigpup]

puppyinstaller151220a.gz

Not sure what to report.
This version of the installer seems to be a step back not forward.
Only get to the "Make a choice which Puppy to install".
After that nothing seems to progress in any kind of logical process or without errors.

puppyinstaller151211
This version seemed a lot more complete and finished.

[bigpup]

Any suggestions for improving TEXT and HELP welcomed.

When I understand what is suppose to happen, at what step.
I will be able to, maybe, offer some suggestions.

Keep it going.
We know you can do it!!!!

[L18L]

Does not make a lot of sense (since I forgot where it is...) but should at least say so instead of "all plugged-in devices"

Thank you. Waiting for exact wording...

The Xdialog error is fixed but still displays a "cryptic" help screen. Even worse, it now quits if click OK on the found SFS

a photo of that "cryptic" help screen would be nice. Who finds SFS?
.

Now unmounts at the end of the search OK. However, if you select cancel at the results screen the partition mounts an error about vmlinuz missing comes up and it quits. If you select OK, the partition mounts, unmounts and exits with the help screen and goes back to the 'Choice' window

Thanks. Hope I can fix this.

[L18L]

I hope this helps.

Thank you, Yes and no.

No, I wanted the line in file PuppyPin.
And only cd writer, not for cd reader.
Offer writer only for burn.

Yes, you made re-thinking the use of PuppyPin.
My PuppyPin displays a maximum of 10 for one device (there are more than 10).
It also depends on configuration.
Parsing /sys/block/* comes to mind.
Thank you.

[L18L]

Only get to the "Make a choice which Puppy to install".

Do you have the iso of your install in a mounted location?
Do you have any other puppy.iso in a mounted location?
Do you have any other puppy.iso in a not mounted but plugged-in location?
What did you expect?
What did you choose?

Keep it going.

It is no more "just add a bit to old PUI"

[bigpup]

It is no more "just add a bit to old PUI"

Why?
You seemed to be getting close to making it work by just adding the option to the old PUI.

With the latest version puppyinstaller151220a.gz.
mavrothal has already reported a lot of what I am seeing, so I did not see a need to also report.
Sorry if I gave you the idea I was seeing different problems.

Maybe a statement on what you are trying to make it do would help.
That way, if I do not see it do something, I will know it is a problem.

Example:
Make choice which Puppy to install
Choose:This running Puppy
Installer should do this........
Than this.......
Now this........
Now you will get this option........
Etc.......

If you are coding from completely fresh start.
You know what you are trying to make it do.
We do not.

[L18L]

If you are coding from completely fresh start.
You know what you are trying to make it do.
We do not.

I did try too much at a time.

Reduced it to:
a CLI tool
Other isos found in mounted and not mounted storage locations.
Superfloppy mode by Extra button
frugal or full after selection of partition.
partition numbered greater than 9 in use
Size checked.

Enjoy

[bigpup]

Running in Tahrpup 6.0.5

yapi_2015-12-29

Other isos found in mounted and not mounted storage locations.

It finds stuff in mounted locations
Nothing found in unmounted locations.

When it gets to the point of finding a location for install.
It seems to lockup.
I get to this point:

[bigpup]

Running in Tahrpup 6.0.5

yapi_2015-12-29

When you shutdown the program.
The /tmp/PUI is not cleared of any data files.
If you restart the program.
The data still in /tmp/PUI is used.
No real fresh new search is done.

Seems to me that /tmp/PUI should have all data deleted when you close the program.
It is temporary data.

[bigpup]

Running in Tahrpup 6.0.5

yapi_2015-12-29

Do not really see a need for this statement.
The rest of this help info seems clear to me.

[bigpup]

If you select cancel on this window (image 1)

You get this window (image 2)

At this point in the program, shouldn't cancel just close the program

[shinobar]

Just for your information:
The frugalinstaller-2.1.1 installes any other puppies from the .iso file.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=57711

[L18L]

If you select cancel on this window (image 1)

You get this window (image 2)

At this point in the program, shouldn't cancel just close the program

Thanks for this and the other issues.
(data are temporary for a session, I did not change this)
.. (not all) done in new bug fix version.

Code: Select all

#151230 fix bigpup's issues

[L18L]

Just for your information:
The frugalinstaller-2.1.1 installes any other puppies from the .iso file.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=57711

Thanks for that info.
.. and a Happy New Year !

[bigpup]

Tahrpup 6.0.5

yapi-2015-12-30

I am now getting to the point of getting the bye and shutdown in all modes.
So it seems to be working up to the bye.

/tmp/PUI

(data are temporary for a session, I did not change this)

Confirm, you did not change this.
I hope you do change this so data is deleted when you close the installer

One thing.
After choosing an iso to install.
Select OK.
Get bye message.
The location that contains the iso file is unmounted.

Shouldn't the location still stay mounted?

Happy! New! Year!!!!!!

Just remember.
Coding software, just after new years eve, is what resulted as Windows Vista

[8Geee]

Clicking on the iso file "should" mount/unmount it. I would click on target iso to see if it really "unmounted". I note that remaster has a bug wherein the drive icons disappear, and though the iso is unmounted, the drive fails to unmount even when "unmounting" it using Pmount (a shutdown reveals this)

[davids45]

G'day to 2015 from 2016,

(First try) I am trying yapi-2015-12-30, running it from my Downloads directory on sda5.

My test has been to do a Full Install of tahrpup-6.0.5 from either a Frugal tahrpup-6.0.5 on sda7, or from a Full Slacko (sdb15) or from a Full tahrpup-6.0.1 on sdb11.

After a very long search of my 30 partitions (2 hard-drives) by yapi, the tahrpup-6.0.5 iso was not found by any testing Pup (or I could not find the 6.0.5 in the long listing of "found" isos ).

I then got the very quick 'bye' and yapi closed, if I tried to do anything after that.

As I usually know where my isos are (on my data partition, sda5, in either its Downloads directory for new isos, or in its Iso archive directory for older isos), can I tell yapi where to look for the isos and avoid the long searching?

Or how do I navigate to a particular iso and select that one?

I do like the idea of being able, from within any Pup, to install any other Pup iso, Full or Frugal, so I hope you succeed in yapi.

Thanks,

David S.

[bigpup]

davids45,

This is in the very early stages of development.
At this time it is not a completed program.
If you get it to run to the point of getting a bye message.
It has worked as far as it has been developed.

L18L is developing in stages.
Bug fixing as he gets to a complete program.
He is offering what he has completed for testing.

The information about how it worked for you will help.
Thanks!!
Your iso search was a good test.

As I usually know where my isos are (on my data partition, sda5, in either its Downloads directory for new isos, or in its Iso archive directory for older isos), can I tell yapi where to look for the isos and avoid the long searching?

That's a good idea for L18L to consider adding to the installer options.