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This is for all the puppy people like me who use a full hd install for puppy
And want to have devx 3.01 so they can compile stuff.
This is for puppy 3.01 but should work for other versions.

I have used this pretty much every time I install a new version of puppy.

NOTE: This is how I do it and it works every time for me,
it should work for you also if you take it step by step.

EDIT: I have confirmed this on 4.01 alpha 6


STEP 1.
First make sure you have downloaded the devx_301.sfs

NOTE: I always download it to / - that is the top directory not /root but /

STEP 2.
Next I add a few lines to the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.modules file

What I do is add the lines just before the ###END#### line, so now it
looks like this:
save the file and reboot
NOTE: what this does is to
load squashfs support ever time you boot puppy.


STEP 3:
(There is a screen shot at end of post)
Make a new dir in / I always call mine /data, it's just what I do:

so now in the / directory you should see you
devx_301.sfs and the directory data

open up a terminal window from the / directory and type the following:
(again a screen shot at end of post) what just happened is puppy used the data directory
to mount the .sfs file so that now you can access all the files in the sfs file.

STEP 4:
now type: NOTE: there is a space between --remove-destination and /data
Also there is a space between /data/* and /
And a space between / and >devcopy.txt



it will seem like puppy has paused for a few seconds
(depends on speed of computer) just wait , when you see the # sign
again you are good to go.

NOTE: The devcopy.txt file will show you everything
that got copied over and where it went to.

STEP 5:
now type:
that will unmount the sfs file and if you
check /data will now be empty again.

STEP 6:

This next step may or may not be needed but I do it just to be sure:

type:


STEP 7:

to test to make sure it all worked type:
and you should get a response like:
if you do then you are all set and you
can start using puppy to compile stuff.

Like I said I use this on my system all the time and it works great!
If you change anything like the directory name
it should still work but I showed you how
I did it and I know it works like this.


I hope This was clear and easy to follow
and will save you time and frustration
when using puppy from a full hd install.

Thankyou Desertpuppy.

This is just the thing people are looking for a simple way to get the devx file loaded -- I`ve spent hours trying to get the thing to work and given up in disgust the bootmanager is useless in this regard,

Very grateful and thanks again.

desertpuppy, I just tried to install devx_301.sfs and I got a failure when I did the code in step 3, I did reboot the computer after I edited /etc/rc.d/rc.modules and also after I created the new directory in the / I will try to include a picture which explain the failure.
When I ran the code in the term I got a failure.


Mini
in Parma, Ohio

Where did you get devx.sfs from in your picture?.
Try #mount -o loop devx_301.sfs /data
AFTER youve changed that name or downloaded the correct sfs file.

I found the problem in step three , had to many spaces in the rc.modules file .
I tried to move on with the installation and in step 4 or 5 there is another failure. I will show a snapshot of what I keep getting in the term:

I don`t quite understand what your doing.
Your running puppy 301 on a full hd install yes?
In which case you need to download devx_301.sfs
from:-

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... _modules-3

Place it in /
#mount -o loop devx_301.sfs /data
Then type
#cp -a -v --remove-destination /data/* / >devcopy.txt
Then type
#umount /data
#sync
#ldconfig

Test
#gcc
If you get gcc: no input files
Then your ok to compile.

Actually your procedure is a good reference for intoducing other SFS files to the puppy file system in a Full HD install. VERY useful.

Perfect!
thanks
tlcstat

I like my full install because it is faster loading than the frugal install. Now I can add developer tools to it. And load/remove other sfs files on demand.

Thanks.

It worked like a dream for me, first rate how-to.
Many thanks.

A very nice way to install that darn devx. I've fought with that one a few times.
This way worked real nice with no problems. I am saving a copy of those instructions for future reference.
Well done

i have follow all of the step by step
i still got problem same as Mini got there
could anybody help ?

dolphin .. it may be worth checking the case, as linux is case sensitive..

Data and data are two different names. That was my mistake as I had the error as well

The directory /data is just a temporary location to mount devx_301.sfs. You need to create it with:

mkdir /data

Also, with #mount -o loop devx_301.sfs /data , have you saved devx_301.sfs to /, do you have a directory /data, and if you enter pwd, the response should be /

i am very alert about case sensitive,
i know what am i doing

dolphin wrote: i know what am i doing

sorry... didn't mean to patronise, I know what I am doing, but I still made the mistake.

still dont work with me

yes yes
it work!!
thanks to all

llol_slim wrote:

dolphin wrote: i know what am i doing

sorry... didn't mean to patronise, I know what I am doing, but I still made the mistake.

sorry for being emotional

I think if you use puppy 2.17 or later, there is a simpler way:
1. download the devx_xxx.sfs
2. place it anywhere you like
3. click on it and a rox window should appear which display the content of the sfs file.
4. open rox, go to slash window (that is: "/", not "root")
5. go to the window that display sfs content, crtl-a to select them all.
6. drag them all to the "/" window.

It works everytime for me too, less typing (but hard on my right wrist,