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Hi,

If you drag and drop v 3, it will autodetect and convert to v 4, vice versa

Thanks

Actually, it seems that you can install and use the new squashfs tools in an older puppy (4.2 and under). Get them from here: ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributio ... 0-pup4.pet

Updated - v 1.4-1: Version Info now also tells you compatibility of your sfs with your kernel
Updated - v 1.4:
- Fixes reading .SFS extension (thanks disciple)
- Fixes reading spaces in paths (thanks disciple)
- Now can run from terminal, example: - Now can right click on an sfs file and click --> open with -->sfsconvert

Updated - v 1.3 :
- Simplified GUI (the notes now in tooltips)
- Option to choose working directory - default /mnt/home
- md5.txt will be created afterwards
Updated - v 1.2 - Help button & tooltips
Updated - v 1.1 - SFS version check button

Could you also make a squash 4 to squash 3 convertor so when an existing sfs has been converted and worked on it can then be converted back to squash 3 so that it is useable in all the previous and some current puppies? Or simply to convert a squash 4 so that it can be used in puppy 1, 2, 3 and 4
I foresee confusion....
mike

trio,

Thanks for this great little converter. I'm posting using an opera10.sfs on Pup 4.3.0 after using your converter. Also operating are OO3, FF3, and KDE358 whose sfs were converted with your program. Naturally, FF3 crashed after an update to 3.0.13 but that's a characteristic of 430 with firefox.

Thanks again for this and your many other useful contributions. I hope that a .pet converter will be next. EDIT: Just showing my ignorance concerning .pets.
Jim

Good job trio

Works
How long did the coding take you?
I now have Openoffice and XaraLX
in Puppy 4.3 Beta 1

Cyber Life is sweet

Hi all, cool reports

@Mike
It already does that, v 3 to 4, and v 4 to 3 (you didn't read carefully). Sfs v 4 works for 430 and sfs v 3 works for 421-under (4 series). I don't know 3 and 2 series.

@jim1911
Aaah Good that it;s useful. Pet converter? Why do we need that? 430 and 421-under (also I think 3 and 2) dot pets are compatible (the pet itself). BUT the applications inside the pet is a whole different story. It just depends how you compile/make the apps. There can't be a converter for that, you just need to compile again from source

@Lobster
It took me about 2,5 hours, and yeah, I decided to make this, one of the reason is you when posting in bugs thread about incompatible sfs files you have

Thanks all

vice versa

bummer..so you did.

Well this lack of backward compatability is affecting my eyesight

regards

mike

updated to v 1.1 - added sfs version check button
updated to v 1.2 - added help button & tooltips


see main post

Bonjour,
I like very much this little app.
When you want to mount a SFS file (bad version) in ROX, may be is it possible to modify /usr/sbin/filemnt to launch SFSconvert and convert the SFS file and then mount it.
Cordialement

esmourguit wrote:Bonjour,
I like very much this little app.
When you want to mount a SFS file (bad version) in ROX, may be is it possible to modify /usr/sbin/filemnt to launch SFSconvert and convert the SFS file and then mount it.
Cordialement

Sure it's possible, but I do not want to interfere with Barry's current work with filemnt. You need to alter individually. You look for the warning line:

NOTICE: this is an older version of etc etc

When you found it, just put this under it:
exec /usr/local/sfsconvert/sfsconvert &

Yeah, it's a dirty hack...

Cordialement

Edit: you mean auto convert then mount it? Yes, possible, but I don't think I want to make it that way, if it is not a native app. The reason is like I said above, it will be useless if the filemnt is not altered.

Updated - v 1.3 :
- Simplified GUI (the notes now in tooltips)
- Option to choose working directory - default /mnt/home
- md5.txt will be created afterwards

See main post

Bonjour à tous,
Thank you very much for your answer. This has been very useful
Then, could you possibly provide the part of script to add up for automounting the SFS file after processing?
Cordialement

Esmourguit,

I made this one especially for you, commandline converter called sfs3to4:

same function auto detect v 3 to 4 and 4 to 3, usage: sfs3to4 xxx.sfs, after that directly auto mount the new sfs

To have filemnt auto mount the v3 sfs file, you have to edit /usr/bin/filemnt:

line 78 to 84:
xmessage -center -bg '#FFC0C0' "NOTICE: This is an older version 3.x squashfs file, not usable.
All Linux kernels 2.6.29 or later require version 4.x squashfs files."
sfs3to4 $imgFile &
else
xmessage -center -bg '#FFC0C0' "NOTICE: This is a newer version 4.x squashfs file, not usable.
All Linux kernels 2.6.28 or earlier require version 3.x squashfs files."
sfs3to4 $imgFile &

Please test.

Cheers

Edit: this is only to mount, not LOAD on the fly

one of the reason is you when posting in bugs thread about incompatible sfs files you have

Good job. For various reasons I stay at the puppy cutting edge whenever possible. I studied your code and was very impressed that you did it in 2.5 hours.
It is interesting that your respond to needs that people express.
Really appreciate this and other work you are doing.

No problem Mr. Crustacean

I only want to help out.

Note to all:
if you are using USB/Hard Drive with FAT partition, sfs containing symlinks (like devx) will not be converted. It will fail.

Lobster wrote: It is interesting that your respond to needs that people express.
Really appreciate this and other work you are doing.

If developers adopted his attitude, more folks would be using Puppy as their OS of choice, without having to put on geek hats to do it.

esmourguit wrote:Bonjour,
I like very much this little app.
When you want to mount a SFS file (bad version) in ROX, may be is it possible to modify /usr/sbin/filemnt to launch SFSconvert and convert the SFS file and then mount it.
Cordialement

yes, I'll look into integrating trio's sfs converter into filemnt and rox -- hmmm, maybe the BootManager too -- for 4.3beta2.

BarryK wrote:

esmourguit wrote:Bonjour,
I like very much this little app.
When you want to mount a SFS file (bad version) in ROX, may be is it possible to modify /usr/sbin/filemnt to launch SFSconvert and convert the SFS file and then mount it.
Cordialement

yes, I'll look into integrating trio's sfs converter into filemnt and rox -- hmmm, maybe the BootManager too -- for 4.3beta2.

Hi Barry,

One of the reason that I prefer a GUI than a command line is that it will take a loooong time to convert the big sfs first before than mount it.

I dunno about you, but for me it's better to finish the convert process, then the new sfs can be clicked to mount it.

that's why I made a special command line converter for esmourguit

thanks

Bonjour à tous,

trio wrote:Esmourguit,

I made this one especially for you, commandline converter called sfs3to4:]

Thanks a lot Trio, i appreciate very much. I just try it and it works fine. It's really very practical.

BarryK wrote: yes, I'll look into integrating trio's sfs converter into filemnt and rox -- hmmm, maybe the BootManager too -- for 4.3beta2.

Also thank you Barry it would be very pleasant.
Cordialement

Esmourguit,

U R welcome

I am in 4.3 Beta 1 and tried to use the 3.1 compiled version SFS
recently announced
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 749#335749

Put it through the upgrader

and it appeared in Bootmanager
so I was able to add and reboot
The icons appeared for Openoffice (but just blank script icons - not full colour ones)
Clicking on them - nothing
also right mouse click not working
no menu options working
OK so tried ctrl + alt + backspace
NO!
Had to turn off machine (reset button not connected)
So that is a complete freeze

On reboot my two save files (running from CD)
came up
but keyboard(USB) was not responding

Puppy up and running from new install in a few minutes incidentally . . .