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01micko · #61 Post by **01micko** » Sat 16 Jan 2010, 23:01

ahhhh, you are running puppy 3 too, that may be the problem.

abushcrafter · #62 Post by **abushcrafter** » Sat 16 Jan 2010, 23:04

No 431 the latest version!

Flash drive install.

01micko · #63 Post by **01micko** » Sat 16 Jan 2010, 23:09

hmmm, different shell? just the "sh-3.00#" prompt threw me, never saw that one on any puppy after 4.0.

Ok seems the usb install may be the cause, it is experimental, well seems experiment returned negative results, ok we will find a solution, hopefully for the next version.

Thanks

One more thing, do you get the splash screen warning that you are running a usb install?

abushcrafter · #64 Post by **abushcrafter** » Sat 16 Jan 2010, 23:13

Yes.

I ran it in LxTerminal

tasmod · #65 Post by **tasmod** » Sun 17 Jan 2010, 14:19

Version 0.1.5 released, better support for usb drive install.

01micko · #66 Post by **01micko** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 08:31

abushcrafter,

Could you please test this latest version?

USB installs should work now.

Thank you,

01micko

abushcrafter · #67 Post by **abushcrafter** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 11:43

Sorry. Yes I have tested 0.1.5. The drives now appears in the list but the drives that are selected are not mounted at boot

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01micko · #68 Post by **01micko** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 11:46

Ok, thanks for persisting,

I will look into this further... stay tuned over the coming days.

Cheers

01micko · #69 Post by **01micko** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 12:33

abushcrafter

I think I found the bug.

If you get time could you please test this experimental release which should fix the usb bug.

Anyone else with a usb install is welcome to test this release.

Cheers

EDIT: Bugfix ver removed, get the latest version...See main post.

abushcrafter · #70 Post by **abushcrafter** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 16:31

Mounting now works

! I did set 2 drives to be mounted for the test. The run custom app on startup does not work though.

abushcrafter · #71 Post by **abushcrafter** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 17:00

Here is a better .desktop file:

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[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Startmount (mount & run @ boot)
Comment=Mount drives & run apps at boot.
Icon=/usr/local/Startmount/startmount.xpm
Exec=/usr/local/Startmount/Startmount
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=X-Desktop;

tasmod · #72 Post by **tasmod** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 17:04

Why better ?

The desktop file is generated from input when petting.

Don't you like the entry, it's descriptive. It's not a desktop app but a filesystem app.

abushcrafter · #73 Post by **abushcrafter** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 17:26

tasmod wrote:The desktop file is generated from input when petting

You can replace the one in your "files to go into a pet" and it will use that one instead when you make the pet again.

tasmod wrote:Don't you like the entry, it's descriptive.

Its ok. Yes it does have a better description for cases like someone who is not a English speaking native, but it does take up a lot of screen state.

tasmod wrote: It's not a desktop app but a filesystem app.

I thought X-Desktop was for configuration and filesystem for file managers, search apps, rename apps ,ect. Not for file system configuration?

So maybe "better" was the wrong word, "alternative" is probably a better description.

tasmod · #74 Post by **tasmod** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 17:28

OK, I've cleared my test machine and loaded 0.1.5-1

Set a drive and entered pmusic in the program entry field.

Checked Startup and they are there as entries.

Rebooted, drive mounted , then 2 seconds pause and pmusic opened.

So, I'm unable to replicate the problem.

What program were you entering to start at boot ?

abushcrafter · #75 Post by **abushcrafter** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 17:30

artha

tasmod · #76 Post by **tasmod** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 17:36

This is one of the things I'm working on, rather than default apps , programs based upon the menu entries.

Do you have a menu entry for 'artha' in the Document menu?

If you check /root/Startup/start-mount.sh is there an entry for a call to 'programs' ?

abushcrafter · #77 Post by **abushcrafter** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 17:42

tasmod wrote:This is one of the things I'm working on, rather than default apps , programs based upon the menu entries.

Me likes

!

1. Yes:

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[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Artha
GenericName=thesaurus
Comment=Handy thesaurus based on WordNet
Exec=artha
Icon=artha.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=X-Document

2. hang on....

abushcrafter · #78 Post by **abushcrafter** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 18:19

yes

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#!/bin/sh
sleep 4
mkdir /mnt/sda6
mount /dev/sda6 /mnt/sda6 2>/dev/null
sleep 2
. /usr/local/Startmount/programs

/usr/local/Startmount/programs

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 &
artha &

tasmod · #79 Post by **tasmod** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 18:33

Hmm, a stray & at beginning, this will cause it to error out.

Ok, just delete the '&' alone and try rebooting, it should run the program then.

I'll have a look where this is coming from, but I suspect it may be generated by pressing the button with an empty field.

I'll try and replicate it.

abushcrafter · #80 Post by **abushcrafter** » Mon 18 Jan 2010, 18:46

like enter?

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