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[its-me-again]

[gcmartin]

Theres a PM to @tazoc from the SFS Utility author.

[Tommylee567]

dropped in to say that it is super this time. running kde 4.4 and some how figured out by the help here to boot using the intel driver.

Thanks and keep up the good work.

can i get some sfs modules somewhere?

Tim

[gcmartin]

[CLAM01]

gcmartin,

What you describe doing to get sfs files in a live cd session sounds near to what I do: What I do is install LHP Mariner, set up features the way I want them, then add sfs files to /mnt/home, then add those sfs files I want to my system using >setup>wizardwizard>configure startup. I add Mariner and KDE there first, reboot and set them up, then add more, because I have had problems adding all at once. Then I remaster a DVD, not CD, because my remaster comes to about a gigabyte. The sfs files I use regularly, like opera, open office, along with additional pets I add, are incorporated in the remaster dvd. The dvd can be run as a live session (I have a swap file and enough ram so the dvd loads all into ram) with or without a pup-save file.

If you want to run like this for security you want to close your dvd when you make it (if it is rewriteable) and turn off lhp's mount all partitions feature (>filesystem on wbar >/mnt >automount.desktop, then uncheck the automount box), to not show anyone who looks in everything in your system. Then make your own directories on a disk partition, or a usb-stick partition and remember to mount that and save to it whatever you want to save from your live/ram session before you shut down. You can also frugal install from the dvd, with or without a pup-save. Without a pup-save you can make your separate save directories in /mmt/home, or in another partition. If you do a frugal install, before you go on the web with it make an md5 of your spup.sfs, and keep it there with the sfs in /mnt/home, so you can quick and easy check your pup.sfs file for integrity from time to time. If someone breaks in and adds something to it the check will fail and you can delete the whole file, then copy the unchageable one on your dvd to your /mnt/home. The replacement should load and run just like the replaced one. Puppy's main security problem is that anything that is added by anyone during a session that gets put anywhere but /home/spot or a temp location in /root gets saved to your pup-save. It then gets installed or re-added or re-started with your next start-up and can run. If you encrypt your pup-save, the addenda just get encrypted, too. Your way around is to save out what you want and obliterate the contents of your pup-save (Not your pup-save, itself: go to /mnt/home in a live session, or from another puppy, open your pup-save, which will mount it, click drag to box in everything, then delete-quiet. Then go back to /mnt/home and click the pup-save (now empty) again to unmount it. When you boot next clean content will be restored to the empty directory and on you can go.

You can also make a remaster DVD of a stock LHP and add sfs files to the disk. Instead of just burning the disk from /tmp, where it is made, select the option to save the remaster build to disk. Then you can open the build directory and add mariner and KDE and additional sfs files to the build, the way Mariner and KDE sfs's are on a stock LHP mariner CD. If you add more than those two, though, I think they might not always load in correct sequence.

What I do, instead, for an all-on-one-disk set-up, is first burn the iso leaving the disk open. Then I put all the sfs files and pets I want to add in two directories and then burn those on the disk after the iso. Then I close the session. To use the sfs files on the disk, frugal install the iso, then open the dvd, go to the sfs and pet files directories and copy from those to the frugal install /mnt/home. Note that if you copy the directories, not just the sfs files in them, to /mnt/home they will be down a layer in their directories and won't be found.

The above works for me. I think it should work for everyone.

[its-me-again]

re the above cd/dvd ideas you could also use the dvd and put the sfs files onto a usb drive to boot with right.

[tazoc]

[gcmartin]

[tazoc]

[gcmartin]

Thanks for your insights. I know you are busy with getting to the next release and I appreciate your looking at this.

I believe this thread's mission is to address getting to the next release of LH and Mariner, so I will open a separate thread to discuss LH, Mariner, and SFS processing.. This will not "clutter" this thread or this thread's mission.

I don't want to detract from the "Prime Directive". Thanks again tazoc

[gcmartin]

Incorrect Post.

[its-me-again]

[gcmartin]

@its-me-again thanks for your insights.

On the subject of LiveDVD (Its been moved here), I have been using LiveDVD for a while and haven't even come close to consuming the 4.8GB, yet. Just my usage, of course, and it may be different from yours. And, I have a need for this because of some very obvious advantages.. But thanks for your insights.

[its-me-again]

Hi all i wonder if you have heard of teh new cloud bible built on nop quirky.

it has a good potential. http://cloudbible.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/new-cloud-bible-flight-110-cdbb-110-iso-notes/

it was produced by aome church of christ in america i think.


everthing is online. it is a good thing.

i would miodify the linkx fo my country and stuff so its more userfriendly for use users in NZL maby even get my church to officially let me link them to it. it wold be a good idea. s a witnessing tool. and it is lighter then other christin puppyes i have seen.

this idea would be the best to use as it does fit on a mini cd. well i tested the version 100 sofar. now there is that updatd version ^ see link &^

[aracnachid]

Anyone interested in Cairo Dock for LHP5D take a look at this link:


http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=451776#451776