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#16 Post by gabev »

i had to chmod the xmklanpup to 755.After extraction it had a 644 mode and thats why it didnt execute.Now we gonna start the testing ... :)

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#17 Post by gabev »

Testing result:

Iso file used : puppy 2.11 - seamonkey
in mnt /home/tftpboot/puppy211-seamonkey-lanpup
3 new files were created :
default
isolinux.cfg
vmlinuz
all have mode 644

In mnt/home/lanpup/sys
no file was created ( I was expecting usr_cram.fs )
So far image.gz and us_cram.fs were not created.

Anyway to cut the chase short, the pxe client I wanna load is puppy211 -seamonkey.
If you cam make those file please upload them so I can start to test LanPuppy.
Gabe

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#18 Post by sunburnt »

Yep; usually I run scripts with: ./
Example: ./xmklanpup
The file I posted runs fine with a click in ROX.

ATTENTION:

As I said above... LanPuppy-1.0 (this one) is ONLY for versions of Puppy-1.

Puppy-2.x.x WON'T WORK!!!!!

So I can't make a client for you out of SeaMonkey. (Sorry)

The reason being that Barry changed the way the boot scripts work.
Puppy-1 most of the work is done in: /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
Puppy-2 most of the work is done in: /sbin/init

Maybe I'll make a LanPuppy version for Puppy-2.x.x, most people are using it.
I haven't yet seen anything that Puppy-2 does that Puppy-1 won't do.
So I'm not all that influenced to bother to upgrade to Puppy-2 yet.
Also Puppy-1 sort of lends itself to being a LanPuppy (file structure).

The Puppy-1 SimplePup I liked because of the Xfce window manager (beautiful).
ANY of the NEWER Puppy-1 versions should work (1.0.5 - 1.0.9).
John Murga's Puppy version would boot & run without the need for Samba.
This simplifies the setup & booting a fair amount.

What window manager & apps. do you want the client to have?
Also you didn't say what the server was, Puppy or Win.?
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#19 Post by gabev »

OKi Dokiii

Im gonna download the version pupy1.Back to testing.

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#20 Post by gabev »

iso file used puppy109CE.iso

So far so good.all files were created upon running of the xmklanpup.
x didnt start.I was able to power off system from promt.
Does 109CE has gui or its only command line?

So far I concluded that LanPuppy is working, just fine tunnings for now.I gonna go right back and try another puppy flavor.Back to testing.

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#21 Post by sunburnt »

As I said, I liked SimplePup 0.3 or 0.31, it has the XFCE window manager.

The files are put in: /tftpboot/(name of the ISO file)
So you must copy them to the dirs. stated in the final popup window of xmklanpup.
This is to keep different LanPuppy version apart so they won't be copied over.

Also there MUST be /homes/pup-1 /homes/pup-2 dirs. (one for each client PC)
for the clients to make SAVE files in.


gabev... THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT ..... WHAT are you using for the server?
Linux running Samba with my smb.conf file will auto. mount client HOME shares.
Win. WON'T DO THIS! So modifications would have to be made to the boot script.
If using Win., I assume your using tftpd32 for the boot server daemon.
You'll HAVE to setup shares in Win. for: /docs, /public, /sys
The HOMES shares (pup-1, etc.) are a problem as Win. won't auto. connect the client to it's HOME.

This is the file structure of PupServer & LanPuppy:

/mnt/home/docs ..... (a common read-only documents share for all clients)
/mnt/home/public ..... (a common read-write public share for all clients)
/mnt/home/lanpup/sys/usr_cram.fs ..... (the one being booted)
/mnt/home/lanpup/tools/(various tools)
/mnt/home/lanpup/image_files/(files to be added to image.gz)
/mnt/home/tftpboot/vmlinuz ..... (the one being booted)
/mnt/home/tftpboot/image.gz ..... (the one being booted)
/mnt/home/tftpboot/(LanPuppy versions)/(LanPuppy version files)
/mnt/home/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default ..... (PxeLinux config. file)
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#22 Post by gabev »

The xmklanpup works good now, it does create the necesary files.
I worked a couples of pup1 iso .the pxe boot is working but the image created could not load properly.I was able to boot just the busy box after which I had a message that the X could not be started and that puppy was unable to mount the usr_cram.fs on /usr.I saw a couples of errors refering to smb-mounts also , but , at this point I dont know if its my hardrive which is failing or just some unrelated errors.I will start again from scratch with a different hardrive and a new Puppy install and see if I get the same errors.


I do use Linux Puppy 211-seamonkey as server with Samba instaled ( i followed your instructions on how to install LanPuppy ) .The client is a ntavo machine without hard drive nor flash card, just 128 MB of RAM and PXE capable.

Gee, i didnt see what time it is.I will continue tommorrow.

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#23 Post by sunburnt »

gabev; ReREAD MY POST ABOVE! (I added to it)

You have to tell me what your server is !!!!!!!!!

The Samba errors are because there are no SMB shares for the client to mount!

usr_cram.fs is suppost to be in the /sys share, it can't find it if the share isn't mounted,
and X is in the usr_cram.fs file, so X can't load if this file isn't mounted!

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#24 Post by gabev »

the Samba server package is : samba-3.021c.pup

I did install LanPuppy101.pup also.

I will do a fresh install tommorrow on a different hardrive and see if i will have the same issues.Maybe is my hardrive getting corrupted.

#################
other boot errors on the client :

cp cannot stat '/usr' : No such file or directory
init started BusyBox..etc etc
then
Mounting /proc : Can't find /proc in etc/fstab...

grrrrrrrrr

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#25 Post by sunburnt »

So your server is Puppy-1.x.x ?
I'm not sure the Samba package or my LanPuppy package will work with a Puppy-2.x.x server.

"Cannot stat /usr" is because the usr_cram.fs file IS the /usr dir.
I'm not sure about the /proc mount, but with the other errors it's not important.
When the other errors are corrected, the odd errors will usually go away.

PupServer is the Puppy that you installed the Samba & LanPuppy packages to.
It servs the boot files (vmlinuz & image.gz) to the client PCs by TFTP.
Then the SMB shares /docs, /public, /sys, /homes/pup-{N} are smbmounted.
All the apps., X, & pretty much everything is in the usr_cram.fs file that's in /sys.
The kernel vmlinuz is ~ 1mb, image.gz is ~ 7mb, & usr_cram.fs is ~ 40 to 80mb.
All 3 of these files are compressed, so uncompressed they'd be 2 to 3 times larger.

Q #1) What version of Puppy (exactly) did you install Samba & LanPuppy to?

Q #2) Is the PupServer & LanPuppy dirs. in the path: /mnt/home ?
.......................... (like the dir. list in the post above)

Again... If you'd like a step by step description of the full boot process, say so.

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#26 Post by gabev »

Now that probably explains it.

in my setup I downloaded puppy 2.11 seamonkey and instaled it into my HD. After that I instaled Samba 3.0.21c.pup than I instaled LanPuppy 101.Basically I just followed the instructions found on the wiki page :http://puppylinux.org/wikka/LanPuppy.

As you mentioned , pupserver might not work on other pups 2 versions.Probably thats why I got those samba errors on boot.

I will install SimplePup as a server and follow from there.

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#27 Post by sunburnt »

As the original post said, Pizzasgood's "EmptyCrust107" was what I used for the server.
It's been stripped of most of the apps. so it's smaller in size.
However if you intend to use the server PC to web browse or other stuff SimplePup03 should work.

The number of downloads of the LanPuppy package has got me thinking of making a full distro.
I'm looking into it, it'll probably take a little bit as the server will have to be remastered.

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#28 Post by Todd »

Please, let me know what I can do to help. I have gotten pretty good at Unleashed. I just posted the base puplet that I used for iPup on my archive. If that looks like something you could use, I can change the opening boot screen to reflect your own tastes, etc.

Anyways, I love to tinker. Let me know how I can help.

Todd

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#29 Post by gabev »

hi sunburnt,

Funny enough , SmallPup 0.3.1 wont detect my network card :shock: , while puppy 2.11-seamonkey didnt have any issues. before I can install LanPup seems like is gonna be another of those nights...

and yeas, indeed , SmallPup has a very clean look

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#30 Post by sunburnt »

Todd; I haven't heard of iPup (not an iPod I assume... ha ha), what it like?
Is it based on Puppy-2? What 's the WM, what apps. does it have, etc.?
PupServer is a boot & Samba server built on Pizzasgood's EmptyCrust107.
LanPuppy is any version of Puppy-1.x.x with the boot code modified to do a PXE boot.
PupServer will have to be remastered to join Samba & the boot daemons to it.
It's been working for quite some time now, so cleaning it up & remastering is the job.
Once it's ready to release as a beta package it'll need testing. I'll let you know.

gabev; What's you network card type? Post it & hopfully help will come.
I really liked XFCE for it's design, different from WinBlows & cleaner.
Most WMs seem to be carbon copys of WinSnows (IceWM, JWM, etc.).
I haven't even seen the full XFCE WM yet, SimplePup has a slimmed down version.
The full XFCE has a complete desktop environment & apps. like KDE.
In the future I want to try it out & make a LanPuppy with the full XFCE.

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#31 Post by Todd »

It is the same as emptycrust but based on 2.11. Additionally, it has sound files, xorg, and abiword. There are two versions. One with Firefox (iPup) and a cleaned up menu (unused categories removed), and the other without firefox (iPupLite) and without the unused categories removed. Neither of these includes Samba, but as I have said, I can custom build you an ISO to fit your needs. The two I have mentioned above can be found at:

http://www.toddrichardson.com/archive/

Sincerely,

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#32 Post by sunburnt »

Todd; First I'd have to see if the Samba server package will work with Puppy-2.
It probably will, but testing would be needed so further effort wasn't wasted.
iPup being stripped down makes it perfect as a base for building Puppies.

I don't work with ISO files, I just extract them & use the files.
The PupServer & LanPuppies go on a HD of course, so there's no ISO file.
But a complete setup of PupServer & LanPuppies could be run from a CD.
Being as servers almost always have HDs, I don't see much use for it, but...

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#33 Post by gabev »

sunburnt,

damm net card. I just found out that i have a shity PCI MN-130 (of course , microshit, what else ..) and the tulip driver is the right one , BUT, it needs to be hacked because mr.shitsoft introduced some code and because of that it is not recognize .
now the catch 22 is that the smallpup ,which doesnt recognize the card, also doesnt have the ability to uncompres the tulip file so I can alter it and recompile.Simplepup tulip extension is .gz , and guess what, puppy211 has tulip with the extension .ko. Damm... so I need to get a tulip driver for simplepup in a format that can be text edited. Google here I come...


here I am ,again, Simplepup has rxvt but without make command.I cant recompile my kernel so...I'll have to dump the mn-130 net card.Thankx to microShit for trying to hold on our pockets...we should sue them again,now , for trying to monopolize the network card market.I got no more option but to replace the net card.

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#34 Post by sunburnt »

You might try installing the Samba DotPup package on Puppy 2.11 & test if it works.
First install the Samba package, then run rxvt & type: ps
1 process: nmbd should show & 2 processes: smbd should show.
If those processes show, then Samba server is running properly.
If they don't show then in rxvt try typing: /etc/rc.d/rc.samba start
Then type: ps again & look for the 3 Samba server processes.

If Samba server is running, then you can try installing LanPuppy.pup again.
After installing it, ps should also show the 2 processes: dhcpd & xinetd
If you try... let me know of your progress.
These packages may very well work in Puppy-2.x.x versions, I don't know.
But it'd be real nice to find out if they do work... Good Luck!

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#35 Post by gabev »

In pup211-seamonkey , all 3 processes they do show up; also dhcpd3 and xinetd , under /usr/sbin/

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