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[DesertPuppy]

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

[Firefox]

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.

[Mini]

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

[Firefox]

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.

[Mini]

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:

[Firefox]

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/distributions/puppylinux/sfs_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.

[d3xt3r]

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

[tlcstat]

Perfect!
thanks
tlcstat

[gorlewskik]

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.

[friednoodle]

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

[ZAPPDOG]

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

[dolphin]

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

[llol_slim]

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

[muggins]

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 /

[dolphin]

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