MUPPY008

[n1n31nchn41l5]

But I do have 1 EVEN bigger problem Mark, I decided to do a fresh install of Muppy008 and be more selective in the stuff i added as with a 446MB distro and most everything included - should be no way i filled a 2G stick in 3 days. So fdisk /dev/sda1 delete make new part. and then write - make bootable and do frugal install of Muppy008. SO fa all good - only problem is when i try to turn off the mup a black screen rolls halfway up the screen stops and thats it. no chance to make a pu_save file all info and work lost. Ok so try again get it where i want it and do reboot this time, screen goes black as expected but then it just stays there. Never gives me ANY options or moves off the black screen - and yes comp power is STILL on. All work lost again. I LOVE MUPPY008 - but will have to give it up if i cant save ANYTHING and have to start fresh EVERY time. Any Ideas - I'll try em ALL to keep the mupster running tis laptop.



I have WAY to much customizing done to turn this thing off unti i Know it will save. So this puter will be on unti I get a Solid answer. HMMMMM maybe Mark will even get a up runtime test out of this, oh and wirelss in MUPPY008 - 110% easier than puppy 3.01 - and yes i love the original but without it we would have these powerr packed versions like Muppy008.....

[MU]

when in X right after start, open a console, type "sync".
Then exit X.
Hit CTRL-ALT-Backspace.
Then type "reboot".

There were issues in the first 008 not exiting X properly,that was solved later.

Or replace /usr/X11R7/bin/wmreboot with this one:

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#!/bin/sh
#introduced v0.9.8
#called from /root/.fvwm95rc, .jwmrc at shutdown.

umount /minisys
echo -n "reboot" > /tmp/wmexitmode.txt
sync

killall muppywm

sleep 2

PSLIST="`ps`"
kill `echo "$PSLIST" |grep "X "|grep -v "grep"|sed "s/^\ *//"|sed "s/ .*$//"|head -n 1`
#exec killall X
killall X #default is SIGTERM.
sleep 1           #v1.0.7
#exec killall -9 X #v1.0.7 make sure X is killed.
 killall -9 X
#after exit from X, there is a return to /usr/X11R7/bin/xwin,
#which reads /tmp/wmexitmode.

I just have set up our new FTP-Server today, so maybe we'll upload 008.3 today.
We found some more, quite severe bugs related to Firefox/Unionfs, and also must fix some last issues with Minisys, what caused the delay.
We'll check our new changes today, if they are ok, I can buils the Isos.
Mark

[n1n31nchn41l5]

when in X right after start, open a console, type "sync".
Then exit X.
Hit CTRL-ALT-Backspace.
Then type "reboot".

There were issues in the first 008 not exiting X properly,that was solved later.

Or replace /usr/X11R7/bin/wmreboot with this one:

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#!/bin/sh
#introduced v0.9.8
#called from /root/.fvwm95rc, .jwmrc at shutdown.

umount /minisys
echo -n "reboot" > /tmp/wmexitmode.txt
sync

killall muppywm

sleep 2

PSLIST="`ps`"
kill `echo "$PSLIST" |grep "X "|grep -v "grep"|sed "s/^\ *//"|sed "s/ .*$//"|head -n 1`
#exec killall X
killall X #default is SIGTERM.
sleep 1           #v1.0.7
#exec killall -9 X #v1.0.7 make sure X is killed.
 killall -9 X
#after exit from X, there is a return to /usr/X11R7/bin/xwin,
#which reads /tmp/wmexitmode.

I just have set up our new FTP-Server today, so maybe we'll upload 008.3 today.
We found some more, quite severe bugs related to Firefox/Unionfs, and also must fix some last issues with Minisys, what caused the delay.
We'll check our new changes today, if they are ok, I can buils the Isos.
Mark

so if i try the code i will be able to shut down and not lose ALLL the customization done so far - and thanx for the EXTREMLY timely relply. You just keep selling me on Muppy more and more. and with the upgreade will we be able to ugrade MUPPY008 to it without losing data or is it a start over upfrade???


Josh /Linux Neeb/ not even worhty of being called a Puppy NEWB yet

[n1n31nchn41l5]

# #!/bin/sh
# #introduced v0.9.8
# #called from /root/.fvwm95rc, .jwmrc at shutdown.
# umount /minisys
umount: cannot umount /minisys: Invalid argument
#
# umount /minisys
umount: cannot umount /minisys: Invalid argument
#


this is the farthest i can get on ur code mark

[MU]

umount: cannot umount /minisys: Invalid argument

That can be ignored.
Where did you enter that text?

It should replace the text in the file:
/usr/X11R7/bin/wmreboot
You can edit it in the Texteditor.

Then in theory, you should be able to do a proper reboot from the Menu.

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An upgrade from 008 to 008.3 will not work I fear, as newer versions use a different naming convention.
But you can try it, make a copy of your pup_save.2fs
It then must be called msy_save.2fs
Then when you use that, it should be upgraded.
Myself, I don't trust the upgrade-mechanism.
I always start from new.
Then I click on my old save-file in the Filemanager, to mount it.
Then I copy to the new system the folders:

/mnt/..../root/.mozilla
/mnt/..../root/.opera
/mnt/..../root/.sylpheed-2.0
/mnt/..../root/Mail
/mnt/..../root/.gtfp
/mnt/..../root/my-downloads



These folders store settings for Web, EMail and FTP (Bookmarks, Passwords).

Then I install my favourite dotpups.
Usually, this way of "upgrading" takes only some minutes, and you start with a "clean" system.

I plan to write a wizard for that in some weeks, to make it even simpler.

Mark

[n1n31nchn41l5]

i was in the reg rxvt terminal.... ooops