Puppy 1.0.6 multisession RC.1 bugs

[Fox7777]

1. Saved CD won't boot on HP ZE2113US laptop.

2. Saved CD will boot on standard desktop computer but there are many error messages when saving. iso must be burned as multisession (Advanced - Start multisession CD in K3B). Changes to rox files are not saved.

3. Having this CD work flawlessly when using it on different computers is very important.

[BarryK]

Changes to rox files are not saved.

Can you elaborate?

[Fox7777]

Any changes to rox files such as new directories, file additions, etc. do not get saved. Desktop changes do get saved. Except for the laptop, we can move the 1.0.6 RC.1 multisession CD to various computers & use it.

[BarryK]

Any changes to rox files such as new directories, file additions, etc. do not get saved.

Give me an exact example.
I presume that you mean you are using Rox to create a directory or file somewhere. Like for example /root/my-documents/newfile
...that should get saved.

[Fox7777]

Hi Barry:

I see why you are asking. Actually it is just directories in / such as /home/joel/documents or /home/joel/photos that don't get saved. Firefox 1.5 & Thunderbird in /root were saved, bookmarks were saved, etc.

FWIW Chubby Puppy has been very popular here for Windows/Mac users that want an easy entry into Linux. Anything that can make it easier for them to get started is a plus.

[Pizzasgood]

That's because the only directory Puppy does save is /root. /etc is actually a symlink to /root/.etc, and /usr is combined with /root/.usr to allow changes. Everything else is replaced with every boot. The only way around this is an option 2 harddrive install. If you really need it, you could make /root/.home then have a line in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local script that symlinks it to /home.