Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[dejan555]

EDIT: For latest version check this post
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=813008#813008

If anyone has problems saving session to file or needs a way to create blank savefile, here's the script, it installs under utillities in menu.
If anyone wants to make little hack to add option for making new (customized name e.g. pup_save-dejan.2fs) file please post new script/pet here. Thanks to Bruce for explaining me his method of creating blank pupsave b4. After you create new pup_save in folder where you installed frugal puppy it will be used next time you reboot.

[musher0]

Thanks, dejan555. That can be pretty handy.

[Sylvander]

1. Pupsave install wanted.
sdb2/06-Drake/puppy_drake_0.1.sfs is in place.
But booted Drake won't make pupsave at shut-down/reboot.

Therefore:
2. Attempting to make suitably named pupsave beside the sfs file. [What name required?]
The program complains there are no frugal files to be found, so won't make the pupsave.
Does make_pupsave only work with frugal installs?

[dejan555]

[Sylvander]

1. "I assume this is some puplet?"
drake-0.1.iso is Barry Kaulers latest offering.

2. "don't know why would you need it with full install"
As I said in my post above...
This is a pupsave install.
i.e. Boot a "live" CD-RW, make a pupsave, sfs copied beside the pupsave.

3. "since it's older script it formats savefile ext2 and adds .2fs extension. Don't know if that would be optimal for your puppy"
No, it isn't.
I'd like it to be a .3fs [ext3 Linux filesystem] pupsave.

4. "If you want to create this manually, this is basically the code you need from that script:
Thanks muchly...
Will try that ASAP, and get back.

[dejan555]

OK, gonna check his blog... oh i remember he wanted to make a puppy with mageia packages...

[Sylvander]

Here's what I see in my terminal window:

[stu90]

Hi dejan555,
Just seen this topic - I have made a hack on your script ( see download below)
I changed the GUI to Yad, i also added the option to name the new save file and the option to make save file from 32mb - 1GB



I don't know anything about the command used to make the save file 2.fs ( used what was in your origional script) so i was wondering is there a similar command to make the save file 3.fs insted of 2.fs - Is it just a case of swapping the save file extension or is there more to it?

thanks.

[dejan555]

@Sylvander Looks good!

@stu90 Yes, there's a difference, like I said mkfs.ext2 command formats to ext2 filesystem, but newer pups use ext3 or ext4 probably

typing "mkfs" [TAB] in terminal gives me these formating mkfs commands

[stu90]

Hello dejan555,

Here is another update - need testing to make sure the save file is in the correct format.



run script from /root directory.

cheers.

[stu90]

Though i better do some testing - made a new ext3 save file for frugal installed Lucid-260 all seems to work / boot ok.

cheers.

[stu90]

Here is a .pet of the above with some minor changes - as it is now fairly different to dejan555's origional Make Pupsave i called this version simpleSAVE

Dependency:
requires Yad, download on this link:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=539647#539647

[dejan555]

I added note to first post about your version.
BTW, what do you like about yad, is it scripting syntax, is it faster then gtkdialog?
I see you are converting many scripts to use yad.

[stu90]

Thanks dejan555,
Im not sure, i guess i just find Yad easier to use then gtkdialog - the actual gui's for yad in most cases are only a couple of lines long, they are just let down by my poor script writing
There is a trade off though as Yad is pretty rigid with its GUI - you cant have the customaziation, layout and features you get with gtkdialog.

[L18L]