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PupGeek · Joined: 06 Sep 2009 Posts: 388

In Puppy 4.2.1, I noticed I could right-click on a .sfs module and could load and use it without even having a pupsave file. I believe that was a script. Why didn't they ever bring that over to lucid-pup? Is there such a script actually available for LucidPup? I think that would be very convenient if there were.

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9385 Location: SwedenEurope

That script then could be built in? Then one don't need a pupsave to do it.

I know very little about linux but I fail to see why it would need a pupsave?

You don't need a pupsave to install a pet so why would it be needed to click on a sfs?

Do you remember if that was something then that only work in Full install?

I mean what is it about frugal install that makes it important to mention it in relation to sfs files?

This not in any way a criticism I only am curious on how the frugal and the pupsave relates to sfs files.

We had a thread today about loading sfs files. Beem gave a good link to a program that worked for full installs. Could that be the program you talk about?
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=68297

sc0ttman · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 2174 Location: UK

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9385 Location: SwedenEurope

nancy reagan · Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 435

Ray MK · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 670 Location: UK

Hi

Have a look at JRB's sfs_tzx loader, seems to work very well in most
4.xx and 5.xx series puppy's.

Also works well in fatdog64.

HTH - best regards - Ray

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9385 Location: SwedenEurope

Ray that is true but how does that one take care of the not saving to the savefile?

Nancy, seems different puppies take care of saving differently. I remember that we had several threads about not saving. So it works in some but not for the one you want it to work?

One would need to know then how to remaster that one so it behave as the others do?

I remember vaguely one guy who had a script for automatic back up of save file. He renamed the save file so it had a time stamp on it.
A bit like you described only him had it in a script that did it automatically.

But he had a feature that if something bad happens he could restore by stopping from saving and then replace the faulty save with one from the five or so save copies?

So that stopping of saving then only worked in the puppy he used most likely? So one would need to find that thread and look for what puppy it was supposed to work on. And learn from that script what it do to stop saving and then ask a dev of the puppy you use how you can implement that one?

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6660 Location: lisbon

@Pupgeek,

I've compiled modules, in p412 without a save file, using Shinobar's Sfs_load to load the devx & kernel source sfs files. Definitely works fine with lucid pups as well.

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9385 Location: SwedenEurope

When one use Shinobar's Sfs_load which is a good app but I wonder.
Does not changes one do in that app get saved to the puppy save file?
Yes I know it is without pupsave but if one have one?

I ask because we have been asked about how one avoid saving when one have a savefile.

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6660 Location: lisbon

@noob,

the threads title is: