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Slacko 5.3.3 full install: .pets fail to install first time
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ldp
Joined: 10 May 2012 Posts: 18 |
I'm a relative newbie and I couldn't see my issue anywhere so forgive me if this isn't the right place but I'm having a problem installing PETs. I have a full install of Slacko 5.3.3 on a Sony notebook (along with WinXP). I've been using Puppy most of the time since installing and enjoying (!) it. I've had problems, notably X windows failing to start on a couple of occasions and scripts disappearing following this, but I have managed to recover copy damaged/corrupt/missing files from the Live CD. Whether the following is related I don't know, but the first time I try to download and install a PET from the package manager I get an error, if I try again I succeed. The Puppy Package Manager shows both attempts in the 'uninstall' list. Is it the package manager itself? The repository URLs appear okay and I don't appear to have a problem downloading anything, just installing. Can I copy the Puppy Package Manager from the Live CD to fix? |
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Semme
Joined: 07 Aug 2011 Posts: 2052 Location: World_Hub |
Ldp- sounds like you need  this.
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Sylvander
Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 2855 Location: West Lothian, Scotland, UK |
1. Is the full Slacko install on the same partition as XP? If so, which [CORRUPTED?] partition_file_system is in use? 2. If the partition_file_system IS corrupted, then... You need to scan&fix it. Not sure how you do that with a full install [I don't use full installs]. |
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bigpup
 Joined: 11 Oct 2009 Posts: 3687 Location: Charleston S.C. USA |
If this is truly a full install. It has to be on a separate Linux formatted partition. If you only have one partition, with Windows on it, you have to have a frugal install of Puppy. Before doing a frugal install to a partition with Windows, you must defrag the partition using the Windows defrag program. Keeps the Puppy frugal install from being fragmented. From the problems you describe. I would delete Puppy and do a reinstall. Your problems indicate a bad install. _________________ I have found, in trying to help people, that the things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem. Puppy Help 101 An interactive tutorial for Puppy 5.2.5 |
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ldp
Joined: 10 May 2012 Posts: 18 |
It is a full install on a second partition (sda2), XP is on sda1, grub to boot. It was all working fine until one day a couple of weeks ago X crashed and then failed to start - after playing about with wbar if I remember. I managed to get things working again quite quickly (subject of another post) by retrieving working versions of scripts from the Live CD. Anyway I will look at semme's suggestion in detail when I'm at home and see if the patch indicated there fixes my issues. I don't really want to do a reinstall as I have just got things setup nicely! Thanks to you all for you contributions. Will let you know how it goes ..... |
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rjbrewer
 Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 4355 Location: merriam, kansas |
A more comprehensive repair of a full install can quickly be achieved by using the install cd. Rerun the full install; but chose "upgrade" instead of "wipe". Doesn't remove existing setup or require running grub again. _________________ Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram. Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram. Full installs |
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bigpup
Joined: 11 Oct 2009 Posts: 3687 Location: Charleston S.C. USA |
Just to make it clear what rjbrewer is suggesting: Boot with the live CD of Slacko Use boot option puppy pfix=ram At desktop select install icon Select button to run Universal installer Do a full install of Slacko to the same location as the none working full install. Very important During the setup for the full install you will get option to upgrade Choose that option upgrade Do nothing to bootloader. Old settings will still work. When installer is finished remove CD Reboot to the full install. (Because you where running the live CD, it will ask about making a save file. Say no.)
Could have caused some file system corruption. So do this also. Boot with the Puppy live CD Use boot option puppy pfix=ram Select console on desktop Run a file system check on partition Puppy is installed to. File system check at terminal Drive to be checked must be unmounted. Drive id to reflect what drive to check. Type this code in console. Hit enter. e2fsck /dev/sda2 Reboot to full install after running file system check. Remove CD prior to reboot. ( because running Puppy from live CD it will ask about making save file. Say no ) _________________ I have found, in trying to help people, that the things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem. Puppy Help 101 An interactive tutorial for Puppy 5.2.5 |
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