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highway_man
Joined: 06 Feb 2013
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 Posted: Wed 06 Feb 2013, 23:48 Post subject:
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I am trying to install on a computer hard drive. I completely wiped out the hard drive. I have a Precise Puppy 5.4.2. I copied the one click installer to a flash drive. I see it in the OS. I click it. XArchive 0.2.8-6 opens up...and that is where my experience completely diverges from page 1 post 1.
| Quote: | | Mount the flash drive, open the "one-click-installer" folder and click on the icon labeled "install-cd". Before installation starts, you will get to answer a YES/NO question. |
Open or double click yields
Wrappers found and their supporting file extensions.
(3) Need program not found, ignored.
(5) wrappers without warnings.
If I extract, it looks like there is some processing going on for 2 seconds.
Please be gentle. 8% of the posts on this thread are from noobs like myself. I understood 10% of the thread looking to see if my question has been answered.
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rcrsn51
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
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Location: Stratford, Ontario
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| Posted: Wed 06 Feb 2013, 23:59 Post subject:
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You have the file named one-click-installer.tar.gz.
Single-click on it.
This starts the Xarchive program.
Click on Select All and Extract.
Click OK.
You now have the folder named one-click-installer.
Click on it to see the two programs.
If this does not work for you, there is something wrong with your download.
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highway_man
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Posted: Sat 09 Feb 2013, 12:38 Post subject:
Re-Install
Subject description: using one-click-installer |
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Success!! Thank you rcrsn51. (twice)
Now I am trying to undo the damage that I have caused. I want to re-install Puppy on my hard drive. I run the installer. It runs like before, but it notices that sda is still mounted. sda1 is my hard drive, so I assume that it wants a completely blank drive...?
As per the instruction, I enter in Console
Then I am supposed to reboot using the option:puppy pfix=ram
How do I do that?
ANSWER: Re-boot using CD. Hit <F2> at the pause. Type in command.
If I type it in Console, it says command not found.
Another path might be...Is there a Linux "restore" equivalent?[/b]
Last edited by highway_man on Sat 09 Feb 2013, 13:22; edited 1 time in total
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rcrsn51
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Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Posted: Sat 09 Feb 2013, 13:08 Post subject:
Re: Re-Install
Subject description: using one-click-installer |
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| highway_man wrote: | | Then I am supposed to reboot using the option:puppy pfix=ram. How do I do that? |
From the instructions on Page 1:
| Quote: | If there is an existing version of Puppy on the hard drive or if you have been storing a pup_save file there, you must boot by typing the following option. There is a short initial pause as the Live CD starts for doing this.
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You must do this while Puppy is still at the splash screen, not once you have a desktop.
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highway_man
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| Posted: Tue 12 Feb 2013, 00:29 Post subject:
Re-Install Error |
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After the last e-mail, I performed the action (after <F2> at startup)
Puppy loaded up from the CD to RAM. I run the One-click-installer from the USB. Frugal Install. Yes, Erase the hard drive. The script runs.. then as it get to the end of the scrip.
and got one of these two errors in a pop-up box:
| Quote: | Error saving /root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/globicons: No space left on device.
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Error saving pinboard/root/Chooces/ROX-filer/PuppyPin: No space left on device. |
This is saving to a previously wiped 56GB hard drive, no partitions. I get a similar issue if I try to save to file upon exiting. When I shut down completely, and the CD is ejected, nothing boots up. If I try to boot from the CD (no pfix), the I get the error | Quote: | | Performing a 'switch root' to the layered filesystem...[ 20.638705] Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init. |
I can only seem to get Puppy (re)installed by running HDDErase and wiping out the hard drive. Then following the steps on page 1. Is there a better way?
Frugal Precise 5.4.2 on AMD Athalon XP Processor 3000+ 798MHz 513Mb RAM
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rcrsn51
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| Posted: Tue 12 Feb 2013, 07:16 Post subject:
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Are those messages coming from the one-click installer script? Or after you have tried to make a save file?
When the installer script is done, but before closing its window, scroll upwards and look for any error messages.
Also, try installing an older Puppy.
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