Logoff takes different times in different USB sticks
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Logoff takes different times in different USB sticks
I am running Puppy on 2 usb sticks created from the same ISO file on Windows. I used Rufus to create bootable usb sticks. One of the usb sticks is 4GB and the other 8GB, but they are identical in every other way.
The larger USB stick (8GB) takes nearly 3 minutes to save to Slackosave and log off, whilst the other (4GB) manages to do it in just over a minute.
I am assuming that the longer log off time with the larger USB is caused by saving "empty space". Is my assumption correct and is there a way to speed up log off time?
Many thanks,
Alex
The larger USB stick (8GB) takes nearly 3 minutes to save to Slackosave and log off, whilst the other (4GB) manages to do it in just over a minute.
I am assuming that the longer log off time with the larger USB is caused by saving "empty space". Is my assumption correct and is there a way to speed up log off time?
Many thanks,
Alex
I have my Puppies set up so they NEVER auto-save session changes.
I can choose to manually save changes during a session.
The time that takes depends on how extensive are the changes.
Normally less than 30-seconds.
If I DO want to make&save some change[s], I'd do that at the beginning of a session, before doing any other things, so that those other things are NOT saved.
When I go to shutdown or reboot, my Puppies are set up to ask [during that process] "save or not?", with the default configured as NOT.
When I hit <Enter> to choose "Not", it only takes about 3 seconds to shutdown or begin rebooting.
I can choose to manually save changes during a session.
The time that takes depends on how extensive are the changes.
Normally less than 30-seconds.
If I DO want to make&save some change[s], I'd do that at the beginning of a session, before doing any other things, so that those other things are NOT saved.
When I go to shutdown or reboot, my Puppies are set up to ask [during that process] "save or not?", with the default configured as NOT.
When I hit <Enter> to choose "Not", it only takes about 3 seconds to shutdown or begin rebooting.
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I use Thunderbird [TB] for emails, and I moved the TB profile out of the pupsave file to a location [/mnt/home/Mail] on the "Home" partition [sda5].
[You could save your stuff anywhere you liked, so long as that location was acessible, and outside of the pupsave]
Hence, all changes to TB [e.g. emails, configurations, etc] are saved regardless, and the links within the pupsave file to the moved TB profile are in all pupsave backup copies.
Hence, if I delete the pupsave and restore a backup, all the up-to-date emails etc are still displayed.
All of my Puppies have the same changes made, and access the same profile, so I can access my emails from any/each/all of my Puppies.
I make independent backups of the contents of the "Home" partition, BUT...
I really aught to make more frequent backups of the TB profile.
So far nothing has ever gone wrong, so I've never lost any emails etc.
[You could save your stuff anywhere you liked, so long as that location was acessible, and outside of the pupsave]
Hence, all changes to TB [e.g. emails, configurations, etc] are saved regardless, and the links within the pupsave file to the moved TB profile are in all pupsave backup copies.
Hence, if I delete the pupsave and restore a backup, all the up-to-date emails etc are still displayed.
All of my Puppies have the same changes made, and access the same profile, so I can access my emails from any/each/all of my Puppies.
I make independent backups of the contents of the "Home" partition, BUT...
I really aught to make more frequent backups of the TB profile.
So far nothing has ever gone wrong, so I've never lost any emails etc.
Same brand?but they are identical in every other way.
Same format?
What format?
USB 2 or 3?
Using the same computer USB port?
Is the port a USB 2 or 3?
Doing the exact same tasks while booted with them?
What version of Slacko?
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
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When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
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I am not skilled enough to do that. I found TB profile with <CTRL-H> whilst in /home and I moved it outside puppysave, but then TB would not load. I need to change the path to the new location so that TB can find it and I don't know how to do that.Sylvander wrote:I use Thunderbird [TB] for emails, and I moved the TB profile out of the pupsave file to a location [/mnt/home/Mail] on the "Home" partition [sda5].
Can you help?
Thanks
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I am not sure about the brand, Bigpup, because they are both "proprietary" and I don't know where the retailer got them. They are run on the same computer but not from the same usb port. All my ports are USB2 and both USB sticks are vfat.bigpup wrote:Same brand?but they are identical in every other way.
Same format?
What format?
USB 2 or 3?
Using the same computer USB port?
Is the port a USB 2 or 3?
Doing the exact same tasks while booted with them?
What version of Slacko?
I am running Slacko 5.7.0.
Even just loging on and off without performing any tasks the larger USB (8GB) takes much longer to save and log off.
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Enter the following command unto a TerminalAlex Hamilton wrote: they are both "proprietary" and I don't know where the retailer got them.
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lsusb
and copy the output into your next post.
That might help or might not help.
Here is mine:
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# lsusb
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 0781:5580 SanDisk Corp. SDCZ80 Flash Drive
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0781:5406 SanDisk Corp. Cruzer Micro U3
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0a81:0205 Chesen Electronics Corp. PS/2 Keyboard+Mouse Adapter
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
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Yes.Alex Hamilton wrote:Can you help?
Follow the instructions in this post., and also read the posts after this, leading to my post reporting success.
The key item is step-2, to edit your TB profiles.ini file, so as to specify the new/moved location of the xxxxxx.default folder.
Once specified in profiles.ini, this folder is the only one that TB will use.
Any other similar folders will be ignored.
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Wow! That worked. I needed to keep emails on the USB stick, because the main purpose of running Puppy is to have a completely transportable OS that I could plug in and use on any computer.Sylvander wrote:Yes.Alex Hamilton wrote:Can you help?
Follow the instructions in this post., and also read the posts after this,
So I made a directory /mnt/home/TMail and copied the profile there and changed profies.ini as you showed. Thunderbird works like before.
Thank you again for this.
Alex
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Thank you. I got the list, but no means of copying it anywhere that I could see. How do I attach the list to a reply here?L18L wrote:Enter the following command unto a TerminalAlex Hamilton wrote: they are both "proprietary" and I don't know where the retailer got them.then press the ENTER key.Code: Select all
lsusb
and copy the output into your next post.
That might help or might not help.
Thanks,
Alex
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Mike, Thank you for that, but I am not sure that I can do anything about it, because my ISP is Pop3. Is there a way that I can change to IMAP collection of emails without causing havoc on my system?mikeb wrote:Just for a note..imap would mean th e profile would remain a few hundred k so simply having the same profile without sharing keeps space usage to a minimum since the server becomes your common source... assuming the non downloaded IMAP config is used...indeed its designed with this in mind.
mike
Alex
In the console terminal that comes with Puppy.
Copy- left click hold and highlight
Paste- middle button click
Also works to copy from terminal and paste to other programs.
Also if you use copy method that comes with other programs you can paste in terminal by middle mouse click.
If you do not have a middle mouse button.
Clicking the left and right buttons, at the same time, will have same effect as middle mouse button.
shift+insert will also work to paste.
Copy- left click hold and highlight
Paste- middle button click
Also works to copy from terminal and paste to other programs.
Also if you use copy method that comes with other programs you can paste in terminal by middle mouse click.
If you do not have a middle mouse button.
Clicking the left and right buttons, at the same time, will have same effect as middle mouse button.
shift+insert will also work to paste.
Copy the list and paste it in the post reply.How do I attach the list to a reply here?
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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Thank you bigpup and here is the list. The "slow" usb stick is on the top line.
Alex
# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 090c:1000 Feiya Technology Corp. Flash Drive
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1b8f:0305 MA LABS, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04a9:220d Canon, Inc. CanoScan N670U/N676U/LiDE 20
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
#
Alex
# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 090c:1000 Feiya Technology Corp. Flash Drive
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1b8f:0305 MA LABS, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04a9:220d Canon, Inc. CanoScan N670U/N676U/LiDE 20
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
#
Copy the list and paste it in the post reply.[/quote]How do I attach the list to a reply here?
Ah ok yes that does limit possibilities.Mike, Thank you for that, but I am not sure that I can do anything about it, because my ISP is Pop3. Is there a way that I can change to IMAP collection of emails without causing havoc on my system?
Just posted as part of my 'keep yer save small' campaign )
If you ever feel like a change gmx.com are pretty good webmail that offer pop and imap and free storage. You can usually forward or grab mail from an existing account which makes changing address easier. It also frees you from being tied to a particular ISP.
Well glad mystery solved anyway.
mike
In Windows.
Run chkdsk on the 8GB drive.
Could be something wrong with the Vfat file system on it.
If you had anything put on it by Windows. There is a chance the file system is fragmented.
Run Windows defrag on it to see.
Run chkdsk on the 8GB drive.
Could be something wrong with the Vfat file system on it.
If you had anything put on it by Windows. There is a chance the file system is fragmented.
Run Windows defrag on it to see.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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The sub Stick is checked automatically every time I use it and then go into Windows. I tried to defrag. but the response was that it did not need it. Anyway, Puppy crashed and I could not recover the screen display, so I formatted the usb and re-installed Puppy. It works better now, but it is still noticeably slower that Puppy on another usb. I can live with that. Life is too short to waste it looking for what is not there.
Many thanks for your help,
Alex
Many thanks for your help,
Alex