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gyro wrote:This version greatly simplifies the code at the expense of a little processing inefficiency.
Instead of reading the file "PUPSTATE" directly from the savefile/savefolder, it looks for it in the frugal install directory. So it doesn't have to wait until the savefile/savefolder is available before making the final decision.

To use:
1) Put patched "initrd.gz" in the frugal install directory.
2) Reboot to show that everything is still the same.
3) Copy "/etc/rc.d/PUPSTATE" to the frugal install directory.
4) Add "nosearch=sda3" as boot parameter (using appropriate partition instead of "sda3").
5) Reboot.

The "nosearch" facility can be deactivated by either removing the "nosearch" boot parameter or deleting the "PUPSTATE" file in the frugal install directory.

To add an adrv or ydrv to the boot:
1) delete the copy of "PUPSTATE" in the frugal install directory.
2) Reboot.
3) Copy "/etc/rc.d/PUPSTATE" to the frugal install directory.
4) Reboot

See first post for download.

gyro

gyro wrote:

technosaurus wrote:WOW, I can't believe how overly complex this has become

Some of the complexity comes from trying to efficiently integrate it into the 'init' script.

technosaurus wrote:when it could just be a single parameter SFS= with a ',' separated list of files to mount and use full paths vs. search if an item in the list starts with '/'

Are you suggesting that this code in the 'init' script

Code: Select all

#100915 requested by technosaurus (formats get changed further down)...
[ $pupsfs ] && PUPSFS=$pupsfs #format partition:<path><filename> ex: sda2:/wary071/wary_071.sfs
[ $zdrv ] && ZDRV=$zdrv #ex: sda2:/wary071/zdrv_071.sfs
[ $adrv ] && ADRV=$adrv
[ $ydrv ] && YDRV=$ydrv

is obsolete?

gyro

boof wrote:I have puppy_slacko_5.7.iso It won't boot from usb because it can't find the sfs file.

If I expand this iso into into sub files, the initrd.gz file exists and is some 1MB.

If I then expand initrd.gz, The initrd file shows up as empty, having only 1 empty line for text shown in geany.

I can't locate where or how to patch the files to get this to work.

#first look inside initrd...
[ -f /${PUPXXXSFS} ] && PUPSFS="rootfs,rootfs,/${PUPXXXSFS}"
[ -f /${ZDRVSFS} ] && ZDRV="rootfs,rootfs,/${ZDRVSFS}"
[ -f /${ADRVSFS} ] && ADRV="rootfs,rootfs,/${ADRVSFS}"
[ -f /${YDRVSFS} ] && YDRV="rootfs,rootfs,/${YDRVSFS}"

# Rufwoof if in initrd (my default) then don't bother spending time searching elsewhere
if [ "$PUPSFS" = "" ]; then # Rufwoof added
  search_func ata #110425
...
...
...
   if [ "$VMLINUZ" = "" -o "$PUPSFS" = "" -o "$SAVEPART" = "" ];then
     search_func usb
   fi
  fi

fi # Rufwoof added

boof wrote:I have puppy_slacko_5.7.iso It won't boot from usb because it can't find the sfs file.

If I expand this iso into into sub files, the initrd.gz file exists and is some 1MB.

If I then expand initrd.gz, The initrd file shows up as empty, having only 1 empty line for text shown in geany.

I can't locate where or how to patch the files to get this to work.

CatDude wrote: The flashdrive has two partitions: 1x Fat32 (sdb1) and 1x Ext2(sdb2)

If you wish to put your savefile on a different partition to that from which you boot,
add the following to the kernel line (just temporary at the grub screen):

PSAVEMARK=2

Use the RAM stanza, and tack PSAVEMARK=2 on the end.

When you reboot, it will create the savefile on (sdb2)
it also creates a subdirectory named identical to the one you are booting from.

Another way is to create a file called SAVEMARK is the pup directory. The only contents of the file is the partition number EG: 2



Contents of (sdb1)
# tree -a
.
├── boot
│   └── grub
│   ├── menu.lst
│   ├── Multipup
│   ├── stage1
│   └── stage2
├── index.txt
├── precise-5.7.1
│   ├── boot.cat
│   ├── boot.msg
│   ├── help2.msg
│   ├── help.msg
│   ├── initrd.gz
│   ├── isolinux.bin
│   ├── isolinux.cfg
│   ├── logo.16
│   ├── menu.lst
│   ├── OLDmenu.lst
│   ├── puppy_precise_5.7.1.sfs
│   ├── README.HTM
│   ├── SAVEMARK ( Content is: 2 (only 1 line ??) )
│   └── vmlinuz
└── slacko-5.7-NO-pae
├── boot.cat
├── boot.msg
├── help2.msg
├── help.msg
├── initrd.gz
├── isolinux.bin
├── isolinux.cfg
├── logo.16
├── menu.lst
├── puppy_slacko_5.7.sfs
├── README.HTM
├── SAVEMARK ( Content is: 2 (only 1 line ??) )
└── vmlinuz

4 directories, 32 files
#


Contents of (sdb2)
# tree -a
.
├── fsckme.flg ( Content is: sdb2,ext2,/precise-5.7.1/precisesave-usbtest1.3fs (only 1 line ??) )
├── lost+found
├── precise-5.7.1
│   └── precisesave-usbtest1.3fs
├── pupdesk.flg ( Content is: ati (only 1 line ??) )
└── slacko-5.7-NO-pae
└── slackosave.3fs

3 directories, 4 files