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diaeresis · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 165

Sorry but ...
It's only available at boot if you set it up before you shutdown.
I was thinking more along the lines of having the ability to actually select any and/or all .sfs files at boot.
You can reboot with the sfs of your choice using boot manager and sfs linker but neither gives you the "blank canvas" option.

So if you know you are going to be using open office ou can boot with it, if you are intending to compile you can select xxx.sfs and devx-xxx.sfs etc.

I need to quickly add that i am not complaining, just wishing! And new version is now installed. Thanks.

jrb · Posted: Thu 12 Nov 2009, 11:51 Post subject:

I have uploaded SFS_Linker-no_def-1.1.pet which does not have modified /usr/local/defaultprograms for people who wish to have SFS_Linking without changing the desktop icon or MIME-type behavior.

ejb · Joined: 23 Sep 2009 Posts: 12

I have an sfs that requires files to be copied to the filesystem vs symlinked.
I set up a /choice directory in my sfs. When I use sfs_linker to load the sfs file,
I expected to have the /choice files copied to /root/choice. For some reason,
they are symlinked to the mounted sfs.

I thought your script would copy /choice files.

Any help would be appreciated.

jrb · Posted: Sat 14 Nov 2009, 21:00 Post subject:

Hi ejb,
Here is a partial list of the files in my ch4-firefox-3.5.3.sfs. I have only included those files that should end up in /root. I installed the SFS before compiling this list. That is why it has /mnt/ch4-firefox-3.5.3/ out front.

ejb · Joined: 23 Sep 2009 Posts: 12

Squishy · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 22

Hi, could someone give me a hand setting this up in a full install of NOP 431r1? Installed the pet but there's no sign of it on right click, so I assume its not compatible with XFCE?

jrb · Posted: Fri 08 Jan 2010, 02:46 Post subject:

jrb · Posted: Fri 15 Jan 2010, 19:38 Post subject:

I have uploaded a new version of SFS_Linker. It will load both SFS and TCZ (tinycore linux) packages. Also contains minor improvements in file handling.

I have included two versions. One with replacement /usr/local/bin/defaultprograms so your loaded programs will become the defaults and one without.

Both contain a link to the TinyCore sfs4 repository on the internet menu.

http://puppylinux.ca/members/choicepup/ChoicePup431/pets/SFS-TCZ_Linker-431bk-1.2.pet

http://puppylinux.ca/members/choicepup/ChoicePup431/pets/SFS-TCZ_Linker-no_def-1.2.pet

Dingo · Posted: Fri 15 Jan 2010, 19:51 Post subject:

Dear jrb, I remember you said an sfs, in order to be used by sfslinker needs to have a /usr/ dir, even it is blank, this is ever required also with your new version? anyway, having build some sfs packages recently, I remember these sfs have a /usr/ dir

jrb · Posted: Fri 15 Jan 2010, 20:33 Post subject:

Hi Dingo,
You remember correctly. Cool

and that is still the case.

I needed a way for sfs_linker to check if the .sfs had mounted correctly in /mnt/XXX.sfs before continuing with the symlinking so I had it check for the existence of /mnt/XXX.sfs/usr. Likewise when uninstalling, sfs_unlinker makes sure the file has unmounted by checking to see if /mnt/XXX.sfs/usr has disappeared..

So even if your .sfs doesn't need /usr, include an empty one.

Hope that helps, J

jrb · Posted: Fri 15 Jan 2010, 20:51 Post subject:

A summary of my findings so far for TCZ files, collected by veiwing the .dep files and error messages on command line:

Dingo · Posted: Sat 16 Jan 2010, 22:06 Post subject:

Dear jrb (again) can your sfslinker used on puppy 3.01 series or it needs to be hacked to result working? It would be very useful having a devx mounting on fly for 3.xx series. I have used sfslinker to live-mount devx in 4.3.xx puppy series in order to compile some apps and it has worked very fine for me

jrb · Posted: Sun 17 Jan 2010, 01:53 Post subject:

Hi Dingo,
I just tried the latest SFS-TCZ_Linker in Puppy301 and couldn't get any of my .sfs3's to mount. Not sure why. I do know that the unlinker depends on software in the woof petget manager which is quite different than the previous non-woof Puppies. Early on I tried Linker with Puppy218 which uses woof but still my sfs3's wouldn't work. As I remember it was because they were compiled against a later glibc.

Glad to hear that about the devx.sfs. I haven't tried it with linker. I don't use it that often and when I do I'm usually doing something I find intimidating so I have been conservative and mounted it with BootManager.

If you have a link to sfs's that you know work with 301 post it here and I'll try one or two of those.

Bye for now, J

elraven · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 80 Location: wnc-usa

hi jrb , just dropping line to say the no def version of sfs linker works great in spup 451. This pet is so great ,keep up the good work.
elraven Cool

Dingo · Posted: Sun 17 Jan 2010, 14:18 Post subject: