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[vernel1008]

Thanks neurino.

I found something that work from here
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=64708

I think the package manager installed by default was an old one.
After installing the petget, I can now uninstall. Thanks for the quick response =)

[aarf]

got this problem with ext3 partitions built in puppeee4.4rc2 on sdcard.

[sandungas]

Im a bit paranoid with "misterious" and "unknown" files/folders in the install tree, but after a lot of reading and tests i think i know syslinux well

I made some modifications inside "boot" folder... basically what im trying is to separate "syslinux installer files, "syslinux config files" and "syslinux tool files"
This way the user can delete the "install" folder after the installation, and will know a bit better what are the tools, i renamed some files thinking in simplicity for the final user

Additionally... i moved some script and config files to match this new folder structure
It was needed some changes in the scripts & configs (basically... some paths)

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About my changes in sysconfig.cnf ...
Lot of little changes here and too long to explain exactly, but i added some things like:
-help messages with the kernel parameters (you can see this help screens with F1 & F2 keys)
-added custom text lines at the bottom of the screen for the first entry (it can be done for the other ones)
-rebuilded "advanced boot options" submenu, with an option to return to main menu (i just ordered the entryes in this menu, nothing was erased)
-new "tools" submenu with some new tools (HDT, MHDD, new memtest version) and a option to return to main menu
-3 main menu options, for chainloading to the next device (usually grub in hd0,0), "reboot", and "power off"
-added needed modules to the folder "tools" for this new functions
-probably more things that i dont remember


I upload a .zip attached in this message with all files needed
The .zip is "cloning" the structure of a pendrive, is fully functional if you replace the .dummy files for the real ones (as explained in one of the readme.txt)
btw... all this readme.txts are here as a log of my modifications, of course must be deleted

The windows installer worked for me... but if somebody test them, please report bugs, i have more suggestions to make about syslinux, but first things first, if this works and jemmimah like it, i will try to make it better

****linux installer needs to be modifyed to install "ldsyslinux.sys" in /boot/syslinux/

Please jemmimah, take a look

[neurino]

[sandungas]

[neurino]

there's a chain.c32 in my current puppeee boot folder, can't I only add entries to my syslinux.cfg?

(I know I'd better try it directly but how can I know what's the matter if doesn't work )

Thanks

[sandungas]

[neurino]

Thanks sandungas,

sinc OpenSUSE is on my 2nd drive this worked on first attemp:

[Nevermore]

Hello
I'd like to report that pidgin WLM plugin has stopped working from some time.
I tried to upgrade subscribing it with the most recent MSN plugin but it did not work...

[sandungas]

This is what i have (by now), i think is cool enought to post a photo


Its fully usable, folder names/structure is "user friendly", this time i focused in aesthetic changes, i added explain texts for every entry (there are 4 lines of text availables for every entry as an explain at the bottom of the screen in blue text)

Some new functions added as the chainload submenu with most common options (restored chain.32 that i removed in the last version)
All the files are extracted from "syslinux v4.04 official release"... is the last stable one, i hope all will work but please report bugs
I dont want to introduce changes in a distro that is in "release candidate" state so if something fails is easy to revert to the "old" files
The installers are fixed to place ldlinux.sys in subfolder /boot/syslinux/
ldlinux.sys is the real syslinux, in windows is hidden, protected, and marked as a "system file"

Probably lot of minor changes to syslinux.cfg that i dont remember

The intended way to install it:
1- Place "boot" folder extracted from my .zip in the root of a USB drive
2- Place the 4 puppeee files in the root of the device (dont use the sylinux.cfg that comes with puppeee)
3- Run the installer inside /boot/install/ folder (linux.sh or windows.exe)






Edit:
With the files i uploaded in my previous message i tryed to keep a changelog in several readme.txt files to avoid mistakes
This time i joined all the texts in 1 file, and ordered/erased/cleared some info there
But maybe there is more info about the changes in the old files http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=518147#518147
This time i tryed to "keep clean" the file/folder structure

Edit2:
Ops, i forgot to say that i modifyed the help1 & help2 messages, there was needed several modifications to this files to look nice in the eeepc screen
This messages are very explicit and now are more understandables by using puppeee paths and filenames, and a bit more ordered

[kazzamozz]

Hi Guys
is there a problem with the direct web page for Pupeee I get the following error:
http://puppeee.com/web/ when trying to access it.

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Site not configured

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Is there another site I can got to in the meantime?

Cheers
Kazzamozz

[foxh0und]

Hi,
What happened to the puppeee site? Wanted to post some kudos after I installed. I'm on a eeepc 1005ha and everything just works with puppeee! Highly recommended. fh

[jomazq]

are the pwidgets supposed to be in there? my RC2 doesn't show them after i decide what i want in the tool.

[aarf]

[jomazq]

thanks aarf..