No, I don't want to tell them that. Let me see what I do want to tell them. How about this, prominently displayed at the stage where the estimated sizes are figured and the "Proceed to Step Three" button is displayed? (Feel free to suggest any improvements in the language!)WhoDo wrote:Could it [Remaster Express] be run on RAM-challenged machines IF they have sufficient SWAP? I don't like telling users of Puppy that they can't remaster with less than 1Gb of physical RAM, which is what it seems we're looking at here.
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Warning: the remastering process may use a large amount of your computer's memory, possibly three or four times the size of the new pup-420.sfs main file that will be created. If your computer does not have that much RAM available, you will need a swap partition that can be used for additional memory. If you do not already have a Linux swap partition (typically located on a hard drive), you will need to use one of the partition managers under the System menu to create one.
If you are not sure your computer has enough memory, it would be a very good idea to run HardInfo (under the System menu), scroll down to the "Memory" section, and use it to keep track of how much "free memory" and "virtual memory" (swap space) you have available, especially during Steps Three and Four. If you run out of both "free memory" and "virtual memory" during remastering, Remaster Express may stop working. If it does, open Pprocess (also under the System Menu); select the "wish /usr/sbin/remax" process; and click "End Process." If all else fails, rebooting Puppy will shut down Remaster Express and restore your free memory.
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By the way, one of the users who reported the problems to me (eegad, in this thread: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 6&start=15) said he tried a newer version of mksquashfs posted by vanchutr in the same thread, and he was able to use it (unlike the older version) to burn a CD with Remaster Express. I'm not quite sure why the difference, because the newer version used up about as much free memory as the older one when I tried it--but I'm attaching the newer version here in case you'd like to take a look.