I have successfully installed Puppy 4.3.1 on my laptop and have been learning its capabilities. I am attempting to install the Devx_431.sfs file by following the following instructions I found on the "hard-puppy" page.
2. Click on the devx_xxx.sfs in a ROX-Filer window to mount it.
3. Open a terminal in the mounted directory.
6. # cp -a --remove-destination ./* /mnt/hda2/
7. # sync
8. Close the terminal.
9. Click on the devx_xxx.sfs file to unmount it
However, when I clicked to mount it I received the message: "Failed mounting or unmounting".
What's going on here?
Thank you.
Devx_431.sfs problem
One reason could be a corrupt download and the other is the wrong devx.
I wonder if this would be of interest as it avoids dumping hundreds of megs of mostly unwanted files into your install
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=90909
assuming of course the reaosn for th ebad mount is found
what are you building just out of interest?
mike
I wonder if this would be of interest as it avoids dumping hundreds of megs of mostly unwanted files into your install
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=90909
assuming of course the reaosn for th ebad mount is found
what are you building just out of interest?
mike
Devx_431.sfs problem
The checksum looks good.mikeb wrote:One reason could be a corrupt download
mike
I downloaded devx_431.sfs which I assume is the one for pup_431.sfsmikeb wrote:and the other is the wrong devx.
Don't know Linux well enough to understand it.mikeb wrote:I wonder if this would be of interest
I'm attempting to load drivers and a few examples for a USB device. Simple to do in Windows XP but instructions for Linux involves a shell script and programs written in C hence the necessity for compiling. I'm studying BASH and reviewing C. A real learning experience!mikeb wrote:what are you building just out of interest?
The correct code to mount squashfs files is fount in
# grep -H ' mount ' `which filemnt`
/usr/sbin/filemnt:
mount -t $Type -o loop "$imgFile" "$MntPt"
also
DEVLOOP="`losetup-FULL -f`" #next free loop device.
is important
# grep -H ' mount ' `which filemnt`
/usr/sbin/filemnt:
mount -t $Type -o loop "$imgFile" "$MntPt"
also
DEVLOOP="`losetup-FULL -f`" #next free loop device.
is important
«Give me GUI or Death» -- I give you [[Xx]term[inal]] [[Cc]on[s][ole]] .
Macpup user since 2010 on full installations.
People who want problems with Puppy boot frugal :P
Macpup user since 2010 on full installations.
People who want problems with Puppy boot frugal :P
Ok penny dropped..
its a full install.
The chances are you need modprobe squashfs in a terminal to load the squashfs module or the installer has failed to include it.... There are bugs related to full installs and puppy not doing such things.
Alternatively you could use the command
unsquashfs -d / /path/to/sfs since your are dumping the lot in anyway..no module needed then.
mike
its a full install.
The chances are you need modprobe squashfs in a terminal to load the squashfs module or the installer has failed to include it.... There are bugs related to full installs and puppy not doing such things.
Alternatively you could use the command
unsquashfs -d / /path/to/sfs since your are dumping the lot in anyway..no module needed then.
mike
Install questions
My Computer
IBM Thinkpad I series 1200
500 MHZ Celeron CPU
16 GB CF card in IDE adapter as HDD 1.47GB currently in use
192MB RAM
Puppy Linux 4.3.1 Full Installation, one partition
Mount point /initrd/mnt/dev_save
200MB swapfile on HDD
Gnome Desktop
I learned of a program, (SFSinstall-0.1.2.pet) in a previous thread and downloaded it. I left-clicked and selected the Puppy Package Manager from the Install page. This was my first experience with a .pet file and it wasn't obvious what to do next. The Package Manager displayed a list from several repositories but no obvious way to select the SFSinstall program. I attempted to type it into the box at the lower left of the screen with the appropriate path but received the message: “Sorry, no matching package name
IBM Thinkpad I series 1200
500 MHZ Celeron CPU
16 GB CF card in IDE adapter as HDD 1.47GB currently in use
192MB RAM
Puppy Linux 4.3.1 Full Installation, one partition
Mount point /initrd/mnt/dev_save
200MB swapfile on HDD
Gnome Desktop
I learned of a program, (SFSinstall-0.1.2.pet) in a previous thread and downloaded it. I left-clicked and selected the Puppy Package Manager from the Install page. This was my first experience with a .pet file and it wasn't obvious what to do next. The Package Manager displayed a list from several repositories but no obvious way to select the SFSinstall program. I attempted to type it into the box at the lower left of the screen with the appropriate path but received the message: “Sorry, no matching package name