initial info post, please. Thanks.)
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Hello, all.
The old and ugly and very hush-hush problem of the pupsave file not
being created seems to be resurfacing.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... ost#850640
Also: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... ost#846445
This problem had been quiet for a couple of years (thanks to Karl_Godt's
excellent editing of some code, as I understand it) and now it seems to be
reappearing at random.
Some Francophones say it's how the *.mo translation file reacts to the
shutdownconfig script, other times it seems that the wrong
shutdownconfig was used in the wrong context. Some say it's linked to
the machine you're using. I won't bother you with the details, because it
can get technical in very short order.
In any case:
if you've had the problem, don't give up on Puppy, it's only a glitch.
Attached is a solution. It's external, it's not script-dependent, so it will
always work -- with any Puppy.
First unpack the attached zip archive. Choose a pupsave of likely size, a
size that you think is reasonable for your use. Move that file alongside the
sfs file of your Puppy, in the same folder.
For example, if you have your puppy_precise_5.sfs main file from
PuppyPrecise-5.7.1 in foilder /mnt/sda1/PuppyPrecise-5.7.1, put the
unpacked pupsave file in that folder.
Then follow the instructions below to completely develop that pupsave file
and to rename it for your Puppy.
Once you have completely unpacked the pupsave file, reboot your Puppy.
The new pupsave file will be picked up normally by the Puppy boot
process.
Once back up on your desktop, if you icons look like road warnings,
run the attached script to restore them.
I hope this solution will help keep a few more newbies interested in
Puppy, instead of this problem scaring them off.
(Until one of our experienced programmers reviews what's going on again
and comes up with a universal and absolutely fail-safe solution.)
Best regards.
musher0
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From the note in the archive :
Hi.
Here's 4.32 Gb worth of pupsave files, as nine *.2fs files, in multiples
of 96Mb. The lzo and then xz compressions gave the best results.
To unpack, click on them twice. The click on the xz file will free the
lzo file. Then click on the lzo file. This will develop the pupsave file
to its full and original size.
Then, replace the letters "CE" at the beginning of the filename with the
name of your Puppy. For example, you can rename "CEsave-jk384.2fs" to
"precisesave-jk384.2fs". Enquire or do some research if you are not sure
what the proper filename of your pupsave should be.
Here are some pupsave filenames used in a few recent Puppies:
tahr unicorn CE dpup kdpup lina lupu polar precise quirky
racy raring slacko sulu wary wheezy wolx tooppy_precise
Finally, keep this zip file somewhere safe. You may need it again in the
future.
Bye for now.
musher0