@bigpup
I think this is the right place for this report, rather than elsewhere.
As stated in an earlier post, yapi running with tahr_6.0.2~6.0.5 failed. It failed on a second trial.
Using a 'cobbled' tahr-6.0.6, I launched yapi from Menu>Setup. Since I am running from tahr-6.0.6 and installing a tahr-6.0.6, at the third screen, I selected the first option,( i.e. installing from a running puppy) and clicked OK. It failed. A dialogbox advised that it was searching then a subsequent box displayed "Usage of Xdialog" script.
I launched yapi again from Menu>Setup. This time I selected the second option: From a puppy.iso wherever it is located. Yapi reported (a) searching for isos on mounted storage (b) please wait (c) Xdialog help - Usage for Xdialog. On my closing "Usage for Xdialog", a new dialog box advised - Chosen ISO not found ... Another failure!
Chosen ISO ???? I did not choose any ISO. A dialogbox for inserting the name of an ISO or for selection was never presented.
No iso was found. Ridiculous! A search with pfind-6.3 for *.iso returned 29 instances.
There are 2 things I noted as possible reasons for the failures:
- * The iso name in storage is tahr-6.0.6-uefi.iso and is possibly different from the running tahr-6.0.6.
* The ISO is on my Windows drive and located 5 levels deep.
After 4 mistrials with the GUI, I tried the command line.
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root# cd "/mnt/sda1/Documents and Settings/user/My Documents/Downloads/PUPPIES/tahr-6.0.6/"
root# yapi tahr-6.0.6-uefi.iso sdc1
I got an error because I used sdc1 (probably should have been sdc)
Ultimately, tahr-6.0.6 was successfully installed. A single FAT32 partition.
Yapi literally forces one to use Grub4Dos. I don't usually use it as my bootloader, but in the interest of getting the installation done ASAP, i followed the program.
Summary
Yapi (GUI) failed to find any of 29 ISOs on my system. This may be due to either a defective/ineffective search function or its inability to search sufficient levels deep.
Yapi (CLI) successfully installed tahr-6.0.6 to a flash drive. The drive had one formatted FAT32 partition.
Yapi uses the Grub4Dos bootloader exclusively. The YaPI instructions advise that you will have to install a bootloader, but tells only how to use Grub4Dos. Syslinux is completely ignored.
It works! I much prefer the finished product than that produced by isobooter. However, the graphics need some polish to make it look more professional.
screenie of the installed tahr-6.0.6-uefi enclosed.