Devx_431.sfs problem

[431user]

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.

[mikeb]

forum glitch

[mikeb]

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

[431user]

One reason could be a corrupt download
mike

The checksum looks good.

and the other is the wrong devx.

I downloaded devx_431.sfs which I assume is the one for pup_431.sfs

I wonder if this would be of interest

Don't know Linux well enough to understand it.

what are you building just out 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!

[Karl Godt]

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

[mikeb]

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

[431user]

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

[mikeb]

just click on the pet.

It will still fail until you have the squashfs module loaded though

mike