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BarryK

nnriyer wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:20 am
Barry sir is it possible to load vmlinx and intrid file from btrfs partition. Currently load from both file from ext4 partition with QV folder.

Not with Limine.
It will require grub version 2.04 or later.

BarryK

I run from btrfs hard drive partition and I find strange delays of several seconds when double clicking on media files in rox filer. It's like a search is needed by the operating system to find the default app ______________________________________ I have just now tested running on a usb3 flash dri...

BarryK

Huh? Where is the problem? I'm running Kirkstone right now, it has FF 121.0 installed. I clicked on "Download latest Firefox" in the menu, it reported that 125.0.1 is available and offered to update. I accepted, now have 125.0.1. OK, it's not "automatic", you have to choose when ...

BarryK

Yes, I recall back in the day, liking Gxine.
It handled DVDs nicely; at least that is what comes up in my memory.

I just checked, Gxine project last update was in 2017.
The underlying libxine project is still active, last update Jan 2023.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/xine/files/

BarryK

2.) Is QV not running in RAM, is it so slow because its not running in RAM? Yes. Are you running from a usb flash drive? The apps have to be read from the drive, and a cheap slow drive will cause very noticeable slow app startup. For good performance from a usb stick, use one that is high quality, ...

BarryK

Snapshot management now has deletion:

https://bkhome.org/news/202404/qv-snaps ... etion.html

The script that does this in 'delete-snapshots' in the initrd:

https://github.com/bkauler/woof-quantum ... leton/sbin

BarryK

Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 audacity That is unexpected! Thanks for finding that, I shall attempt a generic fix. I have inserted this into /usr/local/petget/installpreview.sh at line 258: #20240414 audacity.desktop has "Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 audacity" grep -q '^Exec=env ' ${aDT} if ...

BarryK

Caramel wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:03 pm
Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 audacity

That is unexpected!
Thanks for finding that, I shall attempt a generic fix.

BarryK

EDIT : in installpreview.sh, line 107 the variable DB_FILE is defined as "current-repo-triad" that is equal to "void-current" by default, so line 114 the test always passes and the search of dependencies takes place in void-current even if the package to install is in a pet repo...

BarryK

One change I'm intending to make for the next release, is take a snapshot automatically at the very first bootup.

That will be folder "2" and will be a reference point, as things were originally.

BarryK

Samba doesn't work. Error message Screenshot.png Thanks for reporting sshfs utility missing. sshfs-fuse is in the package-list, but got left out. The reason is, using the kirkstone package, which is named 'sshfs-fuse', whereas the Void package is named 'fuse-sshfs'. The code in support/sort-dep-ord...

BarryK

Sir, This method worked for me. I am posting from QV now. Thank you Sir for the prompt support and guidance . For academic interest, please clarify whether QV can be installed in entire partition and how to load the same.i.e Full Installation. Yes, as Caramel said, there is no point to what you are...

BarryK

williwaw wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:29 am
my experiment with limine also failed to boot when vmlinuz and initrd were in btrfs.
can you choose a non-btrfs partition for this last step?

Yes, Limine version 5.x will only recognize ext2/3/4 and vfat partitions.

If I update Limine to the latest, 7.*, it will only recognize vfat.

BarryK

Sir I am finding it install through qv-installer. It asks qemu, that also installed . QtEMU also opened from Utility menu. However, unable to proceed further due to lack of knowledge qemu etc. I will try USB option also. Note : Is it possible to provide step by step procedure for installation with ...

BarryK

I hunted around, found this, saying that grub 2.04 will support btrfs with zstd compression:

https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53227

Anyway, I have edited qv-installer, changed the text to say that grub 2.06 or later is required, to be on the safe side.
2.06 was released 3 years ago.

BarryK

using qv-installer to repurpose an existing ext4 partition: the instructions say "the partitions will be wiped" but an error instructed to use the -f option. ... when booting a frugal of 240409 with grub2, where both the FS and initrd and vmlinuz are contained in the qv240409 folder on a ...

BarryK

I would like to install QV on separate internal partion of Nvme SSD. However, while trying to format using gparted from easyos, the same is not possible. btrfs option is showing but not live (not turning black/grey) and not able to select ?. Hence not able to format as btrfs. How to proceed with fo...

BarryK

Here is the announcement for QV 240409:

https://bkhome.org/news/202404/qv-versi ... oaded.html

Here are the latest scripts needed for a direct install to partitions in an internal drive:

BarryK

PS: if you want to use Fatdog's filemnt script in other Puppies, please be aware that it depends on two uncommon binaries: guess_fstype (this is available in most puppies), and kpartx (this is from a package called multipath-tools). If you don't have these two binaries, filemnt will not work on you...

BarryK

would you be kind enough to point to the script used to create snapshots? tx It is done in the initrd. Click on it to open it up, and there is rootfs-expanded/sbin/take-snapshot and manage-snapshots I decided to do it entirely in the initrd, just in case there are problems if do it in a running QV.

BarryK

In /root/.xintrc (executed when X is launched) there is a test to determine if /root/Choice/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin has been corrupted (PuppyPin is the configuration file with the names of the icons to display and their location on the desktop) This test is grep -q 'www' /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin...

BarryK

sda6 is unmounted by the first line, so the second line provides an error but it does not matter. thats understandable, not an issue really, if the frugal install is placed in a qv240403 dir shouldn"t the initrd and vmlinuz be there also? limine is for chainloading? If grub2 has no problem wit...

BarryK

This is of course if the plan is to use qv-installer from outside QV itself. If the plan is to use qv-installer only from inside QV itself, then the suggestions above is not relevant. Yeah, I was thinking of only running qv-installer inside QV. My intention was to advise people to boot QV on a usb-...

BarryK

Here is an improved qv-installer
Also, it is internationalized.
Attached, with false ".gz"

BarryK

Latest news, new QV Installer, see post this thread:

viewtopic.php?p=116393#p116393

BarryK

I have written an installer, named 'qv-installer'. It will be in the next release, but if you want to try it now, it is attached, with false ".gz". You need to download the latest 'qv-<date>-amd64.img' file, and open a terminal: # ./qv-installer qv-<date>-amd64.img I tested on my old Compa...

BarryK

Just update youtube-dl for you to get all the channels. ;) When building QV 240403, I did update to latest youtube-dl, but got it from here: # curl -L https://github.com/ytdl-patched/youtube-dl/releases/latest/download/youtube-dl -o ./youtube-dlNEW ...so I probably would have got the 2024.04.03 I'm...

BarryK

Thanks for reporting that. I have edited /usr/local/petget/installpreview.sh, inserted at line 259: grep -q '^NoDisplay=true' ${aDT} if [ $? -ne 0 ];then #20240405 vlc.desktop has "Exec=/usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U" #somewhere else knocks off that %U, but also need to get rid of /us...

BarryK

Discovered this:

"btrfs-clone"
https://github.com/mwilck/btrfs-clone

BarryK

More information on btrfs replace:

https://wiki.tnonline.net/w/Btrfs/Replacing_a_disk

...looks like it can clone a partition to another partition.

But, seems that it invalidates the source partition.

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