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Is there a save option for a frugal install?

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• Started 12 years ago by namT
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   namT
   

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   Hi, I managed to create a frugal install on a ntfs partition with grub4DOs. I just made a folder named Slitaz and copied over bzimage and rootfs.gz from my usbinstall. The 3 lines below are from my Grub4dos menu.lst

   title SliTaz 3.0 frugal
   kernel /Slitaz/bzimage rw root=/dev/null screen=1024x786x24 lang=en kmap=en vga=791
   initrd /Slitaz/rootfs.gz

   Everything runs but when I shutdown, there is no options to save my settings, which is availiable when I run Slitaz with the usb stick.

   Is there a way to save my settings when running a frugal install?

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   mojo
   

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   Add home=sdxx to the kernel line,to save your filesystem:#tazusb writefs gzip
   I tried a frugal install on a fat32 filesystem,logins other than root fail,couldn't save anything.
   The cause is differences in file permissions on a windows filesystem versus a linux filesystem.
   Report back how it works on NTFS.

   Posted 12 years ago #
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   namT
   

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   I've given up trying to save in a ntfs filesystem, but managed to do a frugal install in sda4 on my hard disk. It is a 5MB ext3 filesystem. I copied the 'boot' and 'tux' folders from my usbinstall and modified my grub4dos menu entry as follows:

   title SliTaz 3.0 frugal (sda4)
   root (hd0,3)
   kernel /boot/bzImage rw root=/dev/null home=sda4 lang=en kmap=en
   initrd /boot/rootfs.gz

   Guess what? I get an option to save at shutdown! However /usr/bin/tazusb will need some hacking to get it to save properly. Until, I get that working right, I am sticking with my USB-install.
   I prefer it because if I screw anything up, I can just shutdown without saving. With a full-install; if my tinkering screws up the system, I usually can't get Slitaz working again without re-installing.

   EDIT: mojo, I just tried your 'tazusb writefs gzip' command. It works like a charm on the ext3 frugal install. Thank you!
   Now on to installing more software and more tinkering :)

   Posted 12 years ago #

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