[SOLVED] How to create a lupusave.3fs file in puppy 528 ?

jackrnm · 11-23-2011, 04:08 PM

I installed puppy linux 528 on a usb pendrive (ext3 partition) but the lupusave.3fs was not created. I re-partitioned and re-installed puppy to try and recreate the save file but could not (I did this several times). Is there a simple way to add a lupusvae.3fs file after a usb install? I am a relative newbe to puppy linux and any suggestions would be most appreciated.

jonyo · 11-23-2011, 04:20 PM

a save file depends on what type of install

Karl Godt · 11-24-2011, 01:48 AM

The relevant code is inside /etc/rc.d/rc.shutdown .

The save-file gets created by

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/sdb1/save-file-name.2fs bs=1k size=512
mkfs -q -m 0 -F /mnt/sdb1/save-file-name.2fs

size=512 for 512MiB save-file .

Then the save-file has to be mounted

Code:

mkdir /tmp/save1stpup
mount -t ext2 -o noatime,rw,loop /mnt/sdb1/save-file-name.2fs /tmp/save1stpup
cp -a /initrd/pup_rw/* /tmp/save1stpup/
sync
umount /tmp/save1stpup

This applies to ext2 filesystem , for ext3 read the rc.shutdown script .
The copy command might also not copy any hidden files .
It would need

Code:

cp -a /initrd/pup_rw/root/.[a-zA-Z0-9]* /tmp/save1stpup/root/

jpeters · 11-24-2011, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackrnm

I installed puppy linux 528 on a usb pendrive (ext3 partition) but the lupusave.3fs was not created. I re-partitioned and re-installed puppy to try and recreate the save file but could not (I did this several times). Is there a simple way to add a lupusvae.3fs file after a usb install? I am a relative newbe to puppy linux and any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Generally, it prompts on shutdown to create one automatically. If it's not creating one, I'm guessing there's an issue with the pendrive.

darkcity · 11-24-2011, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpeters

Generally, it prompts on shutdown to create one automatically. If it's not creating one, I'm guessing there's an issue with the pendrive.

It should ask you to make a savefile when you reboot/shutdown the first time - unless your full installed (unusual on pen drive).

puppylinux.org/wikka/SaveFile