Configuration wizard run every time

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Configuration wizard run every time

Post#1 by acislak » 24 Nov 2016, 16:51

Hi there,
my first post here. I have some problems deploying porteus-kiosk, 4.1.0. The configuration wizard is started every time I reboot the computer. Changes in configuration are not saved to the remastered iso image.

My scenario:
I burn P-K iso image to a cdrom, and start my computer from it. I configure the network, choose browser, enable remote management etc. In the last step of configuration I install P-K to an usb thumbdrive. When it's finished I boot the computer from said usb drive, and I have to configure P-K all over again (network, browser, other settings). Is this how it's supposed to work? I would expect the configuration to be included in remastered iso image and loaded at boot.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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Re: Configuration wizard run every time

Post#2 by fanthom » 24 Nov 2016, 17:40

Hello acislak,

Did you eject CD? Maybe kiosk is booting from hard drive and not usb stick as usb is slower to initialize.

Please make sure that hd/CD are not active -> burn installation ISO on usb stick -> configure kiosk in the wizard and burn it on the very same usb you have booted from (you may need to replug it to be visible in the wizard).

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Re: Configuration wizard run every time

Post#3 by acislak » 24 Nov 2016, 18:00

Fanthom,
appreciate the answer. I tested different combinations. Also burning iso to usb drive, booting from usb, configuring it, and then overwirting it on the usb. I tested both installing and saving iso to usb. To no avail. I don't want to write P-K to hdd since I have installed windows and linux on it (for future iso booting from hdd).

Can you confirm that after initial configuration, installed/saved iso should run into chosen browser and skip the wizard?

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Re: Configuration wizard run every time

Post#4 by fanthom » 24 Nov 2016, 18:08

"Can you confirm that after initial configuration, installed/saved iso should run into chosen browser and skip the wizard?"
Yes. Try in virtual machine or on some other PC.
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