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Post#151 by Ed_P » 18 Feb 2024, 18:31

The save-session function has problems. Something New (Post by Jack #98421)
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Post#152 by Rava » 26 Apr 2024, 00:48

1 Not a bug report per se.
I cannot find the link to the mirrors in the port main page. ( http://porteus.org/ )

I had to go back to the original post about Porteus-v5.0 is released! - only in there I found the mirror links- aka http://porteus.org/porteus-mirrors.html
And I knew it was somewhere in an older post. Newbies to Port might not be that understanding or willing to look for it.

In my book, that link should be restored to the main page and be put in every Announcements post when it is about files to be found on mirrors.
Or does the main page now need JavaScript enabled to show the mirrors link?

2 Anyhow, why are the most crucial updates - e.g. 001-* and 003-* only given a md5sum check file ( "updates.txt") , while the other files that are less crucial have the much more reliable sha256 checksums provided ( "sha256sums.txt" ) ?
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Post#153 by donald » 26 Apr 2024, 03:58

Hmmm..

The 5.01 64bit isos 06-Mar-2024 do not work as live-CD in my V-box
-- I get the boot-options-menu, then nothing.

but 5.01 32bit isos same date 06-Mar-2024 { kernel 6.6.20 ] are OK.

also 64bit 5.01 isos from 03-Oct-2023 do work.

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Post#154 by ncmprhnsbl » 26 Apr 2024, 05:22

Rava wrote: ↑
26 Apr 2024, 00:48
 I cannot find the link to the mirrors in the port main page
the dropdown menu links the the release announcement (although it needs to be updated to 5.01) which has the mirrors link .. the big 'download it' just links to the announcements area..
the updates are meant to accessed via the updater in the settings centre.
Rava wrote: ↑
26 Apr 2024, 00:48
 why are the most crucial updates - e.g. 001-* and 003-* only given a md5sum check file ( "updates.txt") , while the other files that are less crucial have the much more reliable sha256 checksums provided ( "sha256sums.txt" ) ?
because somebody hasn't got around to changing the updater script for that :)
donald wrote: ↑
26 Apr 2024, 03:58
 The 5.01 64bit isos 06-Mar-2024 do not work as live-CD in my V-box
-- I get the boot-options-menu, then nothing.
hmm, they works here in my vbox.
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Post#155 by bour59 » 26 Apr 2024, 09:47

I can't disconnect from the forum
I can't contact an administrator to help me to solve this isssue
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Post#156 by Rava » 26 Apr 2024, 13:02

ncmprhnsbl wrote: ↑
26 Apr 2024, 05:22
 the updates are meant to accessed via the updater in the settings centre.
I prefer to download it manually since I do want to keep the recent files as backup.
ncmprhnsbl wrote: ↑
26 Apr 2024, 05:22
 the dropdown menu links the the release announcement (although it needs to be updated to 5.01) which has the mirrors link .. the big 'download it' just links to the announcements area..
But there used to be a link on the man page to http://porteus.org/porteus-mirrors.html
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Post#157 by Ed_P » 26 Apr 2024, 22:08

Rava wrote: ↑
26 Apr 2024, 13:02
 I prefer to download it manually since I do want to keep the recent files as backup.
I believe the Settings Centre's Updater downloads any updates to the /tmp folder and then either reminds the user to copy them to the /porteus/base/ folder or asks the user if he/she wants it to copy them to the /porteus/base/ folder. Either way, the user has the opportunity to backup/rename files before the update is actually installed. :happy62:

Try it. :)
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Post#158 by donald » 27 Apr 2024, 03:18

@ ncmprhnsbl
Yep, the new 64bit isos work in a slightly newer version of vbox.

But why is that?
It is clearly the new vmlinuz file in the new 64bit isos.
so what has changed between 5.01 03-Oct-2023 and 5.01 06-Mar-2024 64bit vmlinuz..
...compression mode??

The kernel version 6.6.20 is not the problem -- work in a 32bit iso.
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Post#159 by Rava » 28 Apr 2024, 13:10

Ed_P wrote: ↑
26 Apr 2024, 22:08
 downloads any updates to the /tmp folder and then either reminds the user to copy them to the /porteus/base/ folder or asks the user if he/she wants it to copy them to the /porteus/base/ folder. Either way, the user has the opportunity to backup/rename files before the update is actually installed.
My free space in /tmp is not large enough to hold both 001 and 002 file, currently that needed space is 235.08 MB
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Post#160 by Ed_P » 28 Apr 2024, 17:10

Rava wrote: ↑
28 Apr 2024, 13:10
 My free space in /tmp is not large enough to hold both 001 and 002 file, currently that needed space is 235.08 MB
Then direct the Settings Centre Updater to download to a folder with more space.
Porteus Updater wrote:We can check for updates and download any to
a location of your choosing.

No need to manually do what the Updater does for you. :)
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Post#161 by Rava » 29 Apr 2024, 03:17

Ed_P wrote: ↑
28 Apr 2024, 17:10
 No need to manually do what the Updater does for you. :)
He does download 05-devel for me as well?
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Post#162 by Ed_P » 29 Apr 2024, 04:23

Rava wrote: ↑
29 Apr 2024, 03:17
 He does download 05-devel for me as well?
I don't know what files are covered by Updater. Easy enough for you to try and find out. :happy62:

Added in 2 hours 27 minutes 42 seconds:
This file should answer your question:

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guest@porteus:/opt/porteus-scripts$ cat update-porteus
#!/bin/bash

# Copyright 2016-2020  Jay Flood, SP, Brasil
# All rights reserved.
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Post#163 by ncmprhnsbl » 01 May 2024, 09:40

donald wrote: ↑
27 Apr 2024, 03:18
 @ ncmprhnsbl
Yep, the new 64bit isos work in a slightly newer version of vbox.

But why is that?
It is clearly the new vmlinuz file in the new 64bit isos.
so what has changed between 5.01 03-Oct-2023 and 5.01 06-Mar-2024 64bit vmlinuz..
...compression mode??

The kernel version 6.6.20 is not the problem -- work in a 32bit iso.
when Blaze first compiled the 32bit version it failed to boot (somewhere around mounting the union if i remember correctly)
so i had a go at compiling it myself, tweaking the config... here's a diff:
not all it relevant to the boot issue eg. the PAE stuff i added after the booting was fixed, to see all of my memory..
this:

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-CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE=y
-# CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
+# CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE is not set
+CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
seems to make the modules much smaller(and most likely a smaller memory footprint)
reducing the max aufs branches may had an effect on the problem..
not sure, i was les than systematic in my approach :P
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Post#164 by donald » 05 May 2024, 10:21

Thank you for looking at it.

So the 32bit-iso boots after you modified the config - and is compatible/working in 'my' v-box.
...the unmodified 64bit iso is not compatible.

I wish I had a more powerful PC - to compile the 64bit kernel with the configuration
from the earlier 5.01 version, which is compatible.

For now, I have to leave it as it is.
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Post#165 by Ed_P » 05 May 2024, 19:02

I like the updates to the new 001-core and 002-xorg 64bit modules ncmp. :good: Did the pmod & slapt-mod changes get made to other scripts also? :hmmm:
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