Error - Performing Porteus update check

[Moi]

Some time, after restart i have this

ERROR base folder not at : ....... ..... .. https://ibb.co/xhyVJWg

but, base folder is there...? (see Fig)

Thnx

[Ed_P]

but, base folder is there...? (see Fig)

I don't see your base folder. Either in a screen shot of your screen or the output of an 'ls' command.

Post the output of a 'cat /proc/cmdline' terminal command on the system you're having the problem with.

[Moi]

Ed_P,

Sorry for responding some hours later so but now i seen you wrote

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guest@porteus:~$ cat /proc/cmdline
quiet BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz changes=/porteus/ noauto copy2ram  initrd=/boot/syslinux/initrd.xz

https://ibb.co/kcKg1qX


im in 6.8.10 Porteus 5.01

[Ed_P]

Now I see your base folder and it's location. I don't know why you're getting the error, or how to resolve it, but now I see the problem.

[Moi]

Now I see your base folder and it's location. I don't know why you're getting the error, or how to resolve it, but now I see the problem.

is this a problem because i am currently using /porteus 5.01 and it is fully functional even without those update? (so when i go to performing update check) ERROR base folder not at : ....... ..... .?!!

[Ed_P]

Well, I guess it depends on when it occurs and what has been run before it. Try rebooting and before invoking a lot of apps try another update.

I'm in Porteus-CINNAMON-v5.01-x86_64-241211.iso

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~#  uname -as:~$ ./SysSnapshot.sh
Linux porteus.example.net 6.8.10-porteus #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri May 17 18:09:34 MSK 2024 x86_64 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

~#  cat /etc/porteus/*
001-core.xzm:20241212
002-xorg.xzm:20241212
002-xtra.xzm:20240924
003-cinnamon.xzm:20240924
initrd.xz:20230923

[ncmprhnsbl]

Some time, after restart i have this

ERROR base folder not at :

odd .. this is these lines in /opt/porteus-scripts/update-porteus script:
line 134/135 :

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BASEFOLDER=$PORTDIR/base
[ ! -e $BASEFOLDER/000-kernel*.xzm ] && { sayerror "Base folder not at: $BASEFOLDER"; cleanup; }

your $PORTDIR appears to be correct and is found and 000-kernel.xzm is clearly present..
possibly something to do with copy2ram and/or noauto, no idea why..
EDIT: seems to be that ... make sure that your boot device is mounted before running the updater.

[Moi]

Ed_P, ncmprhnsbl,

Hi, I found this solution, I went to the base folder and made a copy past all five modules, that is, each module was duplicated twice and then I went and updated them and it was ok - Base folder is writable - (see the Fig below) then I restarted and went to the base foder, I canceled the 5 duplicate modules, so I left only the 5 original modules and then I updated them, it was ok..for sure, I restarted and updatet 3 times and it was ok.

https://ibb.co/BjfGbqQ


Thank you for your help

[Ed_P]

Happpy to hear you got things working.

Still a little confused about your configuration. You have a /porteus folder now on only the EXT4 partition, yes? And the Porteus Update is updating the files there.

[Moi]

Ed_P,
Thnx
I'm clarifying everything, but first I'm telling you that Porteus is my final choice .. there can't be another Linux OS in my mind ....
ok so i installet it in HDD with EXT4 partition (yes you right ) with the option ---- APPEND changes=/porteus/ noauto copy2ram ----

But I have another problem that seems to have been solved for the moment
when I installed Porteus 5.01 a few days ago in my PC after installing end restarting it it goes in black screen and stayed like that for a few minutes nothing only black screen so after spending some days with problem (maybe is my pc problem not new) So I found a solution I created another partition with EXT4 file end installed Porteus 4
end this one opened in my Pc very normaly never problems with him ..ok installed Porteus 4 with grub end now i have all two Porteus in two different partitions end when i go to starting it opens first Porteus 4 and then I go and choose Porteus 5 and so it opens without problem i.e. through Porteus 4 I manage to open Porteus 5.01
thats my situation

[dreadbird]

are you on uefi secure boot off? thats what I use

if you want to boot like this you need to have gtp type partition which I recommend only doing with a formatted drive first.

you copy the also the /efi folder with /boot and /porteus

then add this to custom_40

#this boots directly into porteus
menuentry "Porteus5.01" {
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 66DD-8703
linux /boot/syslinux/vmlinuz changes=UUID:c012e6fd-3881-4876-bef8-12685e4b1b75/changes12
initrd /boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
}

#this boots to the porteus bootmanager from grub2
menuentry "PorteusBootmanager"{
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 66DD-8703

chainloader /efi/boot/bootx64.efi
}


obviously you only want one menu entry so I use

#this boots to the porteus bootmanager from grub2
menuentry "Porteus5.01"{
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 66DD-8703

chainloader /efi/boot/bootx64.efi
}


update-grub and it will add the menu entries from custom_40

this is the manual way to do it. see below for using grub customizer.

I do it this way because to have csm on is a pain to switch back to windows (battleeye or anti cheats will end up kicking you) if youre on csm.


for beginners which is what I am I use ubuntu which installs grub2 on my windows drive. so having windows 11 and ubuntu on the same drive.

then inside ubuntu I use grub customize which is a gui
that you can easily change your menu entries, add themes and important set the resoltuion to 1024x768x32.

I use the theme from blaze on the forum
https://www.mediafire.com/file/5h7x9tg9 ... us.tar.bz2
select the tar in add themes and you have your theme installed.

press save and it will update the grub bootloader

[Moi]

dreadbird,

Thank you for your help
but at the moment I am continuing like this... it seems that works.... because I also have a partition in this HDD with ntfs file so... maybe if i have problems in the future, I will do as you instructed here...

[Ed_P]

ok installed Porteus 4 with grub end now i have all two Porteus in two different partitions end when i go to starting it opens first Porteus 4 and then I go and choose Porteus 5

Please post the grub menu entry you use to boot Porteus 4.0 and the Porteus 4.0 m4nu entry you use to boot Porteus 5.01. I boot my systems with grub2.

I use ubuntu which installs grub2 on my windows drive.

I install grub2 using the Grub2Win app.

if you want to boot like this you need to have gtp type partition which I recommend only doing with a formatted drive first.

I don't recommend this for a computer's bootable hard drive. This old GTP discussion might interest you: Uefi and porteus 3.0

[dreadbird]

Yeah that would be the best route. I just figured out how to use chainloader today so my grub2 can do all 3.

uefi secure boot off

grub2

porteus5 ---> porteus efi bootloader
ubuntu
windows11

I wonder if chainloader +1 would boot the lilo bootloader from the porteus installer (tells it to read the first sector)
ill try it out


tried it out and doesnt work while on uefi. so to do that if you switch to CSM it would probably work

menuentry "myporteusdrive" {
set root=(hd0,1)
chainloader +1
}

[Ed_P]

A couple of my grub2 menus for booting a FAT32 USB Porteus stick.

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menuentry " Porteus 5.0 USB - EFI" --class slackware   --class user-icon-porteus  {

     set bootmgr=/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi          #grubx64.efi    # bootx64.efi

     set bootdrv=$root
     search -f $bootmgr --set=root
     echo USB: $root
     sleep -v -i 4
     if [ $root != $bootdrv ]; then
        chainloader $bootmgr
     else
        echo "----------------------------------------"
        echo USB drive NOT found.
        echo
        sleep -v -i 10
     fi
     set root=$bootdrv
     }

menuentry " Porteus 5.0 USB - AF'" --class slackware   --class user-icon-porteus  {

     set bootmgr=/boot/syslinux/vmlinuz
     set bootparms="volume=33 reboot=cold extramod=/Modules"   # changes=EXIT:/changes/porteussave.dat"

     set bootdrv=$root
     search -f $bootmgr --set=root
     if [ $root != $bootdrv ]; then
        linux  /boot/syslinux/vmlinuz $bootparms
        initrd /boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
     else
        echo "----------------------------------------"
        echo USB drive NOT found.
        echo
        sleep -v -i 10
     fi
     set root=$bootdrv
     }

No specific drive set.