install problems from Win 10 to a usb-stick

[RoelofW]

Helllo.

I use Windows so I can install Porteus on my usb-stick.
But I ran into a wierd problem.

When I have a fat32 partition I can see the usb-stick but when I run Porteus I see a message that my changes are not stored.
When I reformat my usb-stick to ext4 Windows does not see the usb-stick anymore.

How get out of this mess ?

[Ed_P]

when I run Porteus I see a message that my changes are not stored.

Did you see on the Porteus menu:
"If booting from a
non-posix (FAT/NTFS) drive,
see the Saving Changes Help
below for how to save changes." ?

And did you scroll down to the bottom menu option for saving changes info and read it?

Basically there are 3 options. 1. configure the drive to have 2 partitions, one FAT32, one Ext4. No "changes not saved" message. 2. format the whole drive as FAT32 and then create a save.dat file for saving changes. Note the "changes not saved" message but don't overreact. 3. format the whole drive as FAT32 and use the Save Changes option to create modules of your changes. Note the "changes not saved" message and disregard it.

I use option 2.

[RoelofW]

I have used option 2 on my windows partition and that seems to work.

Still a few questions :

1) Where can I see that there are updates for Porteus Cinnamon ?
2) Is there a list of packagaes that need to be updated ?
3) Is there a tutorial how I can update a package and make it avaible for porteus ?

[Ed_P]

1) Where can I see that there are updates for Porteus Cinnamon ?

menu > Administration > Porteus Settings Centre > Porteus Updater top item

2) Is there a list of packagaes that need to be updated ?

None that I'm aware of if you use the current release module. There are postings in the forum that relate to problems you can review.

3) Is there a tutorial how I can update a package and make it avaible for porteus ?

If an update is posted there is usually a link posted for the updated module. You download it and put it in your /modules folder. Or /optional folder if it's not something you need all the time.

If you want to create a personal module you create a folder, copy all the files related to the module to the folder then run a dir2xzm command to make the folder a module that you copy to your /modules folder.

This is a script I use to create a module of my network connection.

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#!/bin/sh

if [ `whoami` != "root" ]; then
   echo -e "Enter root's password\033[1;31m"
   su -c "sh $0 $1"
   exit
fi
echo -e "\033[0m"; echo -en "\033]0;Make a Mod\a" 

MOD=Dellautonet          # the name of the module

#set -x;

if [ -d /tmp/mod/ ]; then
   rm -rf /tmp/mod
fi
mkdir -p /tmp/mod

# copy the modified files

cp -a -p --parents    /var/lib/NetworkManager/*                      /tmp/mod/
cp -a -p --parents    /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/*       /tmp/mod/
ls -R                                                                /tmp/mod/
echo && echo "Press Enter if the files check out." && read

dir2xzm   /tmp/mod/                   /tmp/$MOD.xzm
rm  -rf   /tmp/mod/ && echo && ls -sh /tmp/*.xzm
echo && echo "Move the module to your /modules folder" && read

I've tweaked the "read"s to be more informative for you.

[RoelofW]

I ask this because I want to help to make packages in Porteus up to date.
because I thought the Porteus team could need some help in that.

but then I have to know what to update and what not

[Ed_P]

because I thought the Porteus team could need some help in that.

Thank you.

but then I have to know what to update and what not

Yup.

BTW Ref a previous question: This may also help: /porteus/x86_64/current/updates/