changes=EXIT: manual update

[Ed_P]

changes=EXIT: works great when shutting down Porteus but is there a way to manually perform the save function without shutting down? A command or script that updates the save.dat file the same way the changes=EXIT: cheatcode works.

I'm looking to save USM updates to the save.dat file without the shutdown/reboot senario. Sometimes the updates take a while to complete.

[donald]

While you are running a session with changes=EXIT, you can use the
'dump-session' command (run as root from the command line) to move all
of your changes from RAM to your storage media.

found in cheatcodes.txt..

[Ed_P]

Thank you donald.

found in cheatcodes.txt..

I didn't look in that file, but I did look in the FAQ write ups here on the board. Honest. But couldn't find it.

[Ed_P]

It didn't work donald!!

I boot, update USM, do a dump-session, reboot, updates lost.

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root@porteus:/home/guest# dump-session
syncing what's left in buffers
saving changes to /mnt/sdb1/changes/porteussave.dat - this may take a while...
clearing RAM
session saved
root@porteus:/home/guest# usm -v
 You are using USM version:  3.1.9

root@porteus:/home/guest#

Reboot

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guest@porteus:~$ su
Password: 
root@porteus:/home/guest# usm -v
 You are using USM version:  3.1.7

root@porteus:/home/guest# 

bootmode

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root@porteus:/home/guest# ./bootmode.sh
Boot device: /mnt/sdb1
OS: Porteus-v3.0.1
ARCH: x86_64
Kernel: Linux porteus 3.14.15-porteus
quiet \boot\syslinux\vmlinuz from=UUID:F789-E55C extramod=UUID:F789-E55C/Modules;UUID:F789-E55C/modsavedat volume=33 reboot=cold changes=EXIT:UUID:F789-E55C/changes/porteussave.dat initrd=boot\syslinux\initrd.xz
root@porteus:/home/guest# 

[donald]

Hi Ed
That's a pity!

--> changes=EXIT: works great <--> does that mean that the USM updates were stored??

Then you have the 'dump-session' command used, and thereafter rebooted,
and the updates were lost.

now I do have a problem with the logic.
Even if the 'dump-session' did not work, the updates would then be stored at reboot.
(because of the changes=EXIT cheatcode)
Or were the updates never saved?

[Bogomips]

Have been having some sort of problem with usm not being updated. If you try saving something else, does the same occur?

[Ed_P]

Hi guys.

Well, the situation deepens. I found that NO updates, of any kind, were being saved. Even simple adds of bookmarks to FF. And the problem is my USB configuration with my rEFInd menu.

On my USB drive I have:

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guest@porteus:~$ ls -l /mnt/sdb1
total 44
drwxrwxrwx 11 root root 4096 Sep 12 14:59 Backups/
drwxrwxrwx  3 root root 4096 Sep  5 23:29 EFI/
drwxrwxrwx  2 root root 4096 Oct  4 23:27 Modules/
drwxrwxrwx  4 root root 4096 Sep  5 23:40 My_Webpages/
drwxrwxrwx  2 root root 4096 Sep 15 00:01 System\ Volume\ Information/
drwxrwxrwx  4 root root 4096 Oct  5 01:53 Temp/
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root root 1141 Jan 30  2015 USB_INSTALLATION.txt*
drwxrwxrwx  4 root root 4096 Sep  5 23:29 boot/
drwxrwxrwx  2 root root 4096 Oct  4 19:56 changes/
drwxrwxrwx  2 root root 4096 Oct  6 00:28 modsavedat/
drwxrwxrwx  6 root root 4096 Jan 30  2015 porteus/
guest@porteus:~$ ls -l /mnt/sdb1/changes
total 327680
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 335544320 Oct  6 00:42 porteussave.dat*
guest@porteus:~$ ls -l /mnt/sdb1/modsavedat
total 327680
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 335544320 Oct  6 00:30 porteussave.dat.xzm*

With the porteusave.dat.xzm a copy of my normal porteussave.dat file with the .xzm extention added.

My default boot configuration with the USB drive is to Porteus with a config that has all my changes but without the ability to make changes and have them saved. (Helpful for when the grandkids use a netbook to play games.) Rather than have the changes=EXIT cheatcode I use the extramod= cheatcode with the porteussave.dat.xzm file added on.

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options "from=UUID:F789-E55C extramod=UUID:F789-E55C/Modules;UUID:F789-E55C/modsavedat volume=33 reboot=cold" 

When I want to save changes I boot and use a submenuentry menu that I thought/hoped would override the extramod= cheatcode in the default options parameter.

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	submenuentry "Save changes" {
		add_options "extramod=UUID:F789-E55C/Modules changes=EXIT:UUID:F789-E55C/changes/porteussave.dat" 
    }

I have found that that does not override the override the extramod= cheatcode in the default options parameter.

IF I delete/rename the modsavedat .xzm file and reboot to the Save changes menu saving changes works. Changes are saved when exiting Porteus and when using the dump-session command.

So, at this point I don't know if I need another cheatcode, a different cheatcode, a different rEFInd menu option, a different dump-session command, etc. At least I know what the problem is, and that's half the battle.

[Ed_P]

This arrangement seems to be working.

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	options "from=UUID:F789-E55C extramod=UUID:F789-E55C/Modules;UUID:F789-E55C/modsavedat volume=33 reboot=cold" 
	submenuentry "Save changes" {
		add_options "changes=EXIT:UUID:F789-E55C/changes/porteussave.dat   noload=porteussave.dat.xzm"
    }

Will watch it do a few days to be sure.