Porteus-v5.1 alpha2 test reports

[Ed_P]

In Porteus 5.01 the script works, in alpha2

[ncmprhnsbl]

there's been no change to any of the module activation scripts between 5.01 and 5.1 alpha.
bash has been updated from 5.1 to 5.2, so, maybe, it's less tolerant of whatever might be wrong with your script ..idk.
you could try removing all your dev/null bits in the script, run it from a terminal, and perhaps it'll shed some light on what's happening.

[Ed_P]

run it from a terminal,

A good suggestion. Thank you ncmp.

The results:




A second problem, the Shift+PrtScr option doesn't work. Ctrl+PrtScr didn't help. Full screen is the only option.

[fulalas]

@Ed_P, have you tried using -q parameter (i.e. activate -q module.xzm)?

[Ed_P]

@Ed_P, have you tried using -q parameter (i.e. activate -q module.xzm)?

I have not fulalas. Do you think -q

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To disable UI messages use '-q':
 module.xzm -q

will resolve the Module Already Active problem and actually load the module?

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So I made a module of my script that sets the DRV variable to my boot drive and when it is activated when booting my OP posting's script works

The error I was getting about the problem was totally misleading. Module not found or Directory not found or Invalid variable would have been more helpful.

The Shift+PrtScr option not working for screen selection is still a problem though.

[ncmprhnsbl]

The error I was getting about the problem was totally misleading. Module not found or Directory not found or Invalid variable would have been more helpful.

suffice to say, none of this was designed to deal with dodgy scripting ..and something about this particular mix of missing variable and glob usage got this confused result.

The Shift+PrtScr option not working for screen selection is still a problem though.

seems to work here. does require holding and waiting for a moment, then it activates on release.
am using a slightly newer build, though, which might make a difference (fwiw, it behaves the same with 5.01 version too)

[Ed_P]

suffice to say, none of this was designed to deal with dodgy scripting ..and something about this particular mix of missing variable and glob usage got this confused result.

Valid point.

But the error somehow occurred in terminal mode also with no variable involved. In 5.01 in terminal "activate abc.xyz" yields: "this is not a valid module".

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guest@porteus:~$ su
Password: 
root@porteus:/home/guest# activate abc.xzm
abc.xzm: This is not a valid module
root@porteus:/home/guest# activate /mnt/$DRV/abc.xzm
abc.xzm: This is not a valid module
root@porteus:/home/guest# activate /mnt/$DVRV/abc.xzm
abc.xzm: This is not a valid module
root@porteus:/home/guest# 

A similar msg in 5.1 would be nice rather than "already loaded".

Anyways, my OP script works now.

[Ed_P]

seems to work here. does require holding and waiting for a moment, then it activates on release.

Yes, that approach does seem to work.

New problem:

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guest@porteus:~$ pysol.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pysol.py", line 27, in <module>
    from pysollib.init import init
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pysollib'
guest@porteus:~$ 

[beny]

hi Ed_P, want you play solitaire:
https://slackware.nl/slakfinder/index.p ... e=#results this is not part of the core,and you have to search it for what you need

[Ed_P]

Thanks beny. I have an old pysolfc bundle that has worked for yrs but fails in the 5.1 alpha2 system.

pysolfc-2.12.0-x86_64-alldesktops.xzm : Aug 28 2021

BTW New problem. Menu > Bundles yields: "There was a problem", "Bundle list does not contain modules."

[ncmprhnsbl]

I have an old pysolfc bundle that has worked for yrs but fails in the 5.1 alpha2 system.

"for yrs" being the key point.. a lot has changed in those years, python being one of those.
a reminder from 5.1 announcement:

At this point, while quite stable, there are only 64bit versions, no localization support, no bundles and limited package management.
Who is this for? Anyone who wants to contribute to the further development of Porteus by bug testing/reporting/fixing
or those who need/want the latest software and don't mind the lack of package availability.

anyhow, for pysolfc, as beny indicated, it looks like slackel package it for current and iirc slapt-mod is set up for slackel repo so you should be able to get it that way.

[ncmprhnsbl]

But the error somehow occurred in terminal mode also with no variable involved. In 5.01 in terminal "activate abc.xyz" yields: "this is not a valid module".
A similar msg in 5.1 would be nice rather than "already loaded".

it's actually the same in 5.01 for incorrect paths, and a combination of wrong module names and and globs in (correct)paths (your examples aren't actually nonexistent paths ie. /mnt/$MISSING/abc.xzm = /mnt//abc.xzm )
but yeah it would be good to handle these errors correctly.

[beny]

hi, thanks ncmprhnsbl,for the record porteus-v5.1 alpha2 is a current so the python version is the 3.12.x,if Ed_P don't have read it here the link of the python deps that need to run pysolfc:
https://slackware.nl/slakfinder/show.php?pkg=3660674

[Ed_P]

it's actually the same in 5.01 for incorrect paths, and a combination of wrong module names and and globs in (correct)paths (your examples aren't actually nonexistent paths ie. /mnt/$MISSING/abc.xzm = /mnt//abc.xzm )

OK. Good points, and good eyes, ncmp.

here the link of the python deps that need to run pysolfc:
https://slackware.nl/slakfinder/show.php?pkg=3660674

Thanks again beny. This current/stable build thing is new for me in Porteus. Use to it in PorteuX.

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here the link of the python deps that need to run pysolfc:
https://slackware.nl/slakfinder/show.php?pkg=3660674

And here is the results of your link beny.

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root@porteus:/home/guest# 
root@porteus:/home/guest# ls -hon /home/guest/Downloads/pysol*
-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 53M Jun 19 02:04 /home/guest/Downloads/pysolfc-3.1.0-x86_64-1dj.txz
root@porteus:/home/guest# 

This is the results of trying to use slapt-mod.

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root@porteus:/home/guest# slapt-mod -m pysolfc
Reading Package Lists...Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  python-pysol_cards python3-attrs python3-configobj pysolfc 
0 upgraded, 0 reinstalled, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove, 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 53.4MB of archives.
Do you want to continue? [y/N] y
1/4 Get https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/ python-pysol_cards 0.24.0-x86_64-1 [32.0kB]...Done
2/4 Get http://www.slackel.gr/repo/x86_64/current/ python3-attrs 23.2.0-x86_64-1_SBo [709.0kB]...Done
Failed to download: Missing MD5 checksum, override with --no-md5
root@porteus:/home/guest# 

Where does one add the --no-md5 code?