Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESOLVED
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Re: Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESO
Hi, this might be a stupid question by one not so techie adept but couldn't the updates be put into the build so they are already in the iso ??
Re: Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESO
you have a script that make a snapshot of system and build the iso .only you do not open firefox or the browser that you use when make the snapshot, the browser generate a lot of instant data
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Re: Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESO
@ED_P
secondly - before updating USM /USM dadabese did you boot:
a) without changes
b) with 'changes=save.dat'
c) with 'changes=EXIT:save.dat'
thanks
first of all it's 'USM'The problem occurs when doing a UCM update, not of a particular package but a UCM All update, and going from 3.0 to 3.1 for example. The update runs, USM works, life is good. This all done using the GUI. Then rebooting after the update, updating the save.dat file with changes=EXIT, I attempt to use UCM and nothing happens. Then I switch to terminal mode and try usm -v and I get the UCM file not found errors, ucm.conf etc, the same as Returnite.
secondly - before updating USM /USM dadabese did you boot:
a) without changes
b) with 'changes=save.dat'
c) with 'changes=EXIT:save.dat'
thanks
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Re: Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESO
!!fanthom wrote:first of all it's 'USM'


I always boot with the c) option unless I have to boot with the a) option. I do that because it allows me when I shut down to avoid saving changes I made that screwed up my system.fanthom wrote:secondly - before updating USM /USM dadabese did you boot:
a) without changes
b) with 'changes=save.dat'
c) with 'changes=EXIT:save.dat'
I believe I may have encountered the problem using the update-usm.sh script brokenman posted also.
When I upgraded USM to 3.1.2 I did it with a new rebuilt save.dat file, used the USM GUI to update just the USM program, rebooted, tested USM GUI and it worked then I updated the databases, rebooted and USM GUI continued to work.
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Re: Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESO
Yes this is most probably a factor. The script removes /etc/usm/usm.conf which creates thw whiteout file: /mnt/live/memory/changes/etc/usm/.wh.usm.confI believe I may have encountered the problem using the update-usm.sh script brokenman posted also.
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Re: Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESO
Hi, I have just put porteus RazorQT on my usb pendrive, just booted and made 512 Mb save.dat container on HDD (sda1) , rebooted and set up internet connection and fired up USM, did USM update, confirmed update (did not update databases) rebooted again and USM is not working.
The internet connection was remembered by the save.dat file.
The internet connection was remembered by the save.dat file.
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Re: Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESO
Try usm -u all. And please when something does not work give us the output and use the code display to reduce the size of the output to a small window (if the file is not to huge). That is:
If usm still does not work, we will provide you with another way to get it going.
Code: Select all
root@porteus:~/iscan-plugin# usm -u all
Starting alien database update
Downloading: CHECKSUMS.md5.gz DONE
Downloading: MANIFEST.bz2 17%^C
rm: cannot remove ‘/tmp/usm/MANIFEST.bz2’: No such file or directory
root@porteus:~/iscan-plugin# usm -u all
Starting alien database update
Downloading: CHECKSUMS.md5.gz DONE
...
root@porteus:~/iscan-plugin#
Prendre son temps, profiter de celui qui passe.
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Re: Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESO
There is no output when the USM GUI fails. Nothing happens.francois wrote:please when something does not work give us the output and use the code display
A terminal mode usm -v command could reveal useful info and be quicker and less output than a usm -u all.
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Re: Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESO
This was not my case when it got wrong. But it might crash otherwise on other installations.
Go at the following thread page and get at the post with IMPORTANT and written by brokenman. There is a small program that will reset usm to original values:
http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php? ... &start=195
Go at the following thread page and get at the post with IMPORTANT and written by brokenman. There is a small program that will reset usm to original values:
http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php? ... &start=195
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Re: Newbie,got a magic folder to work, no luck with USM RESO
Yes, noted: http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php? ... 061#p26032francois wrote: There is a small program that will reset usm to original values:
Ed