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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jack,

Thanks for testing and giving feedback:-)

Best regards
Nio

Hi Israel,

Do you remember my tweak of the desktop file for 'Root terminal'?

Best regards
Nio

Den 2015-03-28 00:18, Cinque Port Computers skrev:
> Nio, Israel,
> 
> That's much better...installed in VB with no PAE...only problem I
> noticed was that clicking on Root Terminal is still asking for a root
> password.
> 
> Good work Nio.
> 
> JackT.
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx; israel@xxxxxxxxxx
> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Torios-dev] [Torios] ToriOS (beta) tarball with 3 kernels
> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 22:46:15 +0000
> 
> Nio,
> 
> I'll give it a try...I'm glad you noticed these problems...I thought it
> was just me.
> 
> JackT.
> 
>> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 23:39:08 +0100
>> From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx; israel@xxxxxxxxxx
>> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] [Torios] ToriOS (beta) tarball with 3 kernels
>>
>> Den 2015-03-27 15:37, Cinque Port Computers skrev:
>> > Nio, Israel,
>> >
>> > Something is wrong with how I installed in VB as the ToriOS does not
>> > remember any settings over a reboot; the nm-applet stays with a red
>> > cross on it even though the network connection is fine.
>> >
>> > I also can't get rid of Nio's liveCD in connected devices which is
>> > stopping me inserting the VB Guest Additions iso as a pseudo-CD.
>> >
>> > It just is not acting the same as when I installed via Israel's isos and
>> > updated via the ppas.
>> >
>> > I'll stop this for a while I think until maybe you guys figure out what
>> > I'm doing wrong.
>> >
>> > JackT.
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Question to Jack: Did you install the tarball with 'my' OBI or with
>> >> ToriOS? If you use 'my' OBI, you should instead use the following
> tarball,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
> http://phillw.net/isos/one-button-installer/tarballs/ToriOS_3kernels_use-by-OBI-in-trusty.tar.xz
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Best regards
>> >> Nio
>>
>> Hi again Jack,
>>
>> The tarball you downloaded '...precise...' was intended to be used by
>> ToriOS, which is based on Ubuntu 12.04 'precise', but it needed further
>> tweaks (as is described later ...).
>>
>> If you use 'my OBI' you should use the tarball '...trusty...' and run a
>> modern version of the OBI inside Lubuntu Trusty.
>>
>> dd_blank-obi_7.8GB_27_LubuntuTrusty.img.xz
>>
>> Is that possible for you (do you have suitable hardware available for
>> testing, or is it necessary to test in VirtualBox)?
>>
>> - a separate computer or at least a separate target USB pendrive with at
>> least 8 GB. It is better if it is fast, for example Sandisk Extreme.
>>
>> - possible to install and configure KVM + virt-manager in a computer
>> with enough horsepower, could be the same computer, where you run
>> VirtualBox).
>>
>> -o-
>>
>> Hi Israel and Jack,
>>
>> After some more tests, I found that nm-applet and some other things work
>> when installed by 'my OBI' in precise, but not when installed by ToriOS
>> live. I know that it is like this, but I don't know why. Anyway, I made
>> a new tarball, where I added the kernels and made it boot to the grub
>> menu. This new system works well, when installed by ToriOS live (but not
>> by 'my OBI'). It is uploaded to phillw.net, and can be downloaded and
>> selected in ToriOS live. The link should be one line,
>>
>>
> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/OBI/precise/tarballs/ToriOS_3-kernels_01_use-by-ToriOS-live.tar.xz
>>
>> $ ls -l ToriOS_3-kernels_01_use-by-ToriOS-live.tar.xz
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 nio nio 430014032 mar 27 19:37
>> ToriOS_3-kernels_01_use-by-ToriOS-live.tar.xz
>>
>> $ md5sum ToriOS_3-kernels_01_use-by-ToriOS-live.tar.xz
>> 81b841b0612f4298b3652437bfa85757
>> ToriOS_3-kernels_01_use-by-ToriOS-live.tar.xz
>>
>>
>> I have also changed 'dltbl', so that it will not confuse end users. Use
>> the attached file in the next version of the ToriOS live system
>>
>> $ md5sum dltbl
>> 64fce314d2105cc832cc8d8c1786d832 dltbl
>> -----
>> $ diff ~/dltbl dltbl0
>> 160,161c160
>> < # rm "${tarpath}"/"$target"
>> < rm "$target"
>> ---
>> > rm "${tarpath}"/"$target"
>> 163,168c162
>> < mv "$target" "${tarpath}" 2> /dev/null
>> < if [ $? -ne 0 ]
>> < then
>> < echo "Could not write to /tarballs, which is normal in a live session."
>> < echo "'Select tarball' can still find the tarball automatically."
>> < fi
>> ---
>> > mv "$target" "${tarpath}"
>> 172a167
>> >
>> -----
>>
>> Best regards
>> Nio