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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jack,

So we can be rather sure that SeaMonkey is OK. Outlook was converting
the file. :-)

Best regards
Nio

Den 2015-05-12 19:31, Cinque Port Computers skrev:
> Hi Nio,
> 
> I did the download experiment with
> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/torios/README.txt and all is as expected.
> 
> JackT.
> 
> 
>> Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 16:07:59 +0200
>> From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx; israel@xxxxxxxxxx
>> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; jackt@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] [SOLVED] [Torios] Reboot Dialog Was:(Re:
> Plymouth Theme)
>>
>> Hi Jack,
>>
>> I see. It seems like Outlook is converting the file. It has no
>> extension, and Outlook 'tries to be smart and think for you'. I hope and
>> think downloading a file with SeaMonkey from a website works without
>> problems. You can try with the following file
>>
>> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/torios/README.txt
>>
>> and check that the size and md5sum is correct
>>
>> $ wc -c README.txt
>> 230 README.txt
>> $ md5sum README.txt
>> 366a2004a25867715983da3bd19d1238 README.txt
>>
>> or if there are extra carriage return characters (ascii 13).
>>
>> Best regards
>> Nio
>>
>> Den 2015-05-12 15:45, Cinque Port Computers skrev:
>> > Hi Nio,
>> >
>> > I used the Outlook 'Save to OneDrive' option, then downloaded the file
>> > from OneDrive and it had exactly the same problem; I had to convert it
>> > using 'dos2unix' again.
>> >
>> > JackT.
>> >
>> >
>> >> Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 11:47:29 +0200
>> >> From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>> >> To: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx; israel@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; jackt@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] [SOLVED] [Torios] Reboot Dialog Was:(Re:
>> > Plymouth Theme)
>> >>
>> >> Hi Jack,
>> >>
>> >> Please test downloading with both methods and check if both methods
> have
>> >> the same problem or if 'Save to OneDrive' works better. I wonder if it
>> >> is a issue of SeaMonkey or of Outlook.com's webmail software.
>> >>
>> >> I think we should warn people about that - at least if it is a
> SeaMonkey
>> >> issue - maybe even warn in the ToriOS manual, but at least at
>> >> <torios@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>
>> >> Best regards
>> >> Nio
>> >>
>> >> Den 2015-05-12 08:45, Cinque Port Computers skrev:
>> >> > Hi Nio, Israel,
>> >> >
>> >> > I downloaded it (torios-reboot) in VB in SeaMonkey from my
> Outlook.com
>> >> > webmail account. It gave me the options of either 'Download as
> zip' or
>> >> > 'Save to OneDrive'. I chose the 'Download as zip' option. Maybe
> it got
>> >> > converted in that process.
>> >> >
>> >> > JackT.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 06:56:38 +0200
>> >> >> From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> To: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx; israel@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; jackt@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] [SOLVED] [Torios] Reboot Dialog Was:(Re:
>> >> > Plymouth Theme)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi Jack,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Congratulations :-) You solved the problem.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The file was originally in unix format, I guess you got it in DOS
>> > format
>> >> >> because you grabbed it with some software, that converted it (maybe
>> > from
>> >> >> your mail client).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Best regards
>> >> >> Nio
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Den 2015-05-12 01:06, Cinque Port Computers skrev:
>> >> >> > Hi Nio, Israel,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I solved my problem with the torios-reboot file. I noticed when I
>> > used
>> >> >> > nano it said it was in DOS-format, so I did a 'dos2unix' on the
>> > file and
>> >> >> > 'hey presto' it now works as it does for you. I spent about 4
> hours
>> >> >> > tracking this one down and as it's past midnight here in UK, I'm
>> > off to
>> >> >> > bed for a bit of rest.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks (Nio) for all your patient help and assistance and
>> > suggestions.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Cheers,
>> >> >> > JackT.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 19:05:14 +0200
>> >> >> >> From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >> To: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; jackt@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] [Torios] Reboot Dialog Was:(Re:
> Plymouth
>> >> > Theme)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Hi Jack,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Those changes should not destroy bash or make it hard to find
>> > bash. I'm
>> >> >> >> completely out of ideas right now. Maybe Israel or one of us
>> > will solve
>> >> >> >> it after a good night's sleep.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Best regards
>> >> >> >> Nio
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Den 2015-05-11 19:00, Cinque Port Computers skrev:
>> >> >> >> > Hi Nio,
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > I change Sakura terminal to have blinking underscore cursor and
>> >> > change
>> >> >> >> > foreground text to green.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > I'm testing on an installed system in VB.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > JackT.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 18:51:33 +0200
>> >> >> >> >> From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >> >> To: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx; israel@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >> >> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; jackt@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] [Torios] Reboot Dialog Was:(Re:
>> > Plymouth
>> >> >> > Theme)
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Hi Jack,
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I saw the colour of the embedding screenshot picture in the
>> >> > following
>> >> >> >> > mail.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> How come the text of the command input and output is green
>> > (and not
>> >> >> >> >> white)? What have you changed? Are you running another shell
>> > program
>> >> >> >> >> (not bash) or another terminal window program or both? I think
>> >> > you have
>> >> >> >> >> done something that creates your problem after installing.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Best regards
>> >> >> >> >> Nio
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
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