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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Den 2015-05-27 14:35, Israel skrev:
> HI All,
> I sent some changes to our xinitrc and starttorios to lp, and sent the
> request to build.
> So, you can update soon and try to redo the tarball experience.
> 
> These changes are an experiment to see if everything will work
> correctly.  Nothing should break with this update, but I want to be
> clear that we are trying to fix a bug, and something may go awry.
> 
> That said, I mainly made logging better, and test things better before
> running them.  As well as trying to run certain things a bit differently.
> 
> The main change I made before it broke was:
> Set themes a nicer way (using gsettings rather than a .config folder
> that can destroy everything)
> -this might still be causing some issues, but I don't entirely see why
> if it is.
> 
> If there is a better alternative to this (we cannot use the old .config
> method, as it breaks existing installs of other DE) and you know, please
> let me know :)
> 
> On 05/27/2015 03:25 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>> Hi again,
>>
>> 1. I fixed typing error concerning the size after expansion.
>>
>> The size is 513 Mibibytes, and it will expand to 7.8 GB (Gigabytes)
>>
>> 2. I attached a picture and a text file, from the IBM Thinkpad T42.
>>
>> Notice that problems due to slow searching for a floppy is solved by
>> blacklisting, and that the Pentium M processor works with a pae kernel
>> (with a little help from fake-pae).
>>
>> 3. Notice that these custom tarballs and this compressed image file all
>> illustrate how you can create your own custom ToriOS.
>>
>> - Install programs and tweak your system
>>
>> - Create a tarball with zmktbl
>>
>> - Distribute the custom system by means of tarballs and install with the
>> same version of the OBI as you used to create the tarball.
>>
>> - Or if you wish, clone your tweaked system (starting from the
>> compressed image file with the OEM mechanism).
>>
>> Best regards
>> Nio
>>
>> Den 2015-05-27 09:11, Nio Wiklund skrev:
>>> Hi all toriosadores,
>>>
>>> [See at the end of this mail]
>>>
>>> Den 2015-05-27 01:12, Nio Wiklund skrev:
>>>> Den 2015-05-26 23:34, Nio Wiklund skrev:
>>>>> Hi again Israel and Jack,
>>>> ...
>>>>> I made an OEM system (user oem, computer name oem) which seems to create
>>>>> problems for the OBI-installer while my own version of the OBI for
>>>>> precise works with it. (Also the standard OBI in Lubuntu Trusty works
>>>>> with such systems.) This system has the two 3.2 kernels with and without
>>>>> PAE and I will add fake-pae before uploading the tarball to Phill's
>>>>> server. I will install geany and evince too, but nothing big.
>>>>>
>>>>> - It works to use the OEM mechanism and nm-applet works.
>>>>>
>>>>> - The shutdown menu works correctly when I select the JWM session, but
>>>>> not in the ToriOS session. There is also a plain grey Openbox session,
>>>>> that works as it should. Openbox is necessary for the OEM mechanism to work.
>>>>>
>>>>> See the attached file.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards
>>>>> Nio
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Hi again Israel and all testers,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Since before there is this text based version 2.9 or the OBI
>>>>
>>>> http://phillw.net/isos/one-button-installer/dd_images/dd_precise-obi_4GB_29_text.img.xz
>>>>
>>>> that I have been using as a reliable and light-weight tool to make and
>>>> use ToriOS tarballs. Use mkusb to install it to a USB pendrive.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A few minutes ago I uploaded the following tarball
>>>>
>>>> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/OBI/precise/tarballs/ToriOS-pae-OEM_prec_use-by-OBI-in-precise.tar.xz
>>>>
>>>> which is the 'ToriOS-pae-OEM' tarball I tested in the previous mail.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Nio
>>>>
>>> This same system, that is stored as a tarball is also stored as a
>>> compressed image file at Phill's server,
>>>
>>> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/compressed-images/dd_ToriOS-pae-OEM_precise_7.8GB.img.xz
>>>
>>> The size is 513 Mibibytes, and it will expand to 7.8 GB (Gigabytes) to
>>> fit in slightly undersized 8 GB pendrives.
>>>
>>> - Use mkusb [in linux, and use 7-zip & Win32DiskImager in Windows] to
>>> install it to a fast USB pendrive or an internal drive. It will
>>> overwrite the partition table.
>>>
>>> - Use gparted to the swap partition and after that expand the root
>>> partition, so that the system will fill a larger part of the target
>>> drive (often the whole target drive).
>>>
>>> -o-
>>>
>>> But if you want to leave an existing system on the target drive, for
>>> example that you want to dual boot with Windows, please use the tarball
>>> and the OBI method instead.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Nio
>>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards
> 
> -Israel
> ToriOS Team
> 

Hi Israel,

The iso file is not changed. What is the best way to test things?

Should I install a plain system (no tweaking) from the current
ToriOS-beta.iso, boot into then installed system and then
update/dist-upgrade it?

Or is there some other method?

Would it be possible for you to provide a tarball with exactly the
properties you want us to test (That you upload such a tarball)?

Best regards
Nio