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[Israel <israel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Nio, and everyone.
I fixed the /etc/fstab issue and everything seems fine now.
I reverted mkp2p1 to the way it was.
I have to rebuild the OS again, and get everything correctly in place...
But once I do this everything should work just fine.
I have installed the previous version on a computer so I will likely
just install the etc/fstab to it and tar that up, and voila... we will
have a fully working installer...
Both basic and Advanced work and show the 'finish' echo
:)
I may eventually add a stanza to simply make the etc/fstab file...  but
either way the current version works!

Part of the high memory usage may very well be due to the fact that the
swap doesn't exist.  So this fstab file may be the entire issue at
hand.  I wont get a chance to do this until later... As I said I have to
go to a meeting with my wife at around 1930 so I wont be at the ToriOS
meeting until after it is done.
When I get back I will set to work on rebuilding the OS and ISO and
testing testing testing.
If everything goes extraordinarily well I will install this version on
the good ol' Tori computer and let you know my results.
I'll put it through normal usage testing (installing flash and playing
normal file formats like mp3/ogg/etc...)
I'll also test it on the more powerful laptop and let you know the
results I get from that.

When everything is ready I will release RC3.
As is the current one should work fine as long as you do the basic
installer only...

On 10/11/2014 09:20 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
> Hi Israel,
>
> Yes, I think the main task is creating fstab, and it should not be too
> difficult. Just remember, that it must fit the current root partition
> and swap partition (and home partition if you plan to use it).
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
> Den 2014-10-11 16:02, Israel skrev:
>> Hi Nio,
>> I have only edited mkp2p1 to have to work around to get it to install.
>> Now that I know the issue (fstab) I can find a solution :)
>> So advanced install will not work for this current release.
>> I think the swap issue is something that will be fixed when I generate
>> the fstab file.
>>
>> The manual issue is fairly simple... I think I have it point to the
>> wrong place.
>> I moved the pdf from $HOME to /usr/share/doc
>> and I may have mistakenly not changed something... I was actually more
>> focused on getting the consolekit/upower/devicekit privaleges working,
>> as well as getting grub and the OS to install :P
>>
>> I will have to update things (since the missing fstab file is very
>> important)
>>
>> This should be a fairly trivial update (I hope).
>>
>> Thanks for finding this bug!!  It makes it very clear what the
>> underlying problem is!!
>>
>> On 10/11/2014 08:55 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>>> Hi again,
>>>
>>> I noticed that there is a swap partition, but no fstab. I did not check
>>> if the installer created the root partition and swap partition, or if
>>> they survived from the previous installed system, but I could activate
>>> swap with
>>>
>>> sudo swapon /dev/sda2
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Nio
>>>
>>> Den 2014-10-11 15:47, Nio Wiklund skrev:
>>>> Hi Israel,
>>>>
>>>> I downloaded ToriOS some minutes ago from
>>>>
>>>> http://torios.org/ISO/ToriOS-alpha-rc2.iso
>>>>
>>>> It matches the md5sum and the live session works - the overall
>>>> impression is that it works well. I tested in two computers:
>>>>
>>>> 1. My IBM Thinkpad T41 with Pentium M
>>>>
>>>> 2. My Toshiba with Intel i5
>>>>
>>>> Problems
>>>>
>>>> 1. Clicking on MANUAL failed: Unable to open document (small problem)
>>>>
>>>> 2. Installing at the advanced OBI level did not work. The old bootloader
>>>> survived the installation (bigger problem)
>>>>
>>>> But installing at the basic level works (so it should be rather
>>>> straight-forward to debug the advanced OBI level).
>>>>
>>>> 86 MB RAM at the first boot
>>>>
>>>> 3. No swap. I suggest that you give it some swap in the default
>>>> installation, particularly since RAM is often the bottleneck in old
>>>> computers. You can use the method in 'my' OBI version until you make
>>>> something better.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Nio
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Den 2014-10-11 13:12, Nio Wiklund skrev:
>>>>> *** :-) ***
>>>>>
>>>>> Den 2014-10-11 06:55, Israel skrev:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am uploading RC2 currently :)
>>>>>> It should be ready for the meeting tomorrow.
>>>>>> I have tested it in a VM multiple times, as well as on a real computer. 
>>>>>> I have not burned it to CD and tested it on the oldest computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So...
>>>>>> It works, though I need a temporary hack to work around an issue... but
>>>>>> it has worked on virtual and real machines of different
>>>>>> configurations... so it *should* work.
>>>>>> It is running a bit higher in memory though :(
>>>>>> It is now close to 78MB .... but we have auto mounting of drives (which
>>>>>> can be disabled through the Autostart)  and power management (same)
>>>>>> So, for a desktop you don't need power management.... really.
>>>>>> And if you don't want automounting you don't *have* to have it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But... in all reality it is lean and runs quickly.
>>>>>> We will all need to test this heavily and work out any issues we have
>>>>>> found...  but if this does work (mostly) for everyone then we can bump
>>>>>> this to Beta and fix the minor issues and add the other programs in
>>>>>> before the final release.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are so many improvements over the last version... I don't know
>>>>>> what to list :)
>>>>>> Though a lot of those things are 'invisible'  there are some very
>>>>>> visible things
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wireless should 'just work'.  Shutdown should 'just work'.  Inserting
>>>>>> media should 'just work'.  Sound should 'just work'
>>>>>> If any of those fail, please let me know, so I can look into it.  I will
>>>>>> also be testing this.  I will be installing things and trying to use it
>>>>>> like normal....  I will also install it on the "Tori" Machine... it
>>>>>> currently has a lot of memory [ 128+256 ]  but I will also test it with
>>>>>> less.
>>>>>> I have tested it in a VM with 128 and it works fine (so far anyhow)
>>>>>> I am actually surprised.... it runs a modern OS on those computers, much
>>>>>> like the outdated OS ran... but with modern apps, and security :)
>>>>>> I will let you all know more about my testing later
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/10/2014 11:12 PM, Ali Linx wrote:
>>>>>>> On 10/08/2014 01:42 PM, Ali Linx wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi again,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have asked the team to do so long time back but none has done it so
>>>>>>>> I have done it myself :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We suppose to have a marketing group but this is super inactive and I
>>>>>>>> am not happy about this at all.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This action - unlike what you may think of it - is going to be very
>>>>>>>> helpful. We do need more attention. I am not sure how many people are
>>>>>>>> visiting our website per day/week but let's hope if ToriOS will be
>>>>>>>> added to DistroWatch.com ... let's hope this will bring more attention.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I shall carry on with doing whatever I could whenever I can to spread
>>>>>>>> the word ...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As per the below forwarded email:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>>>>>>> Subject: 	ToriOS
>>>>>>>> Date: 	Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:39:19 +1100
>>>>>>>> From: 	Ali Linx <amjjawad@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> To: 	distro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear DistroWatch Administrators,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Greetings :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am the founder of ToriOS Project:
>>>>>>>> http://torios.org/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A side from ToriOS, I am involved with many other projects as well:
>>>>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We would like to add ToriOS to DistroWatch and yes, I have read:
>>>>>>>> http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=submit
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>> Ali/amjjawad
>>>>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=links#new
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ToriOS now on DistroWatch.com Database and by Monday, let's hope they
>>>>>>> will mention it on the Weekly Updates :D
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Being on No.1 GNU/Linux online database is a huge achievement if you
>>>>>>> ask me. If you read the requirements to be listed, I think we have
>>>>>>> completed many if not all so most likely, it will be listed and not
>>>>>>> just sit in the waiting list ... let's hope :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> Ali/amjjawad
>>>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>


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