Persistant memory?

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Persistant memory?
started by: slvrldy17

Posted by slvrldy17 on April 07 2006,05:46

Since DSL is based on Knoppix, I'm making the assumption that there is a means of setting up a persistant memory for settings, configurations and the like in DSL 2.3 like in Knoppix. Looking at the menus I haven't seen the equivalent of the make image script and I suspect its hiding in plain sight. Anyone care to help out a newbie in finding it?

Thanks,

Alice

Posted by doobit on April 07 2006,13:09

mydsl panel Backup/Restore button. Creates a file called backup.tar.gz in the root folder. This info is also in the "Getting Started" guide that pops up when you first boot DSL.

Posted by slvrldy17 on April 07 2006,14:49

Thanks,
I was looking for something that works like the knoppix script and if this will do what I need it to, great. Now if I can find out how/where to install in Nvidia drivers I'll be able to get on the net and have a config worth saving.

Posted by doobit on April 07 2006,16:06

There are scripts for each function in DSL. When you use a function - wireless for example - a new script is written for the configuration of that and placed in /opt. You can make it persitant by writing the path to that script in the filetool.lst or if you need to run it as root, place the path in opt/bootlocal.sh

<edit> I should also add that DSL-2.3 has automated some of these tasks.