Saving .dsl on embedded flash drive...

Forum: DSL Embedded
Topic: Saving .dsl on embedded flash drive...
started by: echo $USER

Posted by echo $USER on Dec. 24 2005,05:56

Sorry if this has been beat to death but I need someone to explain to me in layman's terms how to save programs that I download. Thanks!

Posted by cbagger01 on Dec. 27 2005,18:37

Open emelfm and go to the /tmp directory

Copy the programs over to another location like

/mnt/hda1 (you need to mount it first by going to /mnt and right-click on hda1 and choose MOUNT from the menu)

Then after reboot, go back to that location and highlight the file and press the myDSL button in the emelfm window

Posted by desnotes on Dec. 27 2005,22:01

In looking at the batch file for loading DSL embedded I see the following:

-hdb qemu/harddisk

which I interpret that hdb will be file 'qemu/harddisk' so I open up emelfm and go to /mnt I see hdb1. But when I try to mount it, I get the following error message:

mount: I could not determine the filesystem type, and none was specified

What steps should I go through to make /mnt/hdb1 formatted and mounted?

Thanks,

desNotes

PS To bring this into perspective to the above question, I would like to install Python to a directory in which it will stay after re-booting.

Posted by roberts on Dec. 27 2005,23:48

Qemu version of DSL has a 60MB virtual hard drive.
It is already setup as the default backup/restore device.
It is hdb. It is shown in the backup/restore GUI
You may copy extensions there for later bootup.

This question has been asked many times and you can probably search for more info.

Making a larger virtual drive is more of a Qemu question than a DSL question.
If you boot natively and wish to also access the Qemu virtual hard drive
then booting with qemu option will provide a mountable harddisk
to share between Qemu and native DSL for both bakcup/restore and extensions.

Posted by desnotes on Dec. 28 2005,00:00

Thank you for the pointer. I have been reviewing the help, forums and wiki before posting but I get a little confused (comes with age

) in trying to determine what is attributable to Embedded DSL vs the various other installation and uses.

Thanks again,

desNotes

Posted by roberts on Dec. 28 2005,00:40

No problem. DSL does indeed have many features that many are not aware of. DSL is quite a complex enviromnent offering so many ways to install and use. And each comes with its own set of unique features.

Posted by roberts on Dec. 28 2005,01:04

If you use the DSL Wiki there you will find two articles on this < subject. >