problem with frugal_lite......help

Forum: HD Install
Topic: problem with frugal_lite......help
started by: mpie

Posted by mpie on Aug. 02 2004,06:45

wget as used in the frugal lite cannot take the redirections to the repository to download the iso my system has been wiped by a bad file the only bootable dsl disk i have is a copy of 0.6.4 any ideas i have been unable to rescue system which has now been wiped no access to cd burner......any ideas anyone

Posted by roberts on Aug. 02 2004,07:19

What do you mean "redirections"? The script prompts for the iso name and then prompts for the full URL up to but not including the iso. What are you typing for both of these prompts?

Posted by mpie on Aug. 02 2004,10:13

for the first dsl-0.7.3.iso

for the second i cut and paste then delete the dsl bit from the end, i notice the script is prefixed with http now when you follow a normal link it redirects you to http//ftp , could this be the problem

Posted by roberts on Aug. 02 2004,13:21

mpie, I changed the script to not prompt for the URL. It is coded into the script. Please try again. It will only fetch the dsl version in the current directory, i.e., it is currently dsl-.0.7.3.iso

So the answers to the prompt should be something like this:

Enter the partition to hold the iso: hda1
Enter the partition to install into: hda2
Enter the name of the remote iso file: dsl-0.7.3.iso

Posted by mpie on Aug. 02 2004,13:43

thanks I'll try it as soon as i get home

Posted by mpie on Aug. 02 2004,19:12

sorry still errors...... Cant find knoppix on iso then stops iso still intact on hda2....unsure what happening it downloaded finw but the install hung unable to mnt knoppix no such file any idea's

Posted by mpie on Aug. 02 2004,21:51

this is the total output.......
Are you ready to being (y/..): y
Enter the partition to hold the iso (eg: hda1): hda2
Enter the partition to install into (eg: hda2): hda3
Enter the name of the remote iso file (eg dsl-0.7.1.iso): dsl-0.7.3.iso
Standby fetching the iso...
Connecting to ibiblio.org[152.2.210.81]:21
dsl-0.7.3.iso 100% |*****************************| 48758 KB 00:00 ETA
mount: Unknown option 'loop=/dev/loop0' ignored.
Installing the compressed image...
cp: cannot stat `/mnt/iso/KNOPPIX': No such file or directory
Creating the boot floppy...
dd: /mnt/iso/KNOPPIX/boot.img: No such file or directory
Error trying to create the boot floppy.
Try again later.
root@box:~#
sould loop be cloop? how can i extract the files from within from dsl not using winwriteraw as no win****s to use!!! my other pc in for reps...

Posted by roberts on Aug. 02 2004,22:14

Looks like you are trying to run the script from within DSL. It is made to work with tomsrtbt. Remember, you inititally did not have DSL on your machine. Read the notes in howto. I ran it this morning from tomsrbt and worked fine. I don't know if the two DSL and Toms' have the same device names.

If you already have DSL installed, use frugal_instal.sh and choose install from Web location.

Posted by mpie on Aug. 03 2004,06:46

thats the problem the only working disk i have left is 0.6.4 without frugal....

Posted by mpie on Aug. 03 2004,16:25

now if someone would be kind enough to open the frugal-instal file in scite and copy then post it here I'd be back in action within 5 minutes!!!!!

Posted by ke4nt1 on Aug. 03 2004,18:16

Sorry for the delay...

===================================================================
oops........
Get it here..
< frugal_lite.sh >

==================================================================

73
ke4nt

Posted by mpie on Aug. 03 2004,18:36

thank you ke4nt but I meant the one that is part of dsl the normal frugal instal script......But thanks for the response

Posted by roberts on Aug. 03 2004,18:39

Please note that script is for use with the very cool tomsrtbt diskette. Please see the how to section for proper use.
It was designed for people with no DSL, no cdrom burner, no cdrom, just a floppy drive and a network card that tomrtbt could detect and a hard drive, or compact flash with ide/adapter. Again, very important to see the how to titled floppy network install Otherwise, it could/can get confusing.

Posted by roberts on Aug. 03 2004,18:49

mpie, last time you started with this script. I remebering walking you through it.

re: your request to post the complete frugal_install.sh
It is not a good idea to try to run programs from 0.7.x on 0.6.x.
They are not necessarily backwards compatible, missing functions and such.

Posted by mpie on Aug. 03 2004,18:58

thats correct last time you mailed me the script it worked fine.....my set up got wiped by a bad download and needs re-establishing once set will be good to go again , This time I dont need a walkthrough just ,no way to find the script

Posted by roberts on Aug. 03 2004,19:08

mpie, I just emailed you the full frugal_install.sh, you can try, but not sure if it will work on 0.6.x. Lets move this off line and I will try to help.

Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Aug. 04 2004,03:23

just go get tomsrtbt real fast and put it on a floppy.

you can do it in DSL even.

< here is the link >

just make sure you have a good quality floppy to do it on (like imation or any other reliable brand) because it bill be formatted to 1.87 mb.

-J.P.
SaidinUnleashed

Posted by ke4nt1 on Aug. 04 2004,07:11

tomsrtbt is truly THE original ultimate pocket linux OS ...

I had the good fortune to have a pcmcia net card handy
that it was happy to work with in an old laptop..

How lucky is THAT !!

73
ke4nt

Posted by mpie on Aug. 04 2004,12:57

when i tried to download tomsrbrt under dsl when i unzipped with tar -xvzf just source output nothing to view to command it to install? how did you guys do it

Posted by mpie on Aug. 04 2004,19:14

just a note to say......A GREAT BIG THANK YOU.......
to all the support again has been fabulous am now fully functional again:)

Posted by ke4nt1 on Aug. 04 2004,21:11

note... sometimes the page break kills it.....

by mpie

Quote

just a note to say......A GREAT BIG THANK YOU.......
to all the support again has been fabulous am now fully functional again:)

A little "off topic" humor....

Wasn't "Data" Fully Functional ??

and the woman on dialysis in ST4, didn't her kidneys become
Fully Functional after Dr. McCoy's bedside visit ?

......FLASHback...

No , really folks... I'm ok...
"Hey, that's a nice jacket ! , why the long sleeves? ..hey ..Hey

...back to reality...

73
ke4nt[QUOTE]

Posted by mpie on Aug. 04 2004,22:52

lol........