Frugal install completed but can't save settings

Forum: HD Install
Topic: Frugal install completed but can't save settings
started by: jhsu

Posted by jhsu on April 26 2007,03:24

I have now completed the frugal install on my hard drive. Thanks to everyone who helped me at the earlier thread < http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....hl=jhsu >

NOTE: My partitions are:
hda1 Boot Primary Linux ext2 57.58
hda3 Primary Linux ext2 19847.61
hda2 Primary Linux swap 509.97

How exactly do I save my settings? I tried DSL menu -> System -> Backup/Restore and backing up to device "hda3", but Filetool hangs. The only way I've been able to back up with this method is backing up to hda1, but I've been told that this is the wrong way because I could run out of room on hda1.

I tried to edit the file /KNOPPIX/etc/skel/.filetool.lst, but the system refuses to let me edit the file, even when I use Emelfm as the super-user to get into the file.

I tried to edit the file /KNOPPIX/boot/grub/menu.lst, but the system refuses to let me edit this file as well, even when I use Emelfm as the super-user to get into the file.

I tried to follow the instructions at < http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Persistence, > but I got the error message "mount: relocation error: mount: undefined symbol: blkid_known_fstype" when I tried to mount hda3.

What am I supposed to do?

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on April 26 2007,03:42

For .filetool.lst see the Local Startup Documentation (ie the first thing that pops up under dillo or in the wiki). You should be editing it in ~dsl

For menu.lst you should be editing it in hda1 (which, on your installation could be /cdrom/boot/grub/menu.lst )

Note that /KNOPPIX is read-only (excepting unionfs overlays i suppose).

Is hda3 accessible by "normal" means of mounting (ie via mount tool) and writing/reading files off it? Sounds like there has been some sort of problem with that partition. Try reformatting it perhaps.