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mikshaw

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Posted: Mar. 18 2005,21:46

Good stuff. I think i found everything i need....now to play around a bit....

Any idea what the myconf|floppyconf|custom|config option is? Is this a Knoppix leftover, or can it be used to run any old script at boot time without needing to backup/restore it?

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Posted: Mar. 19 2005,00:01

It works fine on knoppix.

I have a custom knoppix cd + (boot floppy with custom script) that I use for running the custom script automatically.

I have not tried it with DSL yet but if the code is still in the bootup scripts it should work fine.

mikshaw

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Posted: Mar. 19 2005,06:02

It seems to want to work in DSL, but then fails. I get prompted for a password of at least 20 (whaa?) characters, and when entering 20 random characters I'm then told I need to specify filesystem type. I'm guessing the myconf is happening before fstab is created....but that doesn't explain the password thing.

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henk.1955

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Posted: Mar. 19 2005,15:36

i have tried the myconf option. i used it to set the hostname.
if i have the knoppix.sh in the SAME partition as the /KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX file, i get the same password question. but when in have the knoppix.sh in another partition it works.
i hope the option stays in. i can think of some very usefull tricks to do.

mikshaw

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Posted: Mar. 19 2005,17:01

Yeah...since i'm now using a backup containing only /opt/bootlocal.sh it seems like a waste of effort to backup every time i make a change to it. It would be more convenient simply to have it as a loose file read at boot...edit and forget it.

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