iB::Topic::running from livecd, writing to hd

	Damn Small Linux :: Damn Small Linux Board The DSL Forums

» Welcome Guest
[ Log In :: Register ]

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » HD Install » running from livecd, writing to hd

		Mini-ITX Boards Sale, Fanless BareBones Mini-ITX, Bootable 1G DSL USBs, 533MHz Fanless PC <-- SALE $200 each!
		Get The Official Damn Small Linux Book. DSL Market , Great VPS hosting provided by Tektonic

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Topic: running from livecd, writing to hd

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

rhackenb

Group: Members
Posts: 17
Joined: Jan. 2004

Posted: Mar. 10 2004,21:26

With DSL and the full Knoppix livecd, it seems like you can't make anything permanent. For example, when you try to add a new user ('useradd user1') you can't set up the account (I get an error that the password file is write only). If you set up a printer, the configuration doesn't get save anywhere permanent. Am I wrong about this?

One solution I guess is to install to the hard drive but it seems like the spirit of DSL is that you can run everything from the cd (which, of course, is unwritable). What is the general practice of saving things permanently when running from a livecd?

cbagger01

Group: Members
Posts: 4264
Joined: Oct. 2003

Posted: Mar. 11 2004,05:15

Try running the .start_synaptic script.

If you have enough RAM, you should be able to overwrite these files once the "User is running from a LiveCD... Creating a writable file system" type messages have been displayed.

http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....;t=122;

Good Luck.

Modrak

Group: Members
Posts: 189
Joined: Dec. 2003

Posted: Mar. 11 2004,20:43

Dear Mr. Temporary
Please try to run File Restoration/Backup utility or mount.app to do something not TEMP

roberts

Group: Members
Posts: 4983
Joined: Oct. 2003

Posted: Mar. 15 2004,01:37

You can do alot from the standard LiveCD or frugal installed system. See "Getting Started" backup/restore procedures. For printers/printing add the following to filetool.lst

/opt/apsfilter
/opt/printcap
/var/spool/lpd/lp

Note: lp is the name of the printer that you created when you ran apsfilter

Now if you always want to start the printing daemon upon boot up then do this
Edit /opt/bootlocal.sh and add the following line

/usr/sbin/lpd

Add /opt/bootlocal.sh to filetool.lst if not already there.
Be sure to read the "Getting Started" to understand how filetool.lst works.

3 replies since Mar. 10 2004,21:26

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » HD Install » running from livecd, writing to hd