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Iopener with M4I 2.3pre1 running -- only read only access?
I need to figure out how to make a read-write home directory

New MessageIopener with M4I 2.3pre1 running -- only read only access? (modified 0 times) diranged
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Ok, so I have an iOpener with just the BadFlash chip and the SanDisk written with M4i 2.3Pre1. It boots, it works, its wonderfull -- except that once I shut it down, it looses ALL of my settings for things like Opera, Email, and AIM. I've tried running "Freezesh" before I shut it down, and that doesnt seem to fix it.

I spent some time investigating how the system starts up, and figured out that /sbin/init sources /etc/profile at the end -- wonderfull, so I had it mount a filesystem via NFS and then set HOME=/nfs'd/file/system. Unfortunately, that works in the text only mode, but once you go into X-Windows, the $HOME variable is still set to '/tmp'. Now I know that 'HOME=/tmp' is being set in the /sbin/init script, but isnt there some way to overwrite this?

Is it possible to somehow edit the /sbin/init script and re-write it back onto the SanDisk or sometihng? I really want a read-write filesystem for the accounts so that when you save or download things, they dont dissapear once you reboot.

03-05-2003 10:31:09

New MessageRE:Iopener with M4I 2.3pre1 running -- only read only access? (modified 0 times) Adrenolin
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Hey diranged,
I just installed m4ia-2.3pre1 onto a new V5, opened the Opera browser, clicked ‘Help’ and ‘Register Opera’ and entered a license number. Clicked File and then Exit. I then opened an xterm and ran ‘freezesh’, rebooted, and it saved fine.
I then edited some of the network settings using ‘vi’ in an xterm, ran freezesh again, rebooted and it saved those also. Working fine for me.
Note that you can not modify anything in /etc/ but only the files under /tmp/config/ and then with care. Screw something up here and you could be in trouble.
If your going to run Midori and want to save anything I'd suggest having a networked fileserver or some other type of external media to save to as there simply is no room on the 16MB sandisk.

Midori Flash Question..
Has anyone using Midori been able access and see Flash Sites? I noticed Opera has both 'FutureSplash Player' & 'Shockwave Flash' plugins with a description of 'Shockwave Flash 5.0 r47'. These point to the same plugin file named libnpp.so. I dont seem to be able to view anything with Flash and was wondering if anyone else here was having the same problems.

Adrenolin
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03-06-2003 00:08:15

New MessageRE:Iopener with M4I 2.3pre1 running -- only read only access? (modified 0 times) diranged
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Im not sure whats up with mine, but not even Opera saves the settings. Most definatly Everybuddy and the mail client dont.

I ordered a HDD bracket and cable kit from BadFlash, and plan to put a HD in there -- so I guess I will just go with a full blown dist of Linux. Can anyone compare the speed of a full distribution to the M4I distribution? Is it much slower?

03-06-2003 11:34:18

New MessageRE:Iopener with M4I 2.3pre1 running -- only read only access? (modified 0 times) Adrenolin
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The M4I/Midori distribution installed to the onboard SanDisk will be much faster than any other OS installed on a hard drive. The reason for this is that M4I/Midori is run almost completely in memory so it is much faster than anything you'll install to a hard drive.

Did you install M4I to the SanDisk yourself or have someone else do it for you? I'd recommend you try to reinstall it and see if it continues. Also download the image again and ensure it was complete. You may have simply had a bad download. I have installed 2.3pre1 twice now and both installs are saving changes fine.

Adrenolin
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03-07-2003 11:51:28

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