Salix Live beta1

[JRD]

After two alphas, here is the first beta of SalixLive:
http://enialis.net/~jrd/salix/salixlive ... -beta1.iso
http://enialis.net/~jrd/salix/salixlive ... a1.iso.md5

Included features:

• autologin
• salixlive default hostname
• salixos.org default domain name
• generic salixlive created keys directly in /etc/ssh
• a simple script to build the LiveISO
• funionfs for building modules
• noload cheatcode to disable some modules
• Firefox as default browser
• Splashy on initrd
• grub2 (languages, keyboard)

Corrected bugs:

• salixliveSLAX in ISO name must be corrected to salixlive
• /dev/initctl problem
• /etc/profile.d/alias.sh
• /usr/share/locale/locale.alias on the initrd
• keyboardsetup reference to delete
• 10-keymap.fdi is missing

Known bugs:

• grub2 boot menu to choose between full, only basic, or only core
• grub2 command line to include "changes=" cheatcode
• Booting from USB KO ?
• Splashy segfault when relogin ?

Thanks to Shador for the great grub2 boot menu.
Akuna's installer is on the way for the beta2 maybe ^_^.

[Akuna]

Akuna's installer is on the way for the beta2 maybe ^_^.

Lol,

Let us first play with beta1 & fully enjoy it before working on beta2.
In any case what would be the point of beta2 without the livetools.

[JRD]

I agree

[Akuna]

One bug found: http://www.salixos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1256#p1256

Also, when booting from a physical CD-ROM (not in VirtualBox), the boot menu local chars are unreadable & replaced by ????

EDIT: fixed-> http://www.salixos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1268#p1268

[damNageHack]

Tried the image written to an USB stick with UNetbootin. Booting results in

Fatal error occured - salixlive data not found.
You are maybe using an unsupported boot device (e.g. SCSI or old PCMCIA).
(...)

Why? The directory is also on the stick ...

[Akuna]

Another thing... the Livecd doesn't mount ext4 partitions because fstab sees them as ext3

[JRD]

Why? The directory is also on the stick ...

Good question. I don't have the answer and need to investigate.

About ext4 partitions, I also need to investigate on this.

Maybe you can add a target version or project in SF bugzilla, Akuna ?

[thenktor]

Maybe you can add a target version or project in SF bugzilla, Akuna ?

http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/salix/ticket/97

[Akuna]

Regarding ext4 detection, it probably depends on the tools the live-scripts are depending on to detect filesystems.

At the moment both fdisk & parted are seeing ext4 as ext3. While lshal sees ext4 correctly.
In fact because of this I am planning to switch to lshal for the installer filesys detection instead of parted

[thenktor]

The Salix 13.0.1 instalelr correctly detected my ext4 home partition.