Salix Live XFCE 13.1 Beta2 available for testing

[Akuna]

JRD as prepared another test release called Beta2 if we consider that the previous test release was the unofficial Beta1 release: http://www.salixos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=1082

Since last version:
-New versions of LiveClone and Live Installer
-Startup Guide not longer part of the CD, now the current state is available via internet and a desktop icon
-Ejecting the CD after usage is fixed
-New grub background with some change in menu selection focus (tell us what you think, this is not final, just an experimentation...)
-Packages update

Download:
http://enialis.net/~jrd/salix/salixlive ... _beta2.iso
http://enialis.net/~jrd/salix/salixlive ... a2.iso.md5

[ikke]

Thank you for providing this Beta2.

It seems there is an essential difference between this Salix Live XFCE 13.1 Beta2 and its predecessor Salix Live XFCE 13.1 test.

When I install on an ext4 formatted usb stick and boot with grub this XFCE 13.1 Beta2 refuses to boot : kernel panic because of ext2 problems.

Any explanation? Or advice??

Thank you.

[Akuna]

When I install on an ext4 formatted usb stick and boot with grub this XFCE 13.1 Beta2 refuses to boot : kernel panic because of ext2 problems.

I'll try to reproduce this. How exactly did you perform your installation?

[ikke]

I'll try to reproduce this. How exactly did you perform your installation?

Thank you for kind reaction.
So Salix Live XFCE 13.1 Beta2 directory '/zenlive' copied on an ext4 formatted usb stick and booted with grub.
My grub entry :

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title salixlive-13_1.iso XFCE test LiveCD from (hd0,0)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /xfce_salix/vmlinuz from=/dev/sdc1 max_loop=255 ramdisk_size=6666 root=/dev/ram0 rw nopcmcia vga=791 splash=silent keyb=us lang=en_US.utf8 noauto autologin
initrd /xfce_salix/initrd.gz''

This works for XFCE test LiveCD but not for Beta2.

Thank you for your efforts.

[gapan]

Just a sidenote: it's not a good idea to use a journaling filesystem on flash drives. Journaling makes them wear off a lot faster than they would. You'd be better off by sticking with ext2.

[ikke]

Just a sidenote: it's not a good idea to use a journaling filesystem on flash drives. Journaling makes them wear off a lot faster than they would. You'd be better off by sticking with ext2.

You are right. But I removed the 'journaling' :

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 mke2fs -t ext4 -O ^has_journal /dev/sdc1

[Akuna]

ikke,

Sorry, I'm running out of time today... Could you please try it out with this new test iso:
ftp://ftp.lupinix.org/linux/salix/13.1/ ... 3.1rc2.iso

Tx

[ikke]

Could you please try it out with this new test iso:
ftp://ftp.lupinix.org/linux/salix/13.1/ ... 3.1rc2.iso

Akuna, thank you very much. I am already downloading ,,,

Hope to let you have my comments soonest possible. But I won't be at home for a couple of days.

Anyway, I greatly appreciate your efforts. I owe you much!

Best Regards,

[wayne]

ikke,

Sorry, I'm running out of time today... Could you please try it out with this new test iso:
ftp://ftp.lupinix.org/linux/salix/13.1/ ... 3.1rc2.iso

Tx

I thought i would test it. but after download i see the file name is salixlive-lxde-13.1rc2
i though i should be seeing what the title said xfce...
so i did not burn CD.
please clarify if this is the xfce live CD
thanks

[Akuna]

ikke,

Sorry, I'm running out of time today... Could you please try it out with this new test iso:
ftp://ftp.lupinix.org/linux/salix/13.1/ ... 3.1rc2.iso

Tx

I thought i would test it. but after download i see the file name is salixlive-lxde-13.1rc2
i though i should be seeing what the title said xfce...
so i did not burn CD.
please clarify if this is the xfce live CD
thanks

This was just for testing ikke specific problem.

To clarify: the above link is for the LXDE version even though the title of this thread is for Xfce and the problem raised by Ike could be relevant to both versions.

Anyways, we are very close to release final on both editions.