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Zenwalk changlog wrote:Integrate squashfs 4 + lzma (Akuna/Shador/6.2)

@Akuna/Shador: Are you (still) working on that (yet)?...

Regards, Quax

Hi Quax,

Nope, for SalixLive I'm working with these patches instead:
https://trac.pentoo.ch/pentoo/browser/k ... ress.patch
https://trac.pentoo.ch/pentoo/browser/k ... -457.patch
https://trac.pentoo.ch/pentoo/browser/k ... 0513.patch

Trying to stick to the same kernel version that Slackware/Salix 13.0 uses.

BTW I have not been involved with Zenwalk Live development for quite a few months & no one from Zenwalk team contacted me for help yet though I offered to help whoever would take over from me. Don't know about Shador...

I just wanted to say that I made a Live distro for Zenwalk 6.2 based on work of Akuna.
I must check but I'm sure I used the same patches as Akuna mentionned here.
I adapted all to be only a ZENBUILD file. Not need to reboot with the kernelive kernel in use anymore. I will try to do one SLKBUILD for Salix this WE (easy I think).
Akuna, are you available this week-end for talking with me about this ?

P.S. I didn't contact you because I had no problem with your scripts and I was doing it for me, not for JP. But I'm glad to share it for Salix

This is interesting... Which kernel version are you using?

If I recall correctly, I used the kernel 2.6.30.something.
Here in Salix, we have a older kernel than this, but there is no problem.
In 2.6.32, lzma compression will be available with squashfs and no patches will be required
The patches are currently being watched by the official maintainer of squashfs (sorry I don't remember his name) for inclusion in the next kernel version.

With the above patches, squashfs & lzma work well while I have a bug with aufs during the livecd booting process so I'm experimenting with the latest aufs instead.

As soon as you have the exact details of the kernel version, aufs, lzma & squashfs that you used to get an operational LiveCD, I'll be interested to have a look at it. Any places where you upload your sources & scripts?

Tx

Hi Akuna,

Akuna wrote:...while I have a bug with aufs during the livecd booting process so I'm experimenting with the latest aufs instead...

At the very moment I am finishing my 2.6.30.5-qx1 for fluxflux/Lin2Go.

I am using sqlzma3.4, aufs 2-standalone.tree-20090601, boostplash and dm-bbr.

The first tests flux and me have done were very promising, either in real or in live mode.

I will finish the Kernel by this weekend and post the link to the patchset/.config I am using.

Regards, Quax

(EDIT: 04/10/09)

Here is mine: http://people.salixos.org/akuna/package ... e/2.6.29.6

And here is a link to a screenshot of the aufs2 bug that has been plaguing me:
http://people.salixos.org/akuna/pics/aufs2bug.png
I suspect it is actually not related to the live kernel.

Hi Akuna,

thanks for the link

I have integrated a last minute patch for asus_eee to retain the possibility of changing the fsb on Asus EeePC 701/900.

If this patch doesn't enable us to tweak the fsb on 701/900, flux and me will stick to my 2.6.28-qx15 kernel.

Another glitch is the non functioning proprietary driver for broadcom 43xx cards.
At the moment the actual version loads but isn't able to scan for networks.

Regards, Quax

New build uploading right now:
http://people.salixos.org/akuna/package ... /2.6.29.6/