Error - Performing Porteus update check

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Post#31 by Moi » 24 Jan 2025, 20:16

Ed_P,

hi

You ...... post the output of this command:

i wrote itin terminal but nothing happens

Image

You .....----------------------------------------------------
How did 4.0 get installed with Grub? Where did Grub come from, how did Grub install an ISO, who/what created the Grub menu, and why doesn't the grub menu display when you turn the pc on? When you get a chance please post the output of this command:
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ok another time (lol)

so i have installed P 5.01 and it was problematic with (black screen ) after days with this prob i decided to install P 4
i installet it in USB and opened it fresh mode there i choise option (Porteus Installer) i prepared the partition sda3 EXT4 end started option installer and ask me to write (ok) end after 1 min ask to clik enter at this time is open a litel interface install Porteus in sda3 partition end ask me if you want to install the grub i choise ok end enter 1 mint later Porteus is installed --- you can reboot now

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Post#32 by Ed_P » 24 Jan 2025, 20:38

:shock: Ok, grub is hiding. :unsure: Please post the output of this version of the ls command:

ls /mnt/sda

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Post#33 by Moi » 24 Jan 2025, 20:51

/bin/ls: cannot access '/mnt/sda': No such file or directory


for me sincerely i have now the Peace after starting P4 via PLop B-M to P 5 0.1 and now never problems (black screen or somethings like this ....


Maybe there is no point in wasting time on this problem because it could be my computer's fault if it opens 4 and not 5 directly. :D :lol: :(

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Post#34 by Ed_P » 24 Jan 2025, 21:54

:wall: ls /mnt/sda1 Sorry Moi.

What I'm trying to do is better understand your situation so we can prevent others from encountering it or modify the Porteus code to better handle it.

Something else to try, change 5.01's start up parms to be just: changes=/porteus If it works via PLOP try it booting 5.01 directly. :)

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Post#35 by Moi » 24 Jan 2025, 22:43

i tryed all three ....nothing like in Fig posted above

ls /mnt/sda1
ls /mnt/sda2
ls /mnt/sda3


I had this option changes=/porteus before going to changes=/porteus/ noauto copy2ram
so i have to delete porteus 4 reinstalling Porteus 5.01 for trying what you wrote here ... so im going tomorrow to install P5.1 Alpha to see ...maybe..?!!


but sincerely im ok for the moment with this solution i repeat if no one else have written for similar problem ... maybe this a failure due to my Pc (not new).... nothing to worry about :celebrate3:

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Post#36 by Ed_P » 25 Jan 2025, 03:43

Can you try: ls /dev/sda1 :%)

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Post#37 by vinnie » 25 Jan 2025, 04:59

Ed_P wrote:
25 Jan 2025, 03:43
Can you try: ls /dev/sda1 :%)
Wouldn't it be better to do a good “fdisk -l” first?
This reminds me when before adopting porteus I completely formatted void linux (ahah... it's funny, no pun intended) for creating a virtual disk of a real partition and on reboot the order of the disks changed. When I installed porteus from virtualbox I brutally destroyed the installed distro on the hard disk instead of the usb flash :P

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Post#38 by Ed_P » 25 Jan 2025, 17:40

vinnie wrote:
25 Jan 2025, 04:59
Wouldn't it be better to do a good “fdisk -l” first?
Requires su mode, includes 2 dozen loop drives, doesn't show the folders on a drive, and Moi has already displayed the drives his system has. And there's the potential of repeating your experience. :shock: So, no, not better at this point. :lol:

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Post#39 by Moi » 25 Jan 2025, 18:06

Ed_P,

hi...

i put in termin : ls /dev/sda1 and output is /dev/sda1 (in yellow color)
the same for sda2 and sda3

at this point (lol)
sorry but im ok like this because is like a Telenovela
tonight or tomorrow i go to when i have time i go to installe Alpha but the Design is beter for me Porteus 5.01 sorry to tell this but is my opinion...maybe im wrong :celebrate3:

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Post#40 by Ed_P » 25 Jan 2025, 19:33

In that you posted this:
Moi wrote:
23 Jan 2025, 22:14
lsblk -f --output NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL | grep -v loop

NAME FSTYPE LABEL
sda
├─sda1 ntfs
├─sda2 ext4 Porteus 5.01
└─sda3 ext4 Porteus 4
I truly do not understand why the ls commands don't work. :o

But if you want to move on I understand. :(

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Post#41 by beny » 25 Jan 2025, 20:50

you have to to use terminal and cd into the device to show the tree, cd /mnt/sde1 or what you want and if you are in ls /root or /home

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Post#42 by Moi » 25 Jan 2025, 21:03

Ed_P, beny,

In the next few days(tomo aft tomorrow maybe) I will do HDD every think delete and format and there i go to install a new and proply Porteus 5.1 Alpha after i go to see what happen
Thanks for all your help :celebrate3: :celebrate3: :celebrate3:

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Post#43 by Ed_P » 25 Jan 2025, 23:27

Moi the ls commands that didn't work were they done in Porteus 5.01's or Porteus 4.0's Terminal window?
beny wrote:
25 Jan 2025, 20:50
you have to to use terminal and cd into the device to show the tree
Not necessary for a ls command of a drive. And tree doesn't work on a system if the tree.xzm module isn't activated.

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guest@porteus:~$ tree
bash: tree: command not found
guest@porteus:~$ su
Password: 
root@porteus:/home/guest# tree
bash: tree: command not found
root@porteus:/home/guest# 

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Post#44 by vinnie » 26 Jan 2025, 09:47

Ed_P wrote:
25 Jan 2025, 17:40
Requires su mode, includes 2 dozen loop drives, doesn't show the folders on a drive, and Moi has already displayed the drives his system has. And there's the potential of repeating your experience. :shock: So, no, not better at this point. :lol:
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