On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 4:38 AM, Ed Dixon <eddixo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, >
Hi > > The problem I have run into is that regardless of where I store the > persistent image file which I have created, formatted (ext4), and named as > per the unstable manual. The system will not recognize or mount it. First thing: Be warned that I am *not* a technical person so take this with a pinch of salt. Second: I would like to tell you what I did in order to make it work and I must tell you that I didn't have to struggle too hard since it worked at the first try, even though I did some trial and error afterwards trying to figure out how *not* to make it work. I do not know whether this previous explanation makes sense or not. I mean that making persistence work with an image file took me five minutes. Trying to figure out what you did and trying to reproduce it and see whether it worked or not took a bit longer ;) Steps: I already had a standard debian-live image that I build myself last week in a clean sid chroot imaged onto a usb pendrive. Then I created the image file exactly as described in live-manual: http://live.debian.net/manual-3.x/html/live-manual.en.html#537 and copied it to the root of a partition in my laptop. But since in the man page for live-persistence.conf it is clearly stated: that volume's persistence is fully customizable through the live-per‐ sistence.conf file stored on the root of its file system. Any such labeled volume must have such a file, or it will be ignored. And also in live-manual: The volume label for overlays must be persistence. And in order to fully customize the volume's persistence there must be a file named live-persistence.conf. See The live-persistence.conf file (Probably needs a better explanation or rewording) I mounted the "persistence" image in /mnt and created the live-persistence.conf file (I simply added /home) I rebooted, obviously with the pendrive plugged in, and voilà! image file mounted and persistence working: Inside the live system I typed mount > mount-output in the home directory and rebooted and there's the file saved in the image file. I think this is the relevant part that shows that the image was mounted: /dev/loop1 on /live/persistence/loop1 type ext4 (rw,noatime,user_xattr,barrier=1,data=ordered) /dev/loop1 on /home type ext4 (rw,noatime,user_xattr,barrier=1,data=ordered) So, in short: It works, naming the image "persistence" If I rename it to "persistence.ext4" it does not work (I think this is wrong in live-manual) What I think you did wrong: You didn't include the live-persistence.conf file. Can you please try again and see if it works now for you and suits your needs? I hope this helps. -- chals www.chalsattack.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cajrhvajlox5vcqmydqv42kzfpkdc9zaqxajz1nqfzzhmnt6...@mail.gmail.com
