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Remaster Issue : Changing Xvesa to Xorg

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simonc_67:
I'm trying to remaster the standard tinycore image with xf86-video-intel + Xorg-7.7-3d

Using ezremaster I add the two extra modules into "Add App inside initrd on boot"

When I boot the custom image on the screen is displaced upwards. The display is fine. Just in the wrong place.

Part of the reason is because the .xsession file has not been changed. The Xvesa command is still in place instead of Xorg.

This used to work in TinyCore 5.3 with Xorg-7.6-3d.

It also works if you boot Tinycore 6.0 then drop back to the prompt and use
$ tce-load -iw xf86-video-intel Xorg-7.7-3d
$ startx
the .xsession file has changed.

What additional steps do I need to take to get this to work?

CentralWare:
Based on limited information, it sounds to me as though the remastering is EMBEDDING Xorg instead of using tce-load/onboot.lst, but it's hard to say.
IF TRUE, be sure you check each extension's launch scripts found in /usr/local/tce.installed

Suggestion: For embedding apps into core, edit /etc/init.d/tc-config and locate where the extensions are being loaded by simply finding the MSG= line which says it's "loading extensions."  Immediately BEFORE it loads extensions, add the following lines:

--- Code: ---for file in /usr/local/tce.installed
do
     $file
done

--- End code ---

This will take any scripts found in the tce.installed directory and launch them before loading tcz files, which adds their own files there, so you're only running those which are NOT based on tcz files.

It's my preference NOT to use ezremaster as you're never sure what the outcome will be in some instances.  Instead, I recommend following the wiki instructions which puts you much more in control of the outcome and makes changes to things like tc-config much, much more simplistic.
http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:remastering
(Whether you're just remastering the core or building the entire CD, I believe instructions are there for either.)

Now, if you're just remastering the CD itself and not the boot image, there may be an issue regarding the ORDER in which files are loaded (onboot.lst)  For example, if you loaded Xorg and all other items but Xlibs isn't loaded yet before startx is called, startx won't even be found.  My suggestion would be to ensure your boot order be firmware/drivers, followed by file systems, followed by system utilities and finally, anything end-user related such as the X engine.  Mind you, there are going to be some out there which argue my way of thinking in regards to which comes first...  the chicken or the egg.

Good luck!

Misalf:
I have tried this some time ago as well. For me it failed to display anything and completely blocked the system. I couldn't find anything in  /var/log/Xorg.0.log  so I gave up. Some Xorg libs have special permissions (set UID?) maybe this could be an issue?

I also have some tczs embedded in my initrd (not /tmp/builtin) which tce.installed scripts wont get executed at boot so I have to edit bootlocal.sh for those.
centralware, I have just added this to my  tc-config .
Slightly extended to show less errors while booting.

right above MSSG=...

--- Code: ---if [ "$(ls -A /usr/local/tce.installed 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
echo -n "${BLUE}Executing embedded tce scripts ... "
for EMSCRIPT in /usr/local/tce.installed/*
do
if [ -s $EMSCRIPT ]; then
$EMSCRIPT 2>>/tmp/abscripterr
if [ "$?" == 0 ]; then
echo -n "${GREEN}:"
else
echo -n "${RED}!"
echo -e "... occured while loading: " "$EMSCRIPT" "\n" >> /tmp/abscripterr
fi
fi
done
echo " ${GREEN}Done${NORMAL}"
fi

--- End code ---

Juanito:
/usr/local/bin/Xorg needs set uid

I guess /etc/sysconfig/Xserver needs to be set to Xorg as the startup script to do this will not run in a remaster - this should take care of the change in ~/.xsession to suit Xorg rather than Xvesa.

Misalf:
/usr/local/bin/Xorg
is a script which executes
/usr/local/lib/xorg/Xorg
which has set uid.

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