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Tiny Core Base => TCB Talk => Topic started by: koenh on February 23, 2012, 11:23:58 AM

Title: complete persistent system
Post by: koenh on February 23, 2012, 11:23:58 AM
Hello,

I have installed a TC system, and i'm quite happy about it except for a few things. One of those are how to make the system persistent.
I want that every change i make, is saved.

Now, i have a backup file, but this takes a long time to startup of poweroff.

Is it possible that every change is save automatically and not via the backup function? (and not only /home, ...)

tx.
Title: Re: complete persistent system
Post by: Rich on February 23, 2012, 11:39:13 AM
Hi koenh
What you are looking for has been referred to as  scatter mode  and is generally frowned upon and not done.
As a result, you may not receive much help for that kind of installation. If you have not already done so, my
first suggestion is to set up a persistent  /home  as that can often account for a lot of the time taken to boot
and shut down. When you do that, be sure to remove all references to  home  from your  /etc/.filetool.list
file, note the period between the / and f.
Title: Re: complete persistent system
Post by: bmarkus on February 23, 2012, 11:47:50 AM
depending on applications, next to /home is /var or parts of /var
Title: Re: complete persistent system
Post by: Rich on February 23, 2012, 12:25:04 PM
I've never heard of anyone backing up or wanting to make /var persistent, but then again, I'm no expert either.
Title: Re: complete persistent system
Post by: bmarkus on February 23, 2012, 12:31:08 PM
For example a mail server usually keeps mails in /var/mail Just one example.
Title: Re: complete persistent system
Post by: koenh on February 24, 2012, 12:51:03 AM
ok, tx!
I'll try to make a persistent home.

gr.