User Feedback :: Upgrade from 3.4 to 4.1

At the boot splash type "base norestore" (or maybe "dsl base norestore").

This will take you to the bare-bones dsl-4.x without loading any mydsl extensions and without restoring anything in your backup. You should then be able to see what dsl-4.x looks like and decide if you prefer it to dsl-3.x

It is dsl base norestore

You can then selectively copy your personal data from the old backup.tar.gz.

Using emelfm first rename your backup.tar.gz so that it does not get overwritten.

Then double click on this renamed file. Emelfm will unpack its contents to /tmp/.emelfm-unpack/ directory. Continue with emelfm to navigate and selectively copy files to their respective locations on the new system.

Greetings

I did the DSL norestore boot and the opened the backup.tar.gz and copied .mozilla, .sylpheed, and mail folders. Then rebooted. It seems to all be working now! I've got my email, filters and bookmarks etc.

Also all the icons are there on the desktop and seem to be working right.

Thanks

Quote (Glacial @ April 02 2008,17:18)

Argh! My upgrade from 3.4 to 4.1 has been most frustrating. If you plug in your USB drive and boot the 4.1 CD you end up at a blank screen with no icons at all!

In the end I had to go to an Ubunto machine and get the sylphid and firefox dir out of the backup tar and copy them to a new USB drive and start over. I've now got my setting for both of those programs and the icons now show up on the desktop. With a totally blank desktop 4.1 is a pain to try and use.

I really really miss the control box that used to live in the lower right corner for mounting my USB and HDisk partitions. It was both a control and a visual feed back as to what was active. some kind of visual mount status would be nice.

I could not figure out how to fix the clock to show the date; so ended up switching the WM just to get the date display back.

So far, I just don't like it. Ver 3.4 was much nicer to use. So far I don't see anything added that's better. It's just more frustration to do things now.

Sorry,

I couldn't agree more. I would install stuff from my dsl just have it disappear from the dsl menu upon reboot. that wasn't just uci apps its all apps. Then I couldn't get a resonable explanation as to how to add stuff to the menu so I gave up and went back to 3.4. So I think I will hang with 3.4 till another new version comes out.

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