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Hello,
I would really appreciate some help understanding what is happening when I boot up dsl with the live cd 8.1.1 on my gw laptap using "dsl restore=hda5".  All seems to go well until I get to the end of bootup when this appears:

"INIT: Entering runlevel: 5
end request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
end request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
end request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
end request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0
Fat: unable to read boot sector
su(pam_unix)[361]: session opened for user dsl by (uid=0)
Using Xvesa default 1024x768x32 -mouse "/dev/input/mice" mouse
xauth:   creating new authority file /home/dsl/.Xauthority
xauth:   creating new authority file /home/dsl/.Xauthority"

When dsl comes up, the saved settings do not show unless I mount the hda5 where my backup is and restore.

When shutting down and rebooting, this message appears:

"Failed to load groupfile:
BScreen::managing screen 0 using visual 0x21, depth 24
Failed to read class hint!
Restoring backup files from /mnt/hda Done."

If I don't use "dsl restore = hda5" at boot the I/O error goes away, but of course my settings do not appear either.   Here is my filetool.1st list :
opt/ppp
opt/bootlocal.sh
opt/powerdown.sh
home/dsl/filetool.1st
home/dsl.fluxbox
home/dsl/.xtdesktop
home/dsl/.xinitrc
home/dsl/.xserverrc
home/dsl/.sylpheed
home/dsl/Mail

btw....I have no floppy device connected.

Thanks for your help!
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"dsl restore = hda5"
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"dsl restore=hda5"

these are NOT the same!
the first is WRONG do not put spaces in between.
the second is ok and should work
How do I save the wallpaper changes and disable the icons from showing up at startup?

Also, how do I save the aliases I make?
The icon part is easy...

At the boot prompt, type  "dsl noicons", or add "noicons" to your existing boot command string.

Read the instructions on using the backup/restore filetool.lst or search the forums for keyword "filetool.lst" for additional help.

If you write down the exact command to create your wallpaper, you can add it to your /opt/bootlocal.sh file and save it.
Quote (cbagger01 @ Sep. 26 2004,19:22)
The icon part is easy...

At the boot prompt, type  "dsl noicons", or add "noicons" to your existing boot command string.

Read the instructions on using the backup/restore filetool.lst or search the forums for keyword "filetool.lst" for additional help.

If you write down the exact command to create your wallpaper, you can add it to your /opt/bootlocal.sh file and save it.

I installed DSL to my hard drive, so I don't get a boot prompt.

As for the wallpaper, is it possible to have the wallpaper only for user dsl and not for root? When I try to edit bootlocal.sh, it won't let me, probably because I'm not root.
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