[puredyne] question about adding software

[Dan S]

Hi -

If persistence is working fine on your USB then you can just install
the extra package (on a machine where you have network access) and it
should still be there next time you boot that particular USB stick.

Dan


2010/1/22 Josh Lawrence <hardbop200 at gmail.com>:
> hello puredyne people!
>
> first, a *huge* thank-you for the latest release of puredyne.  I have
> enjoyed it as much as any media-focused linux distro to date.  kudos!
>
> I have a laptop that for some unknown reason will not make use of any
> hard drive.  maybe the ide connector is shot, who knows.  long story
> short, I'm running puredyne on a usb stick, and everything is fine,
> except that I need a firmware package for my wireless to work
> (provided by the b43-fwcutter package in the repos).  how do I add
> this to my usb stick?  do I need to remaster?  I've been all over the
> broth launchpad site, but can't seem to find any instructions on how
> to use it or build my own.  (a side note:  the release announcement
> specifically encouraged people to use the broth to build their own
> distro, but the doc to do so has been neglected.  not a major problem,
> but very confusing for someone like me.)
>
> I am experienced in linux but I'm no wizard or guru; I can follow most
> howtos with success.  that being said, is there any hope for me and my
> poor laptop?  :)
>
> again, cheers for all of your hard work!
>
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