what kernel are you using?

the snapshot in mx-14 doesn't support overlayfs IIRC, and later debian kernels don't support aufs.

If that sounds like gobbly-gook, then just know that we ran into this during the mx15 development and added that sort of support to the jessie-based systems (mx and antiX). I don't think it was added to the wheezy-based mx14 but I could be wrong.

anyway, kernel choice matters. the default mx14 kernels support aufs, but later kernels might not.

Hi thanks for the quick response.

Some of it does sound like gobbly-gookbut I'm learning. I don't think I was doing something I shouldn't have been doing but I could be wrong
looks like the kernel I'm using 4.4.10-antix.1-486-smp and according to what I read, I'm running jessie.
As far as I can tell I'm using antix-16 32 bit Berta Caceres
I downloaded antiX-16.1_386-full.iso and wrote that to a usb stick with dd.
it booted fine and I was able to install it fine on my laptop. I enabled all of the jessie repos using the package manager tool and updated.
I then did a dist-upgrade and added a couple of things like wine and java and the snapshot tool.

afterwards I created an iso and wrote to usb.

The kernel version 4.4.10-antix.1-486-smp is after the dist-upgrade.

rockyhill wrote:Hi thanks for the quick response.

Some of it does sound like gobbly-gookbut I'm learning. I don't think I was doing something I shouldn't have been doing but I could be wrong
looks like the kernel I'm using 4.4.10-antix.1-486-smp and according to what I read, I'm running jessie.
As far as I can tell I'm using antix-16 32 bit Berta Caceres
I downloaded antiX-16.1_386-full.iso and wrote that to a usb stick with dd.
it booted fine and I was able to install it fine on my laptop. I enabled all of the jessie repos using the package manager tool and updated.
I then did a dist-upgrade and added a couple of things like wine and java and the snapshot tool.

afterwards I created an iso and wrote to usb.

The kernel version 4.4.10-antix.1-486-smp is after the dist-upgrade.

your screen shot say mx-14 symbiosis, that's why I am confused.

snapshot is pre-installed, what did you add, and from where?

please post the output of
so we can see your repos. It feels like you have a mismatch somewhere.

$ inxi -r
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie"
linktext was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie"
====================================
jessie main nosystemd
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/"
linktext was:"http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/"
====================================
jessie main contrib non-free
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://security.debian.org/"
linktext was:"http://security.debian.org/"
====================================
jessie/updates main contrib non-free

$ inxi -R
RAID: No RAID data: /proc/mdstat missing-is md_mod kernel module loaded?

Sorry bad copy paste.

rockyhill wrote:$ inxi -R
RAID: No RAID data: /proc/mdstat missing-is md_mod kernel module loaded?

typo, sorry. the lower case"r" was correct __{{emoticon}}__

ok, now
**edit** one more

$ apt-cache policy iso-snapshot iso-snapshot-ant
iso-snapshot:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 0.1.4.1
Version table:
0.1.4.1 0
500
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie/"
linktext was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie/"
====================================
jessie/main i386 Packages
N: Unable to locate package iso-snapshot-ant
user@majua:~
$ apt-cache policy snapshot-gui-mx snapshot-cli-mx
snapshot-gui-mx:
Installed: 0.1.3
Candidate: 0.1.3
Version table:
*** 0.1.3 0
500
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie/"
linktext was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie/"
====================================
jessie/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
snapshot-cli-mx:
Installed: 0.1.9
Candidate: 0.1.9
Version table:
*** 0.1.9 0
500
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie/"
linktext was:"http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie/"
====================================
jessie/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Ok. Not your fault really, but you have the wrong snapshot installed. The version you installed shouldn't be in the jessie repo. The correct package is iso-snapshot-antix (not even the plain iso-snapshot)

you want to remove snapshot-cli-mx and snapshot-gui-mx and replace with iso-snapshot-antix, which is probably already installed. it should be in applications menu > system tools > iso-snapshot

ok, I'll make the changes the post back.

rockyhill - just wondering why you decided to install a snapshot app when one (the correct one) is already pre-installed on the iso.

I looked but I couldn't find it. I don't know how I removed it but I must have somehow .I'll try a fresh install when I get home tonight and see if it's there.
I know I had to install the correct one here at the office just now after you pointed it out to me.

I mean after dolphin_oracle pointed it out

Worked like a charm after making the changes.
Next I'm going to try and make a bootable usb-stick with persistence.
Thanks for all the help!