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set root=(hdx,msdosy) loopback loop /fossapup64-9.5.iso linux (loop)/vmlinuz ... initrd (loop)/initrd.gz Are they? Yes, they are. The ISO has been booted into a working system. So this is my input for newbies to pup. If there is already a grub from an already existing linux installation with grub ...

I am not a computer specialist/programmer. My vocation is distinct from core programming. I had an emergency situation because of a new HDD that I had bought for the HCL Me laptop and wanted to have the HDD tested extensively. In the given situation, specific information reading rather than forums ...

... You want to volunteer to do that update to documentation? That is the problem ... For a question asked of me, i must be allowed the choice to answer. ... Someone has to volunteer to do it and have access to the locations it is posted. Very few people like to do documentation and have the time ...

Thank you once more, foxpup, bigpup and mikewalsh for posting to this thread once more. ... What I mean is: "Don't run these .run scripts from nvidia." If you use new kernels the .run packages from nvidia for old (legacy) drivers are not ready. You have to install the driver through a package ...

Thank you, foxpup, mikewalsh and bigpup, for your posts. ... Puppy has busybox as init and that does not use runlevels. Not so basic after all. Isn't it more a tool for admins and servers also? ... GNU-Linux is modular packages,... servers... Runlevels aren't commands. Each of them are certain state ...

... I am not familiar with init/runlevels ... How come? Those are basic linux commands. 1,2,3,4,5 and 6. ... You do install from debian and not from nvidia? ... Didn't understand. Could you please elaborate? ... You need 340 and 340 is legacy for nvidia and needs patches with newer kernels. Maybe ...

Thank you. Again. ... But most EFI machines however have the possibility to turn on old legacy boot support (CSM). But that may change in the future :-( And you can have bootloaders for both systems installed next to each other. Actually I do not think a distro should have to provide the bootloader ...

... That means you have Puppy running on another machine, a EFI machine? :shock: ... Yes, i had mentioned it earlier. But lost in the word jungle. ... Then you can just use frugalpup from that running Puppy to make another usb ... Frugal install on my Lenovo? I had posted my query on the post here ...

@rajibando for some reason I am suspicious of your motives. You could have PM-ed me. You are the lord of this universe, so none is beyond your reach :-) ! Humour aside, you are free to check my internet footprint, in knoppix as rajibando and in debian and ubuntu as bkpsus..., i.e., gmail username ...

Thank you for posting to help once more. ... You do not use PXE Boot, do you? ... No, as I didn't need to. I am not a software professional. I am just an inquisitive user. Just wanted to be free from these Proprietary-Proprietary or Secret-Secret zero-sum games. I would have rather had all companies ...

Please excuse my leapfrogging. ... Read the info on maybe having to edit the boot loader config file. the pmedia= command in the menu entry ... I thank you for replying to my post once more. You are a very learned senior. Unfortunately, i am only a user by choice. So my first question to your ...

I have a ton of questions. :-) It is good for me that you have. ... Now we are really talking. I shall take a part of your Post to have you solve my issue. I shall post answers to your rest queries later, when I reach there. The snapshot shows it tries to boot with grub4dos (not grub). That is a ...

A centralised information page like Debian Archive where all the puppy editions were released, along with package lists and release dates? I have the downloads page with general release info related to Parent site , Have reached upto the GITHUB repository , but no further. GITHUB is for highly ...

... We do not assume that windows' people will migrate from windows. They do not. Some people do not like the freedom and the hence choices to make, but we do ... Would rather ignore the others. ... For the loopback @bigpup gave you an answer. Not all Puppy isos can be loopbacked. But the ...

Maybe this is what you want: https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?f=156&t=387 Too good to be true! Noted: Steps for USB sticks Download a SuperGRUB2 ISO Burn the ISO to USB Boot the PC, selecting the USB as the boot device Hit the Enter key when SuperGRUB2 opens Wait...wait...for the screen ...

It feels strange to use Puppy Forums as a beginner. I have been using Puppy for 6 years, not regularly, but on and off. As posted on various forums, NVIDIA board for my laptop causes a great deal of issues. But when the drivers are installed downloaded from nvidia website, the laptop works as a ...