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by stevie pup
Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: Users
Topic: Dual Boot Puppy with other Linux
Replies: 5
Views: 372

Re: Dual Boot Puppy with other Linux

@dancytron

Yes I already have a couple of frugal installed Puppies, but I think you've misunderstood my question. So let me put it this way.

Imagine I've got a hard drive with nothing on it. Then I want to put, for example, MX Linux and Fossapup both on the same drive. Where do I start?

by stevie pup
Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Users
Topic: Dual Boot Puppy with other Linux
Replies: 5
Views: 372

Dual Boot Puppy with other Linux

I did a search for this as I thought someone's bound to have asked it before. Unfortunately I didn't find much and what I did find went straight over my head. So apologies if I've been looking for wrong thing or in wrong place. So, my question. What is the simplest way to have a frugally installed P...
by stevie pup
Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Users
Topic: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour
Replies: 15
Views: 639

Re: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour

Heh. I hope you didn't copy rockedge's boot stanza literally .....then try to boot from it. It won't work like that; lines 3 and 4 show "Studiopup_ 1137 -3.3" .....when it SHOULD be:- "Studiopup_ 1337 -3.3" Mike. :shock: :o Thanks Mike but I had already spotted that. Thought per...
by stevie pup
Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: Users
Topic: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour
Replies: 15
Views: 639

Re: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour

The first boot stanza does not look right.....let's try a simplified version: title Linux Studiopup 1337 uuid 80e29c47-bce9-440b-aa7a-904fbf3b9aa2 kernel /Studiopup_1137-3.3/vmlinuz initrd /Studiopup_1137-3.3/initrd.gz We can add some parameters once we see if there is a need too. :ugeek: Tried tha...
by stevie pup
Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:53 pm
Forum: Users
Topic: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour
Replies: 15
Views: 639

Re: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour

Just had another thought about this issue. Looks to me as though we're trying to solve the problem? Wouldn't it be better to try and establish the root cause of the problem? That is, why on earth is GRUB4DOS recognising it as a full install in the first place?

by stevie pup
Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Users
Topic: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour
Replies: 15
Views: 639

Re: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour

rockedge Here is the Menu 1st. I've had to do this as a screenshot as I kept getting error messages when I tried to attach it to my post. Having said that, it is exactly as GRUB4DOS created it, I haven't made any amendments. The UUID shown in Menu 1st is exactly the same as I see when I run "b...
by stevie pup
Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: Users
Topic: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour
Replies: 15
Views: 639

Re: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour

mikewalsh bigpup Yes I put all the files into a directory, which on my first attempt I named Puppy Studio. On my second attempt I changed this to Studiopup. Only this one on the drive, no other Puppies. The machine I normally use is HP G62. I3 2.13 Ghz, 6Gb RAM, 500 Gb HDD. BIOS only, no UEFI. I di...
by stevie pup
Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Users
Topic: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour
Replies: 15
Views: 639

Re: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour

@mikewalsh

Sorry Mike but I'm not familiar with all the terminology. :? What exactly do you mean by "boot stanza", and where do I find it?

by stevie pup
Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: Users
Topic: GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour
Replies: 15
Views: 639

GRUB4DOS Strange Behaviour

Having read mikewalsh 's glowing praise of Studio 13.37 in another thread, and having a particular interest in audio stuff, I decided to give it a spin. So I downloaded the iso, copied it to a Ventoy USB, and booted it up to have an initial preview. All good, no issues, and looks very promising. Nex...
by stevie pup
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: How to stop adverts on youtube?
Replies: 13
Views: 402

Re: How to stop adverts on youtube?

I've been using Mike's portable Freetube in Fossa for quite a while. Not had any problems with it so would recommend.

by stevie pup
Sun Jan 07, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: Users
Topic: Best Puppy for an eMachines E350?
Replies: 10
Views: 663

Re: Best Puppy for an eMachines E350?

I'm the same age-group as them, and I know perfectly well - from personal experience - that if something like this doesn't go well for ME from the beginning, then it never gets a second chance Interesting comment Mike, I'm in same age group and I have a similar approach. That is, if something doesn...
by stevie pup
Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: i'm finally fed up with Fossapup's problems.
Replies: 12
Views: 797

Re: i'm finally fed up with Fossapup's problems.

I don't know whether it's my hardware or just me but I continue to use Fossa 9.5 simply because I don't get any of the problems I experience in newer Puppies. I've tried quite a few newer Puppies and often get issues with the initial boot, some take ages and one or two won't boot at all. Never had t...
by stevie pup
Fri Dec 08, 2023 4:48 pm
Forum: Users
Topic: New computer will not boot 32bit Puppy versions
Replies: 16
Views: 885

Re: New computer will not boot 32bit Puppy versions

I don't need a 32bit OS as all my machines are 64bit, but I like to keep an eye on what's available for 32bit. There are a couple of reasons for this, firstly I might need 32bit one day. I know for a fact that a family member still has an old XP laptop from about 2005, which I know is 32bit, tucked ...
by stevie pup
Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:04 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: How to remove banner adverts?
Replies: 9
Views: 600

Re: How to remove banner adverts?

@pp4mnklinux There is of course one drawback with Freetube, it's 64bit only. SMTube still supports 32bit though.

by stevie pup
Thu Nov 09, 2023 5:57 pm
Forum: Fossapup64
Topic: How to remove banner adverts?
Replies: 9
Views: 600

Re: How to remove banner adverts?

I have a simple solution to this, I don't use YouTube! There are plenty of alternatives, Freetube and SMTube are two that I use.

by stevie pup
Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: EasyOS
Topic: How to free up some space on USB stick? (Solved)
Replies: 10
Views: 512

Re: How to free up some space on USB stick? (Solved)

I really have to study the update code in the initrd. It is supposed to delete old sfs files older than the depth value (5). I presume in your case there were lots of old easy_*.sfs files? If they got left behind, they are big and can chew up lots of drive space. So yeah, what you did is ok. Deleti...
by stevie pup
Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:29 pm
Forum: EasyOS
Topic: How to free up some space on USB stick? (Solved)
Replies: 10
Views: 512

Re: How to free up some space on USB stick? (Solved)

Got to the bottom of it I think, mostly by accident rather than design, so I've marked the thread as solved. I had tried everything that had been suggested, all to no avail, so I was just playing around trying to find out exactly what was taking up so much space. As I was going through things I was ...
by stevie pup
Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:16 pm
Forum: EasyOS
Topic: How to free up some space on USB stick? (Solved)
Replies: 10
Views: 512

Re: How to free up some space on USB stick?

I suggest that you run Gdmap (in the Filesystem menu) on the working-partition, get a picture where all the space is getting taken up. Have you installed flatpaks? They can take up a lot of space. Ran Gdmap but couldn't make sense of it I'm afraid. Think I need some more education with that. No fla...
by stevie pup
Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:29 pm
Forum: EasyOS
Topic: How to free up some space on USB stick? (Solved)
Replies: 10
Views: 512

How to free up some space on USB stick? (Solved)

I installed Easy on a USB stick a while ago, initially just to play around and try things out. Since then I've updated it whenever updates have become available. However, it appears there is insufficient space left on the USB for any further updates. I looked into this a bit further, and it transpir...
by stevie pup
Sat Nov 04, 2023 1:12 pm
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: BookwormPup64 10.0.6
Replies: 830
Views: 176405

Re: Bookworm Pup64 10.0.3

Over the years there have been many-many posts by users discovering boot issues. A Forum thread dedicated to boot issues would centralize many user reports and developer/support guidance. In essence, everyone would benefit in the existence of such a location. I agree entirely. There have been far m...
by stevie pup
Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:28 pm
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: BookwormPup64 10.0.6
Replies: 830
Views: 176405

Re: Bookworm Pup64 10.0.3

If someone is going to add Bookworm64 to puppylinux.com perhaps they could update one or two other things while they're at it, such as, under Puppy Linux Advantage: 2. Ease of use - Grandpa friendly certified. Not convinced everyone would agree with that. 3. Relatively small size - 300Mb or less. Er...
by stevie pup
Fri Oct 27, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Area
Topic: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive (abandoned)
Replies: 18
Views: 1481

Re: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive (abandoned)

Chelsea80 Interesting article about fstab, but unfortunately most of it went straight over my head. Besides, doesn't explain why fstab gives absolutely no problem when plugged into one laptop, but the other laptop doesn't even recognise it's there. Perhaps fstab is saying "I don't like this la...
by stevie pup
Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:43 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Area
Topic: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive (abandoned)
Replies: 18
Views: 1481

Re: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive

Decided to give Radky's BusterPup a spin (always liked Buster) and see what happened. So usual procedure, frugal install to portable drive and ran Grub4DOS. Booted up on the better laptop, made initial settings, made save folder and shutdown. All ok so far, no problems. Rebooted and everything still...
by stevie pup
Sat Oct 21, 2023 12:34 pm
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: BookwormPup32 feedback
Replies: 74
Views: 5414

Re: BookwormPup32 for testing

I'm probably not the best person to test Bookworm32, as I don't have any 32 bit hardware to test it on. Also, as my computing needs these days are fairly simplistic I'm not going to be getting into anything over complicated. Still, I gave it a spin and these were the results. Booted up without issue...
by stevie pup
Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Area
Topic: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive (abandoned)
Replies: 18
Views: 1481

Re: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive

Haven't got round to doing the grub.config thing yet, but I have found something else. Had the chance to try VanillaDPup in a 3rd laptop, and also tried booting it in my little netbook. In both cases it booted fine with no delays. So out of 4 machines only one has an issue with Vanilla. I also fishe...
by stevie pup
Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:37 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Area
Topic: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive (abandoned)
Replies: 18
Views: 1481

Re: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive

Some further info. I decided to give an older Puppy a spin, just to see what it was like and if it would shed any light on the issue. Rummaged around in my box of USB sticks and found I had still got one with DPup Stretch on it, so booted that. As the boot process started the line that starts "...
by stevie pup
Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:41 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Area
Topic: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive (abandoned)
Replies: 18
Views: 1481

Re: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive

Are you sure that all the Debian-based distros that do work are based on the same Debian version as those that don't? If Vanilla Dpup 9.3.x works but 10.0.x doesn't, maybe there's a bug in Debian 12 that doesn't affect Debian 11, making the problem easier to isolate. I am using Vanilla 9.3. I did t...
by stevie pup
Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:07 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Area
Topic: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive (abandoned)
Replies: 18
Views: 1481

Re: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive

Not that I know what could be the cause, but I've had that "Probing EDD" message too sometimes and refusing to boot, but it helped adding to the kernel boot line: edd=off Thank you for the suggestion, but how (or where) do I do that? Never needed to do it before. bigpup The laptop is an A...
by stevie pup
Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:34 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Area
Topic: Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive (abandoned)
Replies: 18
Views: 1481

Laptop won't boot some Linuxes from external drive (abandoned)

Ok, I've put this in Off-Topic as I think it's a laptop problem rather than a Puppy issue, although I'm not 100% sure. In fact my head is spinning at the moment. Anyway, I'll start at the beginning. I have two portable hard drives, one with Fossa95 frugally installed and the other with VanillaDPup, ...
by stevie pup
Mon Oct 09, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: Users
Topic: New 32 Bit Puppys for Low RAM
Replies: 17
Views: 1421

Re: RAM Demands of Relatively New 32 Bit Puppys ?

mikeslr I have 32bit VanillaDPup frugal installed to a portable hard drive, so I've done a quick test. Using Firefox to view this forum and a news channel open on another tab, also had Clementine music player running, and task manager showed it was using around 750Mb RAM. I had it plugged into a 64...

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