Thank you all for the extremely helpful info!
I ended up using a combination of things to finally get up and running:
1) I am now using dpup-stretch
2) used the Pendrivelinux program for bootable USB creation (instead of Rufus)
3) added the noapic option in the correct location at the end of the ...
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- Fri Oct 08, 2021 5:14 pm
- Forum: Beginners Help
- Topic: Fossapup not booting from flash drive - how do I add boot commands?
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- Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:24 pm
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- Topic: Fossapup not booting from flash drive - how do I add boot commands?
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Re: Fossapup not booting from flash drive - how do I add boot commands?
Thank you all for the helpful comments!
I tried a couple of the recommended distros (bionicpup and stretch) and both give me the same error I was getting with FossaPup.
I would like to try "booting with the 'noapic' option" but I don't know how to do that. Is that something I need to specify when ...
I tried a couple of the recommended distros (bionicpup and stretch) and both give me the same error I was getting with FossaPup.
I would like to try "booting with the 'noapic' option" but I don't know how to do that. Is that something I need to specify when ...
- Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:55 pm
- Forum: Beginners Help
- Topic: Fossapup not booting from flash drive - how do I add boot commands?
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Fossapup not booting from flash drive - how do I add boot commands?
Windows died on an old computer we use to just stream online radio, so I decided to give a portable Linux a try.
Puppy looked good, so I downloaded the latest version (FossaPup64-9.5.iso). I used Rufus to put the ISO on an old USB flash drive.
I put the flash drive in the old computer and it finds ...
Puppy looked good, so I downloaded the latest version (FossaPup64-9.5.iso). I used Rufus to put the ISO on an old USB flash drive.
I put the flash drive in the old computer and it finds ...