Hello all:
The forcepae command is used with the Pentium "M" series CPU to force compatibility (or bootability) with the Puppy OS.
Dell Inspiron D800 and 8600 laptops use the Pentium "M" CPU.
I used forcepae previously with a Dell 8600 laptop - allowed me to boot an otherwise un-bootable laptop.
In that case I added "-- forcepae" to one line in the boot-loader. Note the double dashes before the command.
Now, I am configuring a Dell D800 - and I found the same block to booting. BUT! Being a Puppian of long memory .....
this was easily solved - this time using the command "forcepae". Notice that the two dashes are missing.
What's going on here? Why the difference between the two laptops and what (oh what) does forcepae do?
BTW - thanks to BigPup for getting the 8600 to boot (some years ago now).
Anyone here got SoDIMM DDR2 1GiB modules they want to sell? I need another GiB in the memory slot.
Woof to all!
cobaka