How to make a Bootable Puppy Linux USB Drive from the ISO Image (Solved)

[ARAN]

HI all.

It's me ARAN
Good to see and read you all again !
It's been a long time ago since i started write here in the puppy linux forum.
My first puppy linux post is over 17 Years old !

For more info see here my first puppy linux forum posts

http://oldforum.puppylinux.com/search.p ... &start=105

Hope you are all doing good and are all fine !

I needed today to test Puppy Linux again but had problems
like other people here also to flash the puppy linux iso image on a usb drive and boot it.

Using the standard iso burn tools in ubuntu linux fails to create a bootable
puppy linux usb drive.

I was able to solve the problem by erasing the usb drive partition table as a msdos
and create a ext4 partition for the whole usb drive.

after this i mounted the puppy linux iso image and copied all the files from the iso image
to the new formated usb drive partition.

to make the usb drive bootable i installed grub with this command here

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sudo grub-install —boot-directory=/media/puppylinuxusb/boot /dev/sdb

and rebooted the computer in legacy mode.

Everything works perfect now as it should !

Here are all the instruction step by step written if needed.

Have all a great Time !

https://ievs.ch/knowhow/index.php?page= ... ve-console

[Clarity]

Hi @ARAN

Take a look at this. Over the past 2 years, this technology has offered some easy extended options to forum members. The technology allows to boot from a mere download of a PUP/DOG ISO file.

This has NO impact on Puppy operations. It merely intends provide a new view of how PUPPY operates DIRECTLY from its ISO file to get FULL Puppy Linux operations including session saves.

One important benefit is that you can have as many forum WoofCE PUPs/DOGs in a folder on the bootable USB you'll create. And you selectively choose which of the ISO you want to boot an anytime.

Easy ... no fuss, no issues, no additional/unusual storage concerns.

If you choose to try it and run into ANY problems, post there on the provided forum links and expect member support.

ENJOY the new Puppy Linux Forum

[dogcat]

HI all.

It's me ARAN
Good to see and read you all again !
It's been a long time ago since i started write here in the puppy linux forum.
My first puppy linux post is over 17 Years old !

I needed today to test Puppy Linux again but had problems
like other people here also to flash the puppy linux iso image on a usb drive and boot it.

Using the standard iso burn tools in ubuntu linux fails to create a bootable
puppy linux usb drive.

I was able to solve the problem by erasing the usb drive partition table as a msdos
and create a ext4 partition for the whole usb drive.

after this i mounted the puppy linux iso image and copied all the files from the iso image
to the new formated usb drive partition.

to make the usb drive bootable i installed grub with this command here

Code: Select all

sudo grub-install —boot-directory=/media/puppylinuxusb/boot /dev/sdb

and rebooted the computer in legacy mode.

Everything works perfect now as it should !

Here are all the instruction step by step written if needed.

Have all a great Time !

https://ievs.ch/knowhow/index.php?page= ... ve-console

Hi ARAN,

Very nice write-up, easy to understand.
Thank you for this nice method to install to USB stick!

It is nice to see old time puppy linux users in this forum.

[bigpup]

This procedure assumes you are doing it in a running Linux OS that has Grub to use.

Most Puppy Linux OS's do not.

Most do have Grub4dos.
If running a Puppy Linux version and using Grub4dos boot loader config.
It will work if you install Grub4dos boot loader.

1. Basically the USB drive needs the contents of the Puppy version ISO
2. A boot loader setup in the drives MBR to boot it.

To support both legacy and UEFI bios computers.
In Puppy you can use:
Grub2config
viewtopic.php?t=3360

[mikewalsh]

@ARAN :-

Welcome back to the kennels! We're still here, as you see.....

Mike.

[ARAN]

The technology allows to boot from a mere download of a PUP/DOG ISO file.

This has NO impact on Puppy operations. It merely intends provide a new view of how PUPPY operates DIRECTLY from its ISO file to get FULL Puppy Linux operations including session saves.

One important benefit is that you can have as many forum WoofCE PUPs/DOGs in a folder on the bootable USB you'll create. And you selectively choose which of the ISO you want to boot an anytime.

Easy ... no fuss, no issues, no additional/unusual storage concerns.

If you choose to try it and run into ANY problems, post there on the provided forum links and expect member support.

ENJOY the new Puppy Linux Forum

@Clarity
Wooww that is some great tech here !
Thanks a lot for the tip !

its for sure a great help if you have a office with lots of ThinClients and want boot them the easy way.

I have done something into this direction also for my distributed super computer that i build some years ago.
It boots all nodes automatic on power on using the netboot method with a self created linux image that i created.
All running in ram.

See Image here.

[ARAN]

Hi ARAN,

Very nice write-up, easy to understand.
Thank you for this nice method to install to USB stick!

It is nice to see old time puppy linux users in this forum.

@dogcat
Hey Dogcat !
thanks a lot for the feedback.

Yes always a pleasure to read you all.
Looking forward to lot of new exchanges.

[ARAN]

@ARAN :-

Welcome back to the kennels! We're still here, as you see.....

Mike.

@mikewalsh
Hi Mike.

Its great be here again and see you all still here
Looking forward to a great puppy linux time again.
Have written some new Puppy Linux Tutorials that will publish soon.

[ARAN]

This procedure assumes you are doing it in a running Linux OS that has Grub to use.

Most Puppy Linux OS's do not.

Yes that is true.
I have done the flashing of the usb drive on a ubunu machine.
Thanks a lot for the clarification and the helpful feedback @bigpup