Discussion, talk and tips
https://forum.puppylinux.com/
usb boot, a few default clicks & boom, good to go desktop
https://www.google.com/search?client=fi ... ink+mini+s
went with Ventoy
https://www.google.com/search?client=fi ... e&q=Ventoy
I have a Beelink BT3 that I used for a while running Windows 10 and BionicPup64. It is stored now. Wifi is problematic under Win 10. Under BionicPup64, I used a wifi dongle (driver problem) and the bluetooth was inoperative. Cheap material...
I have been using a Beelink T34 for a few years as my daily driver, currently running Bookwormpup_64.3.
I have found wifi straightforward with recent Puppies (incl Bionic64), but Bluetooth has always been problematical. Thankfully, I dont need to use it much.
However, Bluetooth does seem to work well using Bookworkpup64.
So my advice is to try the latest Puppy variant.
BTW, I have a couple of (cheaper, read - underpowered) Beelink devices, and they work really well, especially using Puppy Linux.
sold with either 4 or 8gb ram win11 installed, found 8gb maxing out easy so upgraded single channel ram to 16gb (40 bux)
a few ways to go about a usb boot, prob easiest is hitting d7 key during start up to the splash screen, that then gives boot options
wasn't having much luck trying to boot up a buncha stuff via usb, then pup started right up
good deal for folks who must have win, who are then also able to easily fire up pup, tp a fully functioning desktop (not sure adout bt)
also, a known easy way to get going/started with a BookwormPup64 iso, running live without install complications
from this page https://puppylinux-woof-ce.github.io/
S15Pup64 22.12 x86_64 64-bit Slackware64 15.0 also went straight to a desktop (untested further)
this 1 went to a Command line
F96-CE_4 x86_64 64-bit Ubuntu Focal 64
Beelink MINIS Intel Celeron N5095
https://www.google.com/search?client=fi ... eron+N5095
i was also able to run/setup win 10, to a usb flash drive, that then also worked when cloned over to a 2tb 2.5' ssd drive via usb
the above was also using mbr, issues came up trying to install win10 the usual way & with gpt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFI_system_partition
just fired up BookwormPup64 in VMware Workstation 17 Player, same deal & good to go
edit - tried the other2, same results
then tried bionicpup64-8.0-uefi.iso, went straight to desktop