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How can i make a puppy usb using a gui that uses grub2 ext4? I have only been able to use create a bootable ext4 usb using grub4dos.

grub4dos use legacy boot, fix bios boot

or

add a menu for grub2 like:

menuentry "Puppy Fossa" {
	search --set -f /80f2f175-cd38-4a12-8d6c-aadfcf1e0462
	linux /fossapupfrugal/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 pmedia=satahd psubdir=fossapupfrugal
	initrd /fossapupfrugal/initrd.gz 
}

I used to touch disk partition UUID in directory root, it could help grub find target.

Enjoy your Puppy linux!!

Boot the computer with BookwormPup64 10.0.9 you have on a USB install.

will need to do the install to a different USB drive.

Use the programs in it to install to a USB drive.

Use Gparted program to partition and format the drive.

Do the install using Frugalpup Installer program.

Do it all by what is explained in this topic:
viewtopic.php?t=11171

Frugalpup installer installs a Grub2 boot loader.

bigpup wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 1:02 pm

Boot the computer with BookwormPup64 10.0.9 you have on a USB install.

will need to do the install to a different USB drive.

Use the programs in it to install to a USB drive.

Use Gparted program to partition and format the drive.

Do the install using Frugalpup Installer program.

Do it all by what is explained in this topic:
viewtopic.php?t=11171

Frugalpup installer installs a Grub2 boot loader.

This sounds good, but I would choose to use Stickpup Installer, which is a submenu of Frugalpup installer, and will only install on a USB, so there's less chance of selecting the wrong drive. In addition I would do the simplest install that Stickpup would allow. And I think Stickpup needs access a copy of the appropriate ISO.

There is also this:

e4StickPup
Formats and installs a single Puppy to a usb stick, in a small "fat32" partition and a large Linux "ext4" partition.