Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

There is an active kernel building thread over at Porteus Linux and the kernels produced can be used with Puppy.....
https://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=6568
scroll to the end to find a link to the latest:
e.g. 64bit-ALL-kernel6.2-rc5.tar

When it has downloaded click on it to extract 2 files (crippled_sources can be ignored):
vmlinuz & 000-kernel.xzm

Now put those 2 files into a frugal install directory together with the initrd.gz and .sfs files ** from puppy.

Then the configuration - rename the 000-kernel.xzm file to the zdrv sfs name of your puppy.

n.b. The Porteus kernel includes firmware so a separate fdrv will not be needed **.

Reboot. Existing simple Grub4dos boot stanzas can be used unchanged although I guess some puppy boot codes may be ignored....untested.

Screenshot from test with VoidPup32 with 64bit-ALL-kernel6.2-rc3

(Posts on old forum: https://oldforum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=116662)

@peebee what are the advantages of the Porteus AUFS kernels? I would be interested in seeing the kernel configuration file.
They look solid for sure.

The config file is included in the .tar

No particular advantage other than they do seem to seem to follow the RC's for the next version....