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by mikeprotts
Sat 28 Feb 2009, 20:33
Forum: Cutting edge
Topic: Boot from PCMCIA Compact Flash - alternatives?
Replies: 14
Views: 21015

Changes to initrd.gz for pcmcia cf card

I've made a couple of changed to initrd.gz, (specifically init). After the load of the yenta_socket module, I need pd6729 (copy from a running system) and the pcmcia-socket-startup from /sbin to run. The settings form the files in /lib/modules/2.6.25.16/ need to be copied for the relevant modules to...
by mikeprotts
Thu 26 Feb 2009, 20:03
Forum: Cutting edge
Topic: Boot from PCMCIA Compact Flash - alternatives?
Replies: 14
Views: 21015

CF - what is needed?

I've run puppy from USB and CD, what do I need to get the initrd to see the pcmcia cf card at boot time?

Cheers
Mike
by mikeprotts
Thu 26 Feb 2009, 13:10
Forum: Cutting edge
Topic: Boot from PCMCIA Compact Flash - alternatives?
Replies: 14
Views: 21015

>Finally - laptop silence. The fanless Dell X1 I have could easily run silent once booted, as >the hard disk could spin down after the initrd is loaded. However, it does not seem to be . >doing so. Is there some way to set the drive spin down time to 1 minute or something >similar? hdparm will proba...
by mikeprotts
Sun 04 Jan 2009, 16:05
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to install to laptop w/ no USB boot and external USB.
Replies: 4
Views: 2523

Re: How to install to laptop w/ no USB boot and external USB.

Hi Folks! I have a nice older HP laptop with a big screen and single USB port. It has a disk drive, but no CD drive (fits in same slot as diskette drive and I don't have the CD unit). I want to wipe it and install Puppy... how do I proceed? I installed my USB system using vmware. Any virtualization...
by mikeprotts
Sun 04 Jan 2009, 10:41
Forum: Hardware
Topic: List your system
Replies: 141
Views: 154141

Re: Amilo M 7400 and DIY

(Tested on Puppy Dingo 4.0) Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M 7400 256MB RAM, 1.4GHz Intel Centrino Puppy works fine, haven't tested the default wireless device as its broken. The laptop doesn't support booting from USB disks/drives, but thats not a issue with Puppy. I have two FS Amilo M7400's with, 512 and...