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Sit Heel Speak

Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 2595 Location: downwind
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Posted: Thu 22 Oct 2009, 20:20 Post subject:
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Welcome to the kennels,
If you are working in Windows: rawrite is not a Microsoft utility, it's 3rd-party, so you must go get it.
You can go here:
http://www.chrysocome.net/rawwrite
and download rawwritewin-0.7.zip, unzip it, and then run winrawwrite (or whatever they call it).
If your machine is capable of booting a Puppy live-CD, you can click
Menu -> Setup -> Wakepup create boot floppy
and create the Wakepup boot floppy from within Puppy.
A freedos version (rawrite3.com) is here, don't know whether it will work in a cmd window in newer Windows or not:
http://www.fdos.org/ripcord/rawrite/
Other versions can be found, use Google or the equivalent.
HTH, SHS
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svlevity
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri 23 Oct 2009, 07:40 Post subject:
WakePup2 - Floppy Boot disk Subject description: Booting from floppy disk |
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Thanks very much - I'll download the 'rawrite' file and try again.
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lostinxlation
Joined: 29 Nov 2009 Posts: 6
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Posted: Mon 30 Nov 2009, 04:34 Post subject:
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Could anyone let me know which puppy versions wakepup2 work with ?
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Mitchellray
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 116
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Posted: Sun 13 Dec 2009, 16:16 Post subject:
Floppybootdisk asking for path or command at 'a' prompt Subject description: two differing responses depending on when 1GB USB Flash D inserted |
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Hello,
I have been unable to boot my USB Flash Drive using the floppy boot disk.
The disk was made using WakePup create boot floppy in 4.31.
The Flash copy was made using BootFlash in 4.31.
The 1GB USB Flash D was formatted using GParted in 4.31. GParted is instructed to make VFAT16 and complies, but scans back afterward VFAT32. 'boot' flag was chosen.
Note: CFDISK scans the format as VFAT16.
Depending upon when I insert the USB Flash D, I get differing screen options/messages.
If USB Flash D inserted prior to power on, it is not found. The process then hangs.
If USB Flash D is not inserted at power on, menu comes up asking for media type.
Eventually, an 'a' prompt arrives. I do not know how to designate path, nor do I know what commands are possible/appropriate.
Please advise.
Mitchellray
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rjbrewer

Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 4421 Location: merriam, kansas
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Posted: Sun 13 Dec 2009, 18:13 Post subject:
Re: Floppybootdisk asking for path or command at 'a' prompt Subject description: two differing responses depending on when 1GB USB Flash D inserted |
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Mitchellray wrote: | Hello,
I have been unable to boot my USB Flash Drive using the floppy boot disk.
The disk was made using WakePup create boot floppy in 4.31.
The Flash copy was made using BootFlash in 4.31.
The 1GB USB Flash D was formatted using GParted in 4.31. GParted is instructed to make VFAT16 and complies, but scans back afterward VFAT32. 'boot' flag was chosen.
Note: CFDISK scans the format as VFAT16.
Depending upon when I insert the USB Flash D, I get differing screen options/messages.
If USB Flash D inserted prior to power on, it is not found. The process then hangs.
If USB Flash D is not inserted at power on, menu comes up asking for media type.
Eventually, an 'a' prompt arrives. I do not know how to designate path, nor do I know what commands are possible/appropriate.
Please advise.
Mitchellray |
Yes; gparted in 4.3.1 calls fat 16 partitions fat 32; it's weird.
A wakekpup2 floppy will not boot usbflash with puppy 4.3.1.
The floppy works fine on puppies earlier than 4.3.
The 4.3.1 flash can boot using the install cd and typing (puppy
pmedia=usbflash) at the boot screen.
Think I'll install 4.3.1 to flash again and check to see if it has the same
files as the earlier ones, (I should have done that before...duhh).
I used "universal installer" to "do the flash".
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rjbrewer

Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 4421 Location: merriam, kansas
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Posted: Mon 14 Dec 2009, 15:36 Post subject:
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Okay; tried it again....it works.
Wakepup2 gives you lots of stuff to read and think about.
Don't read.
Don't think.
Just hit enter.....eventually you have to click a number;
click number 1.
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Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs
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Mitchellray
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 116
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Posted: Mon 14 Dec 2009, 21:01 Post subject:
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Hello rjbrewer,
When I insert the USB Flash D before powerup, WakePup2 proceeds to load but then hangs at a blinkin cursor.
On that page, it says it found USBFLASH, but a few lines down it says some type of adapter or converter (I'm not exactly certain) is not there.
Alternatively:
If I do not put USB Flash D in at powerup, WakePup2 gets to a screen asking for type of drive. I have tried both choices 1 and alternatively 6, both USB Flash Drive indicated.
Then the next step takes me to the choices 1 or 2, and I choose. Choice 1 results in a request for sub directory which must include USBFLASH.
I can not come up with the correct path.
Choice 2 results in a screen with a bit more detailed request for information and an a:\>.
I have no idea after trial and error what to place as path.
The only commands that seem to work are '?' and 'dir', but both get me to other screens where I am still at a loss.
Note: I have successfully booted my other computer, Asus1005HA with that USB Flash D after changing the bios to boot from peripheral 1st.
So the Flash Puppy is functional.
Mitchellray
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rjbrewer

Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 4421 Location: merriam, kansas
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Posted: Mon 14 Dec 2009, 22:24 Post subject:
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Michellray;
I used "universal installer" to put puppy on the flash drive.
"Bootflash" gives me the impression it is for computers that
are new enough to boot usb without the need for floppy
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Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs
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Mitchellray
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 116
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Posted: Tue 15 Dec 2009, 01:10 Post subject:
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Hello,
I used universal installer to create the flash D files.
Does one of my results make it appear as if I used the BootFlash?
Mitchellray
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rjbrewer

Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 4421 Location: merriam, kansas
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Posted: Tue 15 Dec 2009, 03:14 Post subject:
Re: WakePup2 cont'd |
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Mitchellray wrote: | Hello,
I used universal installer to create the flash D files.
Does one of my results make it appear as if I used the BootFlash?
Mitchellray |
From your initial post ;
"The Flash copy was made using BootFlash in 4.31. "
I hit 'enter' twice and 'number 1' once, to make it work.
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Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs
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Mitchellray
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 116
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Posted: Tue 15 Dec 2009, 11:32 Post subject:
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Hello,
Yes, I miswrote.
I used universal installer to create the flash D copy of 4.3.1.
Mitchellray
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rjbrewer

Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 4421 Location: merriam, kansas
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Posted: Tue 15 Dec 2009, 14:49 Post subject:
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Install 4.12 or 4.2 to flash and try it.
If it works, that eliminates wakepup from the equation,
(theoretically)
Edit: dec.16
Tried it with Barrys' latest experiment "Quirky-001"'
2.6.31.5 kernel and gparted makes 256 inode partitions,
same as 4.3.1.
Works fine
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Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs
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Mitchellray
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 116
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Posted: Wed 23 Dec 2009, 21:54 Post subject:
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Hello rjbrewer,
Yes, I had success with 4.2.1.
Oddly, WakePup2 only finds two of my USB, the ones on the motherboard, but not the additional two plugged into the auxiliary USB plug on the board.
Thanks much for the assistance.
Mitchellray
sidenote: Puppy would not shut off machine from FDD boot of USBFlash as was solved elsewhere with CD-RW by apm power_off=1.
But boot option acpi=force and then save on shutdown works on subsequent boots.
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yul01
Joined: 26 Dec 2009 Posts: 1
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Posted: Wed 30 Dec 2009, 07:39 Post subject:
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great work
thank you so much
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prezent
Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Posts: 8
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Posted: Fri 18 Jun 2010, 11:30 Post subject:
SOLVED wakepup2 problem: "lupu-501.sfs not found" |
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wakepup2 is a great tool for old computers!
PROBLEM:
I boot from floppy with wakepup2, but every time failed after a short boot, with the message:
Loading drivers needed to access disk drives.... done
Searching for Puppy files in computer disk drives...lupu-501.sfs not found. Drop ping out to initial-ramdisk console....
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
#
SOLUTION:
After many tests I get the point: wakepup2 is case sensitive! It is looking for lupu-501.sfs, but in install folder the file is LUPU_501.SFS. For this reason is coming the message above. I solved that by renaming LUPU_501.SFS in lupu-501.sfs. Everything is working fine.
SUGGESTION:
Please edit wakepup2 to look for LUPU_501.SFS instead of lupu-501.sfs. Thank you!
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