Puppy 5.2.8 on a flash drive
Puppy 5.2.8 on a flash drive
Hi, I used Unetbootin to put puppy 5.2.5 on a 2 gig usb drive and have been using a save file on 1 gig of it. My question is: using the same process but with puppy 5.2.8 would an 8 gig flash drive give me much more save file space, or is there a limit to how big the save file can be on a usb flash? Second question, would a large save file on a flash stick be incredibly slow to save and load?
Thanks.
KBD
Thanks.
KBD
Re: Puppy 5.2.8 on a flash drive
If you are saving that much stuff, you should consider saving it to /mnt/home outside of your save file.KBD47 wrote:Hi, I used Unetbootin to put puppy 5.2.5 on a 2 gig usb drive and have been using a save file on 1 gig of it. My question is: using the same process but with puppy 5.2.8 would an 8 gig flash drive give me much more save file space, or is there a limit to how big the save file can be on a usb flash?
Look at the procedure here that eliminates the problem.Second question, would a large save file on a flash stick be incredibly slow to save and load?
Since Puppy only takes up about 100MB, there is lots of space on the flash drive for a big save file. But only you can decide how well it works.KBD47 wrote:What do you think is a reasonable limit to using a flash drive as I'm doing now? Will it reasonably handle 2 gig of storage say from a 4 gig flash drive?
Thanks! I downloaded and installed 528 onto a 4 gig flash drive and it limits maximum storage to only around 1250 mb save file so it doesn't do much good to use anything other than a 2 gig flash. It would be nice if it allowed more storage.
Puppy 528 is nice. I installed the xfce desktop which is also nice.
KBD
Puppy 528 is nice. I installed the xfce desktop which is also nice.
KBD
When you install Puppy to a flash drive and reboot. You are given several options for the save file.
One option is to use the entire flash drive for the save file.
It will use all free space on flash drive to save to.
If you have already made a save file.
You can adjust size of save file by using program
menu->utility-> Resize Personal storage file.
One option is to use the entire flash drive for the save file.
It will use all free space on flash drive to save to.
If you have already made a save file.
You can adjust size of save file by using program
menu->utility-> Resize Personal storage file.
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Using "Bootflash" in the menu; when rebooting it gives theKBD47 wrote:Thanks! I downloaded and installed 528 onto a 4 gig flash drive and it limits maximum storage to only around 1250 mb save file so it doesn't do much good to use anything other than a 2 gig flash. It would be nice if it allowed more storage.
Puppy 528 is nice. I installed the xfce desktop which is also nice.
KBD
option of "all available space" on the drive for the save file.
Save files can also be increased in size after each boot.
(menu > utility > resize)
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It should be there someplace.KBD47 wrote:I don't see a resize tool under utility. I'm using xfce desktop, is it called something else or listed elsewhere on xfce?
Thanks.
KBD
If you can not find it.
Start the console
Type resizepfile.sh
hit enter key
You can run this program how ever many times you need to. It only adds space to save file on reboot.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
Do you have more than one CD/DVD drive?KBD47 wrote:Thanks! I tried bootflash before and it couldn't find the cd,
KBD
If so you need to run menu->setup->CD/DVD drive Wizard.
Set drive sr0 as the CD drive.
If the Puppy disc is in sr0 drive Bootflash looks for the drive that is identified as default CD drive.
With two drives the sr1 drive usually gets set as CD default until you change it with the CD/DVD Wizard.
Bootflash is just looking in the wrong place for Puppy CD.
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The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)