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J_Rey

You should include some warnings about editing boot.ini and defrag problems to the next version. I found this news article about problems someone had when editing boot.ini when the XP installer didn't work.
Also, I haven't looked around for the answer, but does this installer also work with other NT-based versions (Windows NT 4+, 2000, 2003 server)?

MU · Posted: Mon 13 Mar 2006, 21:43 Post subject:

I should add an option to remove the Puppy-entry automatically from c:\boot.ini.

Other NTs: I think someone tried it with Win 2k or ME.
Try at own risk, Do backup.

Mark

papakanush · Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 42 Location: St. Louis, MO USA

Just to let you know that I tried out the XP installer for version 1.07, tried out a few things (mostly only those a newbie like me would understand) and it all worked great. First I had copied my pup001 file to a safe location in widows first, downloaded a new, fresh pup001 onto the c-drive. After I found that it worked, I copied the pup001 file that had all my configurations, files, etc. back to the c-drive, re-booted into puppy (by the way, the grub boot loader worked fine too) and everything came up just like I like. Now I have a dual boot system with XP and Puppy on the same NTFS partition without having to use a startup disk.

Puppy really is the best !! Very Happy

P.S. I have this on my work laptop IBM R40. All my work stuff has to be on XP, and I can do all my personal work on Puppy. Wink

maltje · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

I used puppy linux installer on my laptop but after a while I got the next error
PCI:Using configuration type 1 and all is hanging!!!!
Embarassed

MU · Posted: Wed 07 Jun 2006, 12:21 Post subject:

maltje, more details please.

1.) What Puppy-version did you install?
2.) When do you get the error?

3.) Can you choose between Windows and Puppy, when the computer starts?
4.) Do you get the error, when you choose Puppy, or also when you choose Windows?

5.) Did you install the Patch?

Mark

maltje · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

after rebooting I can choose between XP or puppy
I don't know wich version I just started puupy linux installer.

found existing C:\Program Files\Puppy-Linux Installer for Windows XP\resource\image-patched-1.0.7.gz
using C:\Program Files\Puppy-Linux Installer for Windows XP\resource\image-patched-1.0.7.gz

done, patch was copied

I also tried to start from cd but then I have an error telling me that a file is missing
usr_cram.fs
Embarassed

MU · Posted: Wed 07 Jun 2006, 12:44 Post subject:

the installer uses a grub-bootmenu especially made for Windows.
But it does not work with every situation.

Instead of "1.0.7", you also can try "1.0.8r1" , but I fear that will give the same error.

I just saw your other thread:
http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=8484

You can install Puppy2 to the harddisk, it will install it's own version of grub.
Reports in the Forum say, that the version in Puppy2 is more reliable.

Puppy2 has a program "gparted", that can format your second partition for Linux.
But you won't even need to do that, it also should support a second type of installation, that just copies the files from the CD to the harddisk (which is the better solution for different reasons).

Puppy2 also might work in your USB-CDrom, as the USB-things are completely new.

I would suggest, to try Puppy 2 in your situation Smile

Mark

maltje · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

The second problem(booting from cd) is with puppy 2 (seamonkey)!!!! Crying or Very sad

MU · Posted: Wed 07 Jun 2006, 12:55 Post subject:

yes.
Also see here:
http://dotpups.de/puppy-releases/2.00/ISO/
Mark

MU · Posted: Wed 07 Jun 2006, 13:03 Post subject:

Then it gets difficult.
You could try these instructions:
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/InstallingPuppyOnNTFS

or better this newer one:
http://ph-islands.net/pupinstall/winxp.php

Mark

maltje · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

I burnt another cd just to try
put in the laptop and sqtarted it.
A whole lot a wors on my screen,so thats ok
after a while hanging again on
ACPI:PCI root bridge [PCIo](0000:00)

MU · Posted: Wed 07 Jun 2006, 13:46 Post subject:

I think Puppy1 uses ACPI by default, Puppy 2 does not.
So if you try puppy1, try the help (F1?) at boot, I think you can pass the command "acpi=off".
Mark

maltje · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

puppy 1,is the oldest?

maltje · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 10

with F1 nothing happends.
To many problems to go on with I guess.
Thnx for the help,if you think at something else you can always let me know.

Zook · Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 3

Soo umm... i have this installed right now... running fine... is there anyway to make it so it boots the -LATEST- version of Puppy instead of just Puppy 1.0.7

(No cd's to just burn it)

And i need the answer in less then 24 Hours :X

-Zook