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How to boot puppy from windows XP with grub4dos
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linuxcbon
Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 749 |
Download grub4dos from http://sourceforge.net/projects/grub4dos/files/GRUB4DOS/grub4dos%200.4.4/grub4dos-0.4.4.zip/download Open grub4dos-0.4.4.zip Extract grldr and menu.lst to C:\ Add this line to the end of file C:\boot.ini :
Download the puppy ISO file you want (for example wary 5.2.2) Create a new folder in C: called Wary-5.2.2 Extract all files from ISO to C:\Wary-5.2.2\ Modify file C:\menu.lst to this :
Reboot, you will have the choice between xp and grub4dos menu. Last edited by linuxcbon on Mon 27 Jan 2014, 20:29; edited 12 times in total |
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GustavoYz
 Joined: 07 Jul 2010 Posts: 885 Location: .ar |
Really nice tips, but wondering if that will bring Win** fragmentation issues as has been reported before. _________________  |
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shinobar
 Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2374 Location: Japan |
Nice, but using Puppy Linux Windows Installer is easier and safe. http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=61404 _________________ Google Chrome portable Downloads for Puppy Linux http://shino.pos.to/linux/downloads.html |
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linuxcbon
Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 749 |
Windows needs defragmentation before. This method is manual, the fastest and easiest. |
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nooby
Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 10280 Location: SwedenEurope |
No criticism but if one want to add other Puppies in frugal install then it would be better if one start from scratch and make the menu.lst more like this
a separate directory for Wary522 would allow you to add a dir for Lupu 528 and for Slacko and Saluki and FatDog and ... All of them being in their own sub dir allow for savefile to be in that subdir and that way none of the other puppies would ask if you want to load the savefile on the root to be loaded? _________________ I use Google Search on Puppy Forum not an ideal solution though |
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linuxcbon
Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 749 |
You are right nooby, I modify the howto. |
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nooby
Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 10280 Location: SwedenEurope |
Thanks linuxcbon. I know too little and my memory fade too fast for my liking but this one root=/dev/ram0 didn't we have a debate on it some days or weeks ago and concluded it is not needed? Or is that my memory messing it up? How did you find out that it is really needed? 
Edit my poor memory gets worse everyday. Here it is http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=628570#628570
So no wonder I got confused about that one. I had written on it two times but forgot all about it. Now you know Remind me next time I do forget again.
_________________ I use Google Search on Puppy Forum not an ideal solution though |
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Hugh
 Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 136 Location: Imperial Warmongering Dystopia of Amerika |
Thanks linuxcbon for this simple and straight- forward procedure. I've done it on my most recently acquired older comuter which has XP and it works wonderfully. I am a great fan of Grub4Dos - I use it on all of my machines. The line which is added to boot.ini:
includes the text to be displayed in the boot menu. In mine I've changed the "show grub menu" to "Grub Puppy Menu." _________________ Shuttle Spacewalker HOT-661/P Main Board: PII-350MHz: 640MB RAM: First Puppy: 2.00 HDD Filesystem: FAT32/NTFS/ext3; Frugal Always |
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rcrsn51
 Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 8532 Location: Stratford, Ontario |
There's a bit of important information missing here. In most Windows installs, boot.ini is a hidden system file. So the user needs to know how to unhide it. [Update] Here's how: 1. Run Start > Run > cmd 2. Type the following commands
3. Modify the file and save it. You can also edit the menu.lst file if you want. 4. Run
Last edited by rcrsn51 on Sat 29 Sep 2012, 11:47; edited 1 time in total |
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amigo
Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 2134 |
Yeah, you need to unhide and make writable the boot.ini file before modifying it, and changes these attributes back when finished. The XP bootloader can chainload any other bootloader you like, grub, grub2, grub4dos, syslinux, lilo, etc. |
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Karl Godt
 Joined: 20 Jun 2010 Posts: 3845 Location: Kiel,Germany |
HOW ? An example boot.ini line would be nice .
http://askubuntu.com/questions/115993/how-to-add-ubuntu-to-the-windows-xp-boot-ini-file which does pre-require installing grub (bootloader) to the superblock of the linux partition and dd the mbr-of-the-linux-superblock simply into / toplevel of windows . Never have tried that . BTW : Vista seems not to have a "boot.ini" file . find -iname "boot.ini" showed nothing . |
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ICPUG
Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 1286 Location: UK |
Karl Vista and Windows 7 boot in a different way to XP. It does not use a boot.ini file but a Boot Configuration Data (BCD) source. This is a binary file/database. To edit the BCD you have to use a command line tool, BCDEDIT, in Windows or get hold of a freebie graphical editor -there is one from Neowin. |
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ETP
 Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 425 Location: UK |
ICPUG/Karl Gentlemen there is actually no need to edit anything on the C: drive if you use the boot method described here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=80181 Post subject: How to Dual boot Puppy & XP from ANY removable media. Subject description: (A simplified Lin`N`Win type method using syslinux & grub4dos) I realise however that the original subject of this thread was "How to boot puppy from windows XP with grub4dos" _________________ Regards ETP Accessibility Pups: -- Magoo -- The Pup With No Name -- MouseCam -- Obedient |
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ICPUG
Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 1286 Location: UK |
True enough ETP. The Lin'N'Win approach was written to cater for people who did not have bootable USB in the BIOS or even a CD drive so it had to boot from the hard drive. That's not so relevant with current hardware but I still like to boot straight away without the need to plug a stick in or load a CD. Each has there own preferences. Good work though for making your approach available. |
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slenkar
Joined: 10 Jul 2009 Posts: 198 |
I unzipped an ISO image of legacyOS2 and Im trying to boot that instead of having to burn a cd I get this message.. looking for puppy sda1...sda2...sda3.... cant find puppy on bootable media pdev1= my iso was unzipped to /legacy grub can find vmlinz and initrd and the root is set as /legacy so I dont know why this happens EDIT. if i move the sfs files to the root the installation process goes further but then says kernel panic: cannot mount fs to block |
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