How to make F2 boot options permanent? (Solved)

[jbarntt]

In order for my graphics card to work properly, I need to press F2 at boot, and enter: puppy pfix=ram radeon.modeset=0

I'd like to make this subsist between boots, but I've been unable to find out how. I assume there is a config file I need to edit.

I'm running v. 5.7.1 LTS, Ubuntu based, I believe, from a flashdrive

For reference see:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=89622

TIA,

jbarntt

[bigpup]

You do not say how you installed Puppy to the flash drive, so in general this is what you do.

Access the contents of the flash drive by using Rox the file manager.

Look for extlinux.conf, syslinux.conf, or isolinux.cfg

Left click on file to open in text editor or Right click on file and choose open as text.

At the end of the kernel line add

radeon.modeset=0

Save changes.

Reboot.

[jbarntt]

Thanks bigpup, I think tthat will get me going.

jbarntt

[jbarntt]

Here is the relevant lines from my extlinux.conf file. Neither syslinux.conf or isolinux.conf are present.

label puppy
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy

I changed the kernel line to:

kernel vmlinuz radeon.modeset=0

and saved and rebooted. Didn't help. Perhaps i need to add something to the append initrd line instead ?

[rcrsn51]

You want to add the additional arguments on the end of the "append" line.

[jbarntt]

I'm not familiar with the syntax, current is:

append initrd=initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy

should I change it to:

append initrd=initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy pfix=radeon.modeset=o

or is like:

append initrd=initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy, radeon.modeset=o

If pfix is a variable then the first way would negate pfix=copy, perhaps with bad results.

jbarntt

[jbarntt]

Problem solved, and tip of the hat to bigpup and rcrsn51 for pointing me in the right direction. Note that there is only one pfix=<line>. Each thing you want to add, is offset by a comma.

Sorry that my append line below is word wrapped, don't know how to fix that

label puppy
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy, radeon.modeset=0

jbarntt

[bigpup]

As my signature states, how true it is.

Glad I did not lead you too far off.
Hey we could not make it too easy. You would not have learned

Look to see if there is a specific graphics driver, for your hardware, in Puppy Package Manager, that you can install and use.