Okayy...davids45 wrote:G'day nic007,
Thanks for your clarifications.
I was assuming that starting with a 4.2 Pup, it would only have Grub with the Universal installer as the in-built 'automatic' offering to enable dual booting after Pup-4.2 was installed via the Live-CD.
If I gather correctly, your method would avoid using Puppy's Universal Installer. So a better way to see how things work, of course.
Good luck fiskrond, let us know what you try and how you go.
David S
I've got PupWary_5.5 installed to the 9Gb partition.
The Grub that came with Pup_4.2 must have been easier to install as I bumbled my way through the install (OK to everything) but it gave me options of Windows/Linux when powering up the PC.
I thought I had messed up the whole PupWary installation, but when I went to re-install PupWary to the relevant HDD partition was informed that it was already installed.. overwrite y/n..
So, I over-wrote it and went through it again (fortunately this is so quick as to cause no stress)..
Current status:
Have re-set BIOS to boot from HDD..
Power on the PC... no boot options given... boots to Windows
So... need non-tech advice on getting GRUB to run from power-up
I am extremely grateful to all help from all posters so far by the way... (far more friendly than Ebay forums.. whole load of ego stuff going on there.. who's got the biggest white van mentality.. one poster answers question, 10 others use it as excuse to start a fight!!!)
Please remember I'm still on the teat (as it were)...