1. Decided to try [for the 1st time ever] to make a
Frugal install of a Puppy [Slacko-5.3.3.1-SCSI]
to a Flash Drive [4GB].
[Used the icyos2 video HOWTO as a guide]
It was successful, so this new PC is the first on which I've ever been able to BIOS-boot USB->[Flash_Drive].
(a) Used Xfe to navigate to the folder holding the ISO file.
(b)
Opened a terminal window in that folder, and tried to use the filemnt command to mount the [file system within the] ISO file.
That FAILED!
Got some warning I forget.
So next I tried the following, which succeeded...
(c) Right-clicked on the ISO file and chose to "Open with...", and navigated to the filemnt program.
(d) Copied all of the files to the [FAT32] partition on the Flash Drive.
Must it be formatted FAT32? [If using grub4dos?]
(e) Ran "Menu->System->grub4dos", and did the necessary. How easy this is! Makes all the difference!
2. My BIOS Setup [ASRock H61M-S mobo] has a less-than-easy method of specifying the boot sequence/priority.
And even though I saved the setting changes...
Seems like they spontaneously changed back, and had to be re-specified, after...
I booted with the Puppy Slacko Flash Drive...
Then [shut down, and] removed it...
And rebooted with the Slacko CD in the drive/drawer, so that was what booted, then...
Shut down, plugged in the Slacko Flash Drive, and switched on.
No bootable drive was found!
(a) Went back into the BIOS Setup, and re-specified the settings, and saved them.
Seems to be working OK now.
Flash Drive is top of the list...
And that boots before the [disk in the] Optical Drive...
Then, if I [shut down, and] remove the Flash Drive, then switch on...
The disk in the Optical Drive boots OK.
WHEW!
Thank goodness for that.