I have been asked on another thread to clarify the installation process, there are several ways.
Method 1 (The simplest)
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1. Unzip the file ecopup.zip to the root ("/") a disk anywhere on your computer. It can be Windows or Linux formatted. You can be running windows or booted from the livecd.
2. Restart with the CD in. Go to the instructions under "Post install config" below
3. Take the cd out, restart and the computer will boot how it used to.
This is how I set up dual boot XP/Ecopup systems, and also ubuntu, but I havnt tested it with other linuxes but I will asume it will work. Since puppy uses pup_save.2fs not eco_save.2fs as its save file name you can even do this with frugally installed puppy partitions. If you would like it to boot faster, copy pup_215.sfs and zdrv_215.sfs from the cd to the hard disk as well..
Method 2 (Making the hard disk bootable)
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This is for making an ecopup-only computer. This is how we set up the computers that we sell from the centre.
1. Boot from the Livecd (if ecopup is already installed and you want to overwrite/refresh, type "puppy pfix=ram" when the livecd starts).
2. Start gparted by clicking on start>system>gparted
3. If the disk is already formatted, right click the partitions that are viewable and select "delete". On an old windows computer this is usually just one ntfs or fat32 partition.
4. right click on the freed up space, and select "new". It will ask for a type and ext2 is the default, which is the format you want. Advanced users can if they like only use part of the disk, keeping about 250mb at the end to create a partition of the linux-swap file type. Ecopup will automatically pick it up if its there when it boots for the first time, otherwise it will create a 100mb swap file (200mb in the next version).
5. Apply the partition changes by clicking on the drop down chevron at the end of the toolbar buttons and selecting "apply". It will ask for confirmation, say yes.
6. Making the disk bootable. Use the puppy grub bootloader config configurator just under gparted under start>system.
7. Go through the wizard, select simple install from the first screen. When it asks where to install it select "MBR (possibly unsafe)" from the choices given (its always been safe for me!). It will also ask you where to save the grub files, type "/dev/hda1" into the box if the hard disk is your primary master (which it should be, if not get your screwdriver out!).
8. The disk is now prepared to recieve ecopup. Use MUT to mount the hard disk, and the cd. I prefer copy ecopup.zip, boot.zip, pup_215.sfs and zdrv_215.sfs from the cd window to the hard disk window that was opened when you mounted the cd and the hard drive. Do this by holding ctrl and clicking on each of the files on the cd, then dragging them over to the hard disk window. This is the longest part of the process (I wish ROX had a progress bar!!!).
9. Once the files have copied, right click the existing /boot folder on the hard disk and select delete. This was created by the grub bootloader and isnt needed.
10. Replace the /boot folder with the copy thats inside the boot.zip file, this is done by clicking the boot.zip file on the hard disk. Click on "extract" and it will as "No files selected, assume to extract all", select yes.
11. Extract the ecopup.zip file to the hard disk in the same way as in 10.
12. Your done, nearly
Post configuration
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When Ecopup starts, tell it a screen resolution, it looks best at 1024x768 or bigger, with 24 bit colour depth. Some of the apps need 24 bit colour to work properly (including flash on firefox and some of the games). Its set to use the UK keyboard map so if you are not from the UK you will have to click start>setup>mouse/keyboard wizard and select a keyboard layout for your country.
If you want to play dvd's or cd's then you will also need to run start>setup>cd/dvd drive wizard and select what drives you have in the system.
If you have a cd burner, you will need to configure Graveman. Start Graveman by clicking on the "CD Burner" icon on the desktop. Select file>preferences and go to the devices tab. Click on the button "Scan again for devices". While your there, back under the "General" tab, remove the "/Music" under where it states a temporary directory, so it just reads "/mnt/home/" This is a mistake I made!
Thats it!!!!
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I would really like someone to make a "Install" icon that only appears runs under the livecd mode that automates these steps in the form of a script. There is already a talented programmer making a windows autoinstaller (just pop the cd into the running windowz computer and a wizard pops up, reboot leaving the cd in and ecopup comes up. That only works if windows is not balked (and a lot of the ones I am called out to are!). Being able to install easily from the "other side" would be really useful too, detecting a windows install, and not overwiriting it without asking for confirmation as I have found users need to keep their files. Luckily ecopup/puppy can be installed onto ntfs/fat without formatting!