If you have a pup_save file on your hard drive, then you can make a copy with a different name as a back-up, and when booting Puppy will ask which one you want to use. If you mess up your current one, just select the back-up one during booting and you're away again. Puppy is very smart in this respect, in that the main parts of the operating system are never directly messed with, your settings in your pup_save file just override the defaults. If you have such a back-up, and it's up to date, don't be afraid to mess about.msumner wrote:anything you do could rip the heart out of your shiny new linux operating system.
Rarsa,
I also tried the script, and it sort of shut down the laptop, but I had a black screen with a white cursor flashing in the top left corner, and pressing the power button didn't bring Puppy back. I had to hold the button for 4 seconds to force it off, then power on again.
I'll look at the BIOS in case there's anything relevant.
I've got a frugal install of PizzaPup3beta, booting with GRUB. I don't know about ACPI and such stuff, but I don't boot with any extra commands. I guess anything necessary could be added to the menu.lst file.
Any advice gratefully received.