Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

novabeatnik · Guest

I am trying too get puppy going on an old thinkpad from usb with wakepup it gets almost there and then asks for a password

Lobster · Posted: Thu 25 Aug 2005, 00:01 Post subject:

no passwords in puppy

- you have a corrupted file somewhere usually the pup001 I seem to remember - try doing a search using "password" as the keyword in this forums search facility

Wink

novabeatnik · Guest

Ok I read all that edited autoexec still wont boot arrgh

Lobster · Posted: Thu 25 Aug 2005, 03:08 Post subject:

autoexec?

Can you say more about what your set up is and what you are doing?

novabeatnik · Guest

I am trying to boot puppyfroma usb drive (flash) usinf boot to pup floppy i also tried wakepup as well with the same problem the machine is a old thinkpad 560x which has no cd drive at all thus usb I eventually intend to install to the hard disk I am getting the same sort of stuff as the guy with the screen shots in the forum so i tried what he did and added to the autoexec on the floppy but still ams ending up with the wierd login and password thing