Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[MU]

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New: Updated 03 - seems to work now fine
also with SP2.
Thanks to Allen, Doc and Hank for their Bug-reports!
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This Installer will download and install Puppy for you.
The CD-Iso-image is extracted, and copied to C:\ (usr_cram.fs and pup001) and C:\puppylinux1.0.5 (vmlinuz, image.gz).

The Bootloader "Grub" is copied to C:\boot

Then grubinstall is run, and you get a new entry in your Windows-XP-Bootmenue.

This version of Grub does not alter your Partitions or bootsector!

Download this file: http://noforum.de/dotpups/puppy-installerXPsetup.exe
and run puppy-installerXPsetup.exe.
Then you have an Icon on your Desktop to start it.

This Setup has a size of 10 MB, as I included a modified "image.gz".
In some cases Puppy cannot find "usr_cram.fs", then install this patched version (very simple, just click the button).
The patch forces Puppy to load usr_cram.fs from C:

Here is what I changed:
/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit

line 304

[Lobster]

Congratulations Mark - gonna install this on every XP computer - could be become a trend

Tell us how you get on people - now what is your excuse for running anything but the Cute Puppy?

[MU]

Games and work.

I have a small minijob, where I develop wxBasic-applications for a sports-club/foundation.

They use XP in the bureau, so I must test the programs with it.

On Mandrake I used Win4Linux (Win98), but this requires a Kernel-Patch, so I don't use that in Puppy yet.

And games... yes, there are several not available for Linux.
You remember the time, when the Amiga was called "Game-Computer"? Some years later he was dead...
Well, XP ist my "Game-Computer"

I had to reboot several times to test the installer - it is so anoying slow to boot XP!
Puppy is so extremely fast - the pure joy!

Greets, Mark

[docmann]

Hello Mark,
You must have been reading my mind...

I've been running the live CD version of Puppy for a week or so now and absolutely love it! Hat's off to Barry and all the other folks that have been involved with the development!

Anyway, since my laptop won't boot from a USB drive I was planning doing the XP install this weekend, so thanks for this.

Questions:
Since I'm already dual booting into another distro using grub, I'm wondering if I might expect any type of problems or conflicts using Wingrub? Based on your comments about wingrb not modifying the bootsector, I would think not, but figured I'd better ask anyway.

Also, does Puppy still load into RAM, when booting from the HD?

I'd sure hate to give up that blazing speed.

-Doc-

[Allan]

Thanks!
Very easy to use, but unfortunately I ran into some kind of problem when I tried it on my old laptop (Dell latitude cpi p2/366-256ram)
After choosing puppy 1.0.5 from bootlist I only get to grub prompt instead of booting.

[docmann]

[royscott]

WGET would not work for me. I was able to download the ISO file from the site and place it in the proper location. The installer then ran OK. The system will not boot using the dual boot loader though as it does not like the version of hal.dll that I have with XP SP2. I do not want to change any Windows files so I would like information on how to safely remove both the Puppy and the installer.

[MU]

Doc, Allan:

So please try the following steps manually.

First check, if all files are there:
c:\usr_cram.fs
c:\pup001
c:\puppylinux\1.0.5\vmlinuz
c:\puppylinux\1.0.5\image.gz
c:\puppylinux\1.0.5\grub\menu.lst
c:\puppylinux\1.0.5\grub\Stage1
c:\puppylinux\1.0.5\grub\Stage2

If yes,first part of installation was ok.


Now try to run Grub manually in a DOS-Window:

c:\program files\Xp-Puppylinux-Installer\resource\puppyboot\resource\grubinstall -d C: -1 c:\puppylinux1.0.5\grub\stage1 -2 c:\puppylinux1.0.5\grub\stage2 -m c:\puppylinux1.0.5\grub\menu.lst

If it works then, I must make a modification to the installer.

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Maybe also copy the installer from c:\program files\ to c:\
Maybe there is a problem with spaces in the Pathname, Though I tested that.

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Doc, yes, you can use it aside another Grubinstall (not Wingrub, but the "real" Grub).
I have the Linux-Grub started in the Bootsector of hda, it allows me to choose Windows and Mandrakelinux and another Puppy.
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Maybe the error has to do with Service Pack 2.
I will try to install it tonight.


Mark

[MU]

Royscott,

delete

c:\usr_cram.fs
c:\pup001
c:\puppylinux1.0.5\

Then type in a dosbox:
ATTRIB -R -H -S C:\boot.ini

Now open C:\boot.ini in the Windows-Notepad and remove the line with Puppy.
Save and in a Dosbox:
ATTRIB +R +H +S C:\boot.ini

Then uninstall the Puppy-Installer in the WindowsControlPanel -> Software.

Mark

[Allan]

[Guest]

[MU]

I must admit I have no idea currently.

The message seems to be ok.

I will have to google to find some hints, this may take some days.
Doc, Allen, do you also have the service pack 2 installed?

I don't, but will do it today or tomorrow.

Greets, Mark

[Allan]

[MU]

Ok, so it might be a bug with SP2.
I know from a Software called Netobjects Fusion (Windows HTML-Designer), that has several problems after SP2 was installed.

This will require some testing and recherche.

Thanks for the answers pointig me in this direction.
Mark

[docmann]

Hello Mark,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you... a 4 letter word (work) got in the way of playing with puppy.

Yes, I am also running SP2. I don't know if this is meaningful to solving the problem or not, but compare the following..

The command line options you specified in your post above generates: