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jafadmin
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 Posted: Wed 06 May 2009, 20:38 Post subject:
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Just like how the LiveCD boots.
The problem is this; I have a Thinkpad X60 laptop that doesn't have a native CD drive so I'm stuck booting it with a USB thumb. I'd like to have the save file on the HD so it doesn't write back to the thumbdrive for saves.
How do I get a thumb install to check the HD for .2fs files like the Live CD does?
Thanks in advance. I searched for a couple of hours. It's probably stupid simple, but I'm drawing a blank here. 
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rcrsn51
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
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Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Try this:
1. Copy the pup_xxx.sfs file onto your hard drive.
2. Go to your thumb drive and open the file syslinux.cfg.
3. You should see the argument "pmedia=usbflash". Change it to "pmedia=atahd".
When the thumb drive boots, this will force it to look on the hard drive for the .sfs file. It will then save the pup_save.2fs file in the same place.
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jafadmin
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Very close. You got me looking in the right place.
It needed "pmedia=cd" (even though the machine has no cd drive)
That made it look on all drives for all .2fs files.
Thanks!
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jafadmin
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That is MONSTER!
I can boot with the thumbdrive and choose between the .2fs file on the machine's HD or the one on the USB thumb. If I use the one on the local HD I can remove the thumbdrive once puppy boots. It no longer needs the thumbdrive for anything.
Man, that's beautiful.
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irishrm
Joined: 14 Mar 2009
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This is something I would also like to do. Could you help me find the file syslinux.cfg. I have been using Puppy for some time but am not great at finding my way around. Thanks irishrm.
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jafadmin
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| irishrm wrote: | | This is something I would also like to do. Could you help me find the file syslinux.cfg. I have been using Puppy for some time but am not great at finding my way around. Thanks irishrm. |
the easiest way is to boot a machine with a LiveCD then insert and mount the thumbdrive. You'll find the .cfg file in the root of the usb thumbdrive.
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irishrm
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Thanks for that jafadmin. It worked well. Its great to be able to pick up so many tips here on the forums. Irishrm
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