1. Installation of the first puppy with the bootloader
a. Load one of the puppies that you want to install in the usb flash drive.
b. Go Menu->Setup->Puppy universal installer
c.At the screen which will appear choose the first option "USB Flash drive"
The next steps (till 2) are easy to follow by reading the messages, but I'm just making them very analytic (maybe too much):
d. Will pop a screen asking you which drive to install to, choose the one you want
e. Then Will follow a window asking you at which partition you want to install, select it by clicking on it.
f. After that will appear an information window, just to be sure that you didn't do any mistake
g. A window will come out asking you where are the files of the puppy you want to install, with 2 options "cd" and "directory". If you have load the puppy from a live cd just click the "CD" option, else the "Directory" option. Click on the iso and it will be automatically mounted under "/mnt/", navigate to it and select the "vmlinuz" file and click ok.
h. In the following window I've chosen the default option and worked. In case it doesn't work with you you'll have to try the other options.
i. If the partition doesn't have the flag "boot" will ask you to make it by using gparted. You have to do it. So click "GParted", right click on the partition you want to install to, select "Manage Flags" and select the "boot" flag and close gparted.
j. Next window just select the "default"
k. Will pop up a window, in the first option if you are sure just click "enter". Next if you want to wipe the contents of that partition click a character and then enter, else if you want to keep them just press "enter". At the next option I suggest to type a character and then press "enter". and when it finishes again "enter" to close.
That's it you have finished with the installation of the first puppy at the usb flash drive
2. Now you have a flash drive or a partition with the following files:
initrd.gz
ldlinux.sys
pup/quirky/"whatever you have chosen to install".sys
syslinux.cfg
USBFLASH
vmlinuz
a. Make a folder with whatever name you want, but with only western (english) characters let's say puppy, and move in the folder the next files:
initrd.gz
pup/quirky/"whatever you have chosen to install".sys
USBFLASH
vmlinuz
b. Right click at the syslinux.cfg and open it as text.
You'll see something like the next:
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default vmlinuz initrd=initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy nosmp
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PROMPT 1
TIMEOUT 0
DEFAULT 1
DISPLAY menu.txt
LABEL 1
KERNEL /the subfolder you made/vmlinuz
APPEND initrd=/the subfolder you made/initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy nosmp psubdir=the subdir you made
click on it and paste the following:
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1.- "the name you want to call it, e.x: Puppy Linux 431"
3.Adding more puppies/live linuxes
a. You open the iso, make a new folder and put inside the next files:
initrd.gz
pup/quirky/"whatever you have chosen to install".sys
vmlinuz
Also copy inside the folder the "USBFLASH" file.
b. Open the file "syslinux.cfg" as a text and add the following:
LABEL (A number for any linux you install), for example:
KERNEL /the name of the folder you made previously/vmlinuz, for example:
APPEND initrd=/the name of the folder you made previously/initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy nosmp psubdir=the name of the folder you made previously
So you will have something like that:
"LABEL 2
KERNEL /quirky010/vmlinuz
APPEND initrd=/quirky010/initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy nosmp psubdir=quirky010"
The nosmp option can be omitted if you are using an smp processor
Save the file with the changes
c. Open the "menu.txt" and add the following:
The number you chose at the previous step, ".- " (a fullstop, a dash and a space) and the name you want to be seen in the monitor when choosing which to boot. For example:
"2.- Quirky Linux 010"
This way you'll have as many puppies, woofs, quirkies you want in a single usb thumb drive, each on a separate folder.
upnorth gives us also a slightly different configuration directions, how to use Plop bootloader, kolibri os and menuet os
In my case I have installed puppy-431 and quirky-010 and the configuration files are,
syslinux.cfg:
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PROMPT 1
TIMEOUT 0
DEFAULT 1
DISPLAY menu.txt
LABEL 1
KERNEL /puppy431/vmlinuz
APPEND initrd=/puppy431/initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy psubdir=puppy431
LABEL 2
KERNEL /quirky010/vmlinuz
APPEND initrd=/quirky010/initrd.gz pmedia=usbflash pfix=copy psubdir=quirky010
and menu.txt:
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1.- Puppy Linux 431
2.- Quirky Linux 010
so when booting from the flash drive I get the options:
1.- Puppy Linux 431
2.- Quirky Linux 010
boot:_
and I just type the number I want to boot from and press "enter".
I hope it's clear enough to follow the steps. But if you have any questions or suggestions in order to make it clearer please tell me.[/quote]