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version 1.9.1 'unknown' entries

#331 Post by step »

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gcmartin

#332 Post by gcmartin »

@Shinobar

As I know you offer Precise in 2 versions; one of which is Precise-571JP, I offer this idea for booting into the 2 languages you currently support.

Open the attached file in a text editor AS IS!

Hope this helps
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grub4dos-0.4.4.v1.9.2

#333 Post by shinobar »

UPDATE: grub4dos-0.4.4.v1.9.2.pet (2014-07-20)
http://shino.pos.to/linux/puppy/
#20Jul14 v1.9.2: grub2, titles, bootable mbr detection
Downloads for Puppy Linux [url]http://shino.pos.to/linux/downloads.html[/url]

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#334 Post by don570 »

I installed the newest version.
A full install of Quirky tahr by Barry Kauler . The result --->

Image

I include the terminal output if you're interested.

It did work with Tahrpup and Racy distros.

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I have a suggestion:

I have a lot of frugal installations so the list of operating systems
available is very long and I can't see the OK button at the end of the list.
I have to use alt key. So I suggest putting the OK button at the top or side of window.

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Too many Frugals here too

#335 Post by davids45 »

G'day shinobar,

I was about to go searching this thread but don570 has exactly my problem.

I was trying to rescue an old hard drive, which had more than 20 Frugal Puppies plus about ten Puppy Fulls. I was removing old Windows & Ubuntu partitions through which the hard drive had been booting.

I installed a new Pup to sda1 but when I tried to set up Grub4Dos, the Puppy list (box) went off the bottom of the screen and I could not 'Move' or 'Resize' the box to see the 'OK' button.

A scroll bar for the listing would be good so all the possible Puppies could be seen, but if that is too difficult or time-consuming, I too would appreciate the 'OK' button at the top of the dialog box.

Thanks & regards,
David S.

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Computer won't boot Puppy Linux.

#336 Post by sheldonisaac »

Someone could use help with a computer that does not boot Puppy Linux.
Please see http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=95728

Thank you,
Sheldon
Dell E6410: BusterPup, BionicPup64, Xenial, etc
Intel DQ35JOE, Dell Vostro 430
Dell Inspiron, Acer Aspire One, EeePC 1018P

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#337 Post by bigpup »

Running Tahrpup 6.0 CE
Puppy Universal Installer to do a frugal install on a hard drive.
When you get to the point of naming the install location.
It gives as an example "puppyfiles/pup6.0" for a name to use for location of the frugal install.
If you use that name.
Grub4dos config(v1.9.2) does not recognize that name as a Puppy install location.
No entry will be made in the menu.lst for that frugal install.

If you use the default location name "tahr6.0frugal".
Grub4dos config finds it and puts entry in menu.lst

One not working is two directories deep, if that has anything to do with it.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
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#338 Post by bigpup »

Tahrpup 6.0.2
Full install to hard drive

V1.9.2

Grub4dos Bootloader config is not able to make a tittle entry for Puppies as frugal installs.

From my latest menu.lst.

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# menu.lst produced by grub4dosconfig-v1.9.2
color white/blue black/cyan white/black cyan/black
#splashimage=/splash.xpm
timeout 10
default 0

# Frugal installed Puppy

title Unknown ()
  uuid 60a52c2e-48d5-47a5-9f9d-8a312996d1f6
  kernel /vmlinuz  pmedia=atahd  pfix=fsck
  initrd /initrd.gz

title Unknown (sda5)
  uuid 00aa0274-75d7-402d-ab7c-4e0f2d973e6a
  kernel /vmlinuz  pmedia=atahd  pfix=fsck
  initrd /initrd.gz

title Unknown (sda5)
  uuid 00aa0274-75d7-402d-ab7c-4e0f2d973e6a
  kernel /vmlinuz  pmedia=atahd  pfix=fsck
  initrd /initrd.gz

title Unknown (sdb1)
  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /tahr64_6.0.2/
  kernel /vmlinuz  pmedia=usbflash  pfix=fsck
  initrd /initrd.gz

# Full installed Linux

title Linux (sda2)
  uuid 60a52c2e-48d5-47a5-9f9d-8a312996d1f6
  kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 ro
  initrd /initrd.gz

title Tahrpup 6.0.1 (sda3/boot)
  uuid add3bbc4-3d00-442f-8792-b8b1e12ba6a2
  kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 ro

title Slacko Puppy 5.7.0 (sda7/boot)
  uuid 2a7dc791-ef27-4a70-ae9e-f59d14bdfa18
  kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda7 ro

# Windows
# this entry searches Windows on the HDD and boot it up
title Windows\nBoot up Windows if installed
  errorcheck off
  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd  /bootmgr
  chainloader /bootmgr
  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd  /ntldr
  chainloader /ntldr
  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd   /io.sys
  chainloader /io.sys
  errorcheck on

# Advanced Menu
title Advanced menu
  configfile /menu-advanced.lst
  commandline
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#339 Post by slavvo67 »

IF the MBR is already toast on a PC but I can still boot Puppy through CD, is there any downside in trying to install Grub4Dos on that computer?

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#340 Post by bigpup »

It should work OK unless there is something physically wrong with the mbr section of the hard drive.

Grub4dos does give you options for locations to place it on the hard drive other than the mbr.

I usually always install it to the mbr with no problem.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
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#341 Post by Les Kerf »

slavvo67 wrote:IF the MBR is already toast on a PC but I can still boot Puppy through CD, is there any downside in trying to install Grub4Dos on that computer?
I have botched up the MBR on computers and then installed Grub4Dos, thereby salvaging everything.

I salvage and recycle computers, then give them away with Puppy Linux installed; I use Grub4dos on those machines exclusively.
Les

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#342 Post by bigpup »

Les Kerf,

Are you seeing, what I reported, a few posts up, when Grub4dos is run in the newest versions of Puppy?

For me, it does not make a title entry for any frugal installs it finds.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected :shock:
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#343 Post by Les Kerf »

The newest Puppy I use is Slacko 5.7, so have not had any problems. I have limited bandwidth so don't get new ISO files very often.

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Is possible to detect my yumi's grub?

#344 Post by recobayu »

Hi All. I have a flashdisk that contain linux starter installation and windows by yumi. Is possible to grub4dos to automatically detect my yumi's grub? Because if I use grub4dos, I only can see puppy's folder, oh and also grub2 too. I think this is very great if grub4dos can automatically detect another grub like yumi's grub or multisystem's grub.
Thanks. :)

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#345 Post by don570 »

If grub4dos can't see the flashdrive then try dragging the menu.lst file
that grub uses to sda1 partition of your hard drive.

Another suggestion: PLOP works well with USB Flash drives.

http://www.plop.at/
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#346 Post by Burn_IT »

You will never be able to boot direct from any flash drive that is not detected by the BIOS.
Plop does go a little way towards helping by supplying some extra support. but even then the device must be supported by the Plop drivers and Plop itself must be located on a BIOS detectable device.
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#347 Post by don570 »

grub or grub4dos needs to installed somewhere.


For PLOP to work the USB flash drive must be truly bootable.
Barry Kauler uses syslinux. He's very careful about what version he uses.

I don't have any problems with April64 on a USB drive and PLOP using the script

4install-quirky-to-drive.

The details are here

Here is how plop looks when I choose the USB drive to boot the distro...

Image


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jlst

#348 Post by jlst »

There is a grub4dos 'fork' that is being actively developed since 2010. The developer is a Chinese.

Here is a tutorial that can be used as a starting point regarding this grub4dos 'fork'
http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/grub4dos

Github
https://github.com/chenall/grub4dos

Blog/News
http://grub4dos.chenall.net/

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I compiled grub4dos v0.4.5c git20150424 and a few utilities.

This pkg replaces:
/usr/lib/grub4dos/grldr
/usr/sbin/bootlace.com

And adds:
/usr/lib/grub4dos/grldr.mbr
/usr/lib/grub4dos/grub.pif
/usr/lib/grub4dos/menu.wee
/usr/lib/grub4dos/wee63start
/usr/lib/grub4dos/wee63.mbr
/usr/lib/grub4dos/wee127.mbr
/usr/sbin/bootlace64.com
/usr/sbin/weesetup

This is for TESTING purposes only, maybe the developers can find new ways to expand their horizon..

Pelo

Video tutorial

#349 Post by Pelo »

Postponed as Video disappeared ! The matter was to explain by image what french does not understand in english linux language... :?
video now here, by a click on the blue.

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#350 Post by bigpup »

There is a bug in Grub4dos v1.9.2

If you install to a USB hard drive

Grub4dos will find the Puppy OS on the USB hard drive and make a boot menu entry.
The entry will not boot. Will not find the Puppy_sfs.

The bug:
The pmedia entry is wrong.

The entry will have pmedia=atahd

It needs to be pmedia=usbhd

With entry changed to pmedia=usbhd it boots OK.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected :shock:
YaPI(any iso installer)

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