Puppy Linux Windows Installer - LICK v1.3.3 released
Not so long ago I finally updated the Lin'N'WinNewB project notes with the method for Windows 7 as used in the Windows Installer.
I recently had some feedback which suggested a failure of Lin'N'Win when trying to install to a Windows 7 PC which has a boot option back to legacy Windows XP.
The Windows Installer creates a real-mode boot option in the bcd of Windows 7 and I am wondering if this clashes with the boot option that Windows creates for Windows XP (even though it is called Windows Legacy OS, in this case).
I cannot really test my thoughts as I do not have Windows XP on my Windows 7 machine.
I'm posting this to find out if somebody has successfully run the Windows Installer on a dual booting Windows 7 / Windows XP machine.
If my thoughts on the clash of boot loaders is correct then my thoughts to a solution are to use the windows XP bootloader as normal to boot Puppy. On bootup of the triple booting machine one would first choose Windows XP and then Linux from the Windows XP bootloader menu.
Any comments?
I recently had some feedback which suggested a failure of Lin'N'Win when trying to install to a Windows 7 PC which has a boot option back to legacy Windows XP.
The Windows Installer creates a real-mode boot option in the bcd of Windows 7 and I am wondering if this clashes with the boot option that Windows creates for Windows XP (even though it is called Windows Legacy OS, in this case).
I cannot really test my thoughts as I do not have Windows XP on my Windows 7 machine.
I'm posting this to find out if somebody has successfully run the Windows Installer on a dual booting Windows 7 / Windows XP machine.
If my thoughts on the clash of boot loaders is correct then my thoughts to a solution are to use the windows XP bootloader as normal to boot Puppy. On bootup of the triple booting machine one would first choose Windows XP and then Linux from the Windows XP bootloader menu.
Any comments?
Thanks noryb009. I shall progress that thought with my contact. Unfortunately, I was not given a description of what actually happened when it failed. The contact solved the problem by reinstalling Windows 7 and reapplying Lin'N'Win! I may have lost the ability to find out what happened.
If there is a problem then I presume the Windows Installer might be problematic with this configuration also so it would be nice to hear that a Windows Installer user has successfully triple booted with Windows 7 - Windows XP.
If there is a problem then I presume the Windows Installer might be problematic with this configuration also so it would be nice to hear that a Windows Installer user has successfully triple booted with Windows 7 - Windows XP.
Very Slow boot
I installed slacko 5.5 PAE using the most recent exe installer on my windows 7 computer. It works fine and fast till I save my setup before I reboot. If I save my setup in an ext4 520MB file then next boot takes 5 minutes. Therefore, there is some thing wrong with the installer. It works fine if I go back to windows and delete my saved file. I tried on two computers and I have same issue. There was no such issue with slacko 5.4 PAE exe installer.
How can I fix the slow boot and performance issue? Thanks
How can I fix the slow boot and performance issue? Thanks
Boot is always successful. On a computer with a ssd it take more than 2 minutes to boot. On other computer boot takes 4-5 minuter and there is a lot of hd activity that should not be there since sfs file is in ram. No change after a number of boots. If I delete my 4fs file then boot takes less than 30s.
Those two parts happen after the part that the windows installer controls, so it's unlikely that the windows installer is causing the slowdown. The best thing to do is probably post the problem in the users forum.
I'm guessing that the problem is with X starting up. When you boot up, go to"Start Puppy Linux", press escape, (I think you have to select "OK" or something here), highlight Puppy 550 PAE, press e, change "pfix=fsck" to "pfix=fsck,nox". The startup will leave you at a terminal. If you get to this point quickly, and the hard drive light is not on, then the problem is X starting up. At this stage, type "xwin", followed by an enter. If X takes a long time to start, the problem is definitely X starting up.
I'm guessing that the problem is with X starting up. When you boot up, go to"Start Puppy Linux", press escape, (I think you have to select "OK" or something here), highlight Puppy 550 PAE, press e, change "pfix=fsck" to "pfix=fsck,nox". The startup will leave you at a terminal. If you get to this point quickly, and the hard drive light is not on, then the problem is X starting up. At this stage, type "xwin", followed by an enter. If X takes a long time to start, the problem is definitely X starting up.
The problem is X starting up the second time, after the save file has been created.No. Problem is not with X start up since it works fine without 4fs file. Problem is with the installer and login.
The simplest solution is to just stay at 5.4 PAE Opera, or to install 5.5 another way. However, if you still want to use the windows installer, can you try what I posted in my last post?
Last edited by noryb009 on Mon 01 Apr 2013, 23:45, edited 1 time in total.
No idea how to make my own exe
OK, I admit the directions were a bit to essoteric for me. Prob if I had half an idea what I was doing they would but clueless so I did my own cludge to load the puppy verision I wanted.
I add puppies to my linux machine simply by making a directory, copying the proper files into it and adding an entry to my grub.
Basically I did the same thing on my windows machine thanks to the windows installer. I simply installed one of the pre-compiled installers which did all the work (grub4dos) for me. I make a folder, copy the puppy files from the ISO I'm testing that day and add an entry to the menu.lst. Done and easy.
I'll prob ask for help making my own exe in a while so I can take my favorite pup to install on friends windows pc's.
Thanks
Danneauxs
I add puppies to my linux machine simply by making a directory, copying the proper files into it and adding an entry to my grub.
Basically I did the same thing on my windows machine thanks to the windows installer. I simply installed one of the pre-compiled installers which did all the work (grub4dos) for me. I make a folder, copy the puppy files from the ISO I'm testing that day and add an entry to the menu.lst. Done and easy.
I'll prob ask for help making my own exe in a while so I can take my favorite pup to install on friends windows pc's.
Thanks
Danneauxs
Windows 8 support
Hello.
How about supporting Windows 8?
I guess we need to use the 'compatible mode' on Windows 8.
How about supporting Windows 8?
I guess we need to use the 'compatible mode' on Windows 8.
Downloads for Puppy Linux [url]http://shino.pos.to/linux/downloads.html[/url]
I tried to add windows 8 support before, but there were a lot of glitches when running it in virtual box, so I decided to leave it. I tried it again today, and it seems to be working. I've made the changes but I've only tested it on 32-bit, without UEFI or secure boot. I'm pretty sure it will work fine with 64-bit, but I'm not sure about secure boot when it is enabled.
If someone can test it on 64-bit or with UEFI/secure boot, that would be appreciated! I've compiled an installer for pUPnGO (~7MB), or you can make your own installer from the code here.
If someone can test it on 64-bit or with UEFI/secure boot, that would be appreciated! I've compiled an installer for pUPnGO (~7MB), or you can make your own installer from the code here.
Re: Windows 8 support
Thanks noryb009 for the quick response on the Windows 8 support.
Unfortunately I have no Windows 8 yet.
But I tried merging your code with PIC-NLS with Japanese.nsh to support Windows 8.
One more thing, i add *.4fs at Uninstall in the main.nsi.
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/test/
Unfortunately I have no Windows 8 yet.
But I tried merging your code with PIC-NLS with Japanese.nsh to support Windows 8.
One more thing, i add *.4fs at Uninstall in the main.nsi.
http://shino.pos.to/party/bridge.cgi?puppy/test/
Downloads for Puppy Linux [url]http://shino.pos.to/linux/downloads.html[/url]
Hopefully somebody who has windows 8 will find it and try it out.
EDIT:
Thanks, I've added this.One more thing, i add *.4fs at Uninstall in the main.nsi.
EDIT:
I've added NLS support to the main code base, but have not yet added any translations. If you want to not have to merge future code to your fork and benefit the main code at the same time, you can make a translation file here, then send it to me.But I tried merging your code with PIC-NLS with Japanese.nsh to support Windows 8.