Thanks for the additional comments Retro.
Your idea of using Puppy to modify boot.ini so you don't have to worry about the system and hidden bits is useful.
When I created Lin'N'Win one of its targets was to allow people who did not have CD writers to install Puppy and try it out. Therefore, I could not assume they could boot Puppy to modify the boot.ini.
Also, it was geared to people familiar with Windows but not Linux. Consequently, I tried to use Windows tools as much as possible.
Despite that - if you are familiar with Puppy and can boot it then using it to modify boot.ini is a welcome simplification of the process.
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Hi Brian,ICPUG wrote:Despite that - if you are familiar with Puppy and can
boot it then using it to modify boot.ini is a welcome simplification of the
process.
Reading the above line - a thought crossed my mind. DOS and Unix
use different line endings.
DOS : carriage return / linefeed
Unix : linefeed
If the user drops the CR by using a Linux editor, I wonder if the
boot.ini file still gets read right when booting.
Bruce
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I edited my boot.ini with Geany, on my XP system, and it worked fine.Bruce B wrote:Hi Brian,ICPUG wrote:Despite that - if you are familiar with Puppy and can
boot it then using it to modify boot.ini is a welcome simplification of the
process.
Reading the above line - a thought crossed my mind. DOS and Unix
use different line endings.
DOS : carriage return / linefeed
Unix : linefeed
If the user drops the CR by using a Linux editor, I wonder if the
boot.ini file still gets read right when booting.
Bruce
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RTG, do you mean with the windows version of geany?
It might be that that version acts differently as the linux version.
It might be that that version acts differently as the linux version.
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That would work because Geany notices the line endings - changes mode to preserve them.RetroTechGuy wrote: I edited my boot.ini with Geany, on my XP system, and it worked
fine.
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Oh, sorry. I didn't know that there was a Windows version of Geany (I just use Notepad under Windows).Béèm wrote:RTG, do you mean with the windows version of geany?
It might be that that version acts differently as the linux version.
I used the Geany editor installed in Puppy (since I booted Puppy, and modified the boot.ini from there -- no "unprotect" and "unhide" of Windows files needed).
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Interesting, and useful to know.Bruce B wrote:That would work because Geany notices the line endings - changes mode to preserve them.RetroTechGuy wrote: I edited my boot.ini with Geany, on my XP system, and it worked
fine.
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My favorite command line editor ("mg") is OS aware, and converts to the local ending type (so a DOS/Win CR-LF text file is converted to Linux LF, upon edit and save). Of course, that isn't always what you want...
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Geany for windowsRetroTechGuy wrote:Oh, sorry. I didn't know that there was a Windows version of Geany (I just use Notepad under Windows).Béèm wrote:RTG, do you mean with the windows version of geany?
It might be that that version acts differently as the linux version.
I used the Geany editor installed in Puppy (since I booted Puppy, and modified the boot.ini from there -- no "unprotect" and "unhide" of Windows files needed).
Time savers:
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
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Use peppyy's [url=http://wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html]puppysearch[/url]
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
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