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[nooby]

This is about Ubuntu and Debian more than about Puppy.

I tested a brand new version of deft linux found it on DistroWatch.

http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=07071

I used my cheating iso boot code. It really is cheating so ...


title Deft 7 forensic 2011 frugal iso boot of deft7 live boots okay
find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /deft7.iso
kernel /deft7/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/deft7.iso locale=en_US console-setup/modelcode=pc105 console-setup/layoutcode=se noeject noprompt
initrd /deft7/casper/initrd.lz

compare with similar code for Netrunner

title Netrunner 2011 frugal iso boot of netrunner-4.0.iso live keyb=se
find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /netrunner-4.0.iso
kernel /netrunner40/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/netrunner.seed boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/netrunner-4.0.iso locale=en_US console-setup/modelcode=pc105 console-setup/layoutcode=se noeject noprompt
initrd /netrunner40/casper/initrd.lz

Which also boot but this one for Asturix did not boot

title asturix 4 iso boot frugal ntfs using netrunner's vmlinuz and initrd.lz did not boot with original
find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /asturix/casper/initrd.gz
kernel /asturix/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/custom.seed boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/asturix4-i386.iso noeject noprompt
initrd /asturix/casper/initrd.gz

So I borrowed the vmlinuz and initrd from another Ubuntu
and that booted a mix between that version and the Asturix.

It lacked the docking bar so one most likely have to find
how to activate that one. All else was asturix and not
Netrunner nor Linux Mint. I tested with both. Both booted
and made a hybrid of themselves and Asturix.

I would want to patch Asturix so it does boot.

It fails to find the index files. I have no idea what that
refers to? What is an index file?

Do we have such in Puppy? Can I somehow sift out those
files and place them somewhere or change the boot so
it finds them where they are? link to Asturix
http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=07065

Why I don't ask in the Ubuntu forum or Asturix forum?
Generally no Ubuntu user or even Develpoer have even
heard of frugal install. And if they have heard about it
then they are very much against it and especially the
cheating way I do it.
Many times they ahve asked me. Why don't you do full
install on a linux partition. That is how one shall use linux.

[sunburnt]

Hi nooby; The kernel (vmlinuz) is written in C, and so are patches for it.

initrd.gz is easy to modify. Extract it with cpio, modify it, and cpio it again.