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by goossbears
Thu 23 Oct 2014, 17:56
Forum: Announcements
Topic: boycott systemd
Replies: 397
Views: 215574

Note that Puppy Slacko should be binary-compatible with Slackware Linux's packages. Slackware Linux itself currently uses the BSD-style init system, instead of the SystemV init system that systemd is trying to obliterate. FWIW, I'm currently trying to use a tried-and-true SLAX Linux liveUSB to backu...
by goossbears
Sat 09 Jul 2011, 03:16
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Successfully running Puppy ttuuxxx 2.14X-top8?
Replies: 2
Views: 3810

Believe that you need to add "root=/dev/ram0" (minus the quotes) to the kernel line of the menu.lst as discussed here http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=539774#539774 Wonder why this menu.lst entry wasn't listed in the sample /tmp/<file> following the completion of the 2.14X Fru...
by goossbears
Thu 07 Jul 2011, 02:51
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Successfully running Puppy ttuuxxx 2.14X-top8?
Replies: 2
Views: 3810

Successfully running Puppy ttuuxxx 2.14X-top8?

Am getting a halt-message after successfully (I thought) frugally-installing Puppy ttuuxxx 2.14X-top8 onto /dev/hda6 a.k.a. hd0,5. /dev/hda6 contains these key files as part of the Frugal install and its saved session: - vmlinuz - initrd.gz - pup_214X.sfs - zdrv_214X.sfs - pup_save.2fs Boot start-up...
by goossbears
Fri 03 Jun 2011, 00:36
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Legacy OS 2 Released (Download Now!)
Replies: 99
Views: 106885

Legacy OS is still perfectly suitable for installation on older and low-resource computers, as well as modern hardware.
Any further info on the Recommended and Absolute MINIMUM hardware specs Legacy OS 2 can run acceptably on :?:
by goossbears
Thu 26 May 2011, 18:46
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: LOADLIN to boot Wary?
Replies: 24
Views: 14108

LOADLIN to boot Wary?

I have an old Pentium I-MMX 200MHz desktop PC with 64MB RAM, a 2.2GB hd, a 4X CD-ROM, and sucessfully have DOS 6.22 installed. What modifications to DOS's LOADLIN Linux loader would I need to run Puppy Linux "Wary" as a Frugal Install in a logical partition on this low-end PC?? Some detail...