Actually what I'm referring to is making a full install to an empty drive from a running live CD that has been beat into shape - display works, network works ...

The installer should, IMO, look at the specifics of the running system and dupe them into the system it installed.

OK, I'm running Puppy (Puppeee ...) from CD or USB stick and I've finally got it beat into shape where its fully functional and I install it. The resulting install doesn't have any inkling of the all the work I've invested - its brain dead! And it isn't just Puppy that has the problem, I haven't see...

Intel 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connector - recognized as Intel 82567V-2 network Working thru the Q&A with either network set-up wizard tells me that everything is working correctly and is connected. Any attempt to use the network connection to the internet fails with the message that there isn't...

Lucid Puppy with (or without) "instant" update Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset - recognized as Intel 4 series integrated graphics controller rev 3 Acer P191W LCD monitor - apparently not recognized at all Booting from CD without anything saved brings up the correct 1400 X 900 display and eve...

Allowing the default start-up A message says vesa won't work (but we knew that!) Allowing xorg CHOOSE 1024x768 - 24 bit is necessary 16 bit won't do Boots right up as its supposed to ;-) Saved files to HD and Puppy restarts pretty quickly. After all this time x finally works. MANY THANKS to the folk...

But Dougal, I said that I ran xwin with the same result ;-( The xorgwizard was a "just in case" sort of thing.

I still can't figure out what you want Dougal. What you seem to want is that this line appear as the last line in xorg.conf: #PuppyHardwareProfile=Trident_CYBER_8620TOS5082 Given that I hand made an xorg.conf stealing much of the listing from Xubuntu's xorg.conf. Here 'tis: #Special base config file...

I simply don't understand the code of xorgwizard so I can't find what you're suggesting that I add.

What language is that anyway?

Dave

Notice also that probe didn't have a lot of luck with the pointing device either - mine has the built-in eraser pointer between the G H & B keys and a Logitech Trackman Marble in the PS2 port. There is a thread in the How-To's suggesting that any working xorg.conf for this computer be inserted i...

We seem to be getting somewhere but I don't know where! The "probing..." line appeared The window offering the choice of Xorg or VESA appeared - choose Xorg some other lines appeared - not error messages Apparently it wasn't able to figure out the video so it offered a list of reoslutions ...

Ok I'm confused - what debug script?

Could you give me a bit more detail of what files I'm fooling around with - what files I have to load that aren't on the CD ...

Dave

I'm not sure how a file other than xorg.conf0 could be used since there seems to be no other xorg.(anything) file in /etc/X11. Looking at it, there does seem to be a path supplied however the Load "type1" and Load "freetype" occur before the FontPath is specified - is that the ri...

First try editing xorgwizard2d: puppy pfix=ram,nox mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/flash -t vfat mp /mnt/flash/xorgwizard2d edited all the "clear" lines as '# clear' saved as /usr/sbin/xorgwizard2d and /mnt/flash/x-wiz2d xorgwizard2d Puppy Video Wizard window opens after a few seconds select 'xorg' t...

Any way that I could edit some file to redirect the output to the pen drive? It would have to close the file and amend the next output or nothing will be flushed to the pen drive tho.

BTW using the 'mp' editor isn't a big deal.

Dave

DaveR, thanks for continuing to pursue this problem. My debug version is giving us more to work with. .... Boot up with "pfix=ram,nox" to keep things clean. At the prompt enter "Xorg -configure -verbose" and hope that it displays something before it hangs. Half a screen of white ...

OK I'm back to bug you again. Followed your Nov 17 directions - both of them - with the same result as before - system hang after the pink probing line flashes on the screen. Followed your Nov 18 directions - using xorgwizard2d - with the same result as before - complete system hang after the pink p...

Still no luck ;-( edited the problem-adapters file to include my "oem: Trident CYBER 8620" line boot from CD command "puppy pfix=nox" all OK to #_ prompt plug-in pen drive then mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/flash ls /mnt/flash cp /mnt/flash/proble~2 /etc/X11/problem-adapters cp /mnt/flash...

rewin, before I forget it my "oem:" is followed by 1 space - oem: Trident CYBER 8620
I'll give the new wizard a try in a little while
Dave

dalderton, thanks for thinking about my problem but I don't understand your post. Is the "if [..." line quoted below what you want me to modify? How should it read? #For some Tecra (8000) and Portege laptops, avoid Xvesa hang by substituting an Xmodes list known to work; also enable 800x60...

Thanks for the quick come-back rewin. This time I let 'mp' copy the line from the output of 'ddcprobe' and paste it into my new '/etc/X11/problem-adapters' file. I verified that there was no line feed at the end of the line. ran 'xorgwizard-tecra-trident' - this time I could see that the pink text s...