Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Flash · Posted: Wed 21 Nov 2012, 20:36 Post_subject:

I believe a frugal install will boot into RAM by using the "puppy pfix=ram" boot option, but I've never tried it because I've never ran Puppy from anything but a DVD. Smile

pieman390 · Joined: 18 Nov 2012 Posts: 12

I did it

thank you guys so much!

Flash · Posted: Wed 21 Nov 2012, 23:42 Post_subject:

Come on, don't just say you did it. Confused

Tell us what the problem turned out to be and how you solved it. Smile

pieman390 · Joined: 18 Nov 2012 Posts: 12

oh lol alright.. what i think made me get the error the first time is i think i didnt partition it right.. oscar said that the splitting of the partitions was instant and i had no clue why he said that because when i tried it it was going to take 2 and a half hours total.. but i tried it again this time.. dont remember what i did different.. and it was instant this time!

oh one more thing.. how do i get puppy linux slacko to use the swap parition? does it do it automatically or do i have to do something for it to use it?

Flash · Posted: Thu 22 Nov 2012, 00:52 Post_subject:

I think Puppy looks for a swap partition when it boots and uses it if it finds one. You should be able to tell by running the command free from the console. So, does Windows still boot OK? That's the real test of whether the partitioning went off without a hitch.

pieman390 · Joined: 18 Nov 2012 Posts: 12

i tried the free command it is working! Smile

and i switched to windows right now and windows is working fine too!

thank you guys!

today is a good day! Smile