Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

scaru · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 10

Can anyone give me advice on setting up puppy linux on the MK-802? I have the second version of the MK-802.

So far I tried simply creating a bootable micro sd card for puppy linux, sadly when I plugged it into the MK-802 the screen just displayed a bunch of green lines. (I can get a picture of that if needed for some reason)

I've also tried a number of other versions of linux as I documented here. (On another forum)

http://budgetlightforum.com/node/18640

So what am I doing wrong? I'm guessing it is something fairly simple.

starhawk · Posted: Sun 10 Feb 2013, 20:59 Post subject:

MK802 is ARM based, not anything like your average desktop or laptop inside (which are usually x86).

You'll have to try to get PARM running -- but IIRC that's only really designed to work with the Pi.

Might check out Bodhi Linux, they might have an ARM port for the MK802, don't remember for sure tho.

scaru · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 10

starhawk · Posted: Sun 10 Feb 2013, 21:22 Post subject:

IIRC, PARM is a general term for any Puppy that runs on ARM -- Puppi is it right now, I think.

Sorry, I'm not up on ARM stuff too much -- I have a very incompatible CX-01 Android Cloud Stick and that's it. (I refuse to use RasPi until they stick a VGA connector on there, as a matter of economics and principles.)

Here's the PARM page on the Puppy Wikka --> http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PARM

HTH.

scaru · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 10

Just tired Puppi Sap which also didn't work, it just booted straight into android. Sad

Anyone else have any ideas?

starhawk · Posted: Sun 10 Feb 2013, 21:35 Post subject:

This might help --

http://liliputing.com/2012/06/puppy-linux-on-the-mk802-74-mini-pc.html

scaru · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 10

starhawk · Posted: Sun 10 Feb 2013, 22:46 Post subject:

No idea, then. Sorry Embarassed

Hopefully someone else will happen along and help out.

EDIT: did the one thing I could think of -- I've PMed Barry Kauler (username BarryK) who is the creator and head honcho developer of Puppy / Puppi. He's the one who makes the "official" Puppies.

Hopefully he'll have time to pop over here and help out.

scaru · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 10

Ok, thanks for the help Starhawk!

mini-jaguar · Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 402

I don't know if it'll be of any help, but you can also try that Arch Linux derivative on the last page of the Raspberry Puppi thread: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=77714&start=225

scaru · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 10

scaru · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 10

scaru · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 10

Ok, just tried Puppy Linux when made via Unetbootin, that also did not work. It just booted straight into Android.

scaru · Joined: 10 Feb 2013 Posts: 10

Lubuntu via Unetbootin also didn't work, just booted straight into android. Sad

starhawk · Posted: Mon 11 Feb 2013, 20:44 Post subject:

scaru, do something for me --

Put that SD card into a computer running Puppy, and install PupPi on it, from the lilliputing article I linked to before.

Then, afterwards (make sure the SD card is not mounted!) open gparted. Select the SD card as the drive to look at. Right-click on the OS partition (if there's more than one) and select "manage flags" from the list.

Make sure there is a checkmark in the box next to "boot" in that dialog box. As in, if it's not checked, check it, but if it is checked, do nothing.

Close the box, close gparted, pull the card, and try again with your MK802.

If that little box isn't checked, then NOTHING will boot from it -- that's what tells the BIOS (etc) that it's a bootable disk!