Sorry but you credit me with more knowledge than I have. I really have no idea beyond what was posted earlier in this thread about that - you'll need to try and prompt an expert into replying!smokey01 wrote: nic2109, is there any benefit of installing (frugal) to EXT3 rather than EXT2?
How to do a FULL install of Puppy, to an empty HDD (2010)
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Thanks anyway.nic2109 wrote:Sorry but you credit me with more knowledge than I have. I really have no idea beyond what was posted earlier in this thread about that - you'll need to try and prompt an expert into replying!smokey01 wrote: nic2109, is there any benefit of installing (frugal) to EXT3 rather than EXT2?
CatDude,
just to add my thanks for an excellent how-to
following my battles with an old laptop (also greatly assisted by your article), I have had a go at wiping out a desktop and doing full install on HDD.
It took fifteen minutes and apart from the hang up at the boot screen (overcome by changing timeout to 0 ) it was dead easy
Another happy customer
Thanks
Chris
just to add my thanks for an excellent how-to
following my battles with an old laptop (also greatly assisted by your article), I have had a go at wiping out a desktop and doing full install on HDD.
It took fifteen minutes and apart from the hang up at the boot screen (overcome by changing timeout to 0 ) it was dead easy
Another happy customer
Thanks
Chris
Hello bambuko
As to the timeout, MaZZly pointed out how to get it to boot straight to the desktop in the second post.
Personally i like a timeout of at least several seconds, as i have quite a few different puppies installed, both Full & Frugals,
and it allows me to easily select whatever i decide i want to boot into.
Anyway its good to know that you found it "dead easy"
Dont you just love Puppy
CatDude
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Very glad to here it was of help to you.bambuko wrote:CatDude,
just to add my thanks for an excellent how-to
following my battles with an old laptop (also greatly assisted by your article), I have had a go at wiping out a desktop and doing full install on HDD.
It took fifteen minutes and apart from the hang up at the boot screen (overcome by changing timeout to 0 ) it was dead easy
As to the timeout, MaZZly pointed out how to get it to boot straight to the desktop in the second post.
Personally i like a timeout of at least several seconds, as i have quite a few different puppies installed, both Full & Frugals,
and it allows me to easily select whatever i decide i want to boot into.
Anyway its good to know that you found it "dead easy"
Dont you just love Puppy
Your very welcome mate.bambuko wrote: Another happy customer
Thanks
Chris
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Kudos for Catdude - make this a sticky!
As a Linux newbie, this is the best and simplest tutorial I have seen on installing Puppy to a HDD. I vote we make this a sticky and have it as the defacto how-to for installing!
Regards, Eros
Regards, Eros
Re: Kudos for Catdude - make this a sticky!
Hello ErosP
As to making it a sticky, well thats down to the moderators or someone i suppose.
Again thankyou
CatDude
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Thankyou for the kind remarks, i am glad that you found this howto helpful.ErosP wrote:As a Linux newbie, this is the best and simplest tutorial I have seen on installing Puppy to a HDD. I vote we make this a sticky and have it as the defacto how-to for installing!
Regards, Eros
As to making it a sticky, well thats down to the moderators or someone i suppose.
Again thankyou
CatDude
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Problems with GRUB on Dell Lattitude LM P166
Since my OLD laptop can't boot from a floppy, I did a reformat/full install from my desktop using a 2.5" USB external case and all seemed to go as expected.
I then pulled it out of the case and installed it in my laptop and when it gets to the GRUB loader screen it kicks out an "Error 18" almost immediately. Any idea what that error is and where I might be going wrong?
I'm trying to breath new life into this dinosaur of a laptop and looks like Puppy will be the ticket... IF I can get it on my system.
I then pulled it out of the case and installed it in my laptop and when it gets to the GRUB loader screen it kicks out an "Error 18" almost immediately. Any idea what that error is and where I might be going wrong?
I'm trying to breath new life into this dinosaur of a laptop and looks like Puppy will be the ticket... IF I can get it on my system.
Hi jcrichardson30360
Welcome to the kennels mate.
With regard to your error message, here is what it says in the GNU GRUB Manual 0.97
maybe something like "Full Install GRUB Error 18"
then hopefully some of the forums experts will see it and respond.
I also suggest that you provide as much information as possible,
things like:
Make & Model of Laptop (i only just seen it, in the sub heading)
How much RAM it has
What size HDD it has (and how you have it partitioned, sizes & formats)
Puppy version you are using.
The more info you provide, the more likely someone can help you.
CatDude
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Welcome to the kennels mate.
With regard to your error message, here is what it says in the GNU GRUB Manual 0.97
I would suggest that you start a new thread over in the beginners section,18 : Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS
This error is returned when a read is attempted at a linear block address beyond the end of the BIOS translated area.
This generally happens if your disk is larger than the BIOS can handle (512MB for (E)IDE disks on older machines or larger than 8GB in general).
maybe something like "Full Install GRUB Error 18"
then hopefully some of the forums experts will see it and respond.
I also suggest that you provide as much information as possible,
things like:
Make & Model of Laptop (i only just seen it, in the sub heading)
How much RAM it has
What size HDD it has (and how you have it partitioned, sizes & formats)
Puppy version you are using.
The more info you provide, the more likely someone can help you.
CatDude
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Hi robertito
tick the radio button next to Search post title only.
Maybe that will throw something up for you.
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Thankyourobertito wrote:An extremely helpful post !
I cant help you there, try a forum search for SATArobertito wrote: The only thing still baffling me is this: I have a SATA disk and an IDE disk, both formatted the same way. Other distros I've experimented with recognise both discs, but Puppy does not see the SATA.
Anyone got an idea why this is ?
tick the radio button next to Search post title only.
Maybe that will throw something up for you.
CatDude
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thread bump
Just me bumping the thread to the top - I asked the powers to be to make this a sticky, I think it's that useful!
Eros
Eros
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Hi Eros
Many thanks
CatDude
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I appreciate the thought, and your tenacity.ErosP wrote:Just me bumping the thread to the top - I asked the powers to be to make this a sticky, I think it's that useful!
Many thanks
CatDude
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Hi ieee488
see the image below where i have relocated the icon.
Still very blurry, yes.
CatDude
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Thanks.ieee488 wrote:Terrific!
I think you will find that it is actually the icon of the house that is blurred,ieee488 wrote: It also showed me that there wasn't a problem with a portion of the LCD on my laptop.
The top left corner of your screen captures of X shows a bit of fuzziness too which means it is in the photo used for the background and not my LCD.
see the image below where i have relocated the icon.
Still very blurry, yes.
CatDude
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bumpitty-bump and then some!
Alrighty... first things first - BUMP!
Second, now I know that this is the amazing HDD install thread ( hey moderators, make this a sticky ) but I have to ask (slightly OT) how you go about changing the wallpaper on your screen in Puppy? Dumb question perhaps, but when one is coming from a WinDoze environment like me, Linux can seem a tad confusing at times.
CatDude, maybe you might want to do a series if graphical how-tos or put together a "PL for Dummies" type of publication for the rest of us WinDoze refugees?
Regards,
Eros
p.s. promise no other OT questions on this thread!
Second, now I know that this is the amazing HDD install thread ( hey moderators, make this a sticky ) but I have to ask (slightly OT) how you go about changing the wallpaper on your screen in Puppy? Dumb question perhaps, but when one is coming from a WinDoze environment like me, Linux can seem a tad confusing at times.
CatDude, maybe you might want to do a series if graphical how-tos or put together a "PL for Dummies" type of publication for the rest of us WinDoze refugees?
Regards,
Eros
p.s. promise no other OT questions on this thread!
Re: bumpitty-bump and then some!
from one Puppy newb to anotherErosP wrote:... I have to ask (slightly OT) how you go about changing the wallpaper on your screen in Puppy?...
assuming you are talking about 4.0 read this (others might be different):
http://www.puppylinux.org/manual
trust me - the answer is there (I have found it )
it's just that it makes searching for answers difficult and messy - why clutter CatDude's excellent topic with questions that have nothing to do with itErosP wrote:...p.s. promise no other OT questions on this thread!
Chris
Missing Operating System
Machine is IBM ThinkPad 600E, 128 Mb RAM, 6 Gb hdd. Machine boots and operates flawlessly from CD-ROM. Followed procedure here for full install and installation of GRUB, plus subsequent advice. Puppy is installed and I've edited the menu1st file as advised. But on reboot I get a "Missing operating system" error. Please advise.
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Having seen your initial post with the screen shots, can you tell me how you defined a hda in Qemu?
Having seen your initial post with the screen shots, can you tell me how you defined a hda in Qemu?
Time savers:
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
[url=http://puppylinux.org/wikka/HomePage]Consult Wikka[/url]
Use peppyy's [url=http://wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html]puppysearch[/url]
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
[url=http://puppylinux.org/wikka/HomePage]Consult Wikka[/url]
Use peppyy's [url=http://wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html]puppysearch[/url]
After having (seemingly) successfully done a full install onto an empty HD, I was loading on some .pup files and the computer froze. If this was windows, I would have ctl, alt, deleted, but being linux I didn't know hat kind of adverse effects there might be to doing this. So instead I simply pressed the power button and shut it off. Now, when I restarted, it begins booting, and senses the mouse and key board, and then right after checking for a modem it presents me with
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a linux prompt. x_x. Can you tihnk of any way to get past this and back into the GUI? Need any more info?
thanks,
Chris
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a linux prompt. x_x. Can you tihnk of any way to get past this and back into the GUI? Need any more info?
thanks,
Chris