Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Woof Woof Brysche · Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 35

It's probably mine. I like Gentoo, Slackware, SLAX, the new Dreamlinux, and of course, Puppy!

Lobster · Posted: Wed 10 Mar 2010, 01:01 Post subject:

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3425 Location: Oregon

Yes, I have been using a version of Puppy for SCSI that was removed from the list because of some problems which I am sad to say that I also was involved in.
It was pup-431-scsi-intel_modems.iso.
It had the 2.6.30.5 kernel too.
I have been using it as my main OS for over a year.

I also have about 12 different puppy versions on my PC along with Vista.
The fun part is Vista sets on a 260gig partition and takes up over 180gigs of that partition.
All my puppy versions set on a 40gig partition on a second drive with their respective pupsave files.
I also made a directory on another partition on the second hard drive that holds all my iso files and another that holds all the PET files.

Does that make me a Puppy lover??

KF6SNJ · Posted: Wed 10 Mar 2010, 02:16 Post subject:

Yes, Puppy is my primary Linux choice. I have been using Puppy since either 0.7 or 0.8. I do have PCLinuxOS, but that is just as a back up and compiling environment. If I could get either Sim99 or TI4Linux to compile on Puppy, I wouldn't even bother with PCLinuxOS. However, looks like I now need to learn C/C++ if I want to get that TI emulator to work. Hopefully it shall to a new Puplet, unless one of you guys beats me to it, which is fine. I can't compete with you who are true programmers.

willie · Joined: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 17

My primairy distro is Mandriva but Puppy is a good second. Very Happy

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 10548 Location: SwedenEurope

willie, you must be a lucky person. I tried out Mandriva One 2010 live/installable version yesterday and thought it was like any other linux. To boot between 7 seconds to at most 3 minutes.

It took more than one whole hour and then 30 minutes and more because that was too late in the night and I had to go to bed so I gave up on it. Okay I used a computer I bought new year 2003 winter so a bit old and not much memory in it either but puppy works great on it so I am a puppy lover and not a Mandriva lover at all. Smile

bugman · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 2131 Location: buffalo commons

yes, yes, yes

occasionally i think i might give slackware another shot, and then i sit and watch it boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 10548 Location: SwedenEurope

I want to test Sidux Linux and simply Mepis but I still have not found a way to do the menu.lst for them.

I tried this on sidux in a subdir but it did not boot.
It goes a long way and then fail.

willie · Joined: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 17

ajlec2000 · Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 52

Yes. Over the last few months Puppy 4 thirty one and uPup have become my favorite dual boot. I have another laptop with Ubuntu 8.10 that I like alot. The Ubuntu just worked right out of the box. Both Puppys did as well but the Pups also challenge me to learn more and I like that.

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 10548 Location: SwedenEurope

Thanks Willie,

Do you have any clue on what Mandriva was doing for 90minutes when al lI asked it was to boot the DVD and not install anything. Did it do a defrag of teh hdd or something. what else can take that long time?

zebediah · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 2

Yes, Puppy is my primary Linux choice

racepres · Posted: Wed 10 Mar 2010, 17:01 Post subject:

Yes!
Had ubuntu, too bloated [slow]
Have Mandriva, just for fun.. [see above].
Have slackware, see above, except not bloated.
Use Debian on Mac... till PowerPup "fixes" me up!
I really like the "runs as root" thing... far easier, and if some malicious type can't figure out to type "sudo" then he won't be "hacking" any linux, anytime soon!!
I have put Puppy on lots, and lots of machines... only took it off of one....
My story!
RP

willie · Joined: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 17

tubeguy · Joined: 28 Aug 2009 Posts: 1329 Location: Park Ridge IL USA

Oh yeah. I recently got rid of Windows all together and have only dpup on the lappie. Still have Windows on the desktop but I spend more time with Puppy Photo Artists Workstation than Windows.