8-bit wrote:Any linux needs a bootloader to load it.
Did you install Grub to the hard drive?

Thanks for the response. That did the trick.

I have been using Puppy 571 from a live CD and attempted to do a frugal install on a 40GB HDD with a 2.2GHZ CPU and 2GB RAM. I formatted the HDD ext3 with a 1GB swap file and made the save file 512MB. I copied the SFS file, changed the boot source to the HDD and attempted a reboot but nothing happen...

For ./ to work, you've gotta be in the same directory as the executable. Same directory. Ahh.. good'ol libc.so.6! Searching reveals.. Novell offers a 8) solution.! Not a clue what you mean by this. And hey, whaddaya know >> IT WORKS! Not quite, here's the result I got: # ./Glade367 shell-init: erro...

Have you tried starting the portable application from a terminal and seeing what shows up in relation to the application not starting? When I run it from a terminal I receive the message: "No such file or directory". I'm wondering if you have to do something with this file first; could it...

KentC wrote:I'm using Pup431 and can't get any of these to work.
Kent C.

Has anyone figured out why this won't work? I am also using 431 and want to upgrade the version of Glade included in Puppy with version 3.6.7 which is listed on this site but it won't run. Can't find it anywhere else.

I suspect the browser, clear the cache and see what difference it makes (mouse-over the taskbar icon) :) This computer is not connected to the internet yet so I haven't used the browser. savefile space is taken up with any programs you have installed I haven't installed that many programs and they ...

I have also had problems installing programs in Linux. The requirement for the gcc compiler was not obvious and took me awhile to figure out. I am currently struggling with dealing with dependencies which is very time consuming. If you can find a package for a particular program it is easier but thi...

Puppy 4.3.1

I recently had this message appear on the screen: “Warning: Personal storage file getting full, strongly recommend you resize it or delete files

L̶a̶u̶n̶c̶h̶p̶a̶d̶ ̶h̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶1̶.̶2̶3̶ ̶b̶i̶n̶a̶r̶y̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶t̶r̶y̶.̶.̶ ̶J̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶u̶n̶p̶a̶c̶k̶'̶n̶ ̶r̶u̶n̶. Hmm, @ 2.10 >> doubtful. Went to Launchpad and downloaded the i386 binary and unpacked. When I installed it placed an entry on the Menu > Utility. However, when I clicked on i...

With older distros and newer packages, the greater the separation in age terms, the greater the risk of encountering problems in getting it to build or run. I took a glance at the Geany website. Looks like it needs at least version 2.16 of gtk+. I don't have 431 to hand, what version does it have? ...

I am using Puppy 431 with Geany version 0.18. When I downloaded the Geany manual from their website I learned that the latest version of Geany was 1.23.1. I would like to upgrade to this version but could not find a package for Puppy. Would another package work or where else could I find one? I am a...

My Computer IBM Thinkpad I series 1200 500 MHZ Celeron CPU 16 GB USB drive as a live USB 192MB RAM Puppy Linux 4.3.1 Save file on the USB drive Gnome Desktop Due to difficulties in the full install I decided to revert to running from the live USB drive. I have encountered the following anomalies: 1....

When I post a problem I'm having the answers I receive often don't seem to apply. I wonder if that's because the person trying to help is using a version of Puppy that is significantly different than what I'm using. It might be a good idea if the person seeking help states the version he's using and...

My Computer IBM Thinkpad I series 1200 500 MHZ Celeron CPU 16 GB CF card in IDE adapter as HDD 1.47GB currently in use 192MB RAM Puppy Linux 4.3.1 Full Installation, one partition Mount point /initrd/mnt/dev_save 200MB swapfile on HDD Gnome Desktop I learned of a program, (SFSinstall-0.1.2.pet) in a...

One reason could be a corrupt download mike The checksum looks good. and the other is the wrong devx. I downloaded devx_431.sfs which I assume is the one for pup_431.sfs I wonder if this would be of interest Don't know Linux well enough to understand it. what are you building just out of interest? ...

I have successfully installed Puppy 4.3.1 on my laptop and have been learning its capabilities. I am attempting to install the Devx_431.sfs file by following the following instructions I found on the "hard-puppy" page. 2. Click on the devx_xxx.sfs in a ROX-Filer window to mount it. 3. Open...

It turned out to be a RAM problem after all. When I originally tried to run the Live CD with 128MB RAM I was trying to run distros that were too big. I upgraded to 512MB which didn't work either. Then I tried Puppy but didn't realize that RAM was too big for this laptop to recognize. When I replaced...

I followed your procedure and it stopped where it did before with the X cursor on the screen. Your comment on the RAM not being recognized could certainly explain a lot. Although the specifications list 192MB as the maximum when I ran Windows 98 it confirmed that 512MB was present but what if it was...

I have an old IBM Thinkpad I series 1200-1161 with a 500MHZ Celeron CPU, 16GB HDD, and 512MB RAM. It runs OK with Windows 98 but I want to upgrade to a newer OS. Using Unetbootin I created a Live USB with Pup431. I tried it out on a Dell desktop with a 2.2GHZ CPU, 120GB HDD, and 2 GB RAM and it work...