2.17 frugal install problem

[puppynop]

@vanchutr,

I use 'Pup4DOS' to boot my puppies in Win98, but it doesn't work with 2.17s so I'm going to try your technique.

By 'go.bat' can I just use/edit any existing .bat file? where can I get loadlin.exe.

I boot my puppies by typing 'puppy' at safe mode command prompt, what do you mean by 'CD to isoxxx and type go'.

Thanks.

[vanchutr]

You can find loadlin.exe on internet (google to search it - in syslinux ...)
CD to isoxxx = 'Change directory' to iso215 if you want to boot (run) pup_215.sfs
I upload my used loadlin

[vanchutr]

To dear puppynop,
You can edit any *.bat and options.txt with the notepad of Win98

[puppynop]

@vanchutr,

SUCCESS!

I can now boot 2.17 NOP using the 'command prompt boot option of Win98' but I have to add 'psubdir=/Iso217' after 'root=/dev/ram0' at options.txt though (only for puppylinux2.17).

I made pup217.bat file at c:\ w/ the ff code:

@echo off
echo Booting Puppy Linux....
c:
cd\Iso217
c:\Iso217\go

This is to boot puppy2.17 directly by just typing pup217 at the command prompt.

BTW, it fails to boot puppy under the DOS prompt of running win 98 or WinXP.

Is there a way we can use it with WinME/WinXP without installing MS DOS or Free DOS or without modifying 'Boot.ini', or without using 'Win startup floopydisk'.

[vanchutr]

To dear puppynop,
From now I did't know other manner to boot frugal install - puppy without 'real DOS mode'.
Sorry abot that.
Be happy with puppy.

[puppynop]

I use Puppy2 XP-Installer to 'IDEHD frugal install' my puppies with WinXP. It uses Grub to dual boot XP and Puppy, But as much as possible I dont want to modify MBR or Boot.ini for easy and safe testing of new versions, avoiding a big headache if something went wrong.

[BigShpank]

I have teenpup 2.14 installed on several computers, harddrive install. If the system crashes or losses power the boot no longer works. it hangs on "etc/TZ no such directory"

not sure what to do. By the way I am very new to linux and well loving it.