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How to make a frugal Puppy installation

• either an external device, e.g. U.S.B. flash memory drive (U.F.D.) (often erroneously referred to as a memory stick) or S.D. flash memory card

• or, an internal device, usually a hard disk drive (H.D.D.)

Step 1 - Preparing the target device

• install the latest available versions of e2fsprogs and parted

• determine the correct device name of the target device to work on, by using the command-line interface:

  probedisk2

• (optional) verify that all existing data is secureerase destroyed on the target partition

• zero the first 512 bytes of the target device X so as to delete any existing M.B.R. boot code:

  dd bs=512 count=1 if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX

• create a new partition table (disklabel) on the target device X (WARNING - access to all existing files on X will be lost):

  parted /dev/sdX mklabel msdos

• ensure the target device is unmounted: Menu > System > GParted > Partition > Unmount

• create, delete or resize partition(s) on the target device: Menu > System > GParted > Partition

• create the required file system (formatting) on the partition(s) of the target device (WARNING - all data on X will be over-written): Menu > System > GParted > Partition > Format to

• set the boot flag on the device: Menu > System > GParted > Partition > Manage Flags > boot

Step 2 - Installing Puppy to the target device

• mount the target device by clicking on it

• mount the Puppy ISO (or ZIP) file by clicking on it

• copy from the ISO (or ZIP) directory to the target device either all the files, or, just these essential ones: vmlinuz, initrd.gz, and all those with the extension .sfs (if more than one Puppy version is to be installed ensure that they are each contained within their own directory)

Step 3 - Installing a boot-loader to the target device

• install the latest available version of SYSLINUX

• install the boot-loader configuration file syslinux.cfg by placing it on the target device (this will need editing if more than one Puppy version was installed)

• install the boot-loader code to the M.B.R. of the target device X:

  dd conv=notrunc bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdX

• install the boot-loader system file ldlinux.sys to the target partition XY, ensuring that it is mounted first:

  mkdir /mnt/sdXY/extlinux && extlinux -i --stupid /mnt/sdXY/extlinux

• follow the additional instructions in Appendices 1 and 3 at LiveDVD, then re-boot the computer with the flash memory device connected

• install the latest available version of SYSLINUX

• install the boot-loader configuration file syslinux.cfg by placing it on the target device (this will need editing if more than one Puppy version was installed)

• install the boot-loader code to the M.B.R. of the target device X:

  dd conv=notrunc bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdX

• install the boot-loader system file ldlinux.sys to the target partition XY:

  syslinux -i --stupid /dev/sdXY

• follow the additional instructions in Appendices 1 and 3 at LiveDVD, then re-boot the computer with the flash memory device connected

• install the latest available version of helper program Grub4DosConfig

• install the boot-loader system file grldr by placing it on the target device

• install the boot-loader code to the M.B.R. of the target device X:

  bootlace.com --time-out=0 /dev/sdX

• install the boot-loader configuration file menu.lst, or update an existing one, by using Grub4DosConfig: Menu > System > Grub4Dos

• follow the additional instructions in Appendices 1 and 3 at LiveDVD, then re-boot the computer with the flash memory device connected

References

Appendix 1 - Installation to any external device, from within Microsoft Windows

• Format the drive or partition to FAT32

• Download and extract the latest syslinux .zip file to the C drive, i.e. C:\syslinux

• Then go to directory C:\syslinux\win32\:

  cd C:\syslinux\win32\

• Then, with administrator privileges, run the syslinux command to make the target drive bootable: (where X is the drive letter for the target drive or partition)

  syslinux.exe -m -a X:

• Open the Puppy ISO (or ZIP) file to view its contents, using e.g. 7-zip, (it is important that the original file names be kept)

• Copy to the target device the files: vmlinuz, initrd.gz, and all those with the extensions .sfs

• Download this sample boot-loader configuration file syslinux.cfg and place it on the target device

• Re-boot the computer with the flash memory device connected

Appendix 2 - Installation to any Microsoft Windows partition and using GRUBforDOS as boot-loader

Appendix 3 - How to Run Puppy Linux from a Flash Memory Drive on Any Computer Already Running

Appendix 4

Posted on 23 Apr 2011, 22:54 by perthie
USB Install Issue?
I notice that you still haven't commented on this issue. A machine missing an internal hard drive can no longer be booted from a flash drive. The new search procedure fails to find the sfs file on the flash drive.
Posted on 24 Apr 2011, 8:20 by BarryK
Re no boot usb
I have written it down in my to-do list.

Appendix 5 - How to boot from flash memory drive without B.I.O.S. support

• http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=514608#514608

• http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=517161#517161

• http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=517224#517224

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