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by zachif
Fri 14 Jan 2011, 23:33
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Lucid Puppy 5.2 feedback and bug reports
Replies: 316
Views: 203138

Re: FULL install cannot boot

OK - installed to a 512MB partition, and it is working!!
Thanks everyone for their help.

I guess my only suggestion for next release would be:
Either do not let install into a partition too small, or give error message when you fail. Everything seemed to be fine until trying to reboot.


I booted ...
by zachif
Fri 14 Jan 2011, 06:24
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Lucid Puppy 5.2 feedback and bug reports
Replies: 316
Views: 203138

weird - when installing into the 256MB partition, I never got any error message or any other sign it is too small...

will give it another try, with a 512MB or a 1GB partition.
by zachif
Fri 14 Jan 2011, 00:40
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Lucid Puppy 5.2 feedback and bug reports
Replies: 316
Views: 203138

FULL install cannot boot

I booted from the live CD, and ran the install wizard.
FULL install on SDA3 (Win7 on SDA1 and SDA2).
wizard completed successfully, identified Win 7, created the config for GRUB4DOS and everything seemed to be ok, until trying to boot... :(
Win 7 still boots OK, when selecting it from the grub4dos ...
by zachif
Wed 30 Sep 2009, 23:40
Forum: Next Puppy Development
Topic: Puppy 4.4 CE - Phase 1: pet tests
Replies: 246
Views: 282810

Boot optimizations

I wish there was an easy way (how-to document or GUI utility) to optimize puppy for my machine, once installed on it.
I mean - I would love to get rid of stuff I do not need (NTFS support, dial-up drivers, other drivers for HW I do not have, etc.).
The goal is to speed up boot time, and reduce ...