Linux

[Bella]

So, I tried to download Puppy version 2.16 from the Puppy site:

http://puppylinux.org/user/downloads.php?cat_id=1

But I couldn't. The page would always timeout. So I went to the external mirror:

ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/

I downloaded the 14th one from the top, the one that reads:

puppy-2.16.1-seamonkey-fulldrivers.iso     92160 KB     5/24/2007     2:09:00 AM

Now, how do I burn this (as well as parted magic) to a CD? And do I need wakepup anymore?

[NejinOniwa]

From my experience, it's pretty simple. Use the "Burn Image" option on your local burning software, and way to go ahead. To also add Partedmagic you'll prolly do it easiest by either doing a multisession cd or just not finalizing it, and then adding the parted afterwards.


whew! a problem in this thread i actually understood! Oh, i am grateful, haruhi-sama -w-

[C-Chan]

Tsk tsk tsk, Bella-san.  ^___^
Well, I guess with all that talking we did, my previous recommendation got way buried....

http://ostan-collections.net/post-28927.html#28927

And as for WakePup, if you're using that SuperBootManager, yep you won't need it anymore.

[Bella]

Would SuperBootManager fit on a 1.44 MB floppy? And do you have a link to the download.

And I bought some CD-RWs. Turns out all those disks I had were CDRs, which, little to my knowledge, cannot be re-writen. D'oh!

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I wrote both ISO files to the CD-RWs.

[C-Chan]

Aa sou, so you decided to use CD-RW's after all.  Ah well, it's not like it isn't obvious that you prefer living on the wild side.  Good luck with them,... ^___^

(Oh and yeah, CDRs are permanent, which is why they last SLIGHTLY longer than CD-RWs, which use a different kind of oil.)

Tsk tsk tsk...  

*sigh*  Here's that link again for your convenience....  ^__________^

http://www.sofotex.com/Smart-BootManager-download_L15736.html

Since they advertise themselves as being a super floppy disk boot manager, they'd be crazy to make it to big for a floppy.  (The only floppy larger than 1.44MBs were the old "SuperDisks" at 128MBs, but those flopped very quickly in the marketplace.....  ^___^)

[NejinOniwa]

128mb FLOPPIES!?! Wtf!

[Bella]

I downloaded the boot manager. I put it on the compaq via CDRW, where it saved a copy as an MSDOS shortcut. When I double click on it, a MSDOS window appears that has a warning at the top about no warrenty, then something about -t theme, (in my case I guess would be us=English theme). There's also something about -d drv_id set the drive you want to install smart bootmanager on.
0 is the first floppy driver,
128 in the first hard driver.
But it doesn't allow me to type anything; it says this MSDOS program terminated. Close after you have viewed the output and any possible error messages.

Now what?

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And if I take the floppy out, the MSDOS prompt for the bootmanager doesn't work.

[Gummster]

Now that is something not manly capable.
Wait, have you tried to re-download the boot manager.

[C-Chan]

I downloaded the boot manager. I put it on the compaq via CDRW, where it saved a copy as an MSDOS shortcut. When I double click on it, a MSDOS window appears that has a warning at the top about no warrenty, then something about -t theme, (in my case I guess would be us=English theme). There's also something about -d drv_id set the drive you want to install smart bootmanager on.
0 is the first floppy driver,
128 in the first hard driver.
But it doesn't allow me to type anything; it says this MSDOS program terminated. Close after you have viewed the output and any possible error messages.

Now what?

Now we cry.  ^___^

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Nah, just kidding.  -v-
Okay, let's forget the crappy executable.

Try this set of instructions for "Boot from a floppy" on the top (don't mind the OpenSUSE page):

http://en.opensuse.org/Install_on_PC_that_can't_boot_from_CD#Option_1._Boot_from_a_floppy
(sorry, you're gonna have to copy & paste this to your address bar.... ^^')

What it's basically saying is to use a Windows program called rawwritewin to "burn" the bin image to the floppy, much in the same way you burn an iso onto a CD.

Once that's done (and assuming you're not plagued by more read/write floppy issues), you can go ahead and try it.

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128mb FLOPPIES!?! Wtf!

Oh come now, you're making this pig sound like an old geezer.....  ^____^'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdisk

Wow, didn't know they even made 240MB models.... ^.^

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Now that is something not manly capable.
Wait, have you tried to re-download the boot manager.

Too bad she doesn't have Linux already.  Otherwise, maybe she could've just installed LILO or GRUB on a floppy.  -v-'

[Bella]

I'm not seeing anything on that page. All I see is a page that tells me I must login.

[C-Chan]

Try copy and pasting (the url acts funny here on this thread(

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Or just in case, I might as well transcribe the instructions:

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Option 1. Boot from a floppy

One answer is to boot from a special floppy, that loads a Boot manager that then allows you to select the CD to boot. Follow these steps:

  1. Download the floppy disk image of Smart Boot Manager.

http://mesh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/btmgr/sbminst

  2. Write the image onto a floppy, as an image, use "rawwritewin" for windows

http://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.2/dosutils/rawwritewin/

  3. Boot the target machine using the floppy and with the SUSE CD in the CD drive.
  4. From the Smart Boot Manager menu select to boot from CDROM.
  5. The computer continues to boot using the SUSE Linux CD.

This requires that the CD is visible to the system during boot.

[Bella]

Okay

[C-Chan]

When you transfer those files to Hacchan, don't forget to take diskio.dll with you too.  ^__^

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Don't you worry, milady....
We'll get your puppy up and running tonight.  ^__^

[Bella]

It says it wrote...

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Now what? Heehee. Restart with the Partition CD? After I backup anything valuable (not much, BTW)

[C-Chan]

Hmm,.. says it wrote, eh?  Well, guess we'll see about that.  ^___^

Oh and yeah, just restart the machine with boot the boot floppy and the Parted CD in place.  Evac your old files, oh, and tell me how much free disk space you have (just out of curiosity).  ^__^