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Art
Oct 7, 2012, 12:59:17 PM10/7/12
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I've been following Barry's development of Precise Puppy Linux
and wanted to be able to boot to versions of it plus my
favorite Puppy breed Lucid 528. Since I have both Windows
XP and 2000 installed, I spent some time figuring out how
to boot to any of my operating systems. My web page
describes the method I worked out:
http://home.ptd.net/~artnpeg
Art
and wanted to be able to boot to versions of it plus my
favorite Puppy breed Lucid 528. Since I have both Windows
XP and 2000 installed, I spent some time figuring out how
to boot to any of my operating systems. My web page
describes the method I worked out:
http://home.ptd.net/~artnpeg
Art
Zak Hipp
Oct 7, 2012, 1:24:50 PM10/7/12
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Thank you.
Zak Hipp
p-0'0-h the cat
Oct 7, 2012, 1:28:06 PM10/7/12
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Art
Oct 7, 2012, 2:36:05 PM10/7/12
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On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:24:50 +0100, Zak Hipp <Z...@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
Thank you Zak. I had posted about my web page on the Puppy
Linux Forum in the Beginners section. One old timer there
there made a couple of suggestions which I quickly acted on.
For one thing, I added the Notes down at the bottom to help
round the thing out.
I look forward to getting more feedback and discussion on
the subject. I know there are ways (or at least one way)
to do what I wanted using a single menu. But the approach
looked kinda tricky and scary (it involved temporary hiding
of partitions).
Art
wrote:
Linux Forum in the Beginners section. One old timer there
there made a couple of suggestions which I quickly acted on.
For one thing, I added the Notes down at the bottom to help
round the thing out.
I look forward to getting more feedback and discussion on
the subject. I know there are ways (or at least one way)
to do what I wanted using a single menu. But the approach
looked kinda tricky and scary (it involved temporary hiding
of partitions).
Art
Craig
Oct 7, 2012, 2:52:38 PM10/7/12
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two boot menus instead of going with something like GRUB.
Best,
--
-Craig
Art
Oct 7, 2012, 3:16:38 PM10/7/12
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On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:52:38 -0700, Craig <netbu...@REMOVEgmail.com>
wrote:
As I said to Zak, I couldn't find a single menu arrangement I felt
comfortable with. I'm all ears if you know of a good single menu
approach to boot versions of Windows as well as Linux.
Art
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comfortable with. I'm all ears if you know of a good single menu
approach to boot versions of Windows as well as Linux.
Art
Dances with Socks
Oct 7, 2012, 6:19:02 PM10/7/12
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Lin n' Win
http://www.icpug.org.uk/national/linnwin/step00-linnwin.htm
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because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he
can understand. -Bertrand Russell
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Art
Oct 7, 2012, 6:26:39 PM10/7/12
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On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:19:02 -0400, Dances with Socks
<maxp...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>when I first started using puppy, I used the info from here to boot.
>Lin n' Win
>http://www.icpug.org.uk/national/linnwin/step00-linnwin.htm
So did I. But I decided to try something more involved.
<maxp...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>when I first started using puppy, I used the info from here to boot.
>Lin n' Win
>http://www.icpug.org.uk/national/linnwin/step00-linnwin.htm
Art
Craig
Oct 7, 2012, 9:14:41 PM10/7/12
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inclined. Been using it for a long time now with no ill effects and,
since it's used by most of the Linux distributions, there's a lot of
support, development & maintenance.
> GNU GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, the
> GRand Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and
> implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
hth,
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-Craig
Art
Oct 8, 2012, 8:36:14 AM10/8/12
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On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:14:41 -0700, Craig <netbu...@REMOVEgmail.com>
capable of booting Windows. It simply throws the ball to NTDLR via
its chainloader command. Therein lies the problem when multiple
versions of Windows need to be on a single menu along with versions of
Linux. There's no problem with single menu if only one version of
Windows is involved and multiple Linux versions.
What am I missing?
Art
wrote:
>On 10/07/2012 12:16 PM, Art wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:52:38 -0700, Craig
>> <netbu...@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/07/2012 09:59 AM, Art wrote:
>>>> I've been following Barry's development of Precise Puppy Linux
>>>> and wanted to be able to boot to versions of it plus my favorite
>>>> Puppy breed Lucid 528. Since I have both Windows XP and 2000
>>>> installed, I spent some time figuring out how to boot to any of
>>>> my operating systems. My web page describes the method I worked
>>>> out: http://home.ptd.net/~artnpeg
>On 10/07/2012 12:16 PM, Art wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:52:38 -0700, Craig
>> <netbu...@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/07/2012 09:59 AM, Art wrote:
>>>> I've been following Barry's development of Precise Puppy Linux
>>>> and wanted to be able to boot to versions of it plus my favorite
>>>> Puppy breed Lucid 528. Since I have both Windows XP and 2000
>>>> installed, I spent some time figuring out how to boot to any of
>>>> my operating systems. My web page describes the method I worked
>>>> out: http://home.ptd.net/~artnpeg
>>> Solid reference Art, thanks. I don't understand, though, why you
>>> chose two boot menus instead of going with something like GRUB.
>>
>> As I said to Zak, I couldn't find a single menu arrangement I felt
>> comfortable with. I'm all ears if you know of a good single menu
>> approach to boot versions of Windows as well as Linux.
>>> chose two boot menus instead of going with something like GRUB.
>>
>> As I said to Zak, I couldn't find a single menu arrangement I felt
>> comfortable with. I'm all ears if you know of a good single menu
>> approach to boot versions of Windows as well as Linux.
>GRUB. It'll handle more than just Win & Linux, if you're ever so
>inclined. Been using it for a long time now with no ill effects and,
>since it's used by most of the Linux distributions, there's a lot of
>support, development & maintenance.
>
>> GNU GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, the
>> GRand Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and
>> implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.
>http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Well, so far I haven't found in the documentation that GNU GRUB is
>inclined. Been using it for a long time now with no ill effects and,
>since it's used by most of the Linux distributions, there's a lot of
>support, development & maintenance.
>
>> GNU GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, the
>> GRand Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and
>> implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.
>http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
capable of booting Windows. It simply throws the ball to NTDLR via
its chainloader command. Therein lies the problem when multiple
versions of Windows need to be on a single menu along with versions of
Linux. There's no problem with single menu if only one version of
Windows is involved and multiple Linux versions.
What am I missing?
Art
Craig
Oct 8, 2012, 10:15:26 AM10/8/12
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boot.ini. I found a convo which covers this and references good source
material.
Fwiw, I'm not saying this is the way to go, just that it can be done.
;-) Thanks again for posting your reference.
--
-Craig
Zak Hipp
Oct 10, 2012, 7:45:01 PM10/10/12
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On 07/10/2012 19:36, Art wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:24:50 +0100, Zak Hipp <Z...@invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> On 07/10/2012 17:59, Art wrote:
>>> I've been following Barry's development of Precise Puppy Linux
>>> and wanted to be able to boot to versions of it plus my
>>> favorite Puppy breed Lucid 528. Since I have both Windows
>>> XP and 2000 installed, I spent some time figuring out how
>>> to boot to any of my operating systems. My web page
>>> describes the method I worked out:
>>> http://home.ptd.net/~artnpeg
>>
>> Great bit of info'. Looks very clear and precise.
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:24:50 +0100, Zak Hipp <Z...@invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> On 07/10/2012 17:59, Art wrote:
>>> I've been following Barry's development of Precise Puppy Linux
>>> and wanted to be able to boot to versions of it plus my
>>> favorite Puppy breed Lucid 528. Since I have both Windows
>>> XP and 2000 installed, I spent some time figuring out how
>>> to boot to any of my operating systems. My web page
>>> describes the method I worked out:
>>> http://home.ptd.net/~artnpeg
>>
>> Great bit of info'. Looks very clear and precise.
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> Thank you Zak. I had posted about my web page on the Puppy
> Linux Forum in the Beginners section. One old timer there
> there made a couple of suggestions which I quickly acted on.
> For one thing, I added the Notes down at the bottom to help
> round the thing out.
>
> I look forward to getting more feedback and discussion on
> the subject. I know there are ways (or at least one way)
> to do what I wanted using a single menu. But the approach
> looked kinda tricky and scary (it involved temporary hiding
> of partitions).
>
> Art
I was looking forward to the big boys input, but it looks as if your method was just too definitive for a technical
> Linux Forum in the Beginners section. One old timer there
> there made a couple of suggestions which I quickly acted on.
> For one thing, I added the Notes down at the bottom to help
> round the thing out.
>
> I look forward to getting more feedback and discussion on
> the subject. I know there are ways (or at least one way)
> to do what I wanted using a single menu. But the approach
> looked kinda tricky and scary (it involved temporary hiding
> of partitions).
>
> Art
knockabout.
Perhaps you should have announced it as the best example of this technique; cannot be improved. :)
Zak Hipp
Art
Oct 11, 2012, 8:44:13 AM10/11/12
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On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:45:01 +0100, Zak Hipp <Z...@invalid.invalid>
in the "How To" section of the Puppy Forum. Some guy wanted
to know if my method works for Vista and Win 7. One of the
experts there responded with a "no" since they use different
boot mechanisms than 2K/XP. Oh well, nothing is perfect :)
Art
wrote:
>On 07/10/2012 19:36, Art wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:24:50 +0100, Zak Hipp <Z...@invalid.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 07/10/2012 17:59, Art wrote:
>>>> I've been following Barry's development of Precise Puppy Linux
>>>> and wanted to be able to boot to versions of it plus my
>>>> favorite Puppy breed Lucid 528. Since I have both Windows
>>>> XP and 2000 installed, I spent some time figuring out how
>>>> to boot to any of my operating systems. My web page
>>>> describes the method I worked out:
>>>> http://home.ptd.net/~artnpeg
>>>
>>> Great bit of info'. Looks very clear and precise.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>
>> Thank you Zak. I had posted about my web page on the Puppy
>> Linux Forum in the Beginners section. One old timer there
>> there made a couple of suggestions which I quickly acted on.
>> For one thing, I added the Notes down at the bottom to help
>> round the thing out.
>>
>> I look forward to getting more feedback and discussion on
>> the subject. I know there are ways (or at least one way)
>> to do what I wanted using a single menu. But the approach
>> looked kinda tricky and scary (it involved temporary hiding
>> of partitions).
>On 07/10/2012 19:36, Art wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:24:50 +0100, Zak Hipp <Z...@invalid.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 07/10/2012 17:59, Art wrote:
>>>> I've been following Barry's development of Precise Puppy Linux
>>>> and wanted to be able to boot to versions of it plus my
>>>> favorite Puppy breed Lucid 528. Since I have both Windows
>>>> XP and 2000 installed, I spent some time figuring out how
>>>> to boot to any of my operating systems. My web page
>>>> describes the method I worked out:
>>>> http://home.ptd.net/~artnpeg
>>>
>>> Great bit of info'. Looks very clear and precise.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>
>> Thank you Zak. I had posted about my web page on the Puppy
>> Linux Forum in the Beginners section. One old timer there
>> there made a couple of suggestions which I quickly acted on.
>> For one thing, I added the Notes down at the bottom to help
>> round the thing out.
>>
>> I look forward to getting more feedback and discussion on
>> the subject. I know there are ways (or at least one way)
>> to do what I wanted using a single menu. But the approach
>> looked kinda tricky and scary (it involved temporary hiding
>> of partitions).
>I was looking forward to the big boys input, but it looks as if your
>method was just too definitive for a technical knockabout.
>
>Perhaps you should have announced it as the best example of this
>technique; cannot be improved. :)
<chuckle> Well, Zak, I expanded the page a bit and posted notice
>method was just too definitive for a technical knockabout.
>
>Perhaps you should have announced it as the best example of this
>technique; cannot be improved. :)
in the "How To" section of the Puppy Forum. Some guy wanted
to know if my method works for Vista and Win 7. One of the
experts there responded with a "no" since they use different
boot mechanisms than 2K/XP. Oh well, nothing is perfect :)
Art
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