[Linux4christians] Suggestion and puppy question.

[Pastor David]

I have suggested a Linux4Christians-OT parallel list to do 
just as you have suggested - and that idea was "taken under 
advisement" by the list owner/manager.

I do not know if there are any plans to implement that, or 
some alternative, at this time.

There is lots of info here, including how to deal with a USB 
stick in place of a HDD:  http://puppylinux.com/

The Puppy Forum is the best place to request solutions - and 
is generally very responsive and helpful:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/

My installs are all Frugal but on an IDE HDD, not a USB 
stick - for which I believe some special boot instructions 
are required.

In case it helps here is my GRUB boot file, also with two 
Linux options (in my case both are versions of Puppy):

# GRUB configuration file '/boot/grub/menu.lst'.
# generated by 'grubconfig'.  Thu Jul 30 04:04:52 2009
#
# The backup copy of the MBR for drive '/dev/sda' is
# here '/boot/grub/mbr.sda.32550'.  You can restore it like 
this.
# dd if=/boot/grub/mbr.sda.32550 of=/dev/sda bs=512 count=1
#
# Start GRUB global section
timeout 3
color light-gray/blue black/light-gray
gfxmenu /boot/grub/deep_stage1
# End GRUB global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
title Puppy Linux 431 Frugal
root (hd0,1)
kernel (hd0,1)/pup431/vmlinuz pfix=fsck PMEDIA=atahd 
PDEV=sda2 psubdir=pup431 pciehp.pciehp_force=1 
pciehp.pciehp_poll_mode=1
initrd (hd0,1)/pup431/initrd.gz
# Linux bootable partition config ends\
# Linux bootable partition config begins
title Puppy Linux Fatdog 112 frugal
root (hd0,1)
kernel (hd0,1)/puppy112/vmlinuz pfix=fsck PMEDIA=atahd 
PDEV=sda2 psubdir=puppy112 pciehp.pciehp_force=1 
pciehp.pciehp_poll_mode=1
initrd (hd0,1)/puppy112/initrd.gz
# Linux bootable partition config ends\

> Just a thought but it seems it would be better to separate the Linux 
> technical replies from the Christian teaching.  I think combining them 
> detracts from both.
> 
> Just my personal opinion, not a complaint. I am grateful to have the 
> teaching and to be able  ask Christian brothers for help.
> 
> We just finished up our missions conference and the Lord is doing great 
> works in Iran and China. Pray for these people who are willing to die to 
> spread the gospel and support them financially.
> 
> I installed puppy as a dual boot with Ubuntu as a test on an old drive. 
> I think I followed the instructions to the letter. In the menuLst file 
> in grub\boot in Ubuntu I copied the code exactly into it and triple 
> checked it for accuracy. When I rebooted it said error 11 Invalid string 
> hit escape for boot options. I did and puppy was on top but when I 
> clicked on it I got the same message. When I clicked on Ubuntu it loaded 
> but the resolution was stuck at 900x and the lcd screen was horrid, you 
> could barely read the words. With puppy it was fine at 1100x .
> 
> The only things I can add is I lied to the system and told it the drive 
> was a usb hard disk drive because I forgot to bring the cable so I 
> attached it to an IDE cable. I intend to use it as a USB drive for 
> emergency booting. The other thing was , since it did not specify where 
> to put the code ,I put it as the first sequence near the bottom of the 
> Menu.lst file
> where the other sequences were similar -started with Title etc.  Also I 
> need to mention I installed it as frugal with the puppy file on the 
> partition with the puppy os.
> I am sure there is a simple solution but I am too simple to find it. :}
> TIA

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Have an http://Ultrafidian.com Day!  Pastor David
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