How to install Puppy Linux on PTSource MiniVM

Tested Puppy Release: Puppy Linux 3.01 Retro

  • Download the Live CD image puppy-3.01retro-k2.6.18.1-seamonkey.iso
  • Open the PTSource Imager and create a new 2GB Image for the installation
  • Point your C drive to the new Image using the --initdisk command line switch or just rename it to C.RAW
  • Boot the Live CD in PTSource MiniVM (remember to change the boot order in the bios)
  • During the first boot of the Live CD select your keyboard layout
  • Prepare the disk with cfdisk and mkfs
  • Open the console and create a partition with the cfdisk

    Commands:

          New, Primary, Size (in MB): 2147.48, 
          Bootable, Write, Are you sure: yes, Quit

        The cfdisk parameters should look like this:
      
        Name  Flags   Part Type   FS Type   [Label]   Size (MB)
        hda1  Boot     Primary    Linux

  • Format the partition with mkfs /dev/hda1
  • Select Menu/Setup/Puppy universal installer
  • Select “IDE (ATA) internal hard drive”
  • Select “hda IDE Hard Drive, size 2 GiB”
  • Select Install Puppy to hda1
  • Click OK
  • At the question “Where are the Puppy files? …” Click on the “CD” button.
  • Click OK
  • Select FULL Install
  • Wait
  • Wait until the Grub install dialog appears, select “Install GRUB”
  • Click OK
  • Accept the defaults (simple, standard, /dev/hda1), except at the Grub Destination Question. Select “MBR, Install to Master Boot Record (possibly unsave)”
  • Click OK
  • Click No (installation finished)
  • Reboot and remember to change the boot order in the bios

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