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======{{color text="Create a Live CD or DVD " c="green"}}======
===={{color text="Download :" c="black"}}====
The latest production version of [[http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Download%20Latest%20Release.htm Puppy Linux]].
==={{color text="Verifying Integrity of Downloaded ISO File" c="black"}}===
After downloading the ISO file, verify its integrity by checking the [[MD5sum MD5sum]]. The file may have been corrupted during the download process so always verify its integrity. After verification you may then proceed to burn the ISO file onto blank optical media.
===={{color text="Burning (Writing) ISO Image file to Blank Optical Disc" c="black"}}====
You must burn it as an ISO image, which means using software that has the capability of creating a bootable (a.k.a live) optical disc using the ISO file as the source. If your burning software offers a choice as to how to burn an iso to create a live disc then select DAO (Disk-At-Once) mode.
===={{color text="Download :" c="black"}}====
The latest production version of [[http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Download%20Latest%20Release.htm Puppy Linux]].
==={{color text="Verifying Integrity of Downloaded ISO File" c="black"}}===
After downloading the ISO file, verify its integrity by checking the [[MD5sum MD5sum]]. The file may have been corrupted during the download process so always verify its integrity. After verification you may then proceed to burn the ISO file onto blank optical media.
===={{color text="Burning (Writing) ISO Image file to Blank Optical Disc" c="black"}}====
You must burn it as an ISO image, which means using software that has the capability of creating a bootable (a.k.a live) optical disc using the ISO file as the source. If your burning software offers a choice as to how to burn an iso to create a live disc then select DAO (Disk-At-Once) mode.
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A Puppy Linux Live CD or DVD is useful:
- To [[WikiPedia:Live_CD live boot]] Puppy Linux.
- To do a frugal installation.
- To do a full installation.
- To install Puppy Linux on a FAT32, NTFS, or EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 formatted partition (EXT4 not currently recommended for boot).
- To install [[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/GrubQuickGuideGRUB GRUB]] boot loader on a EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 formatted partition.
- To recover, rescue, or backup data from a FAT32, NTFS, or EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 formatted partition.
- To create or edit FAT32, NTFS, or EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 formatted partitions with GParted.
- To demonstrate or show off Puppy Linux.
Puppy Linux may be run from a live disc, a full install or a frugal install.
====={{color text="Preparation" c="green"}}=====
==={{color text="Download Either:" c="black"}}===
- The latest production version of [[http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Download%20Latest%20Release.htm Puppy Linux]].
- Experienced users may want to download the latest [[http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/test/ testing/development version of Puppy Linux]] if any.
Some computer’s ""BIOS"" do not by default boot from the optical drive before the hard drive. For booting from a live disc any boot sequence where the optical drive comes before the hard drive in the boot order will be satisfactory.
If necessary configure the BIOS so the optical drive has precedence over the hard drive in the boot order. Read [[http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/bootorderchange.htm How to change the boot order in BIOS]] before proceeding. After you modify the boot order don’t forget to save your changes before exiting the BIOS configuration.
==={{color text="Optical Media and Optical Disc Drives" c="black"}}===
Usually there are no problems burning live discs and then booting them from the same drive that they were burned on. Older CD-ROM drives may have compatibility issues with CD-RW media. Older CD drives are more likely to be able to read/boot CD-R than CD-RW discs. Some older computers/drives are unable to boot [[http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cd/formatSession-c.html multi-session discs]], but able are to boot ordinary, single-session discs (a.k.a. closed discs).
==={{color text="Hardware Issues with Home Built Computers or Added Optical Drives" c="black"}}===
If you built your own computer make certain the burner drive has it’s jumpers set to master. If you have a CD-ROM it should be set as slave. Check the hardware manual that came with the drive(s) or visit the manufacturer’s web site for jumper settings and recommended cable type. A master drive should be connected to the end connector of the cable. A slave (if installed) is connected to the other connector. Be certain your cables are in working order too. SATA drives are connected in a daisy chain fashion and are therefore not subject to being misconnect by cables.
==={{color text="Summary:" c="black"}}===
- Download the ISO image.
- Set the appropriate boot sequence within BIOS.
- Insert blank disc into an optical disc drive with burning capability and burn a live disc as described below.
====={{color text="Burning (Writing) ISO Image file to Blank Optical Disc" c="green"}}=====
The instructions in this section are intended to create a live disc for use with hard drive storage (default live disc operation). If you wish to create a live disc that can also store files then see instructions for creating a multi-session live disc further down.
One mistake new users make is improperly burning ISO images. Burning the ISO file on blank media as a data file does not make the disc bootable. You must burn it as an ISO image, which means using software that has the capability of creating a bootable (a.k.a live) optical disc using the ISO file as the source. If your burning software offers a choice as to how to burn an iso to create a live disc then select DAO (Disk-At-Once) mode.
Another less frequent mistake is extracting the contents of an ISO file, or extracting the image to a directory using a utility like Isobuster and then attempting to write (burn) the directories and files to an optical disc.
Users of a Linux distribution other than Puppy Linux may burn ISO images using their default burner, e.g. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K3b K3b]] or [[http://www.gnome.org/projects/brasero/ Brasero]]. K3b automatically performs the [[MD5sum MD5sum]] verification and is included in Linux distributions that use the KDE desktop. Brasero is an application to burn CD/DVD for the Gnome desktop.
Puppy Linux users have **Burniso2cd** and **[[Pburn Pburn]]** burning software available. Only Pburn has erasing capability. Either ""Burniso2cd"" or Pburn can be used to burn ISO images.
To burn using ""Burniso2cd"" start ""Burniso2cd"", select the disc type, CD or DVD, then select the optical disc drive containing the disc and then navigate to the location of the ISO file and select it. ""Burniso2cd"" will burn (write) the ISO image file to the disc. Leave the disc in the drive and re-start the computer.
To erase a disc: start Pburn go to: Burn > Blank CD/DVD, click Blank disc, select type of erasure, "Fast blank" and select type of media; click, "Burner device" tab and select your burner drive containing the disc to be erased and click "Burn" button to start erasing.
Do not use the burner software that comes with the Windows operating system. This software only produces a data disc. You may use either **[[http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads-free-software.htm BurnCDCC]]** or **[[http://www.imgburn.com/ ImgBurn]]**, both of which are free. ""BurnCDCC"" consists of only one small file. It is designed to burn ISO images exclusively and is excellent for inexperienced users. Both programs can be reliably used to burn an ISO file to a CD or DVD. Both programs appear to be available for all versions of Windows.
- **[[http://rhinoweb.us/howtoburnisowindows.htm How to use BurnCDCC]]**
- **[[http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=61Tutorial How to use ImgBurn]]**
A low burn speed will increase the probability of a successful burn. Set the burning speed of the software accordingly or accept the default value set by the program. Choosing a burn speed that is too high or CPU-priority that is too low could cause buffer under runs. After the image has been written re-start the computer with the bootable live disc in the drive.
If you want to create a multi-session live disc then use ""CDBurnerXP"", not ""BurnCDCC"" or ""ImgBurn"".
If you want to create a multi-session ""LiveDVD"" then you must use Burniso2cd or Pburn.
====={{color text="Creating a Multi-Session LiveDVD" c="green"}}=====
See MultiSessionLiveDVD
====={{color text="Special Booting and Boot Managers" c="green"}}=====
Your computer may allow you to boot from the CD once (only for this time) by pressing a special key (usually #%ESC#% or #%F1#%, #%F2#%, #%F3#%, #%F11#% or #%F10#%) during the memory checks (very soon after the computer's power on). (It will briefly tell you what key to press, usually in the upper right or left. It is quick so don't be surprised if you miss it the first time.)
The second method is to setup your computer to always boot from the optical drive first. You have to enter the BIOS (a.k.a. CMOS) by pressing a special a key during the startup, which will allow you to enter BIOS (a.k.a. CMOS) setup(you may see a message about how to do this during the boot up sequence). Then save (usually #%F10#%) and exit the setup function. Sometimes you have to exit in order to save, if so you want to choose the save & exit option.
You may need to do a cold-reset or even turn your computer off, to be able to use the new settings. Your computer will boot from the next device specified in the boot order when you reboot after you remove the live disc.
In the BIOS you can go through some menus and look for "Advanced settings", "Boot order" or "Boot options".
A third way to boot from the CD is by using a WakePup floppy boot disc.
Or try the **Smart Boot Manager**
Download sbminst from http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/3.7/sbminst
Then to create a bootable floppy, do:
//./sbminst -t us -d /dev/fd0//
Or you can download sbootmgr.dsk from:
http://ftp.lanet.lv/ftp/mirror/Slackware/isolinux/sbootmgr/sbootmgr.dsk then do:
//dd if=sbootmgr.dsk of=/dev/fd0// (for linux),
//c:\rawrite sbootmgr.dsk a:// (for dos/windows)
then when you reboot the floppy it gives you the option of cdrom boot.
Occasionally you may not be giving the cdrom boot option, then if you bring up the SBM system menu by pressing tab, then select "set cdrom ports", enter "1F0,3F6" enter, then click "rescan all drives" and your cdrom boot option will again be visible. This has worked on PCs where the bios wasn't even aware of the cdrom drive.
you can also use sbootmgr.dsk, with memdisk.bin from syslinux, to enable cdrom booting with grub:-
title cdrom
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/grub/memdisk.bin
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/grub/sbootmgr.dsk
The sourceforge location of smart boot manager is: http://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/
==={{color text="Puppy 4.2.1 Live Disc With a Save File" c="black"}}===
- Boot live disc.
- Choose:
- mouse
- keyboard
- video (Xorg or Xvesa).
- Puppy will boot normally.
- Now reboot Puppy.
- Choose “Save to file” (or “Save to CD” if using a multisession disc, or if you change your mind choose “Do not save”) then press OK.
- Now select destination drive and press OK.
- You may (or may not) now give the pup_save.2fs file a new name if desired then press OK.
- Choose “Normal (no encryp.)”.
- Choose a size for pup_save.2fs file then press OK. You may select the default size of 512MB.
- Problems have been reported with pup_save.2fs file sizes greater than 1GB.
- Do not select a file size greater than the available free space of the destination drive.
- FAT partitions have a maximum file size of 1GB.
- Review your choices and if all is well press “Yes save”.
- Now wait for the prompt detailed in the next step.
- Press “Yes” so that pup_421.sfs is copied to the hard disc.
- Puppy will now reboot normally and the save file installation is complete.
==={{color text="Frugal Install for Experienced Users" c="black"}}===
A frugal installation may be performed by extracting the contents of the ISO image to a directory on any FAT32, NTFS, or EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 formatted partition. See: InstallationFrugal
====={{color text="Verifying Integrity of Downloaded ISO File" c="green"}}=====
You may use the ""BitTorrent"" protocol to download the ISO image, because ""BitTorrent"" automatically verifies the integrity of the data received. Note that ""BitTorrent"" software program must be installed to use the ""BitTorrent"" protocol. The Opera web browser has integrated support for ""BitTorrent"" so there is no need for dedicated software.
If [[http://www.filehippo.com/download_opera/ Opera]] is used downloads can be managed from the browser window. Windows users may install ""BitTorrent"" software from [[http://www.filehippo.com/software/p2p/ FileHippo]].
If the ""BitTorrent"" protocol is not used then verification of the integrity of the downloaded ISO image must be done manually. It is important that this is done since it will prevent you from wasting time. A lot of requests for help are //Why does my disc not boot//. Modem connections can be interrupted when downloading large files and data can be corrupted during transmission regardless of connection type. With slow connections try to use a download manager if possible so that if the download gets interrupted it can be resumed again without loss of data. After downloading the ISO file, verify its integrity by checking the [[MD5sum MD5sum]]. The file may have been corrupted during the download process so always verify its integrity. After verification you may then proceed to burn the ISO file onto blank optical media.
It is not mandatory that you verify the integrity of the ISO file. If you experience problems with the live disc you create or if you use write once media then it is highly recommended that you check the file.
====={{color text="If All Else Fails" c="green"}}=====
If you are unsuccessful at creating a live disc please request assistance from the [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/ Puppy Linux Forum]] explaining at which stage of this tutorial you have difficulty.
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- Puppy will now reboot normally and the save file installation is complete.
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Puppy Linux may be run from a live disc, a full install or a frugal install.
==={{color text="Puppy 4.2.1 Live Disc With a Save File" c="black"}}===
==={{color text="Puppy 4.2.1 Live Disc With a Save File" c="black"}}===
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====={{color text="Automated Frugal Install" c="green"}}=====
A frugal install enables you to save any files or settings you make on the hard drive. This is different from live booting where any settings or files typically only exist in ""RAM"" and are therefore lost at shutdown.
==={{color text="Automated Frugal Install Procedure Using Puppy 4.2.1 Live Disc" c="black"}}===
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If the ""BitTorrent"" protocol is not used then verification of the integrity of the downloaded ISO image must be done manually. It is important that this is done since it will prevent you from wasting time. A lot of requests for help are //Why does my disc not boot//. Modem connections can be interrupted when downloading large files and data can be corrupted during transmission regardless of connection type. With slow connections try to use a download manager if possible so that if the download gets interrupted it can be resumed again without loss of data. After downloading the ISO file, verify its integrity by checking the [[MD5sum MD5sum]]. The file may have been corrupted during the download process so always verify its integrity. After verification you may then proceed to burn the ISO file onto blank optical media.
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Users of a Linux distribution other than Puppy Linux may burn ISO images using their default burner, e.g. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K3b K3b]] or [[http://www.gnome.org/projects/brasero/ Brasero]]. K3b automatically performs the [[MD5sum MD5sum]] verification and is included in Linux distributions that use the KDE desktop. Brasero is an application to burn CD/DVD for the Gnome desktop.
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Users of a Linux distribution other than Puppy Linux may burn ISO images using their default burner, e.g. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K3b K3b]] or [[http://www.gnome.org/projects/brasero/ Brasero]]. K3b automatically performs the MD5sum verification and is included in Linux distributions that use the KDE desktop. Brasero is an application to burn CD/DVD for the Gnome desktop.
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If the ""BitTorrent"" protocol is not used then verification of the integrity of the downloaded ISO image must be done manually. It is important that this is done since it will prevent you from wasting time. A lot of requests for help are //Why does my disc not boot//. Modem connections can be interrupted when downloading large files and data can be corrupted during transmission regardless of connection type. With slow connections try to use a download manager if possible so that if the download gets interrupted it can be resumed again without loss of data. After downloading the ISO file, verify its integrity by checking the [[MD5sum md5sum]]. The file may have been corrupted during the download process so always verify its integrity. After verification you may then proceed to burn the ISO file onto blank optical media.
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==={{color text="Automated Frugal Install Procedure Using Puppy 4.2.1 Live Disc" c="black"}}===
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Puppy Linux may be run from a live disc, a full install or a frugal install. The preferred installation method is an {{color text="Automated Frugal Install" c="#009900"}}. (See "Automated Frugal install using Puppy 4.2.1 live disc" farther down)
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Puppy Linux may be run from a live disc, a full install or a frugal install. The preferred installation method is a automated frugal install. (See "Automated Frugal install using Puppy 4.2.1 live disc" farther down)
====={{color text="Automated Frugal Install" c="green"}}=====
====={{color text="Automated Frugal Install" c="green"}}=====
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To create a live disc you may use blank CDR, CDRW, DVDR, DVDRW (single or double layer) discs. Rewritable media has the advantage over write once media in that it is more ecologically friendly due to the fact that discs can be erased and reused up to 1000 times. If you ever have a failed burn with write once media you’ll have a coaster and you’ll have to start again but if you use rewritable media you can erase the disc and burn it again. **{{color text="It is essential to use high quality blank media from manufacturers such as TDK, Imation, Taiyo Yuden, and Verbatim." c="#009900"}}** Make sure the media is compatible with the drive in terms of speed and type.
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To create a live disc you may use blank CDR, CDRW, DVDR, DVDRW (single or double layer) discs. Rewritable media has the advantage over write once media in that it is more ecologically friendly due to the fact that discs can be erased and reused up to 1000 times. If you ever have a failed burn with write once media you’ll have a coaster and you’ll have to start again but if you use rewritable media you can erase the disc and burn it again. {{color text="It is essential to use high quality blank media from manufacturers such as TDK, Imation, Taiyo Yuden, and Verbatim." c="#009900"}} Make sure the media is compatible with the drive in terms of speed and type.
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- The latest production version of [[http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Download%20Latest%20Release.htm Puppy Linux]].
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If [[http://www.filehippo.com/download_opera/ Opera]] is used downloads can be managed from the browser window. Windows users may install ""BitTorrent"" software from [[http://www.filehippo.com/software/p2p/ FileHippo]].
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- Choose “Save to file” (or “Save to CD” if using a multisession disc, or if you change your mind choose “Do not save”) then press OK.
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- Choose “Save to file” (or “Save to CD” if using a multisession dics, or if you change your mind choose “Do not save”) then press OK.
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A frugal install enables you to save any files or settings you make on the hard drive. This is different from live booting where any settings or files typically only exist in ""RAM"" and are therefore lost at shutdown.
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See MultiSessionLiveDVD
