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====How to install Puppy Linux to an optical disc by creating a live D.V.D.====
- acquire access to an optical disc drive with writing capability (with the logos //RW// and/or //""ReWritable""// on the drive tray)
- acquire a blank optical disc and read //Appendix 1// below
- acquire the ISO file of a [[http://puppylinux.com/download/index.html recent Puppy version]], and read //Appendix 2// below
- write (burn) the ISO file to the blank optical disc
=={{color text="How to blank a re-writable optical disc" c="green"}}==
__Within Puppy Linux__
- go to: //Menu > Multimedia > Pburn//
__ Within Microsoft Windows__
- use the free program [[http://www.filehippo.com/download_imgburn/ ImgBurn]]
===={{color text="How to write (burn) the ISO file to a blank optical disc" c="green"}}====
When using the software writer (""Burniso2cd"", ""BurnCDCC"" or ""ImgBurn"") always select:
- write speed of **{{color text="4x"c="green"}}** **{{color text="to ensure that data is written properly" c="red"}}**
__Within Puppy Linux__
- go to: //Menu > Multimedia > ""Burniso2cd""//
__ Within Microsoft Windows__
Use either (a) or (b), both free programs
(a) [[http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads-free-software.htm BurnCDCC]] (simple)
(b) [[http://www.filehippo.com/download_imgburn/ ImgBurn]] (advanced) ([[http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=guides Guide]])
==={{color text="Running Puppy Linux from the LiveDVD" c="green"}}===
1) ensure the optical disc is located in its drive
2) shutdown the computer and ensure that the computer is switched off
3) switch on the computer
When shutting down for the first time one will be given the option to create a personal storage ''save file'' with the option of selecting its preferred location.
When the computer re-starts it should load (start) Puppy Linux. If Puppy does not load:
1) ensure to follow the instructions at //Appendices 1//, //2// and //3//
2) [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/ Free Technical Support]]
When running Puppy from optical disc any additional software or data may be written to one's personal save file located on any partition. If such data is desired to be stored on the same optical disc from which one is running Puppy then one would need to create a special MultiSessionLiveDVD.
===Appendix 1 - {{color text="Using high-quality blank media" c="black"}}===
To create a live disc it is recommended to use DVD+R discs. D.V.D. has a superior specification than CD. DVD+R is superior than DVD-R. Re-writable media may be used (DVD-RW or CD-RW). {{color text="It is essential to use high-quality media from manufacturers such as Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim" c="black"}}.
Optical disc archiving:
http://www.cd-info.com/archiving/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_media_preservation
http://www.lne.eu/en/r_and_d/digital-optical-research/archiving-digital-gis-don.asp
http://www.osta.org/technology/pdf/whitepapers/OSFA-12-05-04.pdf
===Appendix 2 - {{color text="Verifying the integrity of the ISO file" c="black"}}===
The downloaded container file must have the extension //.iso//. It is an exact copy, or image, of an existing file system. To ensure that the file is downloaded completely and without corruption use the [[wget]] command, e.g.: %%wget -c /puppy-version-location/puppy-version.iso%%
(If //wget// is not used then one should verify its integrity by verifying its MD5 or SHA checksum). This ISO file may then be written to a blank optical disc using a particular software program. It is by booting up with this disc in the optical disc drive that one can run and use Puppy Linux.
===Appendix 3 - {{color text="Setting the correct boot sequence" c="black"}}===
For a computer to boot from a device such as an optical disc or a flash memory drive the device must be read/accessed //before// any other connected device such as a H.D.D.; therefore when, for example, an optical disc is in the optical disc drive at boot up it will load Puppy Linux from that drive only, and no where else, if the computer has been configured specifically to do that. If the computer does not start/boot from the live D.V.D. it will be necessary to either access a boot menu or the B.I.O.S. so that the computer is instructed to boot from the optical disc drive and not any other drive; re-starting will be necessary in conjunction with using the correct key(s) (see Appendix from [[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/InstallationFullHDD here]]).
Being able to boot from a live D.V.D. also means that it itself may be used to boot the computer when it is not possible to do so with a flash memory drive or hard disk drive: the computer boots from the bootloader on the optical disc but loads the frugal save file (or operating system) from either the flash memory drive or hard disk drive.
===Appendix 4 - {{color text="Boot parameters" c="black"}}===
"Posted on 22 Dec 2010, 8:30 by BarryK
Correction
Booting with pmedia=cd, Puppy only searches optical drives for vmlinuz and the main sfs (and zdrv).
...correction, the above is true if boot with 'pfix=ram'.
Otherwise, searches optical for vmlinuz, but hd and optical for main .sfs (and zdrv)."
http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=02034
===Appendix 5 - {{color text="Creating a graphical boot menu" c="black"}}===
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=61132
===Appendix 6 - {{color text="Creating a LiveDVD containing Multiple Puppies" c="black"}}===
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=63572
===Appendix 7 - {{color text="Creating a Multisession LiveDVD" c="black"}}===
MultiSessionLiveDVD
===References===
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=498932#498932
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==Categories==
CategoryArchiving
CategoryInstallation
====How to install Puppy Linux to an optical disc by creating a live D.V.D.====
- acquire access to an optical disc drive with writing capability (with the logos //RW// and/or //""ReWritable""// on the drive tray)
- acquire a blank optical disc and read //Appendix 1// below
- acquire the ISO file of a [[http://puppylinux.com/download/index.html recent Puppy version]], and read //Appendix 2// below
- write (burn) the ISO file to the blank optical disc
=={{color text="How to blank a re-writable optical disc" c="green"}}==
__Within Puppy Linux__
- go to: //Menu > Multimedia > Pburn//
__ Within Microsoft Windows__
- use the free program [[http://www.filehippo.com/download_imgburn/ ImgBurn]]
===={{color text="How to write (burn) the ISO file to a blank optical disc" c="green"}}====
When using the software writer (""Burniso2cd"", ""BurnCDCC"" or ""ImgBurn"") always select:
- write speed of **{{color text="4x"c="green"}}** **{{color text="to ensure that data is written properly" c="red"}}**
__Within Puppy Linux__
- go to: //Menu > Multimedia > ""Burniso2cd""//
__ Within Microsoft Windows__
Use either (a) or (b), both free programs
(a) [[http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads-free-software.htm BurnCDCC]] (simple)
(b) [[http://www.filehippo.com/download_imgburn/ ImgBurn]] (advanced) ([[http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=guides Guide]])
==={{color text="Running Puppy Linux from the LiveDVD" c="green"}}===
1) ensure the optical disc is located in its drive
2) shutdown the computer and ensure that the computer is switched off
3) switch on the computer
When shutting down for the first time one will be given the option to create a personal storage ''save file'' with the option of selecting its preferred location.
When the computer re-starts it should load (start) Puppy Linux. If Puppy does not load:
1) ensure to follow the instructions at //Appendices 1//, //2// and //3//
2) [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/ Free Technical Support]]
When running Puppy from optical disc any additional software or data may be written to one's personal save file located on any partition. If such data is desired to be stored on the same optical disc from which one is running Puppy then one would need to create a special MultiSessionLiveDVD.
===Appendix 1 - {{color text="Using high-quality blank media" c="black"}}===
To create a live disc it is recommended to use DVD+R discs. D.V.D. has a superior specification than CD. DVD+R is superior than DVD-R. Re-writable media may be used (DVD-RW or CD-RW). {{color text="It is essential to use high-quality media from manufacturers such as Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim" c="black"}}.
Optical disc archiving:
http://www.cd-info.com/archiving/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_media_preservation
http://www.lne.eu/en/r_and_d/digital-optical-research/archiving-digital-gis-don.asp
http://www.osta.org/technology/pdf/whitepapers/OSFA-12-05-04.pdf
===Appendix 2 - {{color text="Verifying the integrity of the ISO file" c="black"}}===
The downloaded container file must have the extension //.iso//. It is an exact copy, or image, of an existing file system. To ensure that the file is downloaded completely and without corruption use the [[wget]] command, e.g.: %%wget -c /puppy-version-location/puppy-version.iso%%
(If //wget// is not used then one should verify its integrity by verifying its MD5 or SHA checksum). This ISO file may then be written to a blank optical disc using a particular software program. It is by booting up with this disc in the optical disc drive that one can run and use Puppy Linux.
===Appendix 3 - {{color text="Setting the correct boot sequence" c="black"}}===
For a computer to boot from a device such as an optical disc or a flash memory drive the device must be read/accessed //before// any other connected device such as a H.D.D.; therefore when, for example, an optical disc is in the optical disc drive at boot up it will load Puppy Linux from that drive only, and no where else, if the computer has been configured specifically to do that. If the computer does not start/boot from the live D.V.D. it will be necessary to either access a boot menu or the B.I.O.S. so that the computer is instructed to boot from the optical disc drive and not any other drive; re-starting will be necessary in conjunction with using the correct key(s) (see Appendix from [[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/InstallationFullHDD here]]).
Being able to boot from a live D.V.D. also means that it itself may be used to boot the computer when it is not possible to do so with a flash memory drive or hard disk drive: the computer boots from the bootloader on the optical disc but loads the frugal save file (or operating system) from either the flash memory drive or hard disk drive.
===Appendix 4 - {{color text="Boot parameters" c="black"}}===
"Posted on 22 Dec 2010, 8:30 by BarryK
Correction
Booting with pmedia=cd, Puppy only searches optical drives for vmlinuz and the main sfs (and zdrv).
...correction, the above is true if boot with 'pfix=ram'.
Otherwise, searches optical for vmlinuz, but hd and optical for main .sfs (and zdrv)."
http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=02034
===Appendix 5 - {{color text="Creating a graphical boot menu" c="black"}}===
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=61132
===Appendix 6 - {{color text="Creating a LiveDVD containing Multiple Puppies" c="black"}}===
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=63572
===Appendix 7 - {{color text="Creating a Multisession LiveDVD" c="black"}}===
MultiSessionLiveDVD
===References===
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=498932#498932
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==Categories==
CategoryArchiving
CategoryInstallation
