Install Puppy to USB from Windows
Part 1: Prepare the Key
1. Open a command prompt window (start, run, type: cmd, hit enter).
2. Type at the prompt: FORMAT X: /fs:FAT [replace X with the letter of your flash drive]
3. Download the latest version of syslinux from: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux
4. Extract the syslinux zip file to a new folder called syslinux on your desktop.
5. Open another command prompt (see step 1).
6. Type the following (hit enter after each):
cd Desktop
cd syslinux
cd win32
7. Type: syslinux.exe -ma x: [again, replace X with the letter of your flash drive]
Part 2: Copy Puppy to the Key
1. Download the latest Puppy Linux .iso file
2. Download and install 7-Zip (www.7-zip.org)
3. Using 7-Zip, extract the contents of the Puppy .iso to the root of the USB stick.
4. Rename isolinux.cfg to syslinux.cfg, rename isolinux.bin to syslinux.bin.
5. Open syslinux.cfg in WordPad (not Notepad).
6. Change the following line
append initrd=initrd.gz pmedia=cd
into
append initrd=initrd.gz loglevel=3 pmedia=sda1
7. Save and close WordPad.
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