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| 27th June 2011 | FINAL COMMENTS |
Brian Grainger |
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Everything is now set up. In order to start having a look at Linux all you have to do is reboot your PC. After a short while you should be shown a menu which includes Windows and Linux - with Windows highlighted. To start Windows do nothing. To start Linux use the cursor down key to highlight Start Linux and press Enter. The Linux Bootloader menu should now be displayed. Use the cursor down key to select the Linux system required and press Enter. As Linux loads various lines of text will be displayed on the screen, probably too quick to read. Don't worry. This is normal and shows that the operating system is loading. It is when the lines of text stop and an error message is given that it is time to get concerned! If you are loading Puppy Linux for the first time then, except for Lucid Puppy 5.2.5, you will be asked some questions about your keyboard and/or mouse and/or video settings. Please read the screen instructions carefully. With Series 1 Puppy selecting an option requires the space bar to be pressed, even if the option is highlighted on the screen. Forgetting to press the space bar may lead to unexpected results. When you press the space bar a X appears next to the selected item. Later Series Puppies do not have this requirement. Puppy comes with two video systems -Xorg and Xvesa. Choose Xorg. Only fall back to Xvesa if you cannot get Xorg to work with your hardware. Wary v.5.1.2 asks an additional question as to whether you want to run as a root user or the standard user 'fido'. Choose the root user. 'fido' is an experiment and only suitable for linux experts. Once Puppy has successfully loaded these settings will be stored and, providing you save your stored settings to disk, you will not be asked the questions again. Lucid Puppy 5.2.5 attempts to boot straight to the desktop. On first boot after the desktop is reached you go through a sequence of dialog boxes to make keyboard, language and time settings. You may respond to these or simply close them and the defaults will be used - English US with Australian time. When Series 2 Puppy finishes for the first time it will invite you to save your stored settings to a file. You may use any disk partition, whether Windows 9x or Windows XP, or a variety of external storage options. Puppy will suggest a file saving option. It is best to use this option until you understand the Puppy system a little more. When Series 3, 4 Puppy, Series 5 Lucid Puppy 5.2.5 or Wary finishes for the first time it will invite you to save your stored settings to a file. You may use any disk partition, whether Windows 9x or Windows XP, or a variety of external storage options. Saving the file to the same location as the sfs, vmlinuz and initrd.grz files is recommended if you wish to keep multiple versions of Puppy on your hard drive. It is also recommended to add the following filename suffix, as appropriate, when asked: Lighthouse Puppy is a little different in that immediately the desktop is reached it suggests closing down and creating a save file. Take the option. You may use any disk partition, whether Windows 9x or Windows XP, or a variety of external storage options. Saving the file to the same location as the sfs, vmlinuz and initrd.grz files is recommended if you wish to keep multiple versions of Puppy on your hard drive. It is also recommended to add the following filename suffix when asked: When Knoppix is loaded it tries to detect all the hardware automatically and does not ask any questions. If there are hardware problems consider changing the 'cheat codes' defined in step 4. The Lin'N'WinNewB Project cannot provide a help line for queries specific to the Linux system being used. That is what these systems help documents, forums and wikis are for. Queries and comments specific to the Lin'N'WinNewB Project are welcome A message to say you have used the Lin'N'WinNewB Project is especially pleasing. Mention which Linux you have installed with the Project. Please go to the following web page for details of how to send comments: http://www.icpug.org.uk/national/response.htm I hope you enjoy using Linux as well as Windows. Acknowledgements This project has been built upon the works of many other people, notably the following:
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