im having trouble installing fossapup86 on my laptop

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Noble Puppy 32 USB live bootable does not boot but prompts for GRUB

Noble Puppy 32 is downloaded from SourceForge.

The live bootable is creaded by USB Image Writer in Cinnamon 22.1.

The USB stick is inserted to an Asus EeePc which contains an 80GB HDD with one simple and empty partition (partitioned by Windows) .

It does not boot but prompts for GRB. How to get it boot, please?

DianOban

Thanks.

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Photo editing with AI : using Firefox browser in Puppylinux
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Well this is certainly not how i expected to be welcomed
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is BookwormPup32-23.12-260301.iso supposed to work on an intel pentium m 1.86ghz 32 bit notebook? It does not install.

Iso burned on an usb stick. Turning on the notebook and the iso boots into this screen: booting find /menu. lst, /boot/grub/menu. lst, /grub/menu. lst
grub4dos 0.4.6a
minimal bash-like line editing is supported. For the frst work, tab lists possible command completions. anywhere else tab lists the possible completions of a device/filename. esc at any time exits.

And a grub> prompt displays.
Can the notebook not run the version of puppylinux in question? Is there a version of puppylinux which can work on the notebook?
Thank you.

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Puppy Linux (BookwormPup64) not loading save file on boot + USB delay issue (headless setup)

Hey everyone,

I’ve been trying to turn an old PC into a **fully headless, hands-free Linux box** using **BookwormPup64 (10.0.10)**, but I’m stuck on a pretty weird boot/persistence issue.

# 🖥️ Setup

* **PC:** Old Pentium (64-bit, \~2005 era), 2GB RAM
* **Storage:** No HDD at all
* **Boot device:** USB (flashed using Rufus)
* **Data/save file:** Separate USB drive
* **BIOS:** Old AMI BIOS (no UEFI, very limited)

# 🔧 What I did

* Flashed `BookwormPup64_10.0.10.iso` using **Rufus**
* Had to use **DD mode + “Add fixes for old BIOSes”** to even boot
* System boots fine into live Puppy
* Set up SSH, disabled GUI, etc. (goal is a headless server)

# ❗ The Problem

I created a save file/session on a **second USB (data drive)**, but:

👉 On boot, Puppy loads a **fresh OS instead of my saved session**

After digging, I realized:

* The **data USB takes time to initialize**
* Puppy **boots too fast and doesn’t detect it in time**
* So it **fails to find the save file and starts fresh**

# 🧪 What I tried

* Editing GRUB4DOS kernel line:kernel /vmlinuz pmedia=usbflash pfix=nox,fsck waitdev=15
* Tried increasing `waitdev`
* Tried forcing `psubdir` and `psave`
* Confirmed save file exists and works if manually loaded

Still:
👉 Boot = fresh session
👉 Save loads only after system fully boots

# ⚠️ Extra complication

* OS is on **USB 1**
* Save file is on **USB 2**
* BIOS is old → slow USB detection
* No keyboard planned → needs to be **fully automatic**

# 🎯 Goal

I want the system to:

1. Boot from USB
2. Wait for second USB
3. Load saved session automatically
4. Stay in CLI (no GUI)
5. Be completely hands-free

# ❓ Questions

* Is there a **reliable way to force Puppy to wait for all USB devices before loading save?**
* Is `waitdev` enough, or is there a better parameter?
* Can I **bind save file to a specific device (UUID maybe?)**
* Or is using **two USB drives fundamentally unreliable here?**

# 💡 Considering

* Moving save file to same USB (but wanted separation)
* Using save folder instead of save file
* Checking if pendrive has bad sectors (had some write errors earlier)

# 🙏 Would really appreciate help

I’m very close to making this a **plug-and-play headless server**, just stuck on persistence loading.

Any suggestions / configs / real-world fixes would help a lot 🙌

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Need help or tips

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Need help or tips

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I am trying to connect to wifi on my fossapup64 and its telling me select a network profile to use.I don;t know what to do...

Pls ask for any details if necessary i cant attach picture from laptop

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