vmx file replace ide1:0.present = 'TRUE' with ide1:0.present = 'FALSE' Remove the livecd.iso file Start the. Step 3 - Configure the installed Puppy Linux Edit the. Wait until the VMware Player is entirely closed. Select 'MBR, Install to Master Boot Record (probably unsave)' Click OK Click No (installation finished) Exit the Live CD by selecting Menu -> Shutdown -> Power-off computer Select 'Do not Save' at the last dialog. Parameters should be Type: primary, File system: ext2, Flags: boot Select Menu/Setup/Puppy universal installer Select 'IDE (ATA) internal hard drive' Select 'hda VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive, size 2 GiB' Select Install Puppy to hda1 Click OK Select Normal Install Wait until the Grub install dialog appears, select 'Install Grub' Click OK Accept the defaults (simple, standard, /dev/hda1), except at the Grub Destination Question. Open the console and create a partition with the GNU cfdisk 1.0: cfdisk /dev/hda Commands: New, Primary, Beginning, Size: 2147MB, ext2 Flags, boot (hit Enter and Esc) Make FS, (use it?) Yes, (continue?) Yes Commit, (continue?) Yes Quit The cfdisk parameters should look like this: Number Flags Part Type Filesystem Label Size 1 Bootable Primary ext2 2147MB Format the partition with mkfs /dev/hda1 Check with the program called parted whether everything is ok, enter 'print' followed by 'quit'. Prepare the disk with cfdisk, mkfs and parted

x16 means 16-bit color which is 65,546 colors. During the first boot of the Live CD select your keyboard layout and select the X server I have selected german keyboard layout (because I have a german keyboard) and the Xvesa, because Xorg didn't work. Step 2 - Install Puppy Linux by using the Live CD iso Boot the Live CD by using the.

( I have used puppy-2.17.1-nolzma-seamonkey-fulldrivers.iso) Tested Puppy Release: Puppy Linux 2.17.1.ĭownload and install VMware Player on your computerĭownload and extract the LiveCD Virtual Applianceĭownload the Live iso image from Puppy Linux.

If you want to install Puppy Linux 2.17.1 on a VMware image by your own, just follow the instructions: