tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post1506775641511152880..comments2023-05-11T16:54:59.339+01:00Comments on Make Gadgets Work !!!: Blog has moved to ----> mgw.dumatics.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-82786571687044240452013-03-12T06:07:07.016+00:002013-03-12T06:07:07.016+00:00ya, this is right. this site is really enjoyed. Th...ya, this is right. this site is really enjoyed. This is such a Great resource that you are providing and it’s really helpful for me. It gives in depth information. Thanks for this wonderful information. thanks<br />CD distributorhttp://www.summittechnology.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-86544420966428898142013-02-07T07:52:28.947+00:002013-02-07T07:52:28.947+00:00Yup, looks like that did the trick. For some reaso...Yup, looks like that did the trick. For some reason it didn't change it when I edited it in Ubuntu, I had to edit it directly from grub for it to take effect. But no matter, thanks again for the help, greatly appreciate it. Fantastic article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-89861793957059672382013-02-05T16:50:07.714+00:002013-02-05T16:50:07.714+00:00aha....change the line before } as below
linux16 ...aha....change the line before } as below<br /><br />linux16 /boot/plpbt.bin<br /><br />so your final entry will look like this:<br /><br />menuentry 'Plop Bootmanager'{<br />insmod ext2<br />set root='hd0,msdos1'<br />if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then<br />search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 677433f0-4a63-4126-8b22-616f1146990b<br />else<br />search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 677433f0-4a63-4126-8b22-616f1146990b<br />fi<br />linux16 /boot/plpbt.bin<br />}<br /><br />That should do it. :)<br /><br />-AnkitAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-57296712486937673472013-02-05T16:34:04.549+00:002013-02-05T16:34:04.549+00:00You mean in 40_custom? It's similar, but seems...You mean in 40_custom? It's similar, but seems to have an if function for some reason.<br /><br />menuentry 'Plop Bootmanager'{<br /> insmod ext2<br /> set root='hd0,msdos1'<br /> if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then<br /> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 677433f0-4a63-4126-8b22-616f1146990b<br /> else<br /> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 677433f0-4a63-4126-8b22-616f1146990b<br /> fi<br /> linux /boot/plpbt.bin<br /> }<br /><br /><br />I don't really know what linux16 is though. Thanks for the quick response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-61913263731772978592013-02-05T09:53:36.410+00:002013-02-05T09:53:36.410+00:00What is the entry you have in custom_41? Is it sim...What is the entry you have in custom_41? Is it similar to below?<br /><br />menuentry "Plop Bootmanager" {<br />insmod ext2<br />set root='(hd0,msdos5)'<br />search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 25568be7-dfd1-4f88-9d9d-8b45a26edaa2<br />linux16 /boot/plpbt.bin<br />}<br /><br />some people found putting " /boot/plpbt.bin" worked and for some it works with linux16....<br /><br />I have not encountered the issue so I may not be able to help much.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ankit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-37331393593811336552013-02-05T01:28:29.744+00:002013-02-05T01:28:29.744+00:00I got the entry to show up on the boot menu, but w...I got the entry to show up on the boot menu, but when I try to boot into Plop Boot Manager it says "zImage doesn't support 32-bit boot (try with linux16)". How can I fix this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-4276932961206031032013-01-26T23:09:16.439+00:002013-01-26T23:09:16.439+00:00Hello Shankar,
My pleasure. Dual boot should not ...Hello Shankar,<br /><br />My pleasure. Dual boot should not be an issue and above method should still work.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ankit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-34789222416120457352013-01-25T18:12:07.842+00:002013-01-25T18:12:07.842+00:00Hello Ankit,
Thank you for the reply. ...Hello Ankit,<br /> Thank you for the reply. You are correct the problem was with the USB drive's formatting. I used a formatting tool provided by the manufacturer(transcend) to format it into FAT32 and then created a bootable ubuntu using pendrivelinux. And I was able to boot on the Laptop (Compaq Presario F 700). <br />But When I tried the same with my desktop(Asus A8v-MX) I was not able to. In the boot device priority the USB drive is detected as "removable drive", but it does not boot from the USB drive. I am not sure but I guess my BIOS does not support USB booting maybe.<br /><br />Now I have Windows XP and Bodhi Linux 2.2 already installed in the Desktop. So by adding plop to the grub2's boot menu with the method that you have described above, will I be able to boot using USB drive? Or since I am running 2 OS's already is there any change to the above method? If so pls help me cos I am not that much of a command line person.<br /><br />By the way your above description is very detailed and as a newbie I did not have any trouble following you step by step guide.<br /><br />Also thanks for recommending http://www.linuxliveusb.com. It looks way better than Pendrivelinux or Unetbootin.Shankar Narayanan G Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928522772687265761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-44301297200541897612013-01-25T09:56:40.955+00:002013-01-25T09:56:40.955+00:00Hi Shankar.
It looks like your USB drive is missi...Hi Shankar.<br /><br />It looks like your USB drive is missing boot sector and that's why none of the machines are booting from it. As you are on XP right now, I would recommend using LiLi (http://www.linuxliveusb.com/). It works fine and does necessary checks.<br /><br />Let me know how it goes.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ankit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-194467939566378682013-01-25T09:20:04.115+00:002013-01-25T09:20:04.115+00:00Hello Ankit,
I have a Compaq Presrio F700 laptop ...Hello Ankit,<br /><br />I have a Compaq Presrio F700 laptop which currently has Windows XP in it. I want to install Bodhi linux in it. But recently the DVD drive stopped working. So I tried to install through Bootable USB Stick(2GB)created using Unetbootin and Pendrivelinux. During bios screen even after select USB Drive as primary boot device it does not boot from it. The same thing happens with my desktops too which have Asus A8V motherboards in them. Can you help me with this problem? will plop solve this problem?<br /><br />Thanks<br />ShankarShankar Narayanan G Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928522772687265761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-89256434450993050702012-11-07T00:44:48.675+00:002012-11-07T00:44:48.675+00:00further update...I started installing 2.1 last nig...further update...I started installing 2.1 last night but something went wrong and I had to wipe th slate clean install an older version of ubuntu from one of the linux format dvd and then put plop set_up as above. All went well except I had the same issue as this one.<br /><br />I was sure it will not resolve by copying grub so I tried your formula of USB1.1 but even that did not work.<br /><br />I then changes the USB port to the first one from monitor end and lo behold I was in Live Bodhi.<br /><br />Happy to report all went well this time round...mystery continues. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-63349335863313276252012-11-05T13:18:15.179+00:002012-11-05T13:18:15.179+00:00Ahhh!!! Thats a good one ....Grub 2 is indeed diff...Ahhh!!! Thats a good one ....Grub 2 is indeed different from Grub. Thanks for leaving this post. Hope some people will find it useful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-81840829809780007342012-11-04T00:02:07.222+00:002012-11-04T00:02:07.222+00:00Yessss, I managed :-), thx to the information here...Yessss, I managed :-), thx to the information here, but also to the information at the plop pages (http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/mbrinstall.html), as I did not have grub2 but grub (was running edubuntu 7.04, wanted to upgrade, but no DVD available). In Grub you have to change menu.lst as there's no grub.cfg<br /><br />I thought this might be helpfull to any helpseeker as wel..<br /><br />Thx!Okkedamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003351527931233395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-71930127417008076602012-11-02T09:28:21.495+00:002012-11-02T09:28:21.495+00:00I am glad you finally managed to do this and thank...I am glad you finally managed to do this and thanks for leaving the final update as I am sure others who stumble across this blog but are stuck with this kind of problem will find it helpful indeed :). <br /><br />Wonder if it had something to do with USB version then but I am not the wise one who can decipher the mysterious working of Plop so we will wait and see if someone else can come up with the explanation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-15732694053019573152012-11-01T17:46:36.534+00:002012-11-01T17:46:36.534+00:00"I don't know if that means install LILO ..."I don't know if that means install LILO or GRUB to the boot sector of the notebook (which is currently running XP) or install LILO or GRUB to the boot sector of the USB stick."<br /><br />It means installing on notebook. I am not sure how GRUB will be installed with just WinXP. I had it because I had got rid of Windows long long ago.<br /><br />Having said that, if you just have Windows on your laptop, Plop Boot Manager should work as this warning does not apply to you.<br /><br />As I understand, the warning there is for existing linux users i.e. users who have Linux already on their system and the scenario in particular is where system is dual boot with windows and Linux installed side by side. In that case system will have both MBR and Grub.<br /><br />I will ask one thing though - When Plop Boot Manager presents option to boot from USB, you select it, then what happens - a blank screen? If so, it can be same thing that happened to me - now I dont remember exactly but it was to do with some particular file in Live USB not being named correctly. Unfortunately this is where my memory fails me as I can't recollect what I changed in the file but once I cahnged that file on USB it started booting.<br /><br />At the time, it was something I remember finding on Bodhi Linux forums. I will try to find it if I can post back but meanwhile you may want to search on google as you may find it before I do. It will be a while before I am home. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-52945677834157776952012-11-01T17:04:05.980+00:002012-11-01T17:04:05.980+00:00After much muddling, I finally managed to install ...After much muddling, I finally managed to install Bodhi from USB onto the notebook computer that was not capable of booting from USB. Unfortunately, it is not crystal clear how I was able to do that, since I changed two variables at once. I'll just post what I changed and leave it for someone wiser to point out whether the first change was necessary.<br /><br />First, after reading the PLOP documentation and Ankit's instructions, above, I decided to try adding GRUB to the USB stick. Since I have no knowledge of how GRUB works or even whether it runs in the background or is invoked by the user, all I did was copy the entire GRUB directory from a desktop machine already running Bodhi to a location on the USB stick that I named /boot/grub. I did not make any changes to any of the files in the GRUB directory.<br /><br />Then, I put the USB stick in the notebook computer and powered up. PLOP came up and I selected USB. Everything came to a grinding halt as before, so I hard booted. This time, when PLOP came up, I sifted through the various menu options looking for ideas. On a whim, I decided to select Force USB 1.1 and then chose Mode 1 (hey, my madness is not completely without method). I pressed [Enter] and TaDah! Bodhi splash screen. I briefly considered going back and removing the GRUB directory from the USB stick to find out if changing to Force USB 1.1 Mode 1 was all that was required, but in the end I decided not to tempt the Buddha of Hard Knocks. Now I have a little notebook that boots up in 55 seconds instead of the 4.5 minutes that was required to boot up Windows XP. What a pleasure!<br /><br />-Darkdchttp://thedarkcorner.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-22565433339872356512012-10-31T20:53:32.749+00:002012-10-31T20:53:32.749+00:00I have a similar situation old Sony VIAO notebook ...I have a similar situation old Sony VIAO notebook on which I'd like to install Bodhi from USB stick. BIOS does not offer option to boot from USB. I have used PLOP to modify the master boot record of my notebook computer. Now, when I reboot, PLOP gives me the option to boot from USB. However, when I select that option all function ends, similar to your commenter momist (3-1-12), requiring me to hard boot.<br /><br />The PLOP documentation offers this warning Linux users: Install LILO or GRUB to the boot sector of your Linux instead of the Master Boot Record (MBR). The Plop Boot Manager is not a Linux loader and cannot start Linux without LILO, GRUB, Syslinux and similar!<br /><br />I don't know if that means install LILO or GRUB to the boot sector of the notebook (which is currently running XP) or install LILO or GRUB to the boot sector of the USB stick. Nor do I know how to install either to either place, but I think I might be able to figure that out from your post if I had a better idea of where I was trying to end up.<br /><br />The Bodhi USB stick does work on other computers that are already capable of booting from USB.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Dark Corner<br />dchttp://thedarkcorner.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-35355531328445040592012-10-19T13:19:51.710+01:002012-10-19T13:19:51.710+01:00Thanks for taking the time to leave a feedback. Mu...Thanks for taking the time to leave a feedback. Much appreciated !!!<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ankit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-76403584521823948082012-10-14T01:04:33.464+01:002012-10-14T01:04:33.464+01:00This is an excellent tutorial, for which you have ...This is an excellent tutorial, for which you have my everlasting thanks. I was a bit daunted by the prospect of getting it all to work, but your instructions and responses to other queries enabled me to get the desired result. I'm sure that you will accrue much deserved karma. Many many thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-24275422620901489012012-09-26T10:56:49.438+01:002012-09-26T10:56:49.438+01:00really nice post.
Once I met this situation, I'...really nice post.<br />Once I met this situation, I'd like to take a try.<br />convert video to ipod touchhttp://www.goshareware.com/resource/how-to-convert-video-to-ipod-touch.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-4716231862383775452012-09-16T05:25:29.768+01:002012-09-16T05:25:29.768+01:00very nice tips...
I would just like to say thanks,...very nice tips...<br />I would just like to say thanks, for your instructions worked first time.recover windows 7 passwordhttp://www.ilikemall.com/guide/reset-windows-7-password.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-14778689861744193552012-07-26T13:29:58.924+01:002012-07-26T13:29:58.924+01:00Glad this helped you George. :)Glad this helped you George. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-17800089742596779522012-07-23T03:30:49.522+01:002012-07-23T03:30:49.522+01:00Thank you so much. I had been trying to make this ...Thank you so much. I had been trying to make this work for 2 days. It took 1/2 hour after reading this.Georgehttp://www.ilikemall.com/guide/reset-windows-7-password.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-89121562594892851472012-07-02T17:34:34.252+01:002012-07-02T17:34:34.252+01:00Hi Mauricio,
Hope you found some answer by now. I...Hi Mauricio,<br /><br />Hope you found some answer by now. If so please share what worked but if not can you try:<br /><br />linux /boot/plpbt.bin<br /><br />It's really about getting to that folder where plpbt.bin is located so if you try a few combinations something should work.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ankit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485678919051696428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8490678875728841822.post-38130961540327188332012-06-29T04:00:07.161+01:002012-06-29T04:00:07.161+01:00I Have this problem (file not found) in Fedora but...I Have this problem (file not found) in Fedora but could not fix it changing the line to /plpbt.bin.<br /><br />Should I do something else? or it is just that? Any help???<br /><br />Mauricio.-Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678414429188129889noreply@blogger.com