Puppy Linux Documentation Wiki - it is a Wikka. Puppy combines its unique style and efficient programs with packages from other distros. Oct 20, 2006 Using the free vmware server it is possible to install some compoents of the VMware Tools on puppy linux. I was able to get the display and mouse driver to work. I know fileshare and fastnetwork did not install. I got some errors.
Two things you need to do:. Build a custom kernel and an initrd image. Make a bootable USB containing the aboveFor the first part, you are best using the 'genkernel' tool. You can probably achieve what you want by issuing genkernel -menuconfig all. This will allow you to first configure the kernel, then build it together with modules (if any) and a ramdisk image (initrd/initramfs).However, if you have never built a custom kernel, bear in mind that kernel configuration is not an easy task.
You're best staying with as many defaults as you can.After that step, you'll find your kernel image and initramfs under /boot/ - they will be named something like kernel-genkernel- and initramfs-genkernel.Once you have that, you can go for building your custom bootable USB stick containing the files. To do that, I'd recommend following the, replacing emerge with the appropriate package manager command for your distribution.