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I've done a frugal install now with grub... Better than lilo.. Much easier to configure...Just mount root disk and edit /mnt/<rootdisk>/boot/grub/menu.lst...
Had some problems with my installations.. But got it working now with XFree86 and nvidia driver...
I just need to remember to put files in .filetools.lst.... Sometimes forgetting it.... :D
Runs great....

Keep on the good work....

GTZ.,

Remco
I was running DSL1.5 and , in the forums, found the link to the "clivesay walkthru". But I was unable to access the pdf.
I closed DSL and used my Mepis (hd install) to read it.
It seems a bit odd that I was unable to access the pdf about DSL using DSL!
In the pdf I am confused by the following entries:
default restore partition  "y"
enter the partition     "hda9"
a different partition for mydsl     "y"
enter the partition      "hda9"

Also at the end is a suggestion to use "uci" extension.What is this?
The "walkthru is( apart from the above) very clear and deserves to be listed(very prominently) as a tutorial.
I used to be HD, but when I switched to frugal I lost 20 pounds, have more energy than ever, and used the money saved to buy myself a brand new yacht.

Frugal is awsome.

UCI is tailored to frugal in some way i believe.  Not really sure how.  The default restore partition is where you want DSL to backup the information after each session.  Since frugal always goes back to the default iso stored on HD after reboot (like a liveCD), the resotre partition holds on to your changes and reapplies them at boot.  The different partition for myDSL lets you specify where you want to stick .dsl apps so that DSL knows where to find them and mydsl-load them.
tis all what ive been saying about the bottleneck being the learning curve....
this attitude aggravates me.  If you want dsl to be used for a specific purpose, a more positive way of bringing that around is to make that the EASIEST option, rather than discouraging everyone that uses it in a way you didnt intend.
I apologize.  I did not intend for my comments to be discouraging or seem curt.  I am rather new to all of this myself and am only trying to assist with what I have found out.  For more information on .uci and .dsl extensions, check out http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/talk/node/68.  There is still a lot of useful info on those pages that haven't been carried over to the wiki yet (i think, still getting used to the new format).
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