Welcome to Quickset Qirky!

This is Quickset-Quirky-002 live CD(Released on December 2009). It is an easy-to-setup version based on Quirky-002. Differences with the original version is described on this document.

Quirky Linux is provided as live CD's(.iso file). You can use Quirky Linux as soon as you bootup your computor from the live CD. You may need pressing [Del], [f.1], [f.2], [f.9], or [f.12] at the bootup and set up BIOS or select bootup media depending on your PC. Reffer the documents on your own PC.

First setup

Booting up your PC from this Quickset-Quirky live CD, hopefully automatically starts up the desktop with 800x600 screen size. A GUI dialog for the first setup appears. You must change the settings of timezone, keyboard layout, and screen size if you like to. Timezone and keyboard is initially set to UTC (Universal time) and us(English) keyboard.

If the PC failed to startup the desktop, try 'Safe mode' at the bootup option. Select the bootup menu(it may be frendly interface thanks to the Grub4Dos) by using up and down arrow keys. Type 'xorgwizard' after the command prompt appears.

The network connection is to be automatic in case eth0 interface found and DHCP is available.

How does the Quickset?

Most of the automatic mechanism is that of the Quirky natively has. I (shinobar) only made the first setup GUI and arranged the initial settings of the Quirky.

Not only the new GUI, some scripts are modified.

• /usr/sbin/firstsetup (new)
• /usr/sbin/xorgwizard (accept screen size specified with a parameter)
• /usr/sbin/delayedrun (launch firstsetup)
• /usr/sbin/wizardwizard (firstsetup in menu)
• /usr/sbin/remasterpup2 (Joliet option)
• /usr/bin/xwin (automatically select 800x600 screen size, apply /etc/profile)
• /etc/rc.d/rc.network (autoconnect)

The timezone and keyboard layout is preset by some files.

• /etc/localtime
• /etc/keymap

How to make quickset live cd?

It is easy to make Quickset-Quirky from quirky live CD. Follow next steps.

1. Start up Quirky from original quirky live CD - with 'quirky pfix=ram' boot option prefered.
2. Install firstsetup-xxx.pet.
3. Install pupsaveconfig-xxx.pet(optional).
4. Launch remasterpup2.
5. After remasterpup2 makes quirky-xxx.sfs, arrange files in /mnt/PARTITION/puppylivecdbuild as follows. Others like *.msg, isolinux.*, logo.16 shold be deleted.
   • vmlinuz ... keep the original
   • initrd.gz ... keep the original
   • quirky-xxx.sfs ... remastered
   • grldr ... from /usr/lib/grub4dos
   • quirky-splash.xpm ... from /usr/share/doc/firstsetup. Or you can replace another .xpm graphic file with 640x480-size, 14-bit-index color.
   • README.HTM ... from /usr/share/doc/firstsetup. You can edit.
   • menu.lst ... from /usr/share/doc/firstsetup. You may need to edit the titles.
6. Create remastered live CD or .iso following remasterpup2.

Odd filenames on Windows OS

The file names of the contents of the live CD on Windows OS might see odd such as like,
QUIRKY_0.SFS, VMLUNUZ, INITRD ...
The odd file names make trouble if you try to copy them on HDD or on USB drives.

But the Quickset-Quirky Live CD sees the filenames correct even on Windows. Because it is created with 'Joliet' option. I (shinobar) realized that 'Joliet' option does not cause troubles even with saving sessions on multisession CD. Remasterpup2 in this version applies 'Joliet' option for the remastered live CD's.