Can boot Raspian but not other OS's

[adrian87]

Hello, sorry if this is a common issue but I couldnt find info on this particular type of boot issue.


I have a Pi 3 B+

I am trying to run Puppy (Bionic) linux 32 bit. I have written the ISO to my SD card (Samsung Evo plus 32Gig) and when I try to boot the Pi I just get a steady red led.

The SD boots fine on other devices.

I tried overwriting the SD card with Raspian and the Pi booted ok (although it did crash when trying to do an update).

Os home page
http://puppylinux.com

ISO specific info
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=113244





Is it a case that this OS just wont run on the Pi for some reason and if so how do I tell which will/wont work?

Does the Pi just need a successful update first? (tbh I think it was just updating the browser or something when it crashed rather than any important system files)

I'v just checked my power supply - I was using a official samsung brick with an ankur cable so I was confident but on inspection the outlput is only 2 amps so will get a new one BUT why would booting one OS require more power than another? (Raspian boots ok)

[wildfire]

AFAICT PuppyLinux does not support ARM architecture.

[B.Goode]

Is it a case that this OS just wont run on the Pi for some reason

Yes.

and if so how do I tell which will/wont work?

You check a relevant page such as http://puppylinux.com/download.html for any mention of keywords such as 'Raspberry' or 'armhf'. [Hint: there are none.]

Also, Raspberry Pi Operating Systems are rarely, if ever, distributed as .iso files.

[scruss]

There is Puppy Linux for arm - https://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/arm/ - but it's not one I'd recommend.

[adrian87]

aah I see, I didn't realize the distro had to be written specifically for a ARM CPU.

thanks for the replies!