C., have you tried Small Linux?
From the Small Linux FAQ: "Q: What is Small Linux?
A: Small Linux is a partial distribution of the Linux kernel and support files that can boot on older x86 systems with less than 5 meg of ram memory." I have not used it myself, but here is a link to their website: http://www.superant.com/smalllinux/ Mike Reith On Sunday 07 April 2002 03:56, Clayton Cornell wrote:
I have dug up an old 386sx25 with 4MB RAM and a 100 MB HD. I would like to get this system up and running.... with Linux of course. The problem seems to be finding a package that will actually run on the silly thing. I have yet to be able to boot a SuSE Linux floppy on it.... of course, chekcing the boxes ofthe various 7.x versions I have tells me that a 386 is out of the question.
The ultimate goal of this machine is for it to be a simple play machine with basic ethernet/internet access. I would like to get one of the simple WMs running and a simple web browser as well, but this is not a must have.... more of a challenge once I get an OS installed.
So... any suggestions? FreeBSD, RedHat, SuSE, Mandrake, Slackware etc all seem to have system requirements beyond the humble hardware of this machine. Am I stuck with loading DOS6.22 and Windows 3.11 <shudder>?
C.
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