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Originally Posted by skijunky322
where do i download damn small linux, which files do i download, and how do i install and boot it? once it is booted, can i install iTunes, or iPod compatible software?
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Download
go to
www.damnsmalllinux.org and choose a mirror from the list.. /current or 3.1 is most recent, look for dsl-x.x.iso (x is the version number)
CDROM INSTALL
If you are able to boot from a CDROM then just burn the .iso to a CD and you will load right into a working Linux Enviroment under X (gui) you can then choose to install it to your HDD.
Floppy Install
If you cannot boot to a CDROM and have a floppy then install the appropriate bootfloppy-xxx.img and use rawrite.exe in windows (I find
rawritexp.exe easier under XPSP2. Here you may or may not be able to load your CD, depends on how old your system is.. .personally I had to go out and get a USB Pendrive and install the KNOPPIX directory on it to install/load DSL, the boot loader found the /sda1 device with no problems on a usb1.1 system
you can cfdisk from a root shell (right click, select shells, root) and make the appropriate partitions.. most will do ..
/hda1 20mb (bootable)
/hda2 128mb-256mb (type 82 Swap) Extended
/hda3 remaining (type 83) Extended
Some people will also just bypass a small 20mb boot and just install the boot like...
/hda1 128-256mb (type 82 ext2 swap)
/hda2 Remaining (ext2 boot)
iTunes
As far as the iTunes and iPod software..
google linux iPod and
Linux iTunes there are quite a few resources available..
However keep these points in mind.. DSL is a small distro and does not include a compiler (gcc) nor Kernel source/Headers.. all of which are installable via MyDSL locally or over the net. If multiple distros are available, I have found that using the .dsl from MyDsl or tar files have better luck vs .rpm and apt-get apps
And I am not 100% on this, but I belive DSL would need to be installed to the HDD in order to add any of the above unless you recompiled the LiveCD
