boot r00t

DaFrEQ · 11-21-2002, 11:23 AM

Hey all. Searches fail... so I ask:

tldp seems to haev weird people writing their doqs.

Where is a good place to find descent instructions for creating a b00t floppy for linux? n00b style. Something that will get a person rolling without me having to walk them.

tldp has such discombobulated documentation it isn't even funny anymore.

tnx

L8rz

Thymox · 11-21-2002, 11:26 AM

What did you want on your boot floppy? If you want an all-purpose boot floppy, then Tom's is great.

DaFrEQ · 11-21-2002, 11:59 AM

Well, I figured something along the lines of:
boot/root
Something they can b00t with that will allow them to use minor commands. Enough to partition the hd and comence with an install from flopp modules.

But most documentation is pretty cryptic as far as actually making the disks. And it wouldn't do any good for me to make them for my peeps 'cuz they wouldn't learn anything.
...and I'm just not motivated enough to write out the procedures. (too many projects, not enough time or Dew *props*)

tnx. I'll chek out toms.

L8rz

Thymox · 11-21-2002, 12:13 PM

Hehe! There's an article in this months (UK) Linux Format... it mentions the following:

CD based 'mini' distros:
DemoLinux. Rated 8/10
Provides a full distribution with XFree86.
LNX-BBC. Rated 10/10
Multiple tools to repair Linux systems.
Trinux. Rated 10/10
Downloads analysis tools from the web.

Floppy based 'mini' distros:
BasicLinux. Rated 6/10
Needs 2 floppies. Features limited firewall abilities.
Tomsrtbt. Rated 9/10
Lots of utilities on a floppy.
FloppyFW. Rated 8/10
Good firewall capabilities.
Loaf. Rated 5/10
Console networking utilities.
FreeSCO. Rated 8/10
Router, bridging and dialing out server.

DaFrEQ · 11-21-2002, 01:45 PM

Tnx.

cheer mate.

L8rz