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04-21-2004, 10:14 AM
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Recommend me a distro
it needs to be:
- fit into < 64mb ide flashcard
- have ssh client
- run in 32mb RAM
- be able to run X, possibly using kdrive or something similar
- vnc would be nice
I've already looked at:
- delilinux
- mulinux
- dsllinux
Deli should have done it but ssh doesn't run; library error.
:Edit:
- It would be nice if the root partition [/] could be mounted as read-only. I've just found out that compact flash disks can only be written to about 3000x.
Last edited by jago25_98; 04-27-2004 at 07:03 AM.
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04-22-2004, 03:34 PM
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Re: Fedora Core 2
How could you possibly fit 4 isos of Fedora Core 2 in a 60 mega ide card, we will never know... |
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04-22-2004, 03:55 PM
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Registered: Apr 2004
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60MB IDE card
60MB ide card?
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04-22-2004, 03:58 PM
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Take a look at the first post:
it needs to be:
* fit into < 64mb ide flashcard
* have ssh client
* run in 32mb RAM
* be able to run X, possibly using kdrive or something similar
* vnc would be nice
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04-22-2004, 04:05 PM
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Registered: Apr 2004
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oops, sorry.
Linux Fedora Core 2 won't work.
Just go to: http://www.linux.org |
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04-22-2004, 04:06 PM
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04-22-2004, 04:56 PM
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puppy linux, damn small
It looks like puppy linux can boot of your flashcard. It is quite full featured for it's size, supposedly.
ooops...while it will boot from 64 mb flashcard...it looks like it reqires 64 mb RAM....sorry....
Last edited by ehawk; 04-22-2004 at 05:04 PM.
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04-22-2004, 08:01 PM
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Registered: Jan 2002
Distribution: Debian Based only but have tried most others.
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I use this distro when I am on a low powered system
http://www.lnx-bbc.org/
It works great and it's not hard on the hardware. I can't remember the exact size of it but it's small.
If you really want a small linux use this
http://www.toms.net/rb/
Just figure out how to install it on your flash card. |
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04-25-2004, 11:18 PM
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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Springfield, MO
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I'm nearly sure Tom's Linux doesn't have X. If it wasn't for the need for X you'd have a pretty large smorgasboard.
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04-27-2004, 07:21 AM
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