Can mini33 run without windows?

caal · 10-22-2005, 11:12 PM

hi,

Can I have a whole computer run minislack33? No other partition?

thanks for any help you can give me,
Grae

gnashley · 10-23-2005, 01:52 AM

Wow, don't get many questions about THAT distro. Bear in mind that I didn't create that. As originally packaged you wouldn't be able to run it without windows. But after re-packaging I believe you can.
but you'll have to create a boot floppy, or install it on a DOS-bootable partition in order to run it the first time. Once running, you could install lilo to the MBR for full hard-disk boot.
Keep in mind that that distro is very old -compatible with Slackware 3.3. So it uses old libraries and you'll have lots of trouble getting more porgrams to work.
You might be better off to start with one of the other small installations such as 31MB9_1 which is based on Slack 9.1 which can be updated or extended more easily.

caal · 10-24-2005, 11:23 PM

Thanks,

Thanks for the help, I going to install 31mb9_1. Is there an instal guide on your site, or on this site?

Thanks again,
Grae

gnashley · 10-25-2005, 03:15 PM

There's docs on the site and inside.
Probably the easiest way to do what you want is to temporarily connect the hard disk to another computer running windows or linux, format the hard disk as FAT32 (at least part) and unzip the file directly there. Then put it in the new computer. Then boot with a win98 bootdisk and use loadlin to boot amigo at first. Or use the boot floppy image to boot with. Once running install lilo(or other bootloader) to the MBR. Have space? make a linux partition

caal · 10-27-2005, 11:26 PM

Hola,

Thanks for all the help gnashley. Is you name g. nashley, or gn ashley?

Thanks,
Grae

gnashley · 10-28-2005, 01:58 AM

Gilbert N. Ashley. Did you get it going?

caal · 10-28-2005, 09:43 PM

Hi,

Nope, bad download file, will not unzip. I am going to download another copy.

Thanks,
Grae

gnashley · 10-29-2005, 02:43 AM

BTW, you really should start with the 42MB version as a better starting point for an extendable installation.

caal · 10-29-2005, 09:03 PM

No luck finding a 42mb version. I think I looked at nearly every file in your download section.

Grae.

gnashley · 10-30-2005, 12:39 PM

Sorry, forgot that I deleted that. You can always use the amigoII-flux:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/...o-II-flux.zip,
although since the size is nearly as big, you'd just as well use the full amigo-2.0.

caal · 11-05-2005, 09:47 PM

hey,

Thanks you. When I get more time, I may do that.

Grae