tak_cc wrote:

>Hi, glad you managed to get it to work, sorry there hasn't been much
>additional development recently.
>I had a look at your posting on socialgeek, a few (useful :) )
>corrections. Small linux before the 0.9.0 series was based on libc5
>however is now based on uClibc. it is pretty easy to compile programs.
>Go to www.uclibc.org and grab the build image, mount it and then
>chroot in and then compile a program.
>
Ok, I just checked what I have on my 386sx, and it seems I
have both uClibc and libc5 installed, but the libc5 file is dated
1997 so I guess that came from one of the various Slackware 3.3
packages I installed on top of smalllinux2/0.9.0.2 - probably
binutils or gcc? I should have written it down at the time...

I'll add that correction to the socialgeeks thread.

> If you look on the sourceforge
>site i have compiled various programs such as links, thy and ncftp.
>
>
Yes, I noticed those, I've got links from there installed and working :)

>To get slip working i you are going to need to recompile the kernel,
>
>
Ah. I've only successfully compiled a kernel under debian,
my attempts on redhat9 failed miserably, but hopefully the
uClibc buildroot will make things easier.

I will get a vanilla 2.4.22 kernel source and try building it in
the uClibc chroot.

Do I need to compile a kernel for my FC3 box too?

>and then follow this guide:
http://www.superant.com/cgi-bin/smalllinux.pl?Slip_Networking
>
>
Hmm, that site seems to be down at the moment, but this
mirror seems to work:
http://smalllinux.sourceforge.net/slip01.html

>anything else just shout :)
>james
>
>
Many thanks for the tips, and you can bet I'll run into trouble
and come crying for more help :-)


Claude
--
http://claudiusmaximus.tk

>
>--- In smalllinux@yahoogroups.com, ClaudiusMaximus
><gloriousclaudiusmaximus@y...> wrote:
>
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I got smalllinux2 0.9.0.2 working on a 386sx with 4MB RAM, see this
>>thread for full details:
>>http://forums.socialgeeks.com/index.php?showtopic=1418
>>
>>I want to transfer files between minimus (the 386) and maximus (my main
>>computer running Fedora Core 3) over a null-modem cable. I think SLIP
>>is the way to go, but I'm unsure of the steps needed to get this
>>
>>
>working
>
>
>>(I've never used SLIP before).
>>
>>I think I need to get kernel modules for SLIP, but do I need any other
>>networking kernel modules?
>>
>>Do I need to create something in /dev for the serial port? At the
>>moment there is just the following (on minimus):
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 5, 1 May 27 2002 console
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 29, 0 May 27 2002 fb0
>>brw-r--r-- 1 floppy floppy 2, 0 May 27 2002 fd0
>>brw-r--r-- 1 root root 3, 0 May 27 2002 hda
>>brw-r--r-- 1 root root 3, 1 May 27 2002 hda1
>>brw-r--r-- 1 root root 3, 2 May 27 2002 hda2
>>brw-r--r-- 1 root root 3, 3 May 27 2002 hda3
>>brw-r--r-- 1 root root 3, 4 May 27 2002 hda4
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 1, 2 May 27 2002 kmem
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 1, 1 May 27 2002 mem
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 1, 3 May 27 2002 null
>>brw-r--r-- 1 root root 1, 0 May 27 2002 ram0
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 5, 0 Apr 22 20:43 tty
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 4, 0 May 27 2002 tty0
>>crw------- 1 claude claude 4, 1 Apr 22 21:12 tty1
>>crw------- 1 claude claude 4, 2 Apr 22 20:43 tty2
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 4, 3 May 27 2002 tty3
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 4, 4 May 27 2002 tty4
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 4, 5 May 27 2002 tty5
>>crw-r--r-- 1 root root 1, 9 May 27 2002 urandom
>>
>>Thanks for any help you can provide,
>>
>>
>>Claude
>>--
>>http://claudiusmaximus.tk
>>
>>