Hi, Would someone please tell me how to configure dial up on small linux? I'm going for vacations next week, so I REALLY need to set up my notebook =P I've...
Dear Sankarshan use BusyBox-2.x and you'll be able compile the Roootfile system that will fit into the floppy along with the kernel Regards Saboor ... ...
Hi! I have just tried to install smalllinux on an old laptop, a 486 with 8mb of RAM. When I boot up I get an apm error (apm_bios: get_event: unknown error code...
hi, ... gee thanks !! but wouldn't rawrite or rawrite2 do the same ? just curious warm regards sankarshan ... Everything that has a beginning, has an end -...
Hi, Would someone please tell me how to setup a diap up connection on Small Linux? I've searched on internet and it seems that I need a program called "chat"...
hello, I'm not very experienced at linux full stop but I'm managed to get 0.75 running on an old 486 and 3MB RAM. I've also managed to get the 3c509 nic...
easy.. put the commands in the rc.S file at the very end... so every time it boots, the init scripts process the commands. On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:35:53 -0000 ...
Thanks, I tried the end of the rc.S file but nothing happened on a reboot, not sure what I did wrong. I tried the rc.M file, after the line 'ifconfig lo up'...
Hello again, The 486 machine that I;ve installed Small Linux on doesn't have a CD ROM or a mouse, I was thinking about recompling the kernel to remove this...
2.0.40 seems ok so far. I compiled in 3c905 support and IP forwarding (not sure why, may try a 486 as a router, but then again...) and took out CD ROM stuff...
if you wanna be frugal.. try a elks kernel j/k though it may work.. you wont get good hw support :P On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 20:35:23 -0000 ... -- AcidChat IRC...
Hello, Is it possible to modify the path variable? I tried to amend the line in rc.M and rc.S but after a reboot the path variable is unchanged. Thanks jock...
well my old 486 is a different machine now and I've really enjoyed my sojourn in to Linux land. I've written up some notes on what I;ve done, they're available...
Hey Jock Thanks so much for posting your notes up. I will add them to the Small Linux Wiki, with your permission. Steven http://www.superant.com/smalllinux/...
I'd be honoured Steven :) By the way, what is the status of Small Linux at the moment, are you doing much developement work on it? (hope you don't mind me...
I have not looked at Small Linux in over a year. In the back of my mind I have the idea of a "Vintage Computer" distribution. A small distro of Linux that will...
I think it's a really interesting project. When I get time i'd like to try to install smallX (...add it to the notes page). And how is Mr ShadowRage? has he...
working on it... finishing up final details on the package manager, getting X to work (will have to be included separately, obviously) and other things. On...
hiya, I tried to get smallX running today but ran into the same prob as the post below. So I put this into the fstab file: none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=0622...
Thanks Shadowrage, I had another look through menuconfig but couldn't see anything, I did a search on google to see if i could find anything related, ... ...
Hello, Venture Development Corporation would like to know what you think about Total Cost of Development (TCD) for embedded operating systems. Our goal is to...
yes, the project is still alive, anyways, so far, the install floppy should be able to contain the base packages, mglit works well, still developping it to...
Hello Everybody! I got smalllinux to work on an 486Laptop with 4Mb Ram :)* and i want to use it as an embedded system. The Programm i wrote uses some shared...
I got an old Toshiba T3400CT with a 400MB HD and 4MB of Ram... with an external floppy drive and no CDRom support. I got as far as getting SmallLinux to boot...
Hi, I've been using Small Linux for over a year and was wondering if people were still working on it as a project. If the project has stopped I was wondering...
