Adrian, I'd follow John Novack's process, he is the AstLinux HP Thin client expert !
Though, if it boots off the USB with AstLinux installed, at the RUNNIX boot prompt you could type "shell" and you should be able to (carefully) erase and dd the AstLinux image to your HP. John prefers to use Damn Small Linux instead. Lonnie On May 17, 2014, at 3:04 PM, Adrian Hodgson wrote: > Hi Lonnie; > > Thanks for the quick reply. > > I have tried the latest version and it fails hangs around something about the > usb disck I have installed with the image. It starts then just hangs. > > The old machines do not have PAE etc and I thought were i386 only. > > the old web pages seem to point to versions that are no loonger on the > astlinux web pages. > > I will try option 2 next and see where it gets me. > Just a thought that perhaps I am doing in wrong, let me explain. > > I download the .img from the web. > > I use dd if=astlinux-xxxxxxx.img of=sdb to write the imagae file to an old 1 > gig usb drive. > > Plug it in to the T5700, boot it up and it boots off the usb drive, would it > then install on to flash or do I need to proceed another way? > > Cheers > Adrian > > On Saturday 17 May 2014 20:44:53 Lonnie Abelbeck wrote: > > Hi Adrian, > > > > The latest AstLinux 1.1.6 works fine with 512 MB of RAM. > > > > By default the FAT16 disk partition is 256 MB (which holds the run images) > > and the remaining part of your flash drive is for the ext2 Linux > > filesystem. That is tight for 1 GB flash and very tight for 512 MB flash, > > but still possible. > > > > So you have several options... > > > > 1) Download the latest 1.1.6 image, either "Generic i586" or "Generic > > i586-Serial" (VGA or Serial console) and give it a go. > > > > 2) Use the build engine, http://build.astlinux.org/ and build a 1.1.6 image > > with FAT16 Partition: 128 MB and uncheck SMP Kernel:, and disable any > > other items you don't use. This will match your hardware better. > > > > 3) Using a VM, build your own custom images: > > http://doc.astlinux.org/devdoc:documentation. > > > > I'd suggest trying #1 first to make sure the the flash drive and the NIC is > > recognized by our kernel, and then optimize (hopefully) from there if > > desired. In theory a 512 MB flash drive will still be enough to work with > > #1. > > > > Lonnie > > > > On May 17, 2014, at 2:05 PM, Adrian Hodgson wrote: > > > I know that many years ago astlinux was installed on a HP thin client the > > > T5700. > > > > > > I have a few left over previously used with an alarm project with puppy > > > iso. > > > > > > I would just like to play with astlinux and try to get a couple of sip > > > phones working home use, the T5700 I have have 512 Meg ram and 1 Gig > > > flask, another has 512 Meg flash. > > > > > > What version of astlinux would work on these elderly devices? > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > > > Adrian > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform > > available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > > _______________________________________________ > > Astlinux-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > > [email protected]. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs_______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > [email protected]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [email protected].
