John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Cool! Sounds like you are having fun! > >Thanks for the kudos. I've been making too many copies of tomsrtbt disk >myself. :) So, I'll stop making copies, I think we have enough. > >But, there are _many_ different floppy disk based Linux distributions and >projects that we could make copies and share. For instance, >http://www.linuxrouter.org. I started looking at the LRP docs last night >but >can't figure out how to actually make the floppies. Anybody got any >ideas?
................ Sorry it took so long to reply, but I'm just getting down to your email. Yes. The best (and easiest) way to make LRP is to download one of the "idiot-images" and rawrite in windows, or dd in Linux, it to the floppy. You can then boot off of it, add modules and customize it as nessary. A better sugestion would be to use CoyoteLinux (www.cocotelinux.com) which is LRP with a windows and Linux installer, and some firewall rules built in. Or you can use FrazierWall (www.frazierwall.com), which is Coyote with a built-in web server and better firewall rules. The top three floppy distributions have to be TomsRtBt, LRP (and it's forks), and Trinux (trinux.sourceforge.net). Trinux is a networking diagnostic and secutity toolkit. It amazing what they can put on two or three floppies. As far as CD distros go, it sounds like you guys have already found Demo Linux. But you need to check LNX-BBC (www.lnx-bbc.org). It's a fork from the original LinuxCare-BBC. LNX is cross between TomsRtBt and Trinux with a bunch of other stuff (like X-windows with a Mozilla browser) thrown in. It is very stripped down (fits on a 50 MByte Business Card CD). Easy to get around in. Makes a great recovery disk. Lots of Network tools. Drivers installed for almost everything, except sound and USB. I have modified it and turned it into my own personal Linux distribution. I'll bring a couple of copies if I make it to the next meeting. After reading the BRLUG mail, I can't wait to meet everyone in person. BRLUG sounds like a great group. -Bruce Kives, HP ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
