Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 09:34:26 -0400
From: "Eiren K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up floppy?? Have
problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
Thanks, Neil.
-e.
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 4:08 AM
Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up floppy??
Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 08:02:21
> From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up floppy??
Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
>
> It's from memory...but...mandrake 7.1 went kinda this way:
>
> I do recall that it took a lot of experimentation. Reason is that it's
very
> tight for memory on 32M.
>
> I started with a blank 6G disk, formatted in the Lib with a 4G or so fat32
> partition and loaded the win95b stuff I needed. Once the network was up, I
> copied the linux CD from a shared drive on the desktop machine.
>
> Somewhere in the (um) \dos\utils there is a readme and a selection of boot
> disc images. I don't recall whether I ran the boot images directly from
> loadlin and dos, or whether I made a floppy and booted from there, but you
> need the image for a hard disc load.
>
> You must use the text mode and you must use the middle of the three
> 'intelligence' options otherwise you run out of memory (I can't recall
which
> one, it's one down from 'expert')
>
> When it gets to formatting the disc, *even though it was formatted in the
> Lib* it will try and grab the hibernation space so make sure you leave the
> last 40M or so (in complete cylinders) free. I leave 128M for swap space
but
> I do a lot of compilation.
>
> Sooner or later it will ask you where the image is...so remember where you
> left it and everything should be fine.
>
> Once it's running, you can play with kpackage and remove the things you
> don't need. In particular: there's a bug in the logging script which means
> that the logs grow enormously...fix on the mandrake site, or there's one
> somewhere in the archives here from Christian.
>
> Hope that's enough to get things kicking...
>
> Bad news: 7.2 won't install *in the lib* though it may be possible to do
it
> in other ways. But I think the 1.x version of kde is better suited to the
> lib anyway :)
>
> Neil
>
> >From: "Eiren K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up floppy??
> >Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> >Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 09:08:27 -0700
> >
> >Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 11:55:44 -0400
> >From: "Eiren K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up floppy??
> >Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> >
> >Neil, that's exactly the approach I've wanted to take. Basically, a Linux
> >install from a FAT. Can you lend any more details about doing this with
MDK
> >7.x?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >-e
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 4:08 AM
> >Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up floppy??
> >Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> >
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 08:02:04
> > > From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up
> >floppy??
> >Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> > >
> > > I make no claims to be a linux guru - but I have discovered the
easiest
> >way
> > > to get linux onto a lib is to already have it there in the first
place.
> > >
> > > I've successfully used a dual boot system: copy the CD into the
windows
> > > partition, wake up in dos and run the appropriate batch file for a
hard
> >disk
> > > install into another partition. You might need to move some partitions
> > > around first...
> > >
> > > Works ok with mandrake 6.1, 7.0, 7.1...anything after that needs more
> >than
> > > 32M memory :(
> > >
> > > Neil
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: David Nedved <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up
> >floppy??
> > > >Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> > > >Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 14:03:27 -0700
> > > >
> > > >Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:55:02 -0400
> > > >From: David Nedved <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >Subject: Re: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up
> >floppy??
> > > >Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> > > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >I run Linux on my 70CT, but it's LFS -- Linux From Scratch. I've
> >loaded
> > > >RedHat 6.2 on a 50CT though... I loaded it on a desktop, then swapped
> >the
> > > >hard drive into the Libretto -- much easier than messing with boot
> >disks,
> > > >zip drives, whatever. A boot-up floppy would have to either be a
> > > >standalone
> > > >floppy (the net boot floppy is a single floppy but I don't know if it
> >works
> > > >with your network card plus it requires a good connection to an FTP
> >server)
> > > >or get the kernel support for Libretto FD built into the kernel on
your
> > > >boot
> > > >disk. I have no idea if that kernel support is kept current, or
where
> >to
> > > >get
> > > >it. I also don't relish the idea of making a custom boot disk.
> > > >
> > > >Since I have a working 70CT running Linux, let me know if I can do
> >anything
> > > >to help you get started, but really, your easiest route is to slap
the
> >hard
> > > >drive into a desktop and load it that way. Just one guy's opinion,
you
> > > >don't even owe me the traditional $0.02!
> > > >
> > > >Good luck,
> > > >
> > > >David
> > > >
> > > >On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 01:03:30PM -0700, Robbert J. van Herksen
wrote:
> > > > > Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 21:59:07 +0200
> > > > > From: "Robbert J. van Herksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Subject: Anyone with a Linux (preferrably Redhat v7) boot-up
> >floppy??
> > > >Have problems installing LINUX on my Libretto 70CT
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi there,
> > > > >
> > > > > Trying to install Redhat v7 unix on my beloved Libretto 70CT.
> > > > >
> > > > > Want to get in contact with Libretto 70CT owners that run any
> >version
> >of
> > > > > (preferrably) Redhat Linux.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your help.
> > > > >
> > > > > Rgds
> > > > >
> > > > > Robbert van Herksen
> > > > > Soesterberg
> > > > > The Netherlands [the new home of Slovodan Milosovic... :-)) ]
> > > > >
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