Minimal installation

[Cullen, Ryan]

I am battling to install Linux on my laptop, probably since I have a
no-name-brand PCMCIA CD-ROM.  I just was wondering what are the minimal
needed files I can just copy onto my HDD to run Linux.  I have only 150MB
free on my HDD.  I don't need any extra's or the GUI.  Just the text
version.
Alternatively can anyone tell me if they had any problems installing a TXC
compatible CD-ROM.
I am starting from Scratch. I have no previous experience with linux.
Thanx
Ryan