There's always LFS: "Linux from Scratch". I made a network-bootable image for my lounge MP3 player. The MP3 player is a headless PC with no hard drive and similar specs to the one you have. The LFS project shows you what everything does, so you can work out what bits you need to support each feature or capability you want.
I don't have a URL. Google is your friend. A On Friday 12 October 2007 18:39, Graeme Kiyoto-Ward wrote: > Hi > > DSL provides a file BootFloopy.img on the ftp site to start the boot > from a floppy then finish from a CD. > > DeLi Linux is also supposed to be good for older computers though I have > never tried it. > > Of course, and don't hate me for saying this, there is always NetBSD. > > Regards > > Graeme Kiyoto-Ward > > Aidan Gauland wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > I have a very very very old PC--I'm serious, this thing only has > > about 64 MB of RAM, and a 100 MHz Pentium CPU, and a BIOS that can > > only boot from a hard drive or a floppy drive--which I have tried to > > get Damn Small Linux running on, but it fails to boot the live CD, and > > I think this is because it fails silently when setting up the RAM disk > > which makes trouble later when it tries to read/write files in the RAM > > disk. In short: I think it is built to run with more memory than this > > computer has. Of course I already have a working Linux box with more > > power than this antiquated pile of silicon, but I thought I might have > > some fun, and maybe even show it off at the next software freedom day. > > > > So, should I try an older version of DSL? Or am I using the wrong > > distro for the job? > > > > Thanks, > > Aidan
