Hi Aidan, That machine isn't sufficiently small and gross that you couldn't run something like Debian, Gentoo or even Ubuntu Server on it.
It's not until you start to get down to the 4-8mb of RAM range that things really get sticky (I'm working on an embedded project at the moment... having to use kernel 2.0.1 8^)) You could probably boot off a Debian net install floppy. Just don't forget to setup some swap space ;) -Michael Fincham > 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 >> > -- -Michael Fincham Unleash Technology Solutions
