Re: Installation on an i386 with *only* 40 Mb HDD
Raymond A. Ingles wrote: I managed to get Debian on a 386/6MB, but it had two 40MB drives. As others have advised, you're likely to want to go with something smaller. Tom's root-boot (http://www.toms.net/rb/home.html) is a good start. There are links on that page to other micro-Linux projects. I don't know - base.tgz extracts to 26 mb, and that's a complete, functioning debian system. I think a 40 mb install should be doable. -- see shy jo
Re: Installation on an i386 with *only* 40 Mb HDD
On Sat, May 01, 1999 at 07:36:11PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: Raymond A. Ingles wrote: I managed to get Debian on a 386/6MB, but it had two 40MB drives. As others have advised, you're likely to want to go with something smaller. Tom's root-boot (http://www.toms.net/rb/home.html) is a good start. There are links on that page to other micro-Linux projects. I don't know - base.tgz extracts to 26 mb, and that's a complete, functioning debian system. I think a 40 mb install should be doable. I have such a system, so yes, it is doable. But after setting aside swap space, plus that 26 MB from the base installation, there isn't a whole lot of room left. Regards, David H. Silber Please send Debian-related email to debian-user @ orbits.com. For custom software, see: http://www.SilberSoft.com/
Re: Installation on an i386 with *only* 40 Mb HDD
Tom's Unix on a Floopy (do an alta vista search) could be a good place tos start. Boot from the floppy, then use it to set up install on the hard disk . . . rick --
Re: Installation on an i386 with *only* 40 Mb HDD
On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Jose L Gomez Dans wrote: I'm trying to install debian on an ancient 386, with 8 Mb RAM, and a 40Mb Hard Disk. I'm running into problems, as the HDD is *very* small. I managed to get Debian on a 386/6MB, but it had two 40MB drives. As others have advised, you're likely to want to go with something smaller. Tom's root-boot (http://www.toms.net/rb/home.html) is a good start. There are links on that page to other micro-Linux projects. Thanks to its relatively ancient origin, I think Slackware *might* be shoehorned into a disk that size. That's if you really want a full-fledged distribution. You have a decision to make; is your budget for this project exactly zero, or do you have some discretionary funds? I can understand zero-budget (either for financial reasons or sheer mule-headed stubborness :- ), but then you'd probably want to find a smaller setup. If you can spring for a bigger disk (100MB would be ample) then Debian is within your reach. Sincerely, Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 [EMAIL PROTECTED] An apple every eight hours keeps three doctors away. - B. Kliban
Re: Installation on an i386 with *only* 40 Mb HDD
If you can spring for a bigger disk (100MB would be ample) then Debian is within your reach. All Electronics Inc. has used 100mb drives for sale at $9.99 (US) each. === Amateur Radio, when all else fails! http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze Debian Gnu Linux, Live Free or . _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Installation on an i386 with *only* 40 Mb HDD
Hi! I'm trying to install debian on an ancient 386, with 8 Mb RAM, and a 40Mb Hard Disk. I'm running into problems, as the HDD is *very* small. So far, I haven't even installed the base system succesfully. I was wondering if there's a way to have a distribution that fits for this. I only want this computer to act as a very simple and experimental printer server. Any ideas? Thanks, Jose -- Jose L Gomez Dans PhD student Radar Communications Group Department of Electronic Engineering University of Sheffield UK
Re: Installation on an i386 with *only* 40 Mb HDD
You might want to check out the Linux Router Project at www.linuxrouter.org/ and www.psychosis.com/linux-router/ He runs Debian from a 1.44M disk. Maybe you could adapt it? On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Jose L Gomez Dans wrote: Hi! I'm trying to install debian on an ancient 386, with 8 Mb RAM, and a 40Mb Hard Disk. I'm running into problems, as the HDD is *very* small. So far, I haven't even installed the base system succesfully. I was wondering if there's a way to have a distribution that fits for this. I only want this computer to act as a very simple and experimental printer server. Any ideas? Thanks, Jose -- Jose L Gomez Dans PhD student Radar Communications Group Department of Electronic Engineering University of Sheffield UK -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
