Using the instructions below, I got one step further than I had previously. I never get past step 8. Is there an update for steps 8 and beyond? Harold Hi I am...
Harold Totten
htotten@...
Aug 4, 2000 4:25 pm
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what does it do when you reboot? did you go back and copy /proc and beyond by hand after it stopped at /proc? i've had the same problem before, i can't fdisk...
Mike Druckenmiller Jr.
mikedjr@...
Aug 7, 2000 6:34 pm
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I'am using Small Linux 0.7.2 on a 486 laptop, 12 Mb ram, 250 Mb harddisk. Both booting from floppy as from harddisk seems to work properly. Now I'm trying to...
Fam. Coumans
small_linux@...
Aug 10, 2000 9:15 pm
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I discovered the following distribution of Mini Linux by accident when struggling to install small linux.. it is really simple to install and does not require...
Nicholas Rogers
nick.rogers@...
Aug 11, 2000 12:13 pm
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Michael, It stops at 'LILO'. Only if I recreate the floppy (using rawrite) can I go any farther. I copied all the other files. I would really like to use...
Harold Totten
htotten@...
Aug 20, 2000 5:58 pm
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did you type in the command mount root=/dev/hda1 at the lilo command prompt? this would make it boot to the floppy. or, does the system totaly lock up? if it...
Mike Druckenmiller Jr.
mikedjr@...
Aug 21, 2000 11:54 pm
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Hi, Yes you should be able to use ppp with Small Linux. I will upload a kernel with ppp support. Perhaps from Slackware. In the meantime, you can look at: ...
Steven G.
superant@...
Aug 22, 2000 2:48 pm
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I couldn't type anything in, nor could I 'break' out of it. I had to shut it off. HT ... command prompt? ... trident vid....
Harold Totten
htotten@...
Aug 22, 2000 4:25 pm
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Harold, At step 8 of the transfer to harddisk, you should be rebooting your system with the boot floppy in the A: drive. You should therefore see the same...
Steven G.
superant@...
Aug 23, 2000 4:30 am
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Fam. Coumans, You can't use files from SUSE 6.4 they are compiled to use glibc 2.0 or 2.1 and you need libc 5.0 for Small Linux. You are seeing the error...
Steven G.
superant@...
Aug 23, 2000 4:35 am
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Thanks for the reply, I will give it a try. But, the '/dev/ram0' keeps me puzzling. Reading the HOWTO 'From powerup to bash prompt' on www.linuxdoc.org learns...
Jeu Coumans
small_linux@...
Aug 23, 2000 7:58 am
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Hi, Your only problem will be ram space. Some programs will not run in 2 meg of ram. You can get around it using swap space, but that leads to slowness. You...
Steven G.
superant@...
Aug 24, 2000 5:20 am
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... when ... ** 1.0.9 ... ** Without diskettes it boots to DOS boot manager. ... ** answer to C. & D.: Always stops at LILO, and there is no getting past...
Harold Totten
htotten@...
Sep 1, 2000 3:42 am
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Nicholas, There are a lot of smallinuxen outthere. I don't know if you're familiar with http://www.linuxstart.com/distributions/mini/index.html, but there are...
Jeu Coumans
small_linux@...
Sep 1, 2000 7:42 am
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thanks for your response.. will digets and revert.. regards nick...
nick.rogers@...
Sep 1, 2000 7:47 am
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Trying to install some software, I accidently did a 'more' on a file which appeared to be a binary. After this event, the output on the screen were not the...
Fam. Coumans
small_linux@...
Sep 7, 2000 9:41 am
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I have recently downloaded Small Linux fron the Internet to use with a 386 with 4MB RAM and a 120MB disk and a 3com 3c905 16bit ethernetcard. I must admit that...
a.stringer@...
Sep 11, 2000 11:13 pm
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... I cannot really shed any light, but I can give some more info and some guesses. By the way, I just installed smalllinux this past weekend on 486 NEC laptop...
Duane Clark
dclark@...
Sep 12, 2000 2:40 am
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... installer ... Since I didn't want to reinstall Small Linux completely in order to get a running system again, I had to find what specific actions had to be...
Jeu Coumans
small_linux@...
Oct 2, 2000 12:48 pm
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... proc (rw)' 40 times! As far as I can get on the many '/proc' lines when using 'mount', I suspect there is strange thing going on with the file '/etc/mtab'....
Jeu Coumans
small_linux@...
Oct 2, 2000 12:56 pm
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... Not shutting down properly, will invoke the EXT2-fs warning. It's recommended to run e2fsck. Getting this program from Slackware, installing and running...
Jeu Coumans
small_linux@...
Oct 4, 2000 12:34 pm
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Hi all ! A friend gave me his "old" pc[P120,HD 80Mb,RAM 24Mb]. I want to install linux but my problem is : the floppy disk drive is 720Ko and there is no way...
Gauthier SEGALEN
gsegalen@...
Oct 5, 2000 8:30 am
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... Is the drive a 3.5" or 5.25"? As I read your description, it is a Pentium machine, is this correct? You can purchase a 1440 3.5" floppy drive for pennies...
Dale A. Raby
daleraby@...
Oct 5, 2000 11:05 am
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... yes , it's a pentium machine with a 3.5"/720Kb floppy drive ... ... well , it's not as easy as it looks : this computer is an IBM ThinkPad. So hardware is...
Gauthier SEGALEN
gsegalen@...
Oct 5, 2000 12:27 pm
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... I just checked the specifications on your machine and found that it comes with a 1.44 MB floppy drive. Even the earlier 486 Think Pads came with the 1.44 ...
Dale A. Raby
daleraby@...
Oct 5, 2000 1:22 pm
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... this floppy drive is an external drive. there is no internal floppy drive. ... well , the bios has no function like changing type of floppy drive ... what...
Gauthier SEGALEN
gsegalen@...
Oct 5, 2000 2:32 pm
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... Well, creating an install disk is fairly simple, but varies a bit with the distribution. Mostly, it is a matter of following the instructions the ...
Dale A. Raby
daleraby@...
Oct 5, 2000 5:27 pm
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... install linux ... way to boot ... Maybe it's possible to create a M$-Dos bootable floppy (720K) with a driver for your CD-ROM drive and install a...
linux@...
Oct 5, 2000 7:56 pm
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Sorry about the delay as I get this in digest format... May I suggest checking out e-bay. I got a 400MB hard drive AND a 1.44 floppy for $5, $7.50 after...
Bishop Jud
jud_bishop@...
Oct 6, 2000 1:27 pm
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Hello to all of You, I am by no means an expert on linux, there is also no way to justify the time spent trying to install linux on my IBM Thinkpad 340CSE with...
