Subj : Re: minimal linux install from iso... To : comp.os.linux.network,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup From : Steve Ackman Date : Sat Sep 04 2004 03:42 am [follow-up set to comp.os.linux] On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 17:43:40 GMT, rodg wrote: > > > I am now running into another problem. There seems to be no way in the bios > to tell this box to boot from CD. It does have DOS installed and working, > but I am not a dos person by any means. How can I make it fire up the iso > image on the cd? google loadlin Also look at most any installation CD to find it generally under the \dosutils directory. There are READMEs. > I can see it is there, just can't figure out how to make > it execute? I tried looking for an updated bios, but no luck so far on that. > Hopefully someone out there knows the dos command to ececute that image... > > Thanks again. It's a fun experiment to see if I can get this old dinosauer > doing something worthwhile rather than ending up in a landfill. BTW, forget about running Knoppix on 8MB RAM. (Last I recall, you needed a minimum of 10x that.) You can run a limited number of X apps absent window manager or DE in 8MB, but you won't be lovin' it. My first Linux machine was a K-75 with 8 MB RAM, so it doesn't sound like a dinosaur to me! -- Steve Ackman http://twoloonscoffee.com (Need beans?) http://twovoyagers.com (glass, linux & other stuff) .