Broken link?
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| Author | Content |
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| jdixon Jun 03, 2007 12:06 PM EDT |
The link to the article seems to lead back to the front page. Not having read the article yet, all can do is recommend Damn Small Linux as a start. Added: OK, clicking on read more gets me to the article. Now to see what I can come up with. |
| Aladdin_Sane Jun 03, 2007 12:12 PM EDT |
I'd ask for a few more details: Size of Hard Drive? Make and model of system, if known? What external drives and ports are available? |
| jdixon Jun 03, 2007 12:19 PM EDT |
OK, there are a number of floppy based Linux distributions out there, but none that I know of are full featured. You're best bet is probably still DSL, but you have to find a way to get it on the machine. Directions for doing so are apparently here: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Floppy_Only_Ins... |
| Bob_Robertson Jun 03, 2007 12:48 PM EDT |
I noticed that Debian .93 is still available, it's got full Xwindow and will run in 4mb of ram. Ok, so it's Linux kernel version 1.0, but that's life eh? :^) |
| bohu Jun 03, 2007 12:48 PM EDT |
The only thing I can think of that _might_ work is DeLi Linux 0.7.2. There is an ISO you can download and also a floppy boot disk. http://delili.lens.hl-users.com/#download |
| jdixon Jun 03, 2007 1:25 PM EDT |
> I noticed that Debian .93 is still available,... So's Slackware 3.3 for that matter. AFAIK, 3.3 still supported a floppy based install. |
| tracyanne Jun 03, 2007 1:37 PM EDT |
Quoting:Size of Hard Drive? Make and model of system, if known? What external drives and ports are available? The machine is called an "InnovACE the Hyperbook 300 Series" It has a 250MB hard drive, a Floppy drive and a PCMCIA port. It has 2 Serial ports, a 9 Pin and a 25 Pin, It has a parallel port and connectors for external Video Monitor and an external keyboard. |
| jdixon Jun 03, 2007 1:41 PM EDT |
> and a PCMCIA port. Do you have a network card you can use in the PCMCIA port? If so, then you might be able to use a boot floppy to get you on the net, and then you have a number of options avialable. 250 MB is rather limiting, though DSL is designed to take up 50 MB or less. |
| tracyanne Jun 03, 2007 1:45 PM EDT |
Quoting:Do you have a network card you can use in the PCMCIA port? No. |
| techiem2 Jun 03, 2007 1:52 PM EDT |
How about:
Pull hard disk, hook it up to another comp via usb or ide adapter cable, install on it either direct or via qemu or some such, put it back in laptop? Of course, this assumes they aren't using a custom made hard disk (most of the ones I see today are standard disks with a custom connector adapter), and that you have a 2.5" to 3.5" or 2.5" to usb adapter cable. |
| alc Jun 03, 2007 2:04 PM EDT |
You might want to try some of the stuff listed @ http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Floppy/ Good luck. |
| dcparris Jun 03, 2007 2:13 PM EDT |
Traceyanne didn't use a link to another story. I'm guessing it links to the front page since she didn't leave that field blank. People need to either put a "link to an external story" or leave that field blank. We have a story submission how-to that's fairly easy. If I can improve it, please let me know. |
| Aladdin_Sane Jun 03, 2007 2:40 PM EDT |
alc: Did you see http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Mini_Distributions/ This Mini-Distribution page may be even better for tracyanne's quest. I myself use LEAF Bering from that page: Whole OS on a floppy. No GUI, though. |
| alc Jun 03, 2007 2:55 PM EDT |
There is really an amazing choice of mini distro's there.Tracyanne should be able to find something. |
| Aladdin_Sane Jun 03, 2007 3:33 PM EDT |
>>InnovACE the Hyperbook 300 Series Well there's a Google search string! I found http://www.memoryx.net/hyhyhb30seme.html for "Hyperdata Hyperbook HB 300/486 Series Memory" for starters. Looks like the same system, maybe. It claims that it maxes at 32 MB mem, which is hard to speculate about without seeing a specs page for the system. Memory for Portables can be very hard to match, but with the right specs can be found used typically at places like eBay for, hopefully, very reasonable prices. (I remember selling 30-pin SIMMs in the late 90's for $1 for use as home-made hair berets and other artistic uses. "Parts for art.") The ultimate goal to the google-hunt is to find the actual hardware manual on-line somewhere. |
| tracyanne Jun 03, 2007 7:54 PM EDT |
I'll pull it apart an see what sort of RAM the thing has. If I can replace it, I'll look around the recyclers at the Tip and see if they have any more of these of RAM for them. If I can get 16+ Meg DeliLinux looks pretty good to go. |
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