(Yes, yes, I know...) 486 (50mhz I think. Might be 60mhz) 8mb ram 1.2gig HDD
I don't plan on running X. Basically, I just want to be able to run SSH/iptables on an old machine to play around with.
Problem is, even using these 2 boot options, I get this error. Any ideas how I could install DSL?
dsl 2 = /linuxrc: Cannot fork dsl tohd=/dev/hda2 (which is a ext2 fs) give me another /linuxrc: cannot forktry 4 more megs of ram at least. at best 16. try a 486 with a NCP. and put that 1.2 gig HD in something that deserves it ;p
anyway, let us know if you add the ram and it works..You tell me to add more RAM, like it's easy to do. ;^_^
It only has 8 slots, and each has a 1MB stick in, so I only am able to have 8mb, sadly.
I hooked up the old hard drive to a recent machine, and copied the KNOPPIX folder from the ISO (using WinRAR) to the C:\ (hda1).
So I have a c:\KNOPPIX
does it matter that there are other files in c:\?
I try 'dsl fromhd=/dev/hda1', but I get "can't find knoppix filesystem".
That's still farther than before, but not quite far enough. ;)Try saving it as:
C:\knoppix\knoppix
(lowercase letters).
Also, if it doesn't work, try an older version of DSL like version 0.5.3.1
Quote (tronik @ Feb. 18 2005,01:30)
and put that 1.2 gig HD in something that deserves it ;p
Saaay... I'll trade ya the 210MB Conner HD from my 486SX fer yer 2.1GBer.
All seriousness aside though, since you don't need X and are looking for only limited specific functionality like building a dedicated Internet firewall/gateway (?), DSL might actually be overkill.
A tiny command-line-only Linux distro that runs fine in 8MB RAM might better fit your needs.Next Page...
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