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| 384906 | 2005-08-31 06:08:00 | I have an old 486 with 4mb ram and 150mb hdd i am looking for a very small Linux distro with just the basic networking, serial, ssh, telnet stuff to use it as a dumb terminal | Dannz (1668) | ||
| 384907 | 2005-08-31 06:21:00 | Although the documents say it's possible to run with 2MB, I have never managed that . I have an idea that I found it impossible to even install with 4MB . I added an ISA 2MB card to a 386sx20 for a total of 6MB and managed to get Slackware working . That was about 1995 . I doubt if any recent distribution will even look at a 4MB machine . But look for an X-terminal package . That might work . I know that various people have generated such things . That can be much more compact than a full OS . I've still got floppies which I have used for a really simple telnet/ftp terminal running under DOS . (You could do that on a 360k floppy) . The NCSA package works very nicely . It's not maintained now, but it's probably still around . The configuration file takes a bit of getting used to . It won't do ssh . You might get putty going , and that's modern enough to have ssh ) . . . expecially if it runs under DOS . :) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 384908 | 2005-08-31 07:43:00 | deli linux (www.delilinux.de) might be worth a crack, a full install is 250mB, so i would assume a stripped down install would be smaller The tiny amount of ram is a problem, if it's the old edo ram, ask your friends as people often have it in old machines that are poked This should work but it won't be easy www.superant.com |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 384909 | 2005-08-31 09:33:00 | i have managed to get it up to 16 MB Ram - suggestions now? | Dannz (1668) | ||
| 384910 | 2005-08-31 09:39:00 | Upgrade time!!! Get more memory and a bigger harddrive. or A better/newer computer. :) |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 384911 | 2005-08-31 09:42:00 | its just for a dumb terminal - hopefully that (486, 16MB) is all i need | Dannz (1668) | ||
| 384912 | 2005-08-31 22:52:00 | try entering 486 dumb terminal linux into linux there seem to be a few distros available Blueflops or the linux terminal server project might be useful or an old version of linux, redhat 6 perhaps? |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 384913 | 2005-08-31 23:33:00 | why hasn't anyone mentioned DSL yet? Damn small linux. Debian based and it uses the ... ummm blackbox or fluxbox window manager. Only 50 megs on the CD! and you can install it!!! |
hamstar (4) | ||
| 384914 | 2005-09-01 01:20:00 | Damn Small Linux I thought about it but didn't think it would work on hardware that old (and assuming most things are isa), but it seems i am wrong www.damnsmalllinux.org |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 384915 | 2005-09-01 03:44:00 | It's GUIs that does the damage . ;) I think I would just use W311 with the TCP/IP bits and use Telnet . Or even W95 and Putty . You might even get Putty going in W311 with the 32bit extensions . Althougn I am a Linux user, I still shudder when I see "only 50 MB on the CD and you can install it" when I'm looking at a simple task . That's why I like the idea of "only 250k on the floppy and you can install it with DOS" . ;) The NCSA telnet can be installed on a bootable 360k floppy . I've got a fairly smart dumb terminal tucked away somewhere: it is a PC XT with 640k of RAM . No disk . It was sold as a Novell terminal with a boot ROM on the network card . You don't need much for a terminal, let alone an OS . DOS is a very good programme loader . |
Graham L (2) | ||
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