[KLUG Members] cd distribution

[Adam Elkins]

I suggest DSL (Damn Small Linux), it's just under 50mb, and lightning fast on old machines. (runs nicely on an old 468 I have)
Grab the ISO here: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

If your interested in more features, check out SALX, it's not a Knoppix rip, and in fact Slackware based (That means it's better!)
Grab that here: http://slax.linux-live.org/

If it's only getting a shell, there are many rescue discs that do this, just do a search on freshmeat for LiveCD or rescuecd... 

Good Luck

Adam Elkins


On 15 Feb 2004 17:50:56 -0500
Dirk Bartley <bartleyd2@chartermi.net> wrote:

> I have a couple of small pc's similar in size to the ltsp client that I
> have shown at meetings.  These new ones are not as equipped.  They have
> no expansion slots, serial or paralell ports.  They do have cdroms.  I
> have found directions for making ltsp boot cdroms but first I need to
> know what network module is needed to make the floppy equivalent boot
> disk.  So I downloaded knoppix to do this but these machines do not have
> what it takes to get them to boot so that I can do an lsmod.
> 
> Can someone suggest a cd boot distribution that will work for the
> purpose of getting a relatively low profile machine up to a bash prompt.
> 
> Will devil linux auto configure the network module and get me to bash. 
> Is there a distro someone would recommend that would be good for having
> around as an emergency boot and recovery method.
> 
> Dirk
> 
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